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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08PORTAUPRINCE1776HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008
[...] (U) This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE --------------------------- 2. (U) THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB). IDB approved a USD 12.5 million grant for the rehabilitation of Haiti's [...]
2008-12-31 15:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
08PORTOFSPAIN564TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM MID-OCTOBER
[...] PM announces budget shortfall, spending cuts 2. Inflation rising, CBTT raises reserve requirements 3. Tight monetary policy slows credit growth 4. Parliament passes Financial Institution Bill 5. Bread and flour prices fall 6. Food initiatives stalled, except Cuban farm 7. Importers want [...]
2008-12-10 11:53:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KIPR KCRM EAIR BEXP TD
08PRAGUE789OVERVIEW OF CZECH NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech nuclear industry sector offers significant opportunities for U.S. business, especially if a possible tender for the construction of two (possibly four) new reactors goes forward. Currently, the Czech Republic's two commercial nuclear power stations account for 30 perc [...]
2008-12-19 14:48:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO EZ
08PRETORIA1003SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]
2008-05-10 05:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1056SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 16, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 20 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Favors Further Rate Hike - International Groups Believes SA Cannot Grow Faster Than 3.5% - Commodity Prices to Drive Growth - H [...]
2008-05-19 13:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1111SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 23, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Finance Minister Defends Inflation Targeting - JSE Rebounds - Crime Leading Factor in Emigration - Imported Skills 'Add 15% to SA Project [...]
2008-05-23 17:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1146SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 30, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Growth Slows - Large Rate Hike Looms as Inflation Hits 10.4% - 2000 Foreign Math and Science Teachers Head for SA - SAA Reaches [...]
2008-05-30 08:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA119SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 18,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - House Price Growth at Lowest Level in Seven Years - Rate Hikes Hammer Retail Sales - JSE Down - Not All Lenders Comply With NCR - First G [...]
2008-01-18 10:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1225SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Higher Costs and Electricity Pressure Manufacturing - SARB Revises Inflation Forecasts Higher - Real Estate Prices Drop - Delta Begins Di [...]
2008-06-09 05:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1226 ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Johnson & Johnson,
[...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria is pleased to nominate the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies South Africa (J&J/SA) for the Secretary's ACE Award for Corporate Excellence in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. J&J/SA's groundbreaking work to establish the Johnson & Johnson Burn Center (B [...]
2008-06-09 05:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1227 ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Eli Lilly and
[...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Pretoria nominates Eli Lilly and Company, South Africa (Lilly SA) for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence in the multi-national enterprise (MNE) category. Lilly SA's pioneering initiative to fight the rapidly growing threat of multi-drug resistant tube [...]
2008-06-09 05:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1278SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE
[...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...]
2008-06-12 05:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF
08PRETORIA1288ESKOM SAYS OUTAGES POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power supplier Eskom repeated its mea culpa and way forward themes in a business forum, admitting that there is still substantial risk of load-shedding during this southern hemisphere winter. Eskom called for consumers to implement ten percent reduction in use through con [...]
2008-06-12 15:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF
08PRETORIA1312SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]
2008-06-14 07:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA132DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR - BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local media is abuzz with complaints from businesses and consumers about increasing electricity load-shedding and unplanned outages. State power company Eskom and the government offer no quick "silver bullet" solutions, and are asking consumers to bear up and conserve energ [...]
2008-01-18 15:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET SENV EINV BEXP SF
08PRETORIA1352SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fitch Downgrades Outlook for SA to 'Stable' - Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Add to Manufacturers' Woes - SA Trade Policy 'Hurting [...]
2008-06-20 14:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1414SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Rises to 10.9% - SARB Governor Hints at a Further Rate Hike - Current Account Gap Widens - SA's Credit Ratings in Spotlight - [...]
2008-06-30 05:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1522SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 28 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Steps Up Growth in Currency Reserves - Big Dip in Business Confidence - House Prices Rocked by Largest Decline in Fifteen Yea [...]
2008-07-14 06:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1584SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - OECD Thinks SAG Is too Dominant in Economy - ANC Will Keep Inflation Targeting - Crime Crippling Small Business - SADC to Launch Free Tra [...]
2008-07-21 06:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA162SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Turmoil in Markets Threatens Growth - SAG Inflation Targeting Policy Questioned - Fixed-Investment Outlook Strong for 2008 - Saudi-based [...]
2008-01-25 10:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA1633SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 25, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 30 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts Slower Economic Growth and an Easing in Interest Rate Hikes - Treasury Sticks to 4% Growth Forecast - Manuel Does Not See [...]
2008-07-25 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA168LOAD-SHEDDING WORSENS - COAL SUPPLY WOES SHUT MINES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's state electricity supplier Eskom's load-shedding (rolling outages) is getting worse before it gets better. Major gold and platinum mines have substantially shut down due to Eskom's inability to guarantee electricity supply due to coal supply and quality negative [...]
2008-01-25 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EMIN EPET EINV SENV BEXP SF
08PRETORIA1712SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 1, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 31 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand Strengthens as Trade Deficit Decreases - Inflation Races to 11.6% - China to Extend Acquisitions in Africa - Bad Bank Loans on Rise [...]
2008-08-04 06:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1751ESKOM AVOIDS LOAD-SHEDDING - FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South African state power utility Eskom has managed to avoid load-shedding this Southern Hemisphere winter, but still faces short and long-term shortfalls in power generation and distribution capacity. The power crisis - which reached its height with significant mine closures i [...]
2008-08-08 12:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF
08PRETORIA1773SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 8, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 32 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation: Mboweni 'Concerned' - Manufacturing production recovered in June - COSATU Strike Impacts Economic Activity - 'Black Diamonds' [...]
2008-08-12 06:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1822SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 15,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 33 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - MPC Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged - SADC to Launch Free Trade Area - Green Rating System for SA Property Market - Transnet Considers Enl [...]
2008-08-18 06:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1893SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 22,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mining and Manufacturing Boost GDP Growth - Slowdown Weighs on Construction Sector - ABSA to Lend for Old Township House Upgrades - Taxi [...]
2008-08-25 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1932SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 29,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 35 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Experts Believe Inflation will Peak at 13% - Land Expropriation Bill Shelved - 'South Africans Act like Americans' - Intense Lobbying Exp [...]
2008-09-02 06:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1972SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...]
2008-09-05 15:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2032SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 12,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 37 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserves Fall on Gold Revaluations - Business Confidence Plunges Further - SA Leaps in Business-Friendly Rankings - Old Mutual CEO Qui [...]
2008-09-15 07:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2071SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 19,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 38 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weaker Rand, More Inflation Likely for SA - No Surprises in SARB Governor's Speech - SA Falls in Economic Freedom Ranking - SA R&D Expend [...]
2008-09-19 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2072SECOND QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's real GDP rebounded in the second quarter of 2008, reflecting a recovery in mining and manufacturing production as electricity supply improved. Export volumes benefited from the increased production, higher international prices of key export commodities increased, a [...]
2008-09-19 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
08PRETORIA209SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, Issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Sell-off Imperils Rand, Current Account - Inflation Rises above Forecasts - MPC Leaves Repo Rate Steady at 11% - Banks Expected t [...]
2008-02-01 07:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA2136SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 26,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Policies Expected to Remain Consistent under Mothlanthe - Record CPIX Increase in August - Fears of Retail Recession Increase [...]
2008-09-27 06:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA214ESKOM AND MINES: AIMING FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's electricity crisis continues unabated. Economists debated the costs of most of the country's mines being shut down for almost one week, as they started to move back into partial production on January 30-31. The government has announced a stabilization plan to ac [...]
2008-02-01 12:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP MGMT SF MZ BC
08PRETORIA2165SAG ALMOST READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 08:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
08PRETORIA2183SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 3,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 40 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New President Addresses Investor's Fears - Current Account Outlook Bleak Despite Narrower Trade Deficit - PMI Data Shows Some Signs of [...]
2008-10-06 06:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2343SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 24,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 43 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Storm Drives SA into Deficit Next Year - Black Middle Class Stronger - Zimbabwean Business Leaders Promote South African Investm [...]
2008-10-27 15:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2390SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...]
2008-10-31 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA24SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 1,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 1 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Growth Remains Strong - Foreign Capital Inflows Decline - Gold Mining Shares Up - Student Test Scores Continue Decline End Summa [...]
2008-01-04 11:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2469SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...]
2008-11-07 12:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2515SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...]
2008-11-14 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2590SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 28,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Growth "Lowest in a Decade" - Liquidations Increase - Regional Integration Critical to Africa's Economic Competitivene [...]
2008-11-28 08:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2648SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Concern as Chinese Clothing Quotas Expire - Tax Reforms Help South Africa's Rankings in a Global Study - Factories Hit Historic Low [...]
2008-12-05 13:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA268SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Sector Focus: Auto Industry - Car Sales Hammered By Rising Inflation, Interest Rates and Debt - New Subsidy Program for Auto Producers [...]
2008-02-08 14:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA2706SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 12,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 50 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Outlook Bleak - South African Economy Shows Resilience - Customs Officials Seize 60 Tons of Illegally Imported Clothi [...]
2008-12-12 12:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2735SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK CUTS INTEREST RATE
[...] (U) Summary. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the key policy interest rate, the repo rate, by 50 basis points to 11.5 percent, on December 12, 2008. The rate cut was made possible by declining domestic inflation and weakening domestic and international [...]
2008-12-18 14:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
08PRETORIA2738SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 19,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Lower - Residential Building Continues to Slow - Bill Simplifies Registration Process for New Drugs - Intelsat to Launch $250 [...]
2008-12-19 08:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2755SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 26,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 52 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No House Price Recovery in '09' - Third of South African Firms Plan Layoffs - Markets End Bad Year - European Commission Offers Tariff [...]
2008-12-24 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA315POWER CRUNCH MAJOR CONCERN AT ANNUAL MINING INDABA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nadir of South Africa's electricity crisis may have passed - when mines were shut-down for lack of electricity guarantees (Ref C),but electricity supply problems will persist for the next four-five years until significant coal-fired power plants come on line. In the interi [...]
2008-02-14 15:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF
08PRETORIA325SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Industrial Policy to Receive Infusion of Funds - SA to Fast-Track Investment Process - Mbeki Outlines ICT Priorities - SARB Emphasizes Gr [...]
2008-02-15 12:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA371SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget Unveiled - Rand Weakens After Budget Speech - SA Looks to Indian Skills Development Model - SA Launches Diaspora Networking Progra [...]
2008-02-25 05:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA425SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]
2008-02-29 12:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA440WESTINGHOUSE STILL IN THE GAME AFTER SARKOZY SPLASH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French President Nicholas Sarkozy led a senior commercial delegation on his state visit to South Africa February 28-29. He succeeded in catalyzing a media campaign of announcements of French cooperation and deals focused on the troubled energy sector, thereby seeking to advanc [...]
2008-03-04 10:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP PREL KNNP SF FR
08PRETORIA455NUCLEAR JSCNEC MEETING POSTPONED AGAIN - HOPE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Chief Director: Nuclear informed Embassy that the bilateral Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation (JSCNEC) planned for June in South Africa would unfortunately have to be postponed because of the overwhelming distrac [...]
2008-03-05 16:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP SF
08PRETORIA474SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Outlook for SA's Economy Weakens - High Marks for Economic Freedom - Vehicle Sales Fall on Higher Interest Rates - Eskom' French Kiss - [...]
2008-03-07 12:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA598SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...]
2008-03-20 13:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA653SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 28, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Soars - Employment Up 0.8% - Heineken to Open Brewery in SA - Nissan Expands Truck Production Facility - Concerns about Electricity [...]
2008-03-31 06:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA704SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...]
2008-04-04 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA763SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 11, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Lifts Repo Rate - Surprise Surge in Factory Output - Eskom Defends Hikes as Predictions Were Off - Even State Housing Projec [...]
2008-04-11 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA881SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 25, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX at Double Digits - SA Runs Risk of Sub-prime Contagion, Standard & Poor's Warns - Golden Oldies Give JSE Vintage Edge - SA Canc [...]
2008-04-25 12:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA918SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Warns on Inflation - Prices Start to Slip as Property Boom Ends - Government Infrastructure Spending Expected to Drive Grow [...]
2008-04-30 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRISTINA432KOSOVO: 2008 BFIF REPORTING
[...] The following is an accounting of funds spent to send Embassy Pristina's Commercial Assistant to attend a one-week Professional Development Training Forum hosted by the Department of Commerce in July 2008. Total BFIF Fund Cite: US$4,300.00 Per Diem: US$1,774.42 - 1980113-1005-1005800157-22 [...]
2008-08-19 10:51:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM
08PRISTINA54KOSOVO 2008 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] (U) In response to EB's 2008 call for Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals, USOP requests funding for LES commercial training, to take place in July, and a series of intellectual property rights workshops to be hosted during the third or fourth quarter of the fiscal year. 2 [...]
2008-02-01 17:13:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ENIV ETRD
08PRISTINA618KOSOVO: 2008 BFIF ACCOUNTING FOR COMMERCIAL
[...] The following is an accounting of funds spent to send Post's Economic Officer and Commercial Assistant to the Post Partnership Commercial Training and Strategic Planning session at CS Zagreb from October 6-7. This reporting is in addition to the one-week Professional Development Training Foru [...]
2008-12-17 15:12:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM
08RABAT1187MOROCCAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request for an overview of Morocco's nuclear energy plans, Post notes Ref B reporting discussions held during the November 16-18 visit to Morocco of Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, the Secretary's Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation. Ambassador Wolcott discussed [...]
2008-12-23 15:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO MO
08RIGA807LATVIA: NO PLANS FOR NUCLEAR POWER, EXCEPT IN LITHUANIA
[...] Latvia has no nuclear power plants, and no plans to develop nuclear power facilities within its own borders. As Latvia explored its options for increasing its generation capacity in mid-2008, there was some speculation that a small nuclear power plant would be one potential solution. Since [...]
2008-12-18 13:28:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO LG
08RIYADH1450SAUDI IAEA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT AND REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request: During a 20 September meeting with the Saudi delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Dr. Turki Al-Saud, Dr. Turki requested U.S. assistance to arrange a visit to the U.S. by a delegation from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technolo [...]
2008-09-24 12:46:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG IAEA KNNP BEXP SA
08RIYADH1625EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KING SAUD
[...] Reftel requested that Post conduct post-shipment verifications relating to the shipment of 8 Waters Breeze High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Systems exported as No License Required by Waters Corporation, Milford, MA. This order was placed through Waters Europe and Gulf Scientific Co [...]
2008-10-29 12:42:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08RIYADH1626EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KING FAISAL
[...] Reftel requested that Post conduct a post-shipment verification of a Waters 2695 Separations Module and a Waters 2998 Photodiode Array Detector and related equipment exported as No License Required by Waters Corporation, Milford, MA. This order was placed through Waters Europe and Gulf Scientif [...]
2008-10-29 12:43:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08RIYADH1627EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KING FAISAL
[...] Abu Dhabi based Regional Export Control Officer was unable to complete reftel post-shipment verification at King Faisal University in Al-Hufof due to logistical issues previously highlighted to BIS/OEA. 2. Post requests that this PSV be cancelled. FRAKER [...]
2008-10-29 12:43:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08RIYADH1864SAUDI ARABIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] Saudi Arabia has only recently begun to examine how nuclear energy can best meet its national needs. Government statements have noted that Saudi Arabia would benefit from the ability to produce electricity from nuclear sources as well as to power expanded desalination operations. Part of the S [...]
2008-12-29 06:53:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SA
08ROME1577INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...]
2008-12-24 13:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT
08SANAA1990CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP INFORMATION REQUEST:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-14 12:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO YM
08SANAA44US PARTNER CHOSEN TO LEAD INFLUENTIAL CHAMBER OF
[...] (U) On January 6, the Sana'a Chamber of Commerce and Industry elected Hassan Al-Kbous as the Chairman of the Chamber following the death of previous Chairman Sheikh Mahfoudh Shammakh. Sheikh Mahfoudh Shammakh, sometimes called the Wiseman of the Yemeni Traders, died of a heart attack on Janu [...]
2008-01-07 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP PREL YM
08SAOPAULO301U.S. AIRLINES DIFFER AHEAD OF BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. aviation companies are of a mixed mind about expanded passenger routes between the United States and Brazil. On the one hand, rising fuel prices and a tightening market globally are weighing on the business decisions of the four U.S. carriers operating in Brazil (American [...]
2008-06-13 15:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO471JETBLUE FOUNDER LAUNCHES BRAZILIAN AIRLINE AZUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By the end of 2008, start-up airline Azul Linhas Aereas (Blue Airlines),the fourth airline started by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will be poised to initiate its inaugural flight in Brazil. With a business plan replicating JetBlue's, Neeleman is building the new airline wi [...]
2008-09-05 16:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO49BRAZIL: INFRASTRUCUTRE COOPERATION AND SECURITY ISSUES:
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met January 28 with Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra to follow up on previous discussions of cooperation between the state government and the USG on law enforcement and public security issues. He also conveyed USG's interest in supporting Brazil's efforts to develop its physical [...]
2008-02-01 13:54:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR EINV EFIN BEXP ASEC KJUS EAIR BR
08SAOPAULO664AZUL AIRLINES "TAKES-OFF"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers attended the inaugural demonstration flight of new low-cost Brazilian airline, Azul Airlines, on December 2. While Azul had originally wanted its hub to be from the local Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, they will be operating from the Campinas airpo [...]
2008-12-12 17:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO90BRAZIL CIVAIR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AIRLINES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 19 the Ambassador met with representatives from U.S. carriers American, Delta, and United Airlines to elicit their views on the Sao Paulo International Airport Guarulhos (GRU) parking fee dispute, follow up on bilateral aviation negotiations, discuss the domestic and i [...]
2008-02-26 10:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SHANGHAI285SHANGHAI'S CIQ LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR MORE COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met July 17 with China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Shanghai Director General Xu Jinji to discuss ways the two sides can work closer together on information sharing. CG noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon open an office in Shan [...]
2008-07-28 09:08:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI296SHANGHAI CUSTOMS: EMPHASIS ON TRANSPARENCY AND CUSTOMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 meeting, the Shanghai Customs Director General Sun Yibiao welcomed the "close relationship" between Customs and the Consulate over the past three years and discussed areas for future cooperation. Sun emphasized the importance of input from the Consulate and the U.S [...]
2008-08-01 05:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV ECON BEXP KIPR EAIR CH
08SHANGHAI318JIANGSU AND NINGBO CIQS URGE GREATER COOPERATION ON FOOD AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met with the Jiangsu Provincial Entry-Exit Quality Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Office in Nanjing on July 31 and the Ningbo City CIQ Office on August 4 to discuss a wide range of import and export issues. Both offices welcomed greater cooperation with [...]
2008-08-12 10:15:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI383SHANGHAI VICE MAYOR AI BAOJUN DISCUSSES SHANGHAI'S ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 5 meeting with Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian, Shanghai Vice Mayor Ai Baojun explained the Shanghai Government's efforts to build its alternative/renewable energy capacity, particularly focusing on wind energy and alternative energy [...]
2008-09-11 05:28:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EIND PGOV BEXP CH
08SHANGHAI412SHANGHAI CPPCC CHAIR DEFENDS CITY'S FOOD SAFETY RECORD;
[...] (SBU) Feng Guoqin, Chairman of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),defended Shanghai's food safety record during an introductory call by the Consul General on September 22, stating that inspection teams are working to ensure that dairy produ [...]
2008-09-22 09:15:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAGR PREL BEXP ETRD CH
08SHANGHAI430(SBU) GRIM OUTLOOK FOR EXPO PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prospects for an American national pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 look increasingly grim. The private sector fundraising team reported on Sept. 29 that the initial $500,000 of USA Pavilion seed money is exhausted with as yet no new money raised to pay for the pavilion [...]
2008-09-30 07:59:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDCH KPAO BEXP SCUL ETRD PREL
08SHANGHAI446U.S. TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONCERNS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: During August and September 2008 Shanghai Commercial Officer visited with executives of several U.S. travel and tourism firms active in the China outbound tourism market. Each of the executives expressed concern with recent trends in China's outbound tourism to the U.S. subseq [...]
2008-10-17 09:12:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CVIS PREL BEXP ETRD KIPR CH
08SHANGHAI510EXPORT GROWTH RATE PLUNGING SAYS SHANGHAI CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Customs Director General Sun Yibiao and Consul General (CG) discussed trade trends, the Megaports initiative, the Container Security Initiative (CSI),and opportunities for further cooperation during an October 31 courtesy call. According to Sun, the growth rate of ex [...]
2008-11-24 05:23:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EWWT PGOV ECON BEXP CH
08SHANGHAI60EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S JANUARY 22-23 MEETINGS WITH SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen met separately January 22 and 23 with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) representatives. Mayor Han said the city's 2008 growth target would be only ten percent, after realizing 13.3 percent in 2007. Han e [...]
2008-02-11 01:31:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP CH
08SINGAPORE1024RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),CommAttache TODD AVERY, CommS [...]
2008-09-19 08:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE1025RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),CommAttache TODD AVERY, CommS [...]
2008-09-19 08:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE1328RSVP: EXTRANCHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D408150; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson/Antoinette Dyson- License Applicant: Symmetricom Inc. 2300 Orchard Pkwy., San Jose, CA 95131, Contact: Ms. Su [...]
2008-12-22 00:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE623RSVP: EXTRANCHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act.. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Commercial Officer Todd Av [...]
2008-06-03 04:30:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE688RSVP: EXTRANCHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]
2008-06-17 00:21:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE735RSVP: EXTRANCHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]
2008-07-01 02:02:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SOFIA815OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is Embassy Sofia's response to Ref A Department of Commerce request for information on Bulgaria's civil nuclear energy program. OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Bulgaria ratified the Statute of th [...]
2008-12-29 13:41:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BU
08STATE118295KUDOS FOR ADDIS ABABA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 14:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG BEXP ET
08STATE127423CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP OF THE TRADE PROMOTION
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 5-8. 2. SUMMARY. At the first meeting of the Civil Nuclear Interagency Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee on August 27, 2008, representatives of several USG agencies agreed to request that selected Posts report on in- [...]
2008-12-03 19:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
08STATE27268GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE27269GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE68769DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC) FOLLOW-UP
[...] (U) USG agencies welcome Embassy Baghdad,s follow-up on the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) (REF A). We concur with the division of labor and suggestions for USG action and appreciate Embassy Econ,s work with GOI counterparts to maintain the momentum the DEC afforded to the USG-GOI bi [...]
2008-06-26 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG IZ
08STATE90046SUDAN - SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION: IF YOU
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. ----------- BACKGROUND ----------- 2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended 21 years of civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan in January 2005. The United States continues its ardent support of the CPA, which calls fo [...]
2008-08-21 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SU BEXP ECON EINV KE UG
08TALLINN152BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 050093640 - REPLY FROM
[...] The following answers keyed to reftel questions for Estonia are from Erkki Tori, Advisor in the International Cooperation Department, Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD): --Did you order from Polarsukellus Oy the exact type and quantity of items listed on this application? Answer: The EOD [...]
2008-05-02 11:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC FI KOMC EN
08TALLINN179ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...]
2008-05-22 06:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN212ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...]
2008-06-17 13:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN36 TALLINN'S BFIF FY08 PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY08 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to facilitate the participation of three leading U.S. science and technology parks in the international innovation conference 'Baltic Dynamics 2008.' This conference will take place in [...]
2008-01-18 14:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
08TALLINN368 TALLINN'S BFIF FY08 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 6,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to bring three leading U.S. science and technology parks representatives to the international innovation conference "Baltic Dynamics 2008", held in Tartu, Estonia September 3-5, 2008. The U.S [...]
2008-10-24 14:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
08TALLINN431ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO CIVIL-NUCLEAR WORKING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tallinn's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC for follow-up questions is Economic Officer Rob Hollister, Jr. at hollisterrm@state.gov, tel. +372 668 8107. -- Describe any plans for the development of nuclear [...]
2008-12-17 14:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG PREL PGOV EN
08TALLINN71OECD SEC-GEN GURRIA COMES TO ESTONIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his first official visit to Estonia February 11-12, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria urged the Government of Estonia (GOE) to address labor market inflexibility, but said the country will likely accede to the OECD by 2010. The GOE hopes that membership will bring acc [...]
2008-02-21 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP ELAB OECD EN
08TASHKENT173CONTROLS ON TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS OF CASH
[...] (SBU) Summary: A December 2007 Central Bank order has resulted in delays for those trying to access foreign currency transfers. Simultaneously, local currency withdrawals have become more difficult as the Central Bank has further limited cash supplies. The two developments appear to be unrelate [...]
2008-02-07 13:18:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN BEXP ECON EAID EIND EINV ETRD PHUM
08TEGUCIGALPA1125RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION With HONDURAS
[...] This is an action request. See para 8. 2. Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa is launching an initiative to deepen cooperation with Honduras on renewable energy. Recent steps, such as the approval of a 100 MW wind energy project and Honduras' inclusion in the U.S.-Brazil biofuels assistance prog [...]
2008-12-15 20:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV HO
08TELAVIV318AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER SHEETRIT DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) February 7 to discuss political and bilateral issues. Sheetrit thought DefMin Barak had made a mistake and destroyed his credibility by not resigning, as promised, following the release of the Winograd report. He [...]
2008-02-08 17:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KIRF CASC BEXP IS
08TOKYO2056BOEING'S CONCERNS ABOUT ANA LARGE AIRCRAFT PURCHASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing is concerned about possible EU governments' intervention on Airbus' behalf in connection with future purchases of large civil aircraft by All Nippon Airways (ANA). Representatives of ANA have told Emboffs, however, that any such purchase should be based solely on economi [...]
2008-07-26 12:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR PREL JA
08TOKYO2241METI OFFICIAL DESCRIBES JAPANESE EXPERIENCE DOING
[...] (C) While Japanese media have reported positively on high-level discussions between the GOJ and Middle Eastern governments, Japanese efforts to attract investment and efforts to negotiate an Economic Partnership Agreement with the GCC, the actual exchanges have been challenging, according to w [...]
2008-08-14 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL BEXP JA IZ IR
08TUNIS199TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Growing Inflationary Pressures on Tunisia's Economy B. Tunisia Posts Record US $1.6 billion FDI C. GOT Allocates US $802.94 million for Subsidies D. Tunisia, Morocco Strengthen Econo [...]
2008-03-05 10:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08TUNIS340TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia Economy Posts 5.8 Percent Year-On-Year Growth B. Hike in Gasoline Prices C. Stock Market Records Largest IPO To Date D. Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate Steady E. [...]
2008-04-04 10:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08TUNIS439TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tourism Earnings Up 8.6 Percent B. Trade Gap Widens As Oil Bill Soars C. Inflation Reaches 5.9 Percent Year-on-Year D. Tunisia Announces Transport Cooperation with Libya and Morocco [...]
2008-05-02 15:59:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08TUNIS602TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Central Bank Raises Reserve Requirement B. EIB Loans Tunisia 260 Million Euros C. GOT Adopts New Customs Code D. GOT Forecasts Growing Budget Deficit and Inflation E. Karthago Airl [...]
2008-06-06 06:16:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08TUNIS788TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Alstom Signs Contract for Power Plant B. Energy and Agribusiness Widen Trade Deficit C. Gas Price Hike... D. IMF Counsels Subsidy Reform E. Tunisia's Cereal Crop and Imports Down [...]
2008-07-17 06:01:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08ULAANBAATAR309EMBASSY'S FIRST EVER SHOWING AT MONGOLIAN TRADE FAIR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ulaanbaatar's Commercial Section has for the first time participated in a major Mongolian trade show. The Embassy's booth displayed promotional materials and brochures from over 40 American firms, mostly related to construction. Local construction companies asked about im [...]
2008-06-23 00:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP PGOV ETRD EINV MG
08ULAANBAATAR328 EEB/CIP AMBASSADOR GROSS SURVEYS MONGOLIA'S ICT PROGRESS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross and Whitney J. Witteman of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs visited Mongolia from June 21-24, during which time they met with senior Mongolian officials involved with setting and regulating ICT policies, rep [...]
2008-07-03 00:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECCP BEXP PGOV EINV ECPS MG
08ULAANBAATAR5302008 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND (BFIF) FY08
[...] Please find post's closeout report for the FY 2008 BFIF-supported 2008 Con-Agg project. 2. Text of report: Business Facilitation Incentive Fund Project Report - FY2008 Date Submitted: December 9, 2008 Project Manager: Michael D. Richmond, Senior Commercial Specialist Office: Economic and Co [...]
2008-12-10 00:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD MGL
08ULAANBAATAR5322008 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND (BFIF) FY08
[...] Please find post's closeout report for the FY 2008 BFIF-supported 2008 World of Concrete project. 2. Text of report: Business Facilitation Incentive Fund Project Report - FY2008 Date Submitted: December 9, 2008 Project Manager: Michael D. Richmond, Senior Commercial Specialist Office: Econo [...]
2008-12-10 04:57:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD MGL
08ULAANBAATAR555NUCLEAR ENERGY OVERVIEW FOR MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's nuclear sector is at a primitive stage of development, although GOM officials hope that as-yet unproven reserves can spur rapid sector growth. An undeveloped legal and regulatory framework makes it difficult for businesses interested in Mongolia's uranium reserves, a [...]
2008-12-23 07:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV MG
08VIENTIANE111LAOS: PLANS FOR FIVE LARGE DAMS ON THE MEKONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year the Government of Laos has signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding with companies from China, Vietnam, and Thailand to develop large dams on the mainstream of the Mekong river where both banks are within Laos. Four of the dams are estimated to individually produ [...]
2008-02-15 02:47:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAGR ENRG EIND SENV BEXP LA VM CH CB
08VILNIUS1054CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE INITIATIVE -- RESPONSES TO
[...] Below please find Post responses to reftel questions. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. Lithuania plans to build a replacement nuclear power plant (NPP),known as Visaginas, for the currently operating Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) [...]
2008-12-23 07:34:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO LH
08WARSAW1236EXPERTS LEVEL ECONOMIC/COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE(ECD) CONTINUES
[...] Commerce/ITA DAS for Europe Paul Dyck held a series of meetings Oct. 1-2 in Warsaw with U.S. industry and the Ministry of Economy as a part of continuing our Bilateral Economic and Commercial Dialogue (ECD) with the Polish government. He was accompanied by Commerce/ITA Director for European Cou [...]
2008-10-23 13:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON BEXP PL
08WARSAW1450POLAND'S PLANS FOR A CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Polish government has committed to develop a nuclear power sector, driven by CO2 emissions constraints and reluctance to rely on imported energy. Prime Minister Tusk recently announced his intention to have two reactors up and running by 2020; an ambitious target for a coun [...]
2008-12-23 15:50:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV TRGY BEXP BTIO PL
08WARSAW674REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: SINGLE IMPORTS OF VEHICLES
[...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance regarding a proposed Polish law that could threaten several hundred million dollars of U.S. trade in vehicles. ------------------------ Background: Homologation ------------------------ 2. (U) Polish law specifies three procedures applic [...]
2008-06-11 09:14:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD BEXP PL
08YAOUNDE1056CAMEROON OPEN(ING) FOR BUSINESS; COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS
[...] (U) Summary: Post has been heavily engaged in commercial and economic policy outreach, reflecting the priority given to enhancing bilateral trade and fostering economic development, a key Mission Strategic Plan objective. Working under the aegis of a mission-wide Economic Working Group tha [...]
2008-10-27 15:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD BEXP KCOR CM
08YEREVAN1049ARMENIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 09:30:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
08YEREVAN401RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION
[...] On May 12 Econoff visited MSHAK JSC, 3 Hakop Hakopian Street, Yerevan, to conduct reftel post-shipment verification. We met with MSHAK's owner, Levon Poghosyan. 2. Poghosyan had expressed surprise by our request for a visit, telling us he had been purchasing various components from Parker-H [...]
2008-05-15 08:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AM GE
08ZAGREB363CROATIAN ECONOMY MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT VIENNA
[...] Ambassador met with Croatian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Damir Polancec on May 8 to discuss the Vienna Trade and Investment Conference and other follow up to the President's April commitment to Croatian PM Sanader to seek ways to bolster trade and investment between the U.S. and Croatia. [...]
2008-05-12 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP CVIA EAID EINV HR
08ZAGREB870CROATIA CIVIL NUCLEAR INVESTMENT PLANS:
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post has prepared the following information on Croatia's current plans for nuclear sector investment This cable was prepared with the assistance of embasssy commercial service staff. 2. (U) Overview: Croatia released its new national energy strategy for p [...]
2008-12-19 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG BTIO TRGY BEXP HR
09ABUDHABI102EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACCESS
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Access Communications Systems (ACS),Dubai Internet City, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Test Equipment (Ionizing Radiation Detectors) exported as No License Required by IXIA, Calabasa, CA. On Jan 22, 2009, Export Control Office [...]
2009-01-26 06:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1136EXTRANCHECK: CONTENT OCEAN GENERAL TRADING, DEIRA DUBAI, UAE
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous Laptop computers exported as No License Required by Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On November 30 and Dec 1, 2009 Export Control Officer attempted to physically locate Content Ocean General Tra [...]
2009-12-09 04:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1144EXTRANCHECK: RAPID DUBAI, SHARJAH AIRPORT, UAE.
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Automatic Pilot systems exported as No License Required by Rapid LLC, Wichita, KS. 2. On November 30 and Dec 1, 2009 Export Control Officer attempted to physically locate Rapid Dubai at both the Sharjah Airport and t [...]
2009-12-09 09:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1146EXTRANCHECK: SEACOR OFFSHORE LLC, DUBAI, UAE
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for a CNAV2050 GPS Instrument and related equipment exported as No License Required by C & C Technologies Inc., Lafayette, LA. 2. On December 1, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Yarub Faisal, Technical Manager, [...]
2009-12-09 09:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1148EXTRANCHECK: COMPUTERLINKS FZC, DUBAI, UAE
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Aircraft Radio Navigational equipment exported as No License Required by Blue Coat Systems, Fremont, CA. 2. On November 30, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Tim Martin, Managing Director and Mr. Tabrez Surve [...]
2009-12-09 09:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1150EXTRANCHECK: TOPCON CORPORATION, DUBAI AIRPORT FREEZONE,
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Radio Navigational equipment exported as No License Required by Topcon Corporation, Livermore, CA. 2. On November 30, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Talal Hanna, Sales and Marketing Executive, Positioning [...]
2009-12-09 09:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1154EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ERA FEAT GENERAL TRADING
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for application D428003: Civilian Aircraft Generator to be exported by Air Eagle Aviation, Costa Mesa, CA. 2. On December 9, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr. Alireza Pourmatin, Managing Director and Board Member, Era Feat [...]
2009-12-10 10:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI116EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHNOWORLD/BAX
[...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at TechnoWorld and BAX Global, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Computers and related equipment exported as No License Required by Alienware Corporation, Miami, FLA. 2. On Jan 28, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. V [...]
2009-02-02 08:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1168EXTRANCHECK: EXTRANCHECK: GENSLER, ABU DHABI, UAE
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for an automated data processing machine exported as No License Required by Gensler, Washington, DC. 2. On December 10, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Tareq Abu-Sukheila, General Manager of Gensler Abu Dhabi. [...]
2009-12-20 07:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI1174EXTRANCHECK: DUBAI TECHNOLOGIES
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for Antennas and parts for Aircraft Radar and direction finding related equipment exported as No License Required by Trimble Navigation LTD, Sunnyvale, CA. 2. On December 8, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. M. [...]
2009-12-21 06:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI124EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ISLAND GATE CO,
[...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Island Gate Co., AKA: Island Gate General Trading, Dubai UAE for several shipments of Integrated Circuits (electronic devices and components) exported as No License Required by Avnet, Chandler, AZ. 2. Background: Export Contr [...]
2009-02-02 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI144EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROYAL JET, ABU
[...] Reftels requested that Post conduct post-shipment verifications at Royal Jet, Abu Dhabi International Airport Materials Departments, Abu Dhabi, UAE for the shipment of a Digital Media Server and an Electronic Flight Display both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. [...]
2009-02-09 10:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI151EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JET AVIATION,
[...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Jet Aviation, Dubai International Airport for the shipment of Air Show 4000 related equipment and a multifunction processor unit both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. 2. On February 10, 2009, [...]
2009-02-11 06:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI153EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as QA34z reference for Medline. An internet search shows a Canadian based Medline (www.m [...]
2009-02-11 07:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI154EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as No License Required by BioTek Instruments Inc., Winooski, VT. 2. Export Control O [...]
2009-02-11 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI155EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JET AVIATION,
[...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Jet Aviation, Dubai International Airport for the shipment of Air Show 4000 related equipment and a multifunction processor unit both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. 2. On February 10, 2009, [...]
2009-02-11 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI163EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MOHAMMED BIN GHALIB
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D411812: 2 Inch Worcester Ball Valve with Monel body which is controlled under ECCN 2B350 for Chemical and Biological Warfare reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Flowserve Corporation, Cookeville, TN. 2. On F [...]
2009-02-17 06:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI204EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXECUJET MIDDLE
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct 11 post-shipment verifications at ExecuJet Middle East, Dubai International Airport for numerous civil aircraft related systems and parts exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, Kansas and Bombardier Aerospace, Des Plaines, Illinois. [...]
2009-03-01 09:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI247EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AMIRAN TRADING CO,
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Amiran Trading Company, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for Instruments relating to measuring ionizing radiation and related parts and articles exported as No License Required by Bird Electronic Corporation of Solon, Ohio. 2 [...]
2009-03-15 05:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI249EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EVEREX GLOBAL
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct 4 post-shipment verifications at Everex Global Cargo Courier, Dubai Airport FreeZone, UAE for the shipment of numerous Sony computer systems exported as No License Required by Advance Computer of Mineoloa, New York. 2. On March 11, 2009 Export Control O [...]
2009-03-15 09:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI313EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROMATECH; FABRICAST FZC,
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D412508: Turbaloy D6AC Welding Wire which is controlled for foreign policy reasons. The U.S. license applicant is United States Welding Corporation, Carson City, CA. 2. Throughout late February and March 2009, [...]
2009-03-29 07:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI314EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HAYATI AND SONS
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Hayati and Sons Trading, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of Dental Products, Toff, Matrix bands exported by J.R. Rand Corporation, Deer Park, New York. 2. On March 26, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. Hassan Hay [...]
2009-03-29 09:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI397EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JENGAN INDUSTRIAL
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a three post-shipment verifications at Jengan Industrial Establishment for the shipment of numerous centrifugal pumps exported as No License Required by American Marsh Pumps, Collierville, TN. 2. On April 9, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. [...]
2009-04-21 10:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI402EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SYSCOM, DUBAI,
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Syscom, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of computer hardware exported by Prosoft Technology Inc., Bakersfield, CA. 2. On April 8, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. Musthaque Ahmed K, Sales Engineer, Syscom. Ahmed [...]
2009-04-22 11:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI427EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINERVA LLC, DUBAI, UAE.
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D416097: Motorola PTP 600 Series AES key which is controlled under ECCN 5D002. The U.S. license applicant is Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL. 2. On April 27, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Ms. Leila [...]
2009-05-03 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI57EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GE INTERNATIONAL INC.
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D410127: Mobile Trace handheld explosives and narcotics detection system which is controlled under ECCN 2A983 for Anti-terrorism reasons. The U.S. license applicant is GE Homeland Protection Inc., Newark, CA and the [...]
2009-01-15 06:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI66EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ALPHA DATA LLC.
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D409534: Numerous Cisco security and encryption products controlled under ECCNs 5D002, 5A002, 5A991 for National Security and Anti-terrorism reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA. The sy [...]
2009-01-19 08:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI67EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARAMEX EMIRATES;
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post shipment verification at Aramex Emirates, Jebal Ali, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Terrasat IBUC KU-Band Upconverter exported as No License Required by Terrasat Communications, Morgan Hill, CA. 2. On Jan 15, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met [...]
2009-01-19 08:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI68EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BAKER HUGHES EHO LTD.
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D410461: Mazak Quick Turn Nexus 450 Horizontal Lathe which is controlled under ECCN 2B001 for National Security and Nuclear Non-Proliferation reasons. The U.S. license applicant is Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY an [...]
2009-01-19 08:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI892EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SEATRONICS LTD, ABU DHABI,
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D423306: Compact High Frequency Multi-Beam Echo Sounder which is controlled under ECCN 6A001. The U.S. license applicant is R2SONIC, Santa Barbara, CA. 2. On September 6, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr [...]
2009-09-09 04:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI897EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO;
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct four pre-license checks to determine the disposition of numerous armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to its middle east subsidiary, Streit Middle East FZCO/Streit Group FZE located in the Jebal Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. The [...]
2009-09-10 04:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI910EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HABSHAN TRADING
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for an Electric Heater used in oil field related air compressors exported as No License Required by the FSElliott company, Export, PA. 2. On September 14, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr. Ali Ahmed Safan, Senior Sale [...]
2009-09-14 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI926EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE AND POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATIONS:
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct two pre-license checks and one post shipment verification to determine the disposition of gas turbine parts exported or due to be exported as No License Required by Gas Turbine Parts and Service (GTPS),Clifton Park, New York. 2. On September 16, 2009, B [...]
2009-09-24 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI976EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO,
[...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two additional pre-license checks (previous checks were conducted per Ref B) to determine the disposition of armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to Streit Middle East FZCO located in the Jebel Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. Th [...]
2009-10-15 07:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUJA106NIGERIA - FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY09 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH
[...] Embassy Abuja is pleased to submit the following project proposal for consideration of funding under the Department's 2009 biotechnology outreach program. . Background ---------- . 2. Nigeria is a natural leader in the African continent due to its size, population, and economic potential. [...]
2009-01-20 15:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP EAID NI
09ABUJA127NIGERIA'S PLAN TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) Post provides the following response per reftel request. 2. (C) The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) is the agency empowered to regulate nuclear activities in Nigeria, while the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) is entrusted with research and development of nuclear pow [...]
2009-01-21 16:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON TRGY BEXP BTIO NI
09ADDISABABA1200ETHIOPIA'S ECONOMIC SCRAMBLE FURTHER STIFLES PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) In hurried efforts to stabilize the economy, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has implemented policies that are destabilizing the private sector and investment climate. Ethiopia has been trying to rein in the money supply, increase government revenue, and boost ailing foreign exchange re [...]
2009-05-21 14:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA1276ETHIOPIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of recent economic highlights in Ethiopia, including: 1) decreasing inflation rates; 2) expected depreciation of the Birr; 3) declining export performance; and 4) factory stoppages due to increasing power supply rationing. Annual Consumer Price Inde [...]
2009-06-01 08:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA1278ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CEO DISCUSSES BOEING AND AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) CEO Girma Wake discussed his relationship with Boeing and plans for airport expansion during a May 22 meeting with the Ambassador. Wake confirmed that EAL placed a deposit on five Boeing 777 aircraft the previous day based on his comfortable, ongoing relationship [...]
2009-06-01 10:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA1389ETHIOPIA'S TEXTILE AND GARMENT SECTOR HAS YET TO REACH ITS
[...] (SBU) From humble beginnings, Ethiopia's textile and apparel sector has been rapidly expanding in recent years. Sector exports under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),which more than doubled from 2007 to 2008 to reach USD 9.4 million, accounted for most of this growth. The p [...]
2009-06-15 07:33:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA1907PARLIAMENT PASSES 2009/10 FEDERAL BUDGET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ethiopian Parliament passed a federal budget of 64.5 billion birr (USD 5.2 billion) for the 2009/10 fiscal year, representing an 18.9 percent increase in nominal terms from last year. The recurrent budget increased by 14.9 percent, while federal subsidies to regional states i [...]
2009-08-06 09:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA1977USTR KIRK VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (SBU) U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk and his delegation visited Ethiopia from August 6-9 to highlight trade opportunities with the United States. During his meeting with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Ambassador Kirk praised Ethiopia's success under the U.S. African Growth [...]
2009-08-17 10:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PREL OVIP ET
09ADDISABABA2299EXPERIENCE ENGAGING THE ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Addis Ababa compiled experiences engaging the Ethiopian diaspora community from relevant agencies at post. Post's point of contact for future submissions is Political/Economic Officer Skye Justice (justicess@state.gov). Responses to specific reftel questions follow: [...]
2009-09-24 14:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP SCUL SMIG PGOV BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC PHUM PREL
09ADDISABABA2434ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]
2009-10-13 11:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2436ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009
[...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]
2009-10-13 12:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2618ETHIOPIA: SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY AND STANDARDS-RELATED
[...] (U) This cable is a response to reftel request for reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standard-Related foreign trade barriers. Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) -------------------------------- 2. (U) On September 9, 2009, the Ethiopian Government enacted Proclamation No. 655 [...]
2009-11-04 12:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2853ETHIOPIA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN
[...] (U) This cable is a response to reftel request for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ethiopia was $147.2 million in 2008, an increase of 89 percent over the surplus of $77.7 million in 2 [...]
2009-12-04 11:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2871ETHIOPIA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 13:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2900ETHIOPIA SEEKS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL LAND USE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All land in Ethiopia is owned by the government. Farmland is leased long-term to individuals (95 percent) and companies (5 percent). Having determined that (1) vastly more acreage must be brought into agricultural production, (2) existing farmland must be made much more product [...]
2009-12-10 07:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA675FOREIGN EXCHANGE SHORTAGE HALTS COCA COLA PRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) Coca Cola's (Coke) primary distributor in Ethiopia, Coca Cola Sabco, stopped production at their bottling facility, outside of Addis Ababa on March 12, 2009, as a result of Ethiopia's foreign exchange (forex) crisis. Coca Cola Sabco's decision to stop production in Ethiopia follows eight [...]
2009-03-19 11:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ET
09ADDISABABA777REPORT ON BFIF-FUNDED AMCHAM ETHIOPIA LAUNCH
[...] (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Ethiopia was officially launched on January 12, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in the presence of the Minister of Trade and Industry Girma Birru, Ambassador Yamamoto, representatives of international financial institutions, and diplomats as well as a ho [...]
2009-04-07 06:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD ET
09ADDISABABA780COFFEE EXPORTS FALL AS GOE TIGHTENS GRIP ON MARKET
[...] (SBU) The government of Ethiopia (GoE) established a new coffee quality control and marketing law (amended August 25, 2008) in order to enhance its control of the domestic coffee sector and carve out a new strategy for increasing coffee exports. However, over the last eight months, the new law [...]
2009-04-07 09:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA798TREASURY FINDS AN ETHIOPIA MORE RELIANT ON AID THAN REFORM
[...] (SBU) In a March 12 visit to Ethiopia, Acting Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Andy Baukol, found a Government of Ethiopia (GoE) that has become more vocal about its need for sustained aid flows from the West and more recalcitrant about implementing any reforms or liberalization of key sectors [...]
2009-04-09 12:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA799REPORT ON BFIF-FUNDED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL TRAINING
[...] (U) AmEmbassy Addis Ababa's Commercial Specialist (CommSpec) attended the joint State-Commerce Regional Training and Strategic Planning Program in Johannesburg, South Africa in February 2009. CommSpec appreciated the opportunity to network with colleagues from across the continent. A trip high [...]
2009-04-09 13:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ETRD EINV ET
09AITTAIPEI371PSV: INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHY
[...] ON MARCH 19, 2009, COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY AND FN CINDY CHANG VISITED THE INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHY AT THE ADDRESS CITED IN PSV REQUEST CABLE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION. DURING THE VISIT POST MET WITH ASSISTANT RESEARCH FELLOW, DR. YUH-JING HWANG. 2. THE INSTI [...]
2009-04-01 01:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC ETRD TW
09AITTAIPEI372PSV: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
[...] ON MARCH 20, 2009, COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY AND FN CINDY CHANG VISITED THE NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (GIEE) AT THE ADDRESS CITED IN PSV REQUEST CABLE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION. DURING THE VISIT POST MET WITH DR. SHEN-LUAN LIU, [...]
2009-04-01 01:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC ETRD TW
09AITTAIPEI47PSV: BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO.
[...] AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO. (BURNABY) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH THE COMPANY OWNER JOHNSON CHEN AND CONDUCTED A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON JANUARY 12, 2009. 2. BURNABY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 AND HAS 6 EMPLOYEES. [...]
2009-01-13 09:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC TW
09AITTAIPEI48PLC: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
[...] AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION CONTACTED BIS UNIT CHIEF EDWARD HOLLAND REGARDING PLC CASE 409169 AND CONFIRMED MOVING FORWARD ON THE END USER - MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. (MIC),INSTEAD OF THE PURCHASER EVERGO MICROWAVE. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED MIC AND MET WITH ELECTRO [...]
2009-01-13 09:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC TW
09ALGIERS160ALGERIA'S CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] (U) This cable provides answers to questions in ref A. 2. OVERVIEW OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM -- (C) Algeria currently operates two nuclear research reactors at Draria and Ain Oussera. We have been told (refs B and C) that Algeria is roughly twenty years from actually operating a [...]
2009-02-16 16:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PREL AG
09AMMAN2150 ENGAGING THE JORDANIAN DIASPORA
[...] (U) Post offers the following in response to reftel B, paragraph 15 questions: A) The Jordanian Diaspora working in the Gulf providing remittances are Substantial and are closely tracked by Jordan's Department of Statistics and the Central Bank of Jordan. Outside the Gulf region though, Dia [...]
2009-09-17 11:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG BTIO EAID
09AMMAN2151 ENGAGING THE JORDANIAN DIASPORA
[...] (U) Post offers the following in response to reftel B, paragraph 15 questions: A) The Jordanian Diaspora working in the Gulf providing remittances are Substantial and are closely tracked by Jordan's Department of Statistics and the Central Bank of Jordan. Outside the Gulf region though, Dia [...]
2009-09-17 11:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG BTIO EAID
09ANKARA602TURKEY: PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMABAD REGIONAL
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points April 24 to MFA South Asia Section Head Emre Karagol. Deputy U/S for South Asia, Middle East and Iran Feridun Sinirlioglu and Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan are in Washington April 20-25, having traveled there directly from Tokyo where they attended the P [...]
2009-04-24 16:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID BEXP AF TU
09ANTANANARIVO266RAVALOMANANA'S TIKO GROUP UNDER PRESSURE
[...] SUMMARY: On April 6, former President Marc Ravalomanana's TIKO company announced through a paid advertisement that the company was ceasing operations due to the looting and harassment they have endured since the beginning of the political turmoil in January 2009. Despite the intervention of H [...]
2009-04-10 08:28:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP KTDB MA
09ANTANANARIVO346MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMY: LOWER REVENUES AND SHIFTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis continues to negatively impact key macroeconomic indicators and the business sector. Customs duties collected during the first quarter were lower than predicted, and the plummet in tourism is pushing national airline Air Madagascar towards b [...]
2009-05-14 04:13:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP KTDB MA
09ASHGABAT1QUESTIONS ON TURKMENISTAN'S PLANS TO PURSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 06:15:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
09ASHGABAT1247REACHING OUT TO THE TURKMEN DIASPORA: A WORK IN
[...] (SBU) Officially, there is a clear recognition within Turkmenistan that there is a Turkmen diaspora beyond the borders of the country, including both descendants of groups long departed from Turkmenistan and more recent emigrants. Efforts to reach out to this diaspora began only during the ear [...]
2009-09-30 12:45:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09ASHGABAT1381TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES LAST MINUTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On the margins of Turkmenistan Independence Day celebrations, GOTX officials organized a last-minute meeting of the U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council in Ashgabat. The meeting was a follow-up event to a dinner for Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov hosted by the Business Council i [...]
2009-10-29 12:26:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EINV PGOV BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1594TURKMENISTAN: SCHEDULE OF STATE EXHIBITIONS FOR 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 07:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP PGOV ECON ETRD BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1598TURKMENISTAN HOLDS ELECTRIC POWER EXHIBITION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 7-8, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the Second Annual International Electricity Industry Exhibition. The exhibition included l [...]
2009-12-10 13:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV EINV EIND BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1643ASHGABAT'S PRICEY WHITE MARBLE DECOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In the mid 1990s, the late Turkmen President Niyazov ordered that each newly-built, multistoried house or office building be decked with white marble siding, in order to beautify Turkmen cities, especially Ashgabat. Althou [...]
2009-12-22 05:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EIND EMIN BBSR BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1652TURKMENISTAN: POST HOSTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] (C) On December 22, Post hosted a roundtable to discuss entrepreneurial issues in Turkmenistan with private, independent Turkmen business people. The roundtable was held in accordance with action items per reftel. Turkmen entrepreneurs who participated in the roundtable are successful, wealt [...]
2009-12-23 11:10:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EINV BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT536TURKMENISTAN: AFGHANISTAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 05:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF TX
09ASHGABAT752009 TURKMENISTAN BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Brief justification -- U.S. Embassy Ashgabat would like to bring an individual with a proven track record of success in business, and with specific experience in marketing and advertising, to Turkmenistan to lead a one-day seminar on the basics of marketing and advertising for 40-50 entreprene [...]
2009-01-16 10:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD BEXP TX
09ASTANA1330 KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TWO SCIENCE FELLOWS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the assistance of two Embassy Science Fellows for a two-week period from mid-August through September 2009. The Fellows will work in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the supervision of the Political-Econo [...]
2009-08-04 11:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TSPL BEXP KSCA KZ
09ASTANA362 KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...]
2009-02-27 09:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ
09ASTANA363 KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...]
2009-02-27 09:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ
09BAGHDAD1897DELIVERING A CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAQ'S BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PREL PGOV IZ BEXP
09BAGHDAD2143IRAQI MINISTER OF FINANCE JABR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador,s meeting with Finance Minister Jabr, they discussed the Minister,s approval for financing of the GE deal, the need for flexibility in bidding rounds to increase oil production, the need to encourage the World Bank to provide financing to complement the USD 5. [...]
2009-08-10 08:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2318 Alternative Energies to be integrated into Iraq's Energy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from eleven Iraqi ministries discussed the potential for alternative energy (solar, wind, biomass, hydro) in Iraq at the Iraqi Renewable Energy Steering Committee (IRESC) meeting on August 19. IRESC keynote speaker Dr. Al-Qaraghuli from the U.S. Department of [...]
2009-08-28 14:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG OSCI SENV TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL BEXP BTIO
09BAGHDAD2960IRAQ/IRAN: IRAN MAKES BIG SHOWING AT BAGHDAD TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Among the nearly 400 firms present at the 2009 Baghdad International Fair that kicked off on November 1, 51 were from Iran; making it the largest single delegation among the 32 countries in attendance. With annual trade between Iran and Iraq estimated at USD 4 billion (up 30 p [...]
2009-11-08 12:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BEXP BTIO IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2966A GOOD WEEK FOR IRAQ'S ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Overshadowed by the October 25 bombings and wrangling over the election law, it has been a good few weeks for Iraq on the economic front. Washington hosted the oversubscribed U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference from October 20-21. The Ministry of Oil signed an agreem [...]
2009-11-09 09:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET PGOV BEXP IZ CH
09BAGHDAD3307Louis Dreyfus Commodities Moves Closer to Large
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ETRN BEXP IZ
09BAGHDAD508CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ MONETARY POLICY AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Iraq's (CBI's) moves to ease monetary policy, in light of the global economic slowdown, should dampen commodity prices and inflation. While the CBI still believes high interest rates have not impeded serious bank lending, their new policy stance will challenge [...]
2009-02-26 15:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALBEXP ECON EFIN IZ
09BAGHDAD605 IRAQ HEALTH INVESTMENT SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS,
[...] SUMMARY. The Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19-20 in Istanbul, Turkey, was a key opportunity for the Minister of Health (MOH),Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, to showcase Iraq's 2009-2013 strategic health plan and to solicit partnerships with private companies for Iraq's healthcare sys [...]
2009-03-09 07:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECIN BEXP CVIS IZ ECON PGOV PREL
09BAMAKO643MALI REACHES OUT TO ITS DIASPORA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 11:53:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09BAMAKO67BFIF: FY 2009 PROPOSALS FROM MALI
[...] This message serves as Embassy Bamako's FY 2009 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) proposals. 2. Embassy proposes to obtain BFIF funding to undertake the programs enumerated below. The first project reflects guidance in reftel regarding commercial training for Post Commercial Of [...]
2009-02-02 11:55:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO AMGT ETRD EINV ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN11BRUNEI - BFIF FY09 PROPOSALS
[...] Per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2009 funding for participation in DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Oil Technology Conference (OTC) 2009 --------------------------------------------- -- Oil Technology Conference (OTC),billed the worldQs premier offshore indus [...]
2009-01-20 08:09:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN282BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Per reftel, post verified that Sino Technology Co. Ltd, based in Taiwan, is registered as an offshore company, and does not have physical presence in Brunei. Company data is listed below. Please inform Post if additional information is required. Sino Technology Co. Ltd Company Registration: [...]
2009-11-23 08:05:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC KOMC ECON BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN76BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] As instructed reftel, post obtained written confirmation of receipt of following items in June 2008 by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense. 25 units MUM-14 Gen III Multifunction Universal Night Vision Monocular with Standard Accessories TODD [...]
2009-04-02 00:00:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETTC KOMC ECON BX
09BANGKOK141 BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $5439 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2009. EEB's funding would support a speaker for a workshop, to be co-funded by USDA and USPTO, entitled Biotechnology and Risk Asses [...]
2009-01-20 10:58:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
09BEIJING1230CHINA TO SEND DELEGATION TO ISLAMABAD REGIONAL
[...] (U) China will send a delegation to the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Asian Affairs Department Deputy Director Cao Jing. The delegation will be headed by MFA Asian Affairs Department Director General [...]
2009-05-08 03:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAID ECON ENRG KPWR PREL AF CH
09BEIJING1703Congressmen Kirk and Larsen's Roundtables with Chinese,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Congressmen Mark Kirk and Rick Larsen participated in a Chinese Business Roundtable on May 30 and a joint American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) and U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) Roundtable on June 1, during their visit to Beijing as co-chairs of the U.S.-China Working Grou [...]
2009-06-23 08:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EINV ETRD KIPR CH
09BEIJING2064 Secretary Locke Discusses Bilateral Trade
[...] (SBU) Secretary Locke and delegation and D/USTR Demetrios Marantis met July 15 with Minister Chen Deming and senior MOFCOM officials for a 90 minute discussion of bilateral trade and commercial issues including clean energy coooperation, global warming, trade remedies, Buy America/Buy China po [...]
2009-07-20 10:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EIND EINT BEXP CH
09BEIJING2343CHINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The following are answers to the due diligence questions posed in reftel. (Note: In the answers below "Cummins" and "the company" refer to the parent company headquartered in the United States; "Cummins China" refers to Cummins' wholly- owned holding company in China as well as its join [...]
2009-08-13 10:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRAD KSEP SENV CH
09BEIRUT1041ENGAGING THE LEBANESE DIASPORA
[...] The Lebanese diaspora is a large and diverse global community with an estimated population of at least twelve million, three times that of Lebanon itself. The bulk of the diaspora is centered in the Western hemisphere, with the largest population in Latin America. The remittances from this s [...]
2009-09-23 14:29:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID EINV OEXC PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09BEIRUT316 LEBANON: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES
[...] Date: January 29, 2009 Post: Beirut Country: Lebanon Company: ACE Hardware Company Headquarters (state, zip code): IL 60523 Issue/project: Opening of ACE Hardware's first store in Lebanon. Specific Actions Taken: ACE Hardware applied for a construction permit on October 25, 2007 to build it [...]
2009-03-18 08:52:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON EINV FIN LE
09BEIRUT886LEBANON: POLITICAL CONSENSUS IS CORNERSTONE FOR REFORMS
[...] (SBU) During a series of meetings with EconOff July 21-22, government officials and prominent economic consultants stressed that politics had stalled reform and privatization. They believed political leaders wanted to preserve their vested interests in any future privatization. PM-elect Saad [...]
2009-08-06 04:36:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV SENV LE
09BEIRUT894 LEBANON: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2009
[...] Date: February 2009 Post: Beirut Country: Lebanon Company: LTM International Inc. Company Headquarters (State & zip code): FL 34202 Issue/project: Sale of $32,000 worth of apparel. Specific Actions Taken: CS Beirut, in cooperation with the New York Export Assistance Center (NYEAC),connecte [...]
2009-08-10 07:25:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON EINV LE
09BEIRUT895DUE DILIGENCE ON BEIRUT'S NOMINEE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The following are answers to the due diligence questions posed in reftel: A) Post sees no risk of U.S. embarrassment resulting from the selection of Cisco for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Many of Cisco's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Lebanon were [...]
2009-08-10 09:27:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV LE
09BEIRUT918LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER SAYS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IS A TOP
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche encouraging central government budget transparency to caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah on August 7. Chatah declared that budget transparency was one of his ministry's top priorities, as evidenced by its commitment to a $4 million World Ba [...]
2009-08-17 12:02:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV LE SOCI
09BELMOPAN314CITRUS GREENING THREATENS BELIZE'S CITRUS INDUSTRY
[...] In May 2009, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) confirmed the presence of citrus greening in Belize. This disease represents a serious threat to an industry which significantly contributes to the Belizean economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employment in the rural s [...]
2009-08-11 20:22:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EAGR PGOV BH
09BERLIN531GERMAN PARTICIPATION IN MAY 13-14 RECCA CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On May 4 and 5, 2009, post delivered reftel points to the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMW) and the German Federation of Industries (BDI),encouraging high-level German participation [...]
2009-05-08 13:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG KPWR PREL AF
09BISHKEK463KYRGYZ WELCOME TIFA DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Claudio Lilienfeld's visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyz Government officials, as well as private sector representatives, welcomed USTR's ongoing review to determine how to invigorate the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Fram [...]
2009-05-14 04:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ECON KG
09BISHKEK638KYRGYZ RAISE AFGHANISTAN IN TRADE-RELATED PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In feedback following a recent USTR visit, Kyrgyz Economic Development and Trade Deputy Minister Ukulov emphasized the need for concrete results and a joint action plan for the success of future U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings. Ukulov sugge [...]
2009-06-16 08:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BEXP BTIO ECON KG
09BOGOTA1255COLOMBIA RESPONSE: UNASUR MULTILATERAL MEETINGS IN
[...] Post passed points in reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Relations Office of U.S. and Canadian Affairs official Adriana Maldonado. The MFA confirmed that President Alvaro Uribe and Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez will attend the UNASUR meeting with President Obama during the Summit of the Amer [...]
2009-04-16 19:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
09BOGOTA3571Colombia: Follow Up Response on Previous ACE Finalists
[...] Summary. Per reftel, Post contacted the following finalists of the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE): Occidental, SURevolution, General Motors. All three companies are still working in Colombia and continuing their corporate social responsibility programs since being [...]
2009-12-17 19:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV
09BRAZZAVILLE101BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - APRIL 2, 2009
[...] French President's visit 2. Pointe-Noire port improvements to begin in October 3. Bilateral US-Congo trade 4. Venezuela Opens Embassy 5. First Conviction for Chimp Trafficking 6. Tibet, Anyone? 7. Who's in Charge? SARKOZY'S VISIT --------------- Â [...]
2009-04-02 16:36:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PGOV PHUM BEXP SENV CF CH FR VE
09BRIDGETOWN145DOMINICA: EMERGING WATER SUPERPOWER?
[...] (U) Dominica has the potential to be a massive exporter of potable fresh water, with some 300 million gallons spilling into the ocean every day. The government has expressed interest in exploiting this largely untapped resource, but a lack of capacity and resources to focus on the possible i [...]
2009-03-05 12:29:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP XL EAGR EIND ETRD EWWT SENV
09BRIDGETOWN160DOMINICA COMMERCIAL SNAPSHOT
[...] (SBU) Dominica has long been an undeveloped and underserved economy in the Caribbean, but projects in geothermal power and freshwater have the potential to attract business interest to the country. The American business community is small but growing, with interests in electricity, media, qu [...]
2009-03-11 17:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN487DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR
[...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]
2009-08-11 19:57:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN488DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR
[...] (U) This is the Embassy Bridgetown response to due diligence concerning ACE Nominee Discovery Works, based in Saint Vincent. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel addresses questions regarding our other nominee, Monroe College in St. Lucia. 2. (SBU) Responses to requested infor [...]
2009-08-11 20:31:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN489DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR
[...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]
2009-08-11 20:51:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN661INAUGURAL BARBADOS BUSINESS FORUM STRESSES
[...] (U) Tougher regulations on international financial service providers, mainly to diminish criticism of their operations as so-called "tax havens," and diversification of the Caribbean market were two main themes of the Barbados International Business Association's first-ever conference on the i [...]
2009-10-16 21:22:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ETRD XL
09BRUSSELS1140THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...]
2009-08-17 12:06:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN
09BRUSSELS1426TRANSATLANTIC BUSINESS DIALOGUE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
[...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) has submitted their annual recommendations to the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC). TABD requests to the TEC include focus efforts on avoiding protectionism, ensuring aligned regulation, and promoting transatlantic innovation. They st [...]
2009-10-23 16:05:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL BEXP ENRG EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS382STRUCTURAL FUNDS OFFER CENTRAL EUROPE MEANS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Over the next four to six years, the ten Central European Member States that joined the EU since 2004 have the opportunity to avail themselves of some $223 billion (176.6 billion Euros) of EU Structural and Cohesion funds. These funds were established to advan [...]
2009-03-17 16:56:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EUN EFIN BEXP EIND EAID XG
09BRUSSELS657PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD REGIONAL
[...] (U) USEU Poloff and Econoff delivered REF A points to Czech Government in its capacity as European Union (EU) Presidency, EU Council Secretariat, and European Commission officials. Czech Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Tomas Pojar will represent the Czech Presidency. EU Special Representat [...]
2009-05-08 15:49:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAF BEXP EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD EU EUN KPWR
09BUCHAREST556ROMANIA: STATE CARRIER TAROM STILL INTERESTED IN
[...] (C/NF) The Director-General of the state-owned airline Tarom, Ruxandra Brutaru, informed EconOff in an August 5 meeting that Tarom intends to consolidate its medium-range aircraft fleet around a single aircraft type within the next year. This fleet is currently composed of eleven Boeing 737s, [...]
2009-08-11 13:27:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON BEXP PGOV RO
09BUDAPEST338HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEXT STEP TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Hungary's Parliament recently approved the next step towards the eventual expansion of nuclear energy in Hungary. A feasibility study and tender offer will soon be underway for the probable addition of two new 1000MW reactors at the Paks nuclear plant at a total cost of about fi [...]
2009-05-05 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUDAPEST725PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PAKS NUCLEAR EXPANSION
[...] (C) Summary: Work on the possible expansion of Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant proceeds apace as experts work to define Hungary's power generation needs in the coming decades and potential suppliers begin their marketing efforts. The tender is expected to occur sometime in early 2011. Political [...]
2009-10-02 15:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUENOSAIRES1112LEADING THE WAY TO GREEN BUILDING IN ARGENTINA
[...] With green building a major focus of reducing global energy consumption and emissions, the U.S.-based LEED standard is gaining regional acceptance as a standard for green buildings. Still, reticence in some quarters about adopting U.S. standards surfaced in an Embassy-sponsored recent confere [...]
2009-10-07 17:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG BEXP ECON ENRG EIND AR
09BUENOSAIRES176Summit of the Americas Private Sector Forum Invitation to
[...] (U) Post has received the following invitation from Ernesto Gutierrez, Argentina-based President of the Private Sector of the Americas, for President Obama to participate in the April 15-16 Private Sector Forum that immediately precedes the April 17-19 Summit. Scanned copies of the signed invit [...]
2009-02-20 17:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM BEXP ECON PREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES177Summit of the Americas Private Sector Forum Invitation to
[...] (U) Post has received the following invitation from Ernesto Gutierrez, Argentina-based President of the Private Sector of the Americas, for Secretary Clinton to participate in the April 15-16 Private Sector Forum that immediately precedes the April 17-19 Summit. Scanned copies of the signed inv [...]
2009-02-20 17:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM BEXP ECON PREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES734ARGENTINA SEEKS U.S PARTICIPATION AT FIFTH HEMISPHERIC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for WHA/PDA and USDOC/USFCS/OIO/WH. Please see para 5 for request. 2. (SBU) CDA Kelly attended a June 22 MFA briefing for all Western Hemisphere missions on the Fifth Hemispheric Summit of Mayors and Local Officials to be held, September 2-4 in Mar del Plata, [...]
2009-06-24 14:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM KSUM EAID KPAO BEXP AR
09BUENOSAIRES86Argentina - Scenesetter for Codel Costello
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina January 30 - February 1. We have arranged meetings for your Transportation Committee delegation with U.S. private sector civil aviation representatives and have requested meetings with senior Government of Argent [...]
2009-01-26 20:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP CODEL ECON PREL BEXP AR
09CAIRO1917PETROLEUM MINISTER SEEKS U.S. INVESTMENT IN GAS
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy wants major U.S. oil companies to invest in five deepwater natural gas exploration blocks off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, according to a senior MOP official. -- Fahmy plans to travel to the U.S. in November 2009 and hopes to brief senior U.S. oi [...]
2009-10-05 16:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON BEXP EPET ENRG EINV EG
09CARACAS1461VENEZUELAN AIRLINE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO MAKE UNSCHEDULED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior executive of Venezuelan cargo carrier Vensecar, the Government of Colombia (GOC) has retaliated against a September 10 decision by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) that it would no longer authorize unscheduled flights by Colombia [...]
2009-11-17 14:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PREL SNAR VE CO BEXP EINT ETTC
09CARACAS26VENEZUELAN SCIENTISTS SAY NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: In late 2008, Chavez once again made statements regarding his plans to develop a nuclear power program in Venezuela and went so far as to sign an agreement with Russia's Rosatom on nuclear energy cooperation. Several local nuclear physicists are skeptical arguing that nothing came [...]
2009-01-08 20:24:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PARM
09CHISINAU705ENGAGING MOLDOVA'S DIASPORA
[...] Summary: Defining and identifying a "Moldovan Diaspora" according to the definitions of reftel is difficult. Moldovan communities abroad, which are as ethnically and linguistically mixed as at home, are still in the process of formation. These communities share largely economic links with t [...]
2009-09-14 13:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID EINV OEXC OIIP PGOV
09COLOMBO353BIOTECH OUTREACH EVENT
[...] Post appreciates the support extended by BFIF to support the outreach event of the Science and Technology Advisor held on February 23, 2009. The visit was organized to increase awareness of the safety and benefits of biotechnology; dispel inaccurate beliefs concerning use of biotechnology and [...]
2009-03-30 06:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON CE
09COLOMBO426SRI LANKA: COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS
[...] Embassy commercial section has collected $900.00 as International Company Profile fees from Chevron Philips Chemical Global Inc. 2. The fees have been deposited under the following fiscal data: 1900-8901130008-9949-8217XX-0-ADAF. 3. Post requests reallocation of the recycled funds amounti [...]
2009-04-17 04:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR BEXP ECON PGOV CE
09COLOMBO56BFIF FY09 PROPOSALS
[...] Post extends its appreciation for continued support of commercial activities in Sri Lanka and Maldives and proposes BFIF funding for a U.S. Trade Fair in Maldives for FY09. Points below are keyed to reftel request for information. (a) Justification ------------------ 2. The U.S. Trade [...]
2009-01-16 06:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
09COLOMBO974MALDIVES: EMERGING COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOLLOWING BFIF
[...] Summary: The embassy-organized American Pavilion at the Maldives International Trade Fair should help boost U.S. exports to the Maldives. Nine U.S. companies, or their local partners, rented 15 stalls within the U.S. Pavilion. Attendance and interest at the trade show was satisfactory, thou [...]
2009-10-21 10:33:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON MV
09CONAKRY570DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT - RESPONSE FROM GUINEA
[...] Per reftel request, below are Embassy Conakry's responses to the Department's inquiry about the Guinean Diaspora: A: The Guinean diaspora are identifiable communities primarily based in Senegal, France, Mali, the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The existing diaspora net [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL GPI GV
09DARESSALAAM14TANZANIA FY09 PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE
[...] SUMMARY. In response to ref A, we request Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) to support one FY2009 project: a "Trade USA" pavilion at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in June-July 2009. The "Trade USA" pavilion, which builds on past successes, will support the Mission [...]
2009-01-14 05:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM32TANZANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The Government of Tanzania (GOT) generally has a favorable attitude toward foreign direct investment (FDI) and has made significant efforts to encourage foreign investment. Inflows of FDI continued to grow in 2007, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Wo [...]
2009-01-20 13:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TZ
09DARESSALAAM844TANZANIA RAIL: GOT WEIGHS PROPOSALS TO FIX THE CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania, in looking at ways to improve its crumbling rail infrastructure, is considering an upgrade to U.S. standard gauge of its Central Line, running from Dar es Salaam to northwest Tanzania. A USTDA-supported study, conducted by U.S. rail firm BNSF, argues [...]
2009-12-07 14:26:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ELTN EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DHAKA1BANGLADESH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: IS IT
[...] Bangladesh has long expressed an interest in developing a civil nuclear energy program to address its power generation needs. This interest has increased in recent years as the country's steady industrialization has put further strains on its limited energy resources. The Government of Bangl [...]
2009-01-01 01:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BG
09DHAKA1083BIMAN AIRLINES PURSUING U.S. FLIGHTS AND BOEING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh,s national airlines, Biman, is poised to begin making payments in its $1.2 billion deal with Boeing and resume U.S. flights with leased aircraft in December 2009. Biman is working with a bank consortium to finalize pre-delivery financing and ensure expedited delivery o [...]
2009-12-01 09:37:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA189AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD
[...] Sesame Street, a floating health clinic, jazz concerts, a cricket tournament and a biopic of President Obama were only a few of the highlights of America Week, a Mission-wide effort to showcase USG activities outside Dhaka. America Week 2009 found us in Barisal in southern Bangladesh, which we [...]
2009-02-24 08:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAO SCUL EAGR SENV BEXP BG
09DHAKA484BANGLADESH SHIPPING MINISTER WANTS TO DEVELOP
[...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to develop its inland waterways, its two major ports and a new deep water port, according to Shipping Minister Dr. Afsarul Amin. The Minister told the Ambassador on May 13 that dredging Bangladesh's many waterways, both to improve transport and irri [...]
2009-05-14 09:57:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALECON EWWT PREL BEXP PGOV ETRD BG
09DHAKA568BANGLADESH'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSPORT
[...] (U) See action request, please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) Bangladesh,s Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, has ambitious goals for expanding the country,s bridges, roads and public transportation links, including the completion of a bridge over the Padma (Ganges) r [...]
2009-06-07 08:04:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAID EINV EWWT PGOV PREL BEXP BG
09DHAKA589GOB THREATENS INDEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN SHIPPING FIRMS IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka, other diplomatic missions and foreign shipping companies like U.S. firm APL continue a full-court press on Government of Bangladesh (GOB) leaders to prevent a change in ownership rules for foreign shipping firms operating in Bangladesh. The Ambassador and several other chie [...]
2009-06-10 11:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PREL EAGR BEXP BG
09DHAKA691GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE
[...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...]
2009-07-14 09:24:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA739BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION
[...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...]
2009-07-29 06:31:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA770CIVAIR CHIEF: BANGLADESH WANTS TO ENGAGE FAA
[...] (U) In an August 2 meeting with Emboffs, Sakeb Majlis, the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) expressed hope that national carrier Biman Airlines would restart flights from Dhaka to New York, emphasizing the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) determination to obtain C [...]
2009-08-04 10:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA802009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH
[...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...]
2009-01-20 07:58:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA841AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO
[...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...]
2009-08-27 08:52:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG
09DHAKA894CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS;
[...] (SBU) Bangladesh civil aviation officials voiced their keen desire to see Bangladesh upgraded to Category 1 status during a recent visit by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives. By improving aviation safety to reach Category 1 status, civil aviation authorities would help sta [...]
2009-09-14 09:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA919BANGLADESH DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes reftel initiative and opportunities for further connections with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States. We already engage with Bangladeshi-Americans in a number of areas, but there is wide scope for expanded interaction. Our experience is that the Banglad [...]
2009-09-24 09:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC BEXP BG BTIO EAID ECON EINV OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG
09DJIBOUTI113DJIBOUTI APPROVES BLACKWATER FOR COMMERCIAL COUNTER-PIRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. security firm, Blackwater Worldwide (BW),has received permission from the Government of Djibouti to operate an armed ship from the port of Djibouti, to protect commercial shipping from pirates off the coast of Somalia. Blackwater's U.S.-flagged ship is expected to arrive in ear [...]
2009-02-12 16:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MOPS BEXP DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI1290PROGRESS ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN WIND, SOLAR DESALINATION
[...] (SBU) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Renewable Resources Corporation (MRRC) is working with the GODJ to develop an estimated USD 216 million worth of wind energy and solar desalination projects (ref A). While M [...]
2009-10-15 14:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI335DJIBOUTI: MARCH ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This March 2009 Djibouti Economic-ESTH roundup includes: --Djiboutian President Guelleh visits U.S.-led salt mining project at Lac Assal --Progress underway on Djiboutis new Commercial Code --France and Djibouti sign investment risk convention --France approves USD 30 million in loans t [...]
2009-04-20 12:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN EAID ENRG ECPS PGOV BEXP SENV FR DJ
09DJIBOUTI337DJIBOUTI: U.S. COMPANY TO INVEST IN WIND, SOLAR, AND
[...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Indian Ocean Resources (MIOR),the Djiboutian-registered affiliate of a U.S. company, signed agreements with the GODJ March 21 to begin development of two renewable energy project [...]
2009-04-20 13:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ
09DUSHANBE458WHITHER TIFA? RETHINKING OUR DIALOGUE WITH TAJIKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Given the new administration, the broad review of our engagement in this region, and the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld, this is a good opportunity to take a fresh look at the most effective way to engage in a meaningful trade and investment dia [...]
2009-04-10 13:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV BEXP PREL ENRG KIPR TI
09GRENADA11GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2009
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Ranked 84th in Ease of Doing Business Grenada has dropped from 63rd place in 2006 to 84th in the latest ranking in the [...]
2009-02-19 21:15:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ELAB SOCI ECON GJ
09GUANGZHOU567Asia Games Environmental Plan - Guangzhou Looks to Beijing
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Guangzhou prepares to host the 2010 Asia Games next November, it will use as a model pollution control measures implemented in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Environmental clean-up efforts already underway in Guangzhou, but the event's organizing committee ha [...]
2009-09-28 09:25:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PREL BEXP CH
09GUANGZHOU614Airlines in South China Poised to Grow Despite Global
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global economic downturn has had minimal impact on major airlines in south China despite international airlines industry losses of US$11 billion for 2009. Though some of China's airlines have diversified their business portfolio and others have made operational adjustments, [...]
2009-10-30 05:47:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL BEXP CH
09GUATEMALA361SICA MULTILATERAL: GUATEMALAN RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 23:21:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
09HANOI1116AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO UNDERSECRETARY HORMATS ON OUR
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vietnam. Politic [...]
2009-10-21 03:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM XD BEXP ECON EAGR EFIN
09HANOI532VIETNAM NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 AWARD FOR CORPORATE
[...] Summary: Mission Vietnam is pleased to nominate Intel Vietnam and Boeing Corporation in the multinational enterprise category, and the Protec Helmet Company in the small-to-medium enterprise category, for the 2009 Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). End Summary. --- [...]
2009-06-10 00:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP AMGT VM
09HANOI767 Response: Due Diligence on Hanoi's Nominee for the
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam is pleased to provide the additional information about Protec Helmet Company, nominee in the SME category, in response to REF: A) Post found no negative aspects or risk of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of Protec, Post's nominee. B [...]
2009-08-13 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AMGT BEXP ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV VM
09HANOI968BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR A NEW BEGINNING IN DEFENSE TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to the U.S. in June 2008, which included an unprecedented meeting at the Pentagon, both the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have demonstrated previously unseen interest in buying non-lethal [...]
2009-09-17 04:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EINT ETRD MARR PARM
09HARARE44HARARE 2009 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to promote corporate governance in Zimbabwe. -------------------------------- Support for Corpoate Governance -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post proposes providing financial suport [...]
2009-01-16 10:11:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP ECON ETRD ZI
09HARARE610BFIF-FUNDED FORUM FOCUSES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE
[...] (U) On April 2, the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe (IODZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local businesses, held its annual Director of the Year Award Ceremony highlighting good governance. BFIF also supported a related workshop on t [...]
2009-07-24 08:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP ETRD ZI
09HARARE745EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: HARARE
[...] (U) This cable responds to questions presented in Ref. 2. A. (U) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online communities available as platforms for outreach? i) (U) Estimates by NGOs, di [...]
2009-09-18 09:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09HONGKONG1EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DRAGON WELL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-01-02 03:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1009EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: UNIQUEST HONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-04 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1010EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NABOND TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1011EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUNFLY ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-04 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1046EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMEN VERIFICATION: IMAX TECHNICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1047EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1048EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1049EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1050EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1059EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phi [...]
2009-06-11 08:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1061EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1062EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1063EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1064EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1074EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-12 08:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG131EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE BRIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 00:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1658EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JASON ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-02 03:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1725EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SCITOP INSTRUMENT CO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-11 02:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1726EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-11 02:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG178EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TELEVISION AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG179EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TRACE ELEMENTS SECTION,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG180EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG181EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: PRODUCT TESTING AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1981EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TAL APPAREL LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-10-23 08:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: QWARE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-02 03:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2038EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: (FELTON SUCCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 02:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2046EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: EGS (ASIA) LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2009-11-06 08:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2085EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONG KONG NOVIKY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 04:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2090EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HIGH TECH INTERNATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip [...]
2009-11-13 07:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2091EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WAH WAI ELECTRONIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 07:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2247EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-C requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2248EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2249EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-G requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2329EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAXLINK INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2338EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PEACEFUL VISION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 07:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG239EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: GEO MARINE INSTRUMENT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted two [...]
2009-02-09 02:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG240EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: DATA WORLD COMPUTER AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-02-09 02:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG241EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BIT BY BIT LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-02-09 02:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG319EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KAI'S TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 00:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG320EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: CASTLE PEAK POWER COMPANY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 00:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG379EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 02:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG380EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WILSON LOGISTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 02:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG395EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHINA INTL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 09:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG484EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PO YUEN TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 00:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG498EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RICH LONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-18 05:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG513EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHESTER VIEW LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-19 06:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG526EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RICH LONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-20 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG527EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-20 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG541EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE BRIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 08:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG604EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHWING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-04-01 05:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG673HKTID LETTER EMPHASIZES EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) told us on April 2 that they have begun including with every import license for certain controlled electronic components (US 3A001) a letter that explains the control requirements. The licensee (importer) will be required to pass the lett [...]
2009-04-09 10:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC PARM HK
09HONGKONG766EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HANG TAT ELECHANG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG770EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BLUE NOVA/SHENZHEN EMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 00:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG797EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHPRO TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG933EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: A&P INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-05-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG934EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION - AVNET TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09ISLAMABAD1248POST NOMINATES CITIBANK FOR SECRETARY'S CORPORATE CITIZEN
[...] Embassy Islamabad nominates Citibank for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Citibank has long been a leading corporate citizen in Pakistan, notably in its response to the devastating earthquake in October 2005, which included a $1.9 million grant to the American Red Cross-Citi Ea [...]
2009-06-07 13:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV AID KPAO PK
09JAKARTA1177LETTER FROM MINISTER PANGESTU TO USTR: TOBACCO CONTROL ACT
[...] (SBU) On July 10, 2009, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk. The letter details GOI concerns regarding the ban on clove cigarettes contained in th [...]
2009-07-13 10:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ID
09JAKARTA1224INDONESIA REQUESTS CONSULTATION ON TOBACCO ACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 22, 2009, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk. The letter details GOI concerns over recently signed tobacco legislation and requests a [...]
2009-07-22 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ECON ETRD ID
09JAKARTA1379 DUE DILIGENCE ON ACE NOMINEE PT CARGILL INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Mission has reviewed the performance of PT Cargill Indonesia and reaffirms that its conduct in Indonesia has been exemplary. 2. (SBU) Are there possible negatives or risks of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of post's nominee? None foreseeable. PT C [...]
2009-08-20 11:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV ID
09JAKARTA1509PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF READY TO MAKE POTUS
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Cabinet State Secretary Hatta Rajasa revealed that Indonesia had decided to purchase from Boeing a presidential aircraft, supported Indonesian training for Afghan police, underscored President Yudhoyono,s determination to sign a Scie [...]
2009-09-10 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAMGT BEXP EDU ID PREL SENV XD
09JAKARTA1601VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BOEDIONO CONFIDENT INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 24 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Vice President-elect Boediono (one name only) welcomed the strengthening of bilateral relations, urged continued deepening of people-to people ties, asked whether U.S. companies wanted to invest in clean energy in Indonesia, and i [...]
2009-09-24 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID ECON ETRD ID KJUS PGOV PREL SENV
09JAKARTA183LETTER FROM TRADE MINISTER PANGESTU TO ACTING U.S. TRADE
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Jakarta received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Peter Allgeier. The letter, dated January 29th, 2009, details GOI objections to draft tobacco control legisl [...]
2009-02-05 00:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ETRD ECON ID
09JAKARTA448FIRST COMMERCIAL SUCCESS UNDER CAPE TOWN CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 09:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EAIR EINV ECON ID
09JERUSALEM1117GOI MOVES TO BLOCK PALESTINIAN MEAT AND DAIRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian meat and dairy companies in the West Bank have received notification from the Israeli Ministry of Health that they will no longer be permitted to "export" their products to East Jerusalem as of August 15. Palestinian Authority officials and private businessmen stre [...]
2009-07-01 07:46:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1323WATANIYA LAUNCH IN JEOPARDY
[...] (C) Summary. The GOI notified the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Wataniya July 30 that, beginning August 1, it would allocate a portion of the bandwidth requested by the PA to launch the second mobile telecom operator. The allocation of 3.8 MHz is less than the 4.8 MHz agreed upon in the July [...]
2009-07-31 13:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECPS PREL ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM386WATANIYA MOBILE PHONE LAUNCH DELAYED INDEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary: Wataniya Palestine CEO Allan Richardson told Econoffs that the failure of the GOI to allocate sufficient frequency for Wataniya, as required by a July 2008 agreement, has now indefinitely postponed the launch of the service. In addition, as of March 4, the majority of equipment i [...]
2009-03-06 08:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM516BLOCKED IMPORTS CRIMP WEST BANK INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli restrictions on imports to the West Bank are limiting Palestinian production and manufacturing activities, even at established facilities. Some of the problems are long-standing, but Palestinian businesses report the GOI has tightened access to particular materials, incl [...]
2009-03-23 13:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD BEXP IS KWBG EINV EAGR PREL
09JERUSALEM860CHEMICAL BANS AFFECTING SANITARY STANDARDS AT WEST
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli restrictions on chemical imports have led to a reduction in product sanitary standards at West Bank dairies, posing a food safety concern as well as affecting Palestinian businesses. At least three major West Bank dairy companies can no longer obtain chemical sanitizing [...]
2009-05-28 13:38:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PREL KWBW IS
09KABUL2239Developing a Private Sector-Led Rural Finance
[...] (SBU) The financial sector in Afghanistan has made significant progress in establishing a market-based system for access to credit in rural areas. With substantial U.S. Government (USG) assistance, financial services are expanding to meet agricultural market needs and demonstrating that lendi [...]
2009-08-05 06:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID EAGR BEXP AF TI
09KABUL2633Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]
2009-08-31 11:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2634Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]
2009-08-31 11:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2763DOD Business Transformation Delegation Visits Afghanistan
[...] (U) The Department of Defense (DoD) Task Force on Business Development and Stability Operations -- led by Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul Brinkley -- visited Afghanistan July 26-30, 2009, chiefly to identify economic opportunities/ventures that could boost local employment significantly [...]
2009-09-10 12:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV EMIN PREL AF
09KABUL2812Update: Strengthening Afghanistan's Ability to Audit Future
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Zakhilwal is pushing the Afghan Cabinet to re-instate Article 61, which gives the Ministry of Finance internal audit authority over line ministries, a matter of concern to international donors. Afghan ministries' internal audit capacity generally remains weak and hinders [...]
2009-09-16 09:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV EAGR BEXP AF
09KABUL3184OPIC Delegation Visits Afghanistan
[...] (U) An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation -- led by Vice President of Structured Finance Robert Drumheller -- visited Kabul and Herat September 26 to October 2, 2009. While the delegation identified potential partners in several sectors, including mining and agri-busines [...]
2009-10-10 05:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV EMIN PREL AF
09KABUL3305A window into Afghanistan's North
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A visit to Mazar-i-Sharif revealed a relatively vibrant economic environment, concerns about growing insecurity especially in nearby Kunduz, and several very effective AID programs helping business students and Islamic credit unions. 2. (U) Coordinating Director for Development [...]
2009-10-17 11:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EINV ECON ETRD EAID BEXP AF
09KABUL3306COMMERCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - GOOD TRIP TO WASHINGTON, NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Commerce and Industries Shahrani reported on his October 4 - 8 trip to Washington, including take-aways from the U.S./Afghanistan trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) talks and his participation in the TIFA meeting with the Central Asian countries. He sha [...]
2009-10-17 12:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP PREL PGOV AF PK
09KABUL3447Finance Minister Zakhilwal Interested in Improving Ariana
[...] (U) Summary: Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Assistance (CDDEA) Wayne reviewed the USAID-financed assessment's of state-owned Ariana Airlines October 21. The assessment notes improvements in human resource management and quality cont [...]
2009-10-28 06:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID ETRD PGOV BEXP AF
09KABUL3464GE Advocacy Request: Afghan Bidding Process Suspended
[...] Responding to a request from the Department of Commerce's Trade Advocacy Center, Embassy Kabul has confirmed the bona fides of two international firms. The companies, ANHAM LLC and AIP LLC, have formed a joint venture to sub-contract a $10.9 million generator set to General Electric's Marine a [...]
2009-10-29 07:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG EFIN AF
09KABUL3465Commerce Minister Shahrani highlights U.S.-Afghan Business
[...] Summary: Afghan Minister Shahrani praised current USAID-funded Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development activities to Amb. Wayne, noting especially USG support to strengthen Afghan value-added in the carpet and cashmere industries. Shahrani also wants to provide additional economic opport [...]
2009-10-29 07:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD BEXP ECON ELAB PHUM SCUL OPIC PGOV AF
09KABUL3570AFGHANISTAN MOVES UP EIGHT PLACES IN THE WORLD BANK'S DOING
[...] Summary: While still low-ranked as a place to do business, Afghanistan did ratchet up - from 168 to 160 - among 183 countries ranked by the World Bank in its recent Doing Business Report for 2010. Moreover, Afghanistan was also the only country in South Asia to improve its ranking. Improve [...]
2009-11-05 17:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EAID EAGR PGOV AF
09KABUL3962OPIC-Funded American Investors Create Jobs and Build
[...] (U) Summary: Capitalizing on "Afghan First" opportunities that promote local employment, U.S. investors in Afghanistan are training and employing thousands of Afghans, including women, while building capacity in numerous sectors. OPIC-funded U.S. companies have registered successes in the appa [...]
2009-12-09 06:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV EAGR KWMN AF
09KABUL407ASSESSMENT OF AFGHAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) Asif Rahimi took office in October 2008 with the aim of restructuring and revitalizing the Ministry and building on his success as Deputy Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD). This cable provides a [...]
2009-02-25 11:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID EAGR BEXP AF TI
09KATHMANDU367SAARC SECRETARIAT TO PARTICIPATE IN ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 04:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP KPWR AF EUN NP
09KINGSTON295JAMAICA: CARICOM Multilat at FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 16:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV JM XL
09KINGSTON320JAMAICA: 2009 HERBERT SALZMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 20:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER ECON BEXP ETRD AMGT EAIR SOCI IBRD IMF CDB IBD
09KINGSTON732JAMAICA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] The following information is keyed to reftel, paragraph 15: A) The Jamaican Diaspora is a readily identifiable community in both North America and the U.K. The Friends of Jamaica, University of the West Indies (UWI) Alumni Association, the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s annual Diaspora Co [...]
2009-09-24 19:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09KINGSTON798JAMAICA: COUNTRY CLEARANCES AND BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 18:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC APER CMGT PBTS EFIN BEXP PREL KCOM JM CJ
09KINSHASA37DRC 2009 BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] (U) Post proposes two projects for funding under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for 2009: An East and Central Africa Economic Officers Conference to be hosted by Embassy Kinshasa, and a series of U.S-DRC commercial seminars in key selected cities in the DRC. 2. Project 1: E [...]
2009-01-13 16:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV CG
09KOLKATA278COAL INDIA SEEKS GREATER COMMERCIAL TIES WITH U.S. FIRMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coal India, one of India's largest state owned enterprises and also one of the world's largest coal mining companies, is cash rich and expansion hungry. The Chairman of Coal India is driven by the fundamental belief that coal, which is the source for 65% of India's energy produc [...]
2009-10-22 04:42:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN SENV INV ENRG BEXP IN
09KOLKATA62COAL INDIA: GROWTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Led by a dynamic chairman, Coal India Limited (CIL),the world's largest coal producing company, is focused on growing its operations through more efficient mining operations, greater utilization of outsourcing and initiating overseas acquisitions. CIL has recognized the importa [...]
2009-03-09 13:05:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV ENRG BEXP SOCI IN
09KUALALUMPUR5Malaysia Aims to Complete Nuclear Energy Policy by 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Malaysia (GOM) plans to finalize a nuclear energy policy and enact legislation in 2009. The government also intends to establish a nuclear energy regulatory agency and increase public and political support for civilian nuclear energy as a renewable energy sourc [...]
2009-01-06 07:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
09KYIV1536EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MIKROHVYLYA 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, MIKROHVYLYA LTD, KYIV, UKRAINE. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2009-09-09 15:16:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC UA
09KYIV1537EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SATURN, KYIV,
[...] 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, SATURN, KYIV, UKRAINE. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]
2009-09-09 15:16:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC UA
09KYIV785 UKRAINE: PRIVATIZATION UNLIKELY TO HELP CLOSE BUDGET GAP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's 2009 budget foresees $1.1 billion of budget revenues this year, but the GOU is unlikely to earn anything near that amount from privatization of state-owned enterprises. The IMF, in its most recent review of its Stand-By Agreement, now estimates that Ukraine will gene [...]
2009-05-08 17:04:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ECPS BEXP EINT UP
09KYIV940 EURO 2012: SOCCER ORGANIZER SHOWS UKRAINE THE YELLOW CARD
[...] (SBU) Ukraine is in danger of losing the prestigious 2012 European soccer championships, which it is to co-host with Poland. Games were to be played in four Ukrainian cities, but the UEFA, Europe's ruling soccer body, has announced that only Kyiv is on track to be a host, and that its role coul [...]
2009-06-02 12:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ECPS BEXP EINT UP
09LAHORE207PAKISTAN'S TEXTILES INDUSTRY IS FRAYING AT THE EDGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Garments and textiles constitute the single largest industrial sector in Pakistan, accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the industry has several globally competitive firms, the bulk of the business is mired [...]
2009-11-01 09:14:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAHORE209NEW TEXTILE POLICY WON'T CURE WHAT AILS PAKISTAN'S INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's 2009-2014 federal textile policy correctly identifies and seeks to rectify many of the sector's weaknesses, but experts predict it will not deliver the desired transformation of the industry. Despite accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 per [...]
2009-11-05 10:44:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAPAZ126BOLIVIA POST-ATPDEA: WOOL COATS TO CARACAS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As of December 15, Bolivian exporters can no longer use the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) to send their goods tariff-free to the United States. While most goods can enter the United States under the General System of Preferences (GSP),many exporters, m [...]
2009-01-28 18:36:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPREL BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB KTEX VN BR
09LAPAZ18322010 BFIF Proposal: Building AMCHAM Capacity and Promoting
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to respond to EEB/CBA's Solicitation for 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund program proposals with a request for funding for two projects: 1) capacity building for the American Chamber of Commerce Bolivia (AMCHAM Bolivia) and 2) support for Corporate Soci [...]
2009-12-29 17:37:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ETRD ECON BL
09LILONGWE522 MALAWI: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] Post welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Malawian diaspora community. The initiative is particularly timely given recent remarks by President Mutharika regarding his interest in tapping the Malawian diaspora community as a resource for in-country development activities. We will [...]
2009-09-18 13:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL MI
09LJUBLJANA19SLOVENIA FY09 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Ljubljana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested Reftel A. 2. Project Proposal 1: "How-To Open An American Franchise" seminar a) Justification: Post believes significant interest exist in franchising American name brands in Slovenia. Only t [...]
2009-01-21 14:40:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD SI
09LJUBLJANA195SLOVENIA FY 2009 BFIF PROGRAM END OF FISCAL YEAR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy Ljubljana is reporting BFIF spending to date for Fiscal 2009. Post spent 706.64 of BFIF funds to send two employees to Zagreb for a regional training and strategic planning program. Pol/Econ Officer and Economic Specialist LES went to Zagreb for three days in October, d [...]
2009-07-16 14:56:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO SI SR
09LJUBLJANA288SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
[...] (U) Approximately 500,000 Slovenians currently live abroad. Countries with large Slovenian populations are Austria, Italy, The United States, Argentina and Australia. Cleveland, Ohio is home to the largest Slovenian-American population in the United States. Slovenian communities in Austria and [...]
2009-09-17 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BEXP BTIO EAID
09LONDON1605EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...]
2009-07-10 12:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK
09LUANDA11ANGOLA HAS NO CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (U) This cable is in response to Department requests for information on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy in reftel. 2. (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Angola has no existing civil nuclear industry, but GRA officials have stated a desire to pursue nuclear energy for power gene [...]
2009-01-08 15:54:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDAO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL
09LUSAKA332009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]
2009-01-20 05:18:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA342009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]
2009-01-20 05:18:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA935 POTENTIAL USD 80 MILLION US-ZAMBIA TRANSACTION - EXIM'S
[...] (SBU) Since September the Zambian government (GRZ) has been in talks with Med-1 Partners, a North Carolina-based small business that constructs and sells fully mobile healthcare facilities, for the purchase of up to seven of its mobile hospital units in a potential USD 79.5 million transaction. [...]
2009-12-14 13:38:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID BTIO BEXP SOCI ZA
09LUXEMBOURG358LUXEMBOURG: GOL FACILITATES BAILOUT OF FLAGSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cargolux, Luxembourg's all-cargo airline, announced a capital increase of US$200 million - facilitated by the government of Luxembourg - and approved by company shareholders on 30 November. The announcement comes in the midst of a third consecutive year of significant losses. C [...]
2009-12-03 16:46:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV PREL BTIO BMGT BEXP EAIR ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG62LUXEMBOURG SEEKS DIALOGUE ON DESIGNATION AS A TAX
[...] (U) This cable contains action request for Department. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Luxembourg Minister of Justice Luc Frieden (protect) privately discussed with Ambassador the issue of USG's perception of Luxembourg as a possible tax haven. Frieden's discussions with t [...]
2009-03-04 07:32:00Embassy LuxembourgSECRET//NOFORNKFPC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BEXP PGOV PREL LU
09MADRID1040MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 19-23
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EIND EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID571ZAPATERO FACES CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 07:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID583IRENA - SPAIN SUPPORTS UAE BID FOR HQ, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 07:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MANILA1273 NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: QUEZON
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Quezon Power Limited Company, one of the Philippines largest power generation companies, for the Award for Corporate Excellence in the small/medium enterprise category. The company operates a 460-megawatt coal-fired power plant with a 31-kilometer transmission line [...]
2009-06-15 08:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1274 NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CHEVRON
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Chevron Philippines Incorporated in the large enterprise category for the 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence in recognition of its significant contributions to the Philippines over the past 90 years. Chevron began operations in the Philippines in 1917, making it on [...]
2009-06-15 08:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA154Philippine Nuclear Plans
[...] Summary: The Philippines is considering rehabilitating a never-used nuclear plant built in the 1980s, and recently entered into an agreement with the Korean Electric Power Corporation to study the feasibility of operating that plant. End summary. 2. Westinghouse completed a nuclear power [...]
2009-01-25 23:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RP
09MANILA1725 DUE DILIGENCE FOR CHEVRON FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD
[...] (U) Post is pleased to learn that Chevron is on the short list for the Secretary's 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence. We believe that Chevron would be an excellent choice for this year's Award for Corporate Excellence and submit the following in response to reftel follow-up questions: A) [...]
2009-08-14 06:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1774PHILIPPINES MOVING SLOWLY ON CIVAIR SAFETY UPGRADE
[...] (SBU) Contacts in the Philippine Civil Aviation Administration (CAAP) told Embassy officials August 17 that they continue to progress on air safety deficiencies in many critical areas indicated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Remedying these shortcomings is essentia [...]
2009-08-20 08:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD BEXP RP
09MANILA2609PHILIPPINE CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE - ICAO AUDIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety oversight audit of the Philippines on October 19, 2009 revealed 88 findings and a Significant Safety Concern (SSC). The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) had to immediately address the SSC and develop [...]
2009-12-22 08:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD BEXP RP
09MANILA646FOREIGN SECRETARY ON HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a broadranging discussion March 24, the Ambassador urged Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo to ensure the safety of two high-profile murder suspects if they are extradited from the U.S., and reiterated the need for continued improvement in Philippine human [...]
2009-03-24 09:15:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREL BEXP VA RP
09MAPUTO1048TEDS PROGRESS: NOT YET READY TO EXPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GRM has shown some progress towards gaining Section 609 Certification for use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the past year. A representative of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) believes that the Ministry of Fisheries, the GRM lead on this issue, is making [...]
2009-09-23 11:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1278 NOTICE FOR TENDER: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB PORTAL
[...] 787/11/T018 2. 11/09/09 3. DARNOLD 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ana Comoana Direccao Nacional do Turismo Ministerio do Turismo Av. 25 de Setembro, 1503 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 313 759 Fax: (258 21) 313 [...]
2009-11-09 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO18 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T001 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO19 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T004 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO20 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T002 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO247 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY,
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2009-02-09 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO248 INVITATION FOR BIDS Q SUPPLY OF WATER METERS
[...] 787/02/T006 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Chief Executive Officer FIPAG-Fundo de Investimento de Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira dQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21 [...]
2009-02-09 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO261PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/11/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO262PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T009 2. 02/12/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO421SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE: ELECTRICITY III
[...] 787/03/T010 2. 03/30/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique Direccao de Electrificacao Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 P.O. Box 2532 Tel: (258 21) 353 662/07 Fax: (258 21) 322 074 E-mail: jouchim@edm.co.mz [...]
2009-03-31 07:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO635 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
[...] 787/06/T011 2. 06/04/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2009-06-04 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO677 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
[...] 787/06/T012 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Water Att: Head of Water Resources Management Department Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 Fax: (258 2 [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO678 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: NACALA
[...] 787/06/T013 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Adminstracao Nacional de Estradas Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 862 E-mail: nnunes@ane.gov.mz -------------------------- [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO69 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T005 2. 01/26/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Financial Secotr Technical Assistance Project Ministry of Finance Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3 Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 738 E- [...]
2009-01-26 13:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO971EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS U.S. INVESTOR CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY: In an environment of economic crisis, Mission Maputo's State and USAID colleagues partnered to increase investor interest in Mozambique's commercial opportunities, drawing upon the Department of State's FY09 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and joining efforts with the U [...]
2009-09-01 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON ETRD AMGT MZ
09MATAMOROS18PUSHING THE TOURIST ECONOMY IN NORTHERN MEXICO: IS IT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 16:30:00Consulate MatamorosUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ELAB MX PGOV
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 11:05:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP ETRD EAID ECON KMCA LI
09MONTEVIDEO9URUGUAYAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS NOT DEFINITIVE
[...] Uruguay is increasingly interested in diversifying its energy sector, potentially including the use of nuclear power. Currently, the implementation of such a program is prohibited by law, but President Tabare Vazquez authorized feasibility research of a civil nuclear program and its implication [...]
2009-01-12 19:36:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO UY
09MOSCOW1000EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1001EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1039EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1087EXTRANCHECK: 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 05:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW110EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW111EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1122DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTICIPATION IN THE ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 13:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF RS
09MOSCOW1140EXTRANCHECK: 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 05:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1192EXTRANCHECK: 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 05:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1193EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1259EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:37:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1260EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1340EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1341EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW136EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1447EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:16:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1498EXTRANCHECK: 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 14:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1521EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1572EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW173EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1787EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1941EXTRANCHECK: 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 04:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1942EXTRANCHECK: 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 04:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1946EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1960EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1981EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW1982EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2208EXTRANCHECK: 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 10:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2262EXTRANCHECK: 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 05:49:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2629STAGE 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 11:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS ETRD RS EINV BEXP
09MOSCOW2756EXTRANCHECK: 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 13:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2833EXTRANCHECK: 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 13:16:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW2974EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW300EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:30:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW307EXTRANCHECK: 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 14:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW314EXTRANCHECK: 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 11:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW3154EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:29:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW317EXTRANCHECK: 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 14:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW318EXTRANCHECK: 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 14:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW319EXTRANCHECK: 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 14:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW324EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:49:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW326EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW337EXTRANCHECK: 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 10:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW616EXTRANCHECK: 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 13:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW617EXTRANCHECK: 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 13:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW643EXTRANCHECK: 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 10:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW644EXTRANCHECK: 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 10:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW676EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW677EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW678EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW680EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW741EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW742EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW784EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW837EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW838 RUSSIAN TRAVEL AGENCIES LOOK TO THE MEDIUM- TO LONG-
[...] (U) Summary: Russian travel agencies who sell trips to America remain optimistic about their medium- to long-term business prospects despite the recent, marked decline in airline passenger volumes. While conceding that their numbers will not be as strong as they were in 2008, particularly amo [...]
2009-04-02 09:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV BEXP EIND RS
09MOSCOW841EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:06:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW869EXTRANCHECK: 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 05:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW888ROSTOV'S TROUBLED ECONOMY: IS DIVERSIFICATION THE
[...] (C) Rostov-on-Don, a predominantly agricultural region, has a relatively diversified industrial base dominated by the Soviet-era combine manufacturer, Rostselmash. The economic crisis has increased regional unemployment, and many local government officials long for the days of a more autarkic [...]
2009-04-07 13:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EAGR RS BEXP
09MOSCOW999EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MUMBAI341INDIA'S SECRETARY FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENDS NUCLEAR FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 09:51:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP EINV EFIN ECON PREL IN
09MUMBAI450KAKODKAR RETIRES, BARC'S BANERJEE NEW HEAD OF INDIA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 30, Anil Kakodkar, the guardian of India's nuclear energy program and one of the chief negotiators of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, retired after over 45 years with India's civil and military nuclear energy programs. His successor, Srikumar B [...]
2009-12-03 05:33:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN ENRG TRGY BEXP EINV ECON PREL
09MUSCAT1048MICHIGAN-BASED NETLINK SIGNS MOU WITH LEADING OMANI BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-24 11:40:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP MU
09MUSCAT861Raytheon Secures Multimillion Dollar Contract for New Muscat
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 13:19:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAIR ECON EIND MU
09MUSCAT971COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY: RAYTHEON VIES FOR AIR TRAFFIC
[...] (SBU) On October 18 the Ambassador and EconOff met with the Undersecretary for Transport and Communications Nu'aimi, the Director General of Metrology and Air Navigation (DGMAN),and representatives from the consulting firms COWI - Larsen and Aeroports De Paris Ingenierie (ADPI). The meeting is [...]
2009-10-19 12:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON BEXP MARR MU
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 14:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
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 12:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
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 09:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV 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 09:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
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 08:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAPLES52REACHING OUT TO CALABRIA
[...] (C) Summary: During an early April trip through Italy's most problematic region, Calabria, Consul General Truhn and ConGen Naples staff reached out to both government officials and the public to reiterate our common interest in development and rule of law. In a region in which politicians ar [...]
2009-04-22 14:28:00Consulate NaplesCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL BEXP SNAR SOCI KCRM KCOR CASC IT
09NASSAU124ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 13:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ETRD 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 22:08:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ETRD BF
09NASSAU226 BAHAMAS DELEGATION FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 19:34:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM PGOV
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 12:11:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON BF
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 16:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON BF
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 14:40:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP 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 17:17:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON BF
09NASSAU56A 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 20:23:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV BF
09NDJAMENA596UPDATE 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 13:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV CD
09NEWDELHI136EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI1608New 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 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN
09NEWDELHI1658New 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 02:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN XB XA
09NEWDELHI173FRANCE NEEDS CIVIL NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The French public multinational civil nuclear firm Areva shares many of the same requirements for doing business in India as U.S. private sector firms, including a civil nuclear liability regime consistent with the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage and [...]
2009-01-28 14:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PREL PARM TSPL KNNP EINV BEXP KIPR
09NEWDELHI1808New 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 02:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1861New 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 03:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1903New 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 02:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1944New 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 13:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1999New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 13:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2013New 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 13:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2037New 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 14:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2087New 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 13:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2120New 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 12:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2164New 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 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDECON 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 02:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI2209New 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 13:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2245New 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 12:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2280New 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 09:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2350New 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 11:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP
09NEWDELHI250EXTRANCHECK: 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 01:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI258EXTRANCHECK: 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 08:47:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI264EXTRANCHECK: 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 06:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI302EXTRANCHECK: 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 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI314EXTRANCHECK: 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 11:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI453OES ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY HARNISH ENGAGES GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oceans, Environment and Sciences Bureau (OES) OES Acting Assistant Secretary Reno Harnish lead a multi-stakeholder delegation to New Delhi to engage GOI ministries on the lessons learned from the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in order to suppor [...]
2009-03-11 06:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI488EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI517EXTRANCHECK: 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 07:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI531PREYING MANTIS? NEW DELHI WEIGHS IN ON SAO DELAYS
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department; see paragraph 13 2. (SBU) Summary: This cable joins those of Missions Beijing (ref A),Moscow (ref B) and others to emphasize the serious burden the Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing system has imposed on American busi [...]
2009-03-20 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS ECON PREL BEXP TSPA IN
09NEWDELHI640EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI641EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI642EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI643EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI644EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IN
09NEWDELHI645EXTRANCHECK: 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 09:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
09NICOSIA416CYPRUS' 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 12:46:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
09NICOSIA9CYPRUS' 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 12:11:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
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 17:17:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON BF
09OSAKAKOBE102Kyocera Solar - Kyoto's Tech Edge
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyocera, manufacturer of solar panels with among the highest efficiency for converting sunlight into electricity, believes that new incentives for solar power by the Japanese government will boost the company's domestic sales. Until recently, Kyocera has focused on installing [...]
2009-06-25 02:09:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE24 Japanese Solar Powers Pin Hopes on Obama "Green
[...] (U) Executives from the solar power divisions at Sharp Corporation and Sanyo Electric Company have told us that they plan to accelerate U.S. bound solar technology investments, tie-ups with U.S. firms, and sales under a presumed Obama administration policy emphasizing alternative energy and e [...]
2009-01-28 00:56:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG JA
09OSAKAKOBE34 Kaneka Seeks FIT to be Tied to Green New Deal
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kaneka Corporation, a leading innovator in thin-film solar cell production remains focused on the European market and has no immediate plans to make green energy investments in the United States. While its much larger Japanese solar rivals such as Sharp and Panasonic/Sanyo are [...]
2009-02-17 02:22:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG JA
09OSAKAKOBE49RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE - PANASONIC'S
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. With the onset of digital television broadcasting, Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launched a joint U.S. based Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM) in 2007 to deal with the anticipated wave of electronic waste from recycled televisions. MRM's purpose is [...]
2009-03-19 01:27:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV BEXP EIND PGOV ELAB JA
09OSAKAKOBE76 GS Yuasa: Economic Downturn Assault on Lithium
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tucked into a corner of Japan's cultural center of Kyoto is GS Yuasa Corporation (GSYC),a cutting edge producer of new greener battery technologies for use in hybrid and electric vehicles. GSYC's research ventures and projects with widely known companies such as Honda, Mitsubi [...]
2009-05-07 02:37:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE84Kansai Wind Power: A Breath of Fresh Innovation
[...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike the GOJ's recently announced feed-in-tariff (FIT) policy favoring solar power (reftel) and aggressive goals to raise Japan's solar power production capacity forty-fold by 2030, Japanese officials have established much more modest goals for increasing wind power productio [...]
2009-05-14 04:03:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE92Sharp Doubles Down, Heavily Invests in Solar
[...] (SBU) Summary: In follow up to a meeting earlier this year (Ref A),we toured Sharp Corporation's state-of-the- art 160mw capacity photovoltaic (PV) plant in Katsuragi, Nara with Embassy's Energy Attach and discussed with senior executives from Sharp's Solar Group, the company's short and mid [...]
2009-05-27 03:21:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
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 12:39:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP KIPR ETRD EINV EPET ENRG NO
09OSLO600 PROFILE OF THE LARGE AND ACTIVE NORWEGIAN DIASPORA
[...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian diaspora in the United States is a large identifiable group with some 4.5 million people and maintains deep and firmly institutionalized connections to Norway. This cable responds to reftel request for information about this group. Several Norwegian-American organi [...]
2009-09-30 11:26:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP SCUL SMIG TSPL
09OTTAWA286PRIME MINISTER HARPER TO LEAD AMERICAS SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Summit of the Americas Coordinator Paul Williams on April 9 confirmed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead Canada's delegation, accompanied by Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. He expects the delegation also to inclu [...]
2009-04-09 16:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KSUM BEXP ECON CA
09OTTAWA720CANADA: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] (U) Like the United States, Canada is a nation of immigrants. Immigrants make up twenty percent of the overall population in Canada, according to the most recent census data (2006). The largest Diaspora in Canada is from the United Kingdom (579,620) followed by China (466,940),India (443,6 [...]
2009-09-15 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SCUL EAID TSPL BTIO BEXP
09PANAMA309SICA 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 20:56:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM
09PARAMARIBO19ACCOUNTING 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 16:16:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS
09PARAMARIBO279ACCOUNTING 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 16:15:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN NS BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09PARIS1553FRANCE/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 16:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1560FRANCE'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 14:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETTC ETRD BEXP KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1565FRANCE: 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 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG BEXP FR KZ ETRD PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE134HAITI 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 12:47:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE370HAITI 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 16:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE498HAITI 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 14:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE533HAITI 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 16:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE548HAITI 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 12:55:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE564HAITI 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 18:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE646HAITI 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 19:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE754HAITI 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 11:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE758HAITI 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 18:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE770HAITI 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 14:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE818HAITI 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 12:21:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE839HAITI 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 14:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTLOUIS151USTDA 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 13:28:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP
09PORTOFSPAIN295BFIF FY-09 PROJECTS IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain thanks EEB/CBA for providing BFIF funding to improve Post's commercial training and outreach. To date in FY-09, Post used BFIF funding to allow the Political-Economic Officer and Economic Assistant to attend commercial training in Santo Domingo. Knowledge gaine [...]
2009-07-17 16:44:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO CVIS ABUD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN370FY2010 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 16:36:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EPET ETRD EWWT BEXP PGOV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN39TRINIDAD & 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  [...]
2009-01-28 14:49:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP TD
09PRAGUE102URANIUM RENAISSANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 16:00:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RU EZ
09PRAGUE592GOING GREEN IN THE GOLDEN CITY: EMBASSY PRAGUE PROMOTES
[...] Summary: Embassy Prague works diligently to improve understanding of U.S. environmental policies and accomplishments, promote environmentally-responsible behavior, strengthen ties between Czechs and Americans in this field, and create eco-friendly economic opportunities. Management has impleme [...]
2009-10-05 15:29:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW EZ
09PRAGUE705RECOMMENDATION TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 21 letter to Czech PM Fischer, Energy Secretary Chu wrote that he "would welcome discussion on a bilateral technology agreement that would promote cooperation in nuclear energy research and development in areas such as next generation design." The Government of [...]
2009-12-04 10:21:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ
09PRETORIA103SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 06:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1046SOUTH 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 11:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1139SOUTH 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 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1192SOUTH 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 08:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1247SOUTH 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 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1343SOUTH 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 15:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA136SOUTH 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 11:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1463SOUTH AFRICA RECEIVES AN A-CATEGORY CURRENCY RATING FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1499GILL 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 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1500QUARTERLY 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 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA173NRC DISCUSSES 2007 PELINDABA SECURITY INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: South African officials attribute the November 2007 Pelindaba break-in to criminal - rather than terrorist - intent. The police have not arrested the culprits. Officials stress that facilities containing nuclear materials were not threatened or impacted by the attack. Official [...]
2009-01-29 13:23:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA178SOUTH 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 08:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1808SOUTH 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 14:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1981QUARTERLY 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 14:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA215NRC STEPS UP COOPERATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons used a January 18-24 familiarization visit to South Africa to visit the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) testing facilities and discuss its status; augment cooperation with its counterpart the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR),an [...]
2009-02-04 14:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA233SOUTH 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 10:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA238SAG READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) South Africa is ready to sign the Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development of Nuclear Energy. The SAG would like to sign this agreement at the Ministerial level and implement it as a "living" and broad agreement. The SAG will follow the USG lead on whether it is signed by th [...]
2009-02-06 15:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA241SOUTH 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 09:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA294SOUTH 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 13:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA323SOUTH 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 12:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA375GLOBAL 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 12:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA378SOUTH 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 14:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA38SOUTH 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 14:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA393AFRICAN MINING INDABA WATCHING GLOBAL MARKETS WITH GROWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 14th African Mining Indaba took place in Cape Town February 9-12 under the cloud of an unprecedented global commodity downturn and economic malaise, in great contrast to last year's celebration of the commodity boom (Ref E). Last year's worry of regional power shortages has [...]
2009-03-03 10:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP EINV SF
09PRETORIA4SOUTH 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 10:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA436SOUTH 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 10:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA449SOUTH 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 13:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA487SOUTH 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 09:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA533SOUTH 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 13:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA595SOUTH 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 10:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA658SOUTH 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 10:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA707SOUTH 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 12:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA708QUARTERLY 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 12:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA71QUARTERLY 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 15:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA831SOUTH 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 14:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA875SOUTH 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 14:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA88SOUTH 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 12:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA941WESTINGHOUSE 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 16:01:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD BEXP KNNP SF
09PRISTINA40KOSOVO: 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 12:16:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD YI EINV KV
09QUITO439EMBASSY 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 13:47:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT EC
09RABAT389MOROCCO: 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 12:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR BEXP BTIO ETRD PREL MO ENERG
09RABAT782DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MOROCCO
[...] Summary. Far-flung and fluid, the Moroccan diaspora stretches throughout Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (notably in Israel),and beyond. Some diasporans are recent immigrants to their adoptive country; others are second- or third-generation. The [...]
2009-09-17 15:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09RIGA35RIGA'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 15:45:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG
09RIYADH1023SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: SIX DEATHS, VACCINES ORDERED,
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported six deaths and a total of 595 H1N1 cases to date. The six H1N1 victims range in age from 15 to 32 years, and span the country, including the Eastern, Qassim, Asir, and Riyadh provinces. Many of the victims reportedly suffered from chronic illnes [...]
2009-08-05 13:46:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH1050SAUDIS DELAY JOINT VENTURE APPROVAL FOR TWO US
[...] (SBU) On August 10 Representatives from American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) briefed Emboffs on their meeting earlier that day with Saudi Monetary Authority (SAMA) Insurance Supervisor Mohammed Al-Shayea. 2. (SBU) Al-Shayea gave the ALICO reps gave no inkling when/if a royal decree sanct [...]
2009-08-12 15:15:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD WTO SA
09RIYADH1510SAUDI GOVERNMENT BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON
[...] (SBU) Officials from the Saudi Ministries of Health (MOH) and Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed members of the diplomatic community in Riyadh on their H1N1 preparedness on November 4. The SAG highlighted the important role that international collaboration, particularly with the Centers for Disease [...]
2009-11-14 06:19:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH929SAUDI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON H1N1, OTHER HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Saudi Minister of Health Abdullah Rabeeah briefed Charge July 8 on his Ministry's priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage season. Rabeeah requested Embassy assistance delivering a letter to the Centers for Disease Control regarding the distribution of H1N1 tes [...]
2009-07-15 16:08:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH959SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: UMRAH RETURNEE DIES IN EGYPT,
[...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in the Kingdom has risen to 294, and the first fatality was reported on July 19. An Umrah pilgrim with a pre-existing heart ailment died of H1N1 reportedly after becoming ill while on Umrah pilgrimage in the Kingdom. The patient, a 25 year old Egyptian woman, r [...]
2009-07-22 15:07:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH979SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH, ARAB HEALTH
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health reported Saudi Arabia's first H1N1 death July 27. Saleh Al-Shehri, a 30 year old Saudi man, died in Dammam reportedly after contracting H1N1 from an infected individual he had been visiting frequently. Al-Shehri's family accused the private hospital of negligence [...]
2009-07-29 13:44:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09SANAA120EMBASSY SANAA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Sanaa proposes two FY2009 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF): (1) training for the Economic/Commercial officer and the FSN Commercial Assistant, both of whom are new to Post and lack any formal commercial tradecraft training, and (2) a one-day investme [...]
2009-01-22 04:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD YM
09SANJOSE688RESPONSE FROM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE TO REQUEST FROM
[...] Please see responses from AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE to action request (reftel). 2. Question: Are there possible negatives or risks of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of your post's nominee (Intel Costa Rica)? Answer: No. 3. Question: Do you have any informatio [...]
2009-08-13 20:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD SENV PREL PGOV
09SANSALVADOR898ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 17:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR901ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SAOPAULO506BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for
[...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...]
2009-08-26 10:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO599CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...]
2009-10-09 10:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR
09SARAJEVO1108BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]
2009-09-18 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO75BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...]
2009-01-16 15:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09SHANGHAI124ALIBABA WORKS MAGIC DESPITE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province, prides itself on its rapidly growing high-tech sector. City leaders often draw comparisons between the city and Silicon Valley, citing the symbiosis of its numerous high-tech companies and rich academic community. Perhaps [...]
2009-03-17 09:51:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINT PGOV EINV ELAB KIPR BEXP OIIP CH
09SHANGHAI148WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER
[...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]
2009-04-02 08:33:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI186SANMEN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - OFFICIALS MARK THE START OF
[...] On April 19, the National Development and Reform Commission - National Energy Administration (NEA),China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC),and the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company hosted a construction commencement ceremony for the Sanmen Nuc [...]
2009-04-24 07:09:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECIN EINV TRGY BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI229CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH SHANGHAI PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcoming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of five additional House members on May 24, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (MPC) Standing Committee Chairman Liu Yungeng characterized the Speaker's visit to Shanghai as good both for Ch [...]
2009-05-25 09:09:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL BEXP OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI309SHANGHAI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, Shanghai has been discussing environmental protection in several different fora. Shanghai's experience with environmental protection has been quite different from other cities in China due to its rapid growth and expansion. Because [...]
2009-07-10 08:48:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD ENRG TRGY EFIN BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI320CELEBRATING U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY IN NANJING
[...] Summary: High level enthusiastic attendance at Consulate General Shanghai's first ever Independence Day reception in Nanjing July 8 provided the capstone to our intensive outreach efforts over the past ten months. Senior leaders of both Jiangsu Province and Nanjing Municipality participate [...]
2009-07-17 10:45:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI BEXP KPAO ECON CH
09SHANGHAI340EXPO FEVER AND THE CULT OF HAIBAO: SHANGHAI GOES ALL OUT
[...] (U) Summary: Feverish preparations for Shanghai's World Expo 2010, due to begin next May 1, have taken over every corner of this city of 20 million people. The authorities have mobilized government, media, community, cultural, environmental and engineering resources to ensure a successful and [...]
2009-07-31 06:20:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BEXP SENV KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI38(SBU) SHANGHAI OFFICIAL PRESSES CARTER ON EXPO 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: While in Shanghai January 15-16 to commemorate 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, former President Jimmy Carter heard a strong official plea to encourage U.S. participation in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Carter promised to pass along the request to President Obama [...]
2009-01-20 06:47:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP PREL SCUL SENV OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI418SHANGHAI MAYOR DICUSSES EXPO, POTUS VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Mayor HAN Zheng welcomed the upcoming visit by President Obama to Shanghai during an October 14 call by Ambassador Huntsman. The Ambassador outlined the Obama Administration's goal of a "positive, collaborative, and comprehensive" relationship with China and stressed [...]
2009-10-16 05:45:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SCUL BEXP PINR CH
09SHANGHAI74(SBU) U.S. CORPORATIONS LIMITING LAYOFFS DESPITE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Major U.S. corporations are limiting layoffs, even though they are feeling the effects the economic downturn, said the chief Shanghai representative of the U.S.-China Business Council. U.S. corporations are handling layoffs differently in China than they would in the United S [...]
2009-02-10 10:10:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP CH EFIN ELAB ETRD
09SINGAPORE869EMBASSY SINGAPORE: NO EXPERIENCE ENGAGING
[...] Post does not know of any community of Singaporeans living abroad that would qualify as a "diaspora" using the criteria set forth in reftel paragraph 4. Given that there are no known diaspora communities of Singaporeans, Post is unable to provide meaningful responses to the questions posed i [...]
2009-09-10 01:28:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09SKOPJE540MACEDONIA'S DIASPORA GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Diaspora groups from Macedonia, most active in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, are divided along the ethnic lines of the country,s two largest groups-- ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians. The ethnic separation of diaspora interests -- coupled with use of the term "Mace [...]
2009-11-10 12:21:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BEXP BTIO EAID OIIP PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09STATE124627(U) TENSIONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE INTENSE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON HOW BOGOTA IS REACTING TO THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS [...]
2009-12-04 21:38:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR BEXP ECON ETRD PREL CO VE
09STATE129200(U) KUDOS FOR KINSHASA ECON REPORTING
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO SEND KUDOS FOR THE EXCELLENT ECONOMIC REPORTING KINSHASA HAS PROVIDED. FOR EXAMPLE, REF A OFFERED SUCCINCT AND INSIGHTFUL ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS LAID OUT IN REF B REGARDING THE MEETING OF MINING EXPERTS FROM THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SA [...]
2009-12-17 22:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR BEXP ECON EMIN ETRD CG
09STATE129201(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON THE RETIREMENT OF
[...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE TRANSITION OF PERSONNEL IN INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON S.K. BANERJEE'S DEMEANOR, ENGAGEMENT WITH US OFFICIALS, AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. WE WOULD WELCOME A [...]
2009-12-17 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR BEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL TRGY IN
09STATE31398WORLD BANK'S MIGA PLANS IRAQ TRIP AND ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Representatives of the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and State met with the head of the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA),Executive Vice-President Izumi Kobayashi, and Chief Operating Officer James Bond, to discuss MIGA's incipient efforts at suppor [...]
2009-04-01 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC BEXP BTIO EFIN EINV OTRA IZ
09STATE53005GE DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR IRAQ CONTRACT AND SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GE officials met with NEA DAS Richard Schmierer May 20 to signal their concern regarding payment for the $2.7 billion contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MOE). GE would like to move away from ad hoc payment solutions for each installment, as has so far been [...]
2009-05-22 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ECIN ECON EFIN EIND ENRG IZ
09STATE64364LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...]
2009-06-22 16:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STATE68878DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. Response requested by July 7. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overa [...]
2009-07-02 15:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT
09STATE69224DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN
[...] 1. (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overall expansion plan. The thre [...]
2009-07-02 22:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT
09STATE74735(U) RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO. SHMATKO SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT IN MAY 2008 AS ENERGY MINISTER HAS QUICKLY ASSUMED A PROACTIVE ROLE IN ADVANCING RUSSIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY. SHMATKO ALSO APPEARS OPEN TO REVIVING THE LO [...]
2009-07-17 17:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR BEXP BTIO EINV ENRG RS
09STATE81678REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...]
2009-08-05 19:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP WTRO
09STATE83327DOE/NNSA MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. Summary: The United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is interested in cooperating with Tanzania on the Megaports Initiative at the Port of Dar Es Salaam. Provided the Government of Tanzania [...]
2009-08-11 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC BEXP EMIN ENRG PARM PBTS TZ
09STOCKHOLM196Launching a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 11:39:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM202LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...]
2009-03-24 12:19:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN
09STOCKHOLM284SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 08:23:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM399SWEDEN WELCOMES "NEXT BIG THING" INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) On July 2, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told CDA that the "Next Big Thing" alternative energy technology initiative (NBT),as outlined in ref c, was "good news" and "exactly the kind of hands-on transatlantic cooperation we need for the Swedish Presidency." He recommende [...]
2009-07-02 10:09:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ENRG KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM609DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN
[...] Summary: Diaspora communities are vibrant and visible in Swedish life. Many of these groups arrived because of war and conflict at home. Some of the largest diaspora groups in Sweden include Iraqis (110,000),Iranians (80,000). Kurds (60,000) and Somalis (25,000). In-country outreach to imm [...]
2009-09-25 12:41:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BEXP BITO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV SW
09TALLINN17 TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY09 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection. Post requests funding to send our Economic/Commercial/EU LES for training in Foreign Commerci [...]
2009-01-14 14:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN187TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...]
2009-07-17 12:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN
09TASHKENT1063Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]
2009-06-24 11:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT1171Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]
2009-07-08 11:00:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1595UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]
2009-11-24 13:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT2098UZBEKISTAN: AUTOMOTIVE POWERHOUSE OF CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. 2009 has proved to be one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. auto industry, but in Uzbekistan business is booming as consumers rush to buy new vehicles and traffic has become noticeably heavier. GM-Uzbekistan announced a $124.5 million USD project to produce the n [...]
2009-11-30 11:40:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV ELTN BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT617Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation
[...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...]
2009-05-01 10:05:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT711Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 06:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT795Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]
2009-05-18 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TBILISI17GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...]
2009-01-06 13:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1043TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS PROMPTS PLANT'S CLOSURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judco Manufacturing Inc., a U.S.-based automotive industry supplier, is in the process of closing its manufacturing facility in San Pedro Sula as a direct result of the political crisis. The company located its plant in Honduras in 2005 for reasons including the country's poli [...]
2009-10-13 22:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BBSR BEXP EINV ETRD KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1081TFH01: INVESTMENT FOUNDATION LEADER DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foundation for Investment and Development of Exports (FIDE),Honduras's leading business foundation, is grappling with the challenge of how to market Honduras to investors in light of the ongoing political crisis. FIDE's Executive President, Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, told the [...]
2009-10-23 22:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALBEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1166HONDURAS-EL SALVADOR TRADE BARRIER DISPUTE LEADS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran agricultural association is planning to hold a demonstration aimed at disrupting traffic through the Honduras-El Salvador border crossing point at El Amatillo on November 17. The association, the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras (FENAGH),is [...]
2009-11-17 16:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP
09TEGUCIGALPA1199TFHO1: BORDER BLOCKADE PROMPTS HONDURAS AND EL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A blockade at a Honduras-El Salvador border point on November 17, organized by a Honduran farmers' association to protest El Salvadoran restrictions on food imports (reftel),significantly disrupted cross-border traffic. In response, Honduran and El Salvadoran officials met t [...]
2009-11-23 14:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP
09THEHAGUE44NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION NOT IMMINENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will not lead a European "nuclear renaissance." If Europe's commitment to nuclear power takes off, the Dutch will eventually follow. There is a growing consensus that the Netherlands cannot achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets w [...]
2009-01-20 09:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO NL
09TIRANA37ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Tirana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested reftel. 2. Proposal 1: Promotion of the IBP Franchising Show, Washington DC. a) Albanians are very entrepreneurial people as witnessed by the large number of small shops and service businesses thro [...]
2009-01-20 06:31:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO EINV ECON AL
09TIRANA634 DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: TIRANA RESPONSE
[...] Summary: Below is Post's response to ref A request concerning information on the Albanian diaspora. End summary. 2. Albania is a country of approximately 3.6 million comprised of ethnic Albanians (95 per cent),Greeks (3 per cent) and other groups, such as Roma (Gypsies),Serbs, and Macedoni [...]
2009-09-22 14:35:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09TOKYO1261DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary - Meeting June 2 with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Board of Governors discussed the possible economic policies of a DPJ-led government, Japan's economic situation, including how the current global recession has affected J [...]
2009-06-05 07:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PGOV JA
09TOKYO1445 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...]
2009-06-26 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA
09UNVIEVIENNA126IAEA/TECHNICAL COOPERATION: SECRETARIAT SAYS SYRIA
[...] (C) DCM and Canadian colleague Terry Wood met with the IAEA,s new Director for Technical Cooperation (TC) in Asia, Mr. Dazhu Yang, March 20 to probe the status of the controversial Syria TC project "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power [...]
2009-03-25 13:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY BEXP SY
09UNVIEVIENNA163IAEA: COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, MsnOffs met with a group of senior IAEA managers to discuss coordination of infrastructure assistance activities related to the expansion of nuclear power. Graham Andrew, S&T Advisor to Director General ElBaradei, requested the meeting in response to Mission's invit [...]
2009-04-14 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BEXP EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA370IAEA FLIRTS WITH TECHNICAL COOPERATION ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) As a result of a prior conversation with American and Cuban colleagues, Warren Stern, the head of the IAEA Incident and Emergency Center, believes the opportunity exists for U.S./Cuba collaboration on research in cytogenetic biodosimetry, a technique used to determine radiation exposure. [...]
2009-08-04 13:28:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY CU BEXP
09USEUBRUSSELS1140THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...]
2009-08-17 12:06:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN
09VATICAN119POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...]
2009-11-19 15:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALAORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF
09VATICAN125COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG
[...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...]
2009-12-01 16:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT
09VIENNA1115AUSTRIAN DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY EXPRESSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Josef Mayer, Austrian Ministry of Economics Director of Foreign Trade and EU Integration, said he would like to revive informal commercial talks with the U.S. and hopes to pursue the subject in Washington in October. He also cited the Ukraine as the next market with great poten [...]
2009-09-02 15:04:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA354US-Austrian Trade Down Sharply as Industry Struggles
[...] The economic crisis has badly hit trade between the U.S. and Austria, according to preliminary 2008 statistics issued this month by the Austrian Federal Statistics Office (Statistik Austria) and the Economic Chamber (WKO). U.S. and Austrian exports fell by similar proportions in 2008 (about [...]
2009-03-25 15:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA557U.S.-Austrian Trade Still Falling Sharply
[...] Overall U.S.-Austria trade numbers continued to worsen in January/February 2009. According to Austria's Federal Statistics Office and Economic Chamber, U.S. trade with Austria suffered a sharp decline with exports falling by 38.5 percent from January/February 2008, and imports from Austria de [...]
2009-05-08 12:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA595Nabucco-Turkey Progress - OMV Uncertain On IGA Timeline,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following media reports that an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on the planned Nabucco Pipeline is imminent, OMV and Nabucco contacts appear more optimistic but are concerned about media speculation and caution that not all IGA issues have been resolved. END SUMMARY. (NOTE: [...]
2009-05-19 09:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV BEXP AU
09VIENTIANE458 LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA"
[...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]
2009-09-23 10:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09WARSAW1029SUPPORT FOR POLAND'S ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Polish government requests US assistance in launching a nuclear power program. PM Tusk's goal of generating nuclear power by 2020 is optimistic. However, simultaneously meeting Poland's carbon emissions commitments and addressing its energy security concerns will require d [...]
2009-10-05 14:23:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV TRGY BEXP BTIO PL
09WELLINGTON2U.S. COMPANIES AND AIR NEW ZEALAND TEST AVIATON BIOFUEL
[...] December 30, 2008 Charge represented the Embassy, the Foreign Commercial Service and the U.S. Government generally at an Air New Zealand (ANZ) test flight of a new biofuel at Auckland International Airport. UOP, a U.S. subsidiary of Honeywell, has developed a biofuel from a tree called jatropha [...]
2009-01-06 02:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG TRGY NZUS
09WELLINGTON37BOEING BIDS TO SELL AIR NEW ZEALAND FIFTEEN NEW AIRCRAFT
[...] (U) Summary: Boeing Corporation hopes to secure a new tender for the sale of fifteen new 737s to Air New Zealand worth US$1.2 billion. If successful this will add to Boeing's already lucrative contract to supply the national carrier with state-of-the-art aircraft. Air New Zealand is awaitin [...]
2009-02-13 03:12:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR EIND EINT EINV ENRG ETRD NZ
09YAOUNDE586WHAT CRISIS? BUSINESS FORUMS REAP COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary. The global economic crisis took a back seat for one week, as Embassy Yaounde's Commercial Team lead a delegation of 45 Cameroonian business leaders and government officials to Washington for meetings with their American counterparts during the week of May 4. The primary objecti [...]
2009-06-30 15:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD KTDB CM
09YAOUNDE696CAMEROON'S NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT WANTS
[...] Summary: In a July 31 meeting with Ambassador, Cameroon's new Minister of Transportation Bello Bouba Maigari expressed interest in purchasing three additional Boeing aircraft and said the Kenya Airways crash investigation should be finalized within three months. The government plans to deve [...]
2009-08-12 16:10:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP CM EAIR ECON ELTN EWWT PINR
09YAOUNDE827The Cameroonian Diaspora
[...] Post offers the following in responses to reftel request: A. There are several different diaspora groups scattered over the U.S., France, and other European countries. Some of the more significant groups in the U.S. include: the Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM),a civil society [...]
2009-09-29 15:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
10ABUDHABI104EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLY DUBAI; DUBAI
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA; Boeing Company, Seattle, WA; BAE Systems, Irving, TX; and Honeywell Inter [...]
2010-01-24 09:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI194SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY AND UNDERSECRETARY
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai and complements the Mission's classified scenesetter (reftel). 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome the February 14-16 visit of Deputy Treasury Secretary [...]
2010-02-09 09:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP MARR AE
10ABUDHABI222EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL HAMRA TRADING
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for a Quantum Explosive Sniffer Model QS-H150 exported under license D424027 by Implant Sciences Corporation, Wilmington, MA. This item is classified under ECCN: 2A983. 2. On February 7, 2010, Export Control Officer and B [...]
2010-02-15 04:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI224EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AWTAD FZCO, DUBAI,
[...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Water and Oil Filtration equipment exported as NLR by Trinity Trading, Lawrenceville, GA. 2. Ref B cable outlines a previous visit to Awtad FZCO during which the Iranian Manager, Ahmed Shaghaghi would no [...]
2010-02-15 09:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI226EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TAMMAM TRADING
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Process Control Equipment and a CPU Expander exported as NLR by Moore Industries, Sepulveda, CA and Gas Turbine Controls, Ardsley, NY respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control Officer (ECO) visit [...]
2010-02-15 09:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI228EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SAMAND TRADING CO.
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate Post-Shipment verifications for Digital Network Cameras and a separate shipment of Transceivers exported as No License Required by IQVision, Santa Ana, CA and SOLECTEK, San Diego, CA respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control [...]
2010-02-15 09:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI230EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL SAMNAN STORES;
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate post-shipment verifications for numerous telescopic sights for rifles exported by Leupold and Stevens, Beaverton, OR under license number D397150 and controlled under ECCN: 0A987. 2. On February 9 and 10, 2010, Export Control Officer v [...]
2010-02-15 09:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI232EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BIN MAHMOOD
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct six separate post-shipment verifications for numerous aviation related airborne communication and navigational items exported as NLR and classified under ECCN: 7A994 by Sun Aviation, Kansas City, MO. 2. On February 16, 2010, Export Control Officer an [...]
2010-02-16 07:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI34EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: STALLION
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Portable Digital ADP machines exported as No License Required by STOPWHOLESALE/IWEBMASTER, AKA: Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On December 28 and 29, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Rajeev G [...]
2010-01-14 04:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI36EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AVIATION,
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment to include: automatic pilots, navigational instruments and specifically to confirm the location of Indicator Integrated Standby Unit C16221AA02. The U.S. [...]
2010-01-14 07:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI54EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AIRCRAFT
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct seven separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS; Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, AZ; and ASB Avionics, Mojave, CA. The ite [...]
2010-01-18 05:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI56EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACHIEVER COMPUTERS
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate Post-Shipment verifications for numerous portable digital ADP items (Laptop computers) exported as No License Required by Laptop Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. 2. On December 27, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with a Mr. Pavan of Achie [...]
2010-01-18 07:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ABUDHABI98EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LENZE POWER
[...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Static Inverters (Static Converters) exported as No License Required by AC Technology Corporation, Uxbridge, MA. 2. On January 20, 2010, Export Control Officer met with Mr. Reza Sarraf, Managing Director [...]
2010-01-21 08:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
10ADDISABABA101ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...]
2010-01-22 12:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET
10ADDISABABA247FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...]
2010-02-08 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA298ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-13 07:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ANKARA74AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BOEING SALE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim confirmed to Ambassador Jeffrey that price is now the main sticking point in the prospective purchase of Boeing aircraft by Turkish Airlines (THY). Yildirim stressed, however, that price is not the only consideration and that THY is looki [...]
2010-01-19 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALBEXP ETRD EAIR PREL TSPA TU
10ASHGABAT120HYUNDAI'S INCREASING PRESENCE IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's Hyundai Group is expanding its presence in Turkmenistan by increasing automobile and heavy machinery sales, and by winning a much sought after contract to build a gas processing plant (Ref A). Since 2 [...]
2010-01-26 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ELND EIND EINV KS TX
10ASHGABAT250TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO BUSINESSES: LICORICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, continues its role as a transport hub and industrial center, despite diminished regional commerce in the post-Soviet era. A large complex that processes locally-harvested licorice root continues to prosper due to the availability [...]
2010-02-26 12:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO ECON BEXP PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT4TURKMENISTAN: 2010 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Brief Justification for Project 1 -- Trade Show. Embassy Ashgabat would like to assist Turkmen business people to attend a trade show in the United States in May 2010 by sending a locally engaged Embassy staff person (LES) as a trade show facilitator. The concept of entrepreneurship is still [...]
2010-01-04 12:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO TX
10BAGHDAD125FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...]
2010-01-19 14:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ
10BANGKOK111U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand;
[...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...]
2010-01-14 07:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH
10BANGKOK125 BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...]
2010-01-15 10:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
10BANGKOK379Thai Business Leaders Tell DAS Marciel that the Regional
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting hosted by Ambassador John for visiting DAS Scot Marciel, Thai business leaders expressed confidence in ASEAN as a stable business community and stressed the importance of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in U.S. foreign policy. They are not concerned about China's gro [...]
2010-02-12 09:22:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ECON CH BM TH
10BEIJING312THIRD U.S.-CHINA TOURISM WORKING GROUP HELD IN SANYA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third U.S.-China Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting under the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) was held on January 13, 2010, in Sanya, China, chaired by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services Joel Secundy and Vice Chairman Zhu Shanzhong of the China Natio [...]
2010-02-05 11:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD CVIS EAIR CH
10BRUSSELS197EU REVISES ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The EU formally agreed on February 15 to extend its sanctions against Zimbabwe by twelve months. Changes include the de-listing of six individuals and nine entities; the EU otherwise rolled over all existing program measures. Preambulatory paragraphs within the Council Deci [...]
2010-02-19 13:37:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER EFIN EUN
10BRUSSELS211THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART
[...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...]
2010-02-23 16:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS
10BRUSSELS219U.S. - EU SANCTIONS INFORMAL
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On February 3, an interagency delegation held an off-the-record roundtable discussion on sanctions issues with Spain (current EU Presidency) and the EU institutions. Topics included legal challenges to sanctions regimes, innovations to UN and EU counterterrorism programs, d [...]
2010-02-25 08:42:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP BM EAIR EFIN ETTC EUN EWWT KJUS KN KNNP
10BRUSSELS35EU REVISES CT, DPRK, GUINEA SANCTIONS
[...] (C) On December 22 the EU Council formally revised EU counterterrorism (both UN/Al-Qaeda & Taliban and autonomous regimes),North Korea, and Guinea sanctions programs. The December revisions reflect an EU willingness to move beyond UN common denominators in the sanctions domain. Procedural [...]
2010-01-14 05:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER UNSC EFIN
10CARACAS143Venezuela: Airlines Close to Deal with GBRV on Arrears
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reached an agreement with the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) to use the new 2.6 bolivares fuertes (BsF) to $1 exchange rate to liquidate foreign exchange requests pending with the GBRV from international airlines prior to the Ja [...]
2010-02-04 14:42:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PREL SNAR VE BEXP EINT ETTC
10CHENGDU18SW CHINA: CHENGDU MAYOR GE MEETS CONSULATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chengdu will build on its strengths in high tech areas such as IT, software services, and the aircraft industry, Mayor Ge Honglin said January 22. Chengdu will lead in cutting carbon emissions: it closed all coalmines in the larger Chengdu municipal region, and is now replacing [...]
2010-01-26 09:12:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV BEXP CH
10CHENGDU24SW CHINA: YIBIN'S YANGTZE RIVER PORT PROJECT -- WASTED
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's fifth largest city, Yibin, is moving ahead with a river port project that, when finished, will be the largest port facility in the province. An Yibin City/ [...]
2010-01-28 23:49:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EIND ECIN ETRD BEXP PGOV CH
10CHENNAI15 Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied
[...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...]
2010-01-27 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN
10COLOMBO41BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL FOR MALDIVES
[...] Post greatly appreciates continued BFIF support for commercial activities in Sri Lanka and Maldives and proposes BFIF funding for a U.S. Trade Fair in Maldives for FY10. The points below are keyed to reftel request for information. (A) Justification ------------------ 2. The U.S. Trade [...]
2010-01-21 08:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
10DHAKA120THE ROAD TO AWAMI LEAGUE RE-ELECTION: BANGLADESH
[...] (C) Bangladesh's Communications Minister, who is responsible for the nation's bridges, roads and rail, told the Ambassador February 3 that completing major infrastructure projects in southwest, southeast and northern Bangladesh was critical to the Awami League's re-election chances in four yea [...]
2010-02-10 03:41:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID ELTN BEXP PREL BG
10DHAKA902010 BFIF REQUEST FROM BANGLADESH
[...] Mission Dhaka requests funding from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for training of economic-commercial staff and consultations with the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Kolkata. In the last three years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our sma [...]
2010-01-28 10:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
10DJIBOUTI186DJIBOUTI: DECEMBER-JANUARY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This message contains business-sensitive information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In this issue: --Djibouti associates with Copenhagen Accord --Strong banking sector growth benefits both newcomers and the long-established --Limited progress on Djibouti-Iceland geothermal dea [...]
2010-02-17 08:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EWWT ENRG KTDB SENV BEXP DJ
10DJIBOUTI66DJIBOUTI: FY10 BFIF PROGRAM PROPOSAL
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Djibouti, a non-Commercial Service post, requests USD 3,500 in FY10 BFIF funds (ref A) to organize a three-day workshop on entrepreneurship in Djibouti before October 2010. The proposed workshop--to be executed in collaboration with the Djiboutian National [...]
2010-01-25 10:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON DJ
10GUANGZHOU95CHINA: CA PDAS Kirby's Visit to Guangzhou
[...] (SBU) Summary: CA PDAS Michael Kirby, accompanied by MCCA Linda Donahue (Beijing),visited Guangzhou on February 23-24 for an update on Consulate General Guangzhou's consular operation, particularly the growing demand for consular services in the "workshop of the world," the Pearl River Delta [...]
2010-02-26 08:00:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS PREL ETRD BEXP CH
10HARARE45ZIMBABWE 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] Embassy Harare proposes three projects to be supported by the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). The total amount of BFIF support requested is $15,000. 2. The common theme of the projects is transparency and good governance. Zimbabwe is once again open for business after several [...]
2010-01-25 06:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD ZI
10HONGKONG235EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHINA OCEAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-09 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG236EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHU KONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-09 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG299EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HWADAR SCIENTIFIC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-22 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG300EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SOLAR ENERGY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-22 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG314EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ON GRACE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-24 07:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG32EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LEADGO LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-01-06 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG33EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LEADER MUTUAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-01-06 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG4EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONESTY ELECTRONIC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 01:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG5EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: Y&W ENTERPRISES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 01:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10JAKARTA143LETTER RECEIVED FROM MINISTER OF TRADE FOR USTR KIRK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated January 26, addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk. The letter is in response to the USTR letter of N [...]
2010-02-02 10:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP EINV ID
10JAKARTA144EXPANDED IRAN SANCTIONS: IMPACT ON US EXPORTS TO INDONESIA
[...] The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 (HR2194 and S2799),if it becomes law in its current form, would have potentially disastrous effects on our ability to export U.S. goods to Indonesia. The proposed Act stipulates that any entity that provides substantial support to the Iranian p [...]
2010-02-02 10:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR MCC PGOV PREL BEXP PARM ETTC ID
10JAKARTA204LETTER FROM INDONESIAN TRADE MINISTER TO COMMERCE SECRETARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 11, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated February 9, addressed to United States Secretary of Commerce Gary F. Locke. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Minister of Trade of [...]
2010-02-17 05:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON APECO BEXP EINV ETRD KIPR ID
10JERUSALEM192NABLUS BUSINESSMEN VOICE CONCERN OVER ONGOING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 28 trip to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the city's business leaders briefed the Consul General on the impact of Israeli restrictions on the region's business climate. Nablus's aluminum-producing factory (the only one in the West Bank),like many manu [...]
2010-02-01 17:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS BEXP
10KINGSTON214JAMAICA LOOKS TO THE EAST
[...] (SBU) Jamaica's relationship with China has continued to blossom after Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding led a delegation to Beijing from January 30 to February 6 (Reftel A). The delegation, which also included three government ministers as well as several public sector officials, discussed a [...]
2010-02-10 20:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO BEXP ECIN ECON EAIR EIND EINV EMIN ETRD ELTN
10LAGOS63NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION OUTLINES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
[...] (SBU) USTDA representatives discussed with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Director General Omatseye areas for future cooperation. Omatseye identified important hardware acquisitions which have been budgeted for 2010 and requested USTDA assistance in developing a framew [...]
2010-02-16 13:21:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID EWWT PHSA KPIR NI
10LILONGWE48MALAWI REQUEST FOR FUNDS FROM THE BUSINESS FACILITATION
[...] Summary: This is a request for funds to conduct two programs: to foster increased trade through improving the business climate, and to build small business marketing capacity. Post's priority project is to conduct a training seminar on marketing skills for sixty small businesses mainly run by [...]
2010-01-22 12:27:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MI
10LJUBLJANA6PM PAHOR PREVIEWS 2010: BALKANS, BUSINESS, ISAF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 10:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN HR BEXP SI
10MADRID86AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 25 CALL ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 18:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EINV ENRG KIPR SP
10MONTEVIDEO32FOR RELEASE: BFIF 2010 PROPOSALS FOR URUGUAY
[...] THE FOLLOWING ARE PROJECTS FOR WHICH POST IS REQUESTING FY 2010 BFIF FUNDS - NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER: ---------- PRADO FAIR ---------- 2. In 2009, Post adjusted its participation at the Prado fair from the large-scale U.S. pavilions of years past (lasting the entire two week [...]
2010-01-19 14:34:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BEXP UY
10MUSCAT36HELPING ENTREPRENEURS: OMAN ANOUNCES 2010 SME CONFERENCE
[...] (U) As a matter of policy the Government of Oman sees Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as an essential factor in driving the country's development and providing employment. In this regard, the GoO regularly and positively highlights growth in private sector hiring versus the public sector. [...]
2010-01-18 13:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP PGOV MU
10MUSCAT95EMBASSY MUSCAT BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] (U) Summary: Post has two significant proposals for Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program funding. First, in an effort to promote the U.S. - Oman Free Trade Agreement and advance small and medium sized enterprises in Oman, Post proposes to bring an NGO specializing in small busine [...]
2010-02-16 05:19:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP MU
10NAIROBI88Kenya: Macroeconomic Update
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a January 8 meeting with Econoffs, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Ministry of Finance Economic Secretary, spoke strongly in favor of Kenya applying for a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program in the range of $1 billion over three years. While Minister of Finance Kenyatta is not y [...]
2010-01-13 10:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
10PARAMARIBO50SURINAME'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION
[...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo presents its FY2010 proposal under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel). The following are Post's proposals listed in rank order: - Organize a "USA Expo" to promote U.S. products in the Surinamese market, with a special focus given to market [...]
2010-01-22 19:21:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO NS
10PRAGUE115FEELING THE BURN: RENEWABLES TARGETS AND SOLAR
[...] (C) Summary: The Czech government's response to EU-set targets for increased use of renewable energy sources (RES) to meet electricity needs has been lackluster and expensive. Renewables' share in electricity consumption increased last year mainly due to a recession-driven decrease in total el [...]
2010-02-24 11:00:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALTRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ
10PRETORIA160QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary: Following three consecutive quarters of contraction, South Africa's GDP resumed positive growth in the third quarter of 2009. South African exports edged higher in the second half of 2009, following an improvement in the global economy. As a result, the deficit on the current acc [...]
2010-01-26 11:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
10PRISTINA95KOSOVO: BFIF PROPOSAL FOR FY 2010
[...] SUMMARY: In consultation with our Foreign Commercial Service colleagues at Embassy Zagreb, post proposes two separate visits by FCS Zagreb personnel to Kosovo. The first will enable peer-to-peer training for Pristina's Commercial Assistant. The second will bring FCS Regional Officer Pamela Wa [...]
2010-02-26 13:36:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO KV
10RIGA40RIGA'S FY2010 BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: Embassy Riga welcomes EEB's effort to support non-FCS post business promotion and commercial training activities through the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and proposes three FY2010 projects: travel and registration for the Commercial Specialist to attend the Electric Pow [...]
2010-01-22 15:56:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG
10SARAJEVO196BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...]
2010-02-26 14:45:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK
10SARAJEVO59BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...]
2010-01-21 10:47:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK
10SHANGHAI46GETTING TO KNOW YOU: NANJING OFFICIALS WARM TO CONSULATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jiangsu provincial officials who were initially suspicious of Consulate General efforts to implement an "American Presence Officer" program in Nanjing a little over a year ago are now keen on more contact with the Consulate. Neighbor provinces Anhui and Zhejiang, watching the i [...]
2010-02-11 08:22:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI BEXP KPAO OIIP ECON CH
10TALLINN302010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TALLINN44TALLINN'S BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn has two FY10 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund to consider. Post will provide cost estimates for the Baltic Partnership Program septel. In addition, we request USD 4,000 in BFIF funds for participation in the International Woodworking Machinery and [...]
2010-01-22 11:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV BEXP BTIO ABUD EN
10TASHKENT98UZBEKISTAN: 2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND (BFIF)
[...] (U) Brief Justification for Project -- Trade Show. Embassy Tashkent is requesting funding to recruit and send a delegation of Uzbek businesspeople to the May 3-6, 2010, Offshore Technology Conference (Energy/Oil) in the U.S. (NOTE: Although this conference contains the word "offshore" in the [...]
2010-01-22 11:33:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO UZ
10TIRANA55ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy has consulted with multiple agencies, local partners and others to develop a proposal that significantly expands outreach to the business community and that increases opportunities to promote U.S. products in Albania. End Summary. A. Proposal #1 Outreach & Resource Program [...]
2010-01-27 14:39:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON BTIO AL EINV ETRD
10TUNIS57TUNISIA PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS
[...] (U) Tunisia's economy is largely focused on trade with Europe, with U.S. exports at only $502 million in 2008 (8th after France, Italy, and Libya). Tunisian businesspeople, trade organizations, and chambers of commerce often cite lack of information about how to invest and trade with the Unite [...]
2010-01-25 13:07:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO
10WINDHOEK60RECALL 10 WINDHOEK 60
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 15:58:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA
10WINDHOEK64Namibia: 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF)
[...] (U) Embassy Windhoek is pleased to submit its 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) request. Post has identified two priorities for 2010 BFIF funding: (1) $6494 - Local Trade Fair Participation (2) $3500 - Training for Locally Engaged Staff (LES) Both items w [...]
2010-01-21 16:44:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA
10YAOUNDE63Cameroon's BFIF Proposals
[...] (U) Post seeks BFIF support to fund programs that will help build upon recent positive events in Cameroon to advance U.S. commercial outreach here and in the sub-region. The U.S. is the largest source of foreign direct investment in Cameroon and several dozen American companies have a presenc [...]
2010-01-26 14:28:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON EINV CM
10YAOUNDE83Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador
[...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...]
2010-02-05 11:38:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR
88BEIRUT2181 LEBANON: EXCHANGE WITH MFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SALLOUKH MADE DEMARCHE TO DCM ON FAMILIAR THEME OF A GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT WHEAT PROGRAM WITH THE U.S. SALLOUKH ARGUED THAT FREE WHEAT WOULD HAVE GOOD PROPAGANDA VALUE FOR THE U.S. AND WOULD HELP THE GOL'S FINANCES. [...]
1988-04-14 15:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID EAGR ETRD BEXP PGOV PINR LE
91IZMIR373LIBYANS RETURN TO IZMIR; THEY ARE WELCOME AS LONG AS
[...] UNLIKE THE FIRST LIBYAN SHIP TO VISIT IZMIR AFTER A LONG HIATUS, WHICH ARRIVED WITHOUT FANFARE, (REFTEL),THE SECOND SHIP ARRIVED TO AN OFFICIAL GREETING BY THE MAYOR OF KONAK, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATIONS. THE DEBARKING PASSENGERS WERE MET BY THE MUNICIPALITY BAND AND [...]
1991-06-06 12:34:00Consulate IzmirUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP TU LY
94DAMASCUS6308 ASAD INSIDER SEES BASHAR COMING TO HELP,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: MUHAMMAD MAKHLUF TOLD US HIS NEPHEW BASHAR AL-ASAD IS RETURNING TO DAMASCUS SOON (AFTER MILITARY TRAINING IN HIMS) TO TAKE UP FULL TIME HIS LATE BROTHER BASIL'S FORMER PORTFOLIO IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. HE DOES NOT, HOWEVER, SEE MUCH OF A ROLE FOR BAS [...]
1994-12-19 14:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD BEXP US SY
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