Iraq Asks Donors to Speed Up Rebuilding Funds
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Iraq urged international donors on Wednesday to live up to their promises on funding for reconstruction work, which has been stalled by violence, saying it was the most effective way to fight extremism.
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International donors promise to pay more than $940m, or Â£494, to help rebuild war-damaged Lebanon.
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A two-day meeting of Iraq&#39;s donors has wound up in Tokyo with all those involved indentifying the ongoing insurgency as the biggest obstacle to the country&#39;s reconstruction.
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Japan hopes new pledges to rebuild Iraq will emerge as international donors meet in Tokyo from Wednesday, but it sees broader participation in stabilizing the war-torn country as even more important than fresh funds.
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US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, left, chats with Iraqi Minister of Planning Mahdi al-Hafidh, center, and Iraqi Minister of Electricity Ayham al-Samarrai, prior to the start of a 55-nation Iraqi reconstruction donors&#39; conference in Tokyo
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The US administration seeks to refocus its spending in Iraq on better security and other short-term needs.
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Increasing production and higher oil prices mean Iraq could see an influx of extra reconstruction money, a report says.
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WASHINGTON -- A State Department assessment of how the agency will direct almost $18 billion in unspent aid to rebuild Iraq is running about a month behind schedule, frustrating at least one key member of Congress already upset by the slow pace of reconstruction spending.
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Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister on Wednesday called on the international community to increase the flow of aid and speed up the implementation of projects to help rebuild the war-torn country.
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Hoping to set the tone for this week&#39;s 50-nation Iraq reconstruction donors&#39; conference, Japan announced Tuesday three new projects worth a total of roughly US$14 million (euro 11.
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Iraq could plunge into still deeper  chaos unless billions of dollars the international community  has pledged for rebuilding are spent quickly, the Baghdad  government will warn this week.
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Iraq, the United Nations and foreign   donors met on Sunday to prepare a road map for the   reconstruction of Iraq and try to make the country economically   self-sufficient within five years.
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TOKYO - Iraq's deputy leader pleaded with donors Wednesday to fulfill their promises of aid to help rebuild his war-ravaged nation, and accused the United Nations of failing to provide crucial support.    Of the $13.6 billion in grants and loans promised last year by nations and lending institutions, only about $1 billion has been deposited in World Bank and U.N...
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Representatives of two dozen nations and international organizations attending a conference on the future of Iraq pressed the country's interim government Tuesday to work harder to encourage opposition forces to participate in elections scheduled for January.
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TOKYO: International donors to Iraq agreed yesterday that they need to speed up the allocation of promised funds to rebuild the country, but failed to erase concerns that violence is a huge obstacle as they wrapped up a two-day meeting.
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The interim Iraqi government says it needs an extra $3.4bn to fix its water and electricity infrastructure.
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Donor nations wrapped up a two-day meeting Thursday that Iraqi leaders hope will free up much-needed reconstruction funds that were pledged a