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09MEXICO1307	TOUGHER MEXICO ANTITRUST LAW IN THE WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Mexico has one of Latin America's most open economies, its tenacious monopolies and weak regulation reduce consumer choice, boost the cost of doing business, and hamper Mexico's economic growth. Last month, influential PAN Senator Santiago Creel introduced a bill to amend [...]	2009-05-12 20:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX

09MEXICO1312	TOUGHER MEXICO ANTITRUST LAW IN THE WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Mexico has one of Latin America's most open economies, its tenacious monopolies and weak regulation reduce consumer choice, boost the cost of doing business, and hamper Mexico's economic growth. Last month, influential PAN Senator Santiago Creel introduced a bill to amend [...]	2009-05-13 14:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1428	Mexico Economic Weekly - May 22 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-05-23 18:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO1477	MEXICO LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE CENTRAL AMERICAN TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico will launch negotiations later this year with its Central American neighbors to consolidate its three trade agreements in the region into one treaty. With this initiative, Mexico appears to be looking beyond the current global crisis and position itself as the fulcrum o [...]	2009-05-29 20:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1490	FLU AND TOURISM: WHEN WILL MEXICO REBOUND? [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables reporting on the economic impact of the influenza outbreak in Mexico. It incorporates reporting from across Mission Mexico. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The influenza epidemic struck a body blow to Mexico's number three income generator, tourism. Governme [...]	2009-05-30 00:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD KFLU MX
09MEXICO1591	Mexico Economic Weekly - June 5 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-06-08 13:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO160	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...]	2009-01-21 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX
09MEXICO1669	Mexico Economic Weekly - June 12 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-06-12 22:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO1862	Mexico Economic Weekly - June 26 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-06-29 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO1890	MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY ON ROUGH ROAD, SEEKING ROADSIDE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the Obama Administration has acted firmly to aid the United States' beleaguered automotive industry, the Mexican auto manufacturers are looking askance at their own government's seemingly lackluster response. In separate conversations, representatives from Mexico's auto [...]	2009-06-30 21:28:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO1894	MEXICAN RAILROAD COMPANIES DERAILED FROM MONOPOLISTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 24, cargo railroad companies Ferromex and Ferrosur were found guilty of monopoly practices and slapped with the maximum fine allowed under Mexican law (roughly equal to US$ 6 million each) by Mexico's anti-trust watchdog agency, the Federal Competition Commission (CFC). [...]	2009-06-30 23:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO195	Mexico Economic Weekly - January 23 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements individual reporting from the Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-01-23 23:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2018	POTENTIAL EFFECT OF ELECTIONS ON MEXICO'S ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The worse-than-expected congressional election defeat for Calderon, giving the PRI a near majority in the House of Deputies, will now afford the PRI the opportunity to assume greater initiative and certainly assert greater leverage in debates over the economic reform agenda. P [...]	2009-07-10 00:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO2038	Mexico Economic Weekly - July 10 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Joe Salazar (salazarje3@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-07-13 19:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2179	Mexico Economic Weekly - July 24 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Joe Salazar (salazarje3@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-07-24 21:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2244	MEXICO 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a. Claimants A b. 1975 c. The Claimants signed a profit-sharing contract with a sulfur company controlled by the GOM. The investors were to have received payments for the life of the contract, but, in fact, received nothing. In 1975, the sulfur company offered to settle the dispute. [...]	2009-07-30 16:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
09MEXICO2303	CANCELLATION OF TRUCKING PROGRAM HURTS U.S. EXPORTS TO MEXICO, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. exports sharply dropped among several of the 89 U.S. products on which the GOM imposed retaliatory tariffs in response to the cancellation of the U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Trucking Demonstration Project. According to a respected local trade consulting firm, exports to Mexic [...]	2009-08-04 21:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD NAFTA MX EAGR
09MEXICO2308	GOM SEEKS BROAD-RANGING REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of the Economy (SE) seeks broad-ranging harmonization of regulations affecting international trade in North America. SE envisions a decades-long effort involving Mexico, Canada and the United States similar to the decades-long regulatory harmonization wor [...]	2009-08-04 23:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NAFTA PREL MX
09MEXICO2519	Mexico Economic Weekly - August 21 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-08-26 02:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2601	Mexico Economic Weekly - August 21 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-08-31 23:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO262	Mexico Economic Weekly - January 30 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements individual reporting from the Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-01-29 20:45:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2623	SAGARPA ON CCA MOU, COOL AND NAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SAGARPA does not appear to be certain exactly where to take its proposal to amend the memorandum of understanding for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture, but plans to consult with the Secretariat of Economy (SE) September 4 to clarify the GOM's position. COOL remains an [...]	2009-09-03 19:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX
09MEXICO2626	ECONOMIA ON REG COOPERATION, 5-MINISTER MTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) seeks to advance the cause of trilateral regulatory cooperation and proposes some further steps in the realm of sanitary-phytosanitary work, to be followed by non-agricultural issues in coming months. SE seeks a meeting of the Free Trade Com [...]	2009-09-03 20:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX
09MEXICO2666	Mexico Economic Weekly - September 4 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-09-08 23:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2680	TELECOM COOPERATION AND TELMEX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hector Osuna, President of Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL),emphasized U.S.-Mexico telecom cooperation in an 8 September meeting with Econoff. He judged that initiatives on borderless calling, mutual recognition of telecom equipment (CITEL MRA),and spe [...]	2009-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD MX
09MEXICO2709	GOM PROPOSES 2010 ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 8, the GOM submitted its 2010 budget and fiscal reform proposals to Congress following weeks of market speculation about what the GOM would propose. The speculation follows looming risk of Mexico's possible credit downgrade. Plunging revenues (due to falling oil p [...]	2009-09-15 21:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2711	FINANCE SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON 2010 BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request for Treasury. See Para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens briefed Ambassador on Mexico's 2010 budget, submitted September 8 to Mexico's Congress. . In facing what Carstens described as the "double shock" of the cyclical recession as well a [...]	2009-09-15 22:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2746	Mexico Economic Weekly - September 18 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-09-18 22:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2784	Mexico Economic Weekly - September 25 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-09-25 13:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2832	THE GOM'S 2010 REVENUE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Fiscal reform has become a critical element in addressing the GOM's 2010 budget shortfall, resulting from plunging revenues (due to falling oil production/prices and economic recession),and public expenditure that grew in tandem with skyrocketing oil prices from 2002-08 (see re [...]	2009-09-30 15:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV
09MEXICO2885	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 02 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-10-05 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2996	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 16 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-16 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3010	2010 GOM BUDGET: OPPOSITION REJECTS AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Facing an October 20 deadline to approve the GOM's 2010 proposed revenue bill, PRI leaders, governors, and lawmakers met on October 12 to coordinate a consensus on the budget. According to local press reports, PRI lawmakers revealed that they will reject the GOM's 2% anti-pover [...]	2009-10-19 18:58:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV
09MEXICO3053	TREASURY A/S COHEN AND GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC) David S. Cohen met with Government of Mexico (GOM) officials in Mexico City, Mexico to discuss the collaboration between the GOM and U.S. Treasury on joint efforts to target the finances [...]	2009-10-23 17:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV
09MEXICO3094	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 23 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-27 23:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3110	SENATE TAKES UP 2010, WITH SENATORS DIVIDED OVER PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. As rating companies quietly consider downgrading Mexican debt, the Senate has now noisily taken up the Revenue Bill that the Chamber of Deputies amended and approved October 20. The Chamber had watered down the GOM's original proposal of modifying tax rates and tax laws design [...]	2009-10-29 00:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3120	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 30 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-30 17:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3186	Mexico Economic Weekly - November 6 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-11-09 22:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3205	CONGRESS APPROVES MOST 2010 REVENUE LEGISLATION [...] Summary. Legislators watered down the original GOM revenue and tax proposals (see reftel),eliminating some key elements of the original package, but maintaining an increase in value added taxes (IVA) and income tax rates. Finance Secretary Carstens said the package will help revive the econo [...]	2009-11-10 23:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3311	Mexico Economic Weekly - November 20 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-11-23 18:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3382	CONGRESS APPROVES 2010 SPENDING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 17, the Mexican Congress approved the 2010 budget, voting 437-25 to pass the spending bill, which includes MX$3.18 trillion (US$244 billion) in outlays. The budget for 2010 implies a deficit of 0.75% of GDP excluding debt from state oil monopoly Pemex, but with Pe [...]	2009-12-01 20:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3400	MEXICAN RESPONSE TO RESULTS OF OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy called on the Director General of Enforcement at PROFEPA (Mexican Federal Agency for Environmental Law Enforcement) and on the Fisheries Commissioner in CONAPESCA (Mexican Fisheries Commission) with the results of the TEDs verification visit made to ports in the Gulf s [...]	2009-12-02 23:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS ETRD MX
09MEXICO3418	Mexico Economic Weekly - December 4 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-12-04 20:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3486	BANK GOVERNOR APPOINTMENT SPARKS CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] Summary. (U) On December 9, President Calderon nominated Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens as the country's new central bank governor (Banxico). Carstens, whose nomination still needs to be ratified by the Senate, will replace Guillermo Ortiz who finishes his second six-year term at the end [...]	2009-12-11 13:42:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3504	MEXICO: VISIT OF A/S VALENZUELA (DEC 06-08) [...] (SBU) Summary: During his two day visit to Mexico (Dec 6-8),A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with senior Mexican officials including key counterparts from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Governance, Federal Police and several key economic ministries. A visit to several Federal Police installation [...]	2009-12-14 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MASS ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO3596	MEXICO: PRESIDENT CALDERONQS BOLD [...] (SBU) Summary: President Calderon's proposal for amending the Mexican Constitution with a far-reaching political initiative would have far reaching consequences for implementing badly needed reform. In addition to allowing for direct reelection of Senators, Deputies and local officials, the pr [...]	2009-12-21 22:33:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MASS ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO432	TELECOMS 1377: SLOW PROGRESS IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post thanks USTR for this opportunity to comment on telecom concerns in Mexico for the 2009 Section 1377 Review. Turnover in leadership at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),the uncertain authority and independence of the Federal Telecommunications Comm [...]	2009-02-17 19:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV ETRD USTR MX
09MEXICO582	Mexico Economic Weekly - February 27 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-02-27 19:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO601	MISSION INPUT ON 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2009. The Mexican government continues to make significant advances in areas of concern highlighted in last year's report, but this is offset by little or no progress on others. The Calderon adminis [...]	2009-03-02 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO674	MEXICO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN (C-AL8-02836) [...] (S/NF) Summary: Mexican President Calderon has not/not made enhancing ties with Iran a priority of his administration notwithstanding Iran's efforts to increase its political and religious influence in the region. The Iranian Ambassador to Mexico has taken an activist role in promoting Iran' [...]	2009-03-06 23:25:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD IR MARR MX PARM PINR PREL PTER SNAR
09MEXICO680	MEXICO PASSES LEGISLATION TO CONTROL CHEMICAL [...] (C) Summary: Mexico's Lower House passed a bill February 24 to control chemical substances that could be used in chemical weapons, paving the way for signature by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and publication in the Diario Oficial. The law, which will be administered by Mexico's High-Lev [...]	2009-03-09 17:46:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR PARM ECON KCRM
09MEXICO701	CHINESE VP TRIP TO MEXICO - JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Last month,s three-day visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Mexico was the first stop of a six-nation tour in the region. In his meetings with President Calderon, senior government officials, congressional leadership, and businessmen, Vice President Xi called for the rapid adv [...]	2009-03-10 16:43:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD CH MX
09MEXICO771	Mexico Economic Weekly - March 13 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-03-13 23:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO808	RETALIATORY TARIFFS - MEXICO PULLS TRIGGER BUT AIMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 19:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO814	MEXICO PLEASED WITH IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico is pleased with Cuban cooperation in keeping with the Migration MOU signed last November that so far has reportedly contributed to the repatriation of over 100 Cubans. On the commercial front, Mexican exports rose by approximately 80 percent in 2008. Given lingering c [...]	2009-03-20 13:23:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM PREF SMIG ETRD CU MX
09MEXICO926	MEXICO TOURISM VISITORS UP BUT RECEIPTS TUMBLE IN [...] While the number of visitors was actually up 6% in January 2009, the government recorded MexicoQs sharpest monthly fall in international tourism revenue in 15 years. Banxico data indicates a 7.5% decrease against January 2008. The drop is more severe than the decline registered after either [...]	2009-03-27 21:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD EAIR MX
09MEXICO973	Mexico Economic Weekly - April 3 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Jonathan Austin (austinjt@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-04-03 16:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MINSK115	BELARUS: LIKELY MISINTERPRETATION OF USG SANCTIONS: ACTION [...] (U) Please see action request para 6. 2. (SBU) Charge met April 10 with MFA Americas Department Director Sergey Rachkov at the latter's request. Rachkov provided a copy of a letter to the Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ) in Zhlobin from the American Petroleum Institute (API; see partial text [...]	2009-04-10 17:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BO
09MINSK137	BELARUS: REGIME VIEWS ON POSITIVE POLITICAL CHANGES, OTHER [...] (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Valentin Rybakov met with Charge April 29 at the request of Presidential Administration head Vladimir Makey (Rybakov confirmed that rumors that Makey was still recovering from an illness). Charge inquired about statements made by Lukashenka in his an [...]	2009-04-29 17:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CASC ETRD BO
09MINSK138	BELARUS: DENIAL OVER DEPTH OF ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) The GOB is realizing more and more that the global financial economic crisis will take a bigger toll on Belarus than originally expected. Senior government officials led by Lukashenka try to look optimistic (and so do the official statistics). The reality, however, is not bright and th [...]	2009-04-29 17:34:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK150	BELARUS: IMF SEES NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RELIEF [...] (SBU) Charge met May 11 with the visiting IMF mission head and IMF resrep to discuss the IMF's stand-by agreement (SBA) with Belarus and the overall economic situation. Jarvis reported that the GOB was working well with the IMF and was largely on track with requirements, but that the GOB res [...]	2009-05-12 11:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK30	GOB'S STEPS TOWARD MARKET REFORMS WELCOME WHILE INCOMPLETE [...] Summary: President Lukashenka signed his first decree in 2009 simplifying the process for registration and liquidation of businesses. The GOB further enumerated an ambitious, 52-point plan envisioning an overhaul of the country's business code in 2009 toward liberalizing the economy. While t [...]	2009-01-26 16:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK394	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 4, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Council of Europe Official Discusses Death Penalty with GOB, A CoE Condition (para. 2) - Santa Claus May Be Sent to Prison in Belarus (para. 3) - Despite Differences, [...]	2009-12-04 20:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MINSK413	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Christian Democracy Party Denied Registration, Members Harassed and Discredited (para. 2) - State TV Criticizes Opposition Activists over Abduction Allegations (para. [...]	2009-12-18 17:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MONROVIA103	LIBERIA: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONROVIA (FOR [...] (SBU) The American International School of Monrovia (AISM) was established in 2007 with the strong encouragement and support of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The GOL provided the land and building, and sees AISM as an essential element in creating a climate that will facilitate foreign inve [...]	2009-02-02 17:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON OPIC LI
09MONROVIA258	LIBERIA: AIRPORT SECURITY DEFICIENCIES MAY DELAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: It remains unlikely that Roberts International Airport (RIA) will meet minimum standards for certification by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in time for Delta Airlines' scheduled inauguration of direct flights between the United States and Liberia June 8, despit [...]	2009-04-10 14:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR ECON ETRD LI PGOV
09MONROVIA310	LIBERIA: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON SHIP RECYCLING AND PIRACY [...] (U) Econoff delivered Ref B demarche regarding the May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to Bureau of Maritime Affairs Commissioner Binyah Kesselly on May 1 and Ref A updated information and talking points on May 5. Commissioner Kesselly welcomed the me [...]	2009-05-06 14:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA MARR PREL SENV LI
09MONROVIA311	LIBERIA: FISHERIES UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH [...] SUMMARY: The fisheries sector has great potential for increased production and employment, but Liberia continues to import roughly twice the amount of fish it produces. According to the 2008 Annual Report from the Bureau of National Fisheries (BNF),profit margins for fish production are rela [...]	2009-05-06 17:27:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV LI
09MONROVIA373	LIBERIA: REFORMS BOOST INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Liberia continues to work at improving the business climate and moving up the IFC's "Doing Business" index. Eighteen new reforms, following up on 21 last year, simplify requirements for Starting a Business, Trading Across Borders, Registering Property, and Construction Permits. (See para. 5. [...]	2009-05-29 11:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD EAID ECON KMCA LI
09MONROVIA443	LIBERIA: BUCHANAN RENEWABLES RAISES SUNKEN WRECK [...] On May 23, Buchanan Renewables (BR) removed the wreck of the Torm Alexandra, which sank at Monrovia Freeport pier while unloading in July 2001. After initial unsuccessful attempts to raise the ship, the owners had relinquished title to the Liberia National Port Authority. Two subsequent effo [...]	2009-06-22 07:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EWWT LI
09MONROVIA52	LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...]	2009-01-20 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI
09MONROVIA618	CODEL BUTTERFIELD MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF [...] (U) August 17, 2009; Monrovia, Liberia. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Brooks Robinson Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) [...]	2009-08-27 17:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI OVIP EINV ETRD EAIR EAGR EWWT
09MONROVIA751	LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...]	2009-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI ETRD
09MONROVIA76	LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of sanctions open [...]	2009-01-22 10:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
09MONROVIA82	LIBERIA: GOL SIGNS CONTRACT POWER PLANT FUELED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian firm Buchanan Renewables (Monrovia) Power, Inc. (BRP) signed January 21 a concession agreement with the Government of Liberia (GOL) and a power purchase agreement with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for the construction of a 35-megawatt power plant to provide [...]	2009-01-23 15:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD OPIC LI
09MONTERREY101	MONTERREY BUSINESS SURVEY SHOWS ECONOMY IS SLOW, BUT NOT [...] At the suggestion of the Consulate, the Monterrey chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce surveyed its members on the economy during a late January speech by Amcham economist Deborah Riner. Although the member companies expected some decline in sales and delayed investment, they gener [...]	2009-03-04 16:01:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD MX
09MONTERREY132	IPR TRAINING IMPROVES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES IN MONTERREY [...] (SBU) Summary. Based upon recent meetings between post and Mexican Customs officials at the Monterrey airport, we believe the latter are using USG-funded IPR training to substantially improve their procedures. Indeed, the customs officials showed off several intercepted packages seize [...]	2009-04-06 14:38:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
09MONTERREY137	MONTERREY: MONEY LAUNDERING MOVES FROM BANKS TO CASH [...] (SBU) Summary. Monterrey is a major destination for illegal bulk money transfers and money laundering from the United States. Although Mexico only intermittently prosecutes money launderers, our industry contacts believe that due to corporate self regulation and Mexican laws, money launderin [...]	2009-04-08 19:05:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV MX
09MONTERREY176	SOME HOPEFUL ECONOMIC SIGNS AS NUEVO LEON EMPLOYMENT LOSSES [...] Summary. Although Nuevo Leon has been heavily affected by the U.S. economic recession, the pace of job losses has slowed and exports in most sectors have begun to rebound. The manufacturing sector has suffered the most job losses, and construction has also been hard hit; services and tra [...]	2009-05-14 19:47:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECIN ELAB MX
09MONTERREY202	MEXICAN ECONOMIC RECESSION DEEPENS; BUSINESS COMPLAINS [...] (U) Summary. Mexico's growth rate showed a sharp 8.2% annualized decline in the first quarter of 2009, indicating a deeper recession than expected. Several local economists now project that Mexico's economy will decline 6-7% in 2009. Credit remains tight and confidence is still low, [...]	2009-05-29 16:23:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX
09MONTERREY206	MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY U.S. RECESSION BUT EXPECTS [...] (U) Summary. The deep U.S. recession has dramatically reduced demand in the Mexican auto industry, a key source of industrial production and exports. Mexican auto producers are in an ornery mood, strongly criticizing the importation of used U.S. cars and their government's lack of su [...]	2009-06-02 15:47:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MX
09MONTERREY278	MAQUILA ASSOCIATION WARNS OF LOSING COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary. With the economic crisis and falling oil revenue impacting Mexico's federal budget, maquila owners are concerned that federal lawmakers will raise taxes on their industry to increase government revenue. John Castany, President of the Nuevo Leon Maquila Association, told EconOff on [...]	2009-07-23 21:18:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX
09MONTERREY292	NUEVO LEON ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMPROVING SLIGHTLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Nuevo Leon's Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) estimates that the 2009 GDP decline for the state will be less than the national average and that employment will increase during the remaining months of the year. SEDEC expects monthly exports to stabilize [...]	2009-07-31 14:13:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY297	MONTERREY TO HOST 2009 BORDER GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The 17th annual Border Governor's Conference, slated for September 2 - 4 in Monterrey, is billed as the largest bi-national venue of its kind. The governors of all ten border states, joined by Foreign Minister Espinosa and Mexican Ambassador Sarukhan, are expected to attend this me [...]	2009-08-04 18:26:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SNAR ETRD SENV SCUL SMIG EIND EINV ECON
09MONTERREY304	MONTERREY ECONOMISTS PREDICT INFLATION; NUEVO LEON CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two noted Monterrey economists cautioned about a potential rise in inflation when the Mexican economy finally begins to rebound, which one economist predicted would occur over the next two to three quarters. Both believed overall year-end GDP would post a significant decline. [...]	2009-08-06 19:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY314	MONTERREY ECONOMIST WEIGH PROSPECTS FOR RECOVERY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Monterrey-based economists remain hopeful as employment in Mexico's formal sector recorded its second straight month of growth in July. Even though they believe the worst of the recession may be over, David Martinez, the Chief Economist for Nuevo Leon's Secretary of Economic [...]	2009-08-19 17:16:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV ECON MX
09MONTERREY46	SAN LUIS POTOSI TRAVELOGUE; SECURITY GOOD; ECONOMY IN [...] (U) Summary. We expect the 2009 governor's race in San Luis Potosi to focus on economic issues, since the state's security situation is relatively safe. San Luis Potosi has had success in developing manufacturing industries, but export demand is down due to the U.S. recession. The P [...]	2009-02-04 14:29:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SNAR CASC MX
09MONTERREY89	MEXICAN ECONOMISTS EXPECT DISMAL ECONOMY THROUGH 2010 [...] (U) Summary. Macroeconomics has become a hot topic among Monterrey businessmen as they try to determine the length and depth of the U.S. recession and its impact on Mexico. The Mexican economy is closely linked to the United States, and the U.S. recession has been transmitted to Mexico [...]	2009-02-23 19:45:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MX
09MONTEVIDEO121	URUGUAY: PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ TO TRAVEL TO BRASILIA [...] (C) President Vazquez plans to travel to Brasilia March 10 for a meeting with President Lula. That summit is expected to produce agreement on several issues, according to FM Gonzalo Fernandez, including commitments to eliminate a longstanding tariff problem between the two countries and to in [...]	2009-03-03 16:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN EINV ETRD
09MONTEVIDEO178	URUGUAY: HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] President Vazquez made his first Presidential visit to China March 21-26, leading a delegation of ministers, government representatives and over fifty entrepreneurs. Vazquez's trip was the fifth presidential visit to China since both countries established diplomatic relations in 1988. During [...]	2009-04-01 14:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CH UY
09MONTEVIDEO193	URUGUAY: FM GONZALO FERNANDEZ ON RECENT TRAVELS, [...] (C) FM Fernandez told the Charge April 2 that President Tabare Vazquez had an excellent meeting with VP Biden March 27 in Chile; that Uruguay is strengthening commercial ties with China; that he hopes to use an April 6 meeting with the Secretary to invite her to Uruguay; that Uruguay is not in [...]	2009-04-07 16:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO205	URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT [...] Econoff spoke on April 15 with Leonardo de Leon, President of ALUR (a state-owned sugar producer),regarding reftel request to obtain information on how much sugar Uruguay plans to export to the U.S. under the WTO sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ). 2. De Leon indicated that Uruguay currently h [...]	2009-04-15 19:58:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO270	URUGUAY: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM FERNANDEZ [...] (C) In a May 5 meeting with Charge, Uruguayan FM Gonzalo Fernandez formally requested that President Obama visit Uruguay in August 2009, in conjunction with a possible trip to Brazil. Charge and Fernandez also discussed preparations and possible dates for an upcoming U.S.-Uruguay Trade and Inv [...]	2009-05-14 19:32:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO290	SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the Vazquez government renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba. The GOU opened an Embassy in Havana on June 30, 2005, and Cuba's ambassador to Uruguay was sworn in on November 7, 2005. 2. (C) President Vazquez in June 2008 made his only official visit [...]	2009-05-28 15:29:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY
09MONTEVIDEO312	Staffdel Meacham visit to Uruguay [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Staffdel Meacham visited Uruguay May 26-28 to explore ways to expand trade and political ties with Uruguay. GOU officials expressed their interested in continuing and strengthening ongoing Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussions. GOU officials emphasized [...]	2009-06-05 19:26:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO316	ENCE Sells Forestry Holdings, New Owners Announce an [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spanish forestry firm ENCE announced on May 22 the sale of most of its forestry plantations to a consortium formed by Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso and Chilean Arauco, and that it will not continue with plans to build a $1.2 billion cellulose plant. Stora Enso/Arauco announced they [...]	2009-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO32	MONTEVIDEO PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post has prepared a proposal for the organization of a biofuels speaker program in Uruguay in FY2009. Given Uruguay's interest in energy diversification and our recent bilateral alternative energy MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur development of Uruguay's biofu [...]	2009-01-21 10:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR
09MONTEVIDEO328	URUGUAY'S TEXTILE SECTOR FACES TOUGH TIMES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOU officials and private sector representatives told Staffdel Meacham that Uruguay was interested in getting preferential access on textiles and apparel. This cable provides background information on the situation of the sector, beset by challenges such as China's trade and the [...]	2009-06-12 11:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO388	Uruguay: Macroeconomic Roundup [...] Uruguay's economy grew 2.3 percent in QI/09 over QI/2008. Despite the year-over-year increase, the economy is now shrinking, and seasonally-adjusted GDP dropped 2.9 percent in QI/2009 from QIV/08. Analysts expect GDP to continue falling in the second quarter and zero to slightly negative grow [...]	2009-07-02 13:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN UY

09MONTEVIDEO455	Uruguayan Priorities as Mercosur President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Uruguay assumes the pro tempore presidency of the Mercosur trade bloc, President Vazquez signaled a measured approach to dealing with commercial barriers the GOU claims its two dominant neighbors have imposed. Uruguay's priorities include pressing Argentina to allow Mercosur [...]	2009-08-07 15:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ENGY UY
09MONTEVIDEO47	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] The following are answers posed in ref B concerning Uruguay's efforts to combat child labor. The Uruguayan Child and Adolescent Institute (INAU) currently employs five labor inspectors. Legislation passed in December 2008 provides for six to twelve days of mandatory leave for students to prepa [...]	2009-01-26 10:19:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UY
09MONTEVIDEO483	URUGUAY: MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON PROMOTES [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican President Felipe Calderon visited Uruguay August 13-15 to honor an invitation he received last year when President Tabare Vazquez was in Mexico and for the purpose of broadening commercial and political ties between the two countries. President Calderon also demonstrate [...]	2009-08-19 13:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR MX UY
09MONTEVIDEO489	URUGUAY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ARGENTINA: NOT THE [...] (C) The relationship between Uruguay and Argentina, which has been strained since early 2006 by a dispute over the installation of a cellulose pulp plant on the Uruguayan shore of the Uruguay River, has continued to deteriorate. Political tensions, which range from the three-year long blockade [...]	2009-08-21 14:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN EINV ARG UY
09MONTEVIDEO528	URUGUAY NOT ABLE TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] Charge Matthewman met September 10 with Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz, and during that meeting delivered reftel invitation and draft statement. Vaz noted with regret that the Uruguayan delegation would be departing the U.S. on September 25, and would therefore not be able to attend the Secretary [...]	2009-09-15 13:34:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA UY
09MONTEVIDEO558	URUGUAY AVOIDS ECONOMIC RECESSION, GOU THRILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's GDP grew by a mild 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2009, thus avoiding an economic recession. Growth was widespread among sectors, with only agriculture and electrical generation declining. The rise was led by rising public expenditure and public investment, whi [...]	2009-09-25 19:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO580	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-09 12:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO584	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-13 17:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO617	Uruguay: Review For Suspension of Title III of the Libertad [...] (SBU) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request for information on Uruguay's policies related to Cuba. Ref B is Post's reporting for the preceding six-month period. 2. (C) President Vazquez led an official visit to Cuba in June 2009, fulfilling a campaign pr [...]	2009-11-12 18:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU UY
09MONTEVIDEO700	UPCOMING MERCOSUR SUMMIT UNLIKELY TO SCORE MUCH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, Montevideo will host Mercosur's 38th Presidential Summit. The GOU's main targets at the beginning of its pro-tempore presidency were on the commercial, external relations and institutional fronts. Achievements seem to have fallen short on every front and no majo [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD BR AR PA UY
09MONTEVIDEO726	MERCOSUR SUMMIT PREDICTABLY SHORT ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, heads of state of Mercosur's four full members and aspiring member Venezuela gathered in Montevideo for the bloc's 38th Presidential Summit. As expected, (ref A) dialogue at the summit focused more on regional politics and less on tangible progress of the economi [...]	2009-12-11 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD UY
09MOSCOW1000	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KLIOINVEST, INC., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Klioinvest Inc., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2009-04-20 12:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1001	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KLIOINVEST, INC., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Klioinvest Inc., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2009-04-20 12:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW101	INCREASED HARVESTERS DUTIES WILL HURT JOHN DEERE [...] (C) Increased duties on imported harvesters and financing problems will cause foreign agricultural equipment sales in Russia to plummet in 2009, affecting major U.S. and EU producers such as John Deere. GOR suggestions that foreign producers could avoid the duty problems by setting up domesti [...]	2009-01-16 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS
09MOSCOW1039	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: 1)INSYS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-users, Insys Corporation, Moscow and Tores, Moscow, Russia. 3. I [...]	2009-04-22 12:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1072	TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities have been temporarily restricted from exporting to Russia due to concerns that products from these facilities were involved in an illegal [...]	2009-04-24 10:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1075	RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CONCERNS ABOUT UNLICENSED [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS
09MOSCOW1087	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GOLD GLOBE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Gold Globe Complete, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]	2009-04-27 05:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW110	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NEXEL ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Nexel Enterprises Inc., doing business IN cooperation with Ul [...]	2009-01-20 12:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW111	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NEXEL ENTERPRISES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Nexel Enterprises Inc., doing business with in cooperation wi [...]	2009-01-20 12:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1122	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTICIPATION IN THE ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 13:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF RS
09MOSCOW1140	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ISTC-INTERNATIONAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftels requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, ISTC - International Science and Technology Center, Moscow, [...]	2009-05-05 05:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1150	RUSSIA BLOCKS IMPORTS OF U.S. MEAT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that several U.S. states have been restricted from exporting meat and poultry to Russia resulting from human cases of influenza A H1N1. California, New York, Texas and Sout [...]	2009-05-05 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1161	RUSSIA EASES RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. MEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on all pork and pork products from 10 U.S. states, using influenza A H1N1 as justification, have been lifted effective immediately (REF A). As of to [...]	2009-05-06 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1187	RUSSIA MAINTAINS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 8 U.S. states are in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Delaware and (most recently [...]	2009-05-12 03:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1192	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RADIOCOMP, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Radiocomp, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licen [...]	2009-05-12 05:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1193	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DELTA COMPONENT AND FSUE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-users, Delta Component and FSUE RNII KP, Moscow, Russia. The company is list [...]	2009-05-12 06:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1206	MEAT AND POULTRY RESTRICTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letters that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 11 U.S. states are currently in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin are res [...]	2009-05-13 12:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1259	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATIONS A & B: FSUE FEA [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the foreign purchaser, FSUE FEA Radioexport, Moscow, Russia. The company is [...]	2009-05-19 07:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1260	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AMOTEC TECHNOLOGY, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the foreign purchaser, Amotec Technology, Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]	2009-05-19 07:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1340	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INFINET WIRELESS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, InfiNet Wireless Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed [...]	2009-05-26 06:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1341	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OPTICAL ELECTRONIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Optical Electronic Technologies, Moscow, Russia. The company [...]	2009-05-26 07:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW136	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TON LTD, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Ton Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licens [...]	2009-01-22 07:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1361	RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, GOR support for democracy and human rights in Cuba has been minimal. Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow in January 2009. The visit produced no major political agreements and only modest strengthening of the limited economic ties between the countrie [...]	2009-05-27 12:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL CU RS
09MOSCOW1386	MEDVEDEV AND THE "GOLDEN MEAN" [...] (C) In a May 25 speech on budget priorities, the first-ever to the Cabinet, President Medvedev acknowledged that the economic downturn was far from over. Medvedev also appeared to side with economic conservatives, who favor sharp reductions in government spending, in the televised May 25 spe [...]	2009-05-28 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW1439	IPR: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICIPATION IN A NORTHEAST [...] Summary. A delegation of Russian law enforcement officials participated in the 5th annual USPTO Northeast Baltic Regional Conference on Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment held in Helsinki, Finland on April 28-29, 2009. Their participation signals [...]	2009-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1447	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RADIS LTD., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Radis Ltd., Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed [...]	2009-06-03 06:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1498	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: T-PLATFORMS, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, T-Platforms, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]	2009-06-08 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1500	RUSSIA GRANTS EXTENSION ON NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In late January 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) expressed its concerns in both a DVC and in a letter that the veterinary certificate for the export of US pork to Russia does not adequately reflect Russian requirements. VPSS [...]	2009-06-08 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1507	KALUGA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to the ruling United Russia-dominated Kaluga Region, local government officials took great pains to portray it as one of the most attractive regions in Russia for foreign investment and, despite the current economic crisis, one that is thriving with virtu [...]	2009-06-09 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM KCOR SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1521	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NPO SP LLC, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NPO SP LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]	2009-06-11 09:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1536	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE THREATENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5th the Deputy Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that the VPSS would grant an extension on the negotiation of a frozen pork meat and by-products certificate to August 1, 2009. (Ref A) Howeve [...]	2009-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1538	RUSSIA'S WTO ACCESSION: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Kirk's June 4-6 visit to St. Petersburg seemed to make progress on Russia's WTO accession in bilateral meetings with senior Russian economic officials, including First DPM Shuvalov, this progress proved illusory: PM Putin announced Jun [...]	2009-06-11 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1556	WORLD GRAIN FORUM IN ST.PETERSBURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6-7 the Government of the Russian Federation hosted its first World Grain Forum in St. Petersburg. With approximately 1,500 representatives from over 40 countries ranging from Agriculture Ministers to grain industry experts the forum focused on the role of grain produc [...]	2009-06-15 06:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1565	2009 REPORT FOR RUSSIA ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Per reftel request, attached is post's draft 2009 Report for Russia on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. We have also e-mailed to EUR/RUS and EEB/OIA the draft report as a Word document marked to show changes from the 2008 Report for Russia. Begin text of draft report: 2. ( [...]	2009-06-15 13:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW1572	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SWEMEL INNOVATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Swemel Innovation Enterprise, Moscow, Russia. The company is [...]	2009-06-16 06:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1606	CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE LAUNCHED WITHOUT BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on June 14 signed documents to create the Moscow-based CSTO rapid reaction force (KSOR). Though in attendance at the summit, Uzbekistan did not sign the KSOR agreement, possibly for fear that KSOR may be used to settl [...]	2009-06-18 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR RS ETRD BO
09MOSCOW1625	LOOKING FOR A "NO" FROM WTO ON CUSTOMS UNION [...] (C) Summary. Following Putin's surprise announcement that Russia intends to accede to the WTO as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russian officials are still trying to figure out how best to proceed. Intensive consultations are underway, with Minister Nabiullina reported [...]	2009-06-19 13:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD RS WTO
09MOSCOW1665	RUSSIAN AG MINISTER SUPPORTS ACTION ON A/H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Agriculture Elena Skrynnik met with Ambassador Beyrle on June 22, 2009. In a short and cordial exchange, Skrynnik instructed Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) leaders present to hold a DVC with USDA technical experts this week in an ef [...]	2009-06-25 09:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW173	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AUTEX LTD., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftels requested Post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Autex Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on two (2) [...]	2009-01-27 07:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1787	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SIGM PLUS COMPANY, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Sigm Plus Company, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licens [...]	2009-07-10 12:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1824	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1825	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1869	INTERNET PIRACY: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSFULLY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian law enforcement, in collaboration with local industry, conducted a raid against an Internet piracy release group "Interfilm" and arrested the owners of their bit- torrent site, "Interfilm.ru." The criminal action against this site is not only the first in Russia since th [...]	2009-07-22 03:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW187	U.S. POULTRY FACILITIES PUT ON NOTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) demanded via official letter a list of U.S. poultry facilities that do not use chlorinated anti-microbial washes in poultry production by September 2009. According to the letter a resolution banning t [...]	2009-01-28 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1917	RUSSIAN ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES AND POST-CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 21 meeting characterized by wide-ranging and spirited interchange, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko provided the Ambassador with his vision of Russia's anti-crisis measures and post-crisis reform. Khristenko noted that the crisis hit Russia hard [...]	2009-07-27 05:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1939	RUSSIA'S WTO ACCESSION: ON AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with senior advisers to President Medvedev and PM Putin indicate that Russia is again prepared to pursue accession to WTO on its own, reversing the course seemingly set by Putin,s June 9 statement that Russia would accede only together with Belarus and Kazakhst [...]	2009-07-29 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR RS
09MOSCOW1941	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MERCURY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Mercury Electronics, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]	2009-07-30 04:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1942	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TEHKOM, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Tehkom, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license [...]	2009-07-30 04:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1946	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AKNIIPO ANO, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, AKNIIPO ANO, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]	2009-07-30 06:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1958	SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LOCKE'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on July 7 in Moscow, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke stressed U.S. support for continued Russian integration into the world economy, including WTO accession, and raised several trade issues. Minis [...]	2009-07-30 11:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW1960	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: T.K.BRUKVOOD, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, T.K. Brukvood, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS l [...]	2009-07-30 12:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1981	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: T.K.BRUKVOOD, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, T.K. Brukvood, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS l [...]	2009-08-03 08:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1982	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NPO SP LLC, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NPO SP LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]	2009-08-03 08:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2000	RUSSIA: WTO AND CUSTOMS UNION "IN PARALLEL" [...] (C) Summary. Following President Medvedev's announcement that Russia will continue its individual WTO accession process "in parallel" with formation of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russian officials are now scrambling to find a way to move forward with the WTO without contradic [...]	2009-08-05 14:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2014	RUSSIA AGREES TO NEXT PLENARY MEETING OF IPR [...] (U) During a familiarization visit to Moscow on July 29-31, A/USTR for Europe and the Middle East Christopher Wilson met with his counterpart on the U.S.- Russia IPR Working Group Deputy Economic Development Minister Stanislav Voskresenskiy. Voskresenskiy confirmed his commitment to the WG, e [...]	2009-08-07 06:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR RS WTO
09MOSCOW203	KUDRIN SAYS U.S. ECONOMY KEY TO RUSSIA'S RECOVERY [...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin said the U.S. economy's recovery would be critical to a Russian economic recovery this year. He said that policy coordination with the U.S. in particular and among G-20 countries in general would produ [...]	2009-01-29 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW2061	IPR: RUSSIA ACCREDITS ROYALTIES COLLECTING SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Law Observance in Cultural Heritage Protection (ROK) granted All-Russia Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) accreditation as Russia's sole royalty collecting society in both the performer and phonogram producer [...]	2009-08-12 08:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR KCRM RS WTO
09MOSCOW2179	IRKUTSK: TOUGH TIMES FOR WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS, [...] (C) Summary: In Siberia's Irkutsk Oblast, businesses and their owners/managers, in particular prominent oligarchs such as Oleg Deripaska, also constitute the region's political elite, and everyone is scrambling dealing with the crisis. The Russian economic downturn may influence how and who ne [...]	2009-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SENV SOCI
09MOSCOW2204	THE CUSTOMS UNION IS GOING TO GENEVA - TO SEE WHAT [...] (C) Summary: During the August 12 Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU) Summit, the members agreed to negotiate WTO accession using a joint negotiating team headed by Maxim Medvedkov, Russia's lead WTO negotiator. Medvedkov and his new tri-country team will go to Geneva in early Se [...]	2009-08-27 05:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW2208	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MOSCOW STATE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Moscow State University of Railway Engineering, Moscow, Russi [...]	2009-08-27 10:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2262	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OJSC RPE KVANT, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, OJSC RPE Kvant, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2009-09-02 05:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2295	UKRAINIAN ECONOMIC COUNSELOR DISCUSSES RUSSIA [...] (C) On August 13, econoff paid a courtesy call on Ukrainian Trade and Economic Counselor in Moscow Vladimir Zaritsky. During the meeting, Zaritsky became voluble on the matter of Russia and its "growing impunity in the region," especially as its economic power increases. He expressed concern [...]	2009-09-04 06:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET RS WTO UA
09MOSCOW2345	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHILD LABOR LISTS & REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel, on September 9 Post delivered a demarche to Nikolai Smirnov of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' North America Department on the release of the Department of Labor's list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs has reason to believe are produced by [...]	2009-09-14 07:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2367	MAYOR DALEY VISIT: MOSCOW AND CHICAGO PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley, accompanied by advisors and business leaders, visited Moscow September 2-6, 2009. The purpose of the visit included promoting commercial and cultural exchange between the cities, reaffirming the Moscow-Chicago Sister City relationship, and d [...]	2009-09-15 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2372	ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov met with A/S Gordon and the Ambassador on September 9 to discuss bilateral economic cooperation in advance of his trip later this month to Washington and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit. Shuvalov agreed that the July Summit and the Bilateral Presidentia [...]	2009-09-16 07:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2381	MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ON CUSTOMS UNION [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to understand the form the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU) will take on its planned implementation day of January 1, 2010 and its potential effect on the external trade of the three countries, post has put together this backgrounder on the Customs [...]	2009-09-17 06:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW2530	POLLSTERS EXPLAIN MEDVEDEV AND "TEFLON VLAD'S" [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Moscow polling firms told PolOff that Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev are almost certain to maintain high public opinion ratings--barring a calamity--due largely in part to Putin's almost mythical status, reinforcing the consensus that Putin remain [...]	2009-10-06 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2543	PUTIN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued Resolution #761, which calls for Russian restrictive, non-science-based sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) measures to be harmonized with international norms. However, the details of Resolution #716's implementation remain unclear as officials i [...]	2009-10-08 06:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW2629	STAGE SET FOR RESOLVING TELENOR-FRIDMAN TELECOM [...] (C) On October 5, Norwegian government-owned Telenor and Russian-controlled Altimo announced the creation of a new mobile operator, potentially ending a half-decade feud over control of their current joint venture, Vimpelcom. Telenor's Corporate Affairs Director in Russia called this a positiv [...]	2009-10-22 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ETRD RS EINV BEXP
09MOSCOW265	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE STOPS SHIPMENTS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) has halted trade of U.S. pet food, animal feed and animal feed additives as of January 1, 2009. VPSS officials have advised that trade can resume only after USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se [...]	2009-02-03 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW267	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 9 MORE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 9 additional U.S. pork facilities will be delisted as of February 10 ostensibly due to clerical errors found on documentation that accompanied meat shipments to Russia. [...]	2009-02-03 16:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW271	MORE AUDITS OF U.S. MEAT AND POULTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) requested via official letter that the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) organize another joint audit of U.S. pork, beef, and poultry facilities that are eligible to export to Russia begin [...]	2009-02-04 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW2722	MOSCOW'S CHINESE DIASPORA A WIN-WIN FOR RUSSIA AND [...] 4 (b). Â [...]	2009-11-03 12:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KCOR SMIG TIP RS
09MOSCOW2723	INTEL'S CRYPTO IMPORTATION WAIVER: LESS THAN A [...] (C) Summary: Intel representatives recently briefed us on the waiver it received to import 1,000 encrypted platforms for the development of software. Intel was able to by-pass the cumbersome licensing process by engaging in high-level lobbying and capitalizing on Russia's desire to become a "know [...]	2009-11-03 13:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PREL RS WTO
09MOSCOW2731	MEDVEDEV'S TEAM REMAINS SMALL, CONSIDERING RISKY [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev's recent reorganization of the Presidential Administration (PA) was a tiny step toward strengthening his team, but the possible creation of a separate, presidentially-controlled "parallel vertical of power" risked damaging the established balance of power betw [...]	2009-11-05 12:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2734	RUSSIA: MOVING BEYOND BILATERAL ISSUES, MILIBAND [...] (C) During Foreign Secretary Miliband's November 1-2 visit, he put an end to the "period of standoff," but had little concrete to show for his visit. In pushing a new framework for cooperation, he set aside the most contentious issues and focused primarily on the international agenda during his mee [...]	2009-11-05 17:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SENV IR AF UK RS
09MOSCOW2756	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NII PM, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NII PM (The Research Institute of Applied Mechanics named after Academ [...]	2009-11-10 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2772	SMOOTH RUNNING VERTICAL OF POWER IN KRASNODAR [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Governor Aleksandr Tkachev's efficient, heavy-handed control of Krasnodar Krai has helped the conservative region achieve and preserve political and economic stability, partially by undermining competitors during his first few years in office and preventing potential ch [...]	2009-11-10 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PINR PHUM ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2780	LAVROV CALLS FOR OHR TRANSITION, LEAVES [...] (C) Russian FM Lavrov pressed for completion of outstanding "5 plus 2" conditions, and discussed trade and Soviet-era debt during his November 5 visit to Sarajevo. Lavrov was very critical of the Butmir package, and told the parties that it was outside of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC [...]	2009-11-12 14:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BK RS
09MOSCOW2787	IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING: MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Emboffs recently met with Ministry of Economic Development (MED) Deputy Minister Stanislav Voskresenskiy to discuss the upcoming U.S. ) Russia IPR Working Group meeting, scheduled to take place in Washington, DC on November 16. Voskresenskiy emphasized that over the last year, Russia's re [...]	2009-11-13 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR RS WTO
09MOSCOW2833	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LASER SYSTEMS LTD, SAINT [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Laser Systems Ltd., Saint Petersburg, Russia. The organization is lis [...]	2009-11-20 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW285	GOR CONCERNED ABOUT UNLICENSED KALASHNIKOVS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) On February 2 MFA DVBR Third Secretary Aleksey Chumichev passed us a nonpaper that alleged a Nevada-based subsidiary of the Bulgarian company Arsenal Inc. was manufacturing Kalashnikov automatic rifles without a valid Russian li [...]	2009-02-06 12:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS
09MOSCOW286	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS TWO MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 2 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and food-borne pathogen Listeria. In addition, VPSS info [...]	2009-02-06 12:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW2903	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT [...] (C) Your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to strengthen bilateral economic relations at a time when both our economies are beginning to show signs of recovery following an extremely difficult year. Because our economic relations with Russia were relatively stable even prior to the polit [...]	2009-11-27 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW2946	PUTIN EXUDES LEADERSHIP DURING FOUR HOUR Q AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin displayed thorough knowledge of the issues facing Russia during a live, televised question and answer session which highlighted his role as Russia's dominant political figure. Most of the questions were focused on the economic situation and socio-economi [...]	2009-12-04 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2958	SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS TRAINS, PLANES, [...] (U) November 18-20, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood led the USG delegation to the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Officials from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA),U.S. Centers for Disease Control a [...]	2009-12-08 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PREL ETRD RS
09MOSCOW2974	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROTON LLC, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Proton LLC, Moscow, Russia. The organization is listed on BIS license [...]	2009-12-09 12:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW300	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SKARD ELECTRONIC, KURSK, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, SKARD Electronic, Kursk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license [...]	2009-02-09 12:30:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW3009	CUSTOMS VALUATION CHALLENGES IN RUSSIA, AND NOW [...] (SBU) Over the course of the last twelve months, U.S. exporters have been experiencing increasing difficulties with customs valuations on their exports to Russia. Following several months of effort, Emboffs were able to schedule a meeting with officials from the Russian Federal Customs Servi [...]	2009-12-14 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON RS

09MOSCOW307	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: STATE DESIGNING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, State Design Technological and Scientific Research Institut [...]	2009-02-09 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW3072	Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...]	2009-12-21 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM
09MOSCOW3078	EX-IM BANK SUPPORT OF BOEING'S BID FOR ROSAVIA [...] (C) On December 16, Ex-Im Bank Board Member Bijan Kian met with Rostechnologiya Director General Sergei Chemezov to discuss the possibility of U.S.-backed financing for the possible sale of Boeing aircraft to Rostechnologiya's aviation holding, RosAvia. Chemezov said the purchase decision w [...]	2009-12-22 13:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD RS
09MOSCOW3082	WHAT RUSSIA'S TRADE NEGOTIATORS ACCOMPLISHED IN [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the first in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),which was finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable covers the major structure and decision-making proces [...]	2009-12-23 04:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW3083	THE CUSTOMS UNION AND TRADE- HARMONIZED TARIFFS [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the second in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable reviews the principal points regarding tariffs and non-tariff [...]	2009-12-23 09:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW3084	THE CUSTOMS UNION AND A UNIFIED WTO ACCESSION [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the third in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),which was finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. The first cable covered the major structure and decision-making proce [...]	2009-12-23 10:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09MOSCOW3109	SYSTEMIC REFORMS UNLIKELY WITHIN MEDVEDEV'S [...] (C) Summary: President Dmitriy Medvedev's high-profile campaign to modernize Russia appears designed to give Russia modest, mostly long-term, economic benefits without altering the basic economic and political structures that Medvedev inherited from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. To the chagrin of [...]	2009-12-24 09:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW314	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AUTOMATED CONTROL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftels requested Post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Automated Control Systems, Shosse Entuziatov 64, Moscow, Russ [...]	2009-02-10 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW3154	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MASHCOMPLECS FAKEL LTD., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Mashcomplecs Fakel Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The organization is listed o [...]	2009-12-31 06:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW317	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SCIENTIFIC AND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Scientific and Industrial Concern (SIIC) Nauka, Kiev, Ukraine [...]	2009-02-10 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW318	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Scientific-Production Firm VD MAIS, Kiev, Ukraine. The compan [...]	2009-02-10 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW319	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LEKIS, KIEV, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Lekis, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on BIS license ap [...]	2009-02-10 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW324	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LINK EXPRESS, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Link Express, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]	2009-02-11 07:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW326	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Filur Electronic Ltd., Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed o [...]	2009-02-11 08:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW333	RUSSIA MOVING INTO HIGH GEAR ON NANOTECHNOLOGY; ACTIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since Russia's preeminent manager Anatoliy Chubays became Director General of Russia's Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) on September 22, 2008 Rusnano has both bolstered its international reputation and begun investing in nanotechnology in Russia. To showcase Russia's c [...]	2009-02-11 15:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TNGD TPHY ETRD BTIO TSPL PREL KIPR KTIA RS
09MOSCOW334	CRISIS-RESPONSE MEASURES FOR THE RUSSIAN CAR [...] (SBU) Russia's car companies are heavily indebted and steadily losing market share to foreign competitors. The GOR continues to employ a range of state support measures to help Russia's major vehicle manufacturers cope with the global financial crisis, including direct financial support, subs [...]	2009-02-12 09:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD WTO RS
09MOSCOW337	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: RPC OPTOLINK LTD, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, RPC Optolink Ltd, Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]	2009-02-12 10:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW364	KUDRIN URGES COORDINATED U.S.-RUSSIAN EFFORTS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a February 11 meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns, the Ambassador, and NSC Senior Director for Russian Affairs Michael McFaul, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin gave a general outline of the GOR's efforts to remedy the crisis domestically, including [...]	2009-02-13 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW365	LITTLE MOVEMENT ON EU-RUSSIA TRADE ISSUES [...] (C) The European Commission delegation visit to Moscow February 5-6, headed by EC President Barroso and nine EC Commissioners, made little progress on trade issues with Russia. EC Trade Commissioner Ashton and Transportation Commissioner Tajani raised with Russian Economic Development Ministe [...]	2009-02-13 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON WTO EU RS
09MOSCOW38	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) [...] (U) The following is geared to reftel questions paras 6 through 11 Incidence and Nature of Child Labor 2. (U) Child labor in Russia encompasses not only Russian children, but often children from neighboring countries. Some children are brought to Russia for the purpose of exploitation [...]	2009-01-12 13:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RS
09MOSCOW396	AG MINISTER SENT TO PASTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Medvedev recently removed long-serving Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev from his post, nominating him to be governor of Voronezh Oblast as part of a larger shake-up of regional governors. While this action represents a significant demotion for Gordeye [...]	2009-02-18 12:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW397	CASTRO VISITS MOSCOW TO REJUVENATE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow from January 28 to February 4 in an effort to boost trade ties and rejuvenate relations with Russia. Despite some exercises in Communist-era nostalgia, experts were quick to downplay any anti-U.S. angle to the trip. Medvedev and Castr [...]	2009-02-18 12:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM
09MOSCOW407	RUSSIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 15:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RS
09MOSCOW416	U.S.-RUSSIA CONSULTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia expressed strong support for U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and offered practical steps to expand Russian assistance during the February 10-11 U.S.-Russia consultations on Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation, headed by SCA DAS Moon and accompanied by the Amba [...]	2009-02-19 13:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ETRD MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
09MOSCOW439	CATERPILLAR'S GIANT TRUCKS FALL VICTIM TO RUSSIAN [...] (C) The giant trucks that Caterpillar produces for the mining and construction industries have become an apparently unintended victim of Russia's recent duty increases on cars. The heavy duty vehicles, which cost about one million dollars each, currently enter Russia under a customs code reserv [...]	2009-02-20 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EIND EFIN ECON RS
09MOSCOW502	SUBJECT: DVORKOVICH AND A CRISIS OF "PLANETRAY [...] (C) In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Medvedev's Economic Assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, said he predicts the downturn in Russia will be deeper and longer than the GOR had originally thought. He said the GOR would cover a large deficit this year out of the Reserve Fund b [...]	2009-03-02 13:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS
09MOSCOW521	RUSSIA 2009 SPECIAL 301 IPR REVIEW [...] Consistent with U.S. industry recommendations, Embassy Moscow recommends that the USG maintain Russia's Priority Watch List status for the 2009 Special 301 IPR Report. There has been slow but steady progress on some IPR legal and enforcement issues during the past year. However, Russia has ma [...]	2009-03-04 05:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV RS
09MOSCOW541	RUSSIAN OFFICIAL EXPLAINS DUTY INCREASES FOR CARS [...] (C) Alexander Rakhmanov, Director of the Department of Automotive and Agriculture Equipment Policy at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, acknowledged to us that the recent duty increases for cars and harvesters were meant to protect domestic producers from import competition and help them wea [...]	2009-03-05 13:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW575	HIGH-LEVEL RUSSIAN BUSINESS DELEGATION TO [...] (C) In a March 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, who is heading a high-level Russian business delegation to Washington this week, said the GOR had attached great importance to the delegation and its reception. The Ambassador responded that the timing was i [...]	2009-03-11 08:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD RS
09MOSCOW616	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: CJSC SCIENTIFICALLY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, CJSC Scientifically Manufacturing, SALUT 27, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. [...]	2009-03-13 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW617	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC LIT PHONON, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Lit Phonon, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]	2009-03-13 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW640	NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Dimitriy Medvedev appointed Elena Skrynnik (Screen-nik) as the Minister of Agriculture on March 12, 2009, succeeding Aleksey Gordeyev, who took over as Governor of Voronezh Oblast after serving for 10 years as Minister of Agriculture. Skrynnik, a 47-year-old [...]	2009-03-17 06:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PINR WTO RS
09MOSCOW643	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ALTONIKA LTD, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Altonika Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license ap [...]	2009-03-17 10:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW644	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MULTYSERVISNAYA [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Multyservisnaya Radioset, Moscow, Russia. The company is list [...]	2009-03-17 10:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW653	DFM DENISOV: RUSSIA OPEN TO INCREASED ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) In a March 13 meeting, First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov and the Ambassador agreed that we should look for an early resumption and eventual expansion of bilateral economic dialogues. The Ambassador stressed the importance of Russia's WTO accession as a focal point of the dialogu [...]	2009-03-17 15:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW669	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that another U.S. pork facility was delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of food-borne pathogen Salmonella. The original scanned copy of the letter a [...]	2009-03-19 08:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW676	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SPECIAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Special Electronics, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]	2009-03-20 08:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW677	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MOSCOW STATE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Moscow State University, Computational Mathematics and Cybern [...]	2009-03-20 08:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW678	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OAO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, OAO Nizhegorodskaya Ges, Nizhni Novgorod Region, Zalvolzhye, [...]	2009-03-20 08:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW680	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ELECTROCOMPLECT, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Electrocomplect, Korolev, Moscow Region, Russia. The company [...]	2009-03-20 08:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW685	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in shipments to Russia from those pla [...]	2009-03-20 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW693	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MILITARY NOW IN CONTROL OF [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to MFA section chief for Zimbabwe Andrey Stolyarov, who said that Russia shared U.S. concerns over the illicit diamond trade in Zimbabwe and hoped that the new government in Harare would be able to effectively address the issue. He avoided addressin [...]	2009-03-20 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON ASEC ZI RS
09MOSCOW741	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NOVATEST, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Novatest, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licens [...]	2009-03-25 09:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW742	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROSHYDROMET, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Roshydromet, Moscow, Russia. Roshydromet is the abbreviated n [...]	2009-03-25 09:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW743	TELENOR-FRIDMAN TELECOMS DISPUTE HEATS UP [...] (C) The long-standing battle between Norwegian government owned Telenor and Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman for control of mobile phone providers in Russia and Ukraine is heating up again. On March 12, each side secured major judgments against the other. Telenor won a billion-dollar contempt [...]	2009-03-25 10:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW784	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PRIST, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Prist, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]	2009-03-30 08:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW817	1ST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubhkov gave a rare interview on March 31 to leading daily newspaper "Izvestia" on agricultural issues. Zubkov is responsible for overseeing overall agricultural development in Russia and implementation of the national priority project in agr [...]	2009-04-01 12:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW837	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NII PM, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NII PM (The Research Institute of Applied Mechanics named after Academ [...]	2009-04-02 09:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW841	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RTSOFT, MOSCOW, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, RTSoft Co., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]	2009-04-02 12:06:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW851	RUSSIA'S ATOMSTROYEXPORT CANNOT FULFILL EXISTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian policymakers are relying on Russia's competitive advantage in civilian nuclear power to help it diversify its natural resources-based economy. Atomstroyexport, Russia's international nuclear power plant constructor is diligently pursuing construction contracts for 11 n [...]	2009-04-03 04:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP BTIO ETRD ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW869	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SYNERTECH LTD, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Synertech Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2009-04-06 05:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW873	AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]	2009-04-06 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW884	RUSNANO'S CHUBAYS SEEKS "NEW LEVEL" OF BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Rusnanotech head Anatoliy Chubays spoke optimistically of a "new window of possibility in bilateral economic relations" that he intends to cultivate during his upcoming May visit to the U.S. Goals for the trip will include learning more a [...]	2009-04-07 07:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI TNGD ETRD ECON RS IS
09MOSCOW898	DEPUTY ECONOMIC MINISTER WEIGHS IN ON ST. [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Economic Development Minister Stanislav Voskresensky urged U.S. Cabinet-level participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to be held on June 4-6. Voskresensky said the GOR was very pleased with the President Obama-Presi [...]	2009-04-08 14:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW939	THREE MORE PORK FACILITIES DELISTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that three more U.S. pork facilities were delisted due to suspected fraud. The letter explains that VPSS officials inspected a ship on its way to Japan th [...]	2009-04-13 13:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW947	SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ON ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES, [...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and the Ambassador, President Medvedev's Economic Assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, defended the GOR's anti-crisis measures. Support for the banking system, especially in dealing with non-performing loans, was a GOR priority. High [...]	2009-04-14 10:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS
09MOSCOW954	FIVE PORK PLANTS RELISTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that VPSS will be relisting five pork facilities which were delisted in the January 27, 2009, letter from Vlasov to Jones (Reftel B) (facilities # [...]	2009-04-14 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW980	C-RE8-02308 LUZHKOVâ€™S FOREIGN POLICY: PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government has cultivated its influence in far-flung Russian regions as well as in foreign countries, ostensibly for the benefit of its citizens but to a greater extent for the city's well-connected business elites. Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov's personal oversight of t [...]	2009-04-17 10:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR KDEM ECON ETRD RS
09MOSCOW999	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KLIOINVEST, INC., [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Klioinvest Inc., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]	2009-04-20 12:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MUMBAI294	SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...]	2009-07-15 08:22:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN
09MUMBAI311	MUMBAI BUSINESSES FINDING NEW MECHANISMS FOR TRADE WITH [...] (C) Summary: While large Indian conglomerates are wary of investing in Iran, Mumbai's small and medium size trade companies continue to do business with their Iranian counterparts, explaining the 42 percent increase in India's non-petroleum and non-crude oil trade with Iran in the last year. [...]	2009-07-28 08:32:00	Consulate Mumbai	SECRET	EINV ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ETTC EIND KCRM IR KS
09MUMBAI320	SPECIAL ENVOY STERN HEARS THAT INDIAN INDUSTRY IS READY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern met with several leading private Indian businessmen to ascertain their views on mitigating climate change. He found that India's private sector is actively engaged in clean technology investment, particularly for renewable energy. [...]	2009-08-05 07:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY ETRD IN
09MUMBAI327	FOREIGN INVESTORS CHASE INDIAN ECONOMY'S GOOD NEWS BUT WEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: According to investors and finance professionals in Mumbai, economic sentiment in India is on the upswing. Key indicators, including rising capital markets, corporate earnings, and manufacturing indices confirm this belief. Foreign institutional investors (FII) are returnin [...]	2009-08-07 11:46:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EAGR IN
09MUMBAI363	AUTO COMPONENT & JEWELRY INDUSTRY DISCUSS U.S. TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:08:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD SOCI IN
09MUMBAI415	ARE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S. IN [...] Summary: As efforts to introduce clean and renewable energy in India grow, energy entrepreneurs hope that a mix of government policies, international technology transfers, and better access to financing will spur the development of a competitive clean energy industry. Many Indian companies ha [...]	2009-10-30 09:19:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IN
09MUMBAI422	GOOD CHEERS FOR FOREIGN WINE IN MAHARASHTRA: STATE SPECIAL [...] Summary: In August 2009, the Maharashtra government significantly lowered the 200 percent "special fee" for foreign wines imported into the state. Post recently verified that the special fees are now just 44 percent or less ad valorem, depending on the value of the foreign wine imported. The [...]	2009-11-02 12:30:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IN
09MUMBAI444	GOLDEN" MAHARASHTRA'S ECONOMY IS STILL INDIA'S BIGGEST, BUT [...] (U) Summary: The state of Maharashtra has historically been the seat of economic and financial power in India. State government officials, members of the business community, and investors told Congenoffs that Maharashtra's historical status as the top investment destination is also driven by [...]	2009-11-25 12:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD IN
09MUMBAI479	INDIAN NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS REPROCESSING AND [...] (U) Summary: The U.S.-India Business Council's delegation of U.S. commercial nuclear energy vendors engaged with the Indian nuclear energy establishment in Mumbai to discuss the role of U.S. companies in augmenting India's nuclear energy capacity. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India, the go [...]	2009-12-17 07:41:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KNNP ETRD IN
09MUMBAI96	RBI CUTS TWO KEY INTEREST RATES TO SPUT LENDING AS INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),long anticipated, lowered two interest rates by 50 basis points in an effort to boost credit, raise consumer confidence, and spur economic growth. With inflation dropping, the RBI has more room to cut interest rates, though most obs [...]	2009-03-09 13:27:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IN
09MUNICH25	YOUTHFUL POLITICIANS SHAKE UP GERMAN STATUS QUO [...] (SBU) Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (37) is Germany's new and youngest-ever Economics Minister, assuming a portfolio for which he is not wholly suited academically (REF A) but which he could master using his proven personal and political skills. If he is successful, he could become the poster chi [...]	2009-02-13 06:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL INRB GM
09MUNICH90	BAVARIAN CSU FLIRTS WITH BECOMING A CONSERVATIVE GREEN [...] In his first election test as leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) and in a bid to win back the CSU base or to attract new voters, Minister President Horst Seehofer has reversed earlier positions and come out strictly opposed to genetically engineered organisms. Although he is now [...]	2009-04-30 15:44:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD TBIO GM
09MUSCAT1003	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OMAN REVIEWING U.S. WTO REMANUFACTURING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 10:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL ECON MU
09MUSCAT1011	PORT OF SALALAH: BUSINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY UP [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting primarily focused on the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI),Port of Salalah officials told USG officals that business, productivity and profit are all up significantly over the past few months. Senior Operations Manger Dustin Stoker and Operations Project Manager Chr [...]	2009-11-09 05:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT MU
09MUSCAT1039	SKYPE CRACKDOWN IN OMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Oman prohibits the use of Voice Over Internet Protocol services and access to leading VOIP providers is blocked by the Sultanate's Internet filters. The government has cracked down on VOIP service providers throughout the year, arresting approximately 212 individuals so far this ye [...]	2009-11-23 13:16:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC PHUM MU
09MUSCAT1041	OMAN NOT OBSERVING ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (U) Oman does not enforce any of the three forms of the Arab League boycott (ALB). Oman rescinded the secondary and tertiary boycotts in 1994. In 1996 the Sultan issued a formal decision approving the suspension of the primary boycott. Omani diplomatic missions are also forbidden to take part i [...]	2009-11-24 11:20:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KBCT MU
09MUSCAT1073	OMAN ON SFI/MEGAPORTS PILOT IN SALALAH [...] (C) On December 8, officials from the Government of Oman, the Port of Salalah and the USG met and discussed a six-month plan of operational testing for Megaports equipment in Salalah. In a meeting with H.E. Said Hamdoon al-Harthy, Undersecretary for Ports at the Ministry of Transportation and [...]	2009-12-09 14:02:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09MUSCAT1085	OMANI MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY: AL BOYCOTT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, the Ambassador met with Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry and a close advisor to the Sultan. The meeting was primarily an introductory call, although several substantive issues were addressed, including the upcoming U.S. - Oman Fre [...]	2009-12-13 13:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MU
09MUSCAT1091	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSISTANCE TO THE WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 10:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PGOV PREL WFP MU
09MUSCAT11	OMAN HAILS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) The U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) officially entered into force on January 1, 2009 after an exchange of diplomatic notes in Washington, D.C. and the signing of a corresponding proclamation by the President. Ratified in 2006, the agreement has been hailed by Oman's public and priva [...]	2009-01-05 15:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MU
09MUSCAT1105	ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE AND RELATED ENGAGEMENT IN OMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Muscat has engaged with both government and the private sector in advancing entrepreneurship in Oman. Key efforts include a recent roundtable hosted by the Ambassador and Embassy outreach to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),primarily via two constituent offices [...]	2009-12-29 22:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SOCI ETRD MU
09MUSCAT147	OMAN CONTINUES BIG PORT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Said bin Hamdoon Al-Harthy, the Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MOTC),met with DCM, poloff and commercial officer on February 17 to discuss port development and access in Oman. According to al-Harthy, the Government is [...]	2009-02-28 08:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT156	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR F-16 SALES WITH OMANI NATIONAL [...] (C) In a February 24 meeting with Minister of National Economy Ahmad bin Abdulnabi Macki, the Ambassador made a strong push for Oman to purchase additional F-16 military fighter aircraft. The Ambassador emphasized that the Eurofighter Typhoon was over twice as expensive as the F-16 at publish [...]	2009-03-03 09:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETRD MU
09MUSCAT167	OMANI VIEWS ON GCC CUSTOMS UNION NOTIFICATION TO THE WTO [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points March 8 to Saeed al-Riyami, Ministry of Commerce and Industry trade negotiator, and urged Oman to lobby for withdrawal of the GCC Enabling Clause notification. Al-Riyami replied that he understood U.S. concerns over the GCC's notification decision an [...]	2009-03-08 13:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD USTR WTO GCC MU
09MUSCAT301	CITES WORKSHOP PAVES WAY FOR FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary: In cooperation with Post and with funding from the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),the Department of Interior (DOI) organized a local and a regional workshop on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Muscat, Oman from [...]	2009-04-08 12:57:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ETTC
09MUSCAT365	OPEN FIELD FOR MILITARY FIGHTER SALES TO OMAN [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/NF) At a diplomatic event on April 21, a local British representative for BAE Systems told the DCM that the Omani government has walked back from what seemed an imminent decision to buy a squadron of Eurofighter Typhoons to help [...]	2009-04-22 12:40:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS ETRD MU
09MUSCAT377	OMAN GOVERNMENT SAYS NO USAGE OF SOHAR PORT FOR MILITARY [...] (C) On April 14, Pol/EconOff and post Naval AttachC) met with Air Commodore Salim al-Rahbi, Office Director for the Omani Minister of Defense. The meeting was requested by the Omani government to discuss postbs diplomatic note referencing our interest in prepositioning non-lethal military equi [...]	2009-04-25 13:26:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT391	Oman: Port Access and Utilization [...] (C) Summary: In an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Said bin Hamdoon Al-Harthy, Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MOTC) said he was willing to raise the issue of US military use of the Port of Sohar again with the Oman [...]	2009-05-03 12:09:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT52	OMAN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] (U) This is in response to reftel cable. There has been no change in 2008 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Oman other than the items described below. Please see 07 MUSCAT 1097 for last year's response that includes complete answers, as available, to reftel questions. 2. (U) S [...]	2009-01-21 11:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM MU KTIP
09MUSCAT53	MORE SPENDING AND RECORD DEFICIT IN OMAN'S 2009 BUDGET [...] (C) Despite a slowing economy, Oman's 2009 budget forecasts increased government revenues and spending. It also features a record high deficit of over USD 2 billion that could increase if the projected annual average sales prices for Omani crude oil fails to reach the USD 45/barrel target. Cu [...]	2009-01-21 13:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD MU
09MUSCAT597	(C) GCC CUSTOMS UNION HINDERS FTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to respond to both Oman and U.S. business concerns that tariffs are being charged on goods considered duty-free per the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the Embassy contacted its Omani counterparts to clarify the terms of the agreement. While Oman's membership [...]	2009-06-08 14:05:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECIN MU
09MUSCAT82	WAKE-UP CALL FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN ON F-16 SALES TO OMAN [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Reports from post contacts indicate that Oman may be close to reaching a decision on the purchase of a squadron (or more) of advanced military fighter aircraft. While unconfirmed, some reports suggest that the Omani government [...]	2009-01-28 14:25:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MASS ETRD MU
09MUSCAT84	FTA HIGH ON OMANI AGENDA, BUT MORE U.S. ASSISTANCE NEEDED [...] (SBU) Since its January 1 implementation, the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to capture the attention of the regional business community as well as the Omani government. Post has experienced a significant increase in outside inquiries and comments regarding both the FTA and ne [...]	2009-02-01 12:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KMPI MU
09MUSCAT851	OMAN, INC.: BUSINESS OLIGARCHS AND GOVERNMENT IN OMAN'S [...] (C) Oman's business landscape remains dominated by a handful of local families who work either in tandem with, or in the shadow of, government-run enterprises. As the Sultanate's economy diversifies away from petroleum into fields such as industrial production and tourism, these families have [...]	2009-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD PINR MU
09MUSCAT875	FUTURE OF SFI IN SALALAH, OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) in Oman came to a temporary halt at the end of June when the Port of Salalah informed the Embassy it would no longer allocate resources to the effort, as there was not agreement on project scope, criteria and timeline. In an August 26, 2009 mee [...]	2009-08-30 14:30:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09MUSCAT879	Bouyed by Increase in Oil Revenue and Sound Fiscal Policy, [...] (U) SUMMARY. Regional and national dailies reported that the GoO will post a budget surplus for the year. Although the economy has rebounded from a forecasted decrease in GDP, its performance is, as always, linked to the price of oil. The slowing inflation rate is traceable to the economic dow [...]	2009-09-01 06:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL MU
09MUSCAT887	Embassy Advocacy Helps U.S. Business Secure Multi-Million [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-07 07:00:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV MU ETRD
09MUSCAT903	DIFFERENCES IN FTA INTERPRETATION OVERSHADOW SUCESSES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) does not appear to share the U.S. interpretation of qualification for national treatment by U.S. companies and its interpretation of transshipment treatment under the FTA. It is aware of the U.S. position on transshipments, but the MOCI [...]	2009-09-13 12:04:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN EINV PREL MU
09MUSCAT921	OMAN - UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (C) While making other demarches to Ambassador Muhammad al Khusaibi, the Chief of the American Affairs Department of the Omani MFA on September 15, P/E Chief previewed the reftel UNGA food security event co-hosted by the Secretary (the letter and draft statement have been transmitted to the min [...]	2009-09-15 13:07:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EAID UNGA MU
09MUSCAT923	ROBO JOCKEYS IN OMAN [...] (U) On September 18 Omani dailies in both English and Arabic highlighted an announcement from the Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs that the Sultan has endorsed the use of remote-controlled robot jockeys on racing camels for the 2009/2010 racing season that begins on September 30. Human jock [...]	2009-09-19 12:44:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM KTIP MU
09MUSCAT935	STABILIZING YEMEN: OMAN, YEMEN TO BOOST TRADE TIES [...] (U) Omani press reports on October 1 summarized the discussions between Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, and the Yemeni Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Yahya bin Yahya al Mutawakil, which were held in Oman on September 29. The talks focused on promotion of t [...]	2009-10-03 13:43:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL YM MU

09MUSCAT941	RECALL 09 MUSCAT 941 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT ETRD MU
09MUSCAT945	FUNDING LEGAL REFORM IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The USG expends tremendous time, energy, and money to encourage countries to enact laws - to improve human rights, to free trade, or to protect intellectual property; however, without an objective basis of legal interpretation, these laws will not be reflected in actual court jud [...]	2009-10-07 15:34:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KTIP PHUM MU
09MUSCAT951	Oman's Slow Progress in Privatization [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Privatization in Oman has been a methodical process and most likely will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. The recent economic downturn may have caused the government to rethink plans to privatize key sectors of the economy. The government continues to publicly expres [...]	2009-10-11 03:29:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT ETRD MU
09MUSCAT97	FW: SALVAGING F-16 SALES TO OMAN [...] (C) During a February 2 meeting with visiting U.S. AFCENT Commander General Gary North, Air Vice Marshal Yahya Rasheed al-Juma, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),indicated that the Omani government has decided to purchase Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to replace one of two squadr [...]	2009-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MASS ETRD MU
09MUSCAT991	GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CHAIR HANDOVER - OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU) Oman holds the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chair for the year 2009. Following GCC practice, the year ends with a flurry of ministerial meetings ramping up to the leaders' meeting. The Chairmen of GCC Audit Institutions (ministerial level) met in Muscat on October 24, the GCC Minister [...]	2009-11-02 10:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD MARR GCC MU
09MUSCAT993	USTR/LABOR VISIT TO OMAN FOCUSES ON UNIONS, TIP [...] (C) Summary: A delegation led by USTR representatives visited Oman for a series of public and private sector meetings to follow-up on the labor aspects of the U.S./Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). At each meeting the delegation consistently emphasized the importance of labor issues to trade a [...]	2009-11-02 13:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM ELAB KTIP MU
09MUSCAT999	SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE (SFI): OMAN OPPOSES 100% SCANNING [...] (C) The Director General of Customs in Oman told us unequivocally that he did not support 100% scanning of U.S. bound containers at the Port of Salalah, as it would have too much impact on trade. He emphasized that it was not practical nor did it provide enhanced security. He strongly advocat [...]	2009-11-03 10:57:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09NAIROBI100	UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR FOR THE 2008 TDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 06:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI1036	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MAY 2009 [...] Leading Indicators Suggest Negative Per Capita Growth 2. Kenya Tourism Shows Signs of Life 3. USG-Sponsored IPR Conference Raises Awareness 4. Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Fared Well in 2008 Â [...]	2009-05-22 07:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR PINR KE
09NAIROBI1055	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnny Carson, an [...]	2009-05-28 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1056	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, a [...]	2009-05-28 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1139	KENYA REAFFIRMS AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 4 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Chair reaffirmed the Government of Kenya's (GOK) commitment to the US-Africa Ministerial Program and strongly discouraged any further changes. The GOK has schedu [...]	2009-06-09 10:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI119	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) IMF SEES SLOW GROWTH/RECESSION IN 2009 2. (SBU) TEACHERS STRIKE; POLICE MAKE ARRESTS 3. (SBU) CIVAIR LEADERSHIP UP IN THE AIR Â [...]	2009-01-21 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
09NAIROBI1255	NAIROBI REQUESTS RESTRICTED TDY TRAVEL DURING AGOA FORUM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Nairobi will be on minimize for TDY travel during the period July 20 - August 10, 2009 in the lead-up to and through the AGOA Forum. Between July 20 - August 10, U.S. Mission Nairobi will not be granting country clearances for TDY person [...]	2009-06-23 08:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA ECON ETRD AGOA KE
09NAIROBI1268	KENYA, IRENA, AND CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES [...] Per reftels, post informed Kenyan Ministry of Energy Senior Deputy Secretary for Administration Paul Ngatia on June 24 that the United States welcomes the formation of the International Renewal Energy Agency (IRENA) and is considering signing the IRENA Statute at the June 28-30 consultative me [...]	2009-06-24 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV ECON ETRD EFIN KE
09NAIROBI1278	KENYA AGOA PREPARATIONS INTENSIFY [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 18 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) confirmed there would be no changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program contrary to the suggested changes of the African diplomatic co [...]	2009-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1599	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes at a time when Kenya,s progress on critical reforms is not moving quickly enough, and when the country continues to struggle with the social, political, and economic aftermath of the crisis following the disputed December 2007 general elections. [...]	2009-07-27 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OVIP OTRA KE
09NAIROBI177	2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK) continues to plan for the upcoming 2009 AGOA Forum scheduled for Nairobi the week of August 3, 2009. The GOK has proposed August 4-6 as the specific dates within that week for the three-day affair. [...]	2009-02-03 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI178	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) KENYA STRUGGLES WITH GROWING DEFICIT 2. (SBU) TEACHERS CALL OFF STRIKE 3. (SBU) SEACOM CABLE SET TO LAND JUNE 27 Â [...]	2009-02-03 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI1935	DEMARCHE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk on September 14. On September 15, we followed up with contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to push for the PM's participation at the event. Ministry contacts said they are currently working on the PM's sched [...]	2009-09-15 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR KE
09NAIROBI2007	KENYA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS CHIEF SACKED; POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEP 2. GDP GROWTH BELOW TARGET, GOK MULLS IMF PROGRAM REQUEST, AND FOOD/ENERGY PRICES SET TO RISE 3. AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR AGRICULTURAL REFORM IN FACE OF RECURRING DROUGHT 4. TURKANA WIND PROJECT PROMISES NEW ENERGY CAPACITY [...]	2009-09-23 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR
09NAIROBI2184	KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...]	2009-10-16 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI2260	KENYA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF FORECASTS CY2009 2.7% ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. TOURISM SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY 3. WILDLIFE THREATENED BY DROUGHT AND INCREASED POACHING 4. CORRUPTION SURFACES AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Â [...]	2009-10-30 09:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR
09NAIROBI2408	KENYA: CHINA DRILLING FOR OIL IN ISIOLO [...] (SBU) Summary: The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region of Kenya. Kenya won't realistically know until January 2010 if they have struck a commercially viable deposit. To date, oil exploration in Kenya has been unsuccessful. Kenya has no o [...]	2009-11-25 11:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG SENV KE
09NAIROBI2412	KENYA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF APPLAUDS KENYA'S NEW INFLATION CALCULATION 2. EVICTIONS PROCEED IN MAU FOREST 3. KENYA SIGNS COMMON MARKET TREATY Â [...]	2009-11-25 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR SENV KE
09NAIROBI255	Kenya's Developing Food Crisis [...] (SBU) A shortfall of white maize (Kenya's staple food crop) has left an estimated 3.2 million Kenyans in need of emergency food assistance. Millions more - particularly in urban areas - are food insecure due to rising maize prices. The forces contributing to the shortfall include: reduced pr [...]	2009-02-11 09:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2592	KENYA: FIBER CUTS UNDERMINE GROWTH OF ICT SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Fiber cuts are degrading the potentially positive impact of the new broadband Internet connections in Kenya. Kenya Data Networks (KDN),the country's largest private data carrier and infrastructure provider, has experienced 153 fiber cuts in the last three months. KDN suspects that [...]	2009-12-16 09:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS ETRD AMTC AADP ACOA ANET KE XW
09NAIROBI325	KENYA CONSIDERS USG PREFERENCE FOR 2009 AGOA FORUM FORMAT [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. After informing Kenya's 2009 AGOA Forum preparatory committee members February 12 that the USG prefers keeping the forum's standing format, rather than moving private sector events to the opening day, August 4, ECON/C soothed di [...]	2009-02-20 08:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI342	IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS KENYA [...] (U) Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrives in Kenya on February 24th at the head of a delegation of over 100 government officials and private businessmen. Ahmadinejad's visit follows a flurry of reciprocal visits between high level Kenyan officials and their Iranian counterparts over the past [...]	2009-02-23 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IR KE PINR PREL EINV
09NAIROBI372	KENYA PROVIDES PROPOSED AGOA FORUM AGENDA; MISSION [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Following receipt of ref B, mission AGOA committee has determined that an interagency visit during the week of March 16 would be difficult to support. Key logistics personnel will be out of Kenya during proposed TDY. Mid-March is also s [...]	2009-02-26 11:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI373	TOURIST NUMBERS DEPRESSED WHILE POACHING OF WILDIFE, [...] SUMMARY: Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, and Ministry of Tourism officials are concerned by a sudden spike in the numbers of elephants, especially in Amboseli and Tsavo East National Parks, apparently poached for their tusks. At the same time, they along with count [...]	2009-02-26 12:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KCRM KSCA ECON KE
09NAIROBI410	SOMALIA - TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-BARAKAAT ADDRESSES [...] (S) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel request for information from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Ahmed Nur Ali Jumale and the Al-Barakaat group of companies. We obtained all of the information on the various entities in all locations directly from Mr. Jumal [...]	2009-02-27 09:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL SO KTFN ETRD
09NAIROBI421	KENYA PROVIDES FULL THREE-DAY AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the February 26 meeting of the Government of Kenya's (GOK) AGOA Preparatory Committee, the Technical Sub-committee provided a full three-day AGOA Forum program (see para 7 below). It also announced a separate pre-meeting [...]	2009-03-02 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI428	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO GOK LEADERS: "GET REAL" 2. (SBU) IMF MISSION EXPLORES SUPPORT FOR KENYA 3. (SBU) HORTICULTURE EXPORTERS LOOK TO THE U.S. MARKET 4. (SBU) KENYAN TRAVEL TO THE U.S. DECLINES Â [...]	2009-03-03 09:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI49	KENYA FORMALLY SETS AUGUST 3-7 AS THE OFFICIAL DATES FOR [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. This is an action request for the USG 2009 AGOA Forum interagency preparatory committee. See paragraph 4. 3. By formal diplomatic note dated 8 January 2009, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified post that "the Government of [...]	2009-01-09 10:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI496	CAUTIOUS KENYA FINALLY ENACTS LONG AWAITED BIOSAFETY ACT OF [...] Summary: On February 12, 2009, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed the long awaited and hotly disputed Biosafety Act of 2009 into law. Kenya thus becomes the fourth African country (following South Africa, Egypt, and Burkina Faso) to enact legislation establishing the legal framework to gover [...]	2009-03-11 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KIPR ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV KE
09NAIROBI553	IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...]	2009-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE
09NAIROBI559	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: GOK PRESENTS COUNTER THEME, REMAINS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the March 12 meeting of the AGOA Forum Preparatory Meeting, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented the counter theme, "Realizing the full potential of AGOA through expansion of trade and investment," which it considers a [...]	2009-03-20 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI565	KENYA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DEFENDS RECENT IRAN VISIT [...] Summary: On March 9, post received a formal response from Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula to the Ambassador's February 24th letter expressing U.S. concerns about the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Kenya. Ahmedinejad headed a large delegation for a two-day visit that was almo [...]	2009-03-20 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EPET KE IR
09NAIROBI600	AMBASSADOR URGES GOK TO BEGIN ENFORCING ITS [...] In his keynote address at a March 11 workshop on brand protection and the observance of intellectual property rights organized by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Ambassador Ranneberger urged the Government of Kenya to begin enforcing the recently enacted Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2009 in [...]	2009-03-25 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI619	KENYA WILL "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" NOT INVITING GUINEA AND [...] (SBU) As instructed ref A, Economics Counselor urged the Government of Kenya (GOK) not to invite Guinea and Madagascar to the August 4-6, 2009, AGOA Forum in Nairobi. 2. (SBU) During a March 24 meeting between the senior GOK officials responsible for organizing the forum and a visiting USG [...]	2009-03-27 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI638	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) Drought Contributes to GOK Fiscal Woes; A Macro Update 2. (SBU) Shipping News from the Port of Mombasa 3. (SBU) Coastal Tourism in Decline 4. (SBU) Broadband Comes to Kenya 5. (SBU) Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Still Stalled 6. (U) Kenya Expands Geothermal Production [...]	2009-04-01 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI641	AUSTR LISER URGES KENYA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AGOA [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser encouraged Kenyan Trade Minister Amos Kimunya on March 16 to take full advantage of the AGOA framework to seek greater exports to the United States. She also underscored that progress on Kenya's reform agenda is fund [...]	2009-04-01 09:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR ECON ETEX ETRD AGOA PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI646	SOMALIA - Business Community Pledges to Support Youth and [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 21-22, more than 80 prominent Somali business leaders gathered in Djibouti for the UN-sponsored workshop, "Job Opportunities and Youth Employment: The Role of the Business Community." The two day session was the largest formal gathering of Somalia's private-sector princ [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO DJ
09NAIROBI731	KENYA WILL NOT INVITE GUINEA AND MADAGASCAR TO AGOA FORUM [...] (SBU) At the conclusion of the Government of Kenya's April 9 AGOA Forum preparatory committee meeting, Economic Counselor reiterated to Ministry of Trade Chief Economist and committee co-chair Richard Sindiga that the United States does not want Guinea and Madagascar invited to the August 4-6, [...]	2009-04-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI765	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: GOK PRESENTS FINAL DRAFT PROGRAM WITH [...] This is an action message; please see para 10. 2. Summary: During the April 9 meeting of the AGOA Forum Preparatory Meeting, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a final draft of the full three-day program. After consulting with embassies of AGOA-eligible countries, the GOK accepted a [...]	2009-04-16 11:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI799	KENYA REITERATES IT WILL ADHERE TO AU POSITIONS ON GUINEA [...] (SBU) Paul Mdungu, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Africa Division deputy director, reiterated April 21 that Kenya will adhere to all African Union policies on Madagascar and Guinea. Describing our requests (refs A and D) as "reasonable," Mdungu said Kenya fully understands the USG's p [...]	2009-04-22 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI82	KENYAN TEACHERS PREPARE TO STRIKE [...] (U) After more than six months of salary negotiations with the Ministry of Education, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has said its 148,000 members will strike January 19. To call off the strike, KNUT demands a 35% average pay raise effective January 1, 2009. The government has of [...]	2009-01-13 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI859	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: PROGRESS ON CO-CHAIRS AND [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: During the April 23 AGOA Forum Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a revised program - provided by the Kenyan embassy in Washington - with changes to breakout session co-chairs. The GOK, along w [...]	2009-04-30 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI86	KENYA PASSES LONG AWAITED ANTI-COUNTERFEIT GOODS BILL [...] Summary: On 10 December 2008, Kenya's Parliament finally passed a long awaited anti-counterfeit goods bill, which substantially raises penalties for individuals convicted of manufacturing, importing, and selling knockoffs. President Mwai Kibaki signed it December 24 and it is expected to be p [...]	2009-01-13 14:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM ETRD PHUM EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KE
09NAIROBI988	AGOA PREPARATIONS MOVE APACE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 7 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) agreed to our request to separate lunch and the ministerial closing on the final day of the forum. The committee agreed with the recomme [...]	2009-05-15 06:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI992	KENYA'S NEW BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROMISES GROWTH [...] Summary: Kenya will revolutionize its telecom industry when it initiates its first fiber optic internet connection on June 27. This broadband connection will vastly improve the quality of internet access to Kenya and contiguous landlocked countries. With increased internet capacity, the fibe [...]	2009-05-15 09:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ETTC ECON EINT PGOV EFIN EINV KE
09NASSAU107	CHINESE VICE PREMIER'S VISIT BRINGS $150 MILLION [...] (U) Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Hui Langyu arrived in Nassau on February 17 for an official two-day visit to The Bahamas. The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (GCOB) and the Government of the People's Republic of China (GOC) signed four memorandums of understating on February [...]	2009-02-19 15:44:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD BF
09NASSAU124	ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 13:04:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD BF
09NASSAU125	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR THE BAHAMAS [...] Summary: The Bahamas was removed from the Special 301 Watchlist in 2007, but concerns remain among premium television entertainment channels regarding The Bahamas use of compulsory licensing to broadcast certain channels. This has been a longstanding issue between the Television Association [...]	2009-03-02 16:59:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BF
09NASSAU129	PM INGRAHAM'S MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT - HIGH HOPES FOR [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham presented his mid-year budget report to Parliament on February 25, forecasting a grim outlook for 2009 as The Bahamas deals with "the most challenging global economic environment" seen in many years. Ingraham outlined plans to borrow USD $200 million from bank [...]	2009-03-03 22:08:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD BF
09NASSAU133	NASSAU MONTHLY - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -------------------------------- FOOTBALL AND PAGEANTRY = TOURISM -------------------------------- 2. On March 2 Prime Minister Ingraham announced that the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant wil [...]	2009-03-04 18:24:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU159	CLICO BAHAMAS LIQUIDATED FOLLOWING COLLAPSE OF TRINIDAD'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nearly one hundred agents were laid off from one of The Bahamas largest insurance companies, CLICO Bahamas Ltd., the week of March 2 as the company goes into liquidation. Concerns were raised when Trinidad based parent company, CL Financial, collapsed due to massive losses and [...]	2009-03-16 16:14:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD BF
09NASSAU180	CHINA AGREES TO FINANCE RESORT PROJECT IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Baha Mar Resort officials announced on March 10 that the ExIm Bank of China and the China State Construction Engineering Corporation have formally agreed to finance a major construction project in Nassau. Bahamian officials are hopeful that this project, which has been stalled [...]	2009-03-19 19:34:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD BF
09NASSAU226	BAHAMAS DELEGATION FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 19:34:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM PGOV
09NASSAU242	BAHAMAS: NO INFORMATION ON FORCED OR CHILD LABOR [...] (U) The Bahamas is an overwhelmingly service-based economy with tourism and financial services accounting for some 80% of economic activity. Migrant laborers, most susceptible to potential labor and other abuses, are also generally engaged in services, domestic or household, construction, or [...]	2009-04-17 14:46:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BF
09NASSAU316	FOUR SEASONS RESORT IN EXUMA CLOSING IN TWO WEEKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Four Seasons Resort in Exuma will close on May 26, leaving at least 500 workers unemployed. The Four Seasons is Exuma's largest employer and is a part of the Emerald Bay development, a government dubbed anchor project for the island of Exuma. The resort went into foreclosur [...]	2009-05-18 12:11:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU321	BAHAMAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The GCOB has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban t [...]	2009-05-19 20:50:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
09NASSAU344	BAHAMAS BUDGET PRESENTATION CONFIRMS GRIM OUTLOOK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham confirmed grim expectations for economic performance during his annual budget report May 27. He promised to decrease government recurrent expenditure in the coming fiscal year but said he does not expect a recovery before 2012. END SUMMARY. ----------- [...]	2009-05-29 16:04:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU349	UK DIRECT RULE COMING SOON TO TURKS AND CAICOS [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The UK is set to introduce direct rule in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to address evidence of official corruption and financial mismanagement as the protests of the embattled ex-Premier and his successor fall on deaf ears. Domestic op [...]	2009-06-03 15:09:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM ECON ETRD EFIN BF TK UK
09NASSAU487	PLP SLAMS FNM OVER SERVICE CUTS AS BUDGET DEBATE RAGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 2009 GCOB budget was issued on June 8 and addressed the severe lack of government resources. The Prime Minister announced major budget cuts in nearly all ministries, cancelled programs and put a stop to all conference-related travel. In response, the PLP opposition party sla [...]	2009-08-18 14:40:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU504	CONTAINER PORT RELOCATION SPARKS ANGRY DEBATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a little publicized decision in April, the GCOB signed an agreement to relocate Nassau's busy down town container port to Arawak Cay, a site 6 miles to the west. The decision reignited angry debate beginning in July when plans moved forward to begin dredging the harbor. Opposit [...]	2009-08-21 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU525	MEGAPORTS TABLETOP EXERCISE SET FOR APRIL 2010 [...] (SBU) August 19, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) met with GCOB officials in Nassau to discuss plans for a joint Megaports Table Top Exercise (TTX) in FY 2010. The GCOB agreed to schedule the TTX for mid-April 2010 in either Nassa [...]	2009-09-02 14:36:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ETRD KNNP PARM BF
09NASSAU526	CHINA CHAIRMAN BANGGUO TO VISIT; SIGN MAJOR [...] (U) China,s Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People,s Congress and the country,s second-highest ranking party officer, Wu Bangguo, will make an official visit to The Bahamas September 3-6 to sign three major trade and investment agreements with the GCOB. These agreements incl [...]	2009-09-02 19:19:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON EFIN ETRD
09NASSAU528	SUBJECT: UAE SEIZES BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL CARRYING NORTH KOREAN ARMS TO IRAN [...] (C) United Arab Emirates officials seized the Bahamas-flagged ANL Australia several weeks ago after discovering various heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, onboard. Local media report that the ship was destined for Iran. The incident puts North Korea and Iran in direct violati [...]	2009-09-03 18:50:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON PGOV PREL ETRD
09NASSAU56	A GRIM OUTLOOK FOR 2009 FORECASTED AT THE BAHAMAS [...] SUMMARY: Presenters at the Annual Bahamas Business Outlook Seminar held on January 15 painted a grim financial picture for the year ahead. Prime Minister Ingraham delivered the key note address, noting diversification is not necessarily the golden ticket to alleviating economic woes, while [...]	2009-01-28 20:23:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV BF
09NASSAU560	CHINESE OFFER â€œGOLDEN OPPORTUNITIESâ€ TO THE BAHAMAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The highest ranking Chinese official ever to have visited The Bahamas, Chairman Wu Bangguo, announced several lucrative financial agreements for major infrastructure and tourism projects in The Bahamas totaling USD 164.3 million dollars. These agreements include a financing framework f [...]	2009-09-15 14:14:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON ETRD EFIN
09NASSAU62	THE STANDARD AND POOR'S CONTROVERSY [...] SUMMARY: Standard and Poor's Sovereign Report released on December 29, 2008 has generated heated debate between the governing Free National Movement (FNM) and opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) officials. The report states that the FNM's decision to delay several PLP signed contract [...]	2009-01-30 16:44:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV BF
09NASSAU624	NO MORE FREE TV? COMPULSORY LICENSING AMENDMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2004 Amendment to the Compulsory Licensing Act to outlaw the exception for encrypted broadcasts became effective October 1, 2009. The amendment was signed into law September 16 following negotiations with GCOB officials, Cable Bahamas, USG representatives and private U.S. ca [...]	2009-10-08 21:27:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD BF
09NASSAU634	IT'S STILL NOT BETTER IN THE BAHAMAS: ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Economic indicators for The Bahamas remained strongly negative. Central Bank reports point to loan defaults of almost USD 1 billion, decreased private sector lending, a government debt-to-revenue ratio of almost 50 percent of GDP and a slumping tourist sector. In an effort to [...]	2009-10-14 15:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD
09NASSAU661	NASSAU AIRPORT PASSES TSA INSPECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nassau Airport finally passed Transportation Security Administration (TSA checkpoint testing following two years of failed security evaluations. Passing the tests eliminated the need for a second security screening checkpoint for U.S.-bound passengers; greatly reducing wait tim [...]	2009-10-27 20:40:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BF ECON ETRD KHLS
09NASSAU723	Mega-Resort Plans Include 4,000 Chinese Workers; GCOB "Wary" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Baha Mar Corporation executives described plans to begin construction on a USD 2.7 billion mega-resort and casino in Nassau starting January 2010. The resort would add three additional hotels to the Cable Beach area, as well as several other high-end amenities to rival another [...]	2009-11-20 20:52:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	ECON EINT EINV EAID ELAB ETRD BF
09NASSAU83	THE BAHAMAS 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment: The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian citizens. Reserved businesses include: wholesale and retail operations; commiss [...]	2009-02-05 17:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BF
09NDJAMENA200	RISING COST OF LIVING IN CHAD'S CAPITAL [...] (U) The prices of basic goods in Chad's capital, N'Djamena, have risen significantly over the past year. The consumer price increase is up 15 percent in the twelve-month March 2008 - March 2009 period; prices for basic grains and cereals rose 25 - 30 percent; home rental rates in the capital [...]	2009-05-27 14:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL APER ECON ETRD ELAB EFIN CD
09NDJAMENA250	CHAD WILL ATTEND IRENA PREPARATORY MEETING IN EGYPT [...] (U) Following instruction in reftel, Post met with the Director of Energy at the Ministry of Energy, Mbodou Djourab, June 22. The Director confirmed that Chad would attend the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) preparatory meeting to be held in Egypt at the end of this month. Djou [...]	2009-06-23 11:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL APER ECON ETRD ELAB EFIN CD
09NDJAMENA310	CHAD: NO DECISIONS ON AGOA FORUM ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 15:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON XA PGOV ETRD CD
09NDJAMENA413	GOC STILL COLLECTING INCREASED WORK PERMIT FEES FOR [...] (SBU) The Chadian Presidency's August decision to suspend implementation of a plan to demand large increases in expatriate work permit fees, following interventions by Esso and the USG, appears to have given some breathing room to some foreign workers and to firms who wish to employ them (incl [...]	2009-09-24 16:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EPET PREL PREF CD
09NDJAMENA437	COTTON: CHAD'S SECOND EXPORT SECTOR IN TROUBLE [...] (U) CotonTchad, the GOC's largest parastatal and second largest exporter (after the oil sector),is in danger of bankruptcy. Complicated arrangements with growers require complex financial deals, which are challenging for a company that is poorly managed and plagued by corruption. In recent [...]	2009-10-09 14:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD CD
09NDJAMENA471	CHAD: ESSO-CHAD MEETS DEBY CRITIQUE AND HOLDS [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad Chief De Mahieu told Ambassador October 21 that ExxonMobil had successfully defended its management of the petroleum project during a meeting with President Deby in Washington last month, satisfying the skeptical Deby that the consortium was not/not being pressured by third par [...]	2009-10-23 08:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ETRD PREF EINV US CD
09NDJAMENA488	CHAD: 2009 HARVEST AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) In light of concerns on the part of NGO contacts and others that this year's cereals harvest will fall short of meeting Chad's food needs, Embassy staff had conversations October 27 and 28 with Ministry of Agriculture officials including Docteur Paul, Deputy Director of Production and [...]	2009-10-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON
09NDJAMENA596	UPDATE ON AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE ENTRANT [...] (U) This message responds to request in reftel for current information about past-year candidates for the Department's Corporate Excellence Award, in the case of Embassy N'Djamena, Esso Exploration and Production, Inc., Chad (Esso Chad). 2. (U) A) Is the company still working in the reg [...]	2009-12-14 13:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV CD
09NDJAMENA615	CHAD AND ITS FRANCOPHONE REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS: TENDING TO [...] (SBU) President Deby took over the annual rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of Central African States (often referred to by its French acronym CEEAC) in October 2009. He will assume rotating leadership of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) in January 2 [...]	2009-12-22 16:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV SU CD
09NEWDELHI103	INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...]	2009-01-16 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI1030	REFORM PROSPECTS IN NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: More than 400 million Indians cast their vote in India's national parliamentary elections this past month and seem to have decisively signaled that they want stability and continuity in the national government, handing Congress an 18-year best performance of more than 200 seats [...]	2009-05-20 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI104	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 12-16, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Roundtable with Canada, EU, NZ, Australia -- Update on the Pension Sector -- FDI Slows in November -- Aviation Industry Likely to Fare Better in 20 [...]	2009-01-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1096	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 26-29, 2009, including the following: -- Indian Telecom Major Bharti Airtel and MTN of South Africa Back in Merger Negotiations -- Government Aims to Present Budget by Early July -- Bharti Wal-Mart t [...]	2009-05-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1099	GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...]	2009-05-29 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1162	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...]	2009-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1222	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 8-12, 2009, including the following: -- MOF Preparing for Budget Session -- Indian Commerce Minister Meets with USTR, Others on WTO -- Tax Concessions Proposed for Broadcast & Film Industry -- Will [...]	2009-06-12 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1223	U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...]	2009-06-12 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1235	INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1237	INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConGenoffs met with Mumbai contacts on June 1 and 2 to gauge investor reaction to the elections and signs of recovery in the Indian economy. In contrast to reports at the beginning of 2009 that investors were waiting for political uncertainty to end with the May el [...]	2009-06-16 03:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1284	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 15-19, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Hits Negative Territory -- India Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Mobiles, Extends Tight Norms on Toys and Dairy -- Panel Advises Increase in Supp [...]	2009-06-19 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1330	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 22-26, 2009, including the following: -- India To Be Fastest Growing Economy in 2010 -- India Signals Openness to Re-Start Doha Round Negotiations -- GOI Announces New PPP Norms -- GOI Announces [...]	2009-06-26 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI136	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALLENGERS MEDICAL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 15, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Allengers Medical Systems [...]	2009-01-22 09:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN

09NEWDELHI1392	INDIA'S ECONOMIC SURVEY FOCUSES ON GROWTH AND FISCAL [...] (U) Summary: The Economic Survey for India's Fiscal Year (IFY) 2008-09 (4/1/2008 to 3/31/2009) presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in India's Parliament on July 2 paints a resilient picture of the Indian economy. The Survey sees a 'U shaped' recovery for growth in IFY 2009-10 (4/1/2 [...]	2009-07-06 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1401	THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...]	2009-07-07 14:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1433	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 6-10, 2009, including the following: -- Sharma Sees Recovery Signs in Exports -- Update on India's Balance of Payments -- Price Rise for Petrol and Diesel -- Lower House of Parliament Passes Railwa [...]	2009-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1464	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...]	2009-07-15 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC
09NEWDELHI1489	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- Informal WTO Talks to be Held in September -- EGoM to Help Steer the Long Delayed 3G Spectrum Auction -- Adequacy of India's Foreign Exchange Reserves -- [...]	2009-07-20 07:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI150	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 20-23, 2009, including the following: -- Montek Ahluwalia on 2009: "Brace Yourselves" -- Canadian FIPA/BIT Still Being Scrubbed -- GOI May Relax SEZ Norms Due to Low Export Demand -- Tourism in [...]	2009-01-23 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1544	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- GOI Releases Online Customs and Tariff Database -- Report on Benefits to India of Increasing FDI in Higher Ed -- Minister Sharma on Retail Growth and Agricul [...]	2009-07-24 14:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1608	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 27-31, 2009, including the following: -- Tax Breaks Clear the Way for Oil and Gas Auction -- Passing of FY 2010 Budget Trumps Economic Reforms -- India Plans September WTO Mini-Ministerial to Reener [...]	2009-07-31 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN
09NEWDELHI165	POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST [...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...]	2009-01-27 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1658	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 3-7, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Decline for 9th Straight Month; Imports Decline More -- Possible Law to Clarify Sector-specific Investment Caps -- India and South Korea Sign Trade A [...]	2009-08-10 02:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN XB XA
09NEWDELHI1754	India's Monsoon Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...]	2009-08-20 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN
09NEWDELHI1770	POST COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced child labor. Post appreciates DOL's openness to post's comments on previous drafts and DOL's decision to remove the g [...]	2009-08-21 15:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EIND IN
09NEWDELHI1808	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 24-28, 2009, including the following: -- India Announces Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014 -- ICRIER Seminar On Express Delivery Issues -- Washington Apples Bring Bonanza to Indian Importers -- [...]	2009-08-31 02:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1861	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 4, 2009, including the following: -- India Hosts WTO Mini-Ministerial to Re-energize Doha -- India's Own Trade Continues to Plunge -- More Investment Options for Foreign Venture Cap [...]	2009-09-08 03:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1902	DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1903	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8-11, 2009, including the following: -- Possible Warming of India-Pakistan Bilateral Trade Ties -- India's First Annual Foreign Trade Barriers Report -- Jet Airways Pilots Strike - An End in Si [...]	2009-09-14 02:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI191	INDIA: MODEST LIBERALIZATION OF INVESTMENT NORMS IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel A, Post reports that India has not adopted nor indicated plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investments generally, although media reports that part of the government may wish to restrict Singapore's two SWFs in India. More broadly, India has no [...]	2009-01-30 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI192	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 27-30, 2009, including the following: -- Govt, Central Bank Lower GDP Projections -- Study Projects $6-10 billion for India from EU FTA -- Study Projects Continued Growth in Higher-Income Househo [...]	2009-01-30 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1944	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14-17, 2009, including the following: -- Financial Sector Reforms Still In Play -- Invest India to Boost Foreign Investment -- DOT to Allow Remote Access Monitoring Financial Sector Reform [...]	2009-09-17 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1999	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2013	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 21-24, 2009, including the following: -- AIG Downsizing In India -- Slow Going for Financial Sector Reform -- India Retains U.S. FAA Category 1 Status -- World Bank Approves $4.3 billion Loans [...]	2009-09-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2037	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29-October 1, 2009, including the following: -- Foreign Equity Investment Passes $10 Billion Mark -- FIPB Approves 13 Proposals in September 2009 -- Air India Strike Ends -- India's Small but [...]	2009-10-01 14:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2084	PM SINGH TELLS AMBASSADOR HE'S BULLISH ON GREEN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Ambassador on October 8 that he was looking forward to his November state visit to Washington. In a conversation on the margins of the annual Air Force Day reception, Singh stressed his strong interest in the U.S. and India working togethe [...]	2009-10-09 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SENV ENRG ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2087	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 2-8, 2009, including the following: -- Reserve Bank of India Warns Banks of Real Estate Risks -- Bombay Stock Exchange Rises on Improved Data, FII Inflows -- 3G Auction Delayed -- Telecom Expert [...]	2009-10-09 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2120	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 9-15, 2009, including the following: -- No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee -- Industrial Production Points to Recovery No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee ---------------------------- [...]	2009-10-16 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2164	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 16-22, 2009, including the following: -- India to Launch Satellites to Monitor Climate Change -- New Secretaries for Space and Atomic Energy -- India's Outward FDI Declines, while FDI Inflows still Ro [...]	2009-10-23 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2166	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION DEPUTY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, U/S Burns met with Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for a wide-ranging discussion of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's November State Visit to Washington. Ambassador Roemer, A/S for South and Central Asia Bob [...]	2009-10-26 02:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI22	INDIA PRODS ECONOMY WITH MORE FISCAL AND MONETARY STIMULUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 2, the government announced additional fiscal and monetary steps aimed at reviving economic growth, mainly through lowering the cost of borrowing to banks -- to pass on to consumers - as well as easing policies aimed at helping hard hit sectors of the economy, especi [...]	2009-01-06 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2209	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 23-29, 2009, including the following: -- Central Bureau of Investigation Raids Department of Telecom Offices -- The RBI Takes A Bow -- Economic Advisory Council Expects Better Days Ahead [...]	2009-10-30 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2245	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- No Major Changes Yet to Monetary Policy -- Insurance Sector Growing -- Alok Nigam: New Joint Secretary of Financial Services -- Tarun Das Retires No Ma [...]	2009-11-06 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2274	INDIA: STEEL SAFEGUARD DUTY CONSIDERED AGAIN [...] Summary: At an October 28 Directorate-General of Safeguards (DGS) public hearing, Indian steel companies argued for a 25-percent preliminary safeguard duty on imports of hot-rolled steel coils/sheets/strips, claiming that they had suffered serious injury due to a flood of low-priced imports. [...]	2009-11-10 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EIND IN
09NEWDELHI2280	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...]	2009-11-13 09:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI230	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Largest Recipient of Worker Remittances -- Government Anticipates 1.5 million Job-loss by March Due to Global Downturn -- India's FY2008 Investment [...]	2009-02-06 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI2314	INDIA AGREES WITH POSITION OF FOOD SECURITY LETTER [...] (U) Deputy Economic MinCouns delivered the talking points from REFTEL on October 29 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Office of Multilateral Economic Relations Director Charanjit Singh. The letter was also delivered to MEA and an additional copy was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. [...]	2009-11-17 12:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2350	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- India Ready for FATF Evaluation -- Disinvestment Gets a Push -- Commerce Minister Plans to Double India's Share in Global Trade Within the Next Five Yea [...]	2009-11-20 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP
09NEWDELHI2375	USTR KIRK AND MINISTER SHARMA REACTIVATE TRADE POLICY FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk led an interagency delegation to India for the first Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting with the GOI since February 2008. Noting the 20 months between TPF meetings, USTR Kirk and Minister of Commerce and [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV KIPR IN
09NEWDELHI2437	TOP CONCERNS OF U.S. CIVAIR COMPANIES IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion with Emboffs on November 23, representatives of U.S. airlines, express delivery services and aircraft manufacturers discussed their doing business concerns in order to provide input to government-to-government meetings scheduled to take place on the ma [...]	2009-12-04 02:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PTER ETRD EFIN ECON IN
09NEWDELHI2441	INDIAN DELEGATION HEADS TO COPENHAGEN WITH SOFT WORDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armed with the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan, India's delegation to COP-15 is planning a highly legalistic defense of the G-77 and the entitlement of developing countries to financial flows from the developed world. U.S. negotiators should expect more nit- [...]	2009-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2445	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 30 to December 4, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Contraction Moderating -- World Bank Commits Increased Funding for India -- Competition Commission Focuses on the 'Common Man' -- GOI Has N [...]	2009-12-04 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2482	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 7, to December 11, 2009, including the following: -- New Chief Economic Advisor -- GOI Seeks Additional Funds from Parliament -- GOI Drafts New Postal Legislation -- GDP Growth on Path Towards Reco [...]	2009-12-11 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI250	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SHANTHA BIOTECHNICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 05, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Shantha Biotechnics Limited (SHAN [...]	2009-02-11 01:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI2502	South Asia: Integration as Anti-crisis Response [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 11 opening of the "Second South Asia Economic Summit" in New Delhi, speakers stressed that enhanced regional cooperation could be an effective response to the global recession and allow countries to diversify and insulate against developed country problems in the [...]	2009-12-15 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PK IN
09NEWDELHI252	INDIAN AUTO INDUSTRY IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 01:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO
09NEWDELHI2528	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 14, to December 18, 2009, including the following: -- All's Quiet in Parliament on the Economic Reform Front -- Unbundling Electricity in Tamil Nadu -- U.S. Firm Azure Power Opens India's First [...]	2009-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2550	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...]	2009-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2554	Auto Industry, GOI on Standards and Remanufacturing [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15, Dilip Chenoy, Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM),told Econoff and Econ Specialist that he had drafted IndiaQs newly mandatory tire standards (reftel) and the standards would not affect any U.S. companies. He expressed supp [...]	2009-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN
09NEWDELHI2558	Industry, GOI on WTO, Government Procurement, SAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Assistant Secretary General Manab Majumdar, who is responsible for trade policy, said FICCI is a strong believer in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and understood that India would be poorer without a Doha Deve [...]	2009-12-24 07:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN
09NEWDELHI258	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FIRST INDIAN [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 5, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at First Indian Corporation [...]	2009-02-11 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI264	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLIC MICROWAVE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 3, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at FLIC Microwave Private Li [...]	2009-02-12 06:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI280	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- India Modifies FDI Procedures -- Inflation Continues to Fall -- December Industrial Output Falls -- Interim Railway Budget Announced -- FII Holdings Fal [...]	2009-02-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI302	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMD PUMP & [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On January 28, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted six Post-Shipment Verifications (PSV) at SMD Pump & Engineering [...]	2009-02-18 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI314	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BHARAT DYNAMICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On February 4, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Bharat Dynamics Limited ( [...]	2009-02-19 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI324	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 17-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Declines to 14-Month Low -- India-ASEAN FTA Authorization May Be Postponed -- State-owned Banks to Be Recapitalized -- GOI Extends Duty Credit [...]	2009-02-20 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI368	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23 TO FEBRUARY 27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- UPA Government's Last Relief Package to Exporters -- UPA Sneaks in Another Last Minute Vote Sweetener -- Government Attempts Clarification of FDI Policy [...]	2009-02-27 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI435	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Continues to Slow Down -- Inflation Declines to 7-Year Low; RBI Moves -- FDI Clarifications Just Cloud the Issue -- FATF Gives Go Ahead for India Mutual [...]	2009-03-06 09:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI44	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 5-9, 2009, including the following: -- India's Exports Continue to Fall in December -- Export Tax Makes Indian Basmati Rice Expensive -- Government Hopeful on Insurance Sector Bills -- GOI Manda [...]	2009-01-09 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI471	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Index Declines Again -- Foreign Direct Investment High Through December -- Inflation Continues To Soften -- Characteristics of Service Sector Ent [...]	2009-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI488	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CROMPTON GREAVES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 3, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted two Post-Shipment Verifications (PSV) at Crompton Greaves Limited [...]	2009-03-17 09:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI517	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BHARAT HEAVY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 2, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Bharat Heavy Electricals [...]	2009-03-19 07:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI532	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Falls to a Historic Low -- Foreign Direct Investments High Through January -- India Discusses Free Trade Pact with Chile -- New Pension Scheme fo [...]	2009-03-20 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI558	ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES REVIEW: [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank, Govind Mohan on March 12. In a follow up meeting J/S Mohan stated that the government of India agrees with the United States' position that the proposed ADB requiremen [...]	2009-03-24 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB IN
09NEWDELHI596	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Much Ado: Tata Nano Finally Launched -- Infosys Postpones Hiring; IBM Plans to Shift Jobs to India -- Wind-power Producers in Tamil Nadu Can Charge More -- [...]	2009-03-27 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI640	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: REDPINE SIGNALS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Adminitration Act. 2. On March 24, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Redpine Signals Inc. (REDPIN [...]	2009-04-02 09:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI641	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SRI KOTESWARA CAM SYSTEMS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 25, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Sri Koteswara CAM Systems Private Li [...]	2009-04-02 09:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI642	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUDERSHAN BIOTECH [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 25, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sudershan Biotech Limited ( [...]	2009-04-02 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI643	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SIPRA LABS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 23, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sipra Labs Limited (SIPRA). [...]	2009-04-02 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI644	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION AT INNOVATION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 24, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Innovation Communications S [...]	2009-04-02 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI645	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FLEXTECH LIMITED, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On March 26, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Pre-License Check (PLC) at Flextech Limited (FLEXTECH) in Hyder [...]	2009-04-02 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI663	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 30-April 3, 2009, including the following: -- Update on India's External Sector -- Indian Carriers Cancel Aircraft Orders -- Boeing Opens Research and Technology Center -- Bihar Govt Official Comm [...]	2009-04-03 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI694	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...]	2009-04-09 10:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI742	INDIA'S INDEPENDENT POLICY AND THE EMERGING ASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: India is struggling to find its way among the disjointed, multi-layered regional architecture which exists in Asia today. India's policy toward Asia remains largely ad-hoc, and India's primary goals in Asia appear to be to increase economic engagement and integration and to max [...]	2009-04-15 15:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI770	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- India Misses Export Target -- Inflation Declines, Food Still Expensive -- Domestic Steel Users Oppose Antidumping Duty -- Company Expects Approval of Firs [...]	2009-04-17 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI782	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]	2009-04-21 06:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI8	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Figures Decline for Second Consecutive Month -- 3G Telecom Spectrum Auction Postponed -- Most Indian Carriers Cut Domestic Fares - [...]	2009-01-02 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI826	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- India's Outward FDI Plans Up, But Actual Flows Down -- RBI Cuts Interest Rates In Its Monetary Policy -- ......And Lowers Growth Estimates -- Retail Food I [...]	2009-04-24 14:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI871	Special 301 Points Delivered to India [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to N.N. Prasad, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on April 29, 2009. Econoffs, joined by USPTO representatives, notified Prasad that India would remain on the Priority Watch List in 2009 and acknowledged GOI's incr [...]	2009-05-01 11:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR IN
09NEWDELHI872	INDIAN ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian economy is showing some signs of recovery from the current slowdown, with many analysts predicting that the downward cycle is expected to bottom out in the second half of FY 2009-10 (October-April). The core sector (including power, cement, and steel) and automobiles [...]	2009-05-01 11:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI878	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2009, including the following: -- India Signals Plans to Purchase IMF Bonds -- Slowdown in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Regulator Issues Notices to 12 Accounting Firms -- India Conside [...]	2009-05-01 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI937	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 4-8, 2009, including the following: -- Indian IT Industry Reactions to U.S. Tax Plan -- Indo-Pak Border Trade Increases to About $80M -- New Chief of National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) [...]	2009-05-08 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI991	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 11-15, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Continue Contraction -- March Industry Growth Down -- But Manufacturing Sector Showing Revival Signs -- Consumer Inflation Shows Some Abatement -- SE [...]	2009-05-15 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI994	INDIA'S NEW PENSION SCHEME AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) opened the "New Pension Scheme" (NPS) to all Indians between the ages of 18-55, including private sector companies, self-employed professionals and informal sector low wage workers, on May 1, 2009. The NPS had pr [...]	2009-05-15 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NIAMEY135	WEEKLY CAMEL MARKET DRIVES LIBYA-LAKE CHAD TRADE [...] In far eastern Niger, N'Guigmi's weekly camel market on Sundays and Mondays draws buyers from Libya, Chad, and Nigeria, and 500 - 1,000 head change hands each week. The sale and export of camels has emerged as the most important source of income for the community. At the same time, it has dra [...]	2009-03-16 07:19:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCRM KMPI PINR PTER SENV SMIG NG
09NIAMEY22	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: NIGER [...] Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of Niger (GON) welcomes foreign private investment and considers it to be critical to economic growth. Under the Investment Code (revised in 2000) industrial investments enjoy tax and customs exemptions and even, in some cases, exemptions from th [...]	2009-01-20 07:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NG
09NIAMEY281	NIGER: UPDATE ON GSP PETITION-RELATED MATTERS [...] (SBU) Introduction and Background: Ref A tasked post with obtaining information pertaining to the continuing review of the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition involving Niger; post responded in Refs B, C, D, and E. Ref F was a follow-on tasking that requested that post meet [...]	2009-04-17 17:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL ECON ETRD NG
09NIAMEY29	NIGER COMMENTS ON PROPOSED OPIC SUPPORT TO ECP AFRICA FUND [...] Post views proposed OPIC support to the Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) Africa Fund III PCC as supportive of economic development in the ECOWAS region. 2. With the exception of the mining sector, companies based in Niger are unlikely to benefit directly from this type of private equity fund [...]	2009-01-26 16:54:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR NG
09NIAMEY870	NIGER DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND [...] Per reftel A request, Ambassador hand delivered the letter and enclosed proposal from the Secretary of State to the Government of Niger (GON) Minister of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2009. The FM indicated that the new GON Prime Minister may possibly head the GON delegation to the Rome Summi [...]	2009-11-06 17:19:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON NG
09NIAMEY874	Niger: Ambassador of Nigeria Denies Rumour of Border [...] On November 09, Ambassador and Embassy Economic Officer met with Nigeria Ambassador to Niger Batour Lawal and the Nigerian DCM Muhammad Yunusa inquire about media reports that Nigeria had closed border trade with Niger. Ambassador Lawal stated there "is no truth whatsoever" in the rumors of b [...]	2009-11-09 14:42:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CASC PBTS SMIG NG
09NIAMEY92	NIGER: COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] This is Embassy Niamey's response to Ref A requesting comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) believes are produced with child labor in Niger. 2. The list for Niger includes: gold, gypsum, salt, and trona. The N [...]	2009-02-17 16:44:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EAGR EMIN EIND ETRD NG
09NICOSIA154	CYPRUS: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2009 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...]	2009-02-27 14:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
09NICOSIA205	CYPRUS: INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH IRAN AND GOC GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 2, 2009, Cyprus and Iran signed an Agreement on the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments. The agreement was the outcome of a recent trade mission to Iran. It falls under the GOC's ongoing business outreach efforts towards "non-traditional" markets such as [...]	2009-03-23 07:03:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD CY
09NICOSIA21	CYPRUS: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Offices [...]	2009-01-16 13:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
09NICOSIA270	CYPRUS: EU'S BURMA POLICY FOCUSED, CONSISTENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 12:24:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ASEAN BM CY
09NICOSIA363	NORTH CYPRUS' ECONOMY "MINISTER" - YOUNG AND EAGER [...] (SBU) Sunat Atun, the recently appointed "Minister of Economy" in the "TRNC government" told us on May 29 that he intends to intensify efforts in north Cyprus to combat money laundering and welcomes continued cooperation with the EU and USG towards this end. Atun said "we want to develop our f [...]	2009-06-04 05:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EFIN CY
09NICOSIA416	CYPRUS' BFIF FUND 2009. RESULTS FROM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia received USD 17,100 of Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) to cover the costs of two Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seminars organized by the Economic/Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia in April and to subsidize U.S.-made auto distributors' p [...]	2009-06-26 12:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
09NICOSIA590	CYPRUS STILL CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 08:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CY
09NICOSIA635	TURKISH CYPRIOTS TO REMAIN UNABLE TO EXPORT FOR [...] (C) Even in the event of a solution, Turkish Cypriots may not be able to trade directly with the EU for "four to five years at least", according to a European Commission official who spoke with Embassy officers on September 24. Steven Darling (please protect),who works for DG Enlargement on [...]	2009-10-05 12:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL CY
09NICOSIA661	CYPRUS: OCTOBER 19 EU BIOTECH MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has conveyed USG positions to senior GOC officials at the MFA and the Ministry of Agriculture. On October 15, Ms. Irini Constantinou Senior Environment Officer, at the Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) informed us that Cyprus would be repre [...]	2009-10-16 13:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY
09NICOSIA692	CYPRUS: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, we met with two officials at the MFA: Ms. Francis Lanitou-Williams, Head of the Division of Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, and International Economic Organizations, and Mr. Nicolas Karaitidis, Counsellor, Department of Bilateral Relations with Member States [...]	2009-11-04 06:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD CY
09NICOSIA9	CYPRUS' PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia requests BFIF funding to: 1) reserve space at the Cyprus International Trade Fair to promote U.S. products and services to the general public, as well as to cover costs for related advertising and printing of promotional materials. Embassy Nicosia notes that USD 1,100 i [...]	2009-01-12 12:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
09NOUAKCHOTT236	MAURITANIA TURNS TO CHINA, LIBYA AND IRAN FOR AID [...] (C) Summary: China agreed to provide a low-interest loan to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to finance a $294 million expansion of the Port of Nouakchott. The port will be expanded from 500 meters to 1400 meters, allowing it to accommodate four ships at a time. China also [...]	2009-04-01 15:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV ETRD PREL MR CH IR LY

09NOUAKCHOTT264	MAURITANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-12 16:08:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MR
09NOUAKCHOTT658	MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 12:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT83	MAYOR OF NEMA FIGHTS ON WHILE PRO-COUP PARTISANS [...] (C) Summary: The mayor of the remote southeastern town of Nema continues to try to improve the living conditions of his residents, despite ongoing attempts by pro-coup politicians to unseat him from his post. The economic situation remains as precarious as ever, exacerbated by the pullout o [...]	2009-01-28 09:14:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KDEM MR PGOV PREL PTER
09NSSAU504	CONTAINER PORT RELOCATION SPARKS ANGRY DEBATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a little publicized decision in April, the GCOB signed an agreement to relocate Nassau's busy down town container port to Arawak Cay, a site 6 miles to the west. The decision reignited angry debate beginning in July when plans moved forward to begin dredging the harbor. Opposit [...]	2009-08-21 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON BF
09OSAKAKOBE37	Paradigm Shift: Kansai Enterprises Contemplate a [...] (SBU) Summary: "Paradigm shift" was the catchphrase of choice during the annual meeting of Kansai area economic groups, global companies, high tech firms, and other major enterprises. With major stakes in manufacturing for export, many participants bemoaned the gloomy prospects for dealing w [...]	2009-02-25 22:37:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ENRG PGOV JA
09OSAKAKOBE93	H1N1 Kansai Economic Bell Begins to Toll [...] (SBU) Summary: As the spread of H1N1 and official countermeasures to the flu outbreak in Kansai continue to evolve, it is too early to calculate the full impact of the H1N1 flu virus on the Kansai economy, but as local governments and business organizations struggle to sweep away the percepti [...]	2009-05-27 03:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KFLU SOCI TBIO PINR JA
09OSLO113	NORWEGIANS UNHELPFUL ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (C) Poloff had a friendly discussion with the GON official, Birthe Ivars, who will represent Norway in Mexico City on 23-27 February to negotiate the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage resulting from cross-border movement of living modified organisms. The Norwegian pos [...]	2009-02-13 14:46:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09OSLO174	HOLD THE LINE: NORWAY'S SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. As Washington agencies consider the Special 301 Watchlist, Post wishes to strongly emphasize its earlier recommendation (Reftel B) that the GON should remain on the list. Norway was first listed in 2008 (Reftels C,D). Per Ref B, Post is aware that there is an internal USG discus [...]	2009-03-17 13:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR NO
09OSLO318	301 DESIGNATION: NORWEGIANS TALK TO INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Trade Ministry Director General Ole Andreas Lindeman expressed little surprise at Reftel A points, redesignating Norway on the Special Watch list. The central issue involves the GON's patent protections on certain pre-1992 American pharmaceuticals (Reftels B-D). Lindeman placed the de [...]	2009-04-29 15:40:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR NO
09OSLO352	NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW, MAY 2009 [...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director, to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights, and, indi [...]	2009-05-18 16:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO
09OSLO391	NORWAY WILLING TO CONSIDER EXPORT LICENSING [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Kristine Hansen, senior advisor in the MFA WTO section on June 10. Hansen said that Norway was well aware of the proposal, and does not have a problem with its content, but must engage in a consultative process with ministries and industry, and is not fully aware of the [...]	2009-06-11 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD
09OSLO438	NORWAY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS WHALE HUNT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Norway's fishing and whaling industry announced that the 2009 whale hunt would be temporarily suspended due to cash flow concerns and the summer holiday. The hunt will be resumed after a short break. Norwegian whalers and the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs also criti [...]	2009-07-13 07:09:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD NO
09OSLO534	NORWEGIANS WON'T COMMIT NOW TO INCREASED FOOD [...] (C) Summary: In line with expectations based on reftel conversations with the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, Norway is at this time unwilling to commit to an increase in its aid budget devoted to agricultural development and food security, due to the upcoming Norwegian election. The Minist [...]	2009-09-01 12:57:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD NO
09OSLO574	COMMERCE DESK OFFICER FOLLOWS UP INFORMAL COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Nordic/Baltic desk officer Jennifer Derstine met with industry and GON representatives on a range of issues covered in the bilateral Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) framework during her September 7 to 9 visit to Oslo. There has been limited progress on some element [...]	2009-09-18 12:39:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR ETRD EINV EPET ENRG NO
09OSLO646	NORWAY: FOOD SECURITY MOVED UP AGENDA DUE TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded positively to our initiative on food security, while being wary about potentially developing new institutions or trust funds to address the issue, and expressing curiosity about how we would address challenges of "country-l [...]	2009-10-22 13:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD PREL NO
09OSLO739	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]	2009-11-30 15:25:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OTTAWA103	SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW: CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS CA
09OTTAWA109	CANADA'S "NEW" CHINA STRATEGY EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government recently rolled out a "new" China strategy that will emphasize more high level ministerial visits and dialogue. Prime Minister Harper has yet to visit Beijing during his three year tenure, but may later in 2009. Canada's engagement with China seeks first [...]	2009-02-11 13:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD CH CA
09OTTAWA116	BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DEFENDS OPTIMISTIC GROWTH FORECAST [...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada predicts the Canadian economy will recover from the global financial crisis in late 2009, with growth approaching 4 percent in 2010. However, Canadian economic recovery is dependent on a range of domestic and international factors, including the [...]	2009-02-12 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA133	SE: NO KNOWN EVIDENCE OF AL-BARAKAAT PRESENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 18:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ETTC KTFN ETRD CA SO
09OTTAWA149	CANADA: EMBASSY OTTAWA 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Mission Canada continues to be frustrated by Canada,s failure to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) internet treaties, to update its copyright laws, and to make the changes necessary to effectively search for and seize counterfeit goods at the border. Despite [...]	2009-02-27 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA160	Canada adopts a wait-and-see position on U.S. COOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada does not intend - for now - to launch a WTO trade challenge against the United States over the voluntary guidelines that complement the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) final rule, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stated on February 25. Ritz said the volunta [...]	2009-03-04 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA165	TERRORISM FINANCE: CANADA UNLIKELY TO COSPONSOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-05 16:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETRD KTFN ETTC CA CH
09OTTAWA212	High unemployment rates speed passage of Canadian budget [...] (SBU) Summary: The combination of worse-than-expected unemployment numbers and high unemployment in key opposition Parliamentary ridings put pressure on Liberal Senators to pass budget and stimulus legislation quickly and with less than the usual level of rancor. The budget legislation receive [...]	2009-03-13 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA237	CANADA TO SPONSOR UNSCR 1540 SEMINAR FOR CARICOM [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/CPI -- see para 5. 2. (U) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff expressed Canada's appreciation for the U.S. decision to provide both legislative drafting suppo [...]	2009-03-25 17:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PARM ETRD KSTC XL HA DR CA
09OTTAWA267	UPDATE ON DUBAI PROCESS ACTION PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Dubai process for enhancing Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation, under Canada's facilitation, continues to move forward, as a March 27-29 workshop in Dubai underscored. There will be four new working groups -- on counternarcotics, managing the movement of people, [...]	2009-04-03 13:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SNAR ETRD PK AF CA
09OTTAWA278	CANADA'S "CALIBRATED" RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Russia is seeking strong re-engagement with Canada following the chilling of relations after the Russian invasion of Georgia and "Russian provocations in the Arctic." Canada nonetheless recognizes the need to work with Russia, given the many intersecting areas of mutual concern [...]	2009-04-07 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD RS GG CA
09OTTAWA291	CANADA AND THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]	2009-04-15 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA309	CANADA IP UPDATE: GOC OFFICIAL REPORTS NO PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Canadian officials have privately told the Embassy that the federal government plans to hold public consultations on potential copyright legislation this summer. The government hopes to introduce a new copyright bill in the fall of 2009. Industry representatives are co [...]	2009-04-22 15:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA321	Canada tries to keep credit markets open as foreign bankers [...] SBU) Summary: The traditional conservatism of the Canadian banking sector helped it avoid some of the damage suffered in other G-7 countries during the international financial crisis. Canada's banks have had fewer toxic assets to deal with and much higher capital reserve requirements. Howeve [...]	2009-04-29 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA328	GOC NOTIFIED OF CANADA'S POSITION ON SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 30, Embassy officials notified GOC officials that Canada will be included on the Priority Watch List (PWL) in the 2009 Special 301 Report. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials stated that elevation to the PWL will make it more difficul [...]	2009-04-30 18:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA334	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S./AUSTRALIA ON SHIP RECYCLING [...] (sbu) Econcouns and Emil Stojanovski, Third Secretary at the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel joint demarche on the draft international convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships to Transport Canada's Manager for Environmental Protection Paul Topping on Ma [...]	2009-05-04 18:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KTIA PREL SENV
09OTTAWA34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB USTR OPIC PGOV CA
09OTTAWA364	CANADA'S LIST OF TRADE IRRITANTS CEMENTING IDEA OF GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent U.S.-Canada trade irritants have led Canadian business associations and the media to accuse the USG of economic protectionism. The major problem areas are the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) voluntary requirements on meat products and "Buy American" provisions [...]	2009-05-15 17:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PREL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA393	Talk of Retaliation Against "Buy American" Escalates in [...] (SBU) Summary: Calls for retaliation against "Buy American" provisions in U.S. federal legislation are growing in Canada. Canadian officials and businesses claim "Buy American" actions threaten serious economic damage here, both to American and Canadian firms and their joint supply chains. I [...]	2009-05-27 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA425	Prime Minister announces proposal to expand NAFTA's [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper is receiving guarded support from Canada's provinces over his proposal to counter "Buy American" measures by expanding the NAFTA government procurement chapter. The government hopes such an expansion will secure access for Canadian suppliers to the U.S. su [...]	2009-06-04 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA434	SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO CANADA BY DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO [...] (SBU) Summary. DHS Secretary Napolitano held productive meetings in Ottawa on May 27 with PM Harper, National Security Advisor Morin, Public Safety Minister Van Loan, and Citizenship Minister Kenney, at which Canadian officials pledged cooperation on border issues, especially in facing threa [...]	2009-06-05 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PTER CA
09OTTAWA436	CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Officials. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while [...]	2009-06-08 17:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
09OTTAWA440	Canadian municipalities adopt resolution to counter US Buy [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 6, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) adopted a non-binding "Buy Canadian" resolution on municipal procurement to counter alleged Canadian losses resulting from "Buy American" legislative provisions. The resolution called on municipalities to only purchase go [...]	2009-06-09 15:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA448	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]	2009-06-09 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA453	CANADA TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL TO INCREASE [...] (SBU) Doug Rubbra, Senior Trade Policy Officer, Multilateral Market Access, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade explained that the GOC initially opposed the U.S. sponsored proposal advocating for increased transparency in export licensing. However, according to Rubbra the pr [...]	2009-06-11 13:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CA
09OTTAWA581	Canada's Foreign Investment Reforms Create A More Open [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's July 17 federal court action against U.S. Steel attempts to force the company to meet the production and employment commitments it made to the Federal Government in 2007 in exchange for permission to take over Canada's Stelco. At that time, the GOC exercised its legal r [...]	2009-07-27 19:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL CA
09OTTAWA583	COPYRIGHT REFORM IN CANADA: DAY 4,235 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Government of Canada kicked off broad public consultations on copyright reform with an invitation-only roundtable discussion in Vancouver. Over the next several weeks the Government will solicit the opinions of experts at roundtable and town hall meetings across [...]	2009-07-27 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA622	FURTHER PROGRESS ON DUBAI PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian officials, there was some -- but not much -- "concrete progress" at the most recent Dubai Process meetings, notably in that Afghanistan and Pakistan had agreed to call on international experts to assist them in drafting action plans, MOUs, and assessments for [...]	2009-08-11 21:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SNAR ETRD PK AF CA
09OTTAWA64	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OTTAWA [...] (C) Mr. President, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you and the First Lady to Ottawa. We and Canadians alike are thrilled that your first foreign trip as President will be to Canada, which Canadians claim as a long-standing tradition reflecting the vital importance of this bilateral relationship b [...]	2009-01-22 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON MARR SENV AF CA
09OTTAWA644	REQUEST FOR COPYRIGHT TALKING POINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests interagency-cleared talking points for Embassy to deliver to appropriate senior Canadian Officials to encourage them to quickly introduce legislation to modernize Canada's copyright regime. The Government of Canada is conducting wide ranging consultations on copyr [...]	2009-08-21 15:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA70	Canada's Coming Federal Budget and Stimulus Prospects [...] (SBU) Summary: With the economy dominating the political landscape (ref a),Canada's opposition parties have made the January 27 federal budget a litmus test of PM Harper's ability to make his Conservative minority government work. Ottawa observers estimate that the budget will pass with just [...]	2009-01-26 13:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA756	Canadian Finance Minister Announces Canadian Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian government's plan to eliminate the nation's budget deficit and return to pre-recession growth rates by 2015 without cutting spending or raising taxes is leaving some economists scratching their heads. Ottawa observers suggest that the optimistic forecast is an atte [...]	2009-09-28 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA762	Canadian Government announces plan to eliminate tariffs on [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's plan to eliminate tariffs on a broad range of manufacturing should take effect in early 2010. GOC submits that the elimination of tariffs for inputs in key manufacturing sectors will help facilitate economic recovery and improve Canadian competitiveness. Critics in C [...]	2009-09-30 17:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA779	AMBASSADOR BEGINS MEETING CANADIAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since presentation of credentials on October 2, Ambassador has actively engaged top Canadian political leaders, including the Prime Minister, to underscore the central importance of this highly successful bilateral relationship. He will begin a series of provincial travels o [...]	2009-10-06 16:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR ETRD CA AF
09OTTAWA80	Canada Budget Offers Economic Stimulus [...] (SBU) Summary: Although battered by economic shocks, Canada is well positioned for economic recovery if and when commodity prices rise and U.S. demand returns. To best position Canada for eventual recovery, the Conservative government's January 27 budget provides massive (by Canadian standards [...]	2009-01-30 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA811	Ambassador meets with Liberal Party leadership [...] (C) Summary. In a luncheon on October 23, Ambassador discussed key bilateral issues, notably ""Buy America"" and climate change policies, with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff and key staff. Ignatieff reiterated that Canadians do not want an election now, but said that he could not be [...]	2009-10-23 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA833	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] (U) The Secretary's letter and proposal were delivered to Foreign Minister Cannon. The proposal was also shared with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer, Foreign Affairs a [...]	2009-11-10 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD CA
09OTTAWA84	Canada warns "Buy American" legislation would trigger [...] (SBU) The "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus bill in the Senate have received widespread critical attention in Canada - the United States' largest trading partner. -- Running front-page headlines, newspapers across Canada have been uniformly negative about the "Buy American [...]	2009-02-03 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA843	WHA Assistant Secretary's Meeting with Canadian Trade [...] (U) October 22, 2009, 8:45 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Eric Benjaminson, Economic Minister-Counselor, notetaker Kurt van der Wal [...]	2009-11-23 20:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA845	Canadian Relations with Cuba [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors tell us that Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while maintaining it [...]	2009-11-25 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC ETRD CU CA
09OTTAWA850	Canada IPR: One Step Forward, 26.2 Miles To Go [...] (SBU) The Canadian Department of Justice on November 3 proposed amending Canadian regulations in order to include offenses against the Copyright Act under Proceeds of Crime provisions. This change will allow law enforcement officials to seize assets that were paid for with money gained from ac [...]	2009-11-04 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA861	Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]	2009-12-01 22:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA956	WFP Assistance Demarche for Pakistan Delivered to Canadians [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Frederic Levesque, Program Officer, Pakistan/Afghanistan, DFAIT on December 14. MacKay acknowledged the demarche and said she would do her best to find [...]	2009-12-15 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL CA
09OUAGADOUGOU172	BURKINA FASO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Post has collected, to the extent possible, information in response to reftel request on the worst forms of child labor: A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: -What laws have been promulgated on child labor? -- the UN Convention on Children's Rights; -- the [...]	2009-03-17 07:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UV
09OUAGADOUGOU305	CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) met separately on April 15th with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. Meetings were friendly, open, and frank and focused mainly on development issues rather than on security or [...]	2009-04-28 15:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID OVIP OREP EIND ETRD ECON UV
09PANAMA123	CODEL COSTELLO MEETS PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Costello, composed of members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, called on President Martin Torrijos Espino during the afternoon of February 2 to discuss transportation and the overall bilateral relationship. During the cordial meeting, Torrijos e [...]	2009-02-10 22:05:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT OREP PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA163	PANAMA: OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF PORNOGRAPHY [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the documents used by DOL to determine whether a "significant incidence" of child labor is used in Panama to produce pornography, but is troubled by the conclusions drawn from these sources. Of the two sources that post was able to obtain, one [...]	2009-02-26 20:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PM
09PANAMA195	PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION BIDS SUBMITTED [...] (U) Under the lights of TV cameras in a packed auditorium, three consortia, including one led by American firm Bechtel, submitted bids to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on March 3 to build the 3.3 billion USD set of locks for the already under-construction third lane of the Panama Canal. The bid [...]	2009-03-10 15:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT
09PANAMA227	PANAMA TO SIGN FTA WITH CANADA; SIGNING AT SOTA [...] (C) Panama will conclude negotiations on a free trade treaty with Canada this week, Minister of Commerce and Industry Gisela Alvarez de Porras told the Ambassador on March 17. The GOP hopes to sign the treaty with Canada during the Summit of the Americas, continued Porras. 2. (U) Panama [...]	2009-03-18 17:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA255	LAWYERS VS. EVERYONE ELSE - GOP STRIVES TO PREEMPT [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Panama intends to announce financial transparency measures before the April 2 G20 Meeting to ensure that Panama is not placed on the OECD Blacklist of "tax havens." In a March 25 letter to the OECD, the GOP acknowledged that it does not want its financial center [...]	2009-03-26 20:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA265	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and strived to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader [...]	2009-03-30 18:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA306	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEVIN [...] (SBU) The fate of the U.S./Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will determine the trajectory of our bilateral relationship through the foreseeable future. Congressional passage and a successful implementation of the FTA would serve to maintain extraordinary, yet vulnerable, U.S. influence in Pan [...]	2009-04-14 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA309	SICA MULTILAT [...] (U) GOP Protocol Director Ambassador Flavio Mendez has confirmed acceptance of President Obama's invitation to attend the Sunday, April 19, 2009 SICA Multilateral. President Martin Torrijos and Vice-President Samuel Lewis Navarro will participate in the 8am meeting. STEPHENSON [...]	2009-04-16 20:56:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
09PANAMA310	PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED- U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] (U) The GOP has confirmed that Panamanian sugar mills expect to export the 9,330 tons remaining in the FY 2009 sugar quota. Furthermore, the GOP noted that they would be interested in exporting more sugar in addition to the FY 2009 quota if authorized to do so. 2. (U) The Ministry of Co [...]	2009-04-16 20:56:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
09PANAMA323	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES OVERCOMING FTA ROADBLOCKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Codel Levin, composed of Representative Sandy Levin (D-MI and Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee),met with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos on April 20. The discussion centered on the U.S-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the two core issues [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN PM
09PANAMA326	ENDGAME: TORRIJOS'S BOTTOMLINE ON THE FTA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 18:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PM
09PANAMA329	PANAMA: DOMESTIC POLITICS HAUNT FTA [...] (S//NF) As Panama enters the final stretch of its general election campaign season, politics has come to haunt the U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA). "Forget about the FTA," governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Balbina Herrera declared on April 19 to law [...]	2009-04-23 18:26:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PM
09PANAMA341	CODEL HOYER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PANAMA FTA; [...] (SBU) On April 5, the members of Codel Hoyer met with President Martin Torrijos and selected members of his government to discuss continuation of what Majority Leader Hoyer described as an &extraordinarily close8 bilateral relationship, to thank President Torrijos for the cooperation that enha [...]	2009-04-27 20:40:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFTA ELAB ETRD OREP OVIP PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA367	TORRIJOS BRIEFS MARTINELLI AS TIEA THREATENS FTA [...] (SBU) Vice-President Lewis reported to the Ambassador that President Torrijos recommitted to his endgame (reftels) for the U.S.-Panama FTA (FTA) during his first meeting with President-elect Martinelli. That endgame calls for the Obama Administration to submit the FTA to Congress, after which [...]	2009-05-06 22:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EFTA EFIN SNAR PM
09PANAMA372	PANAMA: MARTINELLI MAKING PROGRESS ON CABINET [...] (C) Four days after his May 3 landslide electoral victory, Panamanian President-elect Ricardo Martinelli has made significant progress naming his cabinet. On the evening of May 6, Panama's Electoral Tribunal (TE) formally declared Martinelli the victor in the May 3 after analyzing every vote [...]	2009-05-07 22:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PM
09PANAMA373	MARTINELLI'S U.S. AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Jaime Aleman, President-elect Martinelli's Ambassador-designate to Washington, told Ambassador Stephenson today (May 7) that Martinelli would support initiation of Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) negotiations with the United States soon as part of Panama's 2002 and 20 [...]	2009-05-07 23:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PGOV PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA435	PANAMA LAUNCHES CONTROVERSIAL FTA MEASURES AMID [...] (C) Encouraged by front-page coverage of U.S. officials noting progress on the U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) early in the week of May 18, the current (Torrijos) and in-coming (Martinelli) governments of Panama took actions on May 20 designed to pave the way for U.S. Congressional appr [...]	2009-06-01 17:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EFTA ELAB ETRD PGOV PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA439	PANAMA: NEITHER TORRIJOS NOR MARTINELLI CAN [...] (C) While President-elect Ricardo Martinelli would very much like to secure U.S. ratification of the pending bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Martinelli and his closest advisors assess that President Martin Torrijos and his Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) deputies in the National Ass [...]	2009-06-01 21:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFTA PM
09PANAMA454	PANAMA LAUNCHES CONTROVERSIAL FTA MEASURES AMID [...] (C) Encouraged by front-page coverage of U.S. officials noting progress on the U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) early in the week of May 18, the current (Torrijos) and in-coming (Martinelli) governments of Panama took actions on May 20 designed to pave the way for U.S. Congressional appr [...]	2009-06-05 18:45:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EFTA ELAB ETRD PGOV PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA490	PANAMA FTA LABOR REFORMS: TIME IS TICKING AWAY. [...] (C) President Torrijos issued four executive decrees on June 5 to bring the Panamanian labor code into alignment with International Labor Organization (ILO) standards, as he continues his attempt to fulfill his Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-related promises to the Obama Administration. However, [...]	2009-06-18 18:24:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EFTA ELAB ETRD PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA519	PRIMARY PANAMA CANAL CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 17:05:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT
09PANAMA535	GOP SET TO LAUNCH TIEA NEGOTIATIONS WITH OECD [...] (SBU) Minister of the Economy and Finance (MEF) Alberto Vallarino will assume leadership of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA)/OECD-G20 transparency issues by spearheading the GOP's efforts to negotiate TIEAs with OECD nations. "Not having a TIEA could severely damage our service-b [...]	2009-07-07 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA539	SACYR WINS CANAL CONTRACT, SIGNALING BROADER [...] (C) In an elaborate ceremony attended by President Martinelli and most of the Cabinet, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that the consortium led by Spanish firm Sacyr had won the $3.2 billion contract to build the third set of locks, centerpiece of the once-in-a-century Canal Expansion pro [...]	2009-07-08 19:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA550	IN BARGAIN BASEMENT BID, SPANISH TO EXPAND PANAMA [...] (C) During a morning of high political theater, President Martinelli, Panama's senior government officials, consortia representatives, diplomatic corps, and the public (through live TV and an internet broadcast) witnessed the presentation of the technical scores and the opening of the financial bid [...]	2009-07-09 21:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ETRD MARR PM EWWT PREL
09PANAMA640	ONCE AGAIN, GOP SET TO LAUNCH TIEA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) GOP Ministers informed the Ambassadors to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries that Panama will enter Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) negotiations with a sufficient number of OECD countries to prevent Panama from being blacklisted as a tax [...]	2009-08-24 12:06:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA795	Panama's National Assembly Debating Property Law [...] (SBU) American citizens in Panama reacted strongly to proposed legislation that would change the rules for recognizing rights of possession. As currently worded and depending upon possible implementation, domestic and foreign holders of rights of possession may have to pay the government for t [...]	2009-10-23 17:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PM PGOV USTR
09PANAMA797	RE: POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] Below is post's response to reftel. Economic Review --------------------- 2. (U) Panama is experiencing a period of extended economic growth, with 8.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, 11.5 percent in 2007, and 9.2 percent in 2008. However, due to the global economic crisis, its GDP gro [...]	2009-10-23 17:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	USTR ETRD ECON PM
09PANAMA803	GOP DELAYS PROPERTY RIGHTS LEGISLATION - WILL TALK WITH [...] (SBU) Ambassador Stephenson informed Vice-President and Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela on October 23 of the angst of American citizens in Panama over proposed law 71 (which deals with property rights),which many American citizens perceive as a form of expropriation. (See Reftel.) Varela [...]	2009-10-27 20:04:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD USTR PREL EINV PM CASC
09PANAMA856	Observers for Honduran Elections [...] (SBU) The Panamanian Electoral Tribunal is still evaluating whether it will send representatives to Honduras to provide technical assistance or serve as observers for the November 29 elections. They expect to have a final decision by November 20. 2. (SBU) A representative from t [...]	2009-11-16 22:26:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HO PM ETRD
09PANAMA89	PANAMA: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Regarding REFTEL A, Embassy Panama concurs with DOL's assessment that coffee is a good for which there is reason to believe is produced by child labor in violation of international standards. Indeed, there is [...]	2009-01-29 21:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09PANAMA90	PANAMA: 2009 CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Panama continued its efforts to combat child labor in 2008. The GOP trained labor inspectors, prosecutors and judges, engaged in activities to increase public awareness and moved forward on its National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor that is being implemented by an active, inter-ag [...]	2009-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ELAB ETRD PHUM SOC PM
09PANAMA914	CODEL Boehner Warmly Recieved in Panama to Discuss Security [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 11 to 14, CODEL Boehner was received like an old friend by the Government of Panama as the first U.S. Congressional delegation to visit since the July 1 inauguration of the Martinelli Administration. The message from the President and his ministers to the CODEL wa [...]	2009-12-16 19:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PM ETRD PREL USTR
09PARAMARIBO131	SURINAME: NO BAN ON PORK IN PLACE [...] (U) On May 5, Pol-Econ Chief met with Edmund Rozenblad, Chief Veterinary Officer for the Government of Suriname, and conveyed the points in Reftel. Rozenblad assured Pol-Econ Chief that although on April 27 he had initially set an import ban on raw pork and live swine, he had lifted the ban a [...]	2009-05-05 18:52:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON NS
09PARAMARIBO132	SURINAME: POST RESPONSE ON U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE [...] (U) Post reports that Suriname does not produce sugar, and does not export sugar to the United States. SCHREIBERHUGHES [...]	2009-05-06 17:45:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD NS
09PARAMARIBO145	SURINAME: CUBA, COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo recommends the continued suspension of Title III for Suriname. The Government of Suriname has made no significant effort to promote the advancement of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In December 2008, Suriname opened a diplomatic mission in Cub [...]	2009-05-18 18:49:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NS
09PARAMARIBO19	ACCOUNTING DATA USA TRADE SHOW (2008) [...] (U) Post submits the accounting information for the USA Trade Show 2008, held July 18-20 in Paramaribo Total BFIF FY 2008 funds allotted: $ 5,000 BFIF Fundcite: M9: 1900 80113000-1005-1005800160A-050500-2251-2589 Funds appropriated for the USA Trade show were as follows: Decorating compa [...]	2009-01-14 16:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS
09PARAMARIBO279	ACCOUNTING DATA USA EXPO 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the accounting information for the USA EXPO 2009, held July 24-26, in Paramaribo. Total BFYF FY 2009 funds allotted: $ 5,000 BFIF Fund cite: M9: 19 901130000-1005-9BF053-050500-2251-2589 Funds used for the USA Expo 2009 were as follows: Venue rental $1,740.00 Deco [...]	2009-09-18 16:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN NS BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09PARAMARIBO32	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]	2009-01-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARAMARIBO327	Suriname: Cuba, Country by Country Review for Suspension of [...] C) Embassy Paramaribo recommends continued suspension of Title III for Suriname. The Government of Suriname has made no significant effort to promote the advancement of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. In December 2008, Suriname opened a diplomatic mission in Cuba; t [...]	2009-11-12 20:20:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC CU NS

09PARAMARIBO386	Demarche Delivered: FDA Reportable Food Registry [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the message to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that he would forward the information to "all relevant" entities, including the Ministry of Trade and Industry; the Ministry of Agricul [...]	2009-11-24 13:57:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON NS
09PARIS10	FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES INFORMATION FOR TRADE [...] In post's assessment, France continued to meet its international commitments in 2008 to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in its overseas territories. The following update is in response to reftel's request for information to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under th [...]	2009-01-06 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR
09PARIS1021	GOF MOVES BEYOND SOCIAL UNREST TO LABOR AND PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After a spring of layoffs, "boss-nappings" and talk of social revolution, the GOF enters the annual vacation period having weathered what it hopes is the worst of the economic crisis. President Sarkozy by most accounts has successfully managed (some would say co-opted) relations [...]	2009-07-28 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS11	The French EU Presidency on Agriculture - A Retrospective [...] The French EU Presidency advanced a number of ambitious goals regarding agriculture and biotechnology. Final results, while falling short of these goals, increased attention on societal preferences and the legitimacy of establishing biotech-free zones. The recently completed "Health Check" ref [...]	2009-01-06 16:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS1216	LABOR DISPUTE AT MOLEX AUTOMOTIVE SARL [...] (SBU): Negotiations over the closure and loss of 280 jobs at Molex Automotive SARL, a US-owned automotive supplier near Toulouse, have taken a sharp turn for the worse. Discussions on a buyout between Molex and an investment fund brought in by the GOF ended in a stalemate. Minister of Indust [...]	2009-09-04 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND EINV ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1267	HADOPI 2: French Assembly Approves Internet Piracy [...] On September 15, the French National Assembly approved the sanctions' portion of the GOF's disputed Internet piracy law by 285 votes in favor and 225 against (including some members of the UMP majority party. Nicknamed "Hadopi 2," this draft bill complements the law "Creation and the Internet" [...]	2009-09-16 15:45:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1361	END-USE ASSURANCES: FRANCE'S PERSPECTIVE ON THIRD PARTY [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Several major allied military systems, including Belgium's A400M military air transport project (ref A),have been delayed for months, pending GOF end-user assurances (EUA). GOF will now provide necessary EUA in these cases, based on a previously existing bilat [...]	2009-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL ETRD EUN FR
09PARIS1451	FRANCE: RETHINKING INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. President Sarkozy has initiated a national debate on the country's long-term industrial policy. After a three and half month consultative process starting this month with small/medium sized enterprises and industries (SME/SMIs),unions, local governments, experts, and the gene [...]	2009-10-28 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD FR
09PARIS1453	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1456	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 15:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1499	Promoting France's Competitiveness in the Health Industry [...] (U) Summary. President Sarkozy plans to make France the priority destination for foreign investment in medical research, with the healthcare industry becoming "a centerpiece of French competitiveness" on par with France's aerospace and luxury goods sectors. With new investment funds, business [...]	2009-11-09 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR FR
09PARIS1543	French Carbon Footprint Eco-Labeling -- a Potential [...] (U) SUMMARY: French Government environment and consumer protection officials told Embassy that they are developing a mandatory carbon footprint label for consumer products, with implementation to begin January 1, 2011. The Trade Minister's office was unaware of the proposed carbon labeling ef [...]	2009-11-19 17:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV EAGR KIPR KGHG ISO FR
09PARIS1548	FRANCO-CUBAN RELATIONS: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: France advocates democratic advancement and the protection of fundamental human rights in conjunction with the joint EU position on Cuba. Although diplomatic ties have been frayed since 2003, the GOF supports continued dialogue with Havana on democratization and the release of p [...]	2009-11-23 12:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EFIN EINV PREL PHUM FR CU
09PARIS1553	FRANCE/BRAZIL: THE ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Behind the cultural exchanges and warm diplomatic relations with Brazil (Ref A),France is embarking on a long-term strategy to court a country it sees as a resource-rich future global powerhouse and foothold in Latin America. Since the 2005 "Year of Brazil in France," commercial tie [...]	2009-11-23 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1560	FRANCE'S DIGITAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION LAW AND [...] (U) Summary: France seeks to tackle the problem of online piracy through the "Creation and Internet Law," which will take effect in early 2010. The bill introduces a new legal framework to deter and sanction online piracy, and represents the first stage in France's on-going effort to stop il [...]	2009-11-24 14:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETTC ETRD BEXP KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1565	FRANCE: TOTAL SA LEADS THE NORTH CASPIAN OPERATING COMPANY [...] (C) Summary. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) will oversee planning and development of Kazakhstan's rich North Caspian petroleum resources, but the seven NCOC partner companies are on their own to get the crude to the market. NCOC faces numerous challenges: a harsh climate, sensit [...]	2009-11-24 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG BEXP FR KZ ETRD PREL
09PARIS1609	FRANCE-RUSSIA MISTRAL CLASS SHIP SALE: VIEW FROM THE SHIPYARD [...] (SBU) This message is based on reporting by American Presence Post Rennes. 2. (C) Summary. Observers in the French shipbuilding industry (strictly protect) provided background information on prospects for the sale of Mistral-class helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ships to Russia. They [...]	2009-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD RU MASS PARM PREL FR GG
09PARIS1611	Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]	2009-12-03 07:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1720	FRANCE'S "YEAR OF" PROGRAM FINDS CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY Cultural exchanges serve as a vehicle for French commercial diplomacy and a key feature in its foreign affairs strategy. Through the semi-public agency CulturesFrance, France dedicates a calendar year or a shorter "season" to cultural cooperation with a chosen country in order to b [...]	2009-12-17 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ETRD SCUL FR
09PARIS1729	The Googlisation of France [...] (SBU) Summary: Google's fortunes may be rising in France as the GOF announced a government-funded digitization project that will likely include a partnership with Google. But Google still faces setbacks that include possible corporate tax fraud charges, continued public ire against Google's [...]	2009-12-18 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EIND KIPR SCUL FR
09PARIS1738	FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL - FY 2010 [...] Embassy Paris Country Team presents this request for support from EEB FY 2010 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, especially in francophone developing countries. Post recognizes th [...]	2009-12-22 07:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR
09PARIS1743	FRENCH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES POST-LISBON [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first official visit to Europe as EEB Assistant Secretary, Jose W. Fernandez called on French MFA Director General for Sustainable Development, Christian Masset, on December 8. Fernandez described his priorities as A/S and expressed commitment to promoting stronger U.S [...]	2009-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1745	FRANCE: US PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS AGENDA [...] (U): Ambassador Rivkin met with the board of AGIPHARM, the association of American pharmaceutical subsidiaries in France to review the results of President Sarkozy's pharmaceutical strategy conference (CSIS) held on October 26. AGIPHARM considers that the CSIS yielded important breakthroughs [...]	2009-12-23 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR FR
09PARIS1754	SARKOZY'S AF ADVISOR FRUSTRATED BY GUINEA, [...] (C) Summary: During a December 22 meeting with Pol Minister Counselor, Deputy Diplomatic Counselor and Chief Africa Advisor to President Sarkozy, Andre Parant, was worried that Guinea junta leader Dadis Camara could return to Conakry very soon. Parant expressed frustration with "all the par [...]	2009-12-24 12:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGREV ETRD PHUM PINR GV MA NG MO
09PARIS177	FRENCH TRADE POLICY - PROTECTIONISM REDUX? [...] (C) Summary: The February 9 visit to Washington of French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier comes just before he leaves his post to head-up President Sarkozy's UMP slate of candidates for the European Parliament. His departure may provide an opening to re-engage with the French, who are in [...]	2009-02-05 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EU FR
09PARIS212	FRANCE ROLLS OUT AUTO SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) President Sarkozy announced a 9 billion euro aid package for France's struggling auto sector. The sector provides direct and indirect jobs for nearly 10 percent of the work force. The GOF plan includes loans for Renault, Peugeot, Renault Trucks (Volvo) and their suppliers and incentives [...]	2009-02-11 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO FR
09PARIS229	FRENCH BIOTECH POLICY MEASURES BOGGED DOWN [...] Summary: A working group formed by the French Ministry of Agriculture will meet in February to provide recommendations on coexistence rules. In view of the fact that both the working group and the High Biotech Committee will include representation from environmental NGOs and other stakeholder [...]	2009-02-13 10:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS236	IS THE FRENCH MODEL REALLY BACK? [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV FR
09PARIS281	FRANCE'S "NO" VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) In separate meetings emboffs delivered reftel points on DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties to the Trade Minister's Chief of Staff and the biotech advisors to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment. The latter indicated France would vote aga [...]	2009-02-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EUN TBIO FR
09PARIS326	FRANCE SHIFTS AG FUNDING FOCUS UNDER HEALTH CHECK REFORMS [...] Summary: Following the 2008 CAP health check, France will shift some financial support from arable crops to support livestock producers; increase support to vegetable and protein crops; increase support for organic farming, and, add new risk management schemes. Farmer reactions were mixed: catt [...]	2009-03-05 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU FR
09PARIS334	FRANCE: SUPPORT FOR AERONAUTICAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: GOF and industry officials tell us that a decision on the nature and timing of any launch aid for the A350-XWB (REF A) would likely follow the outcome of the WTO dispute panel on Airbus subsidies. Separately, the GOF has made 5 billion euros in credit available for Airbus trad [...]	2009-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD FR
09PARIS336	FRANCE Q SPECIAL 301 2009 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List. As we reported in 2008 (refs B and C) GOF efforts to rein in state health insurance spending on pharmaceuticals has made for a challenging environmen [...]	2009-03-09 16:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EUN FR
09PARIS378	FRANCE FACES TOUGH LABOR CLIMATE IN RUNUP TO G8 [...] (SBU) The financial crisis has dramatically reversed a once positive employment story in France. After hitting a 25-year low of 7.2 percent in mid- 2008, the jobless rate climbed to 7.8 percent at the end of 2008 and could reach 9.8 percent during 2009. In the context of a gloomy socio-econom [...]	2009-03-13 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR
09PARIS405	U.S. and French Corn Growers Discuss Biotech [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and French corn grower representatives met on March 17 to discuss biotech. French reps urged the U.S. team to encourage U.S. retaliation in the WTO case against the EU for its defacto moratorium on GMOs. The U.S. team expressed great concern about France's shift in biotec [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS474	Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...]	2009-03-31 08:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO ETRD FR
09PARIS493	FRANCE'S EVOLVING INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] Summary: President Sarkozy's domestic and European industrial policy objectives reflect a blend of political Gaullist traditionalism and results-oriented economic strategy. Sarkozy defends "France's grandeur" through a vision of strategic sectors for which he shuns foreign capital at home [...]	2009-04-03 10:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS512	FRANCE FOCUSED ON BURMA PRISONER RELEASE, [...] (C) France remains focused on prisoner release and launching a legitimate political dialogue in Burma and sees no reason to ease sanctions against the Junta at this time, Burma desk officer Jeremie Petit told us April 8. Responding to ref A points, Petit said the EU decided to keep the Commo [...]	2009-04-08 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD FR BM
09PARIS559	FRANCE'S INTERNET PIRACY LAW: UMP CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a theater-of-the absurd parliamentary maneuver, France's "three-strikes- you're-out" law to crack down on internet piracy was torpedoed April 9 by the man (or rather 10 Socialist MPs) behind the curtain. The government intends to bring the law back for a second reading in t [...]	2009-04-24 10:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD FR
09PARIS603	INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL FOR BIOTECH [...] (U)Summary: After much controversy, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning announced the formation of the new High Council for Biotechnology(HCB). The HCB, whose inception will be May 12, will advise the GOF on a wide range of biotech issues. It has a dual [...]	2009-04-29 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS62	FRENCH MINAG RESPONDS TO RETALIATORY TARIFFS [...] On January 15, the French Ministry of Agriculture responded to the USG revised list of products subject to retaliatory tariffs. 2. Begin translation: "Michel Barnier, French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, is disappointed in the U.S. decision to triple import tariffs on French Roqu [...]	2009-01-16 13:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
09PARIS679	FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION [...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act (ref a): 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democr [...]	2009-05-19 16:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU FR
09PARIS69	ROQUEFORT REACTS TO US BEEF HORMONE SANCTION [...] Reftel reports on Agriculture Minister Barnier's statement attacking revised USG sanctions in beef hormone case. In a more constructive response, the president of the Roquefort cheese-producing Midi-Pyrenees region is sending President-elect Obama a gift of the blue delicacy to commemorate his [...]	2009-01-16 17:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD FR
09PARIS796	Parliamentary Elections: Ominous Signs for U.S.-French Ag [...] Summary: Surprisingly strong showings by both President Sarkozy's UMP party (28 percent) and the Greens (16 percent) are likely to have negative implications for the U.S. regarding France's direction on a range of agricultural issues including biotechnology, multilateral trade negotiations an [...]	2009-06-16 11:28:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU FR
09PARIS83	ROQUEFORT CALLS ON EMBASSY PARIS [...] A delegation of Roquefort cheese producers and political representatives presented a letter (and several rounds of cheese) to the Embassy January 21, imploring the new U.S. administration not to implement the recently announced decision to increase duties on Roquefort cheese to 300 percent. T [...]	2009-01-21 18:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD FR
09PARIS861	NEW FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; [...] SUMMARY: President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on June 23, 2009, replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Michel Barnier. Barnier led the UMP party list in the European Parliament elections and his departure was expected following the election. He is widely seen as France's can [...]	2009-06-25 13:05:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN EU FR INR
09PARIS872	AVIATION EXPORT CONTROL MEETINGS JUNE 15-22 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Paris Air Show, Post facilitated meetings among USG, GOF, and industry representatives to discuss export control systems related to aviation. A strong turn-out confirmed a common interest in improving awareness and transparency of export licensing systems, [...]	2009-06-26 14:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC FR
09PARIS898	BUY AMERICAN BLOCKS BELL LABS [...] (SBU) Alcatel-Lucent Board Chairman Philippe Camus told EMIN recently that Alcatel-Lucent and its Bell Labs research subsidiary had been blocked by from submitting proposals to be funded under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act by the new Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. We [...]	2009-07-01 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ECON ETRD EIND PREL FR
09PARISFR318	MULTILINGUAL INTERNET - PROPOSAL TO DRAW UNESCO AND ICANN [...] Summary: On February 2, Latvian Ambassador to UNESCO and France Janis Karklins met with CDA and PAO to seek U.S. support for a proposal that would bring UNESCO's Communications and Information (CI) sector and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in closer partnership [...]	2009-03-04 16:26:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT UNESCO KPAO ETRD
09PARTO42301	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 17, 2009 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) April 17, 2009; 9:45 a.m.; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Roland Bullen A/S Thomas Shannon, WHA Cheryl Mills, [...]	2009-04-23 02:36:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR ETRD EAID
09PHNOMPENH102	CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Oum Pisey, Ministry of Environment (MOE) Technical Advisor and national contact for Cambodia's National Biosafety Framework development. There is an inter-ministerial biosafety planning group that includes the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishe [...]	2009-02-13 09:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CB
09PHNOMPENH196	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRD SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) recently concluded its third consecutive business mission to Cambodia consisting this year of six multi-national corporations and a maternal health NGO. During the mission, Abbott, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Electric (GE),JHPIEGO, [...]	2009-03-26 06:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH274	CAMBODIA SUPPORTS ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points April 30 to Pen Thirong, First Deputy Director, Department of Investment and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Finance. Mr. Pen welcomed the G20 decision to support a 200 percent general capital increase at the Asia Development Bank [...]	2009-04-30 12:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ADB CB
09PHNOMPENH276	CAMBODIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodia's heady days of double digit economic growth are over. The adverse impacts of the global economic crisis have brought Cambodia's growth to a screeching halt, from 10.2 percent in 2007 to low single digits, if not the World Bank's estimated negative 1 percent in 2009. [...]	2009-05-01 05:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH277	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS CAMBODIA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cambodia's garment industry has been a hallmark of its economic development over the last decade. A competitive garment sector remains critical for the country's continued economic growth. However, the garment sector is experiencing immediate effects from the global economic c [...]	2009-05-01 06:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH284	CHALLENGES TO CLEAN BUSINESS IN CAMBODIA'S CORRUPT [...] (SBU) Summary. The large turnout at a seminar discussing the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) illustrates just how daunting the challenges are for international businesses to conduct clean business in Cambodia's highly corrupt business environment. Questions from the ma [...]	2009-05-04 11:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EINV ETRD EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH364	U.S. Companies Eye Opportunities in Cambodian Agriculture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-03 08:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH370	CORRECTED COPY: U.S. COMPANIES EYE OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-04 09:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH45	THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: King Norodom Sihamoni seized the occasion of the Ambassador's long-awaited presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace to be one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inauguration day (with January 20 coming 12 hours earlier in Phno [...]	2009-01-20 11:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD SCUL PTER SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH580	GARMENT JOB LOSSES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the global economic slowdown hit Cambodia's garment sector last year, over 60,000 workers have lost their jobs. An additional 30,000 or so have seen their incomes reduced as hours and overtime are cut. However, the raw unemployment numbers do not reflect the full extent of [...]	2009-08-13 09:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH602	SENATOR WEBB MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Jim Webb concluded a successful one-day visit to Cambodia August 18 on a positive note during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen in which there was general agreement on new ways to approach Burma. Webb detailed his interest in the region and in stronger relations with [...]	2009-08-19 11:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER MASS KJUS PHUM BM CB
09PHNOMPENH607	AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMS SENATOR WEBB THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with Senator Jim Webb, representatives from the American business community were positive on investment and trade prospects in Cambodia. They highlighted Cambodia's liberal and reforming legal regime, its generally supportive government, and widespr [...]	2009-08-20 08:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH702	CAMBODIA PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche, including invitation letter and draft statement, September 11 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong. The Deputy Prime Minister does not plan to attend the September 26 meeting on Partnering for [...]	2009-09-16 07:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CB
09PHNOMPENH71	2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2009-01-28 10:02:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PHNOMPENH720	SEARCHING FOR CAMBODIA?S UNEMPLOYED GARMENT WORKERS [...] SUMMARY. The impact of the global economic crisis on Cambodia?s garment sector has been substantial, but obtaining concrete data on the whereabouts of the women recently laid off from the factories is difficult. If not rehired at another factory, the majority of women (who comprise ov [...]	2009-09-25 09:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH741	CAMBODIAN ECONOMY SHAKEN BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Cambodia's once vibrant economy. Cambodia's narrowly-based economic growth, reliant almost exclusively upon garment exports, tourism, and construction, has been brought to a standstill by the sharp fall off in externa [...]	2009-10-06 12:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH97	CAMBODIA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen announced to an assembled audience of the country's top economists and development partners at the Third Cambodia Economic Forum February 5 that projections for Cambodia's economic have been revised downward to 6 percent for 2009, indicating the more sobe [...]	2009-02-12 05:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CB
09PORTAUPRINCE134	HAITI MONTHLY -*JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Foreign Economic Assistance --------------------------- 2. (U) Association of Caribbean States. Haiti hosted the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean St [...]	2009-02-10 12:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE29	HAITI'S LATEST FUEL CRISIS: WHO IS TO BLAME? [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Haiti (GoH) announced December 31 a 91-octane gasoline price decrease of nearly 20 percent. By January 5, many gas stations were closed and those with fuel attracted long lines. The GoH denied any involvement, blaming late delivery from the refinery; distributo [...]	2009-01-09 19:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE370	HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Joint Bilateral Commission between DR and Haiti. Haiti and the Dominican Republic re-established a joint Dominican/Haitian Commission on March 5, 2009, in [...]	2009-04-03 16:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE493	HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are parties to a tripartite agreement that facilitates technical assistance to Haiti in the areas of electricit [...]	2009-05-20 18:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETIC PREL PGOV HA CU
09PORTAUPRINCE498	HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) IMF FORECASTS SLOWDOWN: The IMF forecasts a slight slowdown in Haiti's economic growth to 1 percent in 2009, but predicts the growth will strengthen in 20 [...]	2009-05-21 14:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE533	HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) REMITTANCES CONTINUE SLOWDOWN. April remittances amounted to USD 81.8 million, down 16 percent compared to March. Year-to-date remittances total USD 590 [...]	2009-06-05 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE548	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MAY 30 TO JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) FIRE CREATES ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. A fire severely damaged the EDH substation in the Delmas section of Port-au-Prince. Eight major electrical circuits in t [...]	2009-06-10 12:55:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE553	HAITI ANXIOUSLY AWAITS DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's decision to raise daily minimum wages in the commercial and industrial sectors continues to strain relations between President Preval and members of Parliament. Since mid-May, President Preval has encouraged dialogue between members of Parliament and the private sector [...]	2009-06-10 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE564	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR JUNE 6 TO JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) PRIVATIZATION OF TELECO. The Haitian Central Bank (BRH) published a Memorandum of Understanding inviting private enterprises to bid on modernizing Teleco, [...]	2009-06-15 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE57	HAITI'S FUEL SUPPLY UPDATE: DELIVERY ARRIVES [...] (SBU) A fuel tanker, operated by Chevron, carrying approximately ten million gallons (240,000 barrels) of unleaded octane 91 and 95, diesel and kerosene, arrived the early morning of January 13, after several days of fuel unavailability at the pump. Chevron Finance Manager Karlyle Raphael (prot [...]	2009-01-20 14:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE583	HAITIAN PRESIDENT'S DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian President Rene Preval, after intensive discussion with private sector and parliamentary representatives, plans to return the minimum wage law to Parliament with a proposal to modify the bill with a phased-in wage increase for the assembly sector. A 200 Haitian gourde (HTG) [...]	2009-06-17 19:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE642	HAITI'S MINIMUM WAGE LAW STILL STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian President Rene Preval continues to take a strong stand behind his formally submitted objections to raising the minimum wage to 200 Haitian gourds (HTG) per day. In a sustained media campaign, Preval warns of the negative consequences of a wage increase on foreign inv [...]	2009-07-15 13:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD HA PGOV PREL EINV
09PORTAUPRINCE646	HAITI ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR JULY 1 TO JULY 10, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) The Minister of Finance announced a price increase for 91 and 95 octane gasoline. The price of gasoline 91 rose 18 percent from HTG 163 to HTG 192 (USD 3.98 to US [...]	2009-07-16 19:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE742	HAITI: DEPUTIES FINALLY APPROVE MINIMUM WAGE LAW-- [...] (U) Parliamentary deputies on August 18 voted narrowly in favor of President Preval's objections to the original minimum wage legislation, thereby setting the minimum wage to HTG 125 (USD 3.00) in the textile sector and HTG 200 (USD 5.00)in the industrial and commercial sectors. The Chamber of De [...]	2009-08-20 13:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD HA PGOV PREL EINV
09PORTAUPRINCE754	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Compassion-Haiti, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Haiti, presented the keys for 30 houses (worth USD 350,000) to the mayor of Cabaret. The houses [...]	2009-08-25 11:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE758	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Call to Action -------------- 2. (U) The Second Congress of the Haitian Diaspora met in Miami on August 6 through 9. GoH Prime Minister Michele Pierre Louis and forme [...]	2009-08-26 18:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE770	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 24 TO AUGUST 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Minimum Wage ------------ 2. (U) The Minimum Wage compromise suggested by President Preval (HTG 125, about USD 3.00, per day for workers in the apparel assembly sector [...]	2009-09-02 14:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE818	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 7 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Budget ------ 2. (U) The lower house of the Haitian parliament voted in the FY10 budget with numerous changes on September 9 (septel). 3. (U) The European U [...]	2009-09-21 12:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE839	HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 14 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Debt Reduction -------------- 2. (U) On Friday, September 18, Ambassador Kenneth Merten and GOH Finance Minister Daniel Dorsainvil signed a U.S.-Haiti Bilateral [...]	2009-09-28 14:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE86	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]	2009-01-27 14:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTLOUIS147	TIFA DELEGATION MEETS MAURITIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florizelle Liser, accompanied by CDA and other USG officials, called on Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam April 20. Ramgoolam claimed some credit for efforts to diversify Mauritius exports and the resulting resiliency of his country in [...]	2009-05-13 07:43:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP
09PORTLOUIS151	USTDA GRANT TO CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD SIGNED [...] On May 14, Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Virginia Blaser, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun, signed a Grant Agreement whereby the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) will provide $325,000 to the Central Electricity Board [...]	2009-05-14 13:28:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP
09PORTLOUIS22	AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cabrera's departure call on Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvind Boolell ran the gambit of Economic and Political issues. From Bilateral Investment Treaty remarks to questions about trafficking in persons, the friendly, one-hour meeting brought key issues forward. END SU [...]	2009-01-20 10:54:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAIR SOCI MP
09PORTLOUIS28	PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...]	2009-01-20 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP
09PORTLOUIS354	MAURITIUS: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL: NO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 12:56:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD MP
09PORTLOUIS5	AIR MAURITIUS CAN'T FLY OVER THIS HEDGE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Air Mauritius made a very bad bet. After increasing its hedge ratio to 80 percent of its projected fuel requirements until mid-2010 at an average price of USD 105 per barrel, the airline is losing about USD 8.4 million per month. These severe self-inflicted losses have led to st [...]	2009-01-07 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ECON ETRD OPIC USTR MP
09PORTLOUIS54	DEMARCHE DELIVERED:THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 10:16:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MP
09PORTOFSPAIN175	MANNING HIGH ON OBAMA, WANTS TO DEEPEN [...] (C) I met with Prime Minister Patrick Manning the morning of April 21 to discuss the Summit and to take my leave of him. Also participating were the PM's Special Assistant Kirt St. Bernard and two aides; DCM Kusnitz was with me. I thanked Manning, on behalf of the President, for hosting a succe [...]	2009-04-21 19:42:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KSUM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN197	CODEL Engel meets LAC leaders at Fifth Summit of the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Congressional delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, 2009. The delegation consisted of Representative Connie Ma [...]	2009-04-30 22:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG MARR SNAR TD
09PORTOFSPAIN223	SHRIMP-TURTLE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State/OES requested Post follow up on the January 2009 Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Certification Visit. EconOff spoke with GOTT Fisheries officials Elizabeth Mohammed and Luanna Martin concerning their progress. No progress has been made since GOTT failed to regain the Section 6 [...]	2009-05-13 19:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ETRD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN230	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country made public statements or [...]	2009-05-22 23:04:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
09PORTOFSPAIN26	2008 COUNTRY CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) [...]	2009-01-23 15:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TD
09PORTOFSPAIN361	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY [...] Airline boss quits ---------------------- State-owned Caribbean Airlines'(CA) CEO Philip Saunders recently tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. Saunders joined the airline in October 2007, and his resignation comes amidst reports that the airline has been unable to turn a profit [...]	2009-09-04 15:06:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB ELTN ETRD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN370	FY2010 BUDGET - IN THE RED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FY 2010 GOTT budget totals $7.03 billion with a projected deficit of $1.2 billion, about 5.3 percent of GDP, based on average annual oil prices of $55/barrel and natural gas at $2.75/million cubic feet. This would be the second year in a row of budget deficits after a string [...]	2009-09-14 16:36:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EWWT BEXP PGOV TD

09PORTOFSPAIN38	TT POLICE IMPROVES IPR ENFORCEMENT, REQUESTS TASK FORCE [...] SUMMARY: Following recent INL funded workshops on IPR enforcement, local police conducted two successful raids on brick and mortar stores and a series of raids on street vendors selling pirate DVDs. A senior police official asked Post's assistance in generating support for IPR enforcement. END [...]	2009-01-28 14:45:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	TD ETRD KCRM KIPR
09PORTOFSPAIN39	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 2008 [...] Inflation falling says CBTT 2. Tourism slows in Tobago 3. Legislative Agenda for 2009 - 2010 4. GOTT Encourages Comparison Shopping 5. GOTT Invests US $16.3 Million in Food Security 6. PriceSmart a Good Investment Â [...]	2009-01-28 14:49:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP TD
09PORTOFSPAIN409	TRINIDAD SEEKS BILAT AGREEMENT ON SMELTER WASTE [...] This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. SUMMARY. Post received a letter October 15 signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and addressed to the Secretary requesting the conclusion of a bilateral agreement for the reception and treatment in the United St [...]	2009-10-20 13:40:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PREL EIND ECIN EMIN EWWT ETRD ECON TD
09PORTOFSPAIN423	Libertad Act Review: Trinidad and Tobago [...] (U) This message responds to reftel questions. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]	2009-11-23 19:34:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
09PORTOFSPAIN67	SHRIMP-TURTLE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NOT RECERTIFIED UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their January 7-9 visit, OES and NOAA officials found that T&T continues to fall short of certification requirements for the Turtle Regulatory and Conservation Program. USG officers cited three reasons for their decision: use of Turtle Exclusion Devices (TEDs) is not unifo [...]	2009-02-19 19:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD TD
09PRAGUE109	CZECH FINANCE MINISTER KALOUSEK ON EU, G-20 [...] (C) Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek stressed to Charge February 25 the importance of global coordination of financial market regulatory reform and noted the Czech Republic favored evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes. The February 22 informal G-5 meeting in Berlin had discussed s [...]	2009-02-27 06:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL EUN EZ
09PRAGUE113	CZECH REPUBLIC: POST INPUT 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Over the past 12 month, Czech authorities have made significant progress on combating IPR violations. Customs and the Czech Trade Inspection Office (CTIO) have increased raids on, and presence at, the roughly 50 markets that dot the border with Germany and Austria. As a result, most pi [...]	2009-03-02 10:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EZ
09PRAGUE116	CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 16:24:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN EZ
09PRAGUE258	CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...]	2009-05-15 10:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREL XG
09PRAGUE29	CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...]	2009-01-14 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN
09PRAGUE39	BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...]	2009-01-20 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH
09PRAGUE500	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 25 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Agriculture Ministry Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes, who will represent the Czech Republic at the September 7 EU Agriculture Council Meeting. Benes said that he and Agricultural Minister Sebesta became aware of the soy issue in Jul [...]	2009-08-26 12:43:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EZ
09PRAGUE548	CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE59	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE608	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel to Ministry of Agriculture Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes on October 15. Benes said that the Czech Republic intends to support renewal of previously approved maize varieties and to support approval of three new biotech maize varieties at the October 19 Sta [...]	2009-10-15 09:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO EZ
09PRAGUE612	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel on October 13 to Ministry of Industry and Trade Bilateral Trade Policy and Common EU Trade Policy Director Alena Hnidkova. Hnidkova said she recognizes the significance of the Geographical Indications (GIs) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issues. Th [...]	2009-10-16 14:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD
09PRAGUE637	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On October 20 EconOff delivered reftel letter to Agriculture Minister Jakub Sebesta. Also on October 20 EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Agriculture Ministry Food Authority Director General Frantisek Sladek and to Foreign Ministry Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid D [...]	2009-10-27 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD
09PRAGUE65	PM TOPOLANEK TALKS ECONOMY DURING JANUARY 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the heads of American and five European chambers of commerce, an engaged Prime Minister Topolanek spoke energetically about the economic slowdown and possible Czech government responses. The PM repeated his government's promise to set a target date [...]	2009-02-03 11:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE670	CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...]	2009-11-13 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG
09PRAGUE698	PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...]	2009-11-27 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE79	CZECHS CONSIDERING MEASURES TO HELP AUTO INDUSTRY; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech Republic produced almost a million road vehicles in 2008, making it one of the largest car manufacturers per capita in the world. The Czech government, however, has yet to introduce any measures to assist the car industry during the current economic slow down, althoug [...]	2009-02-06 16:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE82	CZECHS TO ENCOURAGE DG AGRI ON INTERIM BEEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: A key Czech EU Presidency staffer told us February 6 that Agriculture Minister Gandalovic will encourage Agriculture Commissioner Fischer Boel to take immediate steps to resolve the U.S.-EU beef hormone conflict during [...]	2009-02-10 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE92	CZECH REPUBLIC -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY [...] (SBU) On February 12 we delivered reftel demarche to Environment Ministry Representative for the Cartagena Protocol Hana Jirakova and her colleague Josef Kubicek. Jirakova, who co-ordinates the respective EU member states positions, reported that the European Commission is the only body compet [...]	2009-02-17 06:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBKIO KPAO EZ
09PRAIA194	2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...]	2009-10-15 17:00:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV
09PRAIA39	(C) HELPING CAPE VERDE MOVE FROM DATA TO INTELLIGENCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Post has engaged the GOCV in a sweeping dialogue on the future of GOCV interagency collaboration in interdicting drug smuggling, combating illegal fishing, and countering arms smuggling and related terrorist activities. At the heart of this dialogue is a two phase USG proposal to [...]	2009-03-03 11:45:00	Embassy Praia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS SNAR PREL ETRD KJUS CV
09PRETORIA100	PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...]	2009-01-20 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA1009	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...]	2009-05-19 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1017	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-05-20 08:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1018	CUBA: SOUTH AFRICA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 08:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF
09PRETORIA1046	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 22, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Moody's Upbeat on South Africa's Growth after 'Brief' Recession - Strong Vote of Confidence as Largest South African Bond is Snapped [...]	2009-05-22 11:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1063	FORMER MININSTER OF EDUCATION NAMED NEW MININSTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Newly-elected President Jacob Zuma has appointed former Minister of Education Naledi Pandor as the new Minister for Science and Technology. Long-standing Deputy Minister Derek Andre Hanekom remains in place, as do key officials in the quasi-governmental S&T entities. No major c [...]	2009-05-27 08:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1118	SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-06-03 16:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1134	DELTA AND SAA INCREASE SERVICE BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch for Delta officials on May 14. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders discussed Delta's expansion strategy in Africa and provided an update on the impact of the global economic crisis [...]	2009-06-05 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1135	AIR CARGO TRADE GROWS AS AIRLINES EXPAND SERVICE BETWEEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch on May 14 for Delta officials and representatives of the Commercial, Consular, Economic, and Management sections of the mission. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders provided an upd [...]	2009-06-05 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD SOCI SNAR SF
09PRETORIA1139	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Lays Out Ambitious Program - Recession Adds More Strain to Motor Industry - Mboweni in Bid to Talk Down Currency - South Africa Re [...]	2009-06-05 15:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1190	SOUTH AFRICA LIKELY TO RAISE SOME TARIFFS IN [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is likely to raise "a few" tariffs to WTO-bound levels in response to the global economic crisis, according to an official at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Industrial policy will have greater prominence under President Jacob Zuma, as Trade and Industr [...]	2009-06-12 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1192	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Reserves Rise - No Tax Money to Bail Out Firms - Minister Confident South Africa Will Weather Recession - Indian Auto Ma [...]	2009-06-15 08:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1247	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1261	Westinghouse China Manager Promotes Technology Transfer and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a luncheon on June 17 for Westinghouse where the company's Technology Transfer and Localization Director for its China project show-cased Westinghouse's track record for technology transfer localization, and punctuality for its nuclear power plants under constru [...]	2009-06-23 11:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA1288	SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to the items requested in paragraph four of Reftel A. Post delivered the demarche to South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) Deputy Director of Maritme and Antarctic Policy Patrick Jacobs on May 7. Jacobs presented the req [...]	2009-06-26 13:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD MARR PARM PREL PHSA KOMC SF
09PRETORIA1343	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Deficit Yawns Wider as Spending Accelerates and Revenues Decrease - Credit Growth Slows - Consumer Confidence Surprises - Moody's Says [...]	2009-07-02 15:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA136	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 23, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manuel: First Wave of Unemployment Being Seen in Africa - Retail Nosedive Raises Clamor for Big Rate Cut - Tata Increases Stake in Neotel [...]	2009-01-23 11:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1376	SOUTH AFRICA INITIATES SUNSET REVIEW OF [...] (U) South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission provided post with notice that it has initiated a sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on acetaminophenol originating in or imported from the U.S. ITAC is currently in the process of contacting all known manufacturers of th [...]	2009-07-08 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SF USTR
09PRETORIA1429	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-07-15 06:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1463	SOUTH AFRICA RECEIVES AN A-CATEGORY CURRENCY RATING FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1482	SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]	2009-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1499	GILL MARCUS APPOINTED SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR [...] Summary. South African President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of ABSA Group Non-Executive Chairperson Gill Marcus as South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor on July 19, 2009. Born in 1949 to African National Congress (ANC) activist parents, Marcus went into exile in 1970 and joined [...]	2009-07-24 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1500	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, causing South Africa to record its first recession in 18 years. Declining export demand and lusterless prices of most export commodities acted as powerful brakes on South Africa's growth. [...]	2009-07-24 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA159	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-01-27 09:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1615	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-08-07 14:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA163	NO NEW PROTECTIONIST INVESTMENT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any new plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund investments or to impose other new investment barriers in South Africa since the November 15 G-20 summit in Washington. Post will report on any future protectionist moves by the SAG, should they occur. LA LIME [...]	2009-01-27 14:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1707	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-08-24 14:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1745	TRADE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE OF TIDCA AND AGOA [...] (U) Summary. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will "engage energetically" on the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA),said South African Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies at a breakfast briefing for the American Chamber of Commerce [...]	2009-08-27 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINT ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1761	SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGY; MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's t [...]	2009-09-01 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA1762	SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's [...]	2009-09-01 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA178	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 30, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Big Rate Cut Expected as Inflation Plummets - South Africa's Leading Indicator Confirms Dismal Growth Outlook - Sharp Rise in Company [...]	2009-01-30 08:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1808	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 4, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Consumers in Debt Trouble - Outlook for Vehicle Sales Brightens - National Broadband Policy Expected "Shortly" - Governme [...]	2009-09-04 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1914	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-09-17 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1981	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The South African economy recorded negative real growth in the second quarter of 2009, the third successive quarterly contraction. Some 475,000 jobs were lost in the first half of 2009. The trade data continued to reflect depressed global as well as domestic demand conditions. The [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA2012	CHINA NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST EXPORT MARKET [...] (U) Summary. China was South Africa's largest export market in the first half of 2009, according to the South African Revenue Service. End Summary. 2. (U) China has become South Africa's largest export market and biggest trading partner. Total bilateral trade between China and South [...]	2009-10-06 09:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2039	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, September 2009, Volume 4, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SUMBANDILASAT FINALLY SHOOTS INTO ORBIT -- HIGH-SPEED DATAT LINK TO BE I [...]	2009-10-08 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2091	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...]	2009-10-14 12:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2150	South Africa: Partnering for Global Hunger and Food [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EAID
09PRETORIA2166	Electricity - Economy's Driver or Achilles Heel? [...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is struggling belatedly to increase capacity to meet demand, while working to engage the private sector, secure financing, and correct its pricing to reflect market realities. The utility suffered an electricity supply emergency, resulting in rolling bl [...]	2009-10-23 14:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09PRETORIA22	SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO SIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Several members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Mozambique and Angola) are expected to sign the interim EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement when the EU Trade Commissioner visits Southern Africa in February. Tariff [...]	2009-01-07 15:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2240	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-11-03 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2315	Eskom Leadership Crisis Exacerbates Capacity Challenges [...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is in crisis with recent resignations of Board Chair Godsell and CEO Maroga, just as the company and its shareholder, the South African Government, grapple with financing for huge capital investments needed to meet electricity demand and avoid brown-outs [...]	2009-11-13 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA233	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rate - South African Notes Pare Gains as Inflation Measure Changes - Trade Deficit Revised Lower - January [...]	2009-02-06 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA2331	SAG OFFICIAL: SADC TO FOCUS ON CONSOLIDATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade flows within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) remain disappointingly limited in spite of the SADC free trade agreement, according to the SADC desk officer at South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Poor infrastructure, non-tariff barriers, [...]	2009-11-16 11:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2395	AMBASSADOR JENKINS DISCUSSES MOLYDENUM-99 WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins met with Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) Chief Executive Officer Rob Adam on November 10. They discussed the Nuclear Security Summit, the bilateral agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy R&D, and cooperation on production of medi [...]	2009-11-24 06:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL MNUC KNNP EMIN ETRD TRGY TBIO SF
09PRETORIA241	SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK CUTS INTEREST RATE BY ONE [...] (U) Summary. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the key policy interest rate, the repo rate, by 100 basis points to 10.5 percent. The rate cut was made possible by declining domestic inflation, which the MPC expects to fall within the target range of [...]	2009-02-09 09:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA245	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, January 2009, Volume 4, Number 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY BILL PASSED INTO LAW -- SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRA [...]	2009-02-09 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2453	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2009, Volume 4, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Super-Thin Film Solar Panels Readied for Production in South Africa [...]	2009-12-01 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2474	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-12-02 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2498	ESKOM REDUCES TARIFF HIKE REQUEST, LOOKS FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power utility Eskom backtracked on its controversial 45 percent tariff hikes for each of three years, at the last moment revising its application to the regulator down to 35 percent per year. At the same time it announced a number of new strategic initiatives, a desire fo [...]	2009-12-04 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2506	WWF HOSTS NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ROUDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa hosted a one-day "National Roundtable on New Electricity Supply" on November 18 in Johannesburg. The meeting was a follow up to calls from various stakeholders in the energy sector who attended the National Climate Change Summit in March [...]	2009-12-07 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2569	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, November 2009, Volume 4, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Accelerates Preparations for Copenhagen -- 2010 World Cup Cou [...]	2009-12-14 05:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2590	SAG EAGER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and Action Request: The SAG is eager to develop a Strategic Dialogue led by the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister. The idea would be to use existing and prospective working groups and the existing Annual Bilateral Forum, which would produce a summary document to info [...]	2009-12-17 10:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG KNNP ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA2605	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-18 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SF
09PRETORIA2679	ANC TREASURER GENERAL MATHEWS PHOSA SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer General Mathews Phosa hosted Ambassador Donald Gips and Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime for a meeting that covered current domestic political dynamics, President Jacob Zuma's policies, and the relationship between the United States and South [...]	2009-12-30 15:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EINV ECPS ETRD MARR MASS SF
09PRETORIA294	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget 2009 - Finance Minister Cushions the Blow - Factories Put in Worst Performance in a Decade - Trade Conditions Survey Shows Cautiou [...]	2009-02-13 13:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA306	ONE EXPERT SEES MORE CHINESE INVESTMENT "IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investors are reportedly preparing to make large equity investments in South African companies in the mining, telecom, civil construction, and other sectors. The target companies have operations across Africa and could help Chinese companies tap African markets outside [...]	2009-02-19 11:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV SF CH
09PRETORIA309	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-02-19 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA323	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 8 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Retail Sales Growth Remains Negative - Rand Vulnerable to Higher Risk Aversion - Special Duty on Textiles Considered - SAA Tells Governm [...]	2009-02-20 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA348	SAG, BUSINESS AND LABOR ADOPT FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT [...] (C) Comment: A working group comprised of government, business and labor representatives has agreed on a strategy to guide South Africa's response to the global economic crisis. Key components of the plan include infrastructure spending, jobs programs, interventions to minimize job losses, [...]	2009-02-24 07:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SF
09PRETORIA354	ONE SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: The South African government is concerned that the global economic crisis might significantly worsen in 2009, causing world trade to implode and capital flows to emerging markets to dry up. Protectionism in the U.S. and Europe is a major concern. The SAG believes the G-20 shoul [...]	2009-02-24 15:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD SF
09PRETORIA361	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO [...] AGATTACHE collected information on access to genetic resources in South Africa through discussions with Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and private sector contacts. The following provides a brief overview of this complex issue. While this cable is intended to answer questions [...]	2009-02-25 09:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA375	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS PUSHES SOUTH AFRICA INTO BUDGET [...] Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced in his 2009 budget speech that the FY 2010 budget deficit would be 3.9 percent of GDP. To finance the deficit, government debt will increase from 22.6 percent of GDP in FY 2009 to 25.6 percent of GDP in FY 2010. South Africa's short-term econo [...]	2009-02-27 12:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA378	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 27, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Q4 GDP Down 1.8% - U.S. Trade with South Africa - Government and Auto Industry Officials to Discuss Loan Package - Task Team Recommen [...]	2009-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA38	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 2 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Optimistic Outlook with Rates, Inflation Easing - Rand at Mercy of Global Forces - Permission to Raise Prices a Relief to Pharmaceutic [...]	2009-01-09 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA4	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 1 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Growth in Credit Slows - COSATU Slammed on Labor Plans - South Africa's Trade Gap Swells - Vodacom Ponders Launching Mobile Money Servic [...]	2009-01-02 10:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA436	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government Still Sees Growth in 2009 - Job Growth Data Sparks Disbelief - South Africa's House Prices Still Falling - New Vehicle Sales [...]	2009-03-06 10:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA449	SOUTH AFRICA'S GDP CONTRACTS AFTER FORTY QUARTERS OF [...] Summary. South Africa's real GDP contracted by a seasonally adjusted and annualized rate of 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. This was the first quarterly contraction since the third quarter of 1998. Growth was pulled down by weakness in the manufacturing; electricity, water and ga [...]	2009-03-09 13:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA478	SOUTH AFRICAN MINING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS GLOBAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of South African mining executives expressed concern about the effects of the global commodity downturn on the mining sector and associated social transformation in South Africa. They highlighted a number of challenges of doing mining business in South Africa, many dir [...]	2009-03-12 09:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET KHIV ZI SF
09PRETORIA487	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...]	2009-03-13 09:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA510	SOUTH AFRICAN COAL IS KING - AND WILL REMAIN SO [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa is unique in its dependence on coal. The country is dependent on coal for over 90 percent of its electricity, almost 25 percent of its gasoline and diesel fuels, 90 percent of its iron and steel reduction, and large volumes of foreign exchange from exports. The go [...]	2009-03-17 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA533	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Has Steepest Fall in Almost Two Decades - Gold Production Declines Sharply - Retail Sales Grow - Moody's to Re [...]	2009-03-20 13:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA570	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, February 2009, Volume 4, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- DEBATE CONTINUES OVER QULALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN SMALL TOWNS - [...]	2009-03-25 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF

09PRETORIA595	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 27, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SARB Cuts Interest Rates - Current Account Deficit Lowest in Almost Three Years - Slowdown 'May Bring Manufacturing Sector to its Knees' [...]	2009-03-27 10:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA596	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-03-27 11:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA658	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 3, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Slumps to Record Low - Vehicle Sales, Exports Continue to Plummet - South Africa Must Try to Save 'Distressed' Se [...]	2009-04-03 10:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA659	SOUTH AFRICA: SHIPPING INTENTIONS UNDER U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] In response to questions raised in ref cable, South Africa's sugar authorities note that South Africa recently shipped 22,860 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States, which fulfills this year's quota allocation. 2. If there were a reallocation of the current quota amount, South Afri [...]	2009-04-03 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SF EAGR ETRD
09PRETORIA663	SOUTH AFRICAN AUTO INDUSTRY SUFFERING [...] (SBU) Summary. The global economic crisis may cause South African auto exports to drop by 35 percent in 2009, according to the National Automobile Manufacturer's Association of South Africa. The downturn in the export market combined with a sharp decline in domestic sales have lead the bel [...]	2009-04-03 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EIND ETRD
09PRETORIA674	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, March 2009, Volume 4, Number 3, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SOUTH AFRICANS JOING EARTH HOUR - REDUCE POWER USANGE BY 15% -- [...]	2009-04-06 12:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA687	ANC TREASURER GENERAL MATHEWS PHOSA DISCUSSES WAYS [...] (C) ANC Treasurer General Dr. Mathews Phosa met on April 2 with Charge and AmCham representatives to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral relationship and promote U.S. investment. Dr. Phosa encouraged a closer relationship between the U.S. Embassy and the ANC Foreign Policy Committee; cl [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA707	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 9, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recession Rules Out Post-Election Policy Shift; Mboweni and Manuel Agree on Rate Cuts - Significant Rise in Reserves - Treasury Wil [...]	2009-04-09 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA708	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: South Africa did not escape the negative consequences of the international financial turmoil, despite the fact that its domestic financial institutions had virtually no direct exposure to the troubled assets that were central to the deterioration of credit markets. Deteriorating [...]	2009-04-09 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA71	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The deterioration in the global economic landscape affected South Africa's third quarter 2008 economic performance. Weaker international demand, falling commodity prices, and the tight domestic economic environment resulted in the lowest quarterly real GDP growth in ten years. Une [...]	2009-01-14 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA742	China Sustains Interest in African Minerals and Energy [...] (SBU) Summary. The African Mining Indaba in Cape Town February 9-12 provided verve for discussion on China's interest in African resources (Reftel). The consensus view was that China is taking a long-term perspective on its resource investments in Africa, but driving harder bargains in the gl [...]	2009-04-16 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post?s two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA80	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA81	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
09PRETORIA810	South Africa makes slow progress on renewable energy, but [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa is a coal-based economy and little attention to date has been given by the government and the private sector to the country's significant renewable energy potential. Even the minimal target set for renewable energy in the country's energy mix by 2013 is likely to be [...]	2009-04-23 10:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA831	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 17, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Index Shows Light at End of Tunnel - Empowerment Fund Changes Strategy to Help Smaller Firms - Telkom and AT&T Launch Strategic [...]	2009-04-24 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA872	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, April 2009, Volume 4, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- ANC OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN ABALONE BUST -- SADC SKIPPER FINED R1.5M FO [...]	2009-04-30 10:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA875	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Reserve Bank Cuts Repo Rate - Company Failures Rise - Finance Minister Will Have Role in Next ANC Government - South Afri [...]	2009-04-30 14:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA88	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 16, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Economy to "Feel Pressure" - Manufacturing Output, Business Confidence Dive - South Africa's House Prices Fall - Stadiums [...]	2009-01-16 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA884	South Africa's Response to CCFL Demarche [...] Ag Attache provided reftel demarche points to the South African Codex Point of Contact, Malose Daniel Matlala, Deputy Director, Inter-agency Liaison and Regulatory Nutrition, Department of Health, Directorate of Food Control on April 24, 2009. The official responded that South Africa will not s [...]	2009-05-04 09:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO
09PRETORIA893	SCENE-SETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK'S MAY [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-04 13:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA924	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES CALLS ON DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Trade and Industry Director General Tsheido Matona said the time was right to move forward on the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA). In a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires on April 29, he saw TIDCA as a venue for promoting [...]	2009-05-08 10:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA941	WESTINGHOUSE PERSEVERES FOR NEW NUCLEAR BUILD IN [...] (C) Westinghouse Regional Vice-President - South Africa Rita Bowser told Economic Counselor that Westinghouse remained cautiously optimistic about winning a contract for building new nuclear power stations in South Africa. The Westinghouse rep believes that the key period to influence the pr [...]	2009-05-08 16:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA986	SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE CELEBRATES WORLD [...] (U) Summary: The South African Weather Services (SAWS) hosted a World Meteorological Day seminar for over one hundred government, private sector, academia and civil society participants in Pretoria on March 23 - 24, 2009. Discussion topics included weather-related disasters and their impact o [...]	2009-05-14 12:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA990	INDUSTRY APPLAUDES CREATION OF DEDICATED TOURISM MINISTRY [...] (U) Summary. President Zuma announced a split in the existing Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) when he revealed his cabinet on May 9. Former Minister of DEAT Marthinus van Schalkwyk will head the new Department of Tourism. Industry analysts welcomed the creation of a ca [...]	2009-05-14 16:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD SENV PGOV SF
09PRISTINA163	KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON CIVAIR BUT MORE WORK TO BE DONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's civil aviation regime has seen significant changes in the past ten years, with Pristina International Airport (PIA) evolving from a military airport run by KFOR in 1999 to assuming full operational control over commercial flights and establishing nascent national civil [...]	2009-04-24 16:17:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA23	KOSOVO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared the independence of Kosovo. The United States immediately recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Prior to the declaration, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo [...]	2009-01-20 15:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ETRD YI KV OPIC USTR EINV EGOV KTDB
09PRISTINA255	KOSOVO: GOK STILL LOOKING FOR CEFTA BENEFITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since independence was declared in 2008, Kosovo has struggled to find its voice on the international stage. The Government of Kosovo's (GOK) strong desire to shed the shackles of UNMIK in all realms has been particularly frustrating in organizations where Kosovo is represented b [...]	2009-07-04 09:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA287	KOSOVO: ENERGY SECTOR REFORM MOVES AHEAD (FINALLY) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After years of delay, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) has officially announced it will build a large lignite-fueled power plant -- the "New Kosovo Power Plant" (NKPP) -- to address the country's unmet and growing energy needs. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced the governmen [...]	2009-07-20 12:41:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA356	KOSOVO: SIGNS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS SURFACING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's limited international financial exposure has allowed the country to remain relatively untouched by the global financial crisis. Heavily dependent on international donor assistance, rising public expenditures have managed to stave off any major decline in growth. Howev [...]	2009-08-20 05:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PREL KV
09PRISTINA40	KOSOVO: 2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Post thanks EEB/CBA for the opportunity to submit proposals for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Per reftel instructions, USEP is submitting three proposals for consideration. 2. International Franchise Expo: There has been a steady increase in inquiries from U.S. companie [...]	2009-02-02 12:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD YI EINV KV
09PRISTINA404	KOSOVO: URGENT DECISIONS NEEDED IN NKPP PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In July 2009, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) publicly announced its decision to move forward with the World Bank-funded New Kosovo Power Project (NKPP). The announcement, made in close consultation with key international donors, was long-awaited. After years of delay, it appea [...]	2009-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PREL KV
09PRISTINA447	KOSOVO: EU(LEX)-SERBIA CUSTOMS AGREEMENT PRESENTS POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European representatives, both in Brussels and in Kosovo, are developing a framework to negotiate a customs protocol between EULEX -- on behalf of the GOK -- and Serbia, which would include both data sharing on customs activity and the restart of revenue collection at Gates 1 and [...]	2009-10-13 07:39:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KV SR
09QUITO1026	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: ECONOMY CONTRACTS, BALANCE OF [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-20 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO1059	Ecuador's 2010 Budget: Optimistic Assumptions, large [...] (SBU) Marked by optimistic growth and revenue assumptions, a record-level fiscal deficit, and a conspicuous lack of detail about sources of financing, Ecuador's 2010 budget passed the National Assembly December 22. President Correa's administration submitted the 2009 and 2010 budgets simultaneo [...]	2009-12-23 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EC
09QUITO1068	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO1098	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITS [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador intends to use the entire amount of its sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fiscal year (FY) 2010, and is able to supply additional sugar if needed. END SUMMARY. 2. On September 25, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the FY 2010 TRQ for sugar (re [...]	2009-11-10 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EC
09QUITO1100	NO GOE REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND IICA MEETING [...] In response to reftel demarche request, Post contacted AGROCALIDAD, the Ecuadorian agency in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, to discuss the upcoming Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture meeting in Santiago, Chile on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In [...]	2009-11-10 22:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO1148	ATPDEA Still Key to Many Ecuadorian Industries and Jobs [...] (U) Ecuador has benefitted substantially from the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) program since its inception in 1991. ATPA currently provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for approximately 5,600 Ecuadorian products. According to GoE estimates, approximately 350,000 jobs are tied [...]	2009-11-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL EC AGR FAS EPET EMIN
09QUITO121	A Somber U.S. Business Forum Briefs the Ambassador [...] (C) Summary. On February 13, U.S. companies briefed the Ambassador on the business climate in Ecuador. The tone was somber, as the representative outlined challenges and risks, but also opportunities for their companies, which are representative of many business sectors in Ecuador. Most wer [...]	2009-02-18 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EFIN EPET ECON EC
09QUITO127	HEAVY RAINS ISOLATE QUITO FROM ECUADOR'S COAST [...] Heavy rains in February washed out sections of the roads that connect Quito to Ecuador's coast. The three northern-most roads that link the highlands (Sierra) to the coast were all blocked over the weekend of February 14. The main coastal-highland highway that connects Quito to Santo Domingo [...]	2009-02-19 12:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELTN ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO151	ECUADOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. No U.S. industry entities submitted complaints or comments regarding Ecuador for the 2009 Special 301 review. Ecuador has made some progress on IPR during the past year, but enforcement remains a serious problem. The enforcement problem warrants that Ecuado [...]	2009-03-03 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO154	NEW COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY BORJA [...] (C) Sum... id: 195027 date: 3/3/2009 21:03 refid: 09QUITO154 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0154 0622103 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 032103Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0110 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 799 [...]	2009-03-03 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR ETRD PREL EC
09QUITO160	ECUADOR'S NEW VISION FOR RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, MFA U/S Orbe, speaking on instructions from FM Falconi, set the stage for Ecuador's vision for future relations with the U.S. He then called for a meeting between President Obama and President Correa to set a strategic agenda for future cooperation on the [...]	2009-03-05 16:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EINV PGOV ETRD KJUS EC IR
09QUITO178	HIGH-LEVEL CHINESE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met privately with Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo on February 27 to discuss the February 13 visit by Vice Prime Minister Hui Liangyu in Ecuador, as well as the Ecuador-China relationship more generally. Ambassador Cai downplayed the importance of the visit, and was [...]	2009-03-12 14:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAID ETRD ENRG SMIG CVIS EC CH
09QUITO18	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE--INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the GOE U/S of Fisheries Guillermo Moran and newly-appointed Director of Projects and International Cooperation Ramon Montano on January 8 and delivered the demarche points from reftel a. The GOE representatives stressed their desire to achieve progress through [...]	2009-01-14 12:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO220	GOE Policy for a Vulnerable Economy: Buying Time and [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian economy, which is dollarized and heavily dependent on oil exports, is under considerable stress because of falling oil prices and the global economic crisis. Oil prices have risen in March, providing some relief. If oil prices remain at current levels or rise, th [...]	2009-03-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EPET EC
09QUITO23	ECUADORIAN TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in President Correa's trip to Iran in December, an Ecuadorian business leader explained to Emboff how potential commerce with Iran could work. To disguise trade with Iran, goods would be routed through Singapore and payments through Dubai. Funds from [...]	2009-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN IR EC
09QUITO256	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER VITERI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Finance Minister Elsa Viteri on April 8. Viteri justified Ecuador's debt default and planned restructuring, supported Ecuador's balance of payment safeguard trade measures and mentioned the possibility of further measures, and expresse [...]	2009-04-14 16:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO307	ECUADOR'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO H1N1 FLU [...] (SBU) In response to global outbreaks of H1N1 influenza, the GOE has declared a national "State of Exception." The GOE response is continuing to take shape, but as of today, it has implemented the following measures: --The GOE banned imports of pork and pork products from the United States [...]	2009-04-30 22:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO330	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 PORK TRADE BAN DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel demarche asking host countries to remove trade bans on pork due to H1N1 fears. On May 6, the DCM, accompanied by USDA/FAS, USDA/APHIS, and Econ representatives, met with Agriculture Minister Poveda to deliver the demarche points. The head of Agrocalidad (E [...]	2009-05-08 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO344	FM FALCONI ON POSITIVE TACK IN MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, FM Falconi offered to assist in reaching agreements on USG cooperation with specialized Ecuadorian police units, seeking tax exemptions for vehicles the U.S. Forward Operating Location will donate to local charities, and concluding a bilat [...]	2009-05-12 17:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MARR ETRD SCUL UNESCO EC
09QUITO345	ECUADOR ELIMINATES PORK TRADE BAN RELATED TO H1N1 [...] (SBU) Ecuador lifted its ban on U.S. pork products that was issued because of concerns about the H1N1 virus (reftel c). The GOE issued a new resolution on May 7 that reversed its previous ban on imports of pork and pork products, live swine, and genetic material from the U.S. and Mexico. Now [...]	2009-05-12 17:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO351	ECUADOR ECON UPDATE: BOND REPURCHASE; FINANCIAL LIQUIDITY [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Reactions to Government Repurchase Proposal ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 1, a group reportedly representing bondholders [...]	2009-05-15 16:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EC
09QUITO36	ECUADOR'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to State 123907, Embassy Quito reports the following update for its 2009 Investment Climate Statement. This update has also been sent to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher) by email. Openness to Foreign Investment Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, althoug [...]	2009-01-20 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR EC
09QUITO37	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) On January 16, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Coordinating Minister for Production and head of COMEXI, Ecuador's trade policy council, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Bilateral Relations Carlos Jativa. Cabeza de Vaca said that she had b [...]	2009-01-21 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO373	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Industries and Productivity Minister Xavier Abad on May 13. The Minister discussed the Ministry's infrastructure development plans and focused on ways to advance the bilateral commercial relationship, including a possible trade coopera [...]	2009-05-21 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO374	ECUADOR COMMEMMORATES WORLD IP DAY WITH IP AWARENESS [...] (U) In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day (April 26),the Embassy collaborated on several events in Ecuador. Economic, Public Affairs, and Foreign Commercial Service staff obtained promotional materials from WIPO and helped organize and support an IPR awareness roundtable held by t [...]	2009-05-21 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD EC
09QUITO375	ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to reftel. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn human [...]	2009-05-21 17:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU EC
09QUITO390	ECUADOR CONSIDERING NEW "TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT" PROPOSAL [...] (U) Please see action request in para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Several GOE officials have made statements suggesting the GOE will seek a new type of commercial agreement with the United States. This "trade agreement for development" would evidently include political dialogue and cooperation (a [...]	2009-05-28 21:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO400	ECUADORIAN GOVERNMENT SPLIT ON CAN-EU TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's trade talks with the European Union have stalled. The GOE says it needs modifications so the agreement will comply with its new constitution, but trade officials say the Cabinet is split on supporting an agreement and is waiting for the President to make a decision. E [...]	2009-06-01 21:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO419	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B),he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...]	2009-06-06 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM
09QUITO420	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR PREPARES FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B),he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...]	2009-06-06 16:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM EC
09QUITO433	ECUADOR ANNOUNCES IT WILL JOIN ALBA [...] (U) Summary: President Correa announced June 5 that Ecuador would join ALBA, confirming a June 3 statement by Venezuelan President Chavez on the issue. Correa claimed membership would provide Ecuador a "common front" before organizations unfavorable towards Latin America, such as the World Ba [...]	2009-06-10 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EC
09QUITO439	EMBASSY QUITO ACE AWARD NOMINATION [...] Embassy Quito is pleased to nominate General Motors of Ecuador S.A. for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). General Motors of Ecuador has maintained a strong commercial performance in an exceptionally difficult global auto market. In terms of the Award for Corporat [...]	2009-06-12 13:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT EC
09QUITO455	ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT MAKES ACCUSATIONS ABOUT U.S. TELECOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the May 30 presentation of his weekly radio address, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa sharply criticized U.S. telecommunications companies ATT, MCI, and Sprint, accusing them of "swindling" Ecuador out of millions of dollars of long-distance fees. ATT maintains that the ac [...]	2009-06-15 18:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EINT ETRD EC
09QUITO485	EMBASSY-SPONSORED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SPEAKER [...] Summary: With the goal of highlighting the positive impact of the U.S. business community in Ecuador, Embassy Quito used its 2009 I-bucks funding to bring to Ecuador Celina Pagani-Tousignant, an expert on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),the week of May 18-22. Pagani-Tousignant gave pol [...]	2009-06-19 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EINT ETRD EC
09QUITO509	ECUADOR MODIFIES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On June 23, the GOE announced modifications to its import measures implemented in January in response to what it termed a balance of payments (BOP) crisis. Based on recent commitments in WTO BOP Committee meetings, the GOE announced that it was transitioning most of its "safegua [...]	2009-06-24 23:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO57	GAS-AND-GO LOOKS LIKE A GO [...] (C) Summary: At a wide-ranging lunch for the Ambassador on January 26, a warm and friendly President Correa gave a firm green light for discussion and development of a gas-and-go model for anti-narcotics cooperation with the U.S., following the shutdown of the Manta Forward Operating Location [...]	2009-01-27 12:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ETRD EC
09QUITO597	FOUR AH1N1 DEATHS REPORTED IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) The GOE Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that four Ecuadorian citizens have died from AH1N1 influenza in the past week. The cases occurred in Chimborazo, Azuay, Tungurahua, and Pichincha provinces of Ecuador. Two of the cases involved patients who received treatment in rural private c [...]	2009-07-16 13:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO60	ECUADOR ISSUES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 22, the GOE implemented balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures on 627 products (almost all consumer goods) for one year, using a mix of ad valorem tariffs and specific tariffs that exceed its WTO bindings, and quotas. The measure will also apply to Ecuador's FT [...]	2009-01-27 20:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO652	Reflections on Ecuador's Underperforming Economy [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador has not fully realized the economic benefits of its considerable natural resources and capable work force, in large part because of several long-term factors that create an unpredictable and at times difficult business environment. These constraints include a lack of con [...]	2009-07-29 14:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET EMIN ETRD EAGR EC
09QUITO655	GOE INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (SBU) As of July 29, the GOE reports 17 fatalities from AH1N1 flu in Ecuador, with a total of 534 confirmed cases. However, as many influenza cases go unreported, the real number of AH1N1 cases is probably much higher. 2. (SBU) On July 23, in a widely broadcast interview with the popular [...]	2009-07-29 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO69	COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] In response to the Department of State and Department of Labor request (reftel),post submits the following comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that may be produced with forced labor or child labor in Ecuador. Please note Post's recommendation in paragraph 5. 2. The [...]	2009-01-29 15:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP EC
09QUITO740	ECUADOR H1N1 UPDATE: GOE WARNS FOREIGN MISSIONS OF POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The H1N1 influenza virus continues its gradual expansion in Ecuador, with Ecuadoran press reporting August 14 that several GoE employees close to President Correa have recently become infected. These include one of Correa's closest Ministers and the chief of his security detail. [...]	2009-08-18 14:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO814	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CORREA ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-04 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO837	Ecuador Likely to Lift Colombian Safeguards as Agreed; May [...] (U) This cable is in response to questions posed in ref A regarding Ecuadoran safeguards on imports of Colombian products. Summary ------- 2. (C) Officially the GoE denies its safeguard actions against Colombian products were politically motivated, although a Ministry of Industries a [...]	2009-09-22 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD EC CO
09QUITO893	Presidential Decree on Compulsory Licensing Expected Soon [...] (SBU) Summary. President Correa appears set to issue within days a presidential decree to pave the way for compulsory licensing of patented pharmaceutical products. Local representatives of international pharmaceutical companies point out that a presidential decree is not legally required f [...]	2009-10-21 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EIND EC
09QUITO905	Ecuador's Plans to Terminate All Bilateral Investment [...] (C) The Government of Ecuador is preparing to terminate existing Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with seventeen countries, including the United States, with the goal of replacing them with investment agreements that do not/not include national treatment, allow only local or regional disput [...]	2009-10-27 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC PREL ETRD EINV
09QUITO928	Ecuador's Agriculture Minister to Attend UNGA Food Security [...] This cable is in response to action request in reftel. 2. On September 14, reftel invitation to the UNGA Food Security event and draft statement were delivered to Ecuador's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Ramon Leonardo Espinel with a copy to Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Dire [...]	2009-09-24 13:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA EC
09QUITO930	GoE TAX REFORMS SEEK TO BOOST REVENUE, LIMIT DOLLAR OUTFLOWS [...] (U) On August 26th the GOE proposed to Congress a tax reform bill, aimed at achieving a more equitable distribution of income, combating tax evasion, and reducing the trade deficit. Private sector representatives say they will have difficulty absorbing the additional costs resulting from the n [...]	2009-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV EC
09QUITO938	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CHEVRON FILES FOR ABRITRATION, PLAN [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO98	ECUADOR MODIFIES TRADE MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On January 27 and January 30, the GOE modified its balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures and standards conformity procedures, in response to importer concerns. The safeguard measures will not be applied to products in transit before the measure went into effect on January [...]	2009-02-06 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO981	LIBERTAD ACT: ECUADOR-CUBA RELATIONS [...] (U) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to Ref A. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn huma [...]	2009-11-19 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU EC
09QUITO998	CORREA PROMOTES LOCAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. The head of Ecuador's Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) denies the GoE intends to annul all pharmaceutical patents, as public statements by President Correa on September 26 suggested. However, the government is undertaking a review of p [...]	2009-10-13 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EIND EC
09RABAT112	MOROCCO READY FOR NEW ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's Department of the Environment favors renewing discussions under the 2006 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to create the next multi-year Environmental Plan of Action, and has also proposed exploring a separate bilateral Environmental Agreement, as envisioned under the FTA. Mo [...]	2009-02-05 16:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV ETRD MO
09RABAT119	MOROCCO UNVEILS ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first meeting of his strategy committee on the international economic crisis, Minister of Finance Salaheddine Mezouar on February 4 unveiled the government's initial plans to mitigate its impact on Morocco's manufacturers. On the table are measures to aid enterprises in [...]	2009-02-06 16:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR MO
09RABAT171	"MANAGING GROWTH" OR "CONFRONTING CRISIS:" MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Dueling events on February 24 highlighted contrasting views of how and when Morocco will be impacted by the international financial crisis. In Rabat, Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi presided over the signature of conventions that implement the government's USD 150 million in initi [...]	2009-02-26 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD MO
09RABAT190	A NEW APPROACH FOR MOROCCAN EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new national export strategy to be unveiled this month seeks to address a key gap in the recent improvement of the Moroccan economy - the continuing lack of competitiveness of Morocco,s export sector. Non-phosphate exports were essentially flat in 2008, and 2009 augurs worse. [...]	2009-03-05 17:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV MO
09RABAT256	AMU SLUGGISH, BUT STILL HAS A PULSE [...] (C) Summary: Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Habib Ben Yahia told the Charge and Department representatives on March 18 that the North African countries continue to make modest advances in functional economic integration, but prospects for political rapprochement remain rem [...]	2009-03-30 17:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT271	AUSTR WILSON SETS STAGE FOR FTA JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for the May 2009 Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Christopher Wilson met with Government of Morocco (GOM) officials and business representatives on March 19 and 20 to discuss outstanding is [...]	2009-04-02 14:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO
09RABAT276	US-MOROCCO FTA STUDY REVEALS "TO WIN THE LOTTO, [...] (SBU) Summary: A study of Morocco,s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) commissioned by private enterprise and released in late March, concluded that Moroccan firms are not seizing opportunities that exist in the U.S. market. The report formed the backdrop for Assistant United States Trade Representa [...]	2009-04-03 10:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO
09RABAT284	WIDENING BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT SPARKS CONCERN [...] (U) Summary: Last year's sudden swing into the red of Morocco's balance of payments has sparked increasing concern that the country's international position remains its key vulnerability in confronting the world economic downturn. After years of surplus and a narrow deficit (0.1 percent of GDP [...]	2009-04-06 14:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON MO
09RABAT32	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) Stock Exchange Begins Year on Down Note: Morocco's benchmark Casablanca MASI index has started the year on a downbeat note, falling below 10,000 for the first time since January 2007. Despite a brief technical correction on Friday, January 8, the index, which lost 13 percent in 2008, re [...]	2009-01-13 12:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN MO
09RABAT327	CODEL LYNCH REVIEWS MOROCCO'S TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 10 meeting with the Ministry of Finance, CODEL Lynch encouraged Morocco's new Financial Intelligence Unit, launched on the morning of the CODEL's visit to Morocco, to closely coordinate with U.S. counterparts to ensure maximum integration with relevant financial au [...]	2009-04-14 18:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PTER ETRD MO
09RABAT372	PORT STATES AGREEMENT - MOROCCO WILLING TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Econoff conveyed reftel points on the Port States Agreement on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on April 30 to Director of Maritime Fisheries Zakia Driouiche and Head of the Service of Control and Inspection of Fishing Vessels Mohammed Benbari of Morocco's Department of [...]	2009-04-30 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD AORC FAO MO
09RABAT386	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR KAINE'S VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine had a highly successful visit to Morocco on April 23, 24 and 25 that helped energize overall bilateral relations as well as achieve economic and trade development goals of his state. Kaine, who is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, me [...]	2009-05-05 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM MO
09RABAT389	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S VISIT SUCCEEDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine explored opportunities for deepening the economic relationship between Virginia and Morocco with key Moroccan officials, focusing on the already important agricultural trade and port cooperation. On April 23, Prime Minister El Fassi said Morocco wa [...]	2009-05-06 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO ETRD PREL MO ENERG
09RABAT39	MOROCCO: UPDATE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco awaits the domestic impact of the global economic slowdown with trepidation. Government officials have tempered their earlier comments about how Morocco is sheltered from the crisis, conceding that while not exposed to "direct contagion" from "toxic assets," the count [...]	2009-01-15 16:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EAGR MO
09RABAT435	COMMERCE NEAR THE BORDER: NEW DYNAMISM, OLD [...] (U) Summary: Historically oriented both commercially and culturally toward Algeria, the Oriental region of Morocco's Mediterranean coast has abandoned hope of an imminent opening of the border with Algeria, closed since 1994. International trade in the region largely depends on smuggled duty- [...]	2009-05-29 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN PREL MO AG

09RABAT447	ECONOMIC GROWTH WEAKENS AS CRISIS' IMPACT HITS HOME [...] (U) Summary: While official GDP growth projections remain near 5 percent for 2009, thanks to this year's bumper agricultural harvest, the outlook for non-agricultural sectors appears increasingly somber as a result of the world economic downturn. Growth outside agriculture was only 1.3 percen [...]	2009-06-03 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MO
09RABAT621	TRADE EXPERTS ADVISE EXPORTERS ON FTA OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz and Charge d,Affaires, a.i., Robert Jackson opened the Department of State,s (DOS,) Middle East Partnership Initiative- (MEPI-) sponsored "Maximizing Trade with the U.S." seminar on June 9 in Casablanca. Presenters explained U.S. m [...]	2009-07-20 16:56:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO
09RABAT642	EFFECTS OF RECESSION STARTING TO APPEAR IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: The lingering global recession continues progressively to affect economic growth forecasts for Morocco, as well as the balance of payments and current economic activity. A flurry of reports, prognostications and evaluations in late June and early July describes the Kingdom as [...]	2009-07-23 14:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MO
09RABAT646	MOROCCO WILLING TO HOST CITES WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 15:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SENV MO
09RABAT647	TRADE MINISTER AGREES TO POSTPONE FTA JOINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz replied to the July 7 letter of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (A/USTR) Christopher Wilson, agreeing to a delay in the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) and outlining areas for continued work. The Ministry of Foreign Trade also se [...]	2009-07-24 17:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MO
09RABAT651	MOROCCAN MINISTER OF FINANCE AND G20 COMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 22, the Minister of Economy and Finance and the British Ambassador organized a working lunch for G-20 ambassadors and charges to discuss the impact of the world economic crisis on Morocco, as well as individual countries' and collective responses to the crisis. The Mi [...]	2009-07-27 14:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON MO
09RABAT769	MOROCCAN FORUM SEEKS HIGH LEVEL USG PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Top USG officials have been invited to take part in the annual "MEDays 2009" forum, November 19 to 21 in Tangier, aimed at developing recommendations to address the political, economic, environmental and socio-cultural issues of the Mediterranean region. Among those invited ar [...]	2009-09-11 17:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT777	MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 14:43:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR MO
09RABAT787	SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION REQUESTED FOR THE 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Middle East and North Africa initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (MENA-OECD) is holding a Ministerial Conference at the Palmeraie Convention Center in Marrakesh on November 23 [...]	2009-09-18 16:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT807	MOROCCO SEEKS TO JOIN OECD DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking U.S. support for Morocco's bid to join the OECD Declaration on Investment and Multinational Enterprises. The note made the case that Morocco has undertaken numerous steps in recent years to improve [...]	2009-09-29 17:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD MO
09RABAT824	MOROCCO: UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF USG CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of United Nations Division Rime Jirari told EconOff on October 1 that the U.S. can count on Morocco's "unconditional support" in its candidacy for the council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The M [...]	2009-10-06 15:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MO
09RABAT826	Eizenstat promotes bilateral FTA, Maghreb [...] Summary: During an October 1 conference in Casablanca on the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA),former senior USG official Stuart Eizenstat discussed opportunities for increasing bilateral trade between Morocco and the U.S., and for bolstering U.S. FDI in Morocco. He also proposed rei [...]	2009-10-06 16:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL MO
09RABAT839	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FM FASSI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their initial meeting, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri offered the Ambassador Morocco's perspectives on nearly all our key bilateral and multilateral priorities. He focused most heavily on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),emphasizing that King Mohammed VI firmly believ [...]	2009-10-09 17:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PTER MA
09RABAT884	KING MOHAMMED VI WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WESTERN [...] (C) On October 28, in preparation for the Secretary,s upcoming visit, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri and his Chief of Staff, Ambassador Nasser Bourita, reviewed the issues that King Mohammed VI would like to raise with the Secretary. In addition to inviting the [...]	2009-10-29 17:51:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PBTS EAID ETRD MASS AG WI MO
09RABAT949	2010 NTE ON THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT AGAINST ISRAEL [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Morocco does not enforce the Arab League Boycott against Israel and purchases some Israeli goods. American firms operating in Morocco have not reported any obstacles related to the boycott. End Summary. Boycott Not Applied ------------------- 2. (SBU) Moroccan law conta [...]	2009-12-04 13:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ECON ETRD XF MO
09RANGOON134	BURMA: TAY ZA EXPANDS HIS EMPIRE [...] (C) Tay Za, the regime's favored crony, continues to expand his empire in Burma. Over the past three months he has purchased three large hotels, expanded his airline business, and entered the telecommunications industry. Embassy Rangoon recommends OFAC add Tay Za's newest companies and key [...]	2009-03-04 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON197	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Burma's Attorney General U Aye Maung asserted the 2010 elections will be "free and fair" and conducted "in accordance with the law." He said his office is responsible for writing the election laws whi [...]	2009-03-31 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09RANGOON221	BURMA: NGO WORKING TO PROTECT TIGER POPULATION [...] (C) American NGO Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) continues to work with the Burmese government to protect Burma's dwindling tiger population. While the GOB established the world's largest tiger reserve in the Hukong Valley in 2004, it has yet to approve a WCS petition to expand the pro [...]	2009-04-09 23:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV BM
09RANGOON229	(C) BURMA: JADELAND CO. SUPPORTING THE REGIME [...] (C) Yup Zaw Hkwang of Kachin State owns the largest jade mining company in Burma, Jadeland Co., and his family provides significant economic and political support to the regime. Yup Zaw Hkwang helped to broker the cease fire agreement between the GOB and the Kachin Independence Organization [...]	2009-04-21 23:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON298	BURMA: UPDATE ON CRONY STEVEN LAW'S ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Steven Law, one of the regime's top cronies, continues to expand his businesses in both Burma and Singapore. The authorities recently awarded Law's Asia World Company the rights to build the new international airport in Nay Pyi Taw, and his newest company, Gold Energy Co. Ltd., is const [...]	2009-05-20 23:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON299	(C) BURMA: SILVERWAVE CO. BENEFITS FROM REGIME TIES [...] (C) Minn Minn Oung, Chairman of Silverwave Group and a number of affiliated companies involved in the agricultural, timber, mining, and energy sectors, provides significant economic and political support to the Burmese regime. Minn Minn Oung admits his companies received government contracts [...]	2009-05-21 00:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON33	BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...]	2009-01-14 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
09RANGOON333	BURMA: GEM AND JADE EXPORTS INCREASE IN 2008; [...] (C) The total value of Burmese jade and gem exports in 2008 increased by 30 percent over the previous year, with jade sales accounting for 98 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2009 exports will drop due to the continuing world economic crisis and declining demand. In 2008 the ma [...]	2009-06-05 04:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON340	BURMA: GEM DEALERS COMPLAIN ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Burmese gem merchants complain that a combination of the world financial crisis, lower worldwide demand for luxury items, and sanctions have reduced jade and gems sales thus far in 2009. While the Burmese Government continues to profit from its jade and gem auctions, small local traders [...]	2009-06-09 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON355	BURMA: CRONIES LAUNCH NEW SOCCER LEAGUE [...] (C) On the alleged order of Senior General Than Shwe, regime cronies and businessmen launched the new Myanmar National Football League (MNL) on May 16, 2009. To date, the MNL has been a huge success, with high attendance and wide national TV and radio coverage. It is unclear if there is any politic [...]	2009-06-12 04:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON357	BURMA: INCREASING MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN TIMBER [...] (C) Although state-owned Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE),controlled by the Ministry of Forestry, is legally responsible for regulating Burma's timber trade, contacts confirm that MTE continues to lose ground to the military's Regional Commanders who control forest-rich areas. MTE remains t [...]	2009-06-12 06:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON361	BURMA: CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE TIMBER [...] (SBU) In response to the reporting requirements of the JADE Act, this cable provides background on the current and potential future role of civil society in monitoring Burma's timber industry. 2. (C) There are a limited number of civil society organizations in Burma that focus on enviro [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON362	BURMA TIMBER INDUSTRY THREATENS ELEPHANT [...] (C) Burma's wild elephant population continues to dwindle. Environmentalists estimate fewer than 4,000 roam wild, compared to 5,500 in 1996. Although elephants are revered by the Burmese people, wild populations are threatened by habitat destruction, declining breeding rates, and poaching. [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
09RANGOON374	BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS DECLINING [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of legal Burmese timber exports dropped in 2008 by eight percent and 21 percent respectively over the previous year. EU sanctions appear to impact Burma's timber trade, as the value of direct exports to Europe has dropped by 65 percent since 2007. Timber indust [...]	2009-06-19 01:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON377	BURMA: FY09-10 BUDGET SHORT ON DETAILS BUT CLEARLY [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government published its FY09-10 budget in late May, along with FY08-09 supplementary expenditure figures. As in the past, the GOB's budget publication provides only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds will go to [...]	2009-06-19 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON378	BURMA: UPDATE ON CRONY ZAW ZAWâ€™S ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Regime crony Zaw Zaw continues to expand his businesses in Burma. In addition to Max Myanmar Group of Companies, Zaw Zaw owns a beverage bottling company, a cement plant, a trading company, a jade mine in Phakhant, a rubber plantation in Mon State, and a professional soccer team. Embassy Rangoo [...]	2009-06-19 05:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON386	BURMA: SANCTIONING TAY ZA'S RIGHT-HAND MAN [...] (C) Lu Lu, a.k.a. Kwan Lu Chan, Chan Kwan Lu, and Zaw Min, is Vice Chairman of Air Bagan and regime crony Tay Za's top assistant and advisor. Known in business circles to be cunning and ruthless, Lu Lu boasts to businessmen that he taught Tay Za "all he knows." Tay Za often designates Lu Lu [...]	2009-06-24 06:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON388	BURMA: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION [...] (C) The Burmese Government estimates the rate of deforestation to be only 0.3 percent annually, but local environmentalists argue the rate is as high as 2 percent a year. The highest levels of deforestation occur in Kachin and Sagaing Divisions. Former Forestry Department officials report [...]	2009-06-25 04:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON412	BURMA: CRONIES PROVIDE CREDIT TO DELTA FARMERS [...] (C) Agricultural contacts confirm that the majority of farms in the Irrawaddy Delta have recovered considerably from the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, enabling them to increase rice production by 10 percent over April 2008 levels. In many areas, soil conditions have improved, and NGOs, the UN [...]	2009-07-07 04:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON423	ILLICIT WILDLIFE FOR SALE ALONG BURMA BORDER [...] (C) Burma's endangered species, including Bengal tigers, snow leopards, elephants, and bears, continue to be under threat, despite protection efforts by the Burmese Government and environmental NGOs. According to environmental contacts, trade in illicit wildlife species, including tiger and [...]	2009-07-09 06:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON441	BURMA: TAY ZA'S COMPANIES MARKET GEMS, CELL PHONE [...] (C) Regime crony Tay Za, at the behest of the regime, is working with the Myanmar Gem Traders Association to promote Burmese jade and gems at the ASEAN International Gem Emporium in Kunming. According to Air Bagan staff, Tay Za is leading the Burmese gem delegation and flew 40 merchants and [...]	2009-07-15 01:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD ECPS PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON446	U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON BURMA -- SOME [...] (S) Economic sanctions are a cornerstone of U.S. policy toward Burma. The sanctions are broad and include bans on investment, imports of Burmese products, provision of financial services, and targeted sanctions on key regime officials and their cronies. This cable, based on Econoff's two y [...]	2009-07-16 09:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON494	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...]	2009-08-05 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM
09RANGOON515	ASEAN NARGIS RELIEF SPECIAL ENVOY URGES INCREASED [...] (SBU) At an August 6 donor meeting in Rangoon, ASEAN's special envoy for post-Nargis recovery urged increased assistance in the Delta, citing dire conditions and the need to set aside "political" considerations. U.S. and Western diplomats, with UN support, emphasized that the political prob [...]	2009-08-11 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON526	CATERPILLAR RE-ENTERING BURMESE MARKET [...] (C) In a August 6 meeting with Charge, Caterpillar executives explained that Caterpillar Asia plans to re-enter the Burmese market to avoid losing further business to regional competitors, notably Chinese firms. Caterpillar's legal department has concluded the firm can export to Burma witho [...]	2009-08-13 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON57	BURMA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRADE IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government recorded an increase in both exports and imports in 2008 compared to previous years. While the value of natural gas exports remained constant, trade was bolstered by substantial exports of jade, gems, and agricultural products. Burmese exports totaled USD 6.6 bi [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON609	BURMA: BUSINESS CANDIDATES WILL RUN, LIKE IT OR NOT [...] (SBU) Conversations with a range of private sector contacts suggest the regime is in the process of selecting supportive candidates from the business community to run in the 2010 elections. The regime has reportedly vetted individuals based not only on perceived loyalty but also via a candi [...]	2009-09-14 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON643	BURMA: SOME BUSINESSMEN REPORTEDLY HEARING FROM [...] (C) The GOB has recently conveyed through official channels and via at least one businessman (septel) its desire for better relations with the U.S.. According to an Embassy contact, many in the private sector here think Washington is preparing to respond positively, particularly regarding s [...]	2009-09-23 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON644	BURMESE BUSINESSMAN ON GOB-U.S. RELATIONS, ETHNIC [...] (C) A well-connected Burmese businessman has conveyed informally to the Charge that the GOB is strongly interested in better relations with the USG, mainly to buffer Chinese dominance. Senior figures in Nay Pyi Taw reportedly told the businessman that the GOB does not expect sanctions relief [...]	2009-09-23 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON657	BURMA: FIVE THOUSAND KYAT NOTE CREATES BUZZ, [...] (SBU) The GOB used a prime-time TV broadcast to announce the roll-out of a 5,000 kyat(K) note (worth slightly less than USD 5). The highest note currently in circulation is K1,000 (less than USD 1). Rangoon residents are excited about the new bill, seemingly for its novelty and convenience [...]	2009-09-25 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON743	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI NEW LETTER TO THAN SHWE, [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win told us November 12 ASSK has written to Than Shwe to thank him for facilitating recent meetings with A/S Campbell and other diplomats, to pledge cooperation on sanctions and other issues, and to req [...]	2009-11-12 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09RANGOON750	BURMA: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AND [...] (C) During a one-hour meeting on Nov. 4 with EAP A/S Campbell, Burmese economists and private sector representatives described Burma's economic woes, including a dearth of credible statistics, rampant corruption, and pervasive GOB ignorance of sound economic policy. Though downbeat about pr [...]	2009-11-16 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09RANGOON762	BURMA: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AND [...] (C) During a one-hour meeting on Nov. 4 with EAP A/S Campbell, Burmese economists and private sector representatives described Burma's economic woes, including a dearth of credible statistics, rampant corruption, and pervasive GOB ignorance of sound economic policy. Though downbeat about pr [...]	2009-11-18 11:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09RANGOON77	UPDATE ON MYANMAR ECONOMIC HOLDINGS' ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),one of 46 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Burma, is among the largest and most powerful commercial entities in the country. Established in 1990 by the Ministry of Defense, active and retired military officers appear to control 70 percent of MEHL, [...]	2009-02-06 05:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON808	BURMA: IMF CONDUCTS 2009 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have concluded two weeks of consultations with the Burma Government, UN representatives, diplomats and business experts, the annual Article IV consultations. The delegation reported the Government of Burm [...]	2009-12-17 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV PINR PREL KTIP BM
09RANGOON820	INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF BURMESE LEADERSHIP MEETING IN [...] (C) A Burmese businessman well-connected with senior leaders in Nay Pyi Taw informed us this week that, during the regime's quarterly leadership meeting that took place the week of November 23, Burma's generals received their marching orders for the period leading up to national elections in [...]	2009-12-23 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON83	BURMA: STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE DEMONSTRATES [...] (C) Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),one of 46 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Burma, is among the largest and most powerful commercial entities in the country. Established in 1990 by the Ministry of Defense, active and retired military officers appear to control 70 percent of MEHL, [...]	2009-02-06 06:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON84	BURMA: EARLY IMPACTS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Although the Burmese Government claims the world financial crisis is having little to no affect on the country's economy, recent economic trends prove otherwise. Burma's trading sector has been hardest hit, as export earnings from key products including agriculture, garments, and timber [...]	2009-02-06 06:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RECIFE63	DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE IN RECIFE: DEEPER ENGAGEMENT SOUGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a broad off-the-record discussion of U.S.-Brazil foreign policy issues hosted by the PO and Recife's PD section a select group of Pernambuco opinion leaders attended a breakfast meeting and expressed their points of view about the foreign policy of the Obama administration [...]	2009-09-30 16:17:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EIND SCUL SENV
09REYKJAVIK104	ICELANDIC PRIORITIES REVEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] (U) Emboff met with Iceland's Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Tomas Heidar and Director of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Department Jon Egill Egilsson on June 9 to relay reftel points and elicit Iceland's priorities for [...]	2009-06-10 15:23:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
09REYKJAVIK122	ICELANDIC WHALING IN FULL SWING WITH 24 FIN WHALES HUNTED [...] (SBU) Icelandic whalers are taking full advantage of the expanded whaling quotas issued by the former Fisheries Minister Einar K. Gudfinsson and have killed 24 fin whales and 20 minkes to date. (Note: The last time fins were hunted in Iceland was in 2006 when seven were killed. About 40 minkes [...]	2009-07-09 16:53:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
09REYKJAVIK23	ICELAND SIGNS TIFA, PUSHES FOR E VISAS [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Christopher S. Wilson and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphedinsson signed a Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Reykjavik on January 15. The TIFA establishes a commitment to meet [...]	2009-01-28 09:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CVIS IC
09REYKJAVIK27	ICELAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the following Investment Climate Statement for Iceland for 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. This report has been sent by unclassified email to J. Nathaniel Hatcher in EEB/IFD/OIA per reftel instructions. The statistics portion at the end of this report was only sent by [...]	2009-02-02 15:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR IC
09REYKJAVIK30	ICELAND CENTRAL BANK CRISIS: ODDSSON'S NAILS FLAG TO MAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iceland Central Bank's Chairman of the Board of Governors, David Oddsson, refused Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir's request to resign on Sunday. The Prime Minister made her request by letter of February 2, pending passage of a law allowing the government to dismiss the thr [...]	2009-02-09 17:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CVIS IC
09REYKJAVIK32	ICELAND RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND [...] Per reftel cable, Post contacted the Ministry of Environment to determine whether Iceland would be sending a representative to the Group of the the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Meeting in Mexico City on Februar [...]	2009-02-11 12:02:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IS TBIO
09REYKJAVIK36	ICELANDIC FISHERIES MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON REVERSING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the head of a delegation of seven ambassadors, the Ambassador urged the new Minister of Fisheries February 7 to rescind the quota established by his predecessor last month that would allow a large commercial hunt for fin and minke whales over the next five years. The Ministe [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK37	ICELANDIC MINISTER CONFIRMS COMMERCIAL WHALING DECISION [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Minister of Fisheries Steingrimur J. SigfuQon announced on February 18 that his predecessor's controversial increase in whaling quotas for fin and minke whales will stand at least for this year (reftels). Ministry of Fisheries [...]	2009-02-20 15:45:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC
09RIGA125	LATVIAN ECONOMY: BAD TO WORSE [...] Summary: Latvia's economic downturn has proved to be worse than expected. Falling household purchasing power, induced by rising unemployment and real wage cuts, is significantly reducing domestic demand. Falling consumption is having a negative effect on tax revenues, which despite higher VAT [...]	2009-03-05 15:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA188	Blow to patronage - Latvia limits size of advisory [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) passed a new law that limits the number of advisory councils at state enterprises, and caps the maximum number of members serving on them. Advisory councils are often used by political parties in power as a financing and patronage tool. The move was part of th [...]	2009-04-03 04:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KCOR ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA202	LATVIA: NO POSITION ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 12:37:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM LG
09RIGA326	GOL REACHES CONCEPTUAL AGREEMENT ON BUDGET CUTS [...] Summary. Government coalition parties and key social partners have agreed in principle to cut the central government budget for 2009 by 500 million Lats ($1 billion USD). The decision is limited to setting a target level for budget cuts, and specific budget cutting measures will be decided upo [...]	2009-06-10 14:39:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA339	LATVIA PASSES 2009 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, IMF-EC DECISIONS [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) approved amendments to the 2009 budget, which are intended to satisfy international donor requirements and ensure continued disbursement of international aid. The package is a mix of cuts, especially to social programs, and revenue increases. After the vote, [...]	2009-06-18 06:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA35	RIGA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Embassy Riga proposes two FY09 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. The first is connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection, while the other focuses on energy security, a key mission priority. Post requests [...]	2009-01-15 15:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG
09RIGA417	LATVIAN GDP FALLS 19.6 Percent in Q2 [...] According to a flash estimate released by the Latvian Central Statistics Bureau on August 10, in the second quarter of 2009 Latvia's GDP contracted by 19.6 percent, down 1.6 percentage points from a quarter earlier when the economy declined by 18 percent. This steep decline is consistent with t [...]	2009-08-11 08:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA451	LATVIA: NO POSITION YET ON SOY ISSUE BUT AGAINST BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Latvia is aware of the suspension of U.S. soy product imports, but has not developed a formal position on the issue. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the MFA's International Trade and Investment Division, and to Janis Briedis, deputy director of the MOA's [...]	2009-08-28 14:37:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG
09RIGA464	LATVIA WILL PROBABLY ATTEND FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (U) Latvia will probably attend the September 26 Partnering for Food Security Event, but the GOL has not determined who will attend. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Evija Dumpe, Deputy Head of the MFA's Development Cooperation and Economic Policy Department. Ms. Dumpe said that Lat [...]	2009-09-14 14:43:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LG
09RIGA520	LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST ALL BIOTECH CROP APPROVALS [...] (SBU) The Latvian parliament's European Affairs Committee told the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to vote against any EU approval of biotech food. Thus, the MOA will vote against the biotech varieties in reftel. 2. (SBU) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the [...]	2009-10-16 14:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG
09RIGA524	LATVIA NOT WILLING TO PUSH ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 11:29:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN LG
09RIGA611	LATVIA: PENSIONS RULING COMPLICATES BUDGET, BUT DOESN'T [...] (SBU) The Latvian constitutional court ruled on December 21 that while reductions in pensions are permissible, the Government of Latvia failed to demonstrate that some USD 400 million in 2009-2010 pension reductions meant to trim the budget deficit to meet IMF and European Commission targets we [...]	2009-12-22 14:39:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD LG
09RIGA91	LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 12:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG
09RIODEJANEIRO147	MEDIA REACTION O GLOBO, THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 13:44:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO15	O GLOBO NEWSPAPER, THE OBAMA ERA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 15:28:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO151	EXIM MEETING WITH BRAZIL MINING GIANT VALE [...] Begin Summary: On May 11-12, U.S. Export-Import Bank (ExIm) officials, accompanied by Ambassador Sobel, met with finance executives from Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale to discuss access to ExIm financing. Vale has expressed a preference for using ExIm financing to purchase equipment and ca [...]	2009-06-22 18:35:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EFIN EINV EIND ETRD BR
09RIODEJANEIRO16	JORNAL DO BRASIL, OBAMA: SHOCK OF HOPE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 15:32:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO161	Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, Brazil: Between [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 19:48:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO162	Media Reaction, Digital Duel (in Iran) [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 19:51:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO171	Media Reaction, Old Fashioned Coup d'Etat [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 13:48:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO172	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro, Unacceptable (Coup in [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 13:49:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO18	JORNAL DO BRASIL, OBAMA: SHOCK OF HOPE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 18:37:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO368	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Just for looks (Climate [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 19:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO384	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro, Chavist Blackout [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 20:05:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO392	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: The U.S. Bases and [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 17:27:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO394	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Ethics and Diplomacy [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:34:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO396	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Dubious and Risky Diplomatic [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:46:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO400	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Honduran Saga [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 20:36:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO406	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: War Lord and Nobel Peace [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 21:29:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO408	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: The Most Appropriate Decision [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 21:35:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO414	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Diplomacy--A [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 22:07:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO416	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: May the climate remain good [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 13:40:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO418	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: War and Peace--A Time for [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 20:27:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO420	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Ground Zero (COP 15) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 20:40:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO422	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Risk of Contagion (Chavez and [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 20:57:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO426	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Hot Weather (COP 15) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 15:27:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO438	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Setback [Honduras] [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 19:28:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO69	Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, "Automakers [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 20:54:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR

09RIODEJANEIRO7	O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 15:56:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR

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