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08HALIFAX28	VIEW FROM THE BORDER: MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK CROSSINGS [...] SUMMARY: Building on the border reporting in ref (a),conoff and assistant visited the Calais/St. Stephen and Houlton/Woodstock ports of entry on the Maine/New Brunswick border the week of March 31. Meetings with border officials, community representatives and businesspeople confirmed that th [...]	2008-04-21 12:44:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS PGOV PREL WHTI ASEC ECON CA

08HALIFAX35	MAPPING THE BORDER: CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON NEW U.S. LAND [...] According to the GSA Regional Office in Boston, the contractor building the new Land Port of Entry (LPOE) for DHS/CBP at Calais, Maine, has completed about 10% of the work. Meanwhile, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) contractor building the new international bridge across the St. [...]	2008-05-16 20:43:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL CPAS ASEC WHTI CA
08HALIFAX84	MOST NEW ENERGY PROJECTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA MOVING AHEAD [...] INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ======================= Despite the downturn in the global economy, for the most part, investment in Atlantic Canada's energy sector is still strong (REFTELS). Large energy companies and industry stakeholders are taking a long-term approach, predicting that by the time l [...]	2008-12-16 19:51:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV CA
08HANOI1010	QSCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1016	NORWEIGAN-FLAGGED VESSEL SPOTTED NEAR DISPUTED [...] (C) The Australian military has informed U.S. PACOM of the presence of a Norwegian-flagged 3D/4D seismic survey vessel, the GEO ATLANTIC, in the vicinity of disputed South China Sea Block 5-2, offshore Vietnam. According to the Australian military, the GEO ATLANTIC belongs to Fugro GeoServices [...]	2008-09-04 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PBTS PREL VM
08HANOI1018	CODEL SHELBY TOUCHES DOWN IN HANOI [...] (U) Summary. Senator Shelby met with Vietnamese economic officials, international organization and business representatives, and the National Assembly on August 22 in Hanoi. The Senator delivered a useful message on the need to reform the State owned enterprise sector, make capital available [...]	2008-09-05 02:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1027	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET ENDORSE FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with visiting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and members of his cabinet embraced further liberalization for Vietnam's economy and expressed their desire to look for additional ways to increase bilateral ties with the Un [...]	2008-09-09 09:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV VM
08HANOI1041	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 1700; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein PolOff Christian Marchant (Notetaker) VIETNAM PM Nguy [...]	2008-09-12 08:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ERTD AMGT VM
08HANOI1042	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 lunch [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 1200; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel DCM Virginia Palmer D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein PolCouns Brian Aggeler (Notetaker) VIETNAM VFM Pham Binh [...]	2008-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV AMGT
08HANOI1048	AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, the Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, led an interagency delegation to meet with several high-ranking Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to advocate for U.S. nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation initiatives. [...]	2008-09-15 00:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP PARM KNNP VM
08HANOI1056	(SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's Dinner with Vietnamese [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 19:00 p.m.; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Amb. Michael Michalak Amb. Scot Marciel, EAP DAS DCM Virginia Palmer D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein Press Officer Angela Aggeler (Embassy Notetaker) [...]	2008-09-15 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM OPRC ECON ETRD
08HANOI1060	STATE BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a candid discussion with EAP DAS Scot Marciel and visiting Department of Treasury representatives, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Vice Governor Nguyen Van Binh defended the SBV's efforts to fight inflation. He emphasized that despite pressure to shore up Vietnam's state-owned [...]	2008-09-16 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1061	STATE BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a candid discussion with EAP DAS Scot Marciel and visiting Department of Treasury representatives, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Vice Governor Nguyen Van Binh defended the SBV's efforts to fight inflation. He emphasized that despite pressure to shore up Vietnam's state-owned [...]	2008-09-16 06:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI107	MISSION WELCOMES OECD INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Embassy welcomes the opportunity for enhanced engagement in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with potential Southeast Asian partners, and looks forward to further information from the Department on this initiative. Vietnam has the goal of becoming an [...]	2008-01-31 00:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD AORC OECD BR CH ID IN SF XC VM
08HANOI1072	PHARMA, IPR AND MARKET ACCESS TOP TIFA AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The United States and Vietnam held the latest round of discussions under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Hanoi [...]	2008-09-17 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAGR ECIN EIND POL VM
08HANOI108	NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT VICE-MINISTER INTERESTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Senior Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) Nguyen Cong Thanh to highlight U.S. efforts to combat climate change. Thanh, who oversees MONRE's climate change portfolio, stated that MONRE has begun to craft a National Ac [...]	2008-01-31 08:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1084	VIETNAM CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN 2008 U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR [...] On September 19, 2008, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Vice Minister Huynh Thi Nhan, of the Vietnam Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA),confirming participation in this year's U.S.-Vietnam Labor Dialogue, tentatively scheduled for October 17, 2008 in Washington, DC. [...]	2008-09-19 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI1094	DESPITE POPULAR RESENTMENT, VIETNAM,S CHINA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hostility toward China remains a powerful, if latent, force in Vietnamese society, fed by historical animosities and simmering resentment over what is widely viewed as Chinese bullying on South China Sea territorial disputes. Yet despite a pervasive undercurrent of anti-Chinese [...]	2008-09-23 01:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH VM
08HANOI1095	IMF SAYS GVN ECONOMY NOT OUT OF THE WOODS [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team concluded its twelve-day assessment of Vietnam's macroeconomic situation and briefed the Hanoi donor community on September 16, 2008. While a number of economic indicators including the current account balance have improved, core inflation remains high and the bank [...]	2008-09-23 03:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1108	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. FDI AT BREAKNECK SPEED, [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. U.S. INVESTMENT ROLLING IN AT AN UNPRECEDENTED PACE --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) U.S. investment in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2008 grew at an unprecedented pace. Auth [...]	2008-09-25 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI1109	DCM Covers Cooperation, Disputes with Vietnam's MPS [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Major General To Lam addressed a wide range of issues in their September 23 meeting. Lam noted excellent bilateral cooperation in counterterrorism and nonproliferation, and discussed MPS's requests for assistance. The DCM pressed for pr [...]	2008-09-25 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON MOPS PREL VM
08HANOI1113	VIETNAM CIVAIR: SCENESETTER FOR OCT 6-8 OPEN SKIES TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's civil aviation negotiator for upcoming negotiations with the U.S. stated that he is willing to discuss Open Skies, but noted that fifth freedom passenger services between Japan and Vietnam continue to be a concern. All-cargo liberalization is less problema [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1127	GVN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, BIT AND BUSINESS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the DCM, officials at the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Investment, and Industry and Trade, and the Office o [...]	2008-10-02 01:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1139	REVIEWING THE TRADE AGENDA: TRANSPAC, BIT, IMPORT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Hanoi discussed a number of trade and investment agenda items with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials from the ministries [...]	2008-10-03 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECIN ECON PGOV VM
08HANOI114	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung to promote an Open Skies Treaty, request GVN funding for the follow-on phases of the USTDA Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Project, and advocate for ratification of the Cape Town Convention on aircra [...]	2008-01-31 08:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1158	Effects of U.S. Financial Crisis on Vietnam [...] (SBU) Summary: The short term effects of the U.S. financial crisis in Vietnam have been minimal; local banks, while suffering from domestic troubles, are not heavily invested in sub-prime debt. Longer term questions remain, however, as a global downturn may affect exports and both direct and i [...]	2008-10-09 06:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1162	AGRICULTURAL ACCESS IS ENOUGH TO SWAY VIETNAM IN TRADE DEAL [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam and Japan broke an impasse in their free trade negotiations, with Japan yielding on some of Vietnam's demands for preferent [...]	2008-10-10 04:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON VM
08HANOI1163	SENSE AND SENSIBILITY IN VIETNAM'S RUSSIA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Russia occupy an important, but by no means central place in Vietnam's foreign policy. An influential generation of policymakers continues to hold surprisingly warm feelings toward Russia, and ties have improved steadily since the Yeltsin years. But long gone are [...]	2008-10-10 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD RS VM
08HANOI1166	GVN TO PUT ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORTERS ON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: The trial of two journalists for their reports on a major corruption scandal is slated to take place in Hanoi on October 14 and 15. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) changed the charges against the two from "abuse of power in performing official duties" to "abusing democratic freed [...]	2008-10-10 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM
08HANOI1171	Vietnam Stock Market Drops on Global Financial Turmoil [...] (U) The psychology of a global financial downturn has Vietnam's stock market giving back gains made since it bottomed out in May, when the country's domestic macroeconomic problems reached a height. As noted in reftel A, Vietnam's stock market had a bumpy ride over the past week and a half. [...]	2008-10-14 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1185	VIETNAMESE JOURNALISTS WHO EXPOSED CORRUPTION FOUND GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: After a day and a half of testimony, the Hanoi People's Court on October 15 found two reporters who exposed a major corruption scandal guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms." The court sentenced Thanh Nien newspaper's Nguyen Viet Chien to two years in prison and sentenced Tuoi [...]	2008-10-16 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1186	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: The United States and Vietnam agreed to an Open Skies regime for all-cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The two sides renewed the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and agreed to eliminate designation and frequency restrictions on passenge [...]	2008-10-17 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1196	VIETNAM'S SMEs THIRSTY FOR CAPITAL [...] Summary: Tight monetary policy has limited access to credit for Vietnam's small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are feeling the pinch, with many complaining that bank lending has dried up completely. The GVN is aware of the issue and is taking steps to improve access to credit, including [...]	2008-10-21 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1201	VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: PM STRESSES ECONOMIC STABILITY, [...] (U) In his state of the nation address before the National Assembly on October 16, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung vowed to take a cautious approach to resolving the economic challenges of the coming year. Dung began his address by acknowledging that the country's macroeconomic stability was "t [...]	2008-10-22 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR VM
08HANOI1206	GVN CUTS RATES ON FEARS OF SLOWDOWN [...] (U) In a surprise move on October 21, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Decision 2316 lowering the base interest rate to 13 percent from 14 percent. The SBV also cut the discount rate to 12 percent from 13 percent and the re-financing rate to 14 percent from 15 percent. The base interest [...]	2008-10-24 07:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1215	U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: Delegations from the United States and Vietnam agreed ad referendum to an Open Skies regime for cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The new agreement will renew the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and the delegations intend to meet withi [...]	2008-10-28 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1217	WELL-PLACED VIETNAMESE CONTACTS DOWNPLAY PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's 181 Central Committee (CC) members met October 2-4 to hash out "guidance" for the government on Vietnam's current economic situation. This was the third plenum to take place this year. Well-placed contacts told us CC members came together to promot [...]	2008-10-28 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1228	CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary: At the October 28 Donor Committee on Climate Change meeting, the Danish Ambassador detailed Prime Minister Dung's plan for the roll out of Vietnam's National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat reiterated the se [...]	2008-11-03 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI123	HIGH PRICED IPOS HURTING VIETNAM'S EQUITISATION PROCESS [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's process of "equitisation," or partial privatization, of large state-owned enterprises began in July, 2007. High initial auction prices have discouraged strategic investors from buying in to Viet [...]	2008-02-01 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI1241	VIETNAM NEGOTIATES DEAL WITH GAZPROM, BYPASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: State-run PetroVietnam (PVN) and Russian energy firm Gazprom signed a lease agreement for four blocks in the South China Sea. ExxonMobil (EM) had been in periodic discussions with PVN for more than a year to negotiate a deal for the new acreage before PVN unexpectedly awarded the [...]	2008-11-06 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
08HANOI1242	Vietnam Macroeconomic Update - Week of November 3 [...] (U) Summary: Signaling a shift toward mitigating the effects of the global financial crisis, the State Bank of Vietnam cut the base interest rate again, this time to 12 percent. Total registered foreign direct investment for the year to date increased to $59.3 billion, up 429% against the s [...]	2008-11-06 05:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1243	U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Meeting for the inaugural round of U.S.-Vietnam policy planning discussions, S/P Director David Gordon and the MFA's DG for Policy Planning, Bui Thanh Son, engaged in a candid, cordial, and at times freewheeling exchange of views on the implications of the global financial cri [...]	2008-11-07 03:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EFIN VM
08HANOI1250	VIETNAM FAVORS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) During his October 31 visit to Vietnam, S/P Director Gordon met with officials at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to discuss the global financial situation and President Bush's G-20 Summit series. Quoting Alan Greenspan, he described the rapidly spreading crisis as a "global tsunami" th [...]	2008-11-07 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1251	ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC AGENDA DURING U.S. VISIT BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 8-20 visit to the United States by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai, offers a significant opportunity to engage on some of the most important issues in our bilateral agenda with Vietnam's top economic official. DPM Hai has jurisdiction over key portfolio [...]	2008-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI1253	THAI BINH COMMUNES: ONCE DYSFUNCTIONAL, NOW EXEMPLARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to several villages in Thai Binh Province, Poloff found local officials striving to implement the "Grassroots Democracy Ordinance," which enshrines greater transparency in budgets and allows more villager participation in local decision-making. According to the [...]	2008-11-10 03:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1258	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1260	SOWING THE SEEDS OF A BIOTECH DISCUSSION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission Vietnam sponsored a series of biotechnology conferences that generated frank discussions among Vietnamese farmers, policymakers and academics about basic research and field testing, and led to calls from conference participants for the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to develo [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI1261	CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. The recent targeting of Vedan Vietnam, a Taiwanese-owned manufacturer of monosodium glutamate for illegal discharges of untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai River in southern Dong Nai province, highlights the growing scope of environmental degradation in Vietnam resulting from unc [...]	2008-11-13 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON POL SOCI VM
08HANOI1264	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...]	2008-11-14 05:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
08HANOI1265	VIETNAM'S DISTRIBUTION SECTOR READIES FOR FOREIGNERS [...] (U) Summary. In less than two months, Vietnam will open its distribution and retail sectors to fully foreign-owned firms. Preparations for these important changes have not been problem-free, and both the GVN and the private sector have at times seemed to talk past each other. There is also a v [...]	2008-11-14 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINT KTDB VM
08HANOI1267	VIETNAMESE SCIENCE MINISTER SUPPORTS NUCLEAR INITIATIVES, [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In his meeting with Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong, Ambassador Michalak pressed for quick movement by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperation in Nu [...]	2008-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1270	VIETNAM'S PRIVATE SECTOR PUSHES PM TO MAKE IMPORT-EXPORT [...] (U) Summary: Leaders and representatives from Vietnam's private sector urged the Prime Minister at a November 7 regional summit to reduce import-export red tape, or lose competitiveness to other regional players. Specific recommendations included implementation of single-window customs and e- [...]	2008-11-18 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI1286	STROLLING DOWN RED CARPET: VIETNAMESE LEADERS SEEK [...] (C) Summary: Over the past month, Vietnam's leaders have been especially busy carrying out Vietnam's "friends with all" foreign policy, visiting Beijing and Moscow and welcoming top leaders from around the world. According to an expert on Vietnam's foreign relations, the advisory councils of [...]	2008-11-20 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI1298	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRILLS GVN ON SOES, SETS BUDGET AND VOWS [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly (NA),in its October 15 to November 15 session, came down hard on mismanagement in Vietnam's state-owned sector, approved a 2009 budget deficit of $5.1 billion, and reformed Vietnam's luxury tax regime, which will affect U.S. automakers adversely but create op [...]	2008-11-25 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
08HANOI1315	VIETNAM'S PERSPECTIVES ON DECEMBER ASEAN SUMMITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anxieties about political unrest notwithstanding, Vietnam considers the December 15-18 ASEAN summits to be among the most important diplomatic events of the year and will be sending a large delegation. MFA and think tank contacts confirm that the global financial crisis will be [...]	2008-12-02 07:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC EFIN ECON BM VM
08HANOI1316	VIETNAM SHIFTS FOCUS TO MAINTAINING GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: Inflation control has been Vietnam's top policy priority since the spring of 2008. In light of discouraging economic numbers and the financial crisis, the GVN is now shifting its priority to preventing economic slowdown and sustaining growth. Growth targets have been revised downw [...]	2008-12-02 08:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM
08HANOI1320	VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO MELAMINE CONTAMINATION SHOWS [...] (U) Summary. Recent discoveries of melamine contamination in milk products, eggs and animal feed imported from China highlight gaps in Vietnam's food safety import programs. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) eventually located, sampled, and tested thousands of products, its initial react [...]	2008-12-03 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1329	PRIVATE SECTOR TELLS VIETNAM TO RAISE ITS GAME DURING [...] (U) Summary: Local and foreign businesses told the Government of Vietnam to streamline red tape, intensify consultations with the private sector, accelerate investment licensing and shore up its competitiveness as ways to blunt the impact of the global economic crisis. The mining and energy s [...]	2008-12-05 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EIND ELAB ENRG KCOR VM
08HANOI1331	VIETNAM'S DIVERSE BUT POLITICALLY LIMITED CIVIL [...] (U) The responses below are keyed to questions in Ref A. This cable is not meant for Internet distribution and should remain within USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: Most of Vietnam's growing and varied civil society organizations administer to the poor and disadvantaged. They have limited i [...]	2008-12-05 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM
08HANOI1336	FROM THE PM DOWN, VIETNAM,S LEADERSHIP LEANING TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the Ambassador on December 5 that he supported Vietnam,s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Separately, officials from the Foreign affairs and the Trade and Industry ministries confirmed that the Prime Minister has told his Cabin [...]	2008-12-09 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON POL VM
08HANOI1342	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAUCUS, DEC 16-20, 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]	2008-12-09 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1348	BEHIND JAPAN'S SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Japan,s decision to freeze low-interest loans to Vietnam until it takes &meaningful8 steps to eliminate corruption in public works programs, publicly announced by Japan,s ambassador at a major meeting of donors and top Vietnamese officials, was a major embarrassment to Vietnam. W [...]	2008-12-11 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON PGOV VM
08HANOI1349	Vietnam's 2008 Consultative Group Meeting [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's fifteenth annual Consultative Group meeting took place on December 4 and 5 in Hanoi against a broader media backdrop of the corruption scandal that led Japan to suspend nearly a billion dollars in bilateral development assistance (septel). The core theme throughout the [...]	2008-12-11 10:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID VM
08HANOI1352	VIETNAM MAKES PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR MOU [...] Summary: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Officials told ESTHOff that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) was making progress on consideration of the proposed bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on nuclear cooperation and provided initial feedback. MOST wants to wrap up the MOU fi [...]	2008-12-12 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI1357	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S DECEMBER VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your December 22-January 2 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral visits, the United States and Vietnam have [...]	2008-12-15 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI1365	Vietnam's Ruby Industry [...] (U) This cable is in response to State 127059. 2. (SBU) Vietnam has two operational mines that are actively producing rubies. One mine is located in Yen Bai province and the other in Nghe An. Both mines are privately owned and produce approximately 15-20 kilograms of mixed gemstone ore, in [...]	2008-12-16 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1368	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 04:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1370	INTERIOR DELEGATION JOINS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary: From November 17-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Petty, visited Hanoi and the Mekong Delta to promote U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on responses to climate change. In Hanoi, a member of the delegation signed the ch [...]	2008-12-17 08:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1372	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1382	AUSTR ASSESSMENT: VIETNAM GSP AND LABOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: AUSTR Lewis Karesh's December 3-7 visit to Vietnam focused on labor reform, especially freedom of association and collective bargaining, the statutory requirements for GVN to receive GSP status. After a series of frank discussions regarding labor issues, the GVN indicated that [...]	2008-12-18 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EINT ELAB VM
08HANOI1389	SENIOR DEPUTY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ASSEMBLY'S EVOLVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the influential Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Vu Xuan Hong insists that National Assembly (NA) deputies should play a stronger "supervisory" role in Vietnam's system and wants more international NGOs to work in the country. In a December 11 conversa [...]	2008-12-19 10:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM
08HANOI1391	Vietnam: Further Effects of Global Financial Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. financial crisis and the resulting global economic slowdown continue to have ramifications in Vietnam (reftels). The GVN is preparing a fiscal stimulus in response to growing negative economic numbers, though the size and details are still under consideration. Demand [...]	2008-12-22 02:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM
08HANOI1401	SENATOR BAUCUS URGES VIETNAM TO OPEN MARKET TO U.S BEEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang and Education Vice Minister Banh Tien Long on December 16-17, 2008. Baucus urged Vietnamese officials to open the [...]	2008-12-23 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1403	BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VIETNAM'S PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (U) Summary: At the first meetings of the Market Economy Working Group, the United States and Vietnam discussed the latter's progress in transitioning to a market economy. The U.S. delegation, led by the Department of Commerce, emphasized that substantial work remains to be done to reduce the [...]	2008-12-24 04:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB KPRV KTEX PGOV VM
08HANOI1404	VIETNAM FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH BY STAFFDEL LUSE, SENATE [...] (U) Summary: Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Vietnamese officials, scientists, policy makers, and NGO representatives to analyze food security issues and identify partnership opportunities in Vietnam from December 6-11. Vietnamese pa [...]	2008-12-24 07:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID VM
08HANOI1408	SENATOR WEBB'S DECEMBER 23-24 MEETINGS IN HANOI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging set of meetings in Hanoi December 23-24, Senator Jim Webb emphasized the considerable progress made since he first re-engaged with Vietnam as a civilian in 1991. Speaking with officials from the National Assembly (NA),MFA and Ministry of Industry and Trade (M [...]	2008-12-30 04:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI1412	REFORMERS DISCUSS ECONOMIC SLUMP, PCI SCANDAL AND [...] (C) Summary: During a December 29 dinner discussion with the Ambassador, three founding members of the reform-minded Institute for Development Studies expressed doubt that a proposed stimulus package of $6 billion would be implemented in full. They argued that small and medium business owners, [...]	2008-12-30 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI1413	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON CORRUPTION CASE [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba shared with Ambassador Michalak his concerns about the PCI corruption case (Ref A) and its possible implications for Vietnam's domestic politics. Although Vietnam was initially reluctant to cooperate in investigating the case, Sakaba sa [...]	2008-12-30 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI1417	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Michalak met with Director of the External Relations Department at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Lieutenant General Pham Thanh Lan, December 18 to discuss MIAs (both U.S. and Vietnamese),U.S. support for demining activities, Agent Orange remediation activities, and [...]	2008-12-31 07:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI145	VIETNAM SHRUGS OFF CUBAN AND VENEZUELAN ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cuba does not appear to be in a rush to learn about Vietnam's successful free market experiments, according to officials from Vietn [...]	2008-02-05 08:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL VM
08HANOI152	DEEPENING COOPERATION ON LEGAL REFORM: THE AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Judicial Affairs Committee Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Ba discussed with the Ambassador how the USG and GVN can deepen cooperation on judicial and legal reform in Vietnam. Laws on enforcement of civil and criminal court judgments must be revised so th [...]	2008-02-12 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI155	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On February 13, Econ Counselor demarched the Government of Vietnam on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods (reftel) through Nguyen Hong Duong, Deputy Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. We gave Duong a copy of the U.S./EC [...]	2008-02-13 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON VM
08HANOI156	PM TAPS TRADE MINISTRY TO TAKE OVER MAIN TIFA DUTIES [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Trade and Industry Minister to take over the lead of the U.S. - Vietnam Trade and [...]	2008-02-13 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV PGOV VM
08HANOI159	IMPLEMENTING GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: THE VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Ordinance on Grassroots Democracy (OGD),which took effect last April, is a small step towards participatory local government within the context of the GVN's top-down, centrally controlled government structure. In a recent visit to provinces in [...]	2008-02-14 04:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI193	VIETNAM'S 2007 ECONOMY: HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH, RECORD [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 8.5 percent in 2007, the highest economic growth rate in the last ten years. 2007 was also a record year for Vietnam's foreign direct investment (FDI) since the country opened its economy with USD 20.3 billion new and additional commitm [...]	2008-02-20 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM
08HANOI194	VIETNAM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE 2008 SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam recommends continued placement of Vietnam on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Special 301 Watch List for 2008. One year after acceding to the World Trade Organization, Vietnam has continued efforts to put in place an effective legal regime to [...]	2008-02-20 09:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI206	FROZEN ASSETS: RECORD COLD SNAP HARMS CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND [...] Summary: Now entering its sixth-week, a record long period of cold weather is killing livestock and crops in northern and central Vietnam, threatening the food source and economic well-being of some of Vietnam's poorest populations. With temperatures from the city of Hue north to the border w [...]	2008-02-22 06:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR VM
08HANOI210	SBV MOVES AGAIN AGAINST EXCESSIVE LIQUIDITY [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced on February 18 that it will issue VND 20.3tril ($1.2bil) in compulsory promissory notes. This third effort to control inflation follows its earlier actions to raise the reserve ratio and set higher interest rates. Forty-one commercial banks will [...]	2008-02-22 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI22	CODEL HOYER'S MEETINGS WITH GVN LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 3, a thirteen-member Congressional delegation, led by Majority Leader Representative Steny Hoyer and Minority Whip Representative Roy Blunt, discussed bilateral priorities during meetings with President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen P [...]	2008-01-07 08:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KIPR OTRA OVIP UNSC ECON VM
08HANOI225	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hill: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you back to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the importance we attach to strengthening and deepening our bilateral relationship in the year ahead, especially after bad weather in China forced the la [...]	2008-02-26 09:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
08HANOI23	CODEL HOYER'S MEETINGS WITH GVN LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 3, a thirteen-member Congressional delegation, led by Majority Leader Representative Steny Hoyer and Minority Whip Representative Roy Blunt, discussed bilateral priorities during meetings with President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen P [...]	2008-01-07 08:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KIPR OTRA OVIP UNSC ECON VM
08HANOI243	VIETNAM TRADE IN 2007: U.S. EXPORTS UP 73 PERCENT, TOTAL [...] Summary. Vietnam's total trade with the world broke the $100 billion mark in 2007, capping 16 consecutive years of expanding trade with a 29 percent increase over 2006. U.S. exporters also gained in 2007 as U.S. exports grew 73 percent, three times as fast as Vietnamese exports to the United [...]	2008-02-29 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EFIN EFIS EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX VM
08HANOI245	FINANCE MINISTER ON MACROECONOMIC POLICY, ASEAN AND [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh recognized the difficulty of reconciling Vietnam's goals [...]	2008-02-29 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAIR EFIN PGOV VM
08HANOI248	SBV TRIES TO SLOW CREDIT GROWTH TO FIGHT INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the main ways that the GNV is trying to tackle the dramatic spike in inflation is by slowing the growth in bank lending. Vietnamese bank lending has been growing at a double-digit pace since 1994, with a larger share of the loan growth coming from joint-stock commercial [...]	2008-02-29 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VM
08HANOI277	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 2-3 visit to Hanoi, Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with the GVN Ministry of Foreign Affairs (paras 2-12) and National Assembly (paras 13-15),the Communist Party of Vietnam (paras 16-20),religious leaders (paras 21-23),n [...]	2008-03-07 04:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON ETRD CONS VM
08HANOI285	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT FOR VIETNAM [...] Pursuant to reftel, the following is an updated Budget Transparency Report for Vietnam, current as of March 11, 2008. Post will also e-mail the text to Andrew Snow and Richard Figueroa in EEB/IFD/OMA as requested. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT As part of its overall reform efforts, Vietnam is [...]	2008-03-11 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI288	VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...]	2008-03-12 10:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08HANOI29	VIETNAM AIRLINES WILL EQUITISE PARTLY IN 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam Airlines' (VNA) new CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told the Ambassador that VNA will partly equitise in 2009 and revealed VNA's ambitious plan to become one of the preeminent air carriers in Southeast Asia. The Ambassador thanked Minh for Vietnam's recent purchase of Boeing aircraf [...]	2008-01-09 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP VM
08HANOI296	GVN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR SAYS HANOI WANTS INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6, the Ambassador met the head of Vietnam's Government Inspectorate (GI) Tran Van Truyen, a key player in the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) fight against corruption and an ally of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Truyen said he welcomed cooperation with the USG, and adde [...]	2008-03-13 07:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM

08HANOI306	VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND [...] (U) Your visit is a good opportunity to encourage Vietnam to continue the process of opening to the world and reforming internally. Vietnam's national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic and governance reform, and will be attentive to what you have to say. You [...]	2008-03-17 02:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR
08HANOI312	FOLLOWING UP WITH VIETNAM ON TAFT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS [...] (SBU) On March 13, acting Econ Counselor followed up with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) on the proposal on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods, in a joint demarche with his EU counterpart in Hanoi. The GVN said that it "warmly welcomed" the proposal and "shares i [...]	2008-03-17 09:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON VM
08HANOI345	DNSA PRICE'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Daniel M. Price visited Hanoi for official meetings on March 20-21. He received assurances of Vietnam's interest on a BIT, on addressing IPR issues, and on USG technical assistan [...]	2008-03-26 08:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR OVIP PGOV VM
08HANOI349	INVESTMENT MINISTER READIES FOR U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc met with the Ambassador on March 26 to discuss his April 6 - 12 visit to the United States. Phuc and the Ambassador discussed the itinerary and the issues that were likely to come up during the visit, including concerns ab [...]	2008-03-27 00:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OVIP PGOV VM
08HANOI358	TIFA MEETINGS FOCUS ON TRADING RIGHTS, IPR AND MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Vietnam conducted Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Hanoi from March 19 - 21, during which the sides followed up on a full range of WTO implementation and other issues including IPR, market access for pharmaceuticals and cultural prod [...]	2008-03-28 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR EIND EPET KTDB VM
08HANOI359	VIETNAM PREPARES TO BUILD FIRST MDB-FINANCED DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is set to begin construction in 2009 on the Song Bung IV hydroelectric dam, Vietnam's first multilateral development bank-financed hydropower project. USAID Senior Environmental Policy Advisor Leslie Johnston recently traveled to Vietnam to condu [...]	2008-03-28 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM
08HANOI372	FOREIGN ELECTRONIC AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTORS FLOCKING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Samsung's recently-announced plans to build a $670 million mobile phone manufacturing plant is the latest in a series of major investments in Vietnam by international electronics and technology firms. A number of these new investments are planned for Hanoi and surrounding provin [...]	2008-04-01 04:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV TINT ECON TSPL KIPR ELAB VM
08HANOI377	PM DECLARES WAR ON INFLATION, WB STILL OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Summary: With inflation in Vietnam hitting 19.4 percent year-on-year for March, the Prime Minister has very publicly made lowering inflation on of his top priorities, and has just released a seven-point plan to ease inflationary pressures. Despite the domestic macroeconomic challenges an [...]	2008-04-01 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM
08HANOI388	VIETNAM'S MARKET HAS FALLEN AND IT CAN'T GET UP [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's stock market has dropped dramatically in the first quarter of 2008, prompting the Government of Vietnam to take a number of steps to try to stabQe the market. A plan to have the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) buy shares did not prevent further declines. Nar [...]	2008-04-04 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM
08HANOI394	VIETNAM CUTTING RICE EXPORTS; STORIES DIFFER ON SCALE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam, the world's second largest rice exporter in 2007, announced it will cut 2008 rice exports by 11 percent, and may reduce rice export volume by a further 11 percent, pending yields of early-year harvests. Despite recent international press reports identifying a domestic [...]	2008-04-07 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI407	A/S SPOONER ADDRESSES GVN CONCERNS ON APPAREL MONITORING [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a three-day technical exchange on trade remedies with the Vietnamese government (GVN),Import Administration Assistant Secretary David Spooner met with senior Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officials on April 3 to discuss the Department of Commerce's Import Monit [...]	2008-04-09 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ECON EIND ETRD ETTC VM
08HANOI414	POLITBURO MEMBER SEEKS ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING FOR PARTY [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting with Ambassador, Politburo member Nguyen Van Chi asked for U.S. help in selecting American institutions with expertise in anti-corruption work which could cooperate with Vietnam to enhance its capacity in that regard. The Ambassador and Chi discussed Hanoi's fight a [...]	2008-04-10 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI415	VIETNAM'S LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC DAM RISES IN SON LA [...] (U) Summary: As part of an ambitious plan to add 50,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid by 2015, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) is building what will be the country's largest hydroelectric dam in northwestern Vietnam. The 2,400 MW Son La Hydropower Project (SLHP) will enter ser [...]	2008-04-11 01:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM
08HANOI450	PRISON LABOR AND CASHEW NUTS IN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 09:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ASEC ELAB EAGR ILO ECON VM
08HANOI451	PAYING HEED TO BUSINESS CONCERNS, VIETNAM OPENS THE DOOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Hoping to put to rest one of the most controversial WTO-implementing regulations to date, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will further open its distribution sector ahead of schedule and allow foreign-invested businesses in Vietnam to sell imported goods directly to multiple distr [...]	2008-04-18 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KTDB VM
08HANOI457	INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM UNDETERRED BY GLOBAL SLOWDOWN [...] (U) Summary: Foreign investment continues to pour into Vietnam in record numbers. In just the first three months of 2008, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has approved 148 new foreign investment projects valued at $5.1 billion, a 43 percent year-on-year increase. Foreign investors made commit [...]	2008-04-21 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI46	ECONOMIC GROWTH TRUMPS PUBLIC HEALTH: VIETNAMESE ROOFING [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam increasingly relies on asbestos in its construction sector, despite the internationally recognized harmful health impacts from asbestos exposure. In the absence of effective worker safety provisions, many workers in Vietnam's growing number of asbestos-cement processing fa [...]	2008-01-16 01:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HANOI475	VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: GVN SETS SIGHTS ON LOWER TARGETS, [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. GVN ABANDONS GROWTH AND INFLATION TARGETS ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) Lower-than-expected growth and higher-than-expected inflation and trade deficit figures are forcing the GVN to [...]	2008-04-24 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ACOA ECPS EFIN EIND ETRD PGOV VN
08HANOI498	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Tackling rising food prices is part of Vietnam's larger challenge of addressing soaring inflation rates, which hit 21.5 percent year-on-year in April. International agricultural experts say that they are not worried about food security, even among Vietnam's rural poor, noting t [...]	2008-04-29 04:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID VM
08HANOI516	STILL LUCID AT 97: GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP TALKS EDUCATION [...] (SBU) On April 25, the Ambassador and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussed efforts to increase educational exchanges between the United States and Vietnam. After imploring the Ambassador to work to bring the overall relationship to an even higher level, Giap echoed the Ambassador's desire to see m [...]	2008-05-05 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI530	PRIME MINISTER FLOATS ANTI-DEFICIT AND INFLATION MEASURES, [...] (U) Summary: In his annual "Government Report" before the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung threw his support behind measures to reduce the fiscal and trade deficits, such as reducing public borrowing and slowing down "unnecessary" imports. He also vowed to keep price caps on k [...]	2008-05-07 00:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON VM
08HANOI535	AMBASSADOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CHINA WITH [...] (SBU) On May 2, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador the ERC welcomes the positive developments in U.S.-Vietnam relations, especially in trade, investment and education. He appealed for Vietnam to be granted GSP and agreed that many recently opened [...]	2008-05-08 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM
08HANOI537	POSSIBILITIES FOR USG COLLABORATION WITH VIETNAM ON CLIMATE [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's unique position as a growing emitter facing imminent and serious impacts from climate change makes it a particularly attractive partner for collaboration with the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Vietnam will be one of the c [...]	2008-05-08 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TBIO KGHG VM
08HANOI541	POLITBURO MEMBER COMMENTS ON AMBASSADOR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (SBU) On May 5, influential Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat Truong Tan Sang met the Ambassador to discuss U.S.-Vietnam relations, the Ambassador's priorities for his tenure in Vietnam and economic issues. The "consensus" within Vietnam's governing circles is that Hanoi [...]	2008-05-08 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM
08HANOI55	ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM - PM AGREES TO "GUILLOTINE" TO CUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an unprecedented three-year action plan known as "Project 30" to implement sweeping administrative and regulatory reforms in Vietnam that will affect all 22 national ministries and 64 provinces. This plan, developed by USAID with the [...]	2008-01-16 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID BEXP ETRD VM
08HANOI550	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On April 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Politburo member Truong Vinh Trong discussed with the Ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's planned visit to the United States, the cases of political dissidents Le Thi Cong Nhan and Bui Kim Thanh and Government of Vietnam (GVN) efforts against [...]	2008-05-12 03:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON TBIO PGOV SOCI PREL KCOR KHIV KPPAO
08HANOI56	VIETNAM'S POOL OF SKILLED LABOR DRYING UP [...] Summary: Vietnam has earned a reputation for its industrious, low-cost, and young labor force. Unprecedented economic growth, however, is imposing severe demands on Vietnam's labor market. With local and foreign investors draining the talent pool, Vietnam's labor force no longer confers the a [...]	2008-01-16 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ILO ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI569	VIETNAMESE PRESS AND PUBLIC CONTINUE TO FIRE AWAY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Widespread criticism continued in the Vietnamese press and blogosphere over the arrest of two journalists for their reporting on the PMU-18 corruption scandal and high-profile figures have offered their support to the journalists. The case is widely seen as reflecting power strug [...]	2008-05-14 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI572	MOF AND SBV DISCUSS PLAN TO FIGHT INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Giau and Finance Vice Minister Tran Xuan Ha on May 14 to discuss Vietnam's current macro-economic situation, including implementation of the Prime Minister's seven-point plan to fight inflation (Reftels). Se [...]	2008-05-15 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI573	CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's telecommunication market continues its rapid development, underpinned by the strong performance of the mobile phone sector, which surpassed 35 million subscribers in 2007. New market entrants and more flexible government regulations helped to drive down costs and incre [...]	2008-05-16 00:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON KPRV VM
08HANOI579	BP TRANSFERS OPERATORSHIP OF SOUTH CHINA SEA [...] (C) Summary: BP Vietnam has complied with an order by state-run PetroVietnam (PVN) and turned over operatorship of its South China Sea Blocks 5.2 and 5.3 to PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Company (PVEP),a PVN subsidiary. BP is a majority stakeholder with ConocoPhillips (CP) in 5.2/3 [...]	2008-05-16 08:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
08HANOI590	VIETNAM RESPONDS POSTIVIELY TO U.S. CODEX CHAIRPERSON [...] (U) On May 15, visiting U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Charles Lambert, accompanied by AgAttache, delivered reftel points on the candidacy of Dr. Karen Hulebak for Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) to Dr. Vu Ngo [...]	2008-05-20 08:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI602	AMBASSADOR'S ROUNDTABLE IDENTIFIES KEY CHALLENGES TO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a May 16 roundtable discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) in Vietnam with more than 40 U.S. business community representatives. Participants discussed the ongoing challenges of weak enforcement of Vietnam's laws; low, non-deterrent penalty levels; [...]	2008-05-22 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI606	DPM HUNG SPEAKS ON INFLATION, BANKS AND FISCAL RESTRAINT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nguyen Sinh Hung on May 21 to discuss macro-economic issues and the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) plans to address inflation. Hung acknowledged the challenges, but said there were plans to address State Owned Enterprise (SOE) ex [...]	2008-05-22 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI610	VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: LIFTING CAPS ON RICE EXPORTS AND [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. RICE EXPORT CAPS MAY BE LIFTED ------------------------------ 2. (U) Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Minister Cao Duc Phat said that Vietnam may lift its ban on new rice export contracts begin [...]	2008-05-23 07:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI612	CIVAIR: VIETNAM WILL GET BACK TO US ON AVSEC/19 DEMARCHE [...] Econoff asked for Government of Vietnam (GVN) support, and delivered reftel talking points along with complete versions of the AVSECP/19 working papers, to Mr. To Tu Hung, Deputy Director of Aviation Security of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). 2. Mr. Hung said he would [...]	2008-05-23 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON KTIA VM
08HANOI614	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Kramer: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the importance we attach to human rights in strengthening and deepening our bilateral relationship in the year ahead. Overall, the U.S.-Vietnam re [...]	2008-05-23 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
08HANOI622	CIVAIR: VIETNAM LENDS SUPPORT TO USG AVSECP/19 POSITIONS [...] In a May 23 email, Mr. To Tu Hung, Deputy Director of Aviation Security of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) expressed support for several USG positions outlined in working papers to be presented at the nineteenth Aviation Security Panel of Experts (AVSECP/19) in Montreal, May [...]	2008-05-28 02:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON KTIA VM
08HANOI632	CAN PROMOTING HO CHI MINH'S "MORAL EXAMPLE" CURB [...] (C) In response to "rampant corruption," GVN leaders have undertaken a national drive to convince people to follow Ho Chi Minh's "moral example." A central-level Party steering committee, which includes several Politburo members, meets regularly to assess the campaign's progress. However, CPV [...]	2008-05-30 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KPAO PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI634	Part I: Latest Economic Data Sends HCMC Analysts Into A [...] (SBU) Summary: After a record of good performance through the first half of 2007, missteps in fiscal and monetary policy have set the stage in 2008 for concerns that the GVN needs stronger macro-economic management. High inflation, exchange rate fluctuations and lack of SOE control have erode [...]	2008-05-30 11:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI643	VIETNAM: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] Summary: Forced and child labor (as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) is not generally used to produce goods in Vietnam. While there is some evidence that abuses do sometimes occur, they are neither widespread nor systematic. Indeed, much of the inform [...]	2008-06-02 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON POL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI VM
08HANOI649	VIETNAM'S OIL AND MINING COMPANIES EXTRACT REVENUES WHERE [...] Summary: As rising domestic energy demands compel Vietnam's transition from exporter to net importer of crude oil and coal, state-run PetroVietnam (PVN) and the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) are expanding their horizons. PetroVietnam, which expects a 140 percent inc [...]	2008-06-03 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY VM
08HANOI654	STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE REFORM KEY TO IMPROVING THE BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) got an earful of solicited advice from domestic and foreign businesses on how to improve its business climate at the GVN-sponsored Vietnam Business Forum on June 2. Commonly-cited prescriptions included redoubling efforts against corruption and red [...]	2008-06-04 08:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
08HANOI658	Part II: GVN ANNOUNCES FURTHER MEASURES TO INSTILL [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on Vietnam's macroeconomic situation. 2. (SBU) Summary: Facing persistent high inflation and market concerns about the stability of the dong, the Government of Vietnam (VN) has begun to make a more concerted and public effort to address growing ma [...]	2008-06-04 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI667	VIETNAM: SFRC STAFFDEL STUDIES TRANSPARENCY IN EXTRACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff members Jay Branegan and Marik String visited Hanoi May 25-29, 2008 to meet with GVN officials, private sector energy companies and NGOs to discuss transparency in extractive industries. The Extractive Industries Transparency [...]	2008-06-06 05:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM
08HANOI672	ARRESTED JOURNALISTS PAWNS IN CPV POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: While contacts report that state-controlled media outlets have been ordered to cease reporting the story, outrage over the arrest of two journalists who broke a major corruption scandal in 2006 continues. At a Swedish Embassy-organized "Dialogue on Anti-Corruption" attended by sc [...]	2008-06-06 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI677	VIETNAM REQUESTS ENVIRONMENTAL DELIVERABLES FOR UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings, the Minister and Senior Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) detailed to the Ambassador priority issues for the Government of Vietnam (GVN) during the upcoming visit to Washington by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Both officials high [...]	2008-06-09 02:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI694	VIETNAM'S FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS LACK BITE [...] (SBU) Summary: The second recent major cholera outbreak served as a backdrop to the recent March announcement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to focus on food safety issues. Earlier this year, Vietnam initiated a USD 81 million-4-year plan consisting of six different food safety and hygiene pr [...]	2008-06-10 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI695	Part III: PM VOWS TO DEFEND THE CURRENCY, REJECTS CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Prime Minister told a group of bankers on June 8 that the GVN has no plans to devalue the dong and will continue to intervene to defend the currency. He rejected the notion of capital controls, which he said would be a mistake. The PM further stated that Vietnam is not co [...]	2008-06-10 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI711	PETROVIETNAM STILL NEGOTIATING DETAILS OF IRAN INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) On June 10, poloff discussed Ref B points about reports of PetroVietnam's investment in Iran's energy sector with MFA West Asia and Africa Department specialist Nguyen Quynh Phuong. Ms. Phuong said the two sides are still negotiating details of the investment. She characterized the agree [...]	2008-06-13 08:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IR PREL VM
08HANOI714	INTEREST RATES GO UP, DONG GOES DOWN [...] (U) Summary. The State Bank of Vietnam raised several key interest rates by 2.0 percentage points, in an effort to rein in inflation and slow lending growth, the latter of which is running at more than 60 percent higher than a year ago. Even with these increases, however, deposit and lending [...]	2008-06-13 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI72	IMF Speaks on Vietnam's Macroeconomic Policy [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Country Director for Vietnam gave a briefing on Vietnam's macroeconomic performance for the second half of 2007. The IMF concluded that economic growth and performance was and will continue to be strong, but that certain macroeconomic policies are contributing to infla [...]	2008-01-18 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL VM
08HANOI731	SCENESETTER FOR U.S. VISIT OF VIETNAM PRIME MINISTER DUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Prime Minister views his June 24 White House meeting as an opportunity to confirm to all -- including those who hate us -- that the United States will remain a big part of Vietnam's future. In particular, he will celebrate our remarkable economic partnership, built on [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR VM
08HANOI738	FOCUS ON U.S. BUSINESS IN VIETNAM: DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS; [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) This cable is the first in a series focusing on issues on the U.S. private sector and business agenda in Vietnam. 3. (SBU) Summary: The issu [...]	2008-06-20 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV VM
08HANOI739	VIETNAM TO RESUME RICE EXPORTS IN JULY [...] Vietnam announced on June 18 that it would resume rice exports from July 2008, lifting the ban that it had placed last March. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) expects to be able to export up to one million tons of rice from July to September, bringing 2008 totals to 3.5 million tons by October. [...]	2008-06-20 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON ETTC VM
08HANOI743	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: WIDER TRADING BAND, IMPORT [...] This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. SECURITIES COMMISSION WIDENS SHARE TRADING BAND --------------------------------------------- -- 2. The State Security Commission (SSC) widened the daily trading band on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange [...]	2008-06-23 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EAID ECPS ECON EAGR VM
08HANOI746	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ECONOMIC AGENDA PURSUES TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's 12th National Assembly jumped right into the debate over how to improve the country's macroeconomic situation, grilling ministers and publicly grumbling about the country's economic management. In the end, the Assembly fell in line behind the Government's macroeconomic [...]	2008-06-24 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
08HANOI752	VIETNAM: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO VM
08HANOI774	SBV CAN'T SEE THE FOREX FOR THE TREES [...] (SBU) On June 26, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Official Letter 5728 prohibiting banks from performing dollar-dong trades through a third currency. Previously, some banks had been trading from dong to a third currency (often Euros) and then into dollars in an attempt to circumvent the [...]	2008-07-02 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI783	PROMINENT VIETNAMESE BUSINESS LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) In late June, Poloffs met Le Thien Thanh, who like many children of leading Vietnamese communists, is a wealthy businessman and General Director of the Thien Mien Company. Thanh's father, Le Duan, was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) for close to 30 years and is sa [...]	2008-07-03 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI806	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FARMERS BENEFIT FROM HIGHER [...] This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. RISING FOOD PRICES INCREASE AVERAGE WELFARE ------------------------------------------- 2. Rising food prices have benefited Vietnam's average household welfare and helped push down further the poverty ra [...]	2008-07-11 10:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR EAIR ETRD VM
08HANOI814	CIVAIR: SAFETY ISSUES COULD RESULT IN EUROPEAN BLACKLIST OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. aviation experts from the FAA, Boeing, and Robinson Aviation met with officials of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and Vietnam Airlines. The team discussed the results of a December 2007 civil aviation safety audit conducted in Vietnam by the Internation [...]	2008-07-14 03:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON BEXP KTIA VM
08HANOI842	MOLISA FAVORS LOU EXTENSION AND LABOR DIALOGUE NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) would like to sign a four-year extension of the Letter of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Labor. It also proposes to send a Vice Minister to Washington at the end of July/beginning of August to sign the exten [...]	2008-07-21 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI846	GAS PRICE INCREASE FUELS INFLATION, UNHAPPINESS [...] (U) The GVN announced new fuel price increases on Monday, July 21. Gasoline prices went up 31 percent, diesel up 14 percent, and petroleum products kerosene and mazut went up 44 and 37 percent respectively. The increase follows an 11 percent hike on gas and a 36 percent increase on diesel i [...]	2008-07-22 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI847	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: IMPORT LICENSING, RICE EXPORT [...] This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. More transparency is expected for OTC securities market --------------------------------------------- ---- ----- 2. According to Mr. Nguyen Vu Quang Trung, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Securities Trading [...]	2008-07-22 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI857	LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT MFA, HANOI CITY GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has added three vice ministers, although with some of the four current ministers likely to take other positions how many total vice ministers the ministry will have remains to be seen. There is speculation that the changes lay the groundwork for curr [...]	2008-07-23 08:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM
08HANOI864	VIETNAM SEEKS STRONGER U.S. SUPPORT AGAINST CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing recent press reports making public China's warning to ExxonMobil to pull out of an offshore oil exploration deal with Vietnam, an MFA official told Pol Counselor in a July 24 meeting that Vietnam will protect the interests of ExxonMobil. He also requested a strong express [...]	2008-07-24 09:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CM VM
08HANOI865	GVN CLAMPDOWN ON PRESS CLAIMS MORE VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Two popular State-controlled but reformist newspapers based in Ho Chi Minh City that ran stories on corruption replaced editorial leaders and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) recently interrogated the paper's chief editors. While the dailies portrayed the moves as nothing out of the [...]	2008-07-24 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI87	EAP DAS MARCIEL AND GVN DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, GOVERNANCE, [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel discussed human rights, cooperation in governance reform and law enforcement, and a possible visit by Prime Minister Dung [...]	2008-01-25 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ABLD PBTS PHSA PHUM PREL ECON VM
08HANOI871	VIETNAM NOT RUSHING TRADE DEALS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has ongoing trade and investment multilateral and bilateral negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, the EU, Chile, Japa [...]	2008-07-28 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTDB VM
08HANOI877	CPV PLENUM TAKES PLACE AMID TALK OF MID-TERM [...] (C) From July 9-17, the Party's 181 Central Committee (CC) members convened in Hanoi amid a backdrop of high inflation and talk of a possible mid-term Party Congress. Mission sources report that CC members do not favor holding a mid-term Congress, although some leaders are using recent econom [...]	2008-07-30 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
08HANOI881	GVN HAS TOUGH ECONOMIC CHOICES AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Dohner, in meetings with Vietnamese government officials on July 2 and 3, conveyed that Vietnam's prospects are still strongly positive but appropriate policy choices over the next few months would be critical to achieving a more stable [...]	2008-07-30 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI883	IMF CONGRATULATES WHILE CAUTIONING THE GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Resident Representative in Hanoi believes the macroeconomic situation in Vietnam has stabilized in the short term, citing exchange rates and the stock market as reflective of increasing investor confidence. He cautions, however, that a reduction in interest rates is pr [...]	2008-07-31 00:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI897	RUSSIAN CONCERN ABOUT CHINESE PRESSURE ON EXXONMOBIL [...] (SBU) Citing recent press reports making public China's warning to ExxonMobil to pull out of an offshore oil exploration deal with Vietnam (Reftel),Russian Econ/Commercial Counselor Vadim Bublikov shared with Poloffs and Econoff Russia's "deep concern" about the situation and how it could affe [...]	2008-08-04 00:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CM VM
08HANOI898	VIETNAM NUCLEAR SECTOR MOVING FORWARD WITH U.S. SAFETY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A high-level Department of Energy (DOE) delegation recently visited Vietnam to discuss the safe and secure development of the Vietnamese nuclear sector and Vietnamese entry into the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). Vietnamese officials seemed quite interested in GNEP, [...]	2008-08-04 01:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP PARM KNNP VM
08HANOI90	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...]	2008-01-28 01:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM
08HANOI934	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY, AUG. 21 to 24, 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]	2008-08-11 04:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI938	VIETNAM ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FUEL PRICE HIKES TEMPER GOOD [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. VN INDEX AND INFLATION IMPROVE BEFORE FUEL PRICE INCREASES --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Although Vietnam's inflation declined and the stock market went up during July, the f [...]	2008-08-13 04:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECPS ECON EAGR ETRD VM
08HANOI940	VIETNAM PROPOSES TO "BEGIN IMMEDIATELY" WORK ON NON-MARKET [...] (U) On August 13, 2008, Embassy Hanoi received the following letter from Vietnam's Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Vu Huy Hoang, addressed to Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, dated August 11. Post has the original copy of the letter on file. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Re: Establishing [...]	2008-08-14 00:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ETTC
08HANOI947	PRESIDENT TRIET REPORTEDLY ILL, AGAIN; PM DUNG [...] (C) Well-placed contacts say President Nguyen Minh Triet's prostate cancer has reappeared, but they provide different accounts as to whether he offered to resign. Our contacts tell us Politburo members do not want Triet to step aside because they worry that, given recent economic problems, lac [...]	2008-08-14 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON KCOR KNNP KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM
08HANOI951	PM DUNG GETS THE BALL ROLLING ON WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW [...] (U) On August 13, 2008, Embassy Hanoi received the following letter from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam, addressed to Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, dated August 11. Post has the original copy of the letter on file. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Secretary, All members [...]	2008-08-15 07:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ETTC
08HANOI966	AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE AND NUCLEAR COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) In his meeting with Minister Hoang Van Phong of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),Ambassador Michalak highlighted growing U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on science and technology and the importance those issues played in making Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's recent [...]	2008-08-19 00:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
08HANOI975	OIL PRODUCTION DOWN, REVENUES UP AT PETROVIETNAM [...] Summary: Shrinking reserves meant Vietnam produced only 16.5 million tons of crude oil in 2007, down 7.6 percent from 2006. Oil revenues increased sharply, however, as world prices soared. Vietnam, currently a net oil exporter, expects to be a net importer by 2015 due to rising domestic demand [...]	2008-08-20 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY VM
08HANOI981	VIETNAM'S EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS: [...] (SBU) Summary. Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are key components of Vietnam's growing economy. However, IPs and EPZs emit large amounts of air and water pollutants, while producing growing quantities of solid wastes. While the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has several [...]	2008-08-22 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HANOI996	VIETNAM PROPOSAL FOR FY 2008 IPR OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM [...] Mission Vietnam is pleased to submit a program proposal for consideration by EEB as part of the 2008 IPR Outreach Pilot Program (REF A). This proposal follows on our May 16, 2008 Roundtable with U.S. business representatives in Vietnam (REF B) and consultations with the Government of Vietnam's [...]	2008-08-28 06:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HARARE1013	ZIM NOTES 11-7-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Extraordinary Summit on Deck... - Mugabe Congratulates Obama... - Global Fund "diversion" goes public... - Cholera Outbreak Continues... - Civil Service Corruption Rampant... - WOZA Women Released on Bail... - Visiting American Surgi [...]	2008-11-10 13:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1025	ZIM NOTES 11-14-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Attempts to Impose Political Solution... - Protesters Beaten by Police, One Miscarried in Custody... - RBZ Returns Global Fund Money... - Diamonds are a Crooked Politician's Best Friend... - Visiting American Surgical Team Moves to Private [...]	2008-11-17 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1028	RESERVE BANK AMENDS SOME PAST FAILED POLICES [...] (SBU) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued a statement on November 13 outlining several changes to bank regulatory policies designed to address cash shortages, the near collapse of the payments system, and exorbitant prices in stores licensed to deal in foreign currencies. The changes to Zimb [...]	2008-11-18 12:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE1035	ZIMBABWE DIAMONDS: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING [...] (C) We spoke about the Chiadzwa diamond fields on November 19 with Greg Sebborn. Sebborn is the former CEO of Zimplats and is currently a consultant to African Consolidated Resources (ACR). He has good connections within the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). 2. (C) Sebborn said Chiadzwa had [...]	2008-11-19 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ECON EMIN ZI
08HARARE1040	ZIM NOTES 11-21-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Still No Political Progress - Health System Collapses - While Cholera Crisis Continues - Over 700 Doctors and Nurses Protest - Biti Still Faces Treason Charges - Tsvangirai's Travels Could Land Him in Jail - Freedom Defenders win awards - Res [...]	2008-11-24 05:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1057	ZIM NOTES 11-28-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiators Sign Constitutional Amendment 19... - Treasury Department Designates More Cronies... - Supreme Court Dismisses Danish Suit... - Elders Turned Away... - Frustrated Soldiers Trash Bank... - Mbeki expresses frustration with MDC-T [...]	2008-12-01 08:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1064	ASSESSING THE DOLLAR STORES: POOR PERFORMANCE SO [...] (SBU) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued foreign currency licenses to Zimbabwean retail stores and manufacturers in September to try to generate the foreign currency required to boost domestic production. Our survey of local retailers and discussions with managers indicate that foreig [...]	2008-12-03 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE1067	HARARE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: COPING WITH COLLAPSE [...] SUMMARY: The collapse of Zimbabwe's infrastructure and economy continues to provide new challenges to post management. Post currently has the capacity to provide regular water supplies to all USG offices and residences except those in commercial office buildings. Additional wells may be requ [...]	2008-12-03 17:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SOCI ECON PGOV AMED ZI
08HARARE1080	ZIM NOTES 12/05-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on HarareQs Streets - Civic Leader Abducted - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out - Cholera Crisis Continues - Minister of Health Candid in [...]	2008-12-05 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
08HARARE1082	ZIM NOTES 12-05-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on Harare's Streets... - Civic Leader Abducted... - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days... - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe... - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out... - Cholera Crisis Continues... - Min [...]	2008-12-08 06:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1122	ZIM NOTES 12-12-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - PF-ZAPU Revitalizing Party... - MDC Holds Strategy Meeting... - Manyika's Death an Accident?... - ZANU-PF Conference Delayed... - Mugabe Says Cholera Stopped... - Zimbabwe to be Discussed at UNSC... - EU Adds 11 Names to Sanctions List. [...]	2008-12-16 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1136	ZIM NOTES 12-19-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- This is the last edition of Zim Notes in 2008. We will resume publication on January 2. Topics of the week: - Constitutional Amendment 19 Gazetted... - Allegations of MDC Paramilitary Camps in Botswana Refuted... - PF ZAPU Reemerges... - New Attorney General Ap [...]	2008-12-19 11:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE131	RBZ GOVERNOR GONO MAKES CASE TO MUGABE FOR [...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Senior Advisor Munyaradzi Kereke told econoff in a meeting at the RBZ on February 13 that RBZ Governor Gono had recommended in a letter to President Mugabe that he ensure free and fair elections and open the electoral process up to international observers fr [...]	2008-02-14 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE133	Zim Notes 2-15-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-15 10:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE134	Zim Notes 2-08-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-15 10:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI

08HARARE138	MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT PROVIDES RELIEF TO [...] (SBU) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono provided relief to the banking sector in his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) of January 31, 2008, resolving a looming liquidity crisis, but he failed to introduce any further reforms to stabilize the deteriorating economy. Blaming "sanctions [...]	2008-02-20 11:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE144	Zim Notes 02-22-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-22 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE162	ZIMBABWE PRINTING MONEY "AT ALL COSTS" [...] (C) Former NMB Bank Ltd Managing Director and co-founder James Mushore told econoff on February 28 that the ability of the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to print money is key to the regime's survival. In fact, it is printing Z$24.2 trillion/day (US$1.2 million/day at the cash parallel rate) at [...]	2008-02-29 11:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE163	Zim Notes 02-29-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-03 04:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE18	Zim Notes January 11, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-01-11 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE184	Zim Notes, March 7, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-07 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE187	ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED [...] In Zimbabwe, fiscal transparency and accountability exist in principle but not in practice. There is a range of legislation governing elements of government accounts, including the Finance Act Chapter 23:04, which deals with income tax, duties and license fees, and the Customs and Excise Act C [...]	2008-03-10 16:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL ZI
08HARARE204	Zim Notes - March 14, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-14 10:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE215	ZIM'S INDIGENIZATION BILL - A DAMAGING BUT MOST LIKELY [...] (SBU) The announcement that President Mugabe had signed the Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act and its official publication on March 7 rocked the business community in Zimbabwe. Many businessmen had breathed a sigh of relief believing the Bill had been allowed to expire, unsigned, whe [...]	2008-03-19 08:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE225	ZIM NOTES MARCH 20, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-20 16:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE232	POULTRY AND PATRONAGE, HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN AN [...] (C) Econoffs met with David Irvine, Managing Director of Irvine's Day Old Chicks Ltd on March 19 to discuss the business climate ahead of the elections. Irvine, who has connections to a number of pro-Mugabe Ministers, is exploiting all angles to procure the inputs needed to keep his business g [...]	2008-03-27 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE243	Zim Notes 03-28-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-28 10:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE277	Reading the Tea Leaves in Zimbabwe: Troubled Times [...] (U) Production is down at Zimbabwe's two largest tea estates in the face of a severe labor shortage and lack of foreign exchange for inputs. In addition, the move to mechanization has reduced tea leaf quality and the amount of exportable product. Both estates have sought deals to improve the [...]	2008-04-04 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE280	THE TALE OF TWO U.S. COMPANIES' EXIT FROM ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) In the past several months both Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson have shut down their local production facilities, driven out by corporate prohibitions on dealing in the parallel foreign exchange market, ever-shifting monetary policy including a punishing rate of forex retention, [...]	2008-04-04 13:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE281	Zim Notes 04-04-2008 [...] Zim Notes is a compendium of political & economic news items from Zimbabwe. ZIM NOTES IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. This newsletter is produced by the Political/Economic Section of Embassy Harare. It is intended to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. S [...]	2008-04-04 14:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE294	NEW WAVE OF COMMERCIAL FARM INVASIONS [...] (SBU) According to Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Trevor Gifford, 45 white-owned commercial farms in the provinces of Masvingo and Mashonaland have come under siege since April 5. Mobs have forced most of the farmers off their property in a move apparently centrally orchestrated by [...]	2008-04-08 16:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAGR PGOV ZI ECON
08HARARE323	ZIM NOTES April 11, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Election Results Still Pending - Regional Engagement On Zimbabwe - Electoral Commission Under Fire - Post-Election Surge In Violence And Intimidation - *Zimbabwe Dollar Dives - Punitive New Income Tax Bands, Higher Rates, And Steep Increase In S [...]	2008-04-11 11:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE324	PUBLIC BLAMES ZANU-PF AND SANCTIONS FOR DIRE STATE [...] (U) The presentation on April 8, 2007 of the results of round two of the Mass Public Opinion Institute's (MPOI) national survey on "The Zimbabwe Economy and People's Survival Strategies," carried out in December 2007, revealed greater pessimism over the state of the economy and personal levels [...]	2008-04-11 11:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE34	HARARE 2008 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to support a sequel to successful previous BFIF-funded "Just Business" fora (Refs A and B). ---------------------------- "Just Business" Forum Sequel ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post [...]	2008-01-17 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AMGT BEXP ECON ETRD ZI
08HARARE345	ZIM NOTES April 17, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Still No Election Results, Court Rebuffs Opposition Demand - Post-Election Violence Spreads, One Confirmed Death - Scores of Opposition Arrested - An Analytic Note On Violence - Opposition "Stay-In" a Flop - UN Security Council Deliberates Over Z [...]	2008-04-17 15:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE361	SPOTTING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ZIMBABWE'S RUINS [...] (U) In the midst of Zimbabwe's distressed economy, some investors see opportunity that the risk averse abandoned long ago. Banking on economic recovery and attracted to Zimbabwe's cheap price tags, investors are looking at sectors with international links or those that will benefit from an inc [...]	2008-04-23 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE363	SURVIVOR ZIMBABWE: HOW BUSINESS COPES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 14:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE366	COCA COLA, HAMMERED BUT IN ZIMBABWE TO STAY [...] (U) Coca Cola is in Zimbabwe for the long haul, but the company and its bottlers are plagued by the problems of labor retention, access to foreign exchange, sugar procurement, punitive price controls, and power and water outages. A senior executive believed that the technical state of the bot [...]	2008-04-24 12:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE376	ZIM NOTES April 25, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Signals or Smoke Screen, State-Media Floats Idea of Government of National Unity - No End To Post-Election Violence - Recount Results Trickle In - UN Human Rights Officials Visit Harare - Chinese Ship With Arms For Zimbabwe On Its Way Home - G [...]	2008-04-25 13:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE380	FIRSTHAND INFORMATION ON TORTURE BASES IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Post received firsthand information about the establishment by the military of torture bases across the country for punishing perceived regime opponents. The administrator of the Tengenenge sculpture village in Mashonaland Central village recounted to emboff on April 26 the brutal beating [...]	2008-04-29 15:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC ECON ZI
08HARARE397	Zim Notes 5/2/2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Presidential Election Results Still Pending - MDC Reconciliation - Violence Continues - Winter School Term Begins - Ambassador Warns Perpetrators of Violence - SADC Tribunal Sets Date To Hear White Zimbabwean Farmers' Case - HIFA 2008 Kicks [...]	2008-05-05 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE40	Zim Notes January 18, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-01-22 07:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE416	LIBERALIZED FOREX TRADING, PLUS MORE PATCHES FROM [...] (SBU) Against the background of an ever worsening economic crisis, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the first quarter of 2008 on April 30. The objectives of the MPS are noble, but the measures are more of the same, with the exceptio [...]	2008-05-09 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
08HARARE417	ZIM NOTES May 9, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - It's Official, MDC Tops ZANU-PF In Presidential Poll - Recount Of Parliament Vote Confirms Initial Results - MDC Reconciliation - Violence Continues - More Violent Farm Invasions - Ambassador Hosts Meeting On Violence - SADC Investigates Viole [...]	2008-05-09 10:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE44	CASH CRISIS PERSISTS, DESPITE NEW NOTES [...] (SBU) After a series of policy flip-flops over Zimbabwe's ongoing cash crisis, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono released new, much higher denominated notes into the cash-starved market on January 19. The new notes and higher daily cash withdrawal limits have failed, however, to sol [...]	2008-01-23 09:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE440	ZIM NOTES 5-16-2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Moving Toward Presidential Runoff Date - Ambassador Highlights Violence - Police Storm Anglican Church During Communion - Let Me See Your "Movement Permit" - Labor Leaders Still Detained - Zimbabwe Ranks 186th Of 195 Countries In Press Freedo [...]	2008-05-16 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE462	ZIM NOTES May 23, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai to Return - ZANU-PF Strategy To Maintain Power And Considerations of a GNU - A Compendium Of Violence - Media Crackdown - Two Union Leaders Released On Bail, Another Arrested - Bishop Kunonga Excommunicated - Police Officer Fined Fo [...]	2008-05-23 11:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE47	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO BE [...] (SBU) Beginning his outreach to Zimbabwe's beleaguered business community, on January 17 Ambassador challenged members of the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) to be more energetic in bringing about peaceful change in Zimbabwe. Speaking at the monthly meeting of ABAZ, he said [...]	2008-01-23 14:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE490	ZIM NOTES June 6, 2008 [...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - U.S. Diplomats, Staff, Detained and Harassed By Police - Gov Suspends Field Operations of All NGOs - United Opposition Unlikely - Public Unenthusiastic About GNU - Senior MDC Officials Released - Violence Spurs Internal Displacement - Yout [...]	2008-06-06 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE526	ZIM NOTES June 20, 2008 [...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - Harare Hit by Electoral Violence - Ambassador Meets SADC Observer Leader - Retaliation for Diplomats' Visit - MDC Secretary General Faces Treason Charges - NGOs Still Suspended - Hidden and Hungry at Harvest House - Secretary Rice Talks Zi [...]	2008-06-20 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE531	MISGUIDED POLICIES SPAWN ACUTE BREAD SHORTAGE [...] (U) Bread shortages have reappeared as Zimbabwe's wheat and flour stocks collapse. Wheat production has been declining since the commercial farm invasions of 2000. While farm takeovers and low prices explained much of the poor wheat output in the early 2000s, in more recent years, shortages o [...]	2008-06-23 15:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE554	ZIM NOTES June 27, 2008 [...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - MDC Pulls Out of Election Run-Off - Tsvangirai Takes Refuge in Dutch Embassy - Fallout from Raid on Opposition IDPs - Biti and Matinenga Released from Jail - As Abductions, Beatings, and Unlawful DetenQQ s@f62Qx - Mining Sector Top Forex Ea [...]	2008-06-27 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE601	ZIM NOTES 7-3-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe won... - State of Negotiations... - African Media Experts Slam Media Environment... - Lead Complainants in SADC Tribunal Farm Case Abducted, Beaten... - USAP Students Earn Over US$5 Million in Scholarships... - Inflation Soars... - Supply [...]	2008-07-08 08:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE604	UK COMPANY SUSPENDS HARD CURRENCY DELIVERIES TO [...] (C) U.K.-based Travelex suspended its supply of foreign currency to Western Union Zimbabwe in late June, apparently fearful of being tarred with sustaining the Mugabe regime. Consequently, Zimbabwe's major money transfer company has capped cash disbursements while it scrambles for alternate su [...]	2008-07-10 12:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE610	ZIMBABWE'S FY 2008 SUGAR EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
08HARARE611	ZIM NOTES 7-11-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - ZANU-PF-MDC Preliminary Talks Begin... - Parliament to Convene... - Violence Continues... - Attack on Government IDP Camp... - IDPs Flee to Embassy... - Global Opinion of South Africa Slumps... - Remittance Disbursements Capped for Lack [...]	2008-07-14 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE614	ZIMBABWE'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR REELS UNDER [...] (U) According to a survey carried out by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) covering 2007, Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector, once the backbone of the economy, is stricken by the weight of innumerable, largely man-made constraints. Output and employment within the sector have decli [...]	2008-07-15 06:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE623	ZIM NOTES 7-18-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the Week: - MOU on Hold - UN Briefs Donors on Re-Opening NGO Operations, Return of IDPs - Zim Delegation Walks out of SADC Tribunal Hearing - EU to Widen Sanctions - South Africa Continues Deporting Zimbabweans - ZBC Bans Politically Incorrect Programs - [...]	2008-07-21 15:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE627	CASH SHORTAGE LOOMS AS ECONOMY SLIPS INTO FREE-FALL [...] (SBU) The current hyperinflationary environment has increased demand for cash immensely as debit cards, checks and bank transfer payments have all lost favor across the business sector. Businesses and individuals attempt to cope by barter, by exchanging local currency quickly into stable curr [...]	2008-07-22 15:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE635	HARARE POC FOR ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 09:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON XA ZI
08HARARE637	ZIM NOTES 7-25-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MOU Signed, Talks Started... - Over a Quarter of MDC MPs Targeted... - EU Expands Sanctions List... - SADC Tribunal Rules Against Zimbabwe on Land... - State Media Tone Down Rhetoric... - Zim Journalist Wins CNN Award... - Holding Mugabe Accou [...]	2008-07-28 06:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE646	BUSINESS CONGRESS BLASTS GOVERNMENT OVER POLICIES [...] (U) Members of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce blasted the government's anti-growth economic policies in the public forum of their annual congress. They bemoaned policy inconsistencies and reversals, the usurpation by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of fiscal policy, price control [...]	2008-07-31 14:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE653	NOTHING BUT STOP-GAP MEASURES IN LATEST MONETARY POLICY [...] (U) In his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) delivered on July 30, 2008, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced the removal of ten zeros from notes in circulation, and the introduction of a new currency. He failed, however, to introduce any new policies that would tame inflation [...]	2008-08-01 11:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE654	ZIM NOTES AUGUST 1, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations to Resume - Violence Continues - U.S. Expands Financial Sanctions - Newspapers Reduce Print Run - Wildlife Poached - Stop-Gap Measures in Latest Monetary Statement - Technical Glitches in Broadcast of Gono's Statement - Busines [...]	2008-08-01 12:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE672	ZIMBABWE SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIER OF [...] (C) Banker James Mushore, who tipped us off in February about the planned media disclosure of German banknote printer Giesecke & Devrient's (G&D) business with Zimbabwe (Ref C),updated emboffs on July 31 on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) pursuit of alternative suppliers of secure paper. [...]	2008-08-08 11:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE675	ZIM NOTES AUGUST 8, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Continuing - OFDA Director Visit - Price Controls Re-Imposed on Tourism - Coins No Remedy for Cash Shortage - Scramble for Alternative Banknote Supplier - "Homegrown Solutions" - the Fuel Couponization of Zimbabwe's Economy - C [...]	2008-08-08 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE699	ZIM NOTES 8-15-2008 [...] Topics of the Week: - Talks Break Off... - Tsvangirai's Travel to SADC Summit Interrupted... - French and Swedish Charges Threatened... - Botswana Deports Zimbabwean Journalist... - Soaring Inflation... - Tobacco Deliveries Lagging... - "Zimbabwe - Beyond Tomorrow"... ---- [...]	2008-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE715	ZIM NOTES 8-22-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Stall Again... - SADC Communiques... - Parliament to Convene... - Violence Continues... - MDC and Donors Meet... - Magistrate Court Dismisses Case Against MDC MP... - WOZA Arrests... - "Zim's inflation not that bad"... - Exchang [...]	2008-08-25 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE73	REGIONAL BLACKOUTS UNDERSCORE ZIMBABWE'S POWER WOES [...] (SBU) Power blackouts across the region this week have underscored the precarious state of Zimbabwe's regional and domestic power supply. South Africa no longer exports power to Zimbabwe; the DRC supply is erratic; Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) in Mozambique is holding Zimbabwe on a tight [...]	2008-01-25 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV ZI
08HARARE745	HARARE USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] In response to reftel request for contact information for local firms, organizations, academic researchers and individuals who may be helpful in providing information on the effects of infrastructure conditions on Zimbabwe's export competitiveness, Harare provides the following information: [...]	2008-08-28 07:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON XA ZI
08HARARE758	ZIM NOTES 8-29-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC Wins House Speakership... - Police Forcefully Disrupt NGO Meeting... - Looming Food Crisis... - Death Toll at 171... - Infrastructure Bombing... - Abuses of Students Come to Light... - Olympic Swimmer Returns Triumphant... - Payment Delay [...]	2008-08-29 11:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE773	ZIMBABWE'S BANKS RIDING ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING [...] (SBU) The liquidity crisis that gripped Zimbabwe's banking sector at the end of 2007/early 2008 has abated thanks primarily to high election-related government expenditure. On the other hand, borrowings associated with the funding of these expenditures along with concessionary finance faciliti [...]	2008-09-04 15:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE777	WORLD BANK MISSION EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT TO POLICY [...] (SBU) During the week of August 18 three World Bank officials visited Harare to brief donors on developments related to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF),hear donors concerns about its implementation, discuss conceptualization of a programmatic MDTF, and take the pulse of the economy. Maputo- [...]	2008-09-05 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
08HARARE78	Zim Notes November 16, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-01-28 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE785	ZIM NOTES 9-5-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks to Continue Monday... - NGO Ban Lifted... - Back to School, if You Can Pay... - MDC MPs Ejected from Swearing-in... - Mugabe and Tsvangirai attend Mwanawasa funeral... - ZBC Television turns to Korea... - Britain Eases Travel Advice... - [...]	2008-09-08 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE786	WIDESPREAD DOLLARIZATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Despite the official ban on foreign currency as a medium of exchange in Zimbabwe, use of the rand and the US dollar, in particular, is increasing. Dollarization of the economy has emerged due to the rapid depreciation of the local currency and the prevailing hyperinflationary environment. [...]	2008-09-08 11:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PGOV ZI
08HARARE822	GONO ALLOWS SOME FORMAL DOLLARIZATION [...] (SBU) On September 10, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono announced the licensing of foreign exchange wholesale and retail shops plus service stations, allegedly to increase the availability of basic goods and improve manufacturers' capacity utilization. He also reduced the fo [...]	2008-09-11 16:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE832	ZIM NOTES 9-12-08 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe and Tsvangirai Reach Deal... - Last Two MDC MPs Released on Bail... - USG-Funded NGOs Resuming Field Operations... - Canada Imposes Sanctions on Zimbabwe... - Cholera Outbreak in Crowded Township... - Reserve Bank Allows Some Formal Doll [...]	2008-09-15 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE838	BFIF-FUNDED FORUM STIMULATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On August 21, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local companies, held an economic forum on tackling h [...]	2008-09-17 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
08HARARE862	ZIM NOTES 09-19-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign deal - Mugabe Retains Significant Power - Tsvangirai Briefs Diplomats on Challenges - MDC and ZANU-PF Reactions to the Deal Differ Sharply - Students Arrested - Labor Leaders' Case Referred to Supreme Court - [...]	2008-09-22 07:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE863	ENVIRONMENT SUFFERING AS POACHING INCREASES [...] (C) Increasing pressures from poaching, deforestation, and Zimbabwe's economic free-fall pose serious threats to Zimbabwe's wildlife. Poaching is on the rise, with at least 38 rhinos killed so far in 2008. While much of this poaching has come from organized groups trafficking ivory, skins, [...]	2008-09-22 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE865	ZIMBABWE STILL SEEKING PAPER SUPPLIER, AS CASH [...] (C) Banker James Mushore told econoff on September 19 that the Argentine company bidding to provide banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) (reftel) was Ciccone Calcografica S.A. He said the bid had come in especially high because it included a large cut for Reserve Bank Governor [...]	2008-09-22 15:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC AR RS ZI
08HARARE881	ZIM NOTES 9-26-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe UNGA Speech Hits Familiar Themes - Mbeki Resignation Causing ZANU-PF Concern - Welshman Ncube Discusses Negotiation Impasse - Donors Discuss Re-Engagement - Violence Continues - Teachers Still on Strike, Union Leader Released - Minister [...]	2008-09-29 09:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE89	AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON RBZ GOVERNOR GONO [...] (C) According to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) division chief Simon Nyarota, RBZ Governor Gono no longer consults with staff when designing policy. Having isolated himself from the technocrats, he fails to grasp the extent of Zimbabwe's dire economic straits, including the current bank liqu [...]	2008-01-31 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE894	UNDP HOSTS FORUM ON ZIMBABWEAN RECOVERY [...] (U) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted a forum in Harare on October 1 at which they discussed the recently unveiled UNDP Zimbabwean economic recovery plan. The research team that produced the 230 page document entitled, "Comprehensive Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe" was compr [...]	2008-10-02 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL ASEC UNDP ZI
08HARARE898	ZIMBABWE'S RESPONSE TO USITC ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Zimbabwe's infrastructure has been deteriorating over the past decade of economic decline. Foreign currency shortages, skills flight, and lack of maintenance have been largely responsible for the decline. The deteriorating infrastructure negatively affects the country's export competitiv [...]	2008-10-03 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE903	ZIMBABWE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA ZI
08HARARE905	ZIM NOTES 10-03-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Stalled over Ministries... - Food Situation Bleak... - Tsvangirai and UNDP Discuss Plans... - Will State Universities Open?... - Global Fund Audit Begins... - Tsvangirai Still Without Passport... - Former Soccer Star in Barracks.. [...]	2008-10-06 14:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE91	LOOMING LIQUIDITY CRISIS THREATENS ZIMBABWE,S [...] (C) Zimbabwe's banking sector has been heading toward a liquidity crisis arising out of a patchwork of misguided monetary policies and their disastrous consequences. Onerous statutory reserve requirements, punitive overnight accommodation rates, a hyperinflationary environment that is spurrin [...]	2008-02-01 07:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE914	DIRE PAYMENT SITUATION QUICKENS PACE OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Measures taken by the Reserve Bank in the last weeks to quell unrest over cash availability and to stop the precipitous loss of value of the local currency have not stabilized the situation. Hyperinflation is eroding the value of cash, and the local currency is losing its value as legal t [...]	2008-10-08 15:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ASEC PGOV ZI
08HARARE918	ZIM NOTES 10-10-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai Suspends Talks... - Teachers Unions Call for Cancellation of Exams... - Mock Hostage Situation on YouTube... - Inflation Gallops--Even By Official Standards... - Zimbabwe Dollar Depreciates Sharply Despite New Policies... - Dire Paym [...]	2008-10-14 06:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE92	Zim Notes February 1, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-01 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE937	ZIM NOTES 10-17-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks Stall... - Parliament Opens, Talks Continue... - Masvingo Governor Blocks Humanitarian Aid... - 2 Protests; 13 Arrests; over 29 Injured... - Poor Water Management... - Zims Continue to go South... - Check Rate Replaces Transfer Rate And [...]	2008-10-20 08:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE947	RESERVE BANK,S PROFLIGACY ON PATRONAGE VEHICLES [...] (C) A Zimbabwean businessman based in Namibia described to us how the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is importing and financing hundreds of vehicle for distribution to cronies and opposition party officials alike. The RBZ is financing the purchase of this popular source of patronage with money [...]	2008-10-21 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ASEC ZI
08HARARE963	ZIM NOTES 10-24-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Deadlocked, But SADC-Hosted Talks to Resume... - No Progress Says Tsvangirai... - Lack of Passport Paper to Blame... - Botswana Calls for New Elections... - Zimbabwean Elephants Get a Reprieve... - Zimbabwean Journalist Wins German Award. [...]	2008-10-27 08:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE965	ZIMBABWE: ECONOMIC MINISTER PAINTS HIMSELF AS [...] (C) ZANU-PF Minister of Economic Development Sylvester Nguni in a meeting with emboffs on October 20 saw no evidence of policy shifts in ZANU-PF and suggested that the ruling party would eventually surrender economic policy to MDC in a face-saving move out of desperation. He asked for rapid d [...]	2008-10-27 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE982	BARELY COPING IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMIC MELTDOWN [...] (SBU) Zimbabweans are coping under hyperinflation and in the face of a near worthless currency by tightening their belts, relying on food aid, seeking informal work opportunities within the distortions and contradictions of the economy, and through emigration and remittances. Over 4/5 of all [...]	2008-10-29 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
08HARARE985	ZIM'S HEARTLAND: DOLLARIZATION AND DESPERATION [...] (SBU) Poloff and public affairs officer traveled to Gweru and Masvingo on October 23 and 24 to speak on U.S. elections (septel) and gather information on the situation in the Zimbabwean heartland. Historically, this region has been home to Zimbabwe's legendary cattle and dairy ranches and fe [...]	2008-10-30 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SCUL KDEM ECON ZI
08HARARE991	ZIM NOTES 10-31-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Troika Fails to Break Deadlock... - Parliament adjourns until November 11... - Civil Society Critical of Agreement, Constitutional Reform... - Without Doctors or Nurses, Public Hospitals Stop - Admitting Patients... - Cholera Outbrea [...]	2008-11-03 08:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HAVANA103	CUBAN HEALTHCARE: â€œAQUI NADA ES FACILâ€ [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...]	2008-01-31 19:52:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU
08HAVANA120	CUBA DISSIDENT GROUP FLAMUR: POLITICAL MOVEMENT OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dissident group FLAMUR (Latin American Federation of Rural Women) seeks to represent the interests of rural women in Cuba. The group receives guidance and other supplies from support groups in the U.S. During 2007, it drafted a petition calling for the GOC to do away with the [...]	2008-02-06 14:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA144	STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...]	2008-02-12 21:22:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA158	HAVANA RESPONSE TO STATE 10743 [...] (C) Following responses to questions posed in Reftel, para 4: -- A. The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters. -- B. The employees dealing with energy matters are: One Pol/Econ Officer who is responsible for the complete Econ-ESTH portfolio; and one Local Contract National (LCN) ded [...]	2008-02-15 16:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA170	LIFE OUTSIDE HAVANA- TRIP OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: January 17, 2008, COM and ConOff traveled to Guardalavaca and Holguin in Holguin Province to visit an American prisoner being held there. However, the travel also afforded a rare opportunity for USINT personnel to see conditions in the provinces and converse with people outside [...]	2008-02-21 22:40:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAGR ECON SOCI
08HAVANA183	CUBA: RAUL CASTRO TAKES CHARGE IN HIS OWN WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuba's National Assembly convened on February 24 to elect the country's ruling Council of State. Raul Castro was voted president and announced plans to streamline GOC institutions and undertake some economic reforms. He also said he intends to consult Fidel Castro on important [...]	2008-02-25 03:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA187	CUBA: REACTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Average Cubans seem unconvinced that Raul will be able -- or willing -- to improve their daily lives, but most seem to be willing to wait and see if changes materialize. Members of Cuban civil society are decidedly more negative about the future. End Summary. 2. (C) Most w [...]	2008-02-25 23:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA201	CUBA: 2ND UPDATE ON REACTIONS TO RAUL'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post continued to receive reactions to the events of February 24 from members of civil society, the Catholic Church, and average Cubans. For the short term, most Cubans dismiss the likelihood of political changes. Simultaneously, they are increasingly speculating about possible [...]	2008-02-27 23:39:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA206	CUBA: 3RD AND FINAL UPDATE ON 2/24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cubans and diplomats tell us Raul seems to be firmly in charge and Fidel's influence appears to be under control. Cubans speculate on the possibility of small economic reforms ahead with no hope for political changes. End Summary. 2. (C) USINT's Refugee Unit elicited reacti [...]	2008-02-29 22:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA227	CUBA: RUMORS OF UPCOMING CHANGES PERSIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rumors continue to fly in Havana about possible changes the Cuban government may announce in the near future. These may provide insights into the priorities of ordinary Cubans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Dual Currency: The rumor: "The GOC will announce at least a partial reva [...]	2008-03-07 18:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA23	CUBA: UNDER-THE-TABLE SALARIES TO BE TAXED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Resolution 277, dated December 13, 2007, from the Ministry of Finance and Prices mandates that previously undeclared income from Cuban employees of foreign entities be taxed. While technically the tax will be levied directly on the workers, companies will nonetheless be taxed [...]	2008-01-09 20:05:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CU ECON PGOV PINR PREL
08HAVANA257	MILK: A POSSIBLE HARBINGER OF WHAT NEW REFORMS MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his 26 July speech, Raul cited the example of milk to explain how he wanted the GOC to lead the way toward progress on satisfying the material needs of its people. Measures being taken by the GOC to improve milk production may indicate the nature of other types [...]	2008-03-21 20:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA279	CUBA: TOURISM APARTHEID DEALT A BLOW, MAYBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC has lifted its ban on Cubans staying in hotels on the island. The measure will be economically and politically beneficial for the GOC and to a small number of Cubans. However, an economic barrier remains between the average Cuban and a hotel stay. End Summary. 2. [...]	2008-04-02 20:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA28	RAUL CASTRO END-OF-YEAR SPEECH TO NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though it was not announced formally in advance, Raul Castro's closing address to the National Assembly was anticipated by many as a venue for him to announce economic changes in response to public complaints emanating from the series of "debates" he launched with his July [...]	2008-01-10 18:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA288	NEW MEASURES: WINDOW DRESSING OR SIGNIFICANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: A seeming barrage of new economic measures has appeared since mid-March. Most are characterized by easy implementation, quick hard-currency generation and (the regime hopes) high political payoff -- for the GOC. Some seem to be plausibly integrated pieces of a larger and multi [...]	2008-04-04 21:38:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA325	PATTERN DEVELOPING IN ANNOUNCED "CHANGES" [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a change in housing policy once again piqued interest in the international press, but that and other changes seem to be fitting a pattern: i.e., they formalize existing practices, they facilitate rather than loosen control, they lessen the bureaucratic burden [...]	2008-04-17 21:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON PGOV PHUM

08HAVANA329	SPANISH NEWSPAPER REPORTS IMPENDING REFORM OF GOC [...] (SBU) Madrid-daily El Pais reported today that the GOC is about to announce a significant loosening of the travel restrictions that have essentially made it impossible for most Cubans to travel. According to the article, the "tarjeta blanca" or exit permission, would no longer be required fo [...]	2008-04-18 19:48:00	US Interests Section Havana	SECRET	PGOV SMIG SCUL ECON CU PHUM
08HAVANA353	CUBA INCREASES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Official media announced on April 27 that starting in May the government will increase pensions and social assistance disbursements by 20%. In addition, the GOC will increase court/district attorney salaries by as much as 55%. According to the GOC statement, salary increases wi [...]	2008-04-30 20:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA362	REMARKS BY CUBAN OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS [...] Following is an unofficial translation of remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. Original Spanish version will follow septel. 2. (Begin unofficial translation). First I'd like to thank you on beh [...]	2008-05-07 13:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU
08HAVANA363	DISCUSSION WITH DISSIDENTS FOLLOWING POTUS VTC [...] (C) Immediately following the May 6 VTC with POTUS, COM and other USINT officers sat down with Cuban participants Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Berta Soler, and Antunez (Jorge Luis Garcia Perez) to discuss with them further the points they had made to the President. With any nervousness genera [...]	2008-05-07 13:35:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA369	TEXT OF REMARKS BY OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS [...] Following is the Spanish language text of the remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. 2. Begin text: Primero que todo quiero darle las gracias, en nombre de los tres (1),por una sola vez, por p [...]	2008-05-08 21:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU
08HAVANA418	RUMORS OF RICE SHORTAGES SPARK GOC REACTION [...] (C) Over the past week, rumors have spread across the island about a possible shortfall of rice. Other rumors purported that the amount of rice distributed in the ration system would be cut in half and substituted by flour. As a result, some Cubans began buying rice in bulk amounts as a pre [...]	2008-06-02 14:34:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA440	GOC ANNOUNCES PLANNED CUBA-VENEZUELA FIBER OPTIC [...] (U) The June 9, edition of Granma dedicated an entire page and a half to an article touting a joint Cuban-Venezuelan project to build a 1,550 km fiber optic cable from Cuba to Venezuela, with an intermediate stop in Jamaica. According to the article, the cable would run from La Guaira in Ven [...]	2008-06-10 19:16:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON ECPS KCIP PGOV PREL
08HAVANA444	GOC ANNOUNCES SALARIES WILL BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an understated article located in the middle of the Communist Party mouthpiece Granma, the GOC has made public a new pay for performance plan that stands some of the fundamental precepts of the revolution on their head. 2. (U) The Granma article cites an interview with Vice [...]	2008-06-11 20:07:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV CU
08HAVANA468	WORLD FOOD AND ENERGY CRISIS FORCES CUBA TO ADAPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The steep increase in world food and energy prices is driving the Cuban regime to suppress its spending on investment, a key enabling component of its moderate economic reform strategy. Even tied to Chavez,s umbilical cord, Cuba is nevertheless exposed to the real world economy, [...]	2008-06-20 23:01:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA488	SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF USINT APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post conducted an informal socioeconomic survey of USINT applicants for visa and refugee status during the first five months of 2008. The sample was composed of 1,320 Cubans, one-third of whom completed the survey before the February 24 handover of power to Raul Castro and tw [...]	2008-06-25 14:06:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA592	RAUL TALKS TOUGH ON THE ECONOMY BUT PROPOSES NO [...] (C) The series of "reforms" that were made public in the spring not only generated expectations that real change could be in the offing, but created an atmosphere of anticipation in Cuba each time that a major public figure speaks or a formal event takes place. So far, however, nothing espec [...]	2008-07-23 19:30:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON CU
08HAVANA593	LAND DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL NOT QUITE ENOUGH [...] (C) International press has focused attention on Raul Castro's announcement of Decree-law 259, which allows land to be granted to individuals and corporations "en usufructo," meaning that the state retains ultimate control as landlord, but those who receive and work the land can profit from th [...]	2008-07-23 19:35:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ECON
08HAVANA608	RAUL'S JULY 26TH SPEECH A NON-EVENT THIS YEAR [...] (C) The evening of July 26th, in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago, which launched the Castro revolution in Cuba, Raul Castro addressed an assembled group of about 10,000 selected supporters gathered at the former barracks, now converted int [...]	2008-07-30 12:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CU
08HAVANA739	CUBAN ECONOMY HURT BY GUSTAV, MAY BE CRUSHED BY IKE [...] (C) Hit by two major hurricanes in eight days, the damage to the Cuban economy is extensive and likely to delay any further economic reforms in the near-term. While Cuba may have escaped significant harm to its main exporting sectors (nickel, medicines, and tobacco),other agricultural secto [...]	2008-09-08 20:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA752	IN THE MIDST OF DESPAIR, A HIKE IN GAS PRICES [...] (U) As eastern Cuba battled hurricane Ike and the western part of the island prepared for its second major hurricane in eight days, the Government of Cuba announced on September 8 a significant increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, effective immediately. The GOC raised the price of regu [...]	2008-09-12 21:09:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA761	GOC ADMITS IT CAN'T HANDLE HURRICANE DAMAGE [...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) admitted in state run media on September 12 that it is impossible to resolve the magnitude of the catastrophe from Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike with available resources. On September 15, the GOC published an official preliminary dam [...]	2008-09-16 21:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA77	BRAZILIAN EMBASSY READOUT OF LULA VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) PolCouns met with Brazilian Minister Counselor Vilmar Coutinho on January 18 to get a readout of President Lula's visit to Cuba. Coutinho described the visit as very successful, having achieved the goals of both sides. As had been reported in the press, Cuba and Brazil signed 10 bilater [...]	2008-01-22 21:56:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAGR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PREL
08HAVANA790	BACKWARD REFORM THROUGH PRICE CONTROLS [...] (C) The Government of Cuba's (GOC) September 29 decision to regulate prices and quantities in private farmers' markets highlights the regime's instinct for control and stability over flexibility and reform. If this new regulation becomes more than a temporary measure, the price controls will [...]	2008-10-03 20:31:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV PREL CU
08HAVANA863	POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANNUAL TRADE FAIR [...] (C) Lesk than one week after the Government of CudQ (GOC) made their annual case to the UnqtUd Nations that thQ U.S. embargo w!s#cruhing deir economy,QrheGOs used`lhU :th Hmvyna Inte2vatinal vaQ~t/ mialght&o the@embrd_&mQ "ailfd. `Wtkou,8hiht,or iron,tke O8claia twynwQin commeea, qelxGms&Qe4d# [...]	2008-11-14 19:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON TBIO CU
08HAVANA878	ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]	2008-11-21 19:40:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA879	CUBA IN 2008: THE YEAR OF CHANGE THAT WASN'T [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beaten by storms and threatened by the world economic slump, Cuba would seem to be in a very bad way--and indeed it is. But increasing repression at home and international support give the GOC reason to feel fairly comfortable at the moment. Nevertheless, what began as a year [...]	2008-11-21 20:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR CU
08HAVANA880	ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]	2008-11-21 20:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA956	RAUL VENTURES OFF THE ISLAND, COMMENTS ATTEMPT TO [...] (C) Summary: From December 13 to December 18, Raul Castro traveled off the island for the first time since taking over for brother Fidel in July of 2006. The first part of the trip was an awkward stop in Caracas. The second part was to attend regional summits in Costa do Sauipe Brazil and [...]	2008-12-24 16:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM CU
08HELSINKI125	FINLAND ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 12:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON OECD CM TW FI
08HELSINKI141	Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 10:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI
08HELSINKI149	Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Policy Leon R. Sequeira participated in a panel at the Nordic- American Dialogue at Hanasaari, a trans-Atlantic forum organized by the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Center in Helsinki Finland on March 3. On March 4, Sequeira discussed aging population i [...]	2008-04-02 09:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI
08HELSINKI155	THOUGHTS ON FINLAND AS I DEPART POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Upon my departure following two years of service as the US Ambassador to Finland, I would like to thank you and President Bush for having afforded me this tremendous opportunity. My team and I have worked hard to nurture and strengthen the US- Finnish bilateral [...]	2008-04-07 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV MARR ETRD FI
08HELSINKI238	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding the impact of rising food/commodity prices in Finland. Post has done no previous reporting on this subject. DEMAND 2. The most important agricultural commodities consumed in Finland are milk, meat and grains, and the most [...]	2008-05-30 10:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL FI
08HELSINKI517	FINLAND'S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL MARITIME [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Helsinki's Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) (composed of DAO, POL, RSO and chaired by ECON) has concluded that Finland is already engaged in a number of voluntary multinational initiatives that fall under the broad GMP umbrella. Current GOF collaborations range from sea surv [...]	2008-11-13 11:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08HELSINKI53	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT -- NEGATIVE REPLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 11:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN FI
08HELSINKI60	NOKIA: FINLAND,S ECONOMIC DYNAMO LOOKS TO THE [...] (U) Summary: The Nokia transformation from a tire and boot company to a telecommunications powerhouse in just 20 short years is legend in both Finland and the industry. Nokia and the support industry it spawned account for nearly 20% of Finland,s economy. At the end of 2007, Nokia sold 1.5 m [...]	2008-02-12 07:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON FI
08HILLAH1	KARBALA SECURITY IMPROVING DESPITE SECURITY EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On January 2, PRT Leader and PRT off met with IA Brigadier General Emad Majeed Soumadia'a and Iraqi IP BG Ra'ad, as well as School Superintendent Hamada in Brigadier General Soumadia'a's office in Karbala. The following topics were discussed [...]	2008-01-08 16:10:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PREL IZ
08HILLAH13	NAJAF TRIBAL LEADERS CAUTION AGAINST ANBAR MODEL [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting, Najaf tribal representatives cautioned Najaf PRT Team Leader that the USG should not try to replicate Anbar-style Awakening Councils in the south central region. While praising the Najaf provincial government, the triba [...]	2008-01-27 14:03:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV ECON
08HILLAH14	NAJAF PRIVATE BANKERS DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE BANKS [...] This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. SUMMARY: PRT Leader and PRToff met with individuals representing five private banks at FOB Endeavor on January 28, 2008. The purpose of this initial meeting was to introduce PRToff and to discuss topics concerning local private bankers. Issues discussed in [...]	2008-01-31 07:24:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IZ
08HILLAH19	NAJAF ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with PRT Najaf, the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) Tourism Committee announced that it decided to hold the three-day tourism conference April 5 - 7, in conjunction with Iraqi Tourism Week, which will begin on April 1 with [...]	2008-02-26 18:17:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ
08HILLAH2	IT IS NOW 2008: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR US LATELY? MEETING [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Governor Asaad Abu Gulal al-Tae and various advisors met with PRT Leader and PRToff at former Camp Endeavor, on January 2. Recommending airport security and design companies, planning the upcoming tourism conference, visiting Kufa University [...]	2008-01-08 16:15:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR PREL IZ
08HILLAH37	REGIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES LEAD TO NAJAF TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Najaf Provincial Council Tourism Committee, chaired by Sheikh Fayed al-Shimerti, reluctantly decided to postpone the April 5-6 Najaf Tourism Conference (reftel) for exactly one month in the wake of country-wide disruptions from the recent Basrah offensive. The conference i [...]	2008-04-02 13:13:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ
08HILLAH5	NAJAF GOVERNOR ON OUTREACH, BANKING, AIRPORT, IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: In a January 8 meeting with Najaf PRT Team Leader, the Governor Najaf outlined provincial diplomatic and economic activities. The Governor also described ongoing efforts to improve the banking sector in Najaf, and he reiterated his vision of t [...]	2008-01-11 15:08:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON VT IZ
08HILLAH50	NAJAF TRIBAL LEADERS CAUTION AGAINST ANBAR MODEL [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable 2. (S): Begin Summary: In an April 28 meeting with Team Leader, Governor Asad Abu Gelal said the security situation in Najaf is not bad compared to other areas of Iraq despite the recent increase in tension between the GOI and Sadrists nationawide. Abu Gel [...]	2008-05-01 17:08:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	IZ PGOV ECON
08HILLAH80	BABIL'S BUDGET EXECUTION RATE HIGH BUT NEEDS IMPROVED [...] (U) Summary: Budget execution rates for Babil Province are among the highest in Iraq, but is not likely to significantly improve absent central government reform of the budget process that allows earlier and more predictable release of funding during the fiscal year. Pressure to increase [...]	2008-09-19 14:37:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV IZ
08HILLAH92	CONSTRUCTION BOOMING IN AL-HILLAH [...] Summary: Construction in Al-Hillah, particularly of homes, is booming. Land values have doubled in the past year and in some cases increased even more. Construction is fueled by Al-Hillah's strategic location, improved security, growing population and economy, and changing social customs. [...]	2008-11-05 13:34:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI IZ
08HILLAH96	BABIL'S INDUSTRY: PRIVATE SECTOR GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC, SOE [...] (U) Summary: Babil's private sector manufacturers struggle with access to reliable power and credit, but say their sector is improving, especially for companies making construction materials. SOEs employ over 30,000 workers in the province, but most only show up to collect paychecks. SOEs ha [...]	2008-12-07 13:26:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ELAB IZ
08HOCHIMINHCITY10	HCMC BUSINESS LEADERS: UP THROUGH HARD WORK AND NEW IDEAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam is increasingly a land of opportunity for those with business skill and determination. Over the last decade, enterprising HCMC businesspeople like Dang Thanh Tam and Le Thi Phuong Thuy have risen from obscurity to positions of national influence. They succeeded by champ [...]	2008-01-04 01:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD BEXP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1002	AMIDST MUDDLED POLICIES, STAFFDEL ATKINS FINDS SOLID SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bureaucratic mismanagement, insufficient and misdirected funding, and lack of university autonomy have stymied both scientific research and science education in Vietnam, according to government officials, non-government organizations and private sector experts. Nevertheless, Hou [...]	2008-11-07 10:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1005	LAND RIGHTS ISSUES EMPHASIZE NEED FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: While few land rights organizers may want to admit it, the GVN is paying close attention to the land use issues that have resulted in demonstrations by provincial farmers throughout Vietnam over the past few years. Conversations with current and former GVN officials and economic [...]	2008-11-10 09:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1055	SOUTHERN LEGISLATOR ON PUBLIC FEARS ABOUT THE ECONOMY AS [...] (C) Vietnam's National Assembly is bracing for the impact of the global financial meltdown, according to National Assembly delegate and chairman of Vietnam's largest retailer Saigon Coop, Nguyen Thanh Hoa. On break from the current National Assembly session in Hanoi, Hoa explained that "most [...]	2008-12-04 14:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND PGOV PREL SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1075	HOPES AND FEARS OF MEKONG DELTA REST WITH ITS DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary: In anticipation of possible changes to the way the United States regulates imported Vietnamese tra and basa ("catfish"),Senior Investigator David Nelson from the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce visited seafood producers in the Mekong Delta on December [...]	2008-12-16 11:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1088	DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT PATHS IN THREE "DEEP SOUTH" PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's "deep south" provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang are among the roughest business environments in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Both private and state-owned enterprises say they are struggling with poor infrastructure, weak consumer demand and inadequate acc [...]	2008-12-23 11:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI TBIO VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1092	CODEL BAUCUS SCORES POINTS WITH HCMC AND CAN THO LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Political, business and civil society leaders in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),Can Tho City and Long An Province all warmly welcomed Senator Max Baucus during his December 18-20 visit to promote bilateral relations, advance U.S. trade policy and increase educational cooperation. Ho [...]	2008-12-24 07:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1096	VIETNAMESE FISH INDUSTRY COURTS CODEL BOSWELL [...] (SBU) Summary: During CODEL Boswell's visit to the Mekong Delta on December 18, GVN officials and business executives appealed for greater U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on trade issues and emphasized the concerted efforts Vietnam has made toward improving food safety standards for its aquaculture [...]	2008-12-29 10:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1099	U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS EXPAND TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Wildlife trafficking, the fate of Vietnam's premier national park and sustainable development comprised the agenda of Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science (OES) Claudia A. McMurray's November 18-22 visit to southern Vietnam. Officials responsible for [...]	2008-12-30 05:32:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PGOV PREL VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY156	VIETNAM'S CAGED BEARS: HCMC'S SMALL STEPS AT PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City is home to a number of wild-game restaurants now coming under greater scrutiny because they push the line between exotic and illegal. After a concerned Amcit recently reported seven bears caged outside one such restaurant, the Consulate followed up. While we le [...]	2008-02-20 01:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY239	STEEP WAGE INFLATION HITS HCMC EMPLOYERS, CONSULATE [...] (U) Summary. Rapid economic growth accompanied by years of rising foreign investment in Vietnam mean companies new and old are competing over human resources, especially the limited pool of professionals (ref B). Combined with uncomfortably high inflation, the corporate scuffle for personnel [...]	2008-03-06 08:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB EINV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY248	OUSTING CORRUPT LEADER IS A START, BUT CAN THO NEEDS [...] (SBU) Following allegations of land-deal corruption, the Communist Party Central Committee reprimanded and fired Can Tho People's Committee Chairman Vo Thanh Tong on March 3. This is good news for the "capital of the Mekong" and an encouraging, though not unprecedented, development. Can Tho's [...]	2008-03-07 11:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PINR VN
08HOCHIMINHCITY320	LABOR SHIFTS PUT PRESSURE ON MANUFACTURERS [...] (SBU) Southern Vietnam's manufacturing workers are striking in the normally calm post-Tet Lunar New Year months, a precedent that sets the stage for higher wages yet to come. In one of Binh Duong province's key industrial parks, strikes persisted even though local average wages had climbed 30 p [...]	2008-03-25 10:15:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB EINV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY352	SUPPLY ISSUES LEAD TO POWER CUTS IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: The power went out in parts of Ho Chi Minh City last week, as the energy demanded by a booming economy outstripped supply. Electricity shortages muddy Vietnam's efforts to attract investment and directly impact U.S. businesses, so on April 2 the Ambassador visited the source of [...]	2008-04-04 05:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD ELAB EINV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY359	MONETARY POLICY PITS INFLATION HAWKS AGAINST EXPORTERS [...] (SBU) Vietnam's leadership remains intent on fighting inflation despite the increasingly apparent toll on economic growth; the Government of Vietnam (GVN) recently proposed revised growth estimates for 2008 down from 8.5 percent to 6.5-7.5 percent. Nevertheless, exporters now complain loudly [...]	2008-04-09 08:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY360	FORMER PM KIET URGES USG-GVN TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet believes the US and Vietnam "wasted too many years" before re-establishing relations after the war, and now both sides must hurry to make up lost time. Kiet was especially keen on jump-starting stalled BIT talks. On human rights, Kiet told Ambassador Mi [...]	2008-04-09 10:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY39	HCMC BUSINESS LEADERS -- THE SOUTH IS RISING AGAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For proof that Vietnam really is changing, one need look no further than the fate of persons closely associated with the pre-1975 Republic of Vietnam (RVN) government and their families. After years of poverty and deprivation, often including lengthy stints in harsh "reeducation [...]	2008-01-10 11:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELNT ETRD BEXP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY414	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS LEADERS ROLL OUT WELCOME MAT IN DAK LAK [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's two-day trip to Dak Lak March 17-18, Central Highlands officials spoke positively about their recent Voluntary Visitor (VolVis) trip to the United States, reiterating their desire to promote more two-way exchanges. While skeptical about the perceived credibility of [...]	2008-04-23 04:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SOCI ECON EAGR VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY519	TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CLOSE HCMC STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange's (HoSE) trading system software failed on May 27, bringing weeks of falling prices to a temporary halt. This isn't the first time the platform has experienced problems, but the three previous interruptions lasted just hours each. With the market trendin [...]	2008-05-29 10:42:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY583	SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: A/S HERNANDEZ DELEGATION OPENS DOORS [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Commerce Hernandez led a trade delegation of 14 small- and medium-sized U.S. enterprises (SMEs) to HCMC on June 18-20. The delegation's meetings with potential local partners, HCMC officials, and Amcham members generated commercial opportunities and increased unde [...]	2008-06-27 02:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY656	VIETNAM OUTGROWS HCMC'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) healthcare system today faces rapid growth in demand and underdeveloped institutional capacity. A shortage of human resources, unduly restrictive government regulation, lack of investment and pervasive corruption constitute the main challenges currently [...]	2008-07-18 10:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND TBIO
08HOCHIMINHCITY689	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has ease [...]	2008-07-28 10:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAIR ELTN VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY692	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has ease [...]	2008-07-29 09:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON EAIR ELTN VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY696	TURNING HCMC'S HIGH TECH DREAMS INTO REALITY [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing concerns about human resources, Vietnam's ICT market, which is now among the fastest growing in the world, is beginning to create opportunities for businesses and investors alike. President Nguyen Minh Triet recently presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for wh [...]	2008-07-30 10:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETRD KIPR SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY711	FUEL PRICE HIKES SQUEEZE HCMC RESIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Last week the Government of Vietnam (GVN) took analysts and consumers by surprise when it hiked fuel prices 31 percent with no advance notice. HCMC analysts saw an immediate impact on the city's workers (one estimated his office workers will spend an additional 5 percent of the [...]	2008-08-06 01:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV VN
08HOCHIMINHCITY753	EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the GVN's goal of ethnic minority development in the Central Highlands, ethnic minorities continue to lag behind their Kinh counterparts in education, and as a result in almost every other economic enterprise. Due to cultural, historical, and pedagogical obstacles to edu [...]	2008-08-21 08:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY757	UNCLOGGING VIETNAM"S PORTS: WORLD-CLASS CONTAINER TERMINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As skyrocketing cargo volumes continue to clog Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ports, a state of the art deep-water port complex with an eventual capacity of at least eight million shipping containers per year is taking shape 90 km from HCMC in Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT) province. Poor coo [...]	2008-08-22 06:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EWWT EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY801	HCMC TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL AT THE HEART OF NEW PMU [...] (C) Summary: Two recent corruption cases share one thing in common--an influential HCMC official with sterling ties to the Politburo who allegedly demanded bribes to clear the way for two major infrastructure projects. The official at the heart of these cases is Huynh Ngoc Sy, Deputy Director [...]	2008-09-03 09:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY821	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 12-13 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Deputy Secretary's visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on September 12-13, HCMC government officials, business leaders and legal professionals outlined the many challenges and opportunities that will set the course for the future development of the city and the path Viet [...]	2008-09-15 10:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KIRF
08HOCHIMINHCITY878	LABOR PROBLEMS PERSIST, WORRYING INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Vietnam's deficit of human resources is now the most frequently cited challenge facing companies in southern Vietnam. This issue is shifting leverage from factory managers to workers, leading to more strikes in the first half of 2008 than in all of 2007, as well as contributing to 18 per [...]	2008-09-30 06:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV PREL SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY915	VIETNAMESE EXPORTERS WELCOME CPSC SAFETY STANDARDS MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Consumer product exports have been a central pillar of Vietnam's economic development success story -- in 2007 Vietnam was the 31st largest source of imports to the United States and the surprising leader in some products, candles for instance. So when Consumer Product Safety Commission C [...]	2008-10-03 09:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY920	DCM DISCUSSES HCMC-HANOI DYNAMICS WITH PEOPLE'S COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, the DCM engaged HCMC People's Council Chairwoman Pham Phuong Thao in a lively exchange on the challenges of running a large metropolitan city in a booming economy constrained by inadequate infrastructure and public resources. While noting recent efforts HCMC has m [...]	2008-10-09 09:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KIRF VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY940	PRESS SAYS FARMERS SUFFERING BECAUSE GVN GUESSED WRONG ON [...] (SBU) Vietnamese farmers and newspapers are now openly critical of the Government of Vietnam (GVN's),accusing it of mismanaging the country's rice market. The GVN sets export targets and rice prices, seemingly to the advantage of the state-owned companies. Earlier this year central planners [...]	2008-10-17 05:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV SOCI VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY958	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS BEHIND UNREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Highlands region of Vietnam is in the midst of an economic transformation. While only twenty years ago much of the Central Highlands was forested and cultivated by ethnic minorities using swidden (roving slash-and-burn) agricultural techniques, today the jungle is c [...]	2008-10-23 09:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY972	VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS EXPECT TO GROW IN 2009, BUT MORE SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most Vietnam watchers believe that the economy is largely shielded from the direct effects of global financial turmoil, but would be hurt by any significant decline in overseas consumer demand for Vietnamese exports. Orders for most "value" products like low-cost apparel remain [...]	2008-10-28 12:01:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EIND SOCI PREL VM
08HONGKONG1041	OUR MACAU AGENDA: EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, we have greatly expanded our commitment of time and resources to Macau. In November 2006, we established a "Team Macau" as a platform for interagency coordination. All of the 13 USG agencies represented at post participate in this effort, which was driven i [...]	2008-06-11 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1107	IRANIAN DECEPTIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES - BANK [...] (S) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Hong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director of Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen on June 17 and June 18. HKTID's Au was familiar with Hong Kong [...]	2008-06-18 11:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	EFIN ECON PARM PTER KNNP HK UK CH
08HONGKONG1216	HKMA "LOCKS UP" MELLI BANK, PLC (HK) [...] (S) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen confirmed that HKMA has "locked up" Melli Bank, PLC (HK)'s accounts. While the bank is still officially operational, all transactions now require HKMA approval. HKMA banking supervision [...]	2008-07-03 08:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	EFIN ECON CH HK PARM PTER KNNP UK
08HONGKONG1261	NEW FINANCE AND TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY ASSAILS [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Undersecretary for Finance and the Treasury Julia Leung criticized the political controversy that surrounded the appointment of the six Political Undersecretaries, their salaries and their passports (discussed septel). In a recent meeting with the Deputy Principa [...]	2008-07-11 07:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV HK
08HONGKONG1276	INFLATION, BDA POSE PROBLEMS FOR MACAU MONETARY [...] (C) Summary: Inflation and the future of Banco Delta Asia (BDA) are the Macau Monetary Authority's (AMCM) most pressing problems. BDA's anti-money laundering (AML) regime has regressed since AMCM was forced to return management control of the bank in September 2007. Controlling shareholder [...]	2008-07-14 11:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MO NK CH
08HONGKONG134	HKMA SAYS CHINESE REGULATORS MOVING BACKWARDS ON [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officials share U.S. concerns about tighter restrictions emanating from the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and said CSRC officials score political points for resisting U.S. demands. HKMA is lobbying the Chinese Banking Regulat [...]	2008-01-22 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG1679	HONG KONG FINANCIAL COMMUNITY REACTS POSITIVELY TO [...] Summary: Hong Kong's financial community responded positively to the USG's assumption of control over the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, believing that the announced arrangement might stabilize the stock, property and credit markets in the U.S. over at least the short term. The chi [...]	2008-09-09 10:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1688	HONG KONG FINANCIAL SECRETARY PRAISES USG'S [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang told local Chinese bankers on September 9 that he supports the USG's assumption of control over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. He said the move calmed the concerns of global investors holding debt instruments issued by Fannie/Freddie, but he for [...]	2008-09-10 10:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1712	PRO-BEIJING CHINESE PRESS IN HONG KONG BLAME U.S. [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed slightly down on September 12 and lost almost 3 percent during the trading week. Two local pro-Beijing newspapers blamed U.S. and other Western financial institutions for exacerbating recent downturns in global financial markets, as they liqui [...]	2008-09-12 11:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1719	LEHMAN TRADING OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN HONG KONG; [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 5.4 percent on September 16, mirroring losses in other major global markets in the wake of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy. HK's market regulatory authorities suspended Lehman's stock and option trading licenses and restricted financial [...]	2008-09-16 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1726	HKG ASSUMES WATCH OVER AIG'S LARGE LOCAL SUBSIDIARY [...] Summary: Sharp declines in locally listed Mainland banking and insurance stocks drove the Hang Seng Index (HSI) down 3.6 percent on September 17, while HKG authorities intensified their oversight of AIG's very large local operating subsidiary, AIA. Local media reported that the HKG's Office of [...]	2008-09-18 00:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1727	HK OFFICIALS TELL DEPUTY SECRETARY OF CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary visited Hong Kong,s container port and discussed the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) programs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representatives, HKG officials and a major container port terminal operator on S [...]	2008-09-18 02:48:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON EWWT PREL ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1737	HANG SENG ON WILD RIDE; BANK OF EAST ASIA SHARES SUSPENDED [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 7.4 percent during the morning trading session on September 18, before recovering to close roughly flat for the day. Trading in shares of HK's largest independent local bank, Bank of East Asia (BEA),were suspended related to an "unauthorized man [...]	2008-09-18 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1746	HKMA CHIEF JOSEPH YAM ON USG MARKET INTERVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 10:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1747	BEIJING INCREASES STAKES IN MAINLAND BANKS, HANG SENG [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HIS) closed up 9.6 percent on September 19 and ended the week down only 25 points at 19,328. Market gains were heavily influenced by Beijing's publicly announced purchase of shares in three large state-owned banks. Short-term interbank loan rates eased an [...]	2008-09-19 10:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1757	PROTESTERS ANGRY OVER LOSSES RELATED TO LEHMAN- [...] Summary: On September 21, Hong Kong's Democratic Party (DP) organized a protest by approximately 500 individuals who hold a structured debt instrument issued by Lehman Brothers. They claimed the investment's risk profile was misrepresented to them by the local commercial banks who distributed [...]	2008-09-22 11:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1762	LEHMAN MINIBOND CHORUS INTENSIFIES; LOCAL ECONOMIST [...] Summary: Hong Kong's leading Chinese-language newspaper reported on September 23 that 50,000 local investors hold approximately USD 3.2 billion of "minibonds" issued by bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers (reftel). At a September 22 town hall meeting organized by Hong Kong's Democratic Pa [...]	2008-09-23 10:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1764	HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]	2008-09-23 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG1775	HONG KONG SEEKS TO MODERNIZE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE [...] (C) Summary: The HKG recently closed its written public comment period on several proposals to modernize and strengthen Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (CO). The proposed amendments largely concern the digital transmission of copyrighted materials, especially via the Internet. Many Internet [...]	2008-09-24 09:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1776	SKITTISH DEPOSITORS LINE UP OUTSIDE BANK OF EAST ASIA [...] Summary: A rumor from undetermined sources spread throughout Hong Kong on September 24 that two local retail banks have "excessive exposures" to Lehman Brothers-backed structured finance products. The rumor, which named only the Bank of East Asia (BEA),resulted in hundreds of local depositors [...]	2008-09-24 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1790	RUN ON BEA BANK SLOWS; HONG KONG TO INVESTIGATE [...] Summary: Following reassuring comments by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other key government and bank officials regarding the Bank of East Asia (BEA),public sentiment has calmed a bit today. Depositors continued to line up at BEA branches to withdraw their savings on September [...]	2008-09-25 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON HK CH
08HONGKONG1801	BEA RUN ENDS, LEHMAN MINIBOND COMPLAINTS GATHER STEAM [...] SUMMARY: Support from the Hong Kong Government, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and tycoon Li Ka-shing appear to have put an end to the run on Bank of East Asia (BEA). BEA Chairman David Li put cash withdrawals at less than one percent of BEA's total deposits. Holders of Lehman Bros.-issued "minibo [...]	2008-09-26 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1812	HONG KONG AND MAINLAND SIGN ENERGY MOU, EXXONMOBIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 10:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ENRG HK

08HONGKONG1823	Hang Seng Plummets, Rebounds on Expected New U.S. Bailout [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index opened down sharply on news that the U.S. Congress had rejected a USD 700 billion rescue plan and word of the subsequent collapse in the U.S. and European stock markets. The Hang Seng Index opened at 980 points or 5.5 percent lower, and fell even further in early [...]	2008-09-30 10:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1833	Hang Seng Unimpressed by Rescue Bill, HKMA Measures Push [...] Summary: Though the U.S. Senate approved the market rescue bill before the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading day, local investors remained cautious. The Hang Seng Index failed to make a strong rebound. The five new measures implemented by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (ref A) to [...]	2008-10-02 10:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG186	FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is on the brink of initiating the formal process for establishing mandatory labeling for biotech foods. This step could seriously undermine sales to this 8th-largest market for U.S. value-added agric [...]	2008-01-29 07:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
08HONGKONG1866	Hang Seng Plummets, HKMA Cuts Base Rate but HIBOR Still Up [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index followed the other Asian markets down sharply on Wednesday, falling 8.16 percent. The IMF's warning that losses from U.S. loans and securitized assets could reach US$1.4 trillion appeared to drive investors to dump shares. In a presentation in Hong Kong, the IMF u [...]	2008-10-08 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1875	Hang Seng Recovers, but HIBOR remains High [...] Summary: The Hang Seng bounced back by 3.3 percent in response to the coordinated action by major central banks. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tseng warned, however, that the financial crisis had yet to hit Hong Kong. Despite central bank easing, interbank liquidity in Hong Kong remaine [...]	2008-10-09 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1886	Hang Seng in Biggest Slide since Asia Financial Crisis [...] Summary: The Hang Seng fell another 7.7 percent on Friday, October 10, capping its biggest weekly slide since the Asian Financial Crisis. HIBOR remained high, despite HKMA efforts to assure banks have access to short-term capital. Hong Kong economic leaders predicted worse to come, advising [...]	2008-10-10 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1909	Tsang Policy Address Warns of Tough Times Ahead, Hang Seng [...] Summary: After a strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index slipped on Wednesday to close at 15988.30, down 834 points or 4.96 percent on the day. HIBOR fell slightly, but remained high. The British government's announcement that it would inject capital into the banking secto [...]	2008-10-15 10:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1925	HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PUSHES BANKS TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government officials, in response to recurring public demonstrations by angry purchasers of Lehman "minibonds," have encouraged distributing commercial banks to buy back these structured debt instruments at some percentage of their face value. Many of the banks are re [...]	2008-10-17 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1962	MACAU GAMING BOOM THREATENED BY RESTRICTED VISAS, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino executives, Macau government officials and gaming industry experts tell us new constraints are harming continued growth in Macau's gaming industry. While gaming has driven Macau's double-digit economic growth in recent years, gaming company executives said the PRC's re [...]	2008-10-23 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO CH
08HONGKONG1970	Hang Seng Falls to Lowest Level in Six Years [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index dropped over 13 percent the week of October 20-24. On the good side, HIBOR fell to just 0.8 percent for overnight but was still 3.6 percent for one month lending, suggesting that the recent HKMA liquidity injection was having only marginal benefits for interbank l [...]	2008-10-24 11:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1983	Hang Seng Plummets 12.7 percent, Largest Drop Since 1989 [...] The Hang Seng Index plummeted as much as 15 percent to a low of 10,685 before recovering slightly to finish the day down 1602.54 points, or 12.7 percent, at 11,015.84. This marked the largest single-day drop since the Tiananmen Incident in 1989. No one was spared, but Chinese corporate stock [...]	2008-10-27 10:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1984	HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY CHIEF SEEKS TO BOOST [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told U.S. Treasury Undersecretary David McCormick October 23 that Hong Kong's banking system is sound and that recent HKMA measures are designed to boost investor and depositor confidence rather than address structural [...]	2008-10-27 10:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1989	WOES-R-US: HONG KONG TOY MANUFACTURERS LAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based toy manufacturers and one of their industry representative organizations recently described a "perfect storm" hitting manufacturing facilities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of mainland China. They predicted many more Guangdong factories would close in comin [...]	2008-10-28 09:23:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1991	Hang Seng Bounces 14.35 percent, Regains Monday's Losses [...] A day after the biggest single day drop in the Hang Seng Index since 1989, the Index regained all of what it had lost on Monday and more. By the end of Tuesday trading, the Hang Seng Index was up 14.35 percent to 12,596, a gain of 1580 points, the largest one day gain since 1997. Volume was [...]	2008-10-28 10:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1999	HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]	2008-10-29 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2003	Hang Seng Rockets Up 13 percent. [...] Following a moderate gain of 0.84 percent on Wednesday, the Hang Seng Index jumped almost 13 percent on Thursday, to finish up 1628 points at 14,329, up 12.82 percent. The Federal Reserves 50 basis point cut helped, but had been widely expected. The Chinese Central Bank announcement that it [...]	2008-10-30 10:32:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2010	HONG KONG RESIDENTS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR [...] Summary: Though they continue to assure the public that Hong Kong's financial foundation is sound, senior Hong Kong government (HKG) finance officials warned the global financial crisis would strike further blows to Hong Kong's economy. The latest government interest rate cut of 50 basis poin [...]	2008-10-31 10:38:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2021	HKMA PROPOSES REVOKING DELTA ASIA CREDIT'S BANKING [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced October 24 that it had revoked the appointment of the government-installed manager of Delta Asia Credit (DAC) and was proposing revocation of DAC's authorization as a deposit-taking company. DAC now returns to control of its sha [...]	2008-11-03 09:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL
08HONGKONG2027	HKG FEARS FINANCIAL CENTER AMBITIONS AT RISK FROM [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) is expected to decide November 12 whether to launch an investigation of bank misconduct in the sale of Lehman Bros.-issued minibonds. Local press has been filled for weeks with tragic stories of elderly investors who lost their life-sav [...]	2008-11-04 09:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL HK
08HONGKONG2034	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: The Hong Kong stock market responded positively to Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. Presidential election, though commentators raised concerns that U.S. trade policy would become more protectionist. The HKMA has intervened several times over the past three days as demand for HK$ inc [...]	2008-11-05 11:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2071	HONG KONG LABOR RIGHTS GROUP PUSHING COLLECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: A leading local advocate for labor rights in mainland China has begun to use the mainland's Labor Contract Law (LCL) of 2008 to organize workers in Guangdong province. His organization plans to target a successful foreign manufacturer that can become a model for future collective [...]	2008-11-12 09:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV CH
08HONGKONG2083	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2084	CORRECTED COPY: Hong Kong Officials Join G20 Meeting As [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2093	LEHMAN MINIBONDS CRISIS SPURS LEGCO TO USE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON HK
08HONGKONG2121	HONG KONG SHIFTING TOWARD VOLUNTARY RULES FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has postponed efforts to enact legislative amendments to protect copyrighted materials in the digital realm. The government instead seeks to use its recently established tripartite forum (including internet service providers, content providers, and [...]	2008-11-21 03:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2129	Hong Kong Market Report - Officials Encourage Banks to [...] Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Joseph Yam told Legco members this morning that he would introduce two new measures to encourage additional bank lending to SMEs in Hong Kong. Despite the global financial turmoil, the HKMA managed to minimize its investment losses. The HKMA control [...]	2008-11-21 11:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2156	HK Market Update, Nov. 28 -- More RMB Business in HK? [...] Summary: In recent meetings, HKMA Chief Joseph Yam asked Beijing officials to allow expanded RMB business in Hong Kong, but local analysts are skeptical that Beijing will respond positively. Standard Chartered Bank is proposing to raise HKD 20 billion in the equity markets in a plan that could [...]	2008-11-28 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2170	HONG KONG ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION; HKG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong government's third quarter economic report, released November 21, confirmed that Hong Kong has officially slipped into a recession, with seasonally adjusted growth falling by 0.5 percent, after a drop of 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2008. Private consumptio [...]	2008-12-02 03:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG2198	Lawsuits, Layoffs and Interest Rate Hikes in Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Association of Banks has reportedly suggested postponing plans to buy back Lehman minibonds, while a an American law firm has contacted Hong Kong investors, offering to explore the possibility of filing a class action lawsuit in the U.S. against HSBC. Financial Secretary [...]	2008-12-05 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2211	U.S. PRODUCT SAFETY COMPLIANCE: BEARABLE FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with a Congressional Staff Delegation to Hong Kong, Wal-Mart executives promised timely compliance with all regulatory requirements under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. They assured the Staffdel that all food products on the compan [...]	2008-12-09 00:52:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG2238	US Auto Bailout Drives Hang Seng Volatility [...] Summary: The Hong Kong government's announcement that it would greatly expand an SME loan guarantee program pushed Hong Kong stocks higher this week, before profit taking and news that the U.S. Senate had rejected a bill to bail out U.S. automakers drove the market down on Friday. Hong Kong ec [...]	2008-12-12 12:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2276	A Beijing Bailout for Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority cut its Base Rate to 0.5 percent, following the US Fed's cut earlier this week. Local banks did not follow suit. The Hong Kong monetary base continued to expand as investors seek a safe haven for their cash. Both Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC w [...]	2008-12-19 12:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2307	Staffdel Nelson's Meetings on Melamine in Hong Kong [...] Summary: A U.S. House of Representatives staff delegation from the Energy and Commerce Committee traveled to Hong Kong in early December to investigate melamine contamination in Chinese food products. The U.S. Consulate General arranged meetings with Hong Kong government (HKG) officials, leg [...]	2008-12-24 05:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG282	HKEX PROFITS/AVOIDS POLITICAL RISK IN SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) enjoyed it's most profitable year ever in 2007, buoyed by fees from dramatically increased trading volumes. Although total value of funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) fell from the record levels of 2006, the total number of IP [...]	2008-02-14 09:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK IR
08HONGKONG459	BDA - MACAU'S DISGRACED BANK LACKS COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In the course of a March 3-7 Government Accountability Office (GAO) visit, Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private sector players criticized section 311 of the Patriot Act as a blunt and unwieldy tool and the U.S. handling of the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case as non-t [...]	2008-03-12 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	ECON EFIN PREL KJUS MC
08HONGKONG564	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF [...] (C) Post delivered reftel A talking points to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision, Arthur Yuen, on March 27. Yuen confirmed Hong Kong's commitment to supporting the requirements of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran. He not [...]	2008-03-27 23:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM ETTC KNNP PREL CH
08HONGKONG576	HKMA STILL WAITING TO PULL THE PLUG ON BDA'S HK [...] (C) Summary: Banco Delta Asia's (BDA) Hong Kong-based sister company Delta Asia Credit (DAC) is still unable to conduct business. It remains under management appointed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and DAC's former leadership is now working in Macau with BDA. HKMA says it is con [...]	2008-03-30 23:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG793	MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]	2008-05-01 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08HONGKONG834	TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...]	2008-05-07 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH
08IRANRPODUBAI11	THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 13:05:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ENGR EPET PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI2	AHMADINEJAD AND OIL MINISTER TAKE THE HIT FOR GAS SHORTAGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI20	EYEING 2009: AHMADINEJAD PRESSES AHEAD WITH ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR
08IRANRPODUBAI21	CASPIAN SEA RESOURCES REMAIN AN ITEM OF CONTENTION BETWEEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 08:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIS EMIN ENGR EPET IR
08IRANRPODUBAI22	NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED IN IRAN: THE CASE OF CENTRAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI23	IRAN: REAL ESTATE MARKET CCONTINUES TO THRIVE (C-NE7-01996) [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 10:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI24	IRAN: HOUSING PRICES IN TEHRAN AND OTHER MAIN CITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 11:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI3	MAJLES CLASHES WITH AHMADINEJAD ON BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 10:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI48	IRAN'S BAZAAR STRIKES HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. According to press reports, merchants feared that the in [...]	2008-10-23 09:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI50	IRAN: BAZAARI PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. 3. (U) The strike occurred during President Ahmedinejad [...]	2008-10-23 09:23:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD IR
08IRANRPODUBAI6	IRANIAN STEEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO AN INSIDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 13:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EMIN PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI9	OPEN KIDNEY SALES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 14:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI ECON IR
08ISLAMABAD1035	PAKISTAN'S FISCAL DEFICIT PUTTING ECONOMIC STABILITY AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF expects the fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year to be as high as 6.5 percent of GDP, far exceeding the 4 percent target. A nearly $1 billion shortfall in tax collection, larger than budgeted expenditures, below target privatization receipts, and the projectizat [...]	2008-03-08 03:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD1101	PTA ON THE YOUTUBE BLOCKING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an informal request from the Department, EconCouns and Econoff met with Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Shahzad Alam Malik March 5 to discuss the February 22 blockage of YouTube. Malik explained that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority ( [...]	2008-03-12 12:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1148	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH POTENTIAL NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, whose name has been cited as a potential PML-N Minister of Finance, discussed his relationship with Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),and emphasized that [...]	2008-03-14 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1180	APRIL 24-25 ISLAMABAD REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para six. 2. (SBU) As per reftel request, post approached the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Finance regarding preparations for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC). Joint Additional Secretary Sohail Re [...]	2008-03-17 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV KPWR PK AF
08ISLAMABAD1230	GOP AGREES TO POSTPONEMENT OF APRIL 24-25 REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. Pursuant to the request from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA),the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has agreed to postpone the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC) scheduled for April 24-25, 2008 in Islamabad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) EconOff met with the Joint Secretary o [...]	2008-03-20 05:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAID ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV KPWR PK AF
08ISLAMABAD13	PROPOSALS FOR EXPEDITED DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: As instructed by Principals December 28, this cable outlines proposals to enhance and expedite military and development projects for Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and adjacent Pakistan-Afghan border areas. These include projects with the Pakistan military, [...]	2008-01-02 16:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL ECON EAID PREF
08ISLAMABAD134	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pak [...]	2008-01-09 14:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD137	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pakis [...]	2008-01-10 01:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD139	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pakis [...]	2008-01-10 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1396	A TROUBLING TREND: TEXTILE EXPORTS DOWN AGAIN. [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan is losing its competitiveness in textile and apparel goods. Based on third quarter figures, Pakistan's textile export performance slumped in July-February 2007-08 putting the GOP's export target of USD 19.2 billion at risk. With the exception of readymade garments all [...]	2008-04-01 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1420	THE PORT OF GWADAR: MEGA PORT DREAM REQUIRES ENERGY TO BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Without fanfare and in the midst of the political changeover, Pakistan's strategic new seaport in Balochistan became operational and opened the trade routes to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran. Investors and energy are desperately needed to make the Pakistani dream of a mega-p [...]	2008-04-03 08:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1532	PAKISTAN'S FISCAL DEFICIT PUTTING ECONOMIC STABILITY AT [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gave the Cabinet the bad news on Pakistan's economy, followed by a press conference where he made very clear his plans for government austerity. During the press conference, he accused the Shaukat Aziz government of fudging figures and misma [...]	2008-04-11 01:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1534	AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER DAR DISCUSS PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly-appointed Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar (PML-N) April 8. Pakistan's current fiscal crisis and need for fiscal austerity shape Dar's plan to ask for a shadow International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, pending Coalition Support Fund (CSF) payments, [...]	2008-04-11 02:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1536	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH THE AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Assistant Secretary Boucher met with the elected Executive Board of the American Business Council (ABC) in Karachi on March 27. Representatives from U.S. companies were optimistic about Pakistan's investment climate but expressed concerns over the [...]	2008-04-11 03:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1585	RIOTS OVER POWER BLACKOUTS TURN VIOLENT IN MULTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the Punjab provincial city of Multan, protests organized by local textile mill owners to object to rolling blackouts which have forced factories to remain closed, turned violent on April 14. The Power Loom Association in Multan organized a rally of textile workers and day labor [...]	2008-04-16 17:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD16	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES REQUIRES IMMEDIATE COORDINATED INTER-AGENCY ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 05:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PK ETRD EAID PREL
08ISLAMABAD1601	GOP NOT YET FOCUSED ON BIT NEGOTIATIONS BUT INTERESTED IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econoffs met with Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Director General Major (Rtrd) Iqbal Ahmad and BOI staff April 17 to discuss resumption of BIT negotiations and organization of a Pakistan energy investment confere [...]	2008-04-17 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1623	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART ONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan's energy crisis has the potential to slow down economic growth and create law and order problems. With massive blackouts affecting every region and every demographic, energy policy and shortages are daily front page news. Not a single mega-watt of electricity has been [...]	2008-04-21 10:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1648	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources on April 16 to discuss Pakistan's plans for dealing with the current energy crisis. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) requests assistance with attracting investors to its energy sector, organizing an investment [...]	2008-04-23 09:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1659	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF WATER AND POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the Minister of Water and Power on April 21 to discuss Pakistan's plans for dealing with the current energy crisis. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) emphasizes its desire to have more engagement with the U.S. on energy issues and specifically requests assist [...]	2008-04-24 05:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID EINV ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD1684	NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FOR TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY. With the signing of a framework agreement in Islamabad on April 25, the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan natural gas pipeline project formally includes India as a partner and agrees to move forward quickly on implementation. With construction scheduled to start in 2010 and comp [...]	2008-04-28 06:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK IN AF TX
08ISLAMABAD1699	NO ACTION BUT MORE RHETORIC ON PAKISTAN IRAN PIPELINE DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para eleven. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Following a brief state visit from Iranian President Mahmound Ahmadinejad on April 28, local media reports that the path has been cleared for Pakistan and Iran to sign the much touted natural gas pipeline deal. While [...]	2008-04-29 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD170	PAKISTAN ENERGY WOES: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence, sabotage, and supply disruptions following Bhutto's December 27 assassination combined with routine winter hydroelectric maintenance have pushed Pakistan's normally tight energy supplies past the limit. Since December 27, Pakistan's 3000MW electricity deficit has in [...]	2008-01-11 09:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1701	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART TWO [...] (SBU) Summary. Further complicating Pakistan's maze of government organizations with responsibility over energy, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and its 16 subordinate agencies, determine the natural gas, oil, mineral and coal policies for a country which desperately needs energ [...]	2008-04-29 13:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1705	POVERTY IN PAKISTAN: WHOSE NUMBERS ARE RIGHT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani government officials frequently cite poverty alleviation as one of President Musharraf's key economic legacies. However, economic analysts frequently dispute the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) statistics. Separate studies conducted by the GOP and the World Bank indicat [...]	2008-04-30 05:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1715	PAKISTAN: THE IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND COMMODITY PRICES [...] (U) The following is a response to the Department's request for information on the impact that rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having on Pakistan's economic and political stability. 2. (SBU) Summary: The prices of almost all essential agricultural commodities have steadil [...]	2008-04-30 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1723	PAKISTAN RUPEE FALLS BUT NO CAPITAL FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's rupee has lost ground against the dollar as the current account deficit continues to grow due to increased international commodity prices. It hit a new low against the dollar on April 24, breaching the September 22, 2001 low. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) believe [...]	2008-05-01 12:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1734	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART THREE [...] (U) Please see Action Request in paragraph 28. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Concluding the three part roadmap of agencies involved in Pakistan's energy policy, this cable outlines the involvement of the Prime Minister's Secretariat, four additional Cabinet level Ministries, and five other regulatory a [...]	2008-05-04 05:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1758	BUDGET DEFICIT NUMBERS LOWER BUT SLOW GROWTH AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Private sector economists, the Ministry of Finance Special Advisor and IMF Resident Representative all expressed concern over Pakistan's record USD 8.3 billion budget deficit, but for different reasons. Citibank's Aziz Rahman was concerned that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's overs [...]	2008-05-06 06:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1803	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OFFICIAL DISCOUNTS REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Unsurprisingly, a source in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said that a May 9 article in national circulation daily "Dawn News" reporting enhanced China-Pakistan civil nuclear cooperation was unfounded. The May 9 article alleged that, following President Musharraf's April 20 [...]	2008-05-10 10:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGY ECON PGOV PREL KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1830	PAKISTANI RUPEE CONTINUES TO FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's growing current account deficit and increasing uncertainty over the future of the government coalition are causing the rupee to fall against the dollar. The rupee closed at record lows against the dollar again on May 8, rebounding only slightly on May 9. The State Ba [...]	2008-05-12 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD189	ISLAMIC FINANCE DEVELOPS SLOWLY IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan has started to develop well-managed financial products for Islamic banking and finance, but their market share is still low and will take time to grow. Currently there are six full fledged Islamic banks and 13 conventional banks that offer Islamic finance products at a [...]	2008-01-14 10:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL EAID EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD1898	LAHORE IPR SEMINAR A SUCCESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 09:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD1900	INITIAL ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTION LOOKS GOOD [...] (U) Prior to his resignation as Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar set out broad priorities for Pakistan's FY 2008-2009 budget during a May 12 speech at a pre-budget seminar at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce. Dar pledged to focus on "fiscal consolidation" and to raise the tax-to-GDP [...]	2008-05-20 11:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD191	AMBASSADOR PATTERSON MEETS WITH CARETAKER FINANCE MINISTER [...] SUMMARY. In a January 4 meeting with caretaker Minister of Finance Salman Shah, Ambassador Patterson inquired about the state of Pakistan's economy following the violence after Bhutto's December 27 assassination and raised commercial advocacy issues, coalition support funds, anti-money launderi [...]	2008-01-14 12:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK EAID
08ISLAMABAD1914	PROPOSED ENERGY AND FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: As follow up from President Bush's May 18 meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani, Embassy Islamabad has two suggestions for assistance that the Deputies may wish to consider. Post proposes providing USD 180 million over three years for energy and food assistance, two areas t [...]	2008-05-22 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG EPET PTER PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1916	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR SAYS BUDGET WILL BE ON TIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Naveed Qamar, the Acting Minister of Finance, who has replaced Ishaq Dar after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ministers tendered their resignations May 13. Qamar said that the budget would be prepared for the Parliament to debate and pass it by the [...]	2008-05-22 11:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1932	PAKISTAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK [...] (S) Economic Counselor and Economic Officer delivered reftel demarche May 22 to senior officials at the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs (MFA). Both Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Director General Sohail Mahmood and Ministry of Finance Senior Joint Secretary Iqbal Hussain pledge [...]	2008-05-23 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1936	NO IMF PROGRAM FOR PAKISTAN RIGHT NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-25 06:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1953	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN ANNOUNCES TIGHTER [...] (U) Summary: The State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar announced a series of measures to tighten monetary policy, drain excessive liquidity from the system, and decrease imports to firm up the rupee in a May 22 speech. Most of the new measures, which are effective immediately, a [...]	2008-05-28 11:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1957	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with President Musharraf, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political and economic climate as well as efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Describing his current personal status as "confused," Musharraf reported that he would not become a "usele [...]	2008-05-28 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1958	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Foreign Minister Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's support to combat terrorism but suggested that the Pakistan and the U.S. form a broad relationship based on common ideals and interests beyond counter-terrorism. Foreign Minister Qureshi asked [...]	2008-05-28 13:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ENRG EPET PK
08ISLAMABAD1959	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani expressed gratitude for U.S. support for democracy and reiterated Pakistan's commitment to combat terrorism. Gilani believes that there is an opportunity for a multi-dimensional U.S.-Pakistan relationship and sou [...]	2008-05-28 13:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2002	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PPP CO-CHAIRMAN ASIF ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari reaffirmed his support to combat terrorism, adding that the Pakistani people have to take ownership of this "struggle of ideas." He pledged that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will no [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2003	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PML-N PARLIAMENTARY LEADER NISAR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political situation and efforts to combat extremism. The PML-N, Nisar insisted, considers the U.S. to be a friend but took [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2042	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf met with Senator Levin and Senator Casey May 25 to discuss Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, recent peace agreements in the border areas, U.S. security assistance, and the worsening economic situation. Musharraf supported the agreements, saying the military [...]	2008-06-04 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2049	PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY WORSE THAN THE PM EXPECTED; PM SEEKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2050	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Senator Carl Levin and Senator Robert Casey met May 25 with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari, National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani and Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Husain Haqqani to discuss recent negotiations with militants, counterterrorism effo [...]	2008-06-05 14:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2051	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND AID WITH PM GILANI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PINR PREF PK

08ISLAMABAD2052	STATE BANK CONCLUDES PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY SHOWING INCREASING [...] (SBU) Summary: In its third quarter fiscal year 2008 report, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) highlighted the multiple pressures on the national economy from rising fiscal and current account deficits and inflation. As a result, the SBP has used USD 4.8 billion in reserves, putting downward pre [...]	2008-06-05 14:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2061	FOOD CRISIS IN PAKISTAN: REASONS BEHIND THE SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: While rising fuel prices, nation-wide power cuts, insufficient irrigation water and global price trends are all to blame for the shortage of basic agricultural commodities in Pakistan, government mismanagement remains a primary cause of the country's agricultural problems. The p [...]	2008-06-09 01:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2104	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Eric Edelman met with President Pervez Musharraf June 2 to discuss U.S. concerns regarding recent peace agreements in the border areas, Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and U.S. security assistance. Portraying civilian government leaders as soft on [...]	2008-06-12 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2106	PAKISTAN MISSES MAJOR ECONOMIC TARGETS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Naveed Qamar released on June 9 the Economic Survey for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The document, released one day before the fiscal year 2008-09 budget, reported that all major economic indicators for the first ten months of the current fiscal year (July 07 to Ap [...]	2008-06-13 00:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2107	PAKISTAN'S 2008-09 BUDGET: FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During the official announcement of Pakistan's fiscal year 2008-09 budget proposal to Parliament, Finance Minister Naveed Qamar described poverty reduction as the "main plank" of the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) economic policy. Qamar announced a proposed development strategy [...]	2008-06-13 00:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG ELAB PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2108	PAKISTAN'S 2008-09 BUDGET: NO MONEY SLOTTED FOR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, Finance Minister Naveed Qamar delivered the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) proposed budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 which must still be approved by the National Assembly. Despite acknowledging that the shortage of energy and prolonged nationwide blackouts were the w [...]	2008-06-13 00:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2109	PAKISTAN'S 2008-2009 BUDGET: OVERLY OPTIMISTIC, PART ONE OF [...] (SBU) The Government of Pakistan (GOP) released its USD 31 billion 2009-2009 budget June 11 in a speech by Finance Minister Naveed Qamar to Parliament. In addition to setting revenue targets and expenditure levels, Pakistan's budget also includes assumptions on economic growth and economic pol [...]	2008-06-13 00:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2135	A WORLD BANK-LED CONSORTIUM FOR PAKISTAN'S AFGHAN BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Embassy recommends the establishment of a World Bank consortium to coordinate and expand donor activities focused on areas along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Stabilization of this border area is v [...]	2008-06-17 10:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2165	WORLD BANK LOAN NOT YET FINALIZED [...] (C) Summary: World Bank Senior Economist Dr. Hanid Mukhthar briefed Economic and Commercial Counselor on the recent Bank efforts to negotiate a USD 500 million structural adjustment loan with the Government of Pakistan (GOP). Despite over two months of negotiations, the loan has not been final [...]	2008-06-19 09:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2203	PARLIAMENT SETS SYMBOLIC PRECEDENT WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Pakistan's parliament debated the defense budget for the first time in the nation's history. Although details were sparse and debate limited, this marked a symbolic move toward greater civilian oversight of the armed forces. Chief of Army Staff General Kayani supp [...]	2008-06-23 12:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL MARR ECON
08ISLAMABAD2233	OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING PAKISTAN'S FOOD CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to Pakistan's worsening food situation and its potential impact on the country's most vulnerable groups, Embassy Islamabad suggests six program options for food assistance for Washington agencies' consideration. With 100 million Pakistanis living on two dollars or les [...]	2008-06-26 14:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID ETRD EAGR PK
08ISLAMABAD2244	TRANSIT TRADE BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 17:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PGOV PK AF
08ISLAMABAD2250	WORLD FOOD PROGRAM-LED ASSESSMENT OF PAKISTAN'S FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: World Food Program (WFP),the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other international organizations briefed Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and diplomats on the initial phase of its food security assessment for Pakis [...]	2008-06-30 04:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2252	TRANSIT TRADE BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN: HOPE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 04:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PGOV PK AF
08ISLAMABAD228	ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF RECENT VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN [...] This cable was coordinated with Consulates Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Summary 2. (SBU) Summary: The violence following Benazir Bhutto's December 27 assassination cost Pakistan approximately $2 billion dollars in lost tax revenue, foregone production, and infrastructure damage. In [...]	2008-01-16 02:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2303	PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani requested increased cooperation with the U.S. on security and economic assistance. He also firmly asserted that Pakistan's nuclear assets are protected and expressed hope for greater international focu [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2304	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf explained the importance of concluding agreements with the tribal groups in the border areas to secure peace. He also expressed hope for stronger military and intelligence cooperation with the U.S as well [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2305	BOUCHER AND GILANI DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a July 1 meeting, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told Assistant Secretary Boucher that his government was serious about the need to confront militant extremists, establish a foundation for sustainable development and address Pakistan's growing economic crisis. Gilani al [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2314	Stabilization Measures for Pakistan's Falling Stock Market [...] (SBU) After consulting with the Karachi Stock Exchange Board (KSE),the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) announced measures to stabilize the stock market. These measures include: a ban on short selling to stop speculation; use of bank guarantees as security deposits; change [...]	2008-07-07 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2315	Pakistan Ministry of Finance explains its "fiscal [...] (C) Visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher met with Pakistan Ministry of Finance Secretary Farrukh Quayyum and Special Advisor Dr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan July 2. The Minister was in Karachi for a cabinet meeting. Quayyum gave a frank overview of recent economic developments, emphasizing t [...]	2008-07-07 13:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2336	PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL GREEN DISCUSS BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In a July 4 meeting with CODEL Green focused on cross-border issues with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gilani explained his views on the causes of terrorism in Pakistan and his government's three prong counter-terrorism policy. He also requested additional Parliamentary exchanges [...]	2008-07-09 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2337	CODEL GREEN DISCUSSES MADRASSAS, EXTREMISM WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 4 meeting with President Musharraf, CODEL Green discussed extremism in Pakistan and their support for madrassa reform. The CODEL cited a specific case of two young U.S. citizens apparently being held against their will in a Karachi madrassa; the Embassy is facilitating [...]	2008-07-09 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2379	GOP ANNOUNCES ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Pakistan has drafted an energy conservation strategy to gain short and long term increases to Pakistan's national gird. With current energy shortfalls of up to 4500 mega-watts per day, impacting all regions of the country, Pakistan desperately needs to make cha [...]	2008-07-14 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD2400	REQUEST FOR PL-480 EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO PAKISTAN THROUGH [...] (SBU) The following is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Summary: In Reftel I, Post recommended six food aid options for assistance to Pakistan - three options with existing ESF resources and three options with additional resources. This message pr [...]	2008-07-15 11:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2403	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY REFORM OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY - Pakistan's current food problems are the result of high world market prices and serious policy distortions that are a disincentive to farmers. The World Bank is currently addressing some of the most difficult food pricing policy issues with the USD 500 million budget support loa [...]	2008-07-15 14:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2404	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR WELCOMES POSSIBILITY OF FOOD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Naveed Qamar, the Acting Minister of Finance July 10. He welcomed the possibility of U.S. food assistance, asked for a briefing from Ministry of Finance staff regarding the bilateral investment treaty (BIT),previewed Under Secretary Jeffery's upcoming trip [...]	2008-07-15 14:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2405	SAUDI ARABIA AGREES TO DEFER PAKISTAN'S OIL PAYMENTS BUT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Pakistan is once again asking for assistance from Saudi Arabia to bail out the country's faltering economy by providing deferred oil payment concession. Details on the size and duration of this concession are still being finalized with Saudi authorities and are not publicly avai [...]	2008-07-16 00:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2428	State Bank of Pakistan acts to stop rupee slide [...] (SBU) Summary: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) took measures on July 8 to stop the Pakistan rupee from further decreases against the U.S. dollar. The rupee has lost 16.8 percent of its value against the dollar since the beginning of 2008. The State Bank of Pakistan will now make 100 percent [...]	2008-07-17 08:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2458	GOP ACCEPTS PHASE 1 OF DHS API/PNR MOI [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Following up on the proposed Advanced Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) Memorandum of Intent outlined in Reftel B, on July 21 EconOffs met with Imtiaz Kazi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Interior [...]	2008-07-21 15:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2463	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE FOR UNDER [...] (C) Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Shamshad Akhtar explained her efforts to address Pakistan's worsening macroeconomic situation and expressed concern that the lack of politi [...]	2008-07-22 12:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2464	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S FM QURESHI [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery visited Pakistan July 17-19. On July 19, U/S Jeffery and the Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was also named acting Minister of Petroleum following Pakistan Musl [...]	2008-07-22 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG EPET PK
08ISLAMABAD2465	PAKISTAN'S 2008-2009 TRADE POLICY [...] (U) The Prime Minister announced Pakistan's 2008-09 Trade Policy on July 19. The policy sets an export target of USD 22.1 billion and a target growth rate of 15 percent. It expands the import items list from India with a view to decreasing the cost of raw materials and manufacturing inputs. [...]	2008-07-22 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD2466	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Acting Minister of Finance Naveed Qamar described this year as one of the most difficult in Pakistan's economic history. He highlighted recent steps taken by the Government of [...]	2008-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2467	PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN SPEECH TO [...] (C) Summary: In his first live address to the nation on July 19, Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani provided an overview of economic problems facing the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and what steps the government is taking to mitigate the effects on the people of Pakistan. However, his halting 11:30 [...]	2008-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2468	CLARIFICATION ON POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL FOOD [...] (C) Summary: In a response to a National Security Council request to provide clarity on proposed food assistance to Pakistan in advance of the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Washington, the following cable outlines possible financial modalities of increased food assistance to Pakistan. Thi [...]	2008-07-22 15:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2470	ECONOMY CONTINUES DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND FUEL PRICE HIKES [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's major economic indicators continue to trend downwards with the current account deficit reaching a record high, foreign investment dropping significantly and speculative stock exchange trading causing price volatility and investor losses. On July 21, the GOP implemented [...]	2008-07-22 15:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD2554	WANTED: TAX REFORM AND TAX PAYERS [...] (U) Non-payment of taxes by Pakistan's numerous small businesses, large agricultural sector, and informal economy continue to constrain GOP taxation efforts. The tax base has not been able to keep pace with economic growth spurred on by the services and industrial sectors, and GOP efforts at t [...]	2008-07-29 03:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2576	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN RAISES KEY DISCOUNT RATE AS MULTIPLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to curb rising inflation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its key discount rate by 100 basis points to 13 percent. SBP Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar defended the Bank's decision, citing increased risks to the economy from rising inflation and worsening current [...]	2008-07-30 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2587	NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKES TURN BACK REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By turning back previous reform measures, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has created new categories and sub-categories of natural gas consumers with variable pricing rates. With over 95 percent of all domestic automobiles fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG),increases at th [...]	2008-07-31 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2589	TELECOM WORKERS END STRIKE THAT TIED UP LINES AND [...] (U) Communications giant Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL) has been beset by labor-relations controversies since its privatization in 2005. In the latest chapter, PTCL employees went on a two-week strike, which ended July 30, over the introduction of the Unified Pay Scale (UPS). The [...]	2008-07-31 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINT PK
08ISLAMABAD2590	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY,S MEETING WITH NWFP [...] (C) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery met with Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani July 18. The Governor outlined the province,s three-pronged strategy of the selective application of force, political dialogue, and socio-economic [...]	2008-07-31 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PK PTER MOPS ETRD EIND PREL
08ISLAMABAD2606	TELECOM WORKERS END STRIKE THAT TIED UP LINES AND [...] (U) Communications giant Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL) has been beset by labor-relations controversies since its privatization in 2005. In the latest chapter, PTCL employees went on a two-week strike, which ended July 30, over the introduction of the Unified Pay Scale (UPS). The [...]	2008-08-04 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINT PK
08ISLAMABAD2631	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE HITS 23-MONTH LOW [...] (U) Summary: On August 4, ebbing investor confidence brought on by panic over foreign selling and margin calls pushed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index 3.13 percent lower, to a 23-month low. Morning trading was initially suspended on August 5, as the KSE Board and the Securities and [...]	2008-08-05 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2632	PAKISTAN IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) The following is an update on IPR issues in Pakistan. Given energy and food shortages, rampant inflation, and an unstable security situation, IPR falls low on the GOP list of priorities. No progress has occurred on TRIPS-compliant data protection legislation since the coalition governmen [...]	2008-08-05 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2633	PAKISTAN'S TEXTILE SECTOR IN CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's textile sector is facing a crisis. A hefty rise in natural gas prices, rolling blackouts, and the announcement of the 2008-2009 Trade Policy - which lacks subsidies and support for the textiles and apparel sector - have fed industry woes. Textiles are the largest singl [...]	2008-08-05 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD2752	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR REQUESTS URGENT U.S. INTERVENTION FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 10:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2801	PAKISTANI OFFICIALS, ACTING AUSTR, AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On August 13, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Claudio Lilienfeld and Department of Commerce South Asia and Oceania Director Linda Droker met with Pakistani officials in the Ministries of Commerce and Health, the Privatization Commission, and the Intellectual Pro [...]	2008-08-23 08:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IP PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2862	THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of particular concern was the current state of th [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2867	GOP FORMS PRIVITIZATION PLAN WITH OVERLY AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with a mounting financial crunch, Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment as well as Finance, recently chaired a meeting to finalize an overly ambitious schedule for privatization of a few low level public sector entities during September-Octobe [...]	2008-08-29 10:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD2868	PLANNING FOR ROZS: STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON LOCATIONS [...] (SBU) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti convened an August 21 meeting between provincial and federal officials to discuss the selection of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Federal Minister [...]	2008-08-29 10:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK AF
08ISLAMABAD2874	ECONOMIC WOES FINALLY MAKING TOP HEADLINES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time, local newspapers are carrying prominent coverage of a possible impending economic crisis, with headlines touting warnings from visiting World Bank senior officials and excerpts from a Citibank report. Such press attention helps sensitize the public to the im [...]	2008-08-29 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2878	PAKISTAN'S DETERIORATING ENERGY SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Electricity shortages in Pakistan are reaching record highs due to shortfalls of over 5500 mega watts (MW). In most major cities there are planned and unplanned power outages, sometimes for 18 hours a day. A circular debt problem between the domestic oil and power sector furth [...]	2008-09-01 07:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD288	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK LESS THAN ROSY [...] (C) Summary: In its January 5, 2008 first quarterly report, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced its June 30, 2007 - July 1, 2008 (FY08) growth rate target range to 6.6-7.0 percent from 7.0-7.4 percent due to deterioration in the investment climate resulting from increased domestic insta [...]	2008-01-18 12:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2891	PAKISTANI LEADERS DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 09:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2895	PAKISTAN LOAN STATUS REPORT - ADB AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the media reported the Asian Development Bank (ABD) will disburse USD 500 million in budgetary support to the GOP by September 30, an ADB official informed the Embassy the loan remains contingent on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) comfort letter which the ADB has n [...]	2008-09-02 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2905	PAKISTANI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 26, Econoffs met with Dr. Shujauddin Shaikh of Merck Sharpe and Dohme (MSD) and Dr. Iqbal Bengali of Pfizer regarding issues facing Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry. The GOP has not allowed an adjustment of pharmaceutical prices for over seven years. Domestic and mu [...]	2008-09-03 13:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2935	DCM'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (C) DCM and EconOff called on newly re-installed Finance Secretary Dr. Waqar Masood at his office on September 5. Masood noted that he had been back in office only four days but nevertheless, he was deeply engaged in managing the current economic crisis. He welcomed the visit by Embassy offi [...]	2008-09-05 12:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2996	PAKISTAN ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT POWER TARIFF INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the Government of Pakistan (GOP) announced a 31 percent average increase in the electricity tariff for domestic customers to go into effect the first week of October. The GOP also changed pricing rules for the tiered tariff structure. Electricity prices for domesti [...]	2008-09-11 13:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3010	CORRECTED COPY: THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of reftel. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of partic [...]	2008-09-12 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3013	REQUEST TO APPROACH GOP ABOUT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an August 30 letter, Finance Minister Qamar requested the United States and Pakistan reopen Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and asked that we propose a date for a single round of protracted negotiations o [...]	2008-09-13 00:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3036	DEEPENING U.S. PAKISTAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Conference was held in Islamabad August 25 to 28, bringing together research scientists from the U.S. and Pakistan who have worked on projects funded by the U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. Under the 2003 [...]	2008-09-16 10:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3037	U.S.-PAKISTAN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, DCM met with Pakistan's Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Director General Major (Retd.) Iqbal Ahmad to deliver the demarche in Reftel B. The BOI is the lead Pakistani agency for Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations, and the Ministry of Finance told [...]	2008-09-16 10:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3059	GOP STILL LACKS PLAN TO TACKLE ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK EAID
08ISLAMABAD3095	ECONOMIC POLICY IN PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S ADDRESS TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20, President Asif Zardari addressed a joint session of Parliament. The speech touched briefly on economic issues, including a PKR 34 billion (USD 439.28 million) poverty alleviation plan and the need to eliminate oil and energy subsidies, increase the electric powe [...]	2008-09-22 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3104	DECREASE IN CONSUMER FINANCE LIKELY TO IMPACT INDUSTRIAL [...] (SBU) Growth in consumer financing slowed in FY07-08 compared to FY06-07, due to rapidly increasing food and energy costs, coupled with stagnant incomes. These have eroded consumers' ability to pay large loan installments, thereby reducing the demand for new lending. Banking executives report [...]	2008-09-23 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3108	WORLD BANK AGREES TO HELP PAKISTAN DEVELOP THAR COAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The World Bank has agreed to assist Pakistan with development of the estimated 175 billion ton Thar Coal field in Sindh Province. The World Bank plans to work with the newly formed Thar Coal and Energy Board which will be led by the Sindh Chief Minister but will include federal g [...]	2008-09-24 03:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3117	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN DISCUSSES INCREASING EQUITY MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) officials met with market stakeholders on September 22 to discuss proposed fiscal and monetary measures to provide increased liquidity to equity markets. The Karachi Stock Exchange's KSE-100 Index has been frozen at 9,144 points, its value on August 2 [...]	2008-09-24 13:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3120	ZARDARI- AHMEDINEJAD BILAT MEETING: PROGRESS ON THE IPI? [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reports that while in New York for United Nations General Assembly meetings, Information Minister Sherry Rehman briefed journalists on the outcome of a meeting between President Zardari and President Ahmedinejad. Rehman reportedly stated that both countries have agre [...]	2008-09-24 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3121	PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche on September 23 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Director Mansoor Ahmed Khan. Khan promised to process the request immediately given the time sensitivity of the World Food Program food shipments. Khan noted that he will pass it t [...]	2008-09-24 14:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR MARR MCAP WFP PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3131	LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDS ON SUSPECTED IPR VIOLATORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) provided post with documentation of intellectual property right (IPR)-related raids conducted between January 2007 and August 2008. Raids were carried out in several different cities, and about half the raids targeted pirated books. Out of [...]	2008-09-25 11:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3136	THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PAKISTAN'S ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Small and medium-sized businesses across Pakistan are feeling a severe economic impact from the country's rolling blackouts. Pakistan's acute electricity deficit - compounded by rising fuel, material, and labor costs - is slowing the economy, and small and medium enterprises are [...]	2008-09-26 08:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3139	SEPTEMBER 20 MARRIOTT BOMBING: EFFECT ON LOCAL BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Marriott hotel bombing on September 20 caused significant damage to an office building directly adjacent to the hotel, which contained primarily information technology (IT) companies, including local offices of some large American and multinational corporations. Other busin [...]	2008-09-26 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3156	ECONOMIC UPDATE: TRADE IMBALANCE WIDENS AND KSE LOSES USD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Karachi shares market displayed lackluster performance during the week ending on September 26th as trading volumes reached a 10-year low of 2.477 million shares. During the month of September, foreign investors withdrew USD 14.33 million from the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE [...]	2008-09-29 10:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3169	WATER DISPUTE BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction on the first phase of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, on the Chenab River in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir was completed in August. Since then, Pakistan claims that water shares, as laid out in 1960 Indus Water Treaty, have been drasti [...]	2008-09-30 12:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3188	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR FOR ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3202	WITH RECORD HIGH Q1 BORROWING FROM THE STATE BANK, PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite numerous pledges to the contrary, the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is at a record high in spite of commitments to reduce borrowing to net zero levels in every quarter. While the Federal Board of Revenue has performed r [...]	2008-10-07 11:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3236	GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 12:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3237	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH THE FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, Charge d'Affaires met with Finance Secretary Waqar Masood to deliver the demarche in reftel (Ref. B). The Charge and Masood also discussed changes at the Finance Ministry and the general economic situation, including the rapid drop in the rupee's value, the tradin [...]	2008-10-09 12:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PTER KTFN PK
08ISLAMABAD3254	PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 9. The National Book Foundation (NBF) has the mandate of providing affordable textbooks, reference books and research books to university students as well as promoting the growth of a domestic book industry. This mandate has [...]	2008-10-14 05:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3264	FOREIGN RESERVES CONTINUE TO FALL AND LACK OF LIQUIDITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell to USD 4.3 billion on October 10 and the GOP has decided to reduce petroleum reserves to 10 days instead of 21 days in hopes of reducing the outflow of dollars. Pakistan's stock markets and inter-bank market continue to experience liquid [...]	2008-10-14 12:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3265	GOP SEEKS OIL DEFFERAL FROM IRAN BUT NO PROGRESS ON IPI [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reported that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has asked Iran to supply oil on an extended deferred payment plan and that both countries have agreed to exclude India from the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline project. However, GOP officials confirm that P [...]	2008-10-14 12:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET PK IN IR
08ISLAMABAD327	FORMER PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER PERVAIZ ELAHI OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call on former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday January 17 by CDA, Elahi dismissed this week's speculation of establishing a new national consensus government and postponement of elections as [...]	2008-01-22 13:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD3281	PAKISTANI CARPET EXPORTS DOWN AS LUXURY SPENDING ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. According to media reports and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, Pakistan's handmade carpet exports have declined by 10 percent in August 2008 over August 2007, continuing a downward trend in the sector's exports. Pakistan exported USD 16.1 million worth of rugs, carpets and mats [...]	2008-10-15 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV EAID ELAB PK
08ISLAMABAD3285	SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL AVIATION CONFERENCE [...] On October 13, Post transmitted reftel demarche to Pakistan's designated participants of subject conference with no comment. Participants are Mr. Syed Amir Mehboob, Airport Manager, Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore; Mr. Ayaz Khan Jadoon, Airport Manager, Benazir Bhutto International [...]	2008-10-15 13:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3300	CORRECTED COPY: GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Post, USDA, and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) continue to hammer out the details for the Food for Progress monetization of wheat. Under the program, the GOP wants to sell US donated wheat at USD 195 per ton while USDA regulations prevent the sale of donated commodities below l [...]	2008-10-17 10:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3305	PAKISTAN'S Q1 INDICATORS REFLECT ECONOMIC DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: First quarter economic performance indicators reflect a continuing decline in the country's overall economic stability. Despite pledges to make significant reforms, first quarter data is disappointing as Government of Pakistan (GOP) borrowing from the central bank reached new h [...]	2008-10-17 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3316	POT OF GOLD CONTINUES TO ELUDE GOP [...] (U) Summary: Per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) statistics, in the first quarter of FY09, Pakistan's current account deficit increased by 74 percent year-on-year, mainly due to the rapid increase in the trade deficit, while foreign investment dropped by 9.67 percent driven by large outflows from [...]	2008-10-20 10:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3374	BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE: FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL [...] (U) Summary. As an underdeveloped region in Pakistan, Balochistan is dependent on the federal government for 94 percent of its budget and faces an estimated budget deficit of PKR 8.81 billion (USD 112 million) for the current 2008-09 financial year. Despite being the largest province in size [...]	2008-10-27 03:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3375	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE ADVISOR TAREEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with newly appointed de facto Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen on October 23 to discuss economic affairs. Tareen noted that he supports the IMF program and thinks the final plan will be concluded soon. He also noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will be rea [...]	2008-10-27 05:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3377	PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...]	2008-10-27 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3388	TAREEN ANNOUNCES HIS ECONOMIC PLAN AND KSE RETAINS FLOOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan's Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen discussed his nine point economic plan with the business community on October 25th, which according to him will bring the economy back on track. He asserted that he will raise the tax-revenue to GDP ratio to 15 percent from the curren [...]	2008-10-27 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3389	AS PROTESTS CONTINUE GOP RESERVES DECISION TO ELIMINATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with protests nationwide the Government of Pakistan has reversed the recent decision to increase electricity tariffs by 31 percent. Minister of Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf stated at a news conference on October 26 that the government stands by its decision to slash [...]	2008-10-27 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3400	SUPPORT FOR OPIC-BACKED FUNDS AND INTERGEN POWER PROJECT [...] ( SBU) Summary. Post expresses its support to OPIC-backed funds investing in renewable energy in Pakistan. In addition, Post received updates from OPIC and Intergen regarding the proposed 158 MW power plant in Laachi. Post understands that OPIC has decided to hold off financing the deal unti [...]	2008-10-28 11:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3403	PAKISTAN'S INACTION MAKES DEFAULT MORE PROBABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past ten days foreign exchange reserves dropped 13 percent to USD 3.52 billion on October 27. Fuel subsidies have been quietly phased out but electricity subsidies are on pace to exceed the budgeted funds for FY 2008-09. Credit-default swaps (CDS) spreads on Pakistan' [...]	2008-10-28 14:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3430	TAREEN PRIMES SENATE FOR IMF PROGRAM AND REFORM [...] (SBU) On October 29 Economic Advisor Shaukat Tareen tried to convince Pakistan's Senate members that any IMF program would be on terms favorable to Pakistan and presented an extensive economic reform agenda. He also revealed that the fiscal deficit projection of 7.4 percent of GDP is actually [...]	2008-10-30 12:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3456	PAKISTAN SEEKING WATER AS COMPENSATION IN DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Faced with a 34 percent drop in water levels, Pakistan alleges that India did not release Pakistan's share of Chanab River water from the Baglihar Dam and after two recent delegations have unsuccessfully visited India to resolve the water dispute, Pakistan may seek compensation u [...]	2008-11-03 10:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3461	BANKS REQUIRED TO HOLD FEWER RESERVES [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced the cash reserve requirement of banks in Pakistan by 100 basis points to 5 percent, a 4 percent drop in the last three weeks. The reduction in cash reserve requirement and statutory liquidity requirement carried out earlier combined have generat [...]	2008-11-03 11:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3492	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN WHEAT SALES ARE FALSE [...] (S//NF) Summary. Post is concerned over a recent RAO report (Reftel A) regarding the misuse by the Government of Pakistan (GOP) of USG funds earmarked to purchase wheat. Post takes any claim regarding the misuse of U.S funds seriously. In response, EconOff has attempted to confirm some of the [...]	2008-11-05 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3493	PAKISTAN'S APPEAL FOR WHEAT THROUGH THE GSM 102 PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) faces a wheat shortage of 1.75 million tons, valued at approximately USD 450 million. Post recommends approval of a USD 450 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) GSM-102 credit guarantee program for Pakistan in FY 2009 to support sales o [...]	2008-11-05 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3532	DCM MEETS WITH STATE BANK GOVERNOR AKHTAR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar confirmed that negotiations with the IMF are stuck on the issue of how much to raise interest rates. The GOP plans to make a decision on this issue November 12. She expressed surprise on being a [...]	2008-11-07 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK

08ISLAMABAD3545	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3546	MONEYCHANGERS ARRESTED TO PRESERVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Summary. At least four money changers, including a CEO of a leading foreign exchange company, were arrested on November 8 by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for smuggling and illegal cross border transfer of foreign exchange. The FIA is closely watching other exchange compan [...]	2008-11-10 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3558	CENTRAL BANK RAISES RATES TWO PERCENT AMID BLEAK ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, announced that the policy rate would be raised 200 basis points, from 13 percent to 15 percent, presumably in acceptance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionality. However, Akhtar warned banks not to rais [...]	2008-11-12 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3560	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-13 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3583	APPROVAL BUT NO MONEY FOR PPP GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) has finally approved the construction of the USD 12.6 billion Diamer-Basha Dam originally announced in 2006. The dam will reportedly store 6.3 million acre-feet of water and to generate 4,500 MW of electricity. Given the recent economic downturn [...]	2008-11-13 11:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3590	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and the IMF edge closer to finalizing an agreement, additional donor assistance will likely be sought to bolster the IMF package. Post recommends consideration of the following economic options to support the democratically-elected Government o [...]	2008-11-14 12:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3592	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-15 03:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3598	GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATIZE 17 PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, Naved Qamar the newly appointed Privatization Minister presented the fiscal year 2008-2009 privatization plan to Pakistan's parliament despite severe disagreement on the subject. The Privatization Ministry has identified 57 public sector entities for future priv [...]	2008-11-17 01:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD36	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES REQUIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) will be an important tool for economic development in Afghanistan and the border areas of Pakistan. Embassy Islamabad has developed a description of initiatives which will be essential for the implementation of the ROZs. Many, such as imp [...]	2008-01-03 15:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PK ETRD EAID PREL AF
08ISLAMABAD3606	GOP'S PLAN FOR THE BENAZIR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] Summary. Details of the GOP plan to create a social welfare type program, the Benazir Income Support Program, were presented to diplomatic representatives. Through the program the GOP will disburse Rs. 2000 (USD 24.39 at R82 per USD) every other month to over 3 million families that have a mo [...]	2008-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3634	GOP STILL NOT READY TO APPROVE PNR [...] (C) Summary. On November 18, DCM delivered reftel A demarche regarding data sharing for passenger name records to Ministry of Interior Secretary Kamal Shah. Shah noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has been having internal discussion on the issue of providing data to fulfill the Depart [...]	2008-11-18 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PTER ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3644	PAKISTAN'S NEED FOR PL-480 WHEAT [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends food assistance for Pakistan. Domestic food shortages - but most fundamentally the inability of the new civilian government to deliver to its citizens - can and will undermine American security objectives in Pakistan. As we have reported, the Pakistani military [...]	2008-11-19 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3647	ENERGY UPDATE: STRATEGIC GAS RESERVE SHORTAGES, TARIFFS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's strategic oil reserves have fallen to low levels due to Pakistan's credit rating and inability to use letters of credit to purchase crude oil. Sources in the GOP report that Iran is attempting to substantively change the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Iran [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3656	USAID/OFDA PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SHELTER UPDATE [...] On October 29, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Balochistan Province of Pakistan caused significant damage to the traditional mud and timber houses, primarily affecting Ziarat and Pishin districts, with some damage also reported in Harnai district. Different assessments produced a range of estim [...]	2008-11-20 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3658	CABINET OKAYS IMF PROGRAM BUT NOT SMOOTH SAILING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Federal Cabinet approved the economic stabilization plan and directed the Ministry of Finance to finalize negotiations with International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Planning Commission received reports on both short-term stabilization and medium-term economic recovery. The r [...]	2008-11-20 14:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3691	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ON FOOD AID [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 21 MINFAL Secretary Zia ur Rehman and Additional Secretary Shahid Hussain Raja requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador to discuss agricultural issues in Pakistan. The Secretary requested USG assistance on wheat imports, specifically access to the USDA GSM-102 pr [...]	2008-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3693	PAKISTAN PETROLEUM RESERVES DANGEROUSLY LOW [...] (S) Summary. Pakistan may be facing a crude oil shortage in the near term but the extent of this shortfall cannot be confirmed. Based on numerous conversations with government officials and businesses operating in Pakistan, Post has compiled information regarding a circular debt problem with do [...]	2008-11-24 14:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK
08ISLAMABAD3699	PAKISTAN FINALLY REQUESTS IMF PROGRAM, POST GETS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting for G7 countries, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative to Pakistan, Paul Ross, presented an overview of the Stand-By Agreement (SBA) Board members will consider on November 24. Ross emphasized that the program fits well with Pakistan's ow [...]	2008-11-25 08:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3715	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC): DELIVERY OF [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche outlining Pakistan's FY09 score for consideration under the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary/Director M. Mumtaz Malik on November 19. Malik thanked EconOff for the information and said the GoP will continue to work toward [...]	2008-11-28 11:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PK
08ISLAMABAD3737	IRAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT "PUT ON ICE" BY GOP [...] (C) Summary: Local media reports that Iran has increased the proposed price for natural gas under the Iran pipeline which makes the project unfeasible for the Government of Pakistan. Officials at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources confirm that unless directed to pursue the Iran pip [...]	2008-12-01 13:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3762	IMF NOT PUSHING FOR CONTROVERSIAL AGRICULTURE TAX REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Income from agriculture accounts for 21 percent of GDP and is technically subject to income tax, but actual revenue from agriculture is negligible. Much of the domestic criticism of the IMF program is the accusation that the IMF is requiring agricultural tax reform. On Novembe [...]	2008-12-03 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3763	STAKEHOLDER REACTIONS TO THE IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All stakeholders surveyed agree that Pakistan's Stand-by Agreement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was inevitable and will provide much needed economic stability in the short-term. The SBA document is not yet fully public so stakeholders are reacting to interes [...]	2008-12-03 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3764	PAKISTAN TO SEEK WORLD BANK SETTLEMENT IN WATER DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Water Commissioner for the Indus River Treaty visited Pakistan to gather information on Pakistani claims regarding low water sheds. Pakistan claims that India diverted a significant volume of water from the river Chenab to its Baglihar dam which resulted in a 34 percent [...]	2008-12-03 13:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY SENV PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3776	DECISION NEEDED ON PAKISTAN GSM-102 APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests that a decision be made for a plan under GSM-102 for Pakistan. Two items are delaying Pakistan from purchasing U.S. wheat under the GSM-102 program. First, Post renews its appeal for USDA's speedy approval of the 5 Pakistani banks, originally identified by the Gov [...]	2008-12-05 07:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3801	IMF LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EconCounselor met with the IMF's Resident Representative to discuss Pakistan's implementation of economic stabilization policies. They agreed that the SBA adjustment measures are necessary for a stable economy and this message should be continually reinforced with officials of [...]	2008-12-09 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3804	PAKISTAN FUEL RESERVE LEVELS IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials remain reluctant to discuss Pakistan's overall strategic fuel reserves but the approval of the International Monetary Fund program has provided Pakistan with the ability to purchase supplies and increase its domestic commercial fuel reserves [...]	2008-12-10 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3807	GE LOCOMOTIVE ADVOCACY TO BE DECIDED AT PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A commercial decision to procure 75 locomotives by the state-owned Pakistan Railways has turned into a political decision after the newly appointed Minister of Railways announced that he would nullify a letter of intent to procure Chinese locomotives in favor of a General Electri [...]	2008-12-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND ELTN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3821	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with the Prime Minister's Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen. They discussed the present state of Pakistan's economy, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) stand-by agreement, Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) and the Bilat [...]	2008-12-12 09:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3838	SHEDDING LIGHT ON PAKISTANI THINKING ON BIT, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: On December 12 EconCouns met with Secretary General Salman Farruqui and discussed the Energy Dialogue, the Friends of Pakistan and the International Fund Donor's Conference. Farruqui said that he would be the GOP's organizational lead for both the Friends of Pakistan and the IMF D [...]	2008-12-15 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3853	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN ISSUES 2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),released its 2007-2008 annual report on December 11. The report presents a lucid explanation of the already well documented deterioration of Pakistan's macroeconomic situation in Fiscal Year 2007-2008, ending in June. Pa [...]	2008-12-17 05:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3885	PAKISTAN'S SHARIAT COURT BANS SHORT SELLING ON STOCKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In October, the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, a court traditionally concerned with social matters, expanded its jurisdiction into the economic realm by directing the government to amend its financial laws within six months to impose significant penalties on those who engag [...]	2008-12-19 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3888	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE DROPPING WITHOUT FLOOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Beginning Monday, December 15 the Government of Pakistan (GOP) required the country's three exchanges to remove a restriction ("floor") on trading below closing prices of August 27, 2008. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) dropped approximately 4 percent during each of the first [...]	2008-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD391	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have exper [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD392	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have experience [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3933	PAKISTANI MEDIA AND GOP ATTITUDES TOWARD THE BIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent article in the Pakistani press has criticized the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) as "one-sided" and "in favor of U.S. investors" only. The article presents some misconceptions about the BIT and was refuted by a Ministry of Investment official. Five outstanding issues [...]	2008-12-23 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3942	GOP PLANNING FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN, DONORS CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 23, the DCM met with Secretary General Salman Farruqui in order to discuss the upcoming Friends of Democratic Pakistan meetings, the proposed Donors Conference and the Energy Dialogue. Farruqui extended the GOP's invitation to Secretary-designate Clinton to attend the [...]	2008-12-25 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD417	IRAN PAKISTAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT DEFERRED- AGAIN. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local media report a delay in the signing ceremony to formalize the Iran Pakistan pipeline deal. Pres contacts traveling with President Musharraf confirmed the delay in signing the agreement beyond January 31 and a press report indicated that Pakistan has renewed bilateral disc [...]	2008-01-29 12:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD418	GOP REQUESTS NEW DATE FOR ENERGY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. --------------------------------------------- ---------- GOP Requests New Date for Discussion with USG on Energy --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a letter dated October 25, 2007 [...]	2008-01-29 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD440	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE PREPARING IPO; DIRECTORS INSIGHT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year, provided the GOP implementing legislation is signed by President Musharraf. Following the IPO, only 20 percent of the shares will be owned by members, with 40 percent owned by st [...]	2008-01-30 10:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV EFIN PK
08ISLAMABAD444	PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...]	2008-01-31 02:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK
08ISLAMABAD469	MOTOROLA AND MOI SIGN 11.8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Motorola signed an $11.8 million dollar contract on January 21 with MOI for implementation of a secure police radio system in five major cities of Pakistan. Motorola will provide training to GOP personnel at a facility that it is building in Lahore as part of a recently signed Wi [...]	2008-02-01 09:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD470	TAKING THE KARACHI BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S PULSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Counselor and Econoff traveled to Karachi to meet with a broad section of Karachi's dynamic business community. The overall consensus was that 2007 had been a good year for business in spite of repeated political turmoil and violence. Concern over lack of law and order and t [...]	2008-02-01 09:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD480	PAKISTAN FINANCE MINISTER PAINTS ROSY PICTURE IN MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Salman Shah painted a rosy picture for Pakistan's 2008 economic outlook during his January 31 meeting with SCA PDAS Don Camp. He forecast economic growth at 6.5-7 percent; anticipated decreases in rural poverty because of high crop prices; complained about th [...]	2008-02-01 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD507	INFLATION CONCERNS TRUMP GROWTH: PAKISTAN RAISES DISCOUNT [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) further tightened monetary policy by raising its discount rate by half a percentage point to 10.5 percent and increasing cash reserve requirements for deposits up to one year maturity. According to the SBP's semi-annual Monetary Policy Statement issued J [...]	2008-02-05 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD508	MEDIA REPORTS FURTHER TALKS ON IRAN PIPELINE DEAL BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Local Pakistani media reports that further talks on the Iranian pipeline deal will occur February 14-16 in Tehran. As of February 4, government officials in Pakistan do not have travel plans to attend such meetings. End Summary. 2. (U) Local Pakistani media picked up the Iranian [...]	2008-02-05 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD655	ENERGY CRISIS AND LOADSHEDDING IMPAIRING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistan is currently experiencing severe electricity and gas shortages across the country due to insufficient energy generation capacity exacerbated by unprecedented cold weather. Some northern regions are currently suffering from 23 hours of power outage per day, while Islamaba [...]	2008-02-13 14:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD669	PAKISTAN REVIVES THE RATION CARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, 2008, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) launched the Bachat Card, a food rationing program which allows low-income Pakistanis to purchase five staple food products at subsidized prices through the government-owned Utility Stores Corporation. Flour, ghee and cooking [...]	2008-02-14 11:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PK
08ISLAMABAD688	WAGAH BORDER PRIMED FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic/Commercial Counselor visited Pakistan's Wagah border crossing point with India on February 11 and met Assistant Customs Collector Tauqueer Dar to discuss cross-border and transit trade issues. Dar sees a bright future for cross border trade, which has been increasing si [...]	2008-02-16 04:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD69	ECONOMIC ELECTION ISSUES; LOAD-SHEDDING AND WHEAT SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of the Bhutto assassination, recent civil unrest, and the upcoming elections, Pakistan now confronts power shortages and increasing domestic wheat prices. There are signs that the electricity shortage may abate by the end of January, but eight hours per day of "l [...]	2008-01-04 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PREL PK PBTS EAGR PGOV
08ISLAMABAD690	PAKISTAN TO BEGIN 3G LICENSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will begin third-generation (3G) mobile phone licensing this year. Three licenses will be auctioned off, but only the five current mobile phone operators in Pakistan will be permitted to bid. By offering 3G licenses, [...]	2008-02-16 04:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EIND EINT PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD779	PAKISTAN'S STOCK MARKETS REACH NEW HIGHS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's stock markets have rebounded following February 18 parliamentary elections. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index has touched a new high on post election stability hopes. The banking, cement and oil and gas sectors performed well, and market capitalization increased [...]	2008-02-22 09:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD789	HI-TECH START-UP COMPANIES IN LAHORE -- A BRIGHT SPOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic and Commercial Affairs Counselor and FCS Specialist visited a number of hi-tech start-up companies founded by Pakistanis with extensive U.S. experience in the Lahore area February 11-13. NetSol, PalmChip and Raffles were particular standouts, with each NetSol license [...]	2008-02-23 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD806	PAKISTAN AUTHORITIES BLOCK ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 13:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD810	NATURAL GAS DEPENDENCY- A CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Natural gas meets about 50 percent of Pakistan's energy requirements, making the country one of the most natural gas dependent economies in the world. At the present rate of consumption, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) anticipates a natural gas shortfall in 2009. Although pipeli [...]	2008-02-26 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD856	PAKISTAN BACKS DOWN FROM "YOUTUBE" BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECPS ECON EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD921	PAKISTAN OIL RESOURCES: ENERGY CORRIDOR WANTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pakistan's oil reserves of 353.4 million barrels are inadequate to meet the country's growing energy requirements. Pakistan depends on expensive imports of crude oil, furnace oil and diesel to meet its energy needs, costing the country over 30 percent of its export earnings. A p [...]	2008-03-03 10:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD924	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH POTENTIAL NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly Syed Naveed Qamar, whose name has come up as a potential PPP Minister of Finance, reviewed economic priorities and challenges facing a PPP-led national government. Qamar rejected [...]	2008-03-03 11:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD959	PAKISTAN: INPUT FOR REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN [...] (U) The following cable is in response to Washington's request for information on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance. 2. (U) Pakistan publishes its national budget following its approval by the National Assembly. The budget is produced in paper format and posted on t [...]	2008-03-04 11:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD969	PAKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT INCREASES FUEL, ELECTRICITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GoP) increased fuel prices and electricity tariffs March 1 to stem the growing fiscal deficit due to subsidizing the growing differential between domestic Pakistani prices and international fuel prices. Pakistan's last fuel price increase was in Febru [...]	2008-03-04 12:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD996	PAKISTAN 2008 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Pakistan be elevated to the Priority Watch List (PWL) at the conclusion of the 301 Review process. Although some progress was made on data protection in the fall, forward movement seems to have stalled. The combination of lack of progress on data protectio [...]	2008-03-05 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PK
08ISTANBUL104	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PREPARES FOR MARCH 11 [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: An official from Turkey's "Foreign Economic Relations Board" (DEIK) shared with us the proposed schedule, agenda, and participants list for the March 11, 2008 meetings in Iran of the "7th Turkey-Iran Joint Business Council." Turkey's 60-person delegation will be led by Tu [...]	2008-03-03 13:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL146	THE ECO BANK AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) bank officials told us March 20 that the ECO bank, established by Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan under ECO auspices, has 480 million dollars (300 million SDR) in funds, seeks to fund projects in ECO countries that promote intra-ECO trade and dev [...]	2008-03-24 12:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD OIC TU IR
08ISTANBUL152	MARCH 11 TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: A Consulate Istanbul contact who works for Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) shared with us internal DEIK reports summarizing the March 11 Turkey-Iran "Joint Business Council" meeting in Iran. According to those reports and our contact's impressions of the meeting [...]	2008-03-27 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL180	CONTINUING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AT ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of deaths over the last few months at the Tuzla shipyards has raised questions regarding occupational safety in Turkey's rapidly growing shipbuilding industry. According to a Consulate contact, media coverage of these deaths prodded the government to take action, yet [...]	2008-04-10 16:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL187	ISTANBUL BANKERS PAINT PESSIMISTIC PICTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Istanbul-based investment analysts describe a much more fragile picture than six months ago -- including stubborn inflation, a weakening lira, slowing growth and the possibility of an interest rate hike that would further hammer the real economy. External factors, in particul [...]	2008-04-17 07:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL233	BIG LNG PLANS BREWING AT THE NATIONAL IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Mohammed Souri, the Chairman of Iran's state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC),pitched to an oil and gas tanker industry conference in Istanbul on April 22 Iran's ambitious plans in the coming decade to leverage its vast natural gas reserves into commerci [...]	2008-05-12 12:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET EINV IR TU
08ISTANBUL320	IRAN/ENERGY: THE IRANIAN DEPUTY OIL MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: Iran's Deputy Oil Minister responsible for natural gas, Seyed Reza Kasaezadeh Mahabadi, gave a detailed overview of Iran's current and future natural gas capacities, plans, and needs at the May 30 "8th International Energy Arena" hosted by a consortium of Turkish pub [...]	2008-06-16 13:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON IR TU
08ISTANBUL329	TURKEY:ONE DAY STRIKE PROTESTS INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) The Ship Construction and Repair Workers, Trade Union (Limter-Is) held a one day strike on June 16 to protest 14 recent deaths at Istanbul's Tuzla shipyards. According to press reports, thousands of workers and union supporters reportedly demonstrated against the dangerous work environme [...]	2008-06-19 11:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL373	TURKEY,S HOUSING MARKET BRACES FOR 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Attendees in Istanbul at the annual meeting of the Association of Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER) were pessimistic about the housing market in Turkey. Both external and internal problems have doused the red-hot Istanbul real estate market to a degree where even some opt [...]	2008-07-11 08:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ENIV PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI
08ISTANBUL377	COORDINATION PROBLEMS HAMPER DIRECT FLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Privately owned Turkish airline Atlasjet on June 29 started regularly scheduled commercial direct flights between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. According to CEO Orhan Coskun, Atlasjet will run five flights per week, transporting roughly 3,000 passengers monthly. Coskun and Direct [...]	2008-07-14 07:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON IZ PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL412	FINANCIAL MARKETS WELCOME CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] Summary. The Constitutional Court decision to fine rather than close the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) relieved financial markets and reinforced an upward trend that began in early July in anticipation of the announcement. The July 30 court ruling came after an eight-month peri [...]	2008-08-05 05:30:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL469	TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...] Summary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel industry. Top textile sector officials have requested an extension of subsidies from the Ministry of the Economy to bolster the sector. In an effort to redefi [...]	2008-08-28 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
08ISTANBUL495	ADDITIONAL ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES TO HIT MISSION [...] (SBU) The Turkish Electricity Trading Company (TETAS) announced on September 3 that it will raise the electricity sales price between internal electricity sales actors -- notably TETAS and the State Distribution Company (TEDAS)-- by 34 percent in October. This change will not immediately affe [...]	2008-09-15 15:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON ENRG TU
08ISTANBUL518	IRAN/DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROPOSAL: PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: Per Department guidance for the Iran Democracy Small Grants program (ref a),Consulate General Istanbul and Embassy Ankara support and have forwarded to the Department for review, approval, and funding, a proposal submitted to us by an Turkish NGO that aims to develop "corporate [...]	2008-10-06 10:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM ECON IR TU
08ISTANBUL53	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON ECONOMIC REFORM [...] Summary. Consul General met leaders of three key Istanbul-based business groups to discuss the prospects for renewed economic reform in 2008. MUSIAD Secretary General Omer Bolat describes his organization's membership as medium/large-sized, religiously conservative family-owned firms. Ista [...]	2008-01-31 05:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
08ISTANBUL538	IRAN PRESSES FOR GREATER ENERGY COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. At an Iraq Neighbor's Process Energy Working Group (WG) meeting in Istanbul on October 11, Iranian Secretary of the Iran-Iraq Economic Development Headquarters Hassan Danaeifard said that Iran is eager to help Iraq "overcome its current obstacles." (Non-Iranian issues discusse [...]	2008-10-20 09:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL TU
08ISTANBUL557	IRANIAN TOURISM: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEVERAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Iran is making a strong diplomatic push to promote tourism cooperation with Turkey and "friendly" organizations like the D8 and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Iran sees tourism and related investment as a way to ease its isolation and boost economic growth, and th [...]	2008-11-03 14:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EINV CVIS SCUL SOCI TU IR
08ISTANBUL56	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL SEEKS EXPANDED TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey-Iran Business Council Chairman Ali Osman Ulusoy on January 23 called for expanded commercial ties between Turkey and Iran, arguing such ties promote economic reform inside Iran. Last month he chaired a meeting in Istanbul with the President of the Iranian Chamber of Comm [...]	2008-02-01 08:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IR TU
08ISTANBUL85	THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]	2008-02-15 15:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08ISTANBUL98	TURKISH MEDIA FIGURES DISCUSS HEADSCARF, POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conversations between Consul General and top media representatives in Istanbul in January and February ranged from discussing the headscarf debate to the status of major political parties and the U.S. image in Turkey. Concern about suspension of important reforms an [...]	2008-02-27 05:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PROP SOCI SCUL TU
08JAKARTA1007	INDONESIA: STRONG FIRST QUARTER GROWTH BUT RISKS MOUNT [...] (U) Summary. Indonesia's economy grew 6.3% (y-o-y) in response to strong internal and external demand as well as an increase in the rate of investment. Analysts attributed the strong performance in part to the lagged impact of looser monetary policy in 2007. The manufacturing sector recorded [...]	2008-05-22 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1012	Indonesia - Receives The President's Global Food Security [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1013	Request To End Food Staple Export Restrictions Aide Memoire [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1014	Agricultural Biotechnology As A Tool To Fight Hunger AIDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1015	AMBASSADOR MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. During their May 8 meeting, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told Ambassador Marciel that getting relief to the Burmese people as soon as possible is his top priority. Marciel emphasized that the United States government's focus is to get aid to those in need and that the [...]	2008-05-23 00:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1023	INDONESIAN CABINET POISED TO RAISE FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cabinet will meet on May 23 to finalize fuel price increase and related pro-poor social spending plans, according to press reports. Although the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has not proposed any specific implementation date for these proposals, officials have stated that [...]	2008-05-23 09:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN ID PGOV
08JAKARTA1028	Aceh Update and Fourth CoSPA Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari visited Aceh and Jakarta and pronounced his satisfaction with progress in the peace process while noting concerns regarding rising crime in the province. These concerns were echoed by General Supiadin and FKK Chair Gen Amirrudin who hig [...]	2008-05-27 06:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1033	INDONESIA STILL VULNERABLE TO RISING OIL PRICE [...] (U) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) senior economic adviser Chatib Basri stated that the GOI raised the price of subsidized fuel on May 24 to stop smuggling, restore confidence within the international investor community and increase the amount of government funds available for social sp [...]	2008-05-27 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1050	Indonesia Withdraws From OPEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro signed a decree on May 29th to formalize Indonesia's withdrawal from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). GOI officials cited high global oil prices and Indonesia's status as a net importer [...]	2008-05-29 09:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET SENV EAID ID
08JAKARTA1051	Indonesia Withdraws From OPEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro signed a decree on May 29th to formalize Indonesia's withdrawal from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). GOI officials cited high global oil prices and Indonesia's status as a net importer [...]	2008-05-29 09:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET SENV EAID ID
08JAKARTA1081	Scenesetter for Attorney General Mukasey visit to [...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Justice assistance programs are essential to Indonesia's continued democratic development. Over the past ten years of its democratic transition, Indonesia has worked to establish the laws, institutions, and procedures for sustained governance reform and rule of law [...]	2008-06-03 09:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR ECON ID
08JAKARTA1082	INFLATION SURGES ON HIGHER FOOD AND UTILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's headline inflation rate jumped to 10.4% (y-o-y) in May, the highest rate since September 2006. Rises in food, housing, utility and transportation prices drove the overall increase. Core inflation increased to 8.7% (y-o-y) in May up from 8.2% in April, suggesting th [...]	2008-06-03 09:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1083	Villagers Blockade USAID Contractor Office in Aceh [...] (SBU) Summary. Villagers barricaded the complex of USAID-funded engineering subcontractor Parsons near the town of Lamno in Aceh on the night of June 2. Signs on the barricades warned people against attempting to enter or exit the compound. Two Americans and numerous Indonesian staff were in [...]	2008-06-03 09:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CASC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1084	Villagers Blockade USAID Contractor Office in Aceh [...] (SBU) Summary. Villagers barricaded the complex of USAID- funded engineering subcontractor Parsons near the town of Lamno in Aceh on the night of June 2. Signs on the barricades warned people against attempting to enter or exit the compound. Two Americans and numerous Indonesian staff were [...]	2008-06-04 00:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CASC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1102	SOUTHEAST ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta will host the 2008 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC) from October 8-9. This message reviews conference themes and solicits participation from addressees. Subsequent messages will provide further details re the conference schedule and adminis [...]	2008-06-05 09:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV OTRA XB ID
08JAKARTA1125	Agriculture Policy Change or Wishful Thinking? [...] (SBU) Summary. Emboffs met with Dr. Bayu Krisnamurthi, Deputy Minister (Agriculture and Marine Affairs) from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on 5 June to discuss the three previously delivered Aide Memoires on agriculture (Ref A,B,C). Emboffs and Dr. Krisnamurthi discussed a wid [...]	2008-06-10 04:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ETRD ID
08JAKARTA1131	Aceh Update on Budget, Elections, and Law Enforcement [...] (SBU) Summary. The Aceh yearly budget for 2008 was passed by the provincial legislature on May 30, narrowly avoiding costly sanctions for late submission threatened by the central government. Less progress has been made in passing the provincial political party law, where additional delays ma [...]	2008-06-10 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1136	ARREST OF INDONESIAN TIGER TRAFFICKERS HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary. The recent arrest of four members of a tiger trading ring in North Sumatra underscores the threat facing the endangered Sumatran tiger. Although it was an example of successful cooperation between the police, forestry officials, and a locally active NGO, the arrests highlighted the [...]	2008-06-11 02:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1144	CENTRAL BANK TENTATIVE AS INFLATION EXPECTATIONS BUILD [...] (SBU) Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its reference rate by 25 basis points on June 5, signifying a cautious approach to fighting inflation in order to maintain economic growth momentum. Most analysts expected a larger rate hike, given mounting price pressures. Global food and fuel prices are set [...]	2008-06-11 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1145	INDONESIA'S 2008 SUBMISSION FOR 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Below please find Post's 2008 submission pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA). 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of United States citizens against the Government of Indonesia (GOI). This c [...]	2008-06-12 00:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE ECON OPIC PGOV ID

08JAKARTA1154	US AND INDONESIA LAUNCH NEXT-GENERATION TSUNAMI DETECTION [...] (U) Summary. On June 10, Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Chairman Said Jenie and Ambassador Hume presided over a ceremony in Jakarta to launch a next-generation U.S. DART tsunami detection buoy. The buoy was part of the Indonesia-U.S. bilateral agreem [...]	2008-06-12 09:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TPHY ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1164	DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSIHPS [...] (U) In a meeting on May 16, 2008 with Directorate General of Sea Transportation Director of Sea and Coast Guard Control and Security Djoni Algamar, Deputy Untung (one name only) and Head of Security Affairs Muhklish Tohepaly, they indicated initial interest in the Global Maritime Partnerships ( [...]	2008-06-13 08:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT ID MARR MCAP
08JAKARTA1236	Indonesia on Board with U.S. Locomotives Bid and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Hume on June 19, 2008, Minister of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Paskah Suzetta agreed to accept bids from U.S. companies on a $55 million locomotives contract for which General Electric (GE) intends to bid. Minister Suzetta promis [...]	2008-06-25 07:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ELTN EFIN ECON EAID PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1262	INDONESIA SEEKS BETTER FINANCING WITH CAPE TOWN TREATY [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect the business sensitive information in para 4. 3. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian airline Lion Air has requested loan guarantees from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for pu [...]	2008-06-27 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1290	BLUE LANTERN RESULTS 05-050016544, 05-988470, 05-990843 [...] Summary. The Indonesian National Defense Forces Headquarters, Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) confirmed receipt of telecommunication equipment listed in reftel and that they are being used for the purpose stated on the license. We conducted a site visit to Indonesian firm PT Ciptaarta Ha [...]	2008-07-02 05:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
08JAKARTA130	MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING II: PARTIAL LIST OF INDONESIAN [...] (U) Per reftels, Post conveyed the draft agenda and logistical information for the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change (MEMII),to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on January 18. Post delivered copies to all Indonesian ministries and agencies represented at the first [...]	2008-01-22 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1307	BANK INDONESIA RAISES RATES, AS INFLATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Indonesian Central Bank, Bank Indonesia (BI),raised policy interest rates by 25 basis points to 8.75% on July 3, in line with market expectations. Indonesia's headline consumer price inflation rate rose 2.46% in June, driven by continuing rising food prices and higher tra [...]	2008-07-07 22:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1396	SE Asian Hot Topics at Regional AML-CFT Meetings [...] (SBU) The annual meetings of the regional Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG),held in Bali July 7 to 11, helped highlight the challenges facing Southeast Asian countries and clarify many acute training needs. The APG discussed and adopted three joint Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) [...]	2008-07-21 09:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KCRM KTFN KCOR ID MY
08JAKARTA14	OPPOSITION PARTY MAKES GAINS WITH POPULIST APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former president Megawati's Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) is campaigning on a "People's Economy" platform, which emphasizes "pro-poor" policies. The party has also taken a stand against reforms that aim to improve the business climate for foreign investors. The [...]	2008-01-03 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ID
08JAKARTA1487	BI HIKES POLICY RATE IN RESPONSE TO JULY INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its policy rate 25 basis points for the fourth consecutive month to 9.0 percent in response to higher than expected inflation. July inflation increased 1.37 percent (mom) and 11.9 percent (yoy),due mainly to higher food, housing and utility prices. [...]	2008-08-05 09:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA156	MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING II - INDONESIAN DELEGATION AND [...] (U) This message provides updates on Indonesia's delegation to -- and GOI comments on the agenda of -- the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change (MEMII). Per reftel, Deputy Minister for Environment, Ms. Masnellyarti Hilman will head the Indonesian delegation to MEMII. [...]	2008-01-25 06:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1565	INDONESIA PLANS TO RAISE FOOD SECURITY AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Summary. A Senior Official at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) confirmed that Indonesia plans to raise food security during the high-level meetings at the UN General Assembly in September. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is primarily focused on generating increased investment [...]	2008-08-15 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1570	PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY ADDRESS FOCUSES ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono delivered his annual National Day speech on August 15. The speech was given in Parliament and the Ambassador attended. Before the President's speech, the Speaker--an influential figure in his own right--addressed the gathering, underscoring his support for [...]	2008-08-19 01:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ID
08JAKARTA1595	SE ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, JAKARTA, [...] (U) This is an Action Request--Please see paras 3-4. 2. (U) Per reftel, Embassy Jakarta will host the 2008 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC),October 8-9. The conference will include policy-oriented panels and tradecraft discussions. We encourage participation by eco [...]	2008-08-22 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON OTRA ID XB
08JAKARTA16	Medan Mayor Busted on Corruption Charges, Vice Mayor [...] (SBU) Summary: Notoriously corrupt Medan Mayor Abdillah was arrested in Jakarta on January 2 by the National Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a case which also implicated his vice mayor and senior provincial legislators. The arrest was not unexpected and the arrest of the Vice Mayor [...]	2008-01-03 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KCRM ID
08JAKARTA1619	STALLED MAYBANK TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indonesian Ministry of Finance's Capital Markets Regulatory Agency (BAPEPAM) modified its takeover rules in late June, generating unintended consequences for the regional financial sector. The most visible is the stalled bid by the Malayan Banking Corporation (Maybank) to a [...]	2008-08-26 07:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1624	PAPUA -- AMBASSADOR HUME'S MEETING WITH GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 22 meeting in Jakarta, Ambassador Hume reviewed key priorities with Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu. Suebu said implementation of Papua's Special Autonomy was lagging because Jakarta was reluctant to give up power. He expressed satisfaction with the investigation int [...]	2008-08-27 05:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EMIN ID
08JAKARTA1626	ASEAN SECRETARIAT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHARTER, ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary. ASEAN Secretariat Principal Director for External Relations Dhannan Sunoto and his team raised concerns about growing political opposition to the ASEAN Charter in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Secretariat officials also expressed regret about ASEAN's limited role [...]	2008-08-27 07:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA1644	CONFIDENCE LOW DESPITE STRONG Q2 GDP [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's economy expanded a 6.4% in the second quarter of 2008, mainly on strong export and investment performance. High prices, particularly in food commodities, continue to undermine the gains from faster economic growth. Indonesian confidence in the economy and governmen [...]	2008-08-29 07:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA165	ASEAN WIDENS DOOR FOR ENGAGEMENT ON ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministerial and Leaders' statements during the 2007 ASEAN Summit focused on regional environmental initiatives, and recognized the significance of the illegal timber trade. The various statements, together with the recent U.S.-China MOU on illegal logging, present an opportunity [...]	2008-01-25 11:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1694	BI CONTINUES RATE HIKES DESPITE INFLATION DIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 4, Bank Indonesia (BI) increased its overnight reference rate 25 basis points for the fifth consecutive month, despite a dip in inflation in August. While price increases slowed in aggregate, food and education prices continued to climb. Lower world commodity price [...]	2008-09-08 08:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1711	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING PREVENTING [...] (S) Summary: Indonesian government interlocutors confirmed that Bank Melli had inquired about the rules for establishing operations in Indonesia, but had not submitted any application to open a branch, subsidiary or to form a joint bank with Bank Panin or any other Indonesian financial instit [...]	2008-09-10 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR IR ID
08JAKARTA1727	INDONESIA AND MCC COMPACT ELIGIBILITY SUMMARY CABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia continues its transformation into a modern, free-market and democratic nation. It is the largest democracy in the world to have emerged in an essentially peaceful manner from decades of authoritarian rule. And it plays a positive role in the international community. [...]	2008-09-11 08:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ID ECON
08JAKARTA1728	SUCCESS OF INDONESIA'S MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary: Indonesia's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program is in full-stride, exceeding expectations in both its areas of focus, Control of Corruption and Immunization Rates. Since being awarded the largest MCC Threshold Program in November 2005, the Government of Indonesia [...]	2008-09-11 08:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ID ECON PGOV MCC
08JAKARTA175	TIFA DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND INVESTMENT CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 22, Assistant United States Trade Representative Barbara Weisel met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials to discuss investment and intellectual property (IP) issues under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Weisel expressed con [...]	2008-01-29 06:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA1755	INDONESIAN CURRENCY, MARKETS DROP ON MARKET TURMOIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian financial markets dropped sharply on U.S. financial market uncertainty and falling commodity prices. The Indonesian stock index declined 4.7% on September 15, the sharpest drop in the region. The Rupiah (IDR) has also fallen, moving close to the psychologically impo [...]	2008-09-16 08:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1760	ASIA PULP & PAPER AND OAKTREE REACH SETTLEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: Oaktree Capital Management reached a settlement with the Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper (APP),resolving one remaining part of APP,s $14 billion debt default in 2001. Terms were not disclosed, but Oaktree counsel characterized the settlement as "reasonably satisfactory." A [...]	2008-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1764	A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (U) Summary. The upcoming World Oceans Conference, Coral Triangle Initiative Summit, and possible voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Explorer present unique opportunities to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond. We should shape these events to advance our [...]	2008-09-17 23:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1766	A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (U) Summary. The upcoming World Oceans Conference, Coral Triangle Initiative Summit, and possible voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Explorer present unique opportunities to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond. We should shape these events to advance our [...]	2008-09-17 23:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA1779	ADVANCING U.S. RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Now is the time to lock in place the positive directions that U.S.-Indonesian relations have taken since 2001 and to make more progress. Seven years ago, Indonesia was highly vulnerable to terrorist threats, but Indonesian resolve and U.S. assistance have reduced these risks g [...]	2008-09-19 03:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV PREL KDEM ID
08JAKARTA180	SULAWESI -- GOI EFFORTS TO IMPROVE POST-CONFLICT [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has made significant progress in the past year in solidifying the security situation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, a region which had been afflicted by inter-religious violence. In order to maintain t [...]	2008-01-29 09:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI ECON ID
08JAKARTA1809	MACRO RISKS PERSIST, BANKING SECTOR LIQUDITY TIGHTENS [...] (SBU) Summary. Macroeconomic risks remain significant amid increased uncertainty and rising risk aversion triggered by U.S. financial sector developments. Indonesian markets remain volatile, despite apparently limited direct exposure to troubled U.S. financial institutions. The Government of [...]	2008-09-23 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1815	ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM RESHAPING INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Although corruption remains endemic, Indonesia is making continued progress to root it out. In the past six months, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested six Members of Parliament in six separate scandals. Challenges remain: limited resources, legal challenge [...]	2008-09-25 07:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA182	APEC-ASEAN COOPERATION, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - [...] (SBU) Summmary. Ambassador Haslach met with business and government leaders January 21-23 in Jakarta. American business leaders noted that U.S. companies have a comparative advantage in the region on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. ASEAN and APEC are seeking ways to work more [...]	2008-01-29 10:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APEC ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ID
08JAKARTA1830	ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERS RAMP UP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission (EC),Germany and Australia will significantly increase technical assistance to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat over the next few years. Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) also have large ongoing assistance programs for ASEAN. Participants at an [...]	2008-09-26 07:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA1872	GOI Focuses on Policy Coordination In Bid to Reduce Impact [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A four-day local holiday beginning September 30 had insulated Indonesian markets from recent financial market volatility. On October 6, however, the main Jakarta Stock Exchange index sank 10%, the rupiah weakened by 1.5%, and domestic bonds sold off, causing a spike in benchma [...]	2008-10-07 21:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1875	Indonesia Stock Exchange Suspends Trading [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, the Indonesia Stock Exchange Jakarta halted trading after the Jakarta Composite Index plunged 10.38%. The rupiah, which had strengthened in early trading following Bank Indonesia's October 7 rate hike, closed weaker, down 0.3% to 9593/USD. Domestic bond prices c [...]	2008-10-08 22:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1897	GOI Attempts to Calm Markets, But Indonesia Stock Exchange [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite government efforts to calm markets by taking moves to increase liquidity and boost demand for stock shares, financial turmoil continues in Indonesia with fears about the impact of the real economy. The government announced on October 9 a series of actions aimed at calm [...]	2008-10-13 01:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1923	GOI Takes Additional Steps to Bolster [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Indonesia has taken additional important steps to increase liquidity and bolster confidence in its financial markets. Actions included increasing by 20-fold the amount of bank deposits subject to government guarantee, reducing minimum reserve requirements on f [...]	2008-10-16 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1927	DONORS PROPOSE COLLECTIVE ACTION TO STRENGTHEN ASEAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 04:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA1940	Bracing for Longer-Term Fall-Out from the Financial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian financial officials and private-sector economists are bracing for longer-term negative impacts of the current global financial crisis. The Yudhoyono administration continues to take comprehensive action designed to minimize the impacts of the crisis on the real econo [...]	2008-10-21 03:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1961	UPDATE - INDONESIA'S ILLEGAL LOGGING CHALLENGE [...] (U) Summary: Despite a number of recent seizures of illegal timber by Indonesian authorities, the challenge in containing Indonesia's illegal logging remains intense. The new Indonesian National Police Chief is expected to bring a renewed focus to his predecessor's campaign against environmen [...]	2008-10-24 05:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1990	NEW FINDS HIGHLIGHT INDONESIAN BIODIVERSITY [...] Summary. Recent discoveries underscore the importance of efforts like the Coral Triangle and Heart of Borneo Initiatives (among others) to protect Indonesia and the region's biodiversity. In Sumatra, naturalists have stumbled across a new species of barking deer. Researchers have found a new [...]	2008-10-28 10:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2002	COMMODITY PRICE COLLAPSE UNDERMINES GROWTH AMID ONGOING [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis, slower global growth, and falling commodity prices continue to weigh heavily on Indonesian financial markets. The sharp decline in world prices for Indonesia primary commodity exports clouds the already diminished outlook for economic growth over th [...]	2008-10-30 06:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2009	INDONESIA SHOULD BE AWARDED MCC COMPACT STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Board should declare Indonesia Compact eligible at its December meeting. Over the past decade, Indonesia has transformed itself from an authoritarian state to the world's third-largest democracy committed to policies that promote political a [...]	2008-10-31 04:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KMCA EAID PRESL ID
08JAKARTA2010	INDONESIA SHOULD BE AWARDED MCC COMPACT STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 06:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON KPAO ID
08JAKARTA2015	INDONESIAN SHERPA INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 08:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON KPAO ID
08JAKARTA2016	U.S. ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MISSION [...] (SBU) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains business sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Twenty-six U.S. company leaders from the ASEAN Business Council used high-level meetings to address company-specific issues with some success. The [...]	2008-10-31 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA204	INDONESIA'S 2009 ELECTIONS AND IMPACT ON U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's 2009 presidential election campaign is underway and issues we care about such as counter-terrorism, commodity prices, anti-corruption, and Iran will play a role. President Yudhoyono (SBY) will respond to election pyrotechnics by minimizing risk to preserve his curre [...]	2008-01-31 09:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PTER ID IR
08JAKARTA2049	SAUDI ARABIA -- A PRESENCE TO RECKON WITH IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia enjoys a positive image among Indonesians and is ramping up its already robust educational assistance. In addition to the annual flow of pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi religious groups are active here. While few have direct links to extremism, Saudi religious influence i [...]	2008-11-06 02:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KISL ID SA
08JAKARTA2051	US-ASEAN 7: SUPPORTING A MEETING AT APEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission recommends a presidential meeting with the seven ASEAN leaders present on the margins of the November 22-23 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima. Indonesian officials and the ASEAN Secretariat propose using such a meeting to discuss the global financi [...]	2008-11-06 03:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ID PREL XC APEC
08JAKARTA2057	BANK INDONESIA MAINTAINS POLICY RATE AS GROWTH OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) held its overnight policy rate steady at 9.5% on November 6, in response to growing signs of a slowdown in economic activity in Indonesia. A moderation in inflation in October also contributed to the decision. While most market analysts expected BI to hold [...]	2008-11-06 09:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2058	DISCUSSING NOVEMBER 15 SUMMIT WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono (SBY) wants Indonesia to be part of the solution at the upcoming Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy. At SBY's request, Ambassador Hume briefed him on summit preparations in a meeting on November 5. SBY welcomed the G-20 Leaders format and st [...]	2008-11-06 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SENV ENRG KMCA PGOV PREL MCC ID
08JAKARTA2092	INDONESIA IMPOSES CONTROLS ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) announced measures to regulate foreign exchange purchases on November 12 in an effort to shore up the weakening Rupiah (IDR). The new rules require individuals and firms to provide documentation about the underlying transaction for foreign exchange purchases [...]	2008-11-13 09:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2096	THE BAKRIE GROUP: BUMI SHARE PRICE PLUNGES AS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6, trading resumed in shares of Bakrie Group-owned PT Bumi Resources ("Bumi"),suspended since October 7. The share price immediately fell nearly 10% until automatic trading limits kicked in and trading was suspended for the day. Bumi shares met the same fate on the [...]	2008-11-13 11:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EMIN EINV ID
08JAKARTA2097	FIRST CONVICTION OF TIGER TRAFFICKER IN NORTH SUMATRA [...] Summary. A trafficker arrested in June 2008 and charged with trafficking two endangered Sumatran tiger cubs was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison and a fine of IDR 1 million ($100) by the district court in Medan on November 4. The case represents the first time that an animal traffi [...]	2008-11-14 04:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2121	INDONESIAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM LAUNCHED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 01:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPSL AEMR TPHY KSCA ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA2140	Q3 GDP GROWTH OF 6.1% EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, BUT PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economy expanded at a higher than expected 6.1% (yoy) in the third quarter of 2008, on higher government spending, and continued strength in household consumption and investment. While the results boosted hope that 2008 growth may exceed 6%, most analysts have reduc [...]	2008-11-20 00:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2146	Institutionalizing anti-corruption reform in Indonesia [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia is taking concrete steps to institutionalize its fight against corruption, laying the groundwork for continued anti-corruption efforts regardless of who wins next year's Parliamentary and Presidential elections. The Corruption Eradication Commission, Attorney General's [...]	2008-11-20 11:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA2168	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE [...] Embassy queried by phone the Office of the Chief of Procurement of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) to inquire about the airdrop equipment in Ref A. Ms. Efi of the Procurement Office stated that the items in Ref A had not been received as of November 4, 2008. 2. Embassy notified Embassy Si [...]	2008-11-25 07:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
08JAKARTA2178	Top Indonesian rock band sends strong message to combat [...] (U) Summary: Top Indonesian rock band Slank and the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission chairman partnered with Embassy Jakarta on November 25 to promote youth participation in the political process, particularly combating corruption. Ambassador Hume hosted nearly 500 guests - largely [...]	2008-11-28 10:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KPAO ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA2186	FUNDING THE OKEANOS EXPLORER [...] (U) Summary. We have an extraordinary opportunity to advance our environmental, scientific and diplomatic agendas in Indonesia and beyond but we need $1 million in State funding to make it happen. The Indonesian government has invited NOAA to send the Okeanos Explorer, the world's most advance [...]	2008-12-01 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA219	INDONESIA PREPARES FOR SECOND HEART OF BORNEO MEETING [...] (SBU) Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam will meet on February 27-28, 2008 for the second Heart of Borneo (HOB) trilateral meeting in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. At this meeting, the parties intend to consider and adopt a "Decision on the Institutional Arrangement for the Implementatio [...]	2008-02-04 08:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2206	BANK INDONESIA CUTS RATES TO SPUR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 9.25% on December 4, surprising many market analysts. BI based the decision largely on Indonesia's rapidly deteriorating economic growth outlook, particularly as demand for Indonesian commodities falls. [...]	2008-12-04 10:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2207	FINANCIAL CRISIS BEGINS TO TAKE TOLL ON REAL ECONOMY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A sharp slowdown in export demand is beginning to take a toll on Indonesia's real economy, resulting in a growing number of layoffs and production cuts. Continued tight credit markets are posing an added burden on business and played a role in the government takeover and bailou [...]	2008-12-05 00:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2214	INDONESIANS CONTINUE TO FIND ANCIENT FISH [...] Continuing discoveries of the ancient coelacanth fish in the waters of Sulawesi highlight Indonesia's biodiversity. On November 25, a fisherman in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, accidentally caught a coelacanth fish (Latimeria menadoensis) near Talise Island, North Minahasa Regency, and [...]	2008-12-09 10:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2233	ACEH -- ECONOMIC DOWNTURN COULD IMPACT PEACE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Since the 2004 tsunami, the Aceh reconstruction effort has made real progress thanks to international and GOI assistance, buoying the economy. A considerable amount of funding remains in the pipeline, but assistance [...]	2008-12-11 11:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON ID
08JAKARTA2247	FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT ON AVERAGE INDONESIAN RISING [...] (SBU) Summary. To date the global financial crisis has affected primarily Indonesia's wealthy population, as middle and low income Indonesian have few or no stock or bond investments and the Indonesian banking sector has remained stable. The concurrent reduction in food prices and increase in [...]	2008-12-12 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2300	IMF AND WORLD BANK CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT INDONESIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF resident representative and World Bank country director are cautiously optimistic about Indonesia's ability to manage the economic impact of the global financial crisis. In a December 18 lunch hosted by Ambassador Hume, World Bank country director Joachim von Amsberg an [...]	2008-12-19 08:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2304	NEW INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION LAW PAVES THE WAY FOR EX-IM [...] Summary. The Indonesian parliament passed a new civil aviation law on December 17 that paves the way for Ex-Im bank to provide financing for the sale of billions of dollars worth of Boeing aircraft to Indonesian air carriers. The new law implements the provisions of the Cape Town Convention o [...]	2008-12-22 00:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD EAIR EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA2307	(C-AL8-02576) INDONESIAN REACTION TO THE RISE OF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message responds to questions in ref A. We have tried to avoid repeating material presented in previous Jakarta reports on China and refer analysts to refs D and E as well. 2. (C) Indonesians are impressed by China's rise, especially as an economic gia [...]	2008-12-22 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PINR ID CH
08JAKARTA2316	THE U.S. ROLE IN INDONESIA'S DEMOCRATIC [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia has a great story to tell. This country's ten-year transformation from authoritarianism to democracy was Indonesia's decision and is Indonesia's success. Likewise, the Indonesian gover [...]	2008-12-23 09:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ID
08JAKARTA238	OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 06:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL OECD ETRD ID
08JAKARTA243	FINANCIAL SECTOR UPDATE AND IMF BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund Senior Resident Representative in Indonesia briefed donors on the Indonesian economy on January 29. The IMF said that GDP growth for 2008 is on target at 6.1%, lower than the Government of Indonesia's estimate of 6.7%. Reserves are a healthy $56 [...]	2008-02-06 08:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA286	SOARING FOOD PRICES PROMPT LARGE STABILIZATION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Upward pressure on food prices in Indonesia is unlikely to subside in their near term, presenting considerable hardship for poor households. In an effort to combat food price inflation, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced a large-scale food price stabilization program. [...]	2008-02-12 08:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA307	PROPOSED NORTHERN TRANS-KALIMANTAN HIGHWAY UNDERMINES USG [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has strong reservations about a proposed Northern Trans-Kalimantan Highway (NTKH),which is the focus of an AsDB technical assistance grant for a pre-feasibility study. The economic rationale for the road is weak, and we support the USG decision to express several reservat [...]	2008-02-14 10:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA355	NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR NOMINEES - NO INSIDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono nominated two outsiders to replace outgoing BI Governor Burnhannudin Abdullah, whose five-year term ends May 17, 2008. Abdullah has been named in a corruption case involving payments to Parliament to pass banking legislation in 2003/4. Raden Pardede, an econ [...]	2008-02-24 07:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA356	BANK INDONESIA SCANDAL - OUSTING THE OLD [...] (SBU) Summary: The scandal involving Bank Indonesia (BI) senior officials paying "grease money" to the Parliament (DPR) to pass bank legislation is regarded by some insiders as politically motivated to prevent Burhannudin Abdullah from continuing in a second term as BI Governor. The Anti-Corru [...]	2008-02-24 07:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON KCOR PGOV ID
08JAKARTA357	INDONESIA - OLD BLBI CASES STIRRED UP BY DPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of Parliament have been dredging up ten-year old cases connected to abuse of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) funds related to the 1997/98 financial crisis rescue of depositors in distressed commercial banks. It is not clear why the Parliament (DPR) has been ag [...]	2008-02-24 07:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA361	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMPLIANCE WITH ISPS CODE: INDONESIA [...] (SBU) On February 22, 2008 we formally demarched Director General of Sea Transportation Effendi Batubara, Director of Sea Transport Djoni Algamar and Head of Section for Security Affairs Mukhlis Tohepaly that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will issue a Port Security Advisory (PSA) effective on or [...]	2008-02-25 02:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS PTER PREL ECON ETRD ID
08JAKARTA371	INDONESIA SHOULD REMAIN ON WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Indonesia remain on the Special 301 intellectual property rights (IPR) Watch List for 2008. Although problems persist, Indonesia has continued to make limited improvements in the enforcement and protection of IPR since its upgrade to the Special 301 Watch L [...]	2008-02-25 09:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR BEXP EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA377	TIME MAGAZINE ENTERS FINAL STAGE OF INDONESIAN LEGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TIME magazine formally appealed on February 21 the $111 million Supreme Court decision in the Suharto defamation case. This appeal challenges the August 2007 Supreme Court decision on procedural grounds, particularly the Supreme Court's use of civil law instead of press law. Wit [...]	2008-02-26 06:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA38	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER - [...] Summary. Indonesia's December inflation came in lower on a year-on-year (YoY) basis as consumer demand eased after the Muslim festive season. Bank Indonesia (BI) cut its interest rate by 25 bps to 8% at its December board meeting after keeping it steady for four months ending in November. In [...]	2008-01-08 08:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA396	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIA CONSIDERS U.S.-EC TAFT GOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta and the European Commission (EC) jointly delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Ansari Bukhari, Director General of Textiles, Metal and Multifarious Industries, Ministry of Industry. He had not seen the joint proposal yet, so we gave him a copy and reviewed the main p [...]	2008-02-28 04:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO ID
08JAKARTA397	INDONESIA FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for an update on fiscal transparency and accountability of countries receiving USG assistance. 2. (U) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has achieved major accomplishments in maintaining macroeconomic stability and restructuring of the financial sect [...]	2008-02-28 05:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV ID
08JAKARTA399	CHINESE PRESSURE ON OIL/GAS FIRMS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Indonesia is not party to the disputes centering on contested areas of the South China Sea, discussed in reftel. It does have the largest natural gas field in the South China Sea, the Natuna D-Alpha block production sharing contract (PSC),which contains an estimated 46 trillion cubic feet [...]	2008-02-28 06:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS EPET PREL ID
08JAKARTA407	US-ASEAN SUPPORT PROGRAM LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) ASEAN has been waiting with anticipation for a renewed commitment from the U.S., Secretary General (SG) Surin Pitsuwan stated in a February 25 courtesy call by DAS Marciel and representatives of the USAID Asia Regional Mission. The team met with the SG to present and formally launch ADVA [...]	2008-02-29 02:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA424	ASEAN REACHES OUT TO INDONESIAN BUSINESS LEADERS [...] Summary. Sundram Pushpanathan, Principal Director of the ASEAN Secretariat's Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance, presented SIPDIS ASEAN's plan for economic integration by 2015 at an Indonesian business forum. According to Pushpanathan, the ASEAN foreign ministers have expressed str [...]	2008-03-03 02:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA432	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta delivered the letter contained in reftel demarche to Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu on February 27. Post followed up on status of USTR Schwab's letter and delivered demarche points to Untung Suwarso, Deputy Director of Bilateral Cooperation, [...]	2008-03-03 09:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO ID
08JAKARTA435	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Summary. Indonesian Air Force (IAF) officer Colonel Robert confirmed that IAF ordered the antiskid generator test set detailed in reftel from CV Langgeng Mandiri Jati (Langgeng. He said that the IAF received the item on October 29, 2007 and that it has been used to check the function of the F- [...]	2008-03-03 09:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
08JAKARTA436	BLUE LANTERN POST SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] Air Vice Marshal Sunaryo of the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) office of Material Maintenance and Supply Command told us on February 4, 2008 that IAF received the air data amplifier for its C130 aircraft detailed in reftel and confirmed that the spare parts are used for the purpose stated on the l [...]	2008-03-03 09:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
08JAKARTA445	Five ex-GAM killed in Aceh attack [...] (U) Summary. In the worst single incident of violence since the signing of the Helsinki Peace MoU, at least 5 former GAM members were killed on March 1 in an attack on a local office in Central Aceh. The attack followed a series of clashes between former-GAM members and supporters of a local ga [...]	2008-03-04 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR ECON ASEC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA464	Five Suspects Arrested in Aceh ex-GAM killings [...] (U) Summary. Five suspects were arrested on March 5 in relation to the March 1 killings of five ex-GAM members and injury of seven others during an attack on a KPA office in Central Aceh. TQ motive for the attack remains unclear and the police maintain the suspects are not ex-militia or membe [...]	2008-03-06 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR ECON ASEC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA469	INDONESIAN ECONOMY - CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: Local economists remain cautiously optimistic about Indonesian economic forecasts for 2008 despite global and local pressures. Indonesia's 2008 economic growth will be 6.0-6.3%, down from the originally forecasted 6.8%, according to economists. The U.S. economic slowdown combine [...]	2008-03-10 03:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA508	INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY EXEMPTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 10, 2008, an International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code verification team from U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) informed Deputy Director for Patrol and Security Untung, Head of Section for Security Affairs Mukhlis Tohepaly, and other Directorate Genera [...]	2008-03-12 10:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS PTER PREL ECON ETRD ID
08JAKARTA515	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY - [...] Summary. Indonesia's inflation in February came as expected at 7.4% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, after an unexpectedly large jump in January. Bank Indonesia (BI) has maintained its reference interest rate at 8% for the past four months. Indonesia's economy grew at 6.3% in 2007, the fastest [...]	2008-03-13 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA517	IAGGA INDONESIA REPORT [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in STATE 18836, regarding the International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act. Below is the text of Embassy Jakarta's report. Government Efforts ------------------ 2. (U) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is in the process of a significant [...]	2008-03-13 08:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA522	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: RESULT POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force confirmed receipt of spare parts listed in reftel and that they are being used for the purpose stated on the license. We conducted a site visit to Indonesian firm PT Wira Kreasi Persada (Wira) and it appears to be a reliable recipient of United States Munitio [...]	2008-03-14 07:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
08JAKARTA526	UPDATE ON MEGAPORT INITIATIVE IN INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EWWT ID KNNP KTIA PREL TRGY
08JAKARTA543	USG, GOI SIGN AGREEMENT FOR REGIONAL VOLCANO OBSERVATORY [...] (U) Summary. On March 14, Ambassador Hume and the Head of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' (MOE) Geological Agency, Bambang Dwiyanto, signed an agreement to establish a regional volcano observatory in North Sulawesi. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will implement the agreement in [...]	2008-03-17 09:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TPHY ECON PREL ID

08JAKARTA58	NEW ASEAN SEC GEN INSTATED; U.S. COOPERATION ABSENT FROM [...] (U) Dr. Surin Pitsuwan replaced outgoing Secretary General Ong Keng Yong as leader of the ASEAN Secretariat in an official ceremony on January 7 in Jakarta. Dr. Surin pledged to continue to advance ASEAN's goals of creating a single market, narrowing the development gap, and promoting a peacef [...]	2008-01-11 00:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA598	INDONESIA'S ADAM AIR GROUNDED FOR SAFETY REASONS [...] (U) Summary. The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) revoked Adam Air's operational specification effective March 19, 2008, grounding the airline's entire fleet. On March 10, 2008 Adam Air flight 292 skidded off the runway on the Indonesian island of Batam with 177 passengers on bo [...]	2008-03-25 09:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA618	A/S O'BRIEN'S VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PREL PTER EFIN ECON ID
08JAKARTA624	INDONESIA PARTICIPANT LIST - BULK CASH SMUGGLING WORKSHOP [...] Below please find details of Embassy Jakarta's nominees for the South East Asia Regional Bulk Cash Smuggling Workshop to be held in Semarang, Indonesia on April 21-24, 2008, jointly funded with Australia. If you require additional information on the nominee's educational or work history, their [...]	2008-03-28 05:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ECON PREL EFIN ID
08JAKARTA633	WEST JAVA GOVERNOR'S RACE HEATS UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Bandung, West Java, March 27-28. West Java--Indonesia's largest province in terms of population--holds its first-ever direct election for governor on April 13. With the race heating up, most observers believe the opposition candidate is gaining traction. The inc [...]	2008-03-31 08:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ECON ID
08JAKARTA649	RESULT BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050064977, 050060383, [...] We contacted Indonesian Air Force CN-235 Procurement Division Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Eddy Supriono on March 25, 2008 to verify transaction numbers 050064977, 050060383, and 050053797. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) does not have direct contact with U.S. based Fatair Inc. According to Supri [...]	2008-04-01 09:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
08JAKARTA651	INDONESIA UPDATE - MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING, CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) According to preliminary information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Deplu),Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani might lead the Indonesian delegation to the next Major Economies Meeting (MEMIII) in Paris this month. There will be four persons in the delegation, possibly including a rep [...]	2008-04-01 10:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA659	Action Needed to Identify East Java Mudflow Mitigation [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Assistant Secretary Hill visited the Sidoarjo mudflow site in May 2007 and indicated to GOI officials that we were looking for ways to help. In September 2007, a US technical expert identified potential ways to help Indonesia mitigate the humanitari [...]	2008-04-02 07:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET SENV EAID ID
08JAKARTA664	THOMAS FRIEDMAN EXPLORES PRIVATE SECTOR ROLE IN [...] (U) Summary: On a visit to Indonesia in late March to conduct research for his upcoming book, author Thomas Friedman traveled to North Sumatra to look at efforts to protect the environment (reftel). Accompanied by the Ambassador, USAID officers, NGO representatives and the owner of a local en [...]	2008-04-03 00:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA671	INDONESIA: DIVERGENT VIEWS ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. economic downturn will decrease Asian economic growth prospects, according to Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach, who spoke to Indonesian business executives on March 31. Lower U.S. consumption will likely reduce Asian exports to the U.S., a significant driver of [...]	2008-04-03 08:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA684	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO IN POLITICAL TROUBLE DUE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High commodity prices and economic pressures on the poor could jeopardize President Yudhoyono's quest for a second term. Considered a virtual lock for re-election as recently as a few months ago, SBY's re-election bid may now hinge less on his ability to defeat an undistinguish [...]	2008-04-04 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON KDEM ID
08JAKARTA691	INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES DEREGISTER ADAM AIR PLANES [...] (U) Summary. Four U.S. companies held aircraft leased to Adam Air when the airline was grounded by Indonesian authorities on March 19, 2008. The leasing companies have been successful in deregistering nine planes without difficulty. End Summary. 2. (U) The Directorate General of Civil A [...]	2008-04-07 03:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA7	INDONESIA CHAMPIONS ASIAN-AFRICAN SATELLITE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 26 - 27, Jakarta hosted the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Workshop on Satellite Technology and Its Applications. Experts, representatives and observers from eleven nations attended the conference to discuss potential areas of cooperation. The confere [...]	2008-01-02 09:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ECPS TPHY PINR ECON ID
08JAKARTA720	NEW BANK INDONESIA CHIEF FACES TOUGH ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's Finance Commission overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono to fill the post of Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor. Analysts expect Boediono to maintain the central bank's strong record of prudent monetary policy and in [...]	2008-04-09 10:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA721	NEW BANK INDONESIA CHIEF FACES TOUGH ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's Finance Commission overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono to fill the post of Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor. Analysts expect Boediono to maintain the central bank's strong record of prudent monetary policy and in [...]	2008-04-09 10:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA722	OECD DEPUTY SECGEN VISITS INDONESIA [...] Summary. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s Deputy Secretary General Mari Amano visited Indonesia on April 3-4. Outreach efforts to Indonesia have been very positively received by the Government of Indonesia (GOI). A series of outreach visits in 2008 have also [...]	2008-04-09 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL OECD ETRD ID
08JAKARTA732	DEVIL IN THE DETAILS - PERILS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: A logging road controversy involving Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) on the island of Sumatra underscores the significant role (beneficial or detrimental) of the private sector in protecting critical forest habitats in Indonesia. Some NGOs and paper and pulp companies have collaborated [...]	2008-04-10 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA736	INDONESIA TO ATTEND APEC TELECOM AND INFORMATION [...] The Government of Indonesia will send a delegation to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) seventh ministerial meeting on Telecommunications and Information Policy (TELMIN 7) scheduled for April 3 to 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Minister of Communications and Information Mohamm [...]	2008-04-10 09:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	APECO ECPS PINR ECON ID
08JAKARTA762	Food Prices: It All Hinges on Rice [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Indonesia (GOI) concern about the impact of rising rice prices continues to grow as world rice prices soar. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono has requested World Bank (WB) assistance in determining the outlook for rice prices in Indonesia and outlining [...]	2008-04-16 06:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON ID
08JAKARTA775	Indonesian Transportation Minister Positive on GE Bid, [...] (U) Summary. On April 16, 2008, Ambassador Hume met with Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal and Director General of Rail Wendy Aritenang Yazid to advocate on behalf of General Electric's (GE) potential bid for a $55 million locomotives contract. Djamal was generally positive tow [...]	2008-04-18 02:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ELTN EFIN EAIR EWWT ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA778	CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES - INDONESIA'S ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent actions by Indonesian authorities highlight the successes of Indonesia's campaign against illegal logging but also underscore the significant remaining challenges. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has shown political will and improved interagency cooperation but has to d [...]	2008-04-18 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA780	INDONESIA: FOOD PRICES DIM ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Economists continue to lower their projected 2008 growth rate for Indonesia due to concerns that inflation and global uncertainty will decrease economic performance more seriously than previous expected. Soaring food prices, which have lowered purchasing power among Indonesian [...]	2008-04-18 07:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA785	Third Aceh CoSPA Meeting Delves into Details [...] (SBU) Summary. The third meeting of the Committee on Sustaining Peace in Aceh (CoSPA) was held in Banda Aceh on April 16, 2008. Issues discussed included security in Aceh, progress on establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the status of a Human Rights Court to try cases from t [...]	2008-04-18 09:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA830	Upstream Chief Misleads About Oil Production [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 08:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON ID
08JAKARTA84	TNI REFORM: MEETING THE TARGET ON TRANSFER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has announced plans to create a "national team" to transfer ownership of military businesses to the government by 2009. The move, which fulfills a 2004 legislative mandate and has been long awaited, is somewhat anticlimactic in that only six to twelve [...]	2008-01-15 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ID
08JAKARTA847	Decentralization in Kalimantan charting progress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Decentralization in Kalimantan is delivering results for residents of South and East Kalimantan, although many economic challenges remain. In Banjarmasin, GDP per capita has steadily increased during the post-2001 decentralization era, but remains below national averages. In Ta [...]	2008-04-28 09:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ID
08JAKARTA848	EXPERTS URGE NEW APPROACH TO RICE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. The vast majority of Indonesia's population, including a large number of farmers, stands to lose from high rice prices, panelists stated at a forum hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on April 24. In contrast to this view, President Susilo Bamban [...]	2008-04-28 09:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA853	SCENESETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Your trip to Indonesia comes at a time when we are having difficulty finding traction in our bilateral trade and investment relationship. The dual forces of democratization and decentralization that have made Indonesia a political success story have been accompanied by a desegr [...]	2008-04-29 07:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA858	ACEH -- AMID CHALLENGES, PEACE PROCESS PROCEEDS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although rising criminal violence and a poor medium-term economic outlook continue to hamper progress in Aceh, the political outlook in the province has improved. While several iss [...]	2008-04-29 09:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINS PHUM ID
08JAKARTA859	INDONESIANS REQUEST US HELP TO CALM RICE MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary. This is an action request. Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu has requested that the U.S Government seek to persuade Japan and China to release rice stocks in an effort to calm world rice markets. Rice prices in Asia have tripled in the past four months, despite ample sto [...]	2008-04-29 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA868	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES-INODONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The price of most Indonesian staple foods (soybeans, wheat, palm oil, instant noodles, chicken, eggs) has risen rapidly in the past year. In contrast, the cost of rice, the largest component of the Indonesian diet, has declined in Indonesia over the last twelve months. However [...]	2008-04-30 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA869	Public Outreach in South and East Kalimantan [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Officers conducted two public outreach events in Kalimantan during an April 22-24 reporting trip (see reftels). In Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Embassy Officers delivered a presentation and presented PAS materials on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. In Tarakan, East [...]	2008-04-30 09:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV ECON PREL ID
08JAKARTA871	INDONESIA TO RAISE FUEL PRICES TO SOOTH MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono is set to approve a 25% fuel price increase at a Cabinet meeting next Monday, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The Government of Indonesia (GOI) wants to demonstrate its commitment to fiscal sustainability in light of high oil prices, a rising subs [...]	2008-04-30 11:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA890	INDONESIA'S SINAR MAS FORESTRY GROUP ON NGO PARTNERSHIPS, [...] (SBU) Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and its Indonesian fiber supplier, Sinar Mas Forestry (SMF) wants to collaborate with environmental NGOs to improve the management and conservation value of its concessions, according to Fergus MacDonald, General Manager of Conservation Management. He points out t [...]	2008-05-06 01:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA901	RISING PRICES PROMPT INTEREST RATE INCREASE [...] Summary. On May 6, the Indonesian central bank - Bank Indonesia (BI) - increased its reference interest rate by 25 basis points to 8.25% in response to higher than expected inflation in March and April. BI also signaled that they expect to raise interest rates further this year. While the 2 [...]	2008-05-07 09:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA918	Resource Nationalism-Indonesia Tightens Minerals Exports [...] (SBU) The Government of Indonesia said May 8 that it will institute greater scrutiny on mining export shipments beginning in July, according to a senior trade ministry official. GOI officials say they want to curb illegal exports of coal, as well as copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, zinc and gold [...]	2008-05-09 08:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA926	EAP DAS MARCIEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Scot Marciel met Indonesian Presidential Adviser Dino Djalal on May 8 in Jakarta. DAS Marciel conveyed Washington's growing concern over the negative publicity campaign against the Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-2) located in Jakarta. Djalal noted that the Health M [...]	2008-05-12 05:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ID
08JAKARTA935	INDONESIA'S NATIONAL PARKS - MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overview of several Indonesian national parks shows that their record in protecting flora and fauna has little correlation to budget size or numbers of forest rangers. Money is not necessarily the main problem with their performance. Improvements to management of existing fin [...]	2008-05-12 09:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA95	ASEAN FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) On January 16, The ASEAN Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary with a forum focusing on its achievements and future plans under ASEAN's Socio-Cultural Pillar (covering education, social development, the environment, and health). ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Dammen delivered [...]	2008-01-17 00:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA972	INDONESIA STILL PLANNING FUEL PRICE HIKE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono approved a $1.6 billion cash transfer program for over 19 million poor households after convening a Cabinet meeting on May 14 to discuss plans for the proposed fuel price increase. While its economic rationale remains solid, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) is [...]	2008-05-15 08:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ID PGOV EFIN
08JAKARTA975	USTR SCHWAB LEADS TRADE AND INVESTMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schwab held wide-ranging trade and investment discussions as part of an interagency delegation to Bali, Indonesia for negotiations under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on April 30-May 2 and for ASEAN-U.S. TIFA meetings on May 2-4. [...]	2008-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ECPS KFLU ID
08JEDDAH127	NINTH ANNUAL JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM: NO DE-PEG, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The ninth annual Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) drew 2,500 attendees for a Feb 24-26 series of panels and speeches concerning the future of the Saudi economy. Guided by the theme of "Value Creation through Alliances and Partnerships," this year's topics focused on economic diversif [...]	2008-03-10 16:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PHUM SCUL SOCI SA
08JEDDAH184	FOOD VS. WATER: FARMS FACE CONFLICTING GOVT [...] (U) As farmers throughout the Hijaz prepare for the phase-out of the SAG's 30-year drive for wheat self-sufficiency, many wonder if recent increases in food prices could cause the government to reconsider. The Ministry of Agriculture's January decision to move gradually to full reliance on wh [...]	2008-04-30 14:25:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIS ELAB SENV SA
08JEDDAH199	COMMERCE A/S PROMOTES "INVEST IN AMERICA" [...] (U) During an April 12-14 visit, Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Bohigian met with officials and business leaders to promote the DoC's "Invest in America" initiative and to discuss ways to promote U.S.-Saudi investment and trade. Venues included the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Indust [...]	2008-05-12 13:59:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO CVIS ECON ETRD SA
08JEDDAH327	BUSINESS LEADERS SEE MODEST PROGRESS TOWARDS LEGAL REFORM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Jeddah business leaders note modest progress towards the implementation of King Abdullah's October 2007 decree overhauling the Kingdom's judicial system. An executive at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is concerned by the lack of headway in establish [...]	2008-08-10 13:28:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SA
08JEDDAH350	GACA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN REVIVING FAA [...] (C) During an August 4 - August 6 visit by Senior FAA Representative Roy Barnett from Emb Abu Dhabi, executives at the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said they are proceeding on divesting and privatizing the authority's non-regulatory functions. They also expressed interest in re [...]	2008-08-20 05:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV SA
08JEDDAH368	SAUDI ARABIA MIGRANT LABOR UPDATE: INFLATION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent labor strikes in Kuwait coupled with rising inflation across the Gulf raise the question of potential for worker protests and strikes in Saudi Arabia. Meetings with consular and labor officers of sending countries in Jeddah indicate that inflationary pressure is not likely [...]	2008-08-31 16:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OFDP PHUM PGOV SOCI SMIG ELAB PREL SA
08JEDDAH414	KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY STILL SEEKING CRITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: An official at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) confided that despite construction progress, the success of the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is far from assured. Although a core group of multinational companies have committed to opening operations in [...]	2008-09-28 13:34:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ELAB EPET SA
08JEDDAH466	RUSSIA AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD CONFERENCE IN JEDDAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 06:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS SA
08JEDDAH495	SAUDIS HOST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PEACEFUL [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs attended the International Symposium on Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the GCC, hosted by Jeddah's King 'Abd al-'Aziz University (KAU) November 3 ) 5, 2008. The conference was attended by a variety of Saudi academics and foreign scientists. Presentation [...]	2008-11-19 13:25:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON ENRG TRGY SA
08JEDDAH497	JEDDAH PRIVATE SECTOR WEIGHS IN ON THE GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-23 13:34:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL
08JEDDAH537	BIG PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MAKKAH REGION: [...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General and Pol/EconOff recently toured the "Future of Makkah" Exposition, a temporary exhibition in Jeddah showcasing gleaming urban development and infrastructure projects in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia and which will close this week amid questions as to the like [...]	2008-12-31 09:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ELTN PGOV SA
08JEDDAH538	AGAINST THE ODDS: FIRST WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) Summary. Aziza Mansour, the first woman in the Middle East to receive a RE/MAX franchise, fought for recognition of her right to sell real estate for fourteen years. Appreciated and befriended by a royal benefactor when she thought her cause was lost, Ms. Mansour overcame the many barriers [...]	2008-12-31 09:45:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KISL KWMN SA SOCI KMPI KPAO SCUL
08JERUSALEM1049	UPDATE ON PA ZAKAT COMMITTEE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) actions to control the collection and distribution of alms (zakat) have significantly reduced Hamas' exploitation of zakat committees as a source of income in the West Bank, according to the Deputy Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (Awqaf). At Pr [...]	2008-06-20 11:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1051	ORDER TO REROUTE EXPORTS HITS BETHLEHEM STONE [...] (C) Summary: Bethlehem business leaders claim that a recent Israeli order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble for export away from a checkpoint near the city to a commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south will cost them time, money, and customers. Bethlehem Chamber [...]	2008-06-20 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM111	GAZA: LIMITED QUANTITIES OF FOOD AND FUEL DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza Power Plant received 750,000 liters of industrial fuel on January 22 and restarted electricity production following two days of shut-down. Gaza gas station owners refused to make deliveries within Gaza of a 250,000-liter diesel fuel shipment at the Nahal Oz fuel trans [...]	2008-01-22 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM1191	BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS RESUME THROUGH CHECKPOINT [...] (U) Stone and marble industry representatives in Bethlehem say that Israeli officials have rescinded an order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble 40 kilometers to the south. The order had threatened to erode the competitiveness of Palestinian stone and marble, the West B [...]	2008-07-08 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1201	PA MAKES JUNE SALARY PAYMENT, BUT WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid June salaries on July 7. PM Fayyad told the Consul General that the PA is now out of cash and, absent new donor contributions, would not be able to make next month's salary payment in early August. Fayyad and Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) [...]	2008-07-09 12:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER KFTN
08JERUSALEM1203	NABLUS MALL CLOSURE SPARKS PA ANGER [...] (C) Summary. PA leaders say they are furious about the IDF's closure of Nablus' largest mall (reftel). Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on July 8 that the GOI had not previously mentioned the mall (owned by publicly-traded real estate company al-I'timan) in GOI-PA discuss [...]	2008-07-09 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KTFN KWBG PTER KISL KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM122	GAZA: LIMITED DELIVERIES CONTINUE; HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Limited truckloads of aid passed through Kerem Shalom crossing on January 23. The Gaza Power Plant received 200,000 liters of fuel oil on January 23, allowing the Plant to generate electricity until January 26. Despite the resumption of electricity, Gaza hospitals report con [...]	2008-01-23 15:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM1230	FAYYAD THANKS CODEL ACKERMAN FOR USG SUPPORT, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Ackerman on July 5 that the PA's capacity to govern has improved significantly in the last year, despite continued IDF incursions into the West Bank that undermine PA security reform efforts. Fayyad thanked the C [...]	2008-07-14 05:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1231	HAMAS PRESSURES PALTEL FOR CASH AND CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Hamas is attempting to exert direct control and squeeze revenue out of the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PalTel) in Gaza. Following PalTel's refusal to meet Hamas' terms, armed Hamas officials raided PalTel offices and stores on July 6, forcing PalTel to close them tempora [...]	2008-07-14 05:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER ECPS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM125	PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS TELL CODEL VOINOVICH PA IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator George Voinovich (R-OH),accompanied by Representatives Phil Gingrey (R-OH),Rob Bishop (R-UT),Steve Pearce (R-NM),and Michael Turner (R-OH),met separately on January 6 with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Foreign Minister Riad Maliki. Maliki [...]	2008-01-24 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IS KWBG
08JERUSALEM126	GAZA: SOME FUEL SHIPMENTS; RAFAH REMAINS OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Shipments of fuel continued on January 24 at the Nahal Oz fuel transfer station. The Gaza Power Plant reduced output to 45 MW on January 23 to save fuel, causing renewed power shortages throughout Gaza City and spurring hospitals to use their power generators. A growing numbe [...]	2008-01-24 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM1278	GAZA CROSSINGS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza contacts report an average of 65 truckloads/day of humanitarian goods and food entered Gaza July 13-17 via Sufa crossing, while gravel, grains and animal feed were transferred via the conveyer belt at Karni/al-Mintar. The back-to-back terminals at Karni remains closed. [...]	2008-07-18 12:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1280	SAGA OF BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS CONTINUES [...] (C) The on-again, off-again ability of Bethlehem stone exporters to use a crossing point near the city (reftels) is apparently off again. According to Ihab Khalil, Executive Manager of "the Union of Stone and Marble in Palestine," Israeli soldiers manning the crossing point near Bethlehem be [...]	2008-07-18 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1329	FURTHER NABLUS ARRESTS AND INCURSIONS; FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to PA security and Nablus business contacts, the IDF made several incursions into Nablus July 21-22 and made twenty arrests, including a PLC member and board members of al-I'timan, the developer of the Nablus shopping mall ordered closed by the GOI on July 6 (reftels). [...]	2008-07-22 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS
08JERUSALEM1340	ISRAELI ARAB VISITS TO JENIN HAVE MINIMAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Arabs have trickled into Jenin since the GOI began allowing visits to the city in June. Palestinian government and business contacts in Jenin say the hoped-for economic benefits have not materialized. Most Israeli Arabs who cross the barrier, they say, are coming to se [...]	2008-07-24 13:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IS KWBG
08JERUSALEM1342	PA NEEDS ARAB SUPPORT TO MAKE JULY SALARY PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministers have publicly stated that the PA will not be able to pay July's salaries without receipt of additional "Arab and foreign" assistance. So far in July, the PA has received only the European Commission's monthly contribution of USD 23 million (w [...]	2008-07-24 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG SA KU QA AE
08JERUSALEM1353	GAZA: MORE FOOD AND FUEL; BUT CONDITIONS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a month into the ceasefire, UN and NGO contacts report that flows of basic commodities and fuel into Gaza are higher than in the period immediately prior, and the GOI is allowing imports of cement and gravel, items that had been prohibited since June 2007. With the [...]	2008-07-25 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM KISL PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1362	UPDATE ON OPIC MORTGAGE FINANCE FACILITY [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) visited Jerusalem and Ramallah July 18-23 to further OPIC,s affordable mortgage finance initiative, launched by PA President Abbas and OPIC CEO Mosbacher on April 14. OPIC VP Drumheller discussed timing and imp [...]	2008-07-28 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KWBG
08JERUSALEM1372	WATANIYA'S WAIT IS OVER: MOBILE TELECOM PROVIDER [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, after negotiations lasting more than eighteen months, the Palestinian Authority reached agreement with the GOI on the spectrum necessary to allow the West Bank's second mobile telephone operator to do business. Wataniya Palestine now needs to import and install network [...]	2008-07-29 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM143	GAZA: RESTRICTED FUEL SHIPMENTS AT NAHAL OZ; AID [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings have been closed since January 23 and 24, respectively. Restricted fuel shipments were transferred at Nahal Oz fuel station on January 28. Gaza City residents continue to experience eight to 12 hours without electricity each day. The Petroleum [...]	2008-01-28 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM1449	PA BARELY MAKES JULY SALARIES THANKS TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid salaries in the West Bank and Gaza on August 7, thanks to a transfer of USD 42 million from the UAE and a USD 80 million commercial bridge loan taken against future income. However, the PA did not pay the usual NIS 1000 each to employees still [...]	2008-08-07 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1450	PM FAYYAD AND PMA GOVERNOR AL-WAZIR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser met with PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on July 28 to discuss the USG's intent to designate thirteen organizations and one individual for their ongoing support of Hamas (Ref A). PM Fayyad said his government has already taken "courageous" steps to cut of [...]	2008-08-07 14:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PTER KTFN EFIN ECON PHUM KISL KWBG IS EAID
08JERUSALEM1451	DOJ ATTORNEYS DISCUSS ZAKAT COMMITTEES WITH AWQAF [...] (C) Summary: Department of Justice attorneys met with Palestinian Authority Deputy Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Salah Zuheika on July 15 to review the operation and composition of zakat committees in the West Bank and the Palestinian Authority's restructuring of these committees in [...]	2008-08-07 14:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG PTER PGOV KISL
08JERUSALEM1488	SHAVEI SHOMRON OPENED, IMPROVING SOME, BUT NOT ALL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: ConGenOffs visited Shavei Shomron checkpoint, northwest of Nablus, on August 11 and observed an unmanned, open road gate with traffic passing freely. However, OCHA officials reported at 1600 local on 8/11 that the IDF was present at the checkpoint and conducting ran [...]	2008-08-12 13:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PHUM IS ECON PBTS
08JERUSALEM1553	NABLUS MALL SHOPS REMAIN OPEN AS IDF CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: Shops in Nablus' largest shopping mall remain open following expiration of the IDF's August 15 closure deadline. EconOff toured the mall on August 19 and found all shops operating normally. Shop owners say the IDF has "frozen" the closure order it imposed on the mall's 68 shop [...]	2008-08-21 13:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS
08JERUSALEM1612	25 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STANDS DEMOLISHED BY IDF IN [...] (C) Summary. On August 12, according to Palestinian contacts, the IDF demolished 25 fruit and vegetable stands along route 90 in the northern Jordan Valley. This is the first significant demolition in the West Bank since late March. End Summary. 2. (C) Local produce vendors in the Jorda [...]	2008-08-28 12:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF ECON EAGR KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM168	GAZA: FUEL DELIVERIES MADE; COURT DECISION SPURS [...] (SBU) Summary: Restricted fuel deliveries were made into Gaza on January 31. Municipal water authorities reported that at least 80 percent of the water and sewage pumps should be operational February 1, as an agreement was reached regarding fuel deliveries within Gaza. The Gaza Power Plant [...]	2008-01-31 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM169	UNIONS STRIKE IN REACTION TO PM FAYYAD'S [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) now requires West Bank residents to show proof of having paid their water and electricity bills, and municipal taxes prior to receiving basic government services. Public sector employee associations are staging strikes demanding that the PA rescind [...]	2008-01-31 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KWBG
08JERUSALEM1730	NABLUS, QALQILIYA OPEN TO ISRAELI ARAB CARS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Since early September, the IDF has allowed Israeli-plated vehicles driven by Israeli Arabs to enter the cities of Nablus and Qalqiliya, providing some economic benefits in the cities. Jenin remains closed to Israeli vehicular traffic, but open for pedestrians. End summary. I [...]	2008-09-17 10:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ECON KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1748	FARMERS FRET OVER FALL OLIVE HARVEST PERMITS [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian farmers living along the separation barrier in the northern West Bank have expressed concern over GOI restrictions on permits to cross agricultural gates in the barrier. These restrictions would hamper their efforts to bring in the olive harvest, a significant sou [...]	2008-09-19 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS ECON KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1795	UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Wataniya made its first license payment to the PA, according to its CEO, who added that the bulk of the company's network equipment should arrive on October 4. The company's launch is scheduled for February/March 2009. Wataniya is still awaiting a GOI network construction licens [...]	2008-09-25 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1832	PALESTINIAN TELECOM: PA WANTS WIMAX FREQUENCY [...] (C) Summary: In May, the PA formally requested GOI allocation of frequency spectrum that would allow the deployment of broadband WiMax internet capabilities in the West Bank. PA telecom contacts say that WiMax technology will enhance competition in the telecom sector and produce revenue for [...]	2008-10-03 09:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1840	PA PAYS SEPTEMBER SALARIES EARLY; GAZA CASH [...] (C) Summary: With the help of Saudi and Kuwaiti budget support, the Palestinian Authority (PA) paid public sector salaries on time for August and September, while continuing to pay down wage arrears owed to its employees. The PA has now paid more than USD 300 million in back salaries in 2008 [...]	2008-10-03 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1849	GAZA FOOD AND FUEL: MORE DIESEL THROUGH THE TUNNELS [...] (SBU) Summary. Gaza-based contacts report that shipments of humanitarian and commercial goods into Gaza from Israel were slightly higher in September compared to previous periods. Fuel imports remain restricted, encouraging smuggling of diesel from Egypt. Gaza sources and press reports note [...]	2008-10-07 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PTER KTFN KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1886	HAMAS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN GAZA; SMUGGLING AND [...] (C) Summary. Gaza-based Fatah and independent contacts report that Hamas is well- entrenched and controls nearly every aspect of political and economic life in the Gaza Strip. They comment that Israeli-imposed closures have hurt Gazans generally but benefited Hamas, which is increasing its [...]	2008-10-16 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON
08JERUSALEM1906	ARAB-ISRAELIS GIVE NABLUS A TEMPORARY BOOST, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to prominent Nablus businessmen, continuing Israeli access restrictions cripple the city's commercial sector, limit significant economic growth, and are "political restrictions not related to security." They note that the GOI's decision to allow Arab-Israelis (and their [...]	2008-10-17 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1915	BETHLEHEM: TOURISM SURGES, COMMERCE HINDERED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bethlehem businesses continue to suffer under the requirement to export goods via Tarqumiya, a crossing point nearly 40 kilometers south of the city. Hotel occupancy is surging as a result of increased numbers of visitors, although tour guides, drivers, and businessmen continu [...]	2008-10-20 13:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1943	OPIC'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Following positive meetings with Palestinian and international partners on October 19-21, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) VP Robert Drumheller reports solid progress on the affordable mortgage finance initiative, announced by President Abbas and OPIC CEO Mosbacher [...]	2008-10-23 15:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1982	JERICHO RESIDENTS REPORT INCREASE IN TOURSIM BUT [...] (C) Summary: Tourism is on the rise in the Jordan Valley city of Jericho, according to city officials and local business representatives. However, they also claim that Israeli checkpoints and poor infrastructure (including an over-taxed sewage system that poses environmental and health hazar [...]	2008-10-31 08:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG EAID ETRD PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1985	SHUTDOWN OF JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING THREATENS WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has closed the principal commercial crossing in the northern Jordan Valley to Palestinian agriculture exports, according to Palestinian farmers and USG contractors. Palestinian farmers report that the closure of Bardala/Bisan crossing will limit their access to intern [...]	2008-11-03 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2019	GAZA: POWER SUPPLY THREATENED AS CROSSINGS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crossings with Israel have been closed since November 4, following a resumption of violence between the IDF and Hamas, resulting in a sharp drop in fuel supplies. The Gaza power plant will likely shut down at 1830 hours on November 10 due to a lack of fuel, according to [...]	2008-11-10 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG KWBG KPAL PHUM
08JERUSALEM2050	GAZA: VIOLENCE CONTINUES; SOME GOODS - BUT NO FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza's Kerem Shalom crossing was open on November 17 for limited food and humanitarian shipments for the first time since November 4, while Nahal Oz fuel transfer station remains closed. At least 14 rockets have been fired from Gaza November 16-17. The Gaza power plant has be [...]	2008-11-17 16:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG IS PHUM PTER EAID
08JERUSALEM2081	GAZA: CROSSINGS CLOSED, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUES; GOI [...] Summary: (C) All Gaza crossing were closed on November 18-19, except for Erez pedestrian crossing, which was open to certain medical cases and international NGO employees. Five Qassam rockets and four mortars were fired toward Israel November 18-19. Israeli naval forces detained 15 fisherman [...]	2008-11-19 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KWBG IS PHUM PTER PREL ECON CASC
08JERUSALEM2084	FAYYAD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on November 19 that he is concerned about the apparent decision of Israeli commercial banks to terminate correspondent banking services for Palestinian banks (reftel). Fayyad predicted the cut-off will have th [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG PREL IS
08JERUSALEM2085	JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING RE-OPENED TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bardala/Bisan crossing in the Jordan Valley was reopened to Palestinian agricultural shipments on November 13. As a result, Palestinian farmers plan to export 85 percent of their Jordan Valley agricultural exports through that crossing. Israeli settlers have access to the [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2086	PALESTINIANS CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAELI DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian businessmen and officials are concerned about unilateral Israeli development of tourist infrastructure in the West Bank. The PLO's Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) considers these actions a form of illegal settlement activity and notes that some of the sites are in [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD KWBG PREL IS
08JERUSALEM2090	PALESTINIAN ACCESS TO EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new GOI access restriction for Palestinian hospital staff has severely disrupted the operations of the six Palestinian East Jerusalem hospitals, according to Hospital Network Coordinator Tawfiq Nasser. He said that patients and staff are now restricted to two specific check [...]	2008-11-21 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PHUM KWBG IS

08JERUSALEM2094	PA ASKS FOR HELP TO COUNTER SETTLER BUSINESSES [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian officials are highlighting economic activity in Israeli settlements and encouraging third countries to discourage trade and other economic links to settlement enterprises. The UK is focused on the issue, which dominated Foreign Secretary Milliband's recent visit to [...]	2008-11-21 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD IS KWBG PREL UK
08JERUSALEM2098	GAZA UPDATE - NOV 21 [...] (C) Summary. Gaza commercial crossings remained closed November 20-21. Erez pedestrian crossing was open to certain medical cases and international NGO employees. The power plant has been shut down since November 13 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Most Gaza households have 8-16 hours/day [...]	2008-11-21 18:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER IS
08JERUSALEM2122	GAZA CROSSINGS OPEN FOR A DAY, BUT POWER PLANT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 24, the GOI allowed limited humanitarian and commercial shipments, and power plant fuel into Gaza. The crossings were closed again on November 25 due to rocket fire. Erez crossing was open to limited traffic November 24-25. The Gaza power plant is not yet operati [...]	2008-11-25 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER PREF
08JERUSALEM213	GAZA: SOME SHIPMENTS OF FOOD AND FUEL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty-five truckloads of commercial and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza through Sufa crossing on February 6, while Kerem Shalom remained closed. Fuel transfers were made via Nahal Oz transfer station, supplying the Gaza Power Plant with sufficient fuel to continue to prod [...]	2008-02-06 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM2172	GAZA CROSSINGS REMAIN CLOSED, HUMANITARIAN [...] Summary: (SBU) The Gaza crossings were closed November 28-December 1. The power plant shut down, for the third time since November 12, on November 30 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Gaza markets still have food, but prices are high and selection is limited, according to UN contacts. Hosp [...]	2008-12-01 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2179	GAZA: BANK BRANCHES TO CLOSE DUE TO LACK OF CASH [...] (C) Summary. According to PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, all bank branches in Gaza will close no later than Thursday, December 4, because they do not have enough cash on hand to pay November salaries to PA employees. According to al-Wazir, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will issue a public sta [...]	2008-12-02 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM2186	GAZA FARMERS HOLD OUT HOPE FOR EXPORTS TO EUROPE [...] (C) Despite the fact that there have been no exports from Gaza since January, Gaza farmers are preparing produce for export to Europe via Israel as early as December 10. USAID contractors said that farmers could earn up to USD eight million this year, if the GOI allows shipment out of Gaza. [...]	2008-12-03 15:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PREL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2200	GOI PREPARES NEW CHECKPOINT IN NORTHERN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has installed, but not yet manned, a new checkpoint northwest of Nablus, a few kilometers south of the Shavei Shomron checkpoint on Route 60. The new checkpoint, if operational, would add a restriction on the primary north-south highway within the West Bank that was [...]	2008-12-05 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2201	GAZA: LIMITED SHIPMENTS ARRIVE, POWER PLANT DOWN, [...] (SBU) Summary: A limited amount of food, humanitarian supplies, and fuel entered Gaza on December 3. Shipments included much-needed chlorine for the water system. The Gaza power plant received one day of fuel supplies, but did not restart, pending receipt of additional fuel. Hospitals con [...]	2008-12-05 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2202	FAYYAD TO CODEL WEXLER: CONDITIONS IMPROVED IN THE [...] (C) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad thanked Representative Wexler for Congress' continued support for Palestinian assistance programs. He said that the economic situation in the West Bank is better than one year ago due to improved security and unprecedented levels of donor support. [...]	2008-12-05 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON IS OREP
08JERUSALEM2215	CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION FACING BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) faces serious financial difficulties, according to Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail, and will be unable to pay December salaries without an additional infusion of funding. The PA Ministry of Finance (MoF) told post it will transfer NIS [...]	2008-12-09 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
08JERUSALEM2216	GAZA: SOME SUPPLIES ENTER; COOKING GAS IN GAZA NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 60 truckloads of food and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza on December 9, according to UN contacts. The Nahal Oz fuel station transferred two days of power plant fuel and 200 tons of cooking gas on December 9. The cooking gas has not yet been distributed to th [...]	2008-12-09 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2226	GOI ALLOWS PALESTINIAN BANKS TO TRANSFER NIS 100M [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) reported that it received permission from the GOI to transfer NIS 100m (USD 25m) in currency from West Bank to Gaza bank branches. The currency is being trucked to Gaza on December 11. PMA and bank officials say that banks w [...]	2008-12-11 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM2230	OPIC PROMOTES POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials discussed the Palestinian Political Risk Insurance (PPRI) project during a visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah in early December. PPRI, announced during the May 2008 Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem (reftel),woul [...]	2008-12-12 07:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2250	GAZA CONTACTS ASSESS HAMAS WANTS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. Gaza political contacts claim that Hamas disfavors military confrontation with Israel and, despite recent statements by Khalid Misha'l and other leaders, wants to continue the ceasefire (tahdiya) if agreement is reached to keep Gaza's crossings open. Contacts who regularly meet [...]	2008-12-16 17:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON
08JERUSALEM2261	GAZA: QASSAMS POUND NEGEV; ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other militants in Gaza fired 27 Qassam rockets and four mortars into Israel December 17-18. One Qassam struck Sderot and injured three Israelis, according to local press. According to Gaza contacts, Israeli airstrikes hit near Jabaliya Re [...]	2008-12-18 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG IS PTER PHUM ECON PREF
08JERUSALEM2274	NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB),in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...]	2008-12-19 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA
08JERUSALEM2275	SOME POSITIVE CHANGES TO NABLUS ACCESS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the GOI's announcement of eased access and movement restrictions for the Eid al-Adha holiday (reftel),Nablus businessmen say the most important change has been that permits are no longer required for private vehicles and pedestrians to enter Nablus via Beit Iba and Huwa [...]	2008-12-19 16:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2300	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 55 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing on December 29, according to UN contacts. 21 truckloads entered on December 28. Food levels remain critically low, and no fuel has entered Gaza since December 26. End Summary. [...]	2008-12-29 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2315	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 100 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing and five truckloads entered through Rafah on December 30, according to PA Crossing Authority contacts. The Gaza power plant was forced to shut down its only functioning turbine around 0 [...]	2008-12-30 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2323	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on December 31. The Gaza power plant is shut down, and Nahal Oz remained closed for fuel imports. Karni crossing also remains closed. Donor organizations continue to stress the need t [...]	2008-12-31 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM275	PA COMPLAINS ABOUT ISRAELI RAIDS ON WEST BANK [...] (SBU) In the early hours of February 12, Israeli security forces raided the offices and homes of fourteen money changers in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, and Hebron, and seized NIS 3 million in cash (equal to USD 830,000),along with computer equipment, documents, [...]	2008-02-13 16:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM331	BETHLEHEM RUNS OUT OF GAS AS STATION OWNERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Most Bethlehem gas stations were closed February 21 after running out of fuel, the result of a protest against an Israeli decision to reroute Bethlehem's fuel supplies through the Tarqumiya commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south. On February 17, the IDF halted fuel sh [...]	2008-02-22 14:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL IS KWBG
08JERUSALEM349	GAZA HARVEST YIELDS LITTLE EXPORT REVENUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza strawberry and carnation export revenues were low this season in comparison to recent years, due to restricted access through crossing points and shipping procedures that reportedly resulted in damaged products and reduced values in European markets. Export earnings for [...]	2008-02-26 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PHUM
08JERUSALEM350	ABU MAZEN'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON OPIC, TELECOM, [...] (C) Summary: PA Presidential Economic Advisor Mohammad Mustafa told the Consul General that local banks have begun issuing loans backed by a loan guarantee facility established by OPIC last year. There have been signs of progress in the effort to secure Israeli release of frequencies for the [...]	2008-02-26 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET EINV ECPS KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM358	PA SAYS DONORS FAILED TO DELIVER IN FEBRUARY, PA [...] (SBU) At a meeting hosted by the World Bank on February 27, Ministry of Finance Director General Mazen Jadallah told a group of key donors that contributions to the Palestinian Authority (PA) have not materialized in February and the PA was running out of money. According to Jadallah, the PA [...]	2008-02-27 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG
08JERUSALEM364	GAZA: LOW FUEL SUPPLIES LIMIT WATER AND POWER [...] (C) Summary: Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was open for limited shipments on February 28. Gaza fuel importers claim that gasoline and diesel fuel imports currently meet just 20 percent of Gaza's needs. Most Gazan homes receive water from the mains for just six to ten hours each week. Local [...]	2008-02-28 13:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM365	ISRAELI ACTION AGAINST WEST BANK CHARITIES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli security forces raided the offices of three charities in Jenin February 19, according to press reports, destroying property and confiscating equipment and other contents. The IDF carried out similar actions February 26 against two charities in Hebron. In both Jenin and [...]	2008-02-28 13:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM403	WEST BANK GETS POWER BOOST, BUT EXPANSION LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The interconnection power line between Jordan and Jericho became operational on February 25. The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) said that its initial plan was much larger in scope, aiming to connect the Jordan grid to high-voltage lines running to Jericho, Ram [...]	2008-03-05 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM468	PA REPORTS CLEARANCE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE HELD [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently delivered on a commitment to transfer clearance revenues early each month in order to facilitate Palestinian Authority (PA) payment of public employee salaries, according to a PA Ministry of Finance official. The amount transferred, however, has not significantl [...]	2008-03-14 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM490	OPIC'S PROPOSED HOUSING MORTGAGE FACILITY A [...] (SBU) I appreciate the opportunity to offer my strong support for OPIC's proposed mortgage finance facility for the West Bank prior to the OPIC Board's consideration of the initiative this week. We have supported OPIC's efforts to advance this project since it was first proposed in mid-2007. [...]	2008-03-20 12:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN KWBG
08JERUSALEM493	PA REJECTS USAID WHEAT FLOUR DONATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The PA Ministry of Health (MOH) informed the World Food Program (WFP) and USAID on March 17 that Palestinian law requires that wheat flour processed more than six months prior is not suitable for consumption, and therefore that USD 7.2 million of USAID-donated wheat flour in W [...]	2008-03-21 10:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM503	EGYPT-GAZA POWER IMPROVEMENTS POSSIBLE, BUT MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) Chairman Omar Kattaneh confirmed press reports that tenders would be offered for construction of high-voltage lines to increase the ability of Egypt to provide the Gaza Strip with power. The project aims to boost Gaza's supply of electricity [...]	2008-03-24 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KWBG PHUM EG IS
08JERUSALEM511	PA HOLDING THE BUDGET LINE, BUT DECLINE IN DOLLAR [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF reports that the PA's total financing needs for 2008 are now forecast at more than USD 2.1 billion (up from 1.8 billion in December). The IMF notes that donor contributions to date (including USG assistance) have been sufficient to sustain PA operations, but at current [...]	2008-03-25 13:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS KPAL
08JERUSALEM514	FAYYAD TO CODEL BOEHNER: PA APPRECIATES USG [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fayyad expressed his thanks to CODEL Boehner on March 22 for U.S. budget support to the PA. He said the PA will continue to strengthen transparency and improve the government's financial sustainability. Fayyad said he is encouraged by the improved security situa [...]	2008-03-25 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KWBG IS OREP
08JERUSALEM554	RESPONSE ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) The Palestinian Authority (PA) under Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Salam Fayyad is committed to fiscal transparency and has instituted a number of reforms since taking office in July 2007. 2. (U) On March 26, Fayyad relaunched the Ministry of Finance website (www.pmof.ps) to se [...]	2008-03-28 10:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KWBG PREL KPAL EFIN
08JERUSALEM558	GAZA: FUEL, FOOD AND ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Four hundred thirty truckloads of commercial and humanitarian goods entered Gaza during the week of March 23-27, slightly above the weekly average. Fuel supplies into Gaza continue to meet only 20 percent of demand. The Gaza Power Plant is expecting a maintenance team on Apri [...]	2008-03-28 14:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM565	REMOVAL OF 47 ROADBLOCKS; PALESTINIANS DISMISS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the PA office of Civil Affairs, the GOI Civil Administration informed the PA that 47 obstacles in the West Bank (mostly dirt mounds blocking local road access onto highways) have been or will be removed. PA contacts say the list includes the Taybeh checkpoint betw [...]	2008-04-01 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PREL PHUM ECON IS
08JERUSALEM578	FAYYAD ON TARQUMIYA INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) PM Fayyad's views on the Tarqumiya Industrial Park, as expressed in several conversations with the Consul General and LTG Fraser, differ from those reported reftel. Fayyad told the Consul General and LTG Fraser on March 29 that he "does not care" whether the proposed Turkish industrial par [...]	2008-04-03 13:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM579	PA SAYS GOI PROVIDES, THEN RESCINDS, MAP OF [...] (SBU) According to PA Civil Affairs director Hussayn al-Shaykh and Joint Security Committee (JSC) head Samir Makhzumi Qaysi, IDF Central Command liaison officers gave them a map late April 2 of 48 roadblocks that the IDF said it had recently removed. (Note: the PA JSC chief leads the PA's Di [...]	2008-04-03 13:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PREL PHUM ECON IS
08JERUSALEM586	SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE PHONE PROVIDER STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary: The CEO of the second mobile telephone operator in the West Bank reported on April 3 that he is still waiting for the GOI to provide the necessary frequency spectrum to allow him to begin operations. He complained that the GOI proposals on the table would cripple his ability [...]	2008-04-04 13:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM588	FATAH-LED UNIONS INCREASE EFFORTS TO BRING DOWN [...] (C) Fatah-led unions intensified their efforts to bring down the Fayyad government (or at least force the PM to bring Fatah members into his cabinet of independents) by beginning a more aggressive set of strikes beginning April 3. Fayyad has not backed down, and instead announced a series of [...]	2008-04-04 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM614	GAZA: FOOD AND HUMANITARIAN SHIPMENTS CONTINUE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Four hundred truckloads/week of basic food stuffs and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings since March 28. Gazans receive around eight hours of running water and 18 hours of electricity each day, while health care professionals continue [...]	2008-04-08 14:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM615	PA EMPLOYS REGULATIONS AND THE COURTS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Fatah-led public employee unions staged a strike on April 7 and called for partial strikes for the remainder of the week. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree allowing any party affected by public sector strikes to take those responsible to court. The PA cabinet has file [...]	2008-04-08 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KPAL KWBG
08JERUSALEM628	PA STRIKES CONTINUE DESPITE COURT ORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The PA Employees Union and the Palestinian Teachers Union continued their strike on April 10 in defiance of a Palestinian High Court order. The High Court issued an injunction against the strike on April 9 and ordered the union to present its case at a follow-up hearing on Apri [...]	2008-04-10 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB KPAL KWBG
08JERUSALEM631	TRILATERAL FOLLOW-UP: WEST BANK ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have confirmed that twenty-six villages in the West Bank have been connected to the Israeli electrical grid. According to World Bank representatives and members of OQR Blair's office, twenty-five "master plans" have been approved for Area C villages, mostly [...]	2008-04-11 08:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG KPAL ENRG IS
08JERUSALEM632	TRILATERAL FOLLOW-UP: WEST BANK ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have confirmed that twenty-six villages in the West Bank have been connected to the Israeli electrical grid. According to World Bank representatives and members of OQR Blair's office, twenty-five "master plans" have been approved for Area C villages, mostly [...]	2008-04-11 08:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG KPAL ENRG IS
08JERUSALEM652	GAZA: LIMITED FUEL SHIPMENTS TO RESUME 4/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: According to PA contacts, the GOI will allow shipments of industrial fuel for the power plant and cooking gas into Gaza on April 16 via the Nahal Oz fuel transfer station. Nahal Oz has been closed since April 10, following a terrorist attack that killed two Israelis. Gaza fu [...]	2008-04-15 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM653	ABBAS CHAIRS PA'S WEEKLY CABINET MEETING IN PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) chaired the PA's weekly Cabinet session April 14 in a public show of support for PM Salam Fayyad's government. Local press gave the Cabinet session favorable coverage emphasizing the theme of Palestinian unity. End summary. Abbas Chairs Cab [...]	2008-04-15 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS ECON EFIN ELAB
08JERUSALEM657	PA STRIKE ENDS; FAYYAD PLEASED WITH OUTCOME [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) came to an agreement with its employees' unions on April 14 to end months of labor disputes that had resulted in intermittent public sector strikes. The two sides agreed that the strikes would end in exchange for a promise to pay salary arrears wit [...]	2008-04-16 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KPAL KWBG
08JERUSALEM679	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND ARAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 10:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL KPAL IS SY AL
08JERUSALEM682	GAZA: DESPITE HAMAS ATTACKS, SOME CROSSINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Hamas terrorist attacks on the Kerem Shalom and Nahal Oz facilities, both remained open on April 17 for limited shipments of fuel and humanitarian goods. WHO sources report that, despite Hamas claims to the contrary, Gaza hospitals have a sufficient supply of anestheti [...]	2008-04-18 11:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM702	GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, APRIL 22 [...] (C) Summary: Gaza-based contacts report that Sufa crossing was open on April 22, while Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel station remain closed due to the recent terror attacks. Gaza power plant managers reported that they may be forced to stop operations on April 23 if no additional f [...]	2008-04-22 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM724	FAYYAD TO DONORS: ISRAEL "GROSSLY UNDERMINING" PA [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Fayyad used the final Ramallah gathering of donors before the May 2 AHLC meeting to argue that the GOI has not met its commitments to improve access and movement in the West Bank. At the same time, he said, the IDF's continued security operations undermine his efforts to d [...]	2008-04-29 08:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID IS
08JERUSALEM725	PA FISCAL UPDATE: WESTERN DONORS CARRYING THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Though donors have provided more budget support than expected to date in 2008, absent new pledges the PA faces a significant financing shortfall later this year. The IMF expects the PA will fall USD 400 million short of its 2008 budget requirements, a gap that will increase to c [...]	2008-04-29 08:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS KPAL
08JERUSALEM737	GAZA: FUEL AND FOOD UPDATE, 4/30 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sufa crossing was open on April 28-30 to roughly 50 trucks/day of humanitarian and food shipments, while Kerem Shalom crossing has been closed since April 17. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station has been closed to diesel and gasoline shipments since April 10. The Gaza power plant [...]	2008-04-30 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM816	GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, 5/13 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza Power Plant resumed operations on May 12 after being forced to shut down May 10-12 due to a lack of fuel. During the shutdown, water and hospital services were greatly limited in the Gaza City area and homes had only 8-10 hours/day of electricity. The plant restarted [...]	2008-05-13 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS KPAL ENRG
08JERUSALEM916	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt led a Presidential Delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem on May 21-23. The delegation met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on May 21 and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on May 22. Deputy Secretary K [...]	2008-05-30 14:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS OVIP KIMMITT
08JERUSALEM917	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND PMA GOVERNOR [...] (C) On May 22, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt and Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir met on the sidelines of the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem where they discussed recent developments in the banking sector in the West Bank and Gaza. Kimmitt [...]	2008-05-30 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM986	PA RECEIVES REVENUE TRANSFER; PAYS CIVIL SERVANTS [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials confirm receipt on June 10 of 180 million NIS (USD 55 million) in tax clearance revenue from the GOI, the transfer of which had been delayed for nearly a week (reftel). Following receipt of the revenue transfer, the PA paid civil [...]	2008-06-10 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KWBG IS KPAL
08JOHANNESBURG192	SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER 2008 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the November, 2008 issue of the U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: - Skills shortage one cause of concern for South African water quality - South African Airways staff opposed to outsourcing - Poor management hin [...]	2008-12-04 13:56:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN
08JOHANNESBURG34	SOUTH AFRICA: GAUTENG PREMIER SHILOWA REPORTS ON THE STATE [...] Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa addressed the provincial legislature on February 18, outlining achievements of the past year and setting priorities for 2008. As in previous years, Shilowa's main emphasis on was on service delivery achievements, poverty alleviation, and measure taken to prom [...]	2008-02-20 12:37:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SF
08JOHANNESBURG41	SOUTH AFRICA: FEBRUARY LABOR NOTES [...] Summary: Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced in his February 20 budget speech that the amount of the child support grant would be increased to R220 per month and that eligibility would be extended up to age 15. The Treasury also plans to combine all social insurance into one mega-fund. [...]	2008-03-03 15:07:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PHUM SF
08JOHANNESBURG57	SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL LABOR NOTES [...] South Africa's statistical agency, Stats SA, reports that unemployment dropped to 23 percent as of September 2007, though the number of discouraged workers also increased. Labor federation COSATU threatened strike action over proposed 53 percent increases in electricity tariffs, and suggested [...]	2008-04-02 10:22:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ENRG SF
08KABUL1027	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) On April 22 the Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Spanta of his deep concern over the government's decision to ban the broadcast of certain Indian soap operas. The Ambassador underlined the issue was the action by Minister of Information and Culture (MOIC) Khoram to curtail media free [...]	2008-04-25 05:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN
08KABUL1035	GOVERNANCE DEFICIT AGGRAVATES URBAN KABUL'S PROBLEMS [...] (U) Summary: Kabul remains unable to deliver effectively basic municipal services such as electricity, clean water, sewage treatment, and trash collection to its rapidly growing population. Deficits in services delivery are aggravated by poor governance and an inefficient government structure. [...]	2008-04-27 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AF
08KABUL1064	FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta told the Ambassador on April 22 that he would use his meetings in Islamabad the following day to underline Afghanistan's support for Pakistan's new government and explore opportunities for concrete projects (dealing especially with trade and economic cooperation) to [...]	2008-04-29 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IR PK AF
08KABUL1077	KABUL'S ETHNIC TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Competition for land, basic municipal services, and discrimination may be aggravating latent ethnic tensions among Kabul's increasingly self-segregating Pashtun, Hazara and Tajik populations. The capital's population growth is outrunning the government's gradually improving abi [...]	2008-04-30 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AF
08KABUL1373	NURISTAN: IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nuristan's capacity for governance continues to grow. Physical construction and institutional development have led to more effective government. Security problems have increased with the spring thaw. A "security shura" in the most problematic district, Kamdesh, is working to [...]	2008-06-07 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL143	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF
08KABUL1459	BADGHIS PROVINCE: DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT [...] Summary: The combination of the past winter's record-cold temperatures and the current drought has dominated governance activities and will have profound implications for Badghis's agriculture-based economy. Badghis's economic infrastructure remains primitive. The provincial security situati [...]	2008-06-13 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1507	PRT MEHTAR LAM: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Governance in Laghman is improving as the Provincial Council (PC) takes on a more assertive role. The coordinated development strategy in "Laghman Forward" should improve the agricultural sector. The warmer weather has brought an upswing in insurgent activity compared to the quie [...]	2008-06-22 05:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1508	GHAZNI PROVINCE: SECURITY REMAINS A CHALLENGE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Ghazni's Pashtun belt remains a challenge, but the Afghan National Police (ANP) are slowly improving. The province is beginning to attract more donor attention, which will hopefully revive Ghazni's stagnant economic development. Ghazni has had four governors in the [...]	2008-06-22 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1523	ZABUL PROVINCE: SECURITY IMPROVES, ALLOWING MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Zabul is improving thanks to the Focused District Development (FDD) program, but an unintended consequence of better-trained police is that they are attractive to other employers. With improved security comes a focus on road building, training and other development p [...]	2008-06-22 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1551	PRT Herat: Semi-Annual Herat Province Review [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat enjoys a relatively stable security situation, an improvement from this past spring when there was a series of kidnappings. Shindand and Guzara districts remain unsettled. Governor Anwari has worked closely with Coalition forces, the Italian-led PRT, international organiz [...]	2008-06-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1552	PRT ASADABAD: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Wahidi extended good governance and implemented an aggressive development strategy despite ongoing insurgent activity in Kunar over the past six months. Governance is improved; development is increasing; and security is improving slightly. The threat of improvised ex [...]	2008-06-24 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1576	FARYAB: STABLE SECURITY, BUT PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: Faryab suffered a severe winter and is currently suffering drought. Faryab is generally secure. Provincial governance performance remains mixed; the Governor and the Provincial Council President are positive forces, while other government institutions such as the provincial po [...]	2008-06-24 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1582	NANGARHAR PROVINCE: SPEEDBUMPS FAIL TO SLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent suicide attacks and insurgent incursions have failed to dissuade Nangarhar residents from the belief that their province is secure. Residents routinely cite economic concerns as the major problem before security concerns. Nangarharis are concerned about recent events in [...]	2008-06-25 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL1602	KUNDUZ PROVINCE: INCREASED TRADE AND IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector activity, spurred by trade across the new Afghan-Tajik bridge, and improved security are driving economic growth in Kunduz. Security has benefited from improved Afghan army and police capabilities, institutionalized co-operation amongst the security forces and a t [...]	2008-06-29 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AF TI
08KABUL1709	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB VIII welcomes SRSG Kai Eide, [...] Summary. On July 6, the eighth meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB-VIII) welcomed the co-chairmanship of Kai Eide, the newly-arrived Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. Minister of Finance (MOF) Ahady announced the Government of the Islamic Republic of [...]	2008-07-08 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL1782	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-17 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1816	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REED TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]	2008-07-19 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL1818	BAMYAN: HAZARA POLITICS: VIEW FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Bamyan is a bellwether for political attitudes of members of the Hazara ethnic group, and it offers insights to how various parties are seeking to engage the Hazara population. Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami and the Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami-e-Mardum remain the most active and influential parties in th [...]	2008-07-19 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1821	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-20 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1829	HELMAND UPDATE: NEW GOVERNOR BRINGS IMPROVEMENTS, MARINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since his arrival in March 2008, Governor Gulab Mangal has been a force for positive change in Helmand province. Mangal is a capable bureaucrat and has an excellent grasp of the political and security challenges facing Helmand. He is building a competent administration, and is d [...]	2008-07-21 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1892	BAMYAN PROVINCE: IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bamyan Governor Sarabi appears to be growing weary of the jockeying over her post and may be open to changing jobs. The Provincial Development Council has proven itself capable of producing a coordinated development strategy. PRT Bamyan is considering improving several districts [...]	2008-07-23 05:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1992	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]	2008-08-03 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN OREP
08KABUL2066	Afghan President's Incoming Senior Economic Advisor [...] [U] Not for Internet distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 28 with Omar Zakhilwal, currently CEO of the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, who is slated to become Afghan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic advisor, to replace Ishaq Nadiri. L [...]	2008-08-05 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL2109	Chairman of Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament [...] Not for Internet Distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 30 with Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoi, Chairman of the Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament. Sultanzoi, who emigrated from Afghanistan to the United States and worked for 22 years as a United [...]	2008-08-10 10:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL2129	SHARANA PRT SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Paktika experienced a difficult spring; violence was up and the government did not uniformly provide services. The long term outlook, however, remains positive, led by economic expansion. Anti-government activities, particularly indirect attacks and IED events increased. Seve [...]	2008-08-13 07:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL2229	FARAH: SECURITY WORSENS, GOVERNANCE IMPROVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Roohul Amin became Farah's governor on May 4, and is working closely with provincial officials, elders and the international community, but is struggling with ongoing insecurity. Amin's efforts to tackle corruption have produced some positive results. His efforts to secure Farah [...]	2008-08-21 02:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL268	Extreme Weather Affects Traffic on Afghan-Tajik Bridge [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December 18, 2007, the Afghan-Tajik Bridge has operated full-time according to the agreement reached at a December 17 meeting of Afghan and Tajik officials (reftel). Recent winter weather conditions have led to a decrease in commercial traffic and to the bridge's unexpecte [...]	2008-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
08KABUL2810	3RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]	2008-10-21 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2968	HOW PAKISTAN'S ECONOMIC TROUBLES AFFECT AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghan exporters are complaining about the impact of depreciation of the Pakistani rupee on their bottom lines. Meanwhile, Afghan importers are taking advantage of the same situation, reportedly stocking up on imported goods to sell later if/when domestic prices rise. Pakistan' [...]	2008-11-09 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AF PK
08KABUL2977	AFGHAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SACKED AMID ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a November 10 cabinet meeting, President Karzai abruptly dismissed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) Hamidullah Qaderi on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel. Hajj flights from Afghan cities were to begin November 8. However, the Sa [...]	2008-11-11 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL3019	AFGHANISTAN'S HAJ FLIGHT WOES PERSIST [...] (SBU) The difficulties in airlifting Afghan Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia that led to the dismissal of the last Transport Minister (reftel) are continuing. More than a week after Haj flights were to have begun, only about 900 of the 30,000 Afghans who have paid to make the Haj have actually tak [...]	2008-11-18 14:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AF
08KABUL3086	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Economic Commission (JEC) focused on the many trade, trucking, and transit issues that bedevil the Pak-Afghan bilateral economic relationship. The two sides agreed to set up three new working groups to deal with these irritants. One aims to negotiate a new Afghanista [...]	2008-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETRA PREL ECIN EAID AF PK
08KABUL3183	AFGHANISTAN: WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD [...] (SBU) Alternative livelihood programs are a key item in the counter-narcotics toolbox, but no one would contend that they are easy or always successful. Even in purely economic terms, poppy has some advantages that licit alternative crops do not enjoy. This message analyzes those advantages a [...]	2008-12-09 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ECON ETRD KCRM EAID EINV AF
08KABUL3198	KARZAI URGES DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SUPPORT ZARDARI, [...] (C). In his 12/10 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Karzai urged the United States to give Pakistani President Zardari more political and economic backing to strengthen his hand in reforming the Pakistani military and intelligence services. Karzai welcomed the upcoming increase in [...]	2008-12-14 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON AF
08KABUL3211	COMMERCE DEPMIN FARHADI ON WTO ACCESSION, ETC. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Afghan Deputy Commerce Minister Farhadi says launching the WTO accession process is one of his highest priorities, but he expressed uncertainty about finalizing Afghanistan's Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime by year-end, citing capacity weakness at the ministry. H [...]	2008-12-15 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID EINV ENRG WTO AF PK

08KABUL325	Logar Province: Chromite Smuggling Undermines Afghan [...] (SBU) Summary: Logar Province's Governor, Provincial Council (PC),and Members of Parliament (MPs) decried the widespread smuggling of chromite (a mineral used in the manufacture of steel and chemicals) by Pakistani smuggling mafias. The officials have repeatedly raised the issue with Minister [...]	2008-02-09 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN PK AF

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