Otorgado el Prestamo a Iraq

Iraqi Fin Min: IMF Granted $5 Billion To Iraq For Budget

ISTANBUL (Zawya Dow Jones)--Iraq has been granted $5 billion by the International Monetary Fund to support the government's budget, Iraqi Finance Minister Baker al-Zubaidy said Tuesday.

"We reached an agreement on an IMF loan for about $5 billion," he told reporters in Istanbul, speaking on the sidelines of the IMF's annual meeting.

The funds will be disbursed between 2010 and 2011, he said.

"We will not spend on the oil or electricity sector [any more]," he said, adding that such projects will be financed through the private sector.

Al-Zubaidy also said he has been meeting with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to discuss the country's investments in Iraq's oil sector.

-By Maria Abi-Habib
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Iraquí Fin Min: FMI otorgó US $ 5 mil millones para Irak para el presupuesto

ESTAMBUL (Zawya Dow Jones) - Irak se ha otorgado $ 5 mil millones para el Fondo Monetario Internacional para el apoyo presupuestario del Gobierno, el ministro de Hacienda iraquí al-Baker Zubaidy el martes.

"Llegamos a un acuerdo sobre un préstamo del FMI por alrededor de $ 5 mil millones," dijo a periodistas en Estambul, hablando en el marco de la reunión anual del FMI.

Los fondos serán desembolsados entre 2010 y 2011, dijo.

"No vamos a gastar en el aceite o el sector de la electricidad [más]", dijo, y añadió que dichos proyectos serán financiados a través del sector privado.