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09TRIPOLI477	UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...]	2009-06-16 15:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY

09TRIPOLI517	BUSINESS IS POLITICS IN LIBYA: CANADIAN OIL FIRM VERENEX STILL TRYING TO SELL COMPANY TO THE CHINESE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 16:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON
09TRIPOLI705	RATS BE GONE: UK PEST ERADICATION FIRM RENTOKIL EXPANDING IN LIBYA REF: 08 TRIPOLI 635 TRIPOLI 00000705 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-30 17:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND EINV SENV TPHY LY
09TRIPOLI71	AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 474, B) 08 TRIPOLI 498, C) 08 TRIPOLI 563, D) 08 TRIPOLI 597, E) TRIPOLI 40 TRIPOLI 00000071 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official assu [...]	2009-01-30 17:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI72	AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official [...]	2009-01-30 17:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI73	A KING IN AL-QADHAFI'S COURT: SPAIN'S JUAN CARLOS VISITS [...] (C) Summary: King Juan Carlos of Spain's visit to Libya served as a platform for the GOL to walk back Muammar al-Qadhafi's announcement that oil production might be nationalized. In the first visit of a Spanish head of state since Libya's independence in 1951, Juan Carlos' delegation managed to se [...]	2009-02-01 10:07:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EPET LY SP
09TRIPOLI778	LIBYAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND AGREES TO BUY CANADIAN OIL FIRM VERENEX REF: A) TRIPOLI 148; B) TRIPOLI 517 TRIPOLI 00000778 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 16:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON
09TRIPOLI812	LIBYAN AIR FORCE JET CRASHES AT AIRSHOW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 16:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LY ECON EINV EPET PREL MCAP
09TRIPOLI920	INSIGHT INTO QADHAFI'S LIFE FROM AN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last six months, an American investment consultant has managed to connect himself to Muammar al-Qadhafi's exclusive inner-circle through one of Qadhafi's longtime female protocol staffers. Through her, the investor has gained access to Qadhafi on numerous occasions, in [...]	2009-11-18 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EINV PINR ECON LY
09TRIPOLI939	DEADLY DRIVING HABITS: ACCIDENTS THIRD CAUSE OF DEATH IN LIBYA TRIPOLI 00000939 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 14:45:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELTN EAID SOCI LY EINV
09TRIPOLI99	GOL RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON OIL COMPANIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL told international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Libya that they "must" contribute to the U.S.-Libya comprehensive claims fund by February 28 or suffer serious (but otherwise ill-defined) consequences. Major IOCs appear to be inclined to hold the line against contribut [...]	2009-02-04 10:14:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL PGOV PTER LY
09TUNIS160	THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: IMPACT ON TUNISIA [...] (C) The global economic crisis is affecting Tunisia, but, so far, to a lesser degree than some other emerging market countries. Tunisia's financial sector, by virtue of its limited development and insulation from international credit markets, remains largely unscathed. However, exports, esp [...]	2009-03-19 13:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS171	THE ELLOUMI GROUP: A TUNISIAN COMPANY SUCCESS STORY [...] (U) The Elloumi Group calls itself Tunisia's most international company. Starting out as an electrical equipment manufacturer in the late 1940s, the group has grown to become one of Tunisia's most diverse and successful global companies, expanding operations into cable and electrical compon [...]	2009-03-26 14:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS210	MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION BRINGS UP OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) During an Embassy reception, a senior Tunisian official from the Ministry of Transportation told the Ambassador the GOT is very interested in having an Open Skies Agreement with the United States and wants to proceed quickly through concrete actions. He suggested bilateral meetings bet [...]	2009-04-06 07:28:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV TS
09TUNIS221	TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Algeria Trade Agreement B. Gulf Investments C. Europe Submarine Internet Cable Deal D. Indian Company Fertilizer Plant E. Unemployment Increase --------------------- [...]	2009-04-08 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS
09TUNIS293	TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Economic Crisis Affecting Exports B. Foreign Investment Down 45 Percent C. Online Travel Booking System By 2010 D. Brokers Create Guarantee Fund For Non-Commercial Risks E. Low Inf [...]	2009-05-15 10:14:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC EMIN TS
09TUNIS371	TUNISIA'S IT SECTOR GROWING, BUT SOME CHALLENGES [...] Tunisia's Ministry of Communications recently announced that the IT sector grew 17.8 percent from 2008 to 2009, contributing 10 percent of GDP and poised to create over 10,000 jobs per year. In the face of the economic crisis, this sector continues to grow. Already, mobile telephone penetra [...]	2009-06-16 12:39:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC FAO EINV TS
09TUNIS394	TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia: A. New Trade Minister B. Tunisia Targets Sub-Saharan Africa for Trade C. Tunisian Auto Parts Industry Rescued by FDI D. Tunisia Tourism Revenue Up Three Percent E. Morocco and Tunisia Plan Direct Currency Ex [...]	2009-06-18 10:33:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS XA
09TUNIS44	TUNISIA'S PILLARS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH SHOWING WEAR [...] (C) The GOT is struggling to manage the growing impact of the international economic crisis. The GOT recently ratcheted down 2009 GDP growth projections from five to four percent. Exporters, suffering from the downturn in Europe, are directing their focus to managing fixed costs in an effort [...]	2009-01-20 10:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS450	GOT LAYS OUT INVESTMENT STRATEGY IN 11TH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) The 11th Annual Carthage Investment Forum, held in Hammamet June 24-25, was the GOT's chance to showcase Tunisia as an investment destination. The Forum, which brought out high-level GOT representation, highlighted some non-traditional sectors of the economy, such as aviation, tech offsh [...]	2009-07-08 17:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS454	POLITICS RATTLE THE TUNISIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF [...] (C/NF) What was to be a routine Elective General Assembly for the Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce turned out to be less so when TACC's President, Mondher Ben Ayed, announced he was not running for re-election. Popular among the membership and credited for repairing TACC's broken finance [...]	2009-07-09 16:30:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
09TUNIS539	IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...]	2009-07-31 16:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS
09TUNIS562	TUNISIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MAGHREB INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Tunisian opinions are plentiful and varied on the future of Maghreb integration. During a recent round table organized by Post and in the course of speaking with private sector individuals, it was apparent that Tunisians recognize the benefits of integration, but are cynical about its r [...]	2009-08-11 16:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS
09TUNIS608	NEW FRANCHISE LAW CREATES A POTENTIAL OPENING IN [...] (SBU) President Ben Ali signed a law August 12 regulating commercial distribution, which included a much-anticipated provision on franchising. Until now, Tunisia has not provided adequate protection for international franchises, which discouraged significant potential investment. The Tunis [...]	2009-08-20 16:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS727	PROSPECTS FOR THE OPIC-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Although Tunisia's current energy picture hardly includes renewables, growing unmet domestic demand and an agreement signed with Italy to provide power via an undersea cable present opportunities in this sector. A handful of Tunisian government agencies deal with renewables, among them [...]	2009-10-02 09:36:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TS
09TUNIS747	EIZENSTAT WORKING TO REVIVE INITIATIVE FOR MAGHREB [...] (SBU) During an October 1 presentation to a group of elite Tunisian business leaders, former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Eizenstat discussed Maghreb integration. Eizenstat chalked up the failure of his Clinton-era initiative to shifting priorities with the change of administrations [...]	2009-10-07 06:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS
09TUNIS783	TUNISIAN MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT WANTS TO REVIVE [...] (SBU) During an October 19 introductory call, Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohammed Jouini told the Ambassador he lamented the loss of momentum in the bilateral economic dialogue since the promising TIFA Council meetings in March of 2008 and hoped to see the process re [...]	2009-10-21 17:11:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON EAIR PREL TS
09TUNIS829	TUNISIA WANTS TO REVIVE TIFA TALKS, GIVES MIXED [...] (SBU) After Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Jouini expressed interest in reviving the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process (stalled since March 2008,) Tunisia Country Officer Molly Hayes and Emboffs met with the Americas Desk representatives of the M [...]	2009-11-13 06:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR EINV ECON EIPR TS
09TUNIS890	TUNISIA TO UNVEIL ENFIDHA BEN ALI AIRPORT [...] (SBU) On December 4, Enfidha Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali Airport is set to receive its inaugural flight. Constructed in only 24 months, the airport is located 100 kms south of Tunis and is significantly larger than Tunis-Carthage International Airport. The first of four terminals has a capacity [...]	2009-12-03 15:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD TS
09TUNIS907	PROGRESS ON TUNISIA'S OPENING TO FOREIGN FRANCHISES [...] (SBU) According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Government of Tunisia (GOT) plans to issue the implementation decree for an August 2009 law governing franchises in February 2010 -- a decree that will allow international franchises to operate under Tunisian law. In addition, a Central Bank re [...]	2009-12-15 15:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS938	Tunisia: Ambassador Highlights Cairo Goals and Trade [...] (SBU) In a December 24 courtesy call, the Ambassador and Minister of Commerce and Handicrafts Ridha Ben Mosbah discussed U.S.-Tunisia trade and investment and USG initiatives following the President's Cairo speech. While the Minister emphasized his desire for a free trade agreement (FTA) with [...]	2009-12-29 14:00:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAIR TS
09ULAANBAATAR119	2009 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 04:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
09ULAANBAATAR161	MONGOLIA'S MANAGEMENT OF A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Landlocked Mongolia is compelled by geography and motivated by history to seek pragmatic and workable relations with its two giant neighbors. For 15 years following Mongolia's democratic revolution in 1990, Russia maintained a low profile as it underwent its own political change [...]	2009-06-04 10:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON EINV EMIN MG
09ULAANBAATAR187	No Investment Disputes or Expropriation Claims in Mongolia [...] As per reftel, post knows of no investment disputes in Mongolia during the period ending June 1, 2009, where a U.S. citizen or business claims that the Government of Mongolia has expropriated economic assets or repudiated contracts. 2. Points of contact: --Primary: M. Richmond, Senior Com [...]	2009-06-30 06:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC MG
09ULAANBAATAR189	Post Response to OPIC Request for Comment on WM Mining [...] (SBU) As per ref paragraph 2, Post supports WM Mining application for OPIC financing of the Big Bend Placer gold-mining project (BBP) in Zaamar Soum (county) of Tov Aimag (province). Post has received detailed briefings of the project aims, technologies, environmental, and social impacts from [...]	2009-07-02 05:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC MG
09ULAANBAATAR201	PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, AND SPEAKER OF MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29 and 30, Members of the Congressional Delegation headed by Rep. David Price of North Carolina met with Speaker Demberel, Prime Minister Bayar, and President Elbegdorj during the course of a day and a half of meetings with Mongolian parliamentarians. In addition to dis [...]	2009-07-16 05:26:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MG
09ULAANBAATAR244	Mongolian Parliament Passes Long Awaited, Absolutely [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, the Mongolian Parliament amended four key laws, which will allow the government to sign and execute the much anticipated agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper and gold project. This immense project promises to generate tens of billions of dollars, and finally o [...]	2009-08-26 09:09:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG
09ULAANBAATAR315	Key Mongolian Mining Deal Still On Track [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks into the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement (OTIA) all parties seem committed to satisfying its conditions precedent. The companies have sent the first USD 100 million of a USD 250 million cash advance as promised while the Government of Mongolia (GOM) has honored its i [...]	2009-10-29 08:25:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
09UNVIEVIENNA129	FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES [...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...]	2009-03-26 15:20:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA347	UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement [...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...]	2009-07-22 15:13:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA356	UNCITRAL Adopts Insolvency Practice Guide At Commission [...] (U) Summary and Background. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) held its forty-second session in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. UNCITRAL is composed of 60 member states, including the United States. The session was also attended by 26 observer states, [...]	2009-07-24 15:06:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA454	Meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration -Revision [...] (U) Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, [...]	2009-10-02 14:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA455	MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRATION - REVISION [...] Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, 200 [...]	2009-10-02 14:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA468	UNCITRAL Sorieul Hails U.S. Support, More Needed [...] UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) benefits from unwavering U.S. support, and hopes that it can count on the U.S. for support for an increased budget as well as political assistance in helping UNCITRAL strike the right balance between its technical work and political visibility [...]	2009-10-14 08:23:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA525	UNCITRAL SECURED TRANSACTIONS NEGOTIATIONS NEARING [...] Summary. Excellent progress was made during the November 2-6 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group (WG) discussions on a Supplement to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions ("the Guide") that deals with security rights in intellect [...]	2009-11-18 15:22:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA560	Assistant Secretary Brimmer Meets with UNODC, UNIDO [...] Summary. In December 1 meetings with Antonio Costa, Executive Director of UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),and Kandeh Yumkella, the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer [...]	2009-12-15 07:33:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA582	UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement Makes Progress [...] SUMMARY. At its December 7-11 meeting, the UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement made significant progress in a second reading of the current draft revisions to the 1994 Model Law, but did not cover all of the articles. The remaining articles should be addressed at the next meeting in Apri [...]	2009-12-22 13:17:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AU AORC EINV ETRD UN UNCITRAL
09USEUBRUSSELS117	EU Commission Forecasts Significant Worsening in EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission released on January 19 its interim economic forecasts, advancing their release date by a full month due to the exceptionally difficult economic circumstances. The forecasts recognize that the impact on the real economy became more pronounced after the eve [...]	2009-01-28 11:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS948	TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...]	2009-07-08 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL
09USUNNEWYORK194	MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON REVISION OF [...] Summary. UNCITRAL Working Group II met in New York February 9-13 to continue its second reading of the draft revised model arbitration rules. The Working Group completed its review of nine articles: 18 through 26. (The draft text currently contains 41 articles.) Considerable discussion was [...]	2009-02-27 21:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09USUNNEWYORK905	SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON UN COMMISSION ON [...] Summary: On October 12, the Sixth Committee discussed the Report on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Soo-Geun Oh, Chairman of UNCITRAL, summarized the activities of the 42nd session of UNCITRAL on June 29-July 17. Following the opening remarks, twenty-one [...]	2009-10-13 21:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV UNGA
09VIENNA101	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...]	2009-01-27 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR
09VIENNA1069	Magna's Frank Stronach - Enigmatic Austrian Emigre and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers biographical context on Frank Stronach, the 76 year-old "Austro-Canadian" founder and CEO of Magna International, one of the world's largest automotive companies and a leading contender to acquire General Motors' European operations. After emigrating to Canada [...]	2009-08-21 14:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON PINR AU
09VIENNA270	Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...]	2009-03-10 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
09VIENNA597	Report On Investment Disputes And Expropriation Claims - [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV AU
09VIENTIANE112	CHINA'S DOMINANT INVESTMENT PRESENCE IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investment, and often demographic presence, in the northern Lao provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo dominates visitors' impressions and still appears to be growing rapidly. While many local government officials are clearly sensitive to the appearance of being [...]	2009-03-06 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	CN ECON ETRD LA PREL EINV
09VIENTIANE113	CORRECTED COPY - COKE PREPARING RETURN TO LAOS [...] (SBU) On March 3 econoff met with Bjorn Jensen, Director of Strategic Planning for Coca Cola in Southeast and West Asia and Ernest Bower, founder and previous head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, who is currently a partner in a Washington-based consulting firm. According to Mr. Jensen, C [...]	2009-03-11 06:30:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL LA
09VIENTIANE179	IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5% [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...]	2009-04-10 06:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09VIENTIANE238	GMS:PROXIMITY AND POLITICS FOCUSES CHINESE [...] This is the second in a series of cables from Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane on the Greater Mekong Subregion's (GMS) R3A highway (ref a). These cables have been coordinated with Consulate General Chengdu. This cable was co-drafted by econ officers at both Vientiane and Ch [...]	2009-05-19 02:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELTN EWWT CH LA TH
09VIENTIANE264	LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]	2009-06-02 10:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE306	LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL [...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...]	2009-06-25 10:22:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE458	LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA" [...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]	2009-09-23 10:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09VIENTIANE63	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 00:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB LA OPIC USTR
09VIENTIANE67	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] The Lao government is open to foreign investment as a matter of policy. It allows 100% foreign ownership of investments. The overall investment climate is poor but improving. Laos rates very low in international indices of transparency and ease of doing business. 2. The economic reform [...]	2009-02-10 07:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA
09VILNIUS571	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...]	2009-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH
09VLADIVOSTOK100	NAKHODKA LOOKS TO OIL AND GAS FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nakhodka city officials, the financial crisis has not hurt the city's economic potential. Unemployment is low and the construction of oil and gas infrastructure, as well as housing for the expected influx of (mostly Russian) workers, is expected to increase Nakhodka [...]	2009-09-26 01:29:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN ELAB EWWT PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK111	KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING [...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]	2009-11-24 05:37:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK89	FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BLAMED U.S. FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 500 people from 13 countries and 16 Russian regions attended the Fourth Far Eastern International Economic Forum. Few high-ranking GOR officials attended. The low turnout was blamed on the financial crisis. Much of the forum, entitled, "Russian Far East Development Strat [...]	2009-09-11 05:32:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL TSPA RS CH
09VLADIVOSTOK91	INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...]	2009-09-14 02:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS
09VLADIVOSTOK93	DBS FERRY TO ATTRACT TOURISM TO PRIMORYE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A new, South Korean-owned cruise ferry connecting Vladivostok, Donghae, South Koreia, and Sakaiminato, Japan began operating on July 7. Local officials hope it will help boost tourism to Primorye Region, as it offers an affordable, comfortable, and convenient way to travel betw [...]	2009-09-17 05:10:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ECIN EINV PGOV PREL PHSA RS JA KS
09WARSAW1029	SUPPORT FOR POLAND'S ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Polish government requests US assistance in launching a nuclear power program. PM Tusk's goal of generating nuclear power by 2020 is optimistic. However, simultaneously meeting Poland's carbon emissions commitments and addressing its energy security concerns will require d [...]	2009-10-05 14:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV TRGY BEXP BTIO PL
09WARSAW1037	POLAND'S POTENTIAL SHALE GAS INVESTMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The success of companies in the U.S. at extracting gas from shale and other unconventional sources has generated some excitement in Poland. Several majors and mid-majors have applied for exploration licenses over the past year and performed broader market and investment climat [...]	2009-10-07 14:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PL
09WARSAW1091	BALTIC ENERGY BRIDGE: POLAND CHEERS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Polish government (GoP) views Baltic energy security as important to its regional diplomatic efforts, particularly to building EU energy solidarity and managing EU-Russian relations. However, the GoP does not believe that connecting Baltic energy markets to Poland or other [...]	2009-10-27 14:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW1170	AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...]	2009-11-25 16:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW144	POLAND APPROVES ANTARCTIC TREATY MEASURES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KSCA KTIA AORC SENV TPHY PL
09WARSAW191	AUTO WEAKNESS MANAGABLE, BUT EU-15 PROTECTIONISM [...] (U) Summary. Poland,s relatively well balanced economy has shielded Poles from the worst of the global financial crisis and recession, but weakening exports are finally bringing the global recession home. Automobile manufacturing, Poland,s largest export industry, began to weaken in September [...]	2009-02-19 16:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PL
09WARSAW384	POLAND'S PM USING FINANCIAL CRISIS TO ADVANCE [...] (C) Summary. PM Tusk advisor and confidant Michal Boni told Charge and EconCouns April 7 that Tusk is using the economic crisis as an opportunity to advance his restructuring agenda, aimed at producing a harder-working, more innovative Polish economy. U.S. investors and economists here broad [...]	2009-04-10 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PL
09WELLINGTON313	Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]	2009-12-06 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON317	Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]	2009-12-07 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON327	New Zealand Lead Negotiator Discusses Vision and Challenges [...] (SBU) Summary. During a December 15 courtesy call, the Ambassador engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trans-Pacific Agreement Lead Negotiator Mark Sinclair on his views of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Sinclair expressed his hope that New Zealand and the United States will work closel [...]	2009-12-21 06:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV NZ ECON ECIN EINV
09WELLINGTON37	BOEING BIDS TO SELL AIR NEW ZEALAND FIFTEEN NEW AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: Boeing Corporation hopes to secure a new tender for the sale of fifteen new 737s to Air New Zealand worth US$1.2 billion. If successful this will add to Boeing's already lucrative contract to supply the national carrier with state-of-the-art aircraft. Air New Zealand is awaitin [...]	2009-02-13 03:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAIR EIND EINT EINV ENRG ETRD NZ
09WELLINGTON70	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is Post's resubmission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for New Zealand. As of end of January 2009, Post submitted ICS as part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide per reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2009 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Open [...]	2009-03-11 03:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NZ
09WINDHOEK20	NAMIBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Summary. Post is pleased to submit its 2009 Investment Climate for Namibia. Per reftel paragraph 13, Post sent the ICS in Microsoft Word format to J. Nathaniel Hatcher and his backup Gregory N. Hicks on January 16. End Summary. BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Openness to [...]	2009-01-22 15:01:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR WA
09WINDHOEK200	Rossing Uranium Mine Has Ambitious Plans [...] (SBU) Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium is Namibia's flagship mine. It has been in continuous operation since 1976. The mine currently produces about 7.8 percent of global uranium oxide (U3O8) and expects to increase to 10 percent by 2012 when current expansions are completed. Rossing accounts for [...]	2009-06-03 10:54:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK202	Namibia's Uranium - Today a Boom, Tomorrow What? [...] (SBU) The Erongo region of Namibia hosts numerous economically viable uranium deposits. There are two mines in production, an additional one that will enter production by 2010, and some 19 prospects in various stages of evaluation. Currently the fourth largest uranium producer in the world, N [...]	2009-06-03 15:02:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK209	Namibia's Lone Gold Mine Plans to Double Output [...] (SBU) Summary. AngloGold Ashanti's Navachab Gold Mine is Namibia's only gold producer. The open-pit mine is located in a region that hosts numerous low-grade and uneconomic deposits, but the potential for expansion is favorable. Navachab is a small producer with an output of about one to one [...]	2009-06-05 12:01:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK304	BIO NOTE: ZACKEY NUJOMA [...] (SBU) Sakaria "Zackey" Nefungo Nujoma was born in 1957 to Sam Nujoma and Kovombo Theopoldine Katjimune. He is the youngest surviving son of Namibia's former president and founding father as well as the brother to Deputy Justice Minister Uutoni Nujoma, the only other surviving child of Sam Nujo [...]	2009-08-21 11:05:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MNUC EINV KNNP IR CA WA
09WINDHOEK324	NAMIBIA REEVALUATES CHINESE EXIM LOANS [...] (SBU) Summary: During President Hu Jintao's state visit to Namibia in 2007, the two governments signed an agreement for a concessionary loan, and a credit line - each valued at approximately USD 130 million. In July, the Namibian government (GRN) announced the suspension of its line of credi [...]	2009-09-10 14:48:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL PGOV CH WA
09YAOUNDE1068	Cameroon's Challenged Energy Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon continues to plan for large power production projects. In the hydropower sector, agreements have been signed for financing the Lom Pangar dam project and the Chinese have stepped in to build Memve'ele dam. American-led power company AES-Sonel signed a deal to provide [...]	2009-12-18 11:02:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM EPET
09YAOUNDE122	CAMEROON'S MINES MINISTER THINKS GLOBALLY, WORRIES LOCALLY [...] (U) Summary. Cameroon's Minister of Mining is increasingly worried about the impact that global economic trends will have on Cameroon, especially in the mining and industrial sectors. At the Minister's request, Post's Economic and Commercial team met with Badel Ndanga Ndinga, Cameroon's Min [...]	2009-02-05 15:09:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EIND EINV ETRD ECON CM
09YAOUNDE123	TRANSPORT MINISTER ON CAMAIR, PORT PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Competing interests within the highest levels of the Government of Cameroon (GRC) continue to fight for control of Cameroon's national airline, rebaptized CAMAIRCO, implied Gounoko Haounaye, Cameroon's Minister of Transport, in a January 29 meeting with Emboffs. Haounaye prai [...]	2009-02-06 06:43:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT EINV ETRD ECON CM
09YAOUNDE407	CAMEROON PLANS TO OPEN TELCOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon's National Assembly will vote later this year on a law to reform Cameroon's telecom sector, making it more open to competition, according to Edouard Ebah Abada, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MINPOSTEL). In a recent meeting with [...]	2009-05-07 11:53:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ECPS KCOR CM
09YAOUNDE514	CAMEROON'S LOM PANGAR IS WORLD BANK'S DAM PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is pushing breathlessly to construct the Lom Pangar dam by 2012, but the GRC's impatience causes heartburn for the World Bank, which is eager to finance the project but wary that the GRC will not adhere to World Bank guidelines for environmenta [...]	2009-06-09 13:02:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EWWT CM
09YAOUNDE573	CAMEROONIAN MINISTER: BIYA COMMITTED, BUT [...] (C) Summary. On June 23, Poloff called on Victor Mengot, Minister at the Presidency in Charge of Special Duties, to discuss two high-profile American investments, Geovic and Le Bus, where the American investors are at loggerheads with the Government of Cameroon's (GRC) representatives. Men [...]	2009-06-29 12:19:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON EINV ETRD PINR CM
09YAOUNDE582	CAMEROON: Environmental Update [...] SUMMARY (U): Embassy Yaounde has an active environmental engagement, both within the Embassy community and around Cameroon. This work has included workshops, tree plantings, and donations to park rangers. End Summary World Environmental Day ----------------------- 2. (U) In collaboratio [...]	2009-06-29 15:50:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CM
09YAOUNDE590	U.S. COMPANY AES AT CENTER OF CAMEROON'S ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. American power company AES, having won the 2001 concession to manage SONEL, the former parastatal that operated Cameroon's power production and distribution networks, continues to struggle to improve its image and performance in the face of diverse challenges, from bad weathe [...]	2009-07-02 08:10:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM
09YEKATERINBURG37	CHELYABINSK OBLAST: SOUTHERN URALS REGION COPES WITH [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Consul General, Public Affairs Officer, Department TDYer and LES Pol/Econ assistant traveled to Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk May 26-28. In Chelyabinsk, we met with the leader of the of the Pravoe Delo (Right Force) political party, toured an American investment and met [...]	2009-06-17 11:02:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV RS SCUL
09YEKATERINBURG79	CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHT BARRIERS TO INNOVATION AND [...] (U) Summary: At recent events in Yekaterinburg, prominent government, business, and academic representatives discussed issues of the Greater Urals economy. Several presenters from business and government noted signs of improvement in the Russian economy, but called for greater diversification [...]	2009-12-02 07:39:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN RS
09YEKATERINBURG83	NEW GOVERNOR STRESSES ECONOMIC MODERNIZATION [...] (SBU) Newly appointed Sverdlovsk oblast governor Aleksandr Misharin (see reftel) hosted a holiday toast for the Urals-based diplomatic corps at the governor's residence on December 10. For most of the foreign diplomats present, this was the first face to face meeting with the new governor. Th [...]	2009-12-16 11:12:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV PREL RS CH

09YEREVAN100	STORM CLOUDS GATHERING FOR ARMENIA'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) Armenia's economy continues to worsen as the effects of the global financial crisis take root. While the banking system remains stable, Armenia is highly vulnerable to external events, particularly in Russia. The real economy is already hurting, with indicators pointing to further pain a [...]	2009-02-17 13:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM
09YEREVAN150	ARMENIANS ANTICIPATE NEAR-TERM DEVALUATION OF [...] (C) There appears to be increasing panic among the Armenian public and financial institutions concerning an imminent devaluation of the Armenian Dram (AMD). Armenians are increasingly moving their money into dollars, knowing that the CBA cannot continue to support the AMD indefinitely. This [...]	2009-03-02 15:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM
09YEREVAN178	CENTRAL BANK CHAIRMAN BEHIND THE SCENES ON [...] (C) Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadian told Ambassador the CBA's decision to sustain the Armenian Dram (AMD) since last fall had been the correct one, despite the significant depletion of Armenia's foreign reserves. Notwithstanding official independence, Javadian made clear that the Preside [...]	2009-03-13 13:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PREL ECON EFIN EINV ASEC RU AM
09YEREVAN181	DONOR COMMUNITY GUARDED ABOUT ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) An Embassy-hosted roundtable on the global financial crisis indicated increasing doubt in the donor community that Armenia will escape the worst impacts of the global financial crisis. Macroeconomic indicators continue to underperform initial predictions, and the GOAM has few tools at its [...]	2009-03-16 08:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM
09YEREVAN66	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 [...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per reftel request for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While Armenia's government officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some global indi [...]	2009-02-04 04:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
09YEREVAN797	EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES - ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armenian Diaspora is a well organized and well financed community within the United States. They have moved beyond their original purpose of maintaining their Armenian identity and giving a political voice to the various communities, to providing humanitarian aid, development [...]	2009-11-17 12:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG EINV AM
09ZAGREB187	CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT GROWING [...] SUMMARY: After several years of steady decline, the Croatian registered unemployment rate rose in January and February. Union rolls and day-to-day conversations indicate the public is feeling the effects of the trend, despite relatively little attention from the media or the government. As the [...]	2009-04-07 12:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB PGOV HR
09ZAGREB26	CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]	2009-01-16 07:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ZAGREB294	CROATIAN COMPETITION AGENCY: NO CHOICE BUT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC and EU continue to negotiate the terms for privatizing Croatian shipyards - one of the key remaining challenges in Croatia's EU accession process. According to the head of the Croatian Competition Agency, the GOC has now proposed selling a 50 percent stake in Uljanik, th [...]	2009-05-26 11:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV PGOV PREL EUC HR
09ZAGREB304	GOC BOND ISSUANCE PROVES EASY MONEY [...] (U) Seemingly unaffected by recent credit-rating downgrades, the GOC successfully completed its largest ever bond issuance on May 27. Media report that investor interest was "beyond expectations"; the full EUR 750 million was registered in just one day and the issuance was oversubscribed by 6 [...]	2009-05-29 10:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB329	CMC STEEL: LARGEST U.S. INVESTMENT IN CROATIA [...] Summary: With the buyout of Barr Pharmaceuticals by the Israeli firm Teva, the Houston-based Commercial Metals Corporation of Sisak is now the largest U.S. investment in Croatia. The mill employs roughly 1,000 people, making it also one of the largest employers in this central Croatian town [...]	2009-06-05 12:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV HR
09ZAGREB361	CROATIAN MARKET COMPETITION AGENCY ASSERTS ITSELF [...] (SBU) Croatia has recently made significant progress toward a new competition law that will be more in line with EU legislation, strengthening potential penalties for monopolistic practices, and empowering the Agency for the Protection of Market Competition (AZTN) to enforce its directives. [...]	2009-06-16 06:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG HR
09ZAGREB375	2009 CROATIA INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has been following one ongoing case involving a U.S. investor attempting to purchase a subsidiary of the Croatian railroad in a privatization tender. The investor claims the Croatian Railroad (HZ) has refused to return a 150,000 euro deposit after the two sides could not [...]	2009-06-17 16:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE OPIC CASC HR
09ZAGREB453	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 24 [...] (SBU) BOZINOVIC APPOINTED MFA STATE SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS: On July 16 the MFA announced that Davor Bozinovic would be the new MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs, replacing Bianca Matkovic who is now serving as Minister without Portfolio in the new Kosor government. Bozinovic [...]	2009-07-24 11:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV KHDP KCRM HR
09ZAGREB488	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 7 [...] (U) SIX SHIPYARDS OFFERED FOR SALE: On August 1, the government issued long-awaited tenders for six Croatian shipyards. Among the shipyards up for sale is Brodosplit, the largest Croatian shipyard with 4000 employees. The contentious process, which has dragged on for years, has pitted union [...]	2009-08-07 12:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV HR
09ZAGREB497	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CROATIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Progress on Croatia's LNG terminal is excruciatingly slow, with LNG project staff at INA, Croatia's largest shareholder in the project, sitting idle waiting for the final investment decision to be made. As Croatia's domestic gas production slowly declines, its need for new so [...]	2009-08-12 08:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV HR
09ZAGREB561	POOR RESULTS ON CROATIAN COMPETITIVENESS [...] (U) In the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report, Croatia dropped 11 places to number 72 out of 133 countries ranked - the largest fall since the country was included in the research in 2002. Hungary, Romania, and Montenegro all passed Croatia in the rankings this year. [...]	2009-09-11 14:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN HR
09ZAGREB592	CROATIAN FDI SUFFERS WITHOUT LARGE PRIVATIZATIONS [...] Summary. The Croatian National Bank (HNS) reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) declined 50% through the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Senior economists from private banks blame the financial crisis for the drop, but also point to high labor costs, red ta [...]	2009-09-30 13:07:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND HR
09ZAGREB604	Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 08:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB605	CONFUSION AND FINGER POINTING OVER DELAY IN LNG [...] SUMMARY. Insiders within the government and energy industry are at a loss to explain the slow pace of progress in the liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal planned for construction on the Croatian island of Krk. Both are quick to point fingers at the other for the delay. Contacts in the natural [...]	2009-10-06 08:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV HR
09ZAGREB607	Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure [...] SUMMARY. A series of September protests organized by the small Croatian Trade Union Association failed to gather more than a few hundred angry senior citizens, while Croatia's larger unions elected not to participate. Relations between the government and unions have been strained, particularly [...]	2009-10-07 09:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB732	CROATIA'S TOURISM 2009 REVENUES: BETTER THAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatia's 2009 tourism season, with 6.8 billion euros in revenue, was not as bleak as the GoC and domestic tourism operators had feared. Increased numbers of European tourists from Austria, Germany and Poland traveled to Croatia during the peak summer season, offsetting declines [...]	2009-12-16 12:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND HR EINV
09ZAGREB85	CROATIAN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS: LOOKING FOR NEW [...] Summary: The recent gas crisis has fueled discussion and interest in the subject of Croatian energy security and energy diversification. The most significant project addressing these issues is the long-delayed construction of an LNG terminal on the Adriatic. Senior government leaders have e [...]	2009-02-17 16:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV HR
10ABIDJAN98	Cote d'Ivoire 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Abidjan's Investment Climate Statement 2010 follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text. Openness To Foreign Investment. In September 2002, an attempted coup in Cote d'Ivoire began a crisis that divided the country politically, militarily, and eco [...]	2010-01-22 17:42:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR IV
10ABUDHABI55	SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...]	2010-02-04 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE
10ABUDHABI72	UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 06:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE
10ABUJA64	NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...]	2010-01-21 12:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI
10ACCRA139	PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...]	2010-02-16 16:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV
10ACCRA143	GHANA TO CONSIDER SIGNING IATA STATEMENT OF POLICY [...] Econoffs delivered the demarche requesting host government endorsement of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Statement of Policy Principles Regarding the Implementation of Bilateral Air Services Agreements (Reftel). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director-General Kwame [...]	2010-02-19 13:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV GH
10ACCRA157	OIL IN GHANA - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a business roundtable with AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, oil and gas companies discussed both the advantages and the risks of doing business in the energy sector in Ghana. The country stands at a fork in the road regarding the use of Ghana's modest future oil an [...]	2010-02-24 18:18:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON GH
10ACCRA84	NEWMONT TO PAY DEARLY FOR CHEMICAL SPILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. corporation Newmont Mining's Ghanaian subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million in compensation to the Government of Ghana (GOG) for a chemical spill that occurred in October 2009 at the company's Ahafo gold mine. The GOG commission that investigated the incident determined t [...]	2010-01-28 16:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EMIN EIND EINV ECON GH
10ACCRA97	DOHA DEMARCHE: GHANA PREFERS MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS [...] SUMMARY. Econoffs met with GOG trade officials to discuss the recent WTO Ministerial Conference (Reftel). Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Clement Nyaaba appreciated Post initiating the conversation and agreed that the impasse at the conference was "disturbing." He exp [...]	2010-02-02 12:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD GH
10ADDISABABA101	ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...]	2010-01-22 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET
10ADDISABABA245	UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH WOMEN [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; Chief of Mission Residence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero Charge d'Affaires John Yates Special Assistant to U/S Otero Caroline Mauldin Special Advisor to U/S Ot [...]	2010-02-08 05:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA247	FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...]	2010-02-08 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA298	ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-13 07:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA387	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...]	2010-02-24 12:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET
10ADDISABABA73	ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...]	2010-01-15 12:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET
10AITTAIPEI131	TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED GROWTH OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While direct maritime and aviation transportation links with China have expanded significantly over the past two years, several issues remain unresolved, including onward-bound passenger flights from PRC destinations (Fifth Freedom rights) and an increase in weekly cross-Strait [...]	2010-02-03 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
10AITTAIPEI157	TAIWAN FIRMS REVEAL DIVERGING CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans for a cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA; reftel) have dominated Taiwan trade policy with the PRC. At least initially, an ECFA would include only petrochemical, textile, machine tool, auto/auto parts, and flat panel display "early harvest" sectors. [...]	2010-02-10 06:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TW CH
10AITTAIPEI170	TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...]	2010-02-12 00:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH
10ALGIERS104	ANADARKO VS. SONATRACH -- UPDATE ON THEIR [...] (C) The head of Algerian operations of the U.S. oil company Anadarko told the Ambassador this week that his company's dispute continues with the state oil company Sonatrach over the government's application of the windfall profit tax provision of the 2006 Hydrocarbons Law to Anadarko's operati [...]	2010-02-04 18:01:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPTE ENRG EINV AGAO US
10ALGIERS153	ORASCOM TELECOM ALGERIE DISPUTE CAUSES WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA),Algeria's largest wireless phone company -- one of the largest and most economically productive foreign investments this decade -- has been assessed USD 650 million in back taxes via a series of assessments dating back to late 2008. On the face of it, many o [...]	2010-02-21 16:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG
10ALGIERS164	AMBASSADOR RAISED US INVESTOR CONCERNS ABOUT OTA [...] (C) On the margins of the recent U.S. trade mission to Algiers, Ambassador on February 18 raised with Algerian Finance Minister Djoudi and Minister of Industry and Investment Abdelhamid Temmar U.S. investor concerns over Orascom Telecom Algerie's (OTA) current USD 650-million tax dispute (ref [...]	2010-02-22 17:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG US
10ALGIERS185	ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...]	2010-02-28 07:40:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG
10ALGIERS186	ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...]	2010-02-28 07:53:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG
10ALGIERS78	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 09:56:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10AMMAN196	JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, 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 th [...]	2010-01-19 11:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN237	JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, 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 th [...]	2010-01-25 11:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN436	ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT -- SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HEAD PRINCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and Chairperson of the El Hassan Science City in Jordan, has conveyed a request to join the April 2010 Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship and has expres [...]	2010-02-22 11:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT EINV TINT JO
10ANKARA143	TURKISH REGULATION MAY HALT APPROVAL OF NEW DRUGS [...] (SBU) Summary. A new Turkish Ministry of Health (MOH) regulation that takes effect March 1, 2010 will make marketing approvals for new pharmaceuticals contingent upon either an inspection by the MOH itself (which MOH admits it does not have the capacity to perform) or an inspection certificat [...]	2010-01-28 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD KIPR USTR TU
10ANKARA145	KEY QUESTIONS FOR NEW U.S.-TURKISH ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Following up on the successful announcement of the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Turkey during PM Erdogan's visit, we now need to put meat on the bones of the proposal. I and my staff will be working closely with the Turks, but the USG will [...]	2010-01-28 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV USTR TU
10ANKARA160	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DISCUSSES BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey discussed the Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Coordination Ali Babacan on January 28. He also raised concerns about the potential effect of a draft biotechnology law on US exports and [...]	2010-02-01 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN EINV ECON USTR TU
10ANKARA256	TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...]	2010-02-17 09:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU
10ANTANANARIVO115	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...]	2010-02-26 08:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ANTANANARIVO32	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 4 to 20, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) -Crack Down Against the Opposition - [...]	2010-01-20 07:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
10ANTANANARIVO52	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 25 to 29, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ELECTIONS POSTPONED - ANDRY RAJOE [...]	2010-01-29 13:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
10ANTANANARIVO66	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for February 1 - 5, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - French Deputies Support TGV - TG [...]	2010-02-05 11:15:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ANTANANARIVO72	CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese investment stock, detailed below, reached USD 39 million in 2008 in Madagascar, while Chinese investment remains limited in the Comoros. No USG collaboration on development programs has been undertaken to date with the Chinese in either island nation. The best opportuni [...]	2010-02-12 05:14:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR EAID CH CN MA
10ASHGABAT106	TURKMENISTAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED TRANSPORT SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Private transportation companies in Turkmenistan reported gradual growth in 2008-2009 in the country's trucking, railway and maritime sectors. Despite this growth, transportation companies acknowledged serious inf [...]	2010-01-22 11:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT EINV BTIO IR TX
10ASHGABAT112	WINTERSHALL REP ON TURKMEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based energy company Wintershall continues to seek an onshore energy deal with the Turkmen Government, but reports little success. The local representative described the company's progress as slow going, adding that its current offshore production sharing agreement has not [...]	2010-01-22 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT120	HYUNDAI'S INCREASING PRESENCE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's Hyundai Group is expanding its presence in Turkmenistan by increasing automobile and heavy machinery sales, and by winning a much sought after contract to build a gas processing plant (Ref A). Since 2 [...]	2010-01-26 11:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ELND EIND EINV KS TX
10ASHGABAT123	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH YOLOTAN CONTRACTORS OFF TO [...] (C) On December 29, 2009, state-run Turkmengaz signed contracts with four foreign firms to develop the first phase of the reportedly massive South Yolotan gas field (Ref A). UAE-based Petrofac International (UAE) LLC reportedly signed a $3.98 billion contract to build a gas processing plant and [...]	2010-01-26 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT127	CHEVRON AND THE GOTX TRY TO REACH MIDDLE GROUND [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Turkmenistan met with Charge on January 26 to discuss recent Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) reaction to Chevron's latest proposal. The company rep stated that Deputy Chairman Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov asked Chevron in December for a draft MOU to increase produc [...]	2010-01-26 13:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT130	TURKMENISTAN: BRITISH DIPLOMATS TALK CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) On January 26, econoff met with the new British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Keith Allen and the British Regional Energy Officer Martin Child. The British Ambassador stated that he had brought up the UK's increased interest in securing natural gas for Europe at his first meeting with Presid [...]	2010-01-27 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ UK TX
10ASHGABAT137	TURKMENISTAN: INITIATIVE BY IPR OWNERS KEY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has been slow to pursue intellectual property rights (IPR) protection since its independence. Counterfeit goods like computer software, audio and video recordings, and clothing are freely available on [...]	2010-01-29 08:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT15	TURKMENISTAN: LOTUS ENERGY PLANNING TO EXPAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-based Lotus Energy continues to seek lucrative energy sector deals with the Government of Turkmenistan. Lotus Energy's founder and CEO Erdal Celik was the first CEO of the Turkish energy company Chalyk Energy, but left Chalyk in 2005 over differences with the company's hi [...]	2010-01-06 09:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TU TX
10ASHGABAT158	TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA -- THEY'RE BUILDING IT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov decreed the creation of the Avaza Tourist Zone (ATZ) in 2007. He envisioned a place where Turkmen could rest, exercise, and receive medical and health treatment, right next to the Caspian Sea. To implement his decree, Berdimuhamedov [...]	2010-02-02 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT161	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN SETS SIGHTS ON [...] (C) An Iranian entrepreneur resident in Ashgabat the past 18 years operating a highly successful tile and ceramic import business (Ref A) hopes to bring McDonalds to Turkmenistan. Abbas Mehrabian, who recently returned from his first U.S. visit, told Iran Watcher that while there, he had cont [...]	2010-02-02 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV BTIO ECON PGOV PREL IR TX
10ASHGABAT162	TURKMEN GAS HITS BEIJING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On January 30, the Government-owned newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan" published an article entitled "Turkmen Gas Has Reached Beijing." The article cites various Chinese media outlets as stating that the Chinese National Petro [...]	2010-02-02 13:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV CH TX
10ASHGABAT17	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH YOLOTEN AND FOUR SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 29, 2009, Turkmenistan's state- owned gas company Turkmengaz signed four servicing contracts with foreign companies totaling $9.7 billion for the development of phase one of the South Yoloten gas field. [...]	2010-01-06 11:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT174	TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY OIL REFINERY CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's largest oil refinery is located in the northwestern city of Turkmenbashy (previously known as Krasnovodsk) on the Caspian Sea. The Turkmenbashy oil refinery produces diesel fuel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and a variety of petrochemical products. Accor [...]	2010-02-06 07:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO SENV IR TX
10ASHGABAT18	TURKMEN GAS TO RUSSIA TO RESUME IN JANUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 31, 2009, several Russian media outlets cited a Gazprom spokesman saying that Gazprom will resume imports of Turkmen gas on January 9, 2010 at 10 a.m. Turkmengaz and Gazprom agreed to resume gas supplies during [...]	2010-01-06 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV RS TX
10ASHGABAT180	TURKMENISTAN: STILL A CASH ECONOMY, DESPITE SOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen economy remains a cash economy with an underdeveloped banking system. Almost all payments for consumer goods and services are made in cash. Turkmen Government-owned banks have issued debit cards since t [...]	2010-02-08 12:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT185	FEW CASINOS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Currently there are three casinos operating in Turkmenistan. A Turkish company owns all three. Former President Niyazov allowed the casinos to open in the 1990s, and the current president has shown no sign of clos [...]	2010-02-09 10:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ECON EINV PGOV SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT188	MALAYSIA'S PETRONAS CONTINUES TO INVEST IN [...] (C) On February 9, econoff met with Malaysian energy company Petronas' General Director for Turkmenistan Yeow Kian Chai. He characterized his company's work in Turkmenistan as "really tough," but emphasized that Petronas was one of two foreign energy companies that are currently producing oil [...]	2010-02-10 11:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO MY TX
10ASHGABAT195	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANY WEATHERFORD EYES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S.-based oil and gas service company Weatherford continues to press forward in Turkmenistan, seeking additional service contracts with international oil and gas companies (IOC),as well as direct contracts with the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX). The company is considering a [...]	2010-02-11 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TX
10ASHGABAT207	TURKMENISTAN: BURIED HILL STILL HOPES TO DRILL IN DISPUTED WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cyprus-registered energy company Buried Hill hopes to drill in Block 3 of the Caspian by the end of 2010. The company has completed seismic exploration and a required environmental impact study and is awaiting Turkmen governmental approval before it begins drilling. However, [...]	2010-02-12 12:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AJ TX
10ASHGABAT21	TURKMENISTAN: KOREAN COMPANIES SEE LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the recent success of a few South Korean companies is concluding contracts with the Turkmen government, an ROK Embassy official emphasized that Korean companies still have difficulty entering the Turkmen market. The November 2008 visit to South Korea by President Berdimuh [...]	2010-01-07 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KS TX
10ASHGABAT216	HYUNDAI TO BUILD GAS FACILITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Hyundai Engineering Company Ltd. (HEC) is preparing to launch construction of a gas processing plant at the South Yoloten gas field, Turkmenistan's largest. The construction agreement was signed with government-run [...]	2010-02-16 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV KS TX
10ASHGABAT224	MORE GE TURBINES TURNING IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 14, the Turkmen Government commissioned a new power station named "Ahal," located about six miles northeast of Ashgabat. The power station operates with two General Electric gas-turbine units with a comb [...]	2010-02-17 14:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT234	TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER [...] (C) A U.S. company operating in Turkmenistan reached a milestone on February 18-19 when it began work on an environmental cleanup project near Hazar (formerly Cheleken) on the Caspian Sea (Ref A). Resource Analytics, a subsidiary of Global Environmental Science Technologies, had signed a cont [...]	2010-02-23 13:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX
10ASHGABAT237	TURKMENISTAN'S TEPID SUPPORT FOR TAPI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A number of international media outlets have reported that the Turkmen Government again expressed an interest in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan [-India] (TAPI or TAP) pipeline project. The reports appeared f [...]	2010-02-24 10:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV ADB IN TX
10ASHGABAT238	FMC PLANS TO EXPAND BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: FMC Technologies (FMC),a U.S.-based oil drilling equipment provider, has supplied equipment to Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan for seven years. The company is now considering plans to establish an office here. FMC is [...]	2010-02-24 12:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT250	TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO BUSINESSES: LICORICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, continues its role as a transport hub and industrial center, despite diminished regional commerce in the post-Soviet era. A large complex that processes locally-harvested licorice root continues to prosper due to the availability [...]	2010-02-26 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ECON BEXP PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT251	TURKMENISTAN: POOR HEALTHCARE ANOTHER DETERRENT [...] (C) An Amcit employee of Austrian energy company OMV met with Poloff to ask about the quality of healthcare in Turkmenistan. Even though he is his company's sole expatriate employee in Turkmenistan, he said company headquarters required him to have a medical and other emergency contingency pl [...]	2010-02-26 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED EINV EPET PGOV SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT30	TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON HOPEFUL IN 2010 [...] (C) On January 6, EconOff met with Chevron's local representative to discuss the company's plans for 2010. The local rep alluded to the recent announcement that the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) awarded four service contracts to Chinese, Korean, and UAE companies to develop onshore gas re [...]	2010-01-07 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT33	TURKMENISTAN: ONLY BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Veterinary Service of Turkmenistan is responsible for all animal care in the country, including licensing and employment of veterinarians, maintaining healthy livestock, preventing the spread of contagious diseases, and certifying the quality of meat imports and exports. [...]	2010-01-08 07:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT35	TURKMENISTAN OPENS SECOND GAS PIPELINE TO IRAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5 - 6, Iranian President Ahmadinejad visited Turkmenistan to hold negotiations with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and attend the opening ceremony of the Dovletabat - Sarakhs - Khangiran gas pipeline, [...]	2010-01-08 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV ETRD IR TU TX
10ASHGABAT4	TURKMENISTAN: 2010 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief Justification for Project 1 -- Trade Show. Embassy Ashgabat would like to assist Turkmen business people to attend a trade show in the United States in May 2010 by sending a locally engaged Embassy staff person (LES) as a trade show facilitator. The concept of entrepreneurship is still [...]	2010-01-04 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT41	TURKMEN GAS TO TURKEY AND BEYOND THROUGH IRAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The attendance of Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yildiz at the opening of the second gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Iran raised questions about Turkey's heightened interest in Turkmen gas via Iran. The Turkish Embassy's Economic Counselor in Ashgabat, Ahmet E [...]	2010-01-08 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TU TX
10ASHGABAT45	TURKMENISTAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is relatively large (slightly larger than California),but sparsely inhabited (about five million),[...]	2010-01-13 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC TX
10ASHGABAT46	MARATHON OIL EYEING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Marathon Oil, the fourth largest U.S. oil company, is trying to establish a foothold in the Turkmen energy market. The company has yet to open an office in Turkmenistan, but it does have a locally-employed representative based in Ashgabat. The company first appeared in Turkmenistan in July [...]	2010-01-13 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT5	TURKMENISTAN: BOUYGUES' SHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bouygues Batiment International, a major French construction company, has relocated large numbers of its staff to Turkmenistan from other international operations that have closed due to the international economic downturn. While Turkmenistan seems to be a cash cow for the company, [...]	2010-01-04 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT56	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR'S CAR BUSINESS IN [...] (C) On January 13, econoff met with the owner of International Automotive Resources to discuss his decision to buy used cars in the United States. and ship them to Ashgabat, while also setting up an automotive service center in the capital. The owner, a U.S. citizen from Arizona, purchased a [...]	2010-01-14 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELTN ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT71	TURKMENISTAN: LUKOIL BIDING TIME FOR OFFSHORE DEAL [...] (C) On January 15, econoff met with the director of LukOil's office in Ashgabat, Andrey Podbolotov, to discuss the company's prospects in Turkmenistan. Podbolotov stated that LukOil was still very much interested in developing an offshore exploration block in the Caspian Sea. He thought that [...]	2010-01-19 06:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX
10ASHGABAT72	TURKMENISTAN: INNOVATION IN IRRIGATION NEEDS A [...] (SBU) Irrigation for farmland and limited water resources are perpetual problems in Turkmenistan. One small business organization has an idea for how to irrigate crops more efficiently, but is having trouble promoting and gaining acceptance for its idea. "Dayhan Rowachlygy" was founded by a f [...]	2010-01-19 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV BTIO SENV TSPL TX
10ASHGABAT73	MI SWACO'S EIGHT-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) MI SWACO, a U.S. company represented in Turkmenistan by its UK-based subsidiary M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Ltd, has been present in Turkmenistan since 2002. In Turkmenistan, the company focuses on supplying drilling fluids and drilling fluid-related equipment. The company also provides c [...]	2010-01-19 13:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
10ASHGABAT79	TURKMEN OIL AND GAS MINISTER FIRED AFTER THREE MONTHS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree relieving Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Oraznur Nurmyradov from his position. The dismissal occurred during an expanded Cabinet meeti [...]	2010-01-20 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT97	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GDP GROWTH; INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 14, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" newspaper published an article on Turkmenistan's economic development during the global financial crisis. The article provides statistical data for 2009 and claims that Tu [...]	2010-01-21 13:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX

10ASMARA9	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] 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 [...]	2010-01-13 15:33:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER
10ASTANA119	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES DISCUSS CORRUPTION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, the outgoing and incoming CEOs of U.S. oil services company J. Ray McDermott conveyed to the Ambassador their optimism about the investment climate in Kazakhstan, and asserted that strong, fundament [...]	2010-01-29 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA132	KAZAKHSTAN: GALA CELEBRATION MARKS 50 YEARS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- a state-sponsored business association that supports the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises -- held a lavish, gala celebration to mark its 5 [...]	2010-02-01 03:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA154	KAZAKHSTAN: STATE TO REGULATE FUEL PRICES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since independence, the government has attempted to manage gasoline prices through various means, including direct ownership of Kazakhstan's three refineries, crude export duties, bulk procurement, and state contr [...]	2010-02-04 08:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA162	KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...]	2010-02-09 03:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ
10ASTANA175	KAZAKHSTAN'S DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 5 for Action Request. All three of Kazakhstan's approved nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit have confirmed their participation in the Summit on April 26-27. Post [...]	2010-02-10 09:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KZ
10ASTANA187	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PUSHES ABC GOALS AS SUMMIT PROSPECTS LOOK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a working lunch on February 15, MFA Americas Director Askar Tazhiev told Charge that State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev was very pleased with his February 1-4 visit to Washington and wants to g [...]	2010-02-16 02:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA198	KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHOIL CALLS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 10, Nurlan Balgimbayev -- former Prime Minister and first president of KazakhOil -- shared his strident opinions of the national oil company he helped to create, the degree of local content in oil and [...]	2010-02-16 06:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA225	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] (U) Sen... [...]	2010-02-18 00:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA226	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-18 00:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA227	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-18 00:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA261	KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS ON OIL TRANSPORTATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 22, ConocoPhillips' John Dabbar called on the Ambassador to discuss relations between the Kashagan consortium and national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (C [...]	2010-02-23 09:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI AJ TX KZ
10ASTANA41	KAZAKHSTAN: THE U.S. IOC BIG THREE AND KMG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior executives from the three largest U.S. investors in Kazakhstan -- ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron -- spoke recently about their companies' plans, priorities, and problems with the biggest oil explor [...]	2010-01-15 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA44	KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 01:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR
10ASTANA49	KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...]	2010-01-19 09:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ
10ASTANA60	KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...]	2010-01-22 09:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA61	KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...]	2010-01-22 09:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA72	KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY AND POWER [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 08:14:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PINR EPET EINV KCOR RS CH KZ
10ASTANA89	KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL CONTENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS NEEDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 20, Energy Officer received a thorough overview of the laws and regulations governing subsoil use and local content from a well-respected local law firm. Negotiations between the government and foreign [...]	2010-01-26 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ
10ASTANA90	KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES REVISIONS TO MARITIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 21 roundtable hosted by the Association of Maritime Transportation Entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and representatives of 10 ministries, international shipping companies, and the diplomatic community di [...]	2010-01-26 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ
10ATHENS92	2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-22 08:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR
10BAGHDAD135	ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...]	2010-01-19 16:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD151	PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT [...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...]	2010-01-21 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD157	OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...]	2010-01-22 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD160	TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...]	2010-01-22 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD165	PRT DIWANIYAH: CHALLENGES TO INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Big dreams and bigger obstacles define the investment climate in Diwaniyah Province. Provincial authorities are aiming high, but the province,s business leaders dismiss recent announcements of large investment deals in housing, hospitals, and construction as media events. Bu [...]	2010-01-22 16:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN
10BAGHDAD175	MANAGEMENT CHANGES MAY SIGNAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 11, PRT Najaf Team Leader, PRT Transportation Advisor, and Najaf International Airport (NIA) Director Issa al-Shemeri reviewed the status of negotiations over management of the [...]	2010-01-24 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV PGOV KISL IZ
10BAGHDAD187	IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD189	IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...]	2010-01-25 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD190	IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...]	2010-01-25 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD213	PRT BABIL: EXPO '09: BABIL BUSINESSES STRUT THEIR [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. Summary - - - - 2. (U) From December 8 to 11, the Babil Tourism Business Group hosted &Expo8; a combination trade fair, tourism conference and investment promotion meeting at the Babylon Conference Center. The event, the first of its kind in many [...]	2010-01-28 04:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ
10BAGHDAD214	PRT BABIL: AWKWARD IRANIAN ATTENDANCE AT BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Fifteen Iranian companies sent representatives to a December 8-11, 2009, tourism conference in Babil Province at the invitation of Babil Province Second Deputy Governor Sadiq Rasool al-Mihanna (INA/Jaafari Trend ) National Reform [...]	2010-01-28 04:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ
10BAGHDAD276	BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...]	2010-02-02 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD28	AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...]	2010-01-05 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD284	BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...]	2010-02-03 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD308	RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...]	2010-02-06 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD403	OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...]	2010-02-16 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD407	OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...]	2010-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD412	OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...]	2010-02-16 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD455	PRT NINEWA: CREDIT CRUNCH STIFLES ECONOMIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. SUMMARY: Banking leaders in Ninewa province told PRT that significant barriers to commercial and consumer lending in Ninewa province continue to hamper economic development. The precarious security situation, a paralyzed p [...]	2010-02-20 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD456	OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009 [...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...]	2010-02-20 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD457	CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...]	2010-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD482	AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Government, parliamentary, and judicial officials expressed varying degrees of support for the GOI's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession ambitions during the February 7-11 visit to Baghdad of Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney. Delaney pushed all s [...]	2010-02-23 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ
10BAKU12	AZERBAIJAN: THE MARKET FOR LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Range Rover class may be awash in wealth as oil exports continue to grow, but we see no evidence that oil wealth has transformed wages at the bottom end of the salary scale. The largest employer of unskilled Azeri labor is the construction sector; the number of j [...]	2010-01-07 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ
10BAKU127	AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Com [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR
10BAKU15	AZERBAIJAN: MOED READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON NEXT ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. - Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission last met in November 2008; prior to that, meetings took place roughly annually, alternating between Baku and Washington. These meetings were successful in sending a message about U.S. commitment to a more transparent business [...]	2010-01-08 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD BTIO EFIN KCOR KIPR AJ TU GG
10BAKU30	REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S [...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...]	2010-01-14 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR
10BAKU51	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and 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 Requirements and Incent [...]	2010-01-25 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ
10BAKU54	AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...]	2010-01-27 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18	Microsoft Finds Light At The End Of The [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 08:13:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV USTR BX
10BANGKOK206	THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...]	2010-01-26 01:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
10BANGKOK234	Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...]	2010-01-28 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
10BANGKOK248	THAI TELECOMS: FINANCE MINISTER KORN'S PLAN TO BREAK THE 3G [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thai government has repeatedly delayed the auction and licensing of third generation (3G) telecommunications services -- largely because of disagreements over how to deal with the two state-owned telecommunications operators, TOT and CAT, and the private providers that have c [...]	2010-01-29 04:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL TH
10BANGKOK286	CHINA'S RISE AS THAILAND'S ECONOMIC PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the month of December 2009, China, for the first time, displaced the United States as Thailand's top export market. For the previous year as a whole, the U.S. barely held on to the number one position it has held for decades, but China is likely to overtake the U.S. in 2010. [...]	2010-02-03 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK320	THAI FINANCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij reaffirmed to the Ambassador his personal commitment to working through economic and commercial issues of concern to the USG and U.S. businesses. Korn informed the Ambassador that draft customs law amendments may be presen [...]	2010-02-05 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL KHLS EWWT TH
10BARCELONA20	BARCELONA BRIEF - A TWICE MONTHLY ROUNDUP OF POL/ECON [...] (U) Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu's announcement that the city will bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics has sparked tension with the neighboring autonomous community of Aragon, which also seeks to host the Games. Hereu's surprise announcement last month caught many off guard, as Aragon's capital c [...]	2010-02-22 09:36:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED	SP FR AN PGOV PNAT PREL KCOR ECON EINV ELAB
10BASRAH1	BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-23 06:22:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BASRAH4	BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: GREAT TRANSPORT AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) could play an important role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Relatively new and under-utilized, the airport also connects to Iraq's rail, po [...]	2010-02-09 13:27:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ICAO EINV IZ
10BEIJING105	GOOGLE DAY 2: BALL STILL IN GOOGLE'S COURT [...] (C) Summary. Google's Beijing headquarters continued business "as usual" today as it still provided the China-based version of its search engine. Google emphasized its filtering of that search engine remained "unchanged" and "compliant with Chinese law." Google has not yet engaged the Chinese [...]	2010-01-14 11:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING137	DESPITE LISBON TREATY, BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) Summary: Though uncertainty exists on how EU-PRC relations might change in the wake of the recent ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the PRC hopes to "consolidate strategic trust" in the relationship, according to an MFA official. PRC and EU contacts alike concur that while EU-PRC relation [...]	2010-01-19 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KIPR SENV EINV ETRD PHUM
10BEIJING183	SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH: CHINA REACTION [...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 21 speech on Internet Freedom touched a nerve in China. Official reaction was negative, with harsh criticism coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an official statement and from other parts of the Chinese system through critical articles and editorials [...]	2010-01-25 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH
10BEIJING207	GOOGLE UPDATE: PRC ROLE IN ATTACKS AND RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: A well-placed contact claims that the Chinese government coordinated the recent intrusions of Google systems. According to our contact, the closely held operations were directed at the Politburo Standing Committee level. -- Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively worki [...]	2010-01-26 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH
10BEIJING247	GOOGLE UPDATE: CHINA TECH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary. Despite media reports quoting Google officials in the U.S. as saying Google is in talks with China, a Ministry of Commerce official told a visiting U.S. delegation on January 28 that "it would be better if Google stopped telling the media that it is in negotiations with China, sin [...]	2010-01-29 12:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING250	PRC/KOREAS: ROK EMBASSY VIEWS ON RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea asked China to stop publishing cross-border trade statistics, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) Counselor in Beijing told Econoffs. The North's recent currency revaluation probably would work in the short term, but the he assessed the ban on foreign curr [...]	2010-02-01 01:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV PINR MNUC KNNP KN
10BEIJING291	China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to [...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...]	2010-02-04 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH
10BEIJING292	CHINA ASSET BUBBLES: ARE THEY HERE, WILL THEY POP? [...] (C) Summary. China's massive 2009 monetary stimulus program was instrumental in avoiding economic recession during the global crisis, but the huge amount of new credit flowing into the economy has prompted concerns that asset bubbles could form -- and burst -- in the property and equity marke [...]	2010-02-04 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH
10BEIJING303	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CHINA [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for China, keyed to the categories listed in reftel. 2. 2010 Investment Climate Statement - China -------------------------------------- Overview of China's Investment Climate --------------------------------- [...]	2010-02-05 07:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC CH
10BEIJING311	China/RMB: Patience and Stbility [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Chinese officials continue to signal publicly that China's currency is pegged at a basically "reasonable level." In a meeting with the Ambassador today, Central Economic and Financial Leading Group Vice Minister Liu He urged patience on the exchange rate issue, noted th [...]	2010-02-05 09:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN CH
10BEIJING33	(C) CHINA-AFGHAN RELATIONS PLAGUED BY CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Corruption and commercial fraud have plagued China-Afghan economic relations, according to a Beijing-based Afghan diplomat. Our contact claimed that a "mafia" of corrupt Afghan officials, including Foreign Minister Ragin Dadfar Spanta and former Minister of Mines Ibrahim Adel, had receive [...]	2010-01-08 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EMIN PREL PGOV AF CH
10BEIJING350	China/RMB Internationalization: Some [...] (SBU) Summary. Hong-Kong-based HSBC bank last week announced it had issued the first Renminbi-denominated letter of credit in which none of the trading parties involved came from mainland China. The move was the latest step towards Beijing's stated goal of establishing the Renminbi (RMB) as a [...]	2010-02-10 07:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN CH
10BEIJING352	CHINA: S&ED II DATES AND TOPICS; RMB APPRECIATION; ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 25-28 visit to advance preparations for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue II (S&ED II),the U.S. Economic Track staff delegation met with key economic ministries, economists, and U.S. industry representatives. The delegation proposed to their Ministr [...]	2010-02-10 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING360	CHINA DEFINES ITS TERMS ON INDIGENOUS INNOVATION: [...] (C) Summary. Chinese interlocutors made it clear to a visiting interagency team the week of January 24 that China intends to keep giving their home-grown innovators an edge, including preferences under government procurement. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) advised it would rev [...]	2010-02-11 03:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH
10BEIJING364	MOFCOM OFFICIAL ON EXPORT CONTROLS, MARKET ECONOMY STATUS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China is seeking "equal treatment" by the United States at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Department of American and Oceania Affairs Director General He Ning told an interagency team of [...]	2010-02-11 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING366	FDI in China: Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing? [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's January 29 speech at Davos and recent State Council guidelines encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in China indicate continued support at senior levels of government for economic reform and a more open investment climate, according to a [...]	2010-02-11 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING367	AFRICAN EMBASSIES SUSPICIOUS OF US-CHINA [...] (C) African Embassy officials told EmbOffs that many in the African community were uncomfortable with the concept of US-China development cooperation in Africa. China's fast, efficient, "no strings attached" bilateral approach is popular in the region, as is the PRC preference for infrastructure ov [...]	2010-02-11 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV CH XA
10BEIJING401	China/Xinjiang: Energy Sector Booms as Clean Energy Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: While Xinjiang remains an important resource base for traditional energy sources--including oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and coal--the region has in recent years emerged as a clean energy leader, according to local officials and business contacts. Locally-grown [...]	2010-02-18 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET SENV CH
10BEIJING426	PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...]	2010-02-23 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF
10BEIJING442	AMCHAM SURVEY: COMPANIES STILL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham) on February 10 briefed members on the results of its soon-to-be released 2010 Business Climate Survey. Companies said they were generally optimistic about the Chinese market, with firms that had been operating in China longer mo [...]	2010-02-24 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CH
10BEIJING444	HUMMER STUCK IN THE MUD [...] (C) Summary and comment: Hummer's Detroit-based government affairs representative Wei Shen told EconOff February 15 that the PRC had formally rejected Tengzhong's application to acquire the Hummer brand from General Motors (GM). While the details are unclear, Post understands that this was a f [...]	2010-02-24 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EIND CH
10BEIJING457	CHINA/AUTOS: SAAB PURCHASE SPEEDS THROUGH; [...] (C) Summary: High level Chinese government support enabled Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) to complete its USD 200 million purchase of General Motors' (GM) Saab Unit in a mere four months, according to BAIC officials. As a Beijing City Government controlled enterprise, B [...]	2010-02-25 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EIND EINV
10BEIJING75	ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments ar [...]	2010-01-13 07:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH
10BELGRADE172	Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on PM Cvetkovic [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Cvetkovic highlighted the Serbian government's commitment to European integration in welcoming Ambassador Warlick to Serbia. Cvetkovic said that Serbia's formal application for candidacy status demonstrated there was no turning back from a European future. Cvetkovic comm [...]	2010-02-04 07:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE266	Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic [...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...]	2010-02-18 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE274	Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Djelic Talks Kosovo to [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Djelic told the Ambassador that Serbia sought a more "balanced" solution for Kosovo, otherwise Serbia would be isolated from the EU and would not advance toward Europe. Djelic thanked the United States for supporting Serbia's [...]	2010-02-19 17:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EINV TSPL SR
10BELGRADE80	RECALL 10 BELGRADE 80 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-16 21:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BELGRADE82	SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...]	2010-01-16 21:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BELGRADE96	SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...]	2010-01-19 17:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR
10BERLIN166	Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]	2010-02-05 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BOGOTA132	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO CARTAGENA HIGHLIGHTS THE RICHNESS OF [...] The Ambassador traveled to Cartagena on December 4-5 to inaugurate the 13th Houston Series conference, visit two USAID projects, meet with landmine survivors, and attend a luncheon hosted by AmCham Cartagena. The Ambassador's visit to Cartagena was widely covered by the press and highlighted t [...]	2010-01-14 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ECON ETRD PTER PREL SOCI CO
10BOGOTA276	EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]	2010-01-27 17:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA337	WHY FEW COLOMBIAN COMPANIES ARE LISTED ON NYSE [...] (U) Summary. Only seven Latin American countries have companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Brazil leads with 33 companies, followed by Mexico (19),Chile (12),Argentina (11),Panama (3),Peru (2),and Colombia (2). Ecopetrol (oil and gas) and Bancolombia (financial servi [...]	2010-02-24 18:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CO
10BOGOTA95	EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...]	2010-01-27 19:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BRASILIA102	BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...]	2010-02-02 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA106	BRAZIL: MINISTERY OF TRANSPORTATION PRESENTS DRAFT PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: With the goal of enhancing roadway sector cooperation, Brazil's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are negotiating a new cooperation agreement. MOT has proposed text for a draft Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) designed to establish s [...]	2010-02-02 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND BR
10BRASILIA176	Brazil: Competition Policy Overview [...] (SBU) Brazil's Competition Policy System (SBDC) is awaiting Congressional approval of major reforms to restructure its three constituent agencies, add much-needed professional staff, and implement substantive reforms (notably, pre-merger notification requirements). In a Februa [...]	2010-02-18 12:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EIND EINV BR
10BRASILIA198	BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY SEEKS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) seeks to deepen its cooperation with the USG on environmental issues related to water resources. ANA consistently highlights its history of cooperation with U.S. agencies, as well as on-going negotiations with the Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2010-02-26 17:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA EAID EWWT EINV BR
10BRATISLAVA18	SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slovakia's economy has not been spared by the global recession and is expected to [...]	2010-01-15 16:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA21	SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (UPDATED) [...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. This is an updated version; please disregard previous cable, Bratislava 18. 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slova [...]	2010-01-20 10:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA43	U.S. COMPANY BUYS TROUBLED SHARES IN SLOVAK OIL PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Capitol Project Partners, a small U.S. consulting and investment company, has notified us that it has acquired stock in Transpetrol, the state-owned oil pipeline in Slovakia. The company acquired the stock from a Czech company which had recently bought the shares from a Slovak investor w [...]	2010-01-29 16:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PGOV LO
10BRATISLAVA48	SLOVAKIA READIES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CAPPING NATIONAL DEBT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Slovak cabinet is poised to approve a constitutional law capping the public debt at 50% of GDP and reforming government accounting in order to limit the ability of future administrations to "cook the books." The proposals are an effort by Finance Minister Jan Pociatek to box-i [...]	2010-02-02 13:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL LO

10BRIDGETOWN70	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR BARBADOS [...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through Invest Barbados, strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. (U) The Government offers special incentive packages for foreign [...]	2010-02-01 12:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR XL
10BRUSSELS168	NEW EU ICT COMMISSIONER KROES SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Incoming EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes sought Ambassador Kennard's help during their initial meeting February 8 in identifying and addressing the major ICT challenges she will face in her new position. She listed as her priorities broadband development, infrastruct [...]	2010-02-10 14:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
10BRUSSELS176	EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...]	2010-02-12 14:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN
10BRUSSELS183	SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]	2010-02-17 13:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BUCHAREST22	ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. Romania's marketplace offers 21.5 million consumers, a well- [...]	2010-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO
10BUCHAREST82	ROMANIA: PURSUING AN AZERI-GEORGIAN-ROMANIAN ENERGY [...] (SBU) Although the Government of Romania (GOR) insists publicly that the Nabucco pipeline project is still its top energy security priority, the GOR is actively pursuing alternative sources and routes for natural gas imports. It has signed bilateral energy cooperation agreements with Azerbaij [...]	2010-02-17 04:33:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO
10BUDAPEST14	RENATIONALIZING MALEV AIRLINES: JAN 31 THE LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press reports indicate that the GOH is close to finalizing a deal by January 31 to reacquire a majority stake in struggling Malev Airlines from Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB). The conclusion of such a deal would help close a turbulent era for Malev under de facto Russian o [...]	2010-01-12 07:23:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
10BUDAPEST26	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS: [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador made January 11-14 introductory calls on President Laszlo Solyom, Prime Minister Gordan Bajnai, and Foreign Minister Peter Balazs. Although the most substantive meeting was with Prime Minister Bajnai, each of the Ambassador's Hungarian interlocutors stressed the [...]	2010-01-19 14:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG EPET EINV MARR MOPS PHUM RS LO HR
10BUENOSAIRES111	Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Debt Swap Moving Ahead [...] (C) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino expects the GoA's proposed debt swap agreement to be fully approved by international regulatory authorities and ready for launch by mid-March. Noting the recent negative market environment, he said that the exchange might have to go forward without t [...]	2010-02-25 15:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES118	Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Full Speed Ahead on [...] (SBU) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino stressed in a February 1 meeting that the debt exchange is moving ahead at full speed. He repeatedly emphasized that there are no political obstacles to moving it forward and that the Central Bank and Redrado affair is not affecting the trans [...]	2010-02-02 22:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES134	Argentina: Fiscal Situation Steadily Deteriorating But No [...] (SBU) The long-term Argentine fiscal situation is deteriorating. The fiscal gap is manageable in 2010, but will be difficult to overcome in 2011 without a restoration of the government's ability to borrow on the international financial markets. The GOA has, so far, managed to bridge the gap [...]	2010-02-04 22:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES142	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 29-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 29-February 4, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov to [...]	2010-02-05 17:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES168	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February 5-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January February 5-February 12, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@sta [...]	2010-02-12 18:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES206	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 12-February 19, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...]	2010-02-19 18:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES254	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 20-February 26, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...]	2010-02-26 18:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES48	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 18-21, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 18-21, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2010-01-21 20:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES51	Argentina Telecom Monopoly Dispute Leads to Threats of [...] (SBU) Following a purchase in Europe that gave the owner of one of Argentina's two fixed-line telephone providers a small interest in the other, refusal by the company to divest has led to overt GoA threats of nationalization. Whether this is a real threat or simply a distraction from other pol [...]	2010-01-28 15:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV AR ETTC
10BUENOSAIRES55	Argentina: Economy Minister Says Debt Swap On Track [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, Economy Minister Amado Boudou emphasized the positive despite the many challenges he faces. Confident and composed despite the late hour of the meeting and the severe political pressure he has faced in the past month, Boudou insiste [...]	2010-01-28 20:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR
10BUENOSAIRES75	Argentina: Surprise Appointment to Head Central Bank [...] (C) In a surprise move, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) appointed Mercedes Marco del Pont to the post of President of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA). Marco del Pont, 50, and the first woman ever to hold the job, is now serving as Interim President until she is confirmed b [...]	2010-02-04 23:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR
10BUENOSAIRES96	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, Jan 22-28, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 22-28, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2010-01-29 14:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10CAIRO115	China's Economic Presence in Egypt [...] (SBU) Key points: -Despite recent growth in bilateral trade and pledges to increase investment, China's economic relations with Egypt remain fairly modest. -Chinese investment in Egypt is not focused solely on profits, but rather on building and maintaining a Chinese presence in Eg [...]	2010-01-21 15:41:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EG CH
10CAIRO123	EGYPT-IRAQ BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-24 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EG IZ EINV ECON
10CAIRO146	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...]	2010-01-27 08:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
10CAIRO150	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...]	2010-01-27 09:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
10CAIRO23	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...]	2010-01-04 12:50:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET
10CAIRO241	BABY STEPS IN THE EGYPTIAN BOND MARKET [...] (SBU) Key Points --The GOE has introduced new financial regulations that allow state-owned enterprises to issue bonds and private companies to more easily issue corporate bonds. --For the first time, the GOE fixed a schedule for releasing treasury bonds. --These regulation [...]	2010-02-24 11:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG
10CAIRO245	UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Key points: -The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Economic Dialogue was launched in 2009, and the USG will have to overcome weak GOE inter-ministerial cooperation to move forward on the dialogue's goals in 2010. -The key U.S. objectives in its economic relationship with Egypt are deepening bilat [...]	2010-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EG EAID EAGR EINV
10CAIRO28	WORLD BANK OFFICIAL FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF EGYPTIAN TRANSPARENCY Classified By: ECPO Minister-Counselor Donald Blome for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-04 14:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EG
10CAIRO61	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 11 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --------- GOE Increases Third Stimulus Package to LE11.2 Billion --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (U) Prime M [...]	2010-01-11 14:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG
10CAIRO65	TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT GROWING FAST [...] (SBU) Key points: -Turkish investment in Egypt has more than tripled in recent years, and is expected to continue growing in the coming years. -The favorable outlook by Turkish investors is driven by lower costs of doing business and Egypt's solid market access to the European Union, the [...]	2010-01-12 09:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EG ETRD TU EINV
10CAIRO98	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...]	2010-01-19 14:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG
10CALGARY38	Signs of Life for Northern Canadian Gas Through the [...] Summary: The contents of a long-delayed regulatory report on the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline has brought some optimism back to project proponents. The pipeline would bring 1.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) of northern Canadian gas per day from the Northwest Territories' Mackenzi [...]	2010-02-16 23:48:00	Consulate Calgary	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV SENV CA
10CANBERRA62	AUSTRALIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Throughout the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Australia, we have used the exchange rate of A$1 = US$0.92, reflecting the most current rate as of January 2010. It should be noted, however, that the exchange rate fluctuated widely over 2009. Following is a table of contents meant to faci [...]	2010-01-24 20:51:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV AS
10CARACAS109	RCTV President Asks U.S. to Press U.S. Cables Operators to [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Charge on January 26, RCTV President Marcel Granier asked the U.S. government to press DirectTV, Net Uno, and Inter to restore RCTV programming in Venezuela. Granier charged that these were "U.S. companies" and that they had illegally bowed to Venezuelan governmen [...]	2010-01-28 23:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM VE EINV
10CARACAS11	Carabobo Bid Round Update & Venezuela's New Petroleum [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final terms and conditions for the Carabobo extra heavy oil bid round were issued at the end of November. While they do not contain all of the changes hoped for by potential bidders, there were enough alterations to make it possible that international oil companies may submit [...]	2010-01-06 19:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS137	Venezuela: Carabobo Round Closes, Winners to be Announced on [...] Summary: Two international consortia bid on two of the three Carabobo extra heavy oil projects in Venezuela. Companies from countries (Russia, China, and Brazil) with ideological affinities to Venezuela, reportedly abstained from the bid round. There is some speculation in Caracas that Iraq' [...]	2010-02-03 21:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS139	Venezuela: Cuban Assistance to Confront Electricity Crisis [...] (SBU) The evening of February 2, President Chavez announced the arrival of Cuban Minister of Technology and President of the Cabinet of Ministers Ramiro Valdez in Venezuela [NOTE: According to USINT Havana, Valdez is the Cuban Minister of Communication. END NOTE]. He reportedly was sent to le [...]	2010-02-03 22:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS147	Venezuela: Insights into Recent PDVSA Activity from [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a source in Mitsubishi XXXXXXXXXXXX, PDVSA is seeking to close at least $13 billion in finance deals. Senior PDVSA officials are reportedly upset over the failure to solicit bids from international companies for the Mariscal Sucre offshore natural gas project; PDVSA announ [...]	2010-02-04 17:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS151	Venezuela: Cuban Minister Vald??s' Mission in Caracas [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Press reports from opposition, independent Venezuelan media on February 4 react negatively to President Chavez's announcement that Cuban Minister of Communication and Computing Ramiro ValdC)s is in Caracas to assist in resolving Venezuela's electricity crisis [NOTE: President Cha [...]	2010-02-04 21:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS155	VENEZUELA: PDVSA Official's Comments on Bariven and PDVSA [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to George Kabboul, the former President of PDVSA procurement subsidiary Bariven, the Venezuelan national oil company continues to be concerned that the USG might decide to close down its Houston operations. Kabboul maintains that Bariven provides procurement services for [...]	2010-02-05 22:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS163	Venezuela: Italian Ambassador Briefs on Eni Oil Deals [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Eni stands to become possibly the second largest international oil company operating in Venezuela as a result of deals signed at the end of January, according to Italian Ambassador Luigi Maccotta. It has agreed to develop the extra heavy crude Junin 5 block, to build an upgrade [...]	2010-02-10 22:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON IT VE
10CARACAS169	DRAFT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION HAS AN UNCERTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 25, a legal consultant for the Venezuelan Chamber of Medicine (CAVEME) told EconOffs that an intellectual property reform drafted by Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman had "no chance" of being passed. Saman's draft law has raised concerns in the IPR legal community b [...]	2010-02-11 18:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EIND EINT EINV ETRD KIPR VE
10CARACAS173	VENEZUELA: Chavez Declares Electricity State of Emergency [...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on national cadena (mandatory television and radio coverage of a presidential speech) around 5 p.m. on February 8, President Chavez emitted decree Number 7,228 declaring an electricity state of emergency and naming an "electricity general staff." Returning to national cad [...]	2010-02-11 22:13:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON AMGT EINV ABLD AEMR VE
10CARACAS191	Water - Yet Another Venezuelan Shortage [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claims that low water levels are due to the El NiC1o weather phenomenon, a lack of investment in water infrastructure by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has intensified water shortages. Due to the low water [...]	2010-02-12 21:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG VE EINV
10CARACAS193	Chevron "Wins" A Carabobo Project [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron and Repsol-led consortia won the rights to negotiate mixed company deals with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MENPET) in the Carabobo bid round. In its first major heavy oil bid round since President Chavez assumed power in 1999, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [...]	2010-02-12 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS201	Venezuela: The GBRV's Political Response to Colombian Offer [...] (SBU) In response to press reports of Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy HernC!nMartC-nez' offer to help Venezuela through its current electricity crisis, Venezuela's Executive Vice President ElC-as Jaua rejected the Colombian offer on Tuesday, February 16. On Wednesday, February 17, Venez [...]	2010-02-18 22:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV CO VE
10CARACAS211	GBRV SELLS ALUMINUM TO TRANSNATIONALS INSTEAD OF LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government (GBRV) is selling state-produced aluminum to multinational companies and undersupplying local fabricators, according to a private sector aluminum entrepreneur. State-owned aluminum companies Alcasa and Venalum have decreased production following a [...]	2010-02-22 20:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON VE EIND EINT EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD
10CARACAS213	VENEZUELA: Chevron Fears Default Expropriation of Natural [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes its 10% participation in the downstream development of Venezuela's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) train may be in jeopardy due to Iranian involvement in the project. The company has learned that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has contracted with Ir [...]	2010-02-22 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON IR TD VE
10CARACAS225	Venezuela: BP and Statoil Insights into the Carabobo Bid [...] (C) SUMMARY: The lack of infrastructure development in the area of the Faja heavy oil belt projected for development under the Carabobo bid round projects as well as PDVSA's failure to clarify the bidding terms and conditions contributed to BP and Statoil decisions not to submit bids for one of [...]	2010-02-24 21:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS233	VENEZUELA: PDVSA Director for Strategic Planning Alleges it [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadi Kabboul, a member of PDVSA's board of directors, asserted PDVSA's openness to dialogue with the USG, and expressed interest in the US Geological Survey's survey on recoverable oil in the Orinoco Belt that effectively doubled Venezuela's estimated reserves, and the on-going deb [...]	2010-02-26 13:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS241	"Jesus Christ, Super Censored": GBRV Pressure Sinks [...] (C) Summary: On February 26, local media reported that a sponsorship deal for the Venezuelan musical production of Jesus Christ, Superstar fell apart after the production company refused to comply with demands by sponsors Blackberry-RIM and Movilnet that publicity for the musical not be pl [...]	2010-02-26 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM SCUL EINV
10CARACAS27	Venezuela: Chavez Devlaues Bolivar and Creates a Second Rate [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez announced a devaluation of the bolivar (Bs) on January 8. Instead of an official exchange rate of 2.15 Bs/USD, there will be two rates: an "official" rate of 2.6 Bs/USD (a devaluation of 17 percent) and a "dolC!r petrolero" rate of 4.3 Bs/USD (a 50 percent de [...]	2010-01-11 19:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE PGOV EPET EINV ETRD EAIR CVIS
10CARACAS35	Venezuelan Focus on the Electricity Sector: Too Little Too [...] (C) SUMMARY: The daily Venezuelan press is now filled with stories concerning the electricity sector crisis that distract attention and confuse the general populace. Relying on its hydropower, Venezuela has managed to generate nearly all of the electricity it requires on a daily basis. Curre [...]	2010-01-12 20:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV VE
10CARACAS63	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel, please find following the submission of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela. 2. (U) Openness to Foreign Investment Economic and political uncertainties, a recent history of actual and threatened nationalizations, and increasing state inter [...]	2010-01-21 22:06:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB VE
10CARACAS9	VENEZUELA: OIL SECTOR STATUS AND FORECAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: 2009 has been turbulent for Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA. It continues to maintain debt to service companies in excess of $8 billion and issued over $6 billion in new bonds in 2009. Contrary to publically stated plans to invest $17 billion for the year, it invested less [...]	2010-01-06 19:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS93	Cargill Takes a Hit to Protect Larger Interests [...] (C) SUMMARY: After its expropriation in March 2009, Cargill decided to accept a deal for its rice plant that did not fully reflect its value in order to protect its larger investments in Venezuela. Cargill is now, however, considering pursuing legal action due to the Government of the Boliva [...]	2010-01-27 16:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
10CARACAS97	CHAVEZ SEIZES EXITO, ASKS FOR LEGAL REFORM TO FACILITATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, in what he described as an effort to halt inflation, President Chavez ordered the expropriation of the French-Colombian Exito hypermarket chain for illegally raising prices in violation of Venezuelan law. Chavez announced that the expropriated stores-together [...]	2010-01-27 20:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINT EAGR EINV CO FR VE
10CASABLANCA6	MOROCCO'S SKILL SHORTAGE THREATENS ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's leading CEOs agree that the country's education system has failed to produce graduates fit for the work place. The skill shortage, specifically in the technical and engineering field, threatens the Kingdom's economic growth and competitiveness, the CEO's warned. Publi [...]	2010-01-13 16:20:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO
10CASABLANCA8	MOROCCO - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 09:25:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
10CASABLANCA9	DUBAI WOES REVERBERATE IN MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The net value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign direct investment in Morocco reached USD 606 million in 2008, a staggering increase from the USD 15 million invested in 2002. To fuel this expansion, the UAE employed a calculated strategy, which entailed pursuing long-term inv [...]	2010-01-21 13:26:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL AE MO
10CHENGDU17	CHANG'AN HOPES TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CAR WITH [...] (U) This message contains company proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Ford's principal partner in China, Chongqing Chang'an, recently became the PRC's third-largest automaker after purchasing the auto assets of another state-owned enterprise. Some [...]	2010-01-26 08:57:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV SENV CH
10CHENGDU18	SW CHINA: CHENGDU MAYOR GE MEETS CONSULATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Chengdu will build on its strengths in high tech areas such as IT, software services, and the aircraft industry, Mayor Ge Honglin said January 22. Chengdu will lead in cutting carbon emissions: it closed all coalmines in the larger Chengdu municipal region, and is now replacing [...]	2010-01-26 09:12:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV BEXP CH
10CHENGDU20	U.S. INSURANCE GIANT ADVOCATES MULTINATIONAL APPROACH TO [...] (U) This message contains company proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. U.S. insurance giant Liberty Mutual chose to open its first PRC branch (and later subsidiary) in southwest China's Chongqing, rather than enter the bruising Shanghai market like [...]	2010-01-27 10:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH
10CHENGDU21	SW CHINA: LIQUOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUEL YIBIN'S [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yibin Mayor Wu Guanglei told Consul General January 7 that the city's economy grew by 15 percent in 2009; he expected 14 percent growth in 2010. Wuliangye, China's l [...]	2010-01-27 11:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECIN ELTN ENRG SENV PGOV CH
10CHENGDU23	CHENGDU IPR JUDGE ON FOREIGN COMPANY CHALLENGES, LOCAL COURT [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Effective intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement is a continuing challenge for judges and attorneys in Southwest China, according to a sitting judge on Chengdu's IP [...]	2010-01-28 12:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KJUS CH
10CHENGDU28	CHONGQING'S IPR ENVIRONMENT: VIEWS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, A [...] (U) This message contains Sensitive But Unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Chongqing officials expressed their willingness to cooperate with the USG to further intellectual property rights (IPR) protections during a recent meeting wit [...]	2010-02-04 02:54:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV KIPR CH
10CHENGDU31	NEPAL'S LHASA CG ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The unspoken quid pro quo during the December 26-31 visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to Lhasa and Beijing appears to have been a public statement by Nepal that it would no [...]	2010-02-04 11:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV ENRG SENV CH NP IN
10CHENGDU44	CHINA-ASEAN FTA START-UP: IMPACT ON YUNNAN PROVINCE MODEST [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Although Yunnan's overall foreign trade numbers declined by about 16 percent in 2009 because of the global financial crisis, its trade with the 10 member-nations of ASEA [...]	2010-02-26 05:57:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD EINV ELTN CH VM LA BM TH
10CHENNAI15	Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied [...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...]	2010-01-27 11:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN
10CHENNAI3	WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS PRODUCES QUIETLY IN [...] (U) Summary: The Reva Electric Car Company, producing vehicles just outside of Bangalore, lays claim to being the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, with its products driven more than 85 million kilometers since production began in 2001. A family-owned business, Reva has experienc [...]	2010-01-06 05:07:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN
10CHENNAI30	ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS [...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...]	2010-02-09 10:46:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN
10CHIANGMAI18	"CREATIVE THAILAND" -- STRENGTHENING THE IT SECTOR AND [...] (SBU) In a February 18 meeting in Chiang Mai, the Ambassador gathered executives from U.S. information technology (IT) firms and officials from Thai government and public agencies for an informal discussion on opportunities and challenges for U.S. IT firms in Thailand. All of the firms clearl [...]	2010-02-24 13:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EINT KIPR PREL TH
10CHISINAU21	MOLDOVA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating [...]	2010-01-15 10:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
10CHISINAU39	MOLDOVA'S 2010 STATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)-led Parliament approved the 2010 state budget for the Government of Moldova (GOM) on December 23, 2009. The GOM projects an increase in revenues, an increase in expenditures, and a deficit about 11 percent less than i [...]	2010-01-25 11:20:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
10COLOMBO102	MALDIVIAN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET: IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Telecommunications in the small island country of the Maldives is dominated by one company, which is partially state-owned, while the other competitor is a minor player. The dominant telecom company is abetted by a lack of a telecommunications law and a compliant competitor. As [...]	2010-02-09 03:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	MV ECON PGOV EINV ECPS
10COLOMBO103	HAMBANTOTA PORT COMPLEX: WILL SRI LANKA REALIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka is betting on becoming a global trading hub, and a key part of its strategy is developing a giant port and industry facility in the southern rural area of Hambantota. Robust development in Hambantota, specifically the seaport and the international airport, is progres [...]	2010-02-09 04:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN EWWT PGOV CH CE
10COLOMBO3	ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES IN SRI LANKA'S CENTRAL [...] SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's mountainous Central Province includes the country's second largest city, the majority of the tea-planting region, and a sizeable nubmer of foreign investment and export-oriented industries. Unfortunately the province's economy is struggling under the weight of the global [...]	2010-01-04 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE
10COLOMBO67	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...]	2010-01-29 05:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
10COLOMBO72	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 08:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
10COLOMBO84	Northern Development Plan Has Not Promoted Reconciliation [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff attended a business development conference in Jaffna, the heart of northern Sri Lanka. Thirty years ago Jaffna was an economic and educational center, but the legacy of war is a basic economy now devoid of significant industry. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is prom [...]	2010-02-03 04:49:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PGOV CE
10DAMASCUS103	OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL: LOCAL LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met a range of political, religious, and business leaders during a January 26-27 visit to Homs. In addition to a long discussion with Homs Governor Iyad Ghazal (ref B),the Charge met Melkite Catholic Archbishop Isidore Battikha, Greek Patriarchate Deputy Patriarch Fat [...]	2010-02-03 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EIND EINV ETRD CASC CVIS KISL
10DAMASCUS68	ONE NEW FACE IN ASAD'S CHOICES FOR STATE PLANNING [...] (C) In a move to rapidly fill a gap at the State Planning Commission (SPC) following the ouster of SPC Head Dr. Taysir Raddawi (reftel),President Bashar al-Asad appointed on January 18 the current Minister of Economy and Trade, Amer Hosni Lutfi, as head of the SPC. Asad also selected Syria's [...]	2010-01-20 03:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY
10DAMASCUS75	THE VIEW OUTSIDE DAMASCUS: SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN IN [...] (C) During Econoff's recent tour of northwest Syria, Syrian businessmen argued that U.S. sanctions have had a minimal impact on most Syrian businesses. Major companies in the region appeared to be not only surviving but prospering in spite of the sanctions regime. Businessmen told Emboff the [...]	2010-01-25 10:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV PREL SY
10DAMASCUS93	GOVERNOR IYAD GHAZAL OUTLINES HIS "DREAM OF HOMS" [...] (C) Summary: Homs Governor Iyad Ghazal waxed poetic on his vision of economic/social/political revival that he romantically called the "Dream of Homs" during a January 26 meeting with the Charg in Homs. Two key elements stood at the "dream's" center: (1) the development of an industrial park [...]	2010-02-01 07:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EIND EINT EINV EPET ETRD
10DHAKA109	BANGLADESH ON THE ROAD TO WOO POWER INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Six power projects valued at $5.5 billion are the core of a Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plan to add close to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of power to Bangladesh's grid. GOB officials unveiled these plans at a series of investment roadshows in London, Singapore and New York in December and Ja [...]	2010-02-04 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON PREL BG
10DHAKA120	THE ROAD TO AWAMI LEAGUE RE-ELECTION: BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh's Communications Minister, who is responsible for the nation's bridges, roads and rail, told the Ambassador February 3 that completing major infrastructure projects in southwest, southeast and northern Bangladesh was critical to the Awami League's re-election chances in four yea [...]	2010-02-10 03:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAID ELTN BEXP PREL BG
10DHAKA19	BANGLADESH TRADE BOYCOTT ON ISRAEL IMPACTS U.S. [...] Bangladesh's ban on trade with Israel has impeded one U.S. firm, Avery-Dennison, from investing to expand its operations in Bangladesh. The ban has blocked Avery-Dennison's local affiliate from importing two printing presses to upgrade its services to Bangladesh,s ready-made garment industry [...]	2010-01-07 09:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV BG
10DJIBOUTI28	DJIBOUTI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] In FY10, the GODJ receives--and is expected to continue to receive--U.S. foreign assistance as defined in ref A. 2. The GODJ makes budget information publicly available on a regular basis. Citizens may access budget information in a variety of ways: --Through budget legislation published [...]	2010-01-11 13:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV EFIN PREL DJ
10DJIBOUTI66	DJIBOUTI: FY10 BFIF PROGRAM PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Djibouti, a non-Commercial Service post, requests USD 3,500 in FY10 BFIF funds (ref A) to organize a three-day workshop on entrepreneurship in Djibouti before October 2010. The proposed workshop--to be executed in collaboration with the Djiboutian National [...]	2010-01-25 10:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON DJ
10DOHA22	QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 07:10:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA
10DUSHANBE104	TAJIKISTAN: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 06:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI
10DUSHANBE172	TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. interests in Tajikistan are a stable state on Afghanistan's northern border, support for our military efforts in Afghanistan, and for Tajikistan to be a stabilizing influence and contributor to economic development in the region. Tajikistan gives unrestricted over flight righ [...]	2010-02-12 10:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON EINV TI
10DUSHANBE173	CORRECTED COPY - TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP [...] (C) Summary: U.S. interests in Tajikistan are a stable state on Afghanistan's northern border, support for our military efforts in Afghanistan, and for Tajikistan to be a stabilizing influence and contributor to economic development in the region. Tajikistan gives unrestricted over flight rights, [...]	2010-02-16 13:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON EINV TI
10DUSHANBE223	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON [...] (C) Summary: In a one hour forty five minute meeting on February 20, President Rahmon reiterated his commitment to supporting U.S.-led efforts in Afghanistan and complained at length about Uzbek efforts to obstruct regional cooperation. Ambassador Holbrooke urged Rahmon to work with President [...]	2010-02-26 08:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EINV AF PK UZ TI
10DUSHANBE52	DAM IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON'T: ROGHUN PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the Tajik government inaugurated nationwide sales of shares in the Roghun hydroelectric dam project, using extortion and intimidation to pressure individuals and organizations to buy stock. As part of an unprecedented multi-media campaign, all four state televisio [...]	2010-01-13 09:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PHUM ENRG EINV TI
10GUANGZHOU18	(U) Energy Efficient LED Lighting Has Bright Future in [...] (U) Summary and comment: China will invest in energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) lighting on a massive scale in the next three to five years, according to leading south China LED manufacturers. Guangdong province, which currently produces approximately half of China's LEDs, stands to [...]	2010-01-12 09:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV ETRD EINV TNGD PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU24	Xiamen-Based Taiwan Watchers Say Cross-Strait Relations [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beijing's policies toward Taiwan likely will remain unchanged in the near term, according to Xiamen-based officials, academics and business leaders. One Taiwan business leader said that the cross-Strait relationship could weather a 2012 win by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party [...]	2010-01-15 08:41:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TW
10GUANGZHOU33	CHINA-HONG KONG: CEPA IMPLEMENTATION IN GUANGDONG NOT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Numerous barriers continue to hinder service sector liberalization as envisioned by the Beijing-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement's (CEPA) sixth supplemental agreement that took effect on October 1, 2009, according to Guangzhou-based contacts in meetings [...]	2010-01-20 07:10:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH HK
10GUANGZHOU7	New Semiconductor Foundry to Open in Shenzhen; High Tech [...] (SBU) Summary: High-tech industry in Shenzhen might have reached critical mass, now attracting new industries and growth with encouragement from the municipal government. In addition to favorable policies and support, government and industry contacts cite free market forces in Shenzhen as a ma [...]	2010-01-06 09:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC EINV TNGD PGOV CH TW
10GUANGZHOU76	Domestic Demand Strong, But Not "High End" in Guangxi's [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Demand for inexpensive automobiles and heavy machinery produced in Liuzhou, the main manufacturing city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, increased in 2009 and is likely to exceed sales records in 2010, according to local executives. However, China's domestic [...]	2010-02-10 08:10:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EFIN EINV PGOV CH

10GUANGZHOU86	Guangdong and Fujian Take the Reins of China's Nuclear [...] (SBU) Summary: Over one third of the total nuclear generating capacity set to come online in China by 2020 will likely be concentrated in two southern provinces: Guangdong and Fujian. Home of the nation's first nuclear reactors in Daya Bay -- which along with two units at neighboring Ling Ao [...]	2010-02-18 06:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV TW CH
10HALIFAX6	New Brunswick and Quebec Agree to Significant Modifications [...] SUMMARY: New Brunswick will retain control of its transmission system under a new, renegotiated energy agreement with Quebec, but with reduced cash to apply to its power utility's debt. The changes were prompted by bitter opposition to the original MOU but there is also speculation that a pl [...]	2010-01-20 21:14:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CA
10HANOI168	Treasury Visit to Hanoi: Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Tax [...] (SBU) Summary. During Treasury Financial Attach???? Seth Bleiweis' January 21-22 trip to Hanoi, Vietnamese economic officials acknowledged the recent policy shift towards fiscal and monetary tightening that began in November 2009, focusing on the control of inflation which has now risen for f [...]	2010-02-10 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EINT VM ASEAN
10HARARE105	Zimbabwe: Doing Business Zimbabwe-style [...] (SBU) A recent conversation with businessman Kumbirai Katsande illuminated the difficulties of doing business in Zimbabwe. Katsande is the past president of the Zimbabwe Business Council and the current head of the Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries. He is the Managing Director of Ariston [...]	2010-02-16 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL PGOV ZI
10HARARE116	Zimbabwe Sets Racial Quota for Business Ownership [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) minister from President Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has issued regulations meant to force "indigenization" of businesses. The new rules, published on February 5, say that any business worth US$500,000 or more must explain how it will "cede a controlling [...]	2010-02-12 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ZI
10HARARE20	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...]	2010-01-15 07:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
10HARARE45	ZIMBABWE 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Harare proposes three projects to be supported by the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). The total amount of BFIF support requested is $15,000. 2. The common theme of the projects is transparency and good governance. Zimbabwe is once again open for business after several [...]	2010-01-25 06:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD ZI
10HARARE87	Ambassador's meeting with Zim Minister of Youth, [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth, Indigenization and Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere suggested to the Ambassador that all donor and NGO support for youth be channeled through the Zimbabwe Youth Council. He defended indigenization as necessary to protect Zimbabwe's resources, and said the pol [...]	2010-02-08 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI ECON EINV
10HELSINKI19	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - FINLAND [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding features of the investment climate in Finland. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Finnish Government is open to direct foreign investment. There are no general regulatory limitations relating to acquisitions. Legisl [...]	2010-01-15 15:33:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD USTR OPIC ELAB KTDB PGOV FI
10HONGKONG113	RUSAL IPO IN HONG KONG: ALL RISK, NO REWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Aluminum company Rusal is set to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) when it completes its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on January 27. Rusal's questionable corporate governance, precarious debt profile, and its CEO's alleged ties [...]	2010-01-20 11:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV HK CH RS
10HONGKONG149	HONG KONG AGREES TO PURSUE MOU WITH U.S. CONSUMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Customs and Excise Department (CED) told U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs Richard O'Brien on January 12 that CED would work in 2010 on a memorandum of understanding ( [...]	2010-01-26 09:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD USTR HK CH
10HONGKONG43	NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO EXEMPT MANY HONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce and Economic Development (CEDB) Bureau Undersecretary Greg So told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic on December 8 that the Hong Kong government's (HKG) long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) by J [...]	2010-01-08 10:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
10HONGKONG80	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HONG KONG [...] The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing disincentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied consistently and without discrimination. There is no distinction in law or practice between investment [...]	2010-01-14 09:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH
10HONGKONG86	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MACAU [...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Country [...]	2010-01-15 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH
10ISLAMABAD178	BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 05:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD189	BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 12:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD306	OPIC TO BRING MUCH NEEDED CREDIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-07 10:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK
10ISLAMABAD332	U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...]	2010-02-11 14:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL
10ISLAMABAD410	BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 04:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD437	BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 07:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISTANBUL47	FORD OTOSAN,S SUCCESSFUL U.S. - TURKISH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador,s recent visit to a Ford Otosan plant near Istanbul showcased the Ford-Koc joint-venture,s production of the Transit Connect, a U.S. market export that was recently named &2010 Truck of the Year8. Otosan is Turkey,s largest industrial exporter and one of its bi [...]	2010-02-05 12:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU
10ISTANBUL55	SENTENCING OF TURKEY,S 2ND RICHEST MAN AND MEDIA [...] (U) On February 10 Mehmet Emin Karamehmet, President of Cukurova Holding, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months of jail for embezzlement by Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court. Known as Turkey's second richest man, Karamehmet was convicted of embezzling funds from Pamukbank, a bank he owned bef [...]	2010-02-12 13:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PHUM TU
10ISTANBUL60	EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ORGANIZERS REQUEST [...] Istanbul Consul General (CG) met recently with Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Foundation which organizes the annual Eurasia Economic Summit in Istanbul. Suver invited the CG to attend this year's summit, which is scheduled for May 5-6, and asked if the U.S. government would be willing t [...]	2010-02-18 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU
10ISTANBUL67	NEW TUSIAD BOARD UNVEILS AGENDA, DIVES INTO [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD)'s recently elected board of directors kicked off its new term with a "new approach" laid out in the board's recently released activity plan for the upcoming year. TUSIAD board members predict that the new term will [...]	2010-02-23 12:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU
10JAKARTA143	LETTER RECEIVED FROM MINISTER OF TRADE FOR USTR KIRK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated January 26, addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk. The letter is in response to the USTR letter of N [...]	2010-02-02 10:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP EINV ID
10JAKARTA202	US-ABC PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] Summary. A delegation of business representative from The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) sent a delegation of U.S. business representatives to Jakarta from January 25-28 for a series of meetings with senior Indonesian officials to discuss Indonesia's investment climate. Council members [...]	2010-02-17 00:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ID
10JAKARTA204	LETTER FROM INDONESIAN TRADE MINISTER TO COMMERCE SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 11, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated February 9, addressed to United States Secretary of Commerce Gary F. Locke. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Minister of Trade of [...]	2010-02-17 05:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON APECO BEXP EINV ETRD KIPR ID
10JAKARTA226	INDONESIA'S SUBSIDIES ARE A HARD HABIT TO BREAK [...] (SBU) Indonesia has found it politically difficult to wean itself from consumer energy subsidies. Indonesia lifted all subsidies for fuel consumed by business and industry in 2005, but government plans to do the same for consumer fuels have not been implemented. Energy subsidies routinely exc [...]	2010-02-19 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ID
10JAKARTA46	SENATOR BOND PROMOTES TRADE AND INVESTMENT LINKS WITH [...] (SBU) Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond promoted U.S. investment and commercial ties as a way to promote close relations, combat terrorism through job creation, and contribute to the economic health of the United States in meetings with Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu and the American C [...]	2010-01-13 11:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ID
10JEDDAH4	JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A GATEWAY THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Smith's December 28 visit to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) revealed an active organization on the front line of social change in Saudi Arabia. Ambassador met with Deputy Chair Dr. Lama Sulaiman, the first woman to be elected to this position (r [...]	2010-01-04 09:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECON PREL EMIN EFIN EIND EINV SA
10JERUSALEM134	TDA GRANT SUPPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY, PALESTINIAN [...] Summary. At a January 20 signing ceremony attended by press and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) awarded a nearly $440,000 grant to support the development of a high efficiency, alternative energy heating and cooling system for an affordable housi [...]	2010-01-21 16:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ENRG KWBG KPAL
10JERUSALEM148	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE WEST [...] Obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from the Ministry. 2. Deposit initial capital, which is 25 percent of the capital plus official bank fees (1/1000 of stated capital). 3. Obtain signature of the required documents by a local lawyer. 4. Register with the commercial Regist [...]	2010-01-25 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC KWBG
10JERUSALEM279	NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...]	2010-02-12 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM356	CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON ARAB-OWNED MALL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction is underway on a landmark Arab property in East Jerusalem. The building, originally intended to open as a hotel in 1967, is now scheduled to open with retail, commercial, and hotel space in January 2011. The Nuseibehs, a very prominent Jerusalem-Palestinian family, [...]	2010-02-26 17:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV PGOV KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM40	PALESTINIAN MOBILE OPERATORS ASK FOR HELP IN AREA C [...] (C) Summary: The two Palestinian mobile telephone operators (Jawwal and Wataniya) say they continue to struggle with lack of coverage throughout the West Bank, penetration of Israeli settlement-based cellular networks into Palestinian urban areas, and small frequency allotments (compared to t [...]	2010-01-08 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM67	OPIC PRESSES WEST BANK HOUSING INITIATIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation visited Jerusalem and Ramallah January 5-7 to prepare for the February launch of the West Bank-based Affordable Mortgage and Lending Corporation (AMAL),attend the launch of a small business loan guarantee program aime [...]	2010-01-13 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN EAID OPIC KWBG IS
10KABUL217	Hajigak Iron Mine Tender Likely to be Canceled [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank's Mining Advisor Craig Andrews (strictly protect) reports Mining Minister Shahrani is planning to contact the short-listed bidders for the massive Hajigak iron ore mining project (ref A) to inform them not to send in bids due February 15. The Hajigak tender package [...]	2010-01-23 04:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL222	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: SUMMIT ASSOCIATES AFGHANISTAN [...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Summit Associates Afghanistan, to support the expansion of its dairy operations with a 5000MT multi-purpose storage facility in Kabul and a 2000MT dry storage warehouse in Kunduz. Both units will store fin [...]	2010-01-24 03:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN AF
10KABUL231	OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION: AFGHAN GROWTH FINANCE, [...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Afghan Growth Finance Company (AGF),a non-bank financial institution operating in Afghanistan. AGF is dedicated to providing debt financing to Afghan small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) with a focus [...]	2010-01-24 10:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN AF
10KABUL343	Ambassador Meets Minister of Mines Shahrani [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, and USAID Mission Director Frej met with recently-confirmed Minister of Mines Shahrani on January 24 to underscore Mission support for the Ministry and the Mining sector. Ministe [...]	2010-01-27 10:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL360	ACTING COMMERCE MINISTER SURVEYS TRADE POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (U) On January 26, USAID's Economic Growth Team and the Economic Counselor met with newly-designated Acting Minister of Commerce Ghulam Mohammed Aylaki to assess his support for trade liberalization and introduce the USG's new Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) project desi [...]	2010-01-28 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID PGOV EINV EIND AF
10KABUL388	Rail Projects Underway, But a Uniform Network Remains [...] (U) Summary: While two rail construction projects in Afghanistan are underway and several more are under discussion, the dream of a nationwide rail network remains remote. Small-scale projects sponsored by neighboring countries require different rail gauges, matching those of the countries these pr [...]	2010-02-01 15:09:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	ELTN EINV ECON PGOV AF IR
10KABUL442	Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]	2010-02-04 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL443	Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]	2010-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL465	ACTING COMMERCE MINISTER ENDORSES PRIVATE SECTOR AND TRADE [...] (U) Summary: In a January 31 meeting, newly-designated Acting Minister of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) Ghulam Mohammed Aylaqi told Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne that the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) is his "highest priorit [...]	2010-02-07 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF
10KABUL476	Energy Minister Provides Update on Electricity Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, met with Acting Minister of Energy and Water (MEW) Ismail Khan on February 6 to discuss cooperation in Afghanistan's energy sector and to strategize on a path forward that would improve elec [...]	2010-02-08 05:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG EINV AF
10KABUL551	AFGHANISTAN BANKING SECTOR VULNERABILITIES: EXPOSURE TO [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Attache Office in Afghanistan has met with multiple bank officials, financial sector experts, and a Washington Post reporter in recent weeks to discuss growing rumors that Kabul Bank and Azizi Bank are highly exposed to the Dubai property market. Together, Kabul Bank a [...]	2010-02-13 13:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AF
10KABUL564	Afghan Banking Sector Booms but Concerns Remain about [...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Attache Office met with officials from six of the seventeen banks operating in Afghanistan in January to gather views on the health of the sector. These meetings were held with a broad range of formal financial institutions, including large (Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, [...]	2010-02-15 05:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON AF
10KABUL593	AN UNDEFINED MISSION AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, newly-appointed Minister of Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandewal discussed his plans for the Ministry with Ambassador Eikenberry and Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne. Minister Arghandewal indicated that he would deve [...]	2010-02-17 09:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV EINV EIND AF
10KABUL619	SENIOR ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT KARZAI SHARES VISION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Economic Advisor to President Karzai Dr. Anwarul Haq Ahadi told USAID Mission Director Bill Frej on February 11 that he planned to set up a functioning structure to advise President Karzai on economic affairs and to carry out inter-ministerial coordination on economic iss [...]	2010-02-18 12:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF
10KIGALI122	RWANDA EAGER TO TAKE GREATER OWNERSHIP OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 4-5 annual meeting with development partners to review progress and efforts to make aid more effective, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) proposed to limit the number of sectors in which each donor country works in order to reduce transaction costs and risks of d [...]	2010-02-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR EINV SOCI ECON KMCA RW
10KIGALI41	RWANDA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Rwanda recognizes the private sector is an essential engine of development and welcomes foreign investment in policy and in practice. As a result of reforms implemented in 2008 and 2009, the World Bank recognized Rwanda as the world,s top reformer in adopting business re [...]	2010-01-22 07:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR RW
10KIGALI53	RWANDAIR SIGNS WITH BOEING, EXPANDS FLEET [...] (C) Rwandair signed in December 2009 a contract with Boeing to buy two new 737-800 aircraft for $84 million. At the signing celebration on December 17, the Rwandair CEO praised Embassy efforts supporting the negotiation. The new aircraft will feature innovative "Dreamliner" interiors and are [...]	2010-01-26 13:46:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD RW
10KINGSTON118	Jamaica: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 20:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINT EINV ENRG PGOV KTDB KCOR OPIC USTR XL JM
10KINGSTON176	Jamaica: 2010 Special 301 Watch List Response [...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list until it passes a World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS-compliant patent law. The country's trademark and copyright regime meet international standards, and enforcement efforts remain commendable. Progress also [...]	2010-02-05 13:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL TRSY USTR KIPR XL JM
10KINGSTON194	JAMAICA: IMF STANDBY FACILITY APPROVED [...] (SBU) After a series of missed deadlines, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) finally has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On February 4, the IMF approved a USD 1.27 billion Standby facility for Jamaica, opening the door for a further USD 1 billion in funding from other m [...]	2010-02-08 15:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI EAIR IDB IBRD IMF JM
10KINGSTON196	Jamaica's Libel Laws: A Chilling Effect on Crime and [...] (U) Jamaica's libel laws have a chilling effect on investigative reporting by the press and hinder the media's ability to bring corruption and criminal activity to light. A duty to inform subjects of media reporting prior to publishing puts the subject of a story on notice and provides them w [...]	2010-02-08 15:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINGSTON214	JAMAICA LOOKS TO THE EAST [...] (SBU) Jamaica's relationship with China has continued to blossom after Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding led a delegation to Beijing from January 30 to February 6 (Reftel A). The delegation, which also included three government ministers as well as several public sector officials, discussed a [...]	2010-02-10 20:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO BEXP ECIN ECON EAIR EIND EINV EMIN ETRD ELTN
10KINGSTON230	JAMAICA: WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES JAMAICAN [...] (SBU) The World Bank will provide the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) with USD 400 million in concessionary loans over the next 27 months of the International Monetary fund (IMF) program, according to World Bank Special Representative to Jamaica Badrul Haque, who met with CDA to discuss development [...]	2010-02-16 12:01:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PREL IDB IBRD IMF JM XL
10KINGSTON280	Jamaica: Response To Fiscal Year 2010 FISCAL U.S. Raw Cane [...] (U) In response to questions listed in reftel A, Post has included the following responses from Mr. R. Karl James, General Manager Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited: A. Does your Jamaica plan to ship its full FY 2010 allocation of raw cane sugar to the United States for delivery by Sep [...]	2010-02-26 17:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PREL TRSY OPIC IBRD IMF XL JM
10KINGSTON282	Jamaican Real Estate: Lower Rates May Lift Market [...] (U) The successful completion of the Jamaican Debt Exchange (JDX) program, combined with the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving a 27-month Stand-By Arrangement with Jamaica on February 4 for nearly US$1.27 billion to support the country's balance of payments and [...]	2010-02-26 17:12:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINGSTON48	JAMAICA: FISCAL CRISIS THREATENS MONETARY STABILITY [...] (SBU) Jamaica's fiscal crisis is beginning to threaten monetary stability, with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) (central bank) forced to extend direct credit to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) as well as purchase debt instruments shunned by the market. The BOJ accommodation has become necessary becau [...]	2010-01-14 14:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINSHASA102	CONGO EXPRESS, A NEW AIRLINE FOR THE DRC [...] (U) Congo Express was launched on January 25 in association with South African Express, part of South African Airways, and will be based in Lubumbashi, Katanga Province. The new airline will operate a fleet of CRJ200 aircraft and will initially provide domestic connections between Kinshasa, L [...]	2010-01-29 07:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON PGOV CG
10KINSHASA194	Chinese Engagement in the DRC and Potential Areas for [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strong and growing. China's highly visible presence is largely focused on extractive industries, infrastructure and construction projects, including those financed through multilateral development banks (such as the [...]	2010-02-16 20:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV EMIN SENV PGOV PREL CH CG
10KINSHASA22	MIMINCO INVESTMENT DISPUTE STILL SIMMERS [...] (SBU) Summary: MIMINCO local representative Joseph Kabwika reported to Econoff on January 6 that no progress has been made on either GDRC payment of a USD 13 million ICSID settlement to MIMINCO or the expropriation of MIMINCO from its headquarters building in Kinshasa. He requested immediate [...]	2010-01-08 15:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV KJUS KTFN CG
10KINSHASA278	Task Force on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources: [...] (SBU) Summary: The Task Force on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region met for the fifth time on January 20-22, 2010 in Kinshasa. As the first Task Force meeting to be held in Kinshasa, and thus hosted by the government of the DRC (GDRC),much of the program consi [...]	2010-02-26 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CG ETRD ECON EINV
10KINSHASA92	DRC: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2010. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 68 million) and generally [...]	2010-01-26 15:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KTDB OPIC USTR CG
10KUWAIT150	KUWAITI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ON [...] (SBU) In the context of the Kuwaiti parliamentary passage of a four year $104 billion development plan (including approximately $80 billion in oil sector projects),Ambassador met with Kuwait Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ali Al-Ghanim to discuss potential opportunities for U.S. businesses. Al- [...]	2010-02-22 07:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ENRG ECON EPET KU
10KUWAIT42	KUWAIT RECEIVES IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES IN RUN-UP [...] (C) Former Iraqi PM Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari held a series of high-level meetings in Kuwait on December 12 and 13 including with the Amir, Parliamentary Speaker, and National Security Bureau (NSB). While the visits were publicly portrayed as focused on building bilateral relations, Al-Jaafari a [...]	2010-01-20 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV KU IZ
10KYIV241	UKRAINIAN MOBILE TELECOM SECTOR AT A GLANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian mobile telecom sector is divided among three major service providers - Kyivstar, MTS-Ukraine, and Life - which control more than 90 percent of the market. Kyivstar, the market leader, is jointly owned by Norwegian Telenor and Russian Alfa Group. MTS-Ukraine, the [...]	2010-02-17 08:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV UP
10KYIV262	UKRAINE: NEW LAWS ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (parliament) passed legislative reforms on public procurement, business deregulation, and land and property title registration that had long been advocated for by the World Bank and USAID. Analysts note that these three laws represent positive progress [...]	2010-02-19 11:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD UP
10LAGOS17	CHEVRON MAKARABA PIPELINE SABOTAGED [...] (C) On January 8 Chevron's Makaraba pipeline in Delta State was sabotaged. The pipeline has supplied the Escravos terminal with 20,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Hercules Manager Coleman McDonough says it is not clear if the pipeline was in production or not at the time of the incident. [...]	2010-01-11 16:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
10LAGOS50005	RECALL 10 LAGOS 50005 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
10LAHORE20	PUNJAB'S DEFICIT SPENDING POSES CHALLENGES FOR NEXT IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An August 2009 deal to finance Punjab province's deficit received sudden attention from the media in January, despite the absence of new issues arising from that deal - yet. The size of Punjab's growing deficit, however, raises concerns about the next review of Pakistan's financ [...]	2010-02-08 06:20:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
10LAPAZ23	Morales begins next administration in strong economic [...] (U) SUMMARY. As President Morales is inaugurated into his second term in office, Bolivia enters 2010 with strong economic fundamentals. Although concerns remain about the investment climate, GDP continues its strong growth (6.1% in 2008, 3.25% in 2009),inflation fell significantly (from 11.8% [...]	2010-01-26 18:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL BL EINV EFIN SNAR ETRD
10LAPAZ47	Bolivia: No major changes predicted in gas industry [...] (U) Summary: Bolivia's natural gas production fell in 2009 due to reduced regional demand, dropping from 40-42 million cubic meters a day (Mm3/d) in 2008 to the current 33 Mm3/d. Natural gas exports also fell as a percentage of the value of total exports, from 45 percent in 2008 to 37 percen [...]	2010-02-17 16:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV BL
10LAPAZ72	BOLIVIA - 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, Embassy La Paz submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. The Bolivian investment climate is undergoing a transformation. In February 2009, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)-led government obtained passage of a new constitution which aggressively [...]	2010-01-13 19:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BL
10LILONGWE110	MALAWI: NEW AU CHAIRMAN RETURNS IN TRIUMPH [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika returned to Malawi in triumph from the AU summit in Addis Ababa on February 1. Local media had presented the election for the AU chairmanship as a showdown between Mutharika and outgoing chairman Muammar al-Quadhafi. Most Malawians viewed the President's elec [...]	2010-02-10 16:23:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AU EAID ECON EINV MI
10LILONGWE118	MALAWI: VISIT BY INDIAN VP BRINGS PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE, [...] During a January visit to Malawi, Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari announced credits and grants to Malawi worth USD 55 million. Malawi's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted an investment forum during this visit, providing Malawian businesses an opportunity to make contacts w [...]	2010-02-11 11:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV EWWT IN MI
10LILONGWE33	MALAWI: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...]	2010-01-14 13:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MI
10LILONGWE34	MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 14 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is a compilation of recent highlights from the "Warm Heart of Africa." -- SADC Members Urged to Support Mutharika for AU Chair -- Minister for the Disabled Says Devices Needed -- Vice President Banda Unhappy with TV Coverage -- Energy Regulator Recommends Increasi [...]	2010-01-14 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV AU MI
10LILONGWE51	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S AGENDA FOR THE AU [...] SUMMARY: Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has not articulated a specific agenda for the African Union if, as expected, he is elected the organization's chair at the AU's upcoming summit in Addis Ababa. To date, Mutharika has generally kept a low profile on international political i [...]	2010-01-28 16:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	AU EAID ECON EINV PREL MI
10LILONGWE80	MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 29 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is a compilation of recent highlights from the "Warm Heart of Africa." -- ALL EYES ON MUTHARIKA AS HE DEPARTS FOR AU SUMMIT -- BAIL FOR SAME-SEX COUPLE DENIED AGAIN -- MALAWI'S PARLIAMENT BACK AT WORK -- BUT MCP MP'S PROMPTLY WALK OUT -- WEDDING BELL [...]	2010-01-29 12:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV AU LY MI
10LIMA172	Peru - Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agr [...]	2010-01-26 21:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PE
10LIMA222	January Trade and Investment Brief [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru's Free Trade Agreement with S. Korea -- Entry into Force of Peru-China Agreement Delayed -- The Peru-EU Negotiations -- Negotiations with Japan Remain Complicated -- India and Peru Talk Pos [...]	2010-02-02 19:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
10LISBON22	PORTUGAL'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly diversified and service-based since [...]	2010-01-14 14:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO
10LONDON21	UK - UNHAPPY WITH ICELANDIC PRESIDENT'S DECISION [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: The UK government did not anticipate that Iceland President Grimsson would block the legislation on Icesave with UK Treasury officials telling us that until the morning of January 5, Icelandic officials had reassured the UK that the law would be signed. Given that Iceland's PM [...]	2010-01-06 12:26:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV IC NE UK
10LONDON260	HMG SAYS UK WILL NOT INTRODUCE BANK LEVY TO RECOUP BAILOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Obama's proposals for a Financial Crisis Responsibility (FCR) fee and bank restructuring, HMG announced it would not introduce similar measures in the UK. While HMG supports the concept of a future internationally coordinated global bank insurance levy, it d [...]	2010-02-04 13:37:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK
10LONDON364	BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR: CONCERN ABOUT RECOVERY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Reining in the UK's debt will be the greatest challenge facing the party that wins the expected May 6 general election, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King told the Ambassador in a February 16 meeting. While neither party has adequately detailed plans to reduce the deficit, King ex [...]	2010-02-17 17:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV UK
10LONDON71	TREASURY COMMITTEE GRILLS SEVERAL BANK CHIEFS ON BONUSES, [...] (U) Summary: The House of Commons' Treasury Select Committee held a one-off evidence session January 12 on the UK's fully and partially nationalized banks. It heard evidence from Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS),Gary Hoffman, chief executive of Northern Roc [...]	2010-01-14 07:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
10LONDON92	United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2010-01-15 17:27:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK
10MADRID14	SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC.28 - JAN.8 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-08 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB ENRG ETRN SP
10MADRID155	AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 11:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KIPR SP
10MADRID86	AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 25 CALL ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 18:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINV ENRG KIPR SP
10MANAGUA118	NICARAGUA: PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2009 [...] In December 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As o [...]	2010-01-13 16:01:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE NU
10MANAGUA190	NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS BETTER COOPERATION WITH U.S. CITIZEN CLAIMANTS [...] (SBU) During the January 28 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials stated that the GON wants to improve its cooperation with U.S. citizen claimants to advance their claims, noting that the GON hopes to exceed the number of claims resolved during the last waive [...]	2010-02-02 15:40:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON CASC KIDE NU
10MANAGUA206	NICARAGUA: GON REPORTS HIGHER IN TOURISM INDUSTRY IN 2009 [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR),an agency of the Government of Nicaragua, reported that the tourism industry grew 8.3 percent in 2009 versus 2008. INTUR stated the reasons for the sector's growth were the removal of visa requirements for Costa Rica and an emphasis on attracting [...]	2010-02-08 15:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON NU
10MANAGUA226	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY [...] In January 2010, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Jan [...]	2010-02-17 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE NU
10MANAGUA238	NICARAGUAN SUPREME COURT CLOSES NATIONAL PROPERTY APPEALS [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Supreme Court administratively closed the National Property Appeals Court on December 20, 2009. The Supreme Court decided to close the appellate body because it was slow, inefficient, and had a backlog of casework. The pending cases were transferred to the Managua Civ [...]	2010-02-22 17:42:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV NU
10MANAGUA250	Data Confirm Nicaragua's Economic Decline in 2009 [...] (U) Data from January-November 2009, the latest period for which figures are available, confirm an economic contraction in Nicaragua of almost 2% last year. The global financial crisis played a major role in the decline, but internal political factors also dampened economic activity, especially inv [...]	2010-02-26 16:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV NU

10MANAGUA69	AIRLINE BUSINESS STEADY IN NICARAGUA DESPITE TENSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GON [...] (C) Despite ongoing clashes with the GON's airport authority, commercial air carriers that serve U.S./Nicaragua routes reported steady sales and healthy load factors during the DCM's quarterly civil aviation roundtable on January 28. According to the airlines, long shifts worked by airport ramp and [...]	2010-02-08 17:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV NU
10MANAMA52	NGOS LAUD INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH; ALEC ROSS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 13:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO PGOV EINV ETRD BA
10MANILA149	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 07:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR
10MANILA385	TOURISM - BASIS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: The Philippine Tourism Act of 2009, signed into law on May 12, 2009, describes tourism as an indispensable element of the national economy. The new law seeks to develop a robust tourism industry, turn the Philippines into a world-renowned destination, and attract foreign investment [...]	2010-02-24 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAIR ETRD RP
10MAPUTO104	MOZAMBIQUE 2010 INVESTOR CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be an investor's primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and northern regi [...]	2010-02-04 12:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB ECON MZ
10MAPUTO171	ANADARKO PETROLEUM FINDS GAS IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first deepwater exploration well, one of eight wells planned in northern Mozambique's Rovuma Basin, U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has struck a sizable natural gas deposit. The first deepwater exploration [...]	2010-02-23 07:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD MZ
10MAPUTO86	XXXXXXXXXXXX TALKS OF CORRUPTION AT THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with XXXXXXXXXXXX --("the source") who described his frustrations with FRELIMO, President Guebuza, and Mohamed Bashir Suleiman (MBS). He complained that they exercise complete control over the licit and illicit economy of Mozambique. The source, who has exc [...]	2010-01-28 06:21:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ
10MEXICO69	Chiapas: Mexico's Vulnerable Underbelly [...] (SBU) Summary. Both critics and supporters of Chiapan developmental policies agree that the Mexican government (GOM) and the USG should dedicate more attention and resources to the southern border. The poorest state in Mexico, Chiapas is plagued with economic problems that are further com [...]	2010-01-22 20:11:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SMIG PHUM EINV ECON GT MX
10MILAN13	U.S. INVESTORS SPEAK OUT ON DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY [...] (SBU) Summary: American companies in northern Italy (which hosts nearly 80 percent of the country's foreign investment) have given us a frank view of the investment climate. The major areas of concern are structural: inflexible labor markets, a convoluted legal framework and slow legal process [...]	2010-02-01 12:43:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV IT
10MONROVIA47	LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions were lifted on timber exports in 2006 and on diamond exports in early 2007. Liberia is now Kimberly Process compliant. The removal of sanctions opened t [...]	2010-01-13 11:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
10MONTERREY60	DESPITE UPBEAT STATE FORECAST CHALLENGES REMAIN TO NUEVO [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Nuevo Leon Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) report predicted that state growth would continue to surpass that of Mexico as a whole, moving 2009 state per capital nominal GDP from US $12,445 to US $25,426 by 2015, 104 percent above the predicted national ave [...]	2010-02-26 00:13:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
10MONTEVIDEO108	Uruguay: President-Elect Mujica Courts Business Community [...] (U) On February 10, President-elect Jose Mujica made a dynamic and much-applauded presentation on why to invest in Uruguay to a large crowd of businesspersons. Speaking to an international crowd in the resort city of Punta del Este, Mujica emphasized that his administration would work hard to [...]	2010-02-12 20:35:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL PGOV UY
10MONTEVIDEO26	URUGUAY - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The Government of Uruguay recognizes the important role foreign investment plays in economic development and works to maintain a favorable investment climate. Aside from a few sectors in which foreign investment is not permitted, there is neither de jure nor de facto discrimination toward inv [...]	2010-01-15 17:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR UY
10MONTEVIDEO29	Uruguay: Vice President-elect says Bilateral Relationship a Top Priority [...] (C) Ambassador Nelson called on Uruguayan Vice President-elect Danilo Astori February 22. In addition to the active role an Uruguayan vice president is expected to play as president of Uruguay's Senate, Astori has been tapped by President-elect Jose Mujica to manage Uruguay's economic policy. Per [...]	2010-02-23 13:39:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EINV UY
10MONTEVIDEO32	FOR RELEASE: BFIF 2010 PROPOSALS FOR URUGUAY [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE PROJECTS FOR WHICH POST IS REQUESTING FY 2010 BFIF FUNDS - NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER: ---------- PRADO FAIR ---------- 2. In 2009, Post adjusted its participation at the Prado fair from the large-scale U.S. pavilions of years past (lasting the entire two week [...]	2010-01-19 14:34:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BEXP UY
10MOSCOW153	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OECD INVITING RUSSIA TO [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-22 12:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ETRD EINV EFIN RS
10MOSCOW155	WILL PROPOSED AEROFLOT-ROSAVIA DEAL UNDERMINE [...] (SBU) On December 30, during a meeting chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Transport Igor Levitin reportedly suggested that control over new Russian airline RosAvia be transferred to Aeroflot. Under the proposal, Russian state corporation Rostekhnologia, 51% owne [...]	2010-01-22 14:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS
10MOSCOW228	RUSSIAN DRAFT BILL WOULD REQUIRE ON-SHORE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING REF: MOSCOW 00079 Classified By: ECONMINCOUNS Matthias Mitman for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d) [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 04:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD RS
10MOSCOW265	PUTIN SUPPORTS PLAN TO MERGE ROSTEKHNOLOGIA'S [...] (SBU) On February 2, Prime Minister Putin announced support for Transport Minister Levitin's plan to transfer Rostekhnologia's aviation assets to Aeroflot. According to Levitin's proposal, all the regional airlines that would have become Russia's new national carrier RosAvia, will be absorbed [...]	2010-02-05 09:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS
10MOSCOW342	RUSSIA CBR DEPUTY DISCUSSES IRAN, FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-17 17:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PTER RS IR
10MOSCOW435	CUSTOMS UNION'S AIRCRAFT DUTI... [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS
10MUMBAI41	RBI MOVES AHEAD OF THE CURVE TO SIGNAL INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: On January 29, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),India's central bank, raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR),its first direct step towards monetary tightening in an effort to fight rising inflation, which the RBI now expects to be 8.5 percent for the fiscal year. The belt tightenin [...]	2010-02-03 11:35:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV IN
10MUMBAI42	ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROWING IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. With the majority of civil litigation cases taking over a decade to resolve through the Indian courts, businesses in Mumbai increasingly pursue alternative means for resolving contractual difference quickly and cheaply. The business community has devised Alternative Dispute Re [...]	2010-02-05 08:40:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BTIO ECON EINV KDEM KIDE KJUS ETRD IN
10MUMBAI51	THE BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD PARTNERSHIP: GREAT POTENTIAL BUT [...] (U) Summary: Hollywood film studios, amongst the world's highest revenue earners, are increasingly beginning to stake their claim in Bollywood, touted as the world's largest maker of movies. Though not without challenges, major U.S. studios have started to try to capture a piece of this poten [...]	2010-02-11 12:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN
10MUMBAI52	CAN THE INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY GO GLOBAL? [...] SUMMARY: The Indian film industry - centered around the Hindi-language industry in Mumbai, known as "Bollywood" - is the world's largest. Nevertheless, with modest revenues and low profitability, the industry's impact is more cultural than economic. In the last decade, however, the Mumbai-ba [...]	2010-02-11 12:40:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN
10MUSCAT44	OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 09:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MU
10NAIROBI181	Chinese Engagement in Kenya [...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...]	2010-02-17 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR
10NAIROBI324	KENYA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) John Githongo on the State of Play in Kenya 2. (U) A Glimpse at Kenya's Energy Future 3. (U) Irregular Financial Flows Stabilize the Shilling Â [...]	2010-02-10 07:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR PREL KE
10NAIROBI88	Kenya: Macroeconomic Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a January 8 meeting with Econoffs, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Ministry of Finance Economic Secretary, spoke strongly in favor of Kenya applying for a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program in the range of $1 billion over three years. While Minister of Finance Kenyatta is not y [...]	2010-01-13 10:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
10NASSAU116	THE BAHAMAS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Nassau's Investment Climate Report for 2010. --------------------------------------------- - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas generally [...]	2010-02-03 21:35:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC BF EIND ECON EINT
10NASSAU186	Nassau Monthly-- February 2010 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. --Haiti Earthquake Sparks Fear Of Illegal Drug Increase --Cuban Detainee Shot at Immigration Detention Center --Bahamas Gets Tough on Crime --We're #4: Ship Registry -- Co [...]	2010-02-26 20:05:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG ECON EFIN EINV BF
10NDJAMENA89	CHAD WANTS OIL PAYMENT IN BARRELS NOT DOLLARS [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad's General Manager has told us that the GOC has formally requested a change in payment practices for Chad's oil royalty. The government, entitled to 12.5 percent of daily output as royalty, has now requested payment "in-kind" vice payment in currency, breaking with the set-up [...]	2010-02-09 16:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ETRD PREF EINV US CD
10NEWDELHI187	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 25 to January 29, 2010, including the following: -- India to Build More Fast Breeder Reactors -- External Commercial Borrowing Norms Relaxed For 3G Spectrum Auctions -- Coal Still King for India [...]	2010-01-29 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ECIN EMIN ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI188	THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...]	2010-01-29 14:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI189	THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 01:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI275	MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...]	2010-02-11 01:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI276	MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 01:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI301	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 1 to February 15, 2010, including the following: -- GOI Releases MSME Task Force Report -- Industrial Production Continues to Grow -- PayPal No Friend of the RBI -- Inflation Running Fast and [...]	2010-02-17 07:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ECIN IN
10NEWDELHI31	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of, January 04 TO January 08, 2010, including the following: -- Cabinet Clears Copyright Amendments for Introduction in Parliament -- GOI Under Fire at Economic Seminar -- India Ranks Eighth in Internet Pi [...]	2010-01-08 13:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ECIN KIPR EIND ELTN ETRD TSPA IN JA
10NEWDELHI378	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...]	2010-02-26 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN
10NIAMEY120	RE: FOR RELEASE: Chinese engagement in Niger and Potential [...] (SBU) China is building a major portfolio in Niger's resource sectors and will probably replace France as Niger's top foreign investor when projects under construction are fully operational. Chinese investments include oil and gas production, refining, uranium mining, and infrastructure. There [...]	2010-02-12 14:00:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EMIN EPET CH NG ENRG EIND EINV
10NICOSIA55	CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 14:21:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NICOSIA56	CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 07:35:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NOUAKCHOTT59	MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...]	2010-01-25 17:39:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR
10NOUAKCHOTT61	MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...]	2010-01-26 08:25:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR
10OSLO33	HIGH INTEREST IN NORWEGIAN CONTINETAL SHELF LICENSE AWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. companies participated in a high-interest nomination round for Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) licenses. The GON also awarded licenses in a separate predefined/mature areas licensing round. The high interest sends positive signals about the competitive situation on the she [...]	2010-01-22 14:31:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV SENV ECON NO
10OSLO34	NORWAY SMOKES OUT TOBACCO PRODUCERS FROM PENSION FUND [...] (SBU) Summary. Seventeen tobacco producers, including seven U.S. companies, have been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund's (GPF) portfolio, on ethical grounds. End Summary. 2. (U) On January 19, The Ministry of Finance announced that 17 tobacco producers had been excluded [...]	2010-01-22 14:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET ECON NO
10OTTAWA60	Canada's 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 15:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ETRD EINV
10PANAMA1	Senior GOP Officials Express Doubts About Contractor for [...] (C) Senior GOP Officials have expressed doubts to the Embassy and to members of a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation about the ability of the GUPC Consortium led by Spanish and Italian firms Sacyr and Impregilo to carry out the work on the expansion of the Panama Canal. 2. (C) At a December 2 [...]	2010-01-08 17:19:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EWWT EINV PM
10PANAMA71	Deterioration of Panama's Business Climate Under President [...] (C) The Government of Panama (GOP) disadvantaged at least two American companies in a $55.5 million dollar improperly implemented emergency licitation procedures for electrical generators to fortify Panama's electrical generation capacity in anticipation of El Nino. This improper licitation in [...]	2010-02-10 22:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PM COM EINV ENRG
10PARAMARIBO34	Suriname: Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] Post submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has identified it as key factor in achieving susta [...]	2010-01-19 18:32:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV NS
10PARAMARIBO50	SURINAME'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION [...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo presents its FY2010 proposal under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel). The following are Post's proposals listed in rank order: - Organize a "USA Expo" to promote U.S. products in the Surinamese market, with a special focus given to market [...]	2010-01-22 19:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO NS
10PARIS214	France's Sleek New Export and Investment Machine [...] (SBU) France is already world's fifth largest exporter, but recently restructured its export promotion and investment machine to stay competitive and increase assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The new "French Export Team" streamlined the roles of the major export promotion ent [...]	2010-02-23 12:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV FR
10PARIS227	French Electricity Leader en route to the U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Henri Proglio is making his first trip to the U.S. as CEO of Electricite de France (EDF). His goal is to gauge potential American partners and review the firm's U.S. investments. EDF plans to expand as a "diversified service company" that can operate different nuclear reactor t [...]	2010-02-24 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PREL FR CH
10PARIS237	FRANCE SPECIAL 301 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2010 Special 301 Watch List. France has, in fact, improved the pharmaceutical R & D environment and post sees no evidence of lack of IPR protection or market access. Fr [...]	2010-02-26 12:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN KIPR FR
10PARIS9	EEB A/S FERNANDEZ ADVOCATES GREATER FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: EEB Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez co-chaired the December 7-8 OECD Global Forum on International Investment and underscored the importance of foreign direct investment for global economic recovery. He discussed the upcoming OECD 50th Anniversary and OECD support for th [...]	2010-01-06 14:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON EINV OECD
10PHNOMPENH29	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CAMBODIA [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2010-01-19 00:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
10PORTAUPRINCE206	APPAREL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS HAITI'S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND [...] (SBU) Within two weeks of the January 12 earthquake, Haiti's garment manufacturing sector resumed exports to the US, re-routing shipments through Dominican ports. Prior to the earthquake, apparel assembled in Haiti accounted for three-quarters of the country's exports, employing one-fift [...]	2010-02-26 18:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR HA PGOV AID EAID ECON ETRD EINV KTEX
10PORTLOUIS35	CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...]	2010-02-04 12:30:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR
10PRAGUE117	PANDURA'S BOX: CORRUPTION SCANDAL LIFTS THE LID ON [...] (C) Summary: Widespread Czech press reporting of alleged corruption by Czech politicians involved in a billion-dollar contract between General Dynamics' Austrian subsidiary Steyr and the Czech MoD for Pandur armored personnel carriers (APCs) is shaking the political scene. One newspaper's s [...]	2010-02-24 14:40:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	KCOR PGOV EINV EZ AU
10PRAGUE25	CZECH 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 06:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV EZ
10PRAGUE57	CORRUPTIONISM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A recent cartoon caption in a leading Czech daily captured what most Czech view as the country's biggest systemic problem: "We have had capitalism, and socialism too. Now we have corruptionism." To address corruption, the interim government of PM Jan Fischer has approved a le [...]	2010-02-03 13:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV EZ
10PRAIA19	CAPE VERDE RECORDS LOWEST INFLATION RATE OF THE LAST FOR [...] (U) Cape Verde recorded an overall inflation rate of just 1% in 2009, the lowest annual inflation rate since 2005 and a 5.8% reduction from 2008's rate. Cape Verde's National Statistics Institute announced the news this week and noted the low inflation was as a result of a good harvest year pa [...]	2010-01-15 18:12:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KMCA CV
10PRAIA22	CAPE VERDE'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's Investment Climate Report. The full text will also be sent separately by e-mail. END SUMMARY -------------- INTRODUCTION -------------- 2. The government of Cape Verde ( [...]	2010-01-19 14:22:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EIND EINV ETRD ECIN ECON EAID KTDB TRSY
10PRETORIA125	ESKOM AND THE WORLD BANK LOAN FOR MEDUPI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two years after power utility Eskom's electricity crisis, the state-owned company continues to grapple with financing expanded supply and diversifying its energy mix. The recently released Integrated Resource Plan is a brief, three-year planning document, not revelatory in term [...]	2010-01-21 15:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV SENV SF
10PRETORIA160	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: Following three consecutive quarters of contraction, South Africa's GDP resumed positive growth in the third quarter of 2009. South African exports edged higher in the second half of 2009, following an improvement in the global economy. As a result, the deficit on the current acc [...]	2010-01-26 11:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
10PRETORIA316	Minerals Minister Says No Mine Nationalization for South [...] (SBU) Summary: South African Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu stated publicly and clearly that nationalization of the country's mines is not government policy and is not on the government's agenda, speaking at the opening of the Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town on February 2. She [...]	2010-02-16 13:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB ENRG EINV PGOV SF
10PRETORIA355	ESKOM PITCHES ITSELF AND THE MEDUPI POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eskom hosted foreign diplomatic missions, South Africa Government officials, and its own staff on February 9 at Medupi Power Plant. Eskom asserted that its team is dedicated to keeping the lights on and fueling economic growth in South Africa, and that Medupi - as a key part of [...]	2010-02-22 10:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EINV EFIN IBRD PGOV SENV SF
10PRISTINA40	KOSOVO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] KOSOVO: 2010 Investment Climate Statement A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- The Government of Kosovo (GOK) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) actively promote foreign investment in Kosovo. In January 2001, UNMIK adopted Regulation 2001/3 on For [...]	2010-01-26 13:33:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR KV
10PRISTINA95	KOSOVO: BFIF PROPOSAL FOR FY 2010 [...] SUMMARY: In consultation with our Foreign Commercial Service colleagues at Embassy Zagreb, post proposes two separate visits by FCS Zagreb personnel to Kosovo. The first will enable peer-to-peer training for Pristina's Commercial Assistant. The second will bring FCS Regional Officer Pamela Wa [...]	2010-02-26 13:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO KV
10QUITO102	Ecuador Economic News, December 2009 - January 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that were not reported by individual cables during the December 2009-January 2010 timeframe. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and sho [...]	2010-01-27 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN EINV USTR EC
10QUITO130	GOE BACKS OFF PROPOSED 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Ecuador's President Correa has publicly championed the idea of a "dignified wage" since taking office in 2007, and this concept is enshrined in the country's 2008 Constitution. Last year, Correa frequently called for an almost 50% increase in the minimum wage to reach his definition of [...]	2010-02-02 17:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EC
10QUITO154	Ecuador Economic News February 1 - February 8, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. ----------- [...]	2010-02-08 22:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV EC
10QUITO53	Ecuador Rebuffs International Companies on Balance of [...] (C) Three of the most recognizable companies in the world, Apple, RIM (Blackberry),and Nokia, concluded a three-day visit to Ecuador in January with the impression that they have limited to no ability to influence GoE trade and investment decisions. In attempting to convince GoE officials to [...]	2010-02-02 14:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN COM USTR ECPS PREL EC
10QUITO75	GOE REVIEWS INITIAL COMPULSORY LICENSE PETITIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) has received two compulsory license petitions under procedures issued on January 15. The procedures provide the detailed follow-up to Presidential Decree 118, issued in October 2009 (refs A and B),which established access to m [...]	2010-02-10 21:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR EINV EC
10RABAT121	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary: When the Ambassador called on the Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries Akhannouch on January 14, they focused on agricultural trade, the recent approval of changes to the chocolate standard, the MCA and Maroc Vert's (Green Morocco's) progress, and water resource managemen [...]	2010-02-12 11:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD EINV KMCA MO
10RABAT53	MOROCCANS PROPOSE AREAS FOR SCIENCE-TECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to President Obama's call for increased cooperation in scientific and technological fields, prominent Moroccan researchers and businesspersons have created a working group to identify promising areas of U.S.- Morocco collaboration, including agriculture, energy, aer [...]	2010-01-27 12:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TNGD TSPL EINV ETRD KPAO MO XY
10RABAT70	MOROCCO IMPROVES ITS ECONOMIC RANKINGS, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of lagging behind in world economic rankings such as the World Bank's "Doing Business Index" and the Heritage Foundation's "Economic Freedom Index," Morocco is starting to show signs of improvement. The most recent iterations of these reports show Morocco moving up [...]	2010-02-02 12:27:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO
10RIGA40	RIGA'S FY2010 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Embassy Riga welcomes EEB's effort to support non-FCS post business promotion and commercial training activities through the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and proposes three FY2010 projects: travel and registration for the Commercial Specialist to attend the Electric Pow [...]	2010-01-22 15:56:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG
10RIODEJANEIRO10	The Brazilian Mining Sector: Opportunites and Obstacles [...] (SBU) Brazil is one of the leading producers of minerals in the world, and minerals accounted for 53 percent of the Brazilian trade balance in 2008. Iron ore - the key feedstock for steel - accounts for 60 percent of mineral production value in the country, and output is expected to nearly do [...]	2010-01-06 18:38:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV EXIM SENV CH BR
10RIYADH102	SAUDI FOREIGN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS: OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB and USDA. Please see paragraph 17. Summary and introduction ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After decades of heavy support for domestic agriculture that made this arid Kingdom one of the world's largest wheat exporters for many years, the Saudi g [...]	2010-01-24 03:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ECON EAID SENV PGOV PREL SA
10RIYADH103	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes your visit, planned for February 15-20, to Riyadh and Jeddah. You will arrive just after several prominent official visits, including Deputy Treasury Secretary Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Hormats, and just before [...]	2010-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL KIPR EINV TSPL SENV SOCI SA
10RIYADH132	JOINT U.S. - SAUDI BUSINESS DIALOGUE LAUNCHED [...] (U) The Saudi Council of Chambers pulled out all the stops lining up an impressive array of Saudi business leaders to discuss U.S. - Saudi business relations with Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard. The discussion revolved around a number of key themes, including the need for a renewed emphasis on b [...]	2010-01-30 14:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH204	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 21-23 VISIT OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Saudi officials are very excited about your visit, which they expect will build on the successful December visit of Deputy Secretary Poneman to write a new chapter in our bilateral dialogue on energy and Science & Technology Cooperation. You will arrive at a tim [...]	2010-02-18 13:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG KGHG EINV ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH226	TREASURY D/S WOLIN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 13-14, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin visited Saudi Arabia and met with Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Governor Muhammad Al Jasser and Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al Assaf. Wolin reviewed the improving strength of the U.S. and global economies, and other [...]	2010-02-25 07:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN EINV SA
10RIYADH75	FIRST EVER COPYRIGHT CASE REFERRED FOR DETERRENT [...] (SBU) On January 5, Minister of Culture and Information Khoja referred the first-ever copyright violation case to the Board of Grievances (BOG),Saudi Arabia's tribunal for commercial dispute resolution. The Ministry's Violations Review Committee (VRC) recommended the Board fine the repeat of [...]	2010-01-13 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA
10RIYADH97	SAUDI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY OUTLINES AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has achieved remarkable results over the last five years in making Saudi Arabia a more attractive destination for foreign investment, more than doubling total investment to $38 billion in 2008. SAGIA is trying to focus the co [...]	2010-01-21 11:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO PREL SA
10ROME82	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...]	2010-01-21 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
10SANAA178	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN [...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...]	2010-01-27 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM
10SANSALVADOR7	Strike Closes Acajutla Port; Union Gang Ties Alleged [...] (C) SUMMARY: A large-scale labor union strike closed El Salvador's sole operating seaport for two days until police peacefully removed the strikers. The President of the Salvadoran Autonomous Port Authority (CEPA),Guillermo Lopez-Suarez, said port operations have returned to normal and negotia [...]	2010-01-06 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ELAB EINV ECON ES
10SANTIAGO222	CHILE'S ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - END OF 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Chile has finally emerged from its recession. The economy showed concrete signs of recovery at the end of 2009 as economic activity expanded in November and December for the first time in nine months. Economists estimate the Chilean economy shrank by 1.7% in 2009, however, GDP is e [...]	2010-02-17 17:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN CI
10SANTIAGO46	A/S VALENZUELA DISCUSSES CHILE'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS AND ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Valenzuela met with the Minister of Finance on January 12 to discuss Chile's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),the state of Chile's economy, and plans for the next Chilean administration. The discussion ranged from innovation to [...]	2010-01-15 11:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI CI
10SANTODOMINGO124	DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...]	2010-01-20 12:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR
10SANTODOMINGO27	DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT SEES ECONOMIC THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES [...] In a 01/22/10 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Eddy Martinez, Executive Director (with ministerial rank) of the Dominican Export and Investment Center (CEI-DR),explained that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is concerned the Haitian earthquake and its aftermath will adversely a [...]	2010-01-22 22:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO3	DR BUDGET RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 2010 budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) fails to make any significant progress in making the budget process more transparent and, equally troubling, misses several marks set by the IMF as part of its Standby Agreement. The budget allocates 11.4 percent [...]	2010-01-06 14:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV DR
10SANTODOMINGO33	AFTER THE EARTH MOVED: A NEW HISPANIOLA [...] (SBU) The horrific earthquake in Haiti could be the cathartic event that leads to an historic change in relations between that country and the Dominican Republic. In its rubble, we see a providential opening, a chance to leave behind three centuries of enmity and distrust, to foster a new s [...]	2010-01-28 21:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EAID EINV DR HA
10SAOPAULO18	Private Sector Optimistic for Brazilian Economy in 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector analysts see a bright economic outlook for 2010 with GDP growth nearing six percent, inflation remaining within target, and strong job creation. Boosted by the enduring impact of GOB stimulus measures implemented to weather the global economic crisis and [...]	2010-01-11 17:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BR
10SAOPAULO42	SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 1-15, 2010 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 1-15, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Carlyle Group's recent acquisition of majority [...]	2010-01-20 17:27:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR
10SAOPAULO44	BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Emerging from the global economic crisis, private sector leaders are generally confident that Brazil's economy will continue to grow over the next decade based on strong investment opportunities, stable macroeconomic policies, and favorable demographic and external factors. Neve [...]	2010-01-22 17:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
10SAOPAULO76	BRAZILIAN BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with Brazilian flag carrier TAM, low cost carrier Azul, U.S. airlines, Brazilian tour operator Agaxtour, FEDEX and the GOB-owned airport concessionaire (Infraero),representatives acknowledged the benefits of a potential Open Skies Agreement (OSA) between the [...]	2010-02-01 16:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV EINV ETRD BR

10SAOPAULO84	SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 16-30, 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 16-30, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Embraer adjusting to slower global demand, [...]	2010-02-04 13:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR EAIR EIND ATRN
10SARAJEVO59	BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...]	2010-01-21 10:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK
10SARAJEVO73	BOSNIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] In the past several years, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. However, the global economic crisis, coupled with increasing internal political struggles, has led to a significant slowdown in necessary reforms since 2008. [...]	2010-01-25 13:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BK
10SARAJEVO74	BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN EINV BK
10SARAJEVO75	BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] (SBU) If it is ever completed, corridor 5C, a multi-country strategic highway planned for south-central Europe would run from Budapest, Hungary, to the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia. Obstacles facing this project mirror the difficulty securing an agreement on other, equally important ini [...]	2010-01-26 07:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN EINV BK
10SEOUL106	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- Korean Economy Achieves Positive Growth in 2009 -- Finance Minister Rules Out Quick Exit Policy -- Central Bank Keeps Record Low Interest Rates -- Consumer Prices S [...]	2010-01-28 06:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
10SEOUL2	ROK FM YU ON ROK'S COMPREHENSIVE DEAL WITH UAE [...] (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador Stephens on December 30, and opened with a long description of the ROK-UAE nuclear plant deal. Other subjects covered in the breakfast will be reported septel. 2. (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan e [...]	2010-01-04 04:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV ETRD AE KS
10SEOUL312	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea Swings to Trade Deficit in January -- Unprecedented Demand for Unemployment Insurance -- ROKG Raises Job Creation Target to 250,000 -- Governme [...]	2010-02-25 00:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
10SEOUL318	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Grain Output Declines in 2009 -- Market Restrictions Eased -- Finance Chief Sacked Over Currency Debacle -- Scholar: Currency Reform Goal Was to Exp [...]	2010-02-25 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10SEOUL95	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Year's Editorial Focuses on the Economy -- DPRK Bans Foreign Currency Use -- DPRK Continues Closing Wholesale Markets -- Number of DPRK Cell Phon [...]	2010-01-26 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10SHANGHAI15	HOT MONEY INFLOW RESTRICTIONS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Manipulation of trade transactions across China's borders to arbitrage anticipated renminbi movements has decreased under a new trade-transaction verification system. However, investors can still get "hot money" funds into China through a variety of loopholes -- such as transac [...]	2010-01-20 08:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH MG
10SHANGHAI19	OFFICIALS SAY YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PLAYS "VITAL ROLE" IN [...] (SBU) Participants in a conference organized by the Communist Party's Organization Department and the National Development and Reform Commission on economic and social development in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region observed that the administrative division of the region among Shanghai and [...]	2010-01-22 03:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI21	CODEL MURRAY: ECONOMIC COOPERATION -- NOT TAIWAN ARMS -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Municipal leaders highlighted U.S.-China trade and investment cooperation in their meetings with CODEL Murray on January 15. Municipal Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng focused on the transportation sector in particular, pointing to General Motors (GM) and General [...]	2010-01-22 03:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON EINV PGOV KIPR OVIP MURRAY PATTY
10SHANGHAI22	SHANGHAI OFFICIALS SEEKING TO RESOLVE PROPERTY BUBBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai housing officials say that the city is in the middle of a property market bubble. But rather than directly intervene to cool off the market, they instead are pushing to increase subsidized rentals for the poor and low-cost housing for low- and middle-income families. [...]	2010-01-22 04:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI23	CHINA CAUTIOUS ON DERIVATIVES, SHUTTING OUT FOREIGN BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese government regulators remain generally cautious of introducing new derivatives products in China, and some continue to seek to restrict products previously offered by foreign-invested banks. Foreign banks remain largely shut out of the market for foreign exchange swaps [...]	2010-01-22 07:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI26	SHANGHAI ECONOMISTS PREDICT RESUMPTION OF GRADUAL RMB [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai economists told visiting Embassy Beijing Economic Minister Counselor that the current global economic climate has led to Central Government policy paralysis on several critical issues, including currency appreciation and state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform, as Beijing [...]	2010-01-25 10:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI34	FINANCIAL SECTOR BUBBLES STILL CONTAINED, SAY EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese policymakers are taking only moderate steps to dial back the financial system and deflate any incipient asset bubbles, according to East China financial sector contacts. There is a good chance that the pace of financial sector liberalization will pick up this year, sta [...]	2010-02-01 05:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI42	ANHUI ECONOMY FLYING HIGH ON INVESTMENT-DRIVEN [...] (SBU) Anhui Province appears to have weathered China's early 2009 economic downturn and one year later is reporting labor shortages in several sectors as a result of rapid growth. Observers expressed concern, however, that the province is enjoying only a "temporary prosperity" fueled by investm [...]	2010-02-08 03:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SENV CH
10SHANGHAI59	BANK LENDING REVIVES GROWTH IN EAST CHINA'S ZHEJIANG [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the downturn in traditional export markets, East China's Zhejiang Province kept pace with average Chinese lending growth last year, helping to boost GDP growth by year end. Zhejiang has issued support plans for eleven industries, but is attempting to focus new financin [...]	2010-02-26 11:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
10SHANGHAI60	DEFLATING ZHEJIANG'S PROPERTY BUBBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Financial sector contacts in East China's Zhejiang Province see signs of a property bubble forming, but some are awaiting more economic data before committing to rigid government controls over the real estate sector. As a result, financial system regulators are somewhat divide [...]	2010-02-26 11:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH AE
10SINGAPORE1	A BUBBLE IN SINGAPORE PROPERTY MARKET? [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Singapore suffering through its most serious recession in decades, the local property market saw a strong surge in 2009 that has fueled concerns a new asset bubble could be forming. The resurgent demand is due to a number of factors, including pent-up demand remaining fr [...]	2010-01-04 08:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SN
10SINGAPORE113	ECONOMISTS QUESTION FUTURE OF SINGAPORE'S GROWTH MODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: As Singapore recovers from another recession brought on by events outside its borders, local economists have begun to question Singapore's economic growth model. In past decades Singapore utilized an extraordinary openness to foreign investment and labor to quickly grow its ec [...]	2010-01-28 05:44:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SN
10SINGAPORE167	SINGAPORE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PRODUCTIVITY BOOST TO DRIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Economic Strategies Committee released recommendations to drive future growth, focusing on raising productivity by improving worker skills, encouraging innovation, and limiting the economy's reliance on foreign labor. The recommendations mark a policy shift from a [...]	2010-02-11 08:51:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB SN
10SINGAPORE176	SINGAPORE TAX INFO SHARING AMENDMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) Amendments to Singapore's Income Tax Act went into force February 9, putting into effect new exchange of information sharing provisions that meet Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) standards. Singapore drafted the amendments after the OECD included Singapore on [...]	2010-02-12 09:34:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SN
10SINGAPORE2	SINGAPORE FOURTH QUARTER GDP DOWN, BUT RECOVERY ON TRACK [...] Summary: Singapore's economy shrank 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter, and recorded a 2.1 percent contraction for the year. The quarterly fall was more than expected but is being chalked up more to a temporary decline in the biomedical sector and a pu [...]	2010-01-04 08:59:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV SN
10SINGAPORE67	SINGAPORE - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2010 Investment C [...]	2010-01-19 00:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
10SOFIA37	BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 07:31:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA38	BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 07:32:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA39	BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2010 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Promising sectors for fo [...]	2010-01-19 07:32:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10STATE10764	U.S. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES [...] (U) This message includes an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Secretary Clinton appointed a new Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs, Reta Jo Lewis (S/SRGIA),who will serve the needs of intergovernmental officials and the entities they [...]	2010-02-02 23:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ECON ETRD PREL APECO EINV
10STATE15974	Subject: Response to RCTV President's Request for U.S. [...] (C) In response to Posts request for guidance regarding RCTVs request that we approach DirectTV, Net Uno, and Inter to discuss the possible restoration of their RCTV programming, the Department has determined that: The U.S. Government will not take a legal position on the interpretation of a Venez [...]	2010-02-22 18:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM VE EINV
10STATE5831	REPORT ON HORMATS-MAHDI MEETING IN WASHINGTON - [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, 2010 Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Robert Hormats and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd' Al-Mahdi addressed several major economic challenges faced by Iraq. Al-Mahdi said that he is ready to see the debt issues with Gulf Arab neighbor [...]	2010-01-21 12:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV EINV ECIN EAID EBEXP BTIO IZ
10STATE8676	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY-RUSSIA [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT REFS ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. BECAUSE ITALY IS ONE OF RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN EUROPE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POLICYMAKER INTERES [...]	2010-01-28 14:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL IT RS
10SURABAYA11	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...]	2010-01-28 09:47:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID
10TAIPEI147	GREENING TAIWAN, PART III: OFFICIALS PREDICT SUNNY [...] (U) Taiwan plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and drive Taiwan's econ [...]	2010-02-05 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI158	MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...]	2010-02-10 06:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR
10TAIPEI2	TAIWAN CONSIDERS POST-COPENHAGEN PATHWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, Taiwan delegates to the Conference of Parties (COP) 15 meeting in Copenhagen gathered to discuss Taiwan's path forward in the fight against climate change. Although Taiwan authorities were disappointed the island did not achieve observer status at COP-15, they [...]	2010-01-04 00:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI205	HAS TAIWAN PRICED ITSELF OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to meet the Ma administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Taiwan authorities plan to increase the island's alternative/renewable energy installed capacity from the current 8 percent to 15 percent by 2025. To achieve this goal, [...]	2010-02-26 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TALLINN30	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 14:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TALLINN44	TALLINN'S BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn has two FY10 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund to consider. Post will provide cost estimates for the Baltic Partnership Program septel. In addition, we request USD 4,000 in BFIF funds for participation in the International Woodworking Machinery and [...]	2010-01-22 11:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV BEXP BTIO ABUD EN
10TALLINN60	ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...]	2010-02-02 14:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN
10TASHKENT98	UZBEKISTAN: 2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND (BFIF) [...] (U) Brief Justification for Project -- Trade Show. Embassy Tashkent is requesting funding to recruit and send a delegation of Uzbek businesspeople to the May 3-6, 2010, Offshore Technology Conference (Energy/Oil) in the U.S. (NOTE: Although this conference contains the word "offshore" in the [...]	2010-01-22 11:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO UZ
10TBILISI147	GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the summary of next steps on Iran (ref A) with FM Vashadze on January 31, noting that the new demarche echoed our discussions prior to Vashadze's January 18-19 visit to Tehran (ref B). The Ambassador outlined that the West was prepared to move forward on the steps pr [...]	2010-02-02 15:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV PGOV IR GG
10TBILISI198	GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010 [...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...]	2010-02-17 07:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TBILISI205	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR EWG AND VISIT OF EEB A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once infamous for its rampant corruption and organized crime, Georgia is now a model of reform among post-Soviet economies. The economy and Georgia's pro-business orientation are top priorities for President Saakashvili and he is quick to highlight his government's successes. [...]	2010-02-18 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
10TBILISI206	OPIC FINANCING: BETSY'S HOTEL PROJECT [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiry into Betsy's Hotel revealed no negative information that would impede issuance of OPIC credit to the company. End Summary. 2. Betsy's is a boutique hotel overlooking the center of Tbilisi. The hotel has been functioning successfully for about [...]	2010-02-18 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN GG
10TEGUCIGALPA121	NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...]	2010-02-04 23:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA142	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with representatives from the oil industry on February 11 to discuss continuing concerns regarding the government's fuel pricing formula. Although the de facto regime addressed oil importers' most important concern when it allowed companies to charge a higher price for [...]	2010-02-17 01:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO
10TEGUCIGALPA160	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION SURROUND DAM MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A last minute concession granted to a Honduran-Italian consortium by the Micheletti regime has erupted into a scandal. Critics allege that the deal was approved by outgoing Congressional leadership without a vote and hastily signed into law by the outgoing administration. The deal wa [...]	2010-02-20 00:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN EINV ENRG KJUS PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA165	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of the Presidency, Maria Antonieta Bogran, the Ambassador said that the U.S. was committed to renewing assistance to Honduras, but in a way that takes a new look at development and investment, rather than return to business as us [...]	2010-02-24 01:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV HO
10TELAVIV327	Israel Strengthens Science and Tech Strategy [...] (U) Summary. The confluence of several different GOI initiatives indicate that the government is reassessing its industrial policy. Broadening Israel's R&D strength beyond the high-tech IT and communications sectors is the objective, with energy, life sciences, water and cleantech sectors bein [...]	2010-02-12 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV TBIO TSPL ETRD IS
10TELAVIV330	PROSPECTS FOR ENHANCED HIGH-TECH DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The expansion of bilateral high-tech cooperation has emerged as a key priority for the Government of Israel in recent bilateral discussions and meetings of the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG). Post believes that securing additional funding for the existing binational fo [...]	2010-02-12 14:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS PREL TBIO EINV
10TELAVIV434	D/Sec Lew Discusses Assistance Cooperation with MFA and [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew met February 21 with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, and separately with MFA Director General Yossi Gal and MASHAV (Israel's foreign aid agency) head Haim Divon to discuss bilateral cooperation in development assistance and Israel's OECD access [...]	2010-02-24 07:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EINV PREL OECD UNESCO IS PA
10THEHAGUE11	NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON [...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in October 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Intern [...]	2010-01-08 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE5	NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON [...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Internet bank Ic [...]	2010-01-08 07:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
10TIRANA53	INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART ONE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 14:36:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA54	INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 15:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA55	ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010 [...] SUMMARY: Embassy has consulted with multiple agencies, local partners and others to develop a proposal that significantly expands outreach to the business community and that increases opportunities to promote U.S. products in Albania. End Summary. A. Proposal #1 Outreach & Resource Program [...]	2010-01-27 14:39:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON BTIO AL EINV ETRD
10TOKYO108	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...]	2010-01-19 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA
10TOKYO338	AMBASSADOR MARANTIS SEEKS GREATER TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis called on senior Government of Japan (GOJ) political and career-level counterparts to work closely and quickly with the USG to prevent protracted trade irritants related to beef, autos, and Japan Post privatization from becom [...]	2010-02-22 06:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA
10TORONTO58	Korean Consortium Hits Green Energy Gold [...] (U) On January 21, Ontario announced a landmark C$7 billion deal to develop 2,500 megawatts (MW) of wind (2,000 MW) and solar (500 MW) power projects at highly-subsidized rates. The winner of the award is a Korean consortium led by Samsung Corporation and the Korean Electric Power Corporation. [...]	2010-01-21 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EINV SENV CA
10TRIPOLI136	NEW HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION BOARD WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 925; B) 09 TRIPOLI 198; C) 09 TRIPOLI 437 TRIPOLI 00000136 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador briefed Jamal al-Lamushie, Secretary of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB),on the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission and discussed the status of Libya's privatization efforts thus far. Al-Lamushie and his staff reiterated an interest in technical assi [...]	2010-02-16 16:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINR LY EINV ENRG
10TRIPOLI166	HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 16:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY
10TRIPOLI79	TECHNOLOGY TO TOURISM: HEAD OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DISCUSSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 15:14:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL ECON EFIN ECIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC LY
10TUNIS134	TUNISIA: U.S. TRADE DELEGATION'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (SBU) A U.S. business delegation of eight companies visited Tunisia February 14-16 before the Department of Commerce-led Executive Trade Mission to Algeria and Libya. Prominent U.S. firms, including Raytheon, Boeing, and Motorola, were among those in the group. The delegates met with minister [...]	2010-02-19 16:35:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRN EINV TS
10TUNIS20	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO BIZERTE: ECONOMIC RESILIENCE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on an American auto components manufacturing plant, the president of a government-run business park, and business leaders in Bizerte on January 12. The discussions centered on the effects of the economic crisis, the state of foreign investment, and pe [...]	2010-01-13 17:27:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS23	ONE U.S. COMPANY'S INVESTMENT SHEDS LIGHT ON [...] (SBU) Vistaprint, an American graphic design and printing company, inaugurated its offices in Tunis on January 13. Its investment is a textbook example of the kind of investment the GOT is seeking to target: a value-added, job-creating enterprise which can transfer technology and know-how to [...]	2010-01-14 16:15:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS40	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON OPEN SKIES, MARITIME [...] (SBU) In a January 19 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Abderrahim Zouari confirmed Tunisia's willingness to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement, proposed signing a bilateral maritime cooperation agreement, and agreed in principle to host a port visit by the U.S. Coast [...]	2010-01-19 17:18:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS57	TUNISIA PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS [...] (U) Tunisia's economy is largely focused on trade with Europe, with U.S. exports at only $502 million in 2008 (8th after France, Italy, and Libya). Tunisian businesspeople, trade organizations, and chambers of commerce often cite lack of information about how to invest and trade with the Unite [...]	2010-01-25 13:07:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO
10TUNIS83	TUNISIAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY ON [...] (SBU) On January 28, the Ambassador called on Minister of Industry and Technology Mohamed Afif Chelbi, the minister also in charge of energy and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Chelbi was enthusiastic about the forthcoming memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Small Business [...]	2010-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10ULAANBAATAR15	2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 09:24:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR16	2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 09:39:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR17	2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 09:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR27	2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 1 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 1, contains sections A.1 through A.3. See septels for sections A.5-A.16. A.1 OPENNESS OF GOVERNMENT TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT In its specific policies, laws, and general attitude, the Government of [...]	2010-01-27 07:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR28	2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 2 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 2, contains sections A.5 through A.9. See septels for sections A.1-A.4 and A.10-A.16. A.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES Mongolia imposes few performance requirements on, and offers few [...]	2010-01-27 08:10:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR29	2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 3 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 3, contains sections A.10 through A.16. See septels for sections A.1-A.9 A.10 Competition from State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Mongolia passed and implemented a competition law applying to forei [...]	2010-01-27 08:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR38	Mongolia's Failed Uranium Mining Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, Canadian uranium exploration company Khan Resources (KR) announced its intent to accept an offer from the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to buy controlling interest in KR through the purchase of shares. If consummated, CNNC's buyout would give [...]	2010-02-09 04:30:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
10ULAANBAATAR48	PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...]	2010-02-19 11:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG
10UNROME14	INVESTING IN FOOD SECURITY: EXPERTS ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 24, the Swiss Development Corporation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),and the International Fund for Agricultural Investment ( [...]	2010-02-04 22:15:00	UN Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EINV ECON ETRD PREL UN FAO
10UNROME9	ROME AGENCIES WORKING ON VOLUNTARY "CODE OF CONDUCT" FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. ----------- Summary and Action Request ----------- 2. (SBU) FAO senior staff are leading an effort, in close coordination with UNCTAD, the World Bank, IFAD, and others, to address issues r [...]	2010-01-28 10:32:00	UN Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EINV PREL FAO
10VIENNA87	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...]	2010-01-26 07:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10WARSAW48	FORMER PM BIELECKI ON U.S.-POLAND ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Former PM Jan Bielecki met with Ambassador Feinstein to discuss Poland's economy, its progression through the financial crisis, and its transition over the past twenty years. At the Ambassador's urging, Bielecki also assessed the U.S. role in Poland's economic transformation, and the p [...]	2010-01-21 11:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN PL
10WINDHOEK42	Namibia: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] (U) The Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) is committed to stimulating economic growth and employment through attracting foreign investment. The Foreign Investment Act of 1990 is the primary legislation that governs foreign direct investment in Namibia. The Ministry of Trade and In [...]	2010-01-15 07:03:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC WA
10WINDHOEK60	RECALL 10 WINDHOEK 60 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 15:58:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA
10WINDHOEK64	Namibia: 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) [...] (U) Embassy Windhoek is pleased to submit its 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) request. Post has identified two priorities for 2010 BFIF funding: (1) $6494 - Local Trade Fair Participation (2) $3500 - Training for Locally Engaged Staff (LES) Both items w [...]	2010-01-21 16:44:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA
10YAOUNDE55	Cameroon and Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Cameroon (GRC) annually publishes its budget as passed by the National Assembly and approved by the President. The published budget allows the public to review some information regarding projected revenues and expenditures, but the GRC's actual income and expe [...]	2010-01-25 10:23:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID EINV ECON CM
10YAOUNDE63	Cameroon's BFIF Proposals [...] (U) Post seeks BFIF support to fund programs that will help build upon recent positive events in Cameroon to advance U.S. commercial outreach here and in the sub-region. The U.S. is the largest source of foreign direct investment in Cameroon and several dozen American companies have a presenc [...]	2010-01-26 14:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON EINV CM
10YAOUNDE91	China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]	2010-02-16 11:07:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YAOUNDE95	China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]	2010-02-18 08:43:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YEREVAN38	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per ref A request for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While the Armenian government (GOAM) officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some gl [...]	2010-01-26 06:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
10YEREVAN73	NEW TELECOM ENTRANT IN ARMENIA BRINGS FIBER TO THE [...] (C) The development of Armenia's information, communications and technology (ICT) sector promises another advancement with the introduction of "triple play" service and fiber to the home. U-Com, a new entrant in the Armenian ICT sector, plans to launch this convergent service. Customer trials [...]	2010-02-11 07:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT EINV AM TU
10ZAGREB110	ZAGREB AIRPORT DIRECTOR DESCRIBES GRIM FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Zagreb Airport Director Tonci Peovic sat down with Ambassador and Econoff on February 12 to discuss the current state of air transport, the performance of the national airline, and problems within the Transport Ministry. According to Peovic, Croatia Airlines is in a dire finan [...]	2010-02-23 11:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETA EINV HR
10ZAGREB34	CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...]	2010-01-15 11:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR

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