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09BRIDGETOWN266	TRADE BANS ON PORK DUE TO H1N1 FEARS: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) FAS Officer demarched St. Lucia Chief Veterinary Officer George Joseph regarding the pork ban as requested reftel. Joseph confirmed the ban, and declined to consider lifting it at this time. We will continue to follow up with ag ministry contacts and MFA. The CVO in St. Lucia has bro [...]	2009-05-07 14:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON XL

09BRIDGETOWN295	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]	2009-05-20 12:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN303	BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel queries for Barbados. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Barbados has not taken any steps to advance democracy or human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country made public statem [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
09BRIDGETOWN304	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made other public statemen [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN305	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made public state [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN306	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Antigua and Barbuda. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Antigua and Barbuda has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN307	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Kitts and Nevis. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN41	CUBA, DEPORTEES AND SECURITY TOP AGENDA IN [...] (C) During the Ambassador's January 8 farewell call on St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, he called on the U.S. to unconditionally end its economic embargo on Cuba. PM Gonsalves spoke at length about the deep, strong ties that bind the United States and the Caribb [...]	2009-01-22 11:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL
09BRIDGETOWN446	CBERA BIENNIAL SURVEY -- EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Embassy Bridgetown provides below its responses to reftel request for information on CBERA-related investment in the Eastern Caribbean and the economic impact of CBI on these countries. Please note this response covers the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Gre [...]	2009-07-22 16:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN460	DEMARCHE TO GOAB ON ZOOKZ.COM WEBSITE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref demarche to Antigua's Finance Minister and Attorney General in separate meetings July 24. By that time, the GOAB had taken aggressive action to shut down the Zookz.com website and to strongly denounce the company's assertion that it was acting legally under the term [...]	2009-07-29 17:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN471	ALBA'S ALLURE TO ANTIGUA ET AL [...] (c) Three of the seven Eastern Caribbean countries are now members of both ALBA and PetroCaribe. While this has raised eyebrows among political pundits in the region and beyond, the three island nations that have joined - Dominica, St. Vincent, and most recently, Antigua - are doing what they [...]	2009-08-04 12:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN487	DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR [...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]	2009-08-11 19:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN488	DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR [...] (U) This is the Embassy Bridgetown response to due diligence concerning ACE Nominee Discovery Works, based in Saint Vincent. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel addresses questions regarding our other nominee, Monroe College in St. Lucia. 2. (SBU) Responses to requested infor [...]	2009-08-11 20:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN489	DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR [...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]	2009-08-11 20:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN6	CUBA, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C). During a December 19 farewell call on Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, the Ambassador thanked Thompson for his efforts to work with us to strengthen regional security, urged him to reassess his government's approach to UN human rights resolutions, and reaffirmed U.S. support for co [...]	2009-01-05 19:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL
09BRIDGETOWN623	GRENADA EAGER TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY -- BUT [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Energy and Environment Officials, senior officials from GRENLEC, the American-owned private utility company in Grenada, and the President of Grensol, a solar power provider, to assess the state of play of alternative energy development in Grenada. The consensus [...]	2009-10-08 14:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OECS ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SENV XL
09BRIDGETOWN624	COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP IN GRENADA GARNERS INTEREST, [...] (U) Emboff conducted a half-day workshop in Grenada on September 24 to promote USG programs that facilitate trade and investment. This was the fourth in a series of these workshops that the Pol/Econ section at Embassy Bridgetown has held. Previous workshops included Barbados, St Lucia, and S [...]	2009-10-08 15:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OECS ENRG ECON ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN661	INAUGURAL BARBADOS BUSINESS FORUM STRESSES [...] (U) Tougher regulations on international financial service providers, mainly to diminish criticism of their operations as so-called "tax havens," and diversification of the Caribbean market were two main themes of the Barbados International Business Association's first-ever conference on the i [...]	2009-10-16 21:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN675	CHINESE-MADE PLANES HEADED TO THE CARIBBEAN [...] (C) The Governments of Barbados and Antigua, two of the three majority shareholders in the monopoly regional air carrier LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport),have expressed strong interest in replacing the aging fleet of turboprops with Chinese-made planes. China's Ambassador in Antigua con [...]	2009-10-23 13:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAIR PREL CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN711	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]	2009-11-10 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN712	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, Barbados has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host coun [...]	2009-11-10 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN721	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host co [...]	2009-11-17 17:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN723	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Lucia follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country [...]	2009-11-17 17:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN73	GOB INFORMALLY POSTPONING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW [...] SUMMARY (SBU) In a January 29 meeting arranged by the Embassy at the request of San Diego-based PriceSmart, a warehouse-style shopping club, Director of Barbados' Consumers Affairs Department (DCCA) Terry Bascombe assured PriceSmart executives and econoffs that the GOB would not follow through [...]	2009-02-04 21:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD OECS EINV ECON XL
09BRIDGETOWN763	Antigua's Economy: Down for the Count? [...] (C) Antigua's public debt has increased at a catastrophic rate over the last two years, leading to a debt to GDP ratio of almost 120 percent. The government's own estimates show that the ratio will likely hit 200 percent by the end of the its current term in office in 2014, if drastic measure [...]	2009-12-16 19:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CH XL
09BRIDGETOWN81	BARBADOS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, in the face of rising proverty levels due to the high cost of li [...]	2009-02-06 19:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN83	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given rising poverty levels in the region due to the high cost of li [...]	2009-02-06 19:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN86	DOMINICA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, poverty levels in the region are starting to rise due to the hig [...]	2009-02-06 19:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN87	ST LUCIA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, poverty levels in the region are rising due to the high cost of [...]	2009-02-06 19:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN88	ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given that poverty levels in the region are rising due to the hi [...]	2009-02-06 19:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN89	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given the fact that poverty levels in the region are starting to [...]	2009-02-06 20:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL
09BRUSSELS1028	EEB/ODF Director Nutter's Development Meetings with EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 09:57:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1029	EEB/ODF DIRECTOR NUTTER'S DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1059	U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL REGULATORY FORUM MEETS IN BRUSSELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU and U.S. officials covered a packed agenda during a well-attended High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF) in Brussels on July 24. The European Commission hosted this, the sixth HLRCF, gathering regulators from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss regulatory cooperati [...]	2009-07-31 15:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1153	UNSURPRISINGLY, GALILEO ALREADY LATE AND OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A late June communication released with little fanfare by the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council, explained current cost overruns and delays in deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. At the moment, complete deployment of all 30 satellite [...]	2009-08-19 12:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS TSPA EINV
09BRUSSELS1168	KEY EU STATES SEEK GRADUAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE EVOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Officials from the Swedish EU Presidency, Germany and France told USEU in July they favor gradual, modest evolution in Internet governance, and said a June European Commission call for major changes in and internationalization of Internet governance was "extreme" and "goes too f [...]	2009-08-21 12:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECPS ETRD ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS1193	EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...]	2009-08-28 11:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN
09BRUSSELS1284	USEU RESPONSE TO FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE CABLE [...] (SBU) USEU representative delivered reftel demarche to the European Commission's Directorate General for Development (DG DEV) and Agriculture (AGRI) September 22. USEU rep spoke with lead for FAO within DG DEV's Unit for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Luis Ritto. (Note: Prior to [...]	2009-09-23 15:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI
09BRUSSELS129	BELGIUM: GOVERNMENT FULLY SUPPORTS EU LINE AGAINST [...] Econoff met January 28 with Jana Zikmundova, Minister Counselor at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Director of Trade Policy and the World Trade Organization (WTO),to discuss Belgium's response to the January 14 modification by the USG of the list of products subject to retali [...]	2009-01-29 13:53:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD BE
09BRUSSELS1310	MICROSOFT: CLOSE TO FINAL DEAL WITH EU TO END COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Vassallo, Microsoft (MS) VP for EU Affairs, told Charge Sept. 24 that the company "is very close" to concluding an overarching deal with the European Commission on three antitrust issues: 1) the Commission's case against Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows; 2) [...]	2009-09-29 13:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1355	BELGIUM: ENERGY MINISTER WANTS TO EXTEND OLDEST NUCLEAR [...] (U) On October 1, Energy and Environment Minister Paul Magnette (Parti Socialiste) announced that he had agreed with Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy to keep the Belgian nuclear power plants open until 2025. In exchange, the owner of the plants, Electrabel (a Belgian subsidiary of the French [...]	2009-10-09 06:12:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EINV BE
09BRUSSELS1368	EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 14:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1374	EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C//NF) EU/Iran sanctions officials are currently focused on internal review procedures, but the USG can help make their discussions more forward-leaning by responding to EU requests for information and engaging in high-level diplomacy. On October 13, EU Council Director for Politico-Militar [...]	2009-10-14 07:47:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1392	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 9, [...] (SBU) On October 20, EU27 Finance Ministers will meet in Luxembourg. They are scheduled to discuss: --preparations for the November 6-7 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting; --exit strategies from measures put in place in response to the economic and financial crisis; --climate finance; --reform o [...]	2009-10-16 14:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS1393	EU Financial Supervisory Reform [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 23, the European Commission (EC) proposed new legislation to reform the European system of financial supervision at both macro and micro prudential levels. The proposals build on the Commission's May 2009 Communication and follow closely the Conclusions of the June EC [...]	2009-10-16 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS1394	EPC GMO DEBATE : RISK OR OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE ? [...] SUMMARY: On October 15 in Brussels, the European Policy Center (EPC) hosted a lively debate on the role of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in European agriculture. Following largely pro-GMO remarks by European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, spea [...]	2009-10-16 15:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV OPIC BE
09BRUSSELS1399	EU COMMISSIONER DE GUCHTâ€™S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel de Gucht, along with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, traveled to Zimbabwe on 12-13 September with an EU delegation including representatives of the Council, Commission, and th [...]	2009-10-20 13:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ZU EU
09BRUSSELS1406	DONORS ENGAGE ON L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, 2009, the European Commission's (EC) Directorate General for Development (DEV) and USAID hosted a meeting in Brussels to further operationalize donor commitments from the July 8-10 L'Aquila meeting on Food Security. The meeting sought to build on prior discussion [...]	2009-10-21 11:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD SOCI
09BRUSSELS1420	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solidagenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in t [...]	2009-10-22 13:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN
09BRUSSELS1455	ORACLE CONCERNED OVER EU INVESTIGATION OF SUN MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Oracle visited USEU October 21 over concerns that its $7.4 billion plan to acquire Sun Microsystems is at risk of being blocked by the European Commission. The merger, approved by USDOJ in August, is under review by the Commission. USDOJ is coordinating closely with the Commis [...]	2009-10-27 15:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1471	DELIVERY OF LETTER AND PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING FOR [...] USEU USAID officer delivered reftel letter from the Secretary outlining the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security to the European Commission's Directorate General (DG) for Development (DEV) and DG for Agriculture (AGRI). In addition to the letter, USEU delivere [...]	2009-10-29 15:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD SOCI
09BRUSSELS1474	EUROPEAN RISK FORUM: HELP WANTED: EU CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A vibrant debate on the role of science in decision making took place at the October 13 quarterly meeting of the European Risk Forum (ERF) in Brussels. In a roundtable session on "Revisiting Science and Decision Making", private sector representatives, European Commission and Parl [...]	2009-10-30 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV EUN ECON TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSELS1482	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 28, [...] (SBU) On October 20, the European Commission published a Communication setting out the approach it plans to follow in regulating the Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives market in 2010. The future legislation will aim to: * Reduce counterparty risk by: (i) establishing common safety, regulatory [...]	2009-11-03 04:33:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS1555	EU RENEWS IRAN SANCTIONS DESIGNATION LIST [...] (U) During the November 17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),EU Member States adopted a Council Decision and Regulation updating the list of persons and entities in Iran to which targeted EU sanctions apply. Member States have committed themselves to review this list reg [...]	2009-11-20 14:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1563	BELGIUM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium follows the EU common position regarding promotion of human rights and democracy in Cuba. GOB has not made any recent public statements nor governmental actions condemning human rights abuses in Cuba. Belgian EU Commissioner for Development De Gucht has an on-going relatio [...]	2009-11-23 06:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1567	SNAPSHOTS FROM STOCKHOLM: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governance, aid effectiveness, and the impacts of the global financial crisis and climate change on developing countries were the major themes of European Development Days (EDD) in Stockholm October 22-24. USAID Acting Administrator (AA) Alonzo Fulgham led the American delegatio [...]	2009-11-23 11:10:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EDEV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1591	KROES CABINET CHEF ON ORACLE-SUN, BANKING [...] (SBU) Anthony Whelan, chef du cabinet to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, told USEU November 20 that Kroes and DG COMP are carefully reviewing the complex arguments involved in the Oracle-Sun merger, and the potential concerns over Oracle's acquisition of Sun's MySQL open source databas [...]	2009-11-25 13:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS EFIN ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1613	USEU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLARIFICATION OF [...] SUMMARY: USEU USAID officer delivered reftel demarche to the European Commission's (EC) Directorates General for Development (DG DEV) and for Agriculture (AGRI). USEU officer spoke with DG DEV's Head of Sector Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Marc Debois. USEU also engaged the DG [...]	2009-12-01 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON ETRD EUN SOCI
09BRUSSELS1616	BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...]	2009-12-01 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND
09BRUSSELS1671	EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 14:14:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN
09BRUSSELS1673	EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] SUMMARY: At a Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels December 4, EU industry ministers reached a political agreement on a process to move toward setting up a single EU patent to replace the multitude of national patents in force across 27 member states. The ministers also reached a deal [...]	2009-12-14 15:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN
09BRUSSELS1705	Reform of Epvisory Architecture [...] In case of decisions taken to settle disagreement between national supervisors: A Member State has one month to notify the ESA that it is challenging the ESA's decision, thereby immediately suspending its enforceability. After notification, the ESA will have one month to amend or maintain its [...]	2009-12-21 07:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS171	EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment Q-Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation -- [...]	2009-02-06 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE
09BRUSSELS1719	EEB A/S FERNANDEZ IN BRUSSELS: IMPACT OF LISBON TREATY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During discussions with EU officials and stakeholders in Brussels on December 9-10, EEB Assistant Secretary Fernandez explored the current state of, and prospects for, the transatlantic economic relationship, the future of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC),the impact of t [...]	2009-12-23 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EUN
09BRUSSELS1720	NO SMALL PROGRESS: UPDATE ON NANOTECH REGULATION IN THE EU [...] (U) SUMMARY: While the European Commission continues to maintain that it's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation provides a sufficient framework for the regulation of nanomaterials in the EU market, a number of directives and legislation single out nanomate [...]	2009-12-23 16:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS174	IRAN: EU DESIGNATIONS AFFECTED BY U.S. POLICY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In light of German and Italian interventions over the past twenty-four hours, the Czech EU Presidency has decided to postpone an EU-level experts meeting on new Iran proliferation-related designations that was scheduled for February 11. The Italian delegation requested that th [...]	2009-02-06 17:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS205	IRAN: FEBRUARY 6 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 6, EU Political and Security Council Ambassadors debated next steps on Iran policy. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper briefed the EU-27 on the P5 1 meeting earlier in the week. Given U.S. reaffirmation of the dual-track policy and the fact of t [...]	2009-02-12 19:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS208	EU Financial Sector Reorm: De Larosihre Report, Barroso [...] (SBU) ummary. The de Larosihre group's report on EU Fnancial Services supervision is due to be relesed on February 25. Given strong disagreemens within the EU on host versus home supervisory powers, the recommendations are likely to be modest. The report's conclusions will form part of a broa [...]	2009-02-13 09:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS264	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS290	DE LAROSIERE REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF EU FINANCIAL [...] (U) In November 2008, EC President Barroso tasked Jacques De Larosiere with leading a group to make recommendations on the future of EU financial regulation and supervision. The group released their report on February 25. The report addresses four issues: causes of the financial crisis, polic [...]	2009-03-03 14:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS333	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March [...] (SBU) On March 9, the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (EP) will vote on amendments to the CRD report. It is likely that there will be amendments passed asking the Commission to submit proposals to enhance transparency of the OTC derivatives market, including mandatory central counter [...]	2009-03-12 05:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS353	AREAS FOR POTENTIAL U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU share strong interests in coordinating economic engagement with China over a broad range of sectors, including health and safety, competition, ICT policy, trade, IPR and investment concerns. The EU is working with China actively in these areas, and seeks greate [...]	2009-03-12 15:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ECPS KIPR ETRD EFIN CI EUN
09BRUSSELS361	IRAN: MARCH 3 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Political and Securty Council Ambassadors held an inconclusive debate on Iran policy with a view toward framing a response to the U.S. Iran policy review. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper circulated a draft paper detailing the purely military nature of th [...]	2009-03-13 14:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS363	BELGIUM: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS [...] Post has found no publicly-available information on actual or proposed federal government subsidies to the automobile industry in Belgium. While the federal government does allow special tax treatment for overtime that has benefited the automotive sector, the arrangement is not specific or l [...]	2009-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO
09BRUSSELS380	EUROPEAN COMMISSION TRADE OFFICIAL SAYS U.S. INSISTENCE ON [...] (U) Summary: On Monday March 16, European Commission Deputy Director General (DDG) of DG TRADE Peter Balas briefed the European Parliament's (EP's) International Trade Committee on the Commission's activities with regard to the upcoming G20 summit in London on April 2nd. Balas discussed the EU [...]	2009-03-17 15:50:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS399	EU SEEKS TO DOUBLE ICT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The European Commission released a March 13 Communication calling for doubling funding for information and communication technology (ICT) research and innovation and other steps to boost ICT in Europe. "A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game" emphasiz [...]	2009-03-20 07:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS411	Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts repres [...]	2009-03-23 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF
09BRUSSELS417	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March 20th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee of the European Parliament (EP) is set to vote on the EC's proposed Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies. The ECON Committee is expected to broaden the scope of the regulation to cover all ratings (not just those used for re [...]	2009-03-24 12:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS425	Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts represen [...]	2009-03-25 15:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF
09BRUSSELS426	EU RESPONSE: ZIMBABWE ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) USEU provided Reftel points to European Commission and Council Secretariat officials charged with Kimberley Process implementation and Zimbabwe policy. Stephane Chardon, Commission External Relations Administrator for Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention confirmed on March 12 that [...]	2009-03-25 15:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI EUN
09BRUSSELS450	EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS SEEK MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT [...] European counterparts within the Commission, Czech Presidency, and EU Member States have indicated strong interest in elevating development to a more important place on the trans-Atlantic agenda. In their view, the new U.S. Administration is likely to be receptive to these efforts, given a s [...]	2009-03-27 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN IO EAGR
09BRUSSELS497	CHARGE'S VISIT TO MONS, BELGIUM [...] Summary: On March 30 Embassy Brussels Charge traveled with Embassy officers to the town of Mons in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Mons is a major town in the French-speaking Wallonia region of Brussels. The Charge met with the Governor of Hainaut Province, a city councilman of Mons, and t [...]	2009-04-03 06:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV BE
09BRUSSELS511	BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO LACEY ACT DEMARCHE [...] Post delivered the Lacey Act demarche on December 11, 2008. On March 26, 2009, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy via email that the Government of Belgium appreciated the opportunity to comment on the implementation of the revised Lacey Act provisions, and we [...]	2009-04-06 13:48:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO BE
09BRUSSELS521	PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT [...] (U) SUMMARY. At its quarterly meeting in Brussels March 31, the European Risk Forum focused its roundtable discussion on the precautionary principle, with Commission and European agency officials, private sector representatives, academics and others weighing in. The discussion, which was less [...]	2009-04-07 12:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD EU
09BRUSSELS558	DEMARCHE ON BURMA POLICY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 12:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD BM BE
09BRUSSELS560	EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the mehods employed by China's Ministry of Science nd Technology (MOST) have only [...]	2009-04-15 05:15:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV
09BRUSSELS561	EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the methods employed by China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have on [...]	2009-04-15 05:28:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV
09BRUSSELS562	EU INDUSTRIES: CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS UNFAIR [...] A representative from International Paper (IP) reported todaythat the European paper manufacturer's association plans to file a formal complaint with Commission officials over U.S. clean energy incentives. The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has taken issue with tax credits I [...]	2009-04-15 08:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EFIN EUN
09BRUSSELS566	THE PLIGHT OF MON810: POLITICS TRUMPS SCIENCE IN THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, the German Ministry of Agriculture announced a ban on the cultivation and sale of Monsanto's GMO corn MON810, the only GMO varietal currently approved for cultivation in the European Union, in Germany. The German action follows the March 22 announcement by Luxembou [...]	2009-04-16 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS578	BELGIUM: FEDERAL POLICE DIAMOND OFFICERS SAY DUBAI [...] (C) Federal Judicial Police working on diamond-related cases in Belgium's diamond center, Antwerp, told econoff April 8 that the lack of law enforcement cooperation from Dubai officials to Belgian police information requests seriously hampers their ability to successfully prosecute in Belgiu [...]	2009-04-17 17:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI BE
09BRUSSELS579	EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Brussels-based EU officials working on Burma policy issues appreciated receiving reftel points on the status of the ongoing U.S. policy review. Although the EU still intends a straight rollover of its Common Position and restrictive measures, Foreign Ministers may issue politic [...]	2009-04-17 19:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN
09BRUSSELS622	INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE [...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...]	2009-04-30 13:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS635	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 4th, [...] (SBU) On May 5, the ECOFIN Council will meet to discuss the Commission's Spring economic forecast and to formally adopt the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and the Solvency II Directive, both recently approved by the European Parliament. Ministers will exchange views on how to cross-borde [...]	2009-05-05 10:38:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS657	PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD REGIONAL [...] (U) USEU Poloff and Econoff delivered REF A points to Czech Government in its capacity as European Union (EU) Presidency, EU Council Secretariat, and European Commission officials. Czech Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Tomas Pojar will represent the Czech Presidency. EU Special Representat [...]	2009-05-08 15:49:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AF BEXP EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD EU EUN KPWR
09BRUSSELS696	OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S 1 BILLION [...] SUMMARY: In early summer 2008 the European Commission (EC) proposed using leftover agriculture support funds to build a 1 billion Euro (USD 1.3 billion) Food Facility to assist developing countries struggling under the weight of the international food price crisis. However, EU member state [...]	2009-05-15 18:36:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD EUN SOCI
09BRUSSELS703	BELGIUM:COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez met with Belgian FM De Gucht during Rodriguez trip to Brussels to meet with EU leaders May 11, 2009. According to MFA contacts, De Gucht pushed Rodriguez on human rights and democracy. Cuban policy has not been a priority for the Belgian MFA under De Gucht. 2. [...]	2009-05-19 07:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BE
09BRUSSELS738	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 19th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On May 27, the European Commission will publish a Communication setting out its vision for a new European supervisory framework, based on two new pillars: --The European Systemic Risk Council (ESRC),which will monitor and assess the risks to financial stability, provide early warning of [...]	2009-05-28 08:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS772	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May [...] (SBU) On June 9, ECOFIN will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the Commission's proposals to reform financial supervision in the EU. The Commission seeks approval of the proposals by Finance Ministers ahead of the European Council on June 18-19. Ministers will also continue to discuss concerns abo [...]	2009-06-04 10:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS859	U.S.-EU EXCHANGES ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: During the June 8 U.S.-EU meetings on South and Central Asia, SCA Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Owen stressed the need to work together to produce internationally credible elections in Afghanistan. The European Commission's James Moran responded the EU would do "whate [...]	2009-06-22 12:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAGR ETRD ETTC EU EUN IN KDEM MARR MOPS

09BRUSSELS916	Commission Hosts Discussions on U.S. - EU Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 15-16, the European Commission hosted a Technical Meeting on Development in Brussels. The meeting was a continuation of a series of discussions between the U.S. and EU aimed at promoting a renewed trans-Atlantic dialogue on development. Sessions were held on food securit [...]	2009-07-06 05:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EAGR TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSELS931	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: July [...] (SBU) At the July ECOFIN Council - the first one under the Swedish presidency ministers will exchange views on the preparation of the forthcoming G-20 meetings, i.e., the G-20 finance ministers meeting preceding the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. There Council will also discuss: 1) pr [...]	2009-07-07 14:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS948	TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...]	2009-07-08 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL
09BUCHAREST120	ROMANIA SUPPORTS BIOTECH CORN VARIETIES [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel demarche points regarding the EU vote on biotech corn to the Agriculture, Environment, Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministries. EconOff subsequently met with representatives from the Agriculture and Environment Ministries to confirm Romania's support for allowing the c [...]	2009-02-24 13:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO RO
09BUCHAREST136	ROMANIA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, post recommends that Romania remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2009. Despite a decreasing trend in physical optical disc piracy, the growth of Internet piracy -- both peer-to-peer file sharing and business-to-consumer piracy -- remains a problem. R [...]	2009-03-02 09:11:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR RO
09BUCHAREST166	ROMANIA: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE NATIONAL ABDUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 15:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN CH RO
09BUCHAREST232	ROMANIA: SUCCESSFUL BIOTECH OUTREACH TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 16 and 17, DOS Senior Advisor for Biotechnology Jack Bobo visited Romania to meet with new Romanian government officials to advocate for the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. Mr. Bobo's visit was supported by biotech outreach funds from EEB (refs A and B). Post's [...]	2009-04-06 11:44:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RO
09BUCHAREST24	ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. The Agency for Foreign Investment (ARIS),created in 2004, is designed to advertise the co [...]	2009-01-14 13:09:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO
09BUCHAREST342	ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 11:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU RO
09BUCHAREST396	ROMANIA: SHARP Q1 2009 CONTRACTION AFTER TEN BOOMING YEARS [...] (U) Summary. Romania's economy posted a steep and widely anticipated drop in GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009 according to official statistics released on June 9th by the National Statistics Institute (INS). The economy showed a 6.2 percent decline overall against the first quart [...]	2009-06-15 09:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO
09BUCHAREST424	ROMANIA AND IMF: COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING STILL WEAK DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Commercial loans remain scarce, despite the Romanian Central Bank's (BNR) cut in reserve requirements following receipt of the first tranche of five billion euro from the IMF in May. High interest rates on bonds issued by the Government of Romania (GOR) are vacuuming up some o [...]	2009-06-22 13:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO
09BUCHAREST427	ROMANIA: PROPERTY FUND MOVES FORWARD EVEN AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The long process of property restitution in Romania took a step in the right direction with the June 9 announcement that the American firm Franklin Templeton had won the bid to manage the Property Restitution Fund ("the Fund"). As reported reftel, delays in the manager selecti [...]	2009-06-23 08:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST546	ROMANIA: ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND FOR ACE AWARD NOMINATION FOR [...] (U) This cable provides the additional information requested in ref B to support post's nomination of Oracle Romania for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence (ref A). 2. (SBU) The Country Team continues to wholeheartedly support Oracle Romania's nomination for this prestigious aw [...]	2009-08-07 07:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RO
09BUCHAREST563	ROMANIA AND IMF: REVISE AGREEMENT AS THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Romania's economy is contracting at a much faster pace in 2009 than originally forecast and its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requires important modifications as a result, an IMF monitoring team announced on August 10. Concluding their first quarterly revi [...]	2009-08-13 14:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST622	ROMANIA: REVISED BUDGET FACES POLITICAL HURDLES [...] (SBU) Summary. Following revisions to Romania's accord with the IMF (ref A),the Government of Romania (GOR) has formally approved changes to its budget to reflect new fiscal realities. This second budget "rectification" of the year allows the projected 2009 deficit to surge from 4.6 to 7.3 [...]	2009-09-14 05:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN PGOV IMF RO
09BUCHAREST642	ROMANIA: ECONOMY STILL IN DEEP RECESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent Government of Romania (GOR) statistics confirm that the economy remains in the grip of a deep recession. GDP contracted even faster in the second quarter (Q2) than in the first, with the cumulative slide for the first half (H1) of 2009 reaching 7.6 percent. The construc [...]	2009-09-22 09:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO
09BUCHAREST70	ROMANIA: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS [...] (U) This cable provides information about Romania in response to reftel request regarding foreign automobile subsidy programs. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Romania (GOR) has attempted to use all of the available policy tools permitted by the European Commission (EC) to mitigate the [...]	2009-02-05 09:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO RO
09BUCHAREST704	ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (SBU) EconCoun delivered reftel demarche points on October 16 to Victoria Campeanu, Director General for Trade Policies under the Ministry of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Trade, and Business Environment. Campeanu appr [...]	2009-10-19 10:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR RO
09BUCHAREST715	ROMANIA: FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered ref A talking points to the Acting Minister of Agriculture, Radu Berceanu, on October 20. The Acting Ministers of Health and Foreign Affairs also received courtesy copies of the Secretary's letter and the U.S. proposal. 2. (SBU) Following the successful no-confidence mo [...]	2009-10-23 14:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EAGR RO
09BUCHAREST833	ROMANIAN ECONOMY: STILL NO RECOVERY IN THE THIRD QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary. While there are signs that this deep recession may have finally hit bottom, the most recent statistics from the Government of Romania (GOR) offer little hope of real recovery in the near term. GDP figures for the first nine months of 2009, released on December 3, show a 7.4 pe [...]	2009-12-15 08:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO
09BUCHAREST85	ROMANIA: 2009 BUDGET MIXES REALISM WITH WISHFUL THINKING [...] (SBU) The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a 2009 budget draft that is expected to be approved by Parliament without substantial amendments. The final draft combines selected doses of austerity with an effort to balance competing interests by promising priority projects to all parties; the r [...]	2009-02-11 12:26:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST859	ROMANIA: REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY RESPONSE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points on November 2, 2009 to Dr. Liviu Rusu, General Director of Romania's Food Safety General Directorate, which is part of the National Sanitary, Veterinary, and Food Safety Authority. Dr. Rusu recently responded by letter dated December 3, endorsing the gener [...]	2009-12-23 07:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR RO
09BUCHAREST868	GOR APPROVES 2010 BUDGET DRAFT, EASY PARLIAMENT VOTE [...] (SBU) On December 23, the new Boc Cabinet approved the 2010 draft budget for submission to Parliament for debate and approval. Parliament, under the new ruling coalition of PD-L, UDMR, other ethnic minorities, and a recently formed group of "independents", will likely pass the proposal in Janu [...]	2009-12-30 05:50:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO
09BUDAPEST120	HUNGARY WILL NOT ATTEND FEBRUARY 23-27 CARTAGENA [...] On February 11, ESTH Officer delivered reftel talking points to Hajnalka Homoki of the Ministry of Environment's Biodiversity Department. Homoki advised us that Hungary will not be represented at the February 23-27 meeting in Mexico City for the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concernin [...]	2009-02-12 14:23:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HU
09BUDAPEST121	HUGARY'S RESPONSE TO EUROPEAN UNION'S EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME [...] (U) On February 6, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Miklos Szoboszlay, Director General of the Department of Environment at the Ministry of Transport (MOT). Post stressed that the U.S. has serious legal and economic concerns regarding the EU directive, which seeks to unilaterally extend [...]	2009-02-12 15:52:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EU HU SENV
09BUDAPEST138	OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points to the Ministry of Agriculture on February 20. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that Hungary will vote for a continued ban on GMOs, in line with its previously stated position (Ref B). Although the Ministry of Agriculture is showing si [...]	2009-02-23 16:32:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO HU
09BUDAPEST155	HUNGARY: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Hungary continues to make headway on its Special 301 initiatives, as well as IPR regulatory enforcement more broadly. The National Board Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (HENT) -- which acts as an overarching structure for information sharing, police and jud [...]	2009-03-02 13:10:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EU HU
09BUDAPEST210	BIOTECH OUTREACH TO HUNGARY: VISIT OF JACK BOBO, [...] (SBU) Summary: DOS Senior Biotech Advisor Jack Bobo conducted biotech outreach to Hungary during his March 9-13 visit. Bobo attended the CODEX Alimentarius Meeting in Balatonalmadi March 9-11. He then proceeded to Budapest for briefings with FCS and American biotech firms Monsanto and Pione [...]	2009-03-19 08:54:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO BTIO ECON ETRD SENV EAGR ENRG KGHG HU
09BUDAPEST224	NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HUNGARY [...] (U) Summary: In February and March 2009, Post investigated Hungary,s nanotechnology capabilities through a series of meetings with experts and government officials. We found that Hungary has solid scientific expertise in certain nanotechnology areas, but lacks a national strategy for nanosci [...]	2009-03-23 16:04:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD TPHY TBIO ETTC ETRD PREL RS HU
09BUDAPEST267	A POSITIVE STEP FOR BIOTECH ACCEPTANCE IN HUNGARY [...] Summary. In keeping with the U.S. Government's strategy to publicize the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and take advantage of the favorable WTO ruling on agbiotech, Mission Hungary conducted outreach activities primarily focused on American farmers experience with biotech crops. This [...]	2009-04-02 15:30:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09BUDAPEST284	HUNGARY'S RESPONSE - 2009 USG INTELLECTUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 15:08:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST286	HUNGARY WITH THE EU ON BURMA ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) MFA Asia/Pacific Deputy Director Laszlo Kuti and desk officer David Ambrus discussed reftel with PolOff on April 9. While acknowledging that Hungary has very limited contact, including trade, with Burma, Kuti said that the GOH fully supports the EU Common Position, and expects no changes [...]	2009-04-09 16:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM HU
09BUDAPEST331	HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO THE 2009 SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On April 29, Pol/EconOff delivered the demarche (Ref A) talking points to Lazslo Varkonyi, Trade Representative, Ministry of Economy (MOE),and Andras Szorenyi and David Horvath, U.S. Desk Officers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). All were pleased that the USTR recognized the efforts [...]	2009-05-04 11:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EU HU ETRD KIPR
09BUDAPEST357	HUNGARY: ETHICAL CODEX ENCOURAGES FOOD STORES TO [...] (U) Summary: On April 9 2009, representatives of major supermarket chains, food producers and processors signed a voluntary ethical codex that "requires" 80 percent of shelf items to be Hungarian products. Although portrayed as a symbol of good faith, international retailers such as Tesco (UK) [...]	2009-05-13 14:46:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO ETRD EAID ECON EU HU
09BUDAPEST372	HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA America's Department Deputy Director Norbert Konkoly on May 15 to discuss ref A. Post views Hungary as a strong supporter of democracy and human rights in Cuba. Although the GoH has joined the EU consensus on lifting the embargo, they view the U.S. approach as appropr [...]	2009-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU HU
09BUDAPEST380	CHINESE COMPANIES SEEK MARKETS IN HUNGARY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the sharp economic downturn in Hungary this year, Chinese trade missions, economic development conferences, and other trade and investment-focused exchanges between China and Hungary are continuing at a brisk pace. As the bilateral economic relationship between the cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD ECON CHN HU
09BUDAPEST406	HUNGARY'S WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION NOMINEE [...] (U) The Embassy received a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the candidacy of Dr. Janos Nagy, Commissioner of the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard for the post of Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO). Dr. Nagy previously served at the WC [...]	2009-06-04 05:47:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OPDC AORC HU
09BUDAPEST636	ANTI GMO, BUT NO COMMENT: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO [...] (SBU) Embassy's Commercial Section chief delivered demarche points on September 1 to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations. Vajda is also Hungary's spokesperson for the Special Agricultu [...]	2009-09-03 13:11:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO HU
09BUDAPEST761	GM-NO: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations, and also to Timea Vertes, Research and Biotech Advisor-in-Chief. Vajda unequivocally stated that Hungary wi [...]	2009-10-16 15:46:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR HU
09BUDAPEST776	HUNGARY'S REPLY ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] EconOff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Varkonyi, Director General of the Trade Policy Department of Hungary's Ministry for National Development and Economy. Varkonyi stated that while he appreciated the clarity of the U.S. position, Hungary sides with the EC/Swiss proposal. Varkonyi [...]	2009-10-22 15:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR HU
09BUDAPEST785	HUNGARY: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 16:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST788	HUNGARY: CONCRETE ACTION ON IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past year, under the leadership of the National Board Against Counterfeiting (HENT),the GOH has taken concrete steps to improve the protection of intellectual property rights, combat counterfeiting and piracy, and increase public awareness of the importance of IP prot [...]	2009-10-30 15:49:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR HU
09BUDAPEST830	HUNGARY: REPLY TO FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 06:20:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON HU
09BUDAPEST837	HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff discussed ref with GoH MFA America's Department Director Norbert Konkoly on November 18 and with Cuba desk officer Istvan Sandor on 20 November. Sandor provided the following responses to ref questions: Promote the advancement of democracy and human rights: Hungary has been activ [...]	2009-11-20 14:50:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC HU CU
09BUDAPEST871	NEW ECONOMIC REALITY FOR HUNGARY'S NORTHWEST [...] (C) Summary. Eighteen months ago, Hungary's north and northwest regions enjoyed the lowest unemployment rates and among the highest average incomes in the country. Host to a number of large export-oriented international automotive and technology companies and their suppliers, today the region [...]	2009-12-07 15:19:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL HU
09BUDAPEST872	HUNGARY'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, the Bajnai administration submitted a new anti-corruption package to Parliament that addresses corruption in public procurements. The initiative is the latest in a series of proposals that have been publicly touted with great fanfare only to die quietly in the legi [...]	2009-12-08 07:50:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ETRD PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST886	ARREST TAINTS BUDAPEST AIRPORT'S PREVIOUSLY CLEAN [...] (U) Hungarian authorities announced on December 5 the arrest of Budapest Airport's (BA) legal director Krisztina Renyi-Vamos, along with her former colleague Gyorgy Sziebert, who until this week served as legal director for Budapest transport company BKV. Both individuals were charged with br [...]	2009-12-14 13:03:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST901	HUNGARY PASSES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14 the Hungarian Parliament passed a series of anti-corruption measures designed to reduce corruption in public procurements. The final vote was split down party lines, with near unanimous support from the governing Socialist party and near unanimous opposition from [...]	2009-12-21 07:42:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR ETRD PREL PGOV HU
09BUENOSAIRES1011	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, AUGUST [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period August 27-September 3, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be [...]	2009-09-08 20:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1022	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 7-11, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 7-11, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2009-09-14 15:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1032	ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT SEEKS USG SUPPORT AGAINST [...] (C) During a meeting with Argentine Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Victorio Taccetti, who had convoked Charge d,Affaires on September 14 to discuss the Department of Labor's report on goods produced by child and force labor, Taccetti expressed concern about a proposal to marginalize the G20 [...]	2009-09-16 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1042	ARGENTINA: FINANCE SECRETARY SAYS HOLDOUT [...] (C) Hernan Lorenzino, the Secretary of Finance in the Ministry of Economy and Public Finances, told a visiting Treasury delegation accompanied by Econ Couns on September 10 that the GOA is seriously pursuing negotiations with the "holdouts" from the 2005 debt repayment arrangements and that a [...]	2009-09-18 17:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1047	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 14-17, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 14-17, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-09-21 10:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1079	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 21-24, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 21-24, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-09-25 20:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1084	Argentina: Kraft Conflict Heats Up As Police Remove Workers [...] (SBU) On Friday September 25, the government of the Province of Buenos Aires, with the support of the federal government, implemented, after much hesitation, a judge's decision and ordered the police to move into the Kraft plant in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. The police forcibly removed abou [...]	2009-09-30 13:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD ELAB PREL PGOV KSAC AR
09BUENOSAIRES1095	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SOLIS' VISIT TO ARGENTINA, OCTOBER 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your October 6-8 visit to Argentina. I will have been in the country a little less than three weeks when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first visitors. The Government of Argentina will also be extremely interested in [...]	2009-10-02 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1097	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 28-October 1, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to b [...]	2009-10-02 16:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1101	ARGENTINA: A PRIMER ON ARGENTINA'S MEDIA BILL [...] (C) Summary: For decades, there has been consensus within Argentine political circles of the need to reform the 1980 media law, which dates to the military dictatorship (1976-1983). A year after President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) first announced an effort at reform, the Chamber of [...]	2009-10-02 22:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EINT EINV WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES1109	ARGENTINA: HOLDOUT PROBLEM RIPE FOR RESOLUTION, [...] (C) There has been much recent speculation in the Argentine press regarding a possible solution to the problem of the private bondholder "holdouts" from the 2005 Argentine debt restructuring. Deputy EconCouns has met with numerous financial sector contacts in the last several weeks to assess [...]	2009-10-06 21:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1121	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 2-8, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report may include tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-10-09 16:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1129	(C) ARGENTINA: CITIBANK ADVISES THAT HOLDOUT DEAL [...] (C) In an October 14 meeting with Ambassador Martinez and the DCM, President of Citibank Argentina Juan Bruchou said that an agreement between the GOA and the holdouts from the 2005 debt restructuring deal would be announced within two weeks. The target date for completion of the deal is Dec [...]	2009-10-14 20:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1137	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER 9-15, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 9-15, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be include [...]	2009-10-19 10:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1157	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 16-22, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be included [...]	2009-10-23 14:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1161	ARGENTINA INITIATES BOND HOLDOUT DEAL [...] (SBU) Minister of Economy Boudou announced that Argentina has signed letters of engagement with three major banks to manage a new offering to holdouts from the 2005 defaulted debt restructuring. Boudou and other GOA officials had been predicting such a move for a number of weeks, and the an [...]	2009-10-26 10:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1174	AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY [...] (C) Ambassador Vilma Martinez paid a courtesy call on Minister of Industry and Tourism Debora Giorgi in the wake of the recent transfer of the agriculture portfolio to a standalone Ministry. Giorgi discussed her approach to her duties and described maintaining employment as her chief concern [...]	2009-10-30 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1175	Argentina's 2010 Budget: New Tricks but Same Old Story [...] (SBU) The 2010 Argentine budget does not represent a great departure from the budgets of past years during the Kirchner era. It pays lip service to fiscal restraint that is unlikely to be pursued in practice, and uses numerous accounting tricks and gimmicks to understate expenditures. However [...]	2009-10-30 20:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES1176	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER 22-29, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 22-29, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be includ [...]	2009-10-30 20:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES118	ARGENTINA: SPANISH AMBASSADOR PREVIEWS CFK'S [...] (C) Ambassador met with Spanish Ambassador Rafael Estrella February 2 to discuss the February 9-11 visit of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) to Madrid. Estrella, a well-connected former politician, offered the following thoughts on the visit. 2. (C) Efforts to Pos [...]	2009-02-04 14:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SP AR
09BUENOSAIRES1198	ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTER: GOA LOOKING FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Economy Boudou, the two discussed the status of the GoA's latest offer to the bond ""holdouts,"" discussions with the IMF and Paris Club, and U.S. investment in Argentina. Boudou was confident of a successful deal with the [...]	2009-11-05 16:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND EINV PINR PREL ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1207	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 30-November 5, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to b [...]	2009-11-06 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES123	Argentina: Codel Costello Supports Expanding Bilat Ties, [...] (SBU) Codel Costello, a delegation of eight U.S. Representatives plus professional staff from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Civil Aviation Subcommittee, met with representatives of U.S. civil aviation companies and with senior GoA officials, including Planning Minister De Vido and [...]	2009-02-05 17:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL EAIR EWWT ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1237	ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING TITLE [...] (U) Post answers to questions in paragraph 5 of reftel A follow. 2. (C) "Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba." Answer: No. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner visited Cuba January 18-21 and did not publicl [...]	2009-11-20 17:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU AR
09BUENOSAIRES1250	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, November 6-12, 2009 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 6-12, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2009-11-13 19:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1268	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, November 13-19, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 13-19, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-11-20 13:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1279	Argentina: Deutsche Bank Country Chief Pessimistic About [...] (C) Marcelo Blanco, Argentina Country Director for Deutsche Bank, gave the Ambassador, DCM, and EconCouns on December 7 a very pessimistic assessment regarding the chances for a holdout deal in the immediate future. Blanco is the point-man for one of the three banks working with the GOA to co [...]	2009-12-09 21:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EINT AR PGOV
09BUENOSAIRES1286	Argentina: Unlikely to Achieve Aim of 2009 Holdout Deal [...] (SBU) A key Argentine Ministry of Economy official explained that the GOA hopes to launch its offer to the holdouts from the 2005 debt restructuring deal by December 15, in order to accommodate the desire of many institutional investors to clear the defaulted Argentine debt from their books be [...]	2009-11-24 22:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1291	Argentina: GOA Creates USD 6.6 Billion Reserves Fund to [...] (C) The GOA has decided to use Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) reserves to create a quasi escrow fund to guarantee the payment of its regularly scheduled 2010 debt service obligations. While many analysts think the move will facilitate further government spending and thereby damage Argentina' [...]	2009-12-18 21:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1304	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, November 20-25 2009 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 20-25, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-12-01 13:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1318	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, November [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 26 - December 3, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov [...]	2009-12-04 14:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES133	GOA ECONOMY MINISTER ON "BUY AMERICA," DEBT SWAPS, [...] (C) Argentine Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez noted GoA concerns with the "buy America" provisions in pending U.S. economic stimulus legislation during a February 4 meeting with Ambassador that mostly focused on G-20 issues (septel). The Minister highlighted the GoA's recent successful debt [...]	2009-02-09 10:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM AR
09BUENOSAIRES134	ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT'S G-20 PRIORITY: IFI REFORM [...] (C) The GoA is focused intensely on G-20 meetings and preparations, and will continue its push for reform of the international financial institutions (IFIs),Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez told Ambassador February 4. Fernandez said the GoA will promote "reasonable, serious, and prudent ref [...]	2009-02-09 10:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV AR BR MX
09BUENOSAIRES1346	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, December 4-10, 2009 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period December 4-10, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2009-12-10 20:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1384	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, December 11-17, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period December 11-17, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be incl [...]	2009-12-21 15:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES141	ARGENTINA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS [...] On February 10, ESTHCouns delivered reftel demarche to Jose Luis Sutera, who handles biodiversity issues in the MFA's Directorate for Environmental Issues. Sutera noted that the GOA was of one mind with the USG on liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biodiversity, with simila [...]	2009-02-11 16:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KAPO AR
09BUENOSAIRES1414	Scenesetter for Codel Engel Visit to Argentina, January 5-7 [...] (SBU) Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina. I will have been in the country for about four months when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first Congressional visitors. The Government of Argentina is interested in [...]	2009-12-29 19:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB PHUM PTER KTIP
09BUENOSAIRES230	Argentina G-20 Update: President Previews GoA G-20 [...] (SBU) President Kirchner, in March 1 remarks to Argentina's parliament on the upcoming G-20 meeting, confirmed that she will call for the wholesale reform of Bretton Woods institutions, including the conversion of IFIs into no-conditionality lending sources to emerging markets. She said she wi [...]	2009-03-04 19:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL KSUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES232	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 16-27, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be in [...]	2009-03-04 20:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES253	ARGENTINA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, below please find post's input to reftel's request for information on Argentina's efforts to implement their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Post requests that the Department of Labor not cite the Embassy as a source in its [...]	2009-03-09 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES257	ARGENTINA: POST-MORTEM ON LOCAL REACTION TO INSCR [...] (C) Argentine press again stirred up tensions between the GoA and USG, running a story on U.S. criticism of Argentina's tax amnesty law included in the February 27 INCSR money laundering report. Press reports contrasted USG comments with the GoA's apparently successful defense of the law duri [...]	2009-03-10 15:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV AR
09BUENOSAIRES259	ARGENTINA: CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wayne met with Chinese Ambassador to Argentina Zeng Gang to review the results of Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu's February 8-12 official visit to Argentina and to take the temperature of the overall status of China's bilateral relationship with Argentina. Zeng was f [...]	2009-03-10 18:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL CH AR
09BUENOSAIRES261	MISSION BUENOS AIRES VIEWS ON ARGENTINA'S 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) In 2008, Argentine authorities responsible for providing "adequate and effective protection to intellectual property rights" made few meaningful improvements in IPR legislation, regulation and enforcement, and there remain serious weaknesses in each of these areas. Multiple law enforcem [...]	2009-03-11 14:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES284	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MARCH [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period March 2-6, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be includ [...]	2009-03-13 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES294	Argentina: G7-Plus Ambassadors on Economy, Protectionism [...] (SBU) Local G7-plus representatives were upbeat on the ability of crisis-tested Argentina to weather the current economic downturn, at least through 2009, but complained about growing Argentine protectionism via non-automatic license non-tariff barriers. Ambassadors also agreed on the importanc [...]	2009-03-16 21:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES304	ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO DOL LIST OF GOODS BELIEVED TO BE [...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. This is an action request. See para 3. SUMMARY/COMMENT --------------- 3. (SBU) Below please find post's response to ref A's request for additional information on the Department of Labor's list of goods [...]	2009-03-18 13:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES331	Argentina: GoA Ups Ante on Export Tax Debate - Announces [...] (SBU) President Kirchner announced March 19 that, via emergency decree, the GoA will share 30% of export tax proceeds on soybeans with provincial governments and municipalities. These funds, roughly US$ 1.8 billion per year at current commodity prices, are to be earmarked for "social infrastru [...]	2009-03-20 22:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES350	ARGENTINA: PROPOSED AUDIOVISUAL LAW COULD CHANGE MEDIA [...] (SBU) On March 19, 2009, the Government of Argentina (GoA) announced a draft bill for a new Audiovisual Law which will affect the broadcasting, content, and multimedia industry in Argentina. The bill, if/when passed, is expected to replace the existing Broadcasting Law 22275, published by the M [...]	2009-03-26 17:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES361	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MARCH [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period March 9-23, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2009-03-27 20:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES366	Argentina: License For Nil - GoA Imposes New Import [...] (SBU) In a context of global concerns over increasing protectionist pressures, Argentina, which signed onto a November 2008 G-20 standstill agreement on new barriers to trade, is actively expanding a list of products which require non-automatic import licenses. U.S. firms and others importing [...]	2009-03-30 15:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES369	Argentina: On the Road to London G-20 [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK's) upbeat and cooperative participation in the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Chile should presage constructive GoA positions at the upcoming G-20 summit. GoA officials highlight CFK's "outstanding" bilaterals in San [...]	2009-03-30 22:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD KSUM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES387	ARGENTINA'S CURRENCY SWAP WITH CHINA; WILL IT HELP [...] (C) The Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) and the People's Bank of China appear to have reached a preliminary agreement on a currency swap arrangement (Peso-Yuan) for the equivalent of about US$10 billion. However, there may be some internal disagreement on the Argentine side: while BCRA President [...]	2009-04-01 21:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD AR

09BUENOSAIRES388	AMCHAM ARGENTINA'S EXECUTIVE BOARD DISCUSSES LOCAL [...] (U) On March 17, 2009, Ambassador Wayne met with Executive Board Members from the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina. Present at the meeting were representatives from IBM, Dow Chemical, WalMart, Cargill, Ford, GE, and Duke Energy. The companies noted challenges they face due to the sig [...]	2009-04-01 21:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES393	Argentina: February Drop in Trade Volumes Signals Economic [...] (SBU) Argentine exports dropped a sharp 24% y-o-y in February 2009, while imports declined 37% y-o-y, reflecting both lower volumes traded and also lower international prices. Decline in exports reflect both the loss of domestic industrial competitiveness and lower global demand, while the dro [...]	2009-04-03 14:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES423	ARGENTINE DELEGATION FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 16:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES426	ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO DOL LIST OF GOODS BELIEVED TO BE [...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. This is an action request. See para 4. 3. (SBU) Post appreciates the U.S. Department of Labor's notification (ref A) of its decision to remove lemons and sugar from its proposed list of goods produced in Arg [...]	2009-04-09 19:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES445	ARGENTINA: MFA CONCERNED ABOUT DOL-FUNDED RESEARCH [...] (SBU) MFA North America Director Antonio Trombetta expressed concern to CDA April 14 about the DOL's intention to include Argentina in a multi-country study on the incidence of forced and child labor. (Note: DOL informed the GOA in January that Argentina was one of the eight countries to be [...]	2009-04-15 19:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KTIP PHUM EAGR EINV ETRD SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES47	SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods [...]	2009-01-15 20:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES49	SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods l [...]	2009-01-16 12:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES50	SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods l [...]	2009-01-16 12:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES514	ARGENTINA: ANTI-KIRCHNER BRIEFING DELIVERED TO [...] (C) Jorge O'Reilly (PROTECT),a top advisor to Argentina's Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa, offered a blunt critique of Argentina's economy and GoA policies during an April 21 meeting with foreign institutional investors. Speaking in the Casa Rosada, he predicted a sharp recession in 2009, with co [...]	2009-05-04 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES530	ARGENTINA: GOA SUPPORTIVE OF AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL ON IMO [...] (SBU) Counselor Javier Figueroa of the Argentine MFA's Office of the Legal Advisor expressed support for the Australian proposal on ship recycling in the International Maritime Organization (IMO),following the delivery of reftel demarche presented jointly by Econoff and Nick McCaffrey, First S [...]	2009-05-06 18:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIDN ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV AR
09BUENOSAIRES614	ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post responses to questions in para 5 of ref A follow: 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Answer: No. The GOA has not taken public or private actions in the past year to promote the advancement of [...]	2009-05-26 20:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU AR
09BUENOSAIRES627	Argentina: GoA Pension Fund Gives Credits to General Motors [...] (SBU) The GOA's national pension fund (ANSES) will provide GM Argentina up to US$ 70 million in credits to support the company's production of its new "Viva" compact car. The Viva will incorporate Brazilian parts and be targeted for export to other Latin American markets. President Cristina F [...]	2009-05-28 21:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES657	ARGENTINA: CFK PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN OAS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) praised the USG's role in the the OAS decision to lift the ban on Cuba's participation, which she called "historic" and a portent of "new winds" blowing in the hemisphere. Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana took credit f [...]	2009-06-04 20:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD OAS CU AR
09BUENOSAIRES665	ARGENTINA: U.S. ELECTRONICS FIRMS FACE GOA TAX MEASURES [...] (SBU) The GoA has proposed a legislative initiative that aims to promote domestic assembly of computer and telecom electronics and create jobs in Argentina's southern Tierra del Fuego (TdF) province by raising taxes on products imported or manufactured elsewhere in Argentina. President Cristin [...]	2009-06-07 19:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES807	Argentine Government Responds Calmly to GSP Review [...] (SBU) The GoA's response to the removal of Argentine biodiesel from receiving duty-free treatment after a review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program was measured. A Foreign Ministry press release on the review didn't mention the removal, and a GoA Minister said there was "no [...]	2009-07-10 11:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV AR
09BUENOSAIRES87	Argentina: Pan American Energy on Bolivian Nationalization [...] (SBU) Dennis Keleher, CFO of Pan American Energy, called Ambassador January 26 to inform him that no/no U.S. citizens were involved in the January 23 Bolivian government take-over of Empresa Petrolera Chaco SA (Chaco). He said only one UK national had been present at the takeover, that all oth [...]	2009-01-27 09:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD EINV AR BL
09BUENOSAIRES934	ARGENTINA: CRISTINA GOES TO CARACAS TO GRAB COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met August 11 in Caracas to discuss bilateral trade issues and sign 22 commercial accords valued at an announced US$1.1 billion. These trade agreements followed Chavez's recently annou [...]	2009-08-14 14:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL AR VE
09BUENOSAIRES941	ARGENTINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON THREE ACE AWARD NOMINEES [...] (SBU) Mission Buenos Aires is in the midst of a multi-year strategy to improve the image of the United States in Argentina to combat this country's high levels of anti-Americanism -- among the highest in the Western Hemisphere. A key component of post's public diplomacy outreach is to draw Arg [...]	2009-08-18 10:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES976	ARGENTINE MINISTER OF ECONOMY SAYS GOA IS READY TO [...] (C) Summary: CDA met August 24 with Minister of Economy and Public Finances Amado Boudou and discussed the upcoming G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Argentina's re-engagement with the IMF, an agreement with Paris Club debtors and bond holdouts, as well as Argentina's fiscal and economic outlook. [...]	2009-08-26 16:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD KSUM PREL AR
09BUJUMBURA392	SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SEES STABILITY, PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: Second Vice President Gabriel Ntisezerana said that security would be the basis for any economic growth and development in Burundi, during an August 11 courtesy call by Charge and DCM. Ntisezerana was concerned that many demobilized FNL combatants knew nothing but fighting, and c [...]	2009-08-12 06:25:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ETRD EINV BY
09BUJUMBURA487	UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] Subsequent to our demarche and transmittal of the letter of invitation from the Secretary, the office of the Foreign Minister has informed us that, due to the departure of the Minister and most of his delegation from New York the same day, the GOB will be represented at the event by its highest [...]	2009-09-14 14:52:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA BY
09BUJUMBURA586	BURUNDI RECEIVES SECRETARY'S LETTER, USG FOOD [...] (U) Acting Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of External Relations, Rosaline Uwimana, discussed Secretary Clinton's letter and accompanying USG food security plan (reftel) in an October 27 meeting with Emboff. While Ms. Uwimana was receptive to the USG [...]	2009-10-28 04:58:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD BY
09BUJUMBURA84	AGMIN OPEN TO NON-RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY APPROACH [...] In a February 19 meeting with EconOff to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture's stance on proposed rules to be debated under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (reftel),Pascal Ndayiragije, Director of Vegetable and Animal Products for the AgMin's research institute (known by its French acrony [...]	2009-02-19 13:20:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BY
09CAIRO1020	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: ---------------- Telecom- MobiNil ---------------- 2. The Egyptian Capital Market Authority (CMA) blocked France Telecom's (FT) bid to buy outstanding shares of mobile phone [...]	2009-06-04 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO106	EGYPT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Egypt (GOE) continues to make progress towards restricting and regulating child labor. In June 2008, Egypt's Parliament passed a comprehensive set of amendments to the Child Protection Law raising the minimum age for employment from fourteen to fifteen years, and the [...]	2009-01-22 10:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO1149	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 22 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------- Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates -------------------------------- 2. (U) The Central Bank of Egypt's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided June 1 [...]	2009-06-22 10:50:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1176	Contract Signed for Egypt's First Nuclear Plant [...] (SBU) Key Points -- On June 18, 2009, the GoE signed an agreement with the Australian firm WorleyParsons to provide consultancy to help develop Egypt's first nuclear power plant. -- Bechtel had been engaged in months of negotiations with the GOE, but ultimately Bechtel's tender offer to pr [...]	2009-06-23 12:32:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV PREL EG AS
09CAIRO1208	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 29 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------- Egypt, Russia Agree to Expand Economic Ties ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) As part of an Egypt-Russia strategic pact [...]	2009-06-29 09:05:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL EG RS
09CAIRO1225	JONES APPAREL: EGYPT'S QIZS ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -- Compliance Officers from Jones Apparel Group told us that labor conditions in the factories of their Egyptian suppliers are generally good. -- Jones Apparel has not seen evidence of worker mistreatment in QIZ factories. -- As a result of the QIZ and proximity to U.S. [...]	2009-06-30 11:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV ETRD EG
09CAIRO1256	EGYPT: MINISTER OF INVESTMENT SPEAKS ON REFORMS AND [...] (U) Key Points -- The Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin threw his weight behind a forthcoming World Bank study on the Egyptian investment climate and recommended reforms. -- Mohieldin said Egypt cannot expect the high growth rates that it experienced before the crisis for a [...]	2009-07-02 12:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV EG
09CAIRO1275	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 6 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- GDP Growth Accelerates in Q3 2008/2009 -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian Ministry of Finance released official statis [...]	2009-07-06 14:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO1311	Minister of Investment Talks Economic Reform, Privatization [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS - Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieddin told the Ambassador that successes in the Egyptian economic reform program have helped mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis. - The Ministry of Investment looks to the USG for continued support and technical assistance. [...]	2009-07-13 09:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO1342	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 13 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------------- Annual Suez Canal Revenues Fall in FY2008/09 -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announce [...]	2009-07-13 14:46:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1396	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 20 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- Bank Launches Mortgage Finance Program -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The National Bank of Egypt (NBE),Egypt's biggest bank, [...]	2009-07-20 13:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1436	ROW OVER WHEAT IMPORTS LEADS GOE TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES BUT [...] (U) Key Points -- Egyptian import inspectors rejected a large shipment of Russian wheat in May, raising fears over imported wheat quality and prompting the quarantine of several other wheat shipments. -- Inefficient import inspections and continued incentives to import substandard wheat co [...]	2009-07-27 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV PGOV EG
09CAIRO1440	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- Tax Revenues Increased 21% in FY2008/09 --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt's tax revenues increased 21% to LE140.5 billion [...]	2009-07-27 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1502	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------ Suez Canal revenue is 7.2% lower ------------------------ 2. (U) Suez Canal receipts reached $4.7 billion during FY08/09, a reduction of 7.2% from the prev [...]	2009-08-04 10:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1550	A/USTR WILSON'S MEETINGS WITH MINISTRY OF TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 06:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ELAB EINV PGOV EG
09CAIRO1557	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------- Ministry of Finance releases FY08/09 preliminary figures ---------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghaly said [...]	2009-08-10 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1601	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 17 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------------- Agriculture Products Irrigated by Sewage ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) Food safety continues to be a major concern in Egyp [...]	2009-08-18 03:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1629	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 24 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- Moody's Raises Egypt's Sovereign Rating --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Moody's raised Egypt's sovereign rating from "negative [...]	2009-08-24 11:41:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1707	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------------- Egypt Achieves High Ranking in Investment Attraction -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt ranked as the most attrac [...]	2009-09-02 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1739	EGYPT NOTIFIED OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 10:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO1749	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- -- Preparing for Free Trade Negotiations with MERCOSUR --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and In [...]	2009-09-10 08:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1793	TRADE MINISTER INTENT ON EXPANDING US-EGYPT TRADE TIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 14:35:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EG
09CAIRO1803	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: SEPTEMBER 16 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- Egypt's Ranking in 2010 Doing Business Report --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt kept its position as one of th [...]	2009-09-16 15:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1840	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------------- Cost of Subsidies Drops in July 2009 ----------------------------------- 2. (U) A report by the Ministry of Finance showed that the cost of gove [...]	2009-09-24 05:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1874	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: SEMPTEMBER 30 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- Exports to Agadir Member States up 22% -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Ministry of Trade and Industry reported that Egypt's [...]	2009-09-30 14:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EPET PGOV EG
09CAIRO1913	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 5 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------ GOE to Cut Energy Subsidies within 5 Years ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali ind [...]	2009-10-05 14:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1917	PETROLEUM MINISTER SEEKS U.S. INVESTMENT IN GAS [...] (C) Key Points: -- Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy wants major U.S. oil companies to invest in five deepwater natural gas exploration blocks off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, according to a senior MOP official. -- Fahmy plans to travel to the U.S. in November 2009 and hopes to brief senior U.S. oi [...]	2009-10-05 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON BEXP EPET ENRG EINV EG
09CAIRO1924	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ESF, ELECTIONS, SINAI DEVELOPMENT, AND POST SAID EXPANSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV EWWT ETRD EG
09CAIRO1927	GOE MINISTERS SAY EGYPT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 16:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG ETRD PGOV PREL
09CAIRO1932	RACHID REVIEWS TRADE TIES, UPCOMING TRIP TO U.S. REF: A. CAIRO 1793 B. CAIRO 1550 C. CAIRO 1522 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 17:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EFIN EAID EG
09CAIRO1957	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 14 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ----- High Court Considers Case on Gas Exports to Israel --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Egypt's Supreme Adm [...]	2009-10-14 14:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR EPET PGOV EG
09CAIRO1985	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------- Telecom Egypt is Losing Customers --------------------------------- 2. (U) Amr Badawi, Chairman of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Autho [...]	2009-10-19 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2039	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------- -------------------------------- Egypt Rejects World Bank's Call for Electricity Price Increase ----------------------------- ----------------------------- [...]	2009-10-26 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2078	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------- Mubarak Speech to NDP Conference -------------------------------- 2. (U) In a speech to the National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, President H [...]	2009-11-02 14:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2120	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------------- The Central Bank Ends Interest Rate Cuts ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank o [...]	2009-11-09 13:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2122	ANGER AND DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS OVER QIZ [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -Public and private sector contacts continue to complain about the delay in implementing the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program in Minya and Beni Suef, although the delay is largely due to the GOE's slowness to provide accurate information on the factories in the two [...]	2009-11-10 07:42:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EG
09CAIRO2140	READOUT OF 19TH QIZ JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) On November 15, Israeli and Egyptian trade officials met in Cairo for the quarterly meeting of the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Joint Committee. The Israeli delegation was led by Gabby Bar of the Ministry of Trade and Labor, and the Egyptian delegation was headed by Sayed Elbous of t [...]	2009-11-17 09:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV EG IS
09CAIRO2156	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 17 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- First Chinese Bank Established in Egypt --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin inaugurated a [...]	2009-11-17 13:50:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV EG
09CAIRO2172	SCENESETTER FOR U/S HORMATS MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 08:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO2189	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ----- Mubarak Addresses Economy in Speech to Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) President Mubarak add [...]	2009-11-23 12:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR PGOV EG
09CAIRO2221	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 1 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------ Cement Producer Requests Ending Export Ban ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Lafarge Company, a large multinational fi [...]	2009-12-01 13:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2237	EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...]	2009-12-03 13:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2259	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 7 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------- Stock Market Falls, Then Recovers --------------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian stock market plummeted 8%, the third largest single day lo [...]	2009-12-07 14:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO2294	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 14 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ------ Minister of Economic Development Predicts 6% Growth --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) Minister of Econ [...]	2009-12-14 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2309	SUBSIDY REFORM PROGRESSING SLOWLY - GOE LOOKS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 13:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV ENRG EG
09CAIRO2311	ORASCOM TELECOM FACES FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FROM ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS REF: CAIRO 02261 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Do nald A. Blome [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 14:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD EG AG
09CAIRO2312	ISRAELIS NOT UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG IS
09CAIRO2316	GOE LOOKS TO RAISE CROP PRICES AND STIMULATE CULTIVATION [...] (SBU) Key Points -- The GOE has announced that, as part of its support for farmers and rural communities, it plans to raise crop procurement prices by 20-25% -- These price hikes would apply to government purchases of five "strategic commodities" and, with the exception of rice, would mai [...]	2009-12-17 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO2321	EGYPT'S EXPORT SUBSIDIES ARE HERE TO STAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 16:01:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EG ETRD EFIN PGOV
09CAIRO2349	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: DECEMBER 22 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- GOE to Offer Global Tender for Oil Production --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) A source in the state-owned Egyptian [...]	2009-12-22 13:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2371	GOE MISSING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES WITH U.S., ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-27 12:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EG ETRD PGOV
09CAIRO2381	AUSTR STRICKLER REASSURES GOE, BUSINESS ON QIZ [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 15:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EG ETRD PGOV
09CAIRO2382	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 28 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - State Petroleum Company to Borrow US$2 Billion --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The state-owned Egyptian Genera [...]	2009-12-28 15:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR EPET ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2403	REPORTS OF CANADA-EGYPT FTA TALKS INACCURATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 15:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EG ENIV ETRD PGOV
09CAIRO25	BECHTEL WINS NUCLEAR TENDER; ELECTRICITY MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Hassan Younes and the Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Dr. Yassin Ibrahim on December 31 to discuss Egypt's plans to develop a civilian nuclear energy program. GOE awarded a $188 million consulting [...]	2009-01-06 14:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP ECON ETRD EAID EG
09CAIRO262	QIZ EXPANSION TO SUPPORT EXPANDED US COTTON EXPORTS [...] Recent expansion of the QIZ into Beni Suef and Minya may help boost US cotton exports to Egypt. At present, the US sells only Pima long staple cotton from California and Arizona in Egypt for use in high quality cotton products such as high threadcount sheets and shirts. These imports supplem [...]	2009-02-12 10:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EG
09CAIRO305	EGYPT: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009 [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A seeking answers to the two questions posed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Telecommunications trade agreements pursuant to section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. The questions focused on market access and tr [...]	2009-02-19 14:59:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON PGOV EG
09CAIRO383	2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on continued efforts by the Government of Egypt (GOE) to protect intellectual property rights in Egypt, we recommend that Egypt stay on the Special 301 watch list. On the pharmaceutical and software sides, the Ministry of Health and Minister of Telecom are taking a much [...]	2009-03-04 12:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EG
09CAIRO402	EGYPT: COMMENTS ON DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that it has evidence are produced with child or forced labor. (ref A) For Egypt, the DOL proposes listing limestone and cotton as such goods. 2. (SBU) With respect to limestone, Post rec [...]	2009-03-08 13:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO408	Egypt: Local Dairy Farmers Demand GOE Price Support [...] (U) Key Points -- Falling international prices of milk are threatening local milk producers who are demanding action by the government to save the dairy industry. -- Egypt is a net importer of dairy products with the majority of its imports coming from Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. [...]	2009-03-10 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB PGOV EG
09CAIRO418	RACHID REVIEWS UPCOMING TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) KEY ISSUES: -- Minister of Trade Rachid will spend March 22-25 in Washington with the goals of restarting a bilateral economic and trade dialogue and re-engaging with U.S. business. -- Rachid believes the Washington trip may be an occasion for a public roll-out of the recently agre [...]	2009-03-11 14:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PREL EG
09CAIRO420	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following is a summary of notable economic news stories as they appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press. GAS RESERVES 70 TRILLION CUBIC FEET ----------------------------------- 2. Wood Mackenzie, an energy consulting firm, estimated that EgyptQs natural gas reserves stand at [...]	2009-03-11 15:35:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG MNUC PGOV EG
09CAIRO444	EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid will visit Washington March 22-25. He plans meetings with Administration officials, representatives from business organizations, and members of Congress. He will not be traveling with a business delegation. Rachid is a key reformer [...]	2009-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN PREL EG
09CAIRO456	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following is a summary of notable economic news stories as they appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press. REF: CAIRO 209 Energy Sector ------------- 2. On March 5, Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy spoke to the Canada-Egypt Business Council about the impact of the global [...]	2009-03-17 08:27:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO462	EGYPT: ADDITIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING DRAFT LIST OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO524	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Export Promotion ---------------- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid announced the Export Development Bank of Egypt would spend an additional LE 2.1 billion ($3 [...]	2009-03-26 08:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO548	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MARCH 31 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Investment Minister on the Egyptian Economy ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin announced that Egypt's real GDP growth is ex [...]	2009-03-31 12:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO565	Egyptian Deputy Central Bank Governor discusses [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Deputy Central Bank (CBE) Governor Hisham Ramez said that the general nominal weakening of the Egyptian pound from July 2008 onward was primarily a function of market forces. --After the pound hit a recent high of LE 5.7/$US in the exchange bureaus during the weekend of [...]	2009-04-02 13:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO587	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 7 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: New Pension Law to be Proposed ------------------------------ 2. At a recent financial conference, Muhammad Ma'it, Deputy Minister of Finance, said that a new law on pensions would guaran [...]	2009-04-07 12:52:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO605	EGYPT: PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON ECONOMY AND DOMESTIC [...] (U) KEY POINTS -- On April 6, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif addressed the Egyptian parliament and discussed the global economy and President Mubarak's proposed budget for fiscal 2009/10. The key points he made were: -- The Egyptian economy continues to grow, but growth is slowing. [...]	2009-04-08 15:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO614	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) Key Points -- Gamal Mubarak told CODEL McConnell that Egypt remained committed to economic reform despite the global financial crisis. -- Egypt wants increased trade with the U.S.; however, it is looking elsewhere for trade opportunities as well, including the EU, Russia, and China. [...]	2009-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV ETRD IZ EG IS IR
09CAIRO629	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 13 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------ Inflation Declines ------------------ 2. (U) According to the Egyptian government's official statistics agency, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and St [...]	2009-04-13 10:54:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO710	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 27 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------- Public Sector Salaries ---------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian draft budget for the fiscal year 2009/2010 proposed by the Ministry of Finance includes a c [...]	2009-04-27 09:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO807	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MAY 12 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------- Draft Budget and Annual Civil Service Raise ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 6, the Shura Council, the upper hou [...]	2009-05-12 08:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG
09CAIRO816	Treasury meets with Finance Ministry and Central Bank [...] (U) Key points: -- In percentage of GDP, next year's deficit is likely to nearly reach the size that Boutros-Ghali inherited in 2004. -- Next year's budget contracts in nominal and real terms. Revenues projected to fall fast. -- The Ministry of Finance is trying to keep fiscal sustaina [...]	2009-05-13 08:39:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO820	EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER PROMOTES FRANCHISES [...] (U) In his remarks at the opening of the Middle East and North Africa Franchise Show in Cairo, Minister of Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid told the audience that developing the franchise market in Egypt was a priority for the Egyptian government. Referring to franchise investment as an economic "ga [...]	2009-05-13 14:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO821	PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GSP COVERAGE [...] (U) Key points: -- Potatoes are grown by smallholder farmers throughout Egypt who have successfully exported their crops to the Gulf and to Europe. Spinach is not widely grown, although analysts believe that this crop might have potential. -- Increased farm incomes are key to alleviating [...]	2009-05-13 19:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EG

09CAIRO857	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MAY 18 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------- Bechtel Loses Nuclear Tender ---------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) has officially informed the U.S. Be [...]	2009-05-17 14:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO862	EGYPT EXCLUDES BECHTEL'S TENDER OFFER TO HELP [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS: --Bechtel's tender offer to provide consultancy in developing Egypt's first nuclear power plant has been excluded by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MoEE). --The Ambassador met with Bechtel and Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes to voice our concerns [...]	2009-05-18 08:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EG
09CAIRO899	Egypt to Maintain Higher Export Subsidies Through [...] (SBU) On May 18, we met with Mohamed Ragui, Executive Director of Egypt's Export Development Fund. Ragui confirmed that, in response to the economic crisis, the GOE had raised the Fund's export subsidy rates by 50% from December 2008 through June 2009. He added that the budget allocation for t [...]	2009-05-21 13:34:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO946	EGYPT'S QIZ: NO AGREEMENT ON REDUCTION IN ISRAELI [...] (C) Key issues: --At the May 25 QIZ meeting, the Israeli and Egyptian delegations disagreed over results of a one-on-one meeting May 11 between trade ministers in Sharm El Sheikh, with the Egyptian side insisting a reduction in Israeli content to 8% had been agreed, and the Israelis insisting it ha [...]	2009-05-27 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL IS EG
09CAIRO974	CUBA-EGYPT ACTIVITY AND REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 12:35:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU EG
09CANBERRA1024	HIGHER AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR MAY LEAD TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Underpinned by strong demand for Australian resources, a resilient post-GFC domestic economy, rising interest rates, and comparatively slower recoveries among other advanced economies, the Australian dollar (A$) has been one of the strongest currencies in 2009. The strong dolla [...]	2009-11-20 07:59:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV AS
09CANBERRA1041	AUSTRALIA ON LIBERTAD ACT AND FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia wants to enhance engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean and sees improving its relationship with Cuba as a part of that strategy. In addition to signing a Memorandum of Understanding, which "will provide the future basis for cooperation and exchanges" between [...]	2009-11-25 06:52:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL AS
09CANBERRA105	"BUY AMERICA" PROVISION RAISES CONCERNS IN [...] (C) Summary. The "Buy America" provisions on the purchase of US steel for infrastructure projects in the recently-passed House economic stimulus bill have raised considerable concern in Australian, provoking negative headlines and commentary in the Australian media as well as from key contact [...]	2009-01-30 06:49:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL AS
09CANBERRA1057	AMBASSADOR BLEICH CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER FERGUSON [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy, Resources and Tourism Minister Ferguson told Ambassador Bleich during an initial courtesy call that Australia is "in lockstep" with the U.S. on energy policy, technology goals, and views on climate change. Ferguson sees Australia, a major liquefied natural gas (LNG),co [...]	2009-11-30 04:10:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV ETRD AS
09CANBERRA1060	AUSTRALIA TERMINATES ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON [...] On November 25 Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it has terminated an investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethelyne (LLDP) from the U.S. and Canada. The decision was also published in the November 25 edition of national newsp [...]	2009-12-01 00:11:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA1072	AUSTRALIAN DUMPING INVESTIGATION: SILICONE [...] (U) In a letter dated November 23, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it has made a preliminary affirmative determination into the alleged dumping of silicone emulsion concrete admixture (SECA) produced in the U.S. and exported to Australia (reftel). [...]	2009-12-03 03:33:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA1096	ANTICIPATED LABOR SHORTAGE COULD STRENGTHEN UNIONS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia's resources and energy sector is forecast to continue growing but companies are worried about skilled labor shortages and new labor laws, which unions are keen to exploit. The GOA estimates there are 80 planned or approved energy and resource projects that are likely [...]	2009-12-13 20:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV AS
09CANBERRA1107	AUSTRALIA'S 3Q GROWTH SLOWER THAN EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia's economy slowed to 0.2% GDP growth in the September quarter, despite forecasts of double this result. Treasurer Swan said global conditions are still challenging and the lower-than-expected growth "is a cautionary reminder that growth momentum in the Australian econom [...]	2009-12-17 02:46:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV AS
09CANBERRA127	SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: DFAT North Asia Division North East Asia Branch Assistant Secretary Daniel Sloper told Poloff on February 5 that ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan,s meetings in Perth and Sydney January 22-24 were to finalize arrangements for President Lee Myung-Bak,s visit to Australia dur [...]	2009-02-06 03:49:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS ETRD KS PREL
09CANBERRA148	AUSTRALIA: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to Greg French, Assistant Secretary of the Environment Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He said that DFAT has the lead on the issue and that while Australia is also a non-party, it is an active observer. French said that Austra [...]	2009-02-13 05:22:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AS
09CANBERRA180	CHINESE INVESTMENT OFFERS PILE UP IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: The pace of Chinese efforts to invest in key Australian mineral companies has picked up. While the Chinalco-Rio Tinto investment (reftel) has drawn the most attention, other Chinese companies are seeking to take advantage of the troubled economic state of many Australian miners. [...]	2009-02-20 07:49:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EINV EIND AS
09CANBERRA219	Australia Headed for Recession? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Australian economy experienced its first quarterly negative growth in 8 years in the December quarter. Over 2008, Australian trend GDP grew by only 0.6%, the weakest since 1991, and negative growth in the March quarter will put the economy in technical recession. Treasurer Swan [...]	2009-03-04 06:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON AS
09CANBERRA250	Australian thermal coal contract prices fall 44% [...] (SBU) Summary. Australia's leading thermal coal exporters have signed a key benchmark contract agreement with Japanese buyers for the country's third most valuable commodity export (after iron ore and coking coal). The deal means export values will fall around $3.2 billion ($A5 billion),appro [...]	2009-03-13 06:24:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON AS
09CANBERRA254	AUSTRALIA SUPPORTIVE ON ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 03:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ADB AS
09CANBERRA281	AUSTRALIA TRADE POLICY UPDATE: BEEF DECISION CLOSE? [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: We are hearing rumors of possible movement on Australia,s ban on imports of US beef. The GOA is "disappointed" at the delay in Trans-Pacific Partnership. Australia signed an FTA with the ASEAN countries and New Zealand that has been positively received, and covers 21% of A [...]	2009-03-23 03:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ASEAN AS
09CANBERRA295	Australian coking coal contract prices fall 58% [...] (SBU) Summary. Contract prices for coking (metallurgical) coal dropped 58% to US$115 from US$300 last year, due to the global economic crisis and depressed world steel production. Coking coal is Australia's largest export commodity, ahead of iron ore and thermal coal. The new price is actually [...]	2009-03-24 05:59:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG ECON AS
09CANBERRA296	NBN DECISION NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. As the deadline approaches, nobody who knows is saying who will win the tender for the National Broadband Network. The only thing all observers seem to agree on is that it won't be Telstra. Minister Conroy and his staff are keeping mum. Telstra has been aggressively pushing [...]	2009-03-24 05:59:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD AS
09CANBERRA329	AUSTRALIA SHIPPING INTENTIONS UNDER U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] In response to questions raised in ref cable, Australian authorities have indicated that Australia will ship itQs current allocation into the U.S. by September 30, 2009. FYI, the allocation will be fulfilled by a shipment to arrive in May. 2. If there were an increase in the U.S. TRQ, then [...]	2009-04-01 03:11:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AS
09CANBERRA377	TRADE MINISTER CREAN ANXIOUS FOR RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean wants to sustain effort on Doha. He is anxious to play a role and will do what he can to enjoy a close relationship with Amb. Kirk. Rumors surround his political future that reinforce his desire for strong US ties. End summary. 2. ( [...]	2009-04-14 04:01:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL AS
09CANBERRA384	AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 03:29:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AS
09CANBERRA387	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS PLACED ON TCG [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 07:32:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID PHUM BM AS
09CANBERRA407	AUSTRALIAN PM RUDD "VERY HAPPY" WITH G20 MEETING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is "very happy" with the outcome of the G-20 meeting in London. He sees U.S. action on toxic banking assets as a major step forward and appreciates U.S. efforts to ensure a positive outcome in London. Rudd praised the President for offering to host [...]	2009-04-24 01:51:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AS
09CANBERRA47	LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW - AUSTRALIA [...] (U) Cuba is not a front-burner issue in Australia. It is far from Australia and there are few political, economic, or cultural ties. 2. (C) Following is keyed to reftel questions. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights i [...]	2009-01-15 06:12:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL AS
09CANBERRA470	AUSTRALIA OPTIMISTIC ENTERING KOREAN FTA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Australia's lead negotiator is optimistic going into the first round of talks for an FTA with Korea. She expects agriculture and services to be the toughest areas to resolve. No deadlines, but DFAT has an internal goal of concluding this before the expected dates for Australia's [...]	2009-05-18 04:07:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD AS KS
09CANBERRA482	MESSAGE DELIVERED ON WTO/INCREASING TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Econoff with officers from the Japanese Embassy and the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office in Australia on May 21 delivered reftel demarche to Dominic Trindad, Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Industrials Branch at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Trindade said t [...]	2009-05-21 01:22:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD AS
09CANBERRA497	AUSTRALIA INITIATES ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON [...] On May 28 Australian Customs and Border Protection Service informed Embassy that it has initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethelyne (LLDP) from the US and Canada; the decision was also published in the May 28 edition of national newspaper The Australian. [...]	2009-05-28 05:45:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA55	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EXTENSION OF [...] (SBU) On January 16, Poloff delivered U.S. talking points on the extension of the Mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) to Jeannie Henderson, Director for Burma at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and to Jillian Ray, filling in for Sue Nelson, her equivalent at Aus [...]	2009-01-16 04:40:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID PHUM BM AS
09CANBERRA571	NEW NEGOTIATOR UPDATES ON FTA TALKS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia's lead negotiator is optimistic about the prospects for rapid progress on an FTA with the ROK following the completion of the first round of discussions in May. Agriculture will be the biggest sticking point, but each country's agreement with the United States provid [...]	2009-06-18 07:55:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL CH KS JP AS
09CANBERRA625	CORRECTED COPY: AUSTRALIAN BANKS: Strong Grow Stronger [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Australia's major banks are emerging from the global financial crisis with increased dominance in domestic markets. This is in part because non-bank lenders and smaller banks have been unable to secure securitized international funding, while government measures have favored lea [...]	2009-07-07 06:49:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD AS
09CANBERRA628	LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW - AUSTRALIA [...] (U) Cuba is not a front-burner issue in Australia. It is far from Australia and there are few political, economic, or cultural ties. 2. (C) Following is keyed to reftel questions. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights i [...]	2009-07-08 06:18:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL AS
09CANBERRA630	GOA MULLS CHANGES TO LNG LEASES, IMPACT ON U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson is concerned about possible complaints about Australian energy policy by major U.S. energy companies. Ferguson wants to reassure the U.S. that he seeks cooperative work on any conflicts before they become bilateral irritants. The [...]	2009-07-08 07:04:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ETRD ECON AS
09CANBERRA635	UNEMPLOYMENT IN AUSTRALIA RISES MODERATELY [...] (U) Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to 5.8% in June 2009, the highest level in six years, but below the expectations of many economists. The Treasury forecast unemployment to peak at 8.5% by 2011 and the better-than-expected result may mean budget forecasts need to be revised. However [...]	2009-07-09 07:13:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD
09CANBERRA64	AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS - AUSTRALIA [...] On November 10, 2008, the GOA announced its "New Car Plan for a Greener Future". Totalling A$7.7 billion (US$5.1 at current exchange rates),it focuses on encouraging the manufacture of low-emissions vehicles (Toyota has already received money under this provision),a fund to encourage consol [...]	2009-01-20 04:34:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EFIN ETRD PREL WTO AS
09CANBERRA663	2009 AUSTRALIA-CHINA REVIEW [...] (SBU) The Australia-China relationship is currently under stress over the pricing of contracted iron ore exports to China, the detention of Rio Tinto's iron ore manager in Shanghai as well as resentment in China over the Rudd government's seemingly unwelcoming approach to Chinese investment. N [...]	2009-07-17 07:36:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD AS CH
09CANBERRA684	ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS TO VERIFICATION STAGE [...] Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it's investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethylene (LLDP) from the US and Canada (Reftel) has progressed to the verification stage. CBPS will carry out "on-the-spot verification" of informati [...]	2009-07-27 07:19:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA686	GOA REJECTS PROPOSAL TO MANUFACTURE GENERIC DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOA rejected a proposal by generics companies to manufacture generic drugs in Australia for export. Pharmaceutical industry groups welcomed the decision while generic manufacturers were disappointed. The GOA based the decision mainly on its declared intent to adhere by Austr [...]	2009-07-27 22:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO AS
09CANBERRA73	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR GSP 2008 REPORT [...] Reftel requested information on new developments regarding child labor in Australia's overseas territories, of which there are three inhabited territories: Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands. There has been no change over the past year regarding Australia's implementatio [...]	2009-01-21 06:51:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
09CANBERRA734	ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS TO VERIFICATION STAGE [...] Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it's investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethylene (LLDP) from the US and Canada (Reftel) has progressed to the verification stage. CBPS will carry out "on-the-spot verification" of informati [...]	2009-08-11 03:13:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA735	ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS TO VERIFICATION STAGE [...] Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it's investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethylene (LLDP) from the US and Canada (Reftel) has progressed to the verification stage. CBPS will carry out "on-the-spot verification" of informati [...]	2009-08-11 03:13:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AS
09CANBERRA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-22 03:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS
09CANBERRA810	INTEREST RATES TO RISE, BUT NOT JUST YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided on September 1st to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.0%. In its statement, the RBA upgraded global growth, financial markets, domestic demand, cut their unemployment forecast, increased their inflation forecast, and upgraded slightl [...]	2009-09-03 01:44:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON AS
09CANBERRA856	AUSTRALIA PLAYS HARDBALL WITH TELECOM GIANT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Rudd government is seeking to force Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, to restructure or risk losing access to any future mobile spectrum. The government is confident that Telstra will negotiate and split its operations. Market analysts seem to agree t [...]	2009-09-18 07:47:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD AS
09CANBERRA878	TELECOM GIANT WILL NEGOTIATE, UP TO A POINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra is open to negotiate its own restructuring with the government. The government needs Telstra's network infrastructure in order to move forward with its ambitious telecom modernization plan. Telstra, however, will require [...]	2009-09-23 02:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD AS
09CANBERRA893	GOVERNMENT CLOSES IN ON CLIMATE BILL VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Views on the Rudd government's climate change legislation continue to evolve as the government maneuvers to bring the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) before the Senate for a second vote in November. The government could try to force the opposition to support the legis [...]	2009-09-29 08:02:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ECON ETRD AS
09CANBERRA900	NEW FOREIGN INVESTMENT GUIDELINES TARGET CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia has placed new guidelines on foreign investment in resources. A Chinese mining group abandoned a A$770 million deal after the Foreign Investment Review Board applied new foreign ownership limits on investment in resources projects. Separately, the Defense Minister rej [...]	2009-09-30 07:04:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EIND ENRG ETTC ETRD AS
09CANBERRA920	CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION: INDUSTRY MOSTLY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recent discussions with Australian companies and civil society groups suggest they largely accept that the government will succeed in passing climate change legislation this year (Ref A). While most interested parties appear to believe that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Schem [...]	2009-10-09 07:17:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ECON ETRD AS
09CANBERRA931	SECRETARY'S LETTER TO F.M. SMITH ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) On October 16, we delivered the Secretary's letter (reftel) on partnering for global hunger and food security to Foreign Minister Smith. Australian responses will be sent septel. CLUNE [...]	2009-10-16 05:09:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD
09CANBERRA977	AUSTRALIA: URANIUM MINING SET TO TAKE OFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia holds one third of world uranium reserves and is the second largest exporter of uranium. The removals of restrictions on uranium mining and increasing overseas demand have contributed to a sharp rise in uranium mining investment. The number of projects in various sta [...]	2009-10-30 08:07:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV AS
09CANBERRA982	POSITIVE BUDGET REVISION; RATES GO UP, AGAIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Treasury released on November 2 revised budget estimates showing the economy will undergo higher growth, lower unemployment, lower deficits, and lower debt than previously expected. Given the more positive outlook - and constant criticism by Opposition of overspending - the GOA a [...]	2009-11-04 20:55:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD AS
09CAPETOWN128	GLOBAL CONDITIONS MORE LIKELY TO IMPACT SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (U) Summary. The Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce organized a briefing on April 21, to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis and the implications of a Jacob Zuma presidency on the country's economic policy. Keynote speaker Econometrix Chief Economist Dr. Azar Jammine not [...]	2009-05-27 14:48:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EIND ETRD ENRG PGOV SF
09CAPETOWN56	SOUTH AFRICA IS HYDROCARBON POOR, BUT HAS BIG PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) This cable is not for Internet distribution. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate General Cape Town. Summary. South Africa has limited reserves of crude oil and natural gas and imports 70 percent of its requirements, which are for the most part refined l [...]	2009-03-12 12:33:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF
09CAPETOWN57	EAST LONDON'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE SPEEDS [...] Summary: The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ),established in 2002, is a South African Government initiative to encourage export-driven growth and to diversify the mostly rural Eastern Cape economy. Since its inception, the ELIDZ has grown quickly and now includes fourteen in [...]	2009-03-13 15:18:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV ETRD SA
09CARACAS1022	GBRV EXPANDS CONTROL OVER PORTS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 decree, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH) ordered the immediate nationalization of private warehouse operations at four ports, including Puerto Cabello, Venezuela's largest. The decree leaves vague the status of the private companies and their employe [...]	2009-08-06 19:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE
09CARACAS1029	THERE'S TROUBLE BREWING: VENEZUELAN COFFEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government intervention in Cafe Madrid and Fama de America, two of Venezuela's leading coffee processors, began the weekend of August 1-2 for alleged violation of government production and supply regulations. Minister of Agriculture and Lands Elias Jaua stated that non-complian [...]	2009-08-07 10:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD VE PGOV
09CARACAS1085	COLOMBIAN BEEF IS NOT WHAT IS FOR DINNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a result of chilly Venezuela-Colombia bilateral relations, food processors are pessimistic about Venezuela's future beef imports from Colombia. By presidential order, trade is effectively paralyzed, and some processors can only access raw materials from a domestic cattle her [...]	2009-08-17 19:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD VE PGOV
09CARACAS1181	THE CUBANS IN VENEZUELA'S PORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has comfirmed that a wholly Venezuelan government-owned company, Bolipuertos, is now charged with the management of Venezuela's ports. Cuba's ASPORT has a 49 percent share in Puertos del Alba, a separate company, which will reportedly be focused on business development. Contac [...]	2009-09-09 12:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE
09CARACAS1275	COLOMBIAN BEEF IS NOT WHAT IS FOR DINNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a result of chilly Venezuela-Colombia bilateral relations, food processors are pessimistic about Venezuela's future beef imports from Colombia. By presidential order, trade is effectively paralyzed, and some processors can only access raw materials from a domestic cattle her [...]	2009-10-02 13:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD VE PGOV
09CARACAS1286	SUGAR PROCESSORS ARE BRV FAVORITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the BRV's overall negative attitude toward big business, Venezuela's large sugar processors have found official foreign exchange and import permits easier to obtain. A prime example is Centro Azucarero Portuguesa (CAPSA),the country's largest processor. However, facilitated ac [...]	2009-10-05 20:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV VE ETRD
09CARACAS1325	GBRV INCREASINGLY ISOLATING ITSELF ON AVIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Air Transport Association (IATA),reports that all international airlines continue to experience prolonged delays in receiving dollars from the Venezuelan Commission for Foreign Exchange Administration (CADIVI). According to IATA statistics in early October [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC CVIS EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
09CARACAS1339	COFFEE INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading private sector representatives state that Venezuela's policy of fixed output prices, ineffective support for farmers, and probable takeover of two leading coffee processors, will reinforce a downward trend in output and result in additional raw coffee imports. As even d [...]	2009-10-16 19:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS1355	AA ASKED TO HEAD NEW US-VENEZUELA BUSINESS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: American Airlines Senior Vice President for Latin American Peter Dolara informed the Ambassador that he had been approached by the Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. concerning a proposal to help form a new bilateral business organization to promote a positive image of Venezuela. [...]	2009-10-21 19:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC CVIS EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
09CARACAS1373	CHAVEZ EXPROPRIATES TWO SUGAR MILLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 21, in a state television broadcast, Agriculture and Lands Minister Elias Jaua announced the 90 day occupation and planned expropriation of two sugar mills in western Venezuela. Jaua accused Central Azucarero Venezuela of illegally halting production and Central Azu [...]	2009-10-26 15:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINV ENRG ETRD VE
09CARACAS138	VENEZUELAN REACTION ON PORTS MUTED, NO CLOSER TO A [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 13:36:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EWWT EPET VE
09CARACAS139	GIVE US YOUR TIRED, WEARY, DISEASED,LIVESTOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to knowledgeable industry representatives, Venezuela continues to import cattle without appropriate controls against animal disease. The most recent example brought to our attention is cows purchased from Cuba that suffer from leucosis, for which there are tests. Appa [...]	2009-02-03 13:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS141	REVOLUTIONARY SPUDS: IN VENEZUELA, POLITICS TRUMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite strong interest by Venezuela's private sector to move forward on food trade protocols with the United States, and a recent warming to the topic by SASA, Venezuela's plant and animal health authority, meaningful and timely progress will be difficult. We understand that SA [...]	2009-02-03 20:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV VE ETRD
09CARACAS1447	VENEZUELA'S STANDARDS REGIME IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The status of Venezuela's standards regime is uncertain after a June 2009 resolution abolished the relationship between the principal, non-profit industry standards setting entity, the Fund for Standardization and Quality (FONDONORMA),and the Government of the Bolivarian Republ [...]	2009-11-12 10:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EIND EINT EINV ETRD VE
09CARACAS1461	VENEZUELAN AIRLINE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO MAKE UNSCHEDULED [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior executive of Venezuelan cargo carrier Vensecar, the Government of Colombia (GOC) has retaliated against a September 10 decision by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) that it would no longer authorize unscheduled flights by Colombia [...]	2009-11-17 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL SNAR VE CO BEXP EINT ETTC
09CARACAS1487	VENEZUELA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 20:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON EINV EPET ETRD ETTC HURI PREL VE
09CARACAS1539	Venezuela's Rice Availability Diminishing [...] (C) Summary: According to local rice producers and traders, Venezuela's rice supplies are contracting due to diminished domestic output and a slow import program. Although there have been high profile purchases in the last few months from Ecuador, Argentina, and Guyana to cover the expe [...]	2009-12-08 13:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR VE PGOV ETRD
09CARACAS155	VENEZUELAN AUTOMOTIVE POLICY HAD "DISASTEROUS" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government's automotive policy, in effect since January 1, 2008, fell far short of meeting its goal of increasing domestic car production. Car sales dropped by 45 percent in 2008 while spiraling prices due to lack of supply now have some in the government calling f [...]	2009-02-05 16:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV VE
09CARACAS1559	C-AL9-02397 GBRV TIGHTENS THE NOOSE ON COLOMBIAN IMPORTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, the Executive President of the Venezuelan-Colombian Economic Integration Board (CAVECOL),Luis Alberto Russian, told EconOffs that while custom offices remain open on the Colombian border the Venezuelan Government (GBRV) has erected a series of administrative barrier [...]	2009-12-16 13:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PINR PREL VE CO
09CARACAS1561	VENEZUELA: NEW PORT AUTHORITIES CHARACTERIZED BY DECLINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shipping company representatives report that port conditions improved immediately after the nationalization of Venezuelan port operations in June 2009 when the government retrieved thousands of containers that had been left in the ports. This improvement, though, was short-lived as [...]	2009-12-16 13:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT EWWT VE MARR PGOV PREL ETRD
09CARACAS1599	CHAVEZ PROMOTES TRANSITION TO SOCIALIST ECONOMY, THREATENS [...] (SBU) On December 22, President Chavez inaugurated a chain of government-run retail stores called the Corporation of Socialist Markets (COMERSO). "We're going to defeat speculation. Private individuals can still sell, but they'll have to compete with us and with a people that is now fully awa [...]	2009-12-29 22:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR EINV ETRD EIND EINT ECIN CH VE
09CARACAS218	VENEZUELA WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON BIOSAFETY [...] (C) As requested in reftel A, the Agriculture Attache approached university professor and biotech expert Dr. Claret Michelangeli de Clavio (strictly protect throughout) to determine Venezuelan participation at the Mexico City biosafety meeting. Michelangeli, who represented the Venezuelan gov [...]	2009-02-17 18:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS238	VENEZUELA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for current information on child labor as well as government efforts to address the problem. Venezuelan law protects children from exploitation in the workplace, but enforcement is often lacking. The Ministry of Labor and the National Institute for [...]	2009-02-20 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI VE
09CARACAS26	VENEZUELAN SCIENTISTS SAY NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: In late 2008, Chavez once again made statements regarding his plans to develop a nuclear power program in Venezuela and went so far as to sign an agreement with Russia's Rosatom on nuclear energy cooperation. Several local nuclear physicists are skeptical arguing that nothing came [...]	2009-01-08 20:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PARM
09CARACAS269	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT IGNORES USG OVERTURES ON AVIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Venezuelan private sector organization advocated strongly for the Venezuelan civil aviation authority (INAC) to support the issuance of visas for F AA inspectors and to meet with the Embassy to discuss visa matters. The Venezuelan govemment (GBRV) has not acceded to either request. [...]	2009-03-03 15:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR VE
09CARACAS270	VENEZUELA'S RICE INDUSTRY THREATENED FOR POLITICAL GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez announced on February 28, that the government would intervene in the domestic rice processing industry, ostensibly to stop millers from contravening its food price control policy. The Venezuelan National Guard occupied one of the plants on February 27 - the da [...]	2009-03-03 16:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS271	2009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION: KEEP VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) continues to chip away at protection of intellectual property rights. In 2008, the GBRV resurrected a 50 year old law disallowing the patenting of medicines and food. Enforcement remains a problem as the police agenc [...]	2009-03-03 18:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR
09CARACAS279	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT THREATENS TO "EXPROPRIATE" A [...] (C) On March 4, Chavez directed the Minister to "begin the process of expropriating Cargill." The President of Cargill Venezuela Roberto Moro (protect) told Post this morning that he was on his way to a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Elias Jaua. Moro reported tha he believes thus f [...]	2009-03-05 16:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS280	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT THREATENS TO "EXPROPRIATE" A [...] (C) On March 4, Chavez directed the Minister to "begin the process of expropriating Cargill." The President of Cargill Venezuela Roberto Moro (protect) told Post this morning that he was on his way to a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Elias Jaua. Moro reported that he believes thus [...]	2009-03-05 18:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS283	DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU: VENEZUELA'S ANIMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of President Chavez' July 2008 decrees mandated the reorganization of Venezuela's animal and plant health authority, SASA, into a new organization called INSAI (the National Institute for Agricultural Health). This has now taken operational effect with the first action, for [...]	2009-03-05 18:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS290	VENEZULEAN NATIONAL GUARD STILL OCCUPYING CARGILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: US agribusiness giant Cargill has yet to receive an official expropriation order following President Chavez's March 4 threat to expropriate the company's rice plant (ref A). According to Cargill Venezuela, the company has three days to respond to a citation issued as a result of [...]	2009-03-06 19:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS305	VENEZUELA: CARGILL EXPECTS PLANT TO BE NATIONALIZED [...] (C) Cargill Venezuela's Director of International Relations Ramon Sosa (protect) told the Agriculture Attache on March 9 that it is only a matter of time before the Venezuelan government nationalizes Cargill's rice processing plant. Sosa reported that in a March 8 meeting with Minister of Agr [...]	2009-03-10 21:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS307	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT "HITS THE ACCELERATOR" ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has dramatically increased its intervention in the Venezuelan economy in the weeks following President Chavez's successful February 15 bid to abolish presidential term limits. As the price of oil remains low, the GBRV [...]	2009-03-10 21:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS330	VENEZUELAN NATIONAL GUARD OCCUPIES PORTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan Government passed a "Decentralization Law" on March 12, that moves authority over state-run airports, roads and ports to the central government (Ref A). The morning of March 16, a senior Carabobo state official reported that the National Guard had arrived and fear [...]	2009-03-17 19:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS352	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT VERSUS U.S. COMPANY CARGILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cargill de Venezuela President Roberto Moro (strictly protect throughout) told the Charge on March 17 that although the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has informed the company that its rice plant would be nationalized on the grounds of "public utility," [...]	2009-03-20 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS361	VENEZUELA: NATIONALIZED CEMENT COMPANIES GIVE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Executive Director of Holcim Venezuela Louis Beauchemin (protect throughout) told EconOff March 19 that Holcim would seek international arbitration after giving up hope of payment for its cement operations, nationalized in August 2008. Holcim, the world's second largest cem [...]	2009-03-23 12:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV VE
09CARACAS390	NOT A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT'S THE LAW: THE BRV'S LEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although recent government interventions in the food processing industry are at once real attempts to hold food prices down and maintain a social contract with the poor, leading commentators, including legal experts and representatives of American companies, estimate that the GBR [...]	2009-03-26 16:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS397	VENEZUELA: ACCESS TO CADIVI DOLLARS TIGHTENS [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. On March 16, the National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) approved revised lists of products eligible for importation using the official exchange rate. Imports at the official [...]	2009-03-27 15:34:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV VE
09CARACAS407	VENEZUELAN AVIATION UPDATE: NATIONALIZATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a possible violation of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelan (GBRV) has grounded all foreign-registered private aircraft, 95 percent of which are US-registered. The GBRV informed the Embassy via diplomat [...]	2009-03-27 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR VE
09CARACAS433	VENEZUELA NATIONALIZES U.S. COMPANY CARGILL'S RICE [...] (C) On March 31, the Venezuelan government made President Chavez's threats official by publishing a "forced acquisition order" for U.S. company Cargill's rice plant (Ref A). Citing the "Law of Expropriation for Reasons of Public or Social Utility", the decree, which appeared in the Venezuelan [...]	2009-04-03 17:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS51	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT MAY RAISE VAT, ALREADY OWES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Press reports indicate that the Venezuelan government may move to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) in an attempt to raise revenue as oil prices remain low. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government is currently sitting on VAT refunds of over USD 300,000 for the US Embassy; Post's a [...]	2009-01-15 15:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD AMGT FMGT VE
09CARACAS511	CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GIVES UP ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: NGO Conservation International closed its doors in Venezuela on March 31 saying it wanted to focus on countries where it can have an impact on host government environmental policies. The Venezuelan head of another US-based NGO, The Nature Conservancy, said the government would g [...]	2009-04-23 15:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR SENV VE
09CARACAS535	VENEZUELA CLAIMS PREPAREDNESS ON SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Venezuela's Health Ministry reported there are no actual or suspected cases of swine flu in Venezuela, and that local health authorities stand ready to screen incoming travelers from the United States and Mexico. No actions have been taken to restrict agricultural products fro [...]	2009-04-27 22:21:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR AMED SOCI VE

09CARACAS544	VENEZUELA: NO RESPONSE ON CODEX FOOD LABELING [...] (C) Post delivered reftel A remarks to potential members of Venezuela's currently defunct CODEX committee on April 23. Although there has been no official response and none is anticipated, Venezuelan participation in the May 2009 Calgary meeting is unlikely. Several potential CODEX committee [...]	2009-04-30 17:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE
09CARACAS615	VENEZUELAN AIRLINE WITH POSSIBLE DRUG TIES TO FLY [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests information on whether or not Venezuelan carrier Aeropostal is cleared to commence flights to the United States and any information, derogatory or otherwise, on U.S.-based company Aircraft Parts and Pieces, Inc. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President of Venezuelan air [...]	2009-05-18 17:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR CASC CVIS ASEC
09CARACAS616	VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Post's response to Reftel A questions follow. 2. (C) Has the host country, in post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post sees no evidence that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has undertaken policies or [...]	2009-05-18 18:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU VE
09CARACAS625	VENEZUELAN AIRLINES MAY LOSE SABRE TRAVEL SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. travel services giant Sabre has sent "disconnect letters" to two privately owned Venezuelan carriers and has already suspended its contract with government owned carrier Conviasa due to non-payment. Sabre is concerned that if it discontinues its services in Venezuela, the Gov [...]	2009-05-20 16:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR CASC CVIS KHLS
09CARACAS666	VENEZUELA: SABRE TRAVEL SERVICES ON AGAIN OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After Sabre Travel Services suspended ticketing and reservation services to Venezuelan airlines Aserca and Santa Barbara (SBA) on May 26 it reactivated the same on May 28. Both airlines worked in an "emergency" situation, but managed to maintain operations. However, Sabre may "s [...]	2009-06-01 13:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR ETRD CASC PGOV CVIS KHLS VE
09CARACAS686	PRESIDENT MAKES IMPORTING FOOD MORE DIFFICULT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of Communications for Venezuela's foreign exchange committee (CADIVI) informed wheat and pasta industry representatives recently that three leading companies will be excluded from the "Pago a la Vista" (cash payments) system, which eases bureaucratic procedures for [...]	2009-06-04 11:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS728	VENEZUELA INCAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIVE NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A plain-spoken nuclear physicist told Econoff that those spreading rumors that Venezuela is helping third countries (i.e. Iran) develop atomic bombs "are full of (expletive)." He said Venezuela is currently unable to provide such assistance particularly as the Chavez administration "do [...]	2009-06-11 17:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TRGY EMIN PTER
09CARACAS731	VENEZUELA: COCA-COLA ZERO BANNED [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, Mexican-owned Coca-Cola Femsa was notified by the Venezuelan government of an administrative review corroborating the ingredients of Coca-Cola Zero. Femsa voluntarily complied and has temporarily pulled Coca-Cola Zero from the Venezuelan market. Despite what Femsa t [...]	2009-06-11 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EINV PGOV VE
09CARACAS741	VENEZUELA: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The experience of Swiss cement company Holcim may offer insight into what U.S. companies with recently nationalized interests in Venezuela can expect from the Venezuelan government over the coming months. In the Holcim case, a model the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of V [...]	2009-06-12 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV VE
09CARACAS778	VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S NATIONALIZATIONS CONTINUE: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government continues to centralize power over the country's ports under the Diosdado Cabello-led Ministry of Public Works and Housing with its seizure of privately owned port warehouse operations. On June 10, the Ministry announced that, within 30 days, the governm [...]	2009-06-22 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR VE
09CARACAS796	VENEZUELA: NO RESPONSE ON VIOLATION OF U.S. [...] (SBU) The Venezuelan government has not responded to the March 19 EEB/TRA/OTP Memorandum on FAA Case Number 2008EA250055, the "Violation of Federal Aviation Regulations." The FAA documents detail the case against a pilot for Venezuelan government-owned petroleum company PDVSA. The violations [...]	2009-06-26 13:03:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR VE
09CARACAS902	VENZUELA TO CHANGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) is reportedly well along with plans to reform its principal industrial property law. According to press reports of remarks by Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman at a July 9 conference, however, this might only be the f [...]	2009-07-16 17:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENIV ETRD ETTC KIDE
09CARACAS908	SELECTIVE VENEZUELAN PORT NATIONALIZATIONS BENEFIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government has seized all port operators in Maracaibo and is threatening to do the same throughout the country. The seizures have further deprived an opposition state of tax revenue and sources indicate costs and opportunities for corruption have already increased at the [...]	2009-07-17 16:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR EAIR VE
09CARACAS919	ENERGY MINISTER RAMIREZ IN NO MOOD TO NEGOTIATE [...] (C) Summary: On July 14 Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez told oil and gas workers that he would not negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the enemies of the revolution. He also called on state-owned businesses to activate "socialist committees" in order to spread [...]	2009-07-20 13:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC
09CASABLANCA10	MOROCCO, INDIA, PHOSPHATES AND BEYOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco exports about 50 percent of its production of phosphoric acid to India, a dual-use item used extensively to produce fertilizer for the country's agricultural sector and a potential source for uranium. The value of Morocco's exports to India totaled USD 1.4 billion in the [...]	2009-01-14 15:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	AG AMCHAMS ECON EIND ETRD MNUC MO PGOV PREL
09CASABLANCA108	MOROCCO'S CUMBERSOME INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the rising inward investment trend in the last three years, discussions with government and diplomatic interlocutors, civic society, and more than 20 U.S. businesses operating in Morocco reveal that the country's bureaucratic red tape, compounded with shortcomings in the [...]	2009-06-03 13:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA109	MOROCCO'S CUMBERSOME INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the rising inward investment trend in the last three years, discussions with government and diplomatic interlocutors, civic society, and more than 20 U.S. businesses operating in Morocco reveal that the country's bureaucratic red tape, compounded with shortcomings in the [...]	2009-06-03 13:45:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA11	MOROCCO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 13:17:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA113	MOROCCO - 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim by United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Morocco (GOM). a. Claimant A b. 2009 2. (SBU) Claimant A is a U.S. based, private real estate investment firm and is one of the largest American investo [...]	2009-06-10 09:15:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN KIDE PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA116	NIP AND TUCK IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Lured by the country's geographic and linguistic proximity, Europeans are slowly taking notice of Morocco's low-cost, high-quality cosmetic and dental care. Treatment in Morocco can cost about 25 to 45 percent less than the same procedures in Europe. Several cosmetic and denta [...]	2009-06-19 15:48:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA132	PIRACY STILL THRIVING IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent visit by Econoff and Poloff to Morocco's largest informal market revealed that despite a strong legislative framework for combating counterfeit and pirated products, enforcement remains weak. According to Morocco's Commercial and Industry Property Office, only 19 intel [...]	2009-07-08 14:28:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA14	MOROCCO'S TEXTILE SECTOR IS IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the economies of Morocco's principal textile trading partners - France, Spain, and the United Kingdom - slowing, the Moroccan Association of Textile and Industries (AMITH) has sounded the alarm about prospects for the sector, which typically constitutes a third of Moroccan [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMCHAMS EAID ECON EFIN ETRD MO
09CASABLANCA144	DEAR MOROCCAN EXPATRIATES, PLEASE SEND MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic contraction is having a direct effect on Morocco's economy through falling remittances. Based on discussions with government interlocutors and the banking community, the outlook for inflows of expatriate funds into Morocco is increasingly somber. Morocco's e [...]	2009-07-23 13:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA163	BEYOND THE VEIL - WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: By codifying women's rights to equal participation in politics, society, and the economy, as well as recognizing their right to education, King Mohammed VI has positively altered the business climate for women in Morocco. According to the Moroccan Association of Women Entreprene [...]	2009-08-12 17:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA185	BANKING ON MOROCCO'S RURAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Official statistics do not accurately reflect the participation of rural women in Morocco's agricultural sector. As a result, women's contributions to the economy remain underreported and under-appreciated. According to the Moroccan Association for the Development of Rural Wom [...]	2009-09-18 16:19:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA192	CHINA, MOROCCO, AND THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: With a controlling stake in some of Africa's largest banks and solid 2010 earning projections, China is increasingly turning to Morocco's largest banks - Attijariwafa and Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BMCE) - for its banking needs in Francophone Africa. To secure its [...]	2009-10-06 16:45:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV CH MO
09CASABLANCA198	THE KING, THE COURTS, AND THE RISE OF ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With only 150 judges in the entire commercial judiciary and close to 100,000 pending cases, Morocco's slow and often inept judicial system has made international firms increasingly skittish about investments and business transactions. In his major annual youth day address in lat [...]	2009-10-22 13:33:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA230	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES SOME OF MOROCCO'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead up to the White House Entrepreneurial Summit, the Ambassador met with some of Morocco's leading business entrepreneurs, academics and investors in Casablanca on December 17. The group highlighted three major constraints to the growth of entrepreneurship in Morocc [...]	2009-12-24 12:36:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL ETRD PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA26	MOROCCO-RUSSIA ECONOMIC RELATIONS: ENERGY, [...] (SBU) Morocco's economic relationship with Russia, initially concentrated almost exclusively in the energy sector, has widened dramatically in recent years. Bilateral trade is flourishing in the agriculture and phosphate sectors, joining longstanding Moroccan reliance on Russia for petroleum [...]	2009-02-12 13:44:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	AG ECON EIND ETRD MO PGOV PREL RS
09CASABLANCA42	PDAS KIRBY ADDRESSES FRUSTRATIONS OF MOROCCO'S BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moroccan-American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco (AmCham) hosted a business lunch March 2 for PDAS Michael Kirby of the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The event was attended by 56 business men and women representing numerous industry sectors. AmCham Board Members, the Consul G [...]	2009-03-12 13:01:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT ASEC EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA74	MOROCCO: TRANSPORTATION STRIKE BRINGS COUNTRY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco's labor unions brought much of commerce to a halt and caused widespread shortages of fuel and a substantial increase in food prices after a nine day strike in protest against the government of Morocco's (GOM) proposed reform to the traffic code. The strike which began o [...]	2009-04-15 17:26:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD MO
09CHENGDU162	SW CHINA'S DIRTY WATER: WESTERN WATER GROUP BRIEFS CG [...] (U) This cable contains business confidential information, not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S.-based Western Water Group (WWG) confirmed to CG that China lags behind its own goals for wastewater treatment. While WWG has been quite successful in winning contract [...]	2009-08-24 09:12:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD SENV TBIO PREL CH
09CHENGDU163	UK CG'S VIEWS ON CHONGQING ECONOMY, MARKET ACCESS, CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The impact of the global financial crisis on domestically focused Chongqing has been relatively small, with China's stimulus package and auto-sector incentives boosting GDP by 12.1 percent in the first half of 2009, the UK's Chongqing-based Consul General told us. Chongqing's P [...]	2009-08-24 11:42:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD SENV TBIO PREL CH
09CHENGDU166	FORD PROSPERS IN CHINA AUTO MARKET; CHINESE FIRMS AS FUTURE [...] (U) This message contains business confidential information. Not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. China's 2009 car sales will be 12 million, a Ford executive told CG in Chongqing on August 7. Ford's China sales were up 21.5 percent in the first seven months of 2009 [...]	2009-08-25 08:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL CH
09CHENGDU171	YUNNAN OFFICIALS ON EVOLVING ECONOMY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yunnan Province lags behind other provinces in economic development, though its rich resources offer great potential. Its economy is slowly shifting from traditional sec [...]	2009-08-27 03:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD SENV PREL PHUM CH
09CHENGDU196	SW CHINA OFFICIALS SIGN MOU FOR MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (C) Summary: Chinese officials from the Future Nuclear Energy Technology Application Institute (FNETA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based NuScale Power to work toward an agreement to build modular light water nuclear reactors (LWR) in China. Chengdu officials p [...]	2009-09-18 02:06:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU198	GETTING TRADE FLOWING: A PHASED APPROACH TO BEEF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. What's at "Steak": A Billion Dollars in U.S. Exports in Short Order --------------------------------------------- -------------- -------- 2. (U) At a recent meeting with Ambassador in Chengdu, AmCit Steven Allemang pleaded [...]	2009-09-21 07:28:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PREL CH
09CHENGDU211	SW CHINA MINERAL RESOURCES FUELING NASDAQ-LISTED COMPANY'S [...] (C) Summary: Executives at NASDAQ-listed Sichuan Apollo Solar Science and Technology Company (SASST) say that access to Southwest China's mineral resources differentiates their company from many competitors in the solar power industry. The company aims to triple their output of high-purity ma [...]	2009-09-30 03:31:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU214	U.S. FIRM PLAYS CHONGQING CONNECTIONS AGAINST CENTRAL [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: TY Lin International China (TYLI China),a U.S. bridge and transportation consulting firm, has used its position of being headquartered in Chongqing to great advantage, u [...]	2009-09-30 11:05:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV CH
09CHENGDU222	CHONGQING'S AIR/RIVER FREE TRADE PORT TO BECOME AMONG [...] Summary: Chongqing's Lianglu/Cuntan Free Trade Port Area, China's first inland free trade port, is a huge airport/river bonded area with extensive highway and rail links, and will make Chongqing the logistics hub of China, local officials boldly predict. Chongqing Airport, the first in China t [...]	2009-10-09 04:25:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV CH
09CHENGDU236	CHEVRON'S SW CHINA GAS PARTNERSHIP MOVING FORWARD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The first stage of Chevron's upstream gas development project on the Sichuan-Chongqing border is poised to take a significant step forward when it receives National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approval in the coming weeks. Chevron and PetroChina signed a multi-year p [...]	2009-10-27 03:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI KNNP CH
09CHENGDU237	WEN JIABAO ON DEVELOPING CHINA'S WESTERN PROVINCES: 10 YEARS [...] (U) Summary and Comment. Over the last 10 years, China's central government has made huge transfer payments and infrastructure investments that have helped 12 western provinces grow faster than its already booming coastal provinces, Premier Wen Jiabao said in an October 16 speech in Chengdu. [...]	2009-10-27 05:10:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ENRG EMIN PGOV PREL CH
09CHENGDU249	CHINA ENLISTS U.S. AEROSPACE SUBCONTRACTOR IN BID TO BEAT [...] (C) Summary: China is seeking the assistance of foreign aerospace companies to increase the international competitiveness of its new C919 passenger jet, due to come to market in 2016, that will compete with Boeing and Airbus. The Chinese lead firm for the project, Commercial Aircraft Corporat [...]	2009-11-06 07:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAIR EINV ETTC PREL PGOV TRGY CH
09CHENGDU259	SW CHINA SOLAR FIRM BUYS MAJORITY OF US COMPANY, HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from Tianwei New Energy, a solar power company based in southwest China's Sichuan province, said that the recent acquisition of a controlling share of the U.S. firm Hoku Scientific was a sudden opportunistic move rather than a key part of the company's long-term develop [...]	2009-11-17 03:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV SENV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU262	SW CHINA ELECTRONICS GIANT SETS SIGHTS ON U.S. MARKET, SEEKS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Sichuan electronics giant Changhong recently told us success in the U.S. market, elusive up to now, would be a litmus test of its arrival as a major globa [...]	2009-11-18 07:48:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KNNP CH
09CHENGDU283	TIBET: NEPAL SEEKS INCREASED PRC TRADE/AID/TRANSPORT LINKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal seeks to be a transit point between India and China and hopes to see increased development assistance and investment from the PRC, Nepalese Consul General in Lhasa told CG recently during a visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Nepal seeks lower content requirement [...]	2009-12-02 07:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID EINV ELTN SOCI NP CH
09CHENGDU284	BURMA'S CG IN SOUTHWEST CHINA DISCUSSES RISING TRADE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Burma's Consul General in Kunming, July-August unrest on the border with China's Yunnan province did not significantly affect overall bilateral trade, which continues to increase. Trade between China and Burma increased annually by: 11-18 percent between 2005 and 2 [...]	2009-12-03 07:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL SNAR SENV KTIP CH BM
09CHENGDU294	KUNMING PHARMACEUTICAL CHIEF CLAIMS CHINESE IPR IS STRONG; [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Chinese intellectual property rights (IPR) have strengthened considerably in the last 10 years, the chairman of a New York AMEX-listed, Chinese pharmaceutical compan [...]	2009-12-09 00:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIPR CH
09CHENGDU30	TRYING TO FIND NON-PIRATED MOVIES IN SOUTHWEST CHINA [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Pirated movies appear to remain readily on sale in Sichuan Province's capital city of Chengdu. Packaging is of such a high quality that the average consumer probably [...]	2009-02-13 05:34:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PGOV CH
09CHENGDU300	SW CHINA CONFERENCE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT PROGRESS ON [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Notwithstanding official optimism, serious doubts about PRC intellectual property rights protection progress were voiced by foreign-invested Chinese companies partic [...]	2009-12-12 22:55:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ETRD PGOV KIPR CH
09CHENGDU309	VIETNAM CONSUL IN KUNMING FEARS HANOI MIGHT BE LEFT BEHIND [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The development of highway links between Yunnan province and Vietnam is moving slowly on the Vietnam side, a Vietnam Consul in Kunming told Consular Officer. This sl [...]	2009-12-16 02:06:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PREL CH VM
09CHENGDU310	SW CHINA CITY SEEKS TO BECOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION HUB -- [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Leshan officials told Consul General that currently planned infrastructure projects would transform the city into a transportation and industrial hub for southwest C [...]	2009-12-17 04:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD SENV PGOV CH
09CHENGDU319	SEMICONDUCTOR FIRM IN SW CHINA SEES RISING COMPETITION FOR [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor (LPS),a joint venture between U.S. ON Semiconductor (ONS) and Leshan Radio Company, says that attracting and retaining the engineers nee [...]	2009-12-24 10:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EIND ETRD PGOV CH
09CHENGDU40	SOUTHWEST CHINA ENTREPRENEURS BUILD COUNTERFEIT STORE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Entrepreneurs in Sichuan's provincial capital Chengdu have, in at least one case, moved from selling copyright infringing products to copying a company's entire produc [...]	2009-03-05 02:07:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PGOV CH
09CHENGDU62	SOUTHWEST CHINA: DONGFANG ELECTRIC RECOVERS FROM EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dongfang Electric Corporation, a company based in Sichuan province that produces and sells billions of dollars in power generation equipment worldwide, told us its production of electric power generating turbines is increasing. Despite the economic impact of the May 2008 earthqu [...]	2009-04-13 02:57:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENGR TRGY ETTC PGOV CH
09CHENNAI269	PROSECUTIONS ON THE RISE, BUT CORRUPTION STILL PLAGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Tamil Nadu has seen a series of arrests of bureaucrats for official corruption in the recent months. The cases have included several high-profile arrests of senior officers of the Indian Administrative Service, as well as lower level officials. Consulate contacts report that t [...]	2009-08-21 09:08:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD IN
09CHENNAI319	COCHIN PORT SEEKS TO EAT COLOMBO'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary: The Port of Cochin, located on India's southwest coast, is expanding in an ambitious attempt to alter shipping patterns in the region. Seventy-five percent of the containers that reach India's ports are trans-shipped via other (non-Indian) ports, and the Port of Cochin is hoping t [...]	2009-11-06 05:11:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL IN CE
09CHENNAI349	INDIAN COPS BUST NETWORK TRAFFICKING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO [...] Summary: India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made three arrests in South India as a part of a wider effort to prevent illegal export of controlled pharmaceuticals, primarily to the United States, by so-called "net pharmacies." The NCB's investigation has revealed a network comprised o [...]	2009-12-15 02:52:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ETRD PTER IN
09CHENNAI363	TAINTED TEA AND DILUTED DIESEL: CONSUMER PROTECTION OFFERS [...] (U) Summary: The concept of consumer protection in India is often little more than "buyer beware," but there are private and public efforts afoot to create a more helpful climate for consumers. The Government of India (GOI) is considering a new Consumer Protection Act, crafted similarly to U.S [...]	2009-12-31 08:20:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN
09CHENNAI71	SOUTH INDIA'S STATES BORROW TO OFFSET ECONOMIC WOES [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 07:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD IN
09CHENNAI97	TAMIL NADU EGG EXPORTERS PUSH FOR REGIONALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The South India state of Tamil Nadu produces the bulk of India's egg exports and has not experienced a single case of avian influenza (AI). AI outbreaks in other parts of India, however, have caused the state's main export markets in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere to close peri [...]	2009-04-01 03:01:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV KFLU IN
09CHIANGMAI103	HMONG IN NORTHERN THAILAND ARE ASSIMILATING AND NETWORKING [...] (U) Over the past twenty years, the Hmong in northern Thailand have accepted a sedentary lifestyle and continue to assimilate into Thai society. Today, there are many agricultural Hmong communities in northern Thailand where trade in handicrafts and other products is growing. These Thai-Hm [...]	2009-07-17 01:56:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECIN ECPS EINT EIND ELAB ETRD EINV PHUM
09CHIANGMAI170	IF WE BUILD IT WILL THEY COME? NORTHERN THAILAND AND THE [...] (SBU) Projects in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province to improve the Greater Mekong Subregion's (GMS) north/south economic trade corridor between southern China and central Thailand continue to move forward. A new bridge over the Mekong River at Chiang Khong, the last link for the Kunm [...]	2009-11-12 03:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EINV PREL BTIO CH LA TH
09CHIANGMAI179	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES U.S.-THAI BUSINESS RELATIONS IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador promoted U.S.-Thai economic relations during a November 18 visit to Chiang Mai. His program included meetings with local government, press, and private industry. At his call on the Provincial Governor, the topics discussed included the need to further IPR protection i [...]	2009-12-01 07:52:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL TH
09CHIANGMAI33	FRANCE KEEPS CLOSE DIPLOMATIC LINKS WITH MEKONG REGION [...] (U) Summary: Public and non-profit links between France and member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) underscore the close diplomatic links that France maintains on the Indochina peninsula. The GOF supports research projects that raise awareness about key Mekong regional issues i [...]	2009-03-05 09:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ELTN ETRD SENV TSPL PREL CH LA BM CB
09CHIANGMAI34	DESPITE FTA, LITTLE GOOD NEWS IN THAI-JAPAN ECON RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Thai-Japanese free trade agreement in place since 2007, and with 2009 designated as the Japan-Mekong Exchange Year, hopes have been high in northern Thailand for a strengthening of the Thai-Japanese bilateral economic relationship. However, a variety of factors includi [...]	2009-03-10 08:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV JA TH
09CHIANGMAI57	GMS: POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, BORDER INEFFICIENCIES FORM ROAD [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reports on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued by Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane. Econ staff of both posts traveled together by road from the China-Lao border to the Lao-Thai border to collect the information reported in these ca [...]	2009-04-23 07:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON ECIN ETTC EWWT ETRD CH LA TH
09CHIANGMAI67	GMS: SOUTHEAST ASIA'S BACKDOORS TO TRADE WITH CHINA [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables from Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). These cables have been coordinated with Consulate General Chengdu. ------------------- Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (C) S [...]	2009-05-19 10:06:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN ELTN ETTC PREL CH LA BM VM TH
09CHIANGMAI70	GAO TEAM TOLD THAT MOST BURMESE STONES SMUGGLED [...] (SBU) Most Thai gem traders do not buy from the Burmese Government auction; the number of Burmese rubies sold in Thailand is declining; the highest value Burmese gems are smuggled out of Burma illegally; small Burmese traders and Thai cutting/polishing/finishing operations are suffering the mo [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM CH XA TH
09CHIANGMAI78	PUBLIC-PRIVATE EFFORTS BUILD NORTH'S CREATIVE ECONOMY AND [...] A wave of public and private sponsored initiatives is seeking to empower the northern Thailand labor market with the skills needed to support and develop high-tech and creative industries in the region. This strategy aims not only to address complaints by foreign and domestic firms about a ski [...]	2009-06-15 01:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EINV ETRD ECON BTIO TH
09CHIANGMAI84	JADE ACT: SMUGGLING OF BURMESE GEMS REMAINS HIGH AT MAE SAI [...] (SBU) In contrast to other gem markets in Thailand such as Mae Sot and Chantaburi, where African gems make up the bulk of the merchandise, smuggled Burmese gems (mainly rubies and jade) continue to dominate the local Mae Sai market. While Mae Sai gem traders and jewelry producers complain that [...]	2009-06-24 01:36:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECPS ECON PREL PGOV BM TH
09CHISINAU1003	ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CRISES NECESSITATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The previous Party of Communists (PCRM)-dominated Parliament adopted Moldova's initial state budget for 2009 with positive forecasts for GDP growth and receipts. However, the new government of Moldova (GOM) inherited a GDP drop of minus nine percent for 2009, falling revenues, [...]	2009-12-30 12:20:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU107	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 05:50:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MD
09CHISINAU139	MOLDOVA 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of Moldova continues to introduce legislation to harmonize its intellectual property rights (IPR) with EU and WTO standards. Moldova has an adequate legal framework for the protection of IPR, but struggles with implementation. According to the Business Software All [...]	2009-02-27 13:55:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR MD
09CHISINAU140	MOLDOVA 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of Moldova continues to introduce legislation to harmonize its intellectual property rights (IPR) with EU and WTO standards. Moldova has an adequate legal framework for the protection of IPR, but struggles with implementation. According to the Business Software Al [...]	2009-02-27 13:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR MD
09CHISINAU227	MOLDOVA SUCCUMBS TO ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: After the GOM's initial confidence that Moldova might ride out the global financial storm (backed by positive economic figures for 2008),more recent news about a slowdown in imports, exports and remittances forebodes gloom for 2009. The International Monetary Fund now projec [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
09CHISINAU330	MOLDOVAN 2008 MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic growth continued to be strong in Moldova in 2008, according to recently released official statistics, with GDP growing 7.2 percent. However, economic trends were not uniform during the year and fourth quarter data reflected the increasing impact of the world economi [...]	2009-04-24 14:43:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU43	MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take small steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corrupti [...]	2009-01-22 10:39:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU44	MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...]	2009-01-22 10:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU485	CRITICAL ECONOMIC TIMES: IMF MISSION PACKS UP AND GOES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An IMF mission visited Moldova from May 28 to June 8 to negotiate a new agreement. Following unproductive discussions with Government of Moldova (GOM) officials, the mission departed without a new arrangement. The IMF projected that Moldova's GDP would decrease nine percent or [...]	2009-06-22 13:47:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU49	MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Conditions for children in Moldova are difficult. Child poverty is widespread in families in both rural and urban areas. Children living in households without one or both of their parents (generally as a result of parents' out- migration to find work) make up about one-third of children in [...]	2009-01-23 10:36:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
09CHISINAU493	VORONIN VISITS MOSCOW AND RETURNS WITH USD 500 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Vladimir Voronin traveled to Moscow on June 22, and held bilateral meetings with both President Dmitrii Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Following his talks with Voronin, Putin announced a USD 500 million credit to Moldova. Some media reports quoted Putin [...]	2009-06-25 14:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU496	WORSENING ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2008, the outlook for Moldova's economy was still positive for 2009. Since that forecast the economic situation for the entire region has deteriorated dramatically. The Moldovan National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published numbers for the first quarter, underscori [...]	2009-06-26 11:00:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU497	MOLDOVAN INVESTPRIVATBANK FALLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Moldova, the country's central bank, withdrew the license of Investprivatbank (IPB) on Friday, June 19. The central bank issued a statement citing banking law violations and added that it had appointed an administrator to liquidate the bank. Moldovan aut [...]	2009-06-26 11:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU530	IMF AND WORLD BANK REPS SEE BLEAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a donors' meeting on June 25, IMF Resident Representative, Johan Mathisen, and World Bank Country Manager, Melanie Marlett, assessed the current status of the Moldovan economy as bleak and reviewed possible measures to assist Moldova. The IMF projects a GDP contraction of [...]	2009-07-07 13:54:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU556	NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAILROAD TUNNEL IN TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to other, more successful working groups between Chisinau and Transnistrian authorities, the newly created Working Group on Railroads, which met for the first time on July 7, has revealed the greatest difficulties: Transnistria wants the railroads to resume service, [...]	2009-07-17 06:00:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS ELTN ETRD RS UP MD
09CHISINAU613	USD 1 BILLION CHINESE LOAN FOR MOLDOVA [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, Moldova's Minister of Construction and Territorial Development and the president of Covec signed a memorandum of understanding for a USD 1 billion loan. Some news about this loan had circulated earlier, as Moldovan press noted in early February that China's largest [...]	2009-08-05 13:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
09CIUDADJUAREZ21	NAFTA, ELECTORAL POLITICS AND ALLEGATIONS OF PROTECTIONISM: [...] Summary: On January 1, 2009, Mexico eliminated tariffs for imports of used cars ten years and older from the United States and Canada. The implementation of the new tariff structure brings Mexico into technical compliance with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules that went into [...]	2009-01-23 00:11:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV MX
09COLOMBO1007	SRI LANKA'S VERY AMBITIOUS PLANS TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of Sri Lanka's overall plan to boost tourist arrivals from nearly 500,000 currently to 2.5 million by 2016, Sri Lanka has embarked on a very ambitious plan to expand its airport facilities. Sri Lanka's only international airport in Colombo, Bandaranaike International [...]	2009-11-03 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN
09COLOMBO1009	SRI LANKA: 2010 NTE: REPORT ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 02:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1010	ETILSALAT: THE NEWEST PLAYER IN THE SRI LANKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Competition within Sri Lanka's mobile telecommunications sector is poised to increase further with the recent entry of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etilsalat). In October 2009, Etilsalat purchased TIGO, one of five mobile service providers in Sri Lanka. Etilsalat's [...]	2009-11-04 02:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ECPS EINV
09COLOMBO1011	MODIFIED CABLE: SRI LANKA - 2010 NTE REPORT ON SANITARY AND [...] (U) This cable corrects an earlier version by replacing paragraphs 10 and 11 with paragraph 10 here. The following is in response to reftel's request on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka. STANDARDS 2. (U) The Sri Lanka Standards I [...]	2009-11-04 07:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1015	LOSS OF EU GSP-PLUS TRADE BENEFITS WOULD BE A [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Union granted Sri Lanka GSP-Plus trade benefits after the 2004 tsunami, and Sri Lanka has substantially increased its EU-bound exports. However, an EU Commission recommended on October 19 the withdrawal of the GSP-Plus benefits because its investigation found that the [...]	2009-11-05 05:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE
09COLOMBO1033	Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Press for Action at [...] (U) SUMMARY: Government leaders from eleven countries participated in the Climate Vulnerable Forum November 9-10 in the Maldives. The participants and observers heard from experts on special challenges the most vulnerable countries are facing, scientific aspects of global climate goals, and [...]	2009-11-14 05:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1067	SRI LANKA,S ECONOMIC POLICY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C ) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has adopted a hybrid economic model based on government led development, private sector exports, agricultural self sufficiency, large infrastructure projects and focusing on Asia instead of the United States or Europe. Sri Lanka has an his [...]	2009-11-25 07:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV
09COLOMBO1075	SRI LANKA'S TEA SECTOR: "A GIFT FROM GOD" [...] (U) SUMMARY: Long Sri Lanka's top export, tea remains one of the country's most valuable foreign currency earners despite being supplanted by the textile sector in the top slot. The country's highly sought-after "orthodox" teas remain global favorites, particularly in the Middle East and the [...]	2009-11-27 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD CE
09COLOMBO1076	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-11-27 07:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1095	HUAWEI SRI LANKA: A MAJOR PLAYER WITH AN IRON [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese firms continue to make inroads into the Sri Lankan market, including into areas such as telecommunications infrastructure. The Sri Lankan telecommunications market has expanded rapidly, and telephone companies plan to expand into the newly freed conflict areas of the N [...]	2009-12-03 03:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE ECON ETRD EINV EAID CH
09COLOMBO1114	HUAWEI SRI LANKA: A MAJOR PLAYER WITH AN IRON [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese firms continue to make inroads into the Sri Lankan market, including into areas such as telecommunications infrastructure. The Sri Lankan telecommunications market has expanded rapidly, and telephone companies plan to expand into the newly freed conflict areas of the N [...]	2009-12-04 05:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ETRD EINV EAID CH
09COLOMBO1121	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT (Resubmit) [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-12-07 07:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE

09COLOMBO1125	HAMBANTOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: INCREASING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of China is constructing an international airport in conjunction with the large Hambantota port. Hambantota is located in the rural South of Sri Lanka, which also happens to be President Rajapaksa,s home region and political base. China Harbor Ltd. is engaged [...]	2009-12-09 02:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN CH
09COLOMBO1144	Request for Economic Support Funds for the Maldives [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD MV
09COLOMBO273	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2009. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES JANUARY 2009 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 95 are exclusive resort islands. The popul [...]	2009-03-11 08:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
09COLOMBO350	TIMEFRAME FOR NEXT TIFA TALKS AGREED [...] During a February 20 meeting U.S.-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) lead counterparts Minister for Export Development and International Trade G.L. Peiris and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Michael Delaney agreed in principle to hold 2009 TIFA talks in Colom [...]	2009-03-27 07:49:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD USTR
09COLOMBO362	SRI LANKA: DOL PROPOSED LABOR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) In response to the Department of Labor's proposal to implement a program in Sri Lanka that addresses workers' rights (ref emails),post confirms that it believes that if funding is identified, the Government of Sri Lanka would likely be responsive and receptive to such an initiative. Pos [...]	2009-03-31 02:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD TIFA CE
09COLOMBO424	SRI LANKA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE [...] (U) Summary: Post is not aware of forced labor in the production of goods in Sri Lanka. Exploitative child labor may exist in the brick industry. Children working in the fireworks industry work at home and are engaged in non-hazardous forms of work. End Summary. ------------ Forced Labor [...]	2009-04-16 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
09COLOMBO447	MALDIVES: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE [...] Post is not aware of forced labor or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Maldives. ------------ Forced Labor ------------ 2. Forced Labor: Post is not aware of forced labor in the production of goods in Maldives. The Employment Act of 2008 prohibits forced labor. [...]	2009-04-21 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MV
09COLOMBO452	AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] Sri Lanka has not tendered any airport construction projects in recent years. However, a planned new airport construction in the southern district city of Hambantota is nearing final clearances and funding. According to GSL officials, once funding and/or financing options become available, [...]	2009-04-22 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL
09COLOMBO56	BFIF FY09 PROPOSALS [...] Post extends its appreciation for continued support of commercial activities in Sri Lanka and Maldives and proposes BFIF funding for a U.S. Trade Fair in Maldives for FY09. Points below are keyed to reftel request for information. (a) Justification ------------------ 2. The U.S. Trade [...]	2009-01-16 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
09COLOMBO626	SRI LANKA: Economic update June 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka's GDP grew by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2009. Key macroeconomic indicators have also improved. Inflation has slowed to 3.3% in May 2009 from a peak of 28% in June 2008. The trade deficit narrowed as imports continued to fall at a faster pace than exports. Top fo [...]	2009-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE
09COLOMBO63	SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE -JANUARY 2009 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...]	2009-01-20 07:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
09COLOMBO67	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
09COLOMBO795	SRI LANKA: REVIEW OF LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 24, the AFL-CIO submitted a petition to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) subcommittee alleging that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) was not taking steps to afford internationally recognized workers, rights. In order to assess the current situation, EconOff [...]	2009-08-11 06:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ELAB ETRD
09COLOMBO878	SRI LANKA REMAINS FOCUSED ON FOOD SECURITY; WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: EconOff delivered REF points to Ms. Janaki Kuruppu, the President's top food security advisor. Kuruppu outlined a number of actions items the GoSL has taken since the food crisis of 2008 and expressed interest in participating in the Secretary's upcoming food security meeting in [...]	2009-09-11 06:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EAGR EAID ETRD PREL UNGA
09COLOMBO903	THE MALDIVES MOVING TOWARD COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has made great strides toward complying with international labor standards by approving a new employment law and a constitutional right to strike. The Maldives is still implementing the labor by writing regulations and designing programs [...]	2009-09-23 04:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD
09COLOMBO933	SRI LANKAN-CHINESE TRADE TILTS HEAVILY TOWARD CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 03:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE CH ECON ETRD PGOV EINV
09COLOMBO948	THE SRI LANKAN MOBILE TELECOM MARKET: GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is increasing competition in the Sri Lankan mobile telecommunications sector which has led to more choice and lower calling costs for consumers. Mobile service providers have struggled to maintain profitability as competition has risen and prices have fallen. Cooperatio [...]	2009-10-14 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON ETRD PGOV EINV ECPS IN
09COLOMBO967	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONFIDENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Butenis, Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal described the Sri Lankan economy as strong. Cabraal expects Sri Lanka to make large strides in the reconstruction of the conflict areas in the North and East. Cabraal [...]	2009-10-21 06:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON EFIN ETRD KTEX PGOV
09COLOMBO969	THE SRI LANKAN TOURISM SECTOR: A BRIGHT FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the end of Sri Lanka's long running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the Sri Lankan tourism industry has every reason to be quite optimistic. Tourist travel is at its highest levels since 2004. The country boasts beautiful beaches, seven U [...]	2009-10-21 08:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON EIND ETRD
09COLOMBO971	EXPANDING THE PORT OF COLOMBO: A VIABLE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka sees substantial economic potential in becoming a transshipment hub, and to that end, the Port of Colombo is poised for significant physical growth over the next several years. The port currently has both government and privately run facilities, an [...]	2009-10-21 10:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ETRD PGOV EINV EWWT
09COLOMBO976	U.S. Business Delegation Examines Investment Opportunities [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 13 U.S. and Sri Lankan government officials and business people met in Colombo to attend the first post-conflict Private/Public Partnership Conference, focusing on how economic development can help foster national reconciliation. The mood of the conference was upbeat, w [...]	2009-10-21 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE
09COLOMBO981	FINANCE SECRETARY OUTLINES GSL DEVELOPMENT PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary. Influential powerbroker P.B. Jayasundera has returned to the government as the Finance Secretary, following a year-long exile due to corruption issues. In an introductory call with Ambassador Butenis, Jayasundera described government plans to reconstruct the North and Eas [...]	2009-10-22 11:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE ECON ETRD PGOV
09COLOMBO984	Maldives sign TIFA with Hopes to Increase Trade and Entice [...] On October 17 United States and the Maldives signed a Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the goal of increasing bilateral trade and investment. The USG was represented by Assistant USTR for South and Central Asia Michael Delaney; Minister for Economic Development Mohamed Rasheed [...]	2009-10-23 04:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE
09COLOMBO985	Sri Lanka TIFA Talks Take Incremental Steps Toward [...] (SBU) The United States and Sri Lanka held their seventh annual Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Colombo on October 15, which resulted in incremental advances but no breakthroughs. The TIFA talks covered agricultural and government procurement issues, progress in the D [...]	2009-10-23 05:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ELAB KIPR KTEX CE
09CONAKRY104	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 12:00:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GV
09CONAKRY116	YOUNGER OFFICERS REINVIGORATE CUSTOMS AFTER COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent discussion with a mid-level Customs officer revealed that Guinea's Customs Bureau faces an ongoing leadership challenge following the removal of the bureau's long-serving director, and that port revenues have declined by at least 50% since the beginning of the year due [...]	2009-02-20 13:17:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD GV
09CONAKRY406	GUINEA'S ECONOMY TOO WEAK FOR CHINESE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on July 9, Chinese Commercial Officer Liu Qi admitted that he sees no prospects for stability or increased Chinese investment in Guinea. He also claimed that recent reports detailing massive Chinese investments in the Guinean economy are false. He believes that the in [...]	2009-07-14 13:35:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ECIN PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY451	CNDD BRIEFLY DETAINS NEWEST CUSTOMS DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary: The Guinean Customs Director was arrested and detained by order of CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara and Minister of Defense Sekouba Konate for 24 hours. The arrest was apparently linked to the firing of Saran Kaba, a close friend of Konate,s, from a key position in Customs. This [...]	2009-08-05 16:48:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV GV
09CONAKRY470	CHINESE INVESTMENT DEAL MAY WEAKEN INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary: Embassy has confirmed the formation of a holding company between the Chinese International Fund (CIF) and the Guinean Ministry of Mines (MOM). Allegedly, the company is intended to facilitate project finance deals and open opportunities for Chinese investment in Guinea's natural r [...]	2009-08-14 09:31:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	EMIN ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY499	GUINEA'S DIAMOND CIRCUS [...] (S) Summary: EconOff attended a Kimberly Process (KP) diamond certification at the Central Bank on August 18 and met with a well-known Guinean diamond assessor on Aug 21. Both meetings shed light on the unregulated nature of Guinea,s diamond industry as well as the level of inexperience eviden [...]	2009-08-26 12:55:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY548	ECONOMIC DECREES SHOW INCREASED CNDD ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The President of the CNDD, Moussa Dadis Camara, has issued several decrees since August 20 that indicate increased CNDD interference in the private sector. Most notably, Dadis created the Secretariat in Charge of Mines, imposed a fee on cellular communication, and demanded that co [...]	2009-09-11 11:00:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY88	DADIS CAMARA PUBLICLY FIRES HEAD OF CUSTOMS [...] (U) Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),publicly fired the National Director of Customs, Olga Syradin, as he was touring Customs Headquarters on 2 February. According to a source, customs employees present during the tour began spontaneo [...]	2009-02-03 16:19:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ETRD GV
09COPENHAGEN105	DENMARK: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] 2008 was a dreadful year for the Danish financial sector, and 2009 has thus far shown no indication that it will be any better. Most large Danish financial firms came out of 2008 with a loss or, at best, reduced profits compared to 2007. The largest Danish bank, Danske Bank, ended 2008 with [...]	2009-03-02 08:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN158	DENMARK: MARCH ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents ------------ ECON: Opposition Says Stimulate, Government Says Wait EAGR: Fat Tax Sounds Death Knell for Danish Pastry? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EFIN: More Grim News from the Financial Sector EFIN: Bankruptcy Hammer to Fall in September? ENRG: Vestas Loses Market Share to GE Oppo [...]	2009-03-31 08:38:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN201	DENMARK: APRIL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: EAGR: Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ECON: Don't Stimulate, Regulate? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EIND: U.S. Now Novo Nordisk's Biggest Market EFIN: Slow Lending Even After Bank Bailout ENRG: Vestas Registers Big Profit But Cuts Workforce Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ---------- [...]	2009-05-01 10:59:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN228	REVIEW OF DENMARK FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary. We spoke May 18 with MFA Team Leader for Latin America Kit Clausen, who assured us that Denmark remains vocal in both bilateral and EU fora in pressing for democracy and human rights in Cuba. While Denmark supports dialogue with Havana, they insist that any dialogue be critical [...]	2009-05-18 14:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU DA
09COPENHAGEN260	DENMARK: MAY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: ELAB: Is Danish Bacon an Endangered Species? ECON: Danes in the Red EWWT: The Nation that Launched the Vikings no Longer Builds Ships ENRG: Danish Wind Goes West ETTC: Novo Nordisk Settles Oil for Food Scandal Involvement ECON: Denmark by Numbers Is Danish Bacon an Endange [...]	2009-06-04 15:26:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN368	DENMARK'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered the reftel points to Lene Moelsted Jensen, Director for Sustainability and Environment in the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. She replied the Danish Government is aware of the issue and that the Minister of Agriculture is "very well aware" of the di [...]	2009-08-27 15:30:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO DK
09COPENHAGEN444	DENMARK SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish GDP contracted by 2.6% in the second quarter of 2009, due primarily to massive declines in investment of 10.3% and net trade, with imports down 3.9% and exports down 4.5%. Private consumption also showed a minor decline of 0.3%. Government consumption was up by 0.5%, but was insufficie [...]	2009-10-09 13:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EWWT KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN462	(SBU) DENMARK SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH MAIZE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 10:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO DA
09COPENHAGEN474	PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 11:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN507	DENMARK OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen announced in mid-October the revision of the Government's Economic Survey from August. The Government now expects a contraction in GDP for 2009 of 4% (versus the 3% contraction projected in August),and GDP growth in 2010 of 1% - 11/2% (the Au [...]	2009-11-16 12:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN568	DENMARK: ASSISTANCE TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 10:44:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK
09COPENHAGEN577	ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER [...] Statistics Denmark released the 2009 Q3 GDP figures on December 22. In a highly unexpected result, the figures showed GDP growth of 0.6% in the third quarter, the first growth since the first quarter of 2008. Denmark's GDP as of the end of August was at approximately the same level as 2004 Q [...]	2009-12-23 12:48:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT ETRD KTDB PGOV EAGR DA
09COTONOU130	BENIN: CHINESE FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF PILOT AGRICULTURAL [...] On March 31, President Yayi attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Chinese-funded Pilot Agricultural Center in Seme Kpodji, a village located 12 miles from Cotonou, in the department of Oueme. The construction of the center will be entirely financed by the Chinese governme [...]	2009-04-06 15:08:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD CH BN
09COTONOU21	BENIN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] In response to State 127448, Post provides the following information: -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child trafficking, and to forbid children's work in certain [...]	2009-01-13 13:15:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV BN
09COTONOU374	BENIN: AMBASSADOR BROWN LEAVES ON A HIGH NOTE [...] Ambassador Brown departs post on August 22, 2009, leaving a legacy of a stronger bilateral relationship and increased visibility of the US Mission in Benin. Supported by a strong Country Team, American and LES staff, under her leadership the Mission agencies (USAID, MCC, Peace Corps, and the S [...]	2009-08-21 11:52:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI PHUM MASS EWWT BN
09COTONOU512	BENIN: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] Poloff delivered points reftel to Ambassador Adoumasse, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that the GOB supported the proposal. He will be attending the meeting in Rome with the Minister of Agriculture and two directors from that ministry. The G [...]	2009-10-26 10:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD BN
09COTONOU67	BENIN: ACT DRUGS ON PARALLEL MARKET [...] Summary: The Artemisinin-based combination therapy drug Coartem, for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria, supplied to the public health sector in Benin by the USG through the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI),the World Bank Booster Program and the Global Fund, have been found on sale in [...]	2009-02-27 03:04:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV EAID ETRD BN
09DAKAR1230	BLUE LANTERN: SENEGAL NOT PURCHASING C-130S FROM NIGERIA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with the Chief of Staff of Senegal's Air Force, Colonel Pereira, poloff was told that Senegal was not/not planning to purchase C-130s from Nigeria. Instead the Air Force is in the process of purchasing second-hand CASA 235s from Indonesia. 2. (SB) However, according [...]	2009-09-29 15:18:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PINR ETRD NI SG
09DAKAR1541	SENEGAL IS ON ITS WAY TO IMPROVE ITS AGOA TEXTILE [...] Summary: On December 21 2009, Minister of Trade Amadou Niang chaired a meeting to finalize amendments to a decree governing the issuance by the Customs Office of an approval stamp that allows textile products to be shipped from Senegal to the United States under the aegis of the African Growth [...]	2009-12-24 11:00:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV EAGR EINV EFIN EAID SG
09DAKAR215	SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON THE USE OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin report: 2. (SBU) Senegalese law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children; however, such practices were widespread in 2008. The law bans the exploitation of child labor, and there are regulations on child labor th [...]	2009-02-23 07:46:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG
09DAKAR611	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENCE 994633 COMPLETED [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:25:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PINR ETRD IS SG
09DAKAR748	SENEGAL'S MINISTER OF BUDGET WALKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, Junior Minister for Budget, Mamadou Abdoulaye Sow resigned from the Government of Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene NDiaye for "personal reasons". Sow was replaced immediately by Abdoulaye Diop, Chief of Staff of former Prime Minister Hadjibou Soumare. Several obser [...]	2009-06-18 07:51:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG
09DAKAR760	POST'S PERSPECTIVE ON SENEGAL'S IMF PROGRAM REVIEW ON JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's Policy Support Instrument (PSI) program with the IMF will be presented for its 3rd Board review on June 19. We understand that the IMF Staff recommends a positive review. Post continues to believe it is essential to keep the IMF engaged in fiscal reform efforts thr [...]	2009-06-19 08:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG
09DAKAR873	Enlisting Senegal's New Prime Minister to Stay the MCC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Souleymane Ndn Ndiaye expressed his willingness to build upon the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact relationship that was established by his predecessor. Ndiaye showed great interest in the MCC initiative and assured [...]	2009-07-09 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG
09DAMASCUS120	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: A FIRST LOOK AT SANCTIONS [...] (C) Top-level SARG officials are increasingly identifying U.S. trade sanctions as a key issue in any diplomatic re-engagement. The Presidential waiver authority codified in the Syrian Accountability Act and operationalized by the Commerce Department's General Order No. 2 authorizes the export [...]	2009-02-10 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ETTC PGOV PTER SY
09DAMASCUS132	SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...]	2009-02-12 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE
09DAMASCUS16	SYRIA-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post reports that the SARG has taken no actions in 2008 to promote the advancement of democracy or human rights in Cuba and as a matter of foreign policy has expressed support for the regime of Fidel Castro. -------------------------------- Cuban Ambassador Blames [...]	2009-01-05 14:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV CU SY
09DAMASCUS188	JORDANIAN COMPANY REPORTEDLY LEASING AIRBUS A320 [...] (C) Civil aviation-related rumors are again rampant in Damascus one month after SARG officials publicly announced that Boeing had received U.S. export licenses to perform airframe overhauls (D-checks) on Syrian Air's two 747-SPs. On March 1, a semi-independent daily published a report that a J [...]	2009-03-12 05:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PGOV CA JO SY
09DAMASCUS192	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Near and Near Africa Dan Shapiro met Syrian FM Muallim on March 7 and urged him to help normalize operations for the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Embassy in Washington. In particular, they pressed Muallim to fac [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC ETRD ETTC SY
09DAMASCUS254	BUSINESSMAN OFFERS HIS SERVICES AS POLITICAL [...] (S/NF) During a March 30 courtesy call, a prominent Syrian businessman offered his services as a political interlocutor to the Syrian Foreign Minister, Director of Syrian Military Intelligence and Deputy Vice President for National Security Affairs. To establish his bona fides, he claimed to h [...]	2009-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS274	CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION RATTLES BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (S) The recent imprisonment of a prominent businessman thought to be close to President Asad has rattled the Syrian business community. Although the high-profile arrest was not reported by Syrian media, Prime Minister Utri made a veiled reference to it in a daily newspaper, saying, "we will cu [...]	2009-04-09 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ETRD EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS279	BOEING READOUT ON SYRIAN AIR'S DILEMMA [...] (C) A Boeing sales representative described Syrian Air execs as disappointed that his April 7-8 visit to Damascus did not portend an imminent change in U.S. sanctions law that would allow Syrian Air to purchase new aircraft from Boeing. He said that Syrian Air was confused about the extent of [...]	2009-04-14 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS286	MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR SYRIAN AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 14:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS288	CORRECTED COPY: MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting requested by Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, the Director General of Syrian Air asked for the Embassy's help in obtaining export licenses for maintenance on 17 aircraft engines and three auxilliary power units. Two Airbus A320 engines are involved in a contractu [...]	2009-04-20 08:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS294	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 12:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS295	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS307	CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LICENSE FOR SYRIAN-IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian-Iranian Commercial Bank (SICB) recently moved one step closer to opening its doors in Damascus. According to media reports corroborated by Post sources, the Central Bank of Syria issued a license authorizing three Iranian and two Syrian entities to establish the bank. The pr [...]	2009-04-29 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY
09DAMASCUS327	PART 1: SYRIA'S CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE - [...] (C) Nearly 40 years after Syria's banking industry was nationalized, Law No. 28 of 2001 authorized the re-introduction of private banking. Eight years on, Law No. 28 has had the most visible impact of President Bashar al-Asad's many economic "reforms," and has generated significant spinoff le [...]	2009-05-11 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS33	SYRIAN MP DISCUSSES "SHARED" U.S.-SYRIAN GOALS FOR [...] (C) A veteran 14-year Syrian MP with diverse business holdings told us the primary obstacle to trade with Iraq is no longer insufficient security, but habitually delinquent Iraqi payments. The MP related a recent discussion with Syrian Ambassador to Baghdad Nawaf al-Fares, in which al-Fares c [...]	2009-01-08 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV PTER CVIS IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS344	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: SYRIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a lengthy May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro explained the routine, technical nature of USG's renewal of Executive Order 13338 and agreed to look for possib [...]	2009-05-14 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ECON ETRD GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS345	SPANISH COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR INQUIRES ABOUT ORION [...] (SBU) Beirut-based Spanish Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs Miguel Iriso requested a meeting on May 14 to discuss Orion Air's situation with Post. Iriso said his home Ministry was "surprised and confused" that U.S. diplomats from Embassy Madrid had contacted Orion Air executives [...]	2009-05-14 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS346	SARG MESSAGING ON SANCTIONS RENEWAL AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The Syrian government's spin machine is in high gear following the May 7 renewal of E.O. 13338 and the May 11 Washington Post article describing a Syria-based foreign fighter pipeline. On E.O. 13338, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Miqdad told a visiting UN Special Envoy to Iraq that the SAR [...]	2009-05-14 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER UNDP IZ SY
09DAMASCUS364	SARG USES TURKISH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) The SARG is championing Turkish President Abdullah Gul's three-day visit to Damascus as one of three recent examples of Syria's increasing regional economic integration. Syrian official media touted several bilateral agreements resulting from the visit, including Turkish cooperation in Sy [...]	2009-05-25 03:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD PGOV IZ IR TU SY
09DAMASCUS465	SYRIAN PEARL COMPLAINS ABOUT INCLUSION IN [...] (C) The CEO of Syrian Pearl Airways complained to Post that the Commerce Department's May 7 Temporary Denial Order (TDO) had unfairly targeted Syrian Pearl for Orion Air's failure to perform due diligence in obtaining all necessary licenses before sending a BAE 146-300 to Syria, as their wet-l [...]	2009-07-02 14:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS496	UPDATE ON SYRIAN CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR [...] (C) A well-placed Embassy source claimed that Lufthansa Techniq has advised Syrian Air to sue the German company for USD 2 million in damages in a German court. According to the source, Lufthansa Techniq expects to lose the case, and will use the judgment as cover to re-export two Airbus A320 [...]	2009-07-16 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PREL PTER PGOV SY
09DAMASCUS821	SARG OPTS FOR CASH PAYMENTS OVER SUBSIDIZING [...] (C) In response to the widespread public criticism of a 2008 decision to lift government subsidies for mazout (diesel/heating oil),the SARG recently authorized cash payments to lower-income Syrians. The new Diesel Subsidy Law provides for the distribution of two checks of 5,000 SYP ($110) ea [...]	2009-11-25 11:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
09DAMASCUS828	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING - SYRIA [...] (SBU) In response to ref A concerning foreign government applications of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),Syria continues to be the strictest adherent of the primary and secondary boycotts. Although it allows goods to be imported with a positive, rather than negative, country of origin certific [...]	2009-12-01 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SY IS
09DAMASCUS98	SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES IMPEDING SYRIAN-IRAQI [...] (C) An Iraqi-born British oil executive with access to top-level petroleum industry and regime officials in Syria described several obstacles delaying progress on Iraqi-Syrian petroleum projects of potentially great significance to the Syrian economy. First, he detailed contracting problems on [...]	2009-02-02 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PTER IZ SY
09DARESSALAAM120	APR ENERGY: TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT READY TO SETTLE? [...] (SBU) Minister of Energy and Minerals William Ngeleja called in Charge Feb. 25 to discuss the latest GOT discussions on the ongoing tax dispute with Florida-based APR Energy, LLC (background in ref a). Ngeleja told CDA and Poloff that he is paying attention to the issue. He said that at the l [...]	2009-02-26 02:42:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM122	TANZANIA: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Europe and Americas Director Radhia Msuya Feb. 10 and explained the 90 day deadline for Tanzanian ports to comply with the ISPS code. Msuya did not have a substantive response, but remarked that if the U.S. were to provide funding, the GOT w [...]	2009-02-26 11:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM134	TANZANIA MILDLY POSITIVE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) MFA Africa Division Deputy Director Zuhura Bandala told Poloff Mar. 3 that Tanzania was trying its best to ensure that the situation in Zimbabwe was resolved. She emphasized the GOT's policy of working through SADC (per AU directive) to be supportive as Zimbabwe returned to peace and eco [...]	2009-03-03 11:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN PHUM EAID ETRD ZI TZ
09DARESSALAAM14	TANZANIA FY09 PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE [...] SUMMARY. In response to ref A, we request Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) to support one FY2009 project: a "Trade USA" pavilion at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in June-July 2009. The "Trade USA" pavilion, which builds on past successes, will support the Mission [...]	2009-01-14 05:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM160	TANZANIA-CHINA RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG DESIPTE GROWING [...] Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao recently made a 36-hour stop in Tanzania as part of his five-nation African tour. The purpose of his visit was to solidify bilateral ties by reiterating past promises and by offering an additional USD 22 million in aid. President Kikwete warmly welcomed Pre [...]	2009-03-09 14:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL TZ CH
09DARESSALAAM164	TANZANIA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP MARCH 2009 [...] Contents: -- Government Regulates Fuel Prices -- Tanzania Re-introduces Pre-Inspection of Goods -- Cotton Industry Hit by Global Economic Woes -- Another Global Impact: Tanzania's Leather Industry -- Tanzania Prepares for Underwater Fiber-Optic Cable Government Regulates Fuel Prices ---- [...]	2009-03-12 13:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EIND EINV ENRG ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM206	APR ENERGY: CONFLICTING MESSAGES FROM TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard discussed the ongoing tax issue concerning Florida-based APR Energy, LLC, (ref a) with several GOT officials during her March 16-19 visit to Dar es Salaam. While the Ministry of Energy and Minerals supported APR's position on the intent [...]	2009-03-30 02:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM32	TANZANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Government of Tanzania (GOT) generally has a favorable attitude toward foreign direct investment (FDI) and has made significant efforts to encourage foreign investment. Inflows of FDI continued to grow in 2007, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Wo [...]	2009-01-20 13:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TZ
09DARESSALAAM333	TANZANIA TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY STRUGGLING TO [...] Summary and Comment. Tanzania's once successful textile and apparel industry is floundering, unable to capitalize on advantages such as abundant supply of raw materials and preferential trading agreements, including AGOA. Recent interviews with various sector stakeholders in Tanzania revealed [...]	2009-05-21 12:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM473	ISPS CODE: TANZANIA COMPLIANT BUT NEEDS FOLLOW-UP [...] Visiting Coast Guard (CG) International Port Security Program Inspectors will recommend that Tanzania be considered compliant with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. The GOT has responded to most of the recommendations (reftels) arising from previous inspections, although [...]	2009-07-21 06:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM606	TANZANIAN MINISTER OF AGRIGULTURE TO ATTEND FOOD SECURITY [...] In response to the invitation issued in reftel, the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Co-operatives confirmed that the Honorable Stephen M. Wasira, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Co-operatives, will participate in the Partnering for Food Security meeting co-host [...]	2009-09-14 14:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA TZ
09DARESSALAAM61	2008 TANZANIA CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftel. Incidence and Nature of Child Labor: ------------------------------------ 2. The use of young girls, known as house girls, for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. No statistics exist to delineate this pro [...]	2009-01-30 06:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM66	Tanzania Volcano Assessment: No current threat [...] A three-person technical assistance team from the USAID/OFDA and USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP),responding to an urgent request from President Kikwete (reftel),completed its assessment visit on the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano on January 28. Team representative Gari Mayberry, pre [...]	2009-02-02 03:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR SENV TPHY TRGY TZ
09DARESSALAAM675	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 08:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PHUM ENRG TZ
09DARESSALAAM71	TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT SEIZES U.S-BASED APR ENERGY'S POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 27, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) seized a 40 megawatt power generation plant owned by APR Energy, LLC, a Florida-based firm. TRA's action follows extensive efforts by APR to resolve a tax dispute related to a 2006 contract to provide power on an emergency basi [...]	2009-02-02 14:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM79	Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor [...] (U) This cable responds to request in ref a. 2. (U) The use of young girls for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. The problem of children involved in family agriculture and fishing endeavors - which may contribute to the larger economy -persist, but there [...]	2009-02-06 07:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ
09DARESSALAAM871	ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND FACES MAJOR POWER CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: On December 9 there was a melt-down of the power cable terminus connecting the main Zanzibar island of Unguja with Tanzania's national power grid. The broken cable supplies almost all the power used by the island, resulting in near total failure of electricity for the entire island, [...]	2009-12-21 02:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD SOCI PGOV EPET EIND TZ
09DHAKA1005	AUSTR DELANEY TALKS TIFA, TRADE IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Michael Delaney discussed a proposed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),labor rights and economic issues with top Bangladesh officials during an October 18-22 visit to Dhaka and Chittagong. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Commer [...]	2009-10-28 09:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV BG
09DHAKA1030	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-10 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA1036	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-15 09:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG

09DHAKA1072	BANGLADESH BOARD OF INVESTMENT RE-ENERGIZED, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD ENRG PREL EAGR BG
09DHAKA1083	BIMAN AIRLINES PURSUING U.S. FLIGHTS AND BOEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh,s national airlines, Biman, is poised to begin making payments in its $1.2 billion deal with Boeing and resume U.S. flights with leased aircraft in December 2009. Biman is working with a bank consortium to finalize pre-delivery financing and ensure expedited delivery o [...]	2009-12-01 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA130	RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...]	2009-02-05 04:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
09DHAKA174	BANGLADESH, INDIA TALK SECURITY AND TRADE BUT [...] (C) Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's one-day visit to Bangladesh on 2/9 generated neighborly goodwill but not much progress in the two key areas of cross-border security and trade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed regional security task force was discussed but details [...]	2009-02-18 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA196	MUTINY IN BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE, SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) A confrontation between officers and enlisted men in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),a paramilitary force charged with securing Bangladesh's borders, flared into a violent clash Wednesday morning, February 25, at BDR headquarters in Dhaka. The confrontation, allegedly over grievances reg [...]	2009-02-25 12:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA204	MUTINY OF BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE SPREADS OUTSIDE [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's two-month-old government struggled to quell a spreading insurgency among paramilitary border guards that entered its second day on 2/26. In a nationally televised address, a sombre-looking Hasina told rebels of the Bangladesh Rifles she would order an attack [...]	2009-02-26 12:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA207	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR PEACEFUL [...] (C) On 2/27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government basked in praise for peacefully ending a two-day insurgency among paramilitary border guards. Hasina and the Chief of Army Staff were among visitors to the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters in central Dhaka, where search teams reportedly unco [...]	2009-02-27 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA240	TEXTILES MINISTER HOPES TO REVIVE JUTE INDUSTRY [...] (C) The Minister of Textiles and Jute looks to private sector investment to revive Bangladesh's ailing jute industry and said the country's textile industry was feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Well-disposed towards the United States, he thanked the USG for its support of the [...]	2009-03-05 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL PTER KTEX KISL BG
09DHAKA263	PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT HER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (S) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains worried about the fate of her government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador, she again requested FBI support for the mutiny investigation, noting that getting to the truth was import [...]	2009-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA285	BANGLADESH COMMERCE MINISTER PROMISES NOT TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruq Khan promised Ambassador Moriarty that international shipping would not face restrictions in Bangladesh despite concerns the government was taking steps favoring domestic shippers. The minister also noted the Government of Bangladesh was considering several measures [...]	2009-03-23 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA301	BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]	2009-03-29 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DHAKA322	BANGLADESH CONCERNS ON ITS EXCLUSION AT G20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO BG
09DHAKA398	AVERTING A CRISIS? BANGLADESH PROVIDES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bangladesh,s Finance Minister unveiled on April 19 a $500 million stimulus package for exporters and others affected by the global economic crisis. More than 40 percent of the program will benefit the agricultural sector; the package also provides fiscal stimulus for exporters and power/ [...]	2009-04-22 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA405	BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA425	PRIME MINISTER STILL SEES CONSPIRACY IN BORDER [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still sees a conspiracy behind the border guard mutiny that dealt a huge blow to her government in February. She told the Ambassador on April 27 she welcomed U.S. Government efforts to facilitate better civilian-military relations and strengthen Bangladesh's se [...]	2009-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON PHUM BG
09DHAKA445	INDIA SEES INCREASED INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh said intelligence sharing among the two countries is improving but remains far less than ideal. He told the Ambassador on May 3 the Bangladeshi government report on the February border guard mutiny would likely blame Bangladeshi intelligence agenc [...]	2009-05-04 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA484	BANGLADESH SHIPPING MINISTER WANTS TO DEVELOP [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to develop its inland waterways, its two major ports and a new deep water port, according to Shipping Minister Dr. Afsarul Amin. The Minister told the Ambassador on May 13 that dredging Bangladesh's many waterways, both to improve transport and irri [...]	2009-05-14 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT PREL BEXP PGOV ETRD BG
09DHAKA540	BOEING SALE TO BIMAN BANGLADESH ON TRACK, WAITING [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh continues to support the purchase of eight Boeing aircraft by the national airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, under a deal signed by the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G.M. Quader recently told the Ambassador and Boeing' [...]	2009-05-31 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON BG
09DHAKA589	GOB THREATENS INDEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN SHIPPING FIRMS IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka, other diplomatic missions and foreign shipping companies like U.S. firm APL continue a full-court press on Government of Bangladesh (GOB) leaders to prevent a change in ownership rules for foreign shipping firms operating in Bangladesh. The Ambassador and several other chie [...]	2009-06-10 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL EAGR BEXP BG
09DHAKA614	PRIME MINISTER PRAISES PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting SCA A/S Blake she was very pleased with President Obama's Cairo address, in particular his reference to Bangladesh, and expressed the hope that the President and Secretary Clinton would visit Dhaka. The Prime Minister outlined her plans to comba [...]	2009-06-17 04:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ETRD BG
09DHAKA617	A/S BLAKE OUTLINES NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR [...] (C) Bangladesh's top two foreign affairs officials welcomed prospects for collaboration with the United States in areas like climate change, food security and building stronger U.S. relations with the Muslim world. South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and the Amba [...]	2009-06-17 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR PHUM KPAO SOCI BG
09DHAKA623	MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...]	2009-06-22 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG
09DHAKA652	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA653	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA663	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION USING INDIAN DAM TO ATTACK [...] (SBU) India's construction of a dam on a major river that flows into Bangladesh has triggered protests from the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which claims the project threatens the region's environment and livelihoods. Party leaders clearly believe they can get political mile [...]	2009-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD PREL EAGR SOCI PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA686	GOB BUDGET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (SBU) The recently-passed Government of Bangladesh (GOB) budget is expansionary and flexible. The $16.6 billion budget includes a progressive initiative for encouraging public-private partnerships to develop energy and transport infrastructure. More troubling is a tax amnesty that would all [...]	2009-07-13 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KTNF PGOV PTER
09DHAKA691	GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...]	2009-07-14 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA70	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS TRADE, AID AND CT [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, told the Ambassador January 15 her government's priorities included fulfilling the Awami League's election manifesto and strengthening Bangladesh's democracy. In her first meeting with the Ambassador since taking office January 6, Moni exp [...]	2009-01-19 13:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER EFIN PHUM BG
09DHAKA739	BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION [...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...]	2009-07-29 06:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA757	BANGLADESH'S INDUSTRY MINISTER EYES PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Minister of Industry Dilip Barua assured the Ambassador during a July 29 meeting that protecting foreign investments was an "absolute" for his Ministry. Barua also stressed the importance of assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as a way to diversify Bangladesh's industria [...]	2009-08-03 03:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EINV ELAB ETRD EAID BG
09DHAKA770	CIVAIR CHIEF: BANGLADESH WANTS TO ENGAGE FAA [...] (U) In an August 2 meeting with Emboffs, Sakeb Majlis, the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) expressed hope that national carrier Biman Airlines would restart flights from Dhaka to New York, emphasizing the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) determination to obtain C [...]	2009-08-04 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA80	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...]	2009-01-20 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA831	BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...]	2009-08-25 07:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG
09DHAKA841	AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...]	2009-08-27 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG
09DHAKA858	BANGLADESH'S FINANCE MINISTRY PARTIALLY ADDRESSES [...] (C) Bangladesh's Finance Minister maintains the government's revised tax amnesty does not violate international standards or domestic laws against money-laundering and anti-terrorism finance. In a recent letter to the Ambassador and other diplomatic Heads of Mission in Dhaka, Finance Ministe [...]	2009-09-01 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EAGR PTER KTFN KCRM EAID
09DHAKA881	BANGLADESH ON THE CUSP: AMBASSADOR AND A/DAS OWEN [...] (S) During a September 9 meeting, the Ambassador and visiting SCA A/DAS Owen outlined for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opportunities for strengthening the bilateral partnership. They noted that a series of upcoming high-level meetings would focus on identifying areas for expanding the relati [...]	2009-09-10 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ECON ETRD KPKO KDEM BG
09DHAKA894	CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS; [...] (SBU) Bangladesh civil aviation officials voiced their keen desire to see Bangladesh upgraded to Category 1 status during a recent visit by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives. By improving aviation safety to reach Category 1 status, civil aviation authorities would help sta [...]	2009-09-14 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA895	A/DAS OWEN HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER TERRORISM, FOOD [...] (C) Bangladeshi interlocutors engaged on U.S. priorities including counter terrorism, food security, climate change, and clean energy during the September 9-10 visit by SCA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owen. In addition to our continued strong partnership in democracy, [...]	2009-09-14 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR ENRG PTER BG
09DHAKA907	BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS WARMING [...] (C) In a September 8-10 visit to India, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed a range of bilateral issues with Indian counterparts and agreed to improve security cooperation, develop transport links and facilitate trade. This signaled warming bilateral relations and sets the stage for further [...]	2009-09-17 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA92	SENIOR HOME MINISTRY OFFICIALS PLEDGE CLOSER [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, the Ambassador and the Minister for Home Affairs pledged to expand U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation to fight terrorism and enhance security. The Ambassador briefed the Minister and State Minister on border security issues, USG engagement with the Rapid Act [...]	2009-01-25 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ETRD PTER BG
09DHAKA94	COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty 1/25/09 Bangladesh's new Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, expressed optimism about the business climate in Bangladesh under the new government. Elected by a landslide in his constituency, the Minister cit [...]	2009-01-26 04:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA98	NEW FINANCE MINISTER FOCUSED ON PRICES, RURAL [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhit, said the new government's top three priorities are managing inflation, developing the energy sector and improving education. In a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, the Finance Minister said he planned to focus on rural devel [...]	2009-01-26 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DILI5	EMBASSY DILI ADVOCATES IMPORT OF U.S. BEEF AND POULTRY IN [...] (U) On December 12, Poloff met with Secretary of State for Livestock Valentino Varela from the Ministry of Agriculture to request lifting of a current ban on U.S. beef and poultry products into Timor-Leste. The ban came to our attention through two Dili supermarket retailers, who reported that [...]	2009-01-06 09:42:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD RP TT
09DJIBOUTI107	GODJ AND DP WORLD INAUGURATE NEW $400 MILLION CONTAINER PORT [...] SUMMARY. President Guelleh and top Dubai Ports World (DP World) dignitaries officially inaugurated Djibouti's new state-of-the-art container port at Doraleh, some 8km outside of Djibouti City, on February 7. This ambitious project, estimated at a total cost near $400 million, aims both to cem [...]	2009-02-11 09:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD EINV ECON PREL DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI1296	DJIBOUTI JULY-SEPTEMBER ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] In this issue: --Djibouti's new banks expand product ranges, customer base --Djibouti aiming to exploit underutilized fishing stocks --A new airline and an increase in passengers --GODJ economic statistics point to gains in tourism, import-export, and agriculture --New Environm [...]	2009-10-18 13:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EFIN ETRD EFIS ELAB EWWT EAGR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1375	DJIBOUTI: NOT ENFORCING ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] The GODJ does not/not currently enforce any aspects (reftels) of the Arab League Boycott. No/no U.S. companies have reported any boycott-related issues or complaints to Post. 2. Israel retains an import code in the local import codification manual used by GODJ customs offici [...]	2009-12-03 14:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KBCT ECON KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI40	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita informed Ambassador on January 14 that President Guelleh would attend the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, after leading a GODJ delegation to visit Turkey. The PM provided no substantive response on likely GODJ positions. 2. (C) Post expects [...]	2009-01-15 15:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF DJ
09DJIBOUTI453	DJIBOUTI: SECOND SITE VISIT ADVANCES MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With strong GODJ support, the U.S. Department of Energy is proceeding with implementation of a USD 6-10 million "Megaports" program to enhance security at Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal. The opening of this world-class port facility in December has already produced rapid [...]	2009-05-07 12:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KNNP EWWT ETRD ECON ENRG DJ ET
09DOHA30	QATAR READY FOR BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (SBU) During a January 13 meeting at the Ministry of Business and Trade, Director of Economic Affairs Saoud Al-Jufairi told P/E Chief Rice and Econoff Fabrycky that his staff had completed its preliminary review of the U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) text and hopes to start negoti [...]	2009-01-14 06:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECIN ETRD INRB QA
09DOHA326	QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Post has no evidence that Qatar has worked to promote [...]	2009-05-19 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA
09DOHA446	QATAR LAUNCHES TASK FORCE ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) In engaging the GOQ in response to Ref A on agricultural development and food security, Embassy learned of a new Task Force on Food Security, established following a 2008 Amiri decree which created the Qatar National Food Security Program. The Task Force includes 14 ministries and organiz [...]	2009-07-09 13:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA552	QATARI FOOD COMPANY ADAPTS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO [...] (U) A local Qatari newspaper carried an article August 31 praising the investment strategy of Qatar's Hassad Food Company. Hassad's decision to purchase shares in local agricultural companies instead of expropriating the agricultural land of poorer countries exclusively for Qatar's own purpos [...]	2009-09-03 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA AS SU
09DOHA578	QATAR TO SEND DELEGATION TO FOOD SECURITY MEETING [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Embassy received a letter from the Qatar National Food Security Programme on September 17 stating that Chairman Fahad Al-Attiyah and members of his organization would attend the meeting to be co-hosted by Secretary Clinton on September 26. 2. (SBU) The [...]	2009-09-17 12:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA QA
09DOHA680	QATAR: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED [...] Qatar does not have any Arab League boycott laws on the books, maintain an Arab League boycott office, or enforce any of the three forms of the boycott. However, the GOQ will usually send an observer from its embassy in Damascus to the Central Boycott Office meetings. 2. Some government te [...]	2009-11-23 10:26:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KBCT QA
09DOHA682	QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- We have no evidence that Qatar has worked to pro [...]	2009-11-23 13:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA
09DUBAI12	DUBAI'S REAL ESTATE PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary. A substantial portion of the Dubai real estate boom (and subsequent bust) was fueled by regional excess liquidity, negative real interest rates, and speculators and longer term investors riding the rocketing price wave. However, the Dubai market differs substantially from the t [...]	2009-01-13 06:45:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE
09DUBAI275	STATUS OF DP WORLD IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Like most multinational companies, Dubai Ports World (DP World) has not been immune to the current financial crisis. While some business plans are unchanged, DP World has revised other plans based on declining demand and trade volumes at Dubai's mammoth Jebel Ali port and abroad. [...]	2009-07-07 10:29:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI300	DUBAI: AFGHANISTAN'S PRIVATE SECTOR IN EXILE [...] (C) Summary: Acting Consul General, accompanied by PolOff, met with Afghan Business Council Chairman Haji Obaidullah Sader Khail on July 15. The Afghan Business Council in Dubai was established in April 2005 and its 160 members serve as Afghanistan's private sector in exile. About 1000 of Af [...]	2009-07-23 12:48:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL AF AE
09DUBAI336	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION A PRIORITY SAY DUBAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and prosecution of counterfeiters remain top priorities of the Dubai and federal UAE governments, according to Dubai Customs officials. Efforts to date have been limited by a population still largely uninformed about the need to [...]	2009-08-18 07:23:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AF TC
09DUBAI354	DUBAI SEEKS BOTTOM FOR ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai Holding, the Dubai Inc. entity representing the personal property holdings of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR),plans to consolidate several of its largest property developers into one mega-sized integrated unit. Although news of the consolidation was [...]	2009-08-30 07:31:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI380	NAKHEEL DEBT DEAL WEIGHS ON DUBAI'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming USD 3.5 billion Sukuk debt repayment for Dubai-based real estate mega developer, Nakheel Properties Inc., is the hot topic in financial circles. The odds are high that Abu Dhabi, vis-`-vis the UAE Central Bank, will intervene to cover the debt, raising hopes for Dubai [...]	2009-09-14 13:59:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI392	DUBAI'S NAKHEEL LOOKS TO MARKET FOR DEBT COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Financial gossip in Dubai continues to revolve around how mega developer Nakheel plans to address its massive USD 3.5 billion Sukuk bond debt obligation due in December. Although Dubai's credit markets have begun to thaw, most analysts have come to expect an Abu Dhabi-funded bail [...]	2009-09-28 09:29:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI447	UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]	2009-10-18 08:13:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DUBAI457	U.S. CONTRACTORS STILL OWED FOR DUBAI PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. companies who in part helped fuel the real estate and construction boom in Dubai continue to lament the lack of payment to them by both the Government of Dubai entities and private property developers across Dubai. The amount of money owed to U.S. contractors varies quite si [...]	2009-10-22 14:33:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI473	DUBAI CUSTOMS STOPS ILLICIT AIR CARGO SHIPMENT AS A RESULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, Dubai Customs acted on intelligence from Dubai-based DHS/ICE officials in seizing an in-bound air shipment originating in Canada containing what is believed to be dual-use nuclear technology slated for re-export from Dubai to an undetermined destination. This interd [...]	2009-11-03 12:44:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI489	DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]	2009-11-15 14:14:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI491	DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]	2009-11-16 04:08:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI505	DUBAI RULER SHAKES UP SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A shake-up in Dubai's financial services and investment nerve centers over the weekend has brought down four of the principal architects of Dubai's rapid, debt-fuelled economic expansion. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR) replaced Dr. Omar bin Suleiman as he [...]	2009-11-23 12:25:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI516	DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...]	2009-12-01 13:15:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI530	DUBAI SOVEREIGN VERSUS COMMERCIAL DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 14:05:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI533	DUBAI RECEIVES LIFELINE FROM ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Dubai, acting through the Supreme Fiscal Committee, announced on December 14 that it had received USD 10 billion directly from Abu Dhabi in order to pay off Dubai World's real estate developer Nakheel's USD 4.1 billion sukuk (Islamic bond). The balance of the US [...]	2009-12-14 11:02:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBLIN45	IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has fueled robust economic growth since the "Celtic Tiger" period of the late 1990s. Ireland's pro-investment climate saw total FDI stock grow from euro 53 billion in 1998 to euro 131 billion in 2007. Trad [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR EI
09DURBAN118	RICHARDS BAY'S HEAVY MINERAL INDUSTRY [...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer, visited Richards Bay Minerals and Exxaro's KZN Sands in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 17 and 18. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) S [...]	2009-12-23 11:34:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09DURBAN119	DUBE TRADEPORT PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE KWAZULU-NATAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Post visited Durban's Dube TradePort project to receive an update on construction progress and success at attracting international investors. The first phase of the project to create a new international airport and trade zone in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province is 85 percent comple [...]	2009-12-23 13:41:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EINV EAIR PGOV SF
09DURBAN120	DESPITE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES, TRANSNET MAKES MAJOR [...] (U) Summary. South African Government-controlled transport logistics company Transnet launched a massive investment program to upgrade transport infrastructure to address capacity constraints and congestion. These investments follow a corporate restructuring and rebranding process that was c [...]	2009-12-24 11:42:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD EINV EPET PGOV SF
09DURBAN121	TATA KZN - A STEEL PRODUCER THAT AIMS TO BE STAINLESS [...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, Consul General, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer visited charge chrome manufacturer Tata Steel in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-12-28 06:12:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09DURBAN19	KWAZULU NATAL - MINING AND PROCESSING FIRMS FACE GLOBAL [...] (U) Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist visited mining and associated manufacturing sites in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) during the week of January 12-16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: KwaZulu Natal (KZN) mining and manufactu [...]	2009-02-06 16:38:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EWWT EIND ETRD ELTN KHIV SF
09DUSHANBE1105	IMF ASSESSMENT OF TAJIK ECONOMY AND REFORMS: CAUTIOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team recently completed a two-week visit to Dushanbe to assess economic and government performance before releasing a second tranche of funding under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Briefing donors, the team noted the Tajik government had met most of it [...]	2009-09-29 03:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1112	TAJIKISTAN - BOEING MAKES A DEAL WITH SOMON AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing has reached an agreement with Somon Air (which is controlled by the President and his family),to provide Somon Air up to six 737 aircraft by 2012. With the aircraft, Boeing will provide a comprehensive package of training for Somon pilots and maintenance staff and analy [...]	2009-09-30 11:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV EAIR TI
09DUSHANBE1316	DEFENSE TEAM IN TAJIKISTAN TO LOOK AT PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A team of U.S. military purchasing specialists visited Tajikistan last week to investigate possibilities for procuring non-lethal goods on the Tajik market for delivery to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The team tentatively agreed to purchase bottled water from Tajik manufacturer [...]	2009-11-23 09:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MASS ETRD TI
09DUSHANBE1410	TAJIKISTAN RESPONSE: 2010 NTE CHAPTER ON THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) The Arab League Trade Boycott of Israel does not appear to have any impact on U.S. firms or products in Tajikistan (reftel). Very few U.S. products are on the market in Tajikistan, but this is due to the distance and small size of the market. The government of Tajikistan has not made any [...]	2009-12-11 04:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KBCT TI
09DUSHANBE1455	AMBASSADOR VISITS KHUJAND: CONFLICTING VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 16-18 visit to Khujand, the capital of the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan, Ambassador met with local government officials, OSCE representatives, and several NGOs. Topics covered a range of issues but focused on the economy, energy, upcoming elections, agr [...]	2009-12-24 05:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD PTER TI
09DUSHANBE241	TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMY IN DIRE CONDITION, INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are predicting a very difficult year ahead for Tajikistan as a result of the global financial crisis. Economists at both institutions say the situation is far worse than they had [...]	2009-02-27 13:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB TI
09DUSHANBE341	TAJIKISTAN - SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: Post recommends that Tajikistan remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. While Tajikistan has made slight progress in improving IPR legislation, it has far to go in devoting resources and political will to stopping the widespread importation and selling of pirated goods in the c [...]	2009-03-19 10:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI
09DUSHANBE458	WHITHER TIFA? RETHINKING OUR DIALOGUE WITH TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Given the new administration, the broad review of our engagement in this region, and the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld, this is a good opportunity to take a fresh look at the most effective way to engage in a meaningful trade and investment dia [...]	2009-04-10 13:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV BEXP PREL ENRG KIPR TI
09DUSHANBE46	Financial Crisis Could Make Bad Situation Worse [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A, seeking information on the effects of the world financial crisis. The crisis is likely to affect Tajikistan via three routes: falling prices for its two largest exports, cotton and aluminum; declining remittances from Tajik migrant workers in Russia [...]	2009-01-09 11:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE475	TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR DAUSTR CLAUDIO LILIENFELD'S APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld. Following is an overview of key economic and trade issues in Tajikistan. Overview -------- 2. (SBU) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan is critically [...]	2009-04-15 10:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE510	DEPUTY ASST US TRADE REP FINDS TAJIK GOVT MORE INTERESTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld visited Dushanbe April 21-22 to review U.S.-Tajik trade relations and the status of the U.S.-Central Asian Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Matlubkhon Davlatov, the P [...]	2009-04-27 12:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL UZ TI
09DUSHANBE64	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- TAJIKISTAN [...] Tajikistan presents selected opportunities for savvy investors who are willing to put significant research and effort into market development. Tajikistan, which lags behind most of its neighbors economically, remains not only the poorest of the former Soviet republics but one of the poorest co [...]	2009-01-16 08:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI
09DUSHANBE712	ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS, NOT SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA [...] (SBU) Summary. In April President Rahmon signed a decree obligating all residential and commercial entities in Tajikistan to begin switching to energy-saving lightbulbs by May 1. The President said the change from incandescent lighting would save millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity annu [...]	2009-06-08 08:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON ETRD TI
09DUSHANBE824	TAJIK RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS [...] (SBU) Tajikistan responded to our reftel request for assistance in Afghanistan by diplomatic note on June 11. Tajikistan replied to our request that they extend operations of the Nizhny Pyanj bridge to 24 hours a day saying that an agreement is currently pending with the Afghan side to increase [...]	2009-07-08 03:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS SMIG ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TI
09DUSHANBE944	AFGHAN, PAKISTANI, RUSSIAN, AND TAJIK PRESIDENTS CONVENE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia descended on Dushanbe July 28-31 for bilateral and multilateral meetings, where they discussed energy, trade, security, military cooperation, and other issues. The most substantive news to emerge from the summit was a possible [...]	2009-08-04 11:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ETRD TI RS AF PK
09DUSHANBE954	CHINESE INTEREST IN TAJIKISTAN INCREASES [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's largest and most powerful neighbor, China plays an increasingly central role in Tajikistan's economic development. It has made massive state-led investments in Tajikistan's infrastructure, including roads and energy transmission lines, and Chinese imports increasin [...]	2009-08-07 10:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL ENRG ELTN TI CH
09DUSHANBE966	TAJIK RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met on August 10 with Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Larisa Kislyakova to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on October 8 (ref A). She said her ministry supports the dr [...]	2009-08-13 08:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON EINV EFIN TI
09DUSHANBE968	TAJIKISTAN - POST CONCURRENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe concurs with reftel listing of Cotton produced in Tajikistan as being subject to E.O. 13126. Per the annual Trafficking in Persons report for Tajikistan, and other post- and department-generated reports, children continue to be forced to participate in the cotton industry [...]	2009-08-13 12:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TI
09DUSSELDORF44	WHAT IS STIRRING NRW M-P RUETTGERS ON HIS ROAD TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: During an October 28 introductory call by the Consul General, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers, newly returned from hosting federal coalition negotiations at the NRW representation in Berlin, took stock of national topics and the state of major pol [...]	2009-11-03 10:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB SENV PL GM
09DUSSELDORF50	RUETTGERS LOOKING TO THE EAST AFTER SUCCESSFUL CHINA TRIP [...] (U) Summary: A recent visit to China by North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers (CDU),the first by a NRW Minister-President since 1988, focused on trade, economics, science and cultural matters, but political issues, such as the role of the Dalai Lama, were also rai [...]	2009-12-22 09:54:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EINV ETRD CH GM
09FRANKFURT1487	STRONG REACTIONS TO OPEL/MAGNA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, just a day before GM filed for bankruptcy, the tug-of-war for the car manufacturer Opel broke loose, resulting in a deal for Austro-Canadian car supplier Magna to take over Opel from GM and the German federal and state governments pulling together EUR 1.5B in immediate [...]	2009-06-08 05:45:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09FREETOWN24	SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...]	2009-01-15 18:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL
09FREETOWN33	SIERRA LEONE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Freetown provides the following updates to inform the 2008 TDA Report. 2. In 2007, Sierra Leone passed the Child Rights Act aimed at protecting children under 18 from early marriage, conscription into the armed forces, trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation. It [...]	2009-01-27 17:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL

09FREETOWN53	SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE TO CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 14:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SL
09GABORONE1024	Blue Lantern License 050205274 Response [...] SUMMARY. In response to action request contained reftel, post spoke to Mr. Maheshbhai Patel of Clover Industrial Supplies ("Clover") and the Deputy Commissioner of the Botswana Police Service ("BPS") - Support Services to obtain information related to the pre-license check for Clover. Post has [...]	2009-12-23 09:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETRD ECON BC
09GABORONE123	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS JANUARY 2009 [...] This is the first edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from January 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Botswana Stock Exchange Awaits GOB Budget News - Consumers and Businesses Brace for Tough Year - Botswana's Economic Freedo [...]	2009-02-12 13:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN KHIV BC
09GABORONE126	BOTSWANA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered the information from refetel demarche to Mrs. D. Malagas in the office of the Permanent Secretary at Botswana's Ministry of Trade and Industry on February 12. Post will also pass the same points to the office of the Permananent Secretary at the Ministry of Environmen [...]	2009-02-13 10:52:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BC
09GABORONE131	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS FEBRUARY 2009 [...] This is the second edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from February 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Inflation Drops Again in January 2009 - Diamond Exporters Should Look East? - Botswana Stock Exchange Falls on Fear of Bu [...]	2009-02-19 09:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN ENRG BC
09GABORONE138	BOTSWANA: U.S. COMPANY MAY PROVIDE TEMPORARY POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM and Pol/Econ Chief met February 19 with Paul Marcroft of Florida-based APR Energy regarding the company's proposed short-term contract to generate 70 megawatts of electricity for the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The contract, which is not yet signed and has been unde [...]	2009-02-23 12:27:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD BC
09GABORONE190	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS MARCH 2009 [...] This is the third edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from February 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Financial Intelligence Agency Coming - Mmamabula Power Project Ready to go by Mid-Year - Diamond Exports Plunge 90 Percent [...]	2009-03-10 14:12:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN PTER ENRG BC
09GABORONE209	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan had his first office call with Dr. Tomaz Salomao, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),at SADC headquarters in Gaborone March 13. The Ambassador presented the letter designating him as the Secretary's Special Represent [...]	2009-03-18 08:46:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS ETRD EAID ZI BC
09GABORONE233	BOTSWANA: U.S. DIAMOND FIRM WAITING OUT THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International (LKI) recently completed construction of a $10 million factory in Gaborone, but has suspended local operations and retrenched staff due to the global economic crisis. LKI's Botswana Managing Direc [...]	2009-03-20 07:44:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EMIN EFIN EAID BC
09GABORONE275	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS APRIL 2009 [...] This is the fourth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from March 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Moody's Downgrades Botswana - Botswana Inflation likely to hit Single Digit in 2009 - Botswana Ranked No. 1 in Africa for Mi [...]	2009-04-03 04:25:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAIR PGOV BC
09GABORONE480	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS MAY 2009 [...] This is the fifth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from May 2009. Topics of this edition are: - China - Botswana's Potential Diamond Market - World Bank Praises BEDIA - Botswana Edges Closer to Recession - A Boost for Moru [...]	2009-06-15 09:15:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EMIN ENRG BC
09GABORONE52	BOTSWANA 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Although there were no prosecutions in 2008, child labor exists in Botswana but not in its worst forms. Education is not compulsory and children between the ages of 15 and 18 can work although there are some restrictions on the type of work they can do. All stakeholders actively [...]	2009-01-20 10:06:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BC
09GABORONE566	BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS JUNE 2009 [...] This is the sixth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from June 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Major Copper /Silver Pipeline for Ghanzi - Botswana Remains Optimistic About SACU - Botswana Economy to Shrink - IMF - Govern [...]	2009-07-17 13:25:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN BC
09GABORONE578	BOTSWANA: AGOA FORUM PARTICIPATION [...] Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, the Director for Europe and the Americas at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told A/DCM July 23 that the Government of Botswana delegation to the AGOA Forum in Nairobi will be led by Phandu Skelemani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Min [...]	2009-07-23 09:21:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON BC
09GABORONE626	PRESIDENT TAKES ACTIVE INTEREST IN TOURISM SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana's 2009 "Tourism Pitso" (an annual seminar for government and tourism operators) was attended by many high level government officials, including H.E. President Ian Khama. The President participated in the conference for over two and a half hours, highlighting the importanc [...]	2009-08-07 05:24:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV PGOV EAIR SCUL BC
09GABORONE665	A SMART POWER SUCCESS STORY IN AFRICA -- THE CASE [...] (C) The U.S.-Botswana partnership is a model for what smart power could achieve in Africa. Over four decades, Botswana has invested in its people, promoted independent institutions, and trained and deployed a civilian-controlled military for national development priorities. We have multipli [...]	2009-08-20 16:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV MASS ETRD KHIV EAID MARR EINV
09GABORONE670	SALOMAO OUTLINES AMBITIOUS SADC SUMMIT AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomao told the Gaborone diplomatic corps on August 25 that the upcoming September 7-8 summit hopes to tackle a host of political and economic issues. Particular priorities will be reviewing progress made in resolving political impasses in eastern [...]	2009-08-25 15:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AEC CVIS BC
09GABORONE737	UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: BOTSWANA REPLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 12:34:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EAID EAGR UNGA BC
09GABORONE785	BOTSWANA 'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS OFFERS LESSONS FOR [...] Summary. Botswana is a remarkable economic success story in Africa. Since independence in 1966, it has escaped poverty to become a middle income, democratically stable success, avoiding the numerous pitfalls that commonly affect mineral rich countries in Africa. There is no single reason for [...]	2009-10-06 15:59:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID BC
09GABORONE836	BOTSWANA: FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 11:11:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD BC
09GABORONE963	SADC ANSWERS PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION [...] (C) Summary. In a written submission, the SADC Secretariat told us SADC would not exclude Zimbabwe or Zimbabwean nationals from access to or participation in SADC activities. Recently, we understand French police trained several SADC member state police services -- not Zimbabwe -- to UN stan [...]	2009-12-04 08:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL ETRD EAID SADC ZI BC
09GENEVA1048	UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 56th Session, [...] (U) Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 56th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 14-25, 2009. The meeting focused on LDC's, African economic integration, and the impact of the financi [...]	2009-11-22 11:02:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNCTAD ECON ETRD XA EAID
09GENEVA1054	CONSULTATION ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 17:51:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA1262	EU, CHINESE AND ARMENIAN NEGOTIATIONS HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parties to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) expressed renewed interest during meetings December 7-9 in Geneva in concluding renegotiation of the GPA in 2010. In bilateral negotiations with the EU delegation, the United States and the EU agreed to work jointly t [...]	2009-12-21 16:04:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO USTR ECON
09GENEVA127	FEBRUARY 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Guatemala on February 4 and 6, 2009. The head of Guatemala's delegation, Vice-Minister Morales, discussed Guatemala's export market diversification efforts and its firm belief in the rules-based multilateral trading system, unshaken i [...]	2009-02-12 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR GT XK XM
09GENEVA230	MARCH 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF BRAZIL [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Brazil on March 9 and 11, 2009. The head of Brazil's delegation, Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, described the economy's sound fundamentals and the government's stimulative policy measures that would help ease the effects of the global cr [...]	2009-03-18 13:24:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA236	UNCTAD COMMODITIES EXPERTS MEETING, APRIL 6-8, GENEVA - [...] This is an action request. See para 11. 2. SUMMARY: After rescheduling twice, UNCTAD finalized dates for the first meeting of its multi-year expert group on commodities and development. The group will meet April 6 and 7 in Geneva, back-to-back with a multi-stakeholders meeting on coffee o [...]	2009-03-19 07:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCTAD ECON ETRD AGR
09GENEVA257	SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TRIPS COUNCIL MARCH 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 10:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA259	WTO COUNCIL FOR GOODS APPROVES AGOA, CBERA AND [...] Summary: On March 24, 2009 the CTG agreed to waive WTO MFN rules to allow the U.S. to grant preferential access to the U.S. for AGOA, CBERA and ATPA beneficiary countries. With some reluctance, Bolivia joined the consensus on these waivers. They expressed their hope that the U.S. will restor [...]	2009-03-25 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR BL
09GENEVA29	UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] Begin Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, Septem [...]	2009-01-14 11:56:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCTAD ECON ETRD
09GENEVA293	MARCH 2009 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] Summary and next steps: On March 27, the Chairman of the WTO Working Party (WP) on the Accession of the Russian Federation (Russia) to the WTO convened an informal consultative meeting to discuss status of work and next steps in the Russian WTO accession process. WTO members also held pluril [...]	2009-04-08 11:12:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR RS
09GENEVA303	APRIL 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE EC [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of the European Communities (EC) on April 6 and 8, 2009. The head of the European delegation, Deputy Director General Peter Balas, said that the EC is taking active steps, including fiscal stimulus packages, to foster their recovery and [...]	2009-04-14 08:47:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA349	Mitigating Indoor Air Pollution - Geneva Connections [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 13. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 15 the US Mission Geneva held a luncheon to encourage parties in Geneva to work on mitigating indoor air pollution and coordinate their efforts, and to brainstorm with delegates from affected countries about solutions. T [...]	2009-05-06 14:55:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TRGY EAID
09GENEVA350	UNCTAD Commodities and Development Meeting and Actions [...] This is an Action request, see para 12. 2. SUMMARY: At UNCTAD's Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development on April 6-7, expert discussion focused on the need for regulation of commodity markets and the need to address the problem of speculation, which was considered to be a [...]	2009-05-06 14:55:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN UNCTAD
09GENEVA458	JUNE 5, 2009 INFORMAL CHAIRMAN'S CONCULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary. Three and a half years after the last such meeting, WTO Members met with Belarus to discuss how negotiations for its WTO membership might be resumed. The meeting was called at the initiative of the Secretariat and Belarus. Belarus emphasized its interest in encouraging investm [...]	2009-06-11 08:24:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR BLR
09GENEVA459	WTO METING TO MONITOR ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL [...] Summary - On April 14 the WTO held a meeting of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) for the purposes of monitoring actions taken by WTO Members and observers in response to the global economic situation. The meeting was relatively low key and non-contentious. Members refrained from fin [...]	2009-06-11 08:25:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA66	WTO Trade Facilitation Meetings December 1-3, 2008 [...] Summary/overview. This cable reports on the meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (NGTF) held in Geneva on December 1-3, 2008. The meetings consisted of informal, open-ended Chair-led working sessions devoted to revised Member proposals related to GATT Article V (freedom [...]	2009-01-27 07:08:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA783	PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 September 2009, A team from the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Ambassador Khraishi called upon USTR/Geneva Charge Shark to seek U.S. support for a request by Palestine to obtain observer status from the WTO General Council. The PA intends to formally submit its applica [...]	2009-09-25 06:38:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA814	MORE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with the Israeli Mission and other delegations indicate that both the Israelis and the PA think, or are at least telling people, that we support their respective, and opposing, positions on the observership issues. The PA has been busy lobbying other delega [...]	2009-10-01 06:43:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA832	GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) This morning General Council (GC) Chair Matus provided Charge with a readout on recent developments on the PA bid. The Israeli's have told him that they oppose the PA's requests for observership in GC and the Ministerial Conference because it is neither a State nor a customs territory. [...]	2009-10-02 16:22:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA839	UPDATE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) PA Ambassador Khraishi called on General Council (GC) Chair Matus yesterday to present their formal request for observer status in the GC. Charge was told by someone who was at the meeting that Matus responded that it is too late at this time for the matter to be placed on the agenda for [...]	2009-10-07 06:33:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA845	ISRAELI AND GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Charge was approached by both the Israelis and General Council (GC) Chair Matus this morning. The Israelis passed on informal word that they probably will have some flexibility on the issue of observership in the Ministerial Conference. They also indicated their intent to be very low ke [...]	2009-10-07 13:53:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA862	CONSULTATION ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 08:38:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA888	ASYCUDA customs software: aid catalyst [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is helping countries install the automated customs data software program (ASYCUDA),which the USG has supported in numerous countries, most recently Haiti, Jordan, and Sao Tome and Principe. Mission Officer participated in an U [...]	2009-10-19 16:42:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID UNCTAD
09GENEVA898	ISRAEL ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 10:35:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA902	MEETING ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 16:50:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA913	ISRAELIS ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 18:00:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA93	UNCTAD DEPUTY POSITION - SYG BAN TO CONSULT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR TICHENOR, UNCTAD SECRETARY GENERAL DR. SUPACHAI EXPRESSED HIS CONTINUED STRONG SUPPORT FOR HIS ACTING DEPUTY LAKSHMI PURI (INDIAN) AND FRUSTRATION THAT SYG BAN KI MOON HAS NOT YET APPOINTED HER TO THE POSITION. SUPACHAI SAID SYG BAN WAS WA [...]	2009-02-03 10:28:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD UNCTAD
09GENEVA95	THAI FM ON PANDEMIC SURVEILLANCE AND COMPULSORY [...] (U) In a February 2 meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya for Geneva diplomats, Charge lauded Thai activism on international health security issues, but also expressed the hope that we would be able to make progress in the coming year to address our common interest in a well funct [...]	2009-02-03 14:30:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETRD PREL WHO KBIO KFLU TH
09GENEVA950	CONVERSATION WITH PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:58:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA967	ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 18:08:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA972	ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:21:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA973	CHINA, BUY AMERICAN PROMINENT AT OCTOBER [...] SBU) SUMMARY: China?s WTO Agreement on Government Procurement accession process Garnered the most attention during the October 7, 2009 WTO Committee on Government Procurement session and related bilateral meetings on Oct. 5-6. China circulated a report on its progress in its accession negoti [...]	2009-11-05 12:32:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON
09GENEVA997	UNCTAD 47th Executive Session of the Trade and Development [...] SUMMARY. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Board (TDB) held its 47th Executive Session on June 30, 2009. The focus of the conference was food insecurity in Africa as an obstacle to development. The TDB approved several reports - the Report of [...]	2009-11-09 07:22:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR UNCTAD
09GEORGETOWN149	PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO EMBARK ON MIDDLE EAST TOUR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that he will travel to several Middle Eastern countries beginning on March 20, with his visit centered around the March 31 Second Summit of Arab-South American Countries in Qatar. Other countries on the planned itinerary include Syria, Jord [...]	2009-03-18 20:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD GY XF
09GEORGETOWN535	Guyana Response to Cuba/Libertad Act Suspension Request [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Has the host country made public statements or undertaken other governmental actions, such as resolutions in national assemblies condemni [...]	2009-11-24 17:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CU GY ETTC PREL
09GRENADA3	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JANUARY 4 - 10, 2009 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. PM Thomas Promises Anti-Corruption and FOIA Implementation Prime Minister Tillman Thomas told media workers that his government [...]	2009-01-14 20:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM ETRD GJ
09GUADALAJARA131	TIGHTENING BELTS, NOT TOURNIQUETS: WESTERN MEXICO AND THE [...] Summary: The economy of western Mexico, anchored on the state of Jalisco and the city of Guadalajara, appears to be withstanding the global economic crisis better than many other regions of the country. Key sectors such as agribusiness and high technology have proven to be fairly resilient i [...]	2009-04-03 22:36:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EIND EINV ETRD EAIR MX
09GUADALAJARA144	MEXICO'S PANTRY STRUGGLES UNDER NEW TARIFFS; US PRODUCE [...] Summary: In Jalisco, the impact of the new Mexican tariffs set on 90 products imported from the US has been more than symbolic. The region is a significant consumer of US food exports, some of which have now been imperiled by the new duties. Jalisco companies specializing in US produce are [...]	2009-04-13 22:02:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL MX
09GUADALAJARA238	NO SMALL BEER: MICROBREWERY'S MARKETING CAMPAIGN RAISES [...] Summary: Cerveceria Minerva, a microbrewery in Guadalajara, used a notorious narco-saint as a successful marketing tool, garnering some high profile press. The strategy increased sales, and the new-found success placed the business at odds with an entrenched Mexican beer business. Narco-culture [...]	2009-06-24 22:23:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL SNAR ETRD EIND MX
09GUADALAJARA77	GREEN GOLD" AND MORE: AN AGRICULTURE SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) oversees an inspection and preclearance program that has spurred impressive growth in the export of avocados, mangoes, and citrus fruit to the United States. The value of these exports in 2008 surpassed US$850 million and continu [...]	2009-03-04 23:36:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON MX
09GUANGZHOU131	Dongguan Factory Does Damage Control after Labor Abuse [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Executives at Meitai Plastics and Electronics, criticized in a recent report by the U.S.-based National Labor Committee, acknowledged to Congenoff that some of its labor practices were not in compliance with global standards set by the industry. They were at pains t [...]	2009-02-24 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD TW CH
09GUANGZHOU16	Guangdong's High Tech Incentives Fall Short for Industrial [...] (U) Summary: Industrial equipment manufacturing (EM): with its high-tech, high-value-added, environmentally friendly, capital intensive and skill labor focus, it's just what Guangdong's leaders are looking for to replace labor-intensive export manufacturers that are being encouraged to move out [...]	2009-01-09 09:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
09GUANGZHOU219	Waiting for Godot? Or Just Plain Waiting? Xiamen Waits [...] (SBU) Direct cross-Strait air and sea links have arrived, but many in Xiamen are still waiting for the economic benefits. Officials at Xiamen's port say you don't have to look far; the benefits are already here, especially for Taiwan companies that want to export to China. However, Taiwan inve [...]	2009-04-13 09:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EWWT EAIR PREL PGOV CH TW
09GUANGZHOU276	ECONOMY TOXIC FOR SOUTH CHINA'S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: It doesn't matter too much where you fall in the supply chain - upstream manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are suffering the same impact from the global economic downturn as their downstream customers. The chemical industry in South China has been hit hard with orders [...]	2009-04-30 08:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU315	Toy Safety: Phthalates Still Problematic, Lead Under [...] (SBU) Summary: Supply chain security is still the biggest challenge for the south China toy industry, Hong Kong-based owners of two top-tier toy manufacturers told Congen Hong Kong and Congen Guangzhou officers in their Pearl River Delta factories. Phthalates (an ingredient that increases pla [...]	2009-05-21 08:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH HK
09GUANGZHOU320	IPR: Enforcement Numbers Decline in Guangdong 2008 Annual [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement action in Guangdong Province appeared to decline overall in 2008 as shown by case statistics in the province's annual white paper. Despite official pronouncements by Guangdong authorities that IPR enforcement continued t [...]	2009-05-26 07:48:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KIND ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU375	Growth amid the Gloom - Some Companies Still Prospering in [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Factories are closing and migrant workers are unemployed, but there are still success stories in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). While the city of Dongguan with its heavy concentration of Hong Kong and Taiwan investment in labor-intensive export manufacturing has been h [...]	2009-06-17 09:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB CH
09GUANGZHOU397	South China Bankers See Signs of Economic Improvement, [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou bankers differ over whether South China's economy is as bad off as some media reports would have us believe. They agreed, however, that Beijing is increasing the pressure to expand lending to small and medium enterprises. They expressed interest in the Chinese governm [...]	2009-07-01 07:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD HK CH
09GUANGZHOU409	Two New Labor NGOs - Different Missions, Different [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: How much room do labor non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have to operate in the Pearl River Delta (PRD)? The different experiences of two new organizations show that it depends on the group's mission. The Green Grass Workers Service Department is trying to expos [...]	2009-07-07 08:43:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU410	Huawei - Chinese Telecom Firm Plans for Growth in U.S. Market [...] (U) Classified by Economic/Political Section Chief Stephan Lang for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Huawei will nearly double its U.S. workforce this year, according to executives who briefed visiting students from the U.S. National Defense University's Industrial College of the Arm [...]	2009-07-07 08:53:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECPS ETTC ETRD EINT ECON PGOV PINR CH
09GUANGZHOU42	Bad News Sinks In: It's Worse than We Thought it would be - [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: It's always instructive and well worth revisiting Dongguan, a Pearl River Delta (PRD) export manufacturing center that is a barometer of the worst economic downturn China has confronted in the past decade or two. According to the head of the local Taiwan Businessmen [...]	2009-01-22 03:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH
09GUANGZHOU43	South China Rule of Law Retreating in the Face of Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: Is the rule of law yet another casualty of the economic downturn in south China? That's what international firms and other concerned observers are afraid of, and the signs are pointing somewhat ominously in the direction of turning back the clock. A large multinational toy firm [...]	2009-01-22 03:28:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR ELAB ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU481	Fujian Businesses: Looking for Opportunities In the Midst [...] (U) Summary: Although the global economic crisis has severely impacted export businesses, the crisis has also created new opportunities, according to Fujian Province company executives. Larger, more efficient export-oriented companies said they had consolidated and increased market share as [...]	2009-08-07 07:41:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CH TW
09GUANGZHOU496	Hi-Tech Zones in the Western Pearl River Delta Strive to [...] (SBU) Summary. Guangdong province is eager to move beyond the labor-intensive export processing industries that have driven much of its growth over the last 30 years to develop hi-tech industries to take their place; hi-tech industrial zones are an important part of its development strategy and [...]	2009-08-18 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON ETRD SENV ELTN CH
09GUANGZHOU503	South China IPR: Rights Holders Reiterate Need for [...] (SBU) Summary: American brand owners said Guangdong Province remains the global source for most counterfeit and infringing products during an August 11 introductory meeting with the Consul General. Executives highlighted continued concerns about weak IPR enforcement in South China and suggeste [...]	2009-08-20 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU504	South China-Southeast Asia Relationship - Growing Closer, [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Local governments and businesses in south China are using a range of tools to capitalize on the region's proximity with Southeast Asia to increase trade and attract investment. Annual trade expos, special economic zones and infrastructure development are among the in [...]	2009-08-20 09:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH VM SN MY
09GUANGZHOU514	South China IPR: Cooperation with Fujian Authorities [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The willingness of Fujian Provincial Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Fuzhou Customs officials to meet and share information with the Consul General on August 12 and 13 was an important step after a two-year freeze that began when the United States filed intelle [...]	2009-08-25 07:43:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KIND ECON EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU528	South China Exports and Labor: Toy Industry Registers Some [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Good news for one oQ south Qhina's beProfits are expected to decline by an average of 20% for the year, pick up in May and June, according to Guangdong-based contacts. Profits are expected to decline by an average of 20% for the year, mostly because higher unit costs [...]	2009-09-04 08:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV ECON CH HK
09GUANGZHOU574	Cross-Strait Trade and Economics Surging Forward at CIFIT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Cross-Strait economic cooperation was a hot topic at the 13th annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) Conference earlier this month in Xiamen. A large group of Taiwan business leaders, academics and working-level officials participated in a h [...]	2009-09-30 08:40:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV KIPR ECON PGOV TW CH
09GUANGZHOU587	Big Plans for Hainan -- Officials and Business Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary: Key components of China's economic development strategy will be pilot tested in Hainan Province, according to provincial officials and researchers. Officials claimed central government proposals set to be approved soon would position the island province as a duty free zone, ful [...]	2009-10-14 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD PREL EINV PGOV TW CH
09GUANGZHOU597	Promoting Business, Education Ties with Zhuhai [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's first official visit to Zhuhai October 8-9, he encouraged stronger academic and cultural ties between the coastal Guangdong city and the United States and promoted increased U.S.-China trade and investment. The CG also addressed students at Hong-Kong [...]	2009-10-21 06:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV SENV ELAB EINV ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU598	Visits of Secretary Locke and Ambassador Huntsman: South [...] (SBU) Summary: During your visit to Guangzhou in China's economically vibrant Pearl River Delta (PRD),you will see that the region was hit hard by the fall in exports that followed the global financial crisis, but is starting to show signs of recovery, including a tighter labor market. The co [...]	2009-10-21 06:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU602	Guangzhou Consulate Count: In - Argentina, Ecuador, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ecuador and Ethiopia recently opened consulate offices in Guangzhou, and Argentina opened in name though its "presence" is currently limited to frequent visits by a nominated CG resident in Beijing. Budget cuts at Sweden's Foreign Ministry will lead to the closure at month's en [...]	2009-10-23 09:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SCUL PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU611	Secretary Locke and Wang Yang Discuss IPR, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Brian L. Goldbeck for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) October 27, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Zhudao Hotel, Provincial Party Compound; Guangzhou. 3. (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion October 27 in Guangzhou, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Ambassador [...]	2009-10-30 00:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR PREL ECON EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU612	CHINA IPR: CARMAKER BYD SEEKS TO "BUILD YOUR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Boosted by a major investment from Warren Buffet and poised to apply its world-class battery technology to automobiles, Chinese automaker BYD has been heralded as one of the most promising carmakers of the future. However, even a cursory look at the BYD product lin [...]	2009-10-30 03:21:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU613	Exports to Remain Pillar of Guangdong's Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the global economy showing signs of recovery, Guangdong province is reassessing its export market orientation and attempting to make structural adjustments to expand its domestic market in light of the global economic downturn, according to Guangdong contacts who met with re [...]	2009-10-30 05:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU616	Secretary Locke and Guangzhou Mayor Zhang [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Brian L. Goldbeck for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) October 27, 2009; 11:00 a.m.; Sam's Club, Panyu District, Guangzhou. 3. (SBU) Summary: In a brief 25-minute discussion October 27 in Guangzhou, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Ambassador Huntsm [...]	2009-11-02 09:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR PREL ECON EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU619	Secretary Locke's Participation in IP Forum Advances IPR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The participation of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Ambassador Jon Huntsman in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Forum on Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) on October 27 focused local attention on a top-priority concern for the U.S. government and business in so [...]	2009-11-03 08:10:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL KPAO KIND ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU622	U.S. SOUTH CHINA COMPANIES REVIEW WEAK IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property right (IPR) infringement -- including counterfeiting, unlicensed technology transfer, hard-disc piracy and unauthorized internet distribution of copyrighted content -- cost U.S. firms in south China hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and pose a [...]	2009-11-04 09:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH TW HK
09GUANGZHOU626	Optimism Returning to Manufacturing Heartland of the Pearl [...] (SBU) Summary: Things are looking up for Dongguan, the export manufacturing powerhouse at the heart of the Pearl River Delta. A year ago business leaders in the city raised dire alarms of impending factory closures and massive layoffs. During meetings last month, contacts told the Consul Gene [...]	2009-11-06 08:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU627	CHINA'S 106TH CANTON FAIR SHOWS GRADUAL EXPORT RECOVERY [...] (U) Summary: Guangzhou's semi-annual Canton Fair concluded its 106th installment this week and reported that Chinese export orders continued to strengthen. However, orders have not recovered to pre-financial crisis levels, highlighting the need for China to further restructure the economy from [...]	2009-11-06 09:26:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR PREL EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU635	Guangxi Opens Its Doors, But Does Not Roll out the Carpet [...] (SBU) Summary: On his initial visit to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Consul General Goldbeck promoted trade and investment, advanced the possibility of establishing an American Corner and learned about Sino-Vietnamese cooperation on trafficking in persons. He also discussed the plans o [...]	2009-11-18 09:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KTIP PGOV KIRF SOCI CH VN
09GUANGZHOU640	Ambassador and Commerce Secretary Receive Massive Press [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over a billion people are believed to have read, watched or listened to Chinese and international media reports covering the Ambassador and Commerce Secretary's October 26-27 trip to Guangzhou. While south China press -- government owned and operated -- is accurately [...]	2009-11-20 00:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KMDR PREL KIPR ETRD OVIP CH
09GUANGZHOU642	Guangzhou Begins Asian Games Campaign to Promote Its [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangzhou held its one-year countdown celebration for the November 2010 16th Asian Games, kicking off an effort to use the Games to advance its image as a modern, cosmopolitan city and a worthy destination for tourists and foreign investment. The countdown ceremony capitalized [...]	2009-11-20 05:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREL ETRD PGOV SENV CH XA
09GUANGZHOU643	Container Shipping Industry Sees Slow Recovery Ahead [...] (U) SUMMARY: The global container shipping industry hit rock bottom in 2009 and is slowly climbing out of the trough, according to industry experts attending the 3rd Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Asia Conference in Shenzhen in late October. Executives of shipping lines and major retailers poin [...]	2009-11-20 09:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
09GUANGZHOU646	American Culture Week A Big Hit at Xiamen University [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Guangzhou hosted its first ever "American Culture Week" at Xiamen University's School of Humanities from November 9-13. Despite pressure from the University's Foreign Affairs Office to cancel the program, including the Consul General's opening speech highlighting the Pr [...]	2009-11-23 02:24:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI SCUL PREL ETRD PGOV SENV OPRC CH XA
09GUANGZHOU686	GUANGDONG PROVINCE TRADE NUMBERS SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT [...] (U) According to Guangdong Customs, November bilateral trade numbers snapped a 12-month string of declines, with total trade volume between the United States and Guangdong Province growing 0.5% to USD 7.27 billion, year-on-year. Of that number, U.S. imports accounted for USD 1.14 billion, an i [...]	2009-12-17 08:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU703	Green Investment in China's "Backyard Garden": [...] (SBU) Summary: Seeking to capitalize on Hainan's stated objectives of boosting clean energy research and development (R&D) and strengthening protection of its natural environment (reftel),Consul General Goldbeck and AmCham South China President Harley Seyedin jointly led a delegation December [...]	2009-12-24 03:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD PREL EINV PGOV TW CH
09GUANGZHOU704	Express Delivery Hubs Find New Home in South China, But Not [...] (SBU) Summary: Situated within three hours flight time from most major cities in the Asia-Pacific region, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is an excellent hub for logistic companies serving this part of the world, according to express delivery firms. FedEx and UPS are both positioning themselves t [...]	2009-12-28 01:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAIR EINV ELTN ECON ETRD PGOV CH

09GUANGZHOU709	Bio-fuel Plant Taking Root on Guangxi's Coast [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangxi is expanding its use of bio-fuels and COFCO Bio-Energy, in the city of Beihai, is playing a key role. The firm uses cassava root to produce ethanol that is sold in gas stations throughout the autonomous region. In addition, it uses the plant's solid waste and methane pr [...]	2009-12-28 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU711	Growth Returns to Guangdong with Rising Domestic Demand and [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Guangdong are declaring victory over the global financial crisis's impact on the trade-dependent province's economy. They point to projections that growth for the province will exceed 8% for the year after falling to a 30-year low in the first quarter. Our contacts [...]	2009-12-30 03:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU9	Economic Slump Takes the Wind Out of Shipping Industry's [...] (U) SUMMARY: There's no hiding from the numbers: the shipping industry in south China is suffering and they have little choice but to continue aggressively cutting costs to deal with the impact of the economic downturn. South China's ports appear to have been hit harder than those in other re [...]	2009-01-06 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
09GUATEMALA1204	GOG: Mixed Results on Transparency [...] SUMMARY: NGOs and private sector leaders have complained that access to public information declined significantly during the Colom administration. They point to lack of executive leadership, its failure to implement the 2005 presidential decree, the cancellation of a Berger-era (2003-2007) e-g [...]	2009-11-03 15:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA145	DEMARCHE ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION REPORT [...] (U) The Ambassador, DCM, and Embassy officers have met with the full range of GOG officials since January 16 to discuss the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to seek prompt and effective cooperation to address the concerns raised in the report. Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche an [...]	2009-02-17 12:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL GT
09GUATEMALA169	AMBASSADOR RAISES CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION REPORT [...] (SBU) On February 19, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns regarding enforcement of labor laws with President Colom and Foreign Minister Rodas. The Ambassador stressed the importance of responding quickly to the concerns raised in the CAFTA-DR labor submission and the recommendations in the su [...]	2009-02-23 16:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL GT
09GUATEMALA19	STAFFDEL ALMEIDA, GUATEMALA VISIT DECEMBER 14-17 [...] Labor Counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Tico Almeida, visited Guatemala December 14-17 as part of a two-country fact-finding visit to Central America to discuss labor issues within the jurisdiction of his Committee. The trip was scheduled for the week after the Depar [...]	2009-01-09 14:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV OREP GT
09GUATEMALA192	KILLINGS OF GARMENT BUSINESSMEN RECALL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there are no indications of union involvement, the January 21 killings of two representatives of a garment factory (Industria Textil Choishin, S.A.) highlighted tension between management and a workers union (SitraChoi). Through November of last year, Choishin and Sitr [...]	2009-03-03 09:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM ETRD PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA198	2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: INPUT FROM GUATEMALA [...] (U) Summary: Post recommends that Guatemala be moved to the Special 301 Priority Watch List for 2009 and that specific actions be requested to improve the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). In November 2008, the Ambassador communicated USG concerns over IPR enforcement with At [...]	2009-03-04 12:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD GT
09GUATEMALA263	Making CAFTA-DR Produce in a Down Market [...] Summary: CAFTA-DR has substantially improved Guatemala's ability to participate and compete in global markets. Regulatory structures were modernized and wide swaths of the Guatemalan economy were opened to international competition. As a result, trade increased substantially, foreign direct [...]	2009-03-19 13:08:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV PREL GT
09GUATEMALA264	AFL-CIO SOLIDARITY CENTER SUGGESTS STEPS TO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Laboff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America representative Rob Wayss on March 13 to review labor issues and to discuss ways to improve labor compliance. Responding to Wayss' concerns about the reporting of alleged labor crimes in the annual Human [...]	2009-03-19 13:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM GT
09GUATEMALA265	GUATEMALAN ECONOMY SUFFERS THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY: The latest round of economic indicators shows continued deterioration of the Guatemalan economy as a result of the global economic crisis. The Central Bank indicated it would revise downward 2009 economic growth estimates, currently at 3 to 3.5 percent. Remittance flows and internati [...]	2009-03-19 13:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID SNAR KJUS PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA290	AMBASSADOR INTERVENES TO PROTECT CITI FROM [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting, the Ambassador urged Attorney General Velasquez not to let politicians influence the investigation of Citibank in the Mercado de Futuros (MDF) embezzlement case, in which $11.2 million of congressional funds were stolen and lost in risky commodities investments. The [...]	2009-03-26 17:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA361	SICA MULTILATERAL: GUATEMALAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 23:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
09GUATEMALA368	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: During his March 12 meeting with Attorney General Velasquez, the Ambassador raised various issues, including the importance of investigating killings of unionists, the ineffective work of the IPR and anti-money laundering prosecutors, progress on the GOG's wiretapping capability, [...]	2009-04-17 18:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS KTIP KWMN ELAB KDEM ETRD PHUM
09GUATEMALA434	VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY NANCY LEE TO [...] (SBU) Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Americas Nancy Lee visited Guatemala April 17 to attend the Central American Finance Ministers meeting and discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on Guatemala and Central America. In meetings with a variety of private and public secto [...]	2009-05-06 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL GT
09GUATEMALA501	GOG UPDATES USG ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION [...] (U) Summary: On May 13, Embassy hosted a DVC with the GOG and USG inter-agency to discuss progress on the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to follow up on a November 2008 DVC (ref C) and demarches delivered by the Ambassador and Embassy pol/econ officers in February 2009 (refs A, B). Seni [...]	2009-05-27 20:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT
09GUATEMALA582	UPDATE ON SITRABI CASE OF THE CAFTA-DR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 Poloff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America Representative Rob Wayss and Banana Workers' Union of Izabal (SITRABI) representative Cesar Humberto Guerra Lopez. Guerra updated Poloff on the outcome of SITRABI's most recent meetings with the GOG. The first m [...]	2009-06-19 01:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT
09GUATEMALA67	GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 12:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA807	Bond Passage Loosens Fiscal Straightjacket [...] SUMMARY: On August 6, the Guatemalan Congress passed a measure authorizing the issuance of Q3 billion (approximately $375 million)in bonds to help cover the 2009 budget gap created by tax collections that are running nearly 8 percent below 2008 levels and nearly 20 percent below 2009 expectat [...]	2009-08-25 18:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID GT
09GUATEMALA878	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 17:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09GUAYAQUIL52	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: HUTCHISON PORT [...] (C) Summary. Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, which won the concession to operate the Port of Manta in February 2007, terminated its presence in Ecuador on February 27. The departure capped six weeks of turmoil over the concession?s future, after President Rafael Correa threatened du [...]	2009-03-06 17:35:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PGOV ECON EC
09HALIFAX15	FILMMAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA [...] Summary: The issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) does not rank high on the agenda of the Nova Scotia film industry. Rather, the key issue is attracting increased film production to the province. Film Nova Scotia is the provincially owned development corporation through which the provinc [...]	2009-04-17 20:39:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND CA
09HALIFAX65	ENERGY TOPICS HIGHLIGHT NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS AND EASTERN [...] SUMMARY: Political leaders from New England and Eastern Canada gathered in Saint John New Brunswick September 13-15 to discuss topics such as cross-border energy, the environment, opportunities within the green economy, trade and pandemic preparedness. Despite the geniality among the governor [...]	2009-10-16 17:10:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TBIO
09HAMBURG1287	Maritime Container Security Conference in Bremen [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 05:40:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EWWT TNGD PGOV PREL ECIN ECON ETRD GM
09HAMBURG1289	Maritime Container Security Conference in Bremen [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10 the EU Commission held a "Conference on Maritime Container Security" in Bremen that focused on EU and U.S. research aimed at enhancing container traffic and supply chain security. The event brought together approximately 150 maritime security stakeholders incl [...]	2009-10-16 10:45:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EWWT TNGD PGOV PREL ECIN ECON ETRD GM
09HANOI1050	POST PROMOTES BIOTECH WHILE GVN CONSIDERS MORE RESTRICTIVE [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador sent Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government Phuc a letter on September 28 requesting that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) remove provisions in current draft food and biosafety legislation that require mandatory labeling of all genetically modified food and agricultu [...]	2009-10-02 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM
09HANOI1116	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO UNDERSECRETARY HORMATS ON OUR [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vietnam. Politic [...]	2009-10-21 03:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD VM XD BEXP ECON EAGR EFIN
09HANOI1148	Promoting IPR Protection in Vietnam [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post hosted a series of two-day workshops for 200 officials of GVN agencies as part of ongoing efforts to boost Vietnam's prote [...]	2009-10-28 02:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV VM
09HANOI1156	VIETNAM RESPONSE ON PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Embassy Hanoi officers met with officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Tuesday, October 27, to gauge the Ministries' initial reaction and response to Secretary of State Clinton's letter and proposal, "Partnering [...]	2009-10-28 11:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD
09HANOI1186	VIETNAM'S ECONOMY Q3 2009: STRONG RECOVERY, CONTINUING RISKS [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's economic growth during the third quarter continued to accelerate, aided by the Vietnamese Government's (GVN) economic stimulus program. Growth of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first nine months was up 4.6% and is now expected to reach 5.2% for 2009, which will ma [...]	2009-11-05 09:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM
09HANOI1406	TPP Country Representatives Looking to Melbourne for Answers [...] (SBU) Summary: At a December 21 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) country representatives inquired about the goals and objectives of the United States at the upcoming Melbourne meeting March 15-19, including the shape and content of the agreement to make it a 21s [...]	2009-12-22 06:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV PREL VM
09HANOI184	VIETNAM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE 2009 SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has continued to take significant steps to implement an effective legal regime to protect intellectual property rights (IPR),reduce IPR violations and raise awareness. However, enforcement remains weak, piracy and counterfeiting are rampant and [...]	2009-03-02 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON VM
09HANOI202	DAS MARCIEL'S HANOI MEETINGS [...] (C) In a wide-ranging set of meetings in Hanoi February 25, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel emphasized the continued progress in U.S.-Vietnam relations. His counterparts, including VFM Pham Binh Minh, AFM Bui Thanh Son, and Office of Government DG Buy Hui Hung, voiced enthusiasm [...]	2009-03-06 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD UNSC MNUC BM VM
09HANOI205	SUMMER IS SINK-OR-SWIM TIME FOR VIETNAM'S LEADING [...] (SBU) Summary: Orders for most of Vietnam's leading exports are down across the board, by about 25% or higher, according to industry representatives. At this point, exporters are not panicking because they still have orders to keep them active for this quarter. Some are even hoping to expand [...]	2009-03-09 06:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EFIS ELAB ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM
09HANOI215	WHAT USE ARE LIPS AND TEETH? VIETNAM'S AMBIVALENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's foreign policy, normally pragmatic to a fault, betrays a certain tension when it comes to North Korea. Influential voices in the Party speak of ideological affinity and historical bonds, while others in Vietnam's foreign policy establishment advocate a more sober asses [...]	2009-03-10 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UNSC CH KS KN VM
09HANOI232	VIETNAM WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REPEAT TRADE NUMBERS LIKE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM
09HANOI233	VIETNAM WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REPEAT TRADE NUMBERS LIKE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam's trade was running at full speed when the global economic crisis hit in the second half of 2008, slowing what would have been a remarkable year for Vietnam. The positive trend was so strong that despite lower fourth-quarter numbers, Vietnam's total trade in goods for 200 [...]	2009-03-13 08:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM
09HANOI241	FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSING INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT; FULL [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic slowdown and declining Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is increasingly affecting Vietnam's economy, including employment levels. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) says unemployment is rising and labor officials predict that up to 400,000 workers in the formal [...]	2009-03-16 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAID EINV ELAB VM
09HANOI287	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO THE SECRETARY ON THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR THE SECRETARY: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in [...]	2009-03-30 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI290	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY LOCKE: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...]	2009-03-31 01:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI291	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO USTR KIRK ON THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR USTR KIRK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vie [...]	2009-03-31 01:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI292	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...]	2009-03-31 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI293	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO LABOR SECRETARY SOLIS ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY SOLIS: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...]	2009-03-31 03:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI294	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...]	2009-03-31 03:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI297	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]	2009-03-31 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI299	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...]	2009-04-01 02:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI301	VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER INVITES USTR KIRK TO LEAD TIFA [...] (U) On April 1, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, congratulating United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk on his appointment. Minister Hoang also invited USTR Kirk to come to Vietnam in June to hold ministerial- [...]	2009-04-01 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI302	VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY [...] (U) On April 1, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, congratulating Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on his appointment. In the letter, Minister Hoang also expressed his hopes to continue his Ministry's clo [...]	2009-04-01 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI304	VIETNAM'S LABOR MINISTER CONGRATULATES LABOR SECRETARY [...] (U) Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, of the Vietnam Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, has sent congratulations to Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on her appointment. In the letter, Minister Ngan also expressed her hopes for continued cooperation between her Ministry and [...]	2009-04-02 02:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID EINV WTRO ETRD ECON VM
09HANOI306	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...]	2009-04-02 06:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI32	VIETNAM WORKS TO STRENGTHEN IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to make progress in strengthening efforts and capacity to protect intellectual property rights (IPR). Although IPR enforcement in Vietnam remains weak and piracy is extensive, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to take significant steps to bolster its enf [...]	2009-01-13 01:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM
09HANOI320	VIETNAM AWARDS FOUR 3G WIRELESS LICENSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Ministry of Information & Communications (MIC) awarded long-awaited licenses for 3G mobile networks to four state-run carriers on April 2, 2009. The move provides an immediate benefit to two U.S. companies, Qualcomm and Motorola, which sell 3G wireless network hardware [...]	2009-04-08 04:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON KPRV VM
09HANOI328	VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...] (U) This is Post's response to Reftel A. RECENT REPORTS OF TEXTILE SUBSIDIES ----------------------------------- 2. (U) The news reports cited in Reftel A are incorrect. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not proposed or adopted an export subsidy for the textile and garment industry. T [...]	2009-04-09 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX VM
09HANOI329	VIETNAM POVERTY REDUCTION SURVIVING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (U) Summary: Despite high inflation and the global economic crisis, Vietnam managed to bring down poverty levels in 2008 to 13.1% from 14.7% the previous year. Vietnam has made dramatic strides in poverty reduction since it began to adopt market economy policies. As the global financial cri [...]	2009-04-09 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI VM
09HANOI336	CODEL McCain Visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) Summary: In their April 6-8 visit to Vietnam, CODEL McCain covered a wide range of issues with the Vietnamese leadership, including the recent DPRK missile test, the need for a new bilateral agreement on adoptions, the GVN's desire for market economy status and the need for greater respec [...]	2009-04-13 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ETRD SENV PHUM CASC VM
09HANOI339	VIETNAM'S 1st QUARTER NUMBERS BRING REALITY AND NEW [...] Summary: Vietnam's economic growth in the first quarter of 2009 was 3.1 percent, down by more than half from 7.49 percent for the same period last year. Committed FDI came in at USD 6 billion, 40.4 percent lower year-on-year. First quarter 2009 exports grew modestly at 2.4 percent, but import [...]	2009-04-13 11:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM
09HANOI354	Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister to [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and a delegation of 10 will visit the United States April 20-23, beginning with visits to the University of California-Davis and ending with meetings in Washington, D.C. that include calls on USDA Secretary Vilsa [...]	2009-04-15 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09HANOI37	VIETNAM'S ECONOMY 2008: SLOWER ECONOMIC GROWTH, RECORD FDI, [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 6.2 percent in 2008, the lowest since 2000. Inflation rose sharply, with the 2008 average monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 23 percent compared to the 2007 monthly average, though price rises slowed toward the end of [...]	2009-01-14 03:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM ETRD
09HANOI436	VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE [...] On May 08, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, regarding the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from Vietnam. 2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade [...]	2009-05-08 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI437	VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE [...] On May 08, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, regarding the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from Vietnam. 2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade [...]	2009-05-08 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI438	VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO USTR KIRK [...] On May 08, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, regarding the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from Vietnam. 2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade [...]	2009-05-08 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI439	VIETNAM "CONCERNED" ABOUT DUMPING INVESTIGATION, READY FOR [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Trade and Investment Minister said Vietnam is "very concerned" that the ongoing countervailing and anti-dumping investigat [...]	2009-05-08 10:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI45	VIETNAM - RESPONDING TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; [...] Summary: This cable is in response to STATE 00134905. As previously reported, the global economic downturn is already having effects in Vietnam and will continue to do so until there is an improvement in key export and credit markets. The GVN's ability to forecast and respond to economic in [...]	2009-01-16 04:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON VM ETRD
09HANOI456	VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Embassy contacts at the MFA and MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will substantially support U.S. priorities for Cuba, [...]	2009-05-15 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC ECON PREL PGOV CU VM
09HANOI46	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT VOICED FOR THE TRIPARTITE CORE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM BM VM
09HANOI479	VIETNAM "OPEN" TO PROPOSAL ON EXPORT LICENSING [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post delivered joint demarche with representatives from Japan and Chinese Taipei on May 22, 2009, drawing on Reftel points. Vietnam, through an official from the Multilateral Trade Policy Department of the Trade and Industry Ministry, responded that it was "open" to the proposal b [...]	2009-05-22 08:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD VM
09HANOI483	VIETNAM'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER DISCUSSES BEEF ACCESS, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 19, Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat to discuss the Minister's recent visit to the United States. The Minister said he was pleased with the visit. It gave him a great opportunity to interact with his U.S. [...]	2009-05-27 03:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09HANOI564	VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS BEATING THE SUMMER CRUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's most important export sectors are bouncing back after a tough, but much shorter than expected, period. None are expecting big drops in export numbers compared to 2008, and some are holding on for the possibility that 2009 may even surpass the last year's record-settin [...]	2009-06-18 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EFIS ELAB ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM
09HANOI569	RED TAPE GRIPES AGAIN DOMINATE VIETNAM'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) Summary: At a semi-annual meeting between the Government and the private sector, local and international businesses criticized Vietnam's multiple administrative hurdles, inefficient tax regime, and lack of transparency as they recommended ways to speed up investment in the banking, mining [...]	2009-06-19 09:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON KCOR VM
09HANOI60	FEW SURPRISES AT THE NINTH PARTY PLENUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Ninth Central Committee (CC) Plenum concluded without major personnel or policy changes. According to Party insiders, the primary focus of the midterm Plenum remained Vietnam's economic situation and plans for a stimulus package. In what some consider a nod to conserv [...]	2009-01-22 07:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI632	LETTER FROM VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL [...] (U) On July 06, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Cao Duc Phat of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding Vietnam's decision on the import of U.S. beef from cattle older than 30 months. In the letter, Minister Phat gave approval for import of U.S. b [...]	2009-07-07 11:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09HANOI64	Vietnam-China Border Issues in Lang Son Province [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the recent announcement of the completion of border demarcation between China and Vietnam (Ref A),the DCM visited the Chinese border province of Lang Son January 7 - 8. Provincial officials emphasized expanding trade relations with China while admitting a growing tra [...]	2009-01-23 06:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV TIP KWMN KCRM SNAR VM
09HANOI682	GVN TO CONTINUE ECONOMIC STIMULUS AS INFLATION CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese financial officials told visiting Treasury Department Director of South & Southeast Asia Malachy Nugent on July 15 that the government's economic stimulus plan had helped buffer the impact of the global downturn. They said the GVN for now had decided to continue its s [...]	2009-07-23 01:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM
09HANOI703	VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS POSITIVE ABOUT TRADE TIES DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with visiting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis, Deputy Prime Minister Hai and other senior Vietnamese officials were enthusiastic and positive about the rapid development of bilateral trade relations. The Vietnamese officials pledged to agree on d [...]	2009-07-29 02:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EINV VM
09HANOI704	VIETNAM'S FIRST HALF WEAK, BUT SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's economic growth in the first half of 2009 was 3.9 percent year-over-year (yoy). Exports were $27.6 billion, 10.1 percent lower yoy, while imports fell more drastically, by 34 percent, to $29.7 billion. The trade deficit was $4.6 billion, excluding the re-export of gold. [...]	2009-07-29 08:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM
09HANOI737	VIETNAM: AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CONTINUE TO GROW [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's agricultural exports continue to show strong growth and Vietnam is now one of the world's leading exporters of a number of agricultural commodities like rice, pepper, cashews, and coffee. It is also beginning to focus on other products with higher margins. Ironically, [...]	2009-08-05 23:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON VM
09HANOI740	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S AUGUST VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your return to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City comes at an important moment in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Overall, bilateral ties have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. Th [...]	2009-08-06 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI767	Response: Due Diligence on Hanoi's Nominee for the [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam is pleased to provide the additional information about Protec Helmet Company, nominee in the SME category, in response to REF: A) Post found no negative aspects or risk of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of Protec, Post's nominee. B [...]	2009-08-13 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AMGT BEXP ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV VM
09HANOI801	RECALL 09 HANOI 801 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KIRF SENV BM VM
09HANOI803	SENATOR WEBB'S AUGUST 19-20 MEETINGS IN HANOI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a short, but substantively very productive set of meetings in Hanoi, August 19-20, Senator Jim Webb emphasized the need to continue building on the remarkable progress that the two countries had made since the Senator first re-engaged with Vietnam as a civilian in 1991. The [...]	2009-08-27 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ECON ETRD BM VM
09HANOI809	2011 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION: LEADING CONTENDERS FOR GENERAL SECRETARY AND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparations are already underway for major leadership changes in Vietnam as the Communist Party gears up for its Eleventh Party Congress in January 2011. As many as six of the Politburo's fifteen members are expected to retire, including the General Secretary, State President, and [...]	2009-09-10 07:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI845	Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September 27, 2009 Conversation [...] (SBU) September 27, 2009; 10:40 am; The Office of Government; Hanoi 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Joseph Donovan, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Rear Admiral Charles Leidig, Jo [...]	2009-09-29 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KN CH VM
09HANOI846	SETTING THE SCENE FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS, [...] (SBU) Director Slaughter: Your Policy Planning Talks with the Vietnamese, the second since discussions were inaugurated last October, comes at an important moment in the bilateral relationship. Overall, ties between our two countries have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and [...]	2009-08-26 06:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI848	President Triet Assures Ambassador that Relations Good, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial meeting August 18, State President Nguyen Minh Triet assured the Ambassador that Vietnam's leadership remained committed to deepening reform and viewed its relationship with the United States as positive and improving. Noting that Vietnam would chair ASEAN in 2010, [...]	2009-08-26 06:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM VM
09HANOI851	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) September 27, 2009; 2:15 p.m.; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Hanoi. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michalak Joseph Donovan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, EAP Rear Admiral Ch [...]	2009-09-30 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD ASEAN BM KN VM
09HANOI968	BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR A NEW BEGINNING IN DEFENSE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to the U.S. in June 2008, which included an unprecedented meeting at the Pentagon, both the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have demonstrated previously unseen interest in buying non-lethal [...]	2009-09-17 04:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EINT ETRD MARR PARM
09HANOI978	Setting the Scene for Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign investor [...]	2009-09-18 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KIRF SENV MARR KHIV KHDP BM
09HARARE263	KIMBERLEY PROCESS CHAIR GIVES ZIMBABWE KID-GLOVE [...] (SBU) During a short visit, hijacked to some extent by the marketing might of Rio Tinto's Murowa Diamonds, Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Bernard Esau got a white-washed account of the violence in the disputed Chiadzwa diamond field in late 2008. Esau made conciliatory remarks about the need fo [...]	2009-03-26 15:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PHUM ASEC EMIN ZI
09HARARE386	ZIMBABWE'S FY 2009 SUGAR EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 13:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
09HARARE417	GOZ URGED TO 'GET POLICIES RIGHT' AT MINING [...] (SBU) Presenters at a mining conference organized by the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe in Harare on May 7, urged government to implement prudent policies to attract investment and restore the sector to its former position of contributing close to seven percent to gross domestic product. Speaker [...]	2009-05-19 15:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
09HARARE42	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] The Government of Zimbabwe's corruption and mismanagement have severely crippled the local economy making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2009. GDP has declined by roughly 50 percent in the past eight years, the largest peacetime drop ever recorded. [...]	2009-01-15 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
09HARARE44	HARARE 2009 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to promote corporate governance in Zimbabwe. -------------------------------- Support for Corpoate Governance -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post proposes providing financial suport [...]	2009-01-16 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AMGT BEXP ECON ETRD ZI
09HARARE478	ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESS LEADERS SEEK CREDIT NOT [...] (SBU) Zimbabwean business leaders briefed Congressional delegation Payne on May 31 on challenges facing their respective industries. Commonalities from the presentations included the need for access to international credit lines, improved local governance, and stable delivery of utilities. In [...]	2009-06-09 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD XA PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE499	GOLD'S POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO ZIMBABWE'S [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is in dire need of substantial foreign currency inflows. Looking ahead, the country's once significant gold mining industry is a potential source of foreign exchange earnings, provided the problems of access to capital, power shortages, and protection of property rights are add [...]	2009-06-18 10:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV ZI
09HARARE531	DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES A BURDEN ON ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) A survey of Zimbabwean-based businesses in mid-June revealed that foreign currency-denominated wage demands are becoming a critical challenge to an economic recovery given continued low productivity levels. A hyperinflationary mindset remains amongst workers, despite stabilizing prices, [...]	2009-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL ZI ECON EAGR
09HARARE559	ZIMBABWEAN FIRMS EXPRESS GUARDED OPTIMISM ON [...] (SBU) Discussions with a cross-section of Zimbabwean businesses indicated the sector is eager to contribute positively to economic recovery and feels more optimistic about the country's economic future than it did prior regulatory liberalization (including dollarization) that has led to price [...]	2009-07-07 12:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EMIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE610	BFIF-FUNDED FORUM FOCUSES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (U) On April 2, the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe (IODZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local businesses, held its annual Director of the Year Award Ceremony highlighting good governance. BFIF also supported a related workshop on t [...]	2009-07-24 08:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP ETRD ZI
09HARARE624	MID-YEAR FISCAL REVIEW SETS RIGHT TONE FOR RECOVERY [...] (SBU) The mid-year fiscal review by Finance Minister Tendai Biti upgraded the economic growth forecast from 2.8 percent to 3.7 percent due to a projected 24.3 percent growth in agriculture and an anticipated upturn in business confidence arising from implementation of policies contained in th [...]	2009-07-30 15:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE63	SANCTIONS BUSTING BY LOCAL UNISYS AGENT [...] (C) According to a business contact in the local IT industry, the Zimbabwe agent for Unisys is providing Unisys hardware and software support to ZB Bank Ltd, a specially designated national (SDN). Post corroborated the allegation with James Hove, head of the IT department at ZB Bank. Hove [...]	2009-01-28 15:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV ZI

09HARARE77	ZIMBABWE BUDGET PROPOSAL LIBERALIZES FOREX [...] (SBU) On January 29, Acting Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa unveiled a National Budget that, against the backdrop of a sharply contracting and informally dollarized economy, proposes introduction of reforms including liberalization of the foreign currency market and prices. The budget t [...]	2009-02-03 14:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EMIN EAGR ETRD ZI
09HAVANA697	TRADING WITH THE ENEMY - DISAPPOINTING CUBAN TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of U.S. exporters told us they received an unusually cool reception from the Cuban Government at this year's Havana trade fair. While some exporters reported business more or less as usual, we heard more complaints than in previous years regarding everything f [...]	2009-11-19 17:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON CU
09HELSINKI13	CUBA: FINLAND REVIEW TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) PolOff asked Veikko Soralahti, Counselor, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Finnish MFA on January 8 if there had been any changes in the Finnish relationship with Cuba since the EU dropped sanctions. He said that there had not. 2. (C) Post provides the following respons [...]	2009-01-09 13:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
09HELSINKI148	FINLAND: BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM FI
09HELSINKI151	FINLAND: MEDVEDEV'S FIRST VISIT A "PROMISING [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Halonen came away very satisfied from Russian President Medvedev's first visit to Finland on April 20-21. Having forged a good relationship with Putin, Halonen seeks a good rapport with his successor, and Medvedev's self-deprecating and modest demeanor went over well w [...]	2009-04-24 15:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ENRG ETRD FI PREL RS
09HELSINKI186	CUBA: FINLAND REVIEW TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Econoff and Poloff discussed Finland's Cuba relations with Kimmo Pulkkinen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Ambassador for the Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean. Post provides the following responses to reftel A questions: 2. (C) -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, [...]	2009-05-20 15:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL FI
09HELSINKI223	FINLAND WARNS EU ABOUT PROPOSED RUSSIAN TRANSPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Finnish officials have raised in EU circles their concerns that container transport restrictions proposed by the Russian Customs Service will adversely impact trade bound for Russia through Finland, Estonia and Latvia. With the vast majority of containers crossing the Finnish-Rus [...]	2009-06-12 13:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD ETTC FI PREL
09HELSINKI329	FOOD SECURITY: FINLAND COMMITTED TO INCREASING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 12:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EI ETRD FI
09HELSINKI332	FINLAND SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH CORN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Matti Aho Director General for the Department of Food and Health at the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture. Aho noted that Finland had received no imports of US soy products containing dust from biotech corn MON88017, and therefore had no reports of volunt [...]	2009-09-04 13:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR FI
09HELSINKI34	FINNISH MINISTER TO PRESENT NEW TRANSATLANTIC AID [...] At the upcoming Informal Council meeting in Prague January 29-30, Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen will seek support from EU Development ministers for the creation of a U.S.- EU Transatlantic Partnership for Sustainable Development. The purpose of the partner [...]	2009-01-28 13:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EU FI PREL
09HELSINKI396	FINLAND ON GI AND TRIPS [...] Pol/Econoff delivered reftel points to Pekka Kosonen Counsellor for the Department for External Economic Relations at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Kosonen noted that there is no unanimous opinion in the E.U. regarding GI and TRIPS issues and that the divide is clearly cut between northe [...]	2009-10-28 07:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR FI
09HELSINKI402	FINLAND: PUTIN WARMS UP IN LATEST MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a dramatic departure from their meeting last June, on October 25 Russian Prime Minister Putin warmly greeted Finnish Prime Minister Vanhanen in St. Petersburg. Describing Finland as a good partner, a smiling Putin put a positive face on Finnish-Russian relations. Putin pointed [...]	2009-10-29 11:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PREL EPET ETRD WTO RS
09HELSINKI406	FINNS DEBATE NORD STREAM AS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Vanhanen said his Government (GOF) would decide whether to grant an Exclusive Economic Zone license for the Nord Stream pipeline project by November 5. If the GOF approves the license it then decide whether to grant a construction permit for the project, a proces [...]	2009-11-02 14:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET SENV RS FI
09HELSINKI432	FINLAND: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 14:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL FI
09HOCHIMINHCITY11	FALLING U.S. CONSUMER DEMAND PROMPTS FACTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 100 garment factories in southern Vietnam have closed in recent months, leaving an estimated 60,000 workers jobless. The garment industry will be just a drop in the bucket, according to the Taiwan Business Association, which believes 800 to 1,000 companies are unlikely to [...]	2009-01-07 10:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY125	HCMC BANK AND FUND MANAGERS EXPECT INVESTMENT TO SLOW [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment into Vietnam will slow significantly in 2009 as a result of the global economic downturn, according to Ho Chi Minh City financial sector analysts. Virtually every corporate client is postponing or slowing implementation of their existing investment plans, multinati [...]	2009-02-24 11:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY171	BIOFUEL OR BUST: ONE COMPANY'S QUEST TO TRANSFORM VIETNAM'S [...] (U) Summary: One enterprise in Vietnam is forging a biofuel initiative based on crude oil from a new-generation biofuel feedstock, jatropha curcus. GreenEnergy, Vietnam (GEV) has completed the first stage of its project to plant and refine crude oil from the jatropha bush, a hardy perennial p [...]	2009-03-10 01:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY199	LOCAL COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BATTLE PIRATES FOR HCMC MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Local copyright holders are driving the expansion of the legitimate music and video sectors in HCMC. While CD and DVD piracy remains rampant in family shops and street stalls throughout the city, locally produced and licensed Vietnamese music CDs dominate the shelves at high end [...]	2009-03-18 08:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY204	VIETNAM'S PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR MARKET: TIME TO CLEAN UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ho Chi Minh City branch of Navigos, one of Vietnam's largest human resources (HR) services companies, reports that its corporate clients are holding employment levels steady in the expectation that wage inflation for 2009 will fall to near zero after years of double digit gr [...]	2009-03-19 10:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY213	CAMBODIA BORDER AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES BRUSHING OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: While provinces on the outskirts of Vietnam's Southern Key Economic Zone (SKEZ) feel cushioned from the global economic downturn because their largely agricultural economies can easily absorb unemployed workers, these areas are suffering from declining global commodity prices. [...]	2009-03-24 09:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY31	ENVIRONMENTAL FEES FIGHT POVERTY, SAVE FORESTS IN VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnam has lost a staggering 80 percent of its old-growth forest in the last 20 years, a calamity that the GVN's underfunded and unenforced Forest Protection program '661' has failed to prevent. A USAID-supported Payment for Environmental Services (PES) initiative, however, is [...]	2009-01-13 01:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY333	ASSESSING IMPACT OF WTO LEADS TO CALLS FOR FURTHER REFORM IN [...] (SBU) "Vietnam must reorient its development strategy or forgo many of the opportunities on offer as a member of the WTO," stated Vietnamese trade experts reflecting on two years of World Trade Organization (WTO) membership. By some measures, including increasing foreign direct investment (FDI [...]	2009-04-28 10:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY339	OPTIMISM IN HO CHI MINH CITY: FROM BUSINESS AND FROM [...] (C) Summary. Ho Chi Minh City's business elites were nothing if not optimistic during the Ambassador's May 6-8 visit; when pressed on the impact of the global economic downturn they pushed back. An American manager assessed Vietnam's situation is "much improved" over last year's sharp inflati [...]	2009-05-08 06:30:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY356	SOES THRIVE AS TOURISM FOCUS SHIFTS FROM INTERNATIONAL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: While the global economic downturn has reduced the number of international visitors by 16 percent in the first quarter, domestic tourism continues to expand and firms catering to that sector of the market seem to be picking up some of the employment slack. This is especially im [...]	2009-05-11 10:26:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ETRD CVIS SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY398	FORMER HCMC MAYOR THANH ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND CHANGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vo Viet Thanh describes his role as a former senior official now working as an advisor to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as that of providing "honest feedback" from someone who is now outside political power struggles. In a recent meeting with CG, Thanh described the changing atti [...]	2009-05-27 03:42:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY533	BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME, OR MAYBE NOT: THE LAOS-VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the bridges, the state-of-the-art tunnel, and the all-weather road that knit Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam together via the "East-West Economic Corridor" (EWEC) have been built, initial hopes for a surge in investment and trade along the route remain unfulfilled. For a n [...]	2009-07-02 08:32:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELTN EWWT PREL PGOV LA VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY551	VIETNAMESE RECORDING ASSOCIATION SLINGS TELECOM GOLIATH FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the dust has settled, the Recording Industry Association of Vietnam (RIAV) assesses that it scored a major victory earlier this year against a formidable local telecom player, FPT, in the battle against intellectual property infringement. After months of pursuing FPT ( [...]	2009-07-15 11:15:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY552	HO CHI MINH CITY STOCK EXCHANGE BULL RUN IN CONTEXT [...] (SBU) Summary. Ho Chi Minh City Exchange (HOSE) investors enjoyed a dramatic near-doubling in the value of the Vietnam Index from 235 on February 24 to 512 on June 9, 2009. This coincided with a significant run-up in the major indexes on the other side of the ocean, but the steep gains also [...]	2009-07-16 02:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD PGOV SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY573	SAIGON HIGH TECH PARK ENTICES US INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Saigon High Tech Park (SHTP) has emerged as a significant new hub for high tech investment in Vietnam. Preferential tax treatment, direct governmental access, and VAT and import duty exemptions are just a few of the benefits that have lured many U.S. investors, laying the foundat [...]	2009-08-04 09:42:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY582	UNIONS IN THE SOUTH: BETWEEN IDEOLOGY AND MODERNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The formal legal and regulatory structure of labor markets in HCMC and surrounding provinces has not changed to keep pace with the fundamental changes that have taken place in the economy as whole. There is still one state-created and CPV-controlled national union, the Vietnam G [...]	2009-08-13 10:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY584	BIG IPR BUST SUGGESTS PROGRESS, BUT POLITICS ALSO PLAYED A [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team charged with enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) raided a factory and a private house in Ho Chi Minh City last month, confiscating close to 100 boxes of pirated CDs and DVDs as well as the industrial-scale equipment used to manufacture them. The agg [...]	2009-08-21 03:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY606	A SUCCESSFUL, MULTI-LAYERED EVENT IN BINH DUONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 22, ConGen HCMC and the Binh Duong provincial government jointly sponsored a day-long series of events that featured a conference on trade and investment, a visit to a U.S. high-technology investor, a cultural program, a presentation on student visas and a reception [...]	2009-09-25 02:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY62	GLOBAL SLUMP SLASHES HCMC PORT VOLUMES [...] (SBU) Summary. The global economic slowdown has slashed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) cargo throughput by over 50 percent, forcing port operators, shipping firms and freight forwarders to aggressively reduce fees and cut costs. Although the international shipping company American President's Line h [...]	2009-01-22 10:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EWWT SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY661	BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PLANS COLLIDE WITH THE SUGAR POLITICS IN [...] (SBU) By protecting its sugar markets through high import tariffs and limited import quotas, Vietnam has elevated sugar prices but disrupted supply, according to HCMC's foreign-invested beverage industry. These policies are beginning to make it difficult for companies to expand their investme [...]	2009-11-20 03:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EINV ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY665	DELTA MEKONG CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM A GOOD START, BUT JUST THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The First Mekong Delta Climate Change Forum brought experts, government officials, donors and organizations under one roof and spurred debate about climate change issues in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is particularly at risk to rising sea levels, increased salinity intrusion, and [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD SENV SOCI TBIO VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY676	(SBU) HCMC'S SURPRISING GOLD MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary. Not far from HCMC, a huge, 24-karat gold plated effigy of the late Ho Chi Minh on display in Vietnam's largest Buddhist temple is an interesting metaphor for two somewhat incongruous realities: the Vietnamese people's reverence for the founder of Communist Vietnam and their abid [...]	2009-12-18 09:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY691	COMFORTS OF A COOLER LABOR MARKET OFFSET BY SKILLED STAFF [...] (SBU) Summary: At year's end, Ho Chi Minh City employers are grappling with two distinct human resources trends rising from the economic tumult in 2009. The global economic downturn has given them the upper hand in negotiations with unskilled labor, resulting in flat blue collar wages and cuts [...]	2009-12-30 07:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY93	CAN "SPECIAL ACADEMIC ZONES" RESCUE VIETNAM'S UNIVERSITIES? [...] (C) Summary: Vietnam's universities are among the worst in the Asia-Pacific region, and without dramatic improvement Vietnam will not achieve its development goals. While numerous innovators -- including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Nguyen Thien Nhan -- have stepped forth w [...]	2009-02-06 05:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD TBIO SCUL KPAO SOCI PGOV PREL VM
09HONGKONG1	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DRAGON WELL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-01-02 03:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1009	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: UNIQUEST HONG [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-04 08:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1010	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NABOND TECHNOLOGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 08:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1011	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUNFLY ELECTRONICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-04 08:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1046	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMEN VERIFICATION: IMAX TECHNICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-10 09:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1047	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-10 09:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1048	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 09:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1049	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-10 09:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1050	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-10 09:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1059	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phi [...]	2009-06-11 08:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1061	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-11 08:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1062	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 08:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1063	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-11 08:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1064	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-11 08:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1074	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-06-12 08:01:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1107	HONG KONG CUSTOMS BUSTS ASIA'S FIRST TOP-SITE [...] Summary: Hong Kong Customs, working with local copyright associations, has for the first time in Asia taken down a "top-site". These high-speed file sharing sites are the top of the digital piracy food chain, distributing the latest high-quality digital content through a highly secure networ [...]	2009-06-17 07:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR PGOV ETRD ECON HK
09HONGKONG115	HSBC Doubts Hurt Hang Seng [...] The Hang Seng Index closed Friday, January 16 at 13,255.51, down 12.55 points today with a daily trade of HKD 49 billion. The Index continued its slide, falling 1121.93, or 7.8 percent, this week. Both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs issued reports this week predicting HSBC, Hong Kong's bigge [...]	2009-01-16 12:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1246	CHINA GRANTS LAND LEASE FOR NEW UNIVERSITY OF [...] (U) Summary: The University of Macau (UM) is set to benefit from a unique arrangement that will allow it to build a new campus on nearby Hengqin Island. The Macau SAR government will have jurisdiction over the new campus, despite its location in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Macau Chief Execut [...]	2009-07-08 09:18:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG128	FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is the 7th largest and 2nd fastest growing market for U.S. value added foods and beverages, importing over U.S.$1.3 billion of these products in 2008. However, Hong Kong Government (HKG) official [...]	2009-01-20 10:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
09HONGKONG1280	RMB TRADE SETTLEMENT TAKES OFF IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Several Mainland companies have announced renminbi (RMB) trade settlement transactions with partners in Hong Kong in the wake of the July 6 People,s Bank of China (PBOC) authorizing announcement. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told the Consul Ge [...]	2009-07-14 08:38:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN HK CH ETRD
09HONGKONG131	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE BRIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 00:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1318	CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON CHIEF SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's Farewell call July 16, Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang thanked the United States for our cooperation on a variety of issues and noted that Hong Kong's close relationship with the United States is based on our shared respect f [...]	2009-07-17 10:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR HK
09HONGKONG1362	LABOR TENSIONS RISE IN MACAU OVER PROTECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Macau President Steve Jacobs criticized recent labor-related actions by the government of Macau (GOM),local police and Macau's gaming union. He provided details about three separate incidents in June and July 2009 that he believes unfairly targeted his comp [...]	2009-07-23 09:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG1452	CPSC CHAIRMAN TENENBAUM INITIATES MOU DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On her first official foreign trip, newly appointed U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Moore Tenenbaum described her vision for CPSC's relations with global manufacturers to Hong Kong industry and government representatives. She proposed establishing a [...]	2009-08-06 07:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1460	HONG KONG COMMITTED TO COOPERATION POST-SFI PILOT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) Deputy Director General Vivian Lau told Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative Director Rich DiNucci on July 23 that Hong Kong [...]	2009-08-07 08:32:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL HK GB OM EWWT
09HONGKONG158	HONG KONG AIR CARGO AND SEA FREIGHT VOLUMES POST [...] Summary: Slowing international trade has reduced both air and sea freight volumes in Hong Kong. Hong Kong air cargo shipments declined 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the prior year period, including a drop of 28 percent in December. The largest local air freight carri [...]	2009-01-23 07:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG159	TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009 REVIEW [...] This cable responds to the action request in reftel: "What are the conditions under which a foreign-affiliated company (i.e. a 50-50 joint venture with a Chinese partner) could claim a benefit under the CEPA to offer services such as IP-VPN in China, as a value-added service supplier?" 2. 2 [...]	2009-01-23 07:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD USTR HK
09HONGKONG1628	LAS VEGAS SANDS MOVES TOWARD HONG KONG INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) announced on August 20 that it submitted an application to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. The move to sell a minority interest in its Macau-based operations came approximately one month after competitor Wynn Resorts made a similar an [...]	2009-08-27 05:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK CH
09HONGKONG164	MACAU CASINO BOOM SQUELCHED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino industry executives in Macau say the slowing PRC and Hong Kong economies - and related credit crunch - are reducing their revenues even more than PRC visa restrictions imposed in September 2008. The foreign visitor growth rate declined significantly in recent months, a [...]	2009-01-23 09:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG1658	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JASON ELECTRONICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-09-02 03:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG166	CASINO OPERATORS CRITCAL OF MACAU GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Seniorgaming industry managers in Macau are disappointd with the Government of Macau's (GOM) gaming reulatory body, th Gaming Inspection and Coordinatio Bureau (known by its Portuguese acronym DICJ). They described DICJ as a lethargic organization hose oversight of junket operator [...]	2009-01-23 10:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG167	Hong Kong Market Report: New Year's Gifts for minibond [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced that non-bank financial institution Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Ltd. would buy back all its outstanding Lehman Bros. minibonds from eligible clients at the original investment price. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang [...]	2009-01-23 11:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1679	HONG KONG AIR/MARITIME THROUGHPUT CARGO UPDATE - [...] SUMMARY: According to Hong Kong Government figures, local air and maritime cargo throughput may be recovering from the steep drops seen earlier this year. Maritime cargo volumes fell 14.5 percent year-on-year for July 2009 but increased 8 percent from June. Air cargo throughput in July fell 8 [...]	2009-09-03 07:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1687	DEATHS CAUSE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary: A tainted locally manufactured generic drug caused five deaths in March 2009 in Hong Kong and prompted the government to initiate a sweeping review of its drug safety oversight mechanisms. A review committee with a special focus on generic pharmaceuticals will provide specific [...]	2009-09-04 06:55:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG1725	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SCITOP INSTRUMENT CO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-09-11 02:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1726	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-09-11 02:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1743	U.S. DRUG COMPANIES COMPLAIN ABOUT IPR VIOLATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Executives of U.S. pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck remain critical of the Hong Kong government's (HKG) generic drug approval process, arguing the HKG should require generic drug manufacturers to certify that their products do not violate patents held by a branded drug pr [...]	2009-09-15 03:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG1777	HONG KONG:APEC FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES [...] SUMMARY: The biggest food security challenge that Hong Kong faces is its dependence on food imports. Hong Kong imports nearly 95% its food requirements, which leaves it exposed to export bans, inflation, food safety threats, and the possibility of global shortages. It addresses these weaknes [...]	2009-09-18 10:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KGHG
09HONGKONG178	EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TELEVISION AND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]	2009-01-29 04:18:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG179	EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TRACE ELEMENTS SECTION, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]	2009-01-29 04:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG180	EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]	2009-01-29 04:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG181	EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: PRODUCT TESTING AND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]	2009-01-29 04:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1819	MACAU GAMING REVENUES RISE SHARPLY AS LAS VEGAS [...] (C) Summary: Gaming revenues in Macau rose sharply in August, as the PRC reportedly loosened visa restrictions on Mainlanders wishing to visit the Special Administrative Region. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has restarted its outreach efforts directed at senior PRC officials in Beijing, while its pri [...]	2009-09-24 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MO HK CH
09HONGKONG1847	PRD COOPERATION BUILDING BUT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seeking to foster deeper economic integration with the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD),Hong Kong government (HKG) and industry leaders have built productive ties over the past several years with Mainland counterparts. Hong Kong contacts say that both sides support [...]	2009-09-30 01:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1854	NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: A senior Hong Kong government (HKG) official told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on September 10 that a long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) during its upcoming session. The official said the law sho [...]	2009-09-30 09:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1898	CEPA'S SERVICE SECTOR LIBERALIZATION MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs from Consulates General Guangzhou and Hong Kong jointly met on September 28 with service sector leaders in Hong Kong to discuss their investment plans in China's Guangdong Province, especially as they relate to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between t [...]	2009-10-08 09:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
09HONGKONG1943	HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS RECEIVE "AMVER" AWARDS; [...] (U) Per reftel request, on October 13, Consulate General E/P Chief presented the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) awards to participating Hong Kong-based ship companies. The event, which was covered by shipping trade press, publicly recognized AMVER partici [...]	2009-10-20 05:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL HK
09HONGKONG1953	NEW FOREIGN LABOR LAW IN MACAU TO SEVERELY [...] SUMMARY: Macau's Legislative Assembly passed a controversial bill on October 9 that will establish stiff criminal penalties for employers of illegal migrants. Upon becoming law in the second quarter of 2010, the bill's provisions will also impede foreign workers from changing employers in Mac [...]	2009-10-21 06:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG1981	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TAL APPAREL LIMITED [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2009-10-23 08:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2	EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: QWARE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LTD. [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]	2009-01-02 03:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2014	HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DRUG SAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 09:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV KIPR HK CH ETRD
09HONGKONG2038	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: (FELTON SUCCESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 02:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2046	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: EGS (ASIA) LIMITED [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2009-11-06 08:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2085	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONG KONG NOVIKY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 04:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2090	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HIGH TECH INTERNATIONAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip [...]	2009-11-13 07:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2091	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WAH WAI ELECTRONIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 07:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2156	NEW MACAU LABOR LAW TO PREVENT "JOB HOPPING" BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Macau's controversial new "Law on Employment of Non-Resident Workers" was passed by the Legislative Assembly on October 9 and will enter into force April 26, 2010. The new law is designed to address complaints from resident employers about "job-hopping" by non-resident workers, [...]	2009-11-24 10:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG2177	HONG KONG MOVING TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Education is one of "six pillar industries" the Hong Kong Government (HKG) has identified for financial incentives and other government support, in a policy effort to diversify the economy away from financial services and foreign trade. The post-secondary education system is arg [...]	2009-11-27 08:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG2247	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-C requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]	2009-12-10 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2248	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2249	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-G requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]	2009-12-10 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG231	Hong Kong Market Report: Hang Seng Up on Hope for U.S. [...] The Hang Seng Index was up 3.61 percent or 476.14 points today, closing at 13,655. Chinese stocks led the rally, following positive results in mainland Chinese markets and optimism that a U.S. stimulus package would pass Congress. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, China Mobile, Industrial Commercial [...]	2009-02-06 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH

09HONGKONG2313	THE MACAU SAR ECONOMY AT 10: EVEN JACKPOTS HAVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after reversion to mainland China, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) bears little resemblance to the somnolent Portuguese-run enclave of popular imagination that existed before 1999. The opening of the gaming market and a flood of Chinese tourists, combi [...]	2009-12-18 10:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV MC CH HK

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