Original Post: World Bank decides to boost presence in Iraq
UPDATE 1-World Bank decides to boost presence in Iraq
Tue May 16, 2006 6:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank, in a much anticipated decision, said on Tuesday it will establish a permanent office with a country director in Iraq to play a more central role in coordinating donor assistance.
In documents obtained by Reuters, the bank's director for Iraq, Joseph Saba, said up to three other international employees would be appointed for the office, which has until now been managed by a consultant contracted through the British development agency DFID. He said all appointments would be on a voluntary basis.
"With the advent of a permanent Iraqi government, the Bank sees opportunities for increased stability, more fruitful cooperation, and enhanced program effectiveness that warrant a further incremental strengthening of the Bank's presence in Iraq," Saba said in the statement to the board of member countries.
The move comes nearly a year after Paul Wolfowitz left his job as the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, where he was one of the main architects of the U.S. war in Iraq, to take the reins of the World Bank.
Saba said the World Bank's offices would be in the same building as the Iraqi Planning Ministry and Ministry of Finance and any staff travel would be limited.
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Tue May 16, 2006 6:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank, in a much anticipated decision, said on Tuesday it will establish a permanent office with a country director in Iraq to play a more central role in coordinating donor assistance.
In documents obtained by Reuters, the bank's director for Iraq, Joseph Saba, said up to three other international employees would be appointed for the office, which has until now been managed by a consultant contracted through the British development agency DFID. He said all appointments would be on a voluntary basis.
"With the advent of a permanent Iraqi government, the Bank sees opportunities for increased stability, more fruitful cooperation, and enhanced program effectiveness that warrant a further incremental strengthening of the Bank's presence in Iraq," Saba said in the statement to the board of member countries.
The move comes nearly a year after Paul Wolfowitz left his job as the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, where he was one of the main architects of the U.S. war in Iraq, to take the reins of the World Bank.
Saba said the World Bank's offices would be in the same building as the Iraqi Planning Ministry and Ministry of Finance and any staff travel would be limited.
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