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09RIODEJANEIRO70 | O GLOBO NEWSPAPER, "A Fresh Start" on U.S.-Russian [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 20:55:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO91 | JORNAL DO BRASIL, OPPORTUNITY FOR THE US AND CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 20:37:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO92 | Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Economic Recovery [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 20:39:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO96 | Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Obama overshadows [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 18:39:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
09RIYADH1050 | SAUDIS DELAY JOINT VENTURE APPROVAL FOR TWO US [...] (SBU) On August 10 Representatives from American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) briefed Emboffs on their meeting earlier that day with Saudi Monetary Authority (SAMA) Insurance Supervisor Mohammed Al-Shayea. 2. (SBU) Al-Shayea gave the ALICO reps gave no inkling when/if a royal decree sanct [...] | 2009-08-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD WTO SA |
09RIYADH1202 | Microsoft and Saudi leaders cite progress on IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Culture continues to make progress working through a backlog of cases of suspected copyright violators. The Ministry reports it has closed several stores for brief periods until they resolve copyright violations. It plans for the first time to refer a rep [...] | 2009-09-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR SA |
09RIYADH1219 | LIKELY SAUDI POSITIONS AT THE G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Finance Ministry provided a preview of its thinking in preparation for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Saudi Arabia is pleased with the G-20's performance to date and thinks it is the forum best able to enforce policy changes needed to prevent a recurrence of the intern [...] | 2009-09-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL SA |
09RIYADH1301 | SAUDI ARABIA NOT IMPOSING SECONDARY BOYCOTT ON [...] (U) After rQding a recent article in the Jerusalem PostQ sQesting the Saudi governmenQ"iQsifying its enforcement of the Arab LQgue boycott" on companies doing business with Israel, the Embassy contacted both the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and several American Qinesses operating in the K [...] | 2009-10-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL SA IS |
09RIYADH1340 | SAUDI COMMERCIAL SAGA NEARING CONCLUSION? [...] (C) Maan Al-Sanea and his company, the Saad Group, recently settled several of their outstanding domestic loans, leading some bankers to speculate that the dispute between him and the Gosaibis may be drawing to a close. Other bankers are not convinced. The central bank maintains that it is o [...] | 2009-10-07 17:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SA |
09RIYADH1366 | SAUDI PROGRESS ON IPR AND TRADE ISSUES [...] (SBU) Saudi government officials and industry representatives have recently reported that the Saudi Government has made significant progress on outstanding trade and intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement issues since the U.S.-Saudi Arabia IPR Working Group held its first meeting March [...] | 2009-10-13 18:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PREL SA |
09RIYADH1375 | SCENE SETTER FOR A/USTR CHRIS WILSON VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudi Arabia has made significant progress on improving the climate to protect intellectual property rights in the last several years. It has done so through the commitment of the reformist King, sustained hard work by dedicated staff, and the conjunction of committed senior lea [...] | 2009-10-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1382 | MINISTER OF COMMERCE STRESSES SAUDI RETRACTION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On October 17, visiting A/USTR Chris Wilson raised concerns from some sources that Saudi Arabia may be enforcing the secondary or tertiary boycott of Israel. Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Alireza categorically den [...] | 2009-10-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SA |
09RIYADH1407 | SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR SPECIFIC STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf believes the Saudi economy is generally on track to meet its 2009 targets. Saudi Arabia will maintain its domestic investment program as part of international efforts to ensure that stimulus packages continue until the world economy recove [...] | 2009-10-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENGR ETRD PREL SA |
09RIYADH1421 | COMMERCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON KAUST, COOPERATION [...] (C) Commerce Minister Abdullah Alireza and the Ambassador October 19 discussed a range of issues related to the reform and transformation of the Saudi economy, including the important role of education reform, visas, and cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Alireza is an enthusiastic [...] | 2009-10-27 08:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SCUL CVIS SA |
09RIYADH1422 | INDUSTRY LAUDS MILESTONE EXCLUSIVE MARKETING [...] (SBU) Chair of the inter-ministerial IPR Committee Mohammad Al-Aiyash told EconCouns October 12 that King Abdullah approved a granting of Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) to pharmaceutical companies under a Proposal first put forth by USTR in 2007. The King's decision formally brings the prote [...] | 2009-10-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1423 | SAUDI CUSTOMS AUTHORITY SERIOUS ABOUT IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Christopher Wilson, the Director General of the Saudi Customs Authority outlined the Authority's strong efforts to protect trademarks in Saudi Arabia, which were recognized by the Worl [...] | 2009-10-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1425 | AUSTR CHRIS WILSON VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Chris Wilson visited Riyadh October 16 to 20 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Hamoudi. In all of his meetings, Wilson delivered the clear message that the U.S. government recogniz [...] | 2009-10-27 10:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1426 | SAUDI INVESTMENT CHIEF CALLS FOR MORE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) told visiting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Wilson on October 19 that the protection of intellectual property rights is essential for SAGIA to reach its goals. SAGIA wants to increase Saudi co [...] | 2009-10-27 11:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1441 | GCC ANXIOUS FOR GREATER COOPERATION, COORDINATION [...] (C) During an extremely positive meeting on October 28, the GCC's lead official for international economic relations expressed a strong interest in working with the U.S. on trade issues and solicited our assistance in developing harmonized financial regulations. He highlighted some difficultie [...] | 2009-11-01 06:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SA |
09RIYADH1447 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTING IN ETHIOPIA TO IMPROVE FOOD [...] (U) The Saudi Government is working with its private sector to bolster the Kingdom's food security by investing in agricultural production in Ethiopia. Representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, Finance, and Transportation will participate in a forum on Novembe [...] | 2009-11-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON EINV PREL SA ET |
09RIYADH1459 | GCC WANTS MORE TRADE ENGAGEMENT WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In a frank discussion with visiting AUSTR Wilson, GCC Assistant Secretary General Al-Mazrouy called for deepened U.S. trade relations with the GCC. Al-Mazrouy noted progress on trademark and data protection laws, and agreed to address industry concerns over the implementation of [...] | 2009-11-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1493 | SAUDI IPR WORKING GROUP REPORTS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) The U.S. - Saudi Arabia Intellectual Property Working Group met via digital video conference (DVC) November 3 to discuss Saudi Arabia's preparations for the upcoming Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The IPR Committee Chair said AUSTR Chris Wilson's October 16 to 20 visit gave mome [...] | 2009-11-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1543 | FIRST-EVER SAUDI REFERRAL OF COPYRIGHT VIOLATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Abdulrahman Al-Hazzaa told Econoffs that the Violations Review Committee (VRC) would refer two copyright violation cases to the Board of Grievances with recommendations for 150,000 SAR fines and 15 days imprisonment in both cases. Al-Hazzaa said [...] | 2009-11-22 06:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1544 | U.S. INDUSTRY SAYS SAG IMPLEMENTATION OF EMR [...] (SBU) Chairman of the Saudi Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee Mohammad Al-Aiyash told Econoffs that the Saudi government had begun implementing the Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMR) agreement which King Abdullah signed in October. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Food an [...] | 2009-11-22 06:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1548 | POST RECOMMENDS SAUDI ARABIA BE REMOVED FROM 301 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 05:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1549 | INCREASING OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL AMGT SA |
09RIYADH1550 | POST RECOMMENDS SAUDI ARABIA BE REMOVED FROM 301 [...] (SBU) Embassy Riyadh recommends Saudi Arabia be removed from the Special 301 Watch List for IPR protection during the 2009 Out-of-Cycle Review. As industry's submissions for the OCR have recognized, the Kingdom's motivated leadership on intellectual property protection and demonstrated signifi [...] | 2009-11-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1551 | SAUDI ARABIA NOT IMPOSING SECONDARY OR TERTIARY [...] (SBU) In response to ref A on foreign government applications of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),the Saudi government (SAG) is not imposing secondary or tertiary aspects of the ALB. Ambassador Smith and visiting AUSTR Chris Wilson discussed the ALB with Minister of Commerce and Industry Alirez [...] | 2009-11-23 07:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SA IS |
09RIYADH1553 | INCREASING OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) In light of our robust and rapidly expanding cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the areas of environment, science, technology, and health, Post recommends posting an ESTH officer in Riyadh. Ongoing activities under the December 2008 Science and Technology MOU, as well as ongoing health co [...] | 2009-11-23 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL AMGT SA |
09RIYADH1572 | Saudi government input to U.S. Special 301 OCR [...] (SBU) Embassy received the following Saudi government input to the U.S. Special 301 out of cycle review for Saudi Arabia from the Chairman of the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry Standing IPR Committee on November 22. Begin text: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...] | 2009-11-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SA |
09RIYADH160 | CORPORATE PROFITS LOWER, BUT MOST STILL IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The economic crisis is starting to hit harder in Saudi Arabia as oil prices remain low, with most companies reporting lower profits in the 4th quarter of 2008, and some reporting losses. Banks and holding companies exposed to bank losses are being hit hardest. Interestingly, [...] | 2009-01-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SA |
09RIYADH1626 | SAUDI REMOVAL FROM IPR WATCH LIST DURING [...] (SBU) The Saudi government continues to make progress on copyright and patent protection, including recent accession to two significant patent treaties, following their November 23 on-time submission to the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) committee. Upon return from the Eid holiday, key [...] | 2009-12-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1634 | SAUDI COMMERCE MINISTRY EAGER FOR DATA EXCLUSIVITY [...] (SBU) Saudi intellectual property rights (IPR) Committee chairman Mohammad Al-Aiyash told Econoffs December 16 the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is eager for a second workshop on data exclusivity (DE) protection. The first workshop held in Riyadh in June was considered a success by Saudi [...] | 2009-12-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH192 | CALLS FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BOYCOTT CONTINUE, MIXED [...] (C) Summary: Despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Saudi public anger over perceived U.S. support for Israel's military actions in Gaza continues to simmer, and a grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. products remains ongoing for the moment, particularly among the youth population. [...] | 2009-01-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
09RIYADH226 | SAUDIS ANXIOUS TO COLLABORATE ON CONSUMER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The DCM met with officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to discuss the Minister of Commerce's interest in visiting Washington DC in the coming months. The Minister is particularly interested in cooperati [...] | 2009-02-04 04:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN ETTC PREL SA |
09RIYADH290 | PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY GROUP STILL SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09RIYADH292 | ROSES ARE RED, AND BLACKLISTED: SAUDI ARABIA NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV KPAO SOCI SA |
09RIYADH30 | INDUSTRY GROUP HAS MIXED FEELINGS ON SPECIAL 301 [...] (C) Summary: Although the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is preparing to recommend that Saudi Arabia be placed on the Special 301 Priority Watchlist, representatives in Riyadh said they feel "handcuffed" into this recommendation, and would prefer to recommend a more favor [...] | 2009-01-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL SA |
09RIYADH325 | FOOD IMPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Agriculture Officer met with GCC representatives February 16 to discuss ref food import regulations. The GCC Food Safety Committee is awaiting a report from the Saudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) which will be presented during a committee meeting in Dubai February 21-23. Econoff reache [...] | 2009-02-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL AE BA KU MU SA |
09RIYADH329 | CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on February 18 on the Catagena Protocol on Biosafety and upcoming meetings in Mexico City. Post will inform the Department of any response we receive. FRAKER [...] | 2009-02-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR |
09RIYADH386 | SAUDI ARABIA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST INPUT [...] Despite continuing deficiencies, Saudi Arabia improved its protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the preceding year. The Violations Review Committee has become more productive and transparent under new leadership. The SAG offered a counter-proposal to USTR's Exclusive Marketing [...] | 2009-03-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09RIYADH40 | MINISTRY OF CULTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE ON IPR [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, January 7, the English-language newspaper Saudi Gazette reported that the Ministry of Culture and Information had closed a cafe in Riyadh's al-Dhabab district for accessing coded satellite television channels without possessing a commercial subscription. 2. (SBU) In a t [...] | 2009-01-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09RIYADH451 | AMBASSADORS MEETING WITH SAUDI MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. Key points ---------- -- (U) Minister of Commerce and Industry Alireza said he plans to be in the United States for a week beginning April 23, and he requested meetings with U.S. officials. -- (SBU) The Minister committed to aski [...] | 2009-03-23 06:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON KIPR SA |
09RIYADH462 | SAUDI ARABIA'S AUTOMOBILE SALES SLOW DOWN [...] (U) Key points and comment: -- The "boycott" of local car dealers by Saudi consumers, launched in late 2008, continues. -- Saudi consumers are relying more on a market of second hand cars from Dubai. Comment: The grass roots campaign against "greedy car dealers" and criticism of [...] | 2009-03-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO SA |
09RIYADH524 | FIRST MEETING OF U.S. - SAUDI ARABIA INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) The first meeting of the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group occurred March 4-6 in Washington, DC, on the margins of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting (septel). Some private rights-holders also participated in the meetin [...] | 2009-04-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09RIYADH537 | COMMERCE MINISTRY OUTLINES CONSUMER PROTECTION TRAINING [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In a recent letter to the Charge, Deputy Commerce Minister for Consumer Protection Abdulrahman Abdulrazzaq outlined areas in which the Ministry could benefit from USG training assistance. The letter was following up on a meeting [...] | 2009-04-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH575 | COMMERCE MINISTER ALIREZA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza confirmed he will be in Washington, DC, April 21-30 to deliver remarks at a conference at the New America Foundation and to meet with U.S. officials. He stressed the need to emphasize business and trade as the fu [...] | 2009-04-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR TSPL SA OVIP ALIREZA |
09RIYADH577 | RECENT SIGNS ON SAUDI ECONOMY MIXED [...] (U) Key points: -- (U) All four Saudi banks that have reported their first quarter earnings to date were profitable, three at higher levels than in the same period last year. -- (SBU) Despite this, it is clear banks still are not lending money and project finance has not recovered. -- ( [...] | 2009-04-15 16:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EINV ETRD SA |
09RIYADH653 | SAG FLEXES MUSCLES TO ENSURE GCC CENTRAL BANK IN [...] (U) Key points: -- (U) The GCC announced on May 5 that the GCC monetary council, a precursor to a GCC central bank, would be located in Riyadh and would start operating by the end of 2009. -- (SBU) Embassy contacts disagree as to the reason for locating the council in Riyadh as opposed to [...] | 2009-05-11 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL ETRD GCC SA |
09RIYADH709 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 26 to Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry for Foreign Trade Mr. Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi with Japanese DCM Fumio Iwai and Taiwanese Economic Division Director Yan Hsing Yin. Hamoudi said that in general the Saudi government welcomed enhancemen [...] | 2009-05-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SA |
09RIYADH71 | GRASSROOTS BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN GOODS GAINING [...] (SBU) -- A grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. goods and franchises, with the notable exception of automobiles and hotels, is gaining ground in the Kingdom. -- This campaign is bolstered by endorsements from local and foreign Islamic scholars. -- Comment: This campaign is broader than sim [...] | 2009-01-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
09RIYADH713 | FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE GETTING SPOTLIGHT IN [...] Key points: -- (U) Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking for agriculture investment opportunities abroad, mostly in Africa. -- (U) The creation of a state-owned agriculture investment company, the Saudi Company for Agricultural Investment and Animal Production, was announced last month, tho [...] | 2009-05-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA |
09RIYADH789 | PRO-ACTIVE DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE AND [...] (SBU) The June 9 edition of the Saudi Gazette reported that Minister of Culture and Information, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Khoja, appointed Deputy Minister Abdulrama Bin Abdulaziz Al-Hazzaa as the official spokesman of the Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI). A Microsoft representative who met [...] | 2009-06-15 06:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL KIPR SA |
09RIYADH793 | NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION: MODERN [...] (C) In a June 7 meeting with the Charge, the new Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja believes the Kingdom cannot avoid the reach of modern technology. A "wise but strong" approach is needed to reconcile traditional values with modernity and protect women's rights. Khoja prom [...] | 2009-06-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL KIPR SA |
09RIYADH817 | NAIF CONFIRMS UAE BORDER DELAYS CAUSED BY NEW [...] (SBU) In recent comments to the media, Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz confirmed the recent delays at the Saudi - UAE land border crossings at Al-Batha and Al-Ghuwaifat were due to the recently-imposed requirement that all first-time entrants to the Kingdom be fingerprinted (see r [...] | 2009-06-21 10:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL SA AE |
09RIYADH83 | DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE SAYS "LET'S WORK [...] (C) Econcouns and Econoff met with Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) Deputy Minister Abdul Rahman Al-Hazzaa and MOCI Director General of Copyrights Obaidallah Obaidallah in their offices on January 11th to discuss ongoing efforts to combat intellectual property rights (IPR) violations. [...] | 2009-01-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09RIYADH895 | CHINESE DUMPING PROBE OUTRAGES SAUDIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudis responded sharply July 4 after Beijing began a dumping probe on two of the Kingdom's petrochemical products. Newspapers published unusually critical statements, probably in part to signal the displeasure of government and industry leaders to the PRC. A Saudi Deputy Min [...] | 2009-07-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG WTO SA |
09RIYADH935 | GCC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS DOWN UNDER: STICKING POINTS [...] (C) At a diplomatic roundtable on free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),the Australian and New Zealand DCMs expressed fatigue and frustration with their respective experiences. The New Zealand DCM said his government is prepared to pull out after the [...] | 2009-07-18 07:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECIN PREL GCC SA AS NZ JA |
09RIYADH982 | DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Rahman Al-Hazza told EconCouns that he wants to develop an action plan for intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement and awareness with input and sponsorship from the private sector. Hazza hopes to conclude and publish the [...] | 2009-07-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
09ROME1031 | NO EU BAN ON U.S. SOY PRODUCTS IN EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] Post's Econ and FAS Sections delivered reftel points to the Italian Director General for Trade Amedeo Teti. We also delivered them to Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, and to Salvatore Petroli, Chief of EU and International Affairs a [...] | 2009-09-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBO IT |
09ROME1047 | ITALY MAY BE READY FOR GREATER IPR COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (U) Italy's new Intellectual Property Director has begun coordinating Italy's domestic approach to IPR protection, and a new Italian law increases penalties for IPR crimes. This recent action on IPR presents an opportunity for engagement, and Italian contacts have signaled their interest in de [...] | 2009-09-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1200 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR IT |
09ROME1221 | ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS "PARTNERING FOR FOOD [...] SUMMARY. Senior officials in the GOI offer enthusiastic support for Secretary Clinton's "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal. END SUMMARY. 2. On October 22, ECONOFF delivered Secretary Clinton's cover letter and "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal to [...] | 2009-11-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD IT |
09ROME1299 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. Italy eng [...] | 2009-11-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT |
09ROME1371 | GOI TO DISBURSE WFP ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOI will immediately disburse 500,000 euros to assist the WFP in Pakistan. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 14, ECONOFF met with an official in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to convey the USG request for immediate support for the WFP (reftel). The official, [...] | 2009-12-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO IT PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
09ROME1395 | IPR IN ITALY - USG COOPERATION WITH ITALIAN IP DIRECTORATE [...] (U) Italian officials have expressed interest in closer collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on intellectual property (IP) issues. They also seem eager to take steps that could lead to Italy being taken off the USG's 301 Watch List, but it is not clear that they will succeed [...] | 2009-12-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1396 | IPR IN ITALY - AMERICAN VOICES AMONG ITALIAN ELITE [...] (U) Three American speakers, recruited by Embassy Rome, recently spoke at an intellectual property rights (IPR) conference held in Rome. The two USG speakers and one private sector speaker spoke on issues of IPRs and competition law, emerging areas of patent law, and U.S. approaches to copyrig [...] | 2009-12-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1414 | ITALY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: NEW POLICY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Fisheries Under Secretary Buonfiglio stressed to DCM some significant recent changes in Italian fisheries policies, including more centralized enforcement and enhanced monitoring and data collection; a "point system" for fishing licenses; a 50-percent reduction in the bl [...] | 2009-12-28 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
09ROME1415 | ITALY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: ENFORCEMENT DATA [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian fisheries authorities have provided data on Port Captaincy-Coast Guard enforcement activities in 2008 and 2009, for USG consideration in the context of the U.S. Moratorium Protection Act. Although the 2009 data covers only the year to October, it shows an increase in in [...] | 2009-12-28 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
09ROME143 | ITALY WANTS G-8 TO TACKLE INTERNET "REGULATION" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IT ECON ETRD KIPR |
09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
09ROME188 | ITALY APPROVES AUTOMOBILE SECTOR ASSISTANCE PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: On February 6, 2009, the GOI approved an automobile sector assistance package as part of a broader industrial sector stimulus package. The auto sector measures provide consumer incentives, ranging from 500 to 6500 euros, to increase demand and do not appear to give direct support t [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN PREL WTO IT |
09ROME227 | IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...] | 2009-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME232 | ITALY CLAIMS REDUCTIONS IN IRANIAN EXPORT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME252 | ITALY REDUCES EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN, BUT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past three months, Italy's Export Credit Agency (SACE) has reduced its exposure in the form of insurance guarantees on trade and investment to Iran from 1.5 billion euros to about 1.3 billion euros as existing debts have been repaid. SACE's managers have chosen not to [...] | 2009-03-04 07:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME320 | ITALIAN ECONOMIC PRIORITIES IN RUN-UP TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary - The Italian economy remains troubled, especially as exports have turned down dramatically. A top Central Bank official expects government instruments to bolster Italian banks' capital to be fully subscribed. The government is shifting its focus to addressing the prospect of h [...] | 2009-03-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME386 | SUBJECT: ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME395 | ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative, risk-averse practices and tight supervision allowed Italy's banking system to avoid the worst of the financial melt-down that hit the United States and other countries. But the worldwide recession sparked by this financial crisis is now beginning to hit Italy's e [...] | 2009-04-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME423 | ITALY: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 8 to MFA Southeast Asia desk officer Fabio Schina, sharing the direction of the U.S. Burma policy review and the possibility of direct dialogue between the United States and Burmese authorities. Schina said Italy believed that maintaining open channe [...] | 2009-04-10 11:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM |
09ROME483 | ITALY WILL ATTEND ISLAMABAD MAY 13-14 CONFERENCE [...] MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Counselor for Asia, Domenico Bellato, both confirmed Italy's participation in the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan. While not confirmed, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb [...] | 2009-04-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID IT |
09ROME486 | SPECIAL 301 - ITALY 2009: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On April 30, Econoff delivered the requested demarche on Italy's Special 301 review. The demarche was delivered to Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mazza said he found the criticism to be fair said he was appreciative of the rec [...] | 2009-04-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
09ROME506 | MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...] | 2009-05-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM |
09ROME508 | MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...] | 2009-05-06 15:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM |
09ROME535 | NEW ITALIAN DIRECTORATE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) Summary: The Italian government has reorganized its patent and trademark offices, creating a General Directorate for Intellectual Property. The new Directorate will be responsible for all domestic anti-counterfeiting action and will, in addition, coordinate the action of all agencies with [...] | 2009-05-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME595 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...] | 2009-05-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
09ROME601 | IRAN SANCTIONS: GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy's argument that it should be included in the P5 1 is based on long-standing Italian claims to a major economic relationship with Iran. The trade relationship is not, in fact, particularly large and any vulnerability appears to be more on the Iranian side. Even energy im [...] | 2009-05-22 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD IT KNNP PREL |
09ROME66 | ITALIAN SHIPPING COMPANY TO CUT TIES WITH IRAN [...] C) Summary: Italian MFA officials told Post that the Italian owners of the Irital shipping firm are seeking to divest from their Iranian partners due to concerns about the application of U.S. sanctions. End Summary. 2. (C) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Co [...] | 2009-01-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL |
09ROME770 | ITALY - AUTUMN MARKS DO-OR-DIE FOR ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary - A recent stream of economic forecasts and data suggest that, while Italy's economy may have touched bottom in the current global downturn, recovery remains elusive. Sobering GDP growth forecasts and unemployment projections counterbalance encouraging signs in consumer and bus [...] | 2009-07-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME89 | ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY PROHIBITS IPR HOLDERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
09RPODUBAI177 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE--WINDOW ON IRAN--APRIL 22, [...] (S/NF) Game of Attrition. Ahmadinejad's defeats on the budget and his plan to distribute cash payments to lower-income Iranians show that power centers, such as the Majles, are actively working to pressure the President prior to the June election, according to [Source removed]. These power centers [...] | 2009-04-22 11:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI181 | IRAN'S REFORM-RESISTANT ECONOMY [...] (S/NF) Summary: As economic issues rise to the top of the agenda in Iran's presidential campaigns, the range of the policy debate on economic issues remains narrow and is essentially limited to which candidate can better manage Iran's government dominated economy. Recent examples of currency [...] | 2009-04-23 12:00:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI244 | FACTORING THE ECONOMY INTO IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Iranian businessmen and financial consultants held in the past week reveal an overwhelming preference among our contacts for Mohsen Rezai's economic proposals, but most intend to vote for Mir Hossein Mousavi for political and social reasons. Our contacts admit t [...] | 2009-06-11 12:19:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI281 | IRAN: RURAL INDUSTRIALIST PESSIMISTIC ON AGRICULTURE, [...] (C) Summary: A fertilizer factory owner who was applying for a visa in Dubai recently spoke with IRPO regarding Iran's agriculture sector, the role of economics in the presidential election, and subsidy reform. He considered Iran's water shortage and limited access to capital for fixed investme [...] | 2009-07-09 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI285 | IRAN: BUSINESSMEN POST-ELECTION: THINGS HAVE COME TO A HALT [...] (C) Summary: Several Iranian business contacts told IRPO that business was on hold in the aftermath of the election, and all doubted that their businesses could survive much longer. Goods are not clearing customs, clients are not placing orders, no money is moving out, revenues are falling, and [...] | 2009-07-14 12:35:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI302 | IRAN: WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE IRGC IS GOOD FOR IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian businessmen who have experience with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) economic activities maintained that its involvement is increasing economic inefficiencies and discouraging the private sector. They lamented that without a strong challenger and President [...] | 2009-07-27 14:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI317 | IRAN: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES MOUNT AS AHMADINEJAD BEGINS SECOND [...] (C) Summary: As President Ahmadinejad enters his second term in office, his administration will likely be hamstrung by a strained budget, falling GDP growth, the global economic slowdown, and sanctions. Dealing with Iran's budget deficit currently is the government's main priority, though IRPO [...] | 2009-08-03 11:58:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV IR |
09RPODUBAI319 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI:WINDOW ON IRAN-AUGUST 5, [...] (S) Endorsement, Inauguration Initiate Ahmadinejad's Second Term: Supreme Leader Khamenei officially endorsed Ahmadinejad for the presidency on August 3 and today Ahmadinejad took the oath of office during his inauguration. Both events have been scrutinized for their clues to the elite infight [...] | 2009-08-05 12:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI IR |
09SANAA1123 | PIRATES SEIZE YEMEN LNG CHARTER VESSEL OFF OMANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pirates seized an empty cargo ship under contract with the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) on June 12 off the coast of Oman. The ship was returning to Jebel Ali, UAE, after unloading a shipment of ethylene, a highly flammable chemical compound, at the Yemeni port of Be [...] | 2009-06-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EPET ETRD EWWT ECON PTER MCAP MY AC MU |
09SANAA1124 | SPOT REPORT: ROYG WORKS TO PRODUCE QUALIFIED [...] SUMMARY. The ROYG has developed a new strategy to provide Yemeni workers with training specifically tailored for the entry-level labor market in the Gulf. The ROYG,s plans come after a May GCC decision to give Yemeni workers priority over other foreign workers in Gulf state employment. An in [...] | 2009-06-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL GCC YM |
09SANAA120 | EMBASSY SANAA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Sanaa proposes two FY2009 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF): (1) training for the Economic/Commercial officer and the FSN Commercial Assistant, both of whom are new to Post and lack any formal commercial tradecraft training, and (2) a one-day investme [...] | 2009-01-22 04:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD YM |
09SANAA1406 | YEMEN: ROYG HUNGRY FOR NEW APPROACH TO FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG is making the development of a National Food Security Strategy a priority in response to an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study indicating that food insecurity has reached alarming levels in Yemen. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperatio [...] | 2009-08-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
09SANAA1576 | YEMEN: ROYG ASKS FOR MORE U.S. FLEXIBILITY ON WTO [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG continues to balk at what it claims are unfair U.S. demands regarding WTO accession, even as it insists it is still willing to make a good faith effort in ongoing negotiations. The WTO accession team at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) recognizes that Yemen needs to [...] | 2009-08-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID ECIN PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM |
09SANAA1870 | ROYG ISSUES BLACKLIST OF SA'ADA ARMS TRAFFICKERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, the ROYG announced that seven Yemeni arms dealers had been "blacklisted," among them international arms trafficker Faris Manna, chief mediator between the ROYG and the Houthi rebels and brother of Sa'ada governor Hassan Manna. While theories regarding what prompte [...] | 2009-10-12 06:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM |
09SANAA1965 | ROYG REPORTS SEIZURE OF IRANIAN-CREWED SHIP WITH [...] (S) ROYG officials and the Yemeni media report that ROYG maritime forces intecepted an Iranian-crewed ship transporting a large quantity of weapons on October 26. The ROYG Embassy in Washington issued a press statement on October 26 announcing that the Yemeni Navy and Coast Guard "seized a fo [...] | 2009-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM |
09SANAA2183 | YEMEN: RESPONDING TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 13:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ECON ETRD YM |
09SANAA2209 | YEMEN: 2010 NTE CHAPTER ON THE ARAB LEAGUE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 10:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KBCT YM |
09SANAA266 | YEMEN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM |
09SANAA299 | HAMID AL-AHMAR ON SALEH, OIL, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Hamid al-Ahmar, Islah Party leader, prominent businessman, and son of the late Speaker of Parliament Shaykh Abdullah al-Ahmar, told Econoff on February 15 that President Saleh personally was to blame for country's problems, especially widespread corruption, and suggested that MG Ali Muhsin al-A [...] | 2009-02-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV ECON EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD YM |
09SANAA30 | YEMEN RESPONDS O THE PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE [...] SUMMARY. During the week of January 3 ) , Post delivered the reftel points to the Ministy of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transportation Yemen Coast Guard, and Ministry of Industry and rade. Other relevant individuals were also notiied. Overall, the ROYG defended its port securiy procedure [...] | 2009-01-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWT KHLS PREL PTER YM |
09SANAA322 | FOOD SECURITY STILL AN ISSUE FOR HUNGRY YEMENIS [...] SUMMARY: Yemenis continue to suffer from high food prices and a lack of homegrown food items. The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has responded in a limited and ineffective way to issues of food security. The regional donor response is uncertain, while the international donor response i [...] | 2009-02-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
09SANAA401 | YEMEN VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] In response to reftel, Post input for the U.S. Trade Representative's 2009 Special 301 review follows. 2. Yemen continues to face many obstacles to intellectual property rights (IPR),including a non-TRIPs-compliant IPR law, which it is seeking to amend. Copyright protection of optical med [...] | 2009-03-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR YM |
09SANAA432 | BILLION DOLLAR ARMS DEAL DENIED [...] (C) Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Economic Affairs and the Russian Ambassador to Sana'a both strongly denied press reports of a USD 1 billion arms sale negotiated during the February visit of President Saleh to Moscow. According to the DPM, the ROYG sought forgiveness of Yemen's USD [...] | 2009-03-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ETRD EFIN RU YM |
09SANAA493 | YEMEN UNPREPARED FOR LONGTERM GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis has directly affected the public sector, while indirectly affecting the private sector in Yemen. While the ROYG has responded in the short-term by cutting disbursements to the budget, a long-term solution to the crisis remains elusive. The ROYG is [...] | 2009-03-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | EAID ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SOCI USAID YM |
09SANAA619 | ROYG OFFENDED BY DOJ CLAIM OF CORRUPTION, SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi called in the Ambassador in April 12 to express the concern of the ROYG regarding assertions made by the Department of Justice that senior government officials and other influential Yemen [...] | 2009-04-13 13:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | JUS EFIN ETRD PGOV YM |
09SANAA716 | ROYG CLAIMS IT IS COMMITTED TO REFORM, REMOVING [...] SUMMARY: In a departure from the recent past, the ROYG has demonstrated a new commitment to economic reform by revealing plans to remove diesel subsidies and extending civil-service reform to the military and security services. The reform agenda is being considered at the highest levels of th [...] | 2009-04-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
09SANAA934 | YEMENI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR: LOWEST [...] SUMMARY. The Yemeni telecommunications sector still suffers from the lowest penetration in the region. The lack of both mobile and internet coverage is largely due to government monopoly, policies that emphasize government revenue over encouraging investment, and an outdated infrastructure. [...] | 2009-05-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD YM |
09SANJOSE11 | COSTA RICA CREEPS INTO CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly six years after negotiations began, CAFTA-DR entered into force for Costa Rica on January 1, achieving a major policy objective of the USG, the Arias administration and the Embassy. Although the end-year holidays muted the headlines, there was some (characteristically) [...] | 2009-01-09 22:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL |
09SANJOSE1132 | COSTA RICAN IPR EVENT LINKS PIRATED GOODS TO ORGANIZED CRIME [...] SUMMARY: On December 2, Embassy San Jose sponsored an intellectual property rights (IPR) event featuring the screening of National Geographic's Illicit, a film about the nefarious links between pirated consumer goods and transnational crime networks. We highly recommend screening the film Ill [...] | 2009-12-11 22:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE1140 | Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate [...] U.S. goods trade surplus with Costa Rica was $1.7 billion in 2008, an increase of $1.1 billion from $639 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $5.7 billion, up 24.0 percent. Corresponding U.S. imports from Costa Rica were $3.9 billion, down 0.1 percent. Costa Rica is currently the 38 [...] | 2009-12-15 20:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE1194 | COSTA RICA WILL NOT PASS THE LAST CAFTA-DR BILL BY DECEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY The Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) informed us that Costa Rica will not meet the December 31 deadline for passing the 14th CAFTA-DR law regarding technical corrections to intellectual property rights (IPR) laws. COMEX pressed for a 5 to 6 month extension to avoid withholding a C [...] | 2009-12-22 20:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON CS PREL PGOV |
09SANJOSE1226 | COSTA RICA: 14TH CAFTA-DR BILL PASSAGE LIKELY NOT UNTIL [...] Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly adjourned for the year on December 22 and plans to re-convene on January 18. The committee handling the 14th CAFTA-DR bill-addressing three technical intellectual property rights (IPR) corrections that USTR requires-closed the final round for accepting amendm [...] | 2009-12-30 21:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CS PREL PGOV |
09SANJOSE137 | 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA [...] (U) Since last year's report (Ref D),the GOCR enacted a number of laws related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as required by the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),but the success in passing new IPR legislation highlighted the country's failure to enforce existing laws. [...] | 2009-03-04 12:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR CS |
09SANJOSE138 | 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA [...] (U) Since last year's report (Ref D),the GOCR enacted a number of laws related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as required by the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),but the success in passing new IPR legislation highlighted the country's failure to enforce existing laws. [...] | 2009-03-04 15:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR CS |
09SANJOSE154 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE [...] (S) On March 4, we delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Cordero in the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime. Cordero told us that Costa Rica would support the joint U.S.-Chinese 1267 listing but would be unlikely to cosponsor the listing because Costa Rica lacked str [...] | 2009-03-06 17:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET | EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN CS |
09SANJOSE168 | COSTA RICA: STRATEGY FOR ADVANCING IPR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post leveraged the February 10-14 visit by Department of Justice OPDAT Program Director Robert Lipman and U.S. Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington to advance our three-point strategy on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Our strategy seeks to (1) facilitate USPTO, D [...] | 2009-03-12 18:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PGOV PREL CS |
09SANJOSE217 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden and their delegation, and provides this broad overview as requested by the OVP. The Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably entering the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repub [...] | 2009-03-23 16:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI |
09SANJOSE256 | EU/CENTAM FTA MARKETED AS A "COOPERATION" ACCORD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, the Costa Rican Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Foreign Commerce (COMEX) hosted a seminar on the Agreement of Association between Central America and the European Union (Spanish acronym, AACUE). Cabinet ministers and other speakers touted the AACUE as a welc [...] | 2009-03-31 13:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS EUN |
09SANJOSE34 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 19:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
09SANJOSE364 | COSTA RICAN PORTS: ANOTHER CAFTA SAGA IN THE MAKING? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Stakeholders in the operation of Costa Rica's major port, the Limon-Moin complex on the Caribbean, struggle to find a solution to the competing interests of delivering international port services, developing the impoverished Limon region, upgrading long-neglected port plant and [...] | 2009-04-30 21:52:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EWWT ELAB PGOV PREL CS |
09SANJOSE390 | COSTA RICA DISAPPOINTED BY WATCH LIST STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, we delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) the news that Costa Rica would continue on the Special 301 Watch List (Reftel A). Disappointed COMEX staff listened patiently, then countered with a litany of reasons why the USG should elevate Costa Rica's IPR [...] | 2009-05-12 22:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL |
09SANJOSE448 | COSTA RICA AND CUBA: A SNAPSHOT OF RELATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has made little impact thus far. In Costa Rica, the news generated more questions than kudos to President Oscar Arias. In Cuba, the Castro government hardly noticed. The GOCR has yet to design [...] | 2009-05-29 20:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU CS |
09SANJOSE478 | COSTA RICA AND PANAMA - COOPERATION AND COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its historically problematic relationship with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has deepening and positive political-economic ties with Panama. Both countries have abolished their militaries and are cooperating more closely on counternarcotics, law enforcement and disaster [...] | 2009-06-05 14:19:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SNAR MASS PA CS |
09SANJOSE498 | LULA'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA - PROMOTING TRADE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Costa Rica June 2-3 to advance cooperation between the Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR) and the Sistema de Integracion Centroamericana (SICA),of which Costa Rica will assume the Presidency in July, and to strengthen bil [...] | 2009-06-17 16:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PREL BR CS |
09SANJOSE532 | COSTA RICA IN PETROCARIBE LIMBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the GOCR announced last July that Costa Rica would join Petrocaribe, the story has become murky. In recent months, speculation in the media suggested that Costa Rica had finally closed the deal and would soon move from an observer to a full member. Venezuelan description of [...] | 2009-06-25 23:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL VE |
09SANJOSE55 | COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...] | 2009-01-29 16:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS |
09SANJOSE609 | COSTA RICA: STRATEGY FOR ADVANCING IPR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Judicial School of Costa Rica hosted a three-day workshop in June for 17 Costa Rican judges, supported by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) and Embassy San Jose. Participants drafted a bench book that [...] | 2009-07-21 14:53:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PGOV PREL CS |
09SANJOSE615 | COSTA RICA'S ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. investors identify physical infrastructure challenges as the key hurdle for Costa Rica's development and modernization, according to the Costa Rican-U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Costa Rica provides a sometimes reliable electric power supply to over 97 percent of the country. Its [...] | 2009-07-23 19:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EIND SENV EFIN EINV PREL |
09SANJOSE688 | RESPONSE FROM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE TO REQUEST FROM [...] Please see responses from AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE to action request (reftel). 2. Question: Are there possible negatives or risks of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of your post's nominee (Intel Costa Rica)? Answer: No. 3. Question: Do you have any informatio [...] | 2009-08-13 20:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD SENV PREL PGOV |
09SANJOSE758 | U.S. BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: With Entry Into Force (EIF) of the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on January 1st 2009, the reporting period 2007-2008 is the last in which the Caribbean Basin trade programs (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) figure among Costa Rica's trade benefits. Textile [...] | 2009-09-02 15:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS |
09SANJOSE76 | COSTA RICA: SPAIN'S SECSTATE JIMENEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 official visit to Costa Rica, Spanish Secretary of State Trinidad Jimenez announced USD 285,000 in earthquake assistance and donated 25 motorcycles to the GOCR's transit police. During meetings with President Arias and FonMin Stagno, Jimenez focused on topi [...] | 2009-02-06 17:54:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ENVI ETRD CJAN CS SP |
09SANJOSE803 | COSTA RICAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 14:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA PREL |
09SANJOSE921 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...] | 2009-10-27 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE930 | COSTA RICA EXPRESSES "NO DIFFERENCES" ON WTO [...] Econoff and an official from the Japanese Embassy delivered reftel points to officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on October 30. Though the Costa Ricans did not commit to co-sponsor the negotiated text, COMEX officials had "no differences" with the U.S.-Japan-Switzer [...] | 2009-10-30 22:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE954 | Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate Sections on SPS and [...] Under current regulations, the Ministry of Health must test and register domestically produced or imported pharmaceuticals, feeds, chemicals, and cosmetics before they can be sold in Costa Rica. As implemented, this system appears to be enforced more rigorously on imported goods than on domes [...] | 2009-11-05 22:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE961 | COSTA RICA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION FOR TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has progressed slowly. Costa Rica has named JosC) MarC-a Penabad LC3pez as the new ambassador to Cuba and has converted its consulate into an embassy. The Castro government, however, has not yet named a [...] | 2009-11-20 21:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL CU ETTC CS |
09SANJOSE969 | Costa Rica will request an extension of CAFTA-DR deadline [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Costa Rica's Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX) has informed Embassy that the GOCR most likely will not meet the December 31 deadline for the passage of the 14th CAFTA-DR bill and finalization of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. On November 16, COMEX [...] | 2009-11-24 16:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE98 | WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...] | 2009-02-18 20:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR |
09SANJOSE980 | COSTA RICA: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO CS |
09SANSALVADOR1021 | EL SALVADOR: U.S. WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO ES |
09SANSALVADOR1043 | SALVADORAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE'S NOVEMBER 8-14 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With national polices promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biofuels stalled in the GOES, the Novemeber 8-14 visit of El Salvador's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG),Manuel Sevilla, to Iowa and Washington, will provide an excellent opportunity [...] | 2009-11-05 16:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR1079 | EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. While the GOES has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and the FMLN has strong historic ties, at this time the government does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Speci [...] | 2009-11-20 20:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES |
09SANSALVADOR1154 | El Salvador's Fiscal Reform Moves to the National Assembly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador's fiscal reform package moved forward to the National Assembly and will likely pass before the Christmas holidays. While the Ministry of Finance made a number of minor changes to its October proposal (reftel) following lengthy consultations with th [...] | 2009-12-04 20:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PGOV ES |
09SANSALVADOR1238 | El Salavdor Passes Tax Reform Package [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12 and December 16, El Salvador's National Assembly approved the Government of El Salvador's fiscal/tax reform package, with tax changes expected to enter into force January 1. Only the alcoholic beverage tax changed substantially from the GOES's original proposal, t [...] | 2009-12-22 20:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR158 | EL SALVADOR: 2009 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] Summary. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. In 2008 the government approved data exclusivity implementing regulations for pharmaceutical products and ratified two IPR-related treaties. While piracy remains an issue, enforcement actions have [...] | 2009-02-20 21:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ES |
09SANSALVADOR159 | EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
09SANSALVADOR179 | EL SALVADOR'S PATHWAYS PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOES is pushing hard to make the next Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas (Pathways) ministerial meeting focus on concrete actions. In February 5 meetings with visiting State and USTR officials, the GOES proposed April 28-29 for the technical and ministerial meetings in [...] | 2009-02-26 20:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL ES |
09SANSALVADOR194 | SUCCESSFUL TRADE EVENTS MARK CAFTA ANNIVERSARY [...] Summary. Over 200 entrepreneurs, mostly from small and medium enterprises, attended a February 25 Commercial Service trade promotion event that received national media coverage. The following day, President Saca and the Charge were two of the featured speakers at a GOES-organized event celebr [...] | 2009-03-03 20:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL ES |
09SANSALVADOR230 | EL SALVADOR: 2008 EXPORTS UP BUT SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS [...] El Salvador's total exports and imports increased by 14.2 percent and 12 percent respectively during 2008. Exports to the United States increased by 7.7 percent, while exports to other Central American countries increased by 21.3 percent. Traditional exports of coffee, sugar, and shrimp incre [...] | 2009-03-16 23:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR244 | EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES [...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...] | 2009-03-20 16:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES |
09SANSALVADOR278 | SALVADORAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS SHOW CONTRACTION, LIKELY [...] The Government of El Salvador (GOES) cut its official projection for 2009 GDP growth to less than 1 percent. The GOES's GDP proxy has fallen for the last five months, and the Central Bank President expects 2008 GDP growth figures of about 2.5 percent, far below the original projection of 4.5-5 [...] | 2009-03-30 20:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR321 | GOES DISCUSSES TRANSITION AND PATHWAYS WITH A/S [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...] | 2009-04-07 19:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES |
09SANSALVADOR322 | A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES TRANSITION WITH FUNES AND [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...] | 2009-04-07 20:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES |
09SANSALVADOR386 | SPECIAL 301 - EL SALVADOR 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 22:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR446 | EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. At this time, El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with Cuba and does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Specific responses to reftel section 5 are provided below: [...] | 2009-05-21 22:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU ES |
09SANSALVADOR47 | EL SALVADOR: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous [...] | 2009-01-15 22:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR ES |
09SANSALVADOR470 | MCC ACTING CEO BENT INAUGURATES TRANSNATIONAL HIGHWAY [...] (U) SUMMARY. During an April 27-28 visit to El Salvador, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rodney Bent participated in the formal groundbreaking for the Northern Transnational Highway. Bent met with President Saca to express his appreciation for Saca' [...] | 2009-05-26 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR481 | PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. President-Elect Mauricio Funes named his economic cabinet on May 26. The following positions were announced: Technical Secretary to the President (Chief of Staff),Minister of Finance, Minister of Economy, President of the Central Bank, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Min [...] | 2009-05-28 22:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR604 | EL SALVADOR IMPOSES "COMMERCIAL EMBARGO" ON HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) instituted a "commercial embargo" on Honduras and closed the border to trade the evening of June 29. The border remains open to non-commercial traffic. The initial embargo is expected to last 48 hours, but could be extended if the situation [...] | 2009-06-30 22:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV ECON HO ES |
09SANSALVADOR63 | EL SALVADOR: CHILD LABOR REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to ref A, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),the Government of El Salvador (GOES) supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of [...] | 2009-01-21 22:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ES |
09SANSALVADOR864 | SALVADORAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed Salvadoran Minister of the Environment, Herman Rosa Chavez, will be in Washington on September 21 to meet with OES A/S Jones and EPA officials. USAID is sponsoring this trip to discuss El Salvador's interest in pollution control and prevention and to further [...] | 2009-09-17 12:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR900 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUGO MARTINEZ TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 19:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ES |
09SANSALVADOR987 | EL SALVADOR'S NATIONAL STATISTICS SYSTEM UNDER REVISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Director of El Salvador's statistics and census bureau (DIGESTYC) detailed past government interference in government statistics and the major changes the Funes Administration is considering for El Salvador's National Statistics System. First, the GOES is investigating ways [...] | 2009-10-16 17:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
09SANTIAGO1 | Fifth Annual Meeting of U.S. - Chile Free Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fifth annual U.S.-Chile Free Trade Commission (FTC) met December 12 in Santiago, Chile. The FTC discussed: 1) the effects of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on trade and investment between the two countries, 2) the FTA institutional framework, 3) FTA implementati [...] | 2009-01-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI |
09SANTIAGO1046 | CHILE CONSIDERING WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 16:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO CI |
09SANTIAGO1074 | CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Despite recent positive signs, Chile's economy is still working through the negative effects of its recession. Economic activity contracted again in August and September. The unemployment rate in Chile decreased to 10.2% for the first time after nine increases in a row. Although in [...] | 2009-11-10 19:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN CI |
09SANTIAGO111 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 6, copper prices showed a steady rise, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Inflation fell to [...] | 2009-02-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO1114 | STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CHILE'S ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham traveled to Chile October 26-28 to review the state of the economy, the history of Chile's development, and the work of international financial institutions (IFIs) in country. The Chilean economy suffered a rece [...] | 2009-11-18 20:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL OVIP CI |
09SANTIAGO1164 | CHILE STILL CONSIDERING PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO CI |
09SANTIAGO1170 | Visit to Arica: Strong Bilateral Cooperation on the [...] Summary: The Ambassador got a close-up view of the close ties Chile has with southern Peru during his November 14-17 visit to Arica. Local leaders noted the close integration between people and business and excellent law enforcement cooperation. The Ambassador met with local officials, u [...] | 2009-12-03 11:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ECON EINT ETRD ENRG OPRC SCUL SENV CI PE |
09SANTIAGO1198 | CHILEAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON TPP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rodrigo Contreras, Director for Bilateral Relations at Chile's trade ministry equivalent (DIRECON) welcomed President Obama's announcement on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). He though TPP could bring order to the mix of trade agreements in the Pacific reg [...] | 2009-12-10 18:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CI |
09SANTIAGO138 | CHILE'S COMPETING ECOMOMIC VISIONS: A POSSIBLE PREVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chile 21 Foundation (a think tank affiliated with Chile's Socialist party) organized a seminar late last month to discuss the current global economic situation and its impact on Chile. Minister of Finance Andres Velasco reviewed the GOC's economic policy designed to combat [...] | 2009-02-17 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO161 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 20, copper prices slid backward as copper production fell, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed lower. [...] | 2009-02-23 19:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO170 | DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...] | 2009-02-25 18:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO188 | CHILE - INPUT FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recommends Chile remain on the 2009 Special 301 Priority Watch List (PWL) for a third year. There was less progress on intellectual property rights (IPR) than hoped for in 2008. Post has identified four priority areas for GOC action: anti-piracy and counterfeiting, data [...] | 2009-03-02 19:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO215 | CHILE'S NATIONAL PARKS LACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN HELPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with Chile's National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and National Forestry Commission (CONAF) to provide feedback on his January trip to Chilean Patagonia. He inquired about resources for improving the infrastructure in Torres del Paine National Park, on [...] | 2009-03-06 18:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO217 | CHILE: BIWEEKLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. President Bachelet said publicly that Chile's economic growth will slow in 2009, but remain positive. Chile's economy contracted by 1.4%. The unemploymen [...] | 2009-03-09 10:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO23 | CHILE'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, President Bachelet announced a $4 billion economic stimulus plan designed to create 100,000 jobs and maintain a GDP growth rate of 2-3% in 2009. The plan calls for increased public infrastructure spending, temporary tax cuts for businesses, direct payments to low- [...] | 2009-01-09 17:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO252 | CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...] | 2009-03-17 12:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO279 | CHILE LOOKS TOWARD SUMMIT WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Chilean officials see President Obama's participation in the Summit of the Americas as a critical chance for the president to signal his re-engagement with Latin America, a region that feels jettisoned by conflicts and emerging powers in other regions. The financial crisis and [...] | 2009-03-23 20:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KSUM PGOV ETRD ECON XL XM XS |
09SANTIAGO30 | CHILE: RECENT ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between December 22, 2008, and January 9, 2009, copper prices recovered from their lows in early December 2008, the Peso rose modestly against the Dollar, a [...] | 2009-01-12 10:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO312 | VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 7:15 pm ) 7:55 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...] | 2009-04-02 19:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI ETRD AR JOSEPH BIDEN |
09SANTIAGO316 | GOC LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO STIMULATE CREDIT [...] SUMMARY: On March 29, the GOC announced a new "Pro-Credit Initiative" designed to stimulate bank and non-bank credit by generating an extra US$3.6 billion in private loans. The Initiative comes in the face of worsening unemployment and industrial output and places an emphasis on increasing co [...] | 2009-04-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO334 | ECONOMY MINISTER LAVADOS DISCUSSES AMERICAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Economy Minister Hugo Lavados, the Ambassador praised Chile's ongoing preparations to host the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) in late September and discussed continuing IPR concerns. Minister Lavados indicated he very much wants Commerce Secretary Locke [...] | 2009-04-08 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO368 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 6-APRIL 17 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the second straight month, contracting by 3.9%. The unemployment rate increased for the third time in a row to 8.5%. Annual inflation fell to 5%, despite a small increase in Mar [...] | 2009-04-20 12:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO436 | CHILE: DEMARCHE ON IMO SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) Epoloff delivered reftel demarche with Australian DCM Maree Ringland to MFA Counselor for Environmental Affairs Jose Fernandez and Chief of Sustainable Development and Trade Edda Rossi on May 6. Both officials expressed support for Australia's proposed paper and noted that many multilater [...] | 2009-05-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV CI |
09SANTIAGO442 | Chile Wants Free Trade Commission Meeting To Review Pulp [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's wood and pulp industry association (CORMA),one of the nation's leading export industries, is pressuring the GOC to address a tax credit received by U.S. pulp and paper companies for use of alternative fuels. In response, the GOC on April 29 sent a letter to USTR reques [...] | 2009-05-08 17:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI |
09SANTIAGO447 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 17 - MAY 8 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the fifth straight month, contracting by a less than expected 0.7%. The unemployment rate increased for the third period in a row to 9.2%. Annual inflation fell to 4.5%, resumi [...] | 2009-05-08 21:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO480 | COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT -- CHILE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref A. Refs B-E are Post's reporting covering the preceding six-month period. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights ------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-05-20 20:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETCC PREL CU CI |
09SANTIAGO489 | CHILE: CENTRAL BANK CONFIRMS ECONOMY HIT HARDER THAN [...] SUMMARY: Chile's Central Bank announced it had sharply downgraded projections for economic growth in 2009, due to the stronger than expected impact of the international financial crisis. The Central Bank predicts GDP growth in 2009 will be between 0.25% and negative growth of -0.75%. In the [...] | 2009-05-22 18:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO532 | CHILE WILL CONSIDER PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 22:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD CI |
09SANTIAGO533 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 8 - JUNE 5 [...] SUMMARY: Chile has officially entered a recession, as the Central Bank reported June 5 that economic activity fell for the sixth straight month. President Bachelet stated publicly that the news demonstrated the size of the challenge facing Chile. She clarified that it also demonstrated that [...] | 2009-06-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO566 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BACHELET'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's June 23-24 visit to Washington represents an opportunity to broaden and deepen the "equal partnership" we enjoy with one of the hemisphere,s most successful democracies. Chile is off to a strong start with the Obama Administration. The Vice President,s Marc [...] | 2009-06-17 19:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR CI ENRG SOCI |
09SANTIAGO575 | STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham on May 27-June 3 met with Chilean officials, NGOs, as well as academics to review the effects of climate change. He also conducted a site visit to the El Maule region, which has been impacted by climate change. All [...] | 2009-06-19 20:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ENVR ETRD PGOV PREL OVIP CI |
09SANTIAGO648 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 6 - JULY 10 [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy contracted for the seventh straight month by 4.4%, the Central Bank reported July 3. The Finance Minister claimed Chile's economy has stabilized, but a noted economist associated with the opposition disagreed. The unemployment rate increased for the sixth period in [...] | 2009-07-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO666 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 20:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EFIN ETRD CI |
09SANTIAGO690 | CHILE'S NORTHERN FREE TRADE ZONE: A PLATFORM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Free Trade Zone of Iquique (ZOFRI) is an essential part of Chile's northern economy, providing 25 percent of jobs in the city of Iquique. Already Chile's largest free trade zone, officials are extremely upbeat about the ZOFRI's future because of its strategic location, infr [...] | 2009-07-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO81 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 12-23 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between January 12 and January 23, copper prices slipped, the Peso remained relatively stable against the Dollar, and there was little movement in the stock [...] | 2009-01-26 10:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO839 | ACTION REQUEST RESPONSE: NEGOTIATIONS OVER A BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 18:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CI EFIN EINV |
09SANTIAGO856 | CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made by Preside [...] | 2009-09-11 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO868 | CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY AND AUGUST [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy may have passed through the worst of the recession, as some macroeconomic indicators show positive signs. The Chilean economy contracted by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2009, and economic activity fell again in July and August. However, August's seasonally adjusted [...] | 2009-09-16 13:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO894 | CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA and USAID sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made [...] | 2009-09-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO94 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF JANUARY 26 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By January 30, copper prices rose slightly, the Peso gained some ground against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Retail sales dropped by 9% [...] | 2009-01-30 21:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTODOMINGO1068 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1267 | RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1279 | DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1303 | CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...] | 2009-11-20 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ETTC CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1335 | Pharma Industry Laments Lack of Patent Protection [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic has serious gaps in its legal and regulatory structure concerning pharmaceutical products. The patent-issuing authority, ONAPI, has not issued any new pharmaceutical patents this year, has a backlog of over 700 cases, and has cases that have been pending s [...] | 2009-12-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1339 | WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...] | 2009-12-22 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO141 | DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...] | 2009-01-30 19:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO183 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY [...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...] | 2009-02-10 16:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO206 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR [...] The following information is Post's response to Reftel A request for information for the Trade and Development Act 2008 Report and follows the same question and answer format as the original request. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. What laws have been p [...] | 2009-02-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO227 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...] | 2009-02-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR |
09SANTODOMINGO256 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 SPECIAL 30 REVIEW INPUT [...] Summary. Post recommends that the Dominican Republic remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Despite the approval of new legislation in 2006 to implement CAFTA-DR requirements, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the DR remains weak. While there has been a slight increase [...] | 2009-03-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO449 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO456 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO459 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO50 | DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT [...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...] | 2009-01-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO707 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23, [...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...] | 2009-06-22 21:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO715 | ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...] | 2009-06-26 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR |
09SAOPAULO11 | BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...] | 2009-01-08 15:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO208 | BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...] | 2009-04-06 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
09SAOPAULO222 | BRAZIL: MUDDLING THROUGH WITH MERCOSUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul is overly politicized and structurally defective, particularly for a major emerging economic power like Brazil, according to participants in a 4/7/09 Consulate-sponsored roundtable. However, membership in this organization provides some economic benefits to Brazil even [...] | 2009-04-15 15:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO265 | Brazil: Morgan Stanley's Dismal View of 2009 Growth [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic growth in Brazil will fall to negative 4.5 percent this year, Morgan Stanley country manager Daniel Goldberg told Ambassador Sobel in an April 23 meeting. Goldberg cited low corporate confidence and weak industrial production numbers as the main drivers. His firm exp [...] | 2009-05-06 10:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO273 | GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010, [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...] | 2009-05-12 16:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO280 | THE BANCO DO BRASIL LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula announced last month a leadership change at the Banco do Brasil (BB),replacing independent-minded Francisco de Lima Neto with PT-loyalist Aldemir Bendine. The shakeup is intended to expand credit in an economy where consumers and businesses have long paid high [...] | 2009-05-14 14:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO310 | THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS [...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...] | 2009-05-22 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO367 | BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...] | 2009-06-25 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO373 | WHY IS BRAZIL'S COST OF CREDIT SO HIGH? [...] (SBU) Summary: Consumers and businesses pay more for loans in Brazil than they do in almost any other country, with average interest rates on credit cards of 200 percent and some of the highest banking spreads in the world. While the GOB blames banks (and vice-versa) for the high real intere [...] | 2009-06-30 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO391 | BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...] | 2009-07-07 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO5 | BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY? [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...] | 2009-01-07 10:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO506 | BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...] | 2009-08-26 10:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO531 | BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...] | 2009-09-09 17:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO549 | BRAZIL: PUBLIC BANKS' RISING INFLUENCE BRINGS INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public bank growth in Brazil has played a positive counter-cyclical role against the impact of the global financial crisis, but has also raised concerns. In the near-term, continued growth in public bank lending could accelerate inflation. Over the longer term, public banks may [...] | 2009-09-15 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO55 | SOFT POWER GOLD: PRESIDENT OBAMA INSPIRES AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (U) Summary: Sao Paulo's leading Afro-Brazilians organized a packed (300-plus person) dinner event attended by the community's leading figures, from celebrities to successful business persons, to celebrate President Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. The atmosphere was euphoric. The [...] | 2009-01-27 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO599 | CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...] | 2009-10-09 10:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO624 | BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...] | 2009-10-26 18:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO630 | BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...] | 2009-10-27 18:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR |
09SAOPAULO67 | FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...] | 2009-01-30 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO688 | Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain [...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...] | 2009-11-25 14:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO702 | BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO |
09SAOPAULO706 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...] | 2009-12-08 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG |
09SAOPAULO728 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...] | 2009-12-16 16:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO90 | PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...] | 2009-02-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SARAJEVO1430 | BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT) [...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...] | 2009-12-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK |
09SARAJEVO281 | BOSNIA: POST RESPONSE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are not adequately protected. The Government suffers from a low level of capacity, primarily technical expertise in policy and law enforcement institutions. While legislation to enforce IPR is in place, enforceme [...] | 2009-03-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR |
09SARAJEVO299 | BOSNIA: LABOR STATE OF PLAY - PROGRESS ON ECOSOC [...] (SBU) Summary: The creation of a Bosnian European-model Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the state level has been a goal of the international community and advocates of expanded government/labor dialogue for several years. The BiH Directorate for European Integration has included the c [...] | 2009-03-11 06:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELAB ETRD SOCI |
09SARAJEVO361 | BOSNIA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE AND [...] There have been no legislative or regulatory updates since March 2008 on laws related to child labor. There is no tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina of forced labor in the production of goods. Known incidents of child labor take place in small, family-owned shops (services) and farms (agri [...] | 2009-03-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
09SARAJEVO75 | BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...] | 2009-01-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD |
09SARAJEVO802 | BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW [...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...] | 2009-07-07 05:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BK |
09SECTION02OF03QRIPOLI583 | BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN |
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...] | 2009-03-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
09SECTON02OF02BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09SEOUL1073 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue -- DPRK Intensifies H1N1 Flu Preventive Measures -- DPRK Bond Prices Nosedive Following Launch of DPRK Rocket -- DPRK Opens Limited Internet Cell Phone Service -- WHO Provides Tamifl [...] | 2009-07-08 01:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1092 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROKG to Invest 24.5 Trillion Won in 17 New Growth Engines -- Current Account Surplus of USD 4.28 Billion in April -- Business Sentiment Recovering in [...] | 2009-07-10 06:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1119 | DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...] | 2009-07-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1177 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...] | 2009-07-28 00:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1194 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...] | 2009-07-30 03:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1236 | ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...] | 2009-08-05 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR |
09SEOUL1282 | SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 01:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1358 | FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP [...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...] | 2009-08-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH |
09SEOUL1374 | DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...] | 2009-08-27 01:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN |
09SEOUL1389 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...] | 2009-08-31 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1402 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...] | 2009-09-02 02:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1435 | ROK RELATIONS WITH UZBEKISTAN: BLOOD, GAS, GOLD [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy DCM Alisher Okhunjonov gave us an upbeat assessment of bilateral ties with South Korea, which is now Uzbekistan's number one East Asian investor and one of its top trade partners. Using Uzbekistan's large ethnic Korean community as a bridge, the Korea Gas Corporation, the Kor [...] | 2009-09-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PINR PGOV ECON EINV KS UZ |
09SEOUL1465 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KS |
09SEOUL1563 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...] | 2009-09-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1569 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- National Income Resurges in the Second Quarter -- ROKG Sets 2010 Budget at 290 Trillion Won -- KDI Raises 2009 Growth Forecast -- South Korea Ranks N [...] | 2009-09-30 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1605 | KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...] | 2009-10-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF |
09SEOUL1633 | ROK: TOPSITES CONFERENCE YIELDS STRATEGY FOR [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the recording and movie industry and EmbOffs met on September 24 with ROKG and law enforcement officials to reintroduce the issue of topsites and revive inves [...] | 2009-10-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KS |
09SEOUL1660 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 04:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1733 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- IMF: Korea's Per-capita GDP Down in 2009 before Recovering -- Trade Surplus Continues to Grow in September -- Number of Self-Employed Falls by Most i [...] | 2009-10-30 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1740 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Scholar: DPRK Economy Dysfunctional, Not in Crisis -- DPRK Restores Science and Technology Commission -- DPRK Establishes Ship Control Center to [...] | 2009-11-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1813 | ROK Agriculture Minister Presses for High-level [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Agriculture Minister Chang Tae-pyong on November 4. Chang expressed his desire for a high-level consultation process on agricultural issues. Chang pressed for [...] | 2009-11-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL KS |
09SEOUL1873 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea's Trade Dependency Over 90 Percent -- Foreign Currency Reserves Continue to Rise -- International Organizations Raise ROK Economic Outlook -- P [...] | 2009-11-30 06:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1879 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Cabinet Considers New Economic Campaign -- Economic "Informationalization" Declared Key to Success -- DPRK Modernizes Steel Complex -- English Classe [...] | 2009-12-01 04:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1888 | MOFAT MIDDLE EAST DG ON IRAN, SYRIA AND NORTH [...] (C) MOFAT Middle East Bureau Director General Kim Jin-soo told the DCM that the ROK was deeply concerned about Iran's defiant reaction to the November 27 IAEA Board of Governor's resolution. The DG, noting the ROK had voted with the U.S. on the resolution, emphasized that Seoul would follow W [...] | 2009-12-02 05:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI ECON ETRD KS IR SY |
09SEOUL1907 | PDAS DONOVAN'S DECEMBER 2 MEETING WITH MOFAT DG [...] (C) MOFAT DG for North American Affairs Chang Ho-jin on December 2 told EAP PDAS Joe Donovan the ROK was very pleased with the results of the recent POTUS visit. Chang noted the ROK had identified three potential windows for the agreed upon 2 2 ministerials to commemorate the 60th anniversary [...] | 2009-12-03 09:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1929 | A VIEW FROM BUSAN HARBOR ON "UNOFFICIAL" [...] (C) A Busan-based freight company executive recently told us that the Dan Gyol Bong, a DPRK cargo ship, docks in Busan 2-4 times a month to offload seafood, agricultural products and clothing and take on fabrics, processed foods and used cars -- which usually get sold in China and Russia. Our [...] | 2009-12-08 08:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR KN KS |
09SEOUL2 | KOREAN ECONOMY SLOWING -- OUTLOOK WEAK FOR FIRST [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Korean economic growth slowed in 2008 from the 5 percent pace of 2007 to below 4 percent. Growth was already slowing before the impact of the global financial turmoil, but has bee [...] | 2009-01-01 22:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV KS |
09SEOUL2006 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- Economy Records 3.2 Percent Quarterly Growth -- ROKG, IMF Optimistic About 2010 -- ROKG Plans to Expand Stake in IMF and World Bank -- ROKG Plans "Business Summit" [...] | 2009-12-28 04:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL2008 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Experts: Currency Reform Will Increase Poverty -- DPRK Adopts New Economic Laws -- DPRK Population Exceeds 24 Million -- DPRK Seeks to Develop Wind Power -- DP [...] | 2009-12-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL2016 | KOREA'S "AFRICA GREEN GROWTH PARTNERSHIP" RAMPS UP [...] (C) The "Africa Green Growth Partnership," launched by President Lee in November, will double ROK Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2012. A key facet of the initiative, which is part of a broader program to expand the ROK's development assistance programming, will be the dis [...] | 2009-12-30 02:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV ETRD SENV XA KS |
09SEOUL282 | HYUNDAI GROUP SUGGESTS PATIENCE AND GENEROSITY [...] (C) Summary: Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun shared her views with the Ambassador on the current state of inter-Korean relations over lunch on February 13. Hyun said North Korea wanted to improve relations with South Korea, but the South's halting of fertilizer and rice deliveries whi [...] | 2009-02-26 01:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD MARR PGOV KS KN |
09SEOUL314 | SEOUL ECONOMIC BRIEFING -- FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Korea,s 2008 Current Account Posts USD 6.41 Billion Deficit: South Korea,s 2008 current account shifted to a deficit of USD 6.41 billion from 2007,s surplus of USD 5.88 billion dollars. The goods account surplus decreased to USD 5.99 billion from the previous year's 28.17 billion dollars, [...] | 2009-02-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EINV KS |
09SEOUL315 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Slow Growth in Inter-Korean Trade Masks Big Changes in Composition: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced that inter-Korean trade in 2008 grew just 1.2 percent to USD 1.82 billion (following growth rates of 27.8 percent in 2006 and 33.2 percent in 2007). South Korea's exports to the [...] | 2009-03-01 22:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL403 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 - POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 2008 saw a significant acceleration of Korean efforts on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement. On February 25, 2008, Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated as Korea's President; Lee explicitly identified stronger IPR protection as an important strategy to boos [...] | 2009-03-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KS |
09SEOUL405 | ROK RESPONSE ON ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 05:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV ADB KS |
09SEOUL431 | AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS RESPONSE [...] (U) The ROKG does not currently have a plan of targeted financial support for the auto industry. In order to sustain the auto market in the face of shrinking domestic sales (which fell by 24 percent in December 2008 compared to December a year earlier),the ROKG announced on January 6, 2009 [...] | 2009-03-19 07:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO KS |
09SEOUL470 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH BLUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed key ROKG economic priorities with Blue House Senior Secretary Yoon Jin-sik when they met on March 20. Yoon told the Ambassador that President Lee Myung-bak strongly supports a coordinated fiscal stimulus on the part of G-20 members. Yoon also confirmed t [...] | 2009-03-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL KS |
09SEOUL544 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MARCH 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL58 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Inter-Korean Exchange Fund Allocation to Increase in 2009, although National Assembly Slashes ROKG Share: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) said December 14 that it will set aside about 1.5 trillion won (USD 1.1 billion) in 2009 to facilitate economic and humanitarian exchanges with North [...] | 2009-01-12 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL635 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES COPYRIGHT ACT REVISION, [...] (U) On April 1, the first day of the April special legislative session, the Korean National Assembly passed the amended Copyright Act (CA) which strengthens the law's IPR enforcement provisions, particularly with regard to digital piracy, and integrates the Computer Programs Protection Act (C [...] | 2009-04-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KS |
09SEOUL696 | SPECIAL 301: ROKG ELATED BY REMOVAL FROM WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) AMB phoned Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) Yu In-chon on April 30 to inform him that the USG would remove Korea from the Special 301 Watch List in the Special 301 announcement in Washington later that day. Minister Yu said he was very happy to hear the news, and was pleas [...] | 2009-04-30 09:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KS |
09SEOUL697 | ROKG SUPPORTS U.S. ON ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Dep Econ Couns on April 27 spoke with Seo Sang-pyo, Director of MOFAT's Economic Organization Division. Seo said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade would work with the Ministry [...] | 2009-05-01 04:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON ETRD PREL ADB KS |
09SEOUL721 | Delayed ROKG Response to Ban on Trade in Live Swine [...] Econ and FAS delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate officials of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs and Trade officials regarding Korea's ban on the importation of live swine from the United States. 2. Mr. Kim Yong Sang at Korea's Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry [...] | 2009-05-07 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KS |
09SEOUL776 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) DPRK Reportedly Bans Wide Array of Goods from Markets: The Korea Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) reported that "North Korea Intellectual Solidarity," a South Korean civic group consisting of 600 North Korean defectors, claimed that North Korean authorities released on March 15 a l [...] | 2009-05-15 01:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL780 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) Manufacturers' Confidence Posts Largest Gain since 2003: Manufacturers' confidence for April rose as more companies expressed optimism over eased woes in the financial market and the expected effects of the government's stimulus package, the central bank said on March 31. The business surv [...] | 2009-05-15 07:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL812 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MAY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- DPRK Finance Minister Kim Announces National Budget to Increase 7 Percent in 2009 -- EU Seizes USD 20 Million in DPRK Deposits Reportedly for Yacht Purchases in It [...] | 2009-05-21 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL841 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL845 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL846 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL847 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL954 | ROK-IRAN TRANSPORTATION MOU IN PROVISIONAL STAGE; [...] (S) Summary: On June 16, MOFAT shared with us the draft text of the MOU the Iranian Ministry of Road and Transport has proposed to the Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on "Cooperation in the Construction of Transport Infrastructures." The ROKG first informed us on June [...] | 2009-06-16 10:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ELTN ETRD IR KS |
09SEOUL96 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) ROKG Adopts Expansionary USD 219 Billion 2009 Budget; Accelerates Spending: The National Assembly approved the 2009 Budget and Public Fund Operations Plan on December 13, providing an overall budget of 284.5 trillion won (USD 219 billion) -- USD 157 billion for government accounts and USD [...] | 2009-01-21 02:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KS |
09SHANGHAI104 | ANHUI FACING SOBERING ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) During the Deputy Principal Officer's February 24-27 visit to Anhui Province, provincial and local government officials said that despite initial optimism in the 4th quarter of 2008 that Anhui might avoid the worst of the economic downturn, conventional wisdom now holds that the province [...] | 2009-03-04 09:26:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL CH |
09SHANGHAI111 | ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PUTS THE BRAKES ON SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Previous unrestrained growth in the Yangtze River Delta has left the shipping industry making unprecedented decisions to cut costs, shift assets, and survive during the economic downturn. Shipping companies have dramatically cut rates and some are operating at below cost, further [...] | 2009-03-09 10:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EIND ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CH |
09SHANGHAI115 | UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI POSITIVE ABOUT SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's visit to China in February and her comment that "we are in the same boat" left many university students in Shanghai with a positive impression, hopeful of future bilateral cooperation on the economic crisis and climate change. Students in several roundtable [...] | 2009-03-11 07:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM CH TW |
09SHANGHAI117 | COSCO LIANYUNGANG SHIPYARD DETERMINED TO EXPAND DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: COSCO (Lianyungang) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (hereinafter CLYGS) has benefitted from Lianyungang's ocean-front location and central and local government support. Due to the economic downturn, business has not kept up with expectations, leaving unused service capacity. In spite of the [...] | 2009-03-12 09:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EIND EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV CH |
09SHANGHAI122 | SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, IPR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 15-18 visit to Shanghai, a delegation of 11 U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff members and 4 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials engaged representatives from Shanghai Customs, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ),China Shi [...] | 2009-03-17 07:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CH CVIS ELTN ETRD EWWT KIPR PREL |
09SHANGHAI124 | ALIBABA WORKS MAGIC DESPITE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province, prides itself on its rapidly growing high-tech sector. City leaders often draw comparisons between the city and Silicon Valley, citing the symbiosis of its numerous high-tech companies and rich academic community. Perhaps [...] | 2009-03-17 09:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT PGOV EINV ELAB KIPR BEXP OIIP CH |
09SHANGHAI132 | ANHUI OPENS THE DOOR TO COOPERATION ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 10, Anhui Province opened the door to cooperation on intellectual property rights (IPR) with the United State by holding a roundtable at the Consulate's request. The meeting was a breakthrough for the Consulate, representing the first engagement on IP issues with t [...] | 2009-03-20 08:41:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PREL CH |
09SHANGHAI148 | WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...] | 2009-04-02 08:33:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH |
09SHANGHAI149 | CHANGZHOU EMBRACES CLOSER U.S. TIES, ENJOYS HONEYMOON WITH [...] (SBU) A key Yangtze River Delta (YRD) city located roughly midway between Shanghai and Nanjing, Changzhou aggressively woos foreign investors, and city officials often travel to the United States and Europe to expand commercial ties. Responding to repeated invitations from energetic city offi [...] | 2009-04-02 08:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB SCUL SENV CH |
09SHANGHAI160 | CHINA AND AFRICA: SHANGHAI VIEWS ON EXPANDING TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary: During March 2009 meetings with four Shanghai-based Africa scholars, the largest Chinese investor in Africa, and officials from the Egyptian and South African Consulates General in Shanghai, Congenoffs examined the evolving state of China-Africa relations. The upcoming Forum on China-A [...] | 2009-04-10 01:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV CH XA TW |
09SHANGHAI170 | CHINA'S GROWING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said China's interest in Latin America remains primarily economic - securing natural resources and diversifying export markets amid the global economic downturn. China recognizes that it is facing an image problem in Latin America and is taking steps to address negati [...] | 2009-04-15 03:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN CH XM XL XR |
09SHANGHAI185 | (SBU) EAST CHINA SEES CORPORATE BOND MARKET OPENING SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign-invested banks in Shanghai generally agree that they will take only gradual steps into local corporate bonds traded on the interbank market. Several banks are still studying the market conditions, although one disappointment already is that foreign-invested banks most [...] | 2009-04-23 02:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV |
09SHANGHAI189 | WUXI: YANGTZE RIVER CITY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Local government officials in Wuxi, a major exporting city in East China, told PolOff on April 20 that while the global financial crisis and China's economic downturn have hurt exporters, Wuxi is optimistic it will weather the economic downturn, particularly given its 10 percent growth du [...] | 2009-04-24 08:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB CH |
09SHANGHAI190 | SHANGHAI 2010 WORLD EXPO: YANGTZE RIVER DELTA CITIES HOPE [...] (SBU) A number of Yangtze River Delta (YRD) cities are looking to Shanghai's upcoming World Expo 2010 as an opportunity to advance infrastructure development and tourism promotion. A March 8 press conference about the Shanghai 2010 World Expo held during the Central Government's annual legisla [...] | 2009-04-24 09:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV KPAO SCUL CH |
09SHANGHAI194 | IPR - MOVING THE BALL DOWN FIELD IN ZHEJIANG WITH PATENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on the Consulate's successful engagement with Zhejiang intellectual property (IP) officials during a roundtable in January 2009 (reftel),the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) co-sponsored a joint seminar on [...] | 2009-04-28 08:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV CH |
09SHANGHAI200 | CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE EXPECTED RESULTS: [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...] | 2009-04-30 08:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI201 | STIMULUS PROVIDES LIFELINE TO CHINA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] (SBU) Summary: Government stimulus policies have saved thousands of apparel manufacturers in East China from shutting down production as dramatic drops in volume, sharp price cuts and RMB appreciation erode profit margins. During a series of meetings with Yangtze River Delta (YRD) apparel an [...] | 2009-04-30 08:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ELAB KTEX CH |
09SHANGHAI202 | RESUBMISSION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...] | 2009-05-04 01:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI206 | TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADER IN NANJING SEES PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: The recent SEF-ARATS talks in Nanjing are part of the process of "normalizing" cross-Strait economic relations, said a key Taiwan business leader in Nanjing. Though the three agreements are generally "useful" and may yield concrete economic benefits in the long-run, the talks were [...] | 2009-05-05 06:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI210 | CENTRAL CHINA EXPO HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS, DOWNPLAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 25-26, Shanghai Deputy Principal Officer and ConOff traveled to Hefei, Anhui, to attend the 2009 Central China Expo. This annual gathering aims to promote the `Rise of Central China' through investment and economic development in the six Central Chinese provinces of Hu [...] | 2009-05-07 10:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV ETRD ELTN EAIR CH |
09SHANGHAI23 | SOME ECONOMIC OPTIMISM PERSISTS IN YIWU [...] (SBU) Summary: City officials and businesspersons in the Zhejiang Province manufacturing and trading city of Yiwu in mid-December continued to express optimism that Yiwu and its businesses will fare comparatively better than other parts of Zhejiang and other parts of China during this economic [...] | 2009-01-12 06:41:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI |
09SHANGHAI237 | (SBU) SHANGHAI UPBEAT ON OPENING TO TAIWAN FINANCIAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent financial forum, Chinese officials and financial sector professionals offered an upbeat assessment of the potential for Taiwan financial firms to enter the mainland market. The panelists cited opportunities offered by the current financial crisis, as some Western f [...] | 2009-05-27 07:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09SHANGHAI251 | EAST CHINA COMMODITY EXPORTS HEADING FOR RECOVERY? YIWU [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the largest manufacturing and trading centers in East China, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province suffered in late 2008 from the global financial crisis but is seeing signs of recovery. The economic downturn has impacted different industries to varying degrees, with man [...] | 2009-06-08 06:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR CH |
09SHANGHAI252 | NANJING CONTINUES TO LEAD ON IPR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nanjing continues to push the envelope on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in East China. During a May 18 through 20 visit to the city, IPR Officer Conrad Wong from the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou engaged Nanjing IP Administration officials, who said that patent ap [...] | 2009-06-08 08:56:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV CH |
09SHANGHAI26 | TAIWAN BANK KEEN TO START BUSINESS IN MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: The chief representative of a Taiwan bank in the Mainland expects SEF and ARATS to sign a financial MOU in March 2009, which would allow his bank to begin operations in the Mainland by the end of 2009. Lack of RMB/NTD convertibility and restrictions on RMB lending cast a shadow o [...] | 2009-01-14 02:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ETRD ECON CH TW |
09SHANGHAI271 | MPA ON EXPO, FILM INDUSTRY, IPR AND COOPERATION IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGen officers met with Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman and Asia-based Motion Picture Association (MPA) officials on to discuss film piracy, copyright enforcement and other IPR issues. MPAA/MPA hopes that the Shanghai 2010 World Ex [...] | 2009-06-22 02:44:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KPAO SCUL CH |
09SHANGHAI309 | SHANGHAI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, Shanghai has been discussing environmental protection in several different fora. Shanghai's experience with environmental protection has been quite different from other cities in China due to its rapid growth and expansion. Because [...] | 2009-07-10 08:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY EFIN BEXP CH |
09SHANGHAI315 | A ROUNDUP OF IPR PROTECTION IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai is one of the bright spots in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in East China and is squarely focused on putting it best foot forward for the 2010 World Expo. In 2008, the city beefed up its IP strategy in keeping with the June 2008 National IP Strategy; i [...] | 2009-07-16 09:59:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL ECIN CH |
09SHANGHAI33 | ZHEJIANG VICE GOVERNOR PROMOTED TO COMMERCE VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) China's State Council recently appointed Zhejiang Vice Governor Zhong Shan to move to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) as Vice Minister. Zhong has served in Zhejiang's provincial government since 2003 during a period of rapid economic growth and the expansion of trade and investment tie [...] | 2009-01-16 07:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL EINV ECON PINR CH |
09SHANGHAI334 | NINGBO ECONOMY HURT BY ECONOMIC CRISIS, OFFICIALS REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. On July 13, the Consul General (CG) met with officials at Ningbo University (NU),Ningbo Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau (NFTECB) and Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission (NMDRC),to discuss that major port city's economy. Local officials insisted that, d [...] | 2009-07-27 08:01:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV SCUL SENV |
09SHANGHAI335 | CHINA'S PORT OF NINGBO SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH THE U.S., [...] (U) Summary: During a July 13-14 visit to Ningbo, the Consul General (CG) toured the massive Port of Ningbo, second only to Shanghai in container throughput. Officials of the Ningbo Port Company Ltd. (NPCL) gave an overview of the port's features while explaining how the port has fared durin [...] | 2009-07-27 08:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON EIND ETRD EWWT PREL |
09SHANGHAI365 | SENATOR NELSON HEARS UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 10 roundtable discussion with Senator Bill Nelson, representatives of 20 American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) member companies responded to Senator Bill Nelson's (D-FL) queries regarding opportunities for U.S. businesses, technology transfer, corruption, [...] | 2009-08-20 08:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD ETTC OVIP CH |
09SHANGHAI367 | SENATOR NELSON RAISES CONCERNS OVER CONTAMINATED DRYWALL [...] (SBU) In an August 11 meeting with senior officials of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ),Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) expressed concern over the devastating impact of contaminated drywall imported from China on U.S. households and indicated [...] | 2009-08-20 08:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV OVIP CH |
09SHANGHAI38 | (SBU) SHANGHAI OFFICIAL PRESSES CARTER ON EXPO 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Shanghai January 15-16 to commemorate 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, former President Jimmy Carter heard a strong official plea to encourage U.S. participation in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Carter promised to pass along the request to President Obama [...] | 2009-01-20 06:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP PREL SCUL SENV OIIP KPAO CH |
09SHANGHAI387 | SENATOR CANTWELL MEETS WITH SHANGHAI VICE-MAYOR ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 7 meeting with Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell, Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong touted Shanghai's expanding investments in new energy technology, highlighting efforts to use the World Expo 2010 as a platform for promoting clean energy. Senator C [...] | 2009-09-15 09:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD CH OREP PGOV SENV |
09SHANGHAI397 | EAST CHINA TIRE MAKER "DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: An East China-based tire manufacturer expressed disappointment in the "421" safeguards case for Chinese passenger car and light truck tires during a September 17 meeting. He complained that in spite of the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese tires, U.S. tire manufacturers would [...] | 2009-09-18 09:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD ETTC CH PREL |
09SHANGHAI399 | SHANGHAI WTO CENTER CALLS U.S. "IRRESPONSIBLE" FOR IMPOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the Consul General September 18, the head of Shanghai's WTO Center labeled the U.S. decision to impose safeguard tariffs on tire imports from China politically motivated and "irresponsible" in the current global economic climate but at the same time expressed unders [...] | 2009-09-21 08:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EFIN PREL CH |
09SHANGHAI41 | EXPECTATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view U.S.-China relations the past eight years in a positive light and do not expect big changes under President Obama, though they admit they know little about the new President. They emphasize the need for bilateral cooperation on the global financial crisis b [...] | 2009-01-21 02:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH PHUM PINR TW |
09SHANGHAI411 | 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS BALANCE LOCAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS [...] (SBU) As Shanghai prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, municipal government officials and the state-run media have attempted to balance local pride with national unity. In public statements and newspaper articles, Shang [...] | 2009-09-30 06:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KPAO SOCI TPHY CH |
09SHANGHAI436 | ANHUI'S 2009 ECONOMIC ROLLER COASTER RIDE [...] (SBU) Anhui Province boasted robust economic growth through the first three quarters of 2009 despite concern earlier in the year of a slowdown. Much of the province's growth is due to the Central Government's economic stimulus measures, including investment in infrastructure. Most of Anhui's [...] | 2009-10-28 02:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL CH |
09SHANGHAI46 | WENZHOU - A CANARY IN CHINA'S ECONOMIC MINESHAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Deputy Principal Officer's January 21-22 visit to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, local officials said Wenzhou was one of the first cities in China to feel the impact of the global slowdown because of its largely private sector economy and heavy reliance on exports. Th [...] | 2009-01-23 07:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL KIPR CH |
09SHANGHAI475 | POSITIVE VIBES FROM PRESIDENT'S VISIT; SHANGHAI SCHOLARS [...] (SBU) Shanghai-based scholars generally expressed positive views on President Obama's November visit to China during a panel discussion on December 7 but noted areas of friction and disagreement that remain unresolved. They appeared optimistic that U.S.-China relations are headed in the right [...] | 2009-12-10 08:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM CH |
09SHANGHAI477 | AMBASSADOR'S JIANGSU TRIP BUILDS TIES WITH RISING LOCAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Huntsman's three-city swing through Jiangsu province December 2-4 offered the opportunity to meet a crop of rising provincial leaders, introduce Consulate Shanghai's new officer for Nanjing Affairs, discuss the local business climate, promote intellectual property rights protec [...] | 2009-12-11 06:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV PREL KIPR CH ETRD SCUL |
09SHANGHAI483 | USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...] | 2009-12-15 03:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON |
09SHANGHAI486 | 2009 SHANGHAI FDI SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2009, Shanghai's foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to grow despite China's dramatic drop in nationwide FDI. Municipal officials and academics report that Shanghai's increasingly service-based economy, the Central Government's anointment of Shanghai as a future intern [...] | 2009-12-16 10:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH ETRD |
09SHANGHAI53 | SHANGHAI AIRLINES FACES TURBULENT TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Airlines (SAL),China's fifth largest and first independently-run local airline, struggled through a string of economic blows in 2008, and the global economic slump is promising to bring more hardship in 2009. Shanghai Airlines Senior Vice President Gu Jiadan said the [...] | 2009-01-30 11:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV |
09SHANGHAI54 | SHANGHAI UNIVERSITIES NURTURE NEXT GENERATION OF IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. A key element of the Shanghai Municipal Government's efforts to be a leader in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has been the establishment and support of IPR colleges and research centers at several major universities throughout the city. Although these schools tr [...] | 2009-01-30 11:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH |
09SHANGHAI55 | CHINA SETS SIGHTS HIGH FOR NEW REGIONAL JET [...] (SBU) Summary: China's ambition to produce a domestically designed and manufactured aircraft, the ARJ21 "regional jet", is nearing reality. During a January 8 visit to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),Consulate officers talked with company executives and viewed the plane [...] | 2009-01-30 11:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ETRD ECON KIPR ELAB CH |
09SHANGHAI57 | ZHEJIANG ECONOMIC ENGINE STILL MOVING, BUT TRADE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang provincial officials remain upbeat on their largely private sector economy but acknowledged the growth rate is slowing. The province's 2008 GDP grew roughly 10 percent over 2007, and total exports and imports for 2008 were up 19.4 percent. When introducing economic t [...] | 2009-02-02 03:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL KIPR CH |
09SHANGHAI58 | CORRECTED COPY: CHINA SETS SIGHTS HIGH FOR NEW REGIONAL JET [...] (SBU) Summary: China's ambition to produce a domestically designed and manufactured aircraft, the ARJ21 "regional jet", is nearing reality. During a January 8 visit to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),Consulate officers talked with company executives and viewed the plane [...] | 2009-02-02 03:56:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ETRD ECON KIPR ELAB CH |
09SHANGHAI59 | ZHEJIANG RESUMES COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly two years of Consulate efforts to revive relations on intellectual property rights (IPR),Zhejiang IP officials held a roundtable on January 12 on efforts to protect IPR in the province. The meeting is a breakthrough in IPR relations, representing the first engage [...] | 2009-02-02 05:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH |
09SHANGHAI70 | BAO STEEL GLOOMY ON QUICK ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's largest steel producer, Bao Steel, is pessimistic about China's economic prospects through 2009. In a February 3 meeting with Bao Steel, Vice President Dai Zhihao said that demand in China's steel market remains lackluster with no sign of recovery. Although excess stoc [...] | 2009-02-06 09:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EINV ELAB PREL CH |
09SHANGHAI74 | (SBU) U.S. CORPORATIONS LIMITING LAYOFFS DESPITE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Major U.S. corporations are limiting layoffs, even though they are feeling the effects the economic downturn, said the chief Shanghai representative of the U.S.-China Business Council. U.S. corporations are handling layoffs differently in China than they would in the United S [...] | 2009-02-10 10:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP CH EFIN ELAB ETRD |
09SHANGHAI79 | JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS IN EAST CHINA HIT HARD BY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese manufacturers in East China started seeing a drop in domestic and export demand in early 2008 but did not cut production until late 2008, hoping for Olympics-driven growth and pressured by Chinese JV partners to "keep the machines running," according to Shanghai-based [...] | 2009-02-13 01:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH JA |
09SHANGHAI85 | TAIWAN BUSINESSES IN NANJING HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan entrepreneurs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province said securing bank loans remains one of the biggest challenges for Taiwan firms in the Mainland but are hopeful the next SEF-ARATS talks will address this issue. The interlocutors complained about their inability to layoff workers [...] | 2009-02-19 07:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI87 | EAST CHINA SCHOLARS ON TAIWAN'S WHA PROSPECTS, ARMS SALES [...] (C) Summary: East China scholars believe China is trying to help Taiwan's ailing economy but criticize Taiwan for treating mainlanders like "third-class citizens." The scholars are optimistic that Taiwan will gain observer status in May's World Health Assembly but express reservations about gi [...] | 2009-02-20 04:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ECON EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI89 | JIANGSU SCHOLARS SEEK CLEARER U.S. POLICIES ON FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) A desire for greater policy clarity by the United States dominated comments regarding the new U.S. administration by economists and sociologists at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences. Jiangsu's export-dominated economy has suffered more than other parts of China with the global econo [...] | 2009-02-20 09:03:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SOCI CH |
09SHANGHAI96 | ANHUI'S AUTO INDUSTRY HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, BENEFITS [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of double-digit growth, Chery Automobile Company and Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC),two large Chinese auto manufacturers headquartered in Anhui Province, saw sales slump in 2008 due to the economic downturn, with exports hit particularly hard. Recent government [...] | 2009-02-27 01:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB EIND PGOV CH |
09SHENYANG167 | JILIN TRADE FAIRS: CHINESE SELF-ADULATION, LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade fairs in Northeast China are becoming larger productions, with aims beyond mere regional cooperation. The Chinese seem to be moving away from the UNDP Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) begun in the early 1990s to new China-only regional projects. Northeast China's main trade [...] | 2009-09-17 21:02:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECIN ELTN ETRD KN KS PREL RS |
09SHENYANG168 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO DALIAN FOR THE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's message of mutual cooperation and mutual learning received a warm welcome in Dalian, Liaoning Province, against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos event. Local officials were eager to discuss increased economic and cultural exchange between [...] | 2009-09-18 01:08:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECIN ECON EIND EINT EMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV |
09SHENYANG170 | DPRK CONFIDENT BUT ANXIOUS; PRC ENVOYS; INFORMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new consulate contact who has extensive experience in North Korea believes the DPRK's "charm offensive" is the result of newfound confidence stemming from its missile launch and nuclear test. North Korea feels economically and politically dominated by China, so it is anxious [...] | 2009-09-25 01:50:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EMIN ETRD KN KS PARM PREL |
09SHENYANG194 | IN THE ZONE: COMPANIES TELL US THEIR DALIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 26 ) 27 visit of officers from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to various development zones in the port city of Dalian, Liaoning Province, provided an opportunity to visit several U.S.-invested and Chinese companies, including Intel, Epoch Internation [...] | 2009-11-05 23:28:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CH ETRD WEET PGOV PREL |
09SHENYANG195 | ZONE DEFENSE: DALIAN ADMINISTRATORS TELL USITC [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) officers visited various development zones and companies (chiefly foreign-invested) in the port city of Dalian, Liaoning Province with the purpose of discerning the differences between the various zones and the benefits they provide to [...] | 2009-11-05 23:28:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CH ETRD WEET PGOV PREL |
09SHENYANG204 | MEETINGS WITH A-POWER ON WIND FARM DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A-Power, a Shenyang-based NASDAQ-listed firm, explained its plans for a 600-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Midland, Texas, including production facilities and its relationship to GE and other suppliers. According to company executives, the project will not rely on U.S. stimulus bill [...] | 2009-11-17 01:24:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WEET PGOV PREL CH |
09SHENYANG216 | PRC-DPRK BORDER: BIG PLANS FOR 2ND BRIDGE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Premier Wen Jiabao's October 4-6 meetings in Pyongyang produced a joint PRC-DPRK agreement to build a second bridge across the Yalu River. During ConGenOffs' recent trips to Dandong, officials openly discussed their development plan to include the to-be-built bridge, estimating a M [...] | 2009-12-04 02:32:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAID ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KN KS PBTS PREL |
09SHENYANG219 | CHINESE INVESTMENT IN NORTH KOREA: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese investment in North Korea appears to be a largely state-directed affair, supporting government objectives to engage in resource diplomacy. Chinese businesses consider business in North Korea to be unprofitable, are wary of entering the market, and will only do so with Chi [...] | 2009-12-21 23:33:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ETRD KN KS PGOV PREL RS |
09SHENYANG31 | LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...] | 2009-02-27 03:18:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV |
09SHENYANG39 | STRAINED YANJI ECONOMY, YUST/PUST OPERATIONS; DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While 2008 was a banner year for trade in Jilin Province as a whole, a recent visit to the China-DPRK- Russia border region showed that the global slowdown has sharply reduced South Korean and Russian trade. This is in stark contrast to the past, when generous capital inflows fro [...] | 2009-03-05 23:08:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KN KS PREL RS |
09SINGAPORE1062 | 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Control Section, Volume 1. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter-narcotics policies through strict [...] | 2009-11-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
09SINGAPORE1108 | SINGAPORE BROADBAND NETWORK PROMISES FASTER INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary: Supported by a billion dollars in subsidies, Singapore is launching construction of a city-wide next generation broadband network that promises higher connectivity speeds at lower subscription rates. The new fiber-to-home network is part of a grand ten-year plan begun in 2005 [...] | 2009-11-19 02:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV SN |
09SINGAPORE1159 | SINGAPORE RESPONSE: IRAN'S USE OF EDBI TO EXPAND [...] (S) There are no branches of Iranian banks in Singapore and the Government of Singapore (GOS) is not aware of any efforts by the Economic Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) to establish financial ties or institutions in Singapore, Valerie Tay, the Head and Deputy Director of Financial Services C [...] | 2009-12-04 09:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | EFIN ETTC ETRD PREL SN |
09SINGAPORE1169 | SINGAPORE SUPPORTIVE OF EXPORT LICENSING TRANSPARENCY [...] Embassy officers from Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei delivered reftel points December 7 regarding a joint proposal on transparency in export licensing. (Note: Due to Chinese Taipei's participation, Econoff declined to join the demarche.) According to Shinnosuke Kameyama of the Japane [...] | 2009-12-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO SN |
09SINGAPORE1217 | SINGAPORE VIEW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Singapore maintains positive economic relations with Iran and would be open to expanded economic ties, though Singapore is mindful of proliferation issues and international sanctions, Government of Singapore (GOS) officials told Emboffs. Singapore has engaged Iran in the contex [...] | 2009-12-20 23:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETRD EINV ENRG ECON PREL KNNP IR SN |
09SINGAPORE1223 | SINGAPORE PORT DOWN, BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's port, the busiest container port in the world, is beginning to recover from the global financial crisis that crippled international trade, but volumes are still dramatically off the heights from early 2008. The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) saw its annual conta [...] | 2009-12-21 07:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT SN |
09SINGAPORE1245 | SINGAPORE FTA REVIEW REVEALS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS, DEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore and U.S. trade officials noted progress in resolving outstanding trade issues during an annual review of the 2004 U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The review saw positive developments in the processing of two textile short supply requests, initiatives under [...] | 2009-12-28 06:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR SN |
09SINGAPORE165 | GOS PROVIDING $200 MILLION TO "AIRPORT PARTNERS" IN 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will provide S$200 million to airlines and "airport partners" to help bolster local aviation and airport business in 2009. Funds will be disbursed in the form of property tax and rental rebates, as well as other incentives. Air [...] | 2009-02-25 06:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND EINV ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE167 | OUTLOOK MIXED FOR SINGAPORE'S AVIATION REPAIR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 2009 is expected to be difficult for the aviation maintenance and repair overhaul (MRO) industry in Singapore. As the recession deepens and leisure travel slows, some carriers may be forced to ground older planes and default on payments. MRO companies face challenges securing [...] | 2009-02-26 04:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND EINV ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE186 | SINGAPORE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND NO [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request, Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2009, i.e., not on the Watch List. Singapore is committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implem [...] | 2009-03-02 08:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN |
09SINGAPORE19 | SINGAPORE EYES NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Prime Minister and other top officials took advantage of attendance at APEC meetings in Peru to strengthen and broaden relationships in Latin America. After years of mostly indifference to the region, Singapore is making a push to expand trade and investment in Lat [...] | 2009-01-07 00:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD SN |
09SINGAPORE25 | GAO REVIEWS CANCELLATION OF SFI TRIAL IN SINGAPORE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 01:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSLG ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE28 | GAO REVIEWS CANCELLATION OF SFI TRIAL IN SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A three-person team from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) visited Singapore December 12 to 19 to meet with GOS officials, private sector representatives, and Embassy personnel regarding cancellation of the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) trial. At a multi-agency brie [...] | 2009-01-09 03:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSLG ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE295 | SINGAPORE TRADE MINISTER PUSHES FOR ROBUST U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 20 speech to a U.S. business conference, Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) LIM Hng Kiang issued a strong call for the United States to resist protectionism and adopt a "robust" free trade agenda. He charged the United States with a special role and responsibility [...] | 2009-03-30 07:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD APECO SN |
09SINGAPORE303 | SINGAPORE ECONOMISTS LOOKING FOR LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Singapore has seen a steep drop in exports and industrial production the past few quarters and is expected to see continued drops in the near future, Singapore economists are beginning to see signs that the economy has bottomed out and a slow recovery may soon be under [...] | 2009-04-01 00:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN SN |
09SINGAPORE308 | OUTLOOOK FOR PORT OF SINGAPORE FROM MARITIME AND PORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic downturn has caused container volumes to decline substantially in Singapore, but it has not had a comparable effect on vessel traffic and daily operations at the port, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) officials told Emboffs March 31. There are no ships laid up in [...] | 2009-04-02 01:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT SENV EPET ETRD EINV ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE311 | SINGAPORE: UPDATE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Econoffs met with officials from the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) March 26 to discuss progress made on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues since the October review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (Ref A),and urge IPOS to focus on reso [...] | 2009-04-03 06:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EINT EINV ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE355 | SINGAPORE SEES SHARP DECLINE IN GDP, LOOSENS MONETARY [...] (U) Summary: The Singapore government announced April 14 that first quarter GDP growth was 11.5 percent lower than the first quarter of 2008, the sharpest fall in GDP on record. The steep drop is attributed to the collapse in global trade demand which has dramatically reduced economic activi [...] | 2009-04-16 00:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN |
09SINGAPORE412 | SINGAPORE TAKES NO POSITION ON GM FOOD LABELING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 03:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO SN |
09SINGAPORE467 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; HOME QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) There are still no reported cases of H1N1 Type A Influenza in Singapore. As of 1700 on May 17, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that 37 suspected cases have been investigated and, of those, 30 cases tested negative for Influenza A, while seven cases tested positive for typical seasona [...] | 2009-05-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE47 | SINGAPORE SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF TRIPARTITE CORE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD PHUM PGOV SN BM |
09SINGAPORE480 | SINGAPORE ALLOWS GE MONEY TO JOIN CREDIT BUREAU [...] (SBU) Summary: GE Money became the newest member of the Singapore Credit Bureau after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) relented to allow lenders not regulated by the central bank. The USG raised the issue of non-bank membership in the Credit Bureau during the Singapore-U.S. Free Trad [...] | 2009-05-21 00:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE495 | SINGAPORE: FIRST H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza in a 22-year-old woman who returned from a visit to New York on May 26. The Ministry of Health continues to investigate other suspect cases and has instituted Home Quarantine Orders for people found to have had close contact w [...] | 2009-05-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE51 | SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...] | 2009-01-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN |
09SINGAPORE581 | SINGAPORE: 77 H1N1 CASES -- COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 18, there have been 77 cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Singapore. Almost all were "imported" cases involving people with recent travel to affected countries. However, a Malaysian permanent resident may be the first case of H1N1 influenza contracted by community [...] | 2009-06-19 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE588 | FOLLOWING THE MONEY TRAIL OF SINGAPORE'S SECRETIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a portfolio estimated at more than $300 billion, the funding sources and uses of Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds (SWF) are shrouded in secrecy and not well understood by the Singapore public or most analysts. SWF funds come from three sources: the government's [...] | 2009-06-23 09:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ECIN ETRD SN |
09SINGAPORE603 | SINGAPORE: 220 H1N1 CASES; SLOW MOVE TO MITIGATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore health officials have confirmed 220 cases of H1N1 influenza as of June 24, including numerous cases of local transmission. With community spread of the virus confirmed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced June 22 that Singapore would begin the transition from a con [...] | 2009-06-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE612 | SINGAPORE DOWNPLAYS ITS ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore is one of Burma's largest investors and trading partners, but the GOS downplays the bilateral economic relationship and asserts the economic relationship offers little leverage to engage Burma on non-economic issues. The GOS does not actively promote investment in Burm [...] | 2009-06-29 06:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL BM SN |
09SINGAPORE624 | SINGAPORE: 701 H1N1 CASES; QUARANTINE MEASURES EASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Singapore has risen rapidly to more than 700, spurring the GOS to continue its move away from strict containment measures toward mitigating the effects of local transmission of the virus. However, during this transition phase there are mixed [...] | 2009-07-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE659 | SINGAPORE READY TO DISCUSS ASEAN TIFA PROPOSALS AT SEOM [...] Singaporean trade officials are looking forward to discussing U.S. proposals for the ASEAN-TIFA work plan, but have no proposals of their own to offer. Ms. Sulaimah Mahmood, Director of the ASEAN Division of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, told Econoff July 9 that she would advise USTR to [...] | 2009-07-10 09:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OTRA SN |
09SINGAPORE676 | SINGAPORE ENDS H1N1 TEMPERATURE SCREENING AT BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: There have been at least 1,200 cases of H1N1 influenza reported in Singapore. The GOS ceased temperature screening at border checkpoints on July 11 and has stopped reporting individual confirmed cases of H1N1. Instead, the Ministry of Health will only report hospitalized cases, [...] | 2009-07-15 06:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE704 | SINGAPORE AIRPORT "CORPORATIZED"; LEE FAMILY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore has "corporatized" Changi International Airport in a move that will consolidate control of the domestic aviation sector in the hands of sovereign wealth fund Temasek and the Lee family. Aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has split off [...] | 2009-07-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE712 | SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO DRAG FEET ON U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Despite suggestions of a willingness to revisit the issue of opening Singapore's markets to imports of U.S. bone-in beef, the GoS has made no progress on a long-promised risk assessment of beef imports. On the sidelines of a separate meeting, Dr. Astrid Yeo, Deputy Director of the Import [...] | 2009-07-28 07:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR SN |
09SINGAPORE715 | SINGAPORE ELECTRONICS SECTOR RECOVERING, BUT FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's electronics manufacturing sector is facing a transformative shift as it begins to recover from recession. The economic downturn gave a further push to a trend already underway as high-volume, lower value-added manufacturing departed Singapore for lower-cost produce [...] | 2009-07-29 10:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SN |
09SINGAPORE718 | SINGAPORE WOULD CONSIDER ARMED MERCHANT MARINE [...] (SBU) MFA Special Projects Deputy Director Iris Chen sent the below response in reply to reftel demarche seeking information on Singapore's laws concerning armed security teams aboard U.S. merchant vessels. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff, Chen acknowledged that the response does not [...] | 2009-07-30 09:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PHSA PARM KOMC PREL ECON ETRD SN |
09SINGAPORE755 | WIPO CENTER COMING TO SINGAPORE, BUT IPR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) signed an agreement on July 28 to establish the first WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center outside of Geneva. Singapore is already home to a WIPO office and the new Center is slated to open in January 2010. News [...] | 2009-08-13 03:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD EINV ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE779 | READOUT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES DISCUSSED AT TWELFTH [...] (U) The 12th annual meetings of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) convened July 5 through 10 in Brisbane, Australia. The APG highlighted challenges in Southeast Asia in anti-money laundering (AML) and combating financing of terrorism (CFT) and identified many acute training need [...] | 2009-08-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL ID MY SN TH VM |
09SINGAPORE88 | PORT OPERATOR POSTPONES GATE EXPANSION DUE TO ECONOMY; [...] (SBU) Singapore port terminal operator PSA Corporation Ltd. has decided to postpone construction to expand Gate 4 at the Pasir Panjang terminal due to a substantial drop in container traffic. Construction at the new gate was more than 50-percent complete, but PSA decided to mothball the projec [...] | 2009-01-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EWWT KNNP ETRD ECON SN |
09SKOPJE88 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [...] As requested reftel, Post discussed the demarche points with State Counselor for Multilateral Relations at the MFA Svetlana Geleva, Head of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waterways Lidija Cadikovska, Head of Legal Affairs of the Veterinary Dir [...] | 2009-02-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MK |
09SOFIA188 | WITH NO TIES TO BURMA, BULGARIA STILL ACTIVELY [...] (C) On April 15, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for Laos, Cambodia, the Philipines, Thailand, and Burma, Ivan Velikov. Though the Government of Bulgaria (GOB) does not have an embassy in Burma or official diplomatic relations with th [...] | 2009-04-17 08:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM BU |
09SOFIA210 | BULGARIA: SPECIAL 301 ANNOUNCEMENT RESPONSE [...] (SBU) The Bulgarian Government responded with relief to reftel announcement that Bulgaria would not be placed on any list in the 2009 Special 301 Report. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Culture all said they knew Bulgaria had narrowly avoided a listing and expressed apprecia [...] | 2009-05-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR BU |
09SOFIA27 | BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...] | 2009-01-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU |
09SOFIA37 | BULGARIA: IPR EFFORTS LOSE STEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission informed the relevant deputy ministers of Culture, Economy and Foreign Affairs January 22 that, despite modest progress in some areas, Bulgarian IPR efforts were not hitting the mark. In order to improve performance, Bulgaria has to take urgent actio [...] | 2009-01-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
09SOFIA476 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join [...] | 2009-08-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU |
09SOFIA73 | BULGARIA: SPLIT ON EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TIBO BU |
09SOFIA86 | SPECIAL 301 2008: BULGARIAN EFFORTS LOSE FOCUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two years off the Special 301 list, Bulgarian IPR results were mixed in 2008. The formerly dynamic and cooperative relationship between the Government and IPR industry representatives soured, partially owing to personality-driven issues. The once-model Intergovernmental [...] | 2009-02-27 08:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
09STATE101875 | MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...] | 2009-09-30 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS |
09STATE1023 | UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...] | 2009-01-06 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU |
09STATE103558 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER 29, [...] (SBU) September 29, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; New York, NY, USA. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon Anthony Miranda (WHA Notetaker) Nicaragua Foreign Minister Samuel Santos Lopez Ambassador Jaime Hermida Castillo, Deputy UN PermRep Roberto Leal Ocampo, Dir [...] | 2009-10-05 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD HO NU OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR |
09STATE103636 | INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...] | 2009-10-05 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV |
09STATE107298 | PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...] | 2009-10-15 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD |
09STATE107312 | TRANSFER OF RUSSIAN SA-10 TO ARMENIA [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S//NF) The U.S. has information indicating that Armenia is in the process of acquiring a total of 144 S-300/SA-10 missiles from Russia. While we have no indication that the intended end-use is other th [...] | 2009-10-15 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC MARR MCAP PARM PREL |
09STATE108138 | FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. On September 8, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched the Reportable Food Registry (RFR or the Registry),an electronic portal for industry to report when there is reasonable probability that an article of food will [...] | 2009-10-19 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE110442 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. USUN should draw on [...] | 2009-10-26 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU |
09STATE113362 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: SESSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The afternoon sessions of the October 19 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) focused on trade, investment, industry, and private sector development. Throughout these sessions, USG and Government of Iraq (GOI) interlocutors acknowledged that Iraq's investment climate was "imp [...] | 2009-11-03 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
09STATE117653 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY COLOMBO FOR ECONOMIC REPORTING [...] E/EEB extends kudos to Embassy Colombo's economic team for its consistently high quality and relevant reporting. With over 30 economic cables in the past three months, Colombo's small economic team is one of the best and most prolific in the region. EEB appreciates the analytical and informat [...] | 2009-11-13 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB APER CE MV |
09STATE11910 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] SUMMARY. On February 23-27 in Mexico City the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (the "Group") will meet to continue negotiations on the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage re [...] | 2009-02-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE120241 | ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER'S MEETING WITH DOT [...] (SBU) On November 4, 2009, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood held a thirty-minute meeting with Angola,s Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas. The Minister spoke in great detail and with great enthusiasm (and without notes) about Angola,s integrated plan to completely restructure [...] | 2009-11-20 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL |
09STATE120250 | ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER TELLS WASHINGTON [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Angolan Minister of Transportation August da Silva Tomas and a delegation of Government of Angola transportation figures discussed future cooperation in supp [...] | 2009-11-20 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL |
09STATE122429 | PRESIDENT HAS HISTORIC MEET WITH ASEAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15 in Singapore, President Obama participated in the first U.S. - Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders, Meeting with all 10 ASEAN countries. The meeting was an opportunity to highlight increased U.S. engagement with ASEAN and the region generall [...] | 2009-11-30 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XB XC XE XU XV ZO |
09STATE122732 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and mitigate climate change. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and encourage [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE124580 | UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an hour long meeting, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid discussed the global economic situation and its impact on Egypt. Both agreed that it was important to ensure the str [...] | 2009-12-04 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EG |
09STATE124623 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON JAPAN-IRAN TRADE [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REF REPORT ON JAPAN-IRAN TRADE ISSUES. IT PROVIDES TIMELY, DETAILED, AND UPDATED TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES INFORMATION THAT IS VERY HELPFUL, PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN ANALYSTS ARE TRYING TO DIG DEEPER INTO IRAN'S ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS. WE ESPEC [...] | 2009-12-04 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD PREL IR JA |
09STATE124627 | (U) TENSIONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE INTENSE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON HOW BOGOTA IS REACTING TO THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS [...] | 2009-12-04 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR BEXP ECON ETRD PREL CO VE |
09STATE124629 | (U) VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA BORDER TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS IS TAKING TO PROVOKE BOGOTA AND [...] | 2009-12-04 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD PREL CO VE |
09STATE126694 | DEMARCHE: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Department requests that Posts amplify Department's outreach to key donors for USD 36 million in urgent assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan. This donor assistance will cover anticipated breaks between January and [...] | 2009-12-10 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09STATE129200 | (U) KUDOS FOR KINSHASA ECON REPORTING [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO SEND KUDOS FOR THE EXCELLENT ECONOMIC REPORTING KINSHASA HAS PROVIDED. FOR EXAMPLE, REF A OFFERED SUCCINCT AND INSIGHTFUL ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS LAID OUT IN REF B REGARDING THE MEETING OF MINING EXPERTS FROM THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SA [...] | 2009-12-17 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BEXP ECON EMIN ETRD CG |
09STATE129240 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tokyo. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili is expected to travel to Japan December 20-24, 2009. Embassy Tokyo is requested to convey to appropriate Japanese offic [...] | 2009-12-18 03:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR PARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD JA |
09STATE129669 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: VISIT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (S) Summary. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is expected to travel to Egypt December 21, 2009. The new chief of the Egyptian Interest Section in Tehran, Allaeddin Yousef, met with Larijani on December [...] | 2009-12-18 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV PHUM ETRD EG IR |
09STATE130560 | KUDOS TO DUBAI AND ABU DHABI FOR EXCELLENT [...] (SBU) EEB appreciates Embassy Abu Dhabi's and Congen Dubai's timely, consistent, and astute reporting on the recent Dubai World debt crisis and related financial events. These cables have been extremely helpful in laying out the broader political and economic policy challenges posed by the deb [...] | 2009-12-23 17:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL AE |
09STATE130865 | MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD [...] This message contains an action request for action addressees (FY10 MCA Compact eligible countries) in paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC) Board of Directors met December 9, 2009 to select countries as eligible for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Co [...] | 2009-12-24 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
09STATE131728 | (S) KUDOS ON ORGANIZED CRIME REPORTING [...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REF REPORTING ON BULGARIA'S MOST WANTED. THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF REPORTING ANALYSTS LOOK FORWARD TO AND VALUE. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON PROMINENT ORGANIZED CRIMINALS, THE ACTIVITIES THEY ARE INVOLVED IN, AND THEIR LINKS TO PROMINENT BUSINESS [...] | 2009-12-29 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KCRM PGOV SNAR BU |
09STATE132579 | IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA'S HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ref A states that the Iran Export Bank would provide financing for a proposed hydropower electricity project with the Georgian Investment Group (GIG). Post alerted the GOG (ref D) that the Iran Export Bank may be a [...] | 2009-12-31 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD GG IR PREL |
09STATE13994 | IRAQI COUNTERPART MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] The Departments of State, Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Transportation welcome meetings with their ministerial counterparts from the Ministries of Agriculture, Electricity, Health, and Transportation as well as Deputy Prime Minister Rafa'a Al-Issawi (reftel). 2. Each [...] | 2009-02-13 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IZ OTRA PGOV PREL SOCI |
09STATE14566 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] Sensitive but unclassified Entire text 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 3. (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: On February 25, 2009, the EU's DG Environment Regulatory Committee will vote on the DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties for cultivation pur [...] | 2009-02-17 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09STATE15118 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (S) Summary: The United States and the People's Republic of China intend to jointly sponsor a proposed listing with the UN 1267 sanctions committee of Chinese national Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, the leader of the Eastern Turk [...] | 2009-02-18 23:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN CH |
09STATE15625 | ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...] | 2009-02-19 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO |
09STATE16717 | RESPONDING TO JAPAN'S REQUEST FOR MEGAPORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-3. 2. (SBU) As outlined in reftel, officials in the Government of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have repeatedly requested Megaports "reciprocity" and information-sharing (reftel) in the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB). Embassy T [...] | 2009-02-23 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT JA |
09STATE1730 | REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...] | 2009-01-08 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP |
09STATE19794 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MAFF STORAGE OF IMPORTED RICE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) publicly released findings of its December 2008 and January 2009 inspection of imported rice that is kept in long-term government storage. The inspections resu [...] | 2009-03-03 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09STATE21472 | FOLLOW-UP REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR [...] This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 9 through 13 for specific information requested. 2. Summary: This is a follow-up request for information (see refetel #1) on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods. DOL [...] | 2009-03-06 23:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI |
09STATE22965 | DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...] | 2009-03-11 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF |
09STATE23533 | CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. The Department of the Interior (DOI) will hold its fifth Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands on April 6-8, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide businesses from around the world with opportunities to le [...] | 2009-03-12 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD CVIS XV |
09STATE28824 | RESPONSE RE: SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE IN HONG KONG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ETRD ETTC PARM PREL PTER HK |
09STATE30535 | 2009 USG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) [...] This cable includes an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Department's Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE) requests post ECON Section input in conducting an annual update of coordinated USG-wide IPR messaging and factoids. (Please be sure to [...] | 2009-03-30 23:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR MO |
09STATE30541 | UPDATED GUIDANCE ON REPORTING RADIATION ALARMS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This guidance cable updates and replaces reftels to reflect national- level policy for reporting radiation alarms and nuclear smuggling. All Embassies and other posts are instructed to initially notify the Department by telephone or e- mail, specifically to [...] | 2009-03-31 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG ETRD KCOR PINR |
09STATE3120 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...] | 2009-01-13 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF |
09STATE33304 | PAKISTAN,S ATTEMPT TO PROCURE MILITARY ITEMS FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please, see paragraph 7. 2. (S//NF) Summary: Embassy is requested to deliver points in paragraph 7 regarding the Government of Pakistan (GOP) desire to purchase military items from Iran. We have received information that the Pakistani firm Omar Exports tra [...] | 2009-04-06 16:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD MARR MCAP PARM PREL |
09STATE34118 | ACTION REQUEST: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. The United States Trade Representative (USTR),in accordance with Section 533 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, is required to list on an annual basis any foreign countries that have denied fair mark [...] | 2009-04-07 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL |
09STATE3512 | KOREA-JAPAN SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Taro Aso met in Seoul from January 11-12. The following is an official read-out of the meeting provided by the ROK Embassy to Washington. End Summary. 2. (C) The ROK Embassy provided the English tr [...] | 2009-01-13 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL JA KN KS |
09STATE37071 | MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...] | 2009-04-15 16:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV |
09STATE37357 | KUDOS ON JAPANESE REPORTING AND ADVOCACY [...] (U) The Secretary's February visit to Japan, new domestic political developments almost every week, and a flood of visitors to and from Tokyo have the past few months a particularly busy time in U.S.-Japan relations. Fortunately, Washington has had the benefit of Mission Japan,s stellar repor [...] | 2009-04-15 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA |
09STATE38565 | RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CONCERNS ABOUT UNLICENSED [...] (C) Background: On several occasions since December 2008, the Government of Russia (GOR) has raised with us concerns about the unlicensed production of Kalashnikov rifles by U.S. companies, particularly Arsenal Inc. The GOR wants to protect the intellectual property rights of its arms manufa [...] | 2009-04-17 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS |
09STATE39698 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 2 below. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. The National People's Congress (NPC) is proceeding to finalize the draft Postal Law in the April 20-24 meeting of its Standing Committee and all indications are that the fi [...] | 2009-04-21 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
09STATE40433 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON RUSSIAN FSVTS AND [...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS FROM POST ON RUSSIA'S FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY TECHNICAL COOPERATION (FSVTS) AND ROSOBORONEXPORT (ROE). ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATED SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFERS, RUSSIA'S DECISIONMAKING [...] | 2009-04-22 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINR EIND ETRD ETTC MASS PGOV PREL RS |
09STATE4100 | USTR ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO HORMONE BEEF [...] (U) Summary: On January 14, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a revised list of products subject to retaliatory duties in connection with the long-standing EU ban on beef from cattle raised with growth hormones. The changes to the retaliation list are intended to [...] | 2009-01-15 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE41098 | SPANISH COMPANY ORION AIR LEASING AIRCRAFT TO [...] (C) Department requests action addressee approach Orion Air to discuss their decision to lease two aircraft to Syrian Pearl Airways (Reftel). Post may draw from the attached talking points as needed. Post is also requested to obtain from Orion Air any relevant documents, such as the lease a [...] | 2009-04-23 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY |
09STATE41478 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO (C-AL9-00888) [...] (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN ANALYTIC PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REFS A AND B PROVIDED INFORMATION ON URUGUAY'S EXPECTED GROWTH RATES. REF A ALSO PROVIDED SOME USEFUL PERSP [...] | 2009-04-24 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UY |
09STATE41663 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY 2. (U) The United States continues to cultivate strong and vibrant partnerships with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and these partnerships are ever more important during the current global economic downturn. One of [...] | 2009-04-24 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB |
09STATE4309 | PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE - PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is concerned that the current level of port security in Pakistan does not adequately reflect the current threat situation given recent terrorist events in Pakistan and withi [...] | 2009-01-15 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT KHLS PK PREL PTER |
09STATE44254 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGE POSTS TO REMOVE TRADE [...] For posts listed in paragraphs 6 and 7, this is an action request; other posts are encouraged to draw on these points if appropriate. Given the growing sensitivity on this issue, however, posts are requested to use discretion in discussing these points with countries that have not enacted r [...] | 2009-04-30 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE45222 | BIOFUELS RULEMAKING: GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO [...] (U) This cable provides information about an imminent rulemaking announcement that is likely to be of significant international interest, and guidance for responding to requests for information or comments. Posts should restrict their discussion to the talking points in paragraph 17. Inquirie [...] | 2009-05-04 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ENRG EPA EPET ETRD |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE47933 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: POSSIBLE TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid is requested to provide Orion Air with a copy of the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) and deliver the below talking points before 9am May 12 EST if possible. Embassy Madrid is also requested to share the talking points with appropriate GOS offici [...] | 2009-05-11 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY |
09STATE48073 | RESPONSE RE: SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE IN HONG KONG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ETRD ETTC PARM PREL PTER HK |
09STATE4882 | USTR FILES FOR WTO CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON [...] (U) Summary: On January 16, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the EU,s prohibition on the import of poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been processed with path [...] | 2009-01-16 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE49690 | AIRCRAFT IN EXETER EN ROUTE TO SYRIA (CHAM PEARL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Embassy London is requested to provide Flybe Aviation Services with a copy of the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) and deliver the talking points below as soon as possible May 15. Embassy is requested to share talking points with the FCO and seek their assistanc [...] | 2009-05-15 00:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY UK |
09STATE50181 | 2009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...] | 2009-05-15 20:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
09STATE5594 | APPRECIATION FOR EMBASSY LIMA'S WORK ON U.S.- [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PE |
09STATE57344 | 2009 DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR [...] This message contains action requests. See paragraphs 4-6. 2. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2009 DRL Officers Conference. On behalf of DRL, I would like to invite all democracy, human rights, and labo [...] | 2009-06-04 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OTRA KTEX ETRD ELAB ECON AMGT |
09STATE57630 | WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA [...] (U) This is a action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) requested U.S. views on a pending arms-related transfer to Cuba. Specifically, Bulgarian arms broker, "Assa Engineering, Ltd.," applied for a license to mediate an arms d [...] | 2009-06-04 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BU ETRD ETTC MARR MCAP PARM PREL |
09STATE62142 | Secretary Clinton's June 12, 2009 conversation [...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) 06-12-2009; 11:45 am; Washington D.C., United States. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chris McMullen, WHA/DAS Ian Kelly, Press Spokesperson Jake Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff Les Johnston (Burea [...] | 2009-06-16 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PREF ETRD MARR |
09STATE63863 | (S/NF) KUDOS TO U.S. EMBASSY MANAGUA FOR TDY [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE CURRENT MICRO- AND MACROECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AS HIGHLIGHTED IN REFS. ANALYSTS VALUED THE INSIGHT INTO HOW ORTEGA MAY HANDLE THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF MCC AND EUROPEAN BUDGET SUPPORT, [...] | 2009-06-19 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECIN ECON EINV ETRD NU |
09STATE64019 | RESPONDING TO JAPAN'S REQUEST FOR "RECIPROCITY" [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: The Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Department of Energy (DOE) recently commenced a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama. Discussions between the GOJ and DOE regarding a range of Megaports issues [...] | 2009-06-19 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT JA |
09STATE6423 | (C) IRANIAN OUTREACH TO LATIN AMERICA [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ASSESS THAT TEHRAN IS REACHING OUT TO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO REDUCE ITS DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION AND INCREASE TIES TO LEFTIST COUNTRIES IN THE REGION THAT TEHRAN PERCEIVES MAY SHARE ITS ANTI-US AGENDA. PRESIDENT AHMADI-NEJAD APPEARS TO BE THE DRIVING FORC [...] | 2009-01-23 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR AR BH BL BR CI CO CS |
09STATE64971 | 2009 OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable reports on activities at the Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. We report on other OASGA decisions on Cuba in SEPTEL. Info [...] | 2009-06-23 16:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD KSUM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI XM OAS |
09STATE65718 | ASEAN-U.S. TIFA WORK PLAN PROPOSALS. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ETRD |
09STATE66009 | NAIROBI REQUESTS RESTRICTED TDY TRAVEL DURING AGOA FORUM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Nairobi will be on minimize for TDY travel during the period July 20 - August 10, 2009 in the lead-up to and through the AGOA Forum. Between July 20 - August 10, U.S. Mission Nairobi will not be granting country clearances for TDY person [...] | 2009-06-25 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ECON ETRD AGOA KE |
09STATE68878 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. Response requested by July 7. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overa [...] | 2009-07-02 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT |
09STATE69224 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN [...] 1. (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overall expansion plan. The thre [...] | 2009-07-02 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT |
09STATE70077 | (C/NF) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN POLICY WITHIN LATIN [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE WIDE BODY OF REPORTING OVER MANY YEARS ON THE PUBLIC AND COVERT TOOLS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ USES TO GAIN INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA. US POLICYMAKERS AND ANALYSTS REMAIN INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC AND, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WOULD APPRECIA [...] | 2009-07-07 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR EPET ETRD PREL VE |
09STATE70201 | RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Department appreciates reftel report of a pending Georgian deal to accept Iranian investment in Georgia's hydropower sector. Such business deals with Iran or Iranian entities, particularly in the energy sector, under [...] | 2009-07-07 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG GG IR |
09STATE71038 | (C) KUDOS FOR ROK EMBASSY APPLAUDS ASO; FEARS [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOUND TOKYO 000421 TO BE A VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE REPORT. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WERE THE INSIGHTS INTO HOW SOUTH KOREA VIEWS ACTIONS TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN (DPJ),SPECIFICALLY THAT KIM NOTED HIS EMBASSY HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING CONTACTS WIT [...] | 2009-07-09 15:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA KS |
09STATE74733 | (S) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON JUNE 2009 SCO SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REF REPORTS, INSIGHTS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA CONTINUES TO ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE SENIOR POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTI [...] | 2009-07-17 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ |
09STATE76452 | (S) CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE JUNE 2009 SCO [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT HELD IN JUNE 2009 IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA IS OF POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTING POST CAN PROVIDE, TIME AND RE [...] | 2009-07-22 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ |
09STATE76696 | (S) CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE JUNE 2009 SCO [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN CHINA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) SUMMIT HELD IN JUNE 2009 IN YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. CHINA'S ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN CENTRAL ASIA IS OF POLICYMAKER INTEREST, AND ANY FURTHER REPORTING POST CAN PROVIDE, TIME AND RE [...] | 2009-07-22 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ETRD KSUM PREL CH KG KZ RS TI TX UZ |
09STATE78981 | CITES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING [...] This is an action request: see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: The DOI International Technical Assistance Program (DOI-ITAP) will be conducting a four-day workshop to build capacity within Scientific Authorities for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Flora and Fauna (CITES [...] | 2009-07-29 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SENV XF |
09STATE80207 | (C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ON CHINA'S [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTEL ON CHINA'S INVESTMENT TREATY NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE. GIVEN THE ADMINISTRATION'S REVIEW OF THE MODEL BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY (BIT),WE ARE MONITORING OTHER ONGOING INVESTMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO INCREASING INVE [...] | 2009-07-31 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BTIO ECIN EINV ETRD CH |
09STATE81678 | REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...] | 2009-08-05 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP WTRO |
09STATE8410 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Post input for the annual 2009 Special 301 review is requested no later than 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on March 2, 2009. All Posts whose host countries/economies have been proposed by the private sector for inclusion on the Spe [...] | 2009-01-30 10:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR |
09STATE84124 | UZBEKISTAN GSP INTERIM DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] This is an action request; Please see paragraph 7. 2. Summary. As part of the USG's review of Uzbekistan's eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),Post is requested to meet Government of Uzbekistan officials at the highest appropriate level to call atten [...] | 2009-08-12 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB ECON PHUM UZ ETRD |
09STATE87262 | (U) KUDOS FOR SERBIA TYCOON REQUIREMENTS [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTELS REGARDING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF SERBIAN TYCOONS. THE REPORTS HELPED ANALYSTS GAIN A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW WEALTHY SERBIAN BUSINESSMEN INFLUENCE POLITICS DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS NON-TRANS [...] | 2009-08-21 14:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RI |
09STATE87522 | (U) VIETNAM: INVESTMENT SECTORS (C-DI9-01568) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAVE SIGNED OR NEGOTIATED INVESTMENT TREATIES, PARTICULARLY VIETNAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER DETAILS POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW, TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING AND IN THE COURSE OF [...] | 2009-08-21 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EIND ETRD VM |
09STATE89648 | ISPS CODE DEMARCHE FOR MADAGASCAR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. As a result of a series of country visits conducted in October 2005, July 2006, and August 2008, the Coast Guard found that with the exception of the ports of Toamasina (also known as Tamatave),Antisiranana (also k [...] | 2009-08-27 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON KHLS PTER PREL MA |
09STATE90944 | PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XVI INTER-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Preparatory Meeting of the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22-24. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led the U.S. delegation, which also included officials from the Department of State's Bureau of [...] | 2009-09-01 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ELAB ETRD OVIP PREL |
09STATE92113 | TALKING POINTS ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION FOR USE WITH GOC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
09STATE92402 | DEMARCHE ON WIPO ISSUES: 2010-2011 BIENNIUM [...] SUMMARY: The interventions made by Geneva-based representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa concerning the 2010-2011 biennium Program and Budget of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are of concern to the U.S. and may jeopardize a positive consens [...] | 2009-09-04 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WIPO |
09STATE92560 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...] | 2009-09-04 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI |
09STATE92995 | (C/NF) ECUADOR'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS INTEND TO WRITE AN ASSESSMENT ADDRESSING THE COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE OVER ECUADOR'S NEW TARIFFS ON COLOMBIAN GOODS. AS EMBASSY IS AWARE, THE COMMUNITY OF ANDEAN NATIONS (CAN) SECRETARIAT APPROVED ECUADOR'S TARIFFS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, AND IN PRESS IT APPEARS THA [...] | 2009-09-08 14:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD CO EC |
09STATE93894 | Demarche Request For UNGA Food Security Event [...] This is an ACTION request for all recipient posts with the exception of the following: Embassy Harare, Embassy Khartoum, Embassy Tegucigalpa, and U.S. Interest Section Havana. For these four posts, this cable is INFO only. 2. The Secretary and UNSYG Ban Ki-moon will co-host a meeting on [...] | 2009-09-09 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09STATE97769 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...] | 2009-09-21 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM |
09STATE99831 | PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested, for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USTR/Geneva: Drawing on the points and background below, please respond to requests from host government and others for the U.S. position on efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to secure full observer status in the Genera [...] | 2009-09-25 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD USTR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS |
09STOCKHOLM128 | SWEDEN PROPOSES INCLUDING AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN [...] Sweden presented a proposal on February 23 that includes aviation activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme beginning 2012. Swedish Minister for the Environment Anders Carlgren told journalists that "air transport must bear its own environmental costs" like other modes of transport. He co [...] | 2009-02-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM131 | SWEDEN - SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009 REVIEW [...] Post has been in touch with the Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) to draw their attention to the Section 1377 review process and to encourage an official Swedish response. A summary of how PTS views its efforts to ensure a good competitive situation on the Swedish market follows: 2. On Novem [...] | 2009-02-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD USTR SW |
09STOCKHOLM135 | NEW IRANIAN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE USED BELL [...] (S) On February 25, Helicopter inspector and aviation consultant Arnold Sundquist (protect source) told us that two Iranians called from Germany to inquire about purchasing a used Bell 212 helicopter that Sundquist has advertised for sale. The two men flew to Karlsborg, Sweden to meet with Su [...] | 2009-02-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM MY IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM141 | SPECIAL 301 FOR SWEDEN: POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Stockholm recommends that Sweden continues to be placed in the Special 301 Initiative, and not be on the Watch List for 2009. We are aware of the differing recommendations of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) and PhRMA. Post recommendation is bas [...] | 2009-03-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM169 | SWEDISH POLICE SEIZE LARGE QUANTITY OF PIRATED [...] Stockholm police have seized a computer server believed to contain the largest quantity of pirated material ever discovered in Sweden. The server was located in the Brandbergen neighborhood south of Stockholm and was part of a Nordic file sharing ring known as Sunnydale, according to the Swed [...] | 2009-03-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINT EIND PGOV TINT SW |
09STOCKHOLM171 | SWEDEN UNABLE TO SUPPORT PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE [...] (S) Anette Nilsson, Deputy Director of the MFA Department for Security Policy, told post on March 10 that she has passed reftel points regarding the Chinese national Abdul Haq to other relevant Swedish agencies for their knowledge. Nilsson thanked us for this information, but stated that Swede [...] | 2009-03-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN ETRD ETTC CH SW |
09STOCKHOLM195 | SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg told Treasury DAS Meyer and CDA the following regarding the financial crisis, Swedish banks and the Baltics: - Swedish banks can absorb further losses given their profitability in recent years. The Swedish financial sector i [...] | 2009-03-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV EN LG LH SW |
09STOCKHOLM216 | SWEDISH AUTO INDUSTRY ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish State Secretary for Enterprise Joran Hagglund told CDA on March 27 that the ailing Swedish auto companies Saab and Volvo Cars are entering a critical phase; Saab is in formal restructuring. The Swedish government will not step in and take over the Swedish auto companies [...] | 2009-03-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD ELTN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM221 | SWEDISH EMPLOYMENT MINISTER INVITES U.S. SECRETARY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. At a meeting requested by the Minister for Employment Sven Otto Littorin which occured on March 31, Littorin told CDA that he has invited Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to attend an informal meeting of the 27 EU ministers for employment [...] | 2009-04-01 12:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM227 | SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE FOR [...] Summary: Swedish Minister of Finance Anders Borg predicted that Sweden's unemployment rate will hit 8.9 percent in 2009, 11.1 percent in 2010 and 11.7 percent in 2011 before slipping back to 11.3 percent in 2012. Borg alsoQredicted that deflation would emerge in 2009 with the Consumer Price I [...] | 2009-04-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM258 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONSULTING WITH EU ON BURMA [...] (C) On April 24, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Liselott Andersson, Head of the South East Asia Unit in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Andersson confirmed that there will be a rollover of the common position at the April 27 GAERC meeting. "The position is linked to what is happening [...] | 2009-04-24 16:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EU BM SW |
09STOCKHOLM276 | SPECIAL 301 FOR SWEDEN: RESULTS DISCUSSED WITH GOS [...] (SBU) Summary. A/DCM and Economic Specialist met with officials from the Swedish Ministries of Justice and Trade on April 29 to convey the results of the Special 301 review. The GOS welcomed the news that Sweden will not be on any watch list in 2009. They told us that the GOS gives priority [...] | 2009-05-05 12:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM284 | SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM375 | SWEDISH-IRAQI TRADE INCHING FORWARD [...] Summary: With the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Baghdad this summer, all signs point to further strengthening and deepening of the cooperative ties between Sweden and Iraq. Trade deals between Swedish companies and Iraq partners are inching forward despite financing troubles and secu [...] | 2009-06-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM529 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding the soy issue with Carina Knorpp, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture. Knorpp commented that she was well aware of the findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in soybean meal imports from the U.S., and added that she [...] | 2009-08-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO SW |
09STOCKHOLM546 | PIRATE BAY CLOSED AS RESULT OF COURT INJUNCTION [...] (U) Notorious BitTorrent tracker site "The Pirate Bay" was closed down on August 24 after a court injunction. The Stockholm District Court ordered the Internet Service Provider Black Internet to stop supplying the file sharing site The Pirate Bay with capacity. Faced with a fine of 500,000 k [...] | 2009-08-25 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM593 | SWEDISH MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA SW |
09STOCKHOLM60 | SWEDES SOUR ABOUT U.S. TRADE SANCTIONS ON LINGONBERRIES [...] In a January 19 reference to the recently announced U.S. trade sanctions on a large number of European products, Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Bjorling issued a press statement that Sweden was "disappointed that the U.S. has chosen to escalate the hormone-treated meat conflict, not least in a [...] | 2009-01-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM625 | SWEDEN ASKS FOR U.S. VIEWS ON CHINESE PURCHASE OF VOLVO AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Swedish State Secretary for Enterprise Goran Hagglund described "very strong Chinese interest" in buying 100% of Volvo-cars, which is owned by Ford, and 30-40% of Saab which is owned by GM. He said his government had asked the companies to [...] | 2009-10-01 05:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EINV ETRD PREL SW CM |
09STOCKHOLM660 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...] | 2009-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM666 | DISCUSSED CONCERN OVER EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOS has come to the conclusion that the Geographical Indications issue (GIs) is hugely important to some five EU Member States; it is perhaps the primary Doha issue for some MS. The GOS determination is that it can "stomach it", as a necessary component of an EU-wide comp [...] | 2009-10-23 13:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM676 | 'SPOTIFY FOR MOVIES' PARTNERS WITH BREDBANDSBOLAGET [...] Summary: Voddler, also known as 'the Spotify of Movies,' was launched Tuesday Oct. 27. The service which offers access to movies online using streaming instead of downloads is expected to be a great success. End summary. 2. Voddler and Bredbandsbolaget, the second largest broadband provi [...] | 2009-10-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM677 | SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...] | 2009-10-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM715 | Swedish EU Presidency Minister for Communications Visit to [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. Summary and Action Request: Post recommends appropriate policy-level Washington officials meet with Swedish Minister of Communications Asa Torstensson during her November 30-December 3 visit because she is seeking U.S. input into her [...] | 2009-11-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KIPR ETRD EINT OVIP PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM718 | Update on Swedish EU Presidency Minister for Communications [...] (U) Summary: In Reftel, Post recommended appropriate policy-level Washington officials meet with Swedish Minister of Communications Asa Torstensson during her November 30-December 3 visit because she is seeking U.S. input into her efforts to "set the starting position" for discussions of the [...] | 2009-11-16 13:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETTC KIPR SENV EINT ETRD OVIP PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM732 | STOCKHOLM: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The official position of the Swedish MFA is that to "support democratic forces" and to contribute to "positive changes [...] | 2009-11-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU SW |
09STOCKHOLM733 | SWEDEN: INTERNET PIRACY UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Implementation of the European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) continues to be controversial in Sweden. During their recent party congress, the opposition Social Democrat Party decided that the legislation needs to be changed. On a positive note, [...] | 2009-11-24 06:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EINT ECPS ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM736 | CONCERNS ABOUT ACTA NEGOTIATIONS AND IPR UPDATE: IPRED, [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish media and the usual blogger-circles have expressed similar concerns about the on-going ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) negotiations as we have seen in many other countries, mostly focusing on the secrecy and the internet chapter with its reported demands for [...] | 2009-11-24 12:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EINT ETRD ECON PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM76 | SWEDEN'S AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAM [...] Summary: The Swedish automobile industry (Volvo Cars - owned by Ford; Saab Automobile - owned by GM) has shed about 7700 jobs since the financial crisis began in September 2008. Sales are down in January 2009 by 50 percent, compared to last January. The Swedish government has issued a rescu [...] | 2009-02-06 09:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL WTO SW |
09STOCKHOLM770 | DEMARCHE ON OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM776 | EU PATENT BREAKTHROUGH DURING SWEDISH PRESIDENCY AND [...] (U) Summary: The EU Competitiveness Council, chaired by Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling, managed to broker a deal after over 40 years of efforts to agree on a unified EU patent system. Swedish Minister for Communications, Esa Torstensson discussed Swedish concerns about the ongoing ACTA [...] | 2009-12-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EINT ETRD ECON PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM778 | SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS [...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...] | 2009-12-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM793 | SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM83 | SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER ON PROTECTIONISM, TRADE WITH IRAN, [...] This cable contains an action request at para 4. 2. On February 3, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Bjorling, discussed with Charge the following issues: -- Fears of protectionism Bjorling expressed Swedish concerns about protectionist tendencies detected in the "Buy American" [...] | 2009-02-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
09SURABAYA43 | NEWMONT'S FUTURE IN SUMBAWA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGenOff visited western Sumbawa from April 21-24, meeting with Newmont representatives as well as government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGO). The General Manager of Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) said the recent arbitration ruling offers clarity in regard to [...] | 2009-04-30 14:42:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV PREL SENV SOCI ID |
09SURABAYA55 | METHANOL SPIKED "ARAK" RESULTS IN MULTIPLE DEATHS IN BALI [...] Indonesian authorities on the island of Bali have confirmed more than 50 cases of suspected methanol poisoning associated with consumption of apparent methanol-spiked "arak" (also referred to as "arrack"). Arak is a common home-brewed alcoholic beverage in Bali, but is also produced by a few [...] | 2009-06-02 11:04:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SNAR SOCI ETRD ID |
09SURABAYA56 | METHANOL SPIKED "ARAK" RESULTS IN MULTIPLE DEATHS IN BALI [...] Indonesian authorities on the island of Bali have confirmed more than 50 cases of suspected methanol poisoning associated with consumption of apparent methanol-spiked "arak" (also referred to as "arrack"). Arak is a common home-brewed alcoholic beverage in Bali, but is also produced by a few [...] | 2009-06-02 11:04:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SNAR SOCI ETRD ID |
09TAIPEI1 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...] | 2009-12-31 20:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1065 | FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...] | 2009-09-01 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US |
09TAIPEI1081 | PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...] | 2009-09-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1125 | Taiwan Telecom: Carlyle Sells Kbro to Taiwan Mobile [...] (SBU) Taiwan Mobile Company announced September 16 it will spend NTD 32.8 billion (USD one billion) to buy Kbro Company, Taiwan's second-largest cable TV system operator, from the Carlyle Group. Taiwan mobile will be the market leader among cable TV system operators, providing service to one-th [...] | 2009-09-17 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI1146 | THE DIRECTOR MEETS NEW FM YANG [...] (C) Summary: Although the results of President Ma's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC were mixed, Taiwan would continue efforts to improve cross-Strait ties, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Timothy Yang told the Director during their very cordial September 21 introductory meeting. Taiwan woul [...] | 2009-09-21 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD AMGT UNGA MARR EAGR CVIS ABLD |
09TAIPEI1166 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STRAITS [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Ping-kun (P. K. Chiang) told the Director on September 24 the pace of cross-Strait working-level negotiations had increased after a dip that was partly attributable to China's displeasure over the Dalai Lama's visit. Chiang said se [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI1177 | Penghu Says No to Casinos [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 26, Penghu rejected Taiwan's first local referendum on allowing a casino resort, with 56.4 percent of the voters casting 'no' votes. Although only 42 percent of Penghu's registered voters turned out for the vote, the result is binding. Taiwan officials think the refe [...] | 2009-09-29 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1184 | TAIPEI REPLY ON INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT APEC FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has few domestic food-security concerns, but relies on imported food for 65 percent of its people's diet. Taiwan's main food-security concern is that, without access to most international organizations that address food security, Taiwan can neither access the latest infor [...] | 2009-09-30 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG PGOV APEC TW |
09TAIPEI1266 | MAINLAND CHINA TOURISM PROVING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD [...] (U) This is the first of two reports on political implications of newly launched people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at the influx of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. Septel will look at mainland university students in Taiwan. 2. (C) Summary: Tour groups from nearly every c [...] | 2009-10-28 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL ETRD SOCI CH TW |
09TAIPEI1274 | MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...] | 2009-10-30 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09TAIPEI1350 | U.S. BEEF IMPORTS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE IN YEAR-END [...] (C) Summary: During recent reporting trips to three counties in north and central Taiwan, PolOffs found little evidence the controversy over expanded imports of U.S. beef would be a major issue in upcoming local elections. Although the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and even so [...] | 2009-11-13 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI1399 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...] | 2009-11-25 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1410 | AIT CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BEEF [...] (C) Summary: President Obama strongly reaffirmed U.S. policy on Taiwan during his recent trip to China, AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt told ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officials and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)leaders during his November 22-25 visit to Taipei. Taiwan officials urged [...] | 2009-11-30 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1457 | DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...] | 2009-12-10 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI194 | LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on February 18 that Taiwan will continue to take a cautious approach to cross-Strait relations, ensuring that its fundamental security and sovereignty are not threatened. While agreeing on the need for dialogue betwee [...] | 2009-02-19 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD CH TW |
09TAIPEI209 | NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...] | 2009-02-24 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW |
09TAIPEI212 | Taiwan IPR: 2009 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of 694 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-02-25 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI254 | PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...] | 2009-03-06 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO |
09TAIPEI26 | 2008 IPR Wrap-up: Progress Continues, Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued combating intellectual property rights (IPR) violations over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of over 700 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-01-08 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI260 | OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...] | 2009-03-09 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI276 | VFM HSIA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, FTA, VWP, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan appreciates U.S. support, including Secretary Clinton's comments concerning its defense needs, Vice Foreign Minister Hsia told the Director during a March 11 meeting. Hsia expressed optimism about the prospects for obtaining WHA observer status, but admitted that he was not [...] | 2009-03-12 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL KJUS WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI3 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...] | 2009-01-02 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI301 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...] | 2009-03-19 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI374 | Taiwan Chiropractic Faces Long Road to Legalization [...] (SBU) Taiwan does not recognize chiropractic as a legitimate medical practice, and chiropractors operate in a legal gray area. Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) authorities recommend that chiropractors establish a chiropractic school or course of study in Taiwan as an intermediate step to full [...] | 2009-04-01 05:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI377 | THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...] | 2009-04-01 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI39 | TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...] | 2009-01-12 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI417 | REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart expressed support for the Taiwan Relations Act and for President Ma's strategy for improving cross-Strait relations during a cordial April 7 meeting. Ma emphasized the continued need for U.S. security assistance, noting [...] | 2009-04-07 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH |
09TAIPEI433 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...] | 2009-04-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US |
09TAIPEI476 | Taiwan Telecom: Cable Appeals Stuck in EY [...] (SBU) Since fall 2008, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has added financial conditions to license renewals by foreign-owned cable companies. The Carlyle Group-owned Kbro Company has appealed the NCC's licensing decisions to the Executive Yuan (EY) Appeals Committee, but the NC [...] | 2009-04-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI480 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN LAI SHIN-YUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 22 meeting with the Director, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said the April 25-26 third round of cross-Strait talks in Nanjing will result in agreements on anti-crime and financial cooperation and scheduled passenger flights, as well as a joint statem [...] | 2009-04-22 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAIR TW CH |
09TAIPEI486 | FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...] | 2009-04-23 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI489 | REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed their appreciation to Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart for their efforts to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) during their April 6-8 visit to Taiwan, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. relations [...] | 2009-04-24 07:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH |
09TAIPEI494 | TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...] | 2009-04-24 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI514 | TAIWAN AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS MUTED REACTION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The response in Taiwan to the agreement on passenger and cargo flights signed on April 26 in Nanjing (Reftel) has been mainly positive. Most industry representatives applaud the increase in the number of flights and more destinations. Some, however, question why only certain [...] | 2009-04-30 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI537 | TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...] | 2009-05-04 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI539 | MOFA ISSUE-BY-ISSUE REVIEW OF BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) MOFA North American Affairs Division Deputy Director General Michael Hsu covered the range of bilateral issues during an April 30 meeting with visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Deena Parker. MOFA wants to improve the security of Taiwan's passport, Hsu said, but worries that the new procedur [...] | 2009-05-05 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW |
09TAIPEI577 | TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Taiwan opened its securities markets to Chinese institutional investors in early May, but the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) is not expecting a large influx of portfolio investment from China anytime soon. Senior TSE executives tell AIT that the biggest impact of loosening Taiwan restric [...] | 2009-05-13 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI580 | Taiwan Telecom: Broadband Deployment Initiatives [...] (SBU) As you would expect of one of the world's leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hardware manufacturers, Taiwan's broadband infrastructure is well-developed and growing. Since the year 2000, the Taiwan authorities have appropriated almost USD five billion to fund a seri [...] | 2009-05-14 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI590 | MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...] | 2009-05-15 23:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI606 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...] | 2009-05-19 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI640 | KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...] | 2009-06-02 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI659 | C-AL9-00948: TAIWAN ESTABLISHES JOINT COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of ongoing efforts to improve economic and trade relations, Taiwan announced the formation of a new Taiwan-Hong Kong cooperation mechanism after a June 5 meeting between Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Mainland Affairs Council Vi [...] | 2009-06-05 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW HK CH |
09TAIPEI67 | H5N2 OUTBREAK TESTS TAIWAN'S PREPAREDNESS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A low-pathogenic H5N2 virus outbreak, discovered on a Kaohsiung chicken farm in October 2008, but not reported for two months, underscores the need for transparency at the Council of Agriculture (COA) regarding virus outbreaks among poultry and animals. The authorities' slow re [...] | 2009-01-16 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI670 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...] | 2009-06-08 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI713 | TAIWAN VISIT OF PRC OFFICIAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) The KMT announced on June 10 that the fifth round of the Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Forum (aka the KMT-CCP Forum )will be held in Changsha on July 10-11. Senior officials of the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) and Zheng Lizhong, Deputy Director of the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Of [...] | 2009-06-16 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TW CH |
09TAIPEI73 | Taiwan Biotech: 2009 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2007, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, half of which was [...] | 2009-01-20 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
09TAIPEI737 | Penghu in Lead to Open Taiwan's First Casino [...] (SBU) Summary: Penghu County recently submitted an application to the Executive Yuan (EY) to establish a casino on the island, and will hold a legally-required referendum on the issue in August. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) will soon establish an interagency casino c [...] | 2009-06-22 02:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI760 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI763 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI778 | THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...] | 2009-06-26 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH |
09TAIPEI854 | TAIWAN DISASTER REDUCTION CENTER EXPECTS MORE [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) expects to broaden an already solid base of international cooperation in the future, including with its counterpart agency i [...] | 2009-07-15 23:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL APEC TW XE |
09TAIPEI876 | Taiwan IPR: Taiwan to Target Indirect Patent Infringement [...] (SBU) The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently announced preliminary plans to amend the Patent Law to protect against indirect patent infringement. The changes would allow patent-holders to bring suit against upstream and middle-stream component suppliers who abet downstream prod [...] | 2009-07-22 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI912 | TAIWAN ECONOMY STRUGGLES IN FIRST HALF OF 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan's economy continued to struggle through a steep slowdown during the first half of 2009. Foreign trade, domestic sales, and industrial production posted significant year-on-year declines. Inbound and outbound investment decreased sharply, inflation eased, and unemploymen [...] | 2009-07-30 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI941 | REPRESENTATIVE GINGREY'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan must be confident in its security and its relations with the United States if it is to continue to pursue its goal of reducing cross-Strait tensions, President Ma Ying-jeou told visiting Congressman Phil Gingrey during an August 6 meeting. Specifically, Ma urged the United [...] | 2009-08-06 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW CH |
09TAIPEI973 | VISIT OF REPRESENTATIVE PHIL GINGREY TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During the weather-shortened visit to Taiwan by Representative Phil Gingrey, Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for the U.S. and Congressional Taiwan Caucus role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and stressed the importance of continued arms sales and a U [...] | 2009-08-12 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS ECON ETRD MARR MCAP OVIP PREL TW MASS |
09TALLINN140 | ESTONIA: LIBERTAD ACT INFORMATION [...] (U) Per reftel instructions: Estonia does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. DECKER [...] | 2009-05-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL EN |
09TALLINN17 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY09 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection. Post requests funding to send our Economic/Commercial/EU LES for training in Foreign Commerci [...] | 2009-01-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN |
09TALLINN18 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] (U) The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...] | 2009-01-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC |
09TALLINN187 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...] | 2009-07-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN |
09TALLINN245 | Estonia's Q2 GDP Falls 16.6 Percent, but Fall is Slowing [...] According to Statistics Estonia, Estonia's GDP fell 16.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter in 2009. Most of the decrease can be explained by reduced manufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, and financial intermediation. The good news is, the drop in GDP seems to be slowing. GDP [...] | 2009-08-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EN |
09TALLINN252 | Estonia: Soy Issues for EU ACM Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EN |
09TALLINN277 | ESTONIA: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD SECUIRTY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered letter and draft statement on Thursday, September 10. As of Monday, September 14, the Government of Estonia has not determined if it will send a representative to this meeting. Post will send additional information on Government of Estonia attendance at this eve [...] | 2009-09-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL EAID ETRD EAGR |
09TALLINN313 | ESTONIA: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EN KIPR |
09TALLINN323 | China Interested in Estonian Port [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...] | 2009-11-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN |
09TALLINN48 | U.S., BALTIC INDUSTRY MAY LOSE ESTONIAN IPR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary: New budget cuts at the Motion Picture Association (MPA) threaten roughly USD 40,000 in funding to Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection (EOCP). Loss of this funding will [...] | 2009-02-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
09TALLINN79 | IPR SUCCESSES AND STRATEGIES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Good Embassy partnerships with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),local NGOs, the business community and the Government of Estonia (GOE) will allow us to achieve our MSP goal to protect IPR and combat piracy in the digital environment. Inter-agency law enforcement tr [...] | 2009-03-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
09TASHKENT103 | UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...] | 2009-01-26 00:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1063 | Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...] | 2009-06-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS |
09TASHKENT1171 | Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...] | 2009-07-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM |
09TASHKENT1245 | UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...] | 2009-07-17 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1255 | UZBEKISTAN: ADB SIGNS MOU ON AFGHAN RAILWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hong Wang, the ADB's visiting Director for Transport and Communications, told us on July 16 that he expected to sign an MOU with the GOU to build a rail link from Hayraton to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He said construction would begin this October, and an ambitious timetabl [...] | 2009-07-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1463 | UZBEKISTAN: MINISTER GANIEV TO ATTEND TIFA COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post sent the proposed TIFA Council agenda (reftel) to the MFA by diplomatic note on July 30 with the request that it be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade (MFERIT). The note further requested a meeting with MFERIT Minister Elyor Ganiev to disc [...] | 2009-08-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT1595 | UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...] | 2009-11-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ |
09TASHKENT1621 | Uzbekistan: Suspending GSP Counterproductive [...] (C) Post understands that the inter-agency is preparing to discuss the issue of suspension of Uzbekistan's GSP benefits based on petitions related to child labor and intellectual property rights. A decision to suspend or revoke GSP for Uzbekistan would be counterproductive - it would do little [...] | 2009-12-09 11:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT1637 | UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...] | 2009-12-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ |
09TASHKENT1816 | UZBEKISTAN TO AMEND IPR LAWS IN RESPONSE TO IIPA PETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 5 we met with GOU officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) points raised in the interim General System of Preferences (GSP) demarche (Ref A). Significantly, we learned that Uzbekistan is preparing to remove its reservations to Article 18 of the Berne [...] | 2009-10-16 05:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT2098 | UZBEKISTAN: AUTOMOTIVE POWERHOUSE OF CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. 2009 has proved to be one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. auto industry, but in Uzbekistan business is booming as consumers rush to buy new vehicles and traffic has become noticeably heavier. GM-Uzbekistan announced a $124.5 million USD project to produce the n [...] | 2009-11-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV ELTN BEXP UZ |
09TASHKENT235 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan made little noticeable progress in development and enforcement of IPR legislation in 2008. It is difficult for a consumer to find music, video, and software products that can with confidence be identified as licensed; pirated versions are still the norm. We are enc [...] | 2009-03-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT285 | UZBEKISTAN: THE IMPOSSIBLE IPR DREAM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 10 Ibragim Amanbaev, Acting Director of the Uzbek Copyright Agency, brought us up to date on the current status of IPR legislation and enforcement in Uzbekistan. The picture he painted was one of an underfunded, understaffed agency in which a total of four IPR inspec [...] | 2009-03-16 06:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT537 | UZBEKISTAN: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] (U) In response to ref A, Post has neither observed nor received any information concerning discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in airport construction projects funded by the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). Post is not aware of any instances in which fair market oppor [...] | 2009-04-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT611 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on the 2009 Special 301 results for Uzbekistan to Umid Shadiev in the MFA's North American Department. Shadiev received the points without comment and said he would forward the information to the relevant departments in the GOU. 2. (SBU) On Tuesday, Apr [...] | 2009-04-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT615 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Asian Development Bank [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on U.S. support for Asia with an Asian Development Bank (ADB) General Capital Increase to Uzbekistan's First Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Rustam Azimov. Azimov said that Uzbekistan will support the capital increase and that [...] | 2009-05-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB UZ |
09TASHKENT617 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...] | 2009-05-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT669 | Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...] | 2009-05-07 08:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF |
09TASHKENT711 | Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ |
09TASHKENT723 | UZBEKISTAN: PORK BAN POINTS DELIVERED [...] (U) We delivered reftel points in person on May 7 to Nurillo Abdullaev of the MFA's North America Desk. Without comment, he assured us he would send them on the appropriate agencies in the GOU. 2. (U) On April 28 the GOU imposed a ban on import of meat, pork, and live animals from vari [...] | 2009-05-12 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UZ |
09TASHKENT73 | UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...] | 2009-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI |
09TASHKENT74 | UZBEKISTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Uzbekistan remains a country where conditions for foreign investors are difficult. Legislation guarantees attractive incentives, but in practice it is difficult for an investor to obtain these benefits. The Government of Uzbekistan retains control of large sectors of the economy [...] | 2009-01-16 13:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC |
09TASHKENT771 | UZBEKISTAN: GOU TO DAUSTR LILIENFELD: ROSES FOR A TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Claudio Lilienfeld visited Tashkent on April 28-29 to discuss U.S.-Uzbek trade relations and the future of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In meetings with GOU officials, the business commun [...] | 2009-05-14 13:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT795 | Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...] | 2009-05-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ |
09TASHKENT83 | UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...] | 2009-01-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT937 | Afghan Trans-Boundary Water Discussions: Maintaining [...] (SBU) Reftel (A) notes that the Afghan government, with USAID and USFOR-A sponsorship, will hold a two-day conference on water management in early July. If it does not already plan to do so, we recommend that Afghanistan be encouraged to invite Central Asian neighbors such as Uzbekistan to tak [...] | 2009-06-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV PREL SOCI SENV PBTS |
09TASHKENT963 | UZBEKISTAN: PORK IMPORT BAN CONTINUES [...] (U) We delivered Ref A points to the MFA on May 7. These were received without comment (Ref B),but on June 3 we received diplomatic note No. 20/16277 from the MFA confirming that a ban on pork imports is still in effect. An unofficial translation follows below. BEGIN TRANSLATION The [...] | 2009-06-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UZ |
09TBILISI1283 | GEORGIA: IFC EVALUATES GEORGIA'S SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: On June 29, the International Finance Committee (IFC) released the results of its Sector Competitiveness Overview of Georgia. The Georgian Government requested the IFC conduct the competitiveness survey to help them identify strategic areas to focus investment in hope [...] | 2009-07-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PREL GG |
09TBILISI1587 | GEORGIAN COAST GUARD CRACKS DOWN ON ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 15 and 18 the Georgian Coast Guard detained two vessels for violations of the Law on Occupied Territories and other infractions, including for traveling in restricted Black Sea waters off the coast of Abkhazia. Although both vessels were stopped more than [...] | 2009-08-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA PGOV EWWT ETRD CB FR PM RS |
09TBILISI1627 | GEORGIA: LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING OCCUPIED AREAS [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (C) Summary. Recent seizures by the Georgian Coast Guard of Black Sea vessels suspected of violating various Georgian laws, including the Law on Occupied Territories, have raised questions about the legal basis for Georgia's enf [...] | 2009-08-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA ETRD ETTC EWWT RS GG |
09TBILISI1738 | GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...] | 2009-09-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG |
09TBILISI347 | GEORGIA: 2008 WORST FORs4ZPTbreform a priority and has significantly increased [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID |
09TBILISI365 | GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...] | 2009-02-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG |
09TBILISI376 | GEORGIA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze had no substantive response, but promised to convey the points to appropriate Georgian authorities for review. Poloff will [...] | 2009-02-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GG |
09TEGUCIGALPA100 | CHILEAN PRESIDENT BACHELET VISITS HONDURAS [...] (U) Amid substantial fanfare, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a mostly-commercial visit to Honduras designed to expand ties and cooperation between the two countries. She was accompanied by Chilean businesspeople, members of the Chilean Parliament, cultural figures, FM Alejandro Foxley [...] | 2009-02-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EFIN EAID KCRM KJUS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1012 | TFHO1: PORTS RECOVERING FROM DISRUPTION FOLLOWING [...] (U) Summary: Though the abrupt return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya briefly complicated the import, export and distribution of goods, business conditions have stabilized. The 48-hour curfew that began on September 21 severely disrupted operations, but one U.S. cargo company reported th [...] | 2009-10-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA103 | HONDURAN PREPARATIONS FOR PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN [...] (U) Summary: The GOH now has a good understanding of the role of the the Pathways to Prosperty working group on spreading the benefits of trade that it agreed to coordinate. Its proposal is to focus the Pillar I work plan on policies to assist small and medium enterprises, in order to highligh [...] | 2009-02-18 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1043 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS PROMPTS PLANT'S CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judco Manufacturing Inc., a U.S.-based automotive industry supplier, is in the process of closing its manufacturing facility in San Pedro Sula as a direct result of the political crisis. The company located its plant in Honduras in 2005 for reasons including the country's poli [...] | 2009-10-13 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR BEXP EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1053 | TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...] | 2009-10-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1081 | TFH01: INVESTMENT FOUNDATION LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foundation for Investment and Development of Exports (FIDE),Honduras's leading business foundation, is grappling with the challenge of how to market Honduras to investors in light of the ongoing political crisis. FIDE's Executive President, Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, told the [...] | 2009-10-23 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1147 | TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...] | 2009-11-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1166 | HONDURAS-EL SALVADOR TRADE BARRIER DISPUTE LEADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran agricultural association is planning to hold a demonstration aimed at disrupting traffic through the Honduras-El Salvador border crossing point at El Amatillo on November 17. The association, the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras (FENAGH),is [...] | 2009-11-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1167 | TFHO1: MAQUILA MANAGER ON MEDIOCRE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Don Allen, the manager of American sewing contracting company Pinehurst Manufacturing, told EMBOFF that plant orders had decreased by approximately 40 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a result of the global economic downturn. Orders began rebounding in May, but the recover [...] | 2009-11-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV KTEX KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1199 | TFHO1: BORDER BLOCKADE PROMPTS HONDURAS AND EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A blockade at a Honduras-El Salvador border point on November 17, organized by a Honduran farmers' association to protest El Salvadoran restrictions on food imports (reftel),significantly disrupted cross-border traffic. In response, Honduran and El Salvadoran officials met t [...] | 2009-11-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1211 | AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1254 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1266 | ROCKY PATEL DISCUSSES THE HONDURAN CIGAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American cigar manufacturer Rocky Patel discussed the Honduran business environment for cigar manufacturers at his El Paraiso factory on December 1. According to Patel, sales of his cigars are up about 15% this year despite an industry-wide drop in sales of about 22% for the y [...] | 2009-12-08 20:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EIND ETRD KIPR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1285 | TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...] | 2009-12-14 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1287 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...] | 2009-12-14 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA1333 | ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...] | 2009-12-29 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1336 | PARTIAL CHANGE TO FUEL PRICING FORMULA [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime has updated the pricing formula for gasoline, removing a restriction that pegged the price of premium gas to the price of regular. This is seen as a partial victory by fuel importers, but as a potential burden by consumers. Since this modification does not [...] | 2009-12-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA148 | IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...] | 2009-03-06 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...] | 2009-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA158 | CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...] | 2009-03-10 20:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST [...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...] | 2009-03-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA206 | Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital [...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...] | 2009-03-25 00:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...] | 2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA289 | HONDURAS RESPONSE ON WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA332 | UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE [...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...] | 2009-05-08 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA345 | AMERICAN APPAREL BRANDS SEEK DIALOGUE ON HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy hosted a meeting of U.S. brand name apparel manufacturers April 28 in San Pedro Sula to discuss the global financial crisis, their short-term and long-term Honduran operational plans, and responsible management of plant closings. The group unanimously expressed interest i [...] | 2009-05-12 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA366 | HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Investment activity between Honduras and Cuba remain limited, and the Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political influence over Cuba. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya stated on May 8 that one of the OAS General Assembly,s (OASGA) key orders of business at its session [...] | 2009-05-20 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA39 | HONDURAS: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: This report is a response to the U.S. Department of Labor action cable (Reftel) regarding the worst forms of child labor in Honduras. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has made clear progress addressing the worst forms of child labor with a new more effective eradication plan, a nation [...] | 2009-01-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA508 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-29 19:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-30 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA523 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09 [...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...] | 2009-07-02 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA530 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA531 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA586 | HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...] | 2009-07-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA741 | TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...] | 2009-08-13 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL |
09TEGUCIGALPA745 | TFH01: HONDURAN TOURISM SUFFERS POST-COUP BLUES [...] (U) Summary: Tourism, the third largest revenue source in Honduras, is significantly down since June 28, having borne the brunt of the economic impact of the coup d'etat. Hotels report higher vacancy rates and airlines have noticed a significant drop in bookings, which have led them to cancel [...] | 2009-08-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EAIR ECON ETRD HO KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA85 | HONDURAN UNION LEADERS DISCUSS GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leading union leaders in Honduras to discuss the current state of labor in Honduras, on February 3. The Ambassador took the opportunity to convey U.S. support for human rights and labor rights. He shared his view of the U.S-Central American Free Trade [...] | 2009-02-09 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA92 | CENTRAL BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Nick Rischbieth met with the Ambassador on February 2 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on Central America and on CABEI's operations. After a year of record disbursements, CABEI's acc [...] | 2009-02-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA930 | TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...] | 2009-09-17 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA95 | (C) IRANIAN OUTREACH TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 17:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR |
09TEGUCIGALPA954 | TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...] | 2009-09-23 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA975 | TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...] | 2009-09-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA978 | TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...] | 2009-09-26 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA996 | TFHO1: COMPANIES COMPLAIN CURFEWS CRUSH COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The business community has urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to consider the negative impacts of curfews to business and provide exemptions for maquillas and commerce, according to Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) representatives. A recent decree limi [...] | 2009-09-30 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR EIND EINV ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS |
09TELAVIV2166 | GOI HARDENS LINE ON PA WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) MFA's Middle East Economic Bureau Director Yael Ravia called EconCouns late Wednesday evening to inform Embassy of the hardened GOI position on a potential Palestinian Authority request for permanent WTO observer status. Ravia said the current GOI position, which she confirmed had been [...] | 2009-10-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG ETRD ECON PREL IS |
09TELAVIV453 | ISRAEL: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW 2009: POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From April 2008 - January 2009, Israel underwent an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) to address its deficiencies in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection (see reftels). While several GOI officials made a good-faith effort to implement an agreed-upon action plan, the net resul [...] | 2009-02-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR IS |
09TELAVIV509 | EGYPT/ISRAEL: READOUT OF 16TH QUARTERLY MEETING OF [...] Egypt and Israel met on two separate occasions for the 16th quarterly Joint Committee meeting of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) - February 19 and 26 in Jerusalem. The first meeting on February 19 was suspended by the Egyptians, who indicated at the time that their action was in response [...] | 2009-03-03 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EG IS |
09TELAVIV798 | ISRAEL LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR U.S. PISTACHIO [...] Israel announced on March 30 that it was imposing tariff of 23 percent on pistachio imports, except for a duty-free quota of 100 tons of Turkish pistachios under the Israel-Turkey trade agreement. "Turkish" pistachios above the 100-ton quota are widely believed to be of Iranian origin. Smug [...] | 2009-04-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PTER IR TU IS |
09THEHAGUE152 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-BARAKAAT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN ETRD CA SO NL |
09THEHAGUE177 | DUTCH VIEWS ON INCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IN THE [...] (U) Summary: The GONL supports the EU's decision to include international aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012. At the same time, the GONL would like to see the issue concurrently being addressed on a global scale, largely through the International Civil Aviation Organizati [...] | 2009-03-12 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE197 | NETHERLANDS: UPDATE ON KEY AVIATION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government and KLM are both keen to learn the details of the new U.S. Administration's aviation policy, especially as it relates to the Second Stage of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Negotiations. The aviation tax, implemented in July 2008, continues to cause controversy and [...] | 2009-03-23 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE198 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITION ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 12:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EAID ADB NL |
09THEHAGUE310 | NETHERLANDS: DRIVING ON WITH NEW PAY-PER-KILOMETER ROAD [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government has delayed the first stage of its proposed road pricing system until 2012 at the earliest. This new system would replace fixed automobile taxes with a pay-per-kilometer system. Despite the delay, Parliament still looks poised to pass the new system into l [...] | 2009-05-20 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE322 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, following is an analysis of Dutch relations with Cuba in the first half of 2009. (Note: Ref B reports on Dutch relations with Cuba in the second half of 2008. End note.) ----------------------------- Political Relations with Cuba ----------------------------- [...] | 2009-05-29 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EU NL CU |
09THEHAGUE387 | NETHERLANDS/BIOTECH: DUTCH PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 and 23, Embassy officers met with representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality and the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning to discuss the Dut [...] | 2009-07-02 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE519 | NETHERLANDS: SOY ISSUE VEXES GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is fully aware of recent findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in U.S. soy product shipments (ref A). The Agriculture Minister intends to raise the issue at the September 7 EU Ag Council meeting. The Dutch food/feed industry is a large consumer of soy product [...] | 2009-09-01 09:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE550 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA NL |
09THEHAGUE619 | NETHERLANDS TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH MAIZE APPLICATIONS AT [...] Emboffs delivered Ref A points to Bart van den Assum, Coordinator for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, and Frans Koster, Policy Officer at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats, and Oils. According to these contacts, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Ge [...] | 2009-10-19 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE75 | NETHERLANDS: MIXED REACTION TO USG RETALIATION IN WTO BEEF [...] SUMMARY: Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officials cautioned that some EU Member States may push for more protectionist measures in response to the USTR's decision to increase tariffs (reftel),rather than finalizing the U.S.-EU "negotiated solution." The GONL will push the Commission and [...] | 2009-02-03 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE87 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PHILIPS NOT ACTIVE IN IRAN'S ENERGY [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary company information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to questions regarding its possible licensing of LNG technology to Iran, Royal Philips Electronics emphasized that it has no activities whatsoever in the LNG field, especiall [...] | 2009-02-09 10:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC ETRD PREL NL IR |
09TIJUANA774 | SILICON VALLEY (SOUTH) [...] Mexico has had only moderate success in attracting high-tech industries. Guadalajara, in south-central Mexico, claims to be the "Mexican Silicon Valley", being a leading producer of software and electronic and digital components. Some states have attracted aerospace companies. However, mos [...] | 2009-07-29 22:07:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD MX |
09TIRANA57 | Albanian Electricity Situation - Finally Improving [...] (U) Steady rains over the last few months, with more in the forecast, have allowed Albanian citizens and policy makers to breathe a sigh of relief. Memories of electricity blackouts are growing dimmer as reservoirs fill to capacity. For the first time in several years, Albania, almost complet [...] | 2009-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON AL |
09TIRANA730 | Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC [...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...] | 2009-11-13 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL |
09TOKYO1019 | CHINESE INFO TECH ANNOUNCEMENT, JAPANESE REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Japanese media have reported extensively over the past week on China's proposed IT security disclosure requirements. While there is some relief China walked back from immediate implementation, Japanese industry remains concerned. Praising the effect of U.S.-Japan coordination to [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINT ETRD ETTC JA KIPR TINT CH |
09TOKYO1021 | JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1158 | GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...] | 2009-05-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA |
09TOKYO1205 | IS JAPAN READY TO DISCUSS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports suggesting Japan is willing to consider easing its requirements on testing of cattle for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have raised speculation the GOJ might be prepared to engage the USG to lift remaining barriers to U.S. beef. Current BSE-related [...] | 2009-05-28 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1216 | WHALING: JAPAN UNLIKELY TO COMPROMISE IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) While the Japanese public does not oppose whaling - in fact most support continued whaling - interest groups here are divided over whether to accept a compromise in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that would allow Japan limited coastal whaling in exchange for a reduction/elim [...] | 2009-05-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1238 | JAPAN TAKING WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO GM BANKRUPTCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and auto industry representatives expressed concern at the announcement of General Motors' bankruptcy, but not alarm. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Toshiro Nikai pledged unspecified financial support for Japanese small and medium- [...] | 2009-06-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD PREL WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1285 | JAPAN-RUSSIA ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials expect economic engagement with Russia to proceed slowly despite Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's widely-reported pitch for broader investment in the Russian Far East. The bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement will advance cooperation in the nuc [...] | 2009-06-09 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ENRG PREL PUNE TRGY JA RS |
09TOKYO1353 | FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN DISCUSSES BROADBAND, DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's focus since 2000 on infrastructure expansion as a national priority has yielded good results, with nearly all Japanese households now having access to broadband Internet, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Vice Minister Akira Terasaki told FCC Commissi [...] | 2009-06-16 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1397 | DIET APPROVES BILL AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW [...] Japan's Diet approved legislation amending the Copyright Law June 12. The revised law goes into effect January 1, 2010 and addresses piracy issues and the use of digital content as well as facilitates information access for the handicapped. Illegal downloading ------------------- 2. T [...] | 2009-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1412 | METI OFFICIAL: JAPANESE EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Japan Government continues to restrict export credit insurance for Iran to only short-term transactions in accordance with UNSCR 1803, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Deputy Director for Trade Insurance Toshihiro Kawakami. The GOJ continues to decline of [...] | 2009-06-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL IR JA |
09TOKYO1445 | POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...] | 2009-06-26 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA |
09TOKYO1455 | JAPAN AIRLINES TO RECEIVE LOANS UNDER INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) Summary: Japanese press reports the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and three other financial institutions will provide Japan Airlines (JAL) a 100 billion yen (approximately $1 billion) loan facility under a GOJ program to assist companies adversely affected by the economic downturn (ref) [...] | 2009-06-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ELTN ETRD WRTO JA |
09TOKYO1456 | U.S. AUTOMAKERS NOTE CHALLENGES IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan's Automotive Committee, representing GM, Ford, and Chrysler, told the country team during the monthly meeting with the ACCJ Board of Governors that they face several non-tariff imports of U.S. manufactured vehicles. Particular probl [...] | 2009-06-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO149 | FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...] | 2009-01-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1542 | MEGAPORTS: NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Megaports Initiative technical team met GOJ officials June 24-25 to review data sharing arrangements and to discuss proposed areas for technical cooperation areas. Both sides agreed to continue discussions in early October 2009 to address remaining issues. Japanese officials [...] | 2009-07-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1549 | U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest levels to express concerns over China's proposed new information security and content filtering regimes. Senior Japanese officials have raised the information security testing regime [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH |
09TOKYO156 | JAPAN RELEASES GLOOMY DECEMBER TRADE DATA [...] (U) Summary: Japan's trade surplus dropped 80 percent in 2008, according to trade data released January 22 by the Ministry of Finance. Both exports and imports fell sharply late in the year, with December exports down by 35 percent, year-on-year, and imports down by 21.5 percent. Japan ran a [...] | 2009-01-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA |
09TOKYO157 | EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...] | 2009-01-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA |
09TOKYO1639 | JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...] | 2009-07-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1742 | THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...] | 2009-07-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO175 | JAPAN AIRLINES DISCUSSES CURRENT CIVAIR MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Airlines (JAL) is coping with the decrease in business travelers by focusing more on the market for leisure travel and maintaining its strategy of flying smaller aircraft with larger load factors, according to a JAL executive. The JAL Vice President for International Affai [...] | 2009-01-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO176 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT BY [...] (SBU) The Government of Japan has not received an application from Japan Post Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance for a new cancer insurance product, officials from the Office for the Promotion of Privatization of Postal Services (OPJP),the Financial Services Agency (FSA),and the Ministry of [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1877 | DEBATE OVER FTAS AND AGRICULTURE FEATURE IN [...] (U) Summary: Japan's agricultural lobby has pushed the opposition DPJ back from an earlier election proposal that Japan negotiate an FTA with the U.S. This predictable reaction by agricultural interests against any threat to the status quo has not completely drowned out, however, public debat [...] | 2009-08-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO189 | DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1976 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN CALL [...] (C) During his August 27 introductory call on South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun, the Ambassador stressed the importance of enhancing trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK),particularly with respect to dealing with North Korea. Kwon concur [...] | 2009-08-27 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS JA |
09TOKYO2033 | AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART [...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...] | 2009-09-03 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA |
09TOKYO2113 | UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION [...] Japan does not yet know if it will be able to participate or at what level, since the new Japanese Government will not be in place until September 16. In response to reftel demarche, GOJ officials said there is a strong expectation that Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama will name Katsu [...] | 2009-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO215 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-01-29 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2302 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2305 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2306 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO231 | JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...] | 2009-01-30 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO232 | METI COMMENTS ON JAPANESE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Japanese electronics manufacturers are expected to announce grim 3rd quarter financial results over the coming days. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) acknowledges the difficult conditions affecting this bellweather sector of Japan's economy, but is looking more at adju [...] | 2009-01-30 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD JA |
09TOKYO238 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-02-02 03:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2380 | AMBASSADOR RAISES AVIATION AND RAIL WITH JAPAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Seiji Maehara, who is also State Minister for Okinawa and Space Minister, seemed intent on discussing only alliance and Okinawa-related issues during his initial meeting with the Ambassador October 14. When pressed [...] | 2009-10-15 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ETRD ELTN JA |
09TOKYO2381 | EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Participation by the United States is crucial in any East Asian Community concept, Cabinet member Seiji Maehara (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; State Minister for Okinawa, Northern Territories and Disaster Prevention; and Space Minister) told the Ambass [...] | 2009-10-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ELTN CH JA |
09TOKYO2388 | JAPANESE OFFICIALS: JAPAN-CHINA-SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese government and industry officials are optimistic about prospects for further economic integration among Japan, China, and South Korea following Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's October 10 statement that he hopes the three countries conclude an investment agreement by earl [...] | 2009-10-16 05:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL CH KS JA |
09TOKYO2410 | U.S. BEEF: AGRICULTURE MINISTER VOICES CONCERNS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF) Hirotaka Akamatsu told the Ambassador October 14 that Japanese consumers will refrain from purchasing U.S. beef and beef products so long as food safety concerns remain. He cited the recent incident involving a U.S. meat packin [...] | 2009-10-20 03:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2412 | JAPAN: NEW ADMINISTRATION TO SPUR CHANGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Takeshima suggests that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is more friendly to the JFTC and antitrust policy than the outgoing Liberal Democratic Party, but how such influence may manifest itself is not yet fully apparent. As an indep [...] | 2009-10-20 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD KJUS JA |
09TOKYO2415 | ENGAGING JAPAN ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD JA PREL |
09TOKYO2433 | JAPAN: MINISTER FUKUSHIMA DISCUSSES HAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality Mizuho Fukushima discussed the Hague Convention and Okinawa in addition to her various portfolios during a courtesy call by Ambassador Roos on October 19. Fukushima explained that her ba [...] | 2009-10-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CASC ETRD EAGR PREL KOCI JP |
09TOKYO2440 | METI MINISTER NAOSHIMA CALLS FOR STRONGER, MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Masayuki Naoshima told Ambassador Roos he hopes the U.S. and Japan can build a stronger, more comprehensive economic relationship over the next few years during an October 21 courtesy call. The Minister said bilateral economic re [...] | 2009-10-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD JA |
09TOKYO2456 | OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...] | 2009-10-25 21:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA |
09TOKYO2480 | JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER [...] Econoff met with Deputy Directors Shunichi Inoue and Satoshi Teramura of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Bureau, Economic Security Division to deliver the letter and points contained in Reftel. Inoue confirmed that the GOJ is supportive of the U.S. approach to combating glo [...] | 2009-10-27 05:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO2498 | JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a significant increase in the monetary value of Japanese trade with Iran in 2008 due to fluctuations in the price of oil, Japanese economic engagement with Iran is not growing, according to Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) officials. Japanese export of chemical c [...] | 2009-10-29 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL IR JA |
09TOKYO2564 | MOMENTUM GATHERS BEHIND JAPAN'S ABOLITION OF FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japan Business Federation's (Keidanren) recent advocacy in support of abolishing the Japan Fair Trade Commission's (JFTC) internal appeals process adds to momentum gathering behind antitrust policy reform under the new government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. This call u [...] | 2009-11-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD KJUS JA |
09TOKYO2606 | AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: AUSTR DELANEY RAISES RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Government of Japan (GOJ) officials told Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia (AUSTR) Michael Delaney November 2 that Japan's development assistance strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan would in principle complement U.S.-proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zo [...] | 2009-11-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID EINV AF PK JA |
09TOKYO2708 | U/S HORMATS: KEIDANREN OFFICIALS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) officials told Under Secretary of State Hormats the Japanese business community welcomes American "reengagement" in the region and, in particular, the U.S. commitment to APEC. They expressed concern, however, about the global management of [...] | 2009-11-25 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2709 | JAPANESE DEPUTY PM KAN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC STRATEGY, [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Vice Minister Motohisa Furukawa discussed the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government's thinking on economic strategy and called for political-level bilateral dialogue on economic issues during a meeting with National Economic Council (NEC) Director [...] | 2009-11-25 04:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL EINV JA |
09TOKYO2715 | U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...] | 2009-11-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2768 | JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...] | 2009-12-03 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO279 | JAPAN THINKING AHEAD TO APEC 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials responsible for APEC affairs have begun internal discussions of GOJ priorities for Japan's 2010 APEC chairmanship focusing on a "New APEC Vision" that provides strategic direction for the organization to 2020 and beyond. The GOJ is considering a "Green APEC [...] | 2009-02-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SENV ENRG APECO JA |
09TOKYO2813 | JAPAN - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits it draft chapter on Japan for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first five paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Additionally, we have excluded the midd [...] | 2009-12-09 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR ECPS SN |
09TOKYO2866 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
09TOKYO2890 | AUSTR CUTLER RAISES BILATERAL TRADE IRRITANTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Government of Japan (GOJ) officials -- politicians and bureaucrats alike -- told AUSTR Wendy Cutler during her December 10 visit to Tokyo they are frustrated by the challenges with the new government's political transition, most notably inconsistencies in the decision making pro [...] | 2009-12-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA |
09TOKYO2901 | APEC SOM TONG'S BILATERAL ECONOMIC MEETINGS WITH MOFA AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. APEC Senior Official Kurt Tong met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials to discuss U.S.-Japan bilateral economic dialogue ideas, Japan Post, whaling, the future of the investment dialogue and beef on December 8 [...] | 2009-12-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR APEC JA |
09TOKYO2902 | AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd focused on climate change, but discussed disarmament, the Japan-Australia FTA, and whaling during his talks with Prime Minister Hatoyama and others in Tokyo December 15, according to the Australian Ambassador to Japan and the MOFA Director [...] | 2009-12-18 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV ETRD PINR AS JA |
09TOKYO2904 | MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR [...] (S) DCM met December 17 with Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae to deliver reftel demarche urging that the GOJ make clear to Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili during his December 20-24 Japan visit that Iran must comply with its UN Security Counci [...] | 2009-12-18 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM PHUM ETRD JA IR |
09TOKYO2926 | JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...] | 2009-12-24 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO295 | POSTAL PRIVATIZATION DEVELOPMENTS RATTLE U.S. [...] (C) Signs Japan Post Insurance might introduce a new product continue to ratchet up concerns among U.S. insurers operating in Japan. It is still early in Japan Post Insurance's ten-year privatization process and a new product would enjoy substantial non-competitive advantages, several stakeho [...] | 2009-02-06 10:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO309 | SONY EXECUTIVE ON CHALLENGES TO JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Sony reports serious concern within Japan's electronics industry about actions various governments have taken recently that restrict or could restrict trade. He included in his assessment adoption of the "10 2" rule in the U.S. and reports of possible "Buy American" amendments to the [...] | 2009-02-09 09:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO341 | LATVIAN PM VISIT TO JAPAN FOCUSED ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis' Tokyo visit focused on economic, financial, and trade issues, while renewing political ties largely devoid of contentious issues, according to Foreign Ministry officials and Tokyo-based Latvian Embassy diplomats. Tokyo and Riga did not sign [...] | 2009-02-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD JA LG |
09TOKYO343 | FM NAKASONE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, DPRK, PIRACY IN [...] (C) Summary: Bilateral cooperation on Afghanistan reconstruction and better coordination on DPRK issues dominated the discussion during FM Nakasone's meetings with ROK President Lee and FM Yu in Seoul February 10-11. Other key issues included efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa, [...] | 2009-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD JA KA |
09TOKYO344 | BULGARIAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS COORDINATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Bulgarian President Parvanov sought to establish "a new type of partnership" with Japan, one which would reflect Sophia's new-found status as a democratic member of the EU community, during a January 25-29 visit to Tokyo. A second major goal involved attempts to reduce the large [...] | 2009-02-13 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID JA BU |
09TOKYO345 | PROGRAMS FOR JAPAN'S AUTOMAKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although car manufacturers in Japan have been hit hard by the global economic crisis -- with six of the country's eight auto manufacturers reporting losses last year -- none is clamoring for a bailout. The GOJ has adopted an incremental approach to assist the auto industry with [...] | 2009-02-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO346 | PANASONIC CONFIRMS PLANS TO REPATRIATE STAFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Panasonic says pandemic preparedness and risk management are behind its decision to repatriate dependents of employees working in many emerging countries. However, the company concedes there is no imminent pandemic threat. With no particular guidance from the GOJ or other aut [...] | 2009-02-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KFLU TBIO KSTH JA |
09TOKYO37 | METI SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON STRENGTHENING TRADE [...] Summary and Action Request: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is soliciting public comments on the contents of a recent draft report from its Industrial Structure Council's Intellectual Property Subcommittee. Among other measures, this report recommends stronger efforts to p [...] | 2009-01-07 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV JA |
09TOKYO411 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW PROPOSED BAN ON [...] (SBU) Minister Yoichi Masuzoe has ordered a review of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW)'s February 6 ordinance that would ban Internet and mail order sales of most over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The review was ordered within hours of the provision's announcement following comp [...] | 2009-02-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV TBIO KSTH JA |
09TOKYO421 | ROK EMBASSY APPLAUDS ASO; FEARS FOR U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: PM Aso has worked hard to improve relations with Korea, and his efforts are widely appreciated in Seoul, ROK Embassy Minister Kim told the Charge in a meeting on February 24. Aso and ROK President Lee have worked well together to defuse potentially explosive historical issues an [...] | 2009-02-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV ETRD JA KA |
09TOKYO460 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOJ RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN JA CH |
09TOKYO468 | MEGAPORTS: JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON "RECIPROCAL" [...] (SBU) Despite the March 2 scheduled launch of the Megaports pilot project at the Port of Yokohama, considerable differences in expectations exist between the GOJ and USG about how and what kind of information-sharing will take place, MOFA Second North Americas Division Official Kako Sasai exp [...] | 2009-03-02 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO473 | WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL LAMY DISCUSSES PROTECTIONISM [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy focused on the need for economies to guard against protectionism and to promote a reinvigorated Doha Development Agenda (DDA) during his February 24-25 meet [...] | 2009-03-02 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV PREL JA |
09TOKYO482 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: TOKYO INPUT [...] (SBU) Japan should not be listed in the 2009 Special 301 report. Considerations remain unchanged from 2008. 2. (U) Post has reviewed industry submissions per ref and notes one substantive comment from the International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA). The IIPA makes "special ment [...] | 2009-03-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL JA |
09TOKYO493 | JAPAN: REQUEST INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR G-20 [...] (C) Summary. Domestic political gridlock continues to stymie Japan's ability to implement the economic and financial policies needed to help lead the country out of its worst recession in over half a century. The government's economic stimulus measures have large headline figures, but the Ca [...] | 2009-03-04 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO515 | TOYOTA IN TALKS TO ACCESS JBIC LOAN FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota Financial Services, the Japanese automaker's financing arm, reportedly has requested $2 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its financing operations in the U.S. JBIC officials told emboffs March 6 its recently launched lending fa [...] | 2009-03-06 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO538 | GOJ PLANS FOR TICAD IV FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) call for donor countries and institutions to "not fall behind" in commitments to African development will be a main theme of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development IV (TICAD IV) Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Gabor [...] | 2009-03-11 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ETRD PREL XA JA |
09TOKYO597 | JAPAN'S LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS BILL TO AVOID [...] (U) Japan's Lower House is deliberating a bill to extend for one year temporary tariff rates -- including beef and pork tariffs -- that will otherwise expire March 31. This same problem has occurred in previous years. Covering 417 tariffs in total, mostly for agriculture products, the bill t [...] | 2009-03-18 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO608 | JAPANESE OFFICIAL'S PERSPECTIVES ON IRAQ TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A 16-member delegation of senior officials from 12 Japanese companies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Oil Minister Husayn al-Shahristani and several other high-level Iraq [...] | 2009-03-19 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL JA IR IZ |
09TOKYO615 | VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ MAY VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Japan is planning for a "possible" visit to Japan by Venezuelan President Chavez during the first part of April. Additionally, Tokyo will sign a memorandum on energy cooperation with Caracas during a March 19-21 Tokyo visit by Venezuelan Minister of Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ram [...] | 2009-03-19 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD JA VE |
09TOKYO638 | MEGAPORTS: DOE DELEGATION REVIEWS NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a Megaports Initiative technical team's visit to Japan March 10-11, the USG delegation urged the GOJ to engage in more frequent, technical-level exchanges on implementation of its pilot project at the Port of Yokohama. The USG underscored that success of the GOJ pilot pr [...] | 2009-03-23 05:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO647 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] Per reftel, Post approached Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Deputy Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. According to Kikuchi, Japan remains committed to seeing practical, compromise solutions to issues [...] | 2009-03-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09TOKYO683 | INFO ON JAPANESE GREEN INVESTMENTS IN STIMULUS PACKAGES [...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on green investments in Japan's stimulus packages (Ref A),Mission Tokyo provides the following information on the GOJ's budget and environmental legislation. --------------------------------------------- ---------- FY 09 Budget: Ky [...] | 2009-03-26 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO700 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON TRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-29 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM BM JA |
09TOKYO740 | RECENT TRENDS IN JAPAN'S TRADE WITH AND AID TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's aid to Pakistan focuses on human security and creating a favorable trade and investment climate. The GOJ has been looking to amplify Official Development Assistance (ODA) to priority areas, such as health and human development, economic infrastructure, trade faciltation [...] | 2009-04-02 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD PREL PK JA |
09TOKYO888 | NEW CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGENCY GAINS LOWER HOUSE [...] (U) Summary: The House of Representatives April 17 approved government-sponsored legislation to create a new Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) under the Cabinet office. The vote was unanimous, indicating disagreement with the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been resolved and openi [...] | 2009-04-17 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD POL OECD JA |
09TOKYO89 | THINK TANK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE REFORM [...] (U) Japan's agriculture sector must modernize and become more integrated into the globalized economy to avoid further stagnation, representatives from the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) said during a January 14 press conference announcing publication of its report, "Japan's Str [...] | 2009-01-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD JA PGOV PREL |
09TOKYO890 | GOJ INCENTIVES FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary: The GOJ stimulus package Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 includes measures to encourage purchase of environmentally friendly automobiles. Although some imported European brands would benefit from the incentive, no U.S. autos now appear to qualify. American automakers reps [...] | 2009-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO917 | JAPANESE AIRLINES DISCUSS CIVIL AVIATION AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese airlines report slight improvements in the international civil aviation market, particularly for leisure travel, but that the business, domestic, and freight sectors show no sign of recovery. Japan's position as a regional hub, according to Japan Airlines (JAL) and Al [...] | 2009-04-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN PGOV ETRD JA |
09TOKYO951 | JAPAN-VENEZUELAN ENERGY MOU'S UNLIKELY TO LEAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's April 5-7 visit to Japan focused on energy trade issues, as officials from both sides signed a series of MOU's designed to facilitate oil and gas exports, according to Foreign Ministry and Tokyo-based Venezuelan Embassy diplomats. A gregarious [...] | 2009-04-24 02:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EINV EPET JA VE |
09TOKYO978 | JAPANESE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS: FOREIGN INVESTOR VISAS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese government issued 918 foreign manager/investor visas to all nationalities in 2007, according to the Ministry of Justice. This number is less than one tenth of the total number of E (trader/investor) visas that Embassy Tokyo issues to Japanese citizens each year. En [...] | 2009-04-28 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ETRD ELAB EFIN EAGR CMGT OECD JA |
09TOKYO980 | U.S. AND JAPAN SIGN BILATERAL AVIATION SAFETY [...] Charge and Japan's Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone signed the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) Executive Agreement April 27 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, as per instructions contained in ref. During the same signing ceremony, FAA Acting Assistant Administrator Doro [...] | 2009-04-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD KTIA PREL JA |
09TOKYO996 | METI PREVIEWS MINISTER NIKAI'S U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Toshihiro Nikai will visit New Mexico, Chicago, and Washington during a May 1-6 trip to the United States. Trip details, and the substance of proposed MOUs to be signed, are coming together quickly. In Washington, Nikai plans to see Energy Secret [...] | 2009-04-29 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG PREL SENV KIPR JA |
09TORONTO117 | CANADA AND ONTARIO APPROVE GENERAL MOTORS RESTRUCTURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 1, the Ontario provincial and Canadian federal governments (GOC) announced the terms of their support for General Motor's (GM) restructuring plan. The GOC and Ontario together will invest US$9.5 billion (C$10.6 billion) in GM in exchange for an equity position in the com [...] | 2009-06-02 20:24:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA |
09TORONTO161 | Oshawa and Windsor: Company Towns Looking for New Life [...] (U) Summary: Ontario's auto manufacturing sector has been deeply affected by the current economic downturn, resulting in the province's highest unemployment rate (9.6%) in 15 years. Oshawa and Windsor are two Ontario cities that are heavily dependent on the auto sector. Both cities are lookin [...] | 2009-07-20 19:56:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA |
09TORONTO28 | Ontario Government Still Planning to Run with EDL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Ministry of Transportation officials have told us that they hope to begin issuing an Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) by the June 1, 2009 deadline for the Western Hemisphere's Initiative (WHTI). However, a labor dispute and changes in technology standards have delayed the [...] | 2009-02-06 12:35:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CPAS ETRD PBT KFRD PGOV CA |
09TORONTO296 | Toronto's Transit Expansion, Opportunities for U.S. Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) C$2.6 billion Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project presents potential opportunities for U.S. businesses as there is no domestic content requirement for the design and construction phases. The project, part of the biggest expan [...] | 2009-11-24 18:16:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT ELTN CA |
09TORONTO63 | Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...] | 2009-03-27 18:07:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
09TORONTO64 | Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...] | 2009-03-27 18:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
09TRIPOLI1043 | LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY WELCOMES U.S. TRADE MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Mohammad Ali al-Hweij, Minister of Economy-equivalent, on December 29 to brief him on the U.S. Trade Mission planned for February, a mission that would further our shared goal of attracting more U.S. companies to Libya. Al-Hweij said he welcomed the de [...] | 2009-12-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI131 | LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Libya has taken a number of steps to encourage foreign direct investment and its current initiative dates back to the mid-1990s. Since that time, Libya has enacted numerous laws and regulations intended to improve the Libyan business climate and increase its attractiveness to foreign investment [...] | 2009-02-10 19:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN |
09TRIPOLI139 | GHANEM "UNDER THE GUN" TO COLLECT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 10 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Company, Dr. Shukri Ghanem, said Libya was unlikely to nationalize its oil industry and that Muammar al-Qadhafi's public comments were an expression of the Leader's frustration that [...] | 2009-02-12 18:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI151 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY [...] (U) State-Owned Zwara Oil Refinery Company Has Appointed HSBC as Financial Adviser: Zwara Oil Refinery Company (Zorco) plans to develop a 200,000 barrels-a-day crude oil refinery. The development of the refinery will be tender on a build-own-operate basis. The refinery is the first major gover [...] | 2009-02-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI157 | TOTAL BAN ON CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT RE-IMPOSED IN LIBYA. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD PREL KCOR LY |
09TRIPOLI198 | BLACK SHEEP MADE GOOD? SAADI AL-QADHAFI'S EXPORT FREE ZONE IN WESTERN LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: Saadi al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, has recently turned his attention to transforming an area near the western Libyan town of Zuwara into an Export Free Trade Zone. The project would include an airport, immigration and customs operations, a high tech industrial park, banks, me [...] | 2009-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND EINV ETRD EAIR LY |
09TRIPOLI21 | LIBYA ON ARAB LEAGUE EMERGENCY MINISTERIAL ON GAZA AND ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Arab Affairs (A/S-equivalent) Muhammad Taher Siala on January 13, underscoring the importance of supporting the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, avoiding any diplomatic activity that undermines Egypt's efforts and calling for a responsibl [...] | 2009-01-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL LY TS |
09TRIPOLI221 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) NOC Calls on Engineering Firms to Establish Libyan Presence: The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) invited foreign petroleum engineering companies to a meeting February 25 to discuss how they could establish a permanent local presence. [en.noc.com.ly, 2/8/2009] 2. (U) Total Accepts [...] | 2009-03-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV EFIN LY |
09TRIPOLI242 | MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD CHAIRMAN WELCOMES U.S. COMPANIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 06:48:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY |
09TRIPOLI258 | NEW LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY VOWS TO STAMP OUT CORRUPTION; WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS TO INVEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI289 | CATERPILLAR EDGING CLOSER TO LIFTING OF BAN? REF: A) TRIPOLI 258; B) TRIPOLI 157 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) On April 6, the recently-appointed Secretary of the General People's Committee for Industry, Economy and Trade, Mohammad Ali al-Hweij (minister-equivalent) met with Andrew Sheridan, Caterpillar Distribution Manager for Africa and Middle East Region to discuss the specifics of Libya's total ban [...] | 2009-04-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI293 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Libya Oil Holdings Changes its Label Brand in Morocco: The Libyan state-owned oil group Libya Oil Holdings (LOH),which manages a network of 182 fuel distribution stations in Morocco, will now be called "Oilibya" in Morocco. LOH is an integrated oil company involved in the shipping, trading [...] | 2009-04-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI306 | NOC BLOCKS SALE OF CANADIAN OIL FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 12, the President of Canada's Verenex Energy, Jim McFarland, briefed the Ambassador on the difficulties he has encountered in attempting to sell his company to another foreign operator in Libya, the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC). The gist of the problem is that [...] | 2009-04-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG CA LY |
09TRIPOLI309 | AL-QADHAFI CALLS FOR SUPRANATIONAL AU TO INCLUDE COMMON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 16:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU MARR ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI365 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) ExxonMobil Set to Prequalify Firms for Libyan Seismic Work: ExxonMobil Libya will prequalify contractors for a 2D seismic data acquisition and onboard processing services program offshore Libya. The data acquisition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2009. [MEED, 4/1/2009] 2. (U) IPS S [...] | 2009-05-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI476 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI TRIPOLI 00000476 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI477 | UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI579 | EU FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT HANGS ON ICC, TRADE, MIGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM ETRD EFIS EUN LY |
09TRIPOLI583 | BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000583 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN |
09TRIPOLI584 | BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000584 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) 1.(S/NF) Summary. Your visit to Libya will set the tone and agenda for the bilateral relationship over the next several months. Libyan officials seek clarification of the Administration's policy toward Libya, especially after their mishandling of the Fathi al-Jahmi case, and are unsure of the degree of engagement they can expect. They continue to complain that Libya has not been adequately "rewarded" for previous policy decisions to give up its WMD programs and support for terrorism, yet they are remiss in meeting key WMD deadlines. You can lay out the path toward increased engagement in the wake of the new Washington consensus and press for real progress. Potential deliverables from the visit include: a statement announcing the intention to engage in a Human Rights Dialogue and a Political-Military Dialogue with high-level State officials; Libya's signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement; formation of a visas working group to discuss bilateral visa problems; and setting a date to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). You can also privately raise the notion of establishing a Civil-Nuclear Dialogue, incumbent upon GOL signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement. The Libyans will be looking for a concept of how we envision conducting the human rights dialogue and assurances regarding the possibility of a meeting between POTUS and Qadhafi on the margins of UNGA. They will also continue to press for security assurances. End Summary. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 15:04:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN |
09TRIPOLI599 | MOVING FORWARD ON THE BILATERAL AGENDA WITH LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS ABLD ETRD MASS PARM UNGA LY |
09TRIPOLI618 | CATERPILLAR NEGOTIATIONS INCHING ALONG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV EPET LY |
09TRIPOLI619 | THE CURIOUS CONTINUING CASE OF CATERPILLAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI620 | TWO STEPS BACKWARD? GOL ENFORCES 2004 LAW ON FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI63 | RISKY BUSINESS? AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION FIRM ENTERS JOINT VENTURE WITH GOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY |
09TRIPOLI638 | PRODDING LIBYA TO ACTION ON TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES REF: A) TRIPOLI 599; B) TRIPOLI 632 TRIPOLI 00000638 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ABLD CVIS ETRD MASS PARM LY |
09TRIPOLI639 | PRODDING LIBYA TO ACTION ON TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES -- CORRECTED COPY REF: A) TRIPOLI 599; B) TRIPOLI 632; C) TRIPOLI 638 TRIPOLI 00000639 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 16:27:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ABLD CVIS ETRD MASS PARM LY |
09TRIPOLI706 | CHEVROLET SURVIVES LIBYA'S REGULATORY GAUNTLET [...] (C) Summary: Marwan Muntasser, the Chairman of the Libyan company with exclusive rights to import Chevrolet and General Motors vehicles into the country described to Econoff August 12 the process by which he was able to avoid a forced closure of his dealership by the Government of Libya (GOL). [...] | 2009-08-31 07:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI741 | VISA WOES AND LIBYAN BUREAUCRACY: CHINESE COMPANIES FACE SIMILAR ISSUES AS U.S. FIRMS IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELTN LY ETRD ECPS EPET CH |
09TRIPOLI755 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT AUGUST 26 [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel invitation on September 14 with no further information from the Government of Libya. The Government is closed September 17-September 23 for Eid al-Fitr. However, Libya's Ministry-equivalent of Foreign Affairs has previously indicated that FM Musa Kusa will depart t [...] | 2009-09-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LY |
09TUNIS110 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Central Bank Cuts Key Rate 0.75 Basis Points B. Trade Deficit Narrows 47.3 Percent C. Tunisia Eyes Energy Surplus D. Maghreb Arab Union Still Struggling for Unity E. GOT Authorizes [...] | 2009-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS137 | 2009 Special 301 Review - TUNISIA - Post Input [...] (U) Post recommends that Tunisia not be included on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List, given the GOT's improved IPR practices. While there is room for improvement in IPR enforcement efforts, particularly in the fields of optical media and software piracy, the GOT has set up inter-agency commissio [...] | 2009-03-10 08:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD TS |
09TUNIS160 | THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: IMPACT ON TUNISIA [...] (C) The global economic crisis is affecting Tunisia, but, so far, to a lesser degree than some other emerging market countries. Tunisia's financial sector, by virtue of its limited development and insulation from international credit markets, remains largely unscathed. However, exports, esp [...] | 2009-03-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS171 | THE ELLOUMI GROUP: A TUNISIAN COMPANY SUCCESS STORY [...] (U) The Elloumi Group calls itself Tunisia's most international company. Starting out as an electrical equipment manufacturer in the late 1940s, the group has grown to become one of Tunisia's most diverse and successful global companies, expanding operations into cable and electrical compon [...] | 2009-03-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS210 | MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION BRINGS UP OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) During an Embassy reception, a senior Tunisian official from the Ministry of Transportation told the Ambassador the GOT is very interested in having an Open Skies Agreement with the United States and wants to proceed quickly through concrete actions. He suggested bilateral meetings bet [...] | 2009-04-06 07:28:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV TS |
09TUNIS216 | THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN TUNISIA: Potential Opportunities [...] This cable provides a comprehensive overview of the insurance sector in Tunisia. Law No. 2008-8, passed by the Tunisian Parliament on February 11, 2008, amended the insurance code and opened the sector to foreign competition. This provides opportunities for US companies to consider investing [...] | 2009-04-07 09:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD EFIN TS |
09TUNIS221 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Algeria Trade Agreement B. Gulf Investments C. Europe Submarine Internet Cable Deal D. Indian Company Fertilizer Plant E. Unemployment Increase --------------------- [...] | 2009-04-08 13:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS |
09TUNIS293 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Economic Crisis Affecting Exports B. Foreign Investment Down 45 Percent C. Online Travel Booking System By 2010 D. Brokers Create Guarantee Fund For Non-Commercial Risks E. Low Inf [...] | 2009-05-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS |
09TUNIS371 | TUNISIA'S IT SECTOR GROWING, BUT SOME CHALLENGES [...] Tunisia's Ministry of Communications recently announced that the IT sector grew 17.8 percent from 2008 to 2009, contributing 10 percent of GDP and poised to create over 10,000 jobs per year. In the face of the economic crisis, this sector continues to grow. Already, mobile telephone penetra [...] | 2009-06-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC FAO EINV TS |
09TUNIS394 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia: A. New Trade Minister B. Tunisia Targets Sub-Saharan Africa for Trade C. Tunisian Auto Parts Industry Rescued by FDI D. Tunisia Tourism Revenue Up Three Percent E. Morocco and Tunisia Plan Direct Currency Ex [...] | 2009-06-18 10:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS XA |
09TUNIS44 | TUNISIA'S PILLARS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH SHOWING WEAR [...] (C) The GOT is struggling to manage the growing impact of the international economic crisis. The GOT recently ratcheted down 2009 GDP growth projections from five to four percent. Exporters, suffering from the downturn in Europe, are directing their focus to managing fixed costs in an effort [...] | 2009-01-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS450 | GOT LAYS OUT INVESTMENT STRATEGY IN 11TH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) The 11th Annual Carthage Investment Forum, held in Hammamet June 24-25, was the GOT's chance to showcase Tunisia as an investment destination. The Forum, which brought out high-level GOT representation, highlighted some non-traditional sectors of the economy, such as aviation, tech offsh [...] | 2009-07-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS454 | POLITICS RATTLE THE TUNISIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF [...] (C/NF) What was to be a routine Elective General Assembly for the Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce turned out to be less so when TACC's President, Mondher Ben Ayed, announced he was not running for re-election. Popular among the membership and credited for repairing TACC's broken finance [...] | 2009-07-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS539 | IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...] | 2009-07-31 16:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS54 | TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS |
09TUNIS56 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Strengthen Economic Ties B. World Bank Forecasts Current Account Deficit Downward C. The GOT Adjusts Domestic Fuel Prices Down D. Tunisia 2008 Trade Deficit Jumps 3 [...] | 2009-01-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS562 | TUNISIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MAGHREB INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Tunisian opinions are plentiful and varied on the future of Maghreb integration. During a recent round table organized by Post and in the course of speaking with private sector individuals, it was apparent that Tunisians recognize the benefits of integration, but are cynical about its r [...] | 2009-08-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS608 | NEW FRANCHISE LAW CREATES A POTENTIAL OPENING IN [...] (SBU) President Ben Ali signed a law August 12 regulating commercial distribution, which included a much-anticipated provision on franchising. Until now, Tunisia has not provided adequate protection for international franchises, which discouraged significant potential investment. The Tunis [...] | 2009-08-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS615 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia Creates Consumer Agency B. New, More Comprehensive IPR Law C. Rain and Subsidies Result in a Strong Cereal Harvest D. US $4 million Ecotourism Project in North-West Tunisia [...] | 2009-08-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TS |
09TUNIS727 | PROSPECTS FOR THE OPIC-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Although Tunisia's current energy picture hardly includes renewables, growing unmet domestic demand and an agreement signed with Italy to provide power via an undersea cable present opportunities in this sector. A handful of Tunisian government agencies deal with renewables, among them [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS744 | TUNISIA AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Ambassador to Tunisia, Ghazi Zibari, told the Ambassador on October 1 that Tunisia does not meddle in Iraqi affairs, and saw no constructive role that Tunisia might play in Iraq's January elections. Zibari appeared ill-informed on the question of Tunisian foreign fighters, [...] | 2009-10-06 08:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD TS IZ |
09TUNIS747 | EIZENSTAT WORKING TO REVIVE INITIATIVE FOR MAGHREB [...] (SBU) During an October 1 presentation to a group of elite Tunisian business leaders, former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Eizenstat discussed Maghreb integration. Eizenstat chalked up the failure of his Clinton-era initiative to shifting priorities with the change of administrations [...] | 2009-10-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS756 | PRIME MINISTER GHANNOUCHI ON BILATERAL TRADE, [...] (C) Tunisian Prime Minister Ghannouchi told the Ambassador on October 7 that he hoped to find ways to increase bilateral trade and particularly to boost Tunisian exports to the U.S. The Prime Minister wished the exemptions on certain Tunisian export products under the Generalized System of Pref [...] | 2009-10-09 16:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TS |
09TUNIS76 | TUNISIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) The information on Tunisia in the Department of Labor's 2007 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor remains accurate, to the best of Post's knowledge. The Government of Tunisia (GOT) did not respond to Post's requests for information about its activities in this area during 2008. [...] | 2009-02-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TS |
09TUNIS781 | TUNISIA INFORMED ABOUT U.S. INTEREST IN PARTNERING [...] (SBU) On October 19, the Ambassador passed a non-paper outlining the U.S. approach to multilateral food security efforts to Tunisian Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohammed Jouini. Jouini offered no substantive response but undertook to consult with his colleagues in the [...] | 2009-10-21 15:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD TS |
09TUNIS783 | TUNISIAN MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT WANTS TO REVIVE [...] (SBU) During an October 19 introductory call, Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohammed Jouini told the Ambassador he lamented the loss of momentum in the bilateral economic dialogue since the promising TIFA Council meetings in March of 2008 and hoped to see the process re [...] | 2009-10-21 17:11:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAIR PREL TS |
09TUNIS827 | TUNISIAN FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES OPEN SKIES AND [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Tunisian Minister of Finance Mohamed Rachid Kechich discussed the U.S.-Tunisian trade relationship, Open Skies, franchising, and the possibility of a U.S. trade delegation in early 2010. Kechich expressed a strong desire to improve the bilateral trade relationship, bu [...] | 2009-11-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ECON TS |
09TUNIS829 | TUNISIA WANTS TO REVIVE TIFA TALKS, GIVES MIXED [...] (SBU) After Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Jouini expressed interest in reviving the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process (stalled since March 2008,) Tunisia Country Officer Molly Hayes and Emboffs met with the Americas Desk representatives of the M [...] | 2009-11-13 06:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR EINV ECON EIPR TS |
09TUNIS843 | TUNISIA AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has underscored its commitment to food security by promoting itself as a leader on the issue on the domestic and international fronts. President Ben Ali attended the Rome World Summit on Food Security and all major Tunisian media outlets have devoted their [...] | 2009-11-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD TS |
09TUNIS86 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. FDI in Tunisia Up 51.1 Percent in 2008 B. Industry Exports Down C. GOT To Boost Maritime and Air Transport D. Tunisia and Jordan Sign 16 Cooperation Agreements E. Two Tunisian Comp [...] | 2009-02-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS890 | TUNISIA TO UNVEIL ENFIDHA BEN ALI AIRPORT [...] (SBU) On December 4, Enfidha Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali Airport is set to receive its inaugural flight. Constructed in only 24 months, the airport is located 100 kms south of Tunis and is significantly larger than Tunis-Carthage International Airport. The first of four terminals has a capacity [...] | 2009-12-03 15:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS907 | PROGRESS ON TUNISIA'S OPENING TO FOREIGN FRANCHISES [...] (SBU) According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Government of Tunisia (GOT) plans to issue the implementation decree for an August 2009 law governing franchises in February 2010 -- a decree that will allow international franchises to operate under Tunisian law. In addition, a Central Bank re [...] | 2009-12-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09ULAANBAATAR213 | MCC, DEFENSE ISSUES TOP MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 10:00:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON ETRD MARR PGOV PREL MG CD KS |
09ULAANBAATAR236 | Summary of High-Level Meetings during CODEL Boehner [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9 and 10, Members of the Congressional Delegation headed by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio met with Prime Minister S. Bayar and President Ts. Elbegdorj during the course their visit to Mongolia to review the impact of the current economic crisis and issues r [...] | 2009-08-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD AMGT ASEC AFIN MG |
09ULAANBAATAR244 | Mongolian Parliament Passes Long Awaited, Absolutely [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, the Mongolian Parliament amended four key laws, which will allow the government to sign and execute the much anticipated agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper and gold project. This immense project promises to generate tens of billions of dollars, and finally o [...] | 2009-08-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG |
09ULAANBAATAR315 | Key Mongolian Mining Deal Still On Track [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks into the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement (OTIA) all parties seem committed to satisfying its conditions precedent. The companies have sent the first USD 100 million of a USD 250 million cash advance as promised while the Government of Mongolia (GOM) has honored its i [...] | 2009-10-29 08:25:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG |
09ULAANBAATAR375 | MONGOLIA-DPRK ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE; GOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. UNDRAA Agvaanluvsan, professor of nuclear energy issues and policy at Stanford University and newly appointed Deputy Director of the in-house think tank of Mongolia's National Security Council, informed Embassy officers on December 26 that the DPRK and Mongolia continue to dis [...] | 2009-12-29 07:15:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL SCUL MG |
09ULAANBAATAR87 | MONGOLIAN MINING DEBATE SUGGESTS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Late into the night on March 2, the Mongolian National Security Council reportedly voted 2 to 1 to approve the long-delayed investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia's South Gobi desert region. According to several sources, Prime Minister S. Bayar and [...] | 2009-03-30 08:27:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MG |
09UNVIEVIENNA129 | FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES [...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...] | 2009-03-26 15:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA199 | UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW [...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...] | 2009-05-04 13:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA347 | UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement [...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...] | 2009-07-22 15:13:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA356 | UNCITRAL Adopts Insolvency Practice Guide At Commission [...] (U) Summary and Background. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) held its forty-second session in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. UNCITRAL is composed of 60 member states, including the United States. The session was also attended by 26 observer states, [...] | 2009-07-24 15:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA399 | UNVIE Registers U.S. Intent on UNCITRAL with WEOG Chair [...] Per reftel action request, on August 24 UNA officers raised the issue of U.S. reelection to the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) with Harry Macdonald, from the United Kingdom (UK) Permanent Mission, which is current WEOG Chair in Vienna. UNA officers previewed our intent to [...] | 2009-08-24 15:19:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECIN ETRD PREL UN UNCITRAL |
09UNVIEVIENNA423 | UNIDO Formally Invites U.S. to December General Conference [...] Summary. Attending the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 2009 bi-annual General Conference as an official observer, while demonstrating U.S. interest in learning more about the organization's work, is procedurally straightforward, involving a simple registration form and a namepla [...] | 2009-09-11 12:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA440 | UNIDO DG Yumkella: UNIDO and U.S. Share Common Vision [...] SUMMARY. The U.S. and UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) share common philosophies and visions when it comes to "greening" industry, improving the developing world's trade capacity and access to markets, and environmental sustainability, according to Director General Yumkella. In [...] | 2009-09-23 15:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA454 | Meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration -Revision [...] (U) Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, [...] | 2009-10-02 14:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA455 | MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRATION - REVISION [...] Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, 200 [...] | 2009-10-02 14:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA468 | UNCITRAL Sorieul Hails U.S. Support, More Needed [...] UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) benefits from unwavering U.S. support, and hopes that it can count on the U.S. for support for an increased budget as well as political assistance in helping UNCITRAL strike the right balance between its technical work and political visibility [...] | 2009-10-14 08:23:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA525 | UNCITRAL SECURED TRANSACTIONS NEGOTIATIONS NEARING [...] Summary. Excellent progress was made during the November 2-6 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group (WG) discussions on a Supplement to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions ("the Guide") that deals with security rights in intellect [...] | 2009-11-18 15:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA537 | IRAN TO PRESIDE AS PRESIDENT OF UNIDO GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nominated by Asia Group without objection, Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh is poised to be elected by acclamation at the upcoming December 7-11 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference. Along with Iran's upcoming chairmanship of the Commission o [...] | 2009-12-01 15:07:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA560 | Assistant Secretary Brimmer Meets with UNODC, UNIDO [...] Summary. In December 1 meetings with Antonio Costa, Executive Director of UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),and Kandeh Yumkella, the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer [...] | 2009-12-15 07:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA572 | UNIDO GENERAL CONFERENCE: YUMKELLA WINS REELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Working-level Mission Officers and Acting UN Counselor attended the December 7 - 11 UNIDO General Conference as informal guests, sitting at the rear and dispensing with name plates. The overall tone of the five-day Conference was positive. Resolutions reflected this year's th [...] | 2009-12-17 11:27:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA582 | UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement Makes Progress [...] SUMMARY. At its December 7-11 meeting, the UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement made significant progress in a second reading of the current draft revisions to the 1994 Model Law, but did not cover all of the articles. The remaining articles should be addressed at the next meeting in Apri [...] | 2009-12-22 13:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AU AORC EINV ETRD UN UNCITRAL |
09USEUBRUSSELS1420 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solid agenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS241 | NO EU FUNDING PLANS FOR AIRBUS A350XWB [...] (SBU) According to officials at DG Transport and Energy and DG Competition, the European Union has no plans to fund the development of the Airbus A350XWB or to provide launch aid. 2. (SBU) Industry contacts have heard no rumors of funding from Brussels, but thought that there would be pres [...] | 2009-02-20 14:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ETRD EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS622 | INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE [...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...] | 2009-04-30 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS814 | EU/BURMA SANCTIONS: HOW U.S. CAN HELP [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 6 and 12. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: EU ministers will discuss options for the EU Burma sanctions policy at the June 15 GAERC. No final decision is expected before a verdict is issued in the current Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial. Bank designations are [...] | 2009-06-12 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PGOV ETRD EMIN PHUM KDEM BM EUN FR |
09USEUBRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK1161 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE - U.S. PROMOTES [...] (SBU) The UN General Assembly completed action December 24 on the last of the 46 draft resolutions and decisions for the 2009 session of the Second (Economic and Financial) Committee, notably achieving consensus results on all but six. USUN approached the committee's work with intensified eng [...] | 2009-12-24 18:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD SENV UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK194 | MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON REVISION OF [...] Summary. UNCITRAL Working Group II met in New York February 9-13 to continue its second reading of the draft revised model arbitration rules. The Working Group completed its review of nine articles: 18 through 26. (The draft text currently contains 41 articles.) Considerable discussion was [...] | 2009-02-27 21:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN |
09USUNNEWYORK339 | UN ON DEFENDING AUTHORITIES OF THE TRIPARTITE CORE [...] (C) On March 30 PolCouns met with Tamrat Samuel, head of the UN's Asia and Pacific Division, and made reftel points about the Burmese government imposing restrictions on the authorities of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG). Samuel was grateful for our update of the situation and appreciative of [...] | 2009-03-31 23:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD BM |
09USUNNEWYORK521 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BOTSWANA FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, Botswana FM Mompati Merafhe told Ambassador Rice that Botswana would balance support for Zimbabwean social ministries controlled by the MDC and revitalization of the economy with the necessity of continuing to deny access to foreign credit to ZANU-PF leaders. To this [...] | 2009-05-19 22:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA SOCI KHIV ETRD ELAB BC ZI MA |
09USUNNEWYORK861 | UGANDA TO CONSIDER ERITREA SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: During a September 20 bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, USUN Ambassador Rice underlined that the U.S. supports a sanctions resolution on Eritrea that includes a condemnation and action in response to Eritrea,s destabilizing activities in both Somalia and D [...] | 2009-09-29 15:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ER ETRD MARR PNAT PREL PTER SO SU UG |
09USUNNEWYORK874 | ERITREA SANCTIONS: UGANDA PUSHES P3 FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (SBU) Guidance request - see para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The P-3 and Uganda met to discuss possible sanctions on Eritrea. France agreed Council action is necessary; UK also agreed on the need to act, but starting with existing mechanisms, such as the Somalia sanctions regime (UNSCR 1844) [...] | 2009-10-06 14:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNP PTER PNAT ETRD MARR USUN AU SU ER SO |
09USUNNEWYORK905 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON UN COMMISSION ON [...] Summary: On October 12, the Sixth Committee discussed the Report on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Soo-Geun Oh, Chairman of UNCITRAL, summarized the activities of the 42nd session of UNCITRAL on June 29-July 17. Following the opening remarks, twenty-one [...] | 2009-10-13 21:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV UNGA |
09VALLETTA222 | MALTA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 15:26:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MT |
09VALLETTA472 | MALTA: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING OR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MT |
09VANCOUVER205 | CODEL BOEHNER HEARS THE CANADIAN SIDE ON BUY AMERICA [...] (U) Summary: A Congressional Delegation (Codel) headed by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) met with Canadian business, municipal and provincial representatives to discuss the impact of ARRA Buy America provisions on cross-border trade. The Codel heard first-hand accounts of how Buy Ame [...] | 2009-08-19 20:03:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CA ETRD OVIP |
09VATICAN117 | VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...] | 2009-11-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN131 | POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO [...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...] | 2009-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ETRD CU VT |
09VIENNA101 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...] | 2009-01-27 10:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR |
09VIENNA1018 | Film Piracy: Austrian Distributors Detail Enforcement [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD KIPR AU |
09VIENNA107 | AUSTRIA'S ECON MINISTRY FAVORS A NON-HORMONE BEEF [...] (SBU) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel talking points to Gabriele Meon-Tschuertz, Head of U.S. trade in the Department of European Integration and Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy. Meon-Tschuertz declined to give an official GOA reaction, saying the issue is an EU matter [...] | 2009-01-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EUN AU |
09VIENNA1113 | BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA [...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...] | 2009-09-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1115 | AUSTRIAN DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY EXPRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Josef Mayer, Austrian Ministry of Economics Director of Foreign Trade and EU Integration, said he would like to revive informal commercial talks with the U.S. and hopes to pursue the subject in Washington in October. He also cited the Ukraine as the next market with great poten [...] | 2009-09-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU |
09VIENNA1168 | AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AU |
09VIENNA1279 | Readout of OECD Nanotechnology Roundtable in Vienna [...] SUMMARY: A key theme at the OECD Roundtable on "Risk Governance Policy for Nanotechnology" in Vienna September 25 was that public perception of risk -- even in the absence of good data -- is becoming a driving force in nanotechnology regulation in some OECD states. Delegates advised breaking o [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR AT EU |
09VIENNA1353 | Demarche Delivered (Biotech Votes at Oct. 19 EU Meetings) [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Austria's Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management; Health Ministry; and Ministry for Economic Affairs. 2. (U) Dr. Michel Haas (of Austria's Health Ministry) told FAS representative that Austria will vote ag [...] | 2009-10-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO AU |
09VIENNA1381 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: AUSTRIA INSISTING ON [...] (SBU) Emboffs discussed reftel with Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Department of Multilateral Trade at the Economics Ministry, and Ingrid Frasl, Legal Advisor on WTO issues. Habermayer said the GOA fully supports the EC?s proposal to create a mandatory Geographical Indications (GI) register [...] | 2009-10-27 09:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR AU |
09VIENNA1605 | Austrian Wood-Pellet Industry Seeking US Joint Ventures [...] SUMMARY: Austria's wood-pellet industry has approached Post, seeking to promote joint ventures and other commercial cooperation in advanced biomass heating. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 4, Embassy representatives met with Christian Rakos, head of ProPellets (an Austrian association that prom [...] | 2009-12-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON ETRD KGHG AU |
09VIENNA202 | EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE VOTE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to contacts in Austria's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Cabinet of the Minister and departments of International Trade and Plant Cultivation),Ministry of Health (departments of Biotechnology and Consumer Health),and Economic Ministry (Department of Mul [...] | 2009-02-24 08:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA270 | Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...] | 2009-03-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL IR AU |
09VIENNA312 | Europe's AgBiotech Nemesis on a Roll: Austria Follows [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government sees itself "on a roll" in its long-standing campaign against agricultural biotech following the EU Environment Council's March 2 decision allowing Austria (and Hungary) to maintain national bans on cultivation of two EU-approved genetically-modified corn vari [...] | 2009-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA354 | US-Austrian Trade Down Sharply as Industry Struggles [...] The economic crisis has badly hit trade between the U.S. and Austria, according to preliminary 2008 statistics issued this month by the Austrian Federal Statistics Office (Statistik Austria) and the Economic Chamber (WKO). U.S. and Austrian exports fell by similar proportions in 2008 (about [...] | 2009-03-25 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU |
09VIENNA394 | Agricultural Biotech Outreach Shows Faint [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From March 2 to 4, Embassy Vienna carried out a series of biotech outreach activities. The target audience of the program consisted of agricultural students, farmers, farmers' representatives, and government officials. Two U.S. farmers from Iowa reported about their long-ter [...] | 2009-04-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09VIENNA504 | Austrian NGOs Support World IPR Day [...] According to the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Austria, intellectual property employs 180,000 Austrians and creates EUR 8 billion in added value. To appeal to local pride and improve public awareness, IPR advocacy groups have highlighted the losses suffered by local [...] | 2009-04-28 10:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINT AU |
09VIENNA557 | U.S.-Austrian Trade Still Falling Sharply [...] Overall U.S.-Austria trade numbers continued to worsen in January/February 2009. According to Austria's Federal Statistics Office and Economic Chamber, U.S. trade with Austria suffered a sharp decline with exports falling by 38.5 percent from January/February 2008, and imports from Austria de [...] | 2009-05-08 12:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU |
09VIENNA559 | Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...] | 2009-05-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA606 | AUSTRIA HAS LOW-KEY INVOLVEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) The Austrian government participates in the EU's "broad dialogue" with Cuba, which was officially revived in June 2008 after a period of suspension. Human rights and democracy are part of this dialogue. According to Austria's MFA, GoA officials also raise human rights issues "when approp [...] | 2009-05-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL AU |
09VIENNA804 | Austria Pushing Member State "Self-Determination" Over [...] (U) At the EU Agricultural Council in Luxembourg June 25, Austria proposed establishing Member State (MS) "self-determination" over cultivating transgenic agricultural crops, even those approved by the European Commission. Building on four qualified majority votes (the latest in March 2009) ag [...] | 2009-07-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA805 | Austria's Schizophrenic Approach to Nanotechnology [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrian government is investing heavily in nanotechnology -- as part of a well-funded campaign to regain leadership in science and research -- but given Austria's poor track record in public acceptance of new technologies (including nuclear energy and green biotech),the GoA [...] | 2009-07-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR OSCI TNGD |
09VIENTIANE112 | CHINA'S DOMINANT INVESTMENT PRESENCE IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investment, and often demographic presence, in the northern Lao provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo dominates visitors' impressions and still appears to be growing rapidly. While many local government officials are clearly sensitive to the appearance of being [...] | 2009-03-06 09:32:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CN ECON ETRD LA PREL EINV |
09VIENTIANE113 | CORRECTED COPY - COKE PREPARING RETURN TO LAOS [...] (SBU) On March 3 econoff met with Bjorn Jensen, Director of Strategic Planning for Coca Cola in Southeast and West Asia and Ernest Bower, founder and previous head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, who is currently a partner in a Washington-based consulting firm. According to Mr. Jensen, C [...] | 2009-03-11 06:30:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE138 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 07:24:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM LA BM |
09VIENTIANE202 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: ADB CAPITAL INCREASE [...] Econoff delivered points in ref A to MFA Department of Economic Affairs Director General Latsamy Keomany. Mr. Latsamy agreed the planned 200% general capital increase was a good idea, and also agreed anti-corruption measures were useful, although hard to implement. Mr. Latsamy promised to s [...] | 2009-04-29 07:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB LA |
09VIENTIANE238 | GMS:PROXIMITY AND POLITICS FOCUSES CHINESE [...] This is the second in a series of cables from Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane on the Greater Mekong Subregion's (GMS) R3A highway (ref a). These cables have been coordinated with Consulate General Chengdu. This cable was co-drafted by econ officers at both Vientiane and Ch [...] | 2009-05-19 02:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELTN EWWT CH LA TH |
09VIENTIANE29 | CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA IN LAOS FOR APPF MEETS LAO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. House Asia Subcommittee Chairman Faleomavaega, in Vientiane to attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) reviewed the U.S.-Laos bilateral relationship with the Lao Prime Minister, Acting Foreign Minister, and Deputy National Assembly Speaker. In each of his thr [...] | 2009-01-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD LA OREP PARM PREL |
09VIENTIANE389 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...] | 2009-08-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA |
09VIENTIANE406 | SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...] | 2009-08-20 10:58:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | BM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE594 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...] | 2009-12-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA |
09VILNIUS238 | LITHUANIAN POLICE CLOSE AN ILLEGAL CD PLANT [...] On April 21, Lithuanian Police completed a long-term undercover operation by closing an illegal CD-R and DVD-R production facility in the city of Siauliai. The owner of a computer store and internet cafe also ran a small CD plant at his home and was supplying the entire Siauliai region with p [...] | 2009-04-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR LH |
09VILNIUS266 | LITHUANIA IS NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL LH |
09VILNIUS436 | RUSSIA HITS LITHUANIAN TRUCKING [...] (SBU) On August 3, Russian customs officials began giving additional attention to Lithuanian trucking firms' transport documentation, including Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) carnets, at Russia-Latvia border posts. As part of this effort, Russian customs officials required that truc [...] | 2009-08-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON LH RS |
09VILNIUS715 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. On December 18th Ambassador Derse made her first call on Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevicius to learn more about Lithuania's agricultural sector, which accounts for 4.5% of Lithuania's GDP. They shared ideas on business exchange opportunities such as the upcoming visit of ag [...] | 2009-12-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LH |
09VILNIUS9 | LITHUANIA IMPOSES HIGHEST FINE YET FOR USE OF [...] The Klaipeda City Court imposed Lithuania's largest IPR-related fine ever for the use of unlicensed software on November 13. The Court found Alex Naval, a marine design and engineering company, guilty of using unlicensed software for commercial gain and fined it 300,000 Litas (about 124,000 [...] | 2009-01-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR LH |
09VLADIVOSTOK100 | NAKHODKA LOOKS TO OIL AND GAS FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nakhodka city officials, the financial crisis has not hurt the city's economic potential. Unemployment is low and the construction of oil and gas infrastructure, as well as housing for the expected influx of (mostly Russian) workers, is expected to increase Nakhodka [...] | 2009-09-26 01:29:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN ELAB EWWT PGOV |
09VLADIVOSTOK109 | SAKHALIN GOVERNOR PUSHEDS FOR MORE COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Sakhalin Region Governor Khoroshavin would like to strengthen business and cultural ties with the United States. U.S. businesses such as Exxon Mobil employ hundreds in Sakhalin, and many local students speak English, but Khoroshavin said that U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI [...] | 2009-11-16 00:21:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAIR EPET ETRD CMGT RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK114 | ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...] | 2009-12-02 03:07:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US |
09VLADIVOSTOK5 | FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...] | 2009-01-29 08:34:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK89 | FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BLAMED U.S. FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 500 people from 13 countries and 16 Russian regions attended the Fourth Far Eastern International Economic Forum. Few high-ranking GOR officials attended. The low turnout was blamed on the financial crisis. Much of the forum, entitled, "Russian Far East Development Strat [...] | 2009-09-11 05:32:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL TSPA RS CH |
09VLADIVOSTOK9 | YAKUTSK: DISPATCH FROM COLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD [...] Vladivostok Political/Economic Officer and FSN paid a mid-winter visit to Yakutsk and met with several officials of the Sakha Republic. Officials discussed economic and development plans for the area, including infrastructure development, possible areas of cooperation with United States busi [...] | 2009-02-09 07:57:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ETRD RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK91 | INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...] | 2009-09-14 02:20:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK98 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...] | 2009-09-22 03:00:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN |
09WARSAW1063 | REPLY DEMARCHE BIOTECH VOTES. [...] Poland will vote against biotech variety approvals reftel at the Agriculture Council and the Standing Committee on Food Chain meetings scheduled October 19. This vote conforms to the Polish Council of Minister's decision of December 2008 to vote against all biotech events at the EU level, con [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO SP |
09WARSAW1122 | POLAND TO SIGN LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tusk's energy committee is expected to approve today, November 4, a new agreement with Russia on gas and transit through 2037. The deal will then go to the Council of Ministers for final approval, probably on Tuesday, November 10. The contract includes a reduce [...] | 2009-11-05 07:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG ETRD PGOV PL |
09WARSAW1211 | POLAND: OUT OF CYCLE REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. We assess the Polish Government's (GoP's) November 23 Out-of-Cycle review (OCR) submission as credible. The GoP has tightened its efforts to fight IPR violations, particularly with regard to internet piracy, to strengthen public awareness of the value of IP, and to [...] | 2009-12-10 18:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PL |
09WARSAW191 | AUTO WEAKNESS MANAGABLE, BUT EU-15 PROTECTIONISM [...] (U) Summary. Poland,s relatively well balanced economy has shielded Poles from the worst of the global financial crisis and recession, but weakening exports are finally bringing the global recession home. Automobile manufacturing, Poland,s largest export industry, began to weaken in September [...] | 2009-02-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PL |
09WARSAW199 | BIOTECHNOLOGY CORN EVENT DEMARCHE [...] FAS Agricultural Counselor delivered reftel demarche on Pioneer and Syngenta GMO corn hybrid approvals at the Ministry of Environment, February 20, 2009, meeting with New Technologies Department Director, Agnieszka Dalbiak. Dalbiak said Poland has not decided how it will vote on February 25 i [...] | 2009-02-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW225 | POLAND: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Poland be removed from the Special 301 Watch List. In 2008, Poland consolidated and extended the major advances it made during 2007 in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Improved enforcement was highlighted in February, when Polish police raid [...] | 2009-03-02 15:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PL |
09WARSAW259 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Removing Poland from the Special 301 Watch List now would acknowledge progress on traditional intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, and -- if the USG decides in the future to use the Special 301 process to draw attention to market access issues like those troubling the in [...] | 2009-03-10 16:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PL |
09WARSAW277 | POLAND - NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PL |
09WARSAW365 | DAIRY GENETICS SUCCESS [...] Summary: This cable outlines 18 months of diplomatic work and USDA programs that resulted in a new market opening for U.S. farm exports to the European Union's largest new member, Poland. April 1 the Holstein Association USA and the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Milk Producer [...] | 2009-04-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW387 | LEGACY USDA LOCAL CURRENCY FUNDS [...] Summary. The cable requests approval from FAS/W for use of zloty-denominated funds remaining from a series of Section 416(b) commodities' grants from 1989-1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity assistance from that period totaled roughly $194 million, and some $62 million in zloty eq [...] | 2009-04-10 13:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PL |
09WARSAW420 | POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...] | 2009-04-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL |
09WARSAW424 | POLAND: BURMA SANCTIONS SHOULD BE BETTER TARGETED [...] (C) The Polish MFA supports the concept of "better-targeted" U.S. and EU sanctions against Burma and strengthening diplomatic engagement with the regime. On April 17, Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor at the MFA's Africa-Pacific Department, told us that she was encouraged by the U.S. review [...] | 2009-04-20 14:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM PL |
09WARSAW46 | HEALTH MINISTRY UPDATES REIMBURSEMENT LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Ministry of Health has released an update to its reimbursement list. The updated list contains about 10 innovative drugs that do not have generic competitors, and some of those are manufactured by U.S. companies. U.S. companies will also benefit from reductions in req [...] | 2009-01-14 17:11:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO ETRD KIPR PL |
09WARSAW477 | RUSSIAN, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERS KEEP FOCUS NARROW [...] (C) Despite the tense regional dynamics surrounding the visit (NATO explusions, Georgian coups and the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership) the May 6 meeting in Moscow between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski focused mainly on bilateral issues, according to the MFA's [...] | 2009-05-11 05:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PL RS GG MD |
09WARSAW521 | CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...] | 2009-05-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL |
09WARSAW59 | POLAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses 2. The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards 3. The 1961 Geneva European Convention on International Trade Arbitration 4. The 1972 Moscow Convention on Arbitration Resolution of Civ [...] | 2009-01-20 07:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL |
09WARSAW915 | POLAND'S VIEW ON UNAPPROVED BIOTECH VARIETIES IN U.S. [...] Summary. Poland likely supports, or will abstain from voting, on suspended U.S. soybean shipments due to the EU zero tolerance for unapproved biotech varieties -- if the September 7 Ag Ministers Council meeting discusses the issue. End summary. 2. August 28, Ag Counselor delivered reftel [...] | 2009-09-04 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW97 | BEEF HORMONES: POLES LOOKING FOR A DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On instructions from the government of Prime Minister Tusk, officials from the Polish Agriculture Ministry asked EMBOFFS January 29 what concrete steps Poland could take to have its products removed from the retaliation list in [...] | 2009-01-29 16:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR PL EU |
09WELLINGTON108 | UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...] | 2009-05-01 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON115 | UPDATE ON NZ COPYRIGHT LAW SECTION 92A - [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 12, New Zealand's Minister of Commerce Simon Power met with representatives of the NZ copyright industry and GNZ officials to discuss a three-step plan to re-draft and enact section 92A of the Copyright (New Technologies) Act by end of 2009. This particular section of [...] | 2009-05-14 23:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR NZ |
09WELLINGTON122 | NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES US DAIRY [...] (SBU) In a lunch today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Charge, the former opened the conversation by noting the New Zealand Government,s strong negative reaction to the recent dairy subsidy announcement by the USG. McCully remarked that the decision by the EU and US to [...] | 2009-05-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON128 | NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE ASSESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser categorized all his meetings in Washington as extremely successful; he also expressed decidedly negative reactions to recent dairy export subsidy measures by the U.S. and EU. Groser outlined his plans to revamp NZ development assistance [...] | 2009-06-04 23:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON18 | PM JOHN KEY OFFERS ECONOMIC ASSURANCES AND GENERALITIES [...] (U) Summary: On January 15, Prime Minister John Key held his first high-level meeting of the New Year to address growing negative economic news. Major financial research firms recently forecast significant contraction in the New Zealand economy resulting in a projected fifth quarter of no gro [...] | 2009-01-20 02:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON27 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES INTEREST WHILE FONTERRA [...] (U) Summary: In a week of poor economic news, the Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate to record lows while New Zealand's largest company Fonterra registered sharp losses that will translate into a 1 percent GDP reduction this year. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party held its [...] | 2009-01-30 05:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON275 | Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...] | 2009-09-18 02:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR |
09WELLINGTON287 | Foreign Minister on U.S. Relationship, Trade, Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 26 introductory call, Foreign Minister Murray McCully warmly welcomed the Charge and emphasized that his door is always open for future meetings. McCully said the New Zealand Government puts a "huge priority" on building the relationship with the U.S., and he [...] | 2009-09-30 02:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID |
09WELLINGTON313 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-06 22:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU |
09WELLINGTON317 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-07 02:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP |
09WELLINGTON327 | New Zealand Lead Negotiator Discusses Vision and Challenges [...] (SBU) Summary. During a December 15 courtesy call, the Ambassador engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trans-Pacific Agreement Lead Negotiator Mark Sinclair on his views of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Sinclair expressed his hope that New Zealand and the United States will work closel [...] | 2009-12-21 06:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV NZ ECON ECIN EINV |
09WELLINGTON37 | BOEING BIDS TO SELL AIR NEW ZEALAND FIFTEEN NEW AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: Boeing Corporation hopes to secure a new tender for the sale of fifteen new 737s to Air New Zealand worth US$1.2 billion. If successful this will add to Boeing's already lucrative contract to supply the national carrier with state-of-the-art aircraft. Air New Zealand is awaitin [...] | 2009-02-13 03:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAIR EIND EINT EINV ENRG ETRD NZ |
09WELLINGTON59 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - NEW ZEALAND [...] (U) Summary: Post recommends that New Zealand (GNZ) not/not be placed on the Special 301 List in 2009. New Zealand has a comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime that strives to meet its WTO TRIPS obligations with respect to patents, copyright and trademark protection, and has [...] | 2009-03-02 01:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR NZ |
09WELLINGTON68 | NEW ZEALAND'S PRIME MINISTER HOSTS JOB SUMMIT IN HOPES OF [...] (SBU) Summary. With New Zealand's unemployment rate expected to exceed 6 percent by 2010 and to remain around this level until mid-2012, Prime Minister John Key opened a Job Summit in Auckland on February 27. Key invited some 200 participants from business, labor, government and NGOs to deve [...] | 2009-03-09 01:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON70 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is Post's resubmission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for New Zealand. As of end of January 2009, Post submitted ICS as part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide per reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2009 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Open [...] | 2009-03-11 03:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NZ |