Number: RL33376
Title: Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief
Authors: Martin A. Weiss, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report proceeds in three parts. The first provides a snapshot of the Iraq debt situation following the ouster of the Saddam regime. The second discusses subsequent debt relief negotiations and their resolution. The third presents three possible implications for future debt relief cases that arise from Iraq's experience. They are: (1) a willingness by the international community to grant a stay on the enforcement of creditor rights, (2) an increased flexibility in Paris Club debt relief decisions, and (3) an unwillingness by successor regimes to claim that their debt is odious and repudiate it.
Pages: 17
Date: October 2, 2008