Iraq needs to diversify its economy and enforcement of laws

11.27.2012 BAGHDAD - Abdul Ali Salman

Remained outlook for cooperation with the World Bank is governed in Iraq legacy large verdicts that are this institution merely a tool of global capitalism seeking to deploy applications capitalism in countries around the world, and this view is not is wrong entirely, this institution nascent minds produced by the often beyond its borders institution lending and impose requirements Heavy States student loans and determine policy future without taking into account national circumstances of each country and the amount of needs, and if the recipe that worked once in the country is a recipe valid for every time and place, have signed South American countries at the mercy of this institution, which consider of things with one eye It is useful to review the experiences of countries that have dealt with it.

But that in turn does not mean to stay away completely from dealing with all international institutions, provided that the deal through elements with experience and possesses a vision for the future, and be aware of what could ultimately be a blatant interference in the internal and external policies, especially in a country like Iraq, which has been languishing under the yoke of colonialism The new guardianship taken seventh item cover.

The recent World Bank issued an extensive report on cooperation with Iraq entitled 'growth and good jobs and guidance: re-development in Iraq.

The report reviewed by its representative in Iraq Marie-Helene Baraknal challenges of working in conditions of a country out of the just war.

The representative of the World Bank that, despite the difficult security situation, the work was going and check a number of significant achievements, including the construction and rehabilitation of schools and the rebuilding of hospitals and training doctors and nurses and improve drinking water for more than 600 thousand Iraqis and installation of backbone network telecommunications between banks, and came at an additional cost has returned oil and gas flow from Iraq again.

The report says that the relationship between the World Bank and Iraq developed and completed consultations in preparation for a full partnership.

When asked about the challenges facing the development at the moment, replied Baraknal: It must know that Iraq is not developed, but redevelopment because it was a country evolving at a time, and when women's rights are guaranteed, including the right to work, education and voting. Iraq was also in the forefront of the health and education in the Middle East, but Iraq today can not ensure even primary education to all its citizens.

The things that were available 30 years ago Thaket, and there is a need to infuse the spirit of these systems, and the provision of adequate health care and vaccines for children.

The deterioration reflected on the nutrition and quality of life and especially Iraqi children and the population as a whole has been pointed out the recent UNICEF report to a disturbing trend in malnutrition and stunting Iraqi children as well as an increase in morbidity and mortality rates among those aged 0-12 months.

And despite the fact that GDP per capita indicates that the salary of the Iraqi individual annual average of more than 3 thousand dollars - and this simply represents oil revenues divided by the population of the country, but it is not a true reflection of the quality of life, citizen average Iraqi does not live the life of an individual Average income countries such as Turkey.

When asked if oil provides a solution, said Mary Helen it believes that oil could be a curse on Iraq being a massive diversion, which brings a huge fortune, but in return does not provide jobs for Iraqis by only 1% of the population of skilled workers.

She adds that the educational system does not create the skills needed by the industry in addition to that with the rise in oil prices, the authorities infected blind to know the real needs - the needs of development in Iraq.

And the main challenges facing Iraq are: diversify its economy and promote growth in the non-oil sector, and establishing a framework for good governance, anti-corruption and measures that will basically eliminate the climate of impunity and briefly Iraq needs for growth and good jobs and governance.

The began cooperation between the two sides since 2004, when Bank participated in the rebuilding of Iraq with funding from the Fund donors which will close in 2013 and therefore the bank needs to develop a strategy for the post-Donor Trust Fund and thus initiated a series of consultations included a large segment of Iraqi society to develop strategic partnership full country and this strategy determines the World Bank's relationship with Iraq for the next four years.

Says Marie-Helene »Our plan is to focus on the redevelopment of Iraq and will include support issues in the long term, such as institution-building and the promotion of good governance through the strengthening of public financial management and sharing prosperity through job creation and economic diversification and sustainable growth, infrastructure and regional development and poverty reduction through improve safety nets and social protection and provision of services, and there is something observed in Iraq is that there is a lot of practice to implement laws and there are many laws exist in only books - such as the law against money laundering and financing law against terrorism - the problem is in the implementation and during the period of Saddam dictator is the law and there was no independent use of the laws and thus lost usually the application of laws and must agree on a huge agenda include renewal of the legal system and the judicial system and the need to implement the laws on the books and if no longer relevant, it must be renewed.


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