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DECEMBER, 2005

December 9
Baghdad power supply falls short of pre-war levels
Financial Times

Security eats up to 22% of US Iraq rebuilding budget
Middle East Online

US seeks to hand reconstruction over to Iraqis
Christian Science Monitor

Investigators expect more arrests over Iraq reconstruction funds
New York Daily News

Commentary: The stone in the well
Jordan Times

Top USAID accomplishments in Iraq
Portal Iraq

December 8
Iraqi Oil Exports Sink to 2-year Low
Reuters

USAID Support for Reconstruction and Stability in Najaf and Mosul
USAID (press release)

Iran to bolster economic & trade relations with Iraq
MENAFN

UNESCO launches conference on reconstruction of Iraq's education sector
MENAFN

Iraqi business leaders attend seminar on Iraq's capital markets
USAID

Iraq business association distributes code of ethics
USAID

Project assesses financial status of Iraq's state-owned banks
USAID

December 7
Natwar Singh quits over Iraq oil scandal
Reuters

Rep. Lynch seeks crackdown on bribery, fraud in Iraq contracting
Braintree Forum

Iraq's Chalabi: Huge Amounts Misspent At Defense Ministry
Dow Jones

Japan Govt Plans to Extend Iraq Deployment for 1 Year
Bloomberg

Study: Modernize U.N. procurement
UPI

Turkey urges Iraq to repay Turkish oil product exporters
Xinhuanet

Australia: PM refuses to widen wheat scandal probe
AAP

Commentary: Corruption and Reconstruction in Iraq
NPR

Commentary: Iraq and the Corruption Trap
Tech Central Station

Iraq to urge resumption of LUKoil contract
New Europe

Iraq 2006 budget allocates $6.1 billion for oil industry investment
MENAFN

December 6
Japan to grant Iraq oil rebuilding loans
Aljazeera

Corps of Engineers Restructures Contracting Support in Iraq
Armed Forces Press Service

Japan signals Iraq mission extension
Reuters

ISX officially reopened in Baghdad
MENAFN

Iraq plans to build new oil refineries
MENAFN

Iraq oil output to rise to 2.6mln bpd in '06-oilmin
Reuters

Claims of AWB kickback culture
ABC

DataPath Announces $42.4 Million Contract to Deliver Net-Centric Communications Infrastructure to Support Army, Marines and Army National Guard
DataPath (press release)

December 5
US reservist on Iraq scam charges
BBC

Rep. Waxman: New Questions about $130 Million Payments to Halliburton
Waxman Office (press release)

Japan : Government extends grant aid to Iraq for basic infrastructure
Portal Iraq

TBI signs agreement with Germany - Iraq
MENAFN

Indian minister involved in Iraq oil deal refuses to resign
Xinhuanet

Australia: Inquiry set on oil-for-food
news.com.au

Iraq issues sugar shipping tender
Reuters

Iraq Reconstruction Weekly Update
USAID (press release)

December 1
Kurdish Oil Deal Shocks Iraq's Political Leaders
Los Angeles Times

WB to loan Iraq for the 1st time in more than 30 years
MENAFN

Iran to raise price of electricity exported to Iraq
MENAFN

US Senate asked to look into AWB's Iraq activities
ABC Rural

N. Iraq Oil Revenue to be Used for the Good of Kurds
zaman.com

Iraq seeks security assistance from Russia
UPI

Iraqi PM to visit Japan, discuss reconstruction
Reuters

 

   
 

CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."

IMF Review (August, 2007) PDF file
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.

 

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Development Fund for Iraq: Summary of 2007 Audit PDF file
Ernst & Young's summary of findings for the period ending December 31, 2006, from the International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB).

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) PDF file
2006
The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.

 

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