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  "title": "Iraq: Use of Fund Resources—Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance",
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  "summary": "This paper reviews Iraq’s Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA). The authorities’ main goals under the EPCA-supported program are to improve the general welfare of the Iraqi people and address Iraq’s external debt problem.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Reviews Iraq’s Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA).\n- Paper date: October 18, 2004.\n- Core objective: assess the EPCA-supported program designed to assist post-conflict reconstruction and stabilization."
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      "heading": "Program goals",
      "content": "- Improve the general welfare of the Iraqi people.\n- Address Iraq’s external debt problem."
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    {
      "heading": "Policy framework and pillars",
      "content": "- Prudent fiscal policy that aims to limit spending to available government revenues and external resources.\n- Use of the exchange rate to anchor inflation expectations.\n- Planning and undertaking of key structural reforms to transform Iraq into a market economy."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subjects: Commodities, Emergency assistance, Expenditure, External debt, Foreign aid, International trade, Oil, Oil exports.\n- Keywords: central bank, continuing cooperation, CR, deep appreciation, economic program, economy, Emergency assistance, Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance, Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance to Iraq, fiscal policy, Iraq, Iraq's economy, ISCR, Middle East, Oil, Oil exports, reform agenda, regime."
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      "content": "- Pages: 74\n- Volume: 2004\n- Issue: 325\n- Series: Country Report No. 2004/325\n- Stock No: 1IRQEA0012004\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451819076.002\n- ISBN: 9781451819076\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Iraq: Use of Fund Resources—Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2004, 325 (2004), accessed 9/14/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451819076.002\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr04325 — IMF Staff Report\n  - cr04325 — IMF Staff Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr04325 — IMF Staff Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Paper date: October 18, 2004.",
    "Core objective: assess the EPCA-supported program designed to assist post-conflict reconstruction and stabilization.",
    "Improve the general welfare of the Iraqi people.",
    "Address Iraq’s external debt problem.",
    "Prudent fiscal policy that aims to limit spending to available government revenues and external resources.",
    "Use of the exchange rate to anchor inflation expectations.",
    "Planning and undertaking of key structural reforms to transform Iraq into a market economy.",
    "Subjects: Commodities, Emergency assistance, Expenditure, External debt, Foreign aid, International trade, Oil, Oil exports.",
    "Keywords: central bank, continuing cooperation, CR, deep appreciation, economic program, economy, Emergency assistance, Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance, Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance to Iraq, fiscal policy, Iraq, Iraq's economy, ISCR, Middle East, Oil, Oil exports, reform agenda, regime.",
    "Pages: 74",
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    "ISBN: 9781451819076",
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