Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAPAZ1379
2007-05-18 10:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy La Paz
Cable title:
BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW
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UNCLAS LA PAZ 001379
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/CBA DWINSTEAD AND WHA/AND LPETRONI
USAID FOR LAC/RSD JBISSON, LCORNWELL, JKUNEN, CCAMPBELL,
AND VBULLEN
COMMERCE FOR JANGLIN
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV BL
SUBJECT: BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW
REF: STATE 31404
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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS LA PAZ 001379
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/CBA DWINSTEAD AND WHA/AND LPETRONI
USAID FOR LAC/RSD JBISSON, LCORNWELL, JKUNEN, CCAMPBELL,
AND VBULLEN
COMMERCE FOR JANGLIN
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV BL
SUBJECT: BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW
REF: STATE 31404
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SUMMARY
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1. (U) Post used FY07 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund
(BFIF) monies to support Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's principal
forestry trade show. This cable provides outcome and
expenditure information. End summary.
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EXPOFOREST 2007
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2. (U) BFIF funds supported a March 22-23 business roundtable
at Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's fifth annual forestry and wood
products trade show. Post provided a grant to the Bolivian
Forestry Chamber, whose staff sat on the show's organizing
board and successfully organized two previous roundtables.
Bolivian, U.S., and other firms participated in the event,
along with several indigenous communities. Show organizers
reported that the roundtable attracted more than 200
companies from the United States and eighteen other
countries, with meetings generating agreements and sales
leads worth an estimated $18.7 million.
3. (U) According to its expenditure report, the Bolivian
Forestry Chamber spent $6,370.38 of its $6,525 grant, using
the money to purchase supplies and equipment, prepare
participant credentials, print participant directories, and
pay for newspaper publicity and promotional material. Post
will fax related documentation to EEB/EX staff.
4. (U) BFIF funds also supported the production of an
exhibitors' catalog and several television spots. Post
provided a grant to Chemonics International, whose
USAID-supported Bolivian Trade and Business Competitiveness
(BTBC) project works closely with Expoforest. BTBC staff
arranged the publication and distribution of a full color
catalog listing the names, addresses, and products of the
show's 190 exhibitors and prepared television spots broadcast
on two of Bolivia's most important channels, in one case
during the nightly news program and in the other during a
popular talk show. BTBC staff estimated that 250,000 viewers
saw the spots.
5. (U) According to its expenditure report, Chemonics fully
utilized its $3,725 grant. Post will fax related
documentation to EEB/EX staff.
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COMMENT
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6. (U) Supporting Expoforest 2007 coincided with Mission
goals of improving Bolivian forestry exports'
competitiveness, expanding Bolivian businesses' access to
domestic and international markets, and boosting bilateral
trade. As Bolivian wood products manufacturers currently
send half of all exports to U.S. markets (for doors and
windows, the proportion rises to 94 percent, or an estimated
$17.6 million),the show was a particularly important means
of furthering and expanding commercial relationships. Post
appreciates EEB's continued support of its BFIF program.
GOLDBERG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/CBA DWINSTEAD AND WHA/AND LPETRONI
USAID FOR LAC/RSD JBISSON, LCORNWELL, JKUNEN, CCAMPBELL,
AND VBULLEN
COMMERCE FOR JANGLIN
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV BL
SUBJECT: BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW
REF: STATE 31404
--------------
SUMMARY
--------------
1. (U) Post used FY07 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund
(BFIF) monies to support Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's principal
forestry trade show. This cable provides outcome and
expenditure information. End summary.
--------------
EXPOFOREST 2007
--------------
2. (U) BFIF funds supported a March 22-23 business roundtable
at Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's fifth annual forestry and wood
products trade show. Post provided a grant to the Bolivian
Forestry Chamber, whose staff sat on the show's organizing
board and successfully organized two previous roundtables.
Bolivian, U.S., and other firms participated in the event,
along with several indigenous communities. Show organizers
reported that the roundtable attracted more than 200
companies from the United States and eighteen other
countries, with meetings generating agreements and sales
leads worth an estimated $18.7 million.
3. (U) According to its expenditure report, the Bolivian
Forestry Chamber spent $6,370.38 of its $6,525 grant, using
the money to purchase supplies and equipment, prepare
participant credentials, print participant directories, and
pay for newspaper publicity and promotional material. Post
will fax related documentation to EEB/EX staff.
4. (U) BFIF funds also supported the production of an
exhibitors' catalog and several television spots. Post
provided a grant to Chemonics International, whose
USAID-supported Bolivian Trade and Business Competitiveness
(BTBC) project works closely with Expoforest. BTBC staff
arranged the publication and distribution of a full color
catalog listing the names, addresses, and products of the
show's 190 exhibitors and prepared television spots broadcast
on two of Bolivia's most important channels, in one case
during the nightly news program and in the other during a
popular talk show. BTBC staff estimated that 250,000 viewers
saw the spots.
5. (U) According to its expenditure report, Chemonics fully
utilized its $3,725 grant. Post will fax related
documentation to EEB/EX staff.
--------------
COMMENT
--------------
6. (U) Supporting Expoforest 2007 coincided with Mission
goals of improving Bolivian forestry exports'
competitiveness, expanding Bolivian businesses' access to
domestic and international markets, and boosting bilateral
trade. As Bolivian wood products manufacturers currently
send half of all exports to U.S. markets (for doors and
windows, the proportion rises to 94 percent, or an estimated
$17.6 million),the show was a particularly important means
of furthering and expanding commercial relationships. Post
appreciates EEB's continued support of its BFIF program.
GOLDBERG