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SLUG: 2-306716 IMF / WORLD BANK / IRAQ (L)
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DATE=08/21/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IMF / WORLD BANK / IRAQ (L) NUMBER=2-306716 BYLINE=BARRY WOOD DATELINE=WASHINGTON INTERNET=YES INTRO: The Washington-based World Bank and International Monetary Fund have moved their personnel out of Baghdad following Tuesday's bombing at the United Nations headquarters there. V-O-A's Barry Wood reports both institutions say their commitment to the reconstruction effort in Iraq is undiminished by the tragedy. TEXT: Both the Fund and the Bank are temporarily shifting their operations to neighboring Jordan. All six I-M-F staff members in Baghdad were injured in the blast, which killed at least 24 people and sent nearly 90 to hospital. A World Bank consultant --an Iraqi -- died in the blast. The World Bank had 15 staff members in Baghdad, several of whom were injured. Tom Dawson is the I-M-F spokesman. He addressed reporters in Washington (Thursday). ///DAWSON ACT/// Quite clearly, as I indicated, our staff are unable to continue in Baghdad. ///END ACT/// Mr. Dawson makes clear that the monetary fund's work in rebuilding Iraq will continue. ///DAWSON ACT/// We do continue to be engaged in working on Iraq, on the issues I've identified here previously that fit in one sense of the word, under helping to restore and rebuild institutions, the central bank and finance ministry functions and so on. This work in the short run does not have to be done from Baghdad. ///END ACT/// The World Bank has been active in Baghdad since May. It has been playing a critical role in assessing the aid needs in Iraq. The U-S Treasury says a donor's conference on Iraq, tentatively set for late October in Spain, will take place on schedule. (signed) NEB/BDW/KBK/FC |
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