IMF to agree Iraq monitoring programme in coming days - Mideast head
The monitoring programme would establish a track record of effective performance on the part of the Iraqi authorities which could lead to a finance programme being agreed next year, Masood Ahmed told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference in Dubai.
Iraqi authorities agreed last month to have the IMF monitor Baghdad's economic polices, with the programme aimed at reining in spending and reducing Iraq's budget deficit.
(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Writing by David French)