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Iraq Status
This briefing is classified
UNCLASSIFIED
Derived from: Multiple Sources
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Highlights
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N/P
CPA Priorities:
• Essential Services
• Security
• Governance
• Economy
• Strategic
Communications
CPA Intermediate Objectives:
• Reconstitute electric power
infrastructure
• Reconstruct the telecom system
• Draft "Transitional Administrative Law"
• Build financial market structures
• Improve dissemination of information
Weekly Highlights:
• Iraqi Governing Council signed the Transitional Administrative Law
on 08 Mar
• Central Bank of Iraq signed up for SWIFT payment system, standard
international payment system used by central banks worldwide
• Leading clerics and representatives of all Iraqi religious groups
established Iraqi Centre for Reconciliation, Dialogue, & Peace
• 919,150 telephone subscribers – 10.4% above active subscribers
pre-war; 225,000 cell phone subscribers
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Electricity Overview
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Goal June 04: 6,000 MW
Peak Production Capacity
7000
6000
5000
4000
4125
3948
3582
3758
3925
3427
3000
Jan 04 Plan
Actual (Average)
2000
1000
0
Oct-03
Nov-03
Dec-03
Jan-04
Feb-04
Mar-04
Apr-04
May-04
Jun-04
O
F • Ambassador Bremer approved a new increase plan on 14 Jan 04 to
prevent current project delays from impacting the goal of 6,000 MW
by 01 Jun
D
E
F • CPA Autumn Maintenance Program began Oct 03 transitioned into
E the Spring program in February and has resulted in 1,059 MW in
N scheduled maintenance losses on average over the past week.
S
Unscheduled generator maintenance continues with 836 MW out of
E service
N/P
Data as of 04 Mar
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Power Production
Mega Watt Hour Production
O
F
140000
120000
100000
80000
MWH
60000
June Goal MWH
40000
MW Hrs Actual
MW Hrs 7 Day Av.
20000
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By Region
MW
2500
2330
2350
2300
2100
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E
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E
N
S
E
N/P
2000
1700
Pre-War
1500
1320
1200
Oct 03 Goal
1064
1009
956
1000
Current
Jun 04 Goal
600
500
500
0
North
Data as of 04 Mar
Central
4
South
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Hours of Power
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E
P
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E
N
T
80 MW
10 Hrs
Naynawa
383 MW
12 Hrs
8 to 16 Hrs =Amber
Arbil
16 Hrs
= 16 Hrs = Green
Tamim
No Report
Percent Change (7 Day)
Salah Ad Din
202 MW
11 Hrs
Anbar
85 MW
12 Hrs
-1.0%
Duhok
14.3%
Naynawa
7.0%
Tamim
1.0%
Wasit
Salah Ad Din
4.6%
87 MW
12 Hrs
Anbar
5.3%
Baghdad
1300 MW
13 Hrs
Karbala 93 MW
81 MW
14 Hrs
An Najaf
11 Hrs
Qadisiyah
Misan
Dyala
10.0%
51 MW
12 Hrs
55 MW
14 Hrs
Babil
-8.3%
Kirbala
14.7%
Najaf
20.4%
Qadisiyah
-6.7%
Dhi Qar
81 MW
13 Hrs
87 MW
12 Hrs
Basrah
Muthanna
Muthanna
285 MW
24 Hrs
39
MW
10 Hrs
38 MW
12
Hrs
Average Electrical Power Distribution per Governorate
(Based upon Preliminary Reports)
Data as of 04 Mar
Baghdad
Dyala
Babil
O
F
N/P
= 8 Hrs = Red
137 MW Sulaymaniyah
12 Hrs
196 MW
16 Hrs
183 MW
14 Hrs
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
Average Hours of Electricity
Available to Residents
Dahok
5
Wasit
6.0%
Muthanna
0.7%
Dhi Qar
0.0%
Misan
13.8%
Basrah
12.5%
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Crude Oil Production
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Millions of Barrels Per Day (MBPD)
3.00
Current Goal: 2.0 MBPD
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
8-14 Jan
15-21 Jan
22-28 Jan
29 Jan - 4 Feb
Production
5-11 Feb
12-19 Feb
20-26 Feb
27 Feb - 4 Mar
Target
Weekly Average of 2.523 MBPD Exceeds Target of 2.0 MBPD
• Long Term Target (Dec 04): 2.8-3.0 MBPD (Pre-War Capacity)
• Pre-War Peak: 2.5 MBPD in Mar 03
• Post-war Peak: 2.541 MBPD on 28 Feb 04
• Weekly average of crude exports: 1.486
MBPD
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Diesel Production
20.0
O
F
Current Goal: 18.0 M Liters
18.0
Millions of Liters Per Day
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N
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16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
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E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
0.0
8-14 Jan
15-21 Jan
22-28 Jan
29 Jan - 4 Feb
Production
5-11 Feb
Import
12-19 Feb
20-26 Feb
27 Feb - 4 Mar
Target
• This week’s average production and imports are 100% of goal
7
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Kerosene Production
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Current Goal: 18.0 M Liters
18.0
Millions of Liters Per Day
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
20.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
8-14 Jan
15-21 Jan
22-28 Jan
29 Jan - 4 Feb
Production
5-11 Feb
Import
12-19 Feb
20-26 Feb
27 Feb - 4 Mar
Target
• This week’s average production and imports are 71% of goal
8
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Gasoline / Benzene Production
20.0
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Current Goal: 18.0 M Liters
18.0
Millions of Liters Per Day
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E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
8-14 Jan
15-21 Jan
22-28 Jan
29 Jan - 4 Feb
Production
5-11 Feb
Import
12-19 Feb
20-26 Feb
27 Feb - 4 Mar
Target
• This week’s average production and imports are 95% of goal
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Production
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Current Goal: 5,500 Tons
6000
Tons Per Day
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
7000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
8-14 Jan
15-21 Jan
22-28 Jan
29 Jan - 4 Feb
Production
5-11 Feb
Import
12-19 Feb
20-26 Feb
27 Feb - 4 Mar
Target
• This week’s average production and imports are 97% of goal
10
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Essential Services - Education
• Governors held public forums to discuss paper circulated as part of
national education dialogue: “A New Outlook for Education in Iraq”
• Permanent Council of University Presidents elected a Chair and Vice
Chair from among the presidents
– Council should exercise increased authority as main policy body
in higher education
• Student union elections will take place nationwide on 15 Mar 04
• More than 32,000 teachers trained in school management and
classroom teaching methods in nationwide program
O
– Training encourages teachers to freely express themselves and
F
participate in decision-making on training content
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
CPA Education Objective: Improve Quality and Access to Education
•
•
•
•
Reorganize and staff the Ministry of Education
Rehabilitate school buildings and build new schools
Advance national dialog on curriculum reform
Continue and expand teacher training
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Essential Services – Education (cont)
D • USAID accomplishments during the 2003-2004 school year:
E
– Rehabilitated more than 2,300 schools under a variety of different
P
contracts and grants
A
R
– Distributed kits to 3,900 secondary schools (159,000 student
T
desks, 26,437 teacher desks and chairs, 61,000 chalkboards)
M
– Distributed 58,500 teacher kits (rulers, geometric triangles,
E
N
compass, pens, an attendance register and chalk)
T
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
– Distributed student kits to 1.5M secondary school children
(shoulder bag, notebooks, pencils, pens, calculator and rulers)
– Distributed 8.7M textbooks to primary and secondary schools
• Provides a book for every two students, compared to one
for every six students prior to the conflict
– Supported installation of Education Management Information
System (EMIS) in the Ministry of Education
• USAID Local Governance Program is working in primary schools to
improve student understanding of basic democratic concepts
N/P
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O
F
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Essential Services – Healthcare
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
• Ministry of Health (MoH) formed a working group to facilitate the
repatriation of Iranians injured or killed in the Ashura bombings
• USAID Iraqi Health Systems Strengthening Project (IHSS) is
improving healthcare delivery through regional train-the-trainer
programs
– IHSS will ultimately train 2,500 medical staff in 7 governorates
• MoH has established a networked data entry system to facilitate
data input from over 3,000 healthcare facilities throughout Iraq
• MoH to introduce program to fortify wheat flour with iron and folic
acid to reduce iron deficiency, anemia and folic acid deficiency in
women of childbearing age, and reduce neural tube birth defects
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
CPA Health Care Objective: Improve Quality and Access to Health Care
• Develop health care organizations, management, and infrastructure
• Train health care professionals
• Pharmaceuticals logistic support
• Secure system
• Public health
N/P
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Essential Services – Healthcare (cont)
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
• Deputy Minister of Health negotiated Japanese commitment to
assist in Iraqi healthcare system recovery
O
F
• USAID and the MoH are renovating Al Kut Central Blood Bank, the
only source of blood for Wasit governorate patients
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• A series of Ministry of Health public health forums will connect
the Iraqi public with the MoH to shape health policy reform
– Surveys collected from participants will be used to shape
reform strategy
– Solicitation of citizen participation is an important precedent
as Iraq continues its transition to democracy
• MoH sent approximately 100 Iraqi physicians and nurses to Egypt
for a four-week trilateral medical training program with Iraq,
Japan, and Egypt
– Updating skills in intensive care practices, nursing procedures,
and endoscopic surgery
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Essential Services – Water
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
• Civil engineering work at Al Hillah and Ad Diwaniyah wastewater
treatment plants is complete
– Civil work phase rehabilitated the entire plant except
mechanical and electrical components
– Mechanical and electrical repairs are now underway
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
CPA Food Security Objective: Provide Water Supply, Sewerage &
Municipal Services; Improve Water Resource Management
Create viable organization to deliver water, sewerage and municipal
services (WSMS) • Expand WSMS to meet national needs • Develop full
range of municipal services and inclusive delivery mechanism • Improve
Ministry processes in preparation for Iraq’s sovereignty • Infrastructure
improvements to water resource system • Facilities improvements within
Ministry • Capacity building within Ministry
15
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Essential Services – Food Security
N/P
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D • Percent of estimated Requirements On Hand of stocks for 12 public distribution
goods that Iraqis receive under Public Distribution System (PDS) until end of
E
April
PDS: FEB - APR Stocks as a Percentage of Requirements
P
250.0%
A • The percentage of
estimated requirements
R
200.0%
includes opening
T
stocks (amount on
M
150.0%
hand), and scheduled
E
arrivals of goods
100.0%
N
• PDS stocks are
T
calculated as a % of
50.0%
estimated demand for
O
Feb through Mar 04
0.0%
F • Having 100% of each
commodity ensures
D
stock availability
Opening Stocks
Scheduled Arrivals Under Existing Contracts
New Procurements WFP/MOT
E
through April
F
CPA Food Security Objective: Provide Food Security for all Iraqis
E
Enhance capacity of Ministry of Agriculture • Assure supply of inputs • Strengthen
N
research system • Ensure adequate stocks for Public Distribution System (PDS) •
S
Monitor food security • Hand over administration of system in the North • Initiate
E
reform of rations basket • Environmental Initiatives
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Essential Services – Food Security (cont)
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• Shortages in food pipeline for immediate rice distribution will be
made up in next month’s distributions
• National wheat stocks are slightly below the requirements for
April, but Ministry of Trade (MoT) is using existing foreign wheat
to make up for shortages until new national wheat harvest is
available (June)
– CPA is also working to accelerate new wheat procurement by
the World Food Program and the MoT to eliminate these
shortages
• USAID continues to explore increased private sector
participation with Ministry of Agriculture companies to increase
crop yields & meat production
• Crop technology demonstrations for farmers and agricultural
workers have showcased better yields in wheat, barley & lentil
production
• Basrah city government and local community rehabilitated a cityowned slaughterhouse to supply wholesome meat to the city
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Essential Services – Telecommunications
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Active (APR 03)
Baghdad
Active subscribers (FEB 04)
South Central
Reinstated Post Conflict
0
2000
0
9450
0
9650
00
1530
5200
00
1530
50
50
1063
6200
1301
4350
00
North
0
0
0
Source: CPA Senior
Advisor to the Minister
of Communications
Iraqi Telephone and
Postal Company [ITPC]
1418
1480
00
00
3048
5
0
• Total number of telephone subscribers: 919,150
D
– 10.4% above active subscribers pre-war
E
– Includes 225,000 cell phone subscribers
P
A • CPA has reinstated service for 111,550 subscribers since May 2003
R
• CPA has
Telephone Subscribers in Iraq
T
500,000
repaired 18
M
450,000
telephone
400,000
E
switches
350,000
N
since May
300,000
T
2003 with full 250,000
200,000
supporting
150,000
O
service
100,000
F
50,000
South
Out of service
CPA Objectives: Reconstruct Communications & Postal Systems
Build Iraq’s first responder network • Establish independent regulatory agency • Upgrade Iraqi
Telephone and Postal Company (ITPC) network for interoperability • Build transmission component
data network for Iraq, including international gateways • Restructure ITPC and its business
operations • Upgrade and modernize postal systems • Upgrade ITPC outside plant for increased
subscriber capacity and use
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Essential Services – Telecommunications (cont)
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
• International Satellite Gateway was attacked on Mar 3, initially resulting in
loss of international calling capabilities
• USAID’s work at Al Mamoun telecommunications site is complete, allowing
over 100,000 subscribers to be connected
• Three cell phone companies continue to sign up new subscribers
– Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk: 117,000 subscribers
– Baghdad: 68,000 subscribers
– Basra, Al Kut, Amarah, Samawah, and Nasiriyah: 40,000 subscribers
Percentage of Operational Telephone Subscribers (Baseline April 03)
• Percentage of
operational
100%
100%
98%
96%
100%
telephone
98%
96%
80%
subscribers
70%
compared to the
70%
60%
number of active
subscribers in April 40%
2003
20%
• The percentage of
0%
active subscribers in
North
Baghdad
South Central
South
Baghdad increased
% Operational (compared to APR 03 subscribers)
by 4% over last week
N/P
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D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications
Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC]
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Essential Services – Transportation
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
• The Iraqi Republic Railway received the first two of six Russianbuilt large shunting locomotives acquired under the Oil for Food
Program, and are preparing them for service
• Ministry of Transportation (MoT) presented the World Bank with a
$3 million project to integrate existing bus transportation facilities
and buses by establishing a dispatch and maintenance
management system, and a $2.5 million project to provide
continuing education to mid-level ministry managers
• Seven MoT staff are undergoing World Bank training in contracts,
finance, and project management
• Umm Qasr port’s principal dredging vessel will go into service this
month after 6 months of renovation
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
Enable Iraqi civil aviation to prepare for international commercial aviation and cargo
service • Enable Iraqi Port Authority to administer a port of call with intermodal
capabilities and inland container distribution • Enable Iraqi Republic Railways to
provide domestic and international passenger and freight capabilities • Reform civil
service at Ministry of Transportation
N/P
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CPA Objectives: Restore Economically Strategic Transportation Infrastructure
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Iraqi Security Forces
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
On Payroll
Required
(Untrained)
Iraqi Border Police
On Duty
(Fully
Qualified)
InTraining
TOTAL
8,835
0
8,259
0
0
8,259
Dept of Border
Enforcement
16,892
0
9,873
0
0
9,873
Iraqi Police Service
75,000
59,128
12,422
2,327
3,876
77,753
30,942
Iraqi Civil Defense
Corps
40,000
0
0
(OJT
Continuous)
2,322
33,264
Iraqi Armed Forces
(IAF)
40,000
0
0
3,057
1,076
4,133
55,000
0
0
73,937
0
73,937
D
E Facilities Protection
F Service (Ministries &
E MSCs)
N
S
E
N/P
On Duty
(Partially
Qualified)
Data as of 05 Mar
235,727
207,219
21
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AMMO / Explosives / Weapons Captured (Weekly)
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
Captured AMMO & Explosives
Assembled IED
RPG rounds, Grenades
MANPAD rounds
Mortar, Artillery, Rocket Rounds
Mines
Pounds of Explosives
Anti-Aircraft rounds
09 - 15
Feb
68
754
0
2,289
147
168
0
16 - 22
Feb
60
1,407
0
8,318
30
67
0
44
3
251
59
57
15
357
35
23 - 29 01 - 07
Feb
Mar
57
63
3,870
1,839
206
4
8,711
5,574
586
12
771
66
491
96
Captured Weapons
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
RPG Launchers
MANPAD Launchers
Small Arms
Crew Served Weapons
N/P
Data as of 07 Mar
22
99
9
230
65
45
8
306
18
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Stability Contributors
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
P
Countries with forces in Iraq
34
Albania
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Czech Rep
Denmark
Dom Rep
El Salvador
Estonia
Georgia
Honduras
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Latvia
Data as of 05 Mar
Countries considering decision
to provide forces for Iraq
TOTAL ~24K
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Mongolia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
Thailand
Ukraine
UK
6
TOTAL TBD
40 Countries
Potentially Supporting
Iraqi Stability and
Humanitarian Relief
23
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Governance – Democracy Building
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) signed on
8 Mar after one-week delay due to last-minute
concerns
Provincial Councils Refreshment
• TAL will serve as Iraq’s interim constitution
between 30 Jun handover of sovereignty and
completion of a permanent constitution by a
directly elected parliament
• TAL includes a historic Bill of Rights that is
unprecedented for Iraq and the region
– Guarantees basic rights of all Iraqis,
including freedom of religion and worship,
the right to free expression, to peacefully
assemble, to organize political parties, and to
form and join unions
• Also guarantees the right to peacefully
demonstrate and strike, to vote, to a fair trial, and
to be treated equally under the law
• Discrimination based on gender, nationality,
religion, or origin is strictly prohibited
• TAL released to the public in its entirety after
signing ceremony
Refreshment to become more representative
of population than when originally created
Provincial Council refreshed
Refreshment in process
Not included
24
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Economics – Financial Market Structures
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• Ambassador Bremer signed CPA Order 54 this week, which will
impose a 5 percent reconstruction levy beginning 01 Apr 04
• Central Bank of Iraq signed up for SWIFT payment system,
standard international payment system used by central banks
worldwide
– Training will proceed over the next few months, and the
system goes live in June
• Iraq Stock Exchange is expected to open next month
• World Trade Organization (WTO) unanimously conferred
“observer status” upon Iraq
– Step toward WTO membership
– Allows Iraq to attend all WTO committee meetings and to
qualify for special training and assistance
CPA Economic Objective: Commence Reform of Tax System
• Reform tax rates
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D
E
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A
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M
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T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• As of 26 Feb, balance in the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) was $8.7
billion
– Total payments out of DFI amount to $4.4 billion
– DFI investment program has earned $14 million in interest
• As of 27 Feb, the Trade Bank of Iraq issued 138 letters of credit (L/C’s)
for nearly every Ministry and several state-owned enterprises
– L/C’s valued at $515 million
• Training for a micro-lending activity in the Ba’athist Triangle has
commenced
– 12 bankers from the Middle East Investment Bank, the Bank of
Baghdad, Rafidain Bank, and the Rasheed Bank, are attending
workshops on micro and small enterprise lending techniques
• The Minister of Trade and a team from CPA just completed a ‘roadshow’ throughout Europe promoting foreign investment in Iraq
CPA Economic Objective: Build Financial Market Structures
• Modernize the Central Bank
• Commercial Banking System
• Re-establish Baghdad Stock Exchange
• Restructure National Debt
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E • During the past week,
F
the NID depreciated
E
0.7 percent against the
N
US dollar
S
E
N/P
Date
# banks
Amount sold
Auction price
participating
or bought (dinars per dollar)
16-Feb
13
$7.735 million
1,400
17-Feb
14
$11.310 million
1,425
19-Feb
14
$13 million
1,415
Exchange Rate Movements
2200
New Iraqi Dinars (NID) per US $1
11
/29
/20
03
12
/6/
20
03
12
/13
/20
03
12
/20
/20
03
12
/27
/20
03
1/3
/20
04
1/1
0/2
00
1/1 4
7/2
00
4
1/2
4/2
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4
1/3
1/2
00
4
2/
7/
20
04
2/1
4/2
00
4
2/2
1/2
00
4
D • The Currency Auction
E
was developed and is
P
operated by the
A
Central Bank of Iraq
R
(CBI)
T
M • At the New Iraqi Dinar
(NID) auction on 26
E
Feb, the settlement
N
price was 1,425 dinars
T
per dollar, the same as
it was the previous
O
day, and the value of
F
dollars sold varied
from $11.1 to $20.7
D
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
Old Saddam Rate (10K per $)
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Settlement Price (Auction)
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D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• U.S Treasury Department estimates that 1.7 million jobs could be
created in Iraq in 2004, assuming that $8.4 billion (45 percent) of the
supplemental funding is disbursed within the year
• Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) opened a new employment
center in Fallujah, bringing the total to 15 in the country
• CJTF-7 C-9 estimates that CPA has created 437,073 jobs for Iraqis
– National Employment Program: 108,433 (Public Works)
– Security / National Defense: 210,726
– CJTF-7: 51,673
– Civilian contractors working under CPA contracts: 64,861
– Governorate Teams: 1,380
CPA Economic Objective: Develop Framework for Sound Public Sector
Finances and Resource Allocation
• Increase Capacity of Ministries of Finance and Planning to Manage Public
Resources
• Increase International Coordination to Manage Foreign Assistance
CPA Economic Objective: Pursue National Strategy for Human Resources
Development
• Employ 100,000 workers in Public Works programs around the country
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6 Jan
D
E
P
A
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T
M
E
N
T
d
se
a
e
l
Re
s
P
RF
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
22 Jan
Mid-March
Visit Governorates (Late
Jan through April)
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ta
en ed IA)
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pl wa –
p
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F o (A
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Mid-April
k
or
W
t
ar
St
3.5
Trans/Comm
367
0
Ed/Human
Construction
Tasks Committed
by 01 Jul 04
371
18
Water
O
F
21 Jan
722
440.1
Security
749
45.2
Oil
PMO Web-site Portal:
www.rebuilding-iraq.net
865
1276.4
Electric
1993
0
500
1000
1500
2000
$ (Millions)
29 Feb 04 - Status
Target
Committed
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6 Jan
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
ce
en
r
fe
on
C
’s
er
d
d
Bi
d
se
a
e
l
Re
s
P
RF
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
22 Jan
Mid-March
Visit Governorates (Late
Jan through April)
l
ta
en ed IA)
em rd N
pl wa –
p
u tA E
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ri s ntra FC
F o (A
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Mid-April
k
or
W
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a
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c
ra
nt
o
C
0
Roads/Bridges 3
25
Electric
Priv Sector
86
0.2
NonConstruction
Procurement
by 01 Jul 04
131
Water 0
139
58.4
Trans/Com
O
F
21 Jan
234
32.6
Ed/Human
247
Health 0
325
106
Democracy
458
130.3
Justice
540
727
Oil
836
2308
410.3
Security
0
500
1000
1500
$ (Millions)
Target
2000
29 Feb 04 - Status
Committed
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D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
Sector
2207
Report
29 Feb 04 - Status
Apportioned
Committed
Obligated
* Security and Law Enforcement
3,243
2,332.7
850.4
292
Electricity Sector
5,560
1,683.1
1,301.4
428.2
Oil Infrastructure
1,701
1,600.0
772.2
4
Justice, Public Safety, and Civil Society
(less democracy)
560
560.9
130.3
Democracy
458
458.0
106
106
Education, Refugees, Human Rights,
Governance
280
138.5
32.6
27.1
Roads, Bridges, and Construction
370
119.3
0
0
Health Care
793
330.0
0
0
Transportation and Telecommunications
500
164.0
61.9
0
Water Resources and Sanitation
4,332
496.2
18
18
Private Sector Development
184
64.5
.2
0
TOTAL
18,439
7,947.2
3,273.0
900.3
CONSTRUCTION
12,611
3,950
1,783.2
595.8
NON-CONSTRUCTION
5,370
3,539.2
1,383.8
198.5
DEMOCRACY
458
458
106
106
18,439
7,947.2
3,273.0
900.3
Total
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Strategic Communication
D
E
P
A
R
T
M
E
N
T
O
F
D
E
F
E
N
S
E
N/P
• Leading Shiite and Sunni clerics and representatives of all of
Iraq's religious groups established Iraqi Centre for
Reconciliation, Dialogue, & Peace last week
– Two members of Governing Council joined the group
– Leaders adopted a 10-point accord in support of freedom of
worship and calling for an end to violence
– Leaders also pledged to work together towards democracy in
Iraq
• World Scouting Organization and Arab Scout Organization
recently launched initiative to set up Boy Scout and Girl Scout
programs in Iraq
– Program will allow boys and girls of all ethnic and cultural
backgrounds to join together in activities that promote good
citizenship, community service, honor, and self-confidence
– Volunteer scouting was first introduced to Iraq in 1921 but
was terminated during the Saddam Hussein era
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