Iraq needs $100-150 bln for reconstruction: Finance minister

Iraq needs at least $100 billion to rebuild its shattered infrastructure after four years of violence and lawlessness following the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, Finance Minister Bayan Jabor said on Monday.

“The country is devastated and we are in need of at least $100 billion to $150 billion to restore infrastructure — from sewerage to water to electricity to bridges and basic needs of the country,” he told Reuters in Amman.