وإضافة إلى ذلك أرجئت شروط الدفع لفترات من الطول بحيث كان لتكاليف خدمة الديـون وحدهـا أثر لا يستهان به في استمـرار نمو الديون الخارجية للعـراق".
“Iraq's debts were typically deferred by contractors who could not afford to `cut their losses' and leave, and thus these contractors continued to work in the hope of eventual satisfaction and continued to amass large credits with Iraq.