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08ISLAMABAD3120	ZARDARI- AHMEDINEJAD BILAT MEETING: PROGRESS ON THE IPI? [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reports that while in New York for United Nations General Assembly meetings, Information Minister Sherry Rehman briefed journalists on the outcome of a meeting between President Zardari and President Ahmedinejad. Rehman reportedly stated that both countries have agre [...]	2008-09-24 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK

08ISLAMABAD3131	LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDS ON SUSPECTED IPR VIOLATORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) provided post with documentation of intellectual property right (IPR)-related raids conducted between January 2007 and August 2008. Raids were carried out in several different cities, and about half the raids targeted pirated books. Out of [...]	2008-09-25 11:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3139	SEPTEMBER 20 MARRIOTT BOMBING: EFFECT ON LOCAL BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Marriott hotel bombing on September 20 caused significant damage to an office building directly adjacent to the hotel, which contained primarily information technology (IT) companies, including local offices of some large American and multinational corporations. Other busin [...]	2008-09-26 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3169	WATER DISPUTE BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction on the first phase of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, on the Chenab River in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir was completed in August. Since then, Pakistan claims that water shares, as laid out in 1960 Indus Water Treaty, have been drasti [...]	2008-09-30 12:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3188	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR FOR ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3236	GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 12:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3254	PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 9. The National Book Foundation (NBF) has the mandate of providing affordable textbooks, reference books and research books to university students as well as promoting the growth of a domestic book industry. This mandate has [...]	2008-10-14 05:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3265	GOP SEEKS OIL DEFFERAL FROM IRAN BUT NO PROGRESS ON IPI [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reported that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has asked Iran to supply oil on an extended deferred payment plan and that both countries have agreed to exclude India from the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline project. However, GOP officials confirm that P [...]	2008-10-14 12:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET PK IN IR
08ISLAMABAD3281	PAKISTANI CARPET EXPORTS DOWN AS LUXURY SPENDING ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. According to media reports and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, Pakistan's handmade carpet exports have declined by 10 percent in August 2008 over August 2007, continuing a downward trend in the sector's exports. Pakistan exported USD 16.1 million worth of rugs, carpets and mats [...]	2008-10-15 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV EAID ELAB PK
08ISLAMABAD3285	SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL AVIATION CONFERENCE [...] On October 13, Post transmitted reftel demarche to Pakistan's designated participants of subject conference with no comment. Participants are Mr. Syed Amir Mehboob, Airport Manager, Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore; Mr. Ayaz Khan Jadoon, Airport Manager, Benazir Bhutto International [...]	2008-10-15 13:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3300	CORRECTED COPY: GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Post, USDA, and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) continue to hammer out the details for the Food for Progress monetization of wheat. Under the program, the GOP wants to sell US donated wheat at USD 195 per ton while USDA regulations prevent the sale of donated commodities below l [...]	2008-10-17 10:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3305	PAKISTAN'S Q1 INDICATORS REFLECT ECONOMIC DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: First quarter economic performance indicators reflect a continuing decline in the country's overall economic stability. Despite pledges to make significant reforms, first quarter data is disappointing as Government of Pakistan (GOP) borrowing from the central bank reached new h [...]	2008-10-17 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3375	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE ADVISOR TAREEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with newly appointed de facto Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen on October 23 to discuss economic affairs. Tareen noted that he supports the IMF program and thinks the final plan will be concluded soon. He also noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will be rea [...]	2008-10-27 05:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3388	TAREEN ANNOUNCES HIS ECONOMIC PLAN AND KSE RETAINS FLOOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan's Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen discussed his nine point economic plan with the business community on October 25th, which according to him will bring the economy back on track. He asserted that he will raise the tax-revenue to GDP ratio to 15 percent from the curren [...]	2008-10-27 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3389	AS PROTESTS CONTINUE GOP RESERVES DECISION TO ELIMINATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with protests nationwide the Government of Pakistan has reversed the recent decision to increase electricity tariffs by 31 percent. Minister of Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf stated at a news conference on October 26 that the government stands by its decision to slash [...]	2008-10-27 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3403	PAKISTAN'S INACTION MAKES DEFAULT MORE PROBABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past ten days foreign exchange reserves dropped 13 percent to USD 3.52 billion on October 27. Fuel subsidies have been quietly phased out but electricity subsidies are on pace to exceed the budgeted funds for FY 2008-09. Credit-default swaps (CDS) spreads on Pakistan' [...]	2008-10-28 14:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3418	AMBASSADOR CONVOKED OVER U.S. ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 13:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PTER PREL TFIN ETRD
08ISLAMABAD3430	TAREEN PRIMES SENATE FOR IMF PROGRAM AND REFORM [...] (SBU) On October 29 Economic Advisor Shaukat Tareen tried to convince Pakistan's Senate members that any IMF program would be on terms favorable to Pakistan and presented an extensive economic reform agenda. He also revealed that the fiscal deficit projection of 7.4 percent of GDP is actually [...]	2008-10-30 12:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3456	PAKISTAN SEEKING WATER AS COMPENSATION IN DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Faced with a 34 percent drop in water levels, Pakistan alleges that India did not release Pakistan's share of Chanab River water from the Baglihar Dam and after two recent delegations have unsuccessfully visited India to resolve the water dispute, Pakistan may seek compensation u [...]	2008-11-03 10:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3461	BANKS REQUIRED TO HOLD FEWER RESERVES [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced the cash reserve requirement of banks in Pakistan by 100 basis points to 5 percent, a 4 percent drop in the last three weeks. The reduction in cash reserve requirement and statutory liquidity requirement carried out earlier combined have generat [...]	2008-11-03 11:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3492	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN WHEAT SALES ARE FALSE [...] (S//NF) Summary. Post is concerned over a recent RAO report (Reftel A) regarding the misuse by the Government of Pakistan (GOP) of USG funds earmarked to purchase wheat. Post takes any claim regarding the misuse of U.S funds seriously. In response, EconOff has attempted to confirm some of the [...]	2008-11-05 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3493	PAKISTAN'S APPEAL FOR WHEAT THROUGH THE GSM 102 PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) faces a wheat shortage of 1.75 million tons, valued at approximately USD 450 million. Post recommends approval of a USD 450 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) GSM-102 credit guarantee program for Pakistan in FY 2009 to support sales o [...]	2008-11-05 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3532	DCM MEETS WITH STATE BANK GOVERNOR AKHTAR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar confirmed that negotiations with the IMF are stuck on the issue of how much to raise interest rates. The GOP plans to make a decision on this issue November 12. She expressed surprise on being a [...]	2008-11-07 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3545	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3546	MONEYCHANGERS ARRESTED TO PRESERVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Summary. At least four money changers, including a CEO of a leading foreign exchange company, were arrested on November 8 by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for smuggling and illegal cross border transfer of foreign exchange. The FIA is closely watching other exchange compan [...]	2008-11-10 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3558	CENTRAL BANK RAISES RATES TWO PERCENT AMID BLEAK ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, announced that the policy rate would be raised 200 basis points, from 13 percent to 15 percent, presumably in acceptance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionality. However, Akhtar warned banks not to rais [...]	2008-11-12 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3560	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-13 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3583	APPROVAL BUT NO MONEY FOR PPP GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) has finally approved the construction of the USD 12.6 billion Diamer-Basha Dam originally announced in 2006. The dam will reportedly store 6.3 million acre-feet of water and to generate 4,500 MW of electricity. Given the recent economic downturn [...]	2008-11-13 11:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3590	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and the IMF edge closer to finalizing an agreement, additional donor assistance will likely be sought to bolster the IMF package. Post recommends consideration of the following economic options to support the democratically-elected Government o [...]	2008-11-14 12:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3592	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-15 03:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3598	GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATIZE 17 PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, Naved Qamar the newly appointed Privatization Minister presented the fiscal year 2008-2009 privatization plan to Pakistan's parliament despite severe disagreement on the subject. The Privatization Ministry has identified 57 public sector entities for future priv [...]	2008-11-17 01:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD36	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES REQUIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) will be an important tool for economic development in Afghanistan and the border areas of Pakistan. Embassy Islamabad has developed a description of initiatives which will be essential for the implementation of the ROZs. Many, such as imp [...]	2008-01-03 15:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PK ETRD EAID PREL AF
08ISLAMABAD3606	GOP'S PLAN FOR THE BENAZIR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] Summary. Details of the GOP plan to create a social welfare type program, the Benazir Income Support Program, were presented to diplomatic representatives. Through the program the GOP will disburse Rs. 2000 (USD 24.39 at R82 per USD) every other month to over 3 million families that have a mo [...]	2008-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3644	PAKISTAN'S NEED FOR PL-480 WHEAT [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends food assistance for Pakistan. Domestic food shortages - but most fundamentally the inability of the new civilian government to deliver to its citizens - can and will undermine American security objectives in Pakistan. As we have reported, the Pakistani military [...]	2008-11-19 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3647	ENERGY UPDATE: STRATEGIC GAS RESERVE SHORTAGES, TARIFFS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's strategic oil reserves have fallen to low levels due to Pakistan's credit rating and inability to use letters of credit to purchase crude oil. Sources in the GOP report that Iran is attempting to substantively change the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Iran [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3658	CABINET OKAYS IMF PROGRAM BUT NOT SMOOTH SAILING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Federal Cabinet approved the economic stabilization plan and directed the Ministry of Finance to finalize negotiations with International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Planning Commission received reports on both short-term stabilization and medium-term economic recovery. The r [...]	2008-11-20 14:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3691	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ON FOOD AID [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 21 MINFAL Secretary Zia ur Rehman and Additional Secretary Shahid Hussain Raja requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador to discuss agricultural issues in Pakistan. The Secretary requested USG assistance on wheat imports, specifically access to the USDA GSM-102 pr [...]	2008-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3693	PAKISTAN PETROLEUM RESERVES DANGEROUSLY LOW [...] (S) Summary. Pakistan may be facing a crude oil shortage in the near term but the extent of this shortfall cannot be confirmed. Based on numerous conversations with government officials and businesses operating in Pakistan, Post has compiled information regarding a circular debt problem with do [...]	2008-11-24 14:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK
08ISLAMABAD3699	PAKISTAN FINALLY REQUESTS IMF PROGRAM, POST GETS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting for G7 countries, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative to Pakistan, Paul Ross, presented an overview of the Stand-By Agreement (SBA) Board members will consider on November 24. Ross emphasized that the program fits well with Pakistan's ow [...]	2008-11-25 08:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3715	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC): DELIVERY OF [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche outlining Pakistan's FY09 score for consideration under the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary/Director M. Mumtaz Malik on November 19. Malik thanked EconOff for the information and said the GoP will continue to work toward [...]	2008-11-28 11:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PK
08ISLAMABAD3737	IRAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT "PUT ON ICE" BY GOP [...] (C) Summary: Local media reports that Iran has increased the proposed price for natural gas under the Iran pipeline which makes the project unfeasible for the Government of Pakistan. Officials at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources confirm that unless directed to pursue the Iran pip [...]	2008-12-01 13:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3762	IMF NOT PUSHING FOR CONTROVERSIAL AGRICULTURE TAX REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Income from agriculture accounts for 21 percent of GDP and is technically subject to income tax, but actual revenue from agriculture is negligible. Much of the domestic criticism of the IMF program is the accusation that the IMF is requiring agricultural tax reform. On Novembe [...]	2008-12-03 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3763	STAKEHOLDER REACTIONS TO THE IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All stakeholders surveyed agree that Pakistan's Stand-by Agreement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was inevitable and will provide much needed economic stability in the short-term. The SBA document is not yet fully public so stakeholders are reacting to interes [...]	2008-12-03 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3764	PAKISTAN TO SEEK WORLD BANK SETTLEMENT IN WATER DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Water Commissioner for the Indus River Treaty visited Pakistan to gather information on Pakistani claims regarding low water sheds. Pakistan claims that India diverted a significant volume of water from the river Chenab to its Baglihar dam which resulted in a 34 percent [...]	2008-12-03 13:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY SENV PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3776	DECISION NEEDED ON PAKISTAN GSM-102 APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests that a decision be made for a plan under GSM-102 for Pakistan. Two items are delaying Pakistan from purchasing U.S. wheat under the GSM-102 program. First, Post renews its appeal for USDA's speedy approval of the 5 Pakistani banks, originally identified by the Gov [...]	2008-12-05 07:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3801	IMF LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EconCounselor met with the IMF's Resident Representative to discuss Pakistan's implementation of economic stabilization policies. They agreed that the SBA adjustment measures are necessary for a stable economy and this message should be continually reinforced with officials of [...]	2008-12-09 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3804	PAKISTAN FUEL RESERVE LEVELS IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials remain reluctant to discuss Pakistan's overall strategic fuel reserves but the approval of the International Monetary Fund program has provided Pakistan with the ability to purchase supplies and increase its domestic commercial fuel reserves [...]	2008-12-10 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3807	GE LOCOMOTIVE ADVOCACY TO BE DECIDED AT PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A commercial decision to procure 75 locomotives by the state-owned Pakistan Railways has turned into a political decision after the newly appointed Minister of Railways announced that he would nullify a letter of intent to procure Chinese locomotives in favor of a General Electri [...]	2008-12-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND ELTN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3853	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN ISSUES 2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),released its 2007-2008 annual report on December 11. The report presents a lucid explanation of the already well documented deterioration of Pakistan's macroeconomic situation in Fiscal Year 2007-2008, ending in June. Pa [...]	2008-12-17 05:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3888	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE DROPPING WITHOUT FLOOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Beginning Monday, December 15 the Government of Pakistan (GOP) required the country's three exchanges to remove a restriction ("floor") on trading below closing prices of August 27, 2008. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) dropped approximately 4 percent during each of the first [...]	2008-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD391	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have exper [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD392	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have experience [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD423	SOLIDARITY CENTER REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Tim Ryan, the American Center of International Labor Solidarity's Asia and Europe Office Director, described the current status of the labor movement in Pakistan. Highlighting the role that organized labor can play in the development [...]	2008-01-29 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PK
08ISLAMABAD444	PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...]	2008-01-31 02:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK
08ISLAMABAD669	PAKISTAN REVIVES THE RATION CARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, 2008, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) launched the Bachat Card, a food rationing program which allows low-income Pakistanis to purchase five staple food products at subsidized prices through the government-owned Utility Stores Corporation. Flour, ghee and cooking [...]	2008-02-14 11:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PK
08ISLAMABAD688	WAGAH BORDER PRIMED FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic/Commercial Counselor visited Pakistan's Wagah border crossing point with India on February 11 and met Assistant Customs Collector Tauqueer Dar to discuss cross-border and transit trade issues. Dar sees a bright future for cross border trade, which has been increasing si [...]	2008-02-16 04:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD69	ECONOMIC ELECTION ISSUES; LOAD-SHEDDING AND WHEAT SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of the Bhutto assassination, recent civil unrest, and the upcoming elections, Pakistan now confronts power shortages and increasing domestic wheat prices. There are signs that the electricity shortage may abate by the end of January, but eight hours per day of "l [...]	2008-01-04 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PREL PK PBTS EAGR PGOV
08ISLAMABAD831	MINISTRY OF LABOR AND PAKISTAN WORKERS FEDERATION DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with EconOffs, Ministry of Labor officials and organized labor representatives discussed the current state of Government of Pakistan (GOP) labor initiatives. All of our interlocutors stressed the need to increase human resource development and technical trai [...]	2008-02-27 07:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD857	PAKISTAN WORKERS FEDERATION SECRETARY GENERAL CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 13 meeting with Economic and Commercial Affairs Counselor, Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) Secretary General Khursheed Ahmad criticized the Government of SIPDIS Pakistan's (GOP) economic and labor policies, accusing them of "taking for granted that labor doesn [...]	2008-02-27 14:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD996	PAKISTAN 2008 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Pakistan be elevated to the Priority Watch List (PWL) at the conclusion of the 301 Review process. Although some progress was made on data protection in the fall, forward movement seems to have stalled. The combination of lack of progress on data protectio [...]	2008-03-05 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PK
08ISTANBUL104	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PREPARES FOR MARCH 11 [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: An official from Turkey's "Foreign Economic Relations Board" (DEIK) shared with us the proposed schedule, agenda, and participants list for the March 11, 2008 meetings in Iran of the "7th Turkey-Iran Joint Business Council." Turkey's 60-person delegation will be led by Tu [...]	2008-03-03 13:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL146	THE ECO BANK AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) bank officials told us March 20 that the ECO bank, established by Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan under ECO auspices, has 480 million dollars (300 million SDR) in funds, seeks to fund projects in ECO countries that promote intra-ECO trade and dev [...]	2008-03-24 12:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD OIC TU IR
08ISTANBUL152	MARCH 11 TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: A Consulate Istanbul contact who works for Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) shared with us internal DEIK reports summarizing the March 11 Turkey-Iran "Joint Business Council" meeting in Iran. According to those reports and our contact's impressions of the meeting [...]	2008-03-27 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL469	TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...] Summary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel industry. Top textile sector officials have requested an extension of subsidies from the Ministry of the Economy to bolster the sector. In an effort to redefi [...]	2008-08-28 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
08ISTANBUL85	THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]	2008-02-15 15:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08JAKARTA1012	Indonesia - Receives The President's Global Food Security [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1013	Request To End Food Staple Export Restrictions Aide Memoire [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1014	Agricultural Biotechnology As A Tool To Fight Hunger AIDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1097	INDONESIA -- CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This report was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As requested in Ref A, this report documents incidents of exploitation of child labor in the production of goods in Indonesia. We found evidence of such activities in the following indus [...]	2008-06-05 03:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1125	Agriculture Policy Change or Wishful Thinking? [...] (SBU) Summary. Emboffs met with Dr. Bayu Krisnamurthi, Deputy Minister (Agriculture and Marine Affairs) from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on 5 June to discuss the three previously delivered Aide Memoires on agriculture (Ref A,B,C). Emboffs and Dr. Krisnamurthi discussed a wid [...]	2008-06-10 04:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ETRD ID
08JAKARTA1172	Halal: Keep the Knife Sharp and the Prayers Coming [...] (U) Summary. In a twenty-four hour stopover in Jakarta 10-11 June following participation in an APEC Avian Influenza activity in Bali, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Regulatory and Marketing Programs Chuck Lambert made a courtesy call on senior Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) officials, and met [...]	2008-06-16 08:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1248	CHILD LABOR PARTICIPATION IN NORTH SUMATRA,S PRAWN [...] This cable was coordinated with Embassy Jakarta. 2. (SBU) Summary: Child labor is a persistent feature of North Sumatra's prawn industry. While the low level of economic development is one component of the problem, the sharp difference between junior high and senior high school fees - and [...]	2008-06-26 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1262	INDONESIA SEEKS BETTER FINANCING WITH CAPE TOWN TREATY [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect the business sensitive information in para 4. 3. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian airline Lion Air has requested loan guarantees from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for pu [...]	2008-06-27 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1313	Indonesia Bans US Poultry [...] FAS/Jakarta received 8 Jul 08 a decree dated 1 Jul 08 from Dr. Tjeppy Soedjana, Director General Livestock Services (DGLS),Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture banning the importation into Indonesia of US poultry. Unofficial translation follows. "DGLS decree No: 01004/KPTS/HK.340/F/07/2008 [...]	2008-07-08 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1396	SE Asian Hot Topics at Regional AML-CFT Meetings [...] (SBU) The annual meetings of the regional Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG),held in Bali July 7 to 11, helped highlight the challenges facing Southeast Asian countries and clarify many acute training needs. The APG discussed and adopted three joint Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) [...]	2008-07-21 09:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KCRM KTFN KCOR ID MY
08JAKARTA1421	INDONESIA: IMPLEMENTING LANDMARK WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW A [...] (U) Summary. Prior to hosting the Ninth Conference of Parties (COP9) of the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes in June 2008, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) passed a landmark Waste Management Law (WML). Previously, a plethora of disparate local government regulations (PERDA) regulated wa [...]	2008-07-24 03:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG ETRD KGHG SENV PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1539	APEC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM DEMARCHE [...] (U) Embassy conveyed talking points contained in reftel to Dr. Teguh Rahardjo, Deputy Minister for Research, Science and Technology Program, State Ministry for Research and Technology, and to his deputy, Ir. Nada Marsudi, on August 11. Dr. Rahardjo expressed appreciation for the information [...]	2008-08-13 01:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APECO ECIN ETRD ID
08JAKARTA1803	UNGA: ADVANCING USG PRIORITIES WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Possible upcoming meetings for senior USG officials with FM Wirajuda or Secretary General Imron Cotan (the number-three official in the Department of Foreign Affairs) on the margins of the UN General Assembly are a key opportunity to advance USG priorities with Indonesia. We su [...]	2008-09-23 06:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR ID BM IR
08JAKARTA182	APEC-ASEAN COOPERATION, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - [...] (SBU) Summmary. Ambassador Haslach met with business and government leaders January 21-23 in Jakarta. American business leaders noted that U.S. companies have a comparative advantage in the region on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. ASEAN and APEC are seeking ways to work more [...]	2008-01-29 10:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APEC ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ID
08JAKARTA1847	DOE Megaports Initiative on the Table, but Has Hurdles to [...] (U) Summary. After over 2 years of limited bilateral talks on the Megaports Initiative, the Department of Energy (DOE) presented anew the Initiative to the Indonesian government and offered a draft agreement to implement the program in Indonesia. DOE's proposal for future cooperation includes [...]	2008-10-03 03:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT KNNP KTIA ID
08JAKARTA1872	GOI Focuses on Policy Coordination In Bid to Reduce Impact [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A four-day local holiday beginning September 30 had insulated Indonesian markets from recent financial market volatility. On October 6, however, the main Jakarta Stock Exchange index sank 10%, the rupiah weakened by 1.5%, and domestic bonds sold off, causing a spike in benchma [...]	2008-10-07 21:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1875	Indonesia Stock Exchange Suspends Trading [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, the Indonesia Stock Exchange Jakarta halted trading after the Jakarta Composite Index plunged 10.38%. The rupiah, which had strengthened in early trading following Bank Indonesia's October 7 rate hike, closed weaker, down 0.3% to 9593/USD. Domestic bond prices c [...]	2008-10-08 22:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1897	GOI Attempts to Calm Markets, But Indonesia Stock Exchange [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite government efforts to calm markets by taking moves to increase liquidity and boost demand for stock shares, financial turmoil continues in Indonesia with fears about the impact of the real economy. The government announced on October 9 a series of actions aimed at calm [...]	2008-10-13 01:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1923	GOI Takes Additional Steps to Bolster [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Indonesia has taken additional important steps to increase liquidity and bolster confidence in its financial markets. Actions included increasing by 20-fold the amount of bank deposits subject to government guarantee, reducing minimum reserve requirements on f [...]	2008-10-16 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1940	Bracing for Longer-Term Fall-Out from the Financial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian financial officials and private-sector economists are bracing for longer-term negative impacts of the current global financial crisis. The Yudhoyono administration continues to take comprehensive action designed to minimize the impacts of the crisis on the real econo [...]	2008-10-21 03:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2016	U.S. ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MISSION [...] (SBU) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains business sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Twenty-six U.S. company leaders from the ASEAN Business Council used high-level meetings to address company-specific issues with some success. The [...]	2008-10-31 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2140	Q3 GDP GROWTH OF 6.1% EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, BUT PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economy expanded at a higher than expected 6.1% (yoy) in the third quarter of 2008, on higher government spending, and continued strength in household consumption and investment. While the results boosted hope that 2008 growth may exceed 6%, most analysts have reduc [...]	2008-11-20 00:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2205	INDONESIAN HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET ACTIVITY INFORMATION [...] This message responds to reftel request for information from Indonesia for purposes of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. 2. Summary. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has provided specific information on the vessels listed on the Inter-American T [...]	2008-12-04 10:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2207	FINANCIAL CRISIS BEGINS TO TAKE TOLL ON REAL ECONOMY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A sharp slowdown in export demand is beginning to take a toll on Indonesia's real economy, resulting in a growing number of layoffs and production cuts. Continued tight credit markets are posing an added burden on business and played a role in the government takeover and bailou [...]	2008-12-05 00:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2262	AMENDED LACEY ACT IMPLEMENTATION: INDONESIAN VIEWS [...] Summary. Indonesians are expressing both considerable enthusiasm for as well as some concern about the amended Lacey Act. Many of the concerns are based on misunderstanding how the amended Lacey Act will be implemented and what it requires. The wood industry appreciates the Act's intent to c [...]	2008-12-15 06:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR KGHG ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2304	NEW INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION LAW PAVES THE WAY FOR EX-IM [...] Summary. The Indonesian parliament passed a new civil aviation law on December 17 that paves the way for Ex-Im bank to provide financing for the sale of billions of dollars worth of Boeing aircraft to Indonesian air carriers. The new law implements the provisions of the Cape Town Convention o [...]	2008-12-22 00:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD EAIR EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA238	OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 06:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL OECD ETRD ID
08JAKARTA361	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMPLIANCE WITH ISPS CODE: INDONESIA [...] (SBU) On February 22, 2008 we formally demarched Director General of Sea Transportation Effendi Batubara, Director of Sea Transport Djoni Algamar and Head of Section for Security Affairs Mukhlis Tohepaly that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will issue a Port Security Advisory (PSA) effective on or [...]	2008-02-25 02:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS PTER PREL ECON ETRD ID
08JAKARTA396	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIA CONSIDERS U.S.-EC TAFT GOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta and the European Commission (EC) jointly delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Ansari Bukhari, Director General of Textiles, Metal and Multifarious Industries, Ministry of Industry. He had not seen the joint proposal yet, so we gave him a copy and reviewed the main p [...]	2008-02-28 04:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO ID
08JAKARTA432	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta delivered the letter contained in reftel demarche to Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu on February 27. Post followed up on status of USTR Schwab's letter and delivered demarche points to Untung Suwarso, Deputy Director of Bilateral Cooperation, [...]	2008-03-03 09:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTO ID
08JAKARTA508	INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY EXEMPTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 10, 2008, an International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code verification team from U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) informed Deputy Director for Patrol and Security Untung, Head of Section for Security Affairs Mukhlis Tohepaly, and other Directorate Genera [...]	2008-03-12 10:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS PTER PREL ECON ETRD ID
08JAKARTA526	UPDATE ON MEGAPORT INITIATIVE IN INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 09:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EWWT ID KNNP KTIA PREL TRGY
08JAKARTA598	INDONESIA'S ADAM AIR GROUNDED FOR SAFETY REASONS [...] (U) Summary. The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) revoked Adam Air's operational specification effective March 19, 2008, grounding the airline's entire fleet. On March 10, 2008 Adam Air flight 292 skidded off the runway on the Indonesian island of Batam with 177 passengers on bo [...]	2008-03-25 09:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA635	KOSOVO -- SERBIAN FM PRESSES FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serbian FM Jeremic visited Jakarta to seek Indonesian support for Belgrade's stance re Kosovo, March 27-28. FM Wirajuda pledged Indonesian support for an UNGA resolution calling for an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legality of the independence declarati [...]	2008-03-31 10:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ID YI KV

08JAKARTA691	INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES DEREGISTER ADAM AIR PLANES [...] (U) Summary. Four U.S. companies held aircraft leased to Adam Air when the airline was grounded by Indonesian authorities on March 19, 2008. The leasing companies have been successful in deregistering nine planes without difficulty. End Summary. 2. (U) The Directorate General of Civil A [...]	2008-04-07 03:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA722	OECD DEPUTY SECGEN VISITS INDONESIA [...] Summary. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s Deputy Secretary General Mari Amano visited Indonesia on April 3-4. Outreach efforts to Indonesia have been very positively received by the Government of Indonesia (GOI). A series of outreach visits in 2008 have also [...]	2008-04-09 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL OECD ETRD ID
08JAKARTA762	Food Prices: It All Hinges on Rice [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Indonesia (GOI) concern about the impact of rising rice prices continues to grow as world rice prices soar. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono has requested World Bank (WB) assistance in determining the outlook for rice prices in Indonesia and outlining [...]	2008-04-16 06:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON ID
08JAKARTA853	SCENESETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Your trip to Indonesia comes at a time when we are having difficulty finding traction in our bilateral trade and investment relationship. The dual forces of democratization and decentralization that have made Indonesia a political success story have been accompanied by a desegr [...]	2008-04-29 07:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA859	INDONESIANS REQUEST US HELP TO CALM RICE MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary. This is an action request. Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu has requested that the U.S Government seek to persuade Japan and China to release rice stocks in an effort to calm world rice markets. Rice prices in Asia have tripled in the past four months, despite ample sto [...]	2008-04-29 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA868	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES-INODONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The price of most Indonesian staple foods (soybeans, wheat, palm oil, instant noodles, chicken, eggs) has risen rapidly in the past year. In contrast, the cost of rice, the largest component of the Indonesian diet, has declined in Indonesia over the last twelve months. However [...]	2008-04-30 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA975	USTR SCHWAB LEADS TRADE AND INVESTMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schwab held wide-ranging trade and investment discussions as part of an interagency delegation to Bali, Indonesia for negotiations under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on April 30-May 2 and for ASEAN-U.S. TIFA meetings on May 2-4. [...]	2008-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ECPS KFLU ID
08JEDDAH199	COMMERCE A/S PROMOTES "INVEST IN AMERICA" [...] (U) During an April 12-14 visit, Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Bohigian met with officials and business leaders to promote the DoC's "Invest in America" initiative and to discuss ways to promote U.S.-Saudi investment and trade. Venues included the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Indust [...]	2008-05-12 13:59:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO CVIS ECON ETRD SA
08JEDDAH251	SAUDI ARABIA: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) Responding on behalf of AMEMBASSY RIYADH. 2. (U) Per request (reftel A),Post provides the following information regarding the use of forced labor and child labor in the production of goods in Saudi Arabia. Although most incidents appear to occur in service industries, there is anecdot [...]	2008-06-08 16:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SA
08JEDDAH327	BUSINESS LEADERS SEE MODEST PROGRESS TOWARDS LEGAL REFORM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Jeddah business leaders note modest progress towards the implementation of King Abdullah's October 2007 decree overhauling the Kingdom's judicial system. An executive at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is concerned by the lack of headway in establish [...]	2008-08-10 13:28:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SA
08JEDDAH466	RUSSIA AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD CONFERENCE IN JEDDAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 06:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS SA
08JERUSALEM1051	ORDER TO REROUTE EXPORTS HITS BETHLEHEM STONE [...] (C) Summary: Bethlehem business leaders claim that a recent Israeli order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble for export away from a checkpoint near the city to a commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south will cost them time, money, and customers. Bethlehem Chamber [...]	2008-06-20 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1191	BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS RESUME THROUGH CHECKPOINT [...] (U) Stone and marble industry representatives in Bethlehem say that Israeli officials have rescinded an order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble 40 kilometers to the south. The order had threatened to erode the competitiveness of Palestinian stone and marble, the West B [...]	2008-07-08 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1280	SAGA OF BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS CONTINUES [...] (C) The on-again, off-again ability of Bethlehem stone exporters to use a crossing point near the city (reftels) is apparently off again. According to Ihab Khalil, Executive Manager of "the Union of Stone and Marble in Palestine," Israeli soldiers manning the crossing point near Bethlehem be [...]	2008-07-18 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1915	BETHLEHEM: TOURISM SURGES, COMMERCE HINDERED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bethlehem businesses continue to suffer under the requirement to export goods via Tarqumiya, a crossing point nearly 40 kilometers south of the city. Hotel occupancy is surging as a result of increased numbers of visitors, although tour guides, drivers, and businessmen continu [...]	2008-10-20 13:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1982	JERICHO RESIDENTS REPORT INCREASE IN TOURSIM BUT [...] (C) Summary: Tourism is on the rise in the Jordan Valley city of Jericho, according to city officials and local business representatives. However, they also claim that Israeli checkpoints and poor infrastructure (including an over-taxed sewage system that poses environmental and health hazar [...]	2008-10-31 08:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG EAID ETRD PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1985	SHUTDOWN OF JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING THREATENS WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has closed the principal commercial crossing in the northern Jordan Valley to Palestinian agriculture exports, according to Palestinian farmers and USG contractors. Palestinian farmers report that the closure of Bardala/Bisan crossing will limit their access to intern [...]	2008-11-03 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2019	GAZA: POWER SUPPLY THREATENED AS CROSSINGS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crossings with Israel have been closed since November 4, following a resumption of violence between the IDF and Hamas, resulting in a sharp drop in fuel supplies. The Gaza power plant will likely shut down at 1830 hours on November 10 due to a lack of fuel, according to [...]	2008-11-10 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG KWBG KPAL PHUM
08JERUSALEM2085	JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING RE-OPENED TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bardala/Bisan crossing in the Jordan Valley was reopened to Palestinian agricultural shipments on November 13. As a result, Palestinian farmers plan to export 85 percent of their Jordan Valley agricultural exports through that crossing. Israeli settlers have access to the [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2086	PALESTINIANS CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAELI DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian businessmen and officials are concerned about unilateral Israeli development of tourist infrastructure in the West Bank. The PLO's Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) considers these actions a form of illegal settlement activity and notes that some of the sites are in [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD KWBG PREL IS
08JERUSALEM2094	PA ASKS FOR HELP TO COUNTER SETTLER BUSINESSES [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian officials are highlighting economic activity in Israeli settlements and encouraging third countries to discourage trade and other economic links to settlement enterprises. The UK is focused on the issue, which dominated Foreign Secretary Milliband's recent visit to [...]	2008-11-21 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD IS KWBG PREL UK
08JERUSALEM2122	GAZA CROSSINGS OPEN FOR A DAY, BUT POWER PLANT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 24, the GOI allowed limited humanitarian and commercial shipments, and power plant fuel into Gaza. The crossings were closed again on November 25 due to rocket fire. Erez crossing was open to limited traffic November 24-25. The Gaza power plant is not yet operati [...]	2008-11-25 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER PREF
08JERUSALEM2172	GAZA CROSSINGS REMAIN CLOSED, HUMANITARIAN [...] Summary: (SBU) The Gaza crossings were closed November 28-December 1. The power plant shut down, for the third time since November 12, on November 30 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Gaza markets still have food, but prices are high and selection is limited, according to UN contacts. Hosp [...]	2008-12-01 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2186	GAZA FARMERS HOLD OUT HOPE FOR EXPORTS TO EUROPE [...] (C) Despite the fact that there have been no exports from Gaza since January, Gaza farmers are preparing produce for export to Europe via Israel as early as December 10. USAID contractors said that farmers could earn up to USD eight million this year, if the GOI allows shipment out of Gaza. [...]	2008-12-03 15:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PREL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2200	GOI PREPARES NEW CHECKPOINT IN NORTHERN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has installed, but not yet manned, a new checkpoint northwest of Nablus, a few kilometers south of the Shavei Shomron checkpoint on Route 60. The new checkpoint, if operational, would add a restriction on the primary north-south highway within the West Bank that was [...]	2008-12-05 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2201	GAZA: LIMITED SHIPMENTS ARRIVE, POWER PLANT DOWN, [...] (SBU) Summary: A limited amount of food, humanitarian supplies, and fuel entered Gaza on December 3. Shipments included much-needed chlorine for the water system. The Gaza power plant received one day of fuel supplies, but did not restart, pending receipt of additional fuel. Hospitals con [...]	2008-12-05 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2216	GAZA: SOME SUPPLIES ENTER; COOKING GAS IN GAZA NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 60 truckloads of food and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza on December 9, according to UN contacts. The Nahal Oz fuel station transferred two days of power plant fuel and 200 tons of cooking gas on December 9. The cooking gas has not yet been distributed to th [...]	2008-12-09 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2275	SOME POSITIVE CHANGES TO NABLUS ACCESS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the GOI's announcement of eased access and movement restrictions for the Eid al-Adha holiday (reftel),Nablus businessmen say the most important change has been that permits are no longer required for private vehicles and pedestrians to enter Nablus via Beit Iba and Huwa [...]	2008-12-19 16:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2300	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 55 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing on December 29, according to UN contacts. 21 truckloads entered on December 28. Food levels remain critically low, and no fuel has entered Gaza since December 26. End Summary. [...]	2008-12-29 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2315	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 100 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing and five truckloads entered through Rafah on December 30, according to PA Crossing Authority contacts. The Gaza power plant was forced to shut down its only functioning turbine around 0 [...]	2008-12-30 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2323	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 truckloads of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on December 31. The Gaza power plant is shut down, and Nahal Oz remained closed for fuel imports. Karni crossing also remains closed. Donor organizations continue to stress the need t [...]	2008-12-31 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM299	WEST BANK/GAZA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KPAL KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08JERUSALEM538	PALESTINIAN FRESH PRODUCE TO U.S. [...] (U) USG assistance facilitated the shipment of a sizable quantity of fresh produce from the West Bank to New York via Jordan on March 24. The USD 10,000 shipment of chives and tarragon herbs originated from a farm in Tubas, northeast of Nablus, that has been the recipient of USAID support thro [...]	2008-03-27 13:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD KWBG
08JERUSALEM679	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND ARAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 10:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL KPAL IS SY AL
08JERUSALEM682	GAZA: DESPITE HAMAS ATTACKS, SOME CROSSINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Hamas terrorist attacks on the Kerem Shalom and Nahal Oz facilities, both remained open on April 17 for limited shipments of fuel and humanitarian goods. WHO sources report that, despite Hamas claims to the contrary, Gaza hospitals have a sufficient supply of anestheti [...]	2008-04-18 11:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM702	GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, APRIL 22 [...] (C) Summary: Gaza-based contacts report that Sufa crossing was open on April 22, while Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel station remain closed due to the recent terror attacks. Gaza power plant managers reported that they may be forced to stop operations on April 23 if no additional f [...]	2008-04-22 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JOHANNESBURG192	SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER 2008 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the November, 2008 issue of the U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: - Skills shortage one cause of concern for South African water quality - South African Airways staff opposed to outsourcing - Poor management hin [...]	2008-12-04 13:56:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN
08KABUL102	AF: Afghanistan Energy Projects: Year-End Update [...] (SBU) The following is a short update on the current status of some of the most high-profile USG energy projects in Afghanistan: 2. (SBU) 100 MW KABUL POWER PLANT "GEN SETS" - Despite earlier problems with squatters on the project site, site clearing is underway. Topographical and aerial su [...]	2008-01-09 02:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
08KABUL1047	AF: Aynak Copper Mine Technical Negotiations Complete. [...] (U) Summary: Technical negotiations associated with the Aynak Copper Mine project have concluded successfully. The Afghan deposit is estimated to be among the largest in the world and is expected to bring in over USD 450 million in yearly revenues to the government when it begins operation in [...]	2008-04-28 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL108	AF: Afghan Ministry of Mines: Big Plans for 2008. [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Mines Adel told EconOff he intends to shepherd several natural resource tenders, including oil, gas and iron ore deposits, through the biding process this coming year. The Ministry intends to tender two blocks for commercial gas exploration and one for oil explorati [...]	2008-01-09 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL1339	AY QANOOM: IS THE AFGHAN-TAJIK BORDER CROSSING POINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ay Qanoom is one of five official border crossings between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Northern Alliance established a ferry service there in 2001 to import supplies to fight the Taliban; however, the rationale for its existence has since disappeared, especially given the op [...]	2008-06-03 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD EFIN PREL AF TI
08KABUL1481	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (SBU) The following cable provides an update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (SBU) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Work on the site continues apace and the contractor appears to be on schedule. Arrangements for the transportation of the generator sets themselves to [...]	2008-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1581	Afghan-Tajik Electric Power PPA Negotiations Short [...] (SBU) Summary: Unexpectedly, when the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan arrived in Dushanbe June 20 to sign the Afghan-Tajik Power Purchase Agreement (PPA),a component part of Afghanistan's North East Power System (NEPS) project, he insisted on a lower electricity purchase price [...]	2008-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1602	KUNDUZ PROVINCE: INCREASED TRADE AND IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector activity, spurred by trade across the new Afghan-Tajik bridge, and improved security are driving economic growth in Kunduz. Security has benefited from improved Afghan army and police capabilities, institutionalized co-operation amongst the security forces and a t [...]	2008-06-29 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AF TI
08KABUL1644	AF: Uzbek power situation not as bleak, other PPA's on [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy Jalil Shams told donors the Uzbeks have begun manufacturing components needed for the Afghan-Uzbek power line. He believes the project will be completed by October 2008. Shams revealed a "backup" plan to import an extra 43 MW of Uzbek power to Kabul along a [...]	2008-07-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2189	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - All work at the site is progressing apace with no significant delays. Equipment and parts are arriving daily, with some 70 pieces already at [...]	2008-08-19 05:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2269	PRT BAMYAN: MINISTER IGNITES HOPE FOR ENERGY, IRON [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel concluded a week-long visit to Bamyan to explore the feasibility of a coal driven power plant and conduct a site visit to the Haji Gak iron deposit. Accompanied by a team of international and national legal and technical experts, Minister A [...]	2008-08-25 05:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL2432	COLOMBIANS DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT WITH QAL-E-NOW PRT [...] (SBU) A senior Colombian military delegation led by Army Chief of Operations, Major General Matamoros, conducted a third fact-finding mission on Aug 12 and 13 to the Spanish-led PRT at Qal-e-Now in Badghis province. Five other senior Columbian military officials also attended, including Brigad [...]	2008-09-04 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2546	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON USG AND OTHER ENERGY PROJECTS - [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past six weeks, long and meandering negotiations on Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Afghanistan's neighbors have been successfully concluded, and positive developments with regard to Kajaki, the 100MW GENSET plant, and related distribution systems have occurred. Cu [...]	2008-09-17 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2631	Engagement on Afghan-Tajik Bridge Could Enhance Impact [...] (SBU) The Afghan-Tajik bridge continues to drive trade and improve relations between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The border crossing has the potential to become one of Afghanistan's most convenient, but dithering on both sides of the border about staffing the facility and on the Afghan side ab [...]	2008-09-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2764	BALKH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FRUSTRATED WITH SWEDISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkh Provincial Council chairman recently voiced his displeasure to Swedish PRT officials about Swedish development efforts and asked them for visible reconstruction projects. He repeated a message first uttered by Balkh Governor Atta that Sweden should pack up and leave P [...]	2008-10-14 05:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2779	Kunar Preparing for Influx of Refugees from Bajaur [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: An estimated 180 Afghan families living in Pakistan have fled into Afghanistan's Kunar province after Bajaur Agency issued an October 3 order directing all Afghans to leave within three days. Kunar Province's Dep [...]	2008-10-17 03:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD EFIN AF PK TI
08KABUL2780	DUTCH PREPARE FOR CIVILIAN COMMAND OF URUZGAN PRT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch civilian staff embedded in the Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) and PRT was recently expanded to twelve officials in an effort to ensure civilian control over governance and development issues, and greater involvement in security matters. As of July 26, the senior Dutch civil [...]	2008-10-18 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2785	ATTA RAISES SPECTER OF INSECURITY IN NORTH [...] (U) Summary: In his remarks at an International Peace Day event, Balkh Governor Atta Mohammed Noor predicted greater insecurity in the northern provinces within a year's time if the north does not receive its share of development projects and if there continues to be what he deems a lack of coo [...]	2008-10-18 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN SNAR AF TI
08KABUL2810	3RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]	2008-10-21 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2821	INSURGENTS THWART WFP'S AID DELIVERY TO JAWAND [...] (C) Summary. From October 10 to October 13, Spanish ISAF soldiers from PRT Qal-e-Now, along with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),escorted a 25-truck convoy with approximately 300 tons of World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food aid over mountainous and insecure [...]	2008-10-22 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2827	MINERALS ABOUND IN AFGHANISTAN, AN UPDATE ON THE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A viable engine of economic growth, the mineral sector in Afghanistan is striving for advancement step by step. At times, Afghanistan's steps are firm, promoting modernization, other times they are wobbly or haphazard, resulting in retraction. In recent months, Afghanistan rec [...]	2008-10-22 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID EINV PGOV AF
08KABUL2937	IDLG GOVERNOR'S ADVISORS PROGRAM IN URUZGAN: A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) dispatched nine advisors to Uruzgan Province in a direct response to Governor Hamdam's call for help as he undertook to coordinate the work of insubordinate and unqualified department directors. The advisors are part of an [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL2938	Indian and Pakistani Consulates Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian and Pakistani Consulates watch each others' activities carefully in Herat, while reaching out to Heratis in the medical area, in particular. The Indian Consul follows closely the progress of construction of the Indian-funded, 200-240 million dollar, 42-megawatt Salma dam [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2970	The Details of Evolving the PRT Model in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. Reftel lays out the Mission's ideas for evolving the PRT model in Afghanistan and expanding our civilian support for Operation Enduring Freedom. This message provides a more in-depth look at the structures outlined in Kabul 2784, detailing the new initiatives and tailored grow [...]	2008-11-10 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS
08KABUL2986	RC South: Dutch PRT Overview [...] (U) Summary. Dutch Embassy representatives gave ISAF's PRT Working Group Secretariat an overview of the Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan province. The Dutch Embassy is unsure of the effects of its expiring mandate to lead the PRT, noting that its PRT will become civilian [...]	2008-11-13 03:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL3011	KAM AIR OWNER CITES KIDNAPPINGS, TAX BURDEN AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 22 meeting with Econoff, the president of Kam Air, Afghanistan's most successful private airline, Mr. Zamarai Kamgar lamented the worsening security climate in Kabul for businessmen, noting the increase in kidnappings of close relatives of high-profile figures. Kam [...]	2008-11-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD AF
08KABUL3025	KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]	2008-11-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3027	DECLINING SECURITY MIGHT SPELL THE END TO HERAT GOVERNOR'S [...] (U) Summary: Following two years of declining security and repeated kidnappings in and around the city of Herat, Governor Anwari's days may be numbered. Responding to citizens' demands and after the President's receipt of a report from a high-level investigating delegation from Kabul, the Min [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3028	DOSTUM'S VOTER REGISTRATION APPEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Junbesh party founder General Abdul Rashid Dostum has appealed to all Afghans to register to vote in the 2009 elections. In particular, he calls upon mullahs to encourage women to vote and asks businessmen to provide transportation to voter registration centers for people living [...]	2008-11-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3085	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON ENERGY PROJECTS - FUEL SHORTAGE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Lackluster progress and recent setbacks in the energy sector underscore the difficulties of working in Afghanistan. In particular, critical lack of Afghan government planning and possible corruption, combined with very limited discretionary resources and competing demands, have [...]	2008-11-30 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3086	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Economic Commission (JEC) focused on the many trade, trucking, and transit issues that bedevil the Pak-Afghan bilateral economic relationship. The two sides agreed to set up three new working groups to deal with these irritants. One aims to negotiate a new Afghanista [...]	2008-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETRA PREL ECIN EAID AF PK
08KABUL3183	AFGHANISTAN: WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD [...] (SBU) Alternative livelihood programs are a key item in the counter-narcotics toolbox, but no one would contend that they are easy or always successful. Even in purely economic terms, poppy has some advantages that licit alternative crops do not enjoy. This message analyzes those advantages a [...]	2008-12-09 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ECON ETRD KCRM EAID EINV AF
08KABUL3194	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3195	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3211	COMMERCE DEPMIN FARHADI ON WTO ACCESSION, ETC. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Afghan Deputy Commerce Minister Farhadi says launching the WTO accession process is one of his highest priorities, but he expressed uncertainty about finalizing Afghanistan's Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime by year-end, citing capacity weakness at the ministry. H [...]	2008-12-15 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID EINV ENRG WTO AF PK
08KABUL3276	AFGHANISTAN GEMSTONE OUTLOOK IN 2009 AND BEYOND SHINES [...] (U) Summary. Worldwide demand for colored gemstones has increased in recent years. Such a development bodes well for Afghanistan, a land with an abundance of emeralds and rubies, two gemstones that rival diamonds in exclusivity and value. The gemstone industry in Afghanistan suffers from a l [...]	2008-12-23 12:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3290	AFGHAN FINANCE, FOREIGN MINISTRIES SAY RECC STILL "TBD" [...] (SBU) Deputy Finance Minister Wahidullah Sharani (and now acting Minister of Commerce and Industry) said dates are "still under consideration" for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC),and the jury is out on just when Kabul might commit to a specific time or venue. Sharani's res [...]	2008-12-28 10:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF
08KABUL3294	URUZGAN PREPRARES FOR A SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than one month until the January 20 kick-off of the Phase IV voter registration period, Uruzgan election and ANSF officials are making steady progress in planning for a campaign that could lead to at least 100,000 new voters. The veteran Provincial Elections Officer h [...]	2008-12-28 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3334	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND (ARTF) [...] At the December 17 Quarterly Donors meeting, the Afghan government met with donors to discuss the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the ARTF donors approved a proposal to reform the Recurrent Cost Window of the ART [...]	2008-12-30 07:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF FAS
08KABUL388	AF - Request for input for New Required Reports to Congress [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kabul's response to Reftel, which requests input for 2 new reports to Congress on energy. Paragraph 2 offers a brief overview of the energy situation in Afghanistan and U.S. objectives. Paragraphs 3,4,5 and 6 contain the Embassy's responses to questions A, B, C an [...]	2008-02-18 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL530	AF: UPDATE ON AYNAK COPPER MINE NEGOTIATIONS, PLANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE AFGHAN MINISTRY OF MINES (MOM),CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP (CMG) AND WORLD BANK-HIRED CONTRACT ADVISOR GUSTAFSON AND CO. FROM COLORADO, HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE USD 2.4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE AYNAK COPPER DEPOSIT. ALTHOUG [...]	2008-03-03 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL578	AF: Update on USG Energy Projects. [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Delivery of the first six (of total 18) generators for the project is expected in May 2008. While progress is on track with manufacturing, w [...]	2008-03-06 07:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL651	AF: Current Afghan preparedness for ROZ implementation [...] (SBU) This message is keyed to reftel questions about Afghanistan's preparedness to implement the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) initiative after it is passed by the U.S. Congress. Although the Afghan government has been slow in its preparations and lacks capacity to implement many of t [...]	2008-03-13 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL674	AF: AFGHANS REQUESTING POSTPONEMENT OF APRIL 24-25 REGIONAL [...] (U) On March 16, Mr. Enayatullah Nabiel, Director General for Economic Affairs at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Econ Counselor and Econoff that he had just met with the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan to request a postponement of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (R [...]	2008-03-17 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EMIN KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL757	AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BRIDGE IMPROVES TRADE AND RELATIONS [...] (U) This report has been co-drafted with U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2. (SBU) Summary: Afghan and Tajikistani officials have agreed on several steps to improve operations at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge. Afghan vehicle traffic to Tajikistan has increased seven-fold and border tax revenue te [...]	2008-03-25 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID AF TI
08KABUL984	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - The IRoA transferred another USD 10 million to the U.S. Treasury, completing the Afghan Government's USD 20 mi [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KAMPALA1084	UGANDA: REGIONAL EXPORTS ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY: Ugandan exports increased by 40 percent to USD 1.34 billion in 2007 due to an improved regional trading environment and high commodity prices. Exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan rose to USD 100 million and USD 157 million, representing a 127 percent [...]	2008-08-05 05:04:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN ECON PREL EFIN UG
08KAMPALA1391	UGANDA: 2008 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: Uganda 2. Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. Country Background Summary: After two decades of broad-based economic growth and political stability, Uganda is now confronting a range of economic and governance challenges as it tries to sustain and deepen economic growth and deve [...]	2008-10-16 13:53:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ETRD PGOV KCOR EINV ECON UG
08KAMPALA1431	AFRICAN LEADERS LAUNCH CONTINENT'S LARGEST ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of 26 African countries agreed in Kampala on October 22 to begin work establishing a new economic community to compete more effectively in the global economy. The joint declaration of the First COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit calls for a merger of the three econom [...]	2008-10-24 08:48:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EINV ECON PGOV XA
08KAMPALA1553	UGANDA RESPONSE TO PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Econoff shared reftel talking points with Isaac Sebulime, Director of the Multilateral Organizations and Treaties Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sebulime said he would confer with other government ministries before commenting substantively on the proposal. Post plans to fol [...]	2008-12-02 06:06:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV UG
08KAMPALA475	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] As requested, the following message provides an overview of the transport sector in Uganda for the visit of the Deputy Secretary of Transportation (April 16-18). 2. SUMMARY: The Ugandan transport sector is experiencing a period of rapid growth, due to Government of Uganda (GOU),private se [...]	2008-04-04 09:08:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELTN ETRD EAID PGOV UG
08KAMPALA588	UGANDAN PRESIDENT DECRIES EAC'S INFRASTUCTURE NEEDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni opened the "First Strategic Retreat for East African Community (EAC) Ministers" on April 17 by reminding his audience that China, which lacked political freedom, was nevertheless booming economically. He decried the EAC's infrastructure deficiencies, in [...]	2008-04-29 07:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ECIN EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
08KARACHI490	U.S.- SUPPLIED MILITARY VEHICLES DAMAGED IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, one of two light military vehicles, loaded on a flat-bed truck and destined for a military post in Afghanisan, was damaged when unidentified attackers shot at several trucks in a truck staging area near Karachi Port. The likely motive for the attack is a transporta [...]	2008-08-25 10:36:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ELTN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI497	SINDH - KARACHI TRANSPORTERS STRIKE EXPOSES [...] (S) Noor Khan Niazi, newly elected President of the Karachi Goods Transport Ittehad (KGTI),told EconOff on August 26 that his union had reached an agreement with the GOP and called off a long-haul truckers strike that had threatened to stall USG goods shipments to Afghanistan (reftel A). A [...]	2008-08-27 08:54:00	Consulate Karachi	SECRET	PGOV ELAB ELTN ETRD PTER PK
08KATHMANDU1184	NEPAL MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC NP
08KATHMANDU1223	NEPAL: NOMINATION FOR IQBQAL MASIH AWARD [...] Post is pleased to nominate the organization "CWISH" for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbqal Masih Award for Elimination of Child Labor. Full Name of the organization: CWISH - Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights Address: P.O. Box 21433, Chabhil, Kathmandu, Nepal [...]	2008-11-20 09:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP NP
08KATHMANDU1243	NEPAL: LABOR WOES FOR COLGATE-PALMOLIVE [...] (C) After over a decade of operations in Nepal, Colgate-Palmolive announced at its Hetauda factory on November 21 that it had sold its entire interest in the Nepal operation to a private company. The agreement included the express understanding that all employees of the company would continue [...]	2008-11-28 09:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ELAB NP
08KATHMANDU298	POST'S NOMINEE FOR EAP AND SCA ECON OFFICERS CONF. [...] Embassy Kathmandu would like to nominate Political/Economic Officer Carla Bachechi to attend the EAP and SCA Regional Economic Conference to be held in Bangkok from April 28 through 30. Potential Topics ---------------- 2. Topics ranging from promoting economic growth and business advoc [...]	2008-03-14 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECIN ECPS ETRD KIPR OTRA NP
08KATHMANDU479	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] Nepal's population is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity and the rising cost of food equates to increased hunger in Nepal. Over the last few decades Nepal has become a food deficit country. Yields per hectare have not kept pace with the population growth. In fact, Nepal has the low [...]	2008-05-01 05:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PREF IN NP
08KATHMANDU531	NEPAL'S OIL CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (SBU) Nearly a month after the Constituent Assembly Election, Nepal is again facing major fuel shortages and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC),Nepal's sole source of petroleum products, is again seeking payment. On April 28, the Nepal Oil Corporation was only able to make a partial payment; [...]	2008-05-09 10:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN EPET NP
08KATHMANDU535	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 (IRAN SANCTIONS) DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 03:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR NP
08KATHMANDU580	NEPAL SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITIONS FOR ICAO MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 09:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER XA XF XB XG XD XL
08KATHMANDU669	NEPAL RESTRICTS WHEAT EXPORTS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS [...] (U) In June 4 meetings with the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies and the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Emboffs urged the Government of Nepal (GON) to remove the existing export ban on wheat and rice. A representative from the World Bank joined in the meeting with [...]	2008-06-11 07:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID TBIO IN NP
08KATHMANDU679	NEPAL: STEEP HIKES IN PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS [...] (U) On June 9, the Government of Nepal (GON) directed the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to raise the price of petroleum products; including petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas. (NOTE: The price of aviation fuel was already increased twice in the last two months, first on May 13 [...]	2008-06-13 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV KDEM IN NP

08KATHMANDU682	NEPAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX [...] (U) On June 2, per reftel Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with copies to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC),requesting the Government of Nepal's (GON's) support for the U.S. nominee to chair the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex),Dr. Karen [...]	2008-06-16 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NP
08KHARTOUM1128	PLANNING FOR A U.S. TRADE DELEGATION TO SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ETRD PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM293	SUDAN REACTS TO REPUBLICATION OF DANISH CARTOONS WITH MASS [...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing a mass rally in Khartoum organized by government-affiliated Islamic organizations, President Bashir denounced cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that were recently republished in Danish newspapers. An embargo on Danish trade and travel has been reported in the p [...]	2008-02-28 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PGOV PREL ETRD EAID SOCI ASEC SU DA
08KHARTOUM665	SUDAN: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The rising global price of food and agricultural commodities is having an impact on food prices in Sudan, mainly with staple commodities, such as wheat and sorghum. While not fully quantifiable, domestic agricultural production seems to be responding to the changes, and the Go [...]	2008-05-01 14:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SU
08KIGALI112	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 14:14:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI161	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) This edition of the monthly economic roundup includes: -- Commercial News: - Mobile Phone Industry Heats Up - New Stock Exchange Continues to Grow - Property Registration Fees Change -- Investment Issues: Bilateral Investment Treaty Signed -- Regional Issues: - Kenyan Viol [...]	2008-03-06 13:55:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI178	Rwanda Update for 2008 President?s Report on [...] SUMMARY. In accordance with reftel, the following provides an update for the 2007 President?s Report on AGOA for Rwanda. Economic Situation: The government exercises, chiefly through the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, manages the economic health of the country, including tax co [...]	2008-03-13 11:20:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD RW
08KIGALI179	RWANDA CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED REPORT ON FISCAL [...] SUMMARY: President Paul Kagame continues to be a strong proponent of fiscal transparency within the Rwandan government (GOR). His government's strong anti- corruption stance, policies of financial openness and several significant financial reforms have been commended by the IMF as well as ot [...]	2008-03-13 11:39:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI224	IMF POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY [...] A recent IMF mission concluded a two-week Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) review with an overall assessment that Rwanda's economy continues to perform well, reaching 6 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2007. This was the IMF's fourth review under the three-year arran [...]	2008-03-26 06:45:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI305	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) Summary: For the majority of Rwandans who live in rural areas, good rains and harvests in 2007/2008 have kept prices for many staple crops at, or below, last year's prices. Urban Rwandans have not fared as well and are suffering from significant price increases -- in some cases up to 100 [...]	2008-04-30 14:17:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ETRD EGOV RW EAID
08KIGALI32	RWANDA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 06:08:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB RW
08KIGALI348	ICAO'S NINETEENTH AVIATION SECURITY PANEL MEETING [...] (U) Econoff presented reftel talking points to Dr. Richard Masozera, Director General of Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. Dr. Masozera was just appointed to his current position six weeks ago and was not aware of ICOA's Aviation Security Panel of Experts (AVSECP) meeting scheduled to meet in [...]	2008-05-18 08:36:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EGOV PTER PREL RW
08KIGALI363	RWANDA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the Rwanda economic review includes: Commercial News: - Rwandair shakes up management, cancels flights to Johannesburg - Government cracks down on shaky micro-finance institutions - Rwandex - Rwanda's largest coffee exporter suspends operations - Nakumatt - Kenya's lea [...]	2008-05-23 10:30:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI365	RWANDA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] (U) Summary: Rwanda is a net importer of staple foods and supports initiatives aimed at improving agricultural productivity, increasing access to science and technology and removing barriers to trade in staple foods. The government of Rwanda (GOR) does not impose any official export restrict [...]	2008-05-23 10:31:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KPAO
08KIGALI368	RWANDA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the Rwanda economic review includes: Commercial News: - Rwandair shakes up management, cancels flights to Johannesburg - Government cracks down on shaky micro-finance institutions - Rwandex - Rwanda's largest coffee exporter suspends operations - Nakumatt - Kenya's l [...]	2008-05-27 06:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
08KIGALI414	RWANDA AND OPIC - PROJECTS AVAILABLE, OBSTACLES [...] (U) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Executive Vice President John Simon met with Government of Rwanda (GOR) officials, members of the private sector, and potential project partners during a visit to Rwanda June 4 and 5. In these discussions, Simon described to receptive audienc [...]	2008-06-13 09:41:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI417	RWANDA ENERGY REVIEW - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY [...] (U) Summary: With economic development strangled by the high cost of imported energy, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) has embarked on an ambitious plan of domestic energy independence maximizing use of alternative energy sources. The government is aggressively promoting hydroelectric power an [...]	2008-06-16 14:46:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI442	RWANDA HOSTS FIRST EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: On June 26-28, Rwanda hosted the 9th East African Community (EAC - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi) Heads of State Summit in conjunction with the first-ever EAC Investment Conference. EAC leaders focused on the need to improve transportation and energy infrastructure, [...]	2008-06-30 15:08:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV OPIC RW
08KIGALI499	MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE PLEDGES STRONGER PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a U.S.-led conference on conservation of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Landscape - home to the world's last 700 mountain gorillas - ministers from Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pledged to strengthen conservation and security efforts in the region [...]	2008-07-24 15:30:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI534	NEIGHBORHOODS FLATTENED TO MAKE WAY FOR URBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 14:17:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI558	CHEVRON PULLS OUT OF RWANDA [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Chevron closed shop in Rwanda. Citing extensive fraud in its Rwandan operations (including in the alleged fueling of MONUC aircraft that had not been in Kigali),and friction with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) on compliance with U.S. sanctions against fueling aircraft [...]	2008-08-13 14:41:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI634	RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review covers: Commercial Issues: -- Kobil Rwanda acquires Stippag petroleum business -- Total sells Rwanda operations to Engen Petroleum Ltd. -- Nakumatt launches business operations in Kigali -- Electrogaz dismantled Development Issues: -- Rwan [...]	2008-09-18 14:27:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI708	AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - RWANDA [...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel. Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2.(U) With 85 percent of its population engaged in subsistence agriculture, Rwanda's economic priorities include poverty alleviation, encouraging private investment and infrastructure d [...]	2008-10-07 12:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI760	RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]	2008-10-28 14:50:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI795	RWANDA RELATIVELY UNSCATHED BY GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary: The global financial crisis has so far spared Rwanda. Rwanda's small financial sector, limited import/export trade, subsistence agriculture and donor-supported public sector are on the periphery of the global financial system and as such only indirectly impacted by the financi [...]	2008-11-10 08:04:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
08KIGALI818	RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: -- Methane pilot project begins feeding power to national power grid -- International Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $4 million in Kivu Methane Gas Project -- Millicom wins tender to become Rwanda's third telecom provider -- MT [...]	2008-11-24 13:13:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
08KIGALI821	REWANDA RESPONSE TO PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Emboffs reviewed reftel talking points with Minister of State in Charge of Agriculture Dr. Agnes Kalibata. Kalibata welcomed the initiative and agreed that a global partnership would be helpful for advancing global food security. The Minister noted global food insecurity "will not go aw [...]	2008-11-26 10:23:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE AID
08KIGALI862	RWANDA MINING REVIEW - NEW INVESTMENT, STRONG [...] (U) Summary: Since privatization in early 2007, the Rwandan mining sector has experienced a surge in foreign investment and explosive growth of export earnings. 2008 mineral exports are expected to grow to over $100 million from $70 million in 2007 and less than $40 million in 2006. While tra [...]	2008-12-19 10:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC RW
08KIGALI876	RWANDA: 2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND [...] (U) Embassy Kigali submits the following two projects for FY09 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF). 2. (U) Project 1: Initiating information linkages and collaboration between the Rwandan Small Business Support Center and Commercial News/Think Global Incorporated. -- Justificat [...]	2008-12-30 07:26:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAID RW
08KINGSTON1001	FINANCIAL CRISIS ROCKS JAMAICA [...] (SBU) Jamaica's fragile economy has begun to feel the effects of the global financial meltdown, with the contagion effects already evident in the financial market. The local currency has depreciated by more than six percent since the beginning of October, due largely to margin calls from overse [...]	2008-11-24 20:01:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY JM XL
08KINGSTON1016	JAMAICA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The Government of Jamaican (GOJ) announced a 29 percent drop in traditional export crops such as bananas, sugarcane and coffee in the third quarter. -- The GOJ has signed another agreement with Guyana to import 60,000 tons of rice in 2009. -- The GOJ has received fundi [...]	2008-12-01 19:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON1023	JAMAICAN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: THE VIEW FROM A VISA WINDOW [...] (SBU) The Consular Section offers a unique perspective on economic patterns and sheds light on the individual economic situations of average Jamaicans. As seen from the perspective of a visa window, the economic situation of most Jamaicans appears tenuous and inconsistent, reflected in part in [...]	2008-12-04 16:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SOCI PREL KFRD CVIS TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON1028	JAMAICA: INFINITY ETHANOL DEAL TO CLOSE IN DECEMBER [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) plan to sell the assets of the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) parastatal to Brazilian-based Infinity Bio-Energy missed the original target of September 31, but should be completed by December 31. Infinity blames contract negotiations and the global credi [...]	2008-12-08 13:49:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON ETRD EAGR IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON1039	JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]	2008-12-10 13:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON1058	JAMAICA: FINANCE MINISTER ON MULTILATERALS, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and econoffs met with Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Sector and his Financial Secretary Sharon Crooks on December 12. Shaw highlighted the importance of re-engaging the multi-laterals adding that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was the most r [...]	2008-12-15 16:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR IADB IBRD
08KINGSTON1086	AIR JAMAICA: FUTURE PLANS AND BUYERS [...] (SBU) On December 17 Econoff met with Air Jamaica (AJ) CEO and President Bruce Nobles, who outlined his plan for restructuring the beleaguered airline in a lead up to divestiture. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is still hoping to have a buyer lined up by March 31, although the actual deal may [...]	2008-12-19 11:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECON ETRD EINV IBRD IDB JM XL
08KINGSTON1094	JAMAICA: DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW - SEVERE HARDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Billionaire Jamaican born investor Michael Lee Chin says GOJ must get rid of Air Jamaica and create a new vision for economic growth. -- Jamaica Public Service company is seeing an increase in electricity pilfering, as thieves thwart its anti-theft measures. -- The Bank [...]	2008-12-22 19:25:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON147	JAMAICA: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW REPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list until it is able to pass a World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS-consistent patent law. Its trademark and copyright regimes meet international standards, and enforcement efforts over the past year have been com [...]	2008-02-15 12:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR USTR ETRD XL JM
08KINGSTON21	AIR JAMAICA STILL BLEEDS CASH, GOJ SEEKS BUYER [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is aggressively searching for a private sector partner to take over ailing Air Jamaica. The airline lost nearly USD 120 million in 2007 with expectations that losses for 2008 will be USD 160 million. Air Jamaica has struggled with profitability for years [...]	2008-01-08 16:44:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD EAIR ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON219	JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON277	JAMAICAN BUDGET TECHNOCRATS OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) released a USD 7 billion estimated expenditure budget on March 27. The fiscal deficit is 5.5 percent of GDP, but should return to the 4.5 percent of GDP target for next year. The GOJ is focusing on increased tax compliance and taking tougher measures agai [...]	2008-04-02 12:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EAIR JM CH VZ XL
08KINGSTON279	JAMAICA'S BOOMING REAL ESTATE MARKET [...] (SBU) Jamaica is undergoing a historic real estate boom, with five straight years of price increases in real terms. Prices in the residential sector jumped by more than 20 percent in the last year, and show no immediate signs of abating. Resort properties, which have become the most dynamic s [...]	2008-04-02 20:46:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD SENV EINV JM XL
08KINGSTON286	JAMAICA: ELECTRIC ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Minister of Mining, Energy and Telecommunications Clive Mullings is focusing the country's attention on support for renewable energy (reftels). A few ethanol /biofuel projects are currently being negotiated by the Government of Jamaica (GOJ),and the Office of Utilities Regulation releas [...]	2008-04-04 12:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON325	JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR ENERGY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] (SBU) Post would like to request a science fellow to assist in the emerging renewable energy sector in Jamaica. The scope of work is relatively broad as Jamaica is seeking to expand its efforts on renewable energy on several fronts. Post would like to select the fellow who will be best positi [...]	2008-04-17 16:35:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON ETRD KSCA TSPL EAGR AMGT OTRA APER
08KINGSTON343	JAMAICA PURSUES "DEVELOPMENT WITH EQUITY" [...] (SBU) Jamaica's newly appointed Minister of Finance and Public Service Audley Shaw delivered his maiden budget presentation on April 10. The key speech, entitled "Development with Equity, with the People at the Center of Our Concern," was the first government budget address by a Jamaica Labor [...]	2008-04-23 12:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV ECON ETRD IBRD IADB JM XL
08KINGSTON354	JAMAICA: PM GOLDING GAMBLES ON CASINOS AS PART [...] (SBU) Despite strong opposition from the powerful church lobby, Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced his government's decision to issue two casino licenses. The conditional licenses will be issued to real estate projects by Celebration Jamaica (Palmyra Resort) and Tavistock Gro [...]	2008-04-24 20:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EIND SENV ECON ETRD IBRD IADB JM XL
08KINGSTON363	JAMAICA: 301 WATCH LIST MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econoff discussed 301 Watch List points listed in reftel with representative of Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). Carol Simpson, Executive Director of JIPO told Econoff she believes Jamaica will be successful in passing its draft Patents and Design Act this year, to comply with i [...]	2008-04-28 16:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR USTR JM XL
08KINGSTON366	JAMAICA RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND COMMODITY [...] (SBU) Jamaica does not currently face a chronic shortage in aggregate food supplies, but soaring prices over the last two years have led to a growing nutritional deficit among the most vulnerable citizens. Food substitution has also been on the rise as consumers search for cheaper alternatives [...]	2008-04-30 12:43:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD SOCI PREL AGR EAID ENRG
08KINGSTON401	JAMAICA: USTDA TO HELP PRIVATIZE AIR JAMAIACA [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has taken another major step to sell the financially distressed national carrier, Air Jamaica. On May 5, it signed an agreement with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for USD 820,000 in grant funding. The funding will assist with technical service [...]	2008-05-07 18:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECON ETRD EINV IBRD IDB JM XL
08KINGSTON419	JAMAICA/CUBA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 12:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON422	JAMAICA'S CENTRAL BANK WARNS OF PRICE INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) Spiraling inflation is complicating planning for Jamaican policy makers. Inflation for the first three months of 2008 is running at 5.2 percent and the central bank is warning that prices could jump by a further six percent in the next three months. This would bring prices for the first [...]	2008-05-13 18:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAGR EINV ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON450	JAMAICA: AGRICULTURE MINISTER ADDRESSES FOOD SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Minister of Agriculture Dr. Christopher Tufton on May 19 to discuss Jamaica's continuing priorities in light of the current food security issues and to advocate measures to liberalize pork trade with the United States. Tufton said he would consider sending two veterin [...]	2008-05-20 14:52:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD SOCI PREL EAID ENRG JM
08KINGSTON453	JAMAICA FOOD SECURITY: GOJ ACTS QUICKY TO SECURE [...] (SBU) Fear of potential rice shortages has led the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to act quickly to secure additional rice imports from beyond its CARICOM partners. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding met with President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana to obtain a waiver from CARICOM external tariff in ord [...]	2008-05-20 18:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD SOCI PREL EAID XL ENRG JM
08KINGSTON457	JAMAICA RE-EMBRACES THE WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) After more than a decade of strained relations, the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led-government has followed through on its promise to renew the government's relationship with multilateral lending agencies. The World Bank's Country Representative in Jamaica, Badrul Haque, told emboffs, in [...]	2008-05-21 20:44:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL EINV IADB IFC ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON490	JAMAICA: MAY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica may face more labor problems, as the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) says airline workers will not receive a pay increase this year and workers threaten to strike. -- The Energy Minister looks to roll out ethanol-based fuel to consumers and the Finance Minister lowers t [...]	2008-05-29 19:07:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV SENV ECON ETRD KIPR IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON5	JAMAICA: CEASE AND DESIST, CASH PLUS IS IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Serious cracks are forming in the dubious investment scheme Cash Plus as it faces its first liquidity crisis and a Government of Jamaica (GOJ) cease and desist order (reftels). After several weeks of late interest payments to participants, Cash Plus is asking participants to roll over t [...]	2008-01-03 20:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON516	JAMAICA: WIDE-RANGING MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 19:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAGR EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM
08KINGSTON539	JAMAICA: FINANCE MINISTER SAYS NO MORE LIP SERVICE [...] (U) Jamaica's Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw, spoke to a crowd of investors at the Jamaican Money Market Banking (JMMB) financial forum June 10. He highlighted ongoing efforts to improve Jamaica's tax efficiency, but also spoke about energy security and expanding commercia [...]	2008-06-12 19:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV SENV ECON ETRD EFIN XL JM
08KINGSTON549	JAMAICA: AID FOR TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN [...] (U) On June 16-17 the Organization of American States (OAS) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) held a symposium in Kingston entitled "Aid for Trade for the Caribbean: Making It A Reality." The event emphasized that trade is a powerful engine for economic [...]	2008-06-17 18:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON ETRD EAID IADB IMF OAS TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON570	JAMAICA: JUNE ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Senator Don Wehby is being criticized by the Tourism and Hotel sector for its management of Air Jamaica in the face of reduced flights to the Caribbean by other airlines. The government also has asked the airline's board to resign; a new board will be named soon. -- Jamaica's [...]	2008-06-25 14:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON571	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 15:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON627	JAMAICA: IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM BILL FOOD SECURITY AND [...] In response to inquiries made per reftel, Post has received the following letter, dated July 10, 2008, from Mr. R. Karl James, General Manager, Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited: (Begin text) "Jamaica projects to use approximately 62,000 tons of raw sugar during the FY 07/08. Jamaica [...]	2008-07-15 19:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID JM XL
08KINGSTON703	JAMAICA: JULY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica losses USD 85 million in the first quarter and revamps its corporate board. -- Energy expert Dr. Raymond Wright is optimistic about Jamaica's potential for offshore natural gas. -- Wigton Windfarm plans to double in size by adding 18 megawatts of new wind turbine [...]	2008-08-04 20:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON704	JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGNATES AMID SHOCKS, A REVIEW OF THE [...] (SBU) Growth in the Jamaican economy, suffering from a number of shocks, has slowed to less than one percent during the first half of 2008. The downturn was most evident in the goods producing sectors, which declined by 3.5 percent. Services grew by a moderate 1.7 percent fueled by robust tou [...]	2008-08-04 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND SENV IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON742	JAMAICA: 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT DECLARATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 19:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORD APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
08KINGSTON750	NEW COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first three months on the job, the new Commissioner of Jamaica Customs, Danville Walker, has shown that he has no trouble upsetting the status quo. Performance highlights from his first one hundred days include: a 25 percent increase in customs' revenue collected, the re [...]	2008-08-26 13:01:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN TRSY SNAR JM
08KINGSTON755	JAMAICA: ETHANOL SECTOR, FULL OF HOPES AND FEARS [...] (SBU) The Jamaican ethanol sector is seeing profitable growth as exports to the U.S. market rise, benefiting from trade preferences provided by the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has agreed to the sale of its former sugar estates to Brazilian firm Infinity Bi [...]	2008-08-27 18:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON ETRD TRSY IBRD WTO XL JM
08KINGSTON770	JAMAICA: AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW AND STORM GUSTAV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Tropical Storm Gustav has damaged infrastructure on the island and caused at least 14 deaths (reftels A and B). Agriculture also sustained damage, mainly in the eastern parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St Mary. It is too early to accurately estimate the total financia [...]	2008-09-03 12:22:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL
08KINGSTON772	JAMAICAN COCOA INDUSTRY: REFORM NEEDED, BUT OPPORTUNITY [...] (SBU) On August 20, 2008 USAID in association with the Ministry of Agriculture held a workshop to present findings from a 2008 USAID-funded assessment of the Jamaican cocoa industry. The assessment found that Jamaica's cocoa beans are some of the finest in the world and are in high demand as a [...]	2008-09-03 18:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV EINV AID ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON795	JAMAICA: RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR STORM GUSTAV [...] (SBU) Jamaicans are again picking up the pieces from the ninth major natural disaster in seven years. Two weeks after Tropical Storm Gustav hit, the country is still assessing damage, but agriculture and infrastructure suffered most. Embassy and USAID staff traveled on September 8 to the thre [...]	2008-09-10 18:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON806	JAMAICA STORM GUSTAV UPDATE: RECOVERY ASSISTANCE: 2 [...] (SBU) Tropical Storm Gustav made landfall in Jamaica on August 28-29 with sustained winds of 73 miles per hour and dumped an estimated 250-375 mm of rainfall over 24 hours. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) estimates damages of USD 31.5 million in agriculture; USD 166 million to infrastructure (r [...]	2008-09-12 16:49:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR EAGR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON819	JAMAICA: REVIEW OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR CARICOM LEADERS' [...] Per reftel, Ambassador reviewed the agenda items on the afternoon of September 17 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Dr. Kenneth Baugh, who will accompany Prime Minister Bruce Golding to the CARICOM Leaders' meeting with the Secretary on September 25 in [...]	2008-09-18 14:13:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD MASS JM XL
08KINGSTON867	JAMAICA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The GOJ's USD 4.5 million deal with American Airlines to guarantee airlift to the island has faced criticism in the press; others see it as an important hedge against the failing national carrier Air Jamaica. -- Air Jamaica appears to have found a new CEO after the one s [...]	2008-10-03 14:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON883	WILL FINANCIAL CRISIS ROCK JAMAICA? [...] (SBU) Jamaica's heavy dependence on global economic fortunes exposes the country to the ongoing financial meltdown, a serious concern for the year-old Golding administration. Finance Minister Audley Shaw, in an apparent move to avoid a crisis of confidence, has been reassuring Jamaicans that t [...]	2008-10-09 16:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD XL JM
08KINGSTON917	JAMAICA: SUPPORTS EXPANDING BIOFUELS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to the action request in reftel, Econoff met with Minster of Energy Clive Mullings to deliver points. Mullings said the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) welcomes the biofuels cooperation and he said he was very appreciative of this offer of assistance to Jamaica. He said he looks [...]	2008-10-24 20:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV ETRD JM XL
08KINGSTON936	JAMAICA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) signed the Open Skies Agreement with the United States on October 30. -- Ministry of Energy rolls out E-10 at gas stations and considers investment in a castor bean biodiesel project. -- Energy Ministry also announces plans to invest in c [...]	2008-11-03 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINGSTON949	JAMAICA: IPR WORKSHOP BRINGS OLYMPIC GOLD [...] (U) Three-time gold medal winner Usain Bolt emphasized the importance of protecting intellectual property rights at a three-day workshop on Combating Piracy of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) held at the U.S. Mission in Kingston. The workshop held November 4-6 was organized by the Political [...]	2008-11-07 13:40:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV SCUL USTR KCRM JM XL
08KINGSTON95	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]	2008-01-30 17:50:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON97	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 19:57:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON98	JAMAICAN THINK TANK ANALYZES INVESTMENT SCHEMES [...] (U) The Jamaican think tank Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) based at the University of the West Indies has released the first independent analysis on alternative investment schemes which have proliferated on the island. A range of schemes promising annual returns of up to 180 perce [...]	2008-01-30 20:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD EFIN PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON984	JAMAICA: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 12:31:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR TSPL TRSY XL JM
08KINSHASA1079	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] (U) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani on December 4, sharing talking points and background on the amended Lacey Act. While Ramazani was not personally familiar with the Lacey Act, he expressed general support for measures aimed at [...]	2008-12-08 07:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO CG
08KINSHASA1084	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISPS AND PORT SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Enerst Ilang'ikwa Bonkanya on December 4. The Maritime Advisor to the Minister, the Urban Transportation Advisor to the Minister, and the Director of the National Transportation Organizati [...]	2008-12-08 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD KHLS PTER ASEC MARR PREL ECON CG
08KINSHASA1100	CONCERNS GROW OVER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN DRC [...] (SBU) Summary. Falling international commodities prices, a tightening of credit, the still incomplete mining contract review process and continuing instability in eastern DRC have combined to create an increasingly worrisome macroeconomic situation in the DRC. GDP growth for 2009 will likely be [...]	2008-12-14 07:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1101	CONCERNS GROW OVER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN DRC [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-14 07:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1105	IMF, GDRC APPEAL TO DONORS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Both the IMF and Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) have appealed to donors to provide emergency support as the DRC confronts a significant economic downturn as a result of the global financial crisis. During a briefing to donors on December 10, the visiting [...]	2008-12-15 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1108	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ILLICIT DIAMOND [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on December 11 to Mr. Paul Mabolia Yenga, Kimberley Process Coordinator at the GDRC Ministry of Mines. Mabolia said the GDRC, as a member of the Kimberley Process (KP),is aware of its responsibilities to ensure that diamonds do not enter the internationa [...]	2008-12-16 11:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI
08KINSHASA1168	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE MINISTER OF PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu on December 23 to discuss a broad range of challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kamitatu described four priorities for the DRC: security, creation of development corridors, capacity building, and an i [...]	2008-12-30 14:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA189	CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]	2008-02-22 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET//NOFORN	EMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KINSHASA269	DRC'S INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] (U) Post submits the following in response to reftel. ------------------ Economic Situation ------------------ 2. (U) The development of a market-based economy in the DRC continues to progress slowly. The Congolese franc (FC) has floated freely since mid-2003 without significant governmen [...]	2008-03-18 15:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA422	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AGOA 2008 FORUM [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Economy and Trade Chief of Staff Bavon N'Sa Mputu on May 13. N'Sa Mputu agreed with the proposed focus on private investment, and promised to forward any further suggestions for possible plenary sessions after discussing it with the min [...]	2008-05-13 13:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID CG
08KINSHASA424	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Economy and Trade Chief of Staff Bavon N'Sa Mputu. EconOff urged N'Sa Mputu to support one of the five preferred candidates for Director General, a message he promised to communicate to the DRC Representative in Geneva. N'Sa Mputu di [...]	2008-05-13 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL CG
08KINSHASA426	PRC Engagement in the DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: The story of Chinese (PRC) involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),dating to the 1970's when the DRC was barely into its second decade as an independent nation, is long and complex. Since the early 2000's, China has ramped up its presence and exchanges with the D [...]	2008-05-13 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ECPS MARR PREL PGOV SENV
08KINSHASA466	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 06:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC CG IR
08KINSHASA515	DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT BOOMS, BUT GOVERNMENTS MEDDLE [...] (U) This cable represents innovative reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) Summary: International companies are investing in ambitious mega-projects on both sides of the DRC/Zambia copper-cobalt belt, despite significant g [...]	2008-06-11 05:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KINSHASA579	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche July 9 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo of the International Organizations Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EconOff delivered demarche July 2 to the Minister of Economy's office at the Ministry of Economy and Trade. 2. Matondo stated that the GDRC wou [...]	2008-07-10 07:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO CG
08KINSHASA611	DRC: 2007 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC needs to make greater progress in combating the worst forms of child labor, as reflected by information that has been obtained for the first year of the new government. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, but lacks the necessary capacity [...]	2008-07-25 10:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EINV ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI CG
08KINSHASA629	Child Labor in the DRC's Mining Sector [...] (U) Summary: Child labor in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a significant and, seemingly, growing problem (refs A, B). Other than the actions of a handful of NGO's, virtually nothing is being done to address this issue. Government inaction is particularly [...]	2008-08-04 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EINV ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI CG
08KINSHASA646	DRC COPPERBELT - TENKE FUNGURUME MINING MAKES NO SMALL [...] (U) This cable represents innovative collaboration in resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. It is the fourth in a series of six cables on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)/Zambia Copperbelt (reftels). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The T [...]	2008-08-06 16:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KINSHASA663	DRC/ZAMBIA - COBALT MINES AND PRICES BOOM [...] (U) This cable represents the fifth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). The sixth report will summarize DRC copper/cobalt mines. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Internat [...]	2008-08-13 10:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF

08KINSHASA735	MINISTER OF MINES SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econcouns delivered reftel points to Minister of Mines Martin Kabwelulu on September 3, highlighting the need for a transparent mining review process and fair treatment for U.S. investors including OM Group. Minister Kabwelulu provided an overview of the mining review [...]	2008-09-08 08:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EMIN CG
08KINSHASA752	DRC RESPONSE TO USTIC STUDY [...] (U) This cable responds to items requested in paragraph five of reftel A. Post will respond septel to items in paragraphs six and seven. 2. (U) Infrastructure is one of the GDRC's five priority areas under its five-year development plan approved in early 2007. However, information on the [...]	2008-09-12 09:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD OTRA ASEC CG
08KINSHASA785	TANZANIA'S UNDERSTATED ROLE IN THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tanzania plays a quiet, but useful, role in facilitating a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the DRC's East. The reasons behind this are likely connected to Tanzania's historical connections to the Kabila family, refugee issues, and economic interests. Inc [...]	2008-09-23 06:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CG TZ
08KINSHASA791	DRC COPPER BELT: DREAMS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES [...] (U) This cable represents the sixth and final in an innovative collaboration in resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist visited six of the largest mines in the DRC (and four [...]	2008-09-23 12:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KINSHASA812	MINISTER OF PLAN WELCOMES CAS AND HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu told USAID Director, DCM and Econcouns on September 18 that he welcomed the new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and hoped to engage international partners to improve DRC's investment climate and increase private sector development. Kamitatu [...]	2008-09-29 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA866	DRC RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] (U) Background and Overview. Inadequate physical infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),a country comprising a land area of 2,345,000 square kilometers, represents a key constraint for the country's economic development and export competitiveness. The Government of the DRC [...]	2008-10-10 06:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD OTRA ASEC CG
08KINSHASA949	UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR [...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...]	2008-10-30 09:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG
08KOLKATA114	DAS FEIGENBAUM HEARS PITCH FOR INVESTMENT IN WEST BENGAL, [...] (U) During his April 2 visit to Kolkata, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Evan Feigenbaum SIPDIS met with the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Commerce Secretary and industry representatives, discussing investment opportunities in West Bengal, the business clim [...]	2008-04-09 12:09:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV PGOV IN PHUM
08KOLKATA32	AI IN W. BENGAL: SITREP 11 [...] (U) This is an action message, please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the January 26-27 weekend, the avian influenza (AI) virus spread to South 24 Parganas, West Midnapur districts, and newer areas in the already-affected Murshidabad and Cooch Behar districts. This brings the number o [...]	2008-01-28 12:48:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD AMED IN
08KOLKATA35	AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 12 [...] (U) SUMMARY: With new districts like South 24 Parganas, Howrah and West Midnapur officially added to the AI-infected list, the GOWB revised its culling target to 2.7 million. Reports of cullers walking off the job in the Birbhum district received coverage in the press. Municipal authorities i [...]	2008-01-29 11:56:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD PGOV IN
08KOLKATA354	STATE GOVERNMENTS CONTAIN AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The West Bengal state government (GOWB) has completed culling operations in the confirmed Avian Influenza (AI) epicenter in Malda district. The GOWB claims to have contained the latest outbreak, citing its limited size and better level of preparedness. One senior GOWB official [...]	2008-12-24 08:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV IN BG
08KOLKATA357	AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO NEW AREAS IN ASSAM [...] Summary: On December 24, the Government of India (GOI) confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has spread to two more districts (Baksa and Nagaon) in the Northeastern state of Assam. The GOI confirmed new cases of AI in additional villages in the previously affected districts of Kamrup and Bo [...]	2008-12-31 05:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV TBIO AMED
08KOLKATA43	AI IN W. BENGAL-SITREP 16: GOWB IMPOSES STATEWIDE BAN ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the West Bengal government imposed a statewide ban on poultry trading. The ban will be effective until further notice. With most areas reporting no unusual poultry deaths for the first time in weeks, the GOWB is preparing to launch final clean up and culling operat [...]	2008-02-05 12:29:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV ETRD CASC AMED IN
08KOLKATA74	INDIA'S LEFT TO PUSH FOR MORE TAXES AND EXPENDITURES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: February 25-26, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leadership met with Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to present the Left's budget proposals prior to Finance Minister's submission of the budget to parliament on Friday, February 29. The Left is hoping to pressure [...]	2008-02-27 11:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV IN
08KOLKATA99	A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - CONNECTING BURMA AND INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project linking the landlocked states in Northeast India with Sittwe port in Myanmar holds the promise of making Mizoram an economic gateway, and providing India with access to international trade routes via the Bay of Bengal. The tentative ste [...]	2008-03-19 12:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV PGOV ETRD EWWT EPET IN BM BG
08KUALALUMPUR1009	MALAYSIA SEEKS DISCUSSION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 09:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ETRD SOCI PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR1013	AMBASSADOR AND DPM NAJIB DISCUSS APEC, WORLD [...] (C) The Ambassador met on November 11 with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and, in the context of priorities in our bilateral relations in the lead up to the new U.S. administration, discussed APEC, the global financial crisis, FTA talks, and economic reform measures. The Amb [...]	2008-11-14 09:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1063	MALAYSIA: VIEWS ON ECONOMY TURN NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The central bank of Malaysia released a relatively upbeat report on third quarter economic performance November 28, highlighting GDP growth of 4.7 percent despite deteriorating global economic conditions. The central bank acknowledged that Malaysia, as a highly open economy, wou [...]	2008-12-05 08:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1080	MALAYSIAN GROWTH DECLINING DESPITE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysian government and private sector analysts expressed pessimism about the performance of the Malaysian economy in 2009 during meetings with visiting Treasury Attache Susan Baker and Econcouns. Although banks are well capitalized, a sharp decline in demand for Malaysia's man [...]	2008-12-14 23:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1099	CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]	2008-12-18 08:51:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR1101	MALAYSIA HOPES TO KEEP FTA NEGOTIATIONS IN PLAY [...] (C) Summary: According to senior Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) officials, Deputy Prime Minister Najib told the Malaysian cabinet that concluding the Malaysian-U.S. bilateral FTA was at the top of his agenda. MITI officials say Najib told cabinet members he hoped Malaysia could concl [...]	2008-12-18 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1112	MALAYSIAN OIL PRODUCTION MOVING TO DEEPER WATERS [...] (SBU) Summary: As crude oil production from Malaysia's shallow waters tapers off, oil companies are exploring and developing oil fields in deeper waters. Kikeh, Malaysia's first deepwater field, is producing 100,000 barrels per day (bbl/day) and is on track to reach its full production target [...]	2008-12-22 09:35:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV XC XF
08KUALALUMPUR1127	PM ABDULLAH GOES TO IRAN, ANNOUNCES GO-AHEAD FOR [...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi conducted a four-day visit to Iran December 21-24. The public reporting of the visit exclusively highlighted and at times exaggerated Malaysia-Iran trade and economic partnerships. The PM and his entourage, which included a number of cabinet mini [...]	2008-12-31 08:35:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG ETTC MUNC KNNP
08KUALALUMPUR113	DEMARCHE REGARDING WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Econoff discussed ref A demarche on February 21 with Harjit Kaur Chand Singh and Arividya Arimuthu, Office of Multilateral Trade Policy and Negotiations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Harjit noted that Malaysia takes seriously the need to encourage trade in environme [...]	2008-02-21 08:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR120	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: MALAYSIA [...] Summary. In 2007 Malaysian IPR enforcement authorities continued to make good progress in fighting IPR piracy. The single most promising development of the year was the long-awaited launch of the country's specialized intellectual property court. The United States and Malaysia continued to co [...]	2008-02-22 09:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR134	DEMARCHE REGARDING MARCH WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) Econ counselor and econoff discussed reftel demarche with Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Secretary General Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria on February 26. Econ counselor also handed Rebecca the letter from USTR Susan Schwab to Minister of International Trade [...]	2008-02-26 23:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO MY
08KUALALUMPUR145	U.S. AND MALAYSIA SIGN MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE MEMORANDUM OF [...] On February 27, 2008, the United States and Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin implementing the Megaports Initiative in Malaysia. The ceremony took place at Westport, which along with Northport constitute Port Klang, Malaysia's largest port and the initial location fo [...]	2008-03-03 10:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PREL KNNP KTIA MY
08KUALALUMPUR149	PROPOSED ASEAN PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-CHIP INTEGRATED [...] Econ Counselor and econoff discussed ref message on March 4 with P. Ravidran, Senior Director, Office of ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). We delivered a copy of a letter from Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel to Ravidran regarding the March 14 meeti [...]	2008-03-05 10:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR357	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MALAYSIA [...] (U) Rising global prices for major food commodities so far are having limited impact on their availability to Malaysian consumers. Long-standing price controls on many food staples have kept such items affordable, but have also contributed to some spot shortages. While it is only about 65% self [...]	2008-05-08 23:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV MY
08KUALALUMPUR361	WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (U) Econ Counselor and econoff met with Kamel Mohamad, Director General, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (Malaysia's USPTO equivalent),on May 9 to deliver reftel demarche in advance of the May 13-14 WIPO meeting to select the organization's Director General nominee. Kamel is lea [...]	2008-05-09 08:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR372	U.S.-Malaysia FTA: Encouraging Signals [...] (SBU) Senior Malaysian government officials reaffirmed Malaysia's interest in continuing FTA negotiations during meetings May 5 and 6 with Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Barbara Weisel. Senior MITI officials proposed another round in July and noted the possibility of a foll [...]	2008-05-13 06:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR EAGR MY
08KUALALUMPUR375	IRAN SANCTIONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 08:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR401	MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER SUPPORTS FTA NOGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of his visit to the U.S., Minister for Trade Muhyiddin Yassin reaffirmed Malaysia's desire continue FTA negotiations with the U.S. and noted it was understood that Malaysia needed to create additional negotiating flexibility. Malaysia [...]	2008-05-16 09:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR402	MALAYSIA AND APEC IN 2008 [...] In advance of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM II),econoff called on Malaysia's Senior Official to APEC, Abdul Ghafar Musa, on May 16 to discuss U.S. and Malaysian goals for APEC this year (ref A). Ghafar, Senior Director of the APEC Division in the Ministry of International Tra [...]	2008-05-16 09:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD APEC ECON ECIN MY
08KUALALUMPUR410	CHINESE DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON MALAYSIA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysia-China bilateral economic relations are growing by leaps-and-bounds, with two way trade growing by over 16 percent last year to $37 billion. Senior-level official encounters have become frequent, especially with the growth of the ASEAN plus 3 and the establishment of the [...]	2008-05-21 03:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR CVIS CH MY
08KUALALUMPUR417	CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]	2008-05-23 04:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR460	FORCED AND CHILD LABOR REPORT - MALAYSIA [...] Embassy sources have reported incidents of forced labor in Malaysia's garment industry, and forced labor and exploitative child labor in the palm oil sector. We received corroborating reports from multiple sources for most information, but Embassy officers have not had the opportunity to con [...]	2008-06-03 08:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB ECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR476	MALAYSIA RAISES GASOLINE PRICE OVERNIGHT BY 40 PERCENT, [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to address rising costs of energy subsidies, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced a 40 percent price increase on gasoline, a 60 percent price increase on diesel, and 20 to 26 percent increases in electricity rates, effective at midnight on June 4. The new p [...]	2008-06-06 09:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR526	Tourism Growth in "Malaysia, Truly Asia" [...] Tourism is a growth industry in Malaysia. The government's "Visit Malaysia 2007" tourism campaign, with its ubiquitous "Malaysia, Truly Asia" theme song, enticed a record number of foreign tourists in 2007. Recent statistics portend continued strong growth in 2008. Tourists from Southeast As [...]	2008-06-20 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR580	THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE AND TRADE [...] Econoff passed information on the President's Global Food Security Initiative (ref A) to Abdul Rahman Mamat, Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). On June 20, 2008, we received the following written response from Zulkafli Abdul Karim, Senior Director, Multilat [...]	2008-07-08 06:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO MY
08KUALALUMPUR591	MALAYSIA HOSTS GROUP OF 8 ISLAMIC DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Sixth D-8 Summit hosted by Malaysia July 7-8, leaders from eight developing majority-Islamic countries focused on the recent steep global rise in food and fuel prices, and pledged to increase their intra-group trade and investment. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]	2008-07-11 05:51:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PREL MY IR
08KUALALUMPUR618	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 CARGO INSPECTION; DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shazryll did not provide a substantive response, but informed us the Ministry would review the provided i [...]	2008-07-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINR PREL ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP EUN
08KUALALUMPUR856	Malaysia initiating newsprint anti-dumping review [...] (U) GOM notified Post of GOM's decision to initiate an administrative review of anti-dumping duties on imports of newsprint in rolls originating in or exported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and the United States. 2. (SBU) The text of the diplomatic note follows: "KLN 47/08 [...]	2008-09-26 08:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR921	Malaysian Ministry of Transportation responds to UPS [...] (SBU) EEB/TRA DAS John Byerly met on October 14 with the Malaysian Deputy Secretary General of Transportation Long See Wool to raise the long-standing issue of UPS access to Subang Airport. Byerly told Long the USG wanted to see US carriers were given the opportunity to compete on equal footin [...]	2008-10-20 04:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETRA MY
08KUALALUMPUR926	MALAYSIAN POLICIES ADDRESS FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES [...] (U) Summary: On October 16, Malaysia's central bank announced an expanded deposit insurance program designed to dampen local concerns raised by the global financial crisis (septel Singapore). With a 37 percent year-to-date fall of the Malaysian stock market and revised 2009 economic growth fo [...]	2008-10-21 08:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR965	MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS [...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]	2008-11-03 10:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR966	MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS [...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]	2008-11-03 23:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR983	MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER ON BILATERAL FTA AND APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Minister for Trade Muhyiddin congratulated the Ambassador on the U.S. elections, noted that Malaysia looked forward to continuing efforts to expand trade and investment ties with U.S. and expressed the hope that the U.S. would not shift to a more protectionist trade [...]	2008-11-06 08:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR MY PGOV EINV
08KUALALUMPUR99	Malaysia's 2007 Trade Figures: U.S. Economic Woes Take [...] Summary. After years of strong export growth that has formed the backbone of Malaysia's economy, Malaysia's trade growth leveled off in 2007, with exports growing just 2.7% from 2006. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for 75% of Malaysian exports, grew just 0.2%. A surge in palm oil ex [...]	2008-02-15 09:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MY
08KUWAIT1128	KUWAIT 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Post's update of the 2009 National Trade Estimate for Kuwait is submitted below. It also has been transmitted to the United States Trade Representative via email. 2. (U) KUWAIT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kuwait is $3 billion for the per [...]	2008-11-12 10:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KU
08KUWAIT1139	GOK DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS ON IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Recent actions by the Kuwaiti Government have shown its commitment to improving IPR enforcement. The government has stepped up public efforts to curb the use of illegal software, hardware and pirated CDs/DVDs. (Note: An increase in the number of raids/confiscations took place fo [...]	2008-11-16 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR KU
08KUWAIT1154	DEMARCH DELIVERED: REQUEST POST INTERVENTION WITH [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points on November 6, 2008 to Abdualaziz Al-Haldi, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce. On November 18, Haldi said that the GoK would be willing to cooperate. He stated however, that he did not understand the issue and [...]	2008-11-20 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD USTR
08KUWAIT118	FOREIGN BUSINESS COUNCILS COORDINATE TO TACKLE [...] On January 28, Embassy Kuwait hosted the first-ever meeting of representatives from various foreign business councils in Kuwait to discuss common concerns and ways to collaborate on areas of common interest. Organized in conjunction with the American Business Council, the roundtable was atten [...]	2008-01-31 05:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL KU
08KUWAIT1260	UPDATED COPY OF KUWAIT'S DRAFT COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) On December 28, 2008, Embassy Kuwait received in Arabic an updated draft copyright law from the Kuwait Ministry of Information. Post emailed the draft to USTR and the desk. Mana Al-Baghdadi, an attorney at the Ministry of Informat [...]	2008-12-31 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU ETRD EINV ECON PGOV
08KUWAIT14	KUWAIT MFA U/S: SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) In a December 31 CDA call on MFA U/S Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah, the U/S discussed preparation for the January 11-12 POTUS visit and relevant Kuwait-Iraq border issues (reported septels). Jarallah also expressed deep concern over the political situation in Lebanon and said that "all of t [...]	2008-01-04 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDRG KPAL ETRD ECON KU IR SY
08KUWAIT153	KUWAIT RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Customs Director General Ibrahim Al-Ghanim downplayed Kuwait's adherence to the Arab League Boycott during a February 7 meeting with Econoff. The Arab League Boycott (ALB) Office lies within the Directorate General of Customs and is directly supervised by the DG. Al-Gha [...]	2008-02-07 15:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT PREL ECON ETRD AL KU
08KUWAIT165	SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR DONNELLY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Shaun, we look forward to and warmly welcome your visit to Kuwait on February 13 and 14 for the third round of TIFA talks, and the first in Kuwait. In addition to the TIFA Council meeting on February 14, we have arranged meetings for you with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebr [...]	2008-02-11 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV KU
08KUWAIT207	DAS BUTLER ADVOCATES GREATER KUWAITI ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, NEA/I DAS Butler met with Under Secretaries in the GOK Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) and the MFA to advocate for greater Kuwaiti engagement with Iraq. Butler called for the GOK to send an Ambassador to Baghdad immediately, open an additional border cros [...]	2008-02-21 06:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ECON ETRD PTER KU IZ
08KUWAIT211	KUWAIT: COMMENTS FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti government agencies significantly improved the level of IPR enforcement activity in 2007 compared to activities in 2006. Kuwait Customs in particular continued to be the most aggressive and most competent agency in impeding the movement of pirated and counterfeit products. Prote [...]	2008-02-21 16:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD KU
08KUWAIT243	AUSTR DONNELLY PRESSES GOK FOR FURTHER ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: On February 14, a delegation led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Shaun Donnelly met with a GOK delegation led by Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Rasheed Al-Tabtabai for the third round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between the U.S. and K [...]	2008-03-05 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV KU
08KUWAIT306	DOC ANTI-BOYCOTT COMPLIANCE OFFICE COMMENDS GOK [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),Customs and Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI),officials from the Department of Commerce (DOC) Anti-boycott Compliance Office commended the progress the GOK has made in eliminating barriers rel [...]	2008-03-17 14:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT PREL ECON ETRD AL KU
08KUWAIT345	BASRA FIGHTING PROMPTS GOK TO HEIGHTEN ALERT AT [...] (C) Summary: On March 25, the GOK heightened its alert along the northern border with Iraq. The GOK has increased MOI patrols of the area and placed a Kuwait Armed Forces reconnaissance battalion on alert. These moves come in response to renewed fighting between the GOI and armed militias in [...]	2008-03-27 14:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD SMIG KU IZ
08KUWAIT47	ON EVE OF POTUS VISIT, PARLIAMENT SUDDENLY PASSES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Amidst rumors of parliamentary dissolution and following years of delay in bringing any significant economic reform legislation to a vote, Kuwait's parliament passed three important economic laws on January 9 to privatize Kuwait Airways, to control investment related [...]	2008-01-10 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PGOV EINV ETRD KU IZ
08KUWAIT488	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - KUWAIT [...] Summary: Rising food prices and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on the economy in Kuwait, especially with regard to inflation. Kuwait has experienced an almost 60 percent increase in food prices in the last year. Prices have dramatically increased in the past f [...]	2008-05-05 12:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KU
08KUWAIT498	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES IRAQ AIRWAYS DEBT WITH GOK [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal al-Hajji on April 21, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki asked the GOK to forgive the debt of 1.2 billion USD owed by Iraq Airways (IAC) to Kuwait Airways (KAC),according to KAC Legal Advisor [...]	2008-05-06 15:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAIR ECON ETRD KU IZ
08KUWAIT588	DEMARCHE: KUWAIT 60-DAY REPORT TO UN ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR KU
08KUWAIT593	KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD [...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba [...]	2008-05-22 15:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
08KUWAIT613	THE IMPORTANCE (AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS) OF BEING [...] (C) For a small country with a population of approximately 3.2 million, Kuwait possesses tremendous wealth; according the CIA World Fact Book, Kuwait has the world's sixth largest GDP per capita in terms of purchasing power. Kuwaiti citizens, an exclusive group that makes up about one third of [...]	2008-05-28 11:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TIP KU
08KUWAIT627	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with CV of Dr. Karen Hulebak on May 19. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified [...]	2008-06-02 06:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KU
08KUWAIT628	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with President Bush's response to the food price crisis on May 20. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s [...]	2008-06-02 06:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KU
08KUWAIT639	KUWAIT AIRWAYS DISAPPOINTED WITH IRAQI PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Econoff on June 1, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) legal advisor Abdulsattar Setareh expressed disappointment with the Iraqi proposal for debt repayment presented to KAC and the GOK on May 26 and 27. Setareh reported that the Iraqi Finance Minister told KAC the [...]	2008-06-04 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAIR ETRD ECON KU IZ
08KUWAIT668	KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS FIRST NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) hosted a two-day national conference on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on June 9 and 10. The conference included seminars and roundtable discussions that brought together IPR experts from the private and pub [...]	2008-06-12 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD KU
08KUWAIT795	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO KU
08KUWAIT811	KUWAIT: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 12:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KU
08KUWAIT856	POST INTERVENTION WITH GCC AND MEMBER STATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 05:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR USTR KU
08KUWAIT961	RESPONSE TO GCC CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM COMMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KU
08KUWAIT98	KUWAIT MFA U/S ON IRAQ, GTMO, 1267 DESIGNEES [...] (C) On January 21, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah told CDA that Kuwait is ready to invest in Iraq, but delays in funding are caused by the Iraqi failure to get project proposals to relevant GOK officials. Recent high-level Iraqi visits to Kuwait have increased bilateral cooperation, and there are now s [...]	2008-01-24 16:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IR IZ KDRG PINR PTER ETRD
08KYIV101	UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART [...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]	2008-01-17 07:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08KYIV1038	ENCOURAGING UKRAINE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has delivered points contained in refs B-D regarding the President's Global Food Security Initiative and agricultural trade issues. On May 21, the GOU moved to cancel restrictions on grain exports. We continue to work with Ukraine on introducing a regulatory framework to [...]	2008-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO UP
08KYIV1045	UKRAINE SUPPORTS U.S POSITIONS FOR ICAO AVIATION [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points in reftel to the State Aviation Authority on May 22. On May 29 Deputy Econ Counselor and EconOff met with Ukrainian State Aviation Administration (SAA) officials to follow up. Deputy Head of the Aviation Security Department Valeriy Baranov confirmed that th [...]	2008-05-29 15:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER UP
08KYIV1056	UKRAINE CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU held a public roundtable on May 28 to discuss IPR enforcement issues of importance to the pharmaceutical industry. GOU reps said they were now implementing the data exclusivity provisions agreed to as part of Ukraine's accession to the WTO, but admitted that generic dru [...]	2008-06-02 07:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV1077	UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES WTO-REQUIRED CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament adopted a bill on June 3 to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotiations. The law as adopted, however, delays tariff reductions for a large number of goods until 2009, in contradiction to accession commitments. The bil [...]	2008-06-04 08:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1108	UKRAINE: AVIATION HEAD DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukrainian State Aviation (SAA) officials discussed progress on outstanding issues including an upcoming International Civil Air Organization (ICAO) safety assessment scheduled for June 17. The SAA hopes that a positive ICAO assessment will fast-track it for an FAA safety reass [...]	2008-06-06 13:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER UP
08KYIV1202	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT VETOES FLAWED CUSTOMS TARIFF [...] On June 20, President Viktor Yushchenko vetoed a bill amending the Law "On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine," which Ukraine's Rada (parliament) had adopted on June 3. While the original draft law was meant to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotia [...]	2008-06-20 15:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1330	UKRAINE CONSIDERING ITS ROLE IN RUSSIA'S WTO [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy told us on July 4 that Ukraine did not intend to block Russia's WTO accession, and was not planning to request any tariff concessions from Russia, but would likely make some requests of Russia given the importance of their bilater [...]	2008-07-07 13:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO PGOV RS UP
08KYIV1411	UKRAINE: USG-FUNDED IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING [...] Summary: Post, in cooperation with CLDP (Commerce),on July 9-10 held an IPR enforcement workshop for Ukrainian judges, the second in a series of events that are part of a STATE/INL-funded, IPR training initiative. Seventeen judges, mostly from southern Ukraine, as well as representatives fro [...]	2008-07-22 10:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV156	UKRAINE: NEW ENERGY MINISTER TOUTS WESTINGHOUSE-ENERGOATOM [...] (SBU) Summary: New Energy Minister Yuri Prodan told the Ambassador on January 21 that the GOU hoped to use a possible visit by President Bush in the near future to sign a contract with Westinghouse for the delivery of fuel to Ukraine's nuclear reactors. Acknowledging that the contract propose [...]	2008-01-25 06:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV162	TYMOSHENKO TURNS UP HEAT ON GAS MIDDLEMAN UKRHAZENERHO [...] (SBU) Summary. Tymoshenko's new government recently launched its first strike against intermediaries connected to RosUkrEnergo (RUE) in the gas trade with Russia. The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) of Ukraine limited UkrHazEnerho's (UHE) (Note: a joint venture between RUE a [...]	2008-01-25 12:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV1875	UKRAINE'S NEXT STEP TOWARD THE EU: A "DEEP" FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine and the EU have launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),which would slash bilateral tariffs and reduce a range of other non- tariff trade barriers. Ukraine's chief negotiator told us that the talks are not true "negotiations," as they are focused on how U [...]	2008-09-22 12:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL EUN UP
08KYIV196	UKRAINE: NEW GOU PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON VAT, OPIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 08:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND UP
08KYIV2017	1ST MEETING OF U.S.-UKRAINE TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council, created by our new bilateral Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement (TICA),took place on October 2. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau led the U.S. delegation; Minister of Economy Bohdan Da [...]	2008-10-10 06:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PREL UP
08KYIV2097	UKRAINE IMF VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DEEPENING BANK CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not commenting on the substance of its ongoing discussions with the government of Ukraine (GOU) on a possible support program, but its representatives told us on October 17 that the delegation's stay in Kyiv was open-ended. PM Tymoshenk [...]	2008-10-17 17:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2105	UKRAINE'S BUSINESSES TENSE; IMF AND NSDC DELIBERATE [...] (SBU) Summary. With ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations and an emergency session of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) as the backdrop, Ukraine's politicians swapped jabs, while businesses scrambled to cover their mounting losses. No announcement was made abo [...]	2008-10-20 15:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2111	TYMOSHENKO APPEALS TO USG: UKRAINE HAS "HOURS, NOT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See Summary and Paragraphs 11 and 12. Summary ------- 2. (C) At a late night meeting on October 20, Prime Minister Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that Ukraine had "hours, and not days" to restore confidence in the country's financial system. The situatio [...]	2008-10-21 14:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON ETRD XH UP
08KYIV2113	UKRAINE CRISIS MEASURES PASSED TO UN-DISSOLVED RADA [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) approved a series of as yet unpublished anti-crisis proposals on October 20, designed to stave off a worsening financial emergency. President Viktor Yushchenko temporarily lifted his decree on parliament's dissolution to a [...]	2008-10-21 15:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2128	POLITICS CONTINUE TO TRUMP ECONOMICS IN UKRAINE [...] (C) Continuing political turmoil threatens to hold up potential IMF assistance to Ukraine. On October 23, PM Tymoshenko's government submitted anti-crisis legislation, and demanded that any election legislation be shelved until emergency economic measures were in place. President Yushchenko' [...]	2008-10-23 14:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD UP
08KYIV2130	UKRAINE CURRENCY DOWN 20 PERCENT; RADA DIVIDED ON [...] (SBU) Summary. While Rada factions were busy haggling over three competing versions of anti-crisis measures, the hryvnia exchange rate slipped dramatically on October 23. Embassy contacts in the real estate and transportation sectors report more dismal news, indicating general woes throughou [...]	2008-10-23 15:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2138	THE RADA FIDDLES... [...] (C) On October 24, the Rada was again unable to reach consensus on legislation to address Ukraine's looming economic crisis. Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) MPs once again blocked the rostrum to prevent voting on any anti-legislation tied to election funding -- and even allegedly disabled some Rada vo [...]	2008-10-24 14:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD UP
08KYIV2139	EBRD: UKRAINE NEEDS $20 BILLION IMF PACKAGE "TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 15:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON ETRD XH UP
08KYIV2141	UKRAINE: HRYVNIA CONTINUES ITS SLIDE AS [...] (SBU) The hryvnia continues its slide against the dollar, having crossed the psychologically important barrier of 6 UAH/$ on October 24-25. It appears that demand for dollars by ordinary Ukrainians, fearful of further devaluation and inflation, is beginning to drive movements in the market, a [...]	2008-10-25 14:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON ETRD XH UP

08KYIV2142	HISTORICAL IMF PACKAGE IMMINENT, MAY NOT BE ENOUGH [...] (C) Summary. IMF chief envoy Ceyla Pazarbasioglu told the Ambassador on October 25 that Ukraine,s IMF package may amount to the second largest ever in IMF history and would be likely finalized soon, possibly as early as this weekend. She stated that implementation of the assistance package wo [...]	2008-10-25 18:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2191	RADA PASSES FINAL ANTI-CRISIS LEGISLATION: [...] (C) On October 31 the Rada passed compromise anti-crisis legislation, a critical step towards Ukraine's receipt of a $16.5 billion IMF assistance package (Ref A). PM Yuliya Tymoshenko's BYuT and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) voted with a majority of Lytvyn Bloc MPs to pass the le [...]	2008-11-03 16:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN UP
08KYIV2198	IMF SET TO APPROVE UKRAINE PACKAGE, DESPITE [...] (C) Summary. The IMF and the government of Ukraine (GOU) "have agreement" on the provisions of a $16.5 billion stand-by package. The IMF's Kyiv-based resident representative is "relatively positive" Ukraine's anti-crisis legislation will pass muster for the IMF Executive Board, when it consi [...]	2008-11-04 17:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2207	UKRAINE: PROMINVESTBANK FAILURE TEST CASE FOR NBU [...] (C) Summary and comment: Liquidity problems, a run on deposits, and a possible corporate hijacking at Prominvestbank, Ukraine's sixth largest bank, last month contributed to the run on other Ukrainian banks, which were already jittery due to the world financial crisis (refs). The Acting Chai [...]	2008-11-06 12:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2224	NBU STABILIZES HRYVNIA, BUT FURTHER WEAKENING NECESSARY [...] (SBU) The hryvnia has stabilized in the past week as a result of the National Bank of Ukraine's new policy to sell unlimited amounts of dollars at an exchange rate that it resets daily. The strategy is probably draining the NBU's reserves, which stood at $31.9 billion on October 31, but the NB [...]	2008-11-10 09:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2265	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: GOU, Embassy, and industry representatives discussed efforts to combat counterfeit agrochemicals at a November 14 IPR Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting. Constructive GOU-industry dialogue on this topic continued several days later under the auspices of the European Bu [...]	2008-11-19 11:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV2294	UKRAINE: FIRTASH USES CRISIS TO EXPAND INTO BANKING [...] (C) Summary. Dmitry Firtash, one of Ukraine's most wealthy and notorious oligarchs, plans to buy a controlling stake in Nadra Bank, Ukraine's seventh largest bank. The acquisition of Nadra, which will join Firtash's international holding company (Group DF) when the deal is final, would be Firtash's [...]	2008-11-21 14:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2304	VISIT OF SENATOR CORKER TO KYIV [...] (SBU) Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) visited Kyiv November 8-10; and met with Foreign Minister Ohryzko, Deputy Ministers of Energy Pavlush, Deputy Minister of Economy Boitsun, and Rada Committee Chair for Taxation and Customs Teriokhin. Discussions focused on Ukraine's NATO aspirations, domestic [...]	2008-11-24 14:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON UP
08KYIV2340	UKRAINE: DOLLAR AUCTIONS TO OFFSET FALLING HRYVNIA [...] (SBU) The hryvnia traded around 6.7/$ on the interbank market on November 26, down roughly 3 percent from the previous day and falling from 6.0/$ a week ago. On Kyiv streets, dollar bids started around 6.65/$ with offers topping 7.0/$. Speculation about a developing black market filtered into [...]	2008-11-28 05:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2412	UKRAINE FINANCE MINISTER'S PECULIAR AVOWALS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's Minister of Finance Viktor Pynzenyk told the Ambassador on December 4 that a change of leadership at the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is necessary to stabilize the country's faltering economy. Alluding to what he said was an inept inter-agency anti-crisis team, he d [...]	2008-12-09 16:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2413	UKRAINE "NOT YET THERE" ON 2009 BALANCED BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance has granted a preview of the draft 2009 budget to the IMF and World Bank. The World Bank told us the GOU foresees a 2009 budget deficit equal to 0.3 percent of GDP. After studying the draft, however, the World Bank puts the deficit at 0.8 percent of G [...]	2008-12-09 16:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2434	UNSTEADY UKRAINE RESPONSE WORRIES IMF TEAM [...] (C) Summary. An IMF team led by Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, in Kyiv to assess Ukrainian implementation of the Fund's $16.4 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA),offered mixed reviews of GOU anti-crisis efforts during her December 10 meeting with the Ambassador. Pazarbasioglu complimented Minister of [...]	2008-12-11 15:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2438	UKRAINE ON LRTAP CONVENTION AND PROTOCOLS [...] (SBU) Post delivered the reftel demarche to the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, the body responsible for LRTAP issues and protocols, and sent a formal query with attached information on the U.S. LRTAP position, translated into Ukrainian. 2. (SBU) According to Olga Zverev [...]	2008-12-12 15:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV
08KYIV2460	UKRAINE: USG-FUNDED IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING [...] Summary: Post on December 5 held a workshop on combating internet piracy primarily for Ukrainian police, the fourth in a series of events that are part of a STATE/INL-funded, IPR training initiative. Some thirty police officials, from the Kyiv central office and the regions, and one prosecuto [...]	2008-12-17 14:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV2464	UKRAINIAN HRYVNIA IN FREEFALL AS NBU BOTCHES POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. A casualty of the worsening financial crisis, Ukraine's currency has lost another 12 percent of its value in recent days. Following an interim visit by the IMF to monitor GOU progress in implementing the $16.4 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA),the National Bank of Ukraine (N [...]	2008-12-18 13:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2485	CHERNOMYRDIN: UKRAINE MUST PAY GAS DEBTS [...] (C) Viktor Chernomyrdin, in a meeting with the Ambassador, highlighted the importance of Ukraine paying its gas debts. He stressed that Russia was unwilling to subsidize Ukraine, adding: "if you like them, help them." Chernomyrdin is convinced Ukrainian leaders, mired in power struggles, are [...]	2008-12-19 11:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR RU UP
08KYIV2487	"CYNICAL" PM BLASTS "INFLEXIBLE" UKRAINE BANK CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko lashed out at the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on December 18, calling for the resignation of NBU Governor Volodymyr Stelmakh and lobbing stinging criticisms at NBU exchange rate policy. Although Tymoshenko has denounced the NBU chief [...]	2008-12-19 16:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2532	IMF NEGATIVE ON UKRAINE BUDGET BOMB [...] (SBU) Summary. The local IMF office has unofficially told us that the 2009 budget is "quite negative" and likened the budget's failure to reign in pension outlays to an "exploding bomb." According to the IMF, the 2009 budget is based on unrealistic macroeconomic projections and a 2.97 percent [...]	2008-12-30 15:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EREL ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV2538	UKRAINE PRESIDENT AND PM APPEAL TO IMF [...] (SBU) Summary. In an unusual display of cooperation, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko sent a joint letter (full text below) to IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on December 30, confirming their intention to adhere to IMF conditionalities. S [...]	2008-12-31 10:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EREL ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
08KYIV404	UKRAINE IPR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 -- POST INPUT [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (ref A),although the Government of Ukraine continues to move in the right direction on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) prot [...]	2008-02-21 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV456	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FUNDS PROGRAM STARTS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Post, in cooperation with CLDP (Commerce),launched a new IPR training initiative -- funded by STATE/INL -- with an IPR enforcement workshop for Ukrainian judges February 12-14. The event drew strong participation from 26 judges representing nearly all of Ukraine's geographical re [...]	2008-02-28 10:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV503	UKRAINE IPR: GOU TRYING TO IMPROVE HOLOGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission hosted an IPR roundtable on March 5 with participation from the GOU and rights holders to discuss the hologram sticker program for optical discs. Industry reps laid out their concerns regarding the technical design of the hologram sticker, the process of [...]	2008-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV528	UKRAINE: IP RIGHTS HOLDERS STILL DISSATISFIED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The recording industry remains concerned about public performance piracy -- the failure of intellectual property users to make royalty payments -- in Ukraine. The industry regards Ukrainian TV stations as particularly problematic. Industry reps would like to see increased crim [...]	2008-03-13 13:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV632	UKRAINE: CUSTOMS HEAD SERIOUS ABOUT REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of Ukraine's Customs Service Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy outlined his plan for Customs reform during an introductory meeting with Ambassador on March 21. Khoroshkovskiy boasted of the early success of his anti- smuggling campaign, which was meant to increase customs revenues [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON UP
08KYIV722	WILL UKRAINE JOIN RUSSIA'S WTO WORKING PARTY? [...] (C) Summary: A GOU official recently told the press that Ukraine did not plan to join Russia's WTO Working Party, even though Ukraine looks set to join the WTO within a matter of months, well ahead of Russia. (Note: Ukraine's parliament April 10 ratified the protocol of accession, details sep [...]	2008-04-10 08:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP RS
08KYIV729	UKRAINE'S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ITS WTO PROTOCOL OF [...] The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) on April 10 ratified Ukraine's protocol of accession to join the WTO. The ratification followed approval of the protocol by the WTO's General Council on February 5. Out of the 450 total Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Rada, 411 voted in support of the access [...]	2008-04-10 12:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV774	UKRAINE: VISITS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE AND STABLE MID [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Although recent high-level Ukrainian visits to the Middle East seem to suggest a growing GOU interest in the region; when viewed in context, however, the visits are the most recent in a string of Middle East initiatives long on grandiose announcements of increased co [...]	2008-04-17 11:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IZ ZR ZP UP
08KYIV807	UKRAINIAN GOVT LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS [...] (U) Summary: The GOU announced an end to grain export restrictions, long a sore spot for grain traders and WTO members, on April 23. The GOU also announced a relaxation of restrictions on sunflower oil, although quotas on sunflower oil and seeds do remain in place. The move was likely in par [...]	2008-04-25 02:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV821	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP [...] Summary: GOU, Embassy and industry representatives discussed copyright issues and GOU inter-agency cooperation at an April 23 Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting. The GOU officials present agreed to push for a Cabinet of Ministers Resolution to raise the stature of the government's IPR [...]	2008-04-25 07:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV828	UKRAINE 2008 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel points on the 2008 Special 301 report to Valentin Chebotaryov, Deputy Chairman of the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on April 24. Chebotaryov thanked the USG for its recognition of progress made in recent years and was delighted to lea [...]	2008-04-25 11:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR UP
08KYIV835	WHOOPS: UKRAINIAN GOVT REVERSES LIFTING OF GRAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: In contradiction to a public announcement by Prime Minister Tymoshenko on April 23, a government decree released on April 25 failed to eliminate grain export restrictions, only relaxing the quotas instead. The flip-flop was a complete surprise and followed an outpouring of inte [...]	2008-04-29 02:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV851	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief met with Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov at his request. Minister Yekhanurov came with a list of issues to discuss that concerned both relations with Ukraine's neighbors and internal mil [...]	2008-04-30 15:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR ETRD EINV NATO UP
08KYIV874	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO/TYMOSHENKO RIVALRY HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU's ambitious privatization plans have fallen victim to the political rivalry between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko (Refs A and B). Following the latest iteration of their drawn out privatization battle characterized by dueling decrees, court rulings [...]	2008-05-08 08:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV ETRD EIND UP
08KYIV876	UKRAINE MOSTLY AGREES ON CANDIDATES FOR WIPO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points regarding upcoming elections for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General to Elena Shcherbakova, head of the International Relations Division at the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on May 6. Shcherbakova said [...]	2008-05-08 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV915	UKRAINE BECOMES WTO MEMBER ON MAY 16, BUT FAILS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine joins the WTO on May 16, marking a major success for the country's economic reform efforts. Accession is marred, however, by Ukraine's failure, due to domestic political turmoil, to pass five laws promised as part of accession negotiations. One of the five is the law de [...]	2008-05-15 16:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV953	UKRAINE: INCIDENCE OF FORCED/CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Cases of adult forced labor are extremely rare in Ukraine, and child labor, while still in existence, is not prevalent. The GOU has adopted standards on child labor in line with international norms and has made some progress in recent years in tackling the problem. Most child labor [...]	2008-05-20 11:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP
08KYIV980	UKRAINE LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS - THIS TIME WE'RE NOT [...] Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk announced to the press on May 21 that the GOU had decided to lift export restrictions on grain. (Note: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko had made a similar announcement in April (ref C),but the government then in fact only loosened the restrictions, rather than a [...]	2008-05-27 05:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV99	UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART I [...] As requested reftel, below is Part I of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Post is transmitting the ICS in two separate parts due to its large size. Post will send the ICS in Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA by email. Begin Text: A.1. Openness to Foreign Invest [...]	2008-01-17 02:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LAGOS154	Nigeria: Stakeholders Assess Impact of Port Reforms [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's port reform program, which has turned over state-owned and operated ports to private concessionaires, has significantly improved efficiency of port operations and reduced vessel demurrage and turn around time. However, delays in customs clearance resulting from Nigeria's [...]	2008-04-25 11:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS212	NIGERIA: EU ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT RAISES CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) held a seminar May 15-16 to determine under what conditions Nigeria might sign the European Union's (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Manufacturers contend that high overhead costs [...]	2008-06-17 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS303	NIGERIA: TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT REMAINS DORMANT [...] (U) One year after its official opening in April 2007, under the administration of former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke, the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort in Calabar, developed at a cost of naira 45 billion (USD 380 million) remains dormant. The failure of the Government of Nigeri [...]	2008-08-01 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS353	NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO HALT STOCK MARKET'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Nigeria adopted a series of measures and commissioned a Presidential Advisory Team to halt the decline in the Nigerian stock market. Since March, the market recorded a 30 percent loss in market capitalization. Industry interlocutors feared that the policy meas [...]	2008-09-08 06:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAGOS378	NIGERIAN: LOCAL DRUG MANUFACTURERS PUSH FOR IMPORT BAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of Nigeria (PMGMAN) is lobbying the Government of Nigeria (GON) for an import ban on additional pharmaceutical products, claiming that local manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet Nigerian demand. Should the GON impose an import ban, m [...]	2008-09-25 07:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EAID ECON PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS405	NIGERIA: OD TRAINING SUCCESSFUL BUT REVEALS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 18-19 two-day Optical Disc (OD) Enforcement workshop, Nigerian government agencies made progress in better understanding major deficiencies in Nigeria,s IPR enforcement. Despite the intentional harmful attempts by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to sab [...]	2008-10-15 07:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAGOS484	NIGERIA: LAWYERS, PRODUCERS HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 13-14 seminar on intellectual property rights for professionals in the film industry, participants complained that the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) turns a blind eye to massive, blatant piracy conducted in plain view of the agency. The NCC touted a new no [...]	2008-12-01 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS61	NIGERIA: CG'S ROAD TRIP: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF CROSS [...] (U) Summary: Consul General Donna Blair heard Cross River State PDP Governor Imoke's vision for the ethnically-diverse state and his criticisms of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the federal government as ineffective in assisting further development. A customs official told [...]	2008-02-14 13:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV PHUM CASC SOCI NI
08LAGOS76	U.S. COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSING HAMPERED BY LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While the National Housing Policy (NHP) of 2002 intended to promote private investment in the housing sector, a number of laws (including the Land Use Act and Primary Mortgage Institution Act) need amending to achieve this. An American owned housing development company plans to b [...]	2008-02-26 14:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID EIND EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAHORE291	BT COTTON WILL NOT BE QUICK FIX FOR PUNJAB'S TEXTILES, WHICH [...] (C) Summary: Leadership of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Punjab Zone) told Poleconoff October 17 that the global crisis has resulted in a 15-20 percent drop in exports during the last three months. Moreover, the lack of bank liquidity has constricted capital, making it difficult [...]	2008-10-22 06:11:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG PK ETRD
08LAPAZ1045	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Attempting to control food price inflation is clearly a priority of the Morales administration. However, policies to date have not helped stimulate production, but rather are likely to dampen domestic agricultural activity in the future. Higher food prices have provoked protests, but by [...]	2008-05-06 13:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1179	BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...]	2008-05-23 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU
08LAPAZ1294	BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In response to State 43120, Labor Officer held meetings with USAID, the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, NGO Proadolescente, and UNICEF. Three areas of concern regarding the use of child labor and forced labor are the sugar, Brazil nut, and mining industries. Sources were not able to gi [...]	2008-06-10 17:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB BL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1533	EVO'S REGIONAL TRADE BLOCK BACKLASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to irritate his Andean neighbors by criticizing their plans for free trade with the United States and the European Union (EU.) As the negotiations for the deals grow closer, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) member states tell the Embas [...]	2008-07-11 13:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BL
08LAPAZ161	RESPONSE TO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] There has been no change in 2007 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Bolivia other than the three areas described below: 2. Question: How many child labor investigations have resulted in fines, penalties, or convictions? Answer: There was one case of a jail sentence handed ou [...]	2008-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BL EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1793	BOLIVIA-US TRADE: THE FACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Bolivian government looks towards the December 2008 expiration date on their unilateral trade preferences with the U.S., the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA,) it is worth examining the impact it would have on Bolivia if it were not to be renewed. [...]	2008-08-21 15:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ2111	BOLIVIA: REACTIONS TO ATPDEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial Bolivian reaction to the decision to suspend ATPDEA privileges has been muted but somber. A number of our contacts are faced with severe financial repercussions from the decision, but most people we have talked to understand that this was brought about by the Bolivian gov [...]	2008-09-26 21:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2118	BOLIVIA: EVO REACTS TO ATPDEA DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The initial characterization by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez of the government's reaction to ATPDEA suspension as "not happy" is proving to be an understatement. Foreign Minister Choquehuanca later announced to the press that the decision was "vengeance" and " [...]	2008-09-29 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2170	BOLIVIA: U.S. MINES MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. mining executives predict that if the new Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution passes, it will be "the end of mining investment" in Bolivia for the foreseeable future. U.S. mining companies in Bolivia are trying not to draw any attention to themselves during a time [...]	2008-10-07 16:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2192	BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]	2008-10-09 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2221	BOLIVIA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STILL MIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met on October 8 with representatives from a number of intellectual property rights (IPR) stakeholder groups including music and composers groups, the Bolivian book chamber, cinematic organizations, and IPR law. It was the first time many in the group had ever met, desp [...]	2008-10-14 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2341	BOLIVIA: MINING PROBLEMS IMPACT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mining woes caused in part by the recent fall in world mineral prices are making front-page headlines in Bolivia, and the government has announced the first of potentially many "loan funds" for the cooperative mining sector. Further state involvement in the economy is not a surp [...]	2008-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2442	BOLIVIA BURNS MORE TRADE BRIDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 11, Bolivian Trade Representative Pablo Solon confirmed that Bolivia will no longer participate in the negotiations between the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) and the European Union (EU.) The EU will progress with Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador dropping the uncooperativ [...]	2008-11-13 19:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ2494	BOLIVIA: EVO CALLS ATPDEA SUSPENSION "VENGEANCE" [...] Summary: Press reports highlighted the closure of two more small businesses in the wake of the announcement of President Bush's decision to suspend ATPDEA trade benefits for Bolivia starting December 15. President Morales reacted angrily, calling the suspension "political vengeance." Vice P [...]	2008-11-28 16:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2540	BOLIVIA: IMPLICATIONS OF APEX SILVER SELLOUT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with executives from Denver-based Apex Silver and its subsidiary Minera San Cristobal on December 5 to discuss the future of Bolivia's largest mining operation. High taxes, the fall in metals prices, and Apex's unfavorable loan structure have caused a drop in Apex stock [...]	2008-12-05 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
08LAPAZ2581	"LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...]	2008-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU
08LAPAZ373	CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO BOLIVIA FEBRUARY 18-20 [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel, including Representatives Green (D-TX),Hinchey (D-NY),Weller (R-IL),and Foxx (R-NC) visited La Paz and Santa Cruz February 18-20. While in La Paz, the Codel enjoyed an hour-long meeting with President Evo Morales; met a cross-section of Bolivian politicians, med [...]	2008-02-21 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR OPDC OPRC OREP ECON ETRD
08LAPAZ522	AMBASSADOR MEETS PRODUCTION/MICROENTERPRISE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by USAID Deputy Director, and Emboff, met with the new Minister of Production and Microenterprise Dr. Javier Hurtado Mercado on March 5. Dr. Hurtado is an accomplished businessman and also a member of the USAID-Quinoa Global Development Alliance. During the m [...]	2008-03-06 20:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD PREL BL
08LAPAZ836	BOLIVIA AND THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS [...] (C) Post identified Graciela Toro, Minister of Planning and Development, and Javier Hurtado, Minister of Production and Micro Enterpise, as the two most important players in the Bolivian government regarding the Monterrey Consensus. Both were named to their ministerial positions in January 2 [...]	2008-04-11 19:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN BL
08LILONGWE172	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The Government of Malawi (GOM) has made [...]	2008-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
08LILONGWE304	MALAWI: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] According to the Ministry of Labor, Malawi has no reported cases of forced labor. While child labor is a notable problem in services such as domestic work, family farms, and fishing, the Government of Malawi has enacted laws to prohibit child labor and has developed national policies and progr [...]	2008-05-30 04:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LILONGWE410	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided, Malawi does not expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2008. Malawi currently expects that it of its 10,530 metric ton allocated quota, it will shi [...]	2008-07-15 13:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD MI
08LILONGWE595	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE596	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE700	MALAWI'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES ALMOST ON EMPTY, IMF TO [...] SUMMARY: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves currently stand at less than two months' import cover. The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has been forced to ration its limited foreign exchange allocations to commercial banks. The situation is affecting the country's importers who are unable to get [...]	2008-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MI
08LIMA1012	PERU'S REGIONAL RELATIONS POST EU SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful EU-LAC summit in May, poloffs spoke to contacts inside and out of government about Peru and the region. Peru's relationship with Brazil got a boost in post-summit bilateral meetings focused on promoting Brazilian investment here. Lima has also publicly [...]	2008-06-11 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD PINR PE
08LIMA1090	PERU LNG'S AGRICULTURAL CSR PROJECTS [...] As the largest foreign investment in Peruvian history, the Peru LNG project has drawn significant amount of attention, particularly to the potential social and environmental impacts. Peru LNG has begun introducing the social responsibility components of the project, including a small agricult [...]	2008-06-25 19:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAID PE
08LIMA1124	DELUGE OF DECREES FOR FTA IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (C) The Garcia Administration issued nearly 100 legislative decrees over the past few months to implement the provisions of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and to improve Peru's competitiveness in the global economy. Sixty-four of these were ublished last week, including laws aim [...]	2008-07-01 22:21:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR SENV KIPR USTR PGOV EAID PE
08LIMA1128	PERU RESPONSE: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ANDEAN [...] (U) This cable provides a response to the request for information from the U.S. International Trade Commission Andean Investment and Drug Crop Survey for a report on the ATPA. 2. (U) The United States is Peru's top trading partner for both exports and imports. The growing importance to the [...]	2008-07-02 15:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SNAR PE
08LIMA1165	LETTER FOR CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY RE LEVY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 20:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD USTR OPRC OREP PE
08LIMA1183	JUNE TRADE, INVESTMENT & AVIATION BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade, investment and aviation news from Peru: Trade -- Peru Pursuing Trade Negotiations in Asia -- Trade Agreement with China Moves Forward -- Bilateral Trade Between Peru and India Exceeds $450 million -- Imports Reach Record Level in May -- Wal-Mart a [...]	2008-07-11 17:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAIR USTR PE
08LIMA1335	C-AL8-01467 ANDEAN-EU TRADE DEAL STALLED [...] (C/NF) Senior Peruvian Trade Ministry officials are pessimistic that the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) will reach agreement on its communication to the European Union (EU),due August 14-15, on the proposed mechanisms for continuing EU-CAN trade agreement discussions. The EU is only will [...]	2008-08-12 21:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PREL PINR ECIN PE
08LIMA1338	PERU 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following is an updated version of post's submission (ref A) for the State Department's 2008 527 Report (ref B). The updates are to Claimant D's cases. 2. (U) Begin text. The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims that may be outstanding against the Government of Peru. a [...]	2008-08-13 16:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE PGOV CASC OPIC USTR ETRD PE
08LIMA1345	PERU: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND/OR FORCED LABOR IN [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information on child and/or forced labor in the production of goods in Peru. Information on child and/or forced labor in Peru is limited. Most child labor in Peru occurs in the service sector and is therefore not applicable to this [...]	2008-08-14 16:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PE PGOV PHUM SOCI
08LIMA1439	EEB A/S SULLIVAN AND WHA PDAS KELLY PITCH TRADE & [...] (C) A/S Sullivan and PDAS Kelly engaged the GOP's Foreign and Trade Ministers on the details of the Alliance for Growth & Prosperity (AGP) initiative in Lima on August 20-21. The visit revealed some differences among our GOP interlocutors and moved Peru from questioning to problem-solving mod [...]	2008-08-29 19:24:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EFTA UNGA PE
08LIMA1453	POVERTY IN PERU DECREASING SUBSTANTIALLY [...] Poverty in Peru dropped in 2007 to under forty percent, a substantial 5.2 percentage points below the 2006 level of 44.5%, the GOP's National Institute of Statistics (INEI) announced recently. The poverty reduction is consistent with high growth rates of recent years, including 9% GDP growth i [...]	2008-09-04 12:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
08LIMA150	PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE [...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...]	2008-01-28 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE
08LIMA151	PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]	2008-01-28 20:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA1606	PERU ON TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AGREEMENT [...] (U) EconCouns and EconOff delivered reftel points on September 24 to Javier Paulinich, the Peruvian MFA's Director General for WTO Issues and International Economic Negotiations. 2. (SBU) Paulinich said Peru was analyzing whether it made sense to seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership [...]	2008-10-03 15:11:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD ECON POL PE
08LIMA1616	PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...]	2008-10-03 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1714	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 16:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1716	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 20:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1732	NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]	2008-10-31 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KHDP ETRD ENRG EC PE
08LIMA1742	OCTOBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Update on Peru-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Peru-EFTA FTA Negotiations Concluded -- Export Growth in September - The Lowest Growth in Six Years -- Exports of Fruits and Vegetables Mostly Unaffec [...]	2008-11-03 20:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1864	NOVEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Close Trade Negotiations -- Peru and Mexico Trade Agreement - Issues Remain -- Peru and Japan Advance towards FTA Investment -- Koreans Visit Peru Looking for Business Opportunities -- P [...]	2008-12-03 19:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1898	PERU RESPONSE TO CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) Post has not found any reliable data on Peruvian investments in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cent [...]	2008-12-10 20:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU PE
08LIMA1973	DECEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- The EU Initiates Bilateral Trade Talks with Peru -- Mexico and Peru Expand Ace No. 8 -- The Global Financial Crisis and Exports to the US -- Ministry of Transportation to Ban Import of Used Cars -- Toy Ex [...]	2008-12-29 22:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA213	PERU ENERGY UPDATE [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Shell returns to Peru by buying BPZ Energy -- Japanese interested in Peru explorations -- Biodiesel and Ethanol projects seek to meet demand -- Brazilians seek ethanol projects because of PTPA -- Natural gas displaces diese [...]	2008-02-05 21:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA226	PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...]	2008-02-07 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE
08LIMA297	PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Peru continues to face high levels of patent, copyright and trademark infringements in all sectors. Challenges include adequate funding, increasing inspections, strengthening [...]	2008-02-20 18:32:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE
08LIMA304	PERU AND CHILE: CONFRONTING OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia took office in 2006 planning to expand and deepen Peruvian relations with Chile while quietly downplaying a series of potentially thorny obstacles. The GOP continues to desire improved bilateral relations, but the obstacles to progress have been anything but [...]	2008-02-21 23:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR PINR CI PE
08LIMA394	TELECOM REGULATOR SANCTIONS THREE MOBILE OPERATORS [...] OSIPTEL, the Peruvian telecommunications regulatory agency, announced today that three mobile phone operators will be sanctioned for deficiencies in service experienced before and after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Peru on August 15, 2007. The three companies include Telefonica Mo [...]	2008-03-04 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON EFIN EAID USTR PE

08LIMA417	DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Instructed by President Garcia, a commission of experts presented draft legislation on March 3 establishing an Environment Ministry in Peru and outlining its structure and responsibilities. After discussion and tweaking by the Council of Ministers, the GOP plans on creating the Ministry [...]	2008-03-07 16:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN PGOV USTR PE
08LIMA470	UNIONS LOOK AT THE PERUVIAN LABOR SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: Many political analysts and labor officials agree on the fundamental labor issues facing the government of Peru as implementation of the U.S. and Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) draws closer. The most pressing is reducing the size of the informal economy and providing mo [...]	2008-03-14 21:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON PE
08LIMA516	PERU ENERGY UPDATE: MARCH 2008 [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Natural gas consumption surges -- Distributing LNG within Peru -- Vehicular use boosts LPG sales -- Pisco-Lima LPG pipeline -- US firm to build Peru's first petrochemical plant -- Thermal power generation heats up -- $1 [...]	2008-03-25 17:32:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV ETRD SENV PE
08LIMA564	"ARC OF THE PACIFIC" INITIATIVE QUIETLY PROGRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Eleven Latin American governments led by Peru's President Alan Garcia launched the "Arc of the Pacific" initiative in Cali, Colombia in January 2007 as a new forum to promote Latin American economic and political integration. The Arc initiative so far has held two ministerial-lev [...]	2008-04-02 18:57:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR PE
08LIMA655	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges at [...]	2008-04-15 19:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA693	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges a [...]	2008-04-21 17:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA695	GARCIA: PERU VICTIM OF ETHANOL-INDUCED [...] (U) At an April 21 inauguration for the world's biggest compressed natural gas filling station (built by US' Clean Energy),President Garcia described GOP efforts to increase natural gas and hydropower use and blamed the ethanol boom for "unfairly" boosting food prices. He cited wheat (bread [...]	2008-04-21 20:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EAGR ETRD SENV APECO USTR PE
08LIMA824	PERU: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 12:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR AORC ETRD PREL PE
08LIMA826	PERU RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 13:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY PE
08LIMA876	PERU CREATES ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY, NAMES ENVIRONMENTALIST [...] (U) The Government of Peru officially announced the creation of the Ministry of Environment and named the first Minister, ecologist Antonio Brack. The new Ministry will incorporate most of the existing environmental agencies and technical experts under one roof, and strengthen the government's [...]	2008-05-19 14:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON USTR EXIM PE
08LIMA893	PERU ENERGY: SHIFTING FROM OIL TO NATURAL GAS [...] Peru's government is working to substantially diversify its energy mix over the next three years. It hopes to reduce its reliance on petroleum to one third of total energy use by increasing natural gas and renewable energy use to one third each. Although Peru imported 63% of its crude petrol [...]	2008-05-20 19:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA906	PERU ENERGY BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- New Environment Minister sets conditions for sustainable biofuels development; -- Brazil and Peru sign 10 agreements on margins of EU-LAC Summit, including biofuels; -- Brazilian firms to build $2 billion hydroelectric p [...]	2008-05-21 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA956	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: TRADE -- Peru signs FTAs with Canada and Singapore -- Peru-China FTA May Be Completed in Two More Rounds -- Peru and Chile Moving Closer to Finalizing FTA -- Imports Registered a 47% Growth in April -- Overall Incr [...]	2008-06-02 19:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LISBON1129	PORTUGAL TO BACK BRAZILIAN IN WIPO DG ELECTION [...] In response to reftel points, MFA International Organizations Officer Gabriela Rocha agreed on the importance of having an effective new Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Rocha acknowledged USG preference for five particlar candidates, but noted that Por [...]	2008-05-12 13:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL
08LISBON1234	PORTUGAL: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] SUMMARY: When it comes to rising cost of food and agricultural commodities, Portugal is one of the most vulnerable member-states in the European Union (EU). In fact, the average Portuguese family will spend 620 euros (974 USD) more for food in 2008 - a 38% increase over 2007. This vulnerabi [...]	2008-05-23 16:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LISBON1236	PORTUGAL SPRING REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA's Officer Director for Latin America Joao Batista confirmed that Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged. He responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) The Portuguese hold firmly to the [...]	2008-05-23 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON1257	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
08LISBON1324	PORTUGAL REPLY ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR [...] There is no credible evidence that child labor or forced labor is being used in the production of goods, according to Joaquina Cadete, Director of the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the Ministry of Labor (MOL). Cadete stated that Portugal does not have an organized [...]	2008-06-06 13:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PO
08LISBON1373	PORTUGAL NONCOMMITAL RE: INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD
08LISBON156	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 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 dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON157	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 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 dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON1621	PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 10:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08LISBON1975	PORTUGAL DEFERS TO EU ON STRONGER BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (U) Portugal continues to support the EU consensus regarding sanctions against Burma, according to Joao Terenas of the MFA's Asia Office. Terenas thanked us for the briefing on stronger U.S. sanctions but declined to comment on the prospects for stronger EU sanctions pending further discussio [...]	2008-08-08 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD BM PO
08LISBON1976	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO EXPLAINS STANCE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) In a cordial, one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on August 7, FM Luis Amado confided that domestic political considerations and the Portuguese-Serbian relationship had delayed Portugal's recognition of Kosovo thus far. Nevertheless, he told the Ambassador that the GOP would recognize Ko [...]	2008-08-08 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PO
08LISBON207	PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...]	2008-01-24 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN
08LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 13:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LISBON2690	PORTUGAL'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE LUSO-BRAZILIAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 28, Brazil hosted the Ninth Luso-Brazilian Summit in Salvador, Brazil. The summit is held biennially to discuss common bilateral agendas, and this year included discussions on the financial crisis, the status of the Doha Round and the signing of ten bilateral commercia [...]	2008-11-04 09:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV BR PO
08LISBON2699	PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...]	2008-11-07 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM
08LISBON2736	PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO
08LISBON2753	PORTUGAL MAINTAINS STATUS QUO IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In response to reftel request for information for the Suspension of the Libertad Act, Title III, Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged over 2008. 2. (C) POLITICAL INTERACTION: Portugal follows the European Union policy of supporting human rights and democratic transition [...]	2008-12-05 10:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON2759	PORTUGAL: AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO PO
08LISBON353	DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 12 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 07:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PO TBIO EUN
08LISBON433	PORTUGAL: RECENT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES [...] Per reftel, post reports the following commercial success story: DATE: September 16, 2007 POST/DEPARTMENT OFFICE: FCS, ODC, Pol/Econ COUNTRY: Portugal COMPANY: Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems COMPANY/HEADQUARTERS (state/zip): MN/55121-2034 ISSUE/PROJECT: In early 2007, Embas [...]	2008-02-20 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON EINV PO
08LISBON441	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST NOT RECOMMENDED [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is adequate and IPR legislation is generally consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provision [...]	2008-02-21 07:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PO
08LISBON595	U.S.-PORTUGAL COLLABORATION IN AFRICA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12 for details. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) AF/RSA Office Director Louis Mazel met in Lisbon with Portuguese officials from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs on February 20-21 to discuss ongoing trilateral assistan [...]	2008-03-10 13:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM MASS PINR KJUS ETRD SMIG PO
08LISBON793	PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS, [...] For the second year in a row, the Government of Portugal has exceeded its own economic benchmarks, registering 1.9% GDP growth in 2007 vs. the projected 1.8 % and lowering the budget deficit below the eurozone 3.0% limit to 2.6%, a year ahead of schedule. These positive results validate the [...]	2008-03-31 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PO
08LJUBLJANA118	SLOVENIA CLEANING ITS ECONOMIC HOUSE [...] (SBU) The Government of Slovenia (GOS) is making a strong push to investigate and convict people guilty of economic crimes. The Office of the State Prosecutor General (Office) has been hampered by a lack of coordination between its office and the police, and its small work force. In response [...]	2008-03-07 15:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC SI
08LJUBLJANA142	EU COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS - LISBON STRATEGY, CLIMATE AND [...] (U) The March 13-14 European Council resulted in the launch of the second cycle of the renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, ratification of the EU's climate and energy package, and proposals to create greater stability in the financial markets. Slovenian Prime Minister and EU Council [...]	2008-03-26 15:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA156	HARRAHQS INVESTMENT PLAN FALLS THROUGH [...] (C) On March 31, an advisor to HarrahQs Entertainment informed Charge that HarrahQs has ended its efforts to develop an entertainment/casino center in western Slovenia with the Slovenian state-owned gaming company Hit. HarrahQs executives sent private letters on March 31 to Prime Minister Jan [...]	2008-04-01 13:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA159	ECOFIN CONCLUSIONS - FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) The Informal Meeting of the Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) held at Brdo April 4-5 produced no surprises as the Minsters for Finance and European Central Bank (ECB) governors from the 15 eurogroup members met to discuss "efficient and effective" strategies for contr [...]	2008-04-07 18:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA161	SLOVENIA AND U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGREE ON IMPORTANCE OF THE TEC [...] (C/NF) In April 3 meetings with Dan Christman, Senior Vice President of International Relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, senior officials from the Ministry of Economy (MoE) and MFA stressed that the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) was very important for Slovenia and that it was im [...]	2008-04-09 14:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EUN SI PGOV
08LJUBLJANA189	USDOC DYCK VISIT TO SLOVENIA FOCUSED ON TEC AND BILATERAL [...] (SBU) U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Dyck's early April meetings with senior officials SIPDIS from the Slovene government centered on the importance of moving the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) forward and stressed the value of increasing bilateral [...]	2008-04-28 07:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA195	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Slovenia is an EU and eurozone member with a high level of political and economic stability. Rising food prices have not yet had any environmental impact in Slovenia. The main political and economic impact of increases in consumer food prices in Slovenia is in regards to inflation. Slov [...]	2008-04-30 10:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA203	SLOVENIA'S MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTIVE OF TEC [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Charge, Minister of Economy Andrej Vizjak strongly agreed with our overall assessment that the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) is an excellent vehicle to raise complicated regulatory issues at the political level to effect change. He insisted that European eco [...]	2008-05-07 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EUN EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA210	WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION - SLOVENIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 11:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR AORC ETRD PREL WIPO SI
08LJUBLJANA227	SLOVENE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRPERSON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 10:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SI
08LJUBLJANA228	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SI
08LJUBLJANA229	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO FIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO SI
08LJUBLJANA312	SLOVENE HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSSES PUBLIC PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Slovene Health Minister Zofija Mazej Kukovic shared a vision of using public private partnerships (PPPs) to fund specialty clinics throughout Slovenia during a July 7 meeting with the Ambassador. She stated that although Slovenians are afraid of the U.S. health care system, Slovenia cou [...]	2008-07-11 09:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD USTR BEXP SI
08LJUBLJANA345	SLOVENIA NOT IN FAVOR OF NEW EU BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) On August 5, emboffs met with Jasna Lhotka, Minister Plenipotentiary at the MFA's Asia, Africa and the Pacific Division, to notify Slovenia of the new U.S. sanctions on Burma and to seek Slovene views on the prospects for further tightening of EU sanctions targeting the Burma regime. Lhot [...]	2008-08-05 14:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM SI
08LJUBLJANA487	NO IMMINENT FINANCIAL CRISIS IN SLOVENIA, BUT WARY [...] (U) Per ref A tasking, this message provides an initial read on Slovenia and the financial crisis, including financial conditions, the longer macroeconomic outlook, government actions in response to the crisis, expected domestic impact and possible effects on U.S.-Slovenian relations. The num [...]	2008-10-29 13:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA488	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND [...] (C) On October 29, Emboff met with Aljaz Arih, European Correspondent, to deliver reftel's talking points for the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. Arih stated that the November 3 Gymnich would focus on transatlantic relations and the French had circulated a revised food for thought paper. [...]	2008-10-30 13:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG SI ECON ETRD PGOV IS AF PK
08LJUBLJANA49	USTR MEETINGS EMPHASIZE U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) During his January 22 meetings with senior Slovene officials in Ljubljana, Deputy USTR John Veroneau emphasized the importance of movement on the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) and the need to reduce trade barriers globally. Veroneau,s speech at the Amcham meeting on globalization [...]	2008-02-06 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA496	KEY SLOVENIAN ECONOMIC ADVISOR IDENTIFIES AREAS OF [...] (C) At a November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, former Slovenian Central Bank Chair Mitja Gaspari, who will oversee the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Labor in the new government, stressed that the incoming government would like to continue good bilateral relations with the U.S. Gaspari [...]	2008-11-04 16:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG EINV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA50	LJUBLJANA'S 2008 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE [...] (U) BFIF funds are key in promoting U.S.-EU transatlantic economic cooperation in Slovenia, which is a theme in bilateral dialogue between the U.S. and the Government of Slovenia (GOS). Increasing U.S. exports to and expanding U.S. investment in Slovenia are two high priorities for Embassy L [...]	2008-02-06 15:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA516	SLOVENIA PRESENTS GLOOMIER 2009 FINANCIAL FORECASTS [...] Summary. On 13 November, Maja Bednas, Deputy Director of the GoS think-tank the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD),presented a disheartening account of the impact of the global financial crisis on Slovenia. Bednas gave specific forecast numbers for Slovenia, focusing [...]	2008-11-18 17:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA536	SLOVENIA HOPES FOR PROGRESS ON CROATIA BY DECEMBER [...] (C) On December 3, Emboff met with Acting European Correspondent Darja Gruban to deliver reftel's talking points for the December 8-9 GAERC. Gruban predicted that the Foreign Ministers would spend a fair amount of time on the draft conclusions for the European Council, especially on economic [...]	2008-12-04 07:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ETRD ZL IS PK CG TU SI
08LJUBLJANA546	SLOVENIA: RESPONSE TO CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE [...] (U) On December 8, emboff met with Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, to discuss Slovenia's relations with Cuba. Embassy provides the following in response to reftel questions. 2. (C) Slovenia has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, with an emph [...]	2008-12-12 08:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU SI
08LJUBLJANA550	ECONOMIC FEAR IN SLOVENIA PROMPTS GOS ACTION [...] (SBU) Although recent data show that Slovenia is not yet in a recession, Slovenes fear the onset of one and there is pressure on the government to forestall it. Business directors packed an auditorium on December 8 to ask the Government of Slovenia (GoS) to take swift actions to address the c [...]	2008-12-12 13:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA560	SLOVENIA GROWTH REVISED DOWNWARDS AGAIN, GOS [...] The Government of Slovenia (GoS) has revised growth estimates down to 1.1% for 2009, based substantially on new growth forecasts of -0.8% for Germany, Slovenia's biggest trading partner. The growth figures have been falling steadily. In March 2008, the GoS predicted 4.1% GDP growth for 2009. [...]	2008-12-22 15:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA563	THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS A GLOWING FUTURE [...] (SBU) The Slovene nuclear energy sector holds considerable promise for the U.S. company Westinghouse. Slovenia currently shares the electricity from its only nuclear plant, which was established during Yugoslav days, with Croatia. Westinghouse built the plant, which is 50% owned by the Govern [...]	2008-12-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ENRG ETRD TRGY SI
08LJUBLJANA57	IPR CONFERENCE BRINGS U.S.-SLOVENE EXPERTS [...] (U) On October 22, post used BFIF funds and organized a conference entitled "Harness Your Inventive Spirit into Economic Growth: Encouraging Business Innovation through Strong Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Public Private Partnerships," co-hosted by Slovenia's premiere scientifi [...]	2008-02-12 12:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD TSPL SI
08LJUBLJANA59	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA81	SLOVENIA - 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - [...] (SBU) Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights (IPR) and data protection is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS, WIPO, and other ratified international treaties. In practice, U.S. pharmaceutical companies have access to the Slovene market. Recent efforts by the Government o [...]	2008-02-21 13:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
08LOME387	RAIN AND FLOODING WASH OUT BRIDGE ON MAIN [...] SUMMARY: Regions of central and southern Togo have been experiencing heavy rainfall leading to loss of life, flooding and most recently the washing out of a strategic bridge on the main North/South road. Travelers between Lome and northern Togo and the Sahel states will need to build in extra [...]	2008-07-29 10:24:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID SENV TO
08LONDON1328	ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 17:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC UK
08LONDON1386	SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 14:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LONDON1406	UNITED KINGDOM: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] (U) There is no record of forced or child labor in the production of legal goods in the UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) informed Post that it does not collate information on goods produced with child labor and that it is not aware of any private research in this area. Its most [...]	2008-05-20 13:30:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UK
08LONDON1477	LIBERTAD ACT: UK INPUT [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The UK's policy toward Cuba is consistent with the EU Common Policy, which was [...]	2008-05-28 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU UK
08LONDON1506	HM TREASURY OFFICIALS ON TEC AND DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HM Treasury officials worry the French may use their EU Presidency to slow Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform and may even try to use labor clauses in free trade agreements to impose some of their own labor market rigidities. They are also concerned by signs of protecti [...]	2008-05-30 16:25:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR UK
08LONDON1555	UK OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: A UK trade official told Econoff the UK is worried that the Doha Development Agreement round of trade talks will not succeed, which would be a serious blow. He said the U.S. and others need to offer more. On TEC, he said member states, not well briefed by the EU Commission, te [...]	2008-06-05 08:15:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR UK EU
08LONDON1623	UK ON CUBA, IRAN AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE JUNE GAERC [...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials provided to Poloffs on June 12 the responses below to ref points on key GAERC agenda items, as well as a general readout of UK expectations for the June GAERC meeting. Cuba ---- 2. (C) The UK supports lifting the EU's Restrictive Measures on Cuba at the Jun [...]	2008-06-13 13:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID ZL ZK IR IZ IS CU
08LONDON1627	UK SHARES USG CONCERNS RE ISO 26000 DRAFT [...] The UK shares the concerns outlined in the reftel non-paper. They have just received a new working draft 4.2 of ISO 26000. It has not yet been reviewed by the government or discussed with the UK ISO Working Group, but it appears to raise the same concerns as the prior draft. This is the draft [...]	2008-06-13 17:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO EFIN UK
08LONDON1703	MAJOR UK RETAILER'S CHILD LABOR PROBLEM [...] SUMMARY: Retail giant Primark dropped three suppliers after a BBC investigation revealed they were using unauthorized home workers, including child labor, in India. Primark usually learns of abuse through either its own auditors or their independent auditor. If Associated British Foods, Prima [...]	2008-06-25 17:28:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ETRD UK IN
08LONDON1794	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK: MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] The UK supports the U.S. positions in reftel. Econoff delivered demarche and diplomatic note on Monday, June 23 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who then relayed the message to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail will represent the UK at the UPU. The FCO says the Royal Mail has also se [...]	2008-07-07 13:41:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO UK
08LONDON1917	SQUEEZED IN THE JAWS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH -- UK ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 12:30:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON1921	SQUEEZED IN THE JAWS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH -- UK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The British economy will slow dramatically in 2008 and 2009 after leading the G7 with GDP growth of three percent in 2007. Ernst and Young predict GDP growth to fall to only 1.5 percent in 2008, the OECD forecasts 1.8 percent, and Oxford Economics says 1.6 percent. Inflation is [...]	2008-07-23 13:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON2055	UK PLEASED WITH FIRST MONTH OF FRENCH PRESIDENCY; [...] (C) Summary. France has "listened to" London during the first month of the French Presidency of the EU, especially on issues of current importance to the UK such as Zimbabwe and Iran, and the FCO tells us HMG is optimistic about prospects for the remainder of the Presidency. Despite initial concer [...]	2008-08-06 15:27:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EUN ETRD IR UP FR UK
08LONDON2070	UK DOESN'T EXPECT STRONG NEW BURMA SANCTIONS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 09:26:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD UK BM
08LONDON2217	UK SLIDING TOWARDS RECESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The economic news is not good for Great Britain or its Prime Minister. GDP growth was 0.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2008, the worst quarter in 16 years. Inflation hit 4.4% in July, and the Bank of England predicts it will rise to 5% by the end of the year. Employment numb [...]	2008-08-29 12:25:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2460	London Financial Experts Anxious for Conclusion of U.S. [...] (SBU) Uncertainty about the fate of the USG proposed $700 billion support facility has paralyzed UK financial markets, senior HMT officials told Econoffs on September 25. There is no inter-bank lending at the moment, and all the big players are waiting for news about the plan before making sig [...]	2008-09-26 14:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR EINV UK
08LONDON2494	New Chief Regulator Faces Baptism by Fire in Month of [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis, which has hit the UK particularly hard, has turned the spotlight on Britain's recently appointed financial regulator, Jonathan Adair Turner, who succeeded Callum McCarthy as Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. Turner's appointment was well [...]	2008-10-01 15:32:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2683	HMG ACKNOWLEDGES UK ECONOMY ENTERING RECESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This week, officials publicly acknowledged that the UK is likely to be entering a recession. For months, prominent public figures refused to mention the 'R' word, in favor of talking up the underlying strength of the UK's economic position. However, Mervyn King, Governor of t [...]	2008-10-24 09:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2688	Lord Kerr on the U.S. - EU Transatlantic Dialogue [...] (SBU) Lord John Kerr, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, Advisory Council Member of Business for New Europe (BNE),and former UK Ambassador to the U.S. shared views on the changing nature of the transatlantic dialogue and climate change at a recent BNE-sponsored event. Transatlantic Dialogu [...]	2008-10-24 14:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAIR MARR ETRD PINR EU UK
08LONDON2785	BOSNIA, EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, AND DRC ARE ON THE UK'S AGENDA AT NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Miliband intends to impress on his EU counterparts that worsening trends in Bosnia require a unified EU message, and to highlight the need for political action in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),during the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. The UK Governm [...]	2008-11-03 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EUN GA IR IZ CG RS UK
08LONDON2802	HMG SEES OPPORTUNITY IN BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION REF: STATE 115494 Classified By: Economic Counselor Kathleen Doherty for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (C) In response to reftel points, FCO Burma Coordinator/Deputy Head of South East Asia and Pacific Group Nicholas Alexander, told Poloff that HMG agreed with the substance of our position on Burma's application to re-engage the Global Fund but advised caution on the tactics we might use to apply i [...]	2008-11-04 17:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM UK
08LONDON2829	HMG ACCUSED OF SEEING NO BLAME, HEARING NO BLAME, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Select Committee held an unprecedented evidence session November 3 in which the Tripartite Committee authorities responded to Parliamentary questions and to questions emailed to the Committee by the general public. In their responses, the Chancellor of the Excheque [...]	2008-11-10 11:58:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2909	APOLOGIES, EXCUSES, AND GLOOM - TESTIMONY OF EXECUTIVES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The executive teams of the UK's two nationalized banks, Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and Northern Rock (NR),were quizzed by MPs on the Treasury Committee November 18. B&B executives gave a gloomy outlook for the bank's mortgage books, with GBP 600-800 million losses expected from [...]	2008-11-20 14:28:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2970	Spending Sprees And Tax Hikes: The Highs And Lows Of The [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 24 2008 UK Pre-budget report (PBR) announces a GBP 20 billion stimulus package and deficit financing to respond to the recession brought on the global financial crisis. Government debt will double to GBP 1 trillion over the next few years before declining, and the [...]	2008-11-28 16:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON3001	EU/PAKISTAN: HMG REQUESTS USG INFLUENCE THE SWEDES [...] (C/NF) HMG wants to hold an EU-Pakistan Summit under the EU's Swedish presidency in the second half of 2009, but is having trouble convincing the Swedes that a summit would add significant value to what the international community is trying to accomplish in Pakistan, according to FCO Pakistan [...]	2008-12-02 10:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD PK SW UK
08LONDON3097	Government's Pre-Budget Report: Too Bullish, Too Risky, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pre-Budget Report (PBR),announced on November 24, has been widely criticized, from the size and nature of HM Treasury's fiscal stimulus package to HMT's perceived overly optimistic macroeconomic forecasts. On December 10, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling defended t [...]	2008-12-11 16:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON3196	TRADE AND FINANCE EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM [...] European trade and finance experts speaking at a December 18 HMG-sponsored conference in London spoke of an "acute crisis" in trade and finance that "puts world trade genuinely under threat." The credit crisis has administered two blows to world trade by: (1) decreasing economic activity and ( [...]	2008-12-22 16:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECIN ETRD EINV EUN EU UK
08LONDON3197	LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...]	2008-12-22 17:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK
08LONDON347	UK BUSINESS RESERVEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK international business figure Gary Campkin (PROTECT) is "reservedly optimistic" that the WTO Doha negotiations can be concluded this year. He says that the current global economic and political situation has created a climate giving impetus to reaching an agreement; it will be [...]	2008-02-04 17:57:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON470	INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Department of Commerce's request, Embassy London Econoff represented the USG during the Executive Committee meeting of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) on February 12 - 13. U.S. concerns with the contract extension for the Secretary General (SG) found little tract [...]	2008-02-14 14:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD UK AGR EIND
08LONDON475	NON-DOM TAX ISSUE HEATS UP [...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK (including Americans) continues to roil the business world here. Trade and Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones warned against implement [...]	2008-02-14 16:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON476	NON-DOM TAX ISSUE HEATS UP [...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK (including Americans) continues to roil the business world here. Trade and Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones warned against implement [...]	2008-02-14 17:38:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON498	UK PM BROWN REACHES OUT TO CHINA AND INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CBI's head of international affairs Gary Campkin (PROTECT) described PM Brown's recent trip to China and India as "warm, but frantic." The UK-Chinese relationship is going through an especially friendly period in his opinion. In China, the PM discussed climate change, trade, sove [...]	2008-02-15 16:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON74	HMT STANDS FIRM ON NON-DOM TAX CHANGE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 08 2. (SBU) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) told us that the proposed non-domiciled tax changes will take effect in April 2008 as planned despite complaints from U.S. business and other groups. They say they have fully considered the concerns raised by British [...]	2008-01-09 08:41:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CASC UK EINV
08LONDON749	UK ANNOUNCES 2008 BUDGET - KEY POINTS [...] (U) Summary: Alistair Darling announced his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on March 12. The budget forecast revised growth downward and predicted that inflation will rise above the Bank of England's two percent target. However, Darling took care to emphasize that the UK's economic [...]	2008-03-13 11:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK

08LONDON750	UK ANNOUNCES 2008 BUDGET - KEY POINTS [...] (U) Summary: Alistair Darling announced his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on March 12. The budget forecast revised growth downward and predicted that inflation will rise above the Bank of England's two percent target. However, Darling took care to emphasize that the UK's economic [...]	2008-03-13 11:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON762	(SBU) NEW PAKISTAN COALITION POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE, [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan's election victors will probably form a government within a week, but lingering differences of opinion may make the coalition unstable, according to Laura Guy, Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Pakistan and India-Pakistan Relations Section. The PPP and t [...]	2008-03-13 17:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD PHUM EU PK UK
08LUANDA191	CHIQUITA BECOMES LARGEST U.S. NON-OIL PARTNER IN [...] Summary: U.S.-based banana giant, Chiquita Brands International, signed March 4 a 15-year agreement with Angolan partners to purchase an estimated 7.7 million boxes of bananas per year from a soon-to-be established 3000 hectare industrial banana plantation in Benguela province. The well-respec [...]	2008-03-07 06:15:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL AO
08LUANDA336	PREPARATIONS FOR MAY 28-31 ECONOMIC OUTREACH [...] Post warmly welcomes the May 28-31 interagency visit of senior U.S. officials to Angola, including Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation John Simon (to be confirmed),and AF Deput [...]	2008-04-30 05:52:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV AO
08LUANDA510	POSSIBLE HU JINTAO VISIT TO LUANDA AT THE END OF [...] (SBU) The Chinese Embassy in Angola has begun preparing for a high level visit to Luanda in late June and early July, possibly by President Hu Jintao, according to an employee of a private Chinese company contracted to make preparations for the upcoming visit. Post has verified that Luanda's [...]	2008-06-25 17:37:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EMIN ETRD AO CH
08LUANDA531	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MAJOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 17:07:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AO
08LUANDA562	AN YUE JIANG - ANOTHER TAKE ON THE FATE OF CHINESE [...] (C ) Although we do not yet know definitively whether or not the Angolans off-loaded in April Zimbabwe-bound arms and ammunition from the Chinese vessel An Yue Jiang, Embassy has received additional unconfirmed information that the Angolans, true to their word, did not allow the materiel desti [...]	2008-07-23 10:24:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHSA CH ZI AO
08LUANDA574	U/S JEFFERY VISIT SETS THE STAGE FOR DEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angola rolled out the red carpet to receive Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agriculture Affairs Reuben Jeffery III during his July 21-22 visit to Luanda. In meetings with key players in Angola's economic equation (government, international oil companies, ba [...]	2008-07-28 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECIN ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD EAID
08LUANDA810	G.E. IS TRYING TO SELL LOCOMOTIVES TO ANGOLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March, 2006, GE International submitted the first of three proposals to the Government of Angola for the complete rehabilitation of the existent fleet of 33 locomotives for Angola,s three railroads. Despite numerous sales calls, a complete inspection of the country,s locomotiv [...]	2008-10-09 17:17:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV AO
08LUANDA823	USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ANGOLA OVERVIEW [...] (U) Embassy Luanda is pleased to provide the following overview of Angola's infrastructure conditions and export competitiveness for the USITC. In the six years since Angola emerged from civil war, the government has embarked on huge public investment projects to revitalize the country. Inves [...]	2008-10-17 12:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA AO
08LUSAKA1004	ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- Money Markets Face Challenges -- Zambian Airways Liable for Unpaid Fees -- GRZ Defers Payment Of Windfall Mining Tax -- Zambia-Zimbabwe Power Interconnector Disconnected -- International Gateway License Fee Goes Up Inflation Continues to Rise 2 [...]	2008-10-10 05:47:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA1163	ZAMBIA NOVEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Remains High -- Local Currency Continues To Depreciate -- Farmers Union Acquires Stake in Financial Sector -- ZESCO To Disconnect Power Supply To Lumwana Mine -- Zambia Prepares to Launch Small Claims Court -- Civil Servants To Receive Subsidized Fertilizers Inflation [...]	2008-12-10 14:13:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA1181	ZAMBIAN INTEREST IN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 13:07:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV
08LUSAKA1186	BANDA JUMPS AT TRADE AND INVESTMENT, BALKS AT UN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, President Rupiah Banda and the Ambassador discussed ways to strengthen bilateral commercial ties to promote economic growth in Zambia, including concluding an Open Skies agreement and either a Bilateral Investment Treaty or Trade and Investment Framewo [...]	2008-12-22 05:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR ETRD EINV ECON EAIR KHIV MASS ZA
08LUSAKA139	IRAN'S COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN ZAMBIA [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Although Iran does not maintain an official diplomatic presence in Lusaka, Iranian companies show a modest level of commercial interest in Zambia. Imports of Iranian oil may increase over time, as [...]	2008-02-04 08:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD EINV PREL IR ZA
08LUSAKA309	INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Summary. This cable is a response to the reftel action request, regarding input for the 2008 President's Report on AGOA. Zambia is currently eligible for AGOA trade benefits, including textile and apparel benefits. There have been no significant developments since the 2007 report that would [...]	2008-03-17 13:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ZA
08LUSAKA40	PHARMACEUTICAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (ZAMBIA) [...] (SBU) Summary. Although counterfeit medicines are prevalent on the local market, the GRZ has not determined the extent of the problem and its implications on the economy and public health. Zambian regulatory institutions lack resources to carry out their mandate, and this shortcoming might con [...]	2008-01-10 15:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP KHIV EAID ZA
08LUSAKA479	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (U) Summary. This cable responds to questions in reftel regarding the impact of rising food/agricultural commodity prices in Zambia. Although Zambia is experiencing food price inflation, at rates exceeding overall inflation, its prices are not directly tied to global market prices, and theref [...]	2008-04-30 12:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KMCA ZA
08LUSAKA666	DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA [...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...]	2008-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08LUSAKA744	ZAMBIAN COPPER BELT BLOOMS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels A and C and septel pending from Kinshasa). This cable summarizes mines visited in Zambia. [...]	2008-07-18 06:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08LUSAKA849	ZAMBIA SUMMER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- GRZ Increases Pharmaceutical Import Fees -- ZESCO Makes Plans to Recapitalize -- GRZ Issues Copper Mining License -- Aviation Sector Expands -- GRZ Achieves IPR Enforcement Success Inflation Continues to Rise 2. According to the Central Stati [...]	2008-08-22 10:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA918	ZAMBIA AUGUST 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Inflation Increases in August -- Government Holds Off on Windfall Tax -- Zambian Companies Participate in Chinese Trade Fair -- GRZ Develops Railway Infrastructure -- Zambian Airways Faces Economic Problems Inflation Increases in August 2. (U) Year-on-year inflation conti [...]	2008-09-15 05:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EMIN EINV ECON ZA
08LUXEMBOURG310	LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) is circumspect in its relations with Cuba, possibly because the wife of its head of state, Grand Duchess Teresa, was born in Havana in 1956 and fled the island with her family in 1959 when Castro seized power. 2. (C) The GOL has worked to encourage hum [...]	2008-12-08 16:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU LU
08MADRID1008	REPSOL CONFIRMS NO PLANS WITH IRAN AND INDICATES [...] (S) Ambassador Aguirre met September 17 with Repsol General Counsel and Secretary to the Board Luis Suarez de Lezo. During the discussion, Suarez de Lezo advised the Ambassador that, after Repsol had allowed to expire its option on its block in Iran's South Pars field (reftels),it had no remaining [...]	2008-09-22 10:49:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR
08MADRID106	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY [...] (U) So reads the FT's Gillian Tett's lead into her insight column. She asks how the big Spanish banks have so far weathered the storm well. She says that Mexico's Central Bank Governor, Guillermo Ortiz, has said that a few years ago, big Spanish banks asked for permission from the regulators [...]	2008-02-04 07:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID1064	DEMARCHES ON UNSCR RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EWWT EUN PREL MNUC
08MADRID1142	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]	2008-11-03 08:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1150	SPAIN: UPDATE ON INTERNET PIRACY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Since being placed on the Special 301 Watch List six months ago, the GOS has focused on encouraging negotiations between the Internet Service Provider (ISP) association and the Anti-Piracy Coalition of copyright holders and their representatives. The parties are trying to agree on a fo [...]	2008-11-04 07:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECPS KCRM SP
08MADRID1194	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IPR WITH INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador discussed the battle against intellectual property piracy with Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade Miguel Sebastian. The Minister and an aide painted an upbeat picture of the progress being made in talks between Internet Service Providers [...]	2008-11-12 08:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID1251	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) FAS Counselor delivered reftel points on November 26 to Santiago Menendez, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs (which includes Agriculture). 2, (U) ESTHOff also delivered reftel points on November 25 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdir [...]	2008-11-26 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV SP
08MADRID1299	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...]	2008-12-11 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID1318	SPAIN: GOVERNMENT HOSTS IPR CONFERENCE, LAUNCHES [...] In late November, the GOS hosted its second annual International Conference on Digital Content (FICOD),which included as a separate event an International Conference on Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment. The IPR Conference brought Spanish government officials together with co [...]	2008-12-16 13:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1346	IPR IN SPAIN: ROUND-UP OF RECENT NOTEWORTHY [...] (U) On November 25, Spain's Congress issued a non-binding resolution calling on the GOS to develop a strategy to combat internet piracy. Separately, Culture Minister Molina announced that the government anticipates new regulations to protect online content. Content providers continue to com [...]	2008-12-22 13:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1351	SPAIN: IPR PIRACY GETTING MORE ATTENTION [...] (SBU) In addition to IPR-related developments reported in ref A, the Ministry of Culture recently unveiled a new IPR enforcement manual, prepared in concert with law enforcement agencies and rights-holders' organizations. Meanwhile, the country's largest copyright management society has come [...]	2008-12-22 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID137	SPAIN: CHARGE DISCUSSES IPR, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) In a February 7 meeting with Spanish Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez-Hernandez (Deputy Justice Minister equivalent) that focused primarily on our pending request to extradite alleged Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar (SEPTEL),the Charge also raised USG concerns on intellectua [...]	2008-02-11 08:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOCI KIPR ETRD ECON KIRF KJAN CVIS
08MADRID143	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY [...] (U) Registered unemployment rose by 132,000, or 6.2 percent, in January, the largest one-month increase in the 21 years that records have been kept in their current form. The month's increase was primarily concentrated in temporary employment, but the permanent sector is likely to be affected [...]	2008-02-11 17:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN ENRG ETRD
08MADRID211	SPECIAL 301 SPAIN RECOMMENDATION [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. It is not repeat not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy requests Washington agencies to consider an out-of-cycle review for Spain in October 2008. On March 9, parliamentary elections will be held in Spain and a new government [...]	2008-02-25 17:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID236	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - FEBRUARY [...] (U) More evidence of the slowdown in housing came with the announcement that 32 percent fewer mortgages were issued in December 2007 than in December 2006. The average value of mortgages issued in the month also declined, by 2 percent to 144,000 euros, but it is not clear whether that represen [...]	2008-03-03 12:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EWWT PTER SP
08MADRID287	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7 [...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...]	2008-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID293	EMBASSY COMMENTS ON GOS SPECIAL 301 OBSERVATIONS [...] Summary: The Embassy offers the following review of the Spanish government's observations (ref A) on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's (IIPA) Special 301 recommendation for Spain. Our review is keyed to the Spanish document. Our assessment (ref B) of Spain's copyright-related [...]	2008-03-11 12:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID34	SPAIN: POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Libyan leader Qadhafi's first official visit to Spain, December 15-18, MOUs were concluded on defense, economic cooperation and investment. Negotiations are still underway on a double taxation treaty. Qadhafi's visit began with a private two-day visit to Andalucia, foll [...]	2008-01-14 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD LY SP
08MADRID366	NON-PAPERS DELIVERED REGARDING UNSCR 1803 AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 11:00:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP
08MADRID465	POST PRESSES GOS ON IRAN FINANCIAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed the head of Spain's Export Credit Insurance Company (CESCE) on 4/21/08 to limit export credit guarantees to Iran. Separately, EconOff met on 4/21/08 with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official to discuss Spain's views on Iran sanctions. The MFA offici [...]	2008-04-24 12:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP
08MADRID47	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCHES UP, IMMIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Summary. As unemployment rates begin to inch up, voters have yet another reason to worry about the future of the economy. Spain's unemployment rate hovers at a little over 8 percent (low by historical standards) with immigrants and young workers being the most vulnerable to losses. Alth [...]	2008-01-17 17:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID489	SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary: Rising food prices are a sensitive political issue in Spain. The opposition conservative Popular Party (PP) criticized the ruling Spanish Socialist Party (socialist PSOE) party in the run-up to the March 9 elections for double digit increases in prices of some basic foods. The conse [...]	2008-04-30 11:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TBIO
08MADRID520	SPECIAL 301 IPR FOLLOWUP MEETING WITH SECSTATE ROS [...] (SBU) Summary: The vice-minister responsible for intellectual property rights (IPR),Francisco Ros, told Charge on May 6 that the ending of the national election season meant that this was the time for the new GOS to make progress on IPR issues. He said the GOS intended to pass a new IPR law [...]	2008-05-09 17:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID528	SPANISH VIEWS ON WIPO GENERAL ELECTION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain wants to see a technically qualified candidate lead the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In the end, largely because of the controversy surrounding Kamil Idris' early departure, Spain does not think it will be possible for a candidate from an industrializ [...]	2008-05-12 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL SP
08MADRID540	ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO THE UN [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on 5/12/08 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin. Alvargonzalez told EconOff on 5/14/08 that he did not know when Spain would submit its UNSCR [...]	2008-05-14 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC SP IR
08MADRID564	DEMARCHED DELIVERD ON U.S.CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] (U) AgCouns delivered on 5/20/08 reftel demarche to Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Chief of Staff Manuel Rossi. Rossi expressed interest in Dr. Karen Hulebak's qualifications but had no information at this time on who Spain will vote for. Aguirre [...]	2008-05-22 16:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SP
08MADRID580	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain hosted a highly publicized Human Ri [...]	2008-05-23 14:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID606	SPAIN HAS SENT UNSCR 1803 REPORT TO NEW YORK [...] (U) Per reftel, on 5/14/08, EconOff asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations, Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, about the status of Spain's UNSCR 1803 report and encouraged submission as soon as possible, noting that the U.S. had already submitte [...]	2008-05-30 08:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR
08MADRID679	IRAN SANCTIONS - SPAIN WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF BANK [...] (C) Following up on information contained in ref e-mail, EconOff spoke on 6/18/08 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin about Iran sanctions. Alvargonzalez indicated that Spain would vote in fa [...]	2008-06-19 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN AORC ETRD EINV TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR
08MADRID692	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 14-20 [...] (U) After suspending last week,s disruptive truckers, strike, independent truckers, groups also cancelled a Madrid demonstration scheduled for June 18, ostensibly due to security concerns. Demonstrations, however, continue within other sectors affected by high fuel prices. Over 10,000 member [...]	2008-06-24 08:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD EWWT PTER
08MADRID724	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CULTURE [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Minister of Culture Cesar Antonio Molina on 6/30/08. The minister told the Ambassador that he was willing to meet with the claimant or his representative in a Nazi art loot case. The minister emphasized he was willing to continue to fight intellectual propert [...]	2008-07-02 09:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PBTS PHSA SCUL SP
08MADRID757	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]	2008-07-10 09:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MADRID767	POLICE CONFISCATE ABOUT EUROS 20 MILLION IN FAKE [...] (U) On June 25, the Spanish National Police (SNP) arrested four individuals based in Barcelona and Valencia. The police suspect the four arrestees of trafficking in fake shirts, pants, belts, watches and eyewear, principally made in China, although some of the merchandise also came from India. [...]	2008-07-14 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID77	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]	2008-01-28 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID836	IRAN FOCUS OF TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary Stuart A. Levey, accompanied by Chief of Staff Christy Clark and Policy Advisor DeAnna Fernandez, traveled to Madrid, Spain July 15-17, 2008 to press for Spanish support for implementation of UNSCR 1803 per the EU-3 1 proposal and to provide information on the [...]	2008-07-28 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR SP
08MADRID839	CHAVEZ VISIT TO SPAIN JULY 24-25 [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with King Juan Carlos and President Zapatero on July 25. MFA Deputy Director General for the Andean Countries Ramon Santos told Poloff that the bilateral meetings fully "normalized" relations following the contretemps between King Juan Carlos and Chav [...]	2008-07-29 09:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VE SP
08MADRID84	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]	2008-01-28 14:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID881	SPAIN RESPONDS TO NEW U.S. SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV BM SP
08MADRID98	CODEL MARTINEZ JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MADRID [...] (U) Summary: Codel Martinez had a busy and productive visit to Madrid January 10-11, 2008, meeting with the Prince of Asturias, Popular Party (PP) presidential candidate Mariano Rajoy, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana (septel),former President Aznar, Foreign Minister Moratinos (se [...]	2008-02-01 10:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV SP
08MADRID987	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S SEPTEMBER 12,2009, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon called September 12, 2009, on new MFA Director General for Europe (non-UE) and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de La Pena. They discussed the bilateral relationship, Georgia, Kosovo, and intellectual property rights. End summary. 2. (C) The [...]	2008-09-15 06:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD GG KV SP
08MANAGUA1051	NICARAGUA: MIXED RESULTS ON POLICE IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) In 2008, the Nicaraguan National Police is implementing a strategy to improve intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement that includes a public awareness campaign, training for staff, and raids against the producers and distributors of pirated goods. In addition, the police seek bett [...]	2008-08-18 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR USTR NU
08MANAGUA1052	NICARAGUA: FAMOUS SINGER, FORMER FSLN MEMBER AND RECENT MRS CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT ASSERTS HIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AGAINST THE FSLN [...] (SBU) Since April, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) has been playing "La Consigna," a well known song of famous Nicaraguan singer, former FSLN member, and recent MRS candidate for vice president, Carlos Mejia Godoy, on radio and television and at rallies promoting the FSLN. Mejia God [...]	2008-08-18 19:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR USTR NU
08MANAGUA1096	MICROFINANCE CONCERNS DOMINATE ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE [...] (C) Participants in Ambassador Trivelli's farewell Economic Roundtable on July 29 expressed alarm that President Ortega's rhetoric and economic policies are now showing visible and negative effects on the economy. In particular, Ortega's tirade in July against microfinance institutions (MFIs) [...]	2008-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1165	NICARAGUA: FOOD SAFETY MOU DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD NU OSCI TBIO TSPL
08MANAGUA1187	NICARAGUA LABOR: MINIMUM WAGE BATTLE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: After several rounds of the most recent semiannual tripartite minimum wage negotiations, there is still no consensus on the next increase, and no one seems interested in ending the negotiations any time soon. Business leaders are willing to accept an 11.7% increase on top of a 15% [...]	2008-09-22 16:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV NU
08MANAGUA1213	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT DECREES 18% WAGE HIKE [...] (U) Summary. On September 24, Labor Minister Jeannette Chavez ended the latest round of Nicaraguan minimum wage negotiations by decreeing an 18% increase for all occupations. Dean Garcia, Executive Director of the Nicaraguan Association of Apparel Manufacturers (ANITEC),called the most rece [...]	2008-10-01 17:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EINV PGOV KTEX NI
08MANAGUA123	NICARAGUA: FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits the following proposal for FY2008 Biotechnology Outreach Funding. Purpose ------- 2. (U) The purpose of our proposal is to promote the benefits of biotechnology and biofuels technologies to Nicaraguan decision makers, academics, and agri [...]	2008-01-31 17:09:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ENRG EAGR ETRD SENS ECON KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1268	NICARAGUA: RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY [...] (SBU) On September 18, 2008, the Embassy and local business associations hosted the second Nicaraguan Competitiveness Forum, with financial support from the EEB/CBA Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF). More than 120 government officials and business leaders attended this event, whi [...]	2008-10-17 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD NU
08MANAGUA1306	NICARAGUA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on October 20 to Renee Morales, Director for North America, Ministry of External Relations (MINREX). Morales indicated MINREX is aware of the November conference in Doha and plans to send a representative, though it remains uncertain exactly who wil [...]	2008-10-23 15:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NU
08MANAGUA1317	NICARAGUA: RHETORIC ASIDE, EXPORTS ARE BOOMING [...] (U) President Ortega has criticized CAFTA-DR for creating jobs that are not much more than slave labor, obstructing Central American integration, and failing to address economic asymmetries. Recently, he has called for a comprehensive renegotiation of the agreement. Nonetheless, Nicaraguans ar [...]	2008-10-28 14:37:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1374	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met General (retired) Alvaro Baltodano on November 3 to get acquainted and encourage bilateral cooperation on bilateral trade and investment. Baltodano assured the Ambassador that Nicaragua would participate in the "Pathways to Prosperity" meeting to be held in Pan [...]	2008-11-12 21:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL NU
08MANAGUA1381	NICARAGUA: INFLATION: A GATHERING STORM [...] (C) Summary. The rate of inflation in Nicaragua is the highest in Central America and the second-highest in Latin America. High petroleum and food prices, and off-budget cash inflows from Venezuela appear to be the main causes. The steep rise in food prices disproportionately affects the po [...]	2008-11-13 21:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD NU PGOV PREL
08MANAGUA1390	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $713 million in 2007, a decrease of $61 million from $774 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $890 million, up 18.5 percent from the previous year. U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.6 billion, up 5.1 percent over the correspondin [...]	2008-11-18 17:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
08MANAGUA1396	NICARAGUA: ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE TALKS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary. Private sector leaders and economists at the Ambassador's inaugural economic roundtable on November 4 focused on the impact of the global financial crisis and the November 9 municipal elections. The main impact of the global financial crisis in Nicaragua appears to be more expe [...]	2008-11-18 20:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD NU PGOV PREL
08MANAGUA1423	NICARAGUA: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 20:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1475	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED [...] (U) On December 10, Econoff and USDA/APHIS Rep delivered reftel demarche to Martin Agenor, Deputy Director of the Phytosanitary Department in the Nicaraguan Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR). MAGFOR represents the GON on matters related to the Lacey Act and the export of plants an [...]	2008-12-11 18:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO NU
08MANAGUA1490	NICARAGUA: RELATIONS WITH CUBA CLOSER UNDER ORTEGA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established very close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (A [...]	2008-12-15 15:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
08MANAGUA253	NICARAGUA: MONTERREY CONSENSUS WORKING AT MUNICIPAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Post continues to promote Financing for Development (FfD) and President Bush's New Development Compact based on partnership with countries that govern justly, invest in their peoples, and encourage economic freedom. The partnership with the new Sandinista g [...]	2008-03-04 13:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA278	NICARAGUAN AMBASSADOR CRUZ ADDRESSES AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United States Arturo Cruz highlighted cooperation between the United States and Nicaragua on arms control, property rights, investment, and foreign assistance in a recent presentation for Nicaraguan businesspersons. Cruz believes maintaining close, personal r [...]	2008-03-07 21:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA338	NICARAGUA: COMMERCE U/S PADILLA HIGHLIGHTS CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) During his February 28, 2008, visit to Nicaragua, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Christopher A. Padilla emphasized the importance of the United States - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to our bilateral relationship. U/S Padilla tou [...]	2008-03-24 13:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA339	NICARAGUAN BUSINESS SECTOR CAUTIOUS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: During their January 31 meeting, participants in the Ambassador's Economic Roundtable continued to paint a cautious outlook for Nicaragua's economy in 2008. In particular they highlighted the GON's unwillingness to address inflation, which reached 16.8% in 2007. While recognizin [...]	2008-03-24 16:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV NU
08MANAGUA431	NICARAGUA: U.S. - EU TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL LINKED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 23:09:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO NI
08MANAGUA54	NICARAGUA: PRIVATE SECTOR GLOOMY ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Participants in the Ambassador's Economic Roundtable voiced a gloomy outlook for Nicaragua's economy in 2008. They expressed universal concern regarding the direction that Ortega has taken the economy, with all participants citing President Ortega's vitriolic rhetoric as a prima [...]	2008-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EPET EINV PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA579	NICARAGUA: AUSTR EISSENSTAT PROMOTES CAFTA-DR [...] (U) During his April 21-23, 2008, visit to Nicaragua, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas Everett Eissenstat underscored the importance of the United States - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). In meetings with officials from the Ministry of [...]	2008-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA59	MANAGUA 2008 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) In response to Ref. A, Embassy Managua submits the following two proposals for consideration for 2008 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF). 2. (U) Energy Solutions - Biofuels: A) Nicaragua is heavily dependent on imported oil to generate electricity. Rising oil prices and poo [...]	2008-01-17 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD ABUD AMGT BTIO NU
08MANAGUA628	NICARAGUA: CONE DENIM INAUGURATES MILL [...] (SBU) On April 22, 2008, U.S. textile manufacturer Cone Denim inaugurated a vertically integrated textile mill near Managua. The mill directly employees 850, and Cone Denim estimates that its investment creates an additional 15,000 to 20,000 indirect jobs. President Ortega told participants in [...]	2008-05-16 20:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA63	NICARAGUA: EXXON REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Local ExxonMobil officials report that their negotiations with the Government of Nicaragua over the sale of its storage tanks at the Port of Corinto and the purchase of crude petroleum from Venezuela are drawing to a successful conclusion. On December 14 2007, ExxonMobil and Petro [...]	2008-01-19 00:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
08MANAGUA65	CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORIES FOR NICARAGUA - FRUITS AND [...] Trade data suggest that the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States - Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has spurred only modest export growth for Nicaragua. USITC reports that Nicaraguan exports are up 2.5 percent for the first ten months of 2007, compared to the same period in 200 [...]	2008-01-22 22:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL NU
08MANAGUA659	NICARAGUA: SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE DAS BASTIAN AND TREASURY DAS O'NEILL [...] (U) We look forward to your visit May 27-29 to participate in the National Competitiveness Forum we are organizing with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Development and the investment promotion agency ProNicaragua. Recent visits to Nicaragua by Department of Commerce Under Secretary Chris [...]	2008-05-22 15:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PREL ETRD EFIN NU
08MANAGUA664	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (U) As an agricultural country, in which more that the half of population lives in poverty, Nicaragua is both helped and hurt by the current rise in food commodity prices. The most important food commodities for human consumption are rice, beans, white corn, and wheat. Three quarters of Nicar [...]	2008-05-22 22:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA673	NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...]	2008-05-23 21:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NU
08MANAGUA680	NICARAGUA: REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY [...] Post delivered Ref B demarche on the President's food security initiatives to senior and working level GON officials. On May 22, Ambassador Trivelli briefed Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on the President's $770 million response to the food crisis, and explained our goals in the Doha Developm [...]	2008-05-27 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA691	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA MAY PARTICIPATE IN FAO SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 20:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV NU
08MANAGUA760	NICARAGUA: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC) DEMARCHE [...] (U) On June 11, Post delivered talking points on USG priorities for the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Meeting to INPESCA Executive President Stedman Fagoth. Fagoth was recently appointed the Nicaraguan Commissioner to the IWC and anticipates his attendance at the June 23 annual meetin [...]	2008-06-13 23:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD PREL KSCA IWC NU
08MANAGUA763	EMBASSY AND GON HOST COMPETITIVENESS FORUM [...] (SBU) The Embassy and Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Commerce (MIFIC) co-hosted a day-long "National Forum on Competitiveness and Investment" on May 28, 2008, in Managua, Nicaragua. The forum, which served as a prelude to Secretary Gutierrez' Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),scheduled f [...]	2008-06-16 19:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA764	NICARAGUA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF HHS SECRETARY [...] (SBU) We look forward to your visit June 25-26 to meet with President Ortega, students at UNAN, and political and economic leaders. Your visit comes as Nicaragua prepares for municipal elections in November. President Ortega's political maneuvering in the last 18 months has resulted in a sig [...]	2008-06-16 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SOCI ETRD EFIN NU
08MANAGUA900	NICARAGUAN CUSTOMS TAXES FTZ TRASH [...] (SBU) Summary: Apparel and furniture manufacturers complain that in March 2008, Nicaraguan Customs began to tax fabric scraps and trimmings disposed of in local landfills as "exports," levied upon an arbitrary value based on weight. The government has temporarily backed off this new trash tax [...]	2008-07-16 16:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV NU

08MANAGUA904	NICARAGUA FILLS 2008 SUGAR QUOTAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 16:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
08MANAGUA979	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA INVITED TO TRADE SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel invitation to President Ortega via diplomatic note on July 29 seeking his participation in a trade summit to be held during the September 22 - 26 timeframe, to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly. Emboffs also contacted officials at the Ministry of Fo [...]	2008-07-30 19:43:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON
08MANAMA220	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803, EMPHASIS ON BANKS MELLI, MELLAT, AND SADERAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-06 09:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM MNUC IR BA
08MANAMA301	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - BAHRAIN REF: A. MANAMA 184 B. 07 MANAMA 1089 C. 07 MANAMA 887 Classified By: Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Henzel, reasons 1.4(b ) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 17:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV EFIN BA
08MANAMA34	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: There were no changes to the Bahraini child labor situation in 2007. Child labor is infrequent, and tends to be in family owned and operated shops. The GOB did not change any laws pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slav [...]	2008-01-22 12:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA
08MANAMA422	BAHRAIN: NO FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA
08MANAMA47	EMBASSY ADVOCACY HELPS WIN $6 BILLION BOEING DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-27 12:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON BA
08MANAMA479	BAHRAIN DEFERS OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WITH TRADEMARK LEGISLATION TO GCC SECRETARIAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR USTR BA
08MANILA10	2007 a Good Year for Philippine Economy, and for USG [...] (SBU) Embassy Manila's long-term efforts to promote economic reforms and improved governance are one factor behind the increased performance and resilience of the Philippine economy. Although statistics for the entire year are not yet available the economy is on track to grow at around seven [...]	2008-01-02 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV ENRG SENV TPHY RP
08MANILA1383	PHILIPPINES: FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input for the Department of Labor's request for information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post's point of contact for child labor and fo [...]	2008-06-10 10:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
08MANILA1429	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: DOLE [...] Embassy Manila is pleased to nominate Dole Philippines, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dole's plantations in North and South Cotabato, Davao City, and the provinces of Bukidnon, Compostela Valley, Davao del N [...]	2008-06-13 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
08MANILA1519	PHILIPPINES POSITION ON MERCURY ISSUES FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials told Econ staff that the Philippine government has two United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)-sponsored projects to address mercury issues: a study for small-scale gold mines and the Mercury Inventory Toolkit, des [...]	2008-06-25 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ECON ETRD SENV RP
08MANILA1610	Mindanao: An Economic Overview [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Misconceptions abound, both inside and outside the Philippines, about the large southern Philippine island of Mindanao, where the USG focuses its development and counterterrorism activities in the Philippines. In particular, it is easy to over-generalize about [...]	2008-07-08 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA1618	Philippines Weighs Open Skies Options [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza has announced that the ASEAN Open Skies agreement that ASEAN transportation ministers will sign in Manila in December will obviate the need for the proposed executive order to provide a "pocket open-skies" reg [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1619	PHILIPPINE CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Immediately upon the return to the Philippines from the U.S. of President Arroyo, the Government of the Philippines established a new Civil Aviation Administration of the Philippines in order to fast track its effort to remedy civil aviation safety concerns identified by the USG [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1675	TROUBLED MANILA AIRPORT TERMINAL MAY OPEN SOON [...] Summary: In June, Philippine President Arroyo ordered that the long-delayed Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) open for domestic commercial flights before the end of July and created a task force to ensure the opening. Two Philippine airlines are already committed to start [...]	2008-07-14 09:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1790	Davao: A Mindanao Success Story [...] (SBU) Summary: Davao, located in the southeastern section of Mindanao, is now one of the Philippines' major economic hubs, with rich natural resources, good infrastructure, an educated labor pool, strong local government support for business, and a pro-active business sector. The city has ga [...]	2008-07-29 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA1890	Once a Leader, Philippine Education Falls Behind [...] (SBU) Summary: The quality of education has deteriorated across the Philippines. Inadequate budgets, supply shortages, meagerly paid and poorly educated teachers, and lagging enrollments are producing results that may jeopardize Philippine economic competitiveness and lock Filipinos into pover [...]	2008-08-08 06:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SOCI RP
08MANILA1949	Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Terminal 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA T3) began handling flights on July 22, 2008, six years of legal battles after its construction was completed. Some aspects of the new terminal are still not functioning properly, causing problems that have delayed and [...]	2008-08-14 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
08MANILA1953	POTENTIAL TRADE PROSPECTS IN MINDANAO: THE BIMP-EAGA [...] (U) Summary: This cable describes an international policy initiative designed to promote links between the southern Philippines and peripheral regions of neighboring countries known as the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Supporters believe [...]	2008-08-15 07:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA1964	DUE DILIGENCE FOR DOLE NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] Post is pleased to learn that Dole Philippines, Inc. is on the short list for the Secretary's 2008 Award for Corporate Excellence and submits the following: There is no pending litigation against Dole and Mission members involved in Dole's nomination do not have financial interest in the compa [...]	2008-08-19 06:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
08MANILA1975	PHILIPPINES IPR TO ADDRESS FLICKER PIRACY [...] (U) Summary: Illegal recording of movies in cinemas, known as "flicker piracy," is becoming an intellectual property rights concern for both local and foreign film industry players in the Philippines. Specific legislation to address the problem is in the Lower House of the Philippine legislat [...]	2008-08-20 02:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON RP
08MANILA2115	Philippine Civil Aviation Safety Developments [...] Summary: Newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Ruben Ciron led a delegation of Philippine civil aviation officials in mid-August to Washington D.C. to finalize an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a plan to re [...]	2008-09-11 05:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
08MANILA2133	SENATE RATIFICATION OF PHILIPPINES-JAPAN FREE TRADE [...] Summary. (SBU) The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA),signed in September 2006, remains under review in the Philippine Senate. Philippine and Japanese government officials have varying estimates on the timeframe for its ratification. Some Senators still have constitution [...]	2008-09-15 01:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2266	UPDATE ON THE PHILIPPINE RICE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Increasing fertilizer costs, lack of farm credit, and typhoons will result in a decline in Philippine rice production in market year July 2008 through June 2009 (MY08/09). Although we expect rice imports to soar and reach a new record-level, ending stocks are likely to fall from [...]	2008-10-03 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2418	PHILIPPINES CHEAPER MEDICINES ACT IMPLEMENTING RULES AND [...] (U) See Para 9 for action request. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government is currently drafting implementing rules and regulations for the Cheaper Medicines Act. Both the Philippines' Intellectual Property Office and Health Department have conducted initial public hearings to solicit [...]	2008-10-27 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON RP
08MANILA2419	PHILIPPINES-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT RATIFIED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Senate has ratified the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement, the first bilateral free trade agreement of the Philippines. The agreement elicited mixed reactions from GRP officials, business and industry sectors, and civil society groups. Nonetheless, [...]	2008-10-27 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2611	PHILIPPINES ISSUES CHEAPER MEDICINES ACT IMPLEMENTING RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government recently issued implementing rules for the Cheaper Medicines Act, covering intellectual property, parallel importation, retail price controls, and labeling requirements on generic drugs. Local and foreign stakeholders remain skeptical that the law wil [...]	2008-11-26 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SOCI TBIO RP
08MANILA2676	Philippine Government Makes Case for MCC Compact [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador was briefed by senior Philippine officials on Philippine Government anti-corruption initiatives over the past year. They made the case for Compact reselection by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The team highlighted increased prosecutions of officials [...]	2008-12-09 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC RP
08MANILA2707	PHILIPPINES-CUBA TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraphs are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (U) The Philippine government is an active proponent of democracy and human rights, an [...]	2008-12-12 02:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU
08MANILA2740	Buffeted, Buffered, Challenged: The Economy of the [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2008 the Philippines saw its growth rate fall, inflation jump, assets lose value and poverty increase, primarily as a result of global economic conditions. Nonetheless, the country continues to be reasonably well placed to weather the shocks which have so far occurred. Wit [...]	2008-12-18 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EAIR ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA2744	Philippines Responds to Lacey Act Implementation [...] Summary: Directors of three Philippine bureaus involved in forestry issues expressed appreciation for our bringing to their attention the Lacey Act amendments and the commitment of the government of the Philippines to impede illegal logging. They also enumerated the challenges Philippine ind [...]	2008-12-19 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO RP
08MANILA361	AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES PROJECT TO COMBAT CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador joined Philippine Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion and other government and NGO leaders on February 7 to launch a $5.5 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to combat the worst forms of child labor and to improve child laborers' access t [...]	2008-02-11 10:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD KCRM RP
08MANILA367	Can the Philippine Economy Keep it Up? [...] (SBU) As we reported ref A, 2007 was a very good year for the Philippine economy which, according to final numbers, grew at 7.3%. While concern is widespread over the impact on exports of slowing global demand and the strong peso, the rapid growth in services, remittances, transport, construct [...]	2008-02-12 22:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA393	WTO TAFT Goods Demarche - Philippines to Consider [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns delivered ref a demarche to Undersecretary for Trade Thomas Aquino of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry on February 13 after coordination with colleagues at the EC Delegation in Manila. Aquino responded positively, but it is not yet clear that the Philip [...]	2008-02-14 07:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MANILA395	WTO Environmental Goods and Services Demarche - [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns delivered ref A demarche to Undersecretary for Trade Thomas Aquino of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry after coordination with colleagues atthe EC Delegation in Manila. Aquino responded poitively, but said an interagency consensus is stll needed before [...]	2008-02-14 07:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MANILA497	Philippines: 2008 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. The GRP increased its IPR enforcement actions during 2007, especially against optical disk piracy. The number and value of seizures in 2007 rose significantly. There remain issues of serious concern, [...]	2008-02-28 05:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
08MANILA59	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER DANIEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy warmly welcomes Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price to the Philippines. The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. The U.S. is the Philippines' largest trading partner [...]	2008-01-08 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL RP
08MANILA603	Anti-Smuggling Efforts in Cebu [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the progress that an anti-smuggling coalition of business chambers, companies, and foreign embassies achieved in the Subic Freeport (reftel),a coalition led by the American Chamber of Commerce with Embassy support visited Cebu, the most important port in the central [...]	2008-03-11 00:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
08MANILA667	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVE ON GSP DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As requested by the U.S. interagency committee reviewing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for the Philippines, the Ambassador and key mission officers raised with an array of senior Philippine officials USG concerns about the protection of labor rights for Phi [...]	2008-03-14 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD PHUM PREL RP
08MANILA668	China-Philippines Trade Discrepancy [...] (SBU) Summary: There is a difference in excess of USD20 billion between Philippine and Chinese estimates of 2007 bilateral trade between the two countries. Even after various adjustments, a large discrepancy remains compared with China's trade statistics with other ASEAN countries. The disc [...]	2008-03-14 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN KCRM ETRD ECCT PGOV RP
08MANILA722	Philippines Considering Doha Commitments on Services [...] Sensitive But Unclassified 2. (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Trade Peter Favila told EconCouns on March 24 that he is considering further commitments on services under Doha Round negotiations. He noted that the Philippines has publicly supported the Chairmen's texts on agriculture and NAMA, [...]	2008-03-25 05:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MANILA820	MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ON MINIMUM ACCESS [...] (SBU) ON APRIL 2, USTR'S KARL EHLERS, ECONOFF, AGCOUNS AND LES MET WITH UNDERSECRETARY BERNIE FONDEVILLA OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE MINIMUM ACCESS VOLUME (MAV) GUIDELINES. 2. (SBU) FIRST, EHLERS THANKED USEC. FONDEVI [...]	2008-04-03 04:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD RP
08MAPUTO1004	PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR THE [...] 787/10/T021 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]	2008-10-23 15:35:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1005	GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE PROVIDER [...] 787/10/T022 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]	2008-10-23 15:35:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1006	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/10/T020 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 3rd Floor Suite C Maputo, [...]	2008-10-23 15:35:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1010	MOZAMBIQUE ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE RANKINGS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent ratings and rankings point to relative weaknesses in Mozambique's business climate. According to Transparency International, corruption is still "rampant," while the World Bank's indicator Doing Business 2009 ranking shows that Mozambique's business climate is not impr [...]	2008-10-24 08:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1012	PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSULTANCY [...] 787/10/T023 2. 10/28/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]	2008-10-28 14:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1018	CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM ENERGIZES SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]	2008-10-31 09:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1026	FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND [...] 787/11/T024 2. 11/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]	2008-11-03 14:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1050	INVITATION FOR BID/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE [...] 787/11/T025 2. 11/10/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator Ministerio do Turismo- Unidade de Coordenacao das Areas de Conservacao Transfronteira Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123, Predio Cardoso, 3 andar, Flat C [...]	2008-11-10 13:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1051	MOZAMBIQUE EYES MEGA-PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND MINING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in northern Tete Prov [...]	2008-11-10 15:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1073	HYDROCARBONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL [...] (U) This cable represents the third in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]	2008-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1112	SCENESETTER FOR DCMA AMB YATES VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2008 visits of Major General Altshuler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whalen, and Deputy Assistant Sec [...]	2008-11-24 14:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
08MAPUTO1134	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR. [...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]	2008-11-25 09:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1135	TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008 [...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]	2008-11-25 09:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1172	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR. [...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]	2008-11-26 10:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1173	TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008 [...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]	2008-11-26 10:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1203	FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL [...] 787/12/T027 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]	2008-12-05 07:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1204	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/12/T028 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Finance Financial Sector Technical Assistance Project Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 739 E-mai [...]	2008-12-05 07:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1247	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER DEC 18 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2008 visits of Ambassador Yates and Major General Altshuler from AFRICOM, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa [...]	2008-12-10 11:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
08MAPUTO1251	CAFE SOL, AN EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique is ranked 141 out of 181 economies on the World Bank's "Doing Business8 report (Ref A),which means that Embassy Maputo's outreach to U.S. companies and investors in this challenging business environment is especially important for their success. The Mission plays [...]	2008-12-12 07:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1255	FRUIT FLIES MENACE MOZAMBIQUE EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In September and October, an ongoing fruit fly infestation resulted in a ban on Mozambican fruit and vegetable exports to South Africa and Swaziland, causing significant damage to farmers, particularly banana exporters who lost an estimated $2 million. Thanks to quick action [...]	2008-12-16 06:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD EINV MZ SF
08MAPUTO126	GUEBUZA LAMENTS CAUSES OF CIVIL DISORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza called in the Charge February 6 and said that poverty and a lack of security were the main causes of recent protests in Maputo. Guebuza said the GRM has a good program to combat poverty, pointing with appreciation to many joint efforts with the USG, but express [...]	2008-02-06 16:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR MZ
08MAPUTO1285	MOZAMBIQUE REQUEST FOR TED TRAINING AND [...] SUMMARY: Charge received a request in December from the Mozambican Minister of Fisheries Cadmiel Muthemba for more U.S. support to train companies and fisheries inspectors on the use of Turtle Exclusion Devices ("TEDs") to overcome Mozambique's weak system of protection and allow the GRM to b [...]	2008-12-24 10:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO164	CUBA AND MOZAMBIQUE: A LONG AND CONTINUING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 3500 Mozambicans have studied in Cuba since 1977; many of them now occupy important positions in the Government of Mozambique (GRM) and in the ruling FRELIMO party, even as close advisors to current President Armando Guebuza. Relations between the two countries' gov [...]	2008-02-23 09:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO220	FM AGREES TO BILATERAL POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND TO [...] (U) Note: This report was written February 26 but final transmission was delayed. While FM Abreu was dismissed from her duties on March 10, this conversation and the issues discussed will serve as a basis for our first meeting with the new Foreign Minister. End Note. 2. (U) Summary: In [...]	2008-03-12 12:36:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KHUM EAID MZ ZI KPKO
08MAPUTO241	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA SACKS THREE MINISTERS, DEMOTES [...] (C) In a rare cabinet reshuffle on March 10, President Armando Guebuza sacked the Transportation, Justice, and Environment Ministers, and demoted Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu to the less prestigious Environment Ministry. The three incoming ministers are considered to be capable technocrats. [...]	2008-03-19 08:53:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO252	INVITATION FOR BIDS REHABILITATION AND [...] 787/08/T004 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Zeferino Martins, Director COREP Q SECRETARIADO EXECUTIVO Programa Integrado da Reforma da Educacao Profissional Av. Mao Tse Tung, 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) [...]	2008-03-25 09:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO253	INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] 787/08/T006 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Domingos Colaco, Procurement Officer Ministry of Science and Technology Av. Patrice Lumumba, 770 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]	2008-03-25 09:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO254	INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF [...] 787/08/T005 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Fisheries Economics Ministry of Fisheries Av. Consiglieri Pedroso, 347 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]	2008-03-25 09:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO305	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ON TECHNICAL [...] 787/08/T007 2. 04/09/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: National Directorate of Water Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 QNational Director of Water Tel: (258 21) 310 902 -Head of Water Res [...]	2008-04-09 15:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO323	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER--"DUTY TO STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an introductory call by the Charge, new Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi discussed Zimbabwe (ref A) and indicated his support for greater bilateral political and economic dialogue with the USG. Baloi urged for better coordination in-country among international donors. He ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KDEM AMGT EAID MZ
08MAPUTO354	BUSINESS LICENSES NOW ISSUED IN A SINGLE DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRM recently announced that commercial licenses for small businesses will be issued in a single day and location. The change comes on the heels of recommendations by post on how to reduce poverty in Mozambique and suggests that President Guebuza's administration recognizes [...]	2008-04-23 15:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO380	PRIVATE AIR CARRIER FAILS, STATE AIRLINE EXPANDS [...] Private Mozambican airline Air Corridor may not fly again as both of its Boeing 737s are grounded in South Africa with major maintenance problems. The company began operating in 2004 and suffered from several safety and maintenance incidents over the course of its existence. (Note: Embassy [...]	2008-04-30 06:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO399	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOZAMBIQUE [...] This message responds to the request (ref A) for Mission Maputo's analysis on how rising food and agricultural commodity process are affecting Mozambican society. As instructed, it also lists post's recent cables on agricultural issues. ------ Demand ------ 2. Mozambique's most impo [...]	2008-05-07 08:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO480	SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM ASSISTS 47,000 [...] The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique is an integral part of the U.S. Mission. It allows the Executive Office to respond quickly to requests from local communities for assistance that have an immediate impact while furthering our mission policies and objectives and b [...]	2008-05-23 08:00:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
08MAPUTO511	ENERGY, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT INCREASING [...] (U) Summary: The GRM recently hosted its first international conference on extractive industries and the energy sector, with representatives of more than 100 multinational companies in attendance. Mozambican ministers highlighted opportunities in energy generation and transmission, petroleum, [...]	2008-06-02 15:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
08MAPUTO533	GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY; [...] (U) The non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CIP) recently hosted a workshop on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),in conjunction with international institutes Revenue Watch and Southern African Resource Watch. The seminar comes soon after the GRM Finance Ministry an [...]	2008-06-05 15:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
08MAPUTO539	U.S. COMPANY PROMISES $5 BILLION OIL REFINERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. company Ayr Logistics recently announced the signature of design documents to build an oil refinery at Nacala-a-Velha, on the coast of the Northern province of Nampula. The development, valued at over USD $5 billion, would start operating within the next seven years, and con [...]	2008-06-09 07:18:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON EWWT PREL MZ
08MAPUTO675	ECONOMY SLOWS: ZIMBABWE, ENERGY PRICES FAULTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) reported first quarter 2008 GDP growth of 3.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent growth in the same quarter last year. Increases in prices of fuel and food--which appear to be negatively impacting the economy and minimizing GRM attempts to bring [...]	2008-07-21 14:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO715	BFIF HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. INVESTORS [...] SUMMARY: In an environment of increased investor interest and economic growth in Mozambique's economy, Embassy Maputo drew upon the Department of State's FY08 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and partnered with the Foreign Commercial Service to successfully craft a range of activit [...]	2008-07-23 12:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO828	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO MOZAMBIQUE, [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2007 visits of First Lady Laura Bush, MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich, and HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, your presence in Mozambique will [...]	2008-08-28 14:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
08MAPUTO837	USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] This is a reply to reftel requesting assistance to USITC in its investigation of select industries in sub-Saharan Africa. Post notes that Mozambique does not have an export industry in the agriculture sectors of coffee, shea butter, and tropical fruits, as specified reftel. In the mining and [...]	2008-09-02 17:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV KTEX MZ
08MAPUTO847	MOZAMBIQUE AWASH IN A SEA OF COUNTERFEITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and visiting CommOff canvassed a wide spectrum of stakeholders in regards to intellectual property (IP) from August 13-21. Mozambique is making some headway, as the issue is gaining some attention at the highest levels--President Armando Guebuza made two public state [...]	2008-09-04 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO872	FB REF: IMOPETRO/CACL/02/2008 FOR THE SUPPLY AND SHIPMENT [...] 787/09/T009 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: The Managing Director IMOPETRO Rua da Imprensa, 256 - 4th Floor Suite 403/406 P.O. 1412 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 301 847/302 190 Fax: (258 21) 302 278 [...]	2008-09-11 11:16:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO875	TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT [...] 787/09/T010 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontiers Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4th Floor Suite [...]	2008-09-11 11:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO876	SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE FARMER INCOME SUPPORT PROJECT - [...] 787/09/T012 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]	2008-09-11 11:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO877	SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF. [...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]	2008-09-11 11:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO878	SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF. [...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]	2008-09-11 11:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO958	SWEET DREAMS: MOZAMBIQUE'S SUGAR INDUSTRY GROWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mozambican sugar industry is a significant employer and is expected to double production over the next three years, targeting duty-free access to the EU via the Everything but Arms (EBA) initiative. Ethanol production is under consideration, and may provide a complementar [...]	2008-10-06 18:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ENRG ECON EPET SENV
08MAPUTO959	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2007 and October 2008 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establi [...]	2008-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ELAB PTER MZ
08MAPUTO969	USTR REINVIGORATES TIFA WITH MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 28 to October 1 visit, USTR Director for African Affairs Bill Jackson met with a variety of government and private sector stakeholders in Maputo to reinvigorate the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). The second high-level Trade and Inve [...]	2008-10-10 09:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG EPET SENV MZ
08MAPUTO972	RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Ref B's request to provide an overview of the current physical infrastructure conditions of land transport (road and rail),maritime transport, and electricity in Mozambique to include capacity, state of repair, and state of technology; an overview of the [...]	2008-10-10 11:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV MZ
08MAPUTO981	COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLY AND [...] 787/10/T015 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]	2008-10-16 06:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO982	EXECUTION OF TECHNICAL, SOCIAL AND WORKS [...] 787/10/T016 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]	2008-10-16 06:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO983	PRE-SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DETAILED [...] 787/10/T017 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]	2008-10-16 06:55:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MASERU148	LESOTHO: INCREASING FOOD AND COMMODITY PRICES IMPACT [...] SUMMARY: As Lesotho is a food deficit country which imports about 80% of its commodities from South Africa, rising international food prices have a strongly negative impact on Basotho households. The structure of Lesotho's economy and, in particular, its heavy reliance on South Africa, leave [...]	2008-05-19 11:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LT
08MASERU149	LESOTHO: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Per reftel request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods, post contacted representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO),Lesotho's Office of the Commissioner of Labor, and the Ministry of Trade. Post was not able to d [...]	2008-05-20 05:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI LT
08MASERU174	LESOTHO: DEMARCHES ON TIP, MARITIME ISSUES, AND FAO [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, Poloffs met with Mr. Yengane from the Europe and Americas Desk in the Lesotho Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the 2008 TIP report, the Global Maritime Partnership, and the U.S. FAO candidate. Regarding the TIP report, Mr. Yengane appeared more interested in Lesoth [...]	2008-06-12 16:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EWWT EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EFIS PHUM

08MASERU177	LESOTHO: SPEAKER HITS HOME RUN FOR EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION [...] SUMMARY: The week of June 2, IIP speaker Phyllis Shearer-Jones visited Lesotho and engaged in an intense program on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the diversification of Lesotho's exports to the United States. Ms. Jones addressed various interest groups including apparel [...]	2008-06-17 15:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP ECON ETRD PREL EAID LT
08MASERU180	LESOTHO: AGOA FORUM, IRAN PACKAGE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD [...] SUMMARY: On June 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Mr. P. P. Makosholo, Europe and Americas Desk Director at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, learning that: a) while the GOL has received AGOA forum invitations (ref a),their delegation has not been finalized; b) Lesotho's MFA app [...]	2008-06-20 11:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM EAID ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR IR LT
08MASERU29	LESOTHO: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. The Kingdom of Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and generally treats foreign investors favorably. With most investment originating from East Asia, FDI in Lesotho is p [...]	2008-02-06 11:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR OPIC KTDB LT
08MASERU346	LESOTHO: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LT EFIN
08MASERU35	LESOTHO TO HOST FEB. 27-29 LDC TRADE MINISTERS MEETING [...] According to local government and diplomatic sources, the Government of Lesotho, through its Ministry of Trade and Industry, will host a meeting February 27-29 for Ministers of Trade from WTO-member Least Developed Countries (LDC). Lesotho, currently the chair of the WTO LDC Grouping, has obt [...]	2008-02-08 15:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO USTR LT
08MASERU5	LESOTHO DECEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: IT, IPR, CLINICS, [...] In this edition: -- GOL To Add Information Technology to School Curriculum -- Regional IPR Organization Meets, Promotes Regional Cooperation -- Government Clinics to Provide Free Services in 2008 -- China Loans Lesotho Capital for Telecommunications Expansion ----------------------------- [...]	2008-01-07 14:06:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EINV ETRD LT
08MASERU51	GAP INC SEES CLOUDY SKIES FOR LESOTHO'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...] Summary: According to a regional representative of Gap, Inc., the largest buyer of Lesotho-made garments, the company's U.S. orders from Lesotho are gradually declining due to long lead times in sourcing, limited technology to produce higher value-added textile products, and low domestic inve [...]	2008-02-26 11:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECIN EIND EINV ELAB PREL LT
08MASERU62	LESOTHO: 2008 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE [...] Lesotho 2008 Country Commercial Guide Chapter 1: Doing Business in Lesotho The economy of Lesotho, a mountainous southern African nation completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, is based on agriculture, livestock, light manufacturing, water exports, earnings from the Souther [...]	2008-03-03 15:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO LT
08MASERU72	LESOTHO: GOL DISCUSSES TRADE COMPLEXITIES FACING LDC'S [...] (U) SUMMARY. Government of Lesotho (GOL) officials and local business leaders discussed a range of national economic challenges publicly and in private meetings with Ambassador Nolan, Charge, Deputy USTR Ambassador Allgeier, and AUSTR Liser prior to, and on the margins of, a February 27-29 Le [...]	2008-03-10 11:42:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON BEXP BTIO PREL LT
08MASERU75	LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SOLIDIFY DOHA POSITIONS AT MASERU [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kingdom of Lesotho's Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted a Least Developed Countries (LDC) Trade Ministers' Conference February 27-29 in Maseru. During the conference, which produced a "Maseru Declaration" on LDC positions, trade representatives from 36 developing nations [...]	2008-03-12 15:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON BEXP BTIO LT
08MASERU79	LESOTHO: INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In accordance with reftel, post submits the following information for the President's 2008 report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). ------------------------- AGOA Trade and Investment ------------------------- 2. Lesotho's exports to the United States under AGOA and Ge [...]	2008-03-13 15:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN LT
08MASERU81	MASERU LDC MINISTERIAL: COTTON-4 PUSH FOR SPECIFIC U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delegates representing the "Cotton Four" (C-4) block of African cotton-producing nations (Mali, Benin, Chad, and Burkina Faso) expressed frustration with the slow pace of the WTO Doha negotiations during a February 28 meeting in Lesotho with Deputy USTR Ambassador Allgeier and A [...]	2008-03-14 11:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON BEXP BTIO LT
08MASERU95	LESOTHO MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: ELECTRICITY, SADC, AND [...] In this edition: -- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -- SADC Labor Group to Meet in Maseru -- IMF Executive Visits Lesotho -- "Towards a Poverty Free SADC" -------------------------------------- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -------------------------------------- 2. [...]	2008-04-02 14:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM LT
08MBABANE244	TRADE UNIONS CHALLENGE SWAZI DEMOCRACY, MAKE COMPARISONS [...] SUMMARY: On July 21, the Southern African Trade Union Coordinating Council (SATUCC),a regional labor umbrella organization, called for a boycott of goods destined for Zimbabwe and Swaziland. On August 10-11, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU),a SATUCC member, hosted a Zimb [...]	2008-08-13 09:16:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD KDEM WZ ZI
08MBABANE345	SWAZILAND ECONOMIC REACTION TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] SUMMARY. Swaziland, thus far, has been insulated from the global banking crisis. Other parts of the economy, however, such as the textile industry, are beginning to feel the effects of the international recession. END OF SUMMARY. BANKING AND CURRENCY EXCHANGE 2. Local companies attribute [...]	2008-11-10 03:21:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE355	SWAZILAND: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TARIFFS Swaziland is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO),the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). As a member of SACU, Swaziland's tariff policies are generally de [...]	2008-11-18 13:58:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE389	COMESA GIVES SWAZILAND TIME TO MANEUVER [...] SUMMARY. The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland's (GKOS) trade office has secured a two year extension of its Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) derogation. The derogation gives Swazi goods preferential price treatment on a non-reciprocal basis. COMESA's intention to cre [...]	2008-12-18 13:00:00	Embassy Mbabane	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MELBOURNE125	Australian Auto Industry Braces for Tough Times [...] (SBU) The Australian automotive industry, headquartered in Victoria, is in for tough times. With Toyota worried, GM/Holden pressed and Ford on the ropes, industry leaders are expressing concern over the future of Australia's biggest manufacturing industry. A perfect storm is brewing for an au [...]	2008-11-03 00:04:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE136	Global Financial Crisis Claims Next Victim in Victoria [...] (SBU) The global financial crisis has found its latest victim in Victoria's building sector. A dearth of financing and sagging consumer confidence have put the brakes abruptly on Victoria's ten year construction boom. While the Rudd government will soon announce an AU $300 million (US $194 mi [...]	2008-11-19 05:13:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE137	Global Financial Crisis Batters GM/Holden [...] (SBU) GM/Holden's Chairman, Mark Reuss believes that the Australian auto industry's largest foe is sagging consumer confidence. Reuss is pursuing alternative financing to help struggling dealerships and believes the Rudd government's recently announced car plan will help the industry adapt and [...]	2008-11-28 03:24:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE144	Tasmania Weathers Global Financial Crisis - So Far [...] (SBU) Tasmanians told Consul General during his first official visit on December 1-3 that Tasmania has weathered the global financial crisis so far, but there are already signs that the state may not escape unscathed. Declining real estate sales have cut into state revenue and tighter credit h [...]	2008-12-12 01:11:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE145	Tasmania Weathers Global Financial Crisis - So Far [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 01:17:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE147	Commodities Downturn Threatens Northern Territory [...] (SBU) The Northern Territory's (NT) economy remains healthy, but is showing early signs of slowing as the global financial crisis works its way through Australia. The Territory's key mining and tourism sectors have softened since September while the NT government continues to tout the US$20 bi [...]	2008-12-15 20:54:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MELBOURNE150	FORD OPTIMISTIC EVEN AS AUTOMOTIVE SLOWDOWN [...] (C) Despite ongoing challenges in the Australian auto industry, Ford says it is holding its own. Handouts from the Rudd government have been well received by the industry and Ford Australia's CEO remains optimistic. However, Ford is reexamining its position in the highly competitive Australia [...]	2008-12-18 00:08:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MERIDA222	YUCATAN MAQUILADORA INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS ABOUT ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Approximately 200 leaders of Yucatan's business community gathered in Merida on October 23rd to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Maquiladora Association and 26 years of maquiladora activity in the state. Business leaders report already feeling the pinch of the U.S. [...]	2008-10-28 18:23:00	Consulate Merida	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO1003	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]	2008-04-07 14:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO1019	MEXICAN RESPONSE - BRV CEMENT NATIONALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Hugo Chavez announced April 3 that the BRV would nationalize the cement industry. On April 7, Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez announced that foreign companies will be allowed to maintain a minority stake. Mexican company Cementos Mexicanos (Cemex) is the large [...]	2008-04-07 23:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD MX VE
08MEXICO1097	VISITING FINCEN DIRECTOR DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Mexico City and FinCEN. 2. (SBU) Summary: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr. visited Mexico City 19-23 February to meet with senior Mexican officials and address a joint FinCEN-FIU strategic analysis training [...]	2008-04-11 17:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD KTFN PTER MX
08MEXICO1215	SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...]	2008-04-23 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON MX
08MEXICO1300	MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO COMBAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Felipe Calderon on April 28 announced a new strategy to tackle poverty and social inequalities in Mexico called "Vivir Mejor" ("To Live Better"). This strategy serves as an umbrella for coordinating and improving existing social programs. On the positive side, this st [...]	2008-04-29 20:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN EINT ETRD MX
08MEXICO1333	MEXICO EAGER FOR TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON AGP AND [...] (SBU) Top Mexican trade officials are anxious to register concrete progress on the Alliance for Growth and Prosperity (AGP) and the Joint Border Facilitation Working Group (BFWG) before the end of President Bush's second term. They also want to institutionalize these sorts of cooperative stru [...]	2008-05-02 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX
08MEXICO146	CAN AGRICULTURE SECRETARY WEATHER POLITICAL [...] (U) This message is based on Embassy FAS reporting. 2. (SBU) Summary: Agriculture Secretary Cardenas has become the favorite whipping boy of the entire ag community. There was no surprise that the rhetorical heat from NAFTA opponents has risen since the January 1 implementation of the fina [...]	2008-01-18 20:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO1523	MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (U) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations for the Ministry of Economy Beatriz Leycegui urged the business community to support GOM efforts to improve the competitivene [...]	2008-05-20 12:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX
08MEXICO1671	CALDERON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD [...] (U) The Embassy Foreign Agricultural Service Section contributed to this report, which responds to questions posed in REF A. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The rising cost of food in Mexico is provoking concerns of another possible outbreak of the sort of political unrest caused by last year' [...]	2008-05-30 20:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON ENRG PGOV MX
08MEXICO1674	MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...]	2008-06-02 16:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO1810	MEXICO AND CHINA AGREE ON PHASED LOWERING OF [...] (U) Mexico and China avoided a serious trade impasse by reaching an agreement on a transitioned approach to eliminating and/or reducing Mexican anti-dumping (AD) duties on a wide range of Chinese manufactured imports. Assuming the deal is approved by the Mexican Senate (as expected),Mexico w [...]	2008-06-12 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KTEX PINS MX CH
08MEXICO1838	RAISING MEXICAN JUDICIAL AWARENESS ON COMPETITION [...] (U) A U.S. District Court judge spent three days in Mexico discussing criteria used in American courts to adjudicate competition cases. His conversations with Mexican judges, officials, and attorneys highlighted the similarity between the substantive principles that underlie U.S. and Mexican [...]	2008-06-16 22:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO1840	RAISING MEXICAN JUDICIAL AWARENESS ON COMPETITION [...] (U) A U.S. District Court judge spent three days in Mexico discussing criteria used in American courts to adjudicate competition cases. His conversations with Mexican judges, officials, and attorneys highlighted the similarity between the substantive principles that underlie U.S. and Mexican [...]	2008-06-16 22:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO1907	MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST [...] (U) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumulation provisions in the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as key to raising Mexican and regional competitiveness (parti [...]	2008-06-24 20:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH
08MEXICO206	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMY WITH MEXICAN-BASED U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador met with a group of Mexico based executives for U.S. companies to discuss the economic situation in Mexico. The leaders were pleased with the Calderon Administration's performance. They believed energy reform would be less extensive than needed to stem Mexico's de [...]	2008-01-25 21:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV MX
08MEXICO2072	MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 22:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
08MEXICO2073	MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
08MEXICO2453	CALDERON'S CHIEF OF STAFF REPLACES SOJO AT ECONOMY [...] (SBU) President Calderon announced that Eduardo Sojo would be leaving the helm of the Economy Secretariat in order to head up the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Calderon assigned his Chief of Staff and longtime political confidante, Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, to succeed Sojo as Secre [...]	2008-08-08 22:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX
08MEXICO2753	PRESIDENT CALDERON DELIVERS HIS "STATE OF THE [...] Summary. President Calderon presented the written version of an annual report on the &state of the union8 to Congress on September 1. Over prior decades, Mexico's president would deliver this report orally to Congress. Over the summer recess, however, Congress passed legislation that amen [...]	2008-09-09 21:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB
08MEXICO2866	BILL INTRODUCED TO STRENGTHEN IP PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary: As part of the Calderon Administration's comprehensive strategy against organized crime, a ruling party Senator has introduced a bill to amend the Mexican Customs Law and give Mexican customs officials' additional tools to protect trademark owners. The proposed legislation autho [...]	2008-09-24 21:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON
08MEXICO324	CONTESTED ELECTION BETWEEN TEXTILE UNIONS WILL [...] SUMMARY: In late 2007 the labor authorities in the central Mexican state of Puebla organized an election to determine which of three competing textile unions would represent the workers at the Vaqueros Navarra blue jeans factory. The election followed months of negotiations, intense competi [...]	2008-02-05 18:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3385	NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD ) MEXICO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 17:27:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MX
08MEXICO3612	MEXICO'S PIRACY SURVEY - SURVEY SAYS . . . [...] (U) Summary: AmCham Mexico just released its second annual nationwide survey of consumption habits for pirated goods in Mexico. Three-quarters of the Mexican population knowingly purchase pirated products, mostly CD's and DVD's, due primarily to their lower prices as compared to the original [...]	2008-12-08 22:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON
08MEXICO3650	Mexico Economic Weekly - December 11 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements individual reporting from the Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2008-12-11 23:16:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
08MEXICO3752	AGREEMENT ON TARIFF REDUCTION SCHEME [...] (U) Summary: After a protracted negotiation, the Calderon Administration has reached an agreement with Mexico's private sector to reduce or eliminate tariffs on imports from non-FTA partner countries. The agreement also includes a promise to simplify and expedite Mexican customs procedures. [...]	2008-12-19 19:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON
08MEXICO3755	Mexico Economic Weekly - December 19 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements individual reporting from the Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2008-12-19 23:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
08MEXICO512	MISSION INPUT ON 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: Mission recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2008. In the first year of the Calderon administration, there have been significant advances in a number of areas of concern highlighted in last year's report, with little or no progress on others. The advanc [...]	2008-02-22 12:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON
08MEXICO676	MEXICO RESTRUCTURES CUBAN DEBT, SRE ESPINOSA TO [...] (C) Summary. On February 18, 2008, Mexico Bancomext announced that an agreement had been reached to refinance the USD 400 million in debt owed by Cuba. President Calderon had previous stated that restructuring the debt was important to strengthening ties between the two countries. Foreign S [...]	2008-03-07 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO749	GROWTH IN REMITTANCES TO MEXICO STAGNATES [...] (SBU) Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico grew by only 1% last year to total USD 23.98 billion. The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) attributed the fall to a combination of factors, including a slowdown in the U.S. economy, particularly in the construction sector, stricter U.S. immigration controls, a [...]	2008-03-13 22:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN EINT ETRD MX
08MEXICO949	PRESIDENT CALDERON'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (U) The pillar of President Calderon's economic development strategy for Mexico is to preserve macro-economic stability in order to prevent a return to economic crises that periodically devastated Mexico during the 1980's and 1990's. While the economic stability Mexico has enjoyed since 2001 h [...]	2008-04-03 16:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN EINT ETRD PINR MX
08MEXICO965	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO966	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]	2008-04-04 16:39:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MILAN15	AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: [...] (SBU) Alitalia cuts at Milan's Malpensa go into full force as of April 1, 2008. Flight reductions of over 25 percent of Malpensa's traffic and more than one third of its intercontinental routes will have an immediate, significant impact on the region's economy starting with job cuts of at le [...]	2008-02-01 17:39:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT KPRV
08MINSK126	BELARUS SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Post once again recommends placement of Belarus on the watch list for 2008. Belarus has made modest progress in protecting IPR over the past year. Pirated optical media remains the norm, and is readily available across the country, including in state-owned stores; enforcement was minimal and [...]	2008-02-21 16:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON BO
08MINSK147	SUPPLEMENT TO BELARUS SPECIAL 301 REVIEW SUBMISSION - [...] (SBU) This cable provides supplementary information to reftel based upon a February 25 meeting at Belarus' National Center for Intellectual Property (NCIP),the competent authority in the GOB on IPR issues. NCIP leadership argued that bringing the collective rights holders association under t [...]	2008-02-28 12:11:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BO
08MINSK237	FOLLOW UP ON BFIF-FUNDED IBP TRAVEL TO CONEXPO [...] BFIF-funded IPB travel to the March 10-14 Conexpo Trade Show generated over a dozen expressions of interest and included the highest number of participants from Belarus to date. Post recruited nine organizations in construction and related businesses which sent a total of twenty representativ [...]	2008-04-02 06:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD BTIO AMGT EAGR EINV ETRD BO
08MINSK25	Belarus Seeks Greater Energy Independence [...] Following Belarus' dramatic dispute with Russia in late 2006 over energy price increases, the GOB intensified efforts to reduce energy consumption and diversify energy supplies. Announced plans include inviting foreign investors to upgrade industry, burning more locally available fuel, and de [...]	2008-01-15 16:20:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EPET ENRG BO
08MINSK34	BFIF PROPOSAL FROM BELARUS [...] Embassy Minsk applies for funding under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund for two proposals. First, post proposes a catalog show at an agricultural products exposition. Second, post proposes accompanying an International Buyers Program (IBP) delegation to CONEXPO in Las Vegas, March 1 [...]	2008-01-18 18:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD BTIO AMGT EAGR EINV ETRD BO
08MONROVIA1003	LIBERIA: GOL BANS EXPORT OF UNPROCESSED RUBBER [...] The GOL has announced a ban on export of unprocessed rubber to protect the local industry. The Ministry of Commerce says the ban, strongly supported by the rubber sector in Liberia and in the works for about two years, is intended to tackle the growing problem of rubber theft. To further sup [...]	2008-12-08 16:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ETRD PGOV ECON LI
08MONROVIA1005	LIBERIA: SOLID IPR FRAMEWORK; NO ENFORCEMENT (YET) [...] Summary: The Liberia Copyright Office (LCO)plans to launch a national anti-piracy program and is requesting USG support. Liberia has a robust legal framework to support intellectual property protection but requires an effective law enforcement and judicial capacity to enforce it and broader p [...]	2008-12-08 16:37:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EAID ECON LI
08MONROVIA1032	LIBERIA: Minister of Commerce embraces reform [...] (U) Summary: Liberia's new Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) is embracing reform on all fronts. The Ministry's lawyer is coordinating top-to-bottom review of all commercial legislation and moving ahead with plans to institute alternative dispute resolution for commercial cases. The GO [...]	2008-12-15 15:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EINV EAGR ECON PINR LI
08MONROVIA154	LIBERIA: PESTS and AGOA: SPS STRUCTURE ESSENTIAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOL is counting on agricultural exports, including timber projects, to jump-start the economic recovery. In meetings with GOL officials, USDA and APHIS regional representatives made it clear that an effective and internationally recognized sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) s [...]	2008-02-28 10:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD LI
08MONROVIA242	LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT RATIFIES AMENDED FIRESTONE CONCESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Liberian Legislature ratified March 27 the Amended and Restated Concession Agreement signed by the Government of Liberia (GOL) and Firestone Liberia on February 22. The new Agreement concludes extended negotiations between the GOL and Firestone to modify a concession extensi [...]	2008-03-31 14:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EIND ETRD EINV LI
08MONROVIA255	LIBERIA: AGOA Workshop Roaring Success, but a lot to do [...] Summary: The first-ever Africa Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) workshop held in Monrovia March 20-21 attracted strong participation by members of the business community, GOL officials, members of civil society organizations, and the press. The presentations by the inter-agency USG delegation, [...]	2008-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID EINV ELAB EAGR EFIN ECON LI
08MONROVIA32	LIBERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY: There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of san [...]	2008-01-14 13:02:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTBD OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA325	LIBERIA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 60% of Liberians are estimated to live below the poverty line and price increases hit hard. Liberia is heavily reliant on imported food, of which rice is the most important. Imported rice supplies over half of domestic consumption and prices at the retail level are up as [...]	2008-05-01 11:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL ECON LI
08MONROVIA336	LIBERIA: 21 REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL has announced 21 reforms to improve Liberia's ranking in the IFC "Doing Business" index by enhancing the business climate. The rapid progress reflects President Sirleaf's commitment and the productive collaboration between the GOL and the business community to target r [...]	2008-05-05 13:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP EFIN ETRD ECON KMCA LI
08MONROVIA51	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA52	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA772	LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 12,000-strong UNMIL deployment. The first 2,000 [...]	2008-10-06 08:00:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD LI
08MONROVIA931	LIBERIA: FIRESTONE WORKERS' LEADERSHIP IN CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY: Firestone workers have accused the leadership of the Firestone Agriculture Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL) of failing to account for over US$150,000 of their dues. FAWUL leaders deny the allegations and the Ministry of Labor has instructed the union to resolve the matter through th [...]	2008-11-18 09:32:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV EAID ETRD PGOV ECON LI
08MONROVIA993	LIBERIA: LEDFC AT ONE -- LESSONS LEARNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OPIC-funded Liberia Enterprises DevQopment Finance Company (LEDFC) is faltering but can probably be salvaged. Both the recently-resigned LEDFC General Manager and current CHF International caretakers cite the lack of adequate business service support and mentoring as a facto [...]	2008-12-05 11:04:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON OPIC LI
08MONROVIA999	LIBERIA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS MAY PRESENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her new economic management team hosted a well-attended roundtable discussion on the impact of the global financial crisis on Liberia. Although Liberia's economic isolation and lack of debt service requirements buffer the economy, the GOL expect [...]	2008-12-05 11:54:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID EINV ECON LI
08MONTERREY10	MONTERREY: A NAFTA SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon and its capital city of Monterrey have benefited greatly from NAFTA, with huge leaps in manufacturing exports and employment. Nuevo Leon faces stiff international competition on basic manufactured goods but hopes to move to higher value added products. [...]	2008-01-09 20:49:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MX
08MONTERREY101	MONTERREY CONGLOMERATES FACE GLOBALIZATION WITH MIXED [...] (SBU) Summary. Monterrey's 'Group of 10' is composed of family owned industrial conglomerates that built Monterrey into an industrial powerhouse starting in the 19th century. The Group of 10 had tremendous economic influence and was reputed to have sizable political clout as well. Since th [...]	2008-02-29 00:42:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV MX
08MONTERREY280	US ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN WILL IMPACT MEXICO AS INFLATION FEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, at the Consulate's periodic Business Roundtable, two leading economists presented their views of the impact of the United States economic slowdown on Mexico and Mexico's growing inflationary concerns. The event, hosted by the Consul General, brought together fifte [...]	2008-06-18 01:38:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV MX
08MONTERREY336	MONTERREY STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY -- BUT IT'S [...] (U) Summary: The Nuevo Leon Attorney General's Office is turning the heat up on vendors of pirated and counterfeit goods with 176 raids and nearly 5 million seized goods within the first three months of the year. The PGR's target for 2008 is to seize 18 million of these goods, a 56% incre [...]	2008-07-22 16:10:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
08MONTERREY408	PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NUEVO LEON [...] Summary. Given the state governor's success in branding Monterrey as Mexico's "City of Knowledge," post has embarked upon an effort to promote intellectual property rights (IPR) and combat piracy in Nuevo Leon. The Consulate has promoted an IPR agreement that would afford the state governme [...]	2008-09-02 14:05:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR MX
08MONTERREY444	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR HECTOR MORALES'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate General enthusiastically welcomes you to Monterrey, the business hub of Northern Mexico. We are certain that your private sector and academic interlocutors will be very interested to learn more about the upcoming Summit of the Americas. ConGen Monterrey actively [...]	2008-09-26 17:36:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON SNAR ETRD MX
08MONTERREY45	MONTERREY PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 25, at the Consulate's periodic Business Roundtable, we heard the private sector's perspective on the security situation in Monterrey. That event, organized by FCS and hosted by the Consul General, brought together ten of the Consulate's best private sector contac [...]	2008-01-31 23:02:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EINV ECON ETRD ASEC PGOV MX
08MONTERREY46	MONTERREY PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 25, at the Consulate's periodic Business Roundtable, we heard the private sector's perspective on the security situation in Monterrey. The event, organized by FCS and hosted by the Consul General, brought together ten of the Consulate's best private sector contact [...]	2008-01-31 23:18:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC EINV ECON PGOV ETRD MX
08MONTERREY495	U.S. FINANCIAL WOES SPILL OVER INTO MONTERREY'S REAL [...] (U) Summary. The Monterrey business community has begun to be affected by the U.S. financial crisis, including large derivative losses, abrupt changes in currency values, and restricted credit access. Several large Monterrey companies incurred significant losses due to derivatives con [...]	2008-11-04 14:52:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD PGOV MX
08MONTERREY504	MEXICAN AUTO PRODUCTION DECLINES REFLECT DECREASED U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Nuevo Leon's key automotive industry has suffered serious declines in automotive production and exports, reflecting the weakness of U.S. car demand and the declining fortunes of the Big Three U.S. automakers. While automakers might move some car production to Mexico to red [...]	2008-11-19 17:15:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ELTN ELAB MX
08MONTERREY506	MEXICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT TOUTS LIMITED ENERGY REFORM; [...] Summary. Approximately 200 business leaders and government officials attended the sixth annual Mexican Business Summit in Monterrey, and they discussed energy reform, the impact of the U.S. financial crisis on Mexico, whether Mexican can increase its economic development, President Calde [...]	2008-11-21 05:52:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG ETRD EINV SNAR MX
08MONTERREY548	MEXICAN CREDIT CRUNCH AFFECTING INTEREST RATES, CREDIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Mexican financial system remains well capitalized, credit has become more expensive and more difficult to obtain for certain sectors such as for car purchases and small and medium sized enterprises. Our contacts all agree that the Mexican financial system wil [...]	2008-12-12 15:41:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV MX
08MONTERREY67	MONTERREY'S UNIVERSAL FORUM OF CULTURES: A HIT LOCALLY, A [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 00:06:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL ETRD ECON PGOV MX
08MONTERREY96	NAFTA DEPUTIES MEETING REVIEWS SMOOTH NAFTA IMPLEMENTATION, [...] (SBU) Summary. At their annual meeting NAFTA deputy trade ministers discussed the proposed agenda for a NAFTA ministerial to be held later in 2008. Agreed items include a trilateral workplan to enhance North American economic competitiveness, analysis to compare the NAFTA with more recent f [...]	2008-02-22 20:47:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR PGOV MX CA
08MONTEVIDEO190	U/S PADILLA "SETS THE TABLE" WITH URUGUAYAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 30-31, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla led the U.S. delegation (along with Commerce, State, USDA and TDA reps) attending the Americas Innovation Forum (AIF) in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the GOU's follow-up to the June 2007 Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta. Over 1,100 [...]	2008-04-09 13:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD UY
08MONTEVIDEO306	URUGUAY'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref demarches to Ricardo Nario, MFA Director for International Economic Affairs, on May 22. Nario commented that the GOU is in full agreement on the need for a robust agriculture agreement through Doha. He praised U.S. flexibility in agricultural talks and saw the EU a [...]	2008-05-23 12:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UY
08MONTEVIDEO327	URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED [...] Per reftel request, post provides the following information regarding forced and child labor in the production of goods for mandatory congressional reporting requirements. 2. Uruguay has no significant incidence of forced or child labor. Uruguay exports primarily agricultural/raw materials, [...]	2008-05-30 14:49:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UY
08MONTEVIDEO34	BOTNIA OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY; ENCE PREPARES TO [...] (SBU) After a turbulent start, Finnish Botnia - the largest foreign investor in Uruguay - celebrated its second month of smooth operations on January 9. The firm is operating at 70% of its capacity and has already exported 148,000 ton of cellulose, worth $112 million, to China and Europe. Th [...]	2008-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL SOCI SENV AR UY
08MONTEVIDEO356	URUGUAY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE STRONG ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: Uruguay continued to experience exceptional economic growth in the first quarter of 2008, fostered by robust consumer spending, high commodity prices and the start-up of operations by Botnia's giant paper pulp mill. Over the past couple of months, Economy Minister Danilo Astori and Ce [...]	2008-06-16 19:17:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
08MONTEVIDEO393	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (MFA) Maria del Carmen Menoni Ocampo, and Uruguayan Communication Services Regulatory Unit's (URSEC) Dr. Carol Dolinkas, on July 3. 2. (U) The MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs accepted the diplomatic note and m [...]	2008-07-11 14:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO UY
08MONTEVIDEO394	BACHELET'S VISIT TO URUGUAY MARKS CLOSER [...] (SBU) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Uruguay on July 7-8 highlighted Chile and Uruguay's shared trade interests and vision for South America. The short visit was well-received by the Uruguayan media and public, and underscored the countries' like-mindedness in politics and trad [...]	2008-07-11 19:39:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD CI UY
08MONTEVIDEO417	DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM BILL FOOD [...] (SBU) Econoff contacted Leonardo de Leon, President of Uruguay's state-owned sugar producer (ALUR) to inquire about Uruguay's plans to use its TRQ by September 30, per request in ref A. 2. (SBU) De Leon explained that the TRQ remains very important to ALUR but that during recent years they h [...]	2008-07-22 17:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR UY

08MONTEVIDEO463	DUE DILIGENCE FOR URUGUAY'S NOMINATION FOR THE [...] Post has reviewed its May 2008 nomination for the Secretary,s Corporate Excellence Award and is confident that Weyerhaeuser remains an ideal candidate (ref A). Weyerhaeuser has created a strong and consistent reputation in Uruguay for economic transformation, social responsibility and best pra [...]	2008-08-15 19:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ELAB UY
08MONTEVIDEO470	VENEZUELAN FM PLEDGES IMMEDIATE TARIFF CUTS FOR [...] (U) During a brief visit to Uruguay, Venezuelan FM Maduro announced August 18 that 214 Uruguayan products -- representing around 60 percent of Uruguayan exports to Venezuela -- would be granted duty-free entry into Venezuela effective immediately. Uruguay's trade with Venezuela has increased [...]	2008-08-19 17:37:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VZ UY
08MONTEVIDEO539	SOLID ECONOMIC TEAM TAKES OVER MINISTRY OF ECONOMY [...] (U) On September 18, Alvaro Garcia replaced Danilo Astori as Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance, allowing Astori to begin in earnest his campaign for the Presidency. In his market-friendly inaugural speech, Garcia committed to continue sound macro policies and fight inflationary pressur [...]	2008-09-19 16:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR UY
08MONTEVIDEO68	VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...]	2008-02-12 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY
08MOSCOW1160	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: COMIMPEX, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Comimpex, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license appli [...]	2008-04-25 11:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1161	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: A [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, A Level Aerosystems, Izhevsk, Russia. The company is liste [...]	2008-04-25 11:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1162	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Dalsvyaz, OJSC Far East Telecommunication company, Petropa [...]	2008-04-25 11:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1263	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ENERGO-REMONT [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Energo-Remont LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]	2008-05-06 07:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1356	BORIS JORDAN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] (C) American businessman Boris Jordan, a long-term fixture in Moscow, told ECON MC May 6 that he was beginning to worry about the ability of the arrangement between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to preserve political stability. He was skeptical that Putin was prepared to share p [...]	2008-05-15 10:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1357	BORIS JORDAN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] (C) American businessman Boris Jordan, a long-term fixture in Moscow, told ECON MC May 6 that he was beginning to worry about the ability of the arrangement between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to preserve political stability. He was skeptical that Putin was prepared to share p [...]	2008-05-15 10:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1473	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Elcus Electronic Company, St. Petersburg, Russia. The co [...]	2008-05-23 13:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1474	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Monitoring Ltd., St. Petersburg, Russia. The company is [...]	2008-05-23 13:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1475	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Infraspek LLC, St. Petersburg, Russia. The company is li [...]	2008-05-23 13:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1503	INSIDE THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY-TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) explained how their organization coordinates Russian military-technical cooperation with over 20 GOR entities and works with 84 countries. The FSVTS manages RosOboronExport (ROE),issues expor [...]	2008-05-28 13:56:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL RS MASS
08MOSCOW1508	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: KHRUNICHEV [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow, Russi [...]	2008-05-29 12:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1519	TNK-BP INTERNAL FIGHT GOES PUBLIC; BOTH SIDES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 07:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1568	BLACK SEA FLEET STIRS CONTROVERSY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The dispute over the termination of Russia's Black Sea Fleet basing in Sevastopol by 2017 has only grown more intense since Russia celebrated the fleet's 225th anniversary on May 12. In response to Ukrainian President Yushchenko's order to draw up a draft law by July 20 to ter [...]	2008-06-04 03:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PREL ECIN ETRD WTRO
08MOSCOW1595	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PTK [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, PTK Electrosteel LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS l [...]	2008-06-05 06:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1634	THE MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ROAD: CHALLENGE AND [...] (U) Summary: Nowhere is the dilapidated state of Russia's roads more evident than with the highway connecting the country's two largest cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg. The crumbling, pot-holed, congested, two-lane M10 is called the "highway of death" by Russia's Head of Traffic Police. The [...]	2008-06-09 08:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR RS
08MOSCOW166	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radio-Navigator Co., Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company i [...]	2008-01-24 12:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW167	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radio-Navigator Co., Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company i [...]	2008-01-24 12:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1683	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NORTH-WESTERN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, North- Western Industrial Safety Expert Center, St Petersburg, Russi [...]	2008-06-13 08:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1691	RUSSIA-SAUDI TIES REMAIN FIRM BUT PUZZLING [...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA, Russia-Saudi relations remain "firm" despite the tough stance the Saudis took during bilateral negotiations on Russia's WTO accession. Agreement was reached only after a personal phone call from Putin to King Abdullah. The MFA said that Russian Railways' fai [...]	2008-06-13 13:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SA RS
08MOSCOW1713	TNK-BP UPDATE: NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT AS DEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1756	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, ZAO MP Diagnost, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed o [...]	2008-06-20 07:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1757	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, ZAO MP Diagnost, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed o [...]	2008-06-20 07:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1758	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, ZAO MP Diagnost, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed o [...]	2008-06-20 07:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1775	INSIDER VIEWS OF TNK-BP DISPUTE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 15:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1777	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Technological Institute of Applied Microelectronics, Novoi [...]	2008-06-20 15:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1789	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Electrony Components, St Petersburg, Russia. The company [...]	2008-06-23 11:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1790	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Electrony Components, St Petersburg, Russia. The company [...]	2008-06-23 11:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1809	COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS'S HISTORICAL VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary. Moscow officials and experts viewed Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos's visit to Russia as a turning point in the bilateral relationship. Santos used the visit to strengthen economic ties and to explore the possibility of increasing Russian arms sales to Colombia. He met [...]	2008-06-24 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP PGOV MASS ETRD EPET EINV
08MOSCOW1816	RUSSIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS ON MERCURY [...] (SBU) On June 24, we discussed the October 2008 UNEP-hosted Mercury Working Group Meeting with Oleg Shamanov, Head of the Global Environment and Health Section of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Shamanov said that the GOR had not yet formulated a definitive position on the be [...]	2008-06-25 11:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD RS
08MOSCOW1894	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ IN ST. PETERESBURG, [...] (U) On June 6 and 7 in St. Petersburg, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez delivered remarks at the opening plenary session of the annual International Economic Forum as well as a U.S.-Russia CEO roundtable, held talks with Russia's leading economic officials, and led a President's Export [...]	2008-07-03 10:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD RS
08MOSCOW1900	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO NEW PCA [...] (C) Summary. The principal outcome of the Russia-EU Summit held June 26-27 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk was, as expected, the approval to start negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)(to begin July 4 in Brussels). MFA and European diplomats confirmed that [...]	2008-07-03 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD EAGR PGOV NATO RS
08MOSCOW1921	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: IEG [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, IEG RAS (INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE, RUSSIAN [...]	2008-07-07 08:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1935	RUSSIA FAVORS FLEXIBLE APPROACH ON MERCURY [...] (SBU) On July 3, we discussed the October 2008 UNEP-hosted Mercury Working Group Meeting with Vladimir Lenev, Counselor in the Global Environment and Health Section of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Lenev confirmed, as discussed in Ref B, that a consensus had not yet emerged [...]	2008-07-07 14:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD RS
08MOSCOW1951	THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA'S REGIONS: VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Regional governments in Belgorod and Kursk work closely with their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts, and are minimally affected by any disputes their national governments may have. Local officials meet to discuss ways to promote cross-border trade, cultural exchanges, and w [...]	2008-07-08 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND ETRD MD PBTS PGOV RS SNAR UP BO
08MOSCOW1952	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Golden East-Siberia, Moscow, Russia. The company is list [...]	2008-07-09 11:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW1963	UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on the U.S. priorities for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress to be held July 23 to August 12 in Geneva to GOR officials at the MFA's North America Department, the International Department of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media, an [...]	2008-07-09 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ETRD RS
08MOSCOW1973	PEPFAR HIV/AIDS DISCUSSIONS IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID's Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Dr. Kent Hill, visited Moscow and St. Petersburg June 18 to 22 to discuss President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) HIV/AIDS program in Russia with representatives of the Ministry of Health and Social Development ( [...]	2008-07-10 11:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID EINV EAGR ETRD PREL SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1988	ADDENDUM TO "RECREATING THE STATE GRAIN MONOPOLY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: This message is a classified supplement to REFTEL. Aside from some personal financial interests in resurrecting the state grain trade monopoly in Russia, a combination of personalities and old-style thinking at the top of Russia's agricultural policy apparatus appear to be pushin [...]	2008-07-11 11:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV RS
08MOSCOW201	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Tverregiongas, Tver, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license ap [...]	2008-01-28 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW202	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, RAS Institute of Solid Physics, Chernogolovka, Moscow, R [...]	2008-01-28 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW203	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Space Research Institute [...]	2008-01-28 12:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2056	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DFM DENISOV TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made his introductory call on First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov July 17. Denisov and the Ambassador agreed that stronger economic ties could provide for a more stable overall relationship. Denisov said the bilateral economic dialogues envisioned in the Sochi [...]	2008-07-18 15:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS EINV
08MOSCOW206	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, RAS Institute of Solid Physics, Chernogolovka, Moscow, R [...]	2008-01-28 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW210	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, RAS Institute of Solid Physics, Chernogolovka, Moscow, Rus [...]	2008-01-29 07:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2106	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Geomarketing, Yaroslaveskoe Shosse, 29B Str, 3, Moscow, Ru [...]	2008-07-22 13:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2127	CHAVEZ VISIT TO MOSCOW YIELDS LITTLE BEYOND TALK [...] (C) Summary: Russia's self-professed "multivector diplomacy" and a keen interest in picking Hugo Chavez's pocket resulted in a full program of meetings on July 22 with Medvedev and Putin, flanked by an array of senior Russian officials, even as Russia took steps to lower the profile of the hy [...]	2008-07-24 10:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS EPET ETRD RU VN
08MOSCOW2142	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Rotek TTC, Enthoziastov Highway, Moscow, Russia. The compa [...]	2008-07-25 11:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2172	USTR Delegation Discusses IPR in Moscow [...] (SBU) A USTR delegation, led by AUSTR for Intellectual Property and Innovation Stanford McCoy, visited Moscow June 23-24 for meetings with GOR officials and industry representatives on IPR protection and enforcement. USTR focused on implementation of the U.S. ? Russia IPR side letter, and in [...]	2008-07-28 13:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR RS
08MOSCOW2240	RUSSIA RISES AS MAJOR CENTER FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the volume of clinical drug trials in Russia enjoying rapid growth over the past few years, Russia has become the market leader for clinical drug trials among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Russia enjoys numerous advantages in conducting trials, incl [...]	2008-08-01 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS
08MOSCOW2315	BITTER HARVEST: JOHN DEERE ON RUSSIAN TRADE CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deere & Company Russia Country Director Sidney Bardwell told us August 5 that Deere believes the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) have conducted a fair investigation, but will likely determine that domestic producers have been in [...]	2008-08-08 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS
08MOSCOW2316	MINFIN OFFICIAL ON KUDRIN RUMORS, INVESTMENT [...] (C) In an August 6 meeting with ECMIN, Finance Minister's Kudrin,s Assistant, Vadim Grishin, dismissed rumors of Kudrin's impending departure, which he said were the result of sharp internal GOR budget negotiations. He said Kudrin had arranged a delay in the BONY case, providing time for a co [...]	2008-08-08 14:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2386	TFGG01: DOOM, GLOOM, AND WISHFUL THINKING: THE [...] (C) The Russian markets ticked up slightly August 12, with news that President Medevev had ordered military operations in Georgia to cease and with French President Sarkozy's mediation efforts appearing to gather steam. However, the markets are down over 30 percent from their mid-May peak, a [...]	2008-08-13 15:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ETRD PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2410	TFGG01: PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT SIGNALS NEW, [...] (C) In an August 13 meeting with the Charge, Presidential Assistant Arkadiy Dvorkovich signaled that the GOR anticipated being denied WTO accession this year and was looking to cast blame on the U.S. and others for politicizing the process. He warned that Russia would take steps to protect do [...]	2008-08-14 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2434	TFGG01: IMPACT OF GEORGIA CONFLICT ON RUSSIA'S WTO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Lavrov stated August 14 that Western threats over WTO contradicted previous promises and that Russia was now convinced it would never be accepted into the WTO. These comments track with what GOR officials have told us privately (reftels). Local experts believe WTO accessi [...]	2008-08-15 13:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR GG RS
08MOSCOW2473	ECONOMIC LIBERAL CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent discussion of broad economic issues, former Economic Development Minister Yevgeniy Yasin told ECON officers he believes PM Putin's comments on Mechel were made following poor economic advice from Deputy PM Sechin; neither Putin nor Sechin had foreseen that the Mechel [...]	2008-08-20 11:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR RS
08MOSCOW2486	TFGG01: RUSSIAN MODERATES' VIEWS ON THE CONFLICT [...] (C) In separate meetings August 19 with the Ambassador, former PM Yegor Gaidar and Igor Yurgens, Director of a think tank closely tied to President Medvedev, argued that a reform-oriented Medvedev presidency, with its promise of a freer Russia, could be a victim of the conflict over South Osse [...]	2008-08-20 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2530	RUSSIA'S WORKING LEVEL WTO NEGOTIATORS IN DENIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Trade Negotiations Director Andrey Kushnirenko of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) told us August 21 that Russia still believes it could accede to the WTO by the end of 2008. In his view, there are few issues that remain to be resolved with WTO members. He said [...]	2008-08-25 07:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON RS
08MOSCOW2534	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Elvira Production Co., Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Region, Ru [...]	2008-08-25 09:06:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2579	PLAYING (WITH) CHICKEN: RUSSIA SIGNALS WTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting August 26, Russian Chief WTO Negotiator Maksim Medvedkov told ECON M/C that Russia would be consulting with its WTO partners, including the United States and EU, to renegotiate or reopen certain agreements made as part of Russia's WTO accession that have had "negativ [...]	2008-08-27 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD RS
08MOSCOW2596	LATEST SALVO IN OLIGARCH FRIDMAN'S DISPUTE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A $2.8 billion judgment against Norwegian telecom company Telenor in a Khantiy Mansiisk court is the latest salvo from oligarch Mikhail Fridman in his years-long battle with Telenor for control of VimpelCom, Russia's second biggest mobile phone provider. Given the dubious nature [...]	2008-08-29 11:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ETRD ECON RS
08MOSCOW2602	PRESSURING RUSSIA ECONOMICALLY: DIFFICULT CHOICES [...] (C) As Washington contemplates next steps toward Russia in the aftermath of the conflict with Georgia, including possible economic punishment, the Mission would like to share its perspective. First, the U.S.-Russia economic relationship has been growing fast in recent years and was showing g [...]	2008-08-29 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL RS
08MOSCOW2615	AFTER THE WAR WITH GEORGIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) That Russia is "back," at least economically, has been an insistent theme of the Kremlin the last few years. Russia's economic recovery from the depths of its financial crash in 1998 is indeed impressive. High growth, burgeoning international reserves, and rising living standards were the resul [...]	2008-09-02 11:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EINV RS
08MOSCOW2656	RUSSIA READY TO AUDIT U.S. BEEF AND PORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it is ready to participate in joint inspections of 31 U.S. pork facilities beginning September 29. In addition, VPSS stated its readiness to send a team of inspectors [...]	2008-09-04 18:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW2688	RUSSIA LOSING PATIENCE WITH TYPOS ON VET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it is running out of patience with the amount of errors being discovered on veterinary documentation accompanying U.S. poultry and pork shipments to Russia. VPSS accu [...]	2008-09-08 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW2697	RUSSIAN CUSTOMS HOLDS UP TURKISH IMPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the Georgia conflict, Turkish imports appear to be the latest target of Russian scrutiny following heightened trade tensions with the United States, EU, and Ukraine. Russian customs officials have imposed 100-percent inspections of every Turkish truck at the Russia [...]	2008-09-09 11:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PREL TU RS
08MOSCOW27	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ZOLOTARENKO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Agat Moscow Research Institute, Zhukovsky, Russia. The company is li [...]	2008-01-09 11:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2720	RUSSIA-UKRAINE TRADE RELATIONS STRAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what many observers see as a sign of Russia's increasingly belligerent trade policies, Russian First Deputy PM Shuvalov announced September 1 that Russia would consider imposing restrictive trade measures on Ukraine now that Ukraine had acceded to the WTO. The GOR is consider [...]	2008-09-10 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON UP RS
08MOSCOW2740	CONSULTATION REQUESTED ON 2005 MEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a letter from Economic Development Minister Nabiullina to U.S. Trade Representative Schwab that the embassy received on September 11, the GOR proposes expert level consultations on the Meat Agreement signed between Russia and the United States in 2005 as part of Russia's bid [...]	2008-09-12 05:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW2769	GOR AIMS TO CUT U.S. MEAT IMPORTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 11, Russian Economic Development Minister Nabiullina sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Schwab requesting expert level consultations on the Meat Agreement signed between Russia and the United States in 2005 as part of Russia's bid to join the WTO (REF A). [...]	2008-09-15 11:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW2790	IEEPA SANCTIONS: POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RESPONSES [...] (C) At a meeting with Russian businessmen September 15, President Medvedev said any Western sanctions would be met with a "symmetrical" response. U.S. sanctions, even targeted IEEPA sanctions, are likely to be met with Russian counter-measures. There are indications, here at least, that the [...]	2008-09-16 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2795	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radel Ltd, 20 Novaya Basmannaya St., Moscow, Russia. The [...]	2008-09-17 06:30:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW28	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: KBP, TULA, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, KBP Instrument Design Bureau, Tula, Russia. The company is listed on [...]	2008-01-09 11:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2808	RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...]	2008-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG
08MOSCOW2825	MFA DID NOT CLEAR VPSS REFUSAL TO REGISTER U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials told us on September 19 that they were unaware of the subject letter from Russia's veterinary service. The letter refused to add U.S. poultry, pork and beef facilities to the list of eligible exporters due to doubts about the continued validity of the U.S.-Russia b [...]	2008-09-19 12:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW2827	MINAG RAISES SAFETY CONCERNS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Ministry of Agriculture expressed several specific concerns regarding the quality and safety of U.S. poultry via official letter received on September 16. The letter included a reminder that Russia will ban the use of chlorine in poultry production as of Jan 1, 2009 [...]	2008-09-19 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW2840	SVERSTAL,S MORDASHOV OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA AND THE [...] (C) Sverstal's CEO Alexander Mordashov told the Ambassador September 18 that he was confident U.S.-Russia relations would improve; the relationship was too strategically important for tensions to persist and as tempers calmed, it might be possible to find a compromise in the South Caucasus. M [...]	2008-09-23 12:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2863	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Kadah Electronics, Zelenograd 445, Moscow Region, Russia [...]	2008-09-25 10:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2864	UNION OF INDUSTRIES SHOKHIN PUSHES FOR INCREASED [...] (C) President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin told the Ambassador that it was important to expand U.S.-Russia business dialogues. On WTO, he said he and many of his counterparts in RSPP supported accession, but added that a one or two year "pa [...]	2008-09-25 11:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2865	KUDRIN ON RUSSIA'S RISING DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin said defense spending in 2009 would increase only slightly. He acknowledged that there was pressure for greater increases because of the current tensions, but said Russia did not want and could not win a n [...]	2008-09-25 13:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2869	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NOVO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Novo Corporation, Dubki Street 6, Moscow, Russia. The co [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2870	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, JSC Novo, Dubki Street 6, Moscow, Russia. The company is [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2871	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MICROS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Micros Engineering, Str 200 Letija Goroda Bldg 62-CNITI, Noginsk, Mo [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW2878	PROTECTIONISTS WINNING WAR OF WTO (NON-)ACCESSION? [...] (C) The Georgia conflict and increased international tensions have strengthened the hand of protectionist forces opposed to Russia's WTO accession. As the GOR slows down the accession process by unwinding previous commitments with the United States and the EU, and reviewing duties on Ukrainian [...]	2008-09-26 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW2901	RUSSIAN POLICE RAID COLLECTING SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, Moscow police raided the offices of the Russian Phonographic Association (RPA),a royalty collecting society for the music industry, including U.S. rights holders. The raid occurred just four days before the GOR's deadline for RPA to participate in the tender to [...]	2008-09-30 14:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON RS
08MOSCOW2902	MEDEVEDEV'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (C) In a September 25 meeting, President Medvedev's Economic assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, told the Ambassador that Russia was also in the midst of a serious financial crisis and that the U.S. and Russia needed to work together to restore confidence to the world financial system. He defended [...]	2008-10-01 07:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2940	NABIULLINA: DE-POLITICIZE WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) In a 1 October meeting with the Ambassador, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said WTO accession was still a GOR priority and urged that the process move forward in a &depoliticized8 manner. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. still supported accession as a strategic goal [...]	2008-10-03 07:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAGR EINV ETRD WTO RS
08MOSCOW2944	RUSSIA INCREASES COOPERATION WITH CHAVEZ? [...] (C) Summary: Two months since President Hugo Chavez's last visit to Russia, and two weeks after Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela, Chavez and a delegation of Venezuelan officials were warmly received by President Medvedev in Orenburg on September 26. They observed military exercises and contin [...]	2008-10-03 12:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG ETRD EINV MASS RS VE
08MOSCOW2946	RUSSIA DELISTS 2 MORE U.S. POULTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that it had delisted 2 U.S. poultry facilities after tests results ostensibly revealed the presence of Salmonella. Original scanned copy and courtesy translation were sent [...]	2008-10-03 14:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO WTO RS
08MOSCOW2959	RUSSIAN OLIGARCH ON U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS, PUTIN'S [...] (C) In an October 1 meeting, Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, whose Interros-holding company controls much of Norilsk Nickel, told the Ambassador that the existence of shared strategic interests was not enough to help U.S.-Russian relations recover. What was needed was a constructive change [...]	2008-10-06 11:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL RS EINV
08MOSCOW2969	RUSSIA-VIETNAM: A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NO [...] (C) Summary. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem's September 13-16 visit to Moscow resulted in a public Vietnamese endorsement of Russia's role in strengthening peace and cooperation in the Caucasus, but no recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The visit also included an a [...]	2008-10-07 10:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS VM
08MOSCOW2979	RUSSIAN OFFICIALS TRY TO EXPLAIN RECENT VETERINARY [...] (SBU) On October 6, Chief Russian WTO Negotiator Maksim Medvedkov told us that he views the October 1 letter from the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) as a request for consultations on the effectiveness of the implementation of the November 2006 U.S.-Rus [...]	2008-10-08 03:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW3055	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]	2008-10-15 13:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
08MOSCOW3060	PIRATED DISKS STILL WIDELY AVAILABLE IN MOSCOW MARKETS [...] (SBU) A recent visit by econoffs to two of Moscow's electronics markets revealed that despite recent progress, Russia still has a long way to go to reduce the availability of pirated compact disks, DVDs and software to Russian consumers. Vendors at the working-class Savelovskiy market openly s [...]	2008-10-16 07:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RS
08MOSCOW3106	RUSSIA INCREASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's intensified interest in Latin America stems largely from economic opportunity, while serving to reinforce its multi-polar concept of foreign policy. Following the Georgian conflict, Russia has increased its activity in the region in order to highlight its ability to ex [...]	2008-10-21 14:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS
08MOSCOW3151	RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE JOLTED BY FINANCIAL [...] (SUB) SUMMARY. Russia's agriculture sector has begun to feel the impacts of the global economic crisis. With some 40 percent of investments in Russian agriculture financed by loans, many observers believe that as many as 20 percent of Russian agricultural enterprises may go bankrupt by June [...]	2008-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
08MOSCOW3157	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, LIMACO Inc., Boldina St., 94, Tula, Russia. The company [...]	2008-10-28 12:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS

08MOSCOW316	JEFFERY-DENISOV MEETING YIELDS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting, Under Secretary Jeffery and Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov agreed to establish a regular USG-GOR economic dialogue under their chairmanship. Both sides agreed that the dialogue should remain relatively informal, include the private sector and not supplant on-goin [...]	2008-02-07 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD RS

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