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» Baghdad's Economy about to Boom   2003-02-03 11:35 duncan macfarlane

There may be some effect from anticipation of improved property rights but I think the prospect of UN sanctions being lifted is the big thing. Property rights were always weak in Iraq but it is sanctions that have driven the economy backwards in recent years.