IRAQ 2013 – ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION

Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2013 Article IV consultation with Iraq, the following documents have been released and are included in this package: Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV consultation, prepared by a staff team of the IMF, following discussions t

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Summarized Final Report of the Iraq’s Integrated National Energy Strategy

Introduction This report presents the recommendations achieved by the Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES) for Iraq. It describes the current challenges facing Iraq’s energy sector and the opportunities presented by Iraq’s energy resources.    It defines a vision and a set of national policy objectives for Iraq’s energy future.   It then lays out a long-term plan of polic

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Government Budgeting and Economic Development in Iraq. By Dr. Jasim Al-Ali

Abstract The bulk of revenue that is generated in the Iraqi Economy is from oil export. The oil sector is an enclave sector with very little interaction with other areas of the economy. Government Budgeting is the only medium by which development in the oil sector can be used to promote other areas of the economy. This demands a greater emphasis of the role of budgeting, as an

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