The US presidential envoy to Iraq and administrator of the occupying Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Paul Bremer says the 2,300 construction projects planned for Iraq will provide jobs for tens of thousands.
"By the time Iraq is sovereign on June 30, 50,000 Iraqis will be working on jobs funded by the partnership for prosperity," Bremer said in Baghdad on March 29. "But this is just the beginning. Tens of thousands of additional jobs will be created for Iraqis as the 2,300 projects of the partnership get under way."
Bremer said the economic transformation of Iraq complements its political transformation, which involves the restoration of sovereignty, elections and the drafting of a constitution. — (menareport.com)
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