(June 22, 2003) An international Iraqi debt commission of financial "wise men" should be established to examine all claims and to disallow debt used for state security or military aggression, write David Mulford and Michael Monderer.

(June 20, 2003) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not formulated its position concerning the settlement of the Iraqi foreign debt, said IMF deputy managing director Ann Krueger at a press conference.

(June 19, 2003) Iraq’s "debt issue as such" will not be covered at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Amman later this month, says U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Alan Larson.

(June 18, 2003) "There is a powerful moral case for relieving the Iraqi people of the debts incurred by Saddam’s murderous regime." says Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

(June 17, 2003) Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require the United States to persuade Iraq’s creditors, including the World Bank, IMF, France and Russia, to cancel or reduce the Iraqi debt.

(June 16, 2003) "Instead of embarking on a theological discussion of whether the debt contracted by Saddam Hussein is legitimate, creditors should swiftly reduce the country’s debt-service obligations to manageable proportions." says the Financial Times.

(June 16, 2003) "Instead of embarking on a theological discussion of whether the debt contracted by Saddam Hussein is legitimate, creditors should swiftly reduce the country’s debt-service obligations to manageable proportions," writes the Financial Times.

(June 15, 2003) "Because Saddam was there for so long and his policies were known, no-one can claim there was a surprise. No-one who handed over the money has any excuse," says leading Pentagon adviser Richard Perle.

(June 13, 2003) Iraq’s outstanding debts to foreign governments [Paris Club members] are estimated at about $30 billion, Hiroshi Watanabe, director-general of the Japanese Finance Ministry’s International Bureau, said Thursday.

(June 13, 2003) James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, said "There will be significant pressure to deal with the question of debt and there will have to be some form of debt reduction."

(June 13, 2003) Iraq’s outstanding debts to foreign governments ?19 creditor nations known as the Paris Club ?are estimated to be around US$30 billion, a Japanese business official announced Thursday.

(June 12, 2003) Richard Perle, the influential Pentagon adviser, on Wednesday called for the complete forgiveness of Iraqi national debt, an act which would teach banks the risks of lending to a "vicious dictatorship".

(June 12, 2003) Richard Perle, the influential Pentagon adviser, on Wednesday called for the complete forgiveness of Iraqi national debt, an act which would teach banks the risks of lending to a "vicious dictatorship".

(June 12, 2003) Iraqi former finance ministry director general, Fayek Abdel Rasul, estimates Iraq’s foreign worth at more than US$18 billion. The assets were distributed in several foreign banks and as much as US$7 billion had been frozen.

(June 11, 2003) One of the hottest issues of Bulgaria’s international policy – the Iraqi debt – depends entirely on the pace of the reconstruction in the crisis region, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Petko Draganov said.