Sumaisem warns of World Bank loans: further evidence on the mismanagement of economic resources in Iraq

Sumaisem warns of World Bank loans: further evidence on the mismanagement of economic resources in Iraq

Posted 16/04/2014 10:05 AM

Sumaisem warns of World Bank loans: further evidence on the mismanagement of economic resources in IraqBAGHDAD – “arenas of Liberation”
warned an economic expert peace Sumaisem, the Ministry of Finance to borrow money from the World Bank, so what constitutes “significant risk to the Iraqi economy.”

She said, “Iraq’s budget does not need financial loans from the World Bank to bridge the deficit, the fact that the budget deficit by default and is not realistic,” adding that “the international loans to Iraq’s economy will be significant risks it is difficult to fulfill all its international loans.”
She explained Sumaisem that “borrowing to cover the deficit and the way is difficult and dangerous, an issue that may clog the deficit temporarily, but its impact in the future and a tent, a way that is responsible in processing the economic deficit and further evidence on the mismanagement of economic resources in Iraq and indicate economic policy is not rational.”

They believed that “the most important effects that may not be understandable to decision-makers is the weak bargaining position of Iraq with international organizations, particularly the World Bank specifically, as a result of these measures,” pointing out that “the World Bank had finished his project of reform and restructuring of State-owned banks without achieving any success, but added troubled him clear to the task of restructuring the Office of Management and stumbled his performance. ”

The Minister of Finance Agency purity of net debt, announced last Sunday, that Iraq is preparing to offer a program of the World Bank purports it to get a loan to bridge the shortfall in the budget for the current year, while noting that there are talks with the World Bank to provide financial liquidity for projects if they are not provided by the government.

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