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07TOKYO5510	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO5543	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA [...] "Very Odd Change of Leadership" The conservative Sankei editorialized (12/13): "The word 'retirement' appears to be a forbidden one for Russian President Putin, who is scheduled to leave office next spring. First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev, whom Putin has chosen as his heir apparent, decid [...]	2007-12-13 04:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5549	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5559	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5570	The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]	2007-12-14 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5572	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-16 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5589	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/07 [...] Realize peace of mind and affluence: Expand medical services areas offered by nurses and midwives to reduce the burden of doctors. Introduce a direct contract method between authorized child-care centers and users. Ease standards for admission to child-care centers. Establish a school teacher-r [...]	2007-12-17 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5610	JAPAN: INSURANCE ADVOCACY PAYS OFF FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Over the past several months, U.S. insurers have struck deals to market products through Japan's extensive postal network, taking advantage of Japan Post's privatization. They are also poised to capitalize on deregulation measures, set to go into effect December 22, that will allow ban [...]	2007-12-19 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BEXP JA
07TOKYO5641	The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]	2007-12-21 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5668	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5671	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5678	SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE [...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]	2007-12-28 06:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO5689	The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]	2007-12-31 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5694	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO580	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO599	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/07 [...] Name(Time of establishment) 2. Immediate purpose 3. Confronting challenge Â [...]	2007-02-09 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO617	JANUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING [...] SUMMARY: On January 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, [...]	2007-02-13 06:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM JA ENRG
07TOKYO643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO650	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-15 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO659	A/S SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan views positively recent steps taken by the United States to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and is hopeful that progress will be made, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda told visiting Assistant Secretary for International [...]	2007-02-15 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KPAL IS IR LE SU JA
07TOKYO692	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO697	VFM YACHI ATTENDS FIRST JAPAN-RUSSIA STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials told VFM Yachi during his January 23-25 Moscow visit that Russia has no intention of "controlling" or "monopolizing" Central Asia, but said that Moscow should be "an important interlocutor" on issues affecting the region, according to MOFA Russia Division Direct [...]	2007-02-17 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO7	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO748	The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]	2007-02-22 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 05:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO784	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO856	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO859	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO894	POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: FOLLOWING THE MONEY [...] (C) Japan Post,s to-be-privatized insurance and banking entities need to focus on risk management and their asset/liability term mismatch (as much or more than they are focusing on new products) if they are to have a successful initial public offering (IPO). This was the principal conclusion [...]	2007-03-02 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD PREL JA
07TOKYO956	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TORONTO430	Unraveling Canada's Asset-Backed Commercial Credit Crunch [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By agreement among the players, the Canadian non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, which was valued at C$40 billion in August, is frozen until December 14. Canada's market for ABCP sold by non-bank dealers ground to a halt in mid-August after Toronto-based Covent [...]	2007-10-25 18:44:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
07TUNIS1025	ROBERT SMOLIK SPEAKS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND [...] (U) During his three day visit (July 9-11) to Tunisia, FSO and Diplomat-in-Residence Robert Smolik addressed a wide range of audiences, including businesspeople, academics, students, media, GOT officials, and members of civil society groups on the topic of "Good Governance and Economic Growth." [...]	2007-07-31 15:24:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON KCOR TS
07TUNIS1073	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Trade Gap Narrows B. President Signs US $14 Billion Emirati Project Bill C. GOT Offers Tax Amnesty for Capital Repatriation ----------------- Trade Gap Narrows ----------------- [...]	2007-08-09 11:41:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTEX TS
07TUNIS1135	MONCEF BEY: BIG SCREENS, SMALL BILLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The central Tunis "Moncef Bey" market is where most Tunisians go to buy affordable imported and counterfeit electronics. From cell phones to satellite dishes, plasma televisions to washing machines, Moncef Bey has nearly every kind of electronic equipment, household appliance, [...]	2007-08-21 15:48:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN KIPR TS
07TUNIS1159	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Representative Steve Chabot to Tunis from August 29 - August 30, 2007. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, [...]	2007-08-22 15:36:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TS
07TUNIS119	TELECOM MINISTER SINGS PRAISES OF PRIVATIZATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador's January 23 courtesy call, Minister for Communications Technology Montasser Ouaili expressed enthusiasm for increasing US investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, allowing more competition, and for the full privatization of par [...]	2007-01-26 14:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT EINV BEXP OEXC TS
07TUNIS1249	ECONOMIC DELEGATION SPURS GOT ACTION [...] (C) During a September 9-12 visit to Tunisia, the interagency economic delegation headed by EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble stressed the US commitment to strengthening the bilateral economic relationship and the need for concrete action. Meetings with Minister of Development and International Coope [...]	2007-09-14 12:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAIR EINV BEXP TS
07TUNIS1261	AFDB PRESIDENT AIMS TO REGAIN MEMBER CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) In a September 11 meeting with EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka outlined his vision for the AfDB's future, emphasizing the need for greater selectivity and focus in Bank lending as well as strong support for the private sector. Kaberuk [...]	2007-09-18 07:09:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EINV XA
07TUNIS141	TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
07TUNIS143	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Announce Reciprocal Exchange Convertibility B. ALTEK Opens Plant in Tunisia C. Gasoline Prices May Increase Three Times in 2007 D. Tunisia Repays External Debt [...]	2007-01-31 09:21:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EPET BEXP ECPS EAID TS
07TUNIS1433	INVESTORS GIVE TUNISIA VOTE OF "NO CONFIDENCE" [...] (C) While Tunisia can boast about its impressive economic development and steady economic growth, paltry investment rates reveal that the economy faces significant challenges. Low levels of investment, particularly domestic, not only jeopardize continued economic success and efforts to reduce [...]	2007-10-29 14:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON TS
07TUNIS1443	UNEMPLOYMENT IN TUNISIA: FOR WANT OF A JOB... [...] (C) Tunisia's official unemployment rate has hovered around 15 percent for almost forty years despite sustained GDP growth and continued GOT efforts to diversify the economy and promote investment that should spur new employment. Low domestic and international investment, as well as strict la [...]	2007-10-30 13:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON SMIG PTER KDEM PGOV TS
07TUNIS1528	TUNISIANS FRUSTRATED BY RISING PRICES [...] (C) Although inflation for the year is officially only 2.8 percent, Tunisians are complaining loudly about rising gas and food prices. Economists argue that official inflation fails to capture the real rise in the cost of living, which may be as high as 8 percent. Rising world oil and wheat [...]	2007-11-28 11:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS196	FOREIGN MISSIONS CONCERNED OVER GOT SILENCE ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Following January's report by the GOT that it had disrupted a terrorist plot to attack US and UK embassies and diplomats (reftels),security and consular representatives from several Tunis-based embassies and international organizations met on February 7 to discuss the security [...]	2007-02-08 14:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CASC TS
07TUNIS84	DAS CARPENTER'S MEETING WITH FM ABDALLAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah on January 11. DAS Carpenter briefed Abdallah on the President's January 10 speech on Iraq. Abdallah stressed the importance of rooting out te [...]	2007-01-17 15:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL TS
07TUNIS965	TUNISIA: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Initial GOT reactions to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East have been largely favorable. Several Embassy contacts also responded positively, in particular to the call for an international conference. Several commentators, have, however offered criticisms about pa [...]	2007-07-18 16:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS TS
07ULAANBAATAR119	Part 1 of 2: Investment Climate in Mongolia's Mining Sector [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nationalist and populist politics on mineral resources have led to a sharp deterioration of the investment climate in the mining industry over the last year. With support from both major political parties, the legislature abruptly passed a confiscatory Windfall Profits Tax on c [...]	2007-02-23 08:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR123	Part 2 of 2: The U.S. Stake in Developing Mongolia's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, we described the sharply deteriorating investment climate for mining over the last year. Post recommends raising many of those problems during the forthcoming Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, because the U.S. has a major stake in ensuring a favor [...]	2007-02-23 08:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR125	U.S.-Involved Tender Dispute: Winning Twice Is Not Enough [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: L-Systech, a Mongolian-South Korean JVC, supported by an American consultant and vending U.S.-produced solar power equipment, saw its winning of an US$8 million Government of Mongolia solar-power equipment tender frustrated by the improper and perhaps illegal behavior [...]	2007-02-26 09:39:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR143	Constitutional Court Strikes Down New Minerals and [...] (U) On March 2, the Constitutional Court struck down the new Minerals Law and Anticorruption Law passed by Parliament last July. The laws took weeks to emerge from the Parliament Secretariat last summer, in the interim undergoing extensive changes by both the Secretariat staff and Speaker Nyam [...]	2007-03-05 09:36:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR157	Mongolia and GSP: An undiscovered Country [...] SUMMARY: Less than half a percent of Mongolia's exports to the U.S. came in under GSP in 2006, partially because over 90% of Mongolian exports to the U.S. are textiles. However, in other cases, Mongolian goods eligible for GSP treatment simply don't take advantage of it. The Ministry of Indu [...]	2007-03-08 03:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR158	Tax Reform Creates Better Business Environment, But There's [...] (U) SUMMARY: As background for the upcoming Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, this report notes that major legislative changes in 2006 made a good start at reforming Mongolia's tax system, an area which has been one of the bigger problems for investors. The old corporate i [...]	2007-03-08 04:00:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR159	USG Trade-Related Assistance to the GOM [...] SUMMARY: In the upcoming bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, Mongolia continues to ask for trade-related technical assistance. USAID is already providing extensive help in a number of areas, including trade policy and negotiations, creation of a single window for [...]	2007-03-08 05:24:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID PREL EMIN ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR160	Mongolian State Procurement: New Law Bars Most [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a candid recent conversation, a senior official of Mongolian Ministry of Finance told us that Mongolia's government procurement process has been problematic for years, due to the limited staff of the Ministry's Procurement Office, and the tendency of State Great Hu [...]	2007-03-09 03:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR216	Mongolia, Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe Reach Deal on Oyu Tolgoi Copper [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia and Rio Tinto/Ivanhoe broke through a four-year long negotiating logjam to reach a deal which will allow development of the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. To try to counter reflexive public criticism by opposition MPs and civil movement populists, and [...]	2007-04-11 08:56:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR217	Mongolia Creates New State Holding Company for Government's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has established a new state-owned holding company named ERDENES-MGL to receive and manage its equity shares of mines determined to be "strategic" under the country's most recent mining law. The move signals the GOM's seriousness in acquiring the [...]	2007-04-12 05:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR228	MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...]	2007-04-17 04:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR229	Mongolia/Partners Discuss National Development Strategy, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) and external partners, including bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions and international NGOs, met at the third semiannual GOM/World Bank co-sponsored Technical Meeting in Ulaanbaatar April 3-4. (Reftels summarize [...]	2007-04-17 05:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR265	Is Mongolia's New Minister of Industry and Trade His Own [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ts. Davaadorj's low-key, if sometimes eccentric demeanor is a welcome relief compared to the sometimes disastrous tenure of the frenetic, flamboyant and feckless B. Jargalsaikhan, who reportedly spared no opportunity to exploit his positio [...]	2007-05-07 22:13:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL PINR MG
07ULAANBAATAR267	New Minister of Industry and Trade Seeks U.S. Help on [...] (U) This an action cable for USTR. See action requested in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Ts. Davaadorj invited Charge over to press for a favorable reply to Mongolia's request for a five-year extension of its export tariffs on cashmere. He also [...]	2007-05-08 05:55:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EMIN KNNP EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR268	Western Snapshots Part 2 of 3: Bayan Ulgii - Home to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge visited Bayan Ulgii (BU) aimag (province) in Mongolia's far west April 24/25. BU is home to Mongolia's largest ethnic minority group: Moslem Kazakhs make up 92% of the aimag's 100,000 citizens. Several BU interlocutors stressed that they are "calm, moderate, secula [...]	2007-05-08 05:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD SENV PREL EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR276	Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the third annual round of TIFA talks held in Ulaanbaatar on March 12, Mongolian trade representatives continued to lobby for a roadmap towards an FTA with the U.S. and requested USG support on joining APEC. Rather than a roadmap, AUSTR Stratford instead recommended focusing o [...]	2007-05-11 05:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR281	Snapshots of Mongolia's West Part 3 of 3: Uvs' Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge visited Ulaan Gom (UG),the capital of Uvs aimag (province) April 27/28. Uvs Governor Togoo said the best business prospects are sea buckthorn production, cashmere, agribusiness, tourism, and mining, but unemployment is high and nearly 30% of the population lives belo [...]	2007-05-15 02:50:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR300	Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports the March 12 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between the U.S. and Mongolia which concentrated on specific U.S. concerns about Mongolia's trade and investment climate. Speaking first with an advance outline of the U.S. presentation, the Mo [...]	2007-05-24 07:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR316	Third US-Mongolia TIFA Joint Council, March 12, 2007, Part [...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 12 Third US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Joint Council meeting, Marideth Sandler, Executive Director of USTR's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, spearheaded a GSP education and outreach drive March 13-15 in [...]	2007-06-02 22:30:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR388	USTR TRANSPARENCY AGREEMENT PROPOSAL CONVEYED, MORE [...] On June 28, DCM passed to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Trade Director a copy of AUSTR Stratford's letter to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Vice Minister Sodhbaatar (ref) proposing preliminary consideration of a bilateral agreement on transparency, including as an example the dra [...]	2007-07-03 00:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EFIN PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR394	Homes For Mongolia's Masses -- a Housing Shortage Amidst a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has launched a two-year campaign to build 40,000 affordable apartment units throughout the country (with 80 to 90% in Ulaanbaatar (UB),the capital) to address a critical housing shortage caused by increasing numbers of rural migrants moving to th [...]	2007-07-06 00:28:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV SOCI BTIO MG
07ULAANBAATAR400	FOREIGN MINING COMPANY, ENVIRONMENTAL NGO REPS DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A June 22 Embassy-organized lunch brought together environmental and social NGO and mining company representatives active in Mongolia to discuss issues of transparency and stakeholder engagement. Participants agreed that responsible mining and transparency should be encouraged in [...]	2007-07-09 08:31:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN EINV MG
07ULAANBAATAR425	OPPOSITION GROWS AS PARLIAMENT DEBATES CONTROVERSIAL OYU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has begun its public roll- out of the tentative investment agreement for the development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine struck between the GOM and Ivanhoe/Rio Tinto in April (ref A). If copper's price remains at today's high of US$7,600 per ton, M [...]	2007-07-23 00:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN PGOV ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR438	164-Foot Genghis Khan with Laser Eyes to Tower Over Niagara [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: If Mongolian promoters have their way, a 164-foot tall statue of Genghis Khan with laser eyes may soon tower over the base of Niagara Falls. Per the promoters, supporting the project, there will be cheap, direct flights between Ulaanbaatar and Niagara Falls, both t [...]	2007-07-27 08:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS SCUL EINV AMGT PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR444	POST'S RESPONSE RE INVESTMENT GUARANTY TO CALVERT SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Post has the following response to OPIC's request for background information regarding the two possible Mongolian microfinance institutions (MFI) Khan bank and Khas (hereafter using local spelling "Xac", but pronounced "khas") bank. First, to post's knowledge neither Khan Bank nor Xac ba [...]	2007-08-01 03:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OPIC PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR448	Mongolia's Economy Still Running Strong [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia's economy continued strong growth in the first half of 2007 and, according to local analysts, will likely meet expectations of 7% to 8% GDP growth this year. High copper prices and increased tax receipts bolstered Government revenues. The Ministry of Finance is n [...]	2007-08-02 07:05:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR475	Mongolia's Railroad Woes: Construction, Other Materials [...] (SBU) Chairman of the Railway Authority of Mongolia Davaadorjiin Ganbold (protect) told the DCM August 17 that greatly increased traffic plus a shortage of locomotives and rail cars (wagons) had resulted, over the past few months, in an ominous peak backlog of some 800 rail cars at the border [...]	2007-08-22 06:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR478	MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT'S REVOCATION OF MINING RIGHTS ROILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Late last week the Government of Mongolia (GOM) revoked the exploration licenses of 18 firms on 34 sites without prior warning, consultation, or any internal review of the action. The GOM claims that revocation is allowed under the newly amended minerals law. Chargi [...]	2007-08-23 00:08:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR483	MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT WALKS BACK ITS REVOCATION OF MINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post met with Ministry of Industry and Trade Vice Minister (VM) Sodbaatar to discuss several issues, among them the recent virtual "expropriatory" revocation of 34 exploration licenses owned by owned by 18 firms by the Government of Mongolia (GOM). The VM denied that licenses had [...]	2007-08-24 23:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR487	Central Bank Head: Mongolia Not Threatened by Asian Market [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh, Mongolia's exposure to turbulence in Asian markets is low, but he fears that recent moves by the US Fed could adversely affect the country's foreign currency reserves. He believes competition in the banking sector will hel [...]	2007-08-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG
07ULAANBAATAR499	Meeting with Mongolian Deputy Minister of Trade and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's Vice Minister for Industry and Trade, Sodbaatar, met with DCM on August 24 to discuss a number of issues, including cooperation on the U.S.-Mongolia trade relationship through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, which the GOM hopes will lead qu [...]	2007-08-31 08:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD PREL PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR507	Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]	2007-09-07 08:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR508	Mongolian Mining Exec: Promise, Peril Surround Sector [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Mongolia's promising but politically-charged mining sector on September 4 with Dashdorj Zorigt, CEO of Erdenes MGL, a new mining-asset holding company that is state-owned. Over an informal dinner, discussion flowed on the status and future of Erdenes (EM [...]	2007-09-07 08:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL PGOV ELTN MG
07ULAANBAATAR620	MONGOLIA'S MEGA-FISH IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Mongolia the taimen, a giant member of the salmon family and a prized catch for sport fishermen, is becoming increasingly rare and facing a number of threats. This was underlined October 17 at a taimen conservation conference in Ulaanbaatar. Hucho Taimen (aka Siberian taimen [...]	2007-10-30 07:03:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PGOV ECON EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR630	WILL MONGOLIA EXPROPRIATE URANIUM MINING RIGHTS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An internal report by Mongolia's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) (protect) on the future of uranium mining and processing in the country suggests that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) intends to revoke uranium exploration and mining rights from current holders. The report [...]	2007-11-06 00:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR652	DEEP IN GOBI DESERT, NO-FRILLS COAL MINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs accompanied Peabody Energy geologists on a helicopter trip deep into Mongolia's Gobi desert on November 2 to reconnoiter the Little Tavan Tolgoi (LTT) coal mine, a rudimentary facility that has warmed Mongolians for 41 years. LTT is part of the larger Tavan Tolgoi (TT) d [...]	2007-11-19 08:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD MG
07ULAANBAATAR686	Mongolia Experiences Highest Inflation in over a Decade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia is experiencing its highest inflation rate in over a decade as consumer prices have so far risen 14% in 2007 largely due to skyrocketing fuel, wheat and meat costs. Prices for gasoline, taxi fares, flour and even the national dish huushuur (fried meat dumplings) have do [...]	2007-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG
07ULAANBAATAR692	MONGOLIA URGED TO GET SERIOUS ON DEFORESTATION [...] SUMMARY: Mongolia has lost more than 10% of its forests since 1990, according to Government of Mongolia (GOM) reports, and the problem is getting worse. Fires, illegal logging, forest mismanagement and other factors are threatening important ecosystems and wildlife. Past efforts by the GOM to [...]	2007-12-14 07:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON PREL MG
07ULAANBAATAR704	COUGH, COUGH: DONORS ENERGIZED AS ULAANBAATAR'S AIR [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: World Bank Mongolia Director Arshad asked a gathering of diplomatic corps and other partners December 18 to review proposals to address Ulaanbaatar's growing air pollution problem. The pollution topic was added to the agenda of a preparatory discussion for the January [...]	2007-12-21 00:21:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR712	Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]	2007-12-27 00:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07ULAANBAATAR80	Enough is Enough: Firms Complain Mining License Freeze [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of Mongolia's new 2006 Minerals Law, foreign and domestic mining firms report considerable disarray in the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) regulatory apparatus. At this point, industry insiders tell us that GOM processing of exploration and mining licenses [...]	2007-02-07 05:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR85	Parliament Fires Controversial Trade Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the State Great Hural (SGH, Mongolia's parliament) voted to sack controversial Minister of Industry and Trade B. Jargalsaikhan. Although many in and out of government -- particularly in the mining community -- greeted the ex-minister's dismissal with unconcealed g [...]	2007-02-07 22:22:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07ULAANBAATAR89	MCC Official Briefs on Hope for Late 2007 Compact [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Europe, Asia, and Pacific Managing Director Frances Reid visited Ulaanbaatar January 31 to February 3. During her meetings with Prime Minister Enkhbold, Finance Minister Bayarsaikhan, and MCC Mongolia's National Council (NC) and [...]	2007-02-08 23:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EINV ECON PGOV MG
07ULAANBAATAR91	Financial "Mongol-Philia": An Investment Debutante Emerges [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia has recently become a minor investment "phenom" among the Pacific Rim investment community. One local bank has gone from being unable to get long-term debt-financing to having access to more than it can use, for example. The odd handful of Mongolian IPO's a [...]	2007-02-12 08:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
07USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 10, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG focuses Allies on upcoming NATO foreign and defense ministerials, agrees to Ambassador Nuland,s suggestion to invite Afghan FM Spanta to meet ISAF Foreign Ministers on January 26, while delaying a decision on inviting the EU, UN, and World Bank to the ministe [...]	2007-01-12 12:34:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO29	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The NAC agreed to invite UN, EU, World Bank, Japan, and South Korea to January 26 Foreign Ministerial session on Afghanistan with troop contributors and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta. The SYG will invite Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak to Seville meeting of [...]	2007-01-19 08:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO486	UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Antonio Costa, Head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO on September 5 on UNODC's 2007 report on Afghanistan poppy production. In addition to NATO PermReps, 24 other interested nations and organizations were on hand as Costa reviewed the key findings and r [...]	2007-09-06 15:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MARR ECON PGOV UN AF NATO
07USNATO52	SECRETARY RICE'S NATO INTERVENTIONS AND FACT SHEET [...] At the NATO Foreign Ministerial meetings held Friday, January 26, 2007, Secretary Rice addressed both a regular NAC and a NAC plus non-NATO Contributors and Partners. These interventions are repeated below "as prepared for delivery," along with an Afghanistan Fact Sheet which was made availabl [...]	2007-01-30 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA NATO MOPS PREL MARR AF
07USOSCE258	OSCE PPP CONFERENCE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO [...] (U) Summary: At the OSCE's May 31-June 1 Conference to promote Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in countering terrorism, co-initiated by the U.S. and Russia, more than 300 participants from 58 participating States and Partners as well as several international organizations discussed the utili [...]	2007-06-12 13:43:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER OSCE PREL RS
07USUNNEWYORK1136	GA MEETING ON UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: The General Assembly (GA) convened an informal meeting to review the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy on December 4. Member States expressed broad support for the Strategy and held a constructive debate that lacked the polemics of previous meet [...]	2007-12-07 18:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1169	UN AND WORLD BANK STRENGTHEN POST-CONFLICT [...] SUMMARY: UN and World Bank officials have jointly briefed New York missions on measures to improve field coordination and standardize operating procedures, improving consistency and reaction time to post-conflict emergencies. Initiatives include standardizing fiduciary arrangements and fund t [...]	2007-12-14 18:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPKO UN
07USUNNEWYORK1173	UN SETS PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR MONTERREY [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nation General Assembly's Second Committee passed by consensus a resolution on December 7 setting out the modalities for a review in 2008 of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). The review process will conclude with a November 29 - Decembe [...]	2007-12-14 21:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN SENV UN

07USUNNEWYORK1187	SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MNF-I, DFI AND IAMB [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the UN Security Council unanimously approved the extension of the mandate for 2008 of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I) and the arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The U.S., UK and [...]	2007-12-19 21:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK132	SECURITY COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSS [...] SUMMARY: The Security Council and the General Assembly held separate sessions on January 30 and February 6, 2007 respectively to discuss post-conflict peacebuilding. In both venues, speakers urged the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to focus on work in its country-specific format where it is [...]	2007-02-15 14:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO SOCI UNGA EFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK410	UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (U) On May 21 John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed an open session of the Security Council following his recent mission to Somalia and Uganda. Holmes expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Somalia, wh [...]	2007-05-24 14:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PHUM PREF SO UG
07USUNNEWYORK439	UNHCHR ARBOUR MAY 31 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour met with Ambassador Khalilzad to discuss her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. She noted many ongoing problems, specifically the overall lack of security, violence against women and children, and judicial [...]	2007-06-01 21:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL XA ZF
07USUNNEWYORK583	UN/COTE D'IVOIRE: COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1765 [...] The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1765 (2007) on July 16, renewing the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until January 15, 2008. The resolution requests UNOCI to support the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and encourages the Facilit [...]	2007-07-17 16:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CI PREL UNSC KPKO PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK75	UNSC/PBC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE PEACEBUILDING [...] (U) Summary. The Security Council held closed consultations on the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on Tuesday, January 23, in advance of the January 31 open debate. The Russians, as Council President for January, sought to use the Council's engagement this month to exert leadership over a bod [...]	2007-01-31 14:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK781	SEPTEMBER MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON [...] Summary: In delivering the UN's monthly briefing on the situation in the Middle East on September 20, U/SYG Lynn Pascoe characterized the continuing Olmert/Abbas dialogue, Secretary Rice's current trip to the Middle East and Quartet SIPDIS Representative Tony Blair's work as elements of a g [...]	2007-09-21 17:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK918	U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS BURMA, AFGHANISTAN, DPRK, [...] (C) Summary. At Japanese request, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Yukio Takasu held a wide-ranging consultation on October 22 on issues currently before the UNSC as well as on UN reform. On Burma, Takasu urged increased pressure on the regime, but argued against actions which risk losing [...]	2007-10-25 20:22:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR BM AF KS IR
07USUNNEWYORK932	SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT PROSECUTOR MEETS WITH [...] Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee met, October 25, with Court Prosecutor Stephen Rapp. Rapp, in the U.S. on home leave, had just come from meetings in Ottawa after addressing the Canadian Bar Association. He had also given a speech at UCLA. Rapp reviewed progress on ongoing c [...]	2007-10-30 21:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC NL PGOV PREL SL
07USUNNEWYORK998	ACTION REQUEST: SIXTH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee's draft resolution on the Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its fortieth session (agenda item 81) contained in para 3, or substantially simila [...]	2007-11-09 21:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07VIENNA1005	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 18, 2007 [...] Many Austrian politicians are calling on the government to withdraw all state business from bank Bawag after it closed accounts owned by people from Cuba. The bank is in the process of being handed over to its new owner, US investor Cerberus. Director General Ewald Nowotny has said the bank wa [...]	2007-04-18 12:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1119	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 02, 2007 [...] About 100,000 people attended the traditional May Day event held by the ruling Social Democrats (SPOe) on Monday in central Vienna. It was the first May Day Alfred Gusenbauer attended since he became Chancellor earlier this year. During his speech, the Chancellor emphasized that the SPOe is com [...]	2007-05-02 12:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1156	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 04, 2007 [...] The Austrian Parliament will hold a special session to remember the victims of the Nazi regime today. ORF television will broadcast live from Parliament on channel ORF II, starting at 10:00 am. Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer (SPOe) is among the speakers discussing "Resistance from 1938 [...]	2007-05-04 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1176	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2007 [...] Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen and Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) will be interviewed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the Austrian Eurofighter purchase deal today. The committee will also demand that Darabos provide them with a copy of the expert opinion asse [...]	2007-05-07 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1284	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 15, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats said negotiations with EADS, the manufacturer of the Eurofighter interceptors, will continue. Speaking in Brussels at a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers, Darabos said talks would resume in a few days. A scenario t [...]	2007-05-15 13:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1307	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 18, 2007 [...] The People's Party's defense and military spokesperson Walter Murauer has accused Social Democratic Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of "working against the military." In his efforts to cancel the Eurofighter deal, the Minister has "neglected his responsibilities," and is "only working towards [...]	2007-05-18 13:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1437	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 30, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the SPOe is continuing his efforts to demonstrate his commitment to his office beyond the controversial Eurofighter purchase deal, Austrian media say. He discussed the status of the Austrian army's reform process, and dismissed criticism of his performance [...]	2007-05-30 12:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1798	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 06, 2007 [...] The Austrian Parliament will meet for its last session before the summer recess today. After it concluded the investigation into the purchase of Eurofighter interceptors for Austria's armed forces yesterday, Parliament will now also wrap up the inquiry into Austrian banking practices in connect [...]	2007-07-06 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA187	THE GUSENBAUER GOVERNMENT'S COALITION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On January 16, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the government program of the Grand Coalition between the Social Democratic (SPO) and the People,s Party (OVP) to parliament. Stressing his vision of a &more social Austria,8 Gusenbauer outlined a program that primarily represents a [...]	2007-01-25 16:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AU
07VIENNA1881	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 16, 2007 [...] All Austrian media give prominent coverage to the major civil trial, which is set to begin in a Vienna court today. Nine people are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-owned bank Bawag. Those on trial [...]	2007-07-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1984	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 26, 2007 [...] Former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl are increasingly at loggerheads at the current BAWAG trial. Helmut Elsner denies that the bank's Caribbean deals were anything but credit business. That the deals involved high-risk speculation was something Flttl had never to [...]	2007-07-26 12:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA200	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 26, 2007 [...] Unlike Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe),Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has harshly criticized FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache's "war games pictures." Such images, Molterer underscored, "could not simply be dismissed as some foolish action" Strache committed as a youth. Similarly, should [...]	2007-01-26 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2000	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 27, 2007 [...] The President of the Economics Chamber Christoph Leitl in an interview with ORF radio and last night on Austrian TV sharply criticized the statement by Social Minister Erwin Buchinger (SPOe) that for the upcoming wage negotiations it "would be optimal if a four percent rise" could be achieved. [...]	2007-07-27 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2041	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 1, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report extensively on the continuation of the BAWAG trial where the two main figures, former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl have apparently abandoned all conventional politeness and are attacking each other with full force. When Flttl explained [...]	2007-08-01 12:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2076	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 6, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Der Standard," Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Wilhelm Molterer has expressly rejected the idea of bringing forward the proposed tax reform. He referred in this context to the OeVP goal of uniting "sustainability, tax reform and zero deficit." He [...]	2007-08-06 12:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2136	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 16, 2007 [...] Minister for Justice Maria Berger of the SPOe has spoken out in support of Interior Minister Guenther Platter's (OeVP) proposal to set up a database listing known sex offenders in Austria. According to Austrian media, the database is to be launched in 2008. It is not clear at this point, howeve [...]	2007-08-16 12:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2148	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 17, 2007 [...] Austria's' "first Eurofighter jet will have company soon," Austrian media say, explaining that the second of the country's 15 EADS-made interceptors is expected to arrive from Germany at the Styrian Zeltweg Air Base in the near future. According to Eurofighter spokesperson Wolfdietrich Hoeveler [...]	2007-08-17 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2152	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 20, 2007 [...] After a one-week recess, the bank Bawag trial resumes today. Nine people, including the bank's former CEO Helmut Elsner and investment banker Helmut Floettl, are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-ow [...]	2007-08-20 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2378	SCENE-SETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: The Ambassador and the rest of Embassy Vienna's team are looking forward to your visit. The Embassy's Legal Attache Office (Legat) has an excellent working relationship with its Austrian counterparts and routinely nominates and facilitates training for Austrian officials at the FBI [...]	2007-09-11 14:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KHLS AU
07VIENNA2400	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report that the Austrian Unions Association OeGB has lost almost three billion Euros as a result of the failed currency speculations by formerly union-owned bnk Bawag. The OeGB's losses from the Bawag's nea-bankruptcy are thus much higher than initially hought, the Union Asso [...]	2007-09-12 14:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2406	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 13, 2007 [...] Three Islamists arrested in Vienna are said to have had ties to terrorist network al Qaeda. The two men and one woman are suspected of having produced and published a video message, which -- according to ORF radio -- "indirectly" threatened attacks against Austria and Germany, unless they withd [...]	2007-09-13 13:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2428	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer is to meet with religious leaders, including leaders from Austria's Islamic Community, today. Talks are aimed at defusing a debate over Islam's presence in the country in the wake of arrests of four suspected Islamist militants in Austria and Canada last week. Gusen [...]	2007-09-18 12:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2456	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2007 [...] The new board of directors of bank Bawag says it will sell the bank's real estate assets, which include the Bawag headquarters in Vienna's first district that is topped off with a large penthouse formerly inhabited by ex-Bawag CEO Helmut Elsner. Other Bawag properties to be sold include the pen [...]	2007-09-20 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2633	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2007 [...] A SPOe-OeVP government review of integration policy began in Austria on Monday with the launch of the so-called "integration platform." At the same time, the European Union released a study saying Austria has one of the worst records in the EU on integration. The study reveals that Austria is r [...]	2007-10-16 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA269	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR [...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]	2007-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2818	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 16, 2007 [...] According to a report on migration trends by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which was published on Thursday, Austria is an important destination for immigrants. The authors of the study warn, however, that Austria is not sufficiently aware of this fact and has failed to create the necessary [...]	2007-11-16 16:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA29	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 05, 2007 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer is taking a tough stance towards his party's potential future coalition partner OeVP: Speaking on Thursday, he stressed the Conservatives would have to "budge" on the Eurofighter purchase and university tuition fees, and "think of something other than simply saying n [...]	2007-01-08 07:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA419	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 16, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is coming under fire in the Bawag affair. On Thursday, former Minister of Justice Karin Gastinger confirmed towards centrist daily "Die Presse" that he tried "very, very cautiously" to intervene on behalf of investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, who lost the Bawag billi [...]	2007-02-16 12:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA455	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 21, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is scheduled to testify today before the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the scandal surrounding former union-owned bank Bawag. He is suspected of having intervened in favor of investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, a key figure in the Bawag affair. [...]	2007-02-22 07:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA756	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 23, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos met with Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen to discuss the contract to purchase 18 jets for the Austrian armed forces. The time and place of the meeting was kept secret. It is believed that the talks aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of the aircraf [...]	2007-03-23 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA88	AUSTRIA'S 2007/2008 OUTLOOK - DYNAMIC GROWTH [...] Austria's GDP grew at a better than expected rate of 3.3% in 2006, its highest growth rate since 2000. For 2007, Austria's two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their growth forecasts to 2.6-2.7% on the basis of strong exports, robust investments, recovering private consumpti [...]	2007-01-17 12:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
07VIENNA974	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 13, 2007 [...] Although he had dismissed such a move earlier, emphasizing he was "loyal to the coalition," Defense Minister Norbert Darabos now says he no longer rules out his party, the Social Democrats (SPOe) could be "going it alone," if a decision is made to withdraw from the contract to purchase 18 Eurof [...]	2007-04-13 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA990	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2007 [...] After the first 100 days of the SPOe-OeVP coalition, all Austrian media present their assessments of the government's performance so far. One daily in its weekend issue says the Social Democrats and Conservatives' cooperation has been marked by "dispute, glitches, intrigues and petty jealousies [...]	2007-04-16 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENTIANE12	REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: During her first visit to Laos, Representative Betty McCollum met with a series of senior Lao National Assembly (NA) officials, including Madame Pany Yathotu, NA Vice President as well as member of the ruling party's Politburo, members of the NA,s Foreign Affairs Committee, and th [...]	2007-01-08 10:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI TH
07VIENTIANE125	AVIAN INFLUENZA: AI FOUND IN BIRDS IN VIENTIANE (WEEKLY [...] SUMMARY: The Lao government's avian influenza (AI) coordinator told donors on February 13 that two wild ducks in Vientiane had tested positive for avian influenza. Tests on two possible human cases are underway; initial results are negative. END SUMMARY. Reports of H5N1 Positive Ducks in [...]	2007-02-14 11:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE133	LAOS INSTITUTES "SLOWDOWN" FOR NEW MINING APPROVALS [...] In a press conference Friday February 16 the vice-president of the Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI),Mr. Bounthavy Sisouphantong, announced a "slowdown" in the approval of new mining concessions. He also indicated the Government of Laos (GOL) would be developing new technical guid [...]	2007-02-16 10:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EMIN KIDE LA
07VIENTIANE139	CORRUPTION IN LAOS: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE [...] (C) Summary. Corruption in Laos is endemic. At a recent governance and anti-corruption workshop in Vientiane, sponsored by the World Bank, donor and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives met to discuss the current situation. While there are some positive trends, such as the w [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV KFRD CASC SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE220	WORLD BANK OFFICIAL EXPRESSES CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 2 meeting, World Bank country manager Patchamuthu Illangovan told visiting EAP/MLS office director Rapson that he is more optimistic than he used to be about prospects for progress in Laos. The World Bank's major hydropower project, Nam Theun 2, has brought dyn [...]	2007-03-19 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN ENRG ETRD
07VIENTIANE295	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: There have been no new human avian influenza (AI) cases or bird outbreaks since the last report. Massive culling in Vientiane municipality was completed on March 16. The World Bank-assisted compensation program is paying poultry owners sixty percent of the market value of culled bi [...]	2007-04-09 10:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE312	AES MOVES FORWARD WITH INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econoff met March 29 with AES representatives Flora Zhao and Jasper Camacho to discuss their proposal for a run of the river hydropower project on the Mekong River. AES submitted the proposal March 29 to the G [...]	2007-04-17 09:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT ECON SENV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE351	PRESSING THE AES HYDROPOWER BID WITH SENIOR LAO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI) President Soulivong Daravong April 30 to continue her personal support for the bid by AES on the first run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Mekong River in Laos. Soulivong was clear that CPI had not made [...]	2007-04-30 08:54:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EWWT LA PHUM PREL SENV EINV
07VIENTIANE36	AVIAN INFLUENZA - WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 12, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Following are recent Avian Influenza (AI)-related developments in Laos: -- There have been no new outbreaks since our last report. -- Representative McCollum's visit to Vientiane's leading hospital both to learn about its capabilities and to express the need for focus on the AI is [...]	2007-01-16 08:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID
07VIENTIANE390	AES LOSES BID FOR MEKONG HYDROPOWER PROJECT IN [...] (C) Summary: CH Karnchang Public Company of Thailand (CK) was awarded the right conduct a feasibility study to develop a 1260 megawatt (MW) run of the river hydropower plant in Xayabury by the Government of Laos (GOL). According to an article in the Vientiane Times May 8, the GOL and CK signe [...]	2007-05-11 08:58:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT ECON SENV PREL LA
07VIENTIANE451	LAOS TO SUPPORT MR. ZOELLICK AS WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Econoff met May 30 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Cooperation Director General Dr. Bountheuang Mounlasy to request that the Lao Government support Robert B. Zoellick as President of the World Bank (Reftel). After a brief discussion of Mr. Zoellick's quali [...]	2007-05-30 09:38:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD LA
07VIENTIANE558	CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES NEW FACE AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister at the closing of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Chansy Phosikham was named to replace Somphet Thipmala as governor of Vientiane Province. Chansy's former deputy, Somdy Douangdy, became finance minister. Somphet b [...]	2007-07-11 09:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ENRG LA
07VIENTIANE567	POWER COMPANY RESPONDS TO CRITICAL REPORT AT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27-28 the Government of Laos (GOL) and the Nam Theun Power Company (NTPC) held the second annual Nam Theun II (NT II) stakeholders' meeting in Thakek, Laos to discuss the situation at the World Bank funded project. The GOL and NTPC provided a large amount of information, [...]	2007-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG EWWT ECON PREL LA
07VIENTIANE668	VISIT TO LAOS OF STAFFDEL GUDES [...] (SBU) Visiting professional congressional staff members Scott Gudes and Dan Brandt visited Vientiane August 16-19. While in Vientiane they met with Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha, who raised restrictions against Eximbank working in Laos, discussed financial reform in Laos with the [...]	2007-08-21 10:02:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV KHDP PGOV OTRA LA
07VIENTIANE780	PRIME MINISTER RAISES CONCERNS ON HMONG WAIVER [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, both the Ambassador and the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with recent improvements in bilateral cooperation. The Prime Minister pressed for the lifting of restrictions on U.S. Export-Import Bank ope [...]	2007-10-18 11:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN CVIS LA US BM ASEAN
07VIENTIANE914	PACOM ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO VIENTIANE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 14 visit to Vientiane, Commander of the Pacific Command Admiral Timothy Keating met with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, and National Assembly. At the Foreign Affairs Institute, he addressed students and took questions [...]	2007-12-19 07:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP LA MARR MASS OVIP PREL KFLU CH
07WARSAW1359	POLAND'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WANTS TO [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Department (Polish AID) would like to meet with his US counterparts while in Washington June 25 and 26 for meetings with the World Bank. Pomianowski is the GOP equivalent of t [...]	2007-06-12 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PO
07WARSAW1723	WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE BOOMING BUT FACES CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: Until a long-expected correction in July 2007, Warsaw Stock Exchanges (WSE) indices have been breaking new records and reaching new highs for over three years. The WSE is central Europe's leader in IPOs with 39 in less than 7 months. The number of foreign companies on the WSE [...]	2007-08-08 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1786	SCENE-SETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO POLAND [...] Your visits to Warsaw come at a somewhat turbulent political time in Poland, with the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party leadership having just dissolved a fractious coalition with two extremist junior partners and declared they will seek elections in the fall. The elections could be stave [...]	2007-08-17 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW2091	POLAND: MFA OFFICIAL REVIEWS GAERC AGENDA; [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns met October 11 with Pawel Herczynski, MFA Deputy Director for EU Affairs, to review reftel issues in advance of the October 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers meeting. While most of his comments were predictable, Herczynski added a new twist on Poland's approach to EU-Russia [...]	2007-10-11 14:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL WTO PL
07WELLINGTON191	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]	2007-03-02 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON444	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - NEW ZEALAND [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, Post has reviewed all cases in the past year involving investment disputes and found that there were no/no cases of expropriations (or other takings) without compensation on the part of the New Zealand government. In regards to disputes between a U.S. person/corpor [...]	2007-06-15 06:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC NZ
07WELLINGTON452	NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK BALANCING ACT - TRYING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, in what was initially seen as a surprising move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) begun to intervene for the first time in 20 years in the international currency markets in an attempt to stem the rapid appreciation of the Kiwi dollar. Many critics say the move [...]	2007-06-19 06:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON589	NEW ZEALAND - DUBAI BID FOR AUCKLAND AIRPORT RUNS [...] (C) A Dubai company's bid to purchase New Zealand's biggest airport has encountered strong public opposition to sale of "the family silver" to a foreign company. While anti-Arab sentiment plays some part, the real root of the opposition lies in the popular perception that the government botc [...]	2007-08-14 21:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR PREL NZ AE
07WELLINGTON809	PM CLARK PROMISES TAX CUTS, CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERSHIP, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. During the November 2-4 ruling Labour Party annual conference, PM Helen Clark's keynote speech emphasized sustainability and Clark's determination that New Zealand will be a leader, not a follower, in the climate change arena. She promised tax cuts at the next budget ahead of t [...]	2007-11-09 04:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NZ
07YAOUNDE1198	CAMEROON CONTINUES TO RANK POORLY ON GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Summary: The week of September 24 brought three new studies reinforcing Cameroon's reputation for poor performance on corruption and governance. Cameroon scored 138 out of 179 on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, 154 out of 178 in the World Bank's Doing Busines [...]	2007-10-04 06:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV ECON ETRD CM
07YAOUNDE1211	CAMEROON: TOURS D'HORIZON WITH PM AND INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Hamidou Yaya Marafa acknowledged failings in Cameroon's electoral process (but thought ELECAM was not a good fix),described serious security concerns on the border with [...]	2007-10-05 15:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PREL ASEC ECON KMCC
07YAOUNDE1342	CAMEROON: PM ON INVESTMENT, PRIVATIZATION, AFRICOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Cameroon Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni said CAMAIR was being retendered, while the privatization of CAMTEL was pending due to changes in the tender documents. He hoped to streamline a multitude of investment promotion initiatives a [...]	2007-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM EAIR ECON MASS PREL PINR
07YAOUNDE1428	HYDROMINE: AMERICAN DEAL-MAKER FOR CAMEROON'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Hydromine, an American project developer partnered with mining companies from the UAE and India, has been working since 2004 to develop Cameroon's multi-billion dollar bauxite resources and related infrastructure, including a railroad and deep water port. While the Prime Min [...]	2007-12-06 12:22:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON EMIN ETRD EINV ECOM PGOV PINR
07YAOUNDE227	CAMEROON: POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO PRESIDENT BIYA [...] (SBU) President Biya's 74th birthday (February 13, 2007) revived speculation about who might succeed him, especially if were not to complete his term in office (which ends in 2011). The latest round of succession talk began last year following his spring 2006 illness (Ref. A),and his final [...]	2007-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CM KCOR
07YAOUNDE382	IMF/WORLD BANK MISSION GIVES CAMEROON HALF-HEARTED [...] (C) Summary. IMF Mission Chief Dan Ghura said publicly on March 15 that Cameroon's performance is "globally" on track, but the IMF's bland public pronouncements obscure some shortcomings in Cameroon's financial governance. Most troubling was the relapse in 2006 of extra-budgetary spending [...]	2007-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL KCOR ECPS CM EPET
07YAOUNDE386	EITI: CAMEROON'S OIL REVENUES COME OUT OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroon's participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) process has meant unprecedented transparency into the accounts of the National Hydrocarbon Company (SNH) -- worth as much as $1.4 billion annually--but important short-comings remain. After [...]	2007-03-28 09:06:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR EPET EFIN ECON CM
07YAOUNDE442	CAMEROON GETS CORRUPTION WATCHDOG, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary. One year after establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC),President Biya on March 15 nominated a slate largely consisting of ruling CPDM party apparatchiks to CONAC's Coordination Committee. It will be headed by Paul Tessa, a longtime Presidency confidante. [...]	2007-04-09 13:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ECON PREL CM
07YAOUNDE445	CAMEROON: BIYA ON ELECTIONS AND WAR AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Biya claims he is still hard at work against corruption, and that he will fire and arrest some of his most corrupt ministers (and his incompetent transport minister) before election day. Finding lieutenants who are both clean and competent seems to be a huge challeng [...]	2007-04-09 16:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PREL PGOV KCOR PINR
07YAOUNDE599	CAMEROON ONE YEAR AFTER COMPLETION POINT [...] (SBU) Summary. April 28 marked the first anniversary of Cameroon's approval for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, which triggered an estimated $2.65 billion in debt relief between 2006 and 2015. While the Government of Cameroon (GRC) has undertaken some [...]	2007-05-10 11:35:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID ENRG CM
07YAOUNDE732	CAMEROON: USG SHOULD AVOID ASSOCIATION WITH [...] (C) We believe that fundamental USG interests are undermined when USG officials -- and those of other groups of which we are members -- associate publicly with Polycarpe Abah Abah, Cameroon's current Minister of Economy and Finance and undisputed paragon of corruption. Abah Abah is a master [...]	2007-06-07 08:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EFIN PREL CM PINR
07YEREVAN1073	ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS [...] This is the inaugural issue of a new, periodic digest of news events which we hope will inform, educate, and perhaps occasionally amuse our readership. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Chief Prosecutor Killed in Vanadzor -- Police stop opposition leafleting -- Iranian Vice-P [...]	2007-08-30 10:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV KCRM AM IR
07YEREVAN1093	MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2007 [...] (SBU) Double-digit expansion of Armenia's economy continued in the first half of 2007, with GDP growth equal to 11.2 percent year-on-year. As in the previous year, the growth was driven mostly by construction and services. The inflation rate in June was 4.8 percent year-on-year, due to rising [...]	2007-08-31 12:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID
07YEREVAN1107	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) As of September 4, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) has confirmed ASF's existence in Armenia, and has announced the situation in Armenia on its website. (NOTE: In the past this has meant that, in order to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, OIE will probably recomme [...]	2007-09-06 02:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1120	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (U). On September 6, the GOAM finally approved a program to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) and announced creation of a ministerial-level interagency task force to oversee the effort. Some 1,800 animals have been slaughtered to date, and affected areas quarantined. Although the economic impac [...]	2007-09-10 07:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN118	NEW REFORMS SEEK TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC LAW COMPLIANCE, LESSEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Armenia's traffic police division implemented reforms in late 2006 aimed at modernizing their operations with an eye toward reducing corruption. The traffic police adopted new procedures for citing driving infractions which include plans for the purchase of more modern equipment [...]	2007-02-02 11:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1193	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) A Food and Agriculture Organization (UN/FAO) delegation dispatched to Armenia to assess the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in mid-September characterized the current situation as alarming. Concerned by the lack of bio-security measures to combat the outbreak, the delegation recomm [...]	2007-09-27 12:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1255	ARMENIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS [...] This is the latest in our periodic series of cables highlighting news of U.S. policy interest. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS: (U) POLITICAL NEWS: -- Ex-President Blasts Government In Quasi-Campaign Speech -- ...And Reaches Out To Old Enemies -- PM Sargsian Talks Iran and Turkey in Moscow -- Pro [...]	2007-10-17 12:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KCRM AM
07YEREVAN1405	ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE DECEMBER 4-6 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 05:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX AM
07YEREVAN194	STAFFDEL TILLEMANN FOCUSES ON DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SFRC Majority Staffmember Tomicah Tillemann visited Yerevan February 18-20, with an eye on Armenia's May elections and MCC eligibility under the "Ruling Justly" category. In a range of meetings with GOAM officials, he made clear that, despite Armenia's many friends on the Hill, [...]	2007-02-23 14:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA AM
07YEREVAN305	PROMISE OF PROSPERITY RESONATES WITH VILLAGERS IN [...] (SBU) The crocuses are blooming in Yerevan, but it is still winter in the remote villages of Armenia's Shirak province. Though construction dust has displaced the February slush in the relatively well-heeled capital city, Shirak villagers are still burning dried bars of cow dung for heat and [...]	2007-03-15 08:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
07YEREVAN385	PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN DISCUSSES IRAN, TURKEY, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian President Kocharian met for over an hour with EUR DAS Bryza following the funeral of PM Margarian on March 28. On Iran, Kocharian explained that Armenia, in its precarious geopolitical situation, must carefully think through the consequences of every step it takes with it [...]	2007-03-30 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR AJ AM
07YEREVAN44	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 [...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]	2007-01-12 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07YEREVAN559	ARMENIA POLITICAL PARTY PRIMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a basic reference to the political parties in the May 12 parliamentary race. Out of seventy-four registered political parties in Armenia only 24 parties and one bloc registered to participate in the parliamentary election, and two have since dropped out. END [...]	2007-05-04 03:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AM
07YEREVAN571	VAYOTS DZOR REPUBLICANS STRONG FOR ELECTION DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Embassy pre-election trip to the sparsely-populated Vayots Dzor province on 27 April found an electoral calm much attributed to the popularity of the Republican marzpet (governor) headquartered in Yeghanadzor and the relatively favorable image he exudes of the Republican Par [...]	2007-05-07 11:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN586	ARMENIAN ELECTIONS: VIEWS FROM ARAGOTSOTN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Characterizing the pre-election campaigning as "boring," governmental, non-governmental, political party and international observers in the Aragotsotn region of Armenia foresee a parliamentary election devoid of significant fraud in their area. Interlocutors tell us that there [...]	2007-05-08 12:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN659	GLOBAL GOLD MINING: A YEAR OF... [...] (C) Global Gold Corporation (GGC) is an international gold mining company with operations in Armenia and principal offices in Connecticut. For the past few years, GGC has been involved in an at-times hostile dispute with the GOAM and more specifically with the Armenian Minister of Nature Protection [...]	2007-05-22 03:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PGOV OPIC AM
07YEREVAN698	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 12:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD AM
07YEREVAN70	ARMENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation with Armenia continued to improve in 2006, with concrete key successes despite a complex environment and the lack of a formal bilateral legal framework. Fugitive investigations continued to be the most fruitful area of cooperation, but GOAM cooperation in an [...]	2007-01-19 07:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC SOCI PINS AM
07YEREVAN701	GOAM APPROVES A THREE-YEAR TAX SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 24, 2007, the GOAM approved a Strategic Development Program for the tax system that, over the next three years, will make significant structural, legislative and technological changes within the State Tax Service (STS). The STS has benefited from the help of USAID's Tax Imp [...]	2007-05-31 07:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EAID AM
07YEREVAN77	OPENING THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER: BUSINESSES AND [...] On January 13 and 14 the Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG),with funding from USAID, the British Embassy, and the Eurasia Foundation, held a conference on "The Economic and Social Consequences of Opening the Armenia-Turkish Border." While the caliber of the papers was mixed, [...]	2007-01-23 06:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ELNT PGOV PREL TU GG AM
07YEREVAN777	KOCHARIAN PLEDGES CONTINUED REFORM TO MCC'S [...] (C) In a June 12 meeting with President Kocharian, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Ambassador John Danilovich said that the good progress toward international standards shown during Armenia's May 12 parliamentary elections was good news for MCC and would certainly be welcomed by MC [...]	2007-06-14 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM AM

07YEREVAN926	PRIME MINISTER UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sargsian hosted CDA and DCM to a private dinner July 18, for a long evening of vodka toasts and frank conversation, by way of welcome to CDA and farewell to DCM. The overarching message of the event was the Prime Minister's clear intent to sustain a close working r [...]	2007-07-20 10:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN939	IRANIAN FM VISIT PROMPTS WEAK DEFENSE FROM FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian FM Mottaki was received by Armenia's president, prime minister, and foreign minister, and energy minister during his July 20 visit to Yerevan to take part in the 7th annual Armenian-Iranian inter-governmental economic commission. Armenian leaders were unhelpfully positive [...]	2007-07-24 14:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR IR AM
07ZAGREB1043	CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BUT STILL HIGH [...] SUMMARY: Despite a steady decline in recent years, the Croatian unemployment rate remains high, at 11.8%. One contributing factor is a mismatch between the skills job-seekers have and those employers want. The mismatch stems from two situations: students are pursuing the "wrong" majors, and wor [...]	2007-11-28 16:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB HR
07ZAGREB133	GOC PLANS NEW PRIVATIZATIONS AFTER LONG HIATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: After being stalled for the past two years, the Croatian government is finally moving forward with the privatization of some of the most problematic assets in the government's still large portfolio. Privatization is unpopular with the Croatian public, which equates the process w [...]	2007-02-06 14:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPRV ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB46	CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]	2007-01-17 15:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB72	GOC DISMISSES FLAWED ECONOMIC FREEDOM [...] Summary: The Croatian Government reacted sharply to a Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal ranking of economic freedom around the world in which Croatia was ranked 109 overall and near the bottom in Europe. The GOC dismissed the Report, saying it did not reflect Croatia's current economic [...]	2007-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB937	Croatia Top Reformer, but Still Regional Laggard [...] SUMMARY: The World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" report lists Croatia as the top reformer in the region and second worldwide for improving the ease of doing business during 2006-07. Croatia reformed in four of the ten areas covered in the study, and moved from 124th to 97th place in the overall [...]	2007-10-15 08:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB HR
08ABIDJAN149	COTE D'IVOIRE NAMES MEMBERS OF EXTRACTIVE [...] (SBU) On January 29, the Ministry of Mines and Energy named the 26 members of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative National Committee. The group is government-heavy, and includes representatives from the Prime Minister's Office; the Ministries of Economy and Finance, Mines and [...]	2008-03-06 11:48:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EITC ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV IBRD IV
08ABIDJAN166	COTE D'IVOIRE PAYS WORLD BANK ARREARS; IMF SEES [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank announced in late February that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire has paid its portion of its arrears clearance package, paving the way for renewed assistance. The IMF announced that with the arrears clearance package in hand, it will proceed aggressively with a P [...]	2008-03-12 14:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IMF IBRD IV
08ABIDJAN171	AMBASSADOR MEETS AFDB PRESIDENT KABERUKA, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on February 28th during the latter's swing through Abidjan to sign a $25 million post conflict grant and ahead of an AfDB delegation trip to Abidjan by Members of the Bank's Board of Directors. Kaberu [...]	2008-03-12 16:32:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IBRD IMF AFDB IV
08ABIDJAN274	RESIDENT IMF, WORLD BANK HEADS DISCUSS EARLY HIPC [...] (C) Summary. In an April 18 meeting, IMF ResRep Phillipe Eugume defended the notion of an early HIPC Decision Point, noting Cote d'Ivoire's heavy indebtedness and already negative cash position with the IFIs, but acknowledged substantial shareholder reluctance to proceed with such a course [...]	2008-05-02 08:10:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID IMF IBRD PGOV PREL IV
08ABIDJAN279	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN COTE D'IVOIRE. [...] (SBU) Summary. The global price rise in basic foodstuff commodities is having a serious impact on Cote d'Ivoire, particularly the rise in rice prices. Imported rice has become substantially more expensive compared to its local competition in the past 18 months. The government has attempted [...]	2008-05-02 14:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08ABIDJAN286	MINISTER OF PLANNING DISCUSSES HIPC, RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Cote d,Ivoire,s Minister of Plan has established a timetable to ensure that his country is ready to be considered for a HIPC decision point by the end of 2008. The Minister fears that Cote d,Ivoire may lose the opportunity to benefit from debt relief under the HIPC initiative if [...]	2008-05-06 15:01:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IMF IBRD EAID PGOV PREL IV
08ABIDJAN346	AF/W DIRECTOR DOUGHERTY DISCUSSES FINANCING THE [...] (C) Summary: State AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty discussed the pivotal question of financing for the end of crisis package ("sortie de crise" in French) with a number of key interlocutors during his May 14-18 visit to Abidjan. Interlocutors discussed Cote d'Ivoire's Highly Indebted Poor Coun [...]	2008-05-29 16:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AFDB EAID ECON IMF IBRD IV PREL
08ABIDJAN36	COTE D'IVOIRE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Despite the ongoing political/economic crisis, the Ivorian government actively encourages foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, or startups. There are no significant limits on foreign investment nor are there generally diffe [...]	2008-01-16 14:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD
08ABIDJAN51	STATUS OF IDENTIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire is moving forward on the identification process, which is a critical stage in the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) and at the heart of the country's political crisis. All 111 audiences foraines teams that are to issue bir [...]	2008-01-23 15:54:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IV
08ABIDJAN521	LACK OF FUNDING HAMPERS DDR PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Senior military officers from the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) confirmed to Emboffs during a recent trip to Bouake and Seguela that substantial progress is being made in regrouping FAFN troops but funding to ensure the smooth reintegration of former combatants is lacking. FAFN leader [...]	2008-08-04 12:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR EAID PREL PHUM IV
08ABIDJAN62	COTE D'IVOIRE ADOPTS BUDGET ON TIME; IMF, WORLD [...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire adopted its 2008 budget in late December 2007, fulfilling a key demand from the international financial institutions engaged in ongoing assistance negotiations with the government. The budget is 8.5 percent higher than that of 2007, reflecting higher personnel co [...]	2008-01-28 16:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IDA IMF PGOV PREF USTR EITI IV
08ABIDJAN813	AMBASSADOR TELLS FINANCE MINISTER DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador told Economy and Finance Minister Charles Diby that Cote d'Ivoire must show stronger fiscal performance to reach the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) decision point. Diby explained extra-budgetary spending on public works projects in Yamous [...]	2008-11-14 17:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN893	UPDATE ON COCOA GOVERNANCE AND LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Cocoa and Coffee Sector Management Committee (CGCC) named by President Gbagbo in September (ref A) has already run afoul of industry leaders. Its setting of a relatively high "indicative" farmgate price for cocoa beans led to a brief disruption of the market, and its decisi [...]	2008-12-23 10:26:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PHUM IV
08ABIDJAN97	AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ON ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. African Development Bank (AfDB) Official Representative to Cote d'Ivoire Ngardinga Sangbe discussed with Embassy officials Cote d'Ivoire's recently passed 2008 budget, the country's arrears with the AfDB and the HIPC process, expressing confidence that arrears can be settled, b [...]	2008-02-08 14:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IDA IMF PGOV PREF USTR EITI IV
08ABUDHABI1079	EYES ON THE MARKET, EMIRATIS PUT ON THEIR GAME FACES [...] (C) Summary. With extensive investments in the US and around the world, Emiratis are carefully following the turmoil in the world economy and local markets. While most are publicly saying recent developments in the US economy will not have a significant impact here, both public and private inv [...]	2008-09-23 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1141	ABU DHABI INVESTORS CIRCUMSPECT ON FINANCIAL CRISES [...] (C) Summary. The continued decline of local and international stock markets, combined with tight liquidity, has Abu Dhabi investors concerned but not panicked. Most of the large private investors have balanced portfolios whose declines have been less dramatic. However, smaller investors are s [...]	2008-10-09 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1162	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit, both for the Forum for the Future and for bilateral meetings with the UAE's leadership. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) an [...]	2008-10-15 14:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI1173	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USTR SCHWAB TO THE UAE [...] (SBU) On behalf of the US Mission, I warmly welcome your October 21-24 visit to the United Arab Emirates. Public and private sector officials look forward to the opportunity to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues, particularly at this sensitive time for the world economy. -------- [...]	2008-10-19 03:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1225	ABU DHABI EYEING INVESTMENT IN DUBAI [...] (C) Summary. While the international financial crisis may bring a slowdown to the UAE (Ref A),Abu Dhabi residents seem confident their financial future is secure. Financial insiders report that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority remains flush with cash despite its paper losses. Everyone is [...]	2008-10-23 14:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1229	CSAF GEN SCHWARTZ MEETS MBZ IN ABU DHABI [...] (S) Summary: Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and the financial crisis with Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz on October 21. He highlighted Iran's influence in Iraq and noted that while his own view of PM al-Maliki had improved, we need to be planning for a suc [...]	2008-10-26 11:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL EFIN MOPS MARR MCAP IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI1247	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE FIFTH MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ABU DHABI OCTOBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1265	USTR SCHWAB PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab visited the UAE October 21-23 for a series of discussions with government officials and representatives of Dubai's private sector. She reiterated the United States' strong commitment to an open and dynamic trade relationship with th [...]	2008-11-06 06:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1270	ABU DHABI: WHERE THE CASH IS? [...] (C) Summary. While concerns about the health of the world economy continue, and rumors swirl about Dubai's debt, Abu Dhabi remains quietly confident about its financial future. This attitude is attracting suitors from Dubai, Iceland and beyond, although officials are believed to be focusing t [...]	2008-11-06 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1285	ABU DHABI HOUSING DEMAND EXPECTED TO GROW [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 9 conference on Abu Dhabi's economy, several senior real estate officials expressed confidence that the Abu Dhabi residential market is likely to weather the current world financial downturn. While some projects, including the high-profile Saadiyat Island megaproje [...]	2008-11-10 04:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1360	THE UAE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND THE KUBLER ROSS MODEL [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (C) Summary. The UAE, Dubai in particular, appears to be moving rapidly through the five stages of grieving identified in the Kubler-Ross model. While most Emirati contacts initially claimed that global financial cr [...]	2008-11-26 07:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1381	U/S LEVEY PRESSES UAE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary. On 18 November 2008, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and DCM Doug Greene (in Abu Dhabi) and Paul Sutphin, the Consul General (in Dubai) discussed with UAE counterparts recent U.S., international and UAE steps to increase financial pressure on Iran. In particular, Levey detai [...]	2008-12-03 14:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
08ABUDHABI1385	PROJECT FINANCE A CHALLENGE FOR ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary. The global economic downturn and related liquidity crisis is beginning to impact Abu Dhabi-based companies' ability to obtain reasonably-priced project finance. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) says its monthly cash flow will easily meet its development plans, despite f [...]	2008-12-04 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1420	NOVEMBER 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY [...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VIII),working group meetings, and an FIU workshop from November 9-13, 2008 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]	2008-12-18 09:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PTER PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI372	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY REUBEN JEFFERY III [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome the April 6-8 visit of Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery. Economic and Financial Growth Strong ------------------------------------ 2. (U) UAE economic growth continues to be strong, on the b [...]	2008-03-24 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV AE
08ABUDHABI510	BOUCHER DISCUSSES PARIS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN WITH UAE [...] (C) Ambassador Boucher discussed Afghan development needs and the June 12 Paris conference with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi April 15, citing funding needs of $12 to $15 billion. Abdullah said joint Gulf Cooperation Council contribution [...]	2008-04-24 05:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID AF AE
08ABUDHABI684	TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETING WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK [...] (S) Summary: On June 2, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey discussed Iran and the UAE's FATF mutual evaluation with UAECentral Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi. A-Suwaidi explained that he had not seen much groth in the portfolios of Iranian banks in the UAE In response to U/S Levey's question [...]	2008-06-08 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER KTFN PREL IR AE
08ABUDHABI729	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MARIO [...] (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the June 23-24 visit of U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Under Secretary Mario Mancuso. We have scheduled meetings with both BG Mohammed Al-Qamzi, the head of Dubai's General Directorate of State Security and the UAE Chair of the Coun [...]	2008-06-19 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON ETRD OTRA BEXB ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI757	UAE APPROACH TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The following answers to ref A (para four) questions are based on Post understanding of UAE foreign aid trends and are developed without specific inquiries to the UAEG. Conclusions are therefore Post's considered judgment rather than stated UAEG goals. (Comment: Post is uncomfortable wit [...]	2008-06-26 15:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN PHUM ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI975	ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: POWERS BEHIND THE DREAM [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE and one of the richest cities in the world, is taking bold steps to change its landscape (reftels A, B, C). With approximately 1,460,000 residents in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (the majority in the city of Abu Dhabi itself),one-tenth of the planet's oil, [...]	2008-08-28 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US
08ABUJA1023	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Re-runs -- Corruption -- Human Rights, TIP -- National Assembly -- Narcotics and Law Enfo [...]	2008-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA107	NIGERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic [...]	2008-01-17 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR NI
08ABUJA1082	NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT ELICITS GON ASSISTANCE REQUESTS [...] (U) Summary: During May 5-12 meetings with U.S Trade and Development Agency (USTDA),Nigerian government (GON) officials expressed interest in USTDA providing technical assistance centered on sustainable capacity building, technical training, international standards development, guidance on ess [...]	2008-06-11 15:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI
08ABUJA1095	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Military Matters --Environment --Energy --Aviation --Debt --Fiscal Responsibility -- [...]	2008-06-12 11:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA1191	NIGERIA: REPORTED DISBURSEMENT OF USD 10 BILLION FROM [...] (U) Summary. The National Economic Council (NEC),comprising both federal and state authorities, reportedly approved taking approximately $10 billion from the Excess Crude Account for disbursement to power projects and state and local governments. The operation of the Excess Crude Account (EC [...]	2008-06-20 13:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA1226	NIGER DELTA SUMMIT: A VIEW FROM THE [...] (S) Summary: On June 18, 2008, Poloff met with Rajakumari Jandhyala (strictly protect throughout),a United Nations employee on loan to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan's office to aid in the development of a strategy to end unrest in the Niger Delta. While describing the GON's Niger Delta in [...]	2008-06-24 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV NI
08ABUJA1227	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN (JUNE 2008) [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Howard Berman and his Congressional delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes just after President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has completed his first year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, h [...]	2008-06-24 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1245	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 1-15, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- National Assembly -- The Presidency -- Niger Delta -- Oil and Gas -- General Economic News -- Other Important Issues [...]	2008-06-26 09:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA1248	NIGERIA: UN ENVOY GAMBARI'S CONCERNS ON NIGER [...] (C) Summary: In a June 24 late evening meeting with United Nations Special Envoy, Professor Ibrahim Gambari (strictly protect),he told Ambassador that things are "really falling apart" on the Niger Delta Summit, and that it would be impossible to hold meetings in July 2008, or even by year's [...]	2008-06-27 06:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA127	FINANCE MINISTER, BANK GOVERNOR: NIGERIA MOVING [...] (SBU) Participants at an Economist Magazine roundtable in Abuja kept up a drumbeat of concern that the Yar'Adua Government is not moving quickly enough to deepen reforms and respond to economic needs, including infrastructure. Finance Minister Usman made a strong case that the GON is preparing [...]	2008-01-22 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1306	NIGERIA: TRADE POLICY REFORM PROMISES BUT LITTLE ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) trade policy has seen few reforms lately, with banned products, high tariffs and incomplete implementation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Common External Tariff (CET). The use of a combination of tariff and non-tariff [...]	2008-07-09 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA1364	NIGERIA: GON IPR OFFICIALS ENTHUSIASTIC FOLLOWING USG [...] (U) Summary. The United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO) and the U.S Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) with sponsorship from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held two concurrent workshops from June 24 to 26 for GON intell [...]	2008-07-17 08:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON NI
08ABUJA1461	NIGERIA: NEW NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MOA) has developed a new National Food Security Program to address the inefficiencies in Nigeria's agricultural production system and to ensure greater food security. In June 2008, the National Council on Agriculture reviewe [...]	2008-07-29 15:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1482	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-16 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA1487	NIGERIA: NEW AI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in Northern Nigeria on July 24. Lab results on a potential human AI case were negative and the patient is recovering from seasonal flu-like symptoms. The GON has under taken preliminary surveillance, depo [...]	2008-07-31 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON NI
08ABUJA1564	NIGERIA: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 24 meeting with visiting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery, senior Finance Ministry officials said their priorities were the Niger Delta, increasing power generation and transmission, and improving Nigeria's infrastructure to strengthen transportation [...]	2008-08-08 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PREL ECON EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1584	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 17-31, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 17-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --National Assembly --Pol/Mil --PDP Politics --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas NATIONAL ASSEMBLY --------------- [...]	2008-08-11 09:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA1591	NIGERIA: ENCOURAGING POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR POLIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A request, the Mission re-conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) the importance of polio eradication in Nigeria. The GON replied that it has set up a Technical Committee on Immunization and Polio Eradication because of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution r [...]	2008-08-11 12:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KISL KOCI NI
08ABUJA1593	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON (AUGUST [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and his delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes three months into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's second year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections, he was initially praised [...]	2008-08-11 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1599	NIGERIA-CENTRAL BANK REFORMS AND CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governors briefed Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery on Bank priorities and the Nigerian economy during his visit to Abuja on July 25. Officials said the CBN continues to work towards achieving its core mandate of maintaini [...]	2008-08-12 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1603	NIGERIA: NEITI BRIEFS U/S JEFFERY AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 25 meeting, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) officials briefed visiting Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and requested additional USG assistance to strengthen the institution's capacity to implement required audits of revenues and expenses in [...]	2008-08-12 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA1827	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 16-31, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Military, Security, and Bakassi --Economic and Business --Southern Political --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------- [...]	2008-09-09 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ETRD KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA184	ALIYU WILL NOT PUBLICLY NAME FRAUDSTERS IN NASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff and INLOff met with Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and Intelligence, to discuss his recent disclosure that he had overseen fraud investigations of current members of the National Assembly while he served as Deputy Inspector General of Police in cha [...]	2008-01-30 08:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1854	NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT FORMS NIGER DELTA TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON continues to feel its way forward in developing a coherent policy toward development of the Niger Delta and resolution of the conflict there. Two months after the resignation of Ibrahim Gambari as Chairman of the Steering Committee of the long-awaited Niger Delta Summit, a [...]	2008-09-12 13:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV NI
08ABUJA1930	NIGERIA ORDERS JOINT VENTURES TO PROVIDE NATURAL GAS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unmet demand for electricity is pushing the Gas Ministry to price and deliver gas to specific power plants, as outlined in the Strategic Plan for the Sustainability of the Power Sector (Refs A and B),to achieve 6,700 average MW by December 2009. In February 2008, the Federal E [...]	2008-10-01 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1942	NIGERIA: USG COLLABORATES WITH WORLD BANK & DFID TO ASSIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Sanders met with the Minister of Energy (Gas) Odusina on September 25 and offered U.S. support to assist with implementing the GON's gas policy, master plan, and pricing formula, funded through the Africa Infrastructure Program (AIP) program funded and managed by USAID [...]	2008-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1951	NIGERIA: MITEE DISCUSSES NIGER DELTA TECHNICAL [...] (C) During their three hour September 30 meeting (other subjects covered in septel) the Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff, notetaker) and Ledum Mitee, Chairman of the new Niger Delta Technical Committee (NDTC),discussed the committee's outreach. Mitee reported that the NDTC has received over [...]	2008-10-06 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA1977	NIGERIA - 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 147 million. 2006 GDP was $115.3 billion; 2006 GNI per capita was $620 (World Bank 2008 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a ci [...]	2008-10-07 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
08ABUJA1989	NIGERIA: U.N. CALLS FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 24, PolCouns, USAID Director, and PolOff (notetaker) attended the "Development Partners' Consultations on the Niger Delta" at the United Nations House in Abuja. Also present were the Dutch and Norwegian Ambassadors, European Commission Charge d'Affaires, and other re [...]	2008-10-09 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET KDEM NI
08ABUJA2045	NIGERIA: INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS HINDER EXPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The overall state of Nigeria's infrastructure is poor. Rapid population growth and lack of investment and maintenance have greatly deteriorated existing infrastructure. In many areas of Nigeria, water supply, sewerage, sanitation, drainage, roads, electricity and waste disposal [...]	2008-10-16 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA2079	TRIP REPORT: ADAMAWA GOVERNOR TALKS NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, the Ambassador (accompanied by StaffAide, notetaker) met with Adamawa Governor Admiral Murtala Nyako during her first trip to Adamawa State in Northeastern Nigeria. The governor spoke candidly about democracy, development, North/South politics, and President Yar'Adu [...]	2008-10-21 17:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2098	NIGERIA: USG SUPPORTS HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT FEASIBILITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an October 17, 2008 ceremony at the Adamawa State Government House, the Ambassador and Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako signed a grant for commencement of a 35 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric power plant feasibility study at the existing Kiri Dam site. The grant was provided by [...]	2008-10-24 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV EAID EINV NI
08ABUJA2122	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 1-15, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of October 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Politics --Delta Kidnappings Economic and Business News ------------------- [...]	2008-10-28 12:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA2129	OCTOBER SITREP ON NIGERIAN POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS [...] (U) Per reftel A action requests, U.S. Mission provides this first in the new series of sitreps on the Nigerian government's polio eradication efforts. We suggest this sitrep be read in conjunction with refs C and D, which have previously reported on the Mission's efforts on the polio epidemic [...]	2008-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2165	(C) NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND CBN GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador had the rare opportunity to have an hour long substantive luncheon with Nigeria's elusive Governor of the Central Bank (GCBN),Professor Charles Soludo, while she was in Lagos November 1, 2008. The key points Soludo made centered on Nigeria's financial stability and P [...]	2008-11-03 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
08ABUJA2177	NIGERIA: COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK OFFICIALS DESIRE MORE USG [...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigerian intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). The goal of the visit was to hear from GON agencies on progress and steps taken sinc [...]	2008-11-04 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA2212	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 16-31, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of October 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Fishing and Agriculture --Environment --Health --Financial News --Education --Labor --Corruption --Political/Int [...]	2008-11-12 08:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2262	NIGERIA: LAUNCHING NATIONAL HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From October 9 - 11 the Government of Nigeria hosted a forum to discuss and develop a national HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) initiative. The event provided a rare and useful platform for HIV/AIDS advocacy and frank discussions. The GON appears to view a new massive nat [...]	2008-11-18 06:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2269	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT SUBMITS MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] (SBU) On the evening of November 17, Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua submitted a list of 13 ministerial nominees to Senate President David Mark for confirmation. Mark presented the list at the opening of the November 18 Senate session. The 13 nominees are expected to fill positions lef [...]	2008-11-18 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
08ABUJA2278	TRIP REPORT: NO-NONSENSE GOVERNOR OF TARABA TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2280	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] Below is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Cecilia Ibru, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Oceanic Bank International Plc in Nigeria. The original letter will be sent via diplomatic pouch. 2. Text of letter: "Congratulations. On beha [...]	2008-11-20 10:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ECON PREL OVIP NI
08ABUJA2295	NIGERIA: CUSTOMS AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION ENTHUSIASTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigeria intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). While enforcement remains weak, some agencies are enthusiastic to work with the USG t [...]	2008-11-21 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA2327	NIGERIA: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel instructions, on November 25 the Mission conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) talking points developed by the G-8 Experts Group on Global Food Security. The USG team consulted with senior representatives from the Nigerian National Food Reserve Agency, Ministry of Agr [...]	2008-11-28 11:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV NI
08ABUJA236	NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Although the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not an offshore financial center, Nigeria's large economy is a hub for the trafficking narcotics and other contraband. Nigeria is also a center of criminal financial activity, reportedly for the entire continent. Individuals and criminal organizations [...]	2008-02-05 14:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KTFN KCRM NI
08ABUJA2372	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY ECON UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER 15-30, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a US Mission Nigeria compilation of November 15-30 political and economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: - - CORRUPTION - - DELTA INCIDENTS - - OIL AND GAS - - AVIATION - - FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY - - HEALTH - - ECONOMIC - - POLITI [...]	2008-12-05 11:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2438	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 1-14, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Southern Economic News --Delta Security Incidents --Oil and Gas --Human Rights --Labor --Corrupti [...]	2008-12-16 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2526	NIGERIA: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) Per reftel A, the following is comprehensive biographical information, with comment, on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's new cabinet. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Ministry. 2. (C) Michael Kaase Aondoakaa -- Attorney General/Minister of Justice. Aondoakaa hails from Be [...]	2008-12-24 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EAID NI
08ABUJA313	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- Military Affairs -- National Assembl [...]	2008-02-20 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET PHUM EFIN ETRD KCOR KDEM ELAB MOPS
08ABUJA324	2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Intro and Summary: The Government of Nigeria (GON),Nigerian industry and U.S industry recognize the serious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) problems in Nigeria. There have been some successes in IP enforcement; however, convictions are rare owing to long and tortuous judicial proces [...]	2008-02-21 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA345	NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS - YAR'ADUA AND HIS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of two analytical cables that will take a close look at President Yar,Adua and his government during their first eight months in office, providing a report card of how we think he and his administration have done. This will be followed by a "Look Ah [...]	2008-02-22 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON KPKO NI
08ABUJA411	NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS' MEETING WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria's roads and railways are in disrepair, creating a logjam for transport and commerce. The Transport Ministry will be looking to public private partnerships to improve mass transit and is developing related legislation. There are significant opportunities for U.S. servic [...]	2008-03-03 12:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ETRD NI
08ABUJA517	NIGERIA POWER SECTOR FUNDING DISCLOSED [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Permanent Secretary of Energy for Power Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu March 6 to discuss media reports claiming that former President Obasanjo squandered $16 billion from 1999-2007 on Nigeria's power sector. The House of Representatives has begun hearings to investigate how the $1 [...]	2008-03-18 12:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV NI
08ABUJA536	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES MARCH 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-16, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Migr [...]	2008-03-20 16:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD KIRF NI
08ABUJA578	CODEL SHELBY MEETS WITH ACTING EFCC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senators Shelby, Gregg and Corker met with Acting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Executive Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde on March 17 in Abuja. Ambassador, EconCouns and INLOff also attended. The meeting focused on the activities of the EFCC regarding corruption, money [...]	2008-03-31 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OREP PREL KCOR EFIN ECON NI
08ABUJA760	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APR 1-15, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- PDP Politics -- Corruption -- National Assembly -- Economic News -- Oil and Gas -- Other News [...]	2008-04-24 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA817	NIGERIA: RISING FOOD PRICES YET NO SHORTAGES [...] Summary. Rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact in Nigeria. Since late 2007, basic food prices have risen sharply. The Ministry of Agriculture calculates that 71% of Nigerians are underfed and the World Bank estimates that 54% of the population earns le [...]	2008-05-06 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL NI
08ABUJA861	NIGERIA - RECENT OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES AND MENINGITIS [...] Summary. From January to April 2008 reports indicate there have been 20,549 suspected cases of measles (5,798 confirmed) with sixty-four recorded deaths. This is compared to the 6,400 suspected cases for all of 2007. About eighty percent of the confirmed cases for this year are in children u [...]	2008-05-09 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI
08ABUJA864	NIGERIA: MICROFINANCE SECTOR-GROWTH AREA [...] Summary. The microfinance sector in Nigeria is large and has the potential for further growth. GON officials view establishing Private Public Partnership (PPP) as a mechanism to increase lending that will eventually alleviate poverty. For the GON to be successful the public sector should foc [...]	2008-05-12 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAID ECIN NI
08ABUJA962	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA GOVERNMENT'S REPORT CARD AT ONE [...] (S) This is the second cable in our series to address U.S. Mission Nigeria's analysis of President Yar'Adua's performance as head of state. Our first report card on him appeared at just over the halfway mark of his first year in office (ref A). This cable looks at what he has or has not done [...]	2008-05-28 18:39:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR KCOR PREL ECON NI

08ACCRA1324	Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of 22 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. President John Kufuor has governed since assuming office democratically in January 2001, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who ruled for 19 years. Presidential elections are scheduled for 2008. [...]	2008-10-10 12:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GH
08ACCRA1352	USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: EFFECTS OF [...] SUMMARY: GhanaQs physical infrastructure is adequate between the capital and the countryQs two major seaports, but can be less comprehensive in other parts of the country. There are ample areas for Ghanaian government and international donor collaboration and coordination in order to enhance [...]	2008-10-16 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ASEC GH
08ACCRA1420	GHANA ELECTIONS: A GATHERING STORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's political campaign has become increasingly strident, with the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party accusing the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of unbridled corruption, involvement in narcotics trafficking, and the development of a sophisticated stra [...]	2008-11-03 16:40:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1421	GHANA ELECTIONS: A GATHERING STORM? (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's political campaign has become increasingly strident, with the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party accusing the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of unbridled corruption, involvement in narcotics trafficking, and the development of a sophisticated strat [...]	2008-11-03 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1426	THE POLITICS OF THE GHANAIAN HAJJ [...] (C) SUMMARY. After two consecutive years of Ghanaian pilgrims missing the Hajj and being left to camp out on the fringes of Accra's airport, rival factions in Ghana's Muslim community met in Ghana's high court on November 3 to determine which group would have the right to organize this year' [...]	2008-11-05 15:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1449	GHANAQS 2009 TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $217 million in 2007, an increase of $120 million from $97 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $416 million, up 43.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Ghana were $199 million, up 3.4 percent. Ghan [...]	2008-11-14 09:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN GH
08ACCRA15	GHANA SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON, JANUARY 7-9, 2008 [...] (SBU) I look forward to your return visit to Ghana and am pleased to provide some background information for you and the delegation. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year for Ghana. After celebrating 50 years of independence in [...]	2008-01-03 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA1510	GHANA ELECTIONS: ALL THEY ARE SAYING, IS GIVE [...] SUMMARY. If Ghana's December elections somehow go awry, it won't be for lack of trying to focus the attention of the populace on peace. For the past two months, the call for peaceful elections has been omnipresent and inescapable, even drowning out discourse on political platforms and the eve [...]	2008-11-28 09:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1517	GHANA AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS, DECEMBER [...] SUMMARY: A. Ghana has benefitted this year from higher cocoa prices and increased U.S. investment in cocoa processing facilities. B. The EU and Ghana signed an agreement to combat the export of illicit timber to be implemented in 2009. This could potentially impact more than 50 percent [...]	2008-12-02 12:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV SENV GH
08ACCRA1604	GHANA: THE MIDFIELD ECONOMIC GROWTH MODEL [...] SUMMARY: An economic analyst with ties to ruling party NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo praised the Kufuor Administration's economic record, noted remaining problems, and laid out key economic policy proposals and benchmarks necessary for the success of the next President of Ghana. END SUMMARY. [...]	2008-12-23 15:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINR GH
08ACCRA187	WHAT KENYA MEANS TO GHANA AND THE 2008 ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 Professor Emmanuel Gyimah Boadi of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD),a leading Ghanaian think tank, said he does not expect a political crisis similar to Kenya's after Ghana's 2008 election. He said Ghana's democracy is more "mature" than Kenya's, and Gh [...]	2008-02-06 15:19:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON GH
08ACCRA353	GHANA: PLANNING FOR OIL AND GAS REVENUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 and 26, the Government of Ghana (GOG) hosted the National Forum on Oil and Gas Development in Accra, followed on February 27, 28 and 29 by the International Summit Workshop on Oil Sector Development. The five days of discussion and consultation were aimed at launch [...]	2008-03-17 09:28:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG EPET PREL ECON EFIN GH
08ACCRA415	Ghana - Economic Round-up [...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in February 2008 and March 2008: -- Inflation Continues to Rise; -- Cocoa Farmgate Price Increased to Check Smuggling; -- Banking Ghanaian Banks Get Reprieve in Bank Recapitalization; Libyan Bank Op [...]	2008-03-27 15:28:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH
08ACCRA602	Ghana - Impact of Rising Food/Agricultural Commodity Prices [...] Summary: Ghana is a net food importer and has seen a significant increase in the price of food staples, some portion of which may be explained in part by seasonal factors and the high cost of petroleum. In general, Ghana tends to record surpluses in tubers and deficits in cereals and the sit [...]	2008-05-06 16:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL GH
08ACCRA605	NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables as I begin farewell calls on key interlocutors, civil society, and institutions. 2. (C) I hosted New Patriotic Party presidential flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo for lunch at the residence on May 2. Arriving relaxed in jeans and jacket, Nana made th [...]	2008-05-06 16:55:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GH
08ACCRA89	GHANA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 09:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OPIC USTR
08ADANA16	TURKEY: DESPITE BOOMING ENERGY AND COMMODITY PRICES, [...] (SBU) Business leaders in the Cukurova region of southern Turkey share the nation-wide pessimism about economic prospects for 2008. The textile industry's steady decline will likely accelerate when the GOT revises its regional incentive scheme, and plans for investments in other sectors such [...]	2008-05-02 10:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN TU
08ADDISABABA105	ETHIOPIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] As requested in Reftel, post is pleased to submit the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Ethiopia. Begin Text: 2. Openness to Foreign Investment 2006/2007 HIGHLIGHTS -- In a bid to curb increasing food prices the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) levied a 10 percent surtax on selected import [...]	2008-01-14 13:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KTDB USTR OPIC ET
08ADDISABABA1189	IMF CITES OVERHEATING ECONOMY, CREDIT BUBBLE [...] (C) IMF Senior Resident Representative Arnim Schwidrowski (strictly protect) expressed to Pol/Econ Chief growing concern about Ethiopia's "overheating" economy, increasingly tenuous foreign reserves level, mounting inflation, and increasing signs of a credit bubble in a wide-ranging April 21 d [...]	2008-04-30 08:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1197	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is active in Ethiopia in a number of sectors, most notably infrastructure development and telecommunications. They are also developing several model farms to introduce techniques to increase yield and improve food security in Ethiopia. PRC [...]	2008-04-30 13:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EFIN ET CH
08ADDISABABA1228	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES- ETHIOPIA [...] SUMMARY: Ethiopia is witnessing significant food inflation. However, this inflation appears to be caused primarily by internal forces rather than global market forces. An expected poor upcoming Belg season harvest is likely to exacerbate further the already-tenuous food situation. The U.S. Ag [...]	2008-05-08 11:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID ET
08ADDISABABA1639	NBE- ETHIOPIA'S BANKING BIG BROTHER [...] SUMMARY: Ethiopia's Banking Business Proclamation contains a host of clauses that grant the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE, Ethiopia's central bank) wide ranging and extensive power over the operations of private banks and Ethiopians' rights to invest in the financial sector. The Proclamation [...]	2008-06-16 14:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ET
08ADDISABABA165	MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] SUMMARY -- Ethiopian Government's (GoE) 2006/07 macroeconomic performance report indicates economic growth was broad based and sustainable. -- GoE projects double digit economic growth in 2007/08, the fifth year in a row; -- The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) changed the base year of the [...]	2008-01-22 13:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA1672	UNDERCUTTING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: FURTHER RESTRICTING NGOS [...] (SBU) A series of recent Ethiopian Government (GoE) administrative requirements risk severely undercutting our foreign assistance operations. The now inevitable civil society organizations (CSO) law (Refs A and B) will likely force the end of all of our, and other donors', democracy and govern [...]	2008-06-19 05:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ABUD ET
08ADDISABABA1691	ETHIOPIA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There are two new reported claims. 2. The U.S. Government is also aware of two other disputes [...]	2008-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ET
08ADDISABABA1823	SERIOUS IMPACTS OF FAILED BELG RAINS IN ETHIOPIA [...] There is a 'green famine' in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) as the U.S. Government Humanitarian Assistance Team (USG/HAT) observed during their recent field trips in Wolyata and Gurage zones in late June. Nutrition programs are overwhelmed with patients in the absenc [...]	2008-07-07 06:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA189	ELEPHANTS AND BIOFUEL DON'T BLEND [...] (U) The conflict between conservation and investment in Ethiopia has escalated. Caught in the cross-fire is a chronically food insecure community that welcomes the opportunity to grow a cash crop. In 2007, the regional government of Oromia granted the Israeli-German firm, Flora EcoPower (FEP) [...]	2008-01-24 12:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EAGR ECON EAID ET
08ADDISABABA191	ETHIOPIA'S HIDES, SKINS AND LEATHER SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: The hides, skins and leather (HSL) sector is a priority area in the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) economic development plan. While Ethiopia has the potential to produce large amounts of very high-quality leather, problems of poor quality inputs, over-capacity in tanneries, and a low [...]	2008-01-24 12:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV EAID ET
08ADDISABABA1948	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2008/09 FEDERAL BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ethiopian Parliament passed a federal budget of US$5.6 billion for 2008/09 fiscal year that runs from July 8, 2008 to July 7, 2009. The budget is 16 percent higher than the US$4.9 billion budget endorsed last year. Given that annual general inflation in June 2008 was 55.3 pe [...]	2008-07-17 10:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA2112	U.S.-ETHIOPIAN RELATIONS MESHED IN UNEASY INTERNAL [...] (S/NF) The growing independence in bilateral policy discussions by hard-liners within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party -- including members of the Central Committee and Executive Committee or "Politburo", as well as by powerful outsiders like military [...]	2008-08-01 11:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA2254	GOVERNMENT DIVERTS WORLD BANK PROJECT FUNDING TO [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Council of Ministers on August 1 approved the transfer of U.S. $301 million from on-going World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) projects to provide subsidized fertilizer to the agricultural sector. The funding -- U.S. $237 million from World Bank projects and U.S. [...]	2008-08-15 11:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2483	PASTORAL HARDSHIPS IN THE SOMALI REGION [...] (SBU) In an August 8 - 14 visit to Filtu district in the Somali region, PolOff examined the effects of regional drought on food security, livelihoods, conflict, and populations movements. Filtu district remains hard hit by continued drought conditions, pasture overgrazing, lack of a livestock [...]	2008-09-08 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ECON ET
08ADDISABABA2531	COMMERCE VISIT PUNCTUATED BY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT DOING [...] (U) U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Holly Vineyard's August 17-20 visit to Ethiopia highlighted an economy offering significant opportunities as well as great challenges. While the Ethiopian economy has shown significant growth in recent years, business and developm [...]	2008-09-15 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2560	HAILU SHAWAL: NO NEED FOR COALITIONS FOR NOW [...] (C) Ethiopian opposition parties should "get their own houses in order" and not form coalitions at this time, disgruntled former Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) stalwart Hailu Shawal told the Ambassador. Hailu disparaged the efforts of other opposition parties and contended that his A [...]	2008-09-17 13:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ET
08ADDISABABA2816	GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA LIFTS FUEL SUBSIDY [...] (U) The government of Ethiopia's (GoE) Council of Ministers lifted subsides on domestic fuel prices effective October 4. The move came after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) objected to the fuel subsidy before considering a balance of payments loan (reftel). The Council also authorized t [...]	2008-10-14 04:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA3060	PROFILE OF ETHIOPIA'S DEBT SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Although the government of Ethiopia (GoE) has assumed only minimal new official external bilateral and multilateral debt since completing two rounds of external debt relief, state-owned enterprises (SOE) are accumulating off-budget external (and domestic) debt at an alarming rate. The Go [...]	2008-11-10 04:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA3298	BENZENE FUEL SUPPLY BOTTLENECK SQUEEZES MARKET [...] (SBU) The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) decision to require regular benzene to be blended with ethanol has led to severe benzene fuel supply gaps, exacerbating an already inefficient fuel supply chain. The ethanol blending program has hampered the GoE's ability to maintain adequate benzene fu [...]	2008-12-09 14:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG ET
08ADDISABABA3422	PRIME MINISTER MELES CRITICIZES U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C/NF) The United States was successful in getting the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) attention with our statement to the World Bank on December 10 noting concern about continued funding of projects without the necessary macroeconomic fundamentals in place to ensure long-term growth and sustaina [...]	2008-12-22 15:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EFIN PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA3462	IFIS' ACTIONS IN ETHIOPIA REMAIN IFFY [...] (C) As Ethiopia grapples with an increasingly dire economic crisis its need for financial and development assistance from international financial and development institutions (IFIs) is acute. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (the Bank) have not engaged the Ethiopian Govern [...]	2008-12-30 05:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV EFIN PREL IBRD ET
08ADDISABABA3467	ETHIOPIA CLAIMS MINIMAL IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (U) In statements to Parliament on October 16 and December 11, Prime Minister Meles has argued that the Ethiopian economy will be largely unaffected by the global financial crisis. Noting with pride that Ethiopia's financial system is insulated from global finance -- with foreign financial se [...]	2008-12-30 13:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN ET
08ADDISABABA414	ETHIOPIA'S RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS ON ENERGY [...] Post offers the following responses to reftel: A. The Political/Economic section and the Regional Environment, Science and Technology Office share responsibility for energy matters. The Political/Economic section, when fully staffed, consists of 8 FSOs, 1 OMS, 1 EFM and 6 FSNs. The Regiona [...]	2008-02-19 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD ET
08ADDISABABA438	ETHIOPIA'S SUGAR RUSH [...] SUMMARY: The sugar and ethanol industries have recently garnered much attention in Ethiopia, with India's ExIm Bank providing a $640 million line of credit to fund expansion of Ethiopia's state-owned Finchaa sugar factory and construction of a new factory at Tendaho. Ethiopia is expanding sugar [...]	2008-02-21 07:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG SENV ET
08ADDISABABA598	ETHIOPIA: ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADORS RECOMMEND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 12, Ambassador Yamamoto held a lunch for the resident ambassadors to Ethiopia from Arab League countries. In attendance were the ambassadors from Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Sudan, and the Arab League representative to the Afri [...]	2008-03-04 06:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET SO XF
08ADDISABABA610	TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL STRUCTURES - IQUB AND IDIR [...] SUMMARY: While Ethiopia has one of the least-developed formal financial sectors in the world, it is possessed of a rich tradition in indigenous, community-based revolving savings and credit associations and insurance societies. These "iqub" and "idir" groups provide a source of credit and insu [...]	2008-03-04 08:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ET
08ADDISABABA614	ETHIOPIA'S SUBMISSION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. (U) Number of hours spent in preparation of TIP report cable: [...]	2008-03-04 10:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ET PRM ASEC PREL
08ADDISABABA615	ETHIOPIA INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL AGOA REPORT [...] Post submits the following input for the 2008 President's Annual AGOA report: 2. Status: AGOA-eligible, including for textile and apparel benefits. 3. AGOA Trade and Investment: Ethiopia's 2006 exports under AGOA and its GSP provisions were valued at $7.2 million, representing 9 perce [...]	2008-03-04 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON ET
08ADDISABABA716	MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] SUMMARY -- The Ethiopian Parliament passed a law imposing taxes on the export of raw and semi-processed leather and hides; the Council of Ministers lifted 5 percent duty and 10 percent surtax on imports of computers. -- The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) adjusted domestic oil prices effective [...]	2008-03-12 12:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA753	BLACK MARKET BUSTED - FOREIGN EXCHANGE CRACKDOWN [...] SUMMARY: Following a period of rapid depreciation in the black market exchange rate and a growing gap between official and parallel rates, Ethiopian authorities have cracked down on the thriving but illegal parallel foreign exchange market in Addis Ababa. END SUMMARY. 2. Per reftel, the pa [...]	2008-03-17 12:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ET
08ADDISABABA910	ETHIOPIA: TIGHTER GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF THE [...] (SBU) In his March 18 performance report of the government to the House of People's Representatives, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi avoided commenting on political, security, or foreign policy dynamics focusing his comments instead on the state of the economy. Meles' main points were that the Et [...]	2008-04-02 14:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA978	USAID/OFDA STRATEGY CONSULTATIONS [...] Ethiopia is a country of 77 million people and growing by 3 percent per year. Despite healthy growth in the macro economy and an aggressive pro-poor agenda supported by the World Bank and major donors, including USAID, millions of Ethiopians rely every year on a safety net food program to comp [...]	2008-04-09 06:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08AITTAIPEI1109	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...]	2008-07-29 23:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI124	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1311	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1370	MEDIA REACTION: DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI14	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 05:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1426	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...]	2008-10-01 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1430	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 2 on the revamped U.S. financial bailout plan, which is scheduled for the Senate's vote Thursday morning; on rumors that a big local bank is suffering financial problems; on the probe into the alleged money-launderi [...]	2008-10-02 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1450	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...]	2008-10-07 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1488	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 18-20 news coverage on the funeral of Formosa Plastics Group founder Wang Yung-ching; on the DPP's planned rally on October 25 to protest the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's "pro-China" policy and the upcoming visit to Taiwan by Ch [...]	2008-10-20 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1576	TAIWAN: PART THREE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Foreign certified public accountants may serve as private agents contracted by Taiwan authorities to provide notary services or conduct audits only if they pass Taiwan's public certified accountant qualification tests, although foreign CPAs are exempt from some portions of the tests. Foreign C [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1713	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1719	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...]	2008-12-12 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI21	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI353	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI497	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...]	2008-04-09 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI857	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...]	2008-06-18 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI919	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27 news coverage on the Central Bank's new measures to battle inflation and on the liberalization of financial and tourist exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline on page [...]	2008-06-27 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1003	RESURGENCE OF "ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM" TARGETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Bouteflika's public blaming of foreign investors for Algeria's lagging economy outside of the hydrocarbons sector (ref A),the Algerian government has begun to impose new taxes and restrictions on foreign companies doing business here. Apparently sobered by t [...]	2008-09-16 16:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON AG
08ALGIERS1148	BLACK MARKET CURRENCY TRADE GAMES GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: While key members of the Algerian government feel immune to the global economic crisis (reftel),Algeria's currency black market is integrated into the world economy in ways the state never has been. On October 13, black market currency traders suspended transactions across the en [...]	2008-10-22 16:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV AG
08ALGIERS1164	CULTURE MINISTER TOUMI'S 15 MINUTES OF FAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Culture Minister Khalida Toumi has emerged as the latest face on government efforts to implement conservative social policies and neutralize regime critics. In September, Toumi issued a directive to shut down bars and nightclubs located near cultural monuments in downtown Algiers [...]	2008-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI AG
08ALGIERS1172	2009 GOVERNMENT BUDGET PAINTS ROSY PICTURE [...] SUMMARY. The Algerian parliament approved the government's 2009 budget with few amendments. Spending will increase six percent over 2008 levels, and the budget law estimates economic growth of 4.1 percent overall and 6.6 percent outside of the hydrocarbons sector. The budget uses an oil re [...]	2008-11-04 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV AG
08ALGIERS1206	ALGERIA: BUREAUCRACY STIFLES GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Business leaders told Ambassador and visiting NEA/MAG Director that the government bureaucracy continues to stifle the Algerian economy. Contract tenders are slow to develop, forcing the government to accept bidders who promise speed but who often have cost overruns in the end [...]	2008-11-10 18:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PREL AG
08ALGIERS1307	CENTRAL BANK CHIEF STAYS THE REGULATORY COURSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bank of Algeria Governor Mohamed Laksaci told the Ambassador December 7 that he and his organization are focused almost to a fault on bank regulation rather than on financial system modernization. Laksaci has been with the central bank in various positions since 1990, and remain [...]	2008-12-18 08:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS1350	ALGERIAN MFA: DANGEROUS SPLIT BETWEEN REGIMES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Madjid Bouguerra assured the Ambassador on December 31 that Algeria would continue to play a constructive role in formulating Arab League reactions to the situation in Gaza, avoiding inflammatory rhetoric. Bouguerra said that Algerians were shocked and traum [...]	2008-12-31 18:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS AG
08ALGIERS157	ALGERIAN BUSINESS GROUP LOBBYING FOR MAGHREB [...] (SBU) Summary: The often outspoken head of a prominent Algerian business association told Ambassador January 13 that together with other North African business leaders he is lobbying for the Maghreb governments to take steps promptly to enable Maghreb economic integration. The business leade [...]	2008-02-11 16:22:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL AG MO TS
08ALGIERS385	BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR: ALGERIA'S HOUSING CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A housing shortage across Algeria is one of the worst economic problems facing the country. To help ease the shortage, in 2004 President Bouteflika launched an ambitious plan to build more than one million new housing units by the end of 2009. The program has fallen far short [...]	2008-04-02 07:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AG
08ALGIERS537	ALGERIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 2008 [...] The following is a summary of some economic developments in Algeria for April 2008: -- NEW SUBSIDIES TO STABILIZE FOOD PRICES -- NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT OPENS IN ALGERIA -- FOREIGN INSURERS ENTER THE ALGERIAN MARKET -- SONATRACH COMMERCIALIZES GAS SALES TO EUROPE PRICE CHECK: ALGERIA [...]	2008-05-12 10:52:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EPET ETRD AG
08ALGIERS662	ALGERIA STILL GUN-SHY ON BANK PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Algeria's privatization of the bank Credit Populaire d'Algerie (CPA) appears likely to remain on hold for the foreseeable future. According to public statements by the Minister of Finance and our conversation with the President of CPA, the Algerian government continues to view [...]	2008-06-05 08:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON AG
08ALGIERS689	COMMERCE MINISTER NONCOMMITTAL ON WTO PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a long-awaited meeting on June 8, Commerce Minister El Hachemi Djaboub and his lead WTO negotiators offered us little in terms of concrete actions that the Algerians would take to accelerate their bid to join WTO. We received some indications of willingness to adjust Alge [...]	2008-06-12 08:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL AG
08ALGIERS690	COMMERCE MINISTER SAYS PRIVATIZATION WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce Minister El Hachemi Djaboub told the Ambassador that Algeria is determined to go forward with the privatization of public enterprises, but admitted that it has more parastatals than interested buyers. Djaboub said he noted a trend over the last decade within the govern [...]	2008-06-13 10:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV AG
08ALGIERS916	BOUTEFLIKA CAUTIOUSLY DEFENDS IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 11 speech at an official breakfast in Tehran, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cautiously affirmed Iran's legal right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop a peaceful civilian nuclear energy program, but urged Iran to continue negotiations with the We [...]	2008-08-19 06:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PINR IR AG
08AMMAN1000	AQABA DEVELOPMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: In March, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) was honored at the Jordan Economic Forum for its achievements, including its ability to attract $8 billion in investment pledges in seven years. Tourism accounts for about 70 percent of all investment in this port city, c [...]	2008-04-03 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID JO
08AMMAN106	WELCOME STAFFDEL THIELMANN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Mr. Gregory Thielmann, Mr. Paul Matulic, Ms. Jacqueline Russel, Ms. Jennifer Wagner, and Lt. Col. Peter Bloom to Jordan from January 16, 2008 through January 18, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, espe [...]	2008-01-13 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AU IAEA IS LB JO
08AMMAN1163	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- MARKWELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MSG LEE MARKWELL TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 30 APR 08 - 16 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of Stat [...]	2008-04-20 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1164	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- COSTA+3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of COL CHRISTOPHER COSTA+3 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department o [...]	2008-04-20 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1165	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- PRINS+7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MAJ FREDERICK PRINS +7 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of [...]	2008-04-20 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1166	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- BERG+2 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CPT CHRISTOPHER BERG +2 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department o [...]	2008-04-20 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1167	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- MARKWELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MSG LEE MARKWELL TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 30 APR 08 - 16 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of Stat [...]	2008-04-20 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1168	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- KLUCKHUHN+1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of LCDR CHRISTOPHER KLUCKHUHN+1 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 21 APR 08 - 27 APR 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depart [...]	2008-04-20 06:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1169	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- MARKWELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MSG LEE MARKWELL TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 30 APR 08 - 16 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of Stat [...]	2008-04-20 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1170	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- KLUCKHUHN+1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of LCDR CHRISTOPHER KLUCKHUHN+1 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 21 APR 08 - 27 APR 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depart [...]	2008-04-20 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1171	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- MARKWELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MSG LEE MARKWELL TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 30 APR 08 - 16 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of Stat [...]	2008-04-20 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- COSTA+3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of COL CHRISTOPHER COSTA+3 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department o [...]	2008-04-20 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1173	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- PRINS+7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of MAJ FREDERICK PRINS +7 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of [...]	2008-04-20 06:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1174	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL- BERG+2 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CPT CHRISTOPHER BERG +2 TO AMMAN, DURING THE PERIOD OF 26 APR 08 - 1 MAY 08, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department o [...]	2008-04-20 06:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN120	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Somnath [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Somnath Bhattacharyya to Jordan from 15 - 22 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic [...]	2008-01-13 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN121	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Robert Hays and James [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Robert Hays and James Rennie to Jordan from 29 January - 3 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of Sta [...]	2008-01-13 14:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN122	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Perry Tillman [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Perry Tillman to Jordan from 17 January to 5 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic c [...]	2008-01-13 14:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN123	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Samuel Helland + 9 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Samuel Helland, Ronald Coleman, Kevin Kelley, Rhonda Martin, Peter Dahl, Dennis Reed, Daniel Burs, Raphael Sanchez, Raymond Terlaje and Aaron Labertew to Jordan from 11 - 12 February 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully revie [...]	2008-01-13 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN124	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Mark Pruitt and Frank [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Mark Pruitt and Frank Fuller to Jordan from 20 - 25 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elect [...]	2008-01-13 15:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO

08AMMAN125	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Timothy Hill + 3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Timothy Hill, David Baker, Hugh Sutherland and Mark Engen to Jordan from 18 - 20 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007 [...]	2008-01-13 15:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN131	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Edwin Kobeski [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Edwin Kobeski to Jordan from 18 - 20 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country [...]	2008-01-14 10:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN133	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Eduardo Granados + 6 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Eduardo Granado, John Fejerang, Paul Davis, Andre Sterling, Frank Shirley, John R. Smith and John L. Smith to Jordan from 9 - 14 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat asses [...]	2008-01-14 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN136	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANA AKILI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce Officer Sana Akili to Jordan from January 30 to February 03, 2008, as requested reftel. The purpose of her visit is to attend meetings with CLDP interlocutors on MEPI and Iraq programs. The travelers should carefully revie [...]	2008-01-14 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OTRA JO
08AMMAN138	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPIC OFFICERS DRUMHELLER AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of OPIC Officers Robert Drumheller and Mary Mervenne to Jordan from January 21-25, 2008, as requested reftel. The purpose of the trip is to attend meetings with clients regarding IMMDF, and discuss potential housing finance projects for OPIC. The [...]	2008-01-14 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC OTRA JO
08AMMAN139	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Brian Kulley [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Brian Kulley to Jordan from 20 - 24 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country c [...]	2008-01-14 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1392	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -- JORDAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordan is a net importer of food, and the global increase in food and agricultural commodity prices could not have come at a worse time. Jordan recently embarked on an ambitious economic reform program, buying back debt to lower debt service and eliminating fuel subsidies. Add t [...]	2008-05-08 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV JO
08AMMAN146	JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]	2008-01-15 09:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1523	WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT [...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...]	2008-05-19 13:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO
08AMMAN155	JORDANIAN MEDIA REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordanian press commentary has focused this past week on President Bush's visit to the region and his meetings with Arab and Israeli leaders. Opinions in Jordanian editorials were mixed. While there was praise for the symbolism of the President's visit, particularly to the West B [...]	2008-01-16 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR
08AMMAN161	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR James Johnson + 3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Johnson, Daren Baker and Wanda Bisbal to Jordan from 29 January - 3 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the De [...]	2008-01-16 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1614	TRIBULATIONS OF JORDAN'S "PEACE CAMP": ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: Sixty years after Israel's establishment and 14 years after the formal establishment of Israeli-Jordanian peace, the Jordanian atmosphere outside government circles remains hostile to advocates of reconciliation with Israel, and to those who interact with Israelis and Israeli ins [...]	2008-05-28 09:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
08AMMAN163	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Michael Reber, Shaun [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Michael Reber, Shaun Mahaffey and John Walmsley to Jordan from 20-21/22-24 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the De [...]	2008-01-16 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN164	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Ghassan Aldebs [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ghassan Aldebs to Jordan from 18 - 29 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country [...]	2008-01-16 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1724	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 1: THE REFUGEES AND THEIR WORLD [...] (SBU) Note: This is the first of a four-part series of cables examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one will focus on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two will examine the isolation of the ca [...]	2008-06-09 15:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KPAL JO
08AMMAN1725	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 2: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the second cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two will examine the isolation of the camps [...]	2008-06-10 08:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PREF JO
08AMMAN1744	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 3: THE [...] (SBU) Note: This is the third of a four-part series of cables examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps [...]	2008-06-11 07:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAL KREF JO
08AMMAN1753	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...]	2008-06-12 06:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO
08AMMAN1882	WORLD BANK RED-DEAD FEASIBILTY STUDY COMMENCES AS THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance pipeline to move water from the Gulf of Aqaba into the shrinking Dead Sea has long been discussed in the region as a savior for the region's water woes (reftels). The USG and several other donors have contributed to the World Bank feasibility s [...]	2008-06-25 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PGOV PREL JO IS
08AMMAN1924	KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 14:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPKO UN EU KV JO
08AMMAN2052	ISLAMIST WEEKLY SEEKS TO CHALLENGE MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fact International ("al-Haqiqa al-Duwlia") Chairman Zakaria al-Sheikh told us recently that his Islamist weekly newspaper seeks to challenge the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Islamist press. While his newspaper criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood and aims to "portray [...]	2008-07-10 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SCUL SOCI JO
08AMMAN210	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Ronald Oswalt + 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ronald swalt, Tommy Evans, David Snodgrass, Charles Bowers, Daniel Woodward, Vickie Whiteaker, Eileen White, Lynn Burmeister, Terri Riley, Erin McCarter, Charles Pace, Romeo Victorio, Eugene O'Sullivan, Betty Taylor, Donald Clarke and Richard Wag [...]	2008-01-22 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN211	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Kabran Johnson + 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Kabran Johnson, Nicky Baggett, Peter Leary, Mark Decamp, Michael Keller and Lawrence Gump to Jordan from 10 - 14 February 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragrap [...]	2008-01-22 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN224	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Susan Myers and Kelly [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Susan Myers and Kelly Porscheke to Jordan from 2 - 9 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State ele [...]	2008-01-22 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN2292	"WHAT ABOUT OUR PRISONERS?" JORDANIANS ASK AFTER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordan's front pages have been crowded over the past two weeks with demands from local figures and advocacy groups for the release of four Jordanians, currently detained in Jordanian jails, who were turned over by Israel in July of 2007 (Ref A). These groups, includi [...]	2008-07-31 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN2366	Jordanian Request for Assistance to Address Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Jordan is a net importer of food, and the continuing global increase in food and agricultural commodity prices could not have come at a worse time. Government of Jordan (GOJ) efforts to lower its debt burden, such as buying back $2 billion in debt from Paris [...]	2008-08-12 10:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON SOCI JO
08AMMAN238	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Joseph Benkert + 2 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Joseph Benkert, Melissa Henton and Jeffrey Cima to Jordan from 2 - 9 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depa [...]	2008-01-23 08:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN2383	AQABA FACES THE CHALLENGES OF GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: Aqaba has grown rapidly and consistently since 2001 when it was placed under a special administrative model designed to encourage investment, growth and development. This growth has come at something of a price when it comes to local governance; locals complain that they lack a [...]	2008-08-14 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN239	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Joseph Lontos + 45 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Joseph Lontos, Kimberly Mitchell, Leif Eckholm, Michael Terry, Janis Simmons, Joseph Rachal, Francis Rodriguez, Martin Shulman, Robert Neal, Kelly Porscheke, Ebert Donald, Jeffrey Mintzlaff, Steven Miller, Mary Land, William Jensen, Jerome Barret [...]	2008-01-23 08:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN265	CODEL PRICE DISCUSSES JORDANIAN POLITICAL REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: During the January 9-11 visit to Jordan of Codel Price (comprising Representatives David Price, Harold Rogers, Dennis Rehberg, James Moran, Michael Simpson, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, all of the House Appropriations Committee),the group and their staffers met with Chief of the [...]	2008-01-24 15:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO IS SY IZ
08AMMAN2672	MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IMPROVES BUT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: One year after the passage of the 2007 Municipalities Law (Ref A),the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MoMA) and local officials generally view it as a successful reform of the 1955 law. Direct election of local officials has improved governmental accountability, a [...]	2008-09-15 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV JO
08AMMAN2683	CONTINUED HIGH WORLD PRICES LEAD TO RECORD REVENUES FOR [...] (U) Summary: Growing world demand and rising prices resulted in rapid growth in Jordanian exports of fertilizer (up 126%),potash (52%) and phosphate (75%) in the first seven months of 2008 (ref A). Correspondingly, revenues and profits at Arab Potash Company (APC) and Jordan Phosphate Mines C [...]	2008-09-16 12:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EMIN EINV JO
08AMMAN269	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Michael Ledeboer + 6 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Michael Ledeboer, James Allen, Sheila Hansen, Tarik Samman, Jacek Stawiski, Anurag Chhabra and Thomas Cooley to Jordan from 31 January - 8 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the th [...]	2008-01-27 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN27	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Alex Williams + [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Alex Williams, Keith Thompson, Dane Kaley, Alfredo Ferrer, Charles Langston, Rodney Walters and Stephen Kennedy to Jordan from 3 February through 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especiall [...]	2008-01-06 09:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN270	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR James Allen and [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Allen and Albert Rodriguez to Jordan from 23 February - 12 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of [...]	2008-01-27 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN278	TOURISM IN JORDAN IN 2007: REVENUES UP, MORE EUROPEANS, [...] Summary: Revenues from Jordan's tourism industry have grown 13 percent since 2006. The number and duration of European visitors is growing but Arab tourism is declining. Among Jordanian cities, Petra is experiencing the fastest growth, but low-budget hotels there continue to suffer from heavy [...]	2008-01-27 15:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND JO
08AMMAN2799	FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES CONTINUE TO RISE AFTER MARCH'S [...] (U) The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced that its foreign currency reserves had risen to $7.56 billion by the end of August 2008, a 13% increase over the $6.69 billion level in August 2007. These current reserves are equivalent to about five months of Jordan's import of goods and service [...]	2008-10-07 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV JO
08AMMAN28	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Lovelace + 4 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Lovelace, William Miracle, William Huggins, Philip Archer and Shane Tuttle to Jordan from 7 - 8 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. [...]	2008-01-06 09:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN280	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Ghassan Aldebs [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Carl Stubbert to Jordan from 10 - 13 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cl [...]	2008-01-28 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN2819	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 12-14 VISIT OF ISN PDAS [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the October 13-14 visit to Jordan of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau PDAS McNerney. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement [...]	2008-10-09 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN282	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Keith Riggle [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Keith Riggle to Jordan from 3 - 6 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cl [...]	2008-01-28 05:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN283	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Jonathan Maddock + [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Jonathan Maddock, Michael Ledeboer, Thomas Chrzanowski, Thomas Cooley, Anurag Chhabra, Sheila Hansen, James Heidt, Emaan Osman, David Prosen, Tarik Samman, Stephen Sheehy, Jacek Stawiski, Stephen Williamson, Jesse Wintjes and Alan Young to Jordan [...]	2008-01-28 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN284	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Eric Christopher [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Eric to Jordan from 1 - 8 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country clearance [...]	2008-01-28 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN285	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Max Krupp + 11 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Max Krupp, Steven Brackin, Joshua Curtis, John Meadows, Michael Guiso, Jesse Byrd, Jimmie Cusick, Christian Wallace, Mark Watson, Jerry Wilson, Rick McIntosh and Shaun Smith to Jordan from 30 January - 29 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The [...]	2008-01-28 05:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN29	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR William Louden [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of William Louden to Jordan from 29 December through 4 January 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elect [...]	2008-01-06 09:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN2928	PYRAMID SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS PAST REGULATORY FAILURES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent of the U.S. sub-prime crisis and the global financial crisis, as many as 70 Jordanian firms falsely claiming to broker and manage funds composed of financial instruments listed in markets outside Jordan collapsed in late September. Such "brokerage" firms were not reg [...]	2008-10-23 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SOCI JO
08AMMAN2945	INFLATION PUSHES WOMEN IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently met with forty women in the Wahdat and Zarqa Palestinian refugee camps to talk about the impact inflation is having on their daily lives. While the conservative culture of the camps is still a barrier to employment, economic necessity is pushing an increasing n [...]	2008-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ECON PGOV KPAL KWMN JO
08AMMAN2999	Jordan Water Conference Cancelled Because of Israel-Arab [...] (SBU) Summary: Host country Jordan cancelled the Euro-Med Partners Ministerial Conference on Water scheduled to begin on October 28 over disputes about the participation of the Arab League (AL). A Jordanian Foreign Ministry (FM) contact and diplomats in Jordan said the dispute was over the A [...]	2008-11-02 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAID PGOV JO AL
08AMMAN30	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR James Holland and Peter [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Holland and Peter McGrew to Jordan from 17 January through 2 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Departmen [...]	2008-01-06 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN300	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Jodie Kunkel + 3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Jodie Kunkel, Jeremy Harper, Jeffrey Patterson and Gabriel Dicola to Jordan from 9 February - 30 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On Oc [...]	2008-01-29 09:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN301	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR 699 STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of 699 (Six Hundred and Ninety-nine) students to Jordan from 17 February - 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depa [...]	2008-01-29 09:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN3011	Red-Dead Feasibility Grapples with Funding Problems as [...] (C) The World Bank led Red-Dead Feasibility Study (RDS),grappling with a $3.5 million funding shortfall at its May 2008 launch, continues to wrestle with money-problems. Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) Assistant Secretary General (and Red-Dead Project Manager) Fayez Bataineh told ESTH [...]	2008-11-04 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN304	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR 699 STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of 699 (Six Hundred and Ninety-nine) students to Jordan from 17 February - 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Depa [...]	2008-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN31	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Greenwich + 3 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Tom Greenwich, Jeffrey Platz, William Cox and Travis Riffle to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007 [...]	2008-01-06 09:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN32	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gonzalo Gonzalez [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gonzalo Gonzalez to Jordan from 11 - 18 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2008-01-06 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN3292	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 14-16 VISIT OF [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the December 14-16 visit to Jordan of Codel Dorgan. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summa [...]	2008-12-11 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08AMMAN3335	JORDAN: THE DAHABI GOVERNMENT, ONE YEAR ON [...] (C) Summary. A year after taking office, Jordan's PM Nader Dahabi and his government enjoy strong support from the political elite and average Jordanians. Ongoing concerns about the economy remain, but Dahabi and his government have successfully explained the need for restructuring in the fa [...]	2008-12-17 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN3408	CODEL DORGAN DISCUSSES REGION WITH JORDAN,S FM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir discussed the strength of the U.S.-Jordanian relationship and the importance of resolving the Israel-Palestinian issue, as well as Jordan's support for Iraq and Lebanon, with Senators Dorgan, Conrad, Cochran and Whitehouse. He also spoke of the ne [...]	2008-12-31 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN391	THE RIGHT OF RETURN: WHAT IT MEANS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate over what it means to be Jordanian. Though our GOJ interlocutors insist that the theoretical option of return remains, they are now more engaged with the issue of compensation, both for individua [...]	2008-02-06 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL JO
08AMMAN394	A/S WELCH AND JORDANIAN FM DISCUSS ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch met with Salaheddin Al-Bashir, Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Speaking about the ongoing Annapolis process, Bashir and Welch agreed that regional conferences could help create more positive atmospherics to keep momentum go [...]	2008-02-06 16:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN409	Jordan Prepares for Potential Summer Drought - Again [...] (SBU) Summary: The Secretaries General of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) and the Jordan Valley Authority conveyed to ESTH Officer in separate January 24 meetings a clear sense of an impending summer water crisis. Lower than average rainfall has led to Jordanian dams being filled a [...]	2008-02-07 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS
08AMMAN41	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Ulises Calvo [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ulises Calvo to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cle [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN42	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Saeed Sooudi and Garry [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Saeed Sooudi and Garry Scroggins to Jordan from 18 - 31 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN43	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Ulises Calvo [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ulises Calvo to Jordan from 5 - 9 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cle [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN44	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Azzam Hassan [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Azzam Hassan to Jordan from 11 - 26 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country c [...]	2008-01-06 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN504	GROWING NUMBERS OF JORDANIANS INVEST IN STOCK MARKET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Approximately 15 percent of Jordanians own shares in companies traded on the Amman Stock Exchange. The exchange saw rapid growth in 2003 to 2005, followed by a steep decline in 2006 and quick growth in 2007. 245 companies are listed on the exchange, which now has 65 brokerage fi [...]	2008-02-18 06:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV JO
08AMMAN56	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Light Ronald [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Light Ronald to Jordan from 11 - 13 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country c [...]	2008-01-07 14:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN57	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gary Groves [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gary Groves to Jordan from 11 - 21 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cl [...]	2008-01-07 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN573	OPIC CEO Reviews Projects Supporting King's Initiatives in [...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher discussed ongoing and potential OPIC investments in Jordan worth $750 million with senior Jordanian officials on the margins of the February 10-11 Middle East and North Africa Trade and Investment Conference held in Amman. In 2007, OPIC [...]	2008-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG OPIC JO KWBG
08AMMAN602	JORDAN FY 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) As requested reftel, Embassy Amman's submission for the FY 2008 congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency follows. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is firmly committed to fiscal transparency and accountability, and continues to institute new controls [...]	2008-02-26 05:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL JO
08AMMAN62	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPIC OFFICERS MONTGOMERY, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of OPIC Officers Danielle Montgomery, Nancy Rivera, Mary Boomgard and Alexander Evans to Jordan from January 10-18, 2008, as requested reftel. The purpose of the trip is to perform due diligence for the Disi project. The travelers should carefully [...]	2008-01-08 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC OTRA JO
08AMMAN670	RISING PRICES REINFORCE VIEW AMONG SOME THAT AMMAN IS THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Amman has recently been rated as one of the most expensive cities in the Middle East by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Prices in Jordan continue to rise as a result of rising world fuel and food prices and Jordan's peg to the weakening U.S. dollar. Jordan's Consumer Price Averag [...]	2008-03-03 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI JO
08AMMAN705	JORDANIAN IDENTITY POLITICS TRUMP GENDER CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The issue of who can and cannot transmit citizenship is an ongoing concern of many women in Jordan, and was revived in the public consciousness during recent parliamentary elections. Jordanian women married to non-Jordanian men do not transmit citizenship to their children. This create [...]	2008-03-05 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN81	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Gregory Staton + 1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Gregory Staton and Ranji Matthew to Jordan from 14 - 18 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-09 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN813	Promoting the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement [...] (SBU) Summary: Although total U.S.-Jordan trade has continued to grow, Jordanian exports to the U.S. under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represented a mere 23% of total exports to the U.S. in 2007, and grew only modestly over 2006. Garment exports, primarily shipped under the Qua [...]	2008-03-13 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN93	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Peter Leary and [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Peter Leary and Manuel Rangel to Jordan from 18 - 23 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...]	2008-01-12 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN94	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Rodrigue Aleandre [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Rodrigue Aleandre to Jordan from 26 - 31 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2008-01-12 10:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN96	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Thomas Tennant and [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Thomas Tennant and Joseph Pestar to Jordan from 20 - 24 January, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2008-01-12 10:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08ANKARA1045	INFLATION TROUBLE IN TURKEY [...] Summary: Following May CPI inflation data that signaled the return of double-digit inflation for the first time since 2004, the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) significantly revised upward its official inflation target for 2009, 2010, and 2011 to 7.5%, 6.5%, and 5.5%, respectively. Inflation [...]	2008-06-05 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA105	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1158	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1176	FOREIGN INTEREST DOWN FOR TURKEY'S PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Privatization receipts are a significant source of income for Turkey. The AKP-led government has pursued an aggressive privatization program since it took office in 2002. On June 12, Privatization Agency (PA) President Metin Kilci told us that although foreign investor intere [...]	2008-06-26 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ECON TU
08ANKARA1240	TURKEY REMAINS STAUNCH KOSOVO SUPPORTER, BRUSSELS [...] (C) On July 3 we met with MFA Department Head Ilhan Saygili and made REF A points. Saygili reiterated that Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo, remains a staunch Kosovo supporter through International Steering Group (ISG) membership, and continues to press for additional [...]	2008-07-09 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV TU KV
08ANKARA1248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1265	SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. US-Turkish relations have been transformed in the nearly three years since your last visit in 2005. You come right after Erdogan's visit to Baghdad (July 10),Boyden Gray's visit here (July 11) and President Bush's July 11 condolence call to President Gul over the Istanbul consul [...]	2008-07-14 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON IZ SY IS IR AF PK CY TU
08ANKARA1284	SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY URGES TURKEY TO MOVE FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray discussed regional energy issues and moving Caspian gas westward with Turkish PM Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler and others on July 11. Erdogan reiterated Turkey's strong support for Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas projects [...]	2008-07-16 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1286	CORRECTED: SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY URGES TURKEY TO MOVE [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray discussed regional energy issues and moving Caspian gas westward with Turkish PM Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler and others on July 11. Erdogan reiterated Turkey's strong support for Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas projects [...]	2008-07-17 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1288	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA131	EBRD: DONOR TURKEY LUKEWARM ON BECOMING RECIPIENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey, a founding donor to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is considering becoming a recipient of EBRD funds. The EBRD would have to change its mandate for Turkey to receive funds, since the original 1991 mandate was to "nurture a new private sector in a [...]	2008-01-23 17:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1359	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1448	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1494	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1519	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA152	TURKEY: CODEL DAVIS STRESSES COOPERATION IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During their January 10 - 12 visit to Ankara, CODEL Davis met with Turkish Members of Parliament (MPs),officials from the Central Bank, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Treasury, and representatives from the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB),Turkey's [...]	2008-01-25 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN TU IZ
08ANKARA1532	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1559	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1625	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1657	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

08ANKARA1664	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 10:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1675	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1700	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1738	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1760	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1762	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 04:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1763	BANKS CLAIM LIMITED EXPOSURE TO GLOBAL CRISIS [...] Summary: While the world financial crisis continues, the Turkish banking sector is relatively robust thanks to its strong balance sheets and limited foreign exposure. The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) is confident about the financial position of the sector, and says banker [...]	2008-10-10 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1766	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1781	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1828	TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...]	2008-10-20 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
08ANKARA1829	FIRST WAVES OF FINANCIAL CRISIS REACH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: The financial crisis is affecting Turkey by reducing its GDP growth, employment, and exports, and by reducing capital and credit flows into Turkey. Combined, these have the potential to undermine Turkey,s relatively well-capitalized and lightly-leveraged banks (reftels). Economic [...]	2008-10-21 04:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1879	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1898	TURKEY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION GATHERING REQUEST: [...] (C) The GOT has not yet publicly offered any ideas on reform of Bretton Woods institutions. GOT contacts say that they are awaiting the Summit agenda before meeting to discuss Turkey,s position on the specific agenda items. The Prime Minister and Treasury Minister have publicly said that T [...]	2008-11-03 05:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA190	TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] There have been no new outbreaks since the small one reported in Zonguldak province on January 19th; however, the incubation period is not over. 2. According to a representative of the European UnionQs (EU) Technical Assistance team in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of AgricultureQs General [...]	2008-02-01 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1901	EU COMMISSIONER PIEBALGS TO GET TURKEY TO DROP [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, an EU Commission delegation led by Heinz Hilbrecht, Director for Conventional Energy Sources, Directorate General for Transportation and Energy met with Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Selahattin Cimen, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Selim Kuneralp and other GOT off [...]	2008-11-03 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU XG
08ANKARA1914	TURKEY: UNPOPULAR GAS PRICE INCREASES GO FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 1, the Turkish gas import monopoly BOTAS announced a 22.5% price increase in gas for households and 22% for industry. This is the fifth gas price increase in 2008 and brings the total gas price increase to over 70% so far this year. At a press conference on Novembe [...]	2008-11-04 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG TU
08ANKARA1917	FM BABACAN IN AFGHANISTAN; GILLANI, KARZAI IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Babacan stressed Turkey's commitment to Afghanistan during his October 26-27 visit to Kabul, Wardak and northern Afghanistan. The Turks are pressing forward on infrastructure and education projects, but face obstacles from local and national authorities in Kabul. Turkey has [...]	2008-11-05 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER MARR EAID EINV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1920	(C) MINISTER SIMSEK ASKS USG HELP TO MODERATE IMF [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Ambassador Wilson, Treasury Minister Simsek asked the USG to intercede with the IMF to moderate its demands for a new program with Turkey. Simsek said the GOT sees a Precautionary Stand-By Agreement as an anchor for private sector expectations, but t [...]	2008-11-05 17:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL TU
08ANKARA1928	DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 05:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV TU
08ANKARA1936	GOT AND PIEBALGS AGREE ON CASPIAN DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary. Ankara EU Commission Economic Counselor Ulrike Hauer described EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs' November 6 visit to Ankara as very successful. Piebalgs met with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Treasury Minister Simsek and Energy Undersecretary Cimen. Gul told Piebalgs he [...]	2008-11-07 17:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1957	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA198	TRENDS FOR TURKISH ECONOMY IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: 2008 will be a challenging year for the Turkish economy and the government's economic policies. Turkey already has felt effects from the global credit crisis and investor risk re-assessment and it remains vulnerable because of its external financing needs. Economic growth is s [...]	2008-02-04 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EFIN TU
08ANKARA1982	TURKEY NEEDS AN IMF DEAL AND EXTERNAL FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: Reftel A describes multiple pressures on the real sector in Turkey. Key among them is financing. Banking fundamentals in Turkey remain sound, but banks are becoming skittish and limiting or cutting off credit to all but their best customers. The GOT is getting pressure to make [...]	2008-11-14 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1996	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2025	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2038	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2040	TURKEY'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES FIND RELIGION [...] (C) Summary: Sensing that the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) may be vulnerable in the lead-up to local elections, the leaders of both of Turkey's main opposition parties -- the arch-secular Republican People's Party (CHP) and the nationalist Nationalist Action Party (MHP) -- h [...]	2008-11-24 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA2051	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2069	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2147	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 11:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2172	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2177	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA319	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA336	BUSINESS GROUPS WARN GOT ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Three major business organizations warned the government on February 21 about rising unemployment and slowing industrial activity. The Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB),Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) and Turkish Clothing [...]	2008-02-22 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TU
08ANKARA374	TURKEY-WORLD BANK COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador joined World Bank Country Director for Turkey Ulrich Zachau February 14 to discuss the World Bank's role in Turkey and the upcoming release of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS),outlined below, which is embargoed until February 28. The CPS outlines a four-year [...]	2008-02-27 10:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID EINV TU
08ANKARA468	YOUNG TURKS VISIT ARMENIA: BUILDING TIES THAT BIND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Several Turkish alumni of British universities who visited Armenia January 20-25 shared with us a taste of their unique experience and the favorable impressions made by their Armenian contacts. The realization [...]	2008-03-10 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OPRC AM TU
08ANKARA473	TURKEY: FINANCING GAP LOOMS [...] (C) Summary: There is a growing likelihood that Turkey will face a financing gap this year, which would pressure the exchange rate and make private sector borrowing much more difficult. Most of Turkey's financial indicators are deteriorating, and recent GOT announcements that indicate substan [...]	2008-03-11 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA527	TURKEY REVISES GDP UP SHARPLY, BUT NEGATIVE TREND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkstat, the Turkish statistical agency, released a long-awaited GDP revision on March 8, increasing Turkey's 2006 GDP by 31.6%, and making upward revisions to all Turkish GDP calculations since 1998. Final 2007 GDP figures will be released on March 31, and the upward revisio [...]	2008-03-19 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA552	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA591	TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PRESENTS REVISED SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: After reaching an agreement with most unions on March 25, the GOT presented a revised Social Security Reform law directly to the parliament floor on March 27. The revised bill raises the number of "premium days" a worker would need to work before being eligible for a pension [...]	2008-03-28 21:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA608	PROSECUTOR FILES CLOSURE CASE AGAINST DEEP STATE [...] (C) In a surprise move, Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals Abudrrahman Yalcinkaya filed a party closure case March 31 against the "Deep State" (the shadowy organization long believed to operate in secret to uphold the Kemalist state, though no one knows if they have actually met them). [...]	2008-04-01 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ANKARA622	TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN AND AKP DECIDE TO RIGHT THE SHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),now formally accepted by the Constitutional Court, is now a fact the party has accepted, AKP Vice Chair Saban Disli told us. AKP and PM Erdogan understand the Turkish public is weary of political [...]	2008-04-03 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
08ANKARA688	ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (C) The EPC has added balance to a bilateral relationship that has been heavily weighted to political and security cooperation. At the start of last year's EPC meeting, Turkey's economy was in its sixth year of strong growth, the government was steering a steady course, and the business clim [...]	2008-04-11 09:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TU
08ANKARA699	TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BANS FUTURE REAL ESTATE [...] Summary: On March 11, Turkey's Constitutional Court annulled the section of the Foreign Investment Law that authorized property sales to foreigners in Turkey. The ruling will enter into force 6 months following the issuance of the court reasoning, and it will not be retroactive. The GOT is ex [...]	2008-04-14 11:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON BEXP TU
08ANKARA708	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA728	EU PRESIDENT BARROSO GOES "BACK TO BASICS" IN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary and comment: European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso's April 11-12 visit to Turkey coincided with intense national debate and polarization over the March 14 indictment to close the ruling Justice and Develop [...]	2008-04-18 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA824	MORE FROM TURKEY ON BECOMING AN EBRD RECIPIENT [...] (C) Summary: Although not an action addressee on reftel A, we wanted to provide the latest GOT position on Turkey becoming an EBRD recipient. On April 28, we met with Treasury Director General for International Affairs Memduh Akcay. While in Washington April 11-13 for the World Bank/IMF me [...]	2008-04-30 04:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL TU
08ANKARA834	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TURKEY [...] This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. SUMMARY: Turkey has the highest per capita wheat consumption in the world, and in a normal year is not only self-sufficient but exports wheat flour to neighboring countries. Severe drought in 2007 slashed Turkish crop yields, and commodity pri [...]	2008-04-30 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA860	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA90	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA91	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA952	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA975	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO164	MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]	2008-02-29 11:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO181	MADAGASCAR/COMOROS RESPONSE RE FISCAL [...] (SBU) Post replies to Reftel questions below for Madagascar: Madagascar - - - - - - - - - - A. Host country's budget is made public. B. Budget is made public via publication. C. Revenues and expenditures: The GOM has worked at length with the World Bank and other donors to imp [...]	2008-03-07 09:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO195	Why We Should Help the Comoros with Maritime Logistical [...] (SBU) As I write this, AU troops from Tanzania and Senegal, and perhaps also Sudan and Libya, are arriving in Moroni, on Grande Comore Island, by various means. According to the Union government, over 1,000 foreign troops are expected to come augment their own "Army of National Development" [...]	2008-03-13 09:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO224	LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...]	2008-03-19 14:06:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA
08ANTANANARIVO540	MADAGASCAR'S PRESIDENT - PASSIONATE FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge accompanied visiting agribusiness speaker Dr. Arthur Siaway in a call on President Marc Ravalomanana (at his request) for 75 minutes August 4. When encouraged to allow local markets of agricultural goods to reflect global prices as a way to stimulate production, Rava [...]	2008-08-05 10:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR ECON PGOV MA
08ANTANANARIVO804	AF/E Director Knight Visit to the Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AF/E Director Knight advocated for transparency and reconciliation with GOC interlocutors during his visit to the Comoros November 22-25. Director Knight also followed up on "Bilateral Commission" items from the September 18 meetings in Washington. END SUMMARY. Our Dreams [...]	2008-12-04 08:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CN
08ANTANANARIVO84	MADAGASCAR ADOPTS NEW INVESTMENT LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: In thorough consultation with Malagasy and international private sector, and with donors, the GOM drafted and adopted a new Investment Law to facilitate business entry into Madagascar. The law is a significant improvement in facilitating investment and makes the Economic Developm [...]	2008-01-31 10:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN PGOV MA
08ANTANANARIVO879	IMF DISPLEASED OVER GOM POLICY DECISIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to open source reports concerning several recent GOM economic policy decisions, IMF and World Bank officials raised their concerns in a 12 December letter to Minister of Finance and Budget Haja Nirina Razafinjatovo. In the last month, the government has purchased an [...]	2008-12-30 13:48:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV MA
08ASHGABAT1056	TURKMENISTAN: CITIBANK LOOKING FOR BUSINESS [...] (C) Two officials from Citibank are visiting Turkmenistan for annual client meetings: a Citibank Vice President and Senior Correspondent Banker from Citibank's Bank Services Group and a Relationship Manager of Citibank's Central Asia and Transcaucasia Department. Citibank has provided money [...]	2008-08-13 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT1065	INTEK -- BACKGROUND ON A UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intek is a successful information technology, printing, and technical education company that was founded right after independence by Artur Ovezmuradov. A FLEX alumna is head of Corporate Sales discussed the company's long and impressive list of government, corporate, and intern [...]	2008-08-15 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EIND TX
08ASHGABAT1093	TURKMENISTAN: STILL MULLING REDENOMINATION AND [...] (C) During an August 19 dinner, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Head of Mission Neil McKain told Charge that Turkmenistan's Central Bank is still uncertain exactly how to manage redenomination, which is scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2009, or what to use as the den [...]	2008-08-20 13:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT123	TURKMENISTAN: PREPARING TO CARRY OUT AUDIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) A January 23 article in "Neutralniyy Turkmenistan," "Turkmenistan's Colossal Petroleum Reserves to Be Confirmed by Independent Experts," indicated that the state firm, Turkmengeology, will shortly begin an assessment of real [...]	2008-01-24 10:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET TX
08ASHGABAT130	TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over dinner on January 9, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa told Ashgabat-based law enforcement donor community members that his meeting with President Berdim [...]	2008-01-26 06:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR IR TX
08ASHGABAT1352	TURKMENISTAN: DONORS DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) resident representative, donor country diplomats said that there is more discussion about developing the private sector in Turkmenistan than ever before. Some were doubtful, however, t [...]	2008-10-11 08:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET AORC TX
08ASHGABAT1353	EBRD PREVIEWS TURKMENISTAN TRANSITION REPORT; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Ashgabat office gave a preview of the Bank's annual Transition Report on Turkmenistan and discussed the consumer price index and inflation [...]	2008-10-11 08:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EPET AORC SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1359	TURKMENSITAN'S RESPONSE TO LONDON PLENARY SESSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the following diplomatic note, dated September 29, 2008, addressed to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of countries-participants of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Begin Text: [...]	2008-10-15 09:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON KNNC TX
08ASHGABAT1377	NEW TURKISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OPENS SHOP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Another Turkish construction company, Yapi Taahhut Tasarim Inshaat ("Yapi"),has entered the Turkmenistan market. Leading Yapi's Ashgabat office is a young Turk who until recently worked at rival company Polimeks and who brings with him significant experience in Turkmenistan's [...]	2008-10-20 13:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND TX TU
08ASHGABAT1394	TURKMENISTAN: NEW WEALTH FUND, BUDGET FIGURES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an extended Cabinet of Ministers meeting on October 21, the government announced that Turkmenistan's 2009 state budget will be 39.5 percent higher than the 2008 budget. Expenditures on education and healthcar [...]	2008-10-22 13:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT14	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT OF PART I OF II: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydrocarbon resources. The government reg [...]	2008-01-04 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT1432	TURKMENISTAN'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a longtime Turkmenistan expatriate resident recently observed, Turkey's arrangements with Turkmenistan let them get away with a lot, but Turkish companies -- particularly construction companies -- are also vulnerable to arrest, deportation, and other unpleasantries when thi [...]	2008-11-03 14:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND KCOR TX TU RS
08ASHGABAT1467	TURKMENISTAN: EBRD NOTES PROGRESS ON REFORMS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") office head (please protect) said that he is encouraged by what appears to be some loosening of government control in the financial sector, both in areas such as loan policy as well as interactions with intern [...]	2008-11-06 14:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EIND AORC TX
08ASHGABAT1493	EFFECTS OF WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan is unlikely to be strongly affected by the international economic crisis, because its banking sector is so cut off from the rest of the world's banking system and because the country has no debt. However, local economists predict for the first time that Turkmenist [...]	2008-11-14 13:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT15	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT OF PART II OF II: RIGHT TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND ESTABLISHMENT Foreign and domestic private entities in Turkmenistan have the right to establish and own business enterprises, though this is as [...]	2008-01-04 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT169	TURKMENISTAN: MIDLAND OIL SEEKS HYDROCARBON DEAL [...] (C) The Chairman of the Board and President of the U.S.-based Midland Oil and Gas Company Robert Murphy visited Ashgabat January 29-February 2 with a delegation of consortium members to see whether he could work out a hydrocarbon deal. Murphy met on January 30 with President Berdimuhamedov, [...]	2008-02-04 10:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT179	TURKMENISTAN: WORLD BANK OUTLINES RE-ENGAGMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the last week in January, a World Bank visiting delegation met with government officials and resident donor nation representatives to discuss re-engagement with Turkmenistan. The Government of Turkmenistan's [...]	2008-02-05 10:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID TX
08ASHGABAT196	TURKMENISTAN: CHALLENGES ABOUND ON ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent visit by a World Bank delegation focused on education provided the delegation with an opportunity to learn more about the challenges and changes to Turkmenistan's education system. Donors told the delegation that a bureaucracy, more used to hunkering down than innovation [...]	2008-02-07 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT219	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first year in office, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has delivered more change than most here expected or even thought was realistically possible for immediate post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Spurred by a wish to make Turkmenistan a respected member [...]	2008-02-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR SOCI KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT230	TURKMENISTAN: ECONOMIC REFORM TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an extended Cabinet of Ministers meeting on February 8, President Berdimuhamedov said Turkmenistan's industrial sector should operate according to the principles of transparency, privatization, market diversit [...]	2008-02-13 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT295	TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMEDOV LAYS DOWN MARKERS TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a February 28 meeting in Ashgabat, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov told Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Ambassador Steven Mann: -- He rejects the concept of Gazprom as monopolist; it's Turkmenistan's key economic partner; -- He is strongly irked at Azerb [...]	2008-03-03 06:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET UP TU RS AJ TX
08ASHGABAT308	TURKMENISTAN: 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] 1) Information on country whose central government receives foreign assistance from the United States: Turkmenistan. The death of former President-for-Life Saparmyrat Niyazov on December 21, 2006, offered a new opportunity to engage the Government of Turkmenistan on a number of issue [...]	2008-03-06 06:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON PREL TX
08ASHGABAT317	TURKMENISTAN CONSIDERS NATIONAL ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a World Bank-sponsored anti-money laundering workshop, international and regional experts focused on the need for innovation, information technology, annual reviews, and international contact networks in discu [...]	2008-03-07 10:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID SNAR RS TX
08ASHGABAT338	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON SUBMITS DETAILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron Country Manager Doug Uchikura told the Charge during a March 11 meeting that he had delivered a 200-plus page detailed "indicative offer" earlier that morning to the office of the Executive Director of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources. The [...]	2008-03-13 10:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT361	TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Executive Secretary of the State Counternarcotics Coordinating Commission Babaniyaz Chariyev told the embassy's INLOff and INL Assistant on the fringes of the World Bank Anti-Money Laundering workshop (reftel) that he would [...]	2008-03-20 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX
08ASHGABAT369	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW LAW ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on March 17 unveiled a new government program to promote domestic entrepreneural development and foreign investment, including substantial changes to Turkmenistan [...]	2008-03-24 13:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV BTIO KIRF TX
08ASHGABAT378	TUKRMENISTAN: WORLD BANK REP DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A local representative of the World Bank Liaison Office in Turkmenistan said on March 24 that World Bank Regional Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Katsu was satisfied with the substantive meetings held during his second visit to Turkmenistan, although moving min [...]	2008-03-26 10:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT385	TURKMENISTAN: WORLD BANK DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent conversation with the local World Bank representative in Ashgabat, he said the World Bank's Payment Systems Unit wants to coordinate better with other donors on some technical assistance projects i [...]	2008-03-27 11:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT455	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR U/S REUBEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue on energy and economic reform issues. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly [...]	2008-04-11 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX
08ASHGABAT488	TECHNOCRATS AND GENERALISTS IN TURKMENISTAN'S PETROLEUM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Turkmenistan reforms its oil and gas industry, two principally different development strategies exist among the country's hydrocarbon leadership. One school of thought -- the technocrats -- places primary empha [...]	2008-04-17 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EPET SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT534	TURKMENISTAN SIGNALS DESIRE TO MATCH OTHER CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In response to a presentation by USAID on April 22, the Deputy Chairwoman of the Supreme Council on Science and Technology (SCST) voiced support for offical approval for the USAID-developed accounting training and pr [...]	2008-04-29 05:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
08ASHGABAT536	TURKMENISTAN'S ETREK DISTRICT: WAITING FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Burdened by an isolated location, poor roads and years of neglect from the center, Turkmenistan's Etrek District, located in western Turkmenistan on the border with Iran, has experienced little economic developmen [...]	2008-04-29 09:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR SNAR PBTS PREL TX
08ASHGABAT551	AT LONG LAST, A UNIFIED EXCHANGE RATE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 1, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan announced a unified exchange rate of 14,250 manat per $1. The final impact of the four-month process for unifying the dual exchange rate is yet unclear. Immediately evident is the fact that the arbitrary devaluation of the dollar ha [...]	2008-05-01 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EIND ETRD EPET SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT599	TURKMENISTAN'S BLACK MARKET IN EXCHANGE -- HOW IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from various of Turkmenistan's ministries and state enterprises have profited from a system, run by the Central Bank, where money from dollar denominated "special" accounts were originally valued at the official rate and sold at the higher black market or "unofficial rat [...]	2008-05-08 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT6	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydrocarbon resources. The government regularly proclaims [...]	2008-01-02 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX

08ASHGABAT652	TURKMENISTAN: UNSETTLED TIMES, BUT NO REVOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Even though 2008 has brought a number of economic displacements that have put new pressures on people used to minimal price raises and an extensive system of subsidies, Turkmenistan remains far from revolt. Grumbling -- a new phenomenon that would never have been heard, or pe [...]	2008-05-21 08:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT681	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER TO BOUCHER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 28 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov welcomed broader cooperation in the education sector, especially in exchange programs. He did not rule out [...]	2008-05-29 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET SCUL AF TX
08ASHGABAT684	TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS TIME TO OPEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Turkmenistan up to now has pursued a policy of banning foreign companies from its gas fields onshore (foreign companies are working the Caspian oilfields),Turkmenistan may be reconsidering this policy. At the heart of this new thinking is a need to [...]	2008-05-29 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET TX
08ASHGABAT722	TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER OPEN-MINDED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a nearly two-hour meeting on June 4 with U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov: -- praised U.S.-Turkmenistan energy cooperation; -- expressed cautious interest in an idea that could by-pass the cur [...]	2008-06-06 08:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET AJ TX
08ASHGABAT727	TURKMENISTAN: NEGOTIATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: High-level representatives from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India met in Ashgabat in late May to resolve some issues that continue to stand in the way of more substantive negotiations on the envisa [...]	2008-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECON ETRD IN PK AF TX
08ASHGABAT732	TURKMENISTAN: EBRD DIRECTOR DETAILS MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 4 lunch with visiting European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Central Asia Director, Masaru Honma, and new EBRD Resident Representative, Neil McKain, told USAID that as a result of a recent bre [...]	2008-06-09 06:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AMGT ECON EFIN EAID TX
08ASHGABAT745	TURKMENISTAN: TREASURY DELEGATION ENCOUNTERS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of four U.S. Department of the Treasury assistance advisors representing public finance and management, economic policy, and banking visited Ashgabat June 2-6 to evaluate possible areas of technical cooperation with Turkmenistan. The delegation met with various governm [...]	2008-06-11 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT779	TURKMENISTAN WORLD BANK OFFICIAL MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 18 meeting, The World Bank's de facto Turkmenistan office head made recommendations of interlocutors and potential project areas for the Enforcement Team from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance, including in assisting ministries to [...]	2008-06-19 10:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT851	TURKMENISTAN: DASHOGUZ FARMER EXPERIMENTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a creative marketing approach, IPC Group has been placing free loaner agricultural equipment in farms managed by an influential farmer, Sadulla Rozmetov, in Dashoguz Province for the last 18 months. While working with private influencers like Rozmetov is good for business, [...]	2008-07-08 08:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR EAID SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT9	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit to Turkmenistan of Senator Richard G. Lugar, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Your visit will advance our bilateral dialogue on energy issues, while rein [...]	2008-01-04 07:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET SCUL OREP TX
08ASHGABAT915	TURKMENISTAN: MINISTER OF COMMUNCIATIONS WELCOMES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 17 meeting with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, Minister of Communications Hojagurbanov acknowledged Turkmenistan's need to stren [...]	2008-07-18 13:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS EIND AJ TX
08ASHGABAT93	SCENESETTER FOR CDR, USCENTCOM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits in mid-January of Senator Lugar to Ashgabat and of the Turkmenistani Defense Minister and Border Service Chief to NAVCENT HQ in Bahrain. This visit will help continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while [...]	2008-01-18 03:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR EPET ECON TX
08ASHGABAT98	TURKMENISTAN: WHY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SHOULD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to strong encouragement from the West and international financial institutions, the Government of Turkmenistan is finally beginning to pursue a much-needed course of economic and financial reform. Pre [...]	2008-01-18 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID EFIN EINV TX
08ASHGABAT981	TURKMENISTAN: AT FRONT END OF PREPARATION TO MEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. Department of Treasury team focusing on assessing Turkmenistan's anti-money laundering law enforcement capacity met with relevant state financial, legal, and legislative entities, as well as two of the three foreign banks currently operating here. Turkmenistan's banks a [...]	2008-07-29 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN TX
08ASMARA188	LIGHTS FOR ALL, BREAD FOR THE SELECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) is investing its limited resources heavily in renewable energy, particularly solar and wind power, for the rural sector. At the same time, the rural sector is most heavily hit by shortages of staples such as wheat and flour, creatin [...]	2008-04-03 14:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ENRG EAID PGOV ER
08ASMARA197	GSE CHRONICALLY LATE REPAYING WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) World Bank (WB) Country Manager for Eritrea Chris Lovelace (strictly protect) told Emboff the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) came within mere days of being 60 days past due on a repayment to the WB for the second consecutive time. The first late payment was made "less than a w [...]	2008-04-04 07:55:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN EAID ER
08ASMARA211	PFDJ MONEY-MAN SPEAKS ON ERITREA'S WAR ECONOMY [...] (C) People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) money-man Hagos "The Sack" Ghebrehiwot told the ambassador on April 2 that Eritrea's current economic polices are "directly tied to the situation" on the border rather than driven by Marxist ideology, and that Eritrea's economy must remain on [...]	2008-04-15 07:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ER
08ASMARA236	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ERITREA [...] (SBU) The following answers are keyed to reftel. Point of contact is Brian Shelbourn, shelbournbl@state.gov, 291-1-120004. ---------------- 2. (SBU) DEMAND ---------------- Wheat, sorghum, and teff are the most important agricultural commodities in Eritrea and are extremely scarce. W [...]	2008-04-29 13:10:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ER
08ASMARA322	ERITREA'S FUNCTIONAL YET TEETERING ELECTRICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Eritrea's electrical system provided remarkable electricity availability to communities connected to the main grid for several years. Without expensive overhauls of the seven main heavy fuel oil (HFO) fired generators during the next few years, however, Eritrea can expect bro [...]	2008-06-16 13:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PINR ER
08ASMARA325	PRESIDENT ISAIAS - BREAD AND PASTA ARE LUXURIES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Isaias Afwerki appeared to be preparing the Eritrean people for future reduced supplies of basic foodstuffs in recent interviews and speeches, including his May 24 Liberation Day address. High import costs and heavy subsidies have combined to lead Eritrea's command ec [...]	2008-06-18 09:14:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR PGOV ER
08ASMARA519	WORLD BANK SUSPENDS ERITREA DISBURSEMENTS [...] (C) DEADLINE MISSED, CASH-FLOW HALTED ----------------------------------------- As the cash-strapped government of Eritrea missed yet another World Bank repayment deadline, the World Bank Country Director (please protect) told Emboffs October 24 that the Bank, in accordance with policy and r [...]	2008-10-27 10:09:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EAID PGOV ER
08ASMARA543	BIO NOTES ON ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI [...] (C) Summary: Isaias is an austere and narcissistic dictator whose political ballast derives from Maoist ideology fine-tuned during Eritrea's 30-year war for independence. He is paranoid and believes Ethiopian PM Meles tried to kill him and that the United States will attempt to assassinate him. [...]	2008-11-12 10:55:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ER
08ASMARA603	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...]	2008-12-23 10:37:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER
08ASMARA79	WORLD BANK: PROGRAMS IN ERITREA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with visiting World Bank Economist Tracy Lane and Eritrean World Bank Country Director Chris Lovelace on February 14 to discuss FY2008 and proposed FY2009-2010 projects in Eritrea. Lane discussed two repeat projects, time tables, and costs, as well as the Bank's str [...]	2008-02-19 11:10:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ER
08ASTANA1022	CODEL RAHALL DISCUSSES ENERGY, SECURITY, DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Rahall traveled to Astana on May 28 for meetings with President Nazarbayev, Prime Minister Masimov, Foreign Minister Tazhin, State Secretary Saudabayev, and members of both houses of Parliament. The delegation's Kazakhstani interlocutors praised U.S. - Kazakhstan relations. [...]	2008-06-02 09:47:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1321	KAZAKHSTAN - LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Paul Dyck joined Kazakhstani Prime Minister Masimov and a delegation of U.S. and Kazakhstani public and private sector officials to launch the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-Private Economic Partnership Initia [...]	2008-07-23 01:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PREL PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1327	KAZAKHSTAN - DISCUSSIONS WITH GOK ON CO-FINANCING HEALTH [...] (U) Summary: The DCM and USAID held a productive meeting with Minister of Health Dernovoi on July 15 to discuss a new joint strategy in the health sector, the "Partnership for Health Development" (PHD). The proposal would combine USG assistance funds with matching funds from the GOK to suppor [...]	2008-07-23 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA133	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 02:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1346	KAZAKHSTAN - GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON TAX CODE REFORM [...] Following presidential guidance, a Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) Tax Working Group quickly produced proposed amendments to the tax code. USAID assistance in the areas of corporate income tax, value added tax (VAT) and the attendant administrative procedures was well received. On June 18, Pr [...]	2008-07-25 02:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA146	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]	2008-01-29 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1646	KAZAKHSTAN - KARACHAGANAK FACES DIFFICULTIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field has large proven reserves of natural gas, but further Karachaganak expansion (i.e., a Phase III) faces obstacles, including administrative delays. The Karachaganak consortium, KPO, maintains that it was recently pressured into paying an environmen [...]	2008-09-03 06:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1669	KAZAKHSTAN - FAA DISCUSSES CIVIL AVIATION ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Brian Staurseth, Moscow-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Senior Representative for the CIS, visited Astana from August 25-28, 2008 for meetings with Mukhit Kubayev, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee; Marat Dautaliyev, Deputy Director General of KazAeroNavigatsiya; Johar [...]	2008-09-05 06:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1697	KAZAKHSTANI LEADERSHIP PROMISES BOUCHER FOLLOW [...] (C) Prime Minister Masimov and Foreign Minister Tazhin, citing President Nazarbayev's public commitment, told Assistant Secretary Boucher on September 2 that Kazakhstan would follow through on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform. Masimov looked forward to next steps on the Public-Priv [...]	2008-09-08 07:59:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM OSCE ECON KZ
08ASTANA1721	KAZAKHSTAN - IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL CREDIT CRUNCH ON THE [...] Even in resource-rich Kazakhstan, the global credit crunch is having a major impact. This impact is being felt throughout the financial system; however, the microcredit industry has been surprisingly resilient. Long a partner in fostering microcredit industry growth, USAID support has spanned [...]	2008-09-11 05:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KZ
08ASTANA1724	KAZAKHSTAN - TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK ON DOING [...] The 2009 World Bank Doing Business report was published on September 10. It ranks Kazakhstan as the 70th out of 181 countries regarding the ease of doing business, a 10-place improvement from its revised rank of 80th place in the 2008 report. Kazakhstan made major gains in two specific Doing Bu [...]	2008-09-11 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA206	OIL COMPANIES AND AMBASSADORS DISCUSS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Foreign oil company representatives told visiting Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Ambassador Mann on January 25 that much remains to be worked out in finalizing the details of the new Kashagan agreement, including the role of KazMunaiGaz (KMG). The EC head of delegation to Kazakhsta [...]	2008-02-04 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL KZ
08ASTANA2070	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV ANNOUNCES MAJOR STEPS TO DEAL WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev announced on October 13 major steps the government will take to deal with the global financial crisis. The Samruk state assets holding company and Kazyna Sustainable Development Fund will be m [...]	2008-10-16 13:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2095	KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK COUNTRY MANAGER DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 15 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan Sergei Shatalov provided his views on the state of the Kazakhstani economy, discussed the government's [...]	2008-10-22 12:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ
08ASTANA2115	ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECTOR LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Stephen Wermert briefed the Ambassador on ADB's current priorities in Kazakhstan, touted the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program and the [...]	2008-10-24 11:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ
08ASTANA2119	KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF OF FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT LAYS OUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On October 1, the Minister of Finance appointed Mussiraly Utebayev to head the Committee on Financial Monitoring, which is Kazakhstan's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Representatives of the Embassy's Office of I [...]	2008-10-24 12:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EFIN SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2166	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CORKER'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Kazakhstan will be most useful to reinforce the importance we place on the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership. Both Secretary of State Rice and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad visited Astana in October. With its selection as 2010 OSCE ch [...]	2008-11-03 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET OREP KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2231	KAZAKHSTAN: WHAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ACCOMPLISH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Capital Partners develops luxury projects in Almaty, Astana, Moscow, and Istanbul, including for J.W. Marriott and its related Ritz-Carlton brand. In Almaty, Capital Partners is developing for Marrio [...]	2008-11-10 11:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV KPAO KZ
08ASTANA2277	KAZAKHSTAN: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Transport and Communications Serik Akhmetov told the Ambassador on November 19 that Kazakhstan aims to improve its transport infrastructure and develop itself as a transit corridor. The capacity of th [...]	2008-11-19 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAIR ELTN EINV MARR AF KZ
08ASTANA2283	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, October 26 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- State to Purchase Shares of Top Banks -- ArcelorMittal-Temirtau: Mandatory Leave Rescinded -- Will Democrats Grant Rapid Accession to the WTO? -- New Flight From Almaty [...]	2008-11-20 08:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA2291	KAZAKHSTAN: KULIBAYEV ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, Timur Kulibayev, newly-appointed Deputy Chairman of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund, gave the Ambassador his assessment of the domestic impact of the global financial crisis and an update o [...]	2008-11-21 10:24:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EPET EINV SOCI KPAO RS IR AJ
08ASTANA2293	KAZAKHSTAN: OCTOBER ENVIRONMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. [...]	2008-11-24 04:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EAGR TSPL ZK KZ
08ASTANA2320	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT MOVES SWIFTLY TO STABILIZE BANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the first in a three-part series analyzing Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, President Nazarbayev announced a series of sweeping measures to be enacted by the G [...]	2008-11-24 11:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2346	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD MUSIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Ambassador met Aslan Musin, Head of the Presidential Administration, to discuss Kazakhstan's broad goals as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and the package of legislative amendments currently be [...]	2008-11-25 10:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM ECON EFIN EINV SOCI KNNP KDEM KPAO
08ASTANA2350	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPORTUNITY IN MANGYSTAU OBLAST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Mission and poloff visited the port-city of Aktau, the capital of Mangystau oblast, during November 5-6. In addition to attending the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Pr [...]	2008-11-25 15:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EPET KPAO KDEM AE
08ASTANA2351	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT MOVES SWIFTLY TO STABILIZE BANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, 2008, President Nazarbayev announced a series of sweeping measures to be enacted by the Government of Kazakhstan in response to the global financial crisis. Established to ensure the stability of K [...]	2008-11-26 02:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2352	KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The fundamental strategic aim of the U.S. Mission is a stable, secure, democratic and prosperous Kazakhstan. The strategic partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan for border security is based on our common security interests including bolstering Central Asian sovere [...]	2008-11-26 02:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC SNAR KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2404	HIV OUTBREAKS AMONG CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR REFORM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent outbreaks of HIV and AIDS among children in three countries of Central Asia point to dangerous and unnecessary medical procedures being performed throughout the region. A recent assessment conducted by USA [...]	2008-12-05 10:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ
08ASTANA2450	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Administration head Aslan Musin called in the Ambassador on December 10 to discuss Rakhat Aliyev, expressing concerns about international press reporting on the Aliyev case and explaining he had information that Aliyev might be seeking American citizenship or U.S. polit [...]	2008-12-11 11:24:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2474	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO MAKE [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Masimov has redoubled the Government of Kazakhstan's commitment to reforms to improve the legal environment for business, making this a top priority since the September release of the 2009 World Bank Doing Business (WBDB) report. In November, Masimov ordered each rele [...]	2008-12-18 16:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV KZ
08ASTANA2570	KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS UNION WITH RUSSIA AND BELARUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator told the Ambassador on December 24 Kazakhstan is ready to accelerate WTO accession negotiations with the United States. However, the international financial crisis is making some Kazah [...]	2008-12-30 10:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN RS KZ
08ASTANA282	Kazakhstani Koreans Wield Disproportionate Influence [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan's ethnic Korean minority has made great strides in the country's business and political spheres since independence, with a number of them holding influential positions. The success Kazakhstani Koreans have achieved in the post-Soviet era is a product of their higher ra [...]	2008-02-08 02:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KZ
08ASTANA341	KAZAKHSTANI LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES, [...] (C) Prime Minister Masimov told Assistant Secretary Boucher during a February 11 meeting that he was seeking to implement further structural economic reforms in Kazakhstan, including tax reform. The government would also be focusing greater attention on developing human capital. Masimov stre [...]	2008-02-19 03:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL WTO KZ
08ASTANA367	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 19 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- WTO accession: updates and comments -- Socially Responsible Business in Kazakhstan -- New Special Economic Zone -- Inflation in January -- Energy Minister Proposes Oil [...]	2008-02-22 13:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA407	FIGHTING TB IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] Summary: Many of the guidelines stated in the Berlin Declaration have long been implemented in Kazakhstan, and the country is currently in line with WHO-DOTS tuberculosis (TB) guidelines. However, many of the TB-focused bodies are under-funded, and some operate under outdated guidelines. The m [...]	2008-03-03 11:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO KZ
08ASTANA437	EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY [...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]	2008-03-07 03:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA869	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel, which requested specific information regarding the impact in host country of rising food and agricultural commodity prices. 2. (SBU) DEMAND: The most important foods and agricultural commodities consumed in Kazakhstan include flour, b [...]	2008-05-06 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KZ
08ASTANA91	KAZAKHSTAN: ALL SIDES SMILING WITH KASHAGAN DEAL [...] (C) In a marathon negotiating session on January 13, the Kashagan consortium partners reached agreement in principle with the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) on restructuring the ownership and operatorship of the project, overcoming two main stumbling blocks. ENI had objected to a new operatin [...]	2008-01-18 08:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON KZ
08ASTANA975	KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) On May 22, Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref A, B, and C demarches to Kazakhstani Vice Minister of Agriculture Dulat Aitzhanov, explaining the USG approach to the global food crisis, the President's global food security initiative, and USG positions on Doha, food staple export restrictions, a [...]	2008-05-22 13:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON KZ
08ASUNCION163	LUGO'S AMCHAM SPEECH LACKS SUBSTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Patriotic Alliance for Change (APC) presidential candidate Fernando Lugo outlined his six-point plan for governing to the Paraguayan-American Chamber of Commerce March 11. Three goals were economic -- agrarian reform, "economic growth with social equity," and "emergency" job creat [...]	2008-03-14 12:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION196	CRAWLING CRABS TO FLYING GEESE: OVELAR'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colorado presidential candidate Blanca Ovelar presented February 28 her economic platform to the American-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Ovelar's main themes were building an economic agenda based on active collaboration between civil society, the public, and private se [...]	2008-03-31 14:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION43	AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF DUARTE'S TENURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Duarte,s 2003-2007 economic performance yielded mixed results. Macroeconomic stability was achieved but a rigid expenditure structure, a visible bias to support current expenses instead of public investments, and a political rather than an economic spending rationale un [...]	2008-01-18 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION507	STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH THE LUGO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To jump start a cordial relationship with the newly elected Paraguayan government, the Embassy arranged a one-week, abridged version of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to Washington the week of June 16 for five senior officials of the incoming Lugo administrati [...]	2008-07-23 20:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAGR SENV PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL PA
08ASUNCION508	STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH THE LUGO GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To jump start a cordial relationship with the newly elected Paraguayan government, the Embassy arranged a one-week, abridged version of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to Washington the week of June 16 for five senior officials of the incoming Lugo administrati [...]	2008-07-23 20:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAGR SENV PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL PA
08ASUNCION535	SCENE-SETTER FOR LUGO INAUGURATION [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and members of the U.S. delegation attending the August 15 inauguration of President Fernando Lugo. The Lugo administration represents the first interruption in Colorado Party rule in 61 years. Your visit provides an o [...]	2008-08-01 18:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION583	SEC GUTIERREZ LUNCH WITH LUGO'S ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ayalde hosted a lunch for Secretary Gutierrez and the U.S. delegation to Lugo's inauguration and Lugo's economic team August 14. Finance Minster Borda outlined an expansive agenda of economic policy priorities: pro-growth macro-economic policies; public sector reform to [...]	2008-08-22 14:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL ECON ETRD PGOV EIND PA
08ASUNCION62	THREE PLUS ONE READOUT [...] (C) The January 10-11 Three-Plus-One Security Dialogue with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and the United States in Asuncion played out as expected, with fruitful coordination on the margins of the meeting, but plenary interventions from the three focused primarily on crime fighting and preserving [...]	2008-01-29 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV GTIP SNAR PA BR AR
08ASUNCION847	PARAGUAY'S THRESHOLD PROGRAM WORKING TO FORMALIZE [...] (U) Ambassador and Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce Martin Heisecke visited December 10 manufacturers in Ciudad del Este (CDE) supported by USAID's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program. Ambassador and Heisecke visited Qin Yi America and Cortinerias del Paragua [...]	2008-12-19 16:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PA
08ATHENS1453	EEB DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES BANK SADERAT AND NEW [...] (C) During a meeting with EEB DAS for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities Doug Hengel on October, 14, Bank of Greece Director of Bank Supervision Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos outlined the measures the Bank of Greece is taking against Iranian Bank Saderat. Kyriakopoulos indicated that while the Bank [...]	2008-10-17 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC ECON KNNP IR GR KTFN EFIN
08ATHENS1463	GREEK GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 16, the Embassy raised reftel A points regarding the October 22 Georgia Donors' Conference with the MFA and the head of Hellenic Aid. Both indicated that while additional funding may potentially be forthcoming, the GoG does not appear prepared to make a pledge durin [...]	2008-10-21 12:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA KCRS EAID EFIN PREL GR
08ATHENS1495	GREEK VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GAERC ISSUES [...] (S) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref A points to MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou and her future successor Niki Kamba. Her responses below are keyed to the main issue topics of the demarche: -- RUSSIA: Katzourou noted that the Medvedev Security Treaty Proposal had not been di [...]	2008-10-31 13:01:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD GR EUN
08ATHENS1692	GREEK RIOTS - WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THEY IMPACT [...] (C) The riots that began in Greece following the December 6 police shooting of a teenager have shocked even the most cynical of Greeks, and have resulted in hundreds of millions of Euros in economic damage. The unrest has deeply polarized society, with youth of all socio-economic backgrounds [...]	2008-12-18 13:00:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL SOCI ASEC PHUM ECON TU MK GR
08ATHENS630	BURMA: GREEK C-130S DELIVERING ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID BM GR
08ATHENS874	GREECE ON IRAN: CARROTS BETTER THAN STICKS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA officials dealing with various aspects of Iran issues indicated that Greece did not intend to break an EU consensus on stiffening Iran sanctions, but that it had concerns about the direction of Iran policy. Greece believed the evidence did not indicate the Iranians were [...]	2008-06-19 14:24:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	AORC EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN
08ATHENS952	KOSOVO: GREEKS NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE BUT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard spoke with FM Bakoyannis July 3 to urge that Greece recognize Kosovo independence, emphasizing the need to take steps that foster regional stability, and noting that it is time for Greece to join the other 20 EU states that have recognized Kosovo. Bakoyannis said Gre [...]	2008-07-03 11:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV KPKO UN YI EU KV GR
08AUCKLAND9	NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS BETWEEN COMPLACENCY AND FATALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's business leaders - like their compatriots - are uneasy about their economy's ability to compete in a globalized world. While the cliche is that cheap travel and the Internet have made the world smaller, New Zealanders still feel disadvantaged by their small size [...]	2008-01-25 03:33:00	Consulate Auckland	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NZ
08BAGHDAD1021	WHAT IS THE U.S. VIEW OF THE PROPOSED IN-KIND [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Minister of Oil Husseyn Shahristani spoke to EMIN by phone April 1. Asked about progress on the negotiation of the oilfield technical service agreements (TSAs) under negotiation with major international oil companies (IOCs),Shahr [...]	2008-04-03 06:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD1061	Dialogue on Economic Cooperation -- Follow-up [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih's follow-up team for the Government of Iraq (GOI) hosted U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) of February 27-28 have proposed to pursue implementation of actionable outcomes by breaking action items into functional groups. Onc [...]	2008-04-07 02:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG BEXP IZ
08BAGHDAD1084	D/PM BARHAM SALIH MEETS NEW EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on D/PM Barham Salih, AMB. Lawrence Benedict described his mission as identifying how the U.S. could best support GOI anti-corruption initiatives. AMB Benedict asked for D/PM Barham Salih's cooperation in this endeavor. D/PM Barham Salih welcomed AMB [...]	2008-04-08 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KCOR PGOV PREL IQ
08BAGHDAD1130	ELECTRICITY MINISTER DETAILS PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Electricity Kareem Wahid on April 9 detailed plans to attract private investment in power projects; complained about the lack of fuel for power; sought travel support from MNF-I for plans to show PM Maliki various projects; revealed intra-Ministerial obstacles to GOI c [...]	2008-04-10 17:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1202	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Following on the heels of a flurry of anti-corruption activity by the Government of Iraq (GOI) over the past three months - the GOI,s first conference on Anti-Corruption (AC) in January, and a second conference in mid-March hosted jointly by UNDP and the World [...]	2008-04-17 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IQ KCOR PGOV UN
08BAGHDAD1291	ACTING COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER SHOWS LITTLE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Acting Minister of Communications (and fulltime Minister of Youth and Sport) Jasim Mohammed Jafar (UIA/Iraqi Turkomen Front) told Econoffs April 21 that he planned to continue in his current roles at least until August 2008. Jafar said he did not think Prime Minister Nuri al-Mali [...]	2008-04-25 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT
08BAGHDAD1389	SCENESETTER FOR OPIC PRESIDENT AND CEO MOSBACHER'S [...] (C) Welcome to Iraq. Despite sustained senior level economic engagement with Iraqis during the period of the security surge, security gains have not been cemented in place with jobs and investment. Much is required on many levels to make this happen. Major Barriers to Investment -------- [...]	2008-05-04 10:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAID OPIC IZ
08BAGHDAD1391	IRFFI AGREES NO STOCKHOLM MEETING, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: At our suggestion, IRFFI Co-Chair Ambassador De Martino announced at a May 3 IRFFI Executive Committee Meeting that there would be no IRFFI meeting (either formal or informal) on the margins of the upcoming International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial Meeting in Stockholm on [...]	2008-05-04 11:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD14	AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS NEW ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian Ambassador Innes Brown called on EMIN December 28 to discuss possible areas where Australia could increase its economic assistance to Iraq. The Government of Australia (GoA) has been tasked by PM Rudd to develop new initiatives by the end of January. Innes Brown sa [...]	2008-01-02 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV ECON ELAB OFDP PREL SOCI IZ XF XU XB AU ZP ZR
08BAGHDAD1421	JABR CLARIFIES SAUDI DEBT ISSUE, REVEALS PLANS FOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a wide-ranging conversation May 5, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr clarified the Government of Iraq (GOI) position on the Saudi debt issue. He explained that the GOI believed the total principal amounted to USD 15.7 billion, of which the GOI was prepared to pay 20 percent [...]	2008-05-07 07:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD1454	WHY THE NINE JEWS OF BAGHDAD STAY IN BAGHDAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Despite the insecurity they face, and the necessity of hiding their identity, the nine Jews living in Baghdad appear set to stay here. Several are simply too old to leave, while others fear the unknown challenges of a new land more than they fear the more familiar, if deadly, pe [...]	2008-05-10 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM KIRF PREF PGOV IS NL UK IZ
08BAGHDAD148	IRAQ -- 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Post's submission for Iraq's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. BEGIN TEXT 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ Iraq's first post-conflict permanent government passed a National Investment Law in October 2006, which was expected to open up its economy to foreign investmen [...]	2008-01-21 07:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC IZ
08BAGHDAD1480	TRADE MINISTRY SEEKS BILLIONS TO FUND PDS IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Trade Abdul Hadi Kadhim al Hameiri told Emboffs that the Ministry of Trade (MinTrade) needs USD 4 to 4.5 billion to fund the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the remainder of 2008; increased commodities and shipping costs will consume MinTrade's roughly USD 3 [...]	2008-05-12 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN
08BAGHDAD1481	TRADE MINISTRY SEEKS BILLIONS TO FUND PDS IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Trade Abdul Hadi Kadhim al Hameiri told Emboffs that the Ministry of Trade (MinTrade) needs USD 4 to 4.5 billion to fund the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the remainder of 2008; increased commodities and shipping costs will consume MinTrade's roughly USD 3 [...]	2008-05-12 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN
08BAGHDAD1565	CHANGING EUROPEAN UNION ATTITUDES TOWARD IRAQ [...] (SBU) During a May 6 presentation to the Defense Attache Association in Iraq (DAAI),the Ambassador of the European Commission to Iraq, Ilkka Uusitalo, noted a rapidly changing view within the EU towards Iraq. Admitting that the EU has been strongly divided since 2003, Uusitalo emphasized that [...]	2008-05-20 18:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ETRD PREL EU IZ
08BAGHDAD1588	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Beginning with the GOI,s Anti-Corruption Conference in January there have been a number of newsworthy events on the anti-corruption front so far in 2008. The January Conference was followed by a UN Office of Drugs and Crime meeting in mid-March timed to coincide with the signing and rat [...]	2008-05-24 06:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD1615	IRFFI DONORS FIELD TRIP FAILS TO DELIVER [...] (SBU) The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) held a donors field trip conference, hosted by the Italian-led REO Hillah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),at the Dhi Qar Mittica Training Center on the Talil Airbase in An Nasiriyah Province May 18-19. Attending the c [...]	2008-05-27 07:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2090	CBI: NEW RULES, STIFF FINES, MORE EFT, HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Iraq officials believe that a soon-to-be released Ernst and Young audit will demonstrate improved CBI performance. New CBI rules that take effect on July 1 will impose stiff fines on banks that fail to meet monthly reporting and statement-reconciliation requiremen [...]	2008-07-06 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD2102	NINEWA-SALAH AD DIN BORDER AREA DEPRESSED BUT HAS [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message, in cooperation with the Salah ad Din PRT. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Southern Ninewa Province and the Sharqat district in northern Salah ad Din Province suffer from lack of infrastructure investment and unemployment of at l [...]	2008-07-07 11:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EPET EINV EAID MARR PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2162	SEVENTH IRFFI DONORS MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq's Seventh Donor Committee Meeting in Baghdad on July 7, the first major international conference in Baghdad since 2007, was hailed by Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih as an indication of the growing confidence in Iraq's fu [...]	2008-07-11 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ

08BAGHDAD2342	DROUGHT SAPS KRG DAM LEVELS, POWER GENERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Site visits in May and June by RRTOff to the Kurdistan Region's Dokan and Darbandikhan hydroelectric dams in Sulaimaniyah governorate revealed facilities severely limited by drought and producing at near-minimal capacity. Officials at Dokan, a large and well-maintained facility [...]	2008-07-27 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD2399	NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER SOUNDS BOTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In our first meeting with him July 30, the GOI's new Minister of Communications, Farouk Abdel Qadir Abdel Rahman (Tawafuq/IIP),told EMIN of his vision for the Ministry. Abdel Rahman, who was confirmed last week with the other Tawafuq additions to the GOI (reftel A),told EMIN he [...]	2008-07-31 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINT
08BAGHDAD2431	NO SUB-PRIME CRISIS HERE: CONSTRAINTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI wants the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) to loosen its monetary policy to promote economic growth. But cuts in the CBI's interest rates or reserve requirements will not deliver the growth boost GOI officials seem to expect. Iraqi banks already have plenty of money to lend, [...]	2008-08-05 03:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2545	LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQI ASSETS: WHAT NOW? [...] (C) An interagency team led by Principal Deputy Legal Adviser Joan Donoghue traveled to Baghdad July 18-24 to discuss with GOI officials the protection of Iraq's assets, the settlement of Iraq's remaining Saddam-era debt and commercial claims, and the resolution of Saddam-era personal injury s [...]	2008-08-12 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2645	(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: SAD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR [...] (C) On 11 August, Salah ad-Din (SaD) Province signed a contract with a Turkish company for the construction of a commercial airport and industrial area east of Tikrit. Provincial leaders expect the airport project to be a tremendous boon to the provincial economy, serving as a means for prospe [...]	2008-08-19 03:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON IR IZ KCRS PGOV PINS PREL PTER
08BAGHDAD265	BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD PART 2: IT'S NOT OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a substantially improved security environment in Baghdad, local residents continue to stress that the battle for Baghdad is not yet won. Most importantly, they assert that the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Coalition have not achieved irreversible momentum toward the e [...]	2008-01-29 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2768	WORLD BANK OFFICIALS ON ENERGY STRATEGY, WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the World Bank has the expertise to assist the Iraqi Government develop a national energy strategy and believes a strategy is important, working level staff in the World Bank's headquarters will not expend resources on this effort until the GOI demonstrates a genuine commit [...]	2008-08-28 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG SENV EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD2770	ELECTRICITY MINISTER OBTAINS RUSSIAN SUPPORT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq (CETI) Ambassador Charles Ries and incoming CETI Ambassador Marc Wall met with Electricity Minister Karim Wahid al-Hasan on August 24. Karim, who had just returned from Moscow, reported that the Russians would be sending a te [...]	2008-08-28 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV PREL RS IZ
08BAGHDAD2819	CETI: DPM BARHAM SALIH WANTS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: At his introductory meeting with EMIN Wall on September 1, DPM Barham Salih provided a tour d'horizon of economic issues. He noted that Iraq is in a transitionQperiod; key challenges include: political reorganization (including the status of Kirkuk),energy -- especially hydroc [...]	2008-09-02 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EAID ECON
08BAGHDAD2912	IRAQ MOVING FORWARD WITH NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (C) Iraqi PM Advisor Thamir Ghadhban informed Energy Attach on Sept. 4 that efforts were underway to advance Iraq's National Energy Strategy (NES). Mr. Ghadhban said a five member Committee has been formed to develop the NES, with Ghadhban the Chairman and the Ministers respectively of Oil, El [...]	2008-09-09 11:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ENRG IZ
08BAGHDAD3067	DPM SALIH ON 2009 BUDGET, OIL LAW, AND A NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 16. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told EMIN September 22 that he would like to host a second session of Dialogue on Economic Cooperation before the end of 2008 to bring both senior U.S. government and business leaders [...]	2008-09-24 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3174	PROPOSED U.S.-IRAQ CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy proposes a one-day conference on Iraq,s business and investment climate in late October/early November. This is in response to DPM Salih's requests for a bilateral dialogue before the end of the year. However we do not [...]	2008-10-02 02:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3184	INTERNAL DEBATE ON IRAQ'S PDS REFORM [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Trade and the Prime Minister's Advisory Board are actively debating how to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS),but there is no consensus on the way forward. Failure to reconcile the two sides could impede the GOI's ability to phase out the PDS in accordance with [...]	2008-10-02 13:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD ELAB PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3283	ENCOURAGING LARGER WORLD BANK AND IMF IRAQ PRESENCE [...] (U) This is an action message, see para three. 2. (C) We believe the upcoming Bank/Fund meetings in Washington, which will be attended by Iraqi Finance Minister Jabr and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi, present a golden opportunity to press the World Bank and IMF to increase thei [...]	2008-10-10 16:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID OFDP IZ
08BAGHDAD3296	SWEDISH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ INCREASING; SWEDISH [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has made a large commitment to Iraq and intends to do more, particularly as it looks ahead to its July 2009 European Union (EU) Presidency. In an October 8 meeting, visiting Swedish Ambassador Niclas Trouve and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director G [...]	2008-10-13 07:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD IZ SE
08BAGHDAD3364	US-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: A PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION: In preparation for the early November U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate, this cable looks back at the February 2008 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC); reviews what was agreed then; and takes stock of what has been achieved in the interim. [...]	2008-10-20 11:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD342	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) on 1st February. The meeting included much discussion of the role that that the decentralization and the private sector can play in Iraq's development - incl [...]	2008-02-06 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD3460	PRT SALAH AD DIN: PRIVATE BANKS DEVELOPING [...] (U) This is a reporting cable from PRT Salah ad Din. 2. (SBU) Summary: It is difficult to imagine a provincial business or economic sector that has more fully exploited the vastly improved security environment than has the private-banking sector within Salah ad Din. The calculated exploitat [...]	2008-10-30 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3475	BASRAH RESIDENTS ANGRY, WORRIED ABOUT IRANIAN [...] (C) Basrawis blame Iran for the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) violence and intimidation that ended in April following Operation Charge of the Knights, community leaders and security officials told Senior Advisor Gray during a visit October 26-29. With the exception of an Islamic Supreme Council of Ir [...]	2008-11-02 02:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3476	PLANNING MINISTER BABAN'S BUDGET AND ICI CONCERNS [...] (C) EMIN and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban met October 26 and discussed Baban's concerns about the 2009 budget, the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),and future assistance. Baban believes that the GOI's favoring the operational portion of the pared-do [...]	2008-11-02 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD358	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: BAGHDAD PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the GOI and UNAMI are working to enhance the prospects of meeting the benchmarks outlined in the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). The GOI is building the size and capacity of the small ICI secretariat, and has embarked upon a serious effort to pull together its dr [...]	2008-02-07 08:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EAGR IR
08BAGHDAD3622	US-IRAQ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-15 12:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CVIS IZ
08BAGHDAD3628	US-IRAQ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS AND [...] (SBU) On November 1, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt, Deputy Commerce Secretary John Sullivan, and Assistant US Trade Representative Mike Delaney participated in the Iraqi-U.S. Dialogue on Business and Investment (DBIC). During the day-long event, which also included American and Iraq [...]	2008-11-16 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CVIS IZ
08BAGHDAD3633	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER NOT KEEN ON INDEPENDENT [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Minister of Communications Farouk Abdel Qadir told ECOUNS on November 5 that "Iraqi people suffer from poor quality of service," so the Ministry of Communications (MoC) must provide not only infrastructure and clear laws, but also strict monitoring of service quality. Admitti [...]	2008-11-16 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ECPS KINT IZ PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD3650	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS WITH SRSG [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 1, 2008, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt, accompanied by Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Baukol and Treasury Attache Ged Smith, met with UN Secretary General Special Representative Staffan de Mistura and members of his team in the United Nations offices [...]	2008-11-18 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PREF IZ
08BAGHDAD3652	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt had a series of meetings with key Iraqi economic officials at events surrounding the Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate (DBIC),including a large dinner hosted by Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at his home in the International [...]	2008-11-18 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3698	2009 BUDGET: FALLING OIL PRICES MEAN CUTS, DEFICIT, DFI [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite pressures from key members of the Maliki Government for fiscal largesse, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr cut the proposed 2009 budget while it was under consideration by the Council of Ministers (CoM),where it secured approval before moving on to the Council of Representa [...]	2008-11-23 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3783	IRAQ BUDGET EXECUTION TO IMPROVE WITH NEW ACCOUNTING [...] Summary: The GOI will soon release a new accounting manual that will establish uniform accounting practices at all levels of public administration. The manual is the work of experienced Iraqi civil servants, supported by U.S. Treasury advisors and experts from the UK and World Bank. Making of [...]	2008-12-02 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3836	TALABANI GIVES PUK DEPUTIES EQUAL AUTHORITY - TALK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leaders have denied press reports that PUK General Secretary Jalal Talabani has been removed from power. As a result of recent PUK leadership meetings, Talabani empowered both KRG VP Kosrat Rasoul and DPM Barham Salih with equal authority to ma [...]	2008-12-08 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3904	UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM) has successfully concluded negotiations with a Japanese and an Egyptian consortium on joint venture (JV),production-sharing agreements for two state owned enterprises -- Beiji Fertilizer and Diyala Electric. MIM senior officials are confident [...]	2008-12-14 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EIND ETRD PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3906	UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM) has successfully concluded negotiations with a Japanese and an Egyptian consortium on joint venture (JV),production-sharing agreements for two state owned enterprises -- Beiji Fertilizer and Diyala Electric. MIM senior officials are confident [...]	2008-12-14 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EIND ETRD PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3993	FURTHER INDICATION THAT IRAQI PDS REFORM WILL NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior Iraqi MOT official has indicated that significant reforms to the Public Distribution System (PDS) would be "unrealistic" in 2009, mainly because it is an election year. But he also expressed optimism that limited monetization could be phased in starting as early as 2010 [...]	2008-12-21 07:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR EAID ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD4067	AMBASSADOR AND DPM SALIH DISCUSS FALLING OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and EMIN delivered a letter from Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt to Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih on December 28. In a wide-ranging discussion, Salih noted with alarm that the GOI's oil exports in 2009 will most likely not exceed 1.6 million barrels per day [...]	2008-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KCOR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD571	MALIKI REASSESSES ONGOING CABINET NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his weekly security meeting with the Ambassador and General Petraeus on February 21, Prime Minister Maliki said he was discouraged by lack of progress in negotiations with the Tawafaq and Iraqiyya parties on rejoining the government, blaming their senior leadership for ever [...]	2008-02-27 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
08BAGHDAD593	U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 26 meeting with U/S for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery and Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr, Jabr indicated his main goals for 2008 are to secure debt relief from Gulf state debtors, restructure state banks, and further increase budget exe [...]	2008-02-29 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG
08BAGHDAD643	Dialogue on Economic Cooperation Ends With Follow-Up [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) hosted the U.S. Government (USG) at the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad February 27-28, 2008 for the U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC). Senior officials from both governments discussed the nature of the bilateral economic relationship, its [...]	2008-03-05 07:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG IZ
08BAGHDAD678	ICI: BAGHDAD DONOR MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNAMI convened an informal donor meeting March 4 to: a) update Baghdad-resident donor reps on GOI preparation for the ICI first anniversary, b) brief on the January 23 IRFFI meeting in Naples, and c) brief a visiting EC delegation on a and b. UNAMI Deputy Guy Siri and World B [...]	2008-03-07 11:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD713	PDS INEFFICIENT, BUT POTENTIAL ELECTORAL AND [...] (C) Summary. For Iraqis, timely and full receipt of their Public Distribution System (PDS) benefits is a Government of Iraq (GOI) performance indicator. The World Food Program estimates that 60 percent of Iraqis wholly or partially depend on PDS rations; deliveries, however, are often late, [...]	2008-03-10 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD717	IRAQ FY08 REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) As requested in reftel, Embassy Baghdad's submission for the congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency for countries receiving USG assistance follows: 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Government of Iraq (GoI) recently reiterated its commitment to fiscal transparency in the U.S.-Ira [...]	2008-03-10 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD789	TRADE MINISTRY PLANS RADICAL PDS REFORM 2008-2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Trade (MoT) has indicated that the Public Distribution System (PDS) will remain essentially untouched this year, fully funded either through the 2008 budget alone or with supplemental appropriations as well. The MoT has, however, provided Emboffs a cogent plan it [...]	2008-03-16 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD799	AMBASSADOR RAISES SOFA/SF AND ICI WITH D/PM BARHAM [...] (S) Ambassador met March 13 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih to discuss the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Strategic Framework (SF) negotiations, the Prime Minister's participation in the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) ministerial, and security at Umm Qasr port and in Basra [...]	2008-03-17 08:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD877	UN ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE (MARCH 17-18, 2008) [...] (U) Summary. As part of its portfolio of activities to support good governance, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),in coordination with the office of Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, organized an international Anti-Corruption Conference in Baghdad on March 17-18, 2008 at al-Rash [...]	2008-03-23 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID IZ KCOR PGOV PREL SOCI
08BAKU1026	SCENESETTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPURTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election, which resulted in a landslide victory for President Ilham Aliyev. This fall also marked a troublesome time for the region, with Russia's invasion of Georgia casting a shadow on security and [...]	2008-10-27 14:07:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG PREL AJ GG
08BAKU1050	NEW CABINET OF MINISTERS ALMOST SAME AS OLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 31 Azerbaijan completed the process of appointing the next cabinet of ministers after the October 15 presidential election. According to Azerbaijan's constitution, all ministers must resign after a president is inaugurated. The President then appoints a prime ministe [...]	2008-11-03 12:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR AJ
08BAKU1068	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev told Commerce Deputy Secretary Sullivan October 28 that economic reform and diversification would be among his top priorities in a second term. The GOAJ, while facing lower oil prices and declining revenues, will continue to promote the Azerbaijan Investment Com [...]	2008-11-07 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU1108	FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 11-12 visit to Baku Senator Corker met with the newly appointed Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev. In his first meeting with USG officials, the new minister stuck closely to his prepared talking points, emphasizing GOAJ plans to improve the [...]	2008-11-20 11:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU1138	USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE - PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In a November 24 meeting with USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore, President Aliyev welcomed intensified cooperation with USAID, especially in five key areas: water and sanitation, agriculture, IT/telecoms, environmental remediation and anti-corruption. Azerbijan,s leadership fee [...]	2008-12-01 07:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AJ
08BAKU1148	DRL A/S KRAMER: DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: On November 19 DRL A/S David Kramer and the Ambassador attended a marathon meeting at the Foreign Ministry with a wide range of government and non-government officials, chaired by a Deputy Foreign Minister, on the full realm of democracy and human rights issues. Attendees gave b [...]	2008-12-04 04:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU1158	USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF [...] SUMMARY: The visit of USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore to Azerbaijan capitalized on the existing USG strong host-country counterpart relationships. During her three-day visit, Administrator Fore held meetings with AzerbaijanQs President (see reftel),[...]	2008-12-05 09:25:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET ADPM AJ
08BAKU1174	SOCAR HOSTS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) hosted a conference entitled "Rehabilitation of Contaminated Soils-Suggested Methods" in Baku on November 3-4. SOCAR's Vice President of Ecological Affairs, Mukhtar Babayev, moderated the event and acknowledged the many challenges f [...]	2008-12-17 05:02:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EINV EAGR AJ
08BAKU12	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-04 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU123	CORRECTED COPY: AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-02-12 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU132	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, January 15, 2008 - January [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - VAT RATE MAY BE REDUCED - KAPITAL BANK TO BE FULLY PRIV [...]	2008-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU14	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHUSTER'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-04 12:38:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU149	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BROWNBACK'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe and to use its energy resources to drive growth and development in the region, make it an important U.S. partne [...]	2008-02-15 15:02:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON AJ
08BAKU186	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AG, ENERGY AND CARGILL WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a February 28 meeting with Prime Minister Rasizadeh, the Ambassador discussed the importance of developing the non-energy sector, especially the agricultural sector, and offered U.S. assistance to the GOAJ in implementing its new agricultural strategy. The Ambassador also rais [...]	2008-03-04 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV ETRD AJ
08BAKU21	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN, [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-08 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG MARR MASS AJ
08BAKU221	AZERBAIJAN - REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Per reftel, this cable contains Embassy's 2008 country narrative on fiscal transparency in Azerbaijan. 2. The process to publicize the state budget in Azerbaijan has changed with the implementation of the Budget System Law, which took effect in January 2003. The President submits the budge [...]	2008-03-11 05:04:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL TI AJ
08BAKU234	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, February 15 - 29, 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. 2. RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ------------------------- [...]	2008-03-12 08:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU254	AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER REVIEW EPC AGENDA, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Sharifov and his team reviewed the EPC agenda, communique and logistics with us on March 14. Sharifov said that the GOAJ will provide a list of the GOAJ delegation by March 31. The GOAJ delegation could include a n [...]	2008-03-14 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL AJ
08BAKU291	UPDATE ON SOFAZ, AZERBAIJAN'S OIL FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since its creation in 1999, the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has acted as Azerbaijan's energy revenue sterilizer and long-term savings vehicle. With current assets in excess of USD 2.5 billion (expected to grow to USD 6 billion this year, and USD 10 billion by 2010, based [...]	2008-03-28 08:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL AJ
08BAKU322	AZERBAIJAN ECONOMY CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2007; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's economic performance in 2007 showed increasing resilience and strength as GDP grew by more than 25 percent, a slight moderation in previous years' growth of more than 30 percent. Azerbaijan's growth prospects remain closely linked to oil prices, given that the energy [...]	2008-04-04 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ETRD AJ
08BAKU348	AZERBAIJAN PLANS A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan plans a five-year, USD 1.5 billion overhaul of the state railway system, expected to be launched by the end of the year. The plan envisions a major reorganization of the railway agency, as well as new construction, reconstruction, and procurement effo [...]	2008-04-10 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN BEXP BTIO IR RU AJ
08BAKU429	IFIS WORRY ABOUT INCREASED INFLATION, PLEASED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 30 lunch with the Ambassador Derse, local representatives from the International Financial Institutions worried about the impact of increased GOAJ spending, including stepped-up transfers from the State Oil Fund to the consolidated budget. The 2008 supplemental budge [...]	2008-05-02 13:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU446	U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH KEY AZERBAIJANI MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 22 visit to Baku, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Reuben Jeffery III discussed with the Foreign Minister and State Oil Company president the importance of gas transit and securing Caspia [...]	2008-05-12 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU460	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan. [...]	2008-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU627	BUSINESS LEADERS EXPERIENCE ONGOING CHALLENGES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Business and IFI leaders gave visiting Special Representative for Economic and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud an overview of increasing problems in Azerbaijan's business climate, stating that in some instances, corruption and monopolistic practices were on the rise. They agree [...]	2008-07-02 12:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU649	EEB/CBA MERMOUD DISCUSSES EPC AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with GOAJ officials, Special Representative for Economic and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud proposed a September 8 meeting of the Economic Partnership Commission; Minister of Finance Sharifov indicated that the date could be difficult due to GOAJ budget preparation [...]	2008-07-08 06:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU658	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Kramer and Foreign Minister Mammadaryov conducted the fourth round of the DRL-led U.S.-Azerbaijan Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue on June 27 in Baku. Mammadyarov defended Azerbaijan's recent electoral changes as in keeping with European standards and agreed that imp [...]	2008-07-09 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF PBTS AJ
08BAKU667	AZERBAIJAN INCREASES 2008 BUDGET WITH LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the May 2 approval of the 2008 supplemental budget by Parliament, the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) increased expenditures by USD 3.7 billion, raising total expenditures to USD 12.2 billion. In order to fund the dramatic increase in expenditures, the GOAJ will increase th [...]	2008-07-10 07:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU70	RUMORS SWIRL OF MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his 2005 appointment as Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev's political influence and personal financial wealth have been growing. Many attribute his appointment to his close personal relationship with President Ilham Aliyev; the two studied in Kyiv and are ru [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETDR ECON WTRO PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU71	AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU77	AZERBAIJAN'S OPAQUE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is in the midst of a massive public investment program to overhaul its physical and social infrastructure, the GOAJ does not have a transparent tendering system to administer this program. Formal tendering -- done by the State Procurement Agency -- usually is [...]	2008-01-30 06:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV KCOR AJ
08BAKU804	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unfolding Russia-Georgia conflict has critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. In particular, President Aliyev worries about the implications of the crisis in terms of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its impact on Azerbaijan's westward oil and gas exp [...]	2008-08-25 15:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA CHENEY RICHARD AJ GG
08BAKU83	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, December 15 2007 - January [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - ONE-STOP-SHOP - LAW ON INSURANCE WAS ADOPTED IN AZERBAI [...]	2008-01-31 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU845	WORLD BANK TO NAME AZERBAIJAN NUMBER ONE REFORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Echoing comments relayed by GOAJ officials and other observers in Baku, World Bank officials told Ambassador recently that Russia's real target in Georgia was Azerbaijan's oil and gas assets. Even outside the energy sector, the conflict has had a negative impact on Azerbaijan's [...]	2008-09-09 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU86	AZERBAIJAN: STATE OIL COMPANY COMMITTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In 2006 President Aliyev issued a decree mandating a five-year effort to clean up the notoriously polluted Azerbaijani environment. As part of these efforts, in January 2008 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) created a new position, Vice-President for Ecology. The newly [...]	2008-01-31 10:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU900	ACCOUNTING FIRM EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF [...] (C) Moore Stephens International accounting firm chief discussed with Baku Iran Watcher the firm's consulting activities in Iran and his personal impressions of the Iranian business and investment climate. He stated that Moore Stephens has been hired to advise several Iranian companies on m [...]	2008-09-23 07:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV IR AJ
08BAKU920	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes as the Russia-Georgia conflict continues to unfold, with critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. Baku quietly supported Georgia from the start, providing immediate assistance to Tbilisi in the form of food and other commodities, financial aid to ba [...]	2008-09-26 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA AJ
08BAKU963	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DAS DYCK VISITS U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his September 25-28 visit to Azerbaijan, Department of Commerce DAS Paul Dyck met with GOAJ officials and representatives of several U.S.-based companies, and toured business facilities in Azerbaijan. Business leaders complained of corruption and inefficiencies, despite gains [...]	2008-10-10 06:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN BBSR BEXP BMGT
08BAKU969	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Media contacts state that media in Azerbaijan has worsened under a "personally insecure" president, who has condoned a clampdown on influential, critical media outlets. They point to a number of factors behind the gradual, but steady, decline in media freedom since Ilham Aliyev [...]	2008-10-10 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAMAKO236	MALI'S INPUT ON REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 08:54:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL ML
08BAMAKO396	EFFORTS CONTINUE TO SAVE MALI'S ELEPHANTS [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 550 to 700 elephants in Mali's Gourma region are threatened by drying climate, landscape degradation, and increasing human contact. The Malian herd is the northernmost group of elephants in west Africa and the only surviving group in the Sahel. International conservat [...]	2008-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ML
08BAMAKO484	MALI'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO END FOOD EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 13:03:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO ML
08BAMAKO491	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 10:54:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ML
08BAMAKO589	PRIVATIZATION OF MALI'S STATE-OWNED COTTON COMPANY [...] Summary: On May 28 Mali's Council of Ministers' passed a draft law authorizing the sale of government stock in the cotton parastatal, Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT),marking a major step in the World Bank-sponsored reconstruction of the Malian cotton sector. The text now goes to [...]	2008-06-24 14:04:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD ML
08BAMAKO606	SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 16:52:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ML
08BAMAKO722	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES PRIVATIZATION OF COTTON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 16:25:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV PGOV KDEM ML
08BAMAKO943	MALI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION AUDITOR HAS AUDIT PROBLEMS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 15:00:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN136	Brunei Fraud Conditions Summary - FY2008 [...] (U) Brunei is a low-fraud environment for consular services and historically has had low rates of fraud and low non-return rates. Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced that it would begin issuing ICAO compliant bio [...]	2008-05-06 07:38:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BX
08BANGKOK1006	USTR PUSHES RTG TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, RESOLVE CL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17 and 18, Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Bisbee met with a range of RTG officials and private sector contacts in a bid to renew regular contact on economic issues with the newly elected government. Weisel proposed the two gov [...]	2008-03-31 03:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1658	AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PM DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Bunditkul told the Ambassador May 28 that he expected a degree of "turbulence" as Thailand readjusts to having an elected government, but he did not expect serious problems affecting stability. The Ambassador highlighted foreign investor concerns about the poli [...]	2008-05-30 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD SENV KNNP TH BM
08BANGKOK1833	DIESEL UP, CABBAGE DOWN, THAI PROTESTS ALL AROUND [...] (U) Summary. This week in Thailand, farmers, fishermen, laborers and truckers staged demonstrations around the country to protest high fuel prices and low crop prices. The protests appear neither coordinated nor partisan but rather are a reaction to record high diesel prices and downward pric [...]	2008-06-13 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV SOCI TH
08BANGKOK2592	THAILAND PROTESTS: A PAD PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) behind the ongoing street protests against PM Samak's government first surfaced in 2005 in reaction to growing discontent over the alleged corruption of then-PM Thaksin. It largely disappeared following the September 2006 coup that ended [...]	2008-08-29 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK2813	AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott led an interagency delegation to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with officials from Thailand's Nuclear Power Plant Development Office (NPPDO, responsible for overseeing the introduction of nuclear power) and the Office of Atoms for Peac [...]	2008-09-17 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PARM TRGY KNNP TH
08BANGKOK2837	DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA AND BORDER [...] (C) Summary. Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador September 9 that the RTG viewed recent Cambodian border actions as contradictory to progress achieved during recent discussions by the two nations' Foreign Ministers. Virasakdi s [...]	2008-09-18 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREF TH
08BANGKOK2943	MIXED REVIEWS FOR NEW PM SOMCHAI'S ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Somchai's selections for his Cabinet's economic team have come under attack from the local press and business community. Controversial appointments include the placement of former Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung at the Ministry of Public Health, former Police [...]	2008-09-26 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK3188	Thai Finance Minister says Baht should be Weaker [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Finance Minister Suchart told the Ambassador October 21 that he would prefer a "weaker" baht to promote exports, given Thailand's high dependence on export growth to keep its economy expanding. He also has proposed extending deposit protection guarantees to maintain invest [...]	2008-10-22 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3227	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES THAI FM SOMPONG ON CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and PolCounselor, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat late October 27. Fresh from the ASEM meetings in Beijing October 23-25, FM Sompong described the positive atmosphere of Thai-Cambodian meetings and highlighted [...]	2008-10-28 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF BMGT CB TH
08BANGKOK3388	EAST ASIA ESTH HUB WORK PLAN FOR FY09 [...] Summary: This cable sets out the East Asian Regional Environmental Officer's ("Hub") work plan for FY09. In accordance with OES and EAP priorities the Hub will focus on three areas of science diplomacy: clean energy, public health and conservation of natural resources combined with law enforce [...]	2008-11-18 00:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT TH

08BANGKOK3746	NEW THAI ECONOMIC TEAM TAKES THE REINS OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai businesses and investors are worried about the effects of the global financial crisis on Thailand, and Prime Minister Abhisit's cabinet selections for his economic team have not quelled these fears. An Oxford-educated economist, Abhisit and his Oxford classmate Korn Chatik [...]	2008-12-24 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PINR TH
08BANGKOK382	AMBASSADOR AND DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 4 with Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for a broad discussion of bilateral relations. Abhisit welcomed the Ambassador's emphasis on promoting good governance, noting that Thai democracy depended on transparency and respect for the rule of law. The Am [...]	2008-02-06 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SNAR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK997	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) US Customs and Border Protection conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT) course, March 3-7, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an Export Control Enforcement Training course, March 10-14, in Bangkok Thailand. Advisor me [...]	2008-03-28 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANJUL18	THE GAMBIA'S 2008 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) On December 20, 2007, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a press release announcing that The Gambia has reached completion point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and is now eligible for debt relief under HIPC and the Multilater [...]	2008-01-08 17:03:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
08BANJUL19	JAMMEH DERIDES HIPC AND DEBT RELIEF AS "CHICKEN CHANGE" [...] In response to a journalist's questions concerning The Gambia's new debt relief package (reftel),President Jammeh has derided the package and the Bretton Woods institutions. He described the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative as a disguised apology owed to Africa for years of [...]	2008-01-09 13:21:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
08BANJUL385	GLOBAL ECONOMY IMPACT ON THE GAMBIA: VIEWS DIFFER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the Managing Director of Trust Bank on a wide range of banking and finance issues. The Director scoffed at a front page news article proclaiming Gambia unaffected by the global crisis. He shared his views on the recent proliferation of new banks opening in th [...]	2008-12-05 11:45:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN GA
08BASRAH61	BASRAH DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROMOTES INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Since the establishment of the Basrah Development Commission (BDC) in October 2007, the British Government and the Basrah Provincial Council have been working closely on strategies to promote development and attract foreign investment in southern Iraq. The BDC has undoubtedly ser [...]	2008-06-18 09:25:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EPET ENRG ECON KCRM IZ
08BEIJIG3760	CHINA MFA: CHAVEZ VISIT PRIMARILY ECONOMIC, NOT A [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's September 23-25 visit to China focused on economic development and energy cooperation. Contrary to press reports, the two sides did not set firm numerical targets for oil exports, according to the Chinese MFA. MFA and academic contacts alike e [...]	2008-09-26 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD VE CH
08BEIJING1	SED SESSION IV: MANAGING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a discussion focused on managing the economic impact of energy choices, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said both the United States and China are affected by high oil prices and are vulnerable to potential supply disruptions. National Development and Reform Commission Ch [...]	2008-01-02 00:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD SENV CH
08BEIJING1225	U.S.-CHINA DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: YOUR [...] (SBU) Your meeting with Ministry of Commerce Vice Minister (VM) Yi Xiaozhun in Tokyo will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the launch of the U.S.-China Dialogue on Foreign Assistance, which was proposed by Deputy Secretary Negroponte during his January meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao. We [...]	2008-04-01 05:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EFIN CH
08BEIJING1506	RURAL FINANCE INITIATIVES STILL STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) New rural finance initiatives continue to struggle in China's countryside one year after their introduction because they are not commercially viable. Promoting private banks' involvement in the rural sector through the establishment of Village Banks is the right approach, by increasing c [...]	2008-04-18 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING1690	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -- CHINA [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: This report is Mission China's response to reftel, which requested input on the impact of food and commodity price increases. It is a composite of analysis and data compiled by Embassy Beijing as well as by Econoffs in Consulates General Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and She [...]	2008-04-30 09:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR SOCI CH
08BEIJING1815	MFA DG TALKS TAIWAN, NEAPSM, DALAI LAMA WITH EAP [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen May 10, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Zheng Zeguang emphasized the importance President Hu places on his relationship with President Bush and China's willingness to work cooperatively with the [...]	2008-05-12 14:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM KOLY CH TW IR KN
08BEIJING2303	PRC/RUSSIA: MEDVEDEV VISIT CAST AS REAFFIRMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 23-24 visit of Russian President Medvedev to Beijing aimed to reaffirm the Sino-Russian "strategic partnership," to emphasize the two countries' shared desire for a more multi-polar world, and to demonstrate their common approach to international hot-spot issues, said MFA [...]	2008-06-12 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG MASS KOLY RS CH
08BEIJING2331	CHINA/ENERGY: NEAR-TERM FUEL PRICE HIKES UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) Beijing appears unlikely to raise retail fuel prices significantly in the near-term amidst policymakers' ongoing concerns about CPI inflation and social stability. The most commonly purchased blend of gasoline is held at USD 2.92/gallon, while diesel is USD 2.89/gallon. Against the back [...]	2008-06-13 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN PREL CH
08BEIJING234	UK PM GORDON BROWN IN CHINA: EXPANDING TRADE, [...] (C) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's January 18-20 visit to China focused largely on economics but also covered Sudan, Burma, Iran, human rights and Hong Kong, British Embassy contacts told us January 21. Brown gave a qualified welcome to China's new sovereign wealth fund (the China Inve [...]	2008-01-23 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ETRD SENV EFIN PGOV PHUM UK
08BEIJING2548	PRC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR SCHULTE EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The international community must use a dual track approach of incentives backed by diplomatic pressure and sanctions to ensure Iran does not continue to develop its enrichment program in violation of its Security Council obligations, U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic En [...]	2008-06-27 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG MARR CH IR
08BEIJING2610	China Unchanged on Kosovo: No Recognition, No [...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points urging China to recognize the independence of Kosovo to MFA European Affairs Department Balkans Division Deputy Director Hua Yafang on July 1. Hua thanked PolOff, but responded that the information provided "does not affect China's position" and that China wi [...]	2008-07-02 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV CH
08BEIJING2891	CHINESE ACADEMIC DISCUSSES PRC OIL EXPORTS TO [...] (C) Ninety percent of the oil consumed in North Korea, including a large portion of the DPRK's jet fuel, is supplied by China, according to a Beijing University expert. China, through state-owned Sinopec, provides North Korea with approximately half a million tons of oil annually "for the sak [...]	2008-07-25 07:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET PARM ENRG PGOV KN CH
08BEIJING2927	PRC MULLING OVER INTERNATIONAL SPACE FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Mainland policy makers are devoting considerable study and discussion to the question of Taiwan's international space, recognizing that the issue will have to be addressed in September if/when Taiwan makes its annual bid to rejoin the UN. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director [...]	2008-07-29 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN CH TW
08BEIJING3171	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/19/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-19 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3205	SED HAILED IN SECRETARY PAULSON'S MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings with PRC Vice Premier Wang Qishan (August 13) and Finance Minister Xie Xuren (August 12),Treasury Secretary Paulson emphasized the importance of sustaining the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Paulson stressed that significant accomplishments are needed [...]	2008-08-20 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING332	Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission on Sino-German [...] (C) At the January 25 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, German Ambassador Schaefer described the recent reconciliation between China and Germany, announced upcoming visits by the Vice-Chancellor and Minister of the Environment and called the recent P5-plus-1 meeting a "good show of solidar [...]	2008-01-30 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK BM
08BEIJING3387	SEPTEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FUKUDA RESIGNATION, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 2 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda is an internal matter of Japan, but the spokesperson noted Fukuda's "great contributions to bilateral relations." -- China "hopes the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will f [...]	2008-09-02 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EAID PTER EFIN CH KN JA
08BEIJING3636	SCO: PRC VIEWS DUSHANBE SUMMIT AS TURNING POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China believes the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO's) August 28 Dushanbe summit marked a transition to a more "mature" organization that has developed a strong foundation for increasing trust and strategic consultation among members, according to an MFA contact. Security [...]	2008-09-19 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
08BEIJING3662	BEIJING WELCOMES COORDINATION IN FINANCIAL CRISIS; CONCERNS ABOUT GROWTH GOING FORWARD [...] Summary. Chinese Government officials praised U.S. Government willingness to brief them regularly on developments in the financial sector, particularly given their exposure to GSE debt. Although the direct exposure of Chinese firms to other troubled financial institutions is limited, most Bei [...]	2008-09-23 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NOTAG
08BEIJING3760	CHINA MFA: CHAVEZ VISIT PRIMARILY ECONOMIC, NOT A [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD VE CH
08BEIJING3788	OCTOBER PARTY PLENUM: RURAL REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Rural reform and development will be the primary theme of the upcoming plenary session ("Plenum") of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Central Committee scheduled for October 9-12 in Beijing. The Party's selection of this topic reflects the leadership's belief that solving rural problems [...]	2008-09-29 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI CH
08BEIJING3857	CHINA'S RURAL POLICIES: UPDATE ON THE STATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The stated focus of the October 9-12 Third Plenum of the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is rural reform. Scholars continue to debate China's current path of rural reform and doubts remain about implementation and whether China's current policy direction a [...]	2008-10-09 00:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING3949	CODEL HAGEL: CHINESE THOUGHTS ON WORLD FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13-14, Senator Charles Hagel met Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, and Commerce Vice Minister Ma Xiuhong. The Vice Premier discussed weaknesses in the U.S. system that had led to the financial crisis, and asserted China's commit [...]	2008-10-16 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING3996	U.S.-CHINA AFRICA SUB-DIALOGUE: A/S FRAZER AND AFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China-Africa relations are open and transparent and do not pose a threat to other parties, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 14 during the U.S.-China Regional Sub-dialogue on Africa. China's priorities in Afri [...]	2008-10-20 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UNSC MASS CH SU SO CG TW
08BEIJING4023	MFA REVIEWS SEPTEMBER 25 BRIC FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Responding to ongoing global financial turbulence, climate change and issues related to the G8-plus-5 grouping were the topics at the September 25 meeting of foreign ministers from Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRIC forum"),according to an MFA contact. Despite the regional and cu [...]	2008-10-22 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CH ECON EG ENRG GG IN MX PREL RS SENV SF
08BEIJING4074	OCTOBER 19-20 VISIT OF TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice Premier Wang Qishan and other senior Chinese financial officials told U/S McCormick on October 20 that China welcomed recent U.S. Government actions to address the financial crisis. People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and other officials raised questions about t [...]	2008-10-28 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4084	China/G-20 Summit: Hu Jintao will Attend, MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei asked CDA Daniel Piccuta to join him at the Ministry to inform him that President Hu Jintao would attend the Financial Summit. The Vice Minister asked for specific logistical arrangements, including a larger Chinese delegation, sea [...]	2008-10-29 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KPAO PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING4095	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramati [...]	2008-10-30 00:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SCUL KCRM PTER CH
08BEIJING4105	CHINA/G-20 SUMMIT: OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND [...] (U) To respond to the questions posed in ref 1 request, Post has drawn from a variety of sources, including publicly available statements, private conversations with officials (see ref 2 and 3),and knowledge of Chinese approaches to previous multilateral engagements. 2. (C) BEGIN ANSWERS [...]	2008-10-31 02:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KPAO PREL CH
08BEIJING4121	ASEAN+3 NATIONS MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS ON CURRENCY [...] (U) Summary. Despite public announcements at the ASEM Summit of an $80 billion swap arrangement, ASEAN 3 nations were still discussing the multilateralization of currency swaps as part of the Chiang Mai initiative, and important elements are still unresolved. There is still no consensus on key [...]	2008-11-04 06:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	CN ECON EFIN KR PREL JA
08BEIJING4152	A/S SHANNON LEADS U.S.-CHINA LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) China views Latin America as a stable region with great economic potential, MFA Latin American Affairs Department Director General Yang Wanming told Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon during the U.S.-China Latin America Subdialogue in Beijing on October 16 [...]	2008-11-06 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD CH XL XM
08BEIJING4198	AMBASSADOR HOLMERQS NOVEMBER 7 MEETINGS IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) Summary. In November 7 meetings in Beijing, Chairman Liu He of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economics asked Ambassador Alan Holmer to convey ChinaQs support for the upcoming global financial summit and for measures taken individually and collectively by G-20 members. He rev [...]	2008-11-12 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4205	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] G20 SUMMIT "G20 summit shows an equal, mutually beneficial and win-win relationship" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao) (11/13): "Both developed and developing countries have high expectations in the upcoming G20 summit. Since its establishment, the G [...]	2008-11-13 08:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4226	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT, AMERICA [...] G20 SUMMIT "Role of a stakeholder" The official English-language newspaper China Daily China Daily (Daily, circ 200,000):"The participating countries have competing agendas. The host country is awaiting a leadership transfer. It would be unrealistic to expect the G20 Summit in Washington D [...]	2008-11-14 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4253	CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao,s November 16-20 visit to Latin America, which includes stops in Peru for the APEC summit, Costa Rica, and Cuba, is intended to strengthen China,s rapidly growing economic relations with the region, according to Embassy contacts. To spur further trade [...]	2008-11-18 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CN CS CU ECON ETRD MX PE PREL XM EINV
08BEIJING4350	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "Why does the U.S. save banks and discard cars?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/26): "The U.S. Federal Government has agreed to rescue Citibank which is nearing bankruptcy. The nature of this move makes all the [...]	2008-11-26 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4352	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing November 14, German Ambassador Michael Schaeffer reported that Germany's recently restarted human rights dialogue with China was constructive and included a visit to minority villages in Yunnan Province. The Germans have held a series o [...]	2008-11-26 11:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON SENV CH FR JA GM
08BEIJING4402	CHINA/ECONOMY: DETERIORATION WAS SURPISING, [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese financial officials and foreign economists and bankers told Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall Kroszner that recent deterioration in ChinaQs real economy was much faster than they had expected. However, most were confident that the government would inject sufficien [...]	2008-12-02 06:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4457	CHINA/G-20/PAKISTAN: CHINA URGES WIDER SCOPE [...] (SBU) China believes a United Kingdom-drafted paper on follow-up taskings to finance ministers from the November 15 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, in advance of the next G-20 summit, does not adequately address the political dimensions of the financial crisis, Chinese Vice [...]	2008-12-05 14:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID IBRD IMF KPAO PREL PGOV
08BEIJING4458	CHINA/G-20/PAKISTAN: CHINA URGES WIDER SCOPE [...] (SBU) China believes a United Kingdom-drafted paper on follow-up taskings to finance ministers from the November 15 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, in advance of the next G-20 summit, does not adequately address the political dimensions of the financial crisis, Chinese Vice [...]	2008-12-06 03:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID IBRD IMF KPAO PREL PGOV
08BEIJING4478	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Obama can gain much from friendly China ties" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (12/09): "In the past, it was common for a new U.S. president to go for a confrontation with China early in his tenure and then pursue reconciliation and cooperation as t [...]	2008-12-09 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4495	Coal Bed and Coal Mine Methane (CBM/CMM) in China: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A two-day international symposium and follow-on workshop on coal bed/coal mine methane (CBM/CMM) and carbon trade in China was held December 4-5, 2008, in Beijing. Both the symposium and workshop stressed progress made in existing CBM/CMM projects, the opportunity for future p [...]	2008-12-11 01:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CH
08BEIJING4665	CHINA ECONOMY IN 2009: EIGHT PERCENT GDP GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: World Bank, IMF, and ADB representatives in Beijing largely agree that China's economic performance will be very weak through at least the first quarter of 2009. While still forecasting 7.5-8.5 percent growth for all of 2009, all three concur that there are "big risks on the downs [...]	2008-12-24 07:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD CH
08BEIJING4679	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN HITS CHINA'S TRANSPORT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's maritime transport and civil aviation sectors are beginning to show signs of stress from the global economic slowdown. After nearly 10 straight months of double digit growth this year, November port volumes were up just 2 percent over the previous year. Shipping compan [...]	2008-12-29 03:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EAIR ETRD CH FR
08BEIJING608	BLOGPOWER: CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FEELS PRESSURE FROM [...] (C) In 2007 Chinese bloggers grew increasingly bold in questioning government authority, according to several Post sources in media and academia. Censors, our contacts tell us, simply cannot keep up with China's rapidly growing blogger community, which now numbers 17 million. For example, wh [...]	2008-02-20 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCUL PROP SOCI EINT CH
08BEIJING645	HU JINTAOÂ´s CHINA OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Chinese policy and politics over the next five years will be driven by the PartyÂ´s determination to preserve its monopoly on power through continued rapid, market-oriented, economic development and incremental, but limited, political reform. Concern over social stability will remain the prim [...]	2008-02-22 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH
08BEIJING766	UK FM MILIBAND IN CHINA: RESPONSIBLE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) During his February 24-29 visit to China, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for a greater PRC role in nonproliferation, free trade, climate change, the Darfur crisis and development issues. The UK and China institutionalized an agenda for cooperation in a new Commission task [...]	2008-03-03 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UK CH BM SU TW
08BEIJING809	PREMIER'S NPC REPORT PLEDGES MORE REFORM, TACKLES [...] (C) The State Council's annual "Government Work Report," read by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5, reviewed China's major hot-button economic, administrative and social issues and provided general policy priorities to tackle them. Th [...]	2008-03-05 13:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KCUL PHUM CH
08BEIJING873	PROVINCIAL NPC DELEGATIONS DISCUSS PREMIER'S WORK [...] (C) Provicial delegations to the National People's Congress (NPC) spent March 6 and 7 "discussing" the Premier's Government Work Report (ref C),in the process revealing concerns over both local problems and the Government's ability to solve them. At the Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui and Tibet se [...]	2008-03-10 16:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PGOV SOCI
08BEIJING895	GANSU ECONOMY GROWING, BUT MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED: [...] (C) Gansu Province has benefited from Central Government initiatives to balance development by boosting spending in western China, but it continues to face major challenges, including water and power shortages, low rates of foreign investment, lagging employment opportunities, and a decrease i [...]	2008-03-11 23:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV SOCI
08BEIJING927	CHONGQING PARTY SECRETARY BO XILAI ON U.S. [...] (C) New Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai emphasized the historical ties between Chongqing and the United States, as well as investment opportunities for U.S. firms, during a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador. Coming across as an energetic salesman for his region, Bo claimed that the Cent [...]	2008-03-13 10:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PREL CH
08BEIRUT1011	LEBANON: A CABINET IS FORMED [...] (C) After seven weeks of negotiations between and within the opposition and the majority blocs, President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora, and Speaker Nabih Berri came together at the presidential palace for the announcement of the formation of a 30-member cabinet at 1610 [...]	2008-07-11 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT1014	SYRIA TAX ON TRUCKS COULD OBSTRUCT TRADE, INFLATION [...] (U) On July 3,the Syrian authorities began imposing a "gas tax" of around $300 on regular trucks leaving Syrian territory and $500 on refrigerated trucks. Head of the Lebanese Syndicate of Fruit and Vegetable Exporters said that this tax would lead to losses of around $50,000 per day for refri [...]	2008-07-14 11:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1021	LEBANON: BANKS DENY ALLEGATIONS OF SUPPORTING [...] (C) The President of the Association of Banks (ABL) in Lebanon, Dr. Francois Bassil, denies allegations that six Lebanese banks helped provided banking services supporting Hizballah's activities. Bassil and other banking officials stressed the efforts of the Lebanese banking sector to comply [...]	2008-07-15 14:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EFIN ECON LE
08BEIRUT1053	NEW MINISTERS TAKE OVER; TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ENDORSED [...] (U) During the handover ceremony at the Ministry of Finance on July 15, newly appointed Minister Mohammad Chatah expressed his belief that Lebanon could witness nine percent GDP growth if the political and security situation were stable. Chatah pledged to continue reforms at the Ministry, and [...]	2008-07-21 08:24:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1075	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WARY OF SYRIAN INTENTIONS, [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt remains skeptical of Syrian intentions toward Lebanon and continues to press for expedited action on the Special Tribunal as the only way to pressure Damascus, especially in light of recent French overtures toward Syria. Agreeing that released Lebanese prisoner [...]	2008-07-23 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1105	TELECOM MININSTER SUPPORTS PRIVATIZATION, BROADBAND [...] (SBU) During a meeting on July 24 between CDA Grant and Embassy Officers and Minister of Post and Telecommunications Gebran Bassil, the Minister indicated that he is a strong advocate of privatization, although he recognizes that it will not be easy. Meanwhile, Bassil noted that introducing bro [...]	2008-07-28 17:29:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1140	LEBANON: TELECOM MINISTER STRESSES THAT ALL AGREE ON [...] (U) In a press conference on July 30, Telecom Minister Gebran Bassil stated telecom privatization is something that all Lebanese agree upon, and that close examination of the issue will take place as soon as the Cabinet's policy statement is ratified by parliament. Bassil noted that $67,000 ha [...]	2008-08-04 18:25:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1176	LEBANON: ECONOMISTS LET DOWN BY MINISTERIAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Prominent financial economist Dr. Charbel Nahas told us on August 6 that the ministerial statement came "far below what it should have been." He said that "this cabinet has a unique opportunity as all the political parties are represented in the cabinet; thus actions can be quickly endor [...]	2008-08-11 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1181	LEBANON: ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN...AND WOMAN [...] (SBU) Though President Sleiman is still in the process of forming his staff, following is a list of individuals we believe will be key advisors and members of his staff as well as persons close to him who have no official role. OFFICIAL ADVISORS ----------------- 2. (SBU) Nazem Khoury, [...]	2008-08-12 16:06:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT1243	LEBANON: PROMISES, BUT NO FIRM COMMITMENTS, FOR EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) During his visit to Baghdad on August 20, PM Siniora discussed reinforcing bilateral economic ties with Iraq. Iraq has long been one of Lebanon's major export markets, but it has exported only a trickle of goods to Lebanon in recent years, and no oil. Daily An Nahar reported that during [...]	2008-08-25 11:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1246	LEBANON: PROMISES, BUT NO FIRM COMMITMENTS, FOR EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) During his visit to Baghdad on August 20, PM Siniora discussed reinforcing bilateral economic ties with Iraq. Iraq has long been one of Lebanon's major export markets, but it has exported only a trickle of goods to Lebanon in recent years, and no oil. Daily An Nahar reported that during [...]	2008-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1247	LEBANON: AOUNIST SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SEEKS BIGGER ROLE; [...] (SBU) During a visit by Charge Grant, newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Mario Aoun explained that the Ministry of Social Affairs' (MOSA) main challenges in implementing social reform were overlapping responsibilities with other ministries and a small budget. Aoun said he hoped to [...]	2008-08-25 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1281	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT OPEN; NOT CLEAR WHEN IT WILL TAKE UP [...] (SBU) A senior legal trade specialist at the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) told us on August 27 that, although parliament has reopened, it is not known yet if there will be progress on IPR-related draft laws and amendments that were sent to parliament in 2007. These include an amendment [...]	2008-09-02 13:33:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1321	LEBANON: MINIMUM WAGE CONTROVERSY AMONG ISSUES FORCING [...] (SBU) The cabinet cancelled is September 4 session due to lack of consensus on minimum wage increases. The next cabinet session is scheduled for September 9, and though the minimum wage is not on the formal agenda, contacts tell us it may still be discussed. So far, disagreement among cabinet [...]	2008-09-08 16:00:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1337	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER FOCUSED ON BUDGET [...] (C) Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah told USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator James Bever and the Ambassador that budget support is his number one priority. He discussed the pros and cons of the cabinet's recent approval of a higher minimum wage, and said he planned to ask the IMF for a new [...]	2008-09-12 07:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL SA EG LE
08BEIRUT1346	LEBANON: CABINET APPROVES FIRST WAGE INCREASES SINCE 1996 [...] (U) During its September 9 session, the cabinet decided to raise the minimum wage for the private and public sectors from 200 to 333 dollars per month (the first minimum wage increase since 1996) and the transportation allowance from 4 dollars to 5.30 dollars per day. In addition, it mandated a [...]	2008-09-15 11:12:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV
08BEIRUT1383	LEBANON: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS NO IMPACT ON BANKING [...] (SBU) Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh reportedly said that the banking and financial crisis in the U.S. will not have an impact on Lebanon's banking sector. A survey by the Banking Control Commission (BCC) showed that banks in Lebanon were not involved directly or indirectl [...]	2008-09-22 13:11:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1428	LEBANON: POLITICAL WILL MEANS USG'S CASH TRANSFER [...] (C) There are clear signs that the political will exists in Lebanon, perhaps for the first time in years, to carry out needed structural reforms in the telecommunications and electricity sectors. The relevant ministries are working hard to make the privatization of mobile telecom networks and [...]	2008-10-02 13:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG ECPS LE
08BEIRUT1445	LEBANON: IMF TO ANNOUNCE NEW EPCA FOR LEBANON (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The IMF Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) team told us September 30 that the IMF will formally announce a new EPCA program for Lebanon during the Core Group Donors' meeting on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual meetings October 10-13 in Washington, D.C. The new EPCA progr [...]	2008-10-06 07:01:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1475	LEBANON: FIRST MADE IN AMERICA SHOW SINCE 2005 (ECONOMIC [...] (U) For the first time since 2005, the Embassy and FCS sponsored the Made in America exposition of American products October 9-11. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez and U.S. Ambassador Michele Sison, along with Lebanese Minis [...]	2008-10-14 15:03:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1523	LEBANON: CHATAH SAYS GOVERNMENT UNITED ON ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) During a Paris III donor briefing on October 23, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah stressed the current government's commitment to improving the standard of living of the Lebanese people by fostering an economic climate that encourages investment, creates jobs, and supports its people thro [...]	2008-10-24 15:18:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1529	LEBANON: FINMIN: ALL PARTS OF GOVENMENT SUPPORT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) During a Paris III donor briefing on October 23, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah stressed the government's commitment to improving the standard of living of the Lebanese people by fostering an economic climate that encourages investment, creates jobs, and supports its people through stro [...]	2008-10-25 02:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGO LE
08BEIRUT1605	LEBANON: GOL APPROVES NEW EPCA (ECONOMIC WEEK IN REVIEW, [...] (SBU) On November 3, the cabinet approved the signing of the IMF's Emergency Post Conflict Assistance (EPCA) II program, and informed the IMF of this decision. During the cabinet session, Chatah also gave a presentation of the 2009 budget proposal, which will be discussed at a separate session [...]	2008-11-10 07:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1619	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR STRESSES [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh stressed the Bank's efforts to comply with all international rules and banking regulations during his November 11 meeting with visiting Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Howard Mendelsohn. He said that although m [...]	2008-11-12 16:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LE PTER
08BEIRUT1627	LEBANON: CHATAH DISCUSSES BUDGET, ECONOMIC REFORM WITH [...] (SBU) In a November 11 meeting with Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Howard Mendelsohn, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said that despite differences between the U.S. and Lebanese definitions of terrorism, there is ample room for terror finance and anti-money l [...]	2008-11-13 15:31:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1630	LEBANON: TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON TRACK, BUT UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) In recent weeks, Embassy contacts have publicly and privately expressed doubts that the privatization of mobile telecom licenses can take place before the spring 2009 parliamentary elections. Most contacts blame poor market conditions following the international financial crisis for the [...]	2008-11-14 09:28:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1643	LEBANON: CABINET REJECTS CONTRACT FOR FRENCH FIRM'S [...] (U) (U) On November 15, the cabinet rejected Minister of Telecommunications (MOT) Gebran Bassil's proposal to contract French company Sofrecom (100 percent owned by France Telecom) to manage one of the GOL-owned mobile companies until it is privatized later this year. Bassil's proposal came in [...]	2008-11-17 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1686	LEBANON: FRANCE LOOSENS CONDITIONALITY ON SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) On November 20, during French PM Frangois Fillon's visit to Beirut, France and Lebanon signed an amendment to the Paris III conditions for disbursement of French budgetary support. Lebanon has already received a 150 million euro loan for budgetary support under Paris III. The amendment [...]	2008-11-26 11:53:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1706	LEBANON: PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRAN YIELDS NO NEW ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Arab nationalist As-Safir reported November 26 that during the visit to Iran of President Sleiman November 24-25, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a joint Lebanese-Iranian ministerial commission will soon be set up to reinforce bilateral relations, revive previous agreements si [...]	2008-12-01 08:43:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1725	LEBANON AND FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMF SAYS GOOD OVERSIGHT HAS [...] (U) In its first report on Lebanon since the onset of the global financial crisis, the IMF indicated that oversight by local supervisory authorities has so far shielded the banking system from direct impact of the crisis. It warned that the crisis could impact Lebanon through weakening conditi [...]	2008-12-05 12:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1763	LEBANON: NEW SALARY MEASURES COULD BREAK THE BUDGET [...] (SBU) On December 11, a parliamentary committees approved a set of measures which, if implemented, will put a significant additional burden on state finances. While the measures still require approval by the full parliament, their passage would dramatically increase Lebanon's already huge budg [...]	2008-12-16 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1775	LEBANON: USG CASH TRANSFER: IS GAS EXCISE TAX REFORM [...] (SBU) In a December 18 meeting with NEA DAS Hale and the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said he may want to retain the imposition of a gasoline excise tax as a condition for the disbursement of USG budget support pledged at Paris III, instead of replacing it with a reform of elect [...]	2008-12-22 04:54:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1798	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PROJECTS HIGHER DEFICIT AND [...] (U) In a televised interview on December 21, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh said the deficit will reach $2.66 billion in 2009, and will further grow by ten percent as a result of the recently approved salary increases in the public sector. He also indicated that inflation [...]	2008-12-30 10:11:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT183	LEBANON: JUMBLATT PESSIMISTIC ON ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) The Special Tribunal, the Arab League initiative and Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon, preparations for the February 14 commemoration of the assassination of PM Rafiq Hariri, and Hizballah arms were among the topics of conversation at a February 7 lunch hosted for the Ambassador by Druse lead [...]	2008-02-07 17:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT226	LEBANON: AMBASSADOR RECEIVES OVERVIEW OF GOL'S [...] (C) During an introductory call on February 13, the Ambassador received an overview of the GOL's programs to assist the Palestinian refugee community from Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC). Ambassador Makkawi outlined short-term goals, [...]	2008-02-13 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL PREF SY IS LE
08BEIRUT228	LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR - NAVIGATING BY RADAR; [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Azour, in his initial meeting with the Ambassador, outlined the economic situation at the end of 2007, and the challenges facing him in 2008. Last year was better than it might have been, but now security tensions are stalling the economy. Preventing economic col [...]	2008-02-14 10:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SA LE
08BEIRUT251	LEBANON: PM GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE PRESIDENT'S STRONG [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense Edelman delivered the President's personal letter to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora during their meeting in Beirut on February 12. The Prime Minister was grateful for the letter, saying he was pleased to see such "strong and firm support on many important issues." [...]	2008-02-15 12:48:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE
08BEIRUT270	LEBANON: FRENCH AND VATICAN AMBASSADORS [...] (C) In separate introductory meetings with Charge Sison, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Papal Nuncio Luigi Gatti and French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant expressed similar views on Lebanon's ongoing political impasse, including the role of regional actors, Lebanon's Christians, the Special T [...]	2008-02-19 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT322	LEBANON: ENERGY MINISTER VISITS SYRIA (ECONOMIC WEEK IN [...] (SBU) Acting Energy and Water Minister Safadi on February 23 attended the Arab Energy Ministers meeting in Damascus, hosted by Syrian PM Naji Ottari, to discuss the Arab gas pipeline project. Safadi also met on the sidelines with Syrian Minister of Electricity Ahmad Khaled Al-Ali to discuss the [...]	2008-03-03 14:43:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT330	LEBANON: EPCA EXTENSION, DELICATE BANKING BALANCE [...] (C) U.S. Treasury DAS Andrew Baukol's visit to Beirut on February 25 was dominated by two recurring themes: the expired IMF Emergency Post Conflict Agreement (EPCA) must be replaced, and the normally robust Lebanese banking system might be more sensitive to increased security risks than politi [...]	2008-03-04 14:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT393	LEBANON: WILL LEBANON RECEIVE PROMISED NATURAL GAS? [...] (SBU) General Manager of the government-owned Tripoli and Zahrani (south Lebanon) Oil Installations Sarkis Hlaiss expressed skepticism that Lebanon will start receiving natural gas through the Arab gas pipeline this summer as announced by Acting Energy Minister Safadi on February 27. Hlaiss to [...]	2008-03-17 14:27:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT448	LEBANON: MOBILE PRIVATIZATION DELAYED (ECONOMIC WEEK IN [...] (SBU) Senior contacts at the Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT) and the Higher Council for Privatization (HCP) told us on March 28 that mobile privatization will be delayed. The deadlines for submitting bids and for conducting the auction for the sale of Lebanon's two mobile companies expire [...]	2008-03-31 13:42:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE

08BEIRUT45	LEBANON: CODEL LYNCH MEETING WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) On January 10, PM Siniora conveyed to CODEL Lynch his gratitude for U.S. economic, political, and military support. He said the January 5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique was important, but that the opposition's interpretation of the communique, if implemented, would put handcuf [...]	2008-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT478	LEBANON: LABOR STRIKES AND NEW TAX ON SYRIAN BORDER AFFECT [...] (U) The Teachers' Union (including public, private and technical school teachers, and Lebanese University professors) held a "warning" strike on April 3 demanding higher wages, citing dramatic increases in the cost of living. Teachers' wages have been unchanged since 1996. Organizers stressed [...]	2008-04-07 12:39:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT508	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN ASSETS INCREASE BY EIGHT [...] (U) The Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) balance sheet reached $34.48 billion at the end of March 2008, compared to $32.3 billion at the end of 2007 -- an increase of 6.7 percent. Assets in foreign currencies increased by eight percent in the first quarter of 2008, and reached $13.39 billion, up [...]	2008-04-14 09:54:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT533	LEBANON: EGYPTIAN GAS DEAL WILL REDUCE COSTS, [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mohammed Safadi received Charge for her initial courtesy call in his private sector company office, where he also handles the work of two ministries, Public Works and Transport, and Energy and Water. He supports the Megaports project, but wants his port director to be br [...]	2008-04-18 12:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ELTN ENRG EPET EWWT LE
08BEIRUT538	LEBANON: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP ASKS USTR TO UPGRADE [...] (U) The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) asked The United States Trade Representative (USTR) to upgrade Lebanon from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List. The IIPA attributed its recommendation to the fact that anti-piracy efforts by the Lebanese authorities have shown [...]	2008-04-21 11:37:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT564	LEBANON: AZOUR WORKING WITH IMF ON BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Azour and his team will be developing benchmarks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the new Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) program during the IMF staff visit to Beirut the week of April 28. Based on PM Siniora's objectives, Azour will also [...]	2008-04-24 07:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT570	LEBANON: NEW THINK TANK AIMED AT LINKING [...] (C) Prominent Shia attorney (and Hariri lawyer) Mohamad Matar is establishing a new think tank aimed at linking disparate independent Shia groups in Lebanon and securing more political representation in a system in which Hizballah has a monopoly on the Shia representation. Matar believes Hizb [...]	2008-04-24 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR IR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT572	LEBANON: IMF MISSION TO DISCUSS NEW EPCA PROGRAM; ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation is expected to arrive in Beirut on April 29 for a two-week visit to discuss a new Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) program for Lebanon, Finance Minister Jihad Azour told Charge on April 23. The mission will discuss and negotiate wi [...]	2008-04-28 09:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT609	LEBANON: PRESSURE TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE AND MAY 7 STRIKE; [...] (U) Sources in the Finance Ministry expect the Lebanese cabinet on 05/05 to approve an increase in the minimum monthly salary (currently $200/month) of $100-130, of which part will be transportation allowance, according to moderate anti-Syrian An-Nahar. An-Nahar indicated that the GOL will als [...]	2008-05-05 13:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT727	LEBANON: ZAHLE LEADERS ARGUE NEW ELECTORAL LAW [...] (C) In a May 19 luncheon with Zahle politicians and prominent figures, the Charge heard arguments for why a new electoral law, and in particular passing the Boutros Commission law, is tantamount, even more important than electing a president, because it could redistribute the votes in a way t [...]	2008-05-19 18:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT746	LEBANON: RESIGNED MINSTER OF HEALTH CONTINUES [...] (C) "Resigned" yet still-active Minister of Health (MOH) Mohammed Khalifeh described the reforms he has undertaken at the Ministry since assuming office in 2005. Although he resigned in November 2006 when five Shia ministers left the Siniora cabinet, he told Charge that he continues to push [...]	2008-05-22 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EAID LE
08BEIRUT819	LEBANON: STOCK MARKET BEGINS CORRECTION PHASE, TOURIST [...] (SBU) The prices of listed shares on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) started to drop the beginning of the week of May 26, due to technical factors and some profit taking, BSE president Dr. Fadi Khalaf told us on May 28. Khalaf explained that the market is in "a correction phase," after the sub [...]	2008-06-02 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT860	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTRY SHARES POSSIBLE [...] (C) Discussions between the GOL and the International Monetary Fund on possible new benchmarks are proceeding slowly. The Ministry of Finance has submitted to us a list of possible triggers for disbursement of U.S. assistance, some of which are already complete. The list does not include one [...]	2008-06-06 18:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EAIR EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT861	LEBANON: LABOR CONFEDERATION IN HIZBALLAH'S GRIP (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) According to a long-time employee at the General Labor Confederation (GLC),Hizballah has been exerting almost full control over the GLC for the last three years. The GLC has totally ignored labor demands, and has been transformed into a political tool which Hizballah uses against the GO [...]	2008-06-09 05:10:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT921	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN CURRENCY ASSETS REACH RECORD [...] (U) The Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) mid-June balance sheet showed that CBL foreign currency assets rose by about $188.15 million from end May, reaching a record high $14.66 billion. This is mostly attributed to increased commercial banks' deposits with the CBL, as well as CBL intervention in [...]	2008-06-23 11:29:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT944	LEBANON: INCREASE IN FLOUR SUBSIDIES FORCE BAKERIES TO [...] (U) Following a unilateral decision by the Union of Bakeries on June 25 to increase the price of Arabic flat bread -- without consulting the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) -- from $1 to $1.3, the union retracted its decision on June 26, after the Ministry decided to further increase its s [...]	2008-06-30 04:58:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT973	LEBANON: SYRIA NOT IN A RUSH TO PROVIDE LEBANON WITH [...] (SBU) Advisor to Acting Minister of Energy and Water (MEW) Mohammed Safadi, Raymond Ghajar, told us on July 3 that Lebanon will not receive Egyptian natural gas to run the Beddawi power plant (northern Lebanon) as anticipated in June/July because the infrastructure between Syria and Lebanon's n [...]	2008-07-03 14:20:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BELFAST142	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BELFAST, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Your visit to Northern Ireland will provide an opportunity to demonstrate our continued support for the historic achievement of creating a power-sharing government and ending Northern Ireland's decades-long sectarian violence, and an opportunity to restate a strong message con [...]	2008-11-13 13:09:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON OVIP UK
08BELGRADE1040	SERBIAN AUTHORITIES ARREST RULING PARTY MAYOR FOR [...] (SBU) Popular ruling party mayor Goran Knezevic was arrested October 1 and charged with participating in a criminal conspiracy. The arrest comes less than a month after statements by top officials of the ruling Democratic Party (DS) announcing a crackdown on corruption. The media and observers [...]	2008-10-03 15:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR SR
08BELGRADE1062	Serbia Affected by the Worldwide Financial Crisis [...] At an October 7 conference about the effects of the world financial crisis on Serbia, speakers from the government, Central Bank and commercial banks concluded that loans in Serbia would get more expensive, but that banking sector in Serbia had significant reserves and thus was more resistant [...]	2008-10-14 14:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN SR
08BELGRADE111	MY SWEET LITTLE SERBIAN VILLAGE [...] (C) DCM re-visited the central Serbian town of Kraljevo where she lived as an exchange student 34 year years ago, and found her "typical" Serbian family galvanized by the presidential elections and traumatized by the thought of returning to the '90's under a Radical government. Coincidentall [...]	2008-01-29 13:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SR
08BELGRADE271	SERBIA: CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED REPORT ON FISCAL [...] In response to reftel request, below is the Embassy Belgrade's input on fiscal transparency in Serbia. 2. The Serbian state budget is transparent and publicly available at the Finance Ministry website www.mfin.sr.gov.yu. The budget is also available at the Serbian Parliament website at th [...]	2008-03-20 16:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SR
08BELGRADE356	SERBIA: LEGISLATION ON HOLD DURING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) While Serbia's political elite crunch the numbers in anticipation of forming coalitions after the May 11 elections, Serbia's caretaker government has stalled a mountain of critical legislation. While this is business as usual for the politicians, legislation that would improve the day-to [...]	2008-04-09 10:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SR
08BELGRADE500	SERBIA: SPECULATION ON NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Although there has been little progress in the formation of Serbia's new coalition government, speculation is growing about who would be the Prime Minister of a democratic, European-leaning government. The leading candidates are individuals who would not pose a political threat to Presi [...]	2008-05-20 16:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SR PREL PGOV
08BELGRADE51	SERBIA: CORPORATE SHARE GIVE AWAY - GOOD ECONOMICS? GOOD [...] On December 26, the Serbian Parliament approved a law on the free distribution of shares of privatized and soon to be privatized companies to Serbian citizens. The law was approved less than two months after Economy and Regional Development Minister Dinkic first proposed it. The law started [...]	2008-01-11 16:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
08BELGRADE677	SERBIA: DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS FORM NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) After almost two months of coalition negotiations, Serbia's new European-oriented government under Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic was formed on July 7. The cabinet, a mix of old faces and new, contains representatives of seven political parties. The government enjoys the support of a sl [...]	2008-07-08 18:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE684	SERBIA: SENIOR LEADERS SYMPATHETIC ON CONTACT POLICY, [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic and Dragan Djilas, the Democratic Party's candidate for mayor of Belgrade, both believe that the Serbian government's policy of restricting high-level contacts with countries that have recognized Kosovo is ill-advised. They say that the Kovacevic case [...]	2008-07-11 17:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE861	SERBIA: STAFFDEL DESAI'S AUGUST 14 - 17 VISIT [...] (SBU) During an August 14-17 visit to Serbia, a staff delegation from the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (HACFO) heard about the benefits and importance of U.S. assistance from a wide variety of Serbian interlocutors and deliver [...]	2008-08-26 06:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SR
08BELGRADE864	COMPLETING SERBIA'S MAJOR INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAYS - CORRIDOR [...] The Serbian government has said that it would need approximately $2.6 billion to finish Corridor 10, the Pan-European transportation network passing through Serbia. The goal of the new government is to complete Corridor 10 in two to three years with assistance from international financial ins [...]	2008-08-26 10:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN SR
08BELGRADE886	SERBIA: POLITICAL PRESSURES DRIVE PENSION HIKE [...] On August 28 the Government of Serbia approved an extraordinary increase of pensions by 10% starting in October 2008. Together with the regularly scheduled 7% pension increase the total increase in October will be 17%, with an additional $144 million cost to this year's budget. The governmen [...]	2008-08-29 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	MW SR
08BELMOPAN101	BIO -- BELIZE ADVISOR/CONSULTANT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DR. [...] Dr. Carla Barnett was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow on Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is her biography. Address as: Dr. Barnett DPOB: February 16, 1958; Belize City, Belize 2. Education: 1990 University of the West Indies, Ph.D. in Economics 1984-1985 University of [...]	2008-02-20 21:37:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR BH
08BELMOPAN120	BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER/ATTORNEY GENERAL POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belize's new Attorney General and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington told the Ambassador February 20 that he did not see any major problems in the bilateral relationship. He seems likely to focus most attention on the justice system and less on his foreign affairs portfolio. Co [...]	2008-02-25 21:58:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI PINR BH
08BELMOPAN343	GOB STILL "IMAGINING THE POSSIBILITIES" IN THE BUDGET [...] (U) On July 14 2008, Prime Minister Dean Barrow presented the national budget for FY 2008/2009 budget. It is a relatively balanced budget of US$412.4 million, up by 12.2% over last year's revised figure of US$367.7 million. Much of the increase results from capital III expenditures aimed at p [...]	2008-07-24 20:59:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV
08BERLIN1389	THE VIEW FROM BERLIN: NO EUROPE-WIDE BAILOUT BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt on October 9, Thomas de Maiziere, Head of the Federal Chancellery, signaled the possibility of greater European coordination following the upcoming EU summit. The Chancellery is critical of the way the UK and Ir [...]	2008-10-14 05:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON GM
08BERLIN1474	GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO U.S. MEASURES ON EDBI / EIHB [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to ref A, German Ministry of Finance officials stated there are no clear facts to connect Europaisich-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIHB) to the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and that, further, Germany [...]	2008-10-30 17:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MUNC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
08BERLIN1518	DAS GARBER'S DISCUSSION WITH GERMAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Garber on October 22 met with Ministry of Economics officials to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade Law and Export Control Karl Wendling and Head of North Africa and Near and Middle East Division Jue [...]	2008-11-06 14:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AZ PREL ECON EAID IZ AF GM
08BERLIN1562	MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Georgia, Economic, Obama [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Hijacked Supertanker 3. (Georgia) Geneva Talks 4. (Economic) Finance Crisis 5. (U.S.) Obama Administration Â [...]	2008-11-19 11:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN1566	MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Obama, U.S.-Iraq Latam, Congo EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Pirate Activities 3. (U.S.) Obama Team 4. (U.S.-Iraq) Status of Forces Agreement 5. (Latam) China's Influence 6. (Africa) Congo 7. (EU) Economic Stimulus Package Â [...]	2008-11-20 11:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN161	STEINBRUECK CALLS FOR TIGHTER BANKING [...] SUMMARY: For months, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck (SPD) refrained from commenting on the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the U.S. and possible measures to prevent similar turbulences in the future. Now, in the week leading up to the G-7 Finance Minister meeting in Tokyo he finally br [...]	2008-02-11 08:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV GM
08BERLIN1649	MEDIA REACTION: UK-Iraq, Economic, EU Summit, Greece, [...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on the controversy between the CSU and CDU on lowering taxes, on German participation in the EU mission to combat piracy, and on the government's most recent personal data protection measures. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with a story [...]	2008-12-11 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN1671	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Iraq, Russia, Rumsfeld, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Iraq) Bush in Baghdad 3. (Russia) New Opposition Party/Antigovernment Protests 4. (U.S.) Report on Rumsfeld Regarding Detainees 5. (U.S.) Financial Crisis 6. (U.S.) Car Industry 7. (EU) Reaction To EU Summit 8. (Germany) Reac [...]	2008-12-15 12:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN180	IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE THOUGHTS ON NIE, P5+1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Greg Schulte's January 31-February 1 discussions with key German officials covered a range of proliferation issues, including Iran, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear cooperation, and international nuclear fuel bank proposals. On Iran, German officials repeated their strong [...]	2008-02-14 10:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PARM KNNP IR GM IN CH
08BERLIN224	GERMAN TAX DRAGNET EXPANDS AMID GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The highly publicized raids by German law enforcement officials on Germany's rich and powerful in the ongoing tax evasion investigation threatens to ensnare hundreds of prominent citizens. It has also ignited a heated public debate on Germany's moral fabric and its ability to ma [...]	2008-02-22 16:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PGOV GM
08BERLIN320	GERMANY UNCONVINCED OF FEASIBILITY OF MAJOR [...] (SBU) ECONOFF delivered ref A points to Karsten Sach, Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation (and Germany's lead climate negotiator). Sach was familiar with the points, which were similar to points made by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Ji [...]	2008-03-13 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EUN GM
08BERLIN345	MARCH 14 QUINT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY. At a March 14 deputy director-level Quint meeting on Afghanistan in Berlin, all welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the new UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and agreed it was important to provide him as much support as possible. There was also agreement that the upcomin [...]	2008-03-18 12:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID NATO GM AF
08BERLIN38	GERMANY TO ATTEND JANUARY 30 MEM DESPITE MISGIVINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany will send a delegation to the January 30 Major Economies Meeting (MEM) although they remain skeptical about the value-added that the Major Economies Process (MEP) brings to the UNFCCC process. German officials are expressing concerns about the frequency and scope of the [...]	2008-01-10 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN386	EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation, [...]	2008-03-28 14:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM
08BERLIN493	GERMAN CONFERENCE PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: German officials say they plan to work with "like-minded" countries to establish the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this fall, regardless of whether major developed nations support the endeavor. According to the German proposal, IRENA would offer policy advice, f [...]	2008-04-18 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN558	BERLIN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) Originally intended as a venue for formally rolling out German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's proposal to establish a new IAEA-run uranium enrichment facility, the scaled-back "International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities," hosted by Germany, the Netherlan [...]	2008-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM AORC IAEA KNPP ENRG GM
08BERLIN772	IRAN TRADE - CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S MORAL SUASION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's moral suasion campaign -- along with UN/EU sanctions and a host of other factors -- has convinced major German banks and big business to curtail trade and financial ties with Iran. The result will be a further downward trend in German exports to Iran, accordin [...]	2008-06-11 13:01:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETRD PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC EFIN EPET IR GM
08BERLIN836	MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, U.S.-Germany, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Berlin Conference, Israeli Government Crisis 3. (Zimbabwe) Run-Off Elections 4. (Pakistan) Infiltration From Afghan Border Region 5. (U.S.-Germany) U.S. Nuclear Weapons In Germany 6. (Serbia) New Government 7. (U.S.) Interest Ra [...]	2008-06-26 12:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN945	EU's Solana Welcomes US Participation in [...] (SBU) On July 15-16, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana joined a number of high-ranking former and current foreign policy officials in Berlin at a conference entitled "Managing Global Insecurity (MGI)". During the course of the conference, Solana offered generalized comments about the mu [...]	2008-07-17 11:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR GM
08BERN196	SWISS AGAINST A SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC REVIEW: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an April 24 meeting with Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO),Economic Cooperation and Development officials Raimond Furrer and Nathalie Floras told Emboff that Switzerland is "favorably inclined" to support Turkey's request to change membership status fr [...]	2008-04-24 14:57:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ECON TU SZ
08BERN35	SCENESETTER: THE 2008 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL [...] (U) The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent international organization, with a self-proclaimed commitment to "improving the state of the world." It can be thought of as a large think tank with global mobility. The WEF's aim is to be a leader in identifying strategic iss [...]	2008-01-17 16:41:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SENV ENRG EAID PGOV SZ
08BERN480	FINANCE MINISTER SUFFERS HEART ATTACK [...] (U) Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz suffered a heart attack on Saturday, September 20 and subsequently was placed into an artificial coma and underwent quintuple bypass surgery. His condition is listed as critical but stable. The doctors confirmed that his heart now seems to be circulating [...]	2008-09-22 14:21:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SZ
08BERN527	LIECHTENSTEIN DIALOGUE: THE FUTURE OF BANK SECRECY [...] (U) Summary. At the annual forum "Liechtenstein Dialogue," bankers and financial wealth management companies met in Liechtenstein to discuss private wealth management, and more particularly the future vision of a financial center built on banking secrecy. While the panel speakers ranged fro [...]	2008-10-10 14:44:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD SZ
08BERN612	BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SWITZERLAND AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 14:39:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PHUM EFIN SZ
08BERN650	CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP OF THE TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE (TPCC) REQUESTS INFORMATION SUPPORT ON COUNTRIES' PLANS TO EXPAND NUCLEAR ENERGY: SWITZERLAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 11:36:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ENRG SZ TRGY
08BISHKEK104	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR KYRGYZSTAN [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unfortunately, these laws are not implemented consistently. Fo [...]	2008-01-31 02:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR KG
08BISHKEK1132	TURKS COUNSEL KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic briefed the Ambassador November 5 on Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudinov's recent visit to Turkey. While not making any explicit promises regarding Chudinov's request for $60 million in bilateral debt forgiveness, the Turkish Ambassador [...]	2008-11-06 10:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV KG
08BISHKEK1174	KYRGYZ RELIANT ON FRAYING WINTER POWER PATCHWORK [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic will be relying on a patchwork of external support, strained infrastructure, and good fortune to keep the lights on this winter. A Russian-brokered plan to ensure winter supplies of electricity in the Kyrgyz Republic is fraying as proposed imports of Kazakh [...]	2008-11-18 03:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1217	KYRGYZ CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The new Kyrgyz civil aviation director briefed the Charge December 2 about civil aviation shortcomings and the likelihood that the Kyrgyz Republic would fail a scheduled April 20 ICAO audit. The director said his personnel needed aviation safety training, and suggested that ICA [...]	2008-12-10 05:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR MARR PREL KG
08BISHKEK195	KYRGYZ MINISTER OUTLINES ENERGY SECTOR PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister Energy Balkibekov told the Ambassador and USAID Country Representative February 12 that the government expects to adopt by this summer a new tariff policy that would provide for annual increases to electricity, heating, and hot water rates. He said the government [...]	2008-02-28 03:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KG
08BISHKEK281	U.S., KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: A/DAS Pamela Spratlen led the U.S. delegation at a low-key March 14 signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Country Program assistance agreement. Spratlen subsequently met with senior Kyrgyz government officials responsible for the program to discuss U.S. [...]	2008-03-25 09:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KG
08BISHKEK546	SHUFFLES IN KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT BRING NO NEW FACES [...] (C) Summary: In the past week, President Bakiyev has shuffled personnel in several key positions, including at the Ministry of Defense. Following the May 20 forced early retirement of First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbayev (Ref B),Bakiyev named Minister of Defense Isakov as Secretary of [...]	2008-05-28 12:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK593	THE PERFECT STORM: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary: Economic woes -- including food price spikes, currency appreciation, low water levels, decreased electricity output, and high natural gas import costs -- have pushed the Kyrgyz government to take increasingly desperate measures. With the specter of government coffers emptying l [...]	2008-06-10 12:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK627	SCENESETTER FOR DAS KROL'S JUNE 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan of Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol. This visit will offer the opportunity to meet some of the key decision makers in the government, as well as representatives from the political opposition and civil society. Followi [...]	2008-06-18 12:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK699	KYRGYZ MINISTER SEES OUTSIDERS AIDING ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: With reservoirs at the main hydroelectric network far below last year's levels, Kyrgyz authorities have instituted forced blackouts to conserve water and reduce electricity consumption. Energy Minister Balkibekov has confirmed plans to privatize the Bishkek thermal plant, the S [...]	2008-07-03 10:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK712	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RAMP AND ENERGY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 7 farewell call, Prime Minister Chudinov expressed surprise to learn that President Bakiyev had delegated the Manas Airbase ramp project decision to him. After digesting this news, Chudinov surmised that the ramp project was no longer just a proposal [...]	2008-07-09 04:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK760	BISHKEK MAYOR TARGETS HYATT WITH WATER CUTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Bishkek municipal employees, working with a police escort, tore down large sections of the security fence surrounding the Hyatt Regency Bishkek on July 24. City officials had earlier cut off water to the hotel in an attempt to pressure the Hyatt over land leases and "public acc [...]	2008-07-24 12:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK784	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the August 4-6 visit of CODEL Reid to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is an important ally of the United States, hosting the Manas Coalition Air Base, which serves as a crucial logistical hub for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The U.S.-Kyrgy [...]	2008-07-31 13:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK937	KYRGYZ MINISTER PROVIDES ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade Japarov sketched a rosy image of Kyrgyz economic conditions and assured the Ambassador, in a September 12 meeting, that the Kyrgyz government would be able to manage food and energy concerns for the upcoming winter. Japarov conf [...]	2008-09-16 05:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV PGOV KG
08BISHKEK999	TROUBLE BREWING AT KYRGYZ MINISTRY OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In an apparently unprecedented move, President Bakiyev summoned Minister of Finance Kalimbetiva, her staff, and international donor representatives to a September 25 meeting at the Kyrgyz White House. Bakiyev expressed disappointment at the slow pace of financial management ref [...]	2008-09-30 10:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PINR SOCI KG
08BOGOTA1708	COLOMBIA TIGHTENS CAPITAL CONTROLS -- MORE HARM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One year after Colombia's Central Bank implemented controls on inflows of foreign capital in an attempt to stem the appreciation of the Colombian peso, the U.S. dollar has fallen a further 16 percent and reached a nine-year low against the peso due to external and domestic press [...]	2008-05-09 16:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV CO
08BOGOTA1789	RECORD PRICES AND INVESTMENT PROPELLING COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bolstered by external demand, domestic security gains, and pro-investment terms, Colombia's mining and hydrocarbon sector has experienced an unprecedented increase in investment and exploration activities. Petroleum production has reached a six-year high while coal and natural g [...]	2008-05-15 16:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EPET ENRG PGOV ECON CO
08BOGOTA190	COLOMBIA REDUCES POVERTY THROUGH GROWTH COMBINED [...] SUMMARY. Economic growth and anti-poverty programs have lifted over 5.5 million Colombians out of poverty since 1999. "Families in Action," the GOC's conditional cash transfer program, substantially increased school attendance and children's health for 700,000 families in extreme poverty. T [...]	2008-01-15 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV ECON CO
08BOGOTA1920	UNHCR AND GOC AGRICULTURE MINISTER SIGN IDP LAND [...] The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed an agreement on April 7 with the GOC's Agriculture Ministry to implement joint projects to protect and restore land rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs). UNHCR believes the new accord complements previous agreements to a [...]	2008-05-21 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA2156	COLOMBIA'S PACIFIC COAST: CAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's largely Afro-Colombian Pacific coast suffers from high unemployment, isolation and poverty. Poor infrastructure and lack of human capital hobble development. The coast's three most important cities, Buenaventura, Tumaco and Quibdo, generate the majority of its econo [...]	2008-06-16 19:15:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EFIS EAID EIND ELAB EWWT EAGR CO
08BOGOTA3076	STRENGTH OF THE COLOMBIAN PESO: HOW HEAVY IS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since 2003, the Colombian peso has averaged about nine percent annual nominal appreciation against the dollar. The revaluation, a product of global economic pressures and Colombia's improved economic and security situation, has been more pronounced in the last two years and is [...]	2008-08-19 22:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CO
08BOGOTA3433	VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL TO BOGOTA AND [...] (C) Summary. Senator Chuck Hagel, Southcom Deputy Commander General Glen Spears and delegation visited Bogota and Cartagena from August 28-31, 2008. In Bogota, Senator Hagel, the Ambassador and delegation met with President Alvaro Uribe, who urged support for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promoti [...]	2008-09-15 19:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER ENRG SNAR MARR KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3585	BIOFUELS: US EXPERT URGES COLOMBIA TO LOOK TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB),Embassy Bogota hosted the visit of Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels Director Charlotte Opal September 3-5 to inform local biofuels producers and policymakers about the ongoing international dialogue [...]	2008-09-24 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV CO
08BOGOTA3588	WEATHERING THE STORM: COLOMBIA'S EXPOSURE TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Amid ongoing turmoil in U.S. and global financial markets, Colombia's financial sector appears at low susceptibility to a contagion and its macro-economic foundation significantly more stable than during the 1998 international financial crisis. Nevertheless, local experts predi [...]	2008-09-25 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CO
08BOGOTA3729	COLOMBIA LIFTS CAPITAL CONTROLS IN THE FACE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On October 8, President Uribe announced the elimination of remaining capital controls on foreign investment, as part of a plan to ensure liquidity to Colombian markets in the face of the worsening global financial crisis. Uribe also outlined draft legislation that would offer [...]	2008-10-09 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CO
08BOGOTA3982	PEACE LABS: THE BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE, [...] (U) The European Commission (EC),along with the GOC Accion Social's Peace and Development Program (PDP),helped found and support three "Peace Laboratories" in six different regions. The "Peace Laboratories" focus on three key areas: supporting human rights and local peace initiatives, stre [...]	2008-10-31 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
08BOGOTA4086	COLOMBIA: INFORMATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The following information on Colombia's energy sector is provided in response to reftel request. Colombia is working to expand its renewable energy output and offers extensive opportunities for increased investment in wind, solar, geothermal, biomass/biofuels, and hydroelectric proje [...]	2008-11-12 17:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV SENV PGOV OPIC CO
08BOGOTA4201	GOC ARRESTS ALLEGED PYRAMID RINGLEADERS AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid collapsing pyramid schemes suspected of defrauding at least 300,000 Colombians (reftel),the GOC seized DMG Holding Group, S.A., the largest suspected scam in the country and arrested its founder and principal directors on charges of money laundering, illicit enrichment, and [...]	2008-11-21 21:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV CO
08BOGOTA4243	GOC OUTLINES AMBITIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Infrastructure has long constrained Colombia's economic competitiveness, geographical cohesion and presence of the state. However, as security continues to improve and Colombia aims to position itself to compete in the global marketplace, the GOC is launching an ambitious plan [...]	2008-11-25 22:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ELAN EWWT EFIN PGOV CO
08BOGOTA4452	COLOMBIA ENERGY UPDATE: MORE BLOCS, GAS PROSPECTS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's energy sector continues its solid expansion in spite of the recent decline in oil and gas prices. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) has adjudicated 100 exploration contracts in 2008--a new record--and concluded two successful bloc auctions during the year. On t [...]	2008-12-17 15:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV EPET PGOV CO
08BOGOTA540	COLOMBIA'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: IS IT UP TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's demography and topography make transportation infrastructure development particularly challenging. Security problems and constitutional earmarks for social services and local governments hobbled public investment in transportation in the 1990s. Today the GOC is emb [...]	2008-02-12 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD ECON CO
08BOGOTA713	COLOMBIA BANKING ON TOURISM BOOM -- BUT IS IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A record-breaking 1.3 million foreign visitors traveled to Colombia in 2007. Improved security, better facilities, and a booming cruise business contributed to the growth. With a new master plan for tourism, more hotels under construction, and increased flights to the U.S. [...]	2008-02-26 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV CO
08BOGOTA741	COLOMBIA LOOKS TO NEIGHBORS TO PICK UP SLACK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombian exports to Venezuela jumped 87% in 2007; however, increased diplomatic and economic tensions and Venezuelan efforts to reduce Colombian trade have caused Colombian exporters to look for alternative markets. Local experts tell us Colombia's automobile and textile/apparel [...]	2008-02-28 15:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CO
08BOGOTA834	FTA'S IMPACT ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Small and medium size enterprises (SME) in Colombia expect to benefit from the U.S.-Colombian Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) as it grows the overall economy and increases domestic demand. SMEs will also benefit from cheaper inputs and increased capital investment flows. Accordi [...]	2008-03-05 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CO
08BRASILIA1036	USOAS AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Summary. Brazil's coordinator for the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA) told visiting USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales that the Concept Paper provides ample scope for cooperation and the proposed three pillars are very pertinent. Brazil broadly shares U.S. objectives for the SOA, althoug [...]	2008-07-28 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN EAGR ENRG SENV KSUM XM HA TD
08BRASILIA1151	SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2 VISIT OF [...] (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and econom [...]	2008-08-27 20:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
08BRASILIA1160	BRAZIL: Airport Administrator INFRAERO Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting between Ambassador Sobel and the head of INFRAERO, Sergio Guadenzi, Guadenzi provided a brief overview of civil aviation administration in Brazil, discussed airport profitability and privatization proposals, reviewed cargo infrastructure, and noted a decision on Gu [...]	2008-09-02 12:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BR
08BRASILIA1219	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 112 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-12 15:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1265	LULA, AMORIM DISCUSS TRADE, CUBA, UNSC REFORM WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 21:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PAO ETRD PREL ECON BR
08BRASILIA1294	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 113 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-30 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1325	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR CEO FORUM - OCT 9/10 - SECRETARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 13:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08BRASILIA1341	ANDEAN GLACIER MELT PORTENDS SHORTAGES OF WATER AND [...] SUMMARY. Accelerating glacier melt in the central Andean region of South America (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia) is rapidly shrinking frozen water storage reservoirs, providing short-term water surpluses that portend long-term water scarcity, with significant reductions in river [...]	2008-10-09 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR

08BRASILIA1356	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 16-17 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, the CEO Forum, racial integr [...]	2008-10-10 20:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR

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