IMF: Iraq has made progress in implementing economic reforms

Author: AR, HAA
Editor: AR

01/20/2017 15:17

Long-Presse / Baghdad
The International Monetary Fund confirmed on Friday that Iraq has made good progress in implementing economic reforms, according to the Stand-By Arrangements for the next three-year program, as he pointed to the existence of a second round of talks on this program will take place in the next month of March of this year.

The head of the IMF mission in Iraq, Christian coconut in a statement on the sidelines of discussions between the Iraqi authorities and the staff of the International Monetary Fund, which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the period from 15-19 December 2017, and seen by (long-Presse) that "Iraqi authorities have made good progress in applied economic reforms according to the program Stand-By arrangements. "

Coconut and added that "Iraqi authorities and the staff of the International Monetary Fund will hold a second round of review Bernaj standby credit in March 2017".

The first round of the review of the results of Stand-By Arrangements program has ended in the 5 December 2016 in the past.

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