Iraq Reconstruction & Development Cooperation – Page 6

The Contribution of the German KfW to the Reconstruction of the liberated Areas in Iraq. A Report by Moritz Remé *

Three KfW employees are travelling to Baghdad to clarify the details of investment packages to rebuild ruined public infrastructure. Not an easy assignment given that efficient structures are lacking, so necessary decisions are often delayed for months and international payment transactions are often blocked. But the biggest problem is the deteriorating security situation. A

New support to rebuild hospitals, schools and other vital infrastructure, allowing Iraqis displaced by conflict to return home and restart their lives. Iraqi girls at a school in Mosul. 38 schools have been rehabilitated with UK funds, 28 of which are in Mosul. Picture: UNDP A new UK aid package is to help the Government of Iraq to reinvigorate its economy and rebui

An ‘Economic Development Board’ for Iraq, not a ‘Construction Board’! By Dr. Amer Korkis Hirmis* [‘Majlis al-Tanmiya al-Iqtisadiya’ lil al-‘Iraq, wa laysa ‘Majlis al-I’mār’!] The ‘Ministerial Programme’ presented to the Iraqi Parliament on October 25, 2018 by the new Prime Minister of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abd al-Mahdi, represents a positive qualitative improvement since 2003. Th

Last month, protests broke out in Basra after the Iranian government cut one-third of the total electricityused by Iraq’s second-largest city. Demonstrations against power shortages and other longstanding grievances such as unemployment quickly spread throughout Iraq’s Shia-majority south, leading Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to dismiss his minister of electricity. Ir

Abstract The challenges faced by Germany’s recent experience in Iraq reflect the complex and dynamic nature of engaging in conflict zones in the Middle East. An overlap between humanitarian concerns and national security interests formed the basis of Germany’s initial decision to deploy soldiers to northern Iraq, but once there, the complex reality and shifting power d