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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06CAIRO4338 |
AMB MEETING WITH TRADE MINISTER RACHID, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 28, Ambassador met with Trade Minister Rachid and the U.S.-Egyptian Business Council. Topics included the future of FTA, QIZs, U.S. policy toward Egypt and the bilateral economic relationship. Ambassador called for an active business council while Minister Rachid praise [...] |
2006-07-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EG EAGR FCSC |
| 06PANAMA2374 |
PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION NEXT STEPS PART I: CONTRACT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 5 and 12, 2006, the US Department of Commerce Foreign Commercial Service in Panama (FCS) hosted a Webinar (internet conference) with Panama Canal Authority (ACP) officials to discuss the contract bidding process for the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion project (Pr [...] |
2006-12-13 20:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT FCSC PM |
| 06PANAMA2375 |
PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION NEXT STEPS PART II: [...] (U) SUMMARY. At a December 6, 2006 meeting with Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Chief Financial Officer Jose Barrios Ing told EmbOffs that he believes the ACP will need to raise $2.5 billion in debt financing, not $2.3 billion as the ACP originally estimated. Barrios also prefers to have the deb [...] |
2006-12-13 20:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT FCSC PM |
| 07PANAMA1236 |
PANAMANIAN FIRM WINS FIRST CANAL EXPANSION CONTRACT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 6, 2007, the Panamanian company, Constructora Urbana S.A. (CUSA), presented the lowest bid on the Panama Canal expansion project's first construction contract, and was awarded the contract on July 16. CUSA is Panama's largest highway/heavy construction contractor. The co [...] |
2007-07-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT FCSC PM |
| 07PANAMA181 |
PANAMA PROPOSES CANAL TOLL INCREASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February, 2, 2007, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced its proposed toll increases for the Panama Canal. The proposed toll increases run through 2009. The ACP is holding a public comment period through March 12, 2007 and a public hearing on March 14, 2007. The full tex [...] |
2007-02-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON FCSC EFTA ETRD EWWT PM |
| 07PANAMA1812 |
SECOND PANAMA CANAL EXCAVATION CONTRACT GOES TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Consorcio Cilsa Minera Maria, a unit of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's Grupo Carsa, was the low bidder on the second dry excavation contract for the new Pacific lock access channels portion of the Panama Canal expansion project. It what has become a trend, the sole U.S. bidd [...] |
2007-11-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EWWT FCSC PM |
| 07PANAMA28 |
PANAMA MARKS CONCLUSION OF FTA (TPA) NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GoP is engaged in a full court press to solidify public support for the U.S.-Panama FTA (now renamed as a "Trade Promotion Agreement" or "TPA") Working through the holidays, President Martin Torrijos led a December 27 event to mark the conclusion of the TPA negotiations. The [...] |
2007-01-08 20:24:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFTA ETRD FAS FCSC PM |
| 07PANAMA47 |
PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY EYES TOLL INCREASES [...] SUMMARY. On December 18, 2006, DCM and EconOff met with Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator Alberto Aleman Zubieta and ACP Chief of Planning Javier Sabonge to discuss the ACP's planned toll increases. The ACP has not yet determined the magnitude of the toll increases. Aleman hinted th [...] |
2007-01-12 18:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFTA ETRD EWWT FCSC PM |
| 09ISTANBUL173 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL REPS AND [...] (SBU) (Summary) Ambassador Jeffrey recently met with representatives of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry in Istanbul. The discussion centered upon familiar and long-standing industry problems in Turkey such as market access, patent protection and data exclusivity, as well as conformit [...] |
2009-05-18 14:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN FCSC PHUM TU |