The World Bank approved a grant agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Iraq to help strengthen the country's capacity to reform social safety net and pensions programs to better assist poor and vulnerable populations, Relief Web reported.

A multi-donor Iraq Trust Fund administered by the World Bank will finance the $8 million Emergency Social Protection Project.

The project addresses the urgent need to improve Iraq's social safety net and pension programs. Ir ... full story

Georgian Economy Minister has traveled to Turkey to take part in the Iraq International Fair - Expo Gateway to Iraq 2006 - which is being held in the city of Gaziantep from 7-11 June, civil.ge reported.

The Georgian Economy Ministry will meet the Turkish Minister of State in charge of Foreign Trade, on the sidelines of the fair to discuss the details of Georgia's participation in Iraq's economic projects.

The issue of exporting Georgian water to Iraq might be also discussed, according to the Economy ... full story

US political officials have urged Arab nations to use profits from high oil prices to help rebuild Iraq, Bahrain Tribune reported.

Arab nations should also cancel $40 billion of previous debts owed by Baghdad, officials added.

Gulf Arab states are owed $40 billion by Iraq and the US has provoked them to follow the lead of the group of 19 wealthy nations known as the Paris Club who decided in November 2004 to write off 80 percent of debts owed to them over the next four years.
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The Baghdad Governorate Council is providing unemployed people in Baghdad with more jobs, according to the Chairman of the council, Portal Iraq reported.

The chairman revealed that the council is about to initiate 30 projects in the industrial, agricultural and oil sectors.

The management of the projects will be done by foreign companies, which will be required to sub-contract Iraqi companies that will be using Iraqi workers.
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The European Union has expressed its readiness to support Iraq Financially and morally, expressing its happiness for the political developments following the creation of the new Iraqi government.
A press statement issued from the press department at the Iraqi foreign ministry said that the foreign affairs commiserate at the European Union has indicated that the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zabari who visiting now the headquarters of the union in the Luxembourg said that $200 millions allocated for Iraq w ... full story

Ministry of water resources has allocated the sum of 88 pillion diners to carry out its special project of refreshing marshes which will be done in three provinces this year within the budget of
225 pillion diners which were allocated by cabinet to 6 ministries
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General state for manufacturing grains Thiqar branch started supplying the flour agents with the flour for June before the appointed time for the third month successively achieving advanced in ensuring flour for the residents. Director of the general state company said that,.
the private mills amounted 8 mills added to governmental Summer mill could ensuring the province share of flour amounted .18 000 ton in a specific time every month
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Engineering & technical stuff following to housing & reconstructions ministry has carried out advanced rates for specific several roads & bridges projects in different districts in the state. A source at the ministry said that,
the engineering & technical stuff achieved advanced rates in carrying out roads & bridges projects in Baghdad & Mosul, Duhok contained maintenance process for Mosul- Dihook road reached at 87% of the achieving levels & carrying out 86% from the road working led to Hamdaniya fields ... full story

Finances Ministry formed high committee assumed supervision process on the donating campaign tended carrying out aiming for reconstruction and rebuilding two Askery Imams Holly Shrines in Samara province besides the whole damaged mosques in the state
according to ministries council orders.Deputy minister of finances ministry Kareem Hamood Faraj called all Moslems inside & outside the state to join the campaign as possible as they can

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The general company of designing and manufacturing consultation that belongs to the ministry of manufacturing and natural minerals has carried out number of engineering and designing projects for the benefit of some of the governmental sectors.
These projects included water processing units, modern water networks and renewing water networks in Baghdad, in addition to the project of manufacturing and setting up complete units of four small water refineries
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