Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LILONGWE252
2009-05-12 14:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Lilongwe
Cable title:
MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
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UNCLAS LILONGWE 000252
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL MI
SUBJECT: MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: A. SECSTATE 47369
B. SECSTATE 43681
UNCLAS LILONGWE 000252
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL MI
SUBJECT: MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: A. SECSTATE 47369
B. SECSTATE 43681
1. Malawi voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in the IMF
and has informed Post that it has voted in favor of its World
Bank membership as well.
2. Malawi's Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic
Planning and Development (MEPD) serve as Governor and
Alternate Governor, respectively, to the World Bank. Both
Ministers have recently been out of Lilongwe campaigning for
national elections on May 19 and have been unavailable to
discuss the World Bank vote. Emboffs delivered Ref. B
demarche to the Secretary to the Treasury (the equivalent of
the Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, who also
serves as Malawi's Alternate Governor to the IMF),and to the
Principal Secretary at MEPD.
3. The Department Director at MEPD responsible for processing
Malawi's World Bank ballot subsequently informed Emboff that
Malawi had submitted a Yes vote on Kosovo's membership to the
World Bank.
BODDE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL MI
SUBJECT: MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: A. SECSTATE 47369
B. SECSTATE 43681
1. Malawi voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in the IMF
and has informed Post that it has voted in favor of its World
Bank membership as well.
2. Malawi's Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic
Planning and Development (MEPD) serve as Governor and
Alternate Governor, respectively, to the World Bank. Both
Ministers have recently been out of Lilongwe campaigning for
national elections on May 19 and have been unavailable to
discuss the World Bank vote. Emboffs delivered Ref. B
demarche to the Secretary to the Treasury (the equivalent of
the Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, who also
serves as Malawi's Alternate Governor to the IMF),and to the
Principal Secretary at MEPD.
3. The Department Director at MEPD responsible for processing
Malawi's World Bank ballot subsequently informed Emboff that
Malawi had submitted a Yes vote on Kosovo's membership to the
World Bank.
BODDE