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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04KUWAIT2909 |
KUWAIT BANKING AND FINANCE UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this edition of the Kuwait Banking & Finance Update: the Central Bank raises interest rates; a Kuwaiti bank limits its business in Iraq due to security concerns; the banking sector opens to foreign banks; a new Islamic bank is formed; and a new draft tax law is approved by [...] |
2004-09-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IZ FR KW |
| 04KUWAIT3063 |
IAMB RECEIVES KPMG UPDATE ON DFI AUDIT, EXPRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) on Iraq met in Kuwait on 7-8 September to receive a briefing from KPMG on the status of the second stage of the external audit work on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). In its press release after the meeting, the IAMB n [...] |
2004-09-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IZ UN KW |
| 08DOHA837 |
EMBASSY DOHA WARMLY WELCOMES CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER [...] Embassy Doha warmly welcomes the December 2-3 and 5-6 visits to Qatar of United States Representative Brian Baird; United States Representative Lincoln Davis; Dr. Nichloas Palarino, Senior Investigator and Policy Advisor, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Brooke Bennett, Profession [...] |
2008-12-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF PK QA IZ |
| 08KUWAIT1042 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HUGHES (OCT.11 - 15, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Hughes to travel to post Oct. 11-15, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...] |
2008-10-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK KW JO IZ AF SY COUNTRY |
| 08KUWAIT1074 |
KUWAIT REQUESTS INCLUSION IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) On October 22, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, son of the PM and Office Director to the Foreign Minister called the Ambassador to convey Kuwait's strong desire to be included in the global financial summit announced by the President on October 18th. He noted that Kuwait's substantial in [...] |
2008-10-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON EINV KW |
| 08KUWAIT1170 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER 6-9, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Baird to travel to post on December 6-9, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...] |
2008-11-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF QA PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT1187 |
(C) KUWAIT'S DEMOCRATIC JALOPY - STILL CHUGGING [...] (S) Summary: Kuwait's developing democracy is undergoing yet another of the transitional wheezing attacks that seem to grip it every several years, but it is nowhere near death. Like the 70's)era Chevrolet Impalas that continue to ply Kuwait's choked freeways, alongside European sports cars a [...] |
2008-12-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KW |
| 08KUWAIT297 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ELLSWORTH (MARCH 17-25, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Ellsworth to travel to post March 18-20, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...] |
2008-03-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW IQ UK AF PK KU COUNTRY |
| 08KUWAIT860 |
WELCOME CODEL MICHAUD (AUGUST 3-7, 2008) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Michaud to travel to post August 4-6, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the a [...] |
2008-08-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT889 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL Graham (AUGUST 16-25, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Graham to travel to post August 17-18, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...] |
2008-08-13 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT976 |
MFA U/S on Kuwait Air negotiations, PM visit, and [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Khalid Al- Jarallah on September 11 to review the September 8 visit of the Iraqi Finance Minister to Kuwait and to preview the Kuwaiti PM's September 18-19 visit to the U.S.. Jarallah [...] |
2008-09-11 16:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EINV EAID MASS KW |
| 08KUWAIT977 |
KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY MD TO AMBASSADOR: KIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9, KIA Chairman Al-Saad told Ambassador that KIA would have no problem meeting most of the objectives in the draft Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds. He reiterated his contention, however, that government investors were being t [...] |
2008-09-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV KW |
| 09BAGHDAD1221 |
ASSISTANCE COORDINATION: A GOI INSIDER PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Huda Malik, Director General of the International Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC), told Econoff that she is crafting a plan to move donor assistance coordination responsibility out of the Ministry and under a higher-level coordi [...] |
2009-05-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KW |
| 09KUWAIT401 |
NON-PAPER DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] On April 22, Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper on financial accountability and transparency measures by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Ahmed Baqer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arab World Department and stressed the PA's need for budget assistance. Baqer said that improvement on these [...] |
2009-04-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS KW |