Thursday, September 07, 2006

International monetary bodies to meet on Iraq aid

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iraq will seek critical financial support from American, European and Arab governments in a donor conference Sunday in the Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, the United Nations said Thursday.

The U.N. and organizations including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund will attend the one-day meeting, in which Iraq is expected to outline economic reforms it will make in exchange for pledges of economic support for the embattled government.

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