Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ASMARA851
2006-10-16 07:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asmara
Cable title:  

ERITREA: BLUE LANTERN REPORT

Tags:  ECON ETRD ER 
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DE RUEHAE #0851 2890724
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R 160724Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY ASMARA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8490
UNCLAS ASMARA 000851 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR PM/DTTC-BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR

E.O. 12958 DECL: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD ER
SUBJECT: ERITREA: BLUE LANTERN REPORT

REF: STATE 137409

UNCLAS ASMARA 000851

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR PM/DTTC-BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR

E.O. 12958 DECL: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD ER
SUBJECT: ERITREA: BLUE LANTERN REPORT

REF: STATE 137409


1. To date, Post has not participated in the Blue Lantern program.
Should a request be initiated, post will respond. The Government of
Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the economy of Eritrea. Information
is difficult to obtain. Nearly all trade is conducted by the GSE or
the government's political party owned enterprises. The government
does not encourage private sector growth. Since Jan 2005, the GSE
has severely limited imports.


2. Post point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Holly Holzer, Tel:
291-1-12-00-04, Fax: 291-1-12-75-84, email: holzerhc@state.gov.
Estimated departure date: December 2007.

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