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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07MOSCOW3162 | RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...] | 2007-06-28 12:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS |
07MOSCOW3650 | RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVES TO DUMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, PM Fradkov sent the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors (SSL) to the State Duma, currently on summer recess and reconvening September 3. The Ministry of Industry and Energy's (MIE) revised version streamlines the review process, broadens the de [...] | 2007-07-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ENRG PREL ECON RS |
07MOSCOW3817 | RUSSIA: GAZPROM'S REACH INTO POWER SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 27 board of directors meeting, electricity monopoly, RAO UES, approved the terms of an asset swap deal giving state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, control over Wholesale Generating Company 2 (WGC-2) and WGC-6 in exchange for Gazprom's UES shares. Power sector reform [...] | 2007-08-03 10:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS |
07MOSCOW3886 | RUSSIA: NEW STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW GETS NOD FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a July 14-20 visit to Moscow, a GAO (Government Accountability Office) delegation conducted meetings with government officials (reftel),business associations, and Western companies to survey the GOR's review process for foreign direct investment in the country's strateg [...] | 2007-08-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS |
07MOSCOW4043 | RUSSIAN PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET TAKES OFF (C-TN7-00763, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's pharmaceuticals market has grown by leaps and bounds in the last three years, and experts predict continued robust growth in the short term in almost all major market segments. Foreign firms continue to dominate the market and account for an estimated 75-80 percent of [...] | 2007-08-17 11:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS |
07MOSCOW517 | RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVING AGAIN, SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. It appears the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors may have legs again. In a January 31 inter-ministerial meeting, PM Fradkov remitted the draft Strategic Sectors Law to the Ministry of Industry and Energy (MIE) for one month to simplify the investment revie [...] | 2007-02-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5428 | RUSSIA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY SEES MORE CONTINUATION [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During the 4th Moscow Business Dialogue on November 12, government officials and business professionals forecast a general continuation of the current mix of market and [...] | 2007-11-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND RS |
07MOSCOW5571 | RUSSIA: POWER SECTOR RESTRUCTURING ENTERS LAST [...] (SBU) The electricity sector's regulatory and policy framework after July 2008, when holding company RAO UES will cease operations, is taking shape. On October 26, RAO UES shareholders approved the restructuring plan and consented to the appointment of RAO UES' director of strategy as the new [...] | 2007-11-29 09:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5765 | REINVENTING THE RUSSIAN DRUG STORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Much like Russia's booming pharmaceuticals market (Ref A),the Russian pharmacy business is rapidly expanding. Major Russian drug store chains are consolidating their market-leading positions, but the industry is still relatively unconcentrated, with the leading drug store chai [...] | 2007-12-10 03:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS |
07MOSCOW5784 | GREF CENTER'S VIEWS ON RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC DIRECTION [...] (C) In a December 6 meeting, Ksenia Yudaeva, Director of Research at the Center for Strategic Research (CSR or the Gref Center),the economic brain trust for the GOR's economic reforms in the early years of President Putin's administration, told econoff that while reform momentum has slowed th [...] | 2007-12-12 04:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PREL RS |
07MUSCAT229 | GCC MONETARY UNION WITHDRAWAL CRITICIZED [...] (C) The Omani government's decision to opt out of the proposed GCC currency union received sharp criticism from an Emirati economics professor during a public lecture sponsored by the Oman Economic Association. The well-attended forum provided a unique opportunity for a non-Omani national to [...] | 2007-03-07 06:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV MU |
07MUSCAT29 | BIGGER BUDGET ON TAP FOR OMAN IN 2007 [...] (U) Oman's 2007 budget, recently unveiled by the Minister of National Economy, calls for increased expenditures in anticipation of increased revenues. The government intends to plow a significant portion of the budget into investment-related initiatives to boost energy production and to diver [...] | 2007-01-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL MU |
07MUSCAT38 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. The Embassy staff and I look forward to your arrival on February 5 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the context of our overall bilateral relationship. In addition to your planned participation as the keynote speaker at an Oman Chamber of Com [...] | 2007-01-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU |
07MUSCAT843 | CHAIRMAN EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER LARGE-SCALE [...] (C) On August 30, the Ambassador met with Oman Oil Company (OOC) Chairman Maqbool bin Ali Sultan (who also serves as Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry) to discuss the company's joint venture with Dow Chemical in constructing a polyethylene plant in the Port of Sohar industrial complex. [...] | 2007-09-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON BEXP MU |
07NAIROBI4613 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA [...] As requested in reftel, below is Embassy Nairobi's submission of information on Kenya's implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development Act (TDA),for the Department of Labors preparation of the 2007 TDA re [...] | 2007-11-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE |
07NDJAMENA2 | CHAD: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: To date, the Chadian GovernmentQs efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor have been centered on laying the legal foundation to meet its commitments to international labor conventions aimed at protecting children. While progress has been made at completing studies that identi [...] | 2007-01-03 09:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CD |
07NEWDELHI2840 | THE NEW UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT WANTS CLOSE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 05:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SCUL SOCI EIND EINV ENRG |
07OSLO468 | DEMARCHE ON SHIP RECYCLING DELIVERED TO NORWAY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 10:05:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND PHSA SENV ETRD NO |
07OTTAWA267 | CANADA ANNOUNCES FORESTRY SUPPORT; SAYS IT DOES [...] (u) On February 8, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn announced a C$127.5 million aid package for Canada,s struggling forestry sector. The GOC believes that a strong forestry sector "is vital to a strong Canadian economy." Under the aid package, C$122.5 million will go toward three initiati [...] | 2007-02-09 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAGR ECON EIND ETRD |
07OTTAWA883 | SHIP RECYCLING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND PHSA SENV ETRD |
07PARAMARIBO629 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) In response to reftel Post provides the following updated information on Suriname's commitment to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A. (U) Suriname has ratified ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms of child labor. ILO Convention 138, the Minimum Age Convention, is, howe [...] | 2007-12-06 18:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID NS |
07PARIS1075 | FRANCE?S COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOF is promoting the establishment of competitiveness clusters ("poles de competitivite" in French),combining the efforts of enterprises, research entities, and higher education institutions to develop technologies into products with practical applications. The GOF hopes t [...] | 2007-03-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD ECPS EAIR ENRG EIND TNGD TRGY |
07PARIS1076 | FRANCE'S AEROSPACE CLUSTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: As part of France's new scientific and innovation policy (see ref a),France embarked on an ambitious program of naming competitiveness clusters throughout the country (ref b). Possibly the most visible of these clusters focuses on aerospace and embedded systems in the Midi-Pyrene [...] | 2007-03-20 10:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV EAIR TSPA TNGD EIND ECON PGOV FR |
07PARIS2003 | PRESIDENT SARKOZY TAKES ON FRANCE'S WORK ETHIC [...] (SBU) President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged to move swiftly to enact sweeping reforms to make good on his promise of an economic revolution. His first months in power have already been carefully planned. During, an "extraordinary session" of the French parliament in July the new government [...] | 2007-05-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
07PARIS3251 | "MINIMUM SERVICE" LABOR REFORM BILL CHALLENGES FRANCE'S [...] (SBU) A bill to be adopted by Parliament at the end of this summer's extraordinary session requires public transport providers to maintain minimum service during strikes -- a key campaign promise by President Nicolas Sarkozy (ref A). Regarded as the most symbolic of Sarkozy's social reforms, [...] | 2007-08-02 05:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
07PARIS3336 | FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the latest in a series of periodic updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. CONTENTS: -- Areva wins 5 billion USD contract in China, but agreement postponed (para. 2) -- EDF [...] | 2007-08-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
07PARIS3741 | GOF PUTS GROWTH FRONT AND CENTER [...] (SBU) The Sarkozy government has spent the political rentree talking up proposals to stimulate economic growth. Despite the OECD's September 5 downward revision of French growth estimates to 1.8%, the government is maintaining its 2.25% projection. In an August 30 keynote speech to the annual [...] | 2007-09-10 06:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
07PARIS4315 | THE SARKOZY ECONOMIC AGENDA - REFORM OF GOODS AND SERVICES [...] (SBU) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made goods and services market reform an important element of his plans to boost purchasing power and create a more dynamic French economy. He has announced a series of proposals to liberalize retail distribution, open up competition in goods and ser [...] | 2007-10-19 10:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
07PARIS433 | CWC: FRANCE SHARES OPPOSITION TO IRAN AS EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Poloff met February 2 with Frederick Junge, desk officer in the office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Disarmament at the MFA and delivered reftel demarche. Junge said the MFA shares the USG's strong opposition to Iran as Executive Council Chair of the Organization for the Prohibition [...] | 2007-02-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR FR |
07PARIS579 | FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: THE MESSAGE FROM THE [...] (SBU) As campaigning picks up for France's Presidential elections in April, business groups and think tanks are making their voices heard in unusual ways to "ensure that key economic issues are not ignored." All forms of communication -- from special web sites, to books and jamboree-style mee [...] | 2007-02-13 16:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
07PHNOMPENH1189 | DAMMING THE MEKONG: HYDROPOWER'S HIGH PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Existing and planned hydropower projects along the world's eighth largest river reflect the development dilemma of cheaper, low-polluting power vs. healthy fisheries and the interests of downstream communities. Villagers along eastern Mekong tributaries in Cambodia complained [...] | 2007-09-17 10:12:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ENRG EIND SENV VM LA CH CB |
07PODGORICA33 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JANUARY 2007 [...] THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ANNOUNCED THAT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES WERE EUROS 582.3 MILLION, YIELDING A SURPLUS OF EUROS 34.6 MILLION. A SURPLUS OF ONE MILLION EUROS WAS PLANNED. RECEIPTS WERE 15 PERCENT HIGHER THAN PROJECTED, DRIVEN BY VAT RECEIPTS WHICH WERE 36 PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN 2005 [...] | 2007-02-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KPAO PGOV MW EIND ETRD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1165 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in Trinidad and Tobago (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) has ratified I [...] | 2007-11-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1203 | TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-07) [...] bpTT, Energy Minister comment on Gazprom rumor 2. Gas audit: proven reserves down to 12 years 3. T&T Energy Conference charts policy directions 4. Chile joins the LNG queue 5. Uganda seeks T&T help to manage oil/gas reserves 6. Experimental methanol power plant commissioned 7. BG explor [...] | 2007-12-19 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1206 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Prime Minister on Climate Change 2. Central Bank Governor on inflation, currency value 3. Rising food prices 4. Laqtel fined by TATT 5. Increasing tourism traffic on Tobago 6. Trinidadian appointed UNEP Assistant SecGen  [...] | 2007-12-21 18:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KGHG EIND ETRD EWWT ECPS KHIV |
07PORTOFSPAIN2 | AMCHAM CONFERENCE LOOKS AT T&T'S NON-ENERGY SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN EIND ELAB TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN236 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY [...] PM announces "Full Employment" 2. Inflation Continues Downward Trend 3. Central Bank Bond Issue Oversubscribed 4. Smelter Saga Continues 5. Amended OSHA debuts U.S. affiliate charged 6. Music pirates keel-hauled 7. Opposition questions U.K. consulting firm ties to CAL CEO, role [...] | 2007-03-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN EIND ELNT KIRP TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN393 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH [...] Tobago Land License for Foreigners 2. Far East Co-operation in Trade & Investment 3. GOTT committed to FTAA 4. Fishy concerns 5. T&T gets Water Pollution Rules 6. U.S. company to build Caustic Soda plant 7. Essar Steel plant approved 8. T&T Bird Flu ready 9. VAT removed on [...] | 2007-04-23 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD KFLU TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN495 | T&T LAUNCHES WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago is embarking on an eight-year, US$4.4 billion upgrade of its water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. While the initial consulting contract went to Canadian firm GENIVAR, the overall program offers significant commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. END SU [...] | 2007-05-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP EIND SENV ECON TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN556 | TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-07) [...] LNG production down 25% 2. GE opens LNG service center 3. "T&T Gas to Barbados by 2009" 4. BG/Chevron sign gas supply deal with NGC 5. BG confirms small gas find 6. Petrotrin profits down 7. Petrotrin offshore platforms shut down 8. TOFCO labor woes ----------------------- LNG PRO [...] | 2007-06-06 18:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND EINV TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN642 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] CA adds flights to Caribbean and North America --------------------------------------------- ----- Caribbean Airlines will increase seat capacity to the Caribbean and North America by 25 percent. CA will fly double daily frequencies to New York four days a week, maintaining daily service fo [...] | 2007-07-02 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECPS EIND EINV SENV SOCI TD EAGR |
07PORTOFSPAIN947 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 2 [...] Caribbean Airlines flying high 2. Copa Airlines to fly to Trinidad 3. Inflation on the rise 4. Central Bank's authorized capital increased 5. Credit Unions' assets top US$1 billion 6. GOTT looks to financial services, investments 7. More hotels opening 8. Rapid Rail contract a [...] | 2007-09-18 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT SOCI TD ECON ELTN |
07PRETORIA3111 | South African Sasol Targets Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Plant in [...] (U) SUMMARY: South African Sasol is seriously considering investing in a coal-to-liquid (CTL) facility in the U.S., targeting Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Illinois, or North Dakota. This potential project would represent Africa's largest investment in the U.S. if realized. The issue of carbon emi [...] | 2007-09-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3113 | South African Sasol Targets Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Plant in [...] (U) SUMMARY: South African Sasol is seriously considering investing in a coal-to-liquid (CTL) facility in the U.S., targeting Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Illinois, or North Dakota. This potential project would represent Africa's largest investment in the U.S. if realized. The issue of carbon emi [...] | 2007-09-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3114 | South African Sasol Targets Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Plant in [...] (U) SUMMARY: South African Sasol is seriously considering investing in a coal-to-liquid (CTL) facility in the U.S., targeting Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Illinois, or North Dakota. This potential project would represent Africa's largest investment in the U.S. if realized. The issue of carbon emi [...] | 2007-09-05 12:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3507 | South Africa Reassesses its Energy Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa convened a two-day Energy Summit September 24-25 to engage with stakeholders in order to reassess its energy policy as set forth in the white paper on energy adopted in 1998. Noting the likelihood that key assumptions may have changed since that time, representati [...] | 2007-10-04 05:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3534 | MINE MISHAP OVERCOME, BUT SAFETY STILL A CHRONIC [...] SUMMARY: On October 4, South African Harmony's Elandsrand mine rescued 3,200 workers who had been trapped underground for 48 hours. While the workers were not in great danger, the dramatic rescue, filmed in the international media, high-lighted growing concerns about mine safety as high comm [...] | 2007-10-05 16:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3726 | Sasol Perseveres in Coal-to-Liquid Projects [...] SUMMARY: South Africa's Sasol is committed to expanding its coal-to-liquids production both within and outside South Africa. Most automobile drivers in South Africa's interior are burning its gasoline derived from coal. Sasol's Chief Engineer confirmed that Sasol is the world's largest single [...] | 2007-10-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND SENV SF |
07PRETORIA3744 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...] | 2007-10-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4002 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...] | 2007-11-20 11:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4103 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zi [...] | 2007-12-03 11:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4188 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2007-12-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07QUITO245 | ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...] | 2007-01-30 20:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC |
07RABAT368 | LARGEST U.S. INVESTOR SELLS MOROCCAN POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) Summary. The largest American investor in Morocco, electric utility CMS Energy (CMS),has agreed to sell its $1.4 billion investment in Morocco, CMS Generation Company (CMSGC),to the Abu Dhabi National Electric Company (TAQA),pending approvals. CMSCG owns 50 percent of the Jorf Lasf [...] | 2007-02-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ENRG EFTA MO |
07RABAT597 | BFIF SUPPORT FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA CLOSE OUT REPORT [...] Summary. The FY-06 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) program approved $11,000 for Embassy Rabat to support the U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in its initial year of implementation. Post proposed to use the funds to bolster the American Chamber of Commerce's (AmCham) prog [...] | 2007-04-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAGR ECIN EFTA EIND ETRD MO |
07RABAT641 | EMBASSY'S INVESTMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. In support of implementation of our bilateral free trade agreement with Morocco, Mission Morocco recently hosted an investment conference for potential foreign investors in the automotive parts sector, a key priority of Moroccan industrial policy. The event highlighted success s [...] | 2007-04-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN EIND ETRD EINV MO |
07RABAT681 | GOM DENIES RUMORS OF FUTURE ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Energy (MOE) officials deny recent press allegations, appearing in the "L'Economiste" newspaper and attributed to National Electricity Office (ONE) sources, that Morocco will face a shortage of electricity starting in 2008. They concede that demand for electricity [...] | 2007-04-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EIND ENRG MO |
07REYKJAVIK114 | Iceland: 2007 Parliamentary Elections, One Month Out [...] (U) Summary: A month before Icelanders head to the polls for the May 12 parliamentary elections, the Left Greens are riding a wave of interest in environmental concerns. However, the emergence of a new green party could splinter the environmentalist bloc and ensure the current center-right co [...] | 2007-04-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07REYKJAVIK125 | Iceland: Local vote to stop smelter expansion may have [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's oldest aluminum smelter, owned by Canadian aluminum conglomerate Alcan, was denied permission to expand in a tight local referendum on March 31. The planned expansion was one of three aluminum projects in various planning stages, including two new smelters proposed by [...] | 2007-04-30 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EMIN ENRG SENV IC |
07REYKJAVIK127 | Iceland: One third of voters still undecided two weeks [...] (U) Summary: National opinion polls taken two weeks out show the current government coalition holding a slim lead ahead of Icelandic parliamentary elections on May 12. The larger of the two parties in government, the Independence Party, has gained in strength enough to offset losses by its ju [...] | 2007-05-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07RIODEJANEIRO559 | DIRECTORSHIPS AT PETROBRAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY [...] (U) Summary. A political battle erupted among the government and its allied parties last week over high-level positions within various government entities. Although the federal government has managed to alleviate many of the tensions arising from this struggle, it has so far not been able to [...] | 2007-09-27 18:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND PGOV BR |
07RIYADH1006 | DOW AND SAUDI ARAMCO SIGN MOU FOR $20 BILLION [...] (C) On May 12, US firm Dow Chemical's CEO Andrew Liveris and Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Abdullah Jum'ah signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding for a major petrochemical facility, the "Ras Tanura Integrated Project" (RTIP),the cost of which will likely reach more than $20 billio [...] | 2007-05-14 18:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EIND SA |
07ROME1887 | GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...] | 2007-09-06 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT |
07SANAA1528 | YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...] | 2007-08-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM |
07SANAA2170 | YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...] | 2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM |
07SANTODOMINGO2697 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF [...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...] | 2007-12-07 18:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
07SAOPAULO3 | SAO PAULO BUSINESSMEN PRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR A US TRADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, a bilateral business grouping, recently expressed lack of faith in the resumption of FTAA negotiations and demanded greater commitment from the GOB to begin negotiations for alternative mechanisms to enhance bilateral trade relations. [...] | 2007-01-03 15:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO426 | BRAZIL'S NEW GDP METHODOLOGY RESULTS IN HIGHER GROWTH [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE),in an effort to bring its methodology to determine Brazil's GDP growth into line with international standards, recently revised its current methodology, establishing 2000 as the base year. The highest differences between th [...] | 2007-05-18 10:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO639 | FIESP AND CIESP HEAL RIFT, UNANIMOUSLY ELECT PAULO SKAF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sao Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP) almost unanimously reelected Paulo Skaf to a four-year term as President. The Sao Paulo State Industry Center (CIESP) also overwhelmingly chose Skaf to lead it, ending a three-year breach between the two organizations. Skaf's [...] | 2007-07-30 17:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO71 | RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...] | 2007-01-30 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI |
07SAOPAULO958 | FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY? [...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...] | 2007-12-04 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR |
07SEOUL332 | CWC: ROK SUPPORT REQUESTED TO BLOCK IRAN BECOMING [...] (SBU) On January 31, Poloff delivered reftel instructions to Kim Jae-woo, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim stated that the ROK Ambassador at the Hague did not discuss the possibility of South Korea running for the Executive C [...] | 2007-02-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR KS |
07SHANGHAI440 | SHANGHAI BLACKOUTS, A THING OF THE PAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting with Congenoffs, Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company (SMEPC) representatives were optimistic about Shanghai's power situation and predicted that there would be few blackouts this summer. The city has secured power from other provinces to meet energy [...] | 2007-07-17 07:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI483 | WUXI EAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 19 meeting, Wuxi Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials were eager to discuss the Lake Tai crisis and opportunities for cooperation; however, they were much less eager for Congenoffs to actually see Lake Tai. Wuxi EPB officials vented their frustrations [...] | 2007-08-02 04:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI541 | SHANGHAI ASKS DOE FOR HELP CUTTING ENERGY USE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Energy delegation led by PDAS John Mizroch met with municipal officials, academics, and U.S. businesses during its August 16-17 visit to Shanghai. Shanghai's inefficient energy consumption limits its economic growth and contributes to its pollution problems. Sha [...] | 2007-08-27 08:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EINV EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI690 | SHANGHAI INVESTS USD 175 MILLION IN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the United States-China Science and Technology Executive Secretaries Meeting (ESM),the U.S. delegation visited a high-tech park and two high-tech projects in Shanghai on October 12. Interlocutors reported that the Shanghai municipal government aims to build [...] | 2007-10-26 04:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EINV ELTN EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI756 | PROMOTING ANHUI TOURISM TO AMERICANS: A HARD SELL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Anhui Province, the poorest province in Shanghai's consular district, hopes to jump-start its economy by promoting tourism. Although home to many beautiful natural and historical sights, Anhui is finding it difficult to attract mass numbers of Western tourists, and Americans in p [...] | 2007-11-23 05:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND PGOV EINV ELTN EAIR ECON CH KS |
07SHANGHAI797 | JIANGSU ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS HOLD SOME OPTIMISM ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Congenoffs met with Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences Senior Engineer and Vice Director Wang Hua and Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Protection Department Vice Director Zhu Deming on November 28 to discuss Lake Tai (Tai Hu) pollution clean-up prospects and [...] | 2007-12-20 02:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV ECON EIND CH |
07SHENYANG171 | SHENYANG'S AVIATION ECONOMIC ZONE BRING'S MAJOR [...] (C) Summary: City officials and business representatives confirmed that Shenyang will establish an aviation economic zone in the area south of the Hunnan Development Zone and north of Taoxian International Airport and that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) will establish a new company made u [...] | 2007-09-07 10:06:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL |
07SHENYANG222 | CHINA: AMBASSADOR HOLMER MEETS WITH SHENYANG AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting with Ambassador Alan Holmer, American business leaders in Shenyang expressed worry about the appreciation of the Renminbi and the weakness of the dollar, while admitting that the lower dollar did offer some competitive advantages, especially against European c [...] | 2007-11-23 07:45:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EIND CH |
07SHENYANG251 | EXCESS DOMESTIC DEMAND DRIVES CHINA'S GRAIN MARKET [...] (C) Summary. China will not allow any exports of corn or soybeans during 2008 and will radically curtail wheat exports, according to Wang Haisheng, Director of state-owned Jilin Grain Group and General Manager of Jilin Grain Group Export and Import Company. Wang,s company, which accounts for [...] | 2007-12-26 07:37:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON EIND EINT ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV |
07TAIPEI1131 | NANOTECHNOLOGY - CAN IT KEEP TAIWAN COMPETITIVE? [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan initiated a six-year plan to develop nanotechnology in 2003 with total funding of US$555 million. The plan emphasizes identifying industrial applications more than pure research. It aims to assist Taiwan's successful high-tech firms as well as firms in mature manufacturin [...] | 2007-05-21 05:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND TSPL TPHY TW |
07TAIPEI1272 | SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING - NEW ENGINE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's solar cell manufacturing industry will triple in capacity this year after nearly doubling in 2006. Although manufacturing of solar cells is booming, Taiwan is less competitive in other segments of the industry's supply chain. Taiwan's solar cell makers face two major co [...] | 2007-06-07 03:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD ENRG SENV TW |
07TAIPEI132 | Taiwan TIFA: Talking Agriculture with AUSTR Stratford [...] On December 19 Vice Minister of Agriculture Lee Jen-chyuan met with Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach. This meeting was part of a series of meetings on TIFA action items. Other meetings reported septel. CCA Language Approval Near ---------------------- [...] | 2007-01-18 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD EIND TW |
07TAIPEI134 | Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO [...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...] | 2007-01-18 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI136 | Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on [...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...] | 2007-01-18 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND TW |
07TAIPEI49 | Taiwan Takes Over Two More Banks [...] (U) Only three weeks after taking over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB, reported ref A),Taiwan ordered takeover of two more banks, one insolvent and the other suffering a bank run. Financial regulators guaranteed 100%-protection of deposits to prevent financial instability. END SU [...] | 2007-01-09 01:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI63 | Reorganization Signals Collapse of China Rebar [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2007, China Rebar Pacific Group (CRPG) announced reorganization plans for two affiliated companies triggering declines in share prices of all companies affiliated with CRPG and a run on two financial institutions affiliated with the group. The court granted the two compani [...] | 2007-01-10 01:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW |
07TASHKENT1509 | ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE EXPOS FAIL TO ATTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: In April, the Agrominitech and Oil and Gas Expositions opened Uzbekistan's expo season, but attracted less foreign interest and attention than in 2006. On the whole, foreign companies continue to avoid investing in Uzbekistan. Even Russian companies are adversely affected by t [...] | 2007-08-17 09:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINV ENGR PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1662 | GM-DAT, UZDAEWOO IN JOINT VENTURE TALKS; CHEVROLET [...] (C) Summary: GM-DAT, a Korean-based GM subsidiary, is in talks on the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with UzDaewoo. GM-DAT intends to sign the formal contract with President Karimov in October and then publicly announce the JV. GM-DAT views the JV as a long-term investment in which it [...] | 2007-09-19 10:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ELTN RU UZ |
07TASHKENT1760 | GM VENTURES INTO UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (U) On October 8 GM-DAT, a Korean-based GM subsidiary, signed a joint venture with UzDaewoo, receiving 25 percent plus one share of the company, with the possibility of increasing its share to 40 percent. As noted reftel, this deal brings the Chevrolet brand to Uzbekistan, with an eye to the [...] | 2007-10-11 10:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ELTN SK UZ |
07TASHKENT2121 | AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSMAN PRESENTS DUBIOUS IL-76 [...] (C) Summary: An Australian named Frederick Darby in November approached Post with a plan to provide the Australian military with leased IL-76 cargo aircraft assembled in Tashkent. Darby claimed the deal could help sink Russia's plans to bring Tashkent's Chkalov Aircraft Factory (a.k.a TAPOiCh [...] | 2007-12-14 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PGOV PREL EAIR EIND MCAP NATO EUN |
07TASHKENT511 | UZBEK AUTOMAKER HOPING FOR A BAILOUT FROM GM [...] (SBU) Summary: UzDaewoo, Central Asia's largest auto manufacturer, could face a serious sales disruption in January 2008, when Russia introduces new emission standards. Exports to Russia account for well over half of UzDaewoo's total sales. According to optimistic company estimates, the autom [...] | 2007-03-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ |
07TASHKENT829 | GM CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH UZBEK AUTOMAKER [...] (SBU) Summary: General Motors executives based in South Korea and Hungary visited Uzbekistan for talks with officials and auto industry leaders on a proposed memorandum of understanding. The agreement would help automaker UzDaewoo in the critical task of developing a product line to meet adva [...] | 2007-04-25 05:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ |
07TASHKENT978 | GH SUBSIDIARY SIGNS STRATEGIC COOPERATION DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors' South Korean subsidiary, GM-DAT, signed a major cooperation agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan. The deal was personally endorsed by President Karimov and heralded in the state-run press, which, however, ignored the [...] | 2007-05-18 06:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ |
07TEGUCIGALPA1154 | A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1295 | MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1311 | INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE VICE-MINISTER ROSA MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and EconOff met with Industry and Commerce Vice-Minister Jorge "Coque" Rosa and Official CAFTA-DR negotiator Melvin Redondo on August 2, 2007, regarding the potential imposition of safeguards on the sock industry. The GOH does not believe that the USG has a legitimate r [...] | 2007-08-02 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1694 | HONDURAN FIRM PRODUCES BIODIESEL FROM TILAPIA [...] (U) Summary: Aguafinca, a Honduran firm with Swiss capital and an Israeli manager, claims to be the only company in the world producing biodiesel from tilapia. It produces 3,000 gallons of biodiesel a day, which powers its entire vehicle fleet and meets 50 percent of its power generation ne [...] | 2007-10-23 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA258 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO [...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...] | 2007-02-08 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
07THEHAGUE193 | TATA TAKEOVER STRATEGIC BOOST FOR DUTCH STEEL MAKER CORUS [...] (U) Indian steel company Tata's $12.2 billion offer on January 31 for the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus ended an extended bidding war with Brazilian steel company CSN. The takeover will create the world's fifth largest steel producer in the world. (Corus currently ranks eighth, and Tata r [...] | 2007-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD OECD NL |
07THEHAGUE204 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Javits spoke with the Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, as well as OPCW Director General Pfirter on the unacceptability of Iran as the Chair of the OPCW Executive Committee. There was unanimous acceptance of that position, nuanced differe [...] | 2007-02-02 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE256 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UPDATE ON [...] (C) On February 6, Japanese Ambassador Komachi reported to Ambassador Javits about his discussions with Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin. Ariffin said she was aware of Iran's interest in becoming EC chair, but admitted that it would be hard to build an Asian Group consensus around an Iranian ca [...] | 2007-02-09 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE298 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 15, Malaysian Amb. Ariffin spoke with Amb. Javits and reported that Indian Amb. Sabharwal had expressed a strong desire to serve as the EC Chair. Ariffin said that South Korea and the Philippines will not compete, and absent some unforeseen development, the Asian Group candid [...] | 2007-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE344 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 22, Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin reaffirmed to Ambassador Javits that there is no/no expressed support in the Asian Group to select Iran as the group candidate to be the EC Chair. She added that her canvassing of the group indicated it had now moved toward Philippine Ambassad [...] | 2007-02-23 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBM IR |
07TIRANA1059 | ALBANIA: 2007 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: Post's 2007 report on Albania's worst forms of child labor will focus on changes and developments over the last year and will not repeat reporting in last year's cable (ref B). Albania continues to make progress in addressing the issue of child labor and child trafficking, but as rep [...] | 2007-12-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID AL |
07TOKYO2363 | Japanese Shipbuilding Still Going Strong [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite being a high-wage country, Japan's shipbuilders are still going strong, capturing 17.7 percent of new ship orders by tonnage world-wide in 2005, according to a new report by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association. Japanese shipping companies are expanding their fleets t [...] | 2007-05-29 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND JA |
07TOKYO461 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] On February 1, ESToff delivered reftel demarche to Principal Deputy Director Nobuharu Imanishi and Officer Masamichi Ito in MOFA's Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division. Imanishi said that he would share the demarche with other officials for interagency coordination. He reported [...] | 2007-02-01 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC EIND |
07TOKYO5231 | JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE BENEFIT IN NEW NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Environment Ministry and METI officials expressed strong interest in the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico effort for managing high production volume (HPV) chemicals during meeting with EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford on November 8. The Japanese officials noted GOJ agreement with [...] | 2007-11-14 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EIND ETRD JA |
07TRIPOLI1053 | U.S. COMPANIES WIN $2 BILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS AS REWARD FOR POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP REF: TRIPOLI 1023 TRIPOLI 00001053 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, CDA, Embassy Tripoli, State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 08:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EIND EINV PREL PGOV LY |
07TUNIS1568 | TUNISIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 16:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TS |
07TUNIS453 | MINISTER OF INDUSTRY SEEKS INCREASED US INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's April 10 courtesy call, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Small and Medium Enterprise Afif Chelbi focused on the potential opportunities for US investment and expressed his readiness to meet with US investors. Chelbi also highlighted the broader economic cha [...] | 2007-04-12 07:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EIND ENRG EPET ETRD EAIR TS |
07TUNIS516 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. IMF Urges Further Reform B. Qatar Telecom Invests In Tunisia C. Consumer Price Index Continues To Rise D. Trade Deficit Grows, Industrial Production Up E. GOT Sells Stake in Banque [...] | 2007-04-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS EIND KTEX KPRV TS |
07TUNIS83 | LABOR PROGRAMMING NEEDS IN TUNISIA [...] (SBU) Post welcomes reftel's request for input on labor programming needs in the region. Tunisia has a strong labor history pre-dating independence, and unions are active across all sectors and throughout Tunisia. The General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT),the sole labor confederation, is [...] | 2007-01-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON EIND ETRD TS |
07ULAANBAATAR157 | Mongolia and GSP: An undiscovered Country [...] SUMMARY: Less than half a percent of Mongolia's exports to the U.S. came in under GSP in 2006, partially because over 90% of Mongolian exports to the U.S. are textiles. However, in other cases, Mongolian goods eligible for GSP treatment simply don't take advantage of it. The Ministry of Indu [...] | 2007-03-08 03:53:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
07ULAANBAATAR164 | Mongolia Customs [...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...] | 2007-03-10 03:55:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
07ULAANBAATAR86 | Mongolia Privatizes 16 Industries in 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Of the 22 state-owned enterprises (SOE) put up for sale by the GOM last year, 16 were successfully privatized, while 6 failed to find qualified buyers. Sales brought in an estimated US$26 million. Th% tdjtdr"xocess paN02enitivnyQqmoth|9 i&QmgSt cc3Ea.Q Af|er`4`l`Bcmth` c4ih(p;Q:s;QkDQ [...] | 2007-02-07 22:39:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
07VIENNA2690 | AUSTRIAN CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT: POST-KYOTO AGREEMENT SHOULD [...] (SBU) While Austria portrays itself as a crusader against climate change, it is falling significantly short of its own commitments under the EU's Burden Sharing Agreement (BSA) to the Kyoto Protocol. With 93 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions in 2005, Austria is a whopping 25 million to [...] | 2007-10-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU |
07VIENNA568 | CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRIA TALKING TOUGH, BUT ACTING SOFTLY [...] Austria, with one of the most ambitious Kyoto Protocol targets, has thus far failed to achieve its emissions reduction goals. According to Austria's 1997 Kyoto Protocol commitment, it should reduce emissions to no more than 69 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2012. In 2005 Austria emitted 93 [...] | 2007-03-05 16:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU |
07VIENTIANE409 | Timber, Roads, and Rubber in Sayaboury Province [...] (SBU) Summary: While Sayaboury Province is isolated from the rest of Laos due to a lack of transportation infrastructure, some significant road projects are currently underway, and others are expected to commence within the next two years. Logging activity in the province has increased signi [...] | 2007-05-16 10:23:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAGR ELTN ETRD ENRG SENV SOCI SMIG |
07YEREVAN1416 | ARMENIA: NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN WORST FORMS OF [...] (SBU) In 2007 there were no significant developments to report with respect to worst forms of child labor in Armenia. As previously reported (ref B),Armenia has adopted all international agreements on children's rights, as well as a list of occupations considered hazardous for children. Both [...] | 2007-12-12 05:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM |
07ZAGREB1049 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA [...] Summary: Child labor is not a significant problem in Croatia. Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent and are addressed effectively by author [...] | 2007-11-30 12:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR |
07ZAGREB112 | CROATIA KEEPS TOURISM INDUSTRY AT THE FOREFRONT [...] Summary. Croatian officials are proclaiming 2006 as another banner year for tourism while, at the same time, warning the industry not to rest on its laurels and encouraging improvements in existing facilities and infrastructure, green-field investments and creation of new products and services. [...] | 2007-02-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND HR |
08ABIDJAN127 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON SEC GENERAL OF INT'L [...] (SBU) Econoff demarched Vincent Niagne Agnimel, Secretary General of the Ivoirian Rubber Association APROMAC SIPDIS and delivered talking points related to U.S. concerns about the tenure of Dr. Smits as International Rubber Study Group Secretary General. APROMAC is the designated Ivoirian [...] | 2008-02-22 17:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD AGR IV |
08ABIDJAN403 | COTE D'IVOIRE: COCOA SECTOR OFFICIALS ARRESTED AS [...] (U) Summary: Twenty-three top officials of the cocoa/coffee sector were indicted on June 13 on charges of embezzlement, breach of trust, misuse of corporate assets, fraud, and forgery. As of June 23, 12 of the 23 were under arrest. Those arrested include close associates of the ruling FPI pa [...] | 2008-06-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD KCOR KJUS PGOV IV |
08ABUDHABI920 | ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: A CITY'S EVOLVING IDENTITY [...] (U) The UAE capital and the richest of the seven emirates, Abu Dhabi accounts for approximately 9% of the world's oil reserves. In the last few years, Abu Dhabi has undertaken a "catch up game" with Dubai in the area of Mega Project development, with a number of large-scale projects under way [...] | 2008-08-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US |
08ABUDHABI943 | ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: SYNOPSIS OF PRIORITY PROJECTS [...] (U) As Abu Dhabi Mega-Project development changes the landscape of the UAE's capital city, this cable will describe some of the more ambitious projects. These include: Yas Island ($40 billion entertainment development will be home to the world's first Ferrari theme park); Saadiyat Island cult [...] | 2008-08-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US |
08ABUDHABI945 | ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: MASDAR ZERO-CARBON RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Abu Dhabi Government, guided by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),is pursuing the renewable energy and sustainable development initiative "Masdar" to maintain Abu Dhabi's role as a global energy player in the long term. The Masdar initiative includes the Masdar Institute [...] | 2008-08-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US |
08ABUDHABI975 | ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: POWERS BEHIND THE DREAM [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE and one of the richest cities in the world, is taking bold steps to change its landscape (reftels A, B, C). With approximately 1,460,000 residents in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (the majority in the city of Abu Dhabi itself),one-tenth of the planet's oil, [...] | 2008-08-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US |
08ABUJA300 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE REGARDING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche points to Ministry of Commerce and Industry Director of Commodities Ibrahim Naibbi. Naibbi had not been aware of U.S. concerns because his subordinate who attended IRSG meetings until the end of 2007 had recently retired from the Ministry. He however, sa [...] | 2008-02-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EAGR ETRD NI |
08ACCRA1179 | BIT TALKS: LIMITED PROGRESS DURING KUFOUR VISIT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Exploratory discussions regarding a U.S.-Ghana Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will likely generate only limited progress during President KufuorQs state visit to the United States (starting September 14, 2008). The Kufour Administration is shifting into election mode and sh [...] | 2008-09-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EIND PGOV GH |
08ACCRA1504 | GHANA: AMERICAN BUSINESSES AIR VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Board members of the Ghana American Chamber of Commerce mentioned areas of concern for their businesses to econoff in a Board meeting. Several members complained of a lack of bureaucratic support for foreign investors. Mining giant Newmont talked about the drive to limit exp [...] | 2008-11-25 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND GH |
08ACCRA1521 | GHANA MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCE HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: A. (U) According to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Accra's financial isolation may provide the country with a temporary respite from the global economic downturn unfolding in international financial centers, while leaving open the potential for a slide if traditional exports, F [...] | 2008-12-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EINV GH |
08ACCRA1522 | GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: A. The Government of Ghana announced the privatization of its troubled state-owned aluminum company, along with accompanying foreign investments worth USD 4.5 billion. The purported international buyers announced that no such deals existed. B. Ghana has benefitted from increase [...] | 2008-12-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH |
08ACCRA1523 | GHANA ENERGY SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS, DECEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A. (U) New hydro generation projects are moving ahead with Chinese and Brazilian financial assistance and tied contractors. Based on the assumption that new gas-fired thermal plants will also be online by 2011, the Minister of Energy has announced a target power price of 9 [...] | 2008-12-03 07:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV EIND EFIN GH |
08ADDISABABA886 | ETHIOPIA: UNIONS AND UNIONIZATION AN EVOLVING PHENOMENON [...] Ethiopia's unions are small institutions experiencing difficulties in the context of a growing private sector. Although both constitutional and labor laws recognize and protect worker rights, the economy's formal sector is small, and efforts to organize workers in-country are challenging. Empl [...] | 2008-04-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ET |
08AMMAN1558 | JORDANIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its second annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Jordan 53rd out of 130 rated countries, a drop from 46th in 2007. During a conference sponsored by USAID, 200 tourism executives criticized the report's methodology and discussed the i [...] | 2008-05-22 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAID SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2696 | DESPITE SLOWDOWN IN CEMENT DEMAND, JORDAN'S PRODUCTION [...] (U) Summary: After five years of 10-15% growth in cement demand and 3.8% growth in production, domestic demand for cement in Jordan has begun to drop due to inflation and a slow down in construction. Despite this trend, Jordan's annual cement production is set to double from 4.5 to 11 million t [...] | 2008-09-18 10:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV JO |
08AMMAN278 | TOURISM IN JORDAN IN 2007: REVENUES UP, MORE EUROPEANS, [...] Summary: Revenues from Jordan's tourism industry have grown 13 percent since 2006. The number and duration of European visitors is growing but Arab tourism is declining. Among Jordanian cities, Petra is experiencing the fastest growth, but low-budget hotels there continue to suffer from heavy [...] | 2008-01-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND JO |
08ANKARA1060 | TURKEY: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) Post consulted with GOT officials, representatives of organized labor, employers' organizations, and ILO representatives in Turkey in an effort to determine the level and nature of the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods, per request in ref A. Post is aware of one rep [...] | 2008-06-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08ANKARA1828 | TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...] | 2008-10-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU |
08ANKARA542 | NEW R&D LAW GIVES MORE INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: We met with Dr. Omer Anlagan, Vice President of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK),to discuss the current state of research and development (R&D) in Turkey, and TUBITAK's expectations for the new R&D law, which passed on February 28. Turkey [...] | 2008-03-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU EIND TPHY TNGD |
08ANTANANARIVO744 | OBSTACLES TO INVESTMENT: THE VIEW OF A PROMINENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malagasy industrial magnate Salim Ismail outlined the negative factors confronting potential investors in Madagascar during a recent meeting with the Ambassador. These factors include a complicated business environment, an unfair legal system, problems with the state-owned power [...] | 2008-11-05 07:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD MA |
08ASHGABAT1027 | TURKMENISTAN: NEGOTIATIONS FINALLY MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Case New Holland representatives have finally gotten the ball rolling again in regard to negotiations for the sale of tractors, cotton harvesters, and other agricultural equipment that had been slowing down since they began in September 2007. After the Case CEO's successful me [...] | 2008-08-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EIND EAGR TX |
08ASHGABAT1031 | TURKMENISTAN: EMERGING STORY CONTRADICTS OFFICIAL [...] (C) President Berdimuhamedov accepted the resignation "for health reasons" of Minister of Textiles Jemal Goklenova during an August 1 Cabinet of Ministers meeting. Goklenova, related to Berdimuhamedov through his wife (reftel),dropped totally off the map during former President Niyazov,s lat [...] | 2008-08-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND ETRD TX |
08ASHGABAT1045 | TURKMENISTAN: ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF ITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Few would disagree that China's relationship with Turkmenistan centers almost exclusively on its expanding energy partnership and trade. Regular political and economic engagement between the two states during [...] | 2008-08-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV EIND CH TX |
08ASHGABAT1065 | INTEK -- BACKGROUND ON A UNIQUELY SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intek is a successful information technology, printing, and technical education company that was founded right after independence by Artur Ovezmuradov. A FLEX alumna is head of Corporate Sales discussed the company's long and impressive list of government, corporate, and intern [...] | 2008-08-15 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EIND TX |
08ASHGABAT1079 | BOEING FACING CHALLENGES FROM BOMBARDIER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In promoting its business relationship with the Government of Turkmenistan since independence, Boeing Corporation has provided many services -- some free of charge -- in order to help Turkmenistan and to promote customer loyalty. Until recently, this strategy worked well. Howev [...] | 2008-08-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR EIND TX |
08ASHGABAT116 | TURMENISTAN'S CONSTRUCTION MINISTRY SHOWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 7 meeting at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Construction and Construction Materials Industry, officials representing all departments expressed enthusiasm about learning from the U.S. experience, espe [...] | 2008-01-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1180 | TURKMENISTAN: RECEPTIVE TO TURKISH ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler's visit laid the groundwork for expanding the Turkish role in Turkmenistan's oil and gas industry and also could strengthen and enhance the two countries' electricity relationship. It is possible that Turkmen officials were quite receptive to [...] | 2008-09-06 08:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET ENRG EIND IR TU TX |
08ASHGABAT1257 | KYRGYZ ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES PURCHASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov and Kyrgyz Minister of Industry, Energy, and Fuel Resources Saparbek Balkibekov discussed in meetings in Ashgabat on September 17 Kyrgyzstan's need to purchase electricity for the upcoming winter and interest in purchasing petrochemical products in the f [...] | 2008-09-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND ENRG EPET ETRD KG UZ TI TX |
08ASHGABAT127 | TURKMENISTAN'S PROJECT RUNWAY: MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) When one thinks of haute couture and super models, one normally does not think of Central Asia. Nevertheless, on January 18, Turkmenistan's Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chinese Embassy teamed up on a fashion show [...] | 2008-01-25 04:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1271 | TURKMENISTAN: SOURCE SAYS THAT DSL WILL COST $500 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmen officials announced at the opening of the Turkmentel communications trade show on September 24 that Turkmenistan would offer DSL service starting in October. According to a fellow diplomat's source at the Ministry of Communication, DSL service will cost $500 per month, [...] | 2008-09-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND TINT TX |
08ASHGABAT1377 | NEW TURKISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OPENS SHOP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Another Turkish construction company, Yapi Taahhut Tasarim Inshaat ("Yapi"),has entered the Turkmenistan market. Leading Yapi's Ashgabat office is a young Turk who until recently worked at rival company Polimeks and who brings with him significant experience in Turkmenistan's [...] | 2008-10-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND TX TU |
08ASHGABAT1411 | TURKMENISTAN: WESTERN BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A western businessman resident in Turkmenistan recently shared news and views of Turkmenistan's political and economic worlds, related to presidential ceremonies, airport Customs operations, government policy on advertisements, Turkmenbashy port refurbishment, and the business c [...] | 2008-10-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EIND EPET ETRD EWWT TX RS KS |
08ASHGABAT1432 | TURKMENISTAN'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a longtime Turkmenistan expatriate resident recently observed, Turkey's arrangements with Turkmenistan let them get away with a lot, but Turkish companies -- particularly construction companies -- are also vulnerable to arrest, deportation, and other unpleasantries when thi [...] | 2008-11-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND KCOR TX TU RS |
08ASHGABAT1467 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD NOTES PROGRESS ON REFORMS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") office head (please protect) said that he is encouraged by what appears to be some loosening of government control in the financial sector, both in areas such as loan policy as well as interactions with intern [...] | 2008-11-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EIND AORC TX |
08ASHGABAT1487 | TURKMENISTAN: MORE HURDLES IN A CHALLENGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A resident IFI representative recently shared reasons for construction delays at some sites in Ashgabat: credit problems and a breakdown in the cement supply chain. According to this source, a Turkish industrial magnate active in Turkmenistan has said the Turkmen are consistent [...] | 2008-11-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EFIN ETRD RU TX TU UP UZ AORC |
08ASHGABAT1491 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SILENT ON OUTCOME OF COTTON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the second year in a row, the Turkmen government has not released cotton production figures. Numerous challenges result in a harvest that falls short of the record harvests of the Soviet era. The impact of last year's increase in the price paid to cotton farmers, intended [...] | 2008-11-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ECON TX |
08ASHGABAT1492 | TURKMENISTAN: PRIVATE HOTEL OWNER (AND SABIT [...] (C) On November 7 econoff stayed at the Shahabad Hotel in Dashoguz city, a private hotel owned and operated by U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Program (SABIT) alumnus Ramanberger Ibragimov. Ibragimov's pride in his hotel, located on the second floor of a build [...] | 2008-11-14 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1500 | TURKMENISTAN: MARATHON WILLING TO BE PATIENT, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the upcoming international oil and gas conference, Marathon executives are looking for substantive engagement with GOTX officials about the company's proposed integrated gas-to-fuels project. Since the signing of a confidentiality agreement and presentations about the pro [...] | 2008-11-18 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EIND PGOV PREL TX |
08ASHGABAT1505 | TURKMENISTAN: MARY PARLIAMENT CANDIDATES HAVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 14 meeting with the mayor and deputy mayor of the city of Mary revealed a reluctance to discuss substantive matters regarding the local election. One local candidate declined to explain his campaign platform because -- although the election is about a month away -- h [...] | 2008-11-21 05:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1528 | TURKMENISTAN'S PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's pharmaceutical market offers a wide variety of basic pharmaceuticals made in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, India and China, sold through drugstores owned by the Ministry of Health or private entities which have received Ministry licenses for distributorships a [...] | 2008-11-26 02:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AMED EIND ETRD SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1590 | TURKMENISTAN: HEAD OF HYDROCARBONS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Engineering firm KBR's regional representative recounted a conversation he had with Turkmenistan's State Hydrocarbons Agency chief during which the official compared letting IOCs work in Turkmenistan to a "tsunami." The official also indicated that the agency is overwhelmed by co [...] | 2008-12-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ECON EIND TX |
08ASHGABAT1600 | TURKMENISTAN ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan sent to diplomatic missions a list of international exhibitions, conferences, and fairs for 2009 on December 5, 2008: -- Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Exhibition and Busine [...] | 2008-12-09 11:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON PGOV TX |
08ASHGABAT1634 | TURKMENISTAN: EXPERTS PREDICT CHAOS AROUND STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting of the "Elders' Council," during which the President was supposed to approve a national program for state agriculture reform and which was initially scheduled for mid-December, has now been postponed until March. In making the postponement the President suggested tha [...] | 2008-12-23 09:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ECON TX |
08ASHGABAT1636 | TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT RELEASES INFLATED COTTON PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15 President Berdimuhamedov released a final (unrealistic) figure for this year's cotton crop and commended provincial Governors on the successful harvest. In addition, while the President stated that the government paid farmers in full at the newly-introduced, hig [...] | 2008-12-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ECON TX |
08ASHGABAT1642 | TURKMENISTAN'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor and information and communications technology senior sector expert, Diane Landau, discussed a USTDA-sponsored study tour to the United States for Turkmen officials that will take place in the spring for representatives from [...] | 2008-12-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND SCUL TINT TX |
08ASHGABAT1644 | LOCAL GAZPROM OFFICIAL DISCUSSES FIRM'S PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite ongoing discussion of an expanded Caspian gas pipeline to Russia, a local Gazprom official recently suggested that the project's prospects might be dimmed by the current financial crisis. Both political and commercial factors would influence an ultimate decision. Agreeme [...] | 2008-12-30 07:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EIND PREL TX |
08ASHGABAT186 | TURKMENISTAN: MIDLAND OIL MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Chairman of the Board and President of the U.S.-based Midland Oil and Gas Company Robert Murphy telephoned the Charge on February 6 to provide a rushed brief on the results of his consortium delegation's visit to Ashgabat that began on January 29 (reftel). He said his overall consortium [...] | 2008-02-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET EINV ETRD EIND KS TX |
08ASHGABAT290 | TURKMENISTAN: EVIDENCE OF DISCONTENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an EmbOff's trip to Turkmenbashy February 17-19, an ethnic Dagestani Turkmen citizen driver effusively disclosed -- with little prodding -- his thoughts on the gas price hike, Avaza, and Turkmenistan's econ [...] | 2008-03-01 07:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ELAB SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT303 | TURKMENISTAN: USTDA EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an effort to explore the potential for using U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) programs to promote U.S. equipment manufacturer sales to Turkmenistan, a USTDA delegation met with Turkmen Motor Roads Stat [...] | 2008-03-05 11:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON EIND ELTN IR TX |
08ASHGABAT551 | AT LONG LAST, A UNIFIED EXCHANGE RATE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 1, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan announced a unified exchange rate of 14,250 manat per $1. The final impact of the four-month process for unifying the dual exchange rate is yet unclear. Immediately evident is the fact that the arbitrary devaluation of the dollar ha [...] | 2008-05-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EIND ETRD EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT915 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTER OF COMMUNCIATIONS WELCOMES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 17 meeting with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, Minister of Communications Hojagurbanov acknowledged Turkmenistan's need to stren [...] | 2008-07-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECPS EIND AJ TX |
08ASHGABAT921 | TURKMENISTAN: USTDA FINDS SUPREME COUNCIL ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a July 17 meeting with U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia Dan Stein, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology Akjeren Allanurova disc [...] | 2008-07-21 05:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EIND TRGY TX |
08ASHGABAT959 | TURKMENISTAN'S BUSINESS ORGANIZATION LEADERS OFFER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the chairman of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, Turkmenistan's president is serious about promoting entrepreneurism. To that end, the government has instituted financial incentives tha [...] | 2008-07-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EIND ECON TX |
08ASMARA364 | ERITREA'S DYSFUNCTIONAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The "temporary" measures which constricted the activities of Eritrea's private construction and contracting companies in 2006 continue, and have effectively squeezed the private sector out of business, according to a member of the European Commission (EC). Eritrean constructio [...] | 2008-07-22 05:26:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EAID ELAB PINR ER |
08ASTANA1073 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, May 4-17, 2008 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Atameken Opposes Export Duties on Metals -- New Shareholders in Lariba Bank -- New Prospects for Economic Cooperation with Tajikistan -- Jordanian Investment on the Cas [...] | 2008-06-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA1361 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 6 - JULY 19, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. - New Transfer Pricing Law Signed - Kazakhstan-Russia Cooperation on Financial Supervision - Kyrgyzstan to Receive Kazakhstani Wheat - New Head of ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan [...] | 2008-07-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA1501 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 20 - AUGUST 2, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Minimum Reserve Requirements for Banks -- Kazakhstan's Foreign Reserves -- HSBC Expands in Kazakhstan -- Cooperation with Brazil -- No Increase in Kazakhstani Wheat Pric [...] | 2008-08-12 11:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA1609 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 3 - AUGUST [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector Updates -- New Player in Local Capital Market -- Competition Agency Announces Inspection Results -- Ministry Presents Draft of New Subsoil Use Legislat [...] | 2008-08-28 02:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA182 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 6 - 18, [...] Summary: This information on economic and energy developments in Kazakhstan is drawn primarily from the local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- GOK Economic Policy in 2008 -- New Appointments -- US Bank Provides Loan to Kazakhstani Partner -- Economic Statistics -- KazM [...] | 2008-01-31 01:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA1869 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 31 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazyna Upgrades Legal Status -- Samara-Uralsk Fiber Optic Line -- German Technical Assistance to Help Labor Ministry -- August Inflation -- Kazakhstani Investment in G [...] | 2008-09-25 02:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA2152 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, OCTOBER 12-25 [...] SUMMARY: The information in this Kazakhstan economic and energy update is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press. -- Deposit Insurance Increased -- EU-Kazakhstan WTO Talks: Update From Aitzhanova -- News From the Agricultural Sector -- Pipeline News -- K-WAC Ltd. To Design Facilitie [...] | 2008-10-31 05:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND EAGR EPET EFIN KZ |
08ASTANA2283 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, October 26 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- State to Purchase Shares of Top Banks -- ArcelorMittal-Temirtau: Mandatory Leave Rescinded -- Will Democrats Grant Rapid Accession to the WTO? -- New Flight From Almaty [...] | 2008-11-20 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA2391 | GE REGIONAL CEO DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, DCM and energyoff met Ron Pollett, President and CEO of General Electric (GE) Russia/CIS, who said that GE will break ground in 2009 on a locomotive production facility in Astana. Konstantin Nazar [...] | 2008-12-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ENRG ETRD BEXP BTIO KZ |
08ASTANA2392 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, November 9 - [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- National Bank Eases Reserve Requirements -- Use of the National Fund Criticized -- New Appointme [...] | 2008-12-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA2470 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, NOVEMBER 23 - [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Budget Code Signed by President -- Regional Trade News -- ArcelorMittal Guarantees Employment to Share Purchasers -- Renaissance Capital Advisor for Distressed A [...] | 2008-12-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA2530 | KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIOTECH CONFERENCE HELD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The First International Conference "Astana Biotech 2008" took place on December 12-13, at the National Center for Biotechnology in Astana, Kazakhstan. Its stated goal was to develop further Kazakhstan's overall sci [...] | 2008-12-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND TBIO KZ |
08ASTANA2547 | KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMMENT INTERESTED IN EXTENDING PROGRAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The primary Kazakhstani government counterpart for the Program for Economic Development (PED),Deputy Minister of Economy Marat Kussainov, informally requested USAID to prepare a concept paper which would outline [...] | 2008-12-24 07:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA2561 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, December 7 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan Ready to Negotiate Debt Restructuring -- Banks to Receive Government Assistance by March -- Conservative Scenario for 2009 National Budget -- Economic S [...] | 2008-12-30 06:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA367 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 19 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- WTO accession: updates and comments -- Socially Responsible Business in Kazakhstan -- New Special Economic Zone -- Inflation in January -- Energy Minister Proposes Oil [...] | 2008-02-22 13:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA474 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2 - 22, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Bilateral Talks with Canada Completed -- New Head of Samgau Holding Appointed -- General Electric Begins New Era of Cooperation -- EBRD to Invest over $1 Bln in Kazakhs [...] | 2008-03-11 01:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA618 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Quota for Sugar Imports -- Financial Sector News -- Results of 2005 EITI Report -- KazMunayGas To Explore Zhambyl Block of Caspian Shelf -- Kazakhstan-China Joint Vent [...] | 2008-03-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA722 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 8 - MARCH 21, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- $1 Billion Loan for Kazakhstan Development Bank -- New Appointments at FSA -- MangistauMunayGas Appeals Energy Ministry Decision -- Karachaganak Consortium Faces Enviro [...] | 2008-04-14 12:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA726 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 22 - APRIL 4, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- KazAgro to Transfer Secondary Assets -- ArcelorMittal Temirtau Wins Court Ruling in Tax Dispute -- KMG to Upgrade Oil Refineries -- State Considers a 15% Stake in Kazak [...] | 2008-04-15 06:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA782 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 5 - APRIL 18, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Temporary Ban on Wheat Exports -- First Hearings on New Competition Law -- Social Security of Bazaar Workers to Be Ensured -- Economic Statistics for January-March 2008 [...] | 2008-04-22 06:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASTANA971 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 19 - MAY 3, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Commercial Ties -- Trade Increases within Eurasian Economic Community -- Astana Finance Enters Russian Market -- Return of Ex-Finance Minister -- [...] | 2008-05-22 07:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ |
08ASUNCION505 | CHILD AND FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION [...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of Paraguayan goods as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (reftel). Per reftel, this cable focuses on labor [...] | 2008-07-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PA |
08ASUNCION583 | SEC GUTIERREZ LUNCH WITH LUGO'S ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ayalde hosted a lunch for Secretary Gutierrez and the U.S. delegation to Lugo's inauguration and Lugo's economic team August 14. Finance Minster Borda outlined an expansive agenda of economic policy priorities: pro-growth macro-economic policies; public sector reform to [...] | 2008-08-22 14:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL ECON ETRD PGOV EIND PA |
08ASUNCION584 | SEC GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH US COMPANIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies operating in Paraguay met with Secretary Gutierrez and the U.S. delegation for President Lugo's inauguration at the Chamber of Commerce August 14. The companies indicated that insecurities in the judicial system undermine Paraguay's capacity to attract foreign inv [...] | 2008-08-22 18:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
08ASUNCION691 | TRADE-TALK: PARAGUAY'S OPPOSITION IN THE WTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Paraguayan Government of Fernando Lugo is soon to decide whether to lift Paraguay's three-year old opposition in the WTO to U.S. requests for waivers for AGOA, CBERA, and ATPA trade preference programs. Commerce Minister clearly wants to reverse Paraguay's position. Howev [...] | 2008-10-09 18:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
08ASUNCION869 | AG SECTOR UNCERTAINTY BREEDS PESSIMISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Major Paraguayan soy producers are skeptical of President Lugo's economic plans, particularly agriculture policy. Recent declines of 30 to 40 percent in commodity prices are a serious but manageable concern. The government's intention to tax production, however, generates a strong [...] | 2008-12-29 21:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
08ATHENS1168 | CONTROVERSY OVER PROGRESS MADE TO CLEAN UP ASOPOS RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2007, Post received over four thousand emails in a 24-hour period from concerned American citizens in reference to the presence of hexavalent chromium in the Asopos River near Athens. The emails were in response to a posting by Erin Brockovich on her website. Brock [...] | 2008-08-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR |
08ATHENS1689 | GREECE PLAYS HOOKY ON EU WASTE DIRECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Greece's lackluster performance on waste management likely will result in another serious reprimand by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the country's inability to meet EU directives. Greece was referred to the ECJ on over twenty occasions in 2007 for a failure to impl [...] | 2008-12-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PREL GR |
08BAGHDAD2588 | A NEW GOI BIG PLAYER IN OIL? [...] (C) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals is reportedly seeking to expand into both upstream and downstream oil and gas projects, including technical service joint ventures with the oil majors. In addition, MIM wants to increase its role in mineral exploitation and transportation infrastructur [...] | 2008-08-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN EIND EINV IZ |
08BAGHDAD3398 | PRT SALAH AD-DIN: EXPATS FROM THE PROVINCE KEEN TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad-Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) PRT Econ Section chief met with Hassan Ahmad Mahjoob al-Qaisy (strictly protect throughout),October 13 to discuss the investment climate in Salah ad-Din province. Mahjoob, the owner of a fuel transportation company [...] | 2008-10-24 17:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
08BAGHDAD3904 | UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM) has successfully concluded negotiations with a Japanese and an Egyptian consortium on joint venture (JV),production-sharing agreements for two state owned enterprises -- Beiji Fertilizer and Diyala Electric. MIM senior officials are confident [...] | 2008-12-14 12:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EIND ETRD PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3906 | UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM) has successfully concluded negotiations with a Japanese and an Egyptian consortium on joint venture (JV),production-sharing agreements for two state owned enterprises -- Beiji Fertilizer and Diyala Electric. MIM senior officials are confident [...] | 2008-12-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EIND ETRD PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3924 | JURASSIC PARK ON THE TIGRIS: SAVING BAGHDAD'S [...] Summary: The Baghdad economy depends heavily on state-owned enterprises (SOEs),but these dinosaurs have uncertain prospects in Iraq,s nascent free-market economy. Poor leadership and daunting capital needs are their biggest challenges. We need to have realistic expectations for the restructu [...] | 2008-12-15 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ECON IZ |
08BAGHDAD88 | THREE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES FIND STRATEGIC PARTNERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three cement plants in Iraq have found joint venture partners in consortia built in each case from different European firms joining with separate Iraqi partner companies. The deals are not final -- negotiations may take several more months -- and are to be developed around produ [...] | 2008-01-13 02:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON EFIN IZ |
08BAKU1083 | MINISTER SHARIFOV DISCUSSES EPC, BUDGET AND ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan Minister of Finance Sharifov heads to Washington next week for EPC meetings and WTO discussions with views on the international financial crisis -- and lower oil prices -- formed in part by Russian Minister of Finance Kudrin, who recently hosted a CIS financial summit. [...] | 2008-11-12 08:53:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EIND PGOV AJ |
08BAKU791 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EPC, CO-FINANCING, BUSINESS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met August 8 with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov to discuss a wide range of economic issues, including prospective dates this fall for the next meeting of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) and co-financing of assistance projects. Ambassador also [...] | 2008-08-22 04:03:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EIND ETRD ETTC AJ |
08BAMAKO243 | DOW CHEMICALS V. CHINA: A WEST AFRICAN IPR CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 08:18:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
08BAMAKO660 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES TERRORISM LAW BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PTER PHUM EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV |
08BAMAKO722 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES PRIVATIZATION OF COTTON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV PGOV KDEM ML |
08BEIJING2897 | PUSHING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON MEDICAL DEVICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy FCS officers and Econoff met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Department of Planning and Finance Director General Zhao Zilin and MOH International Health Exchange and Cooperation Center (IHECC) Centralized Purchasing Office Director Li Ling on July 24 to push for greater t [...] | 2008-07-25 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CH KIPR WTRO EFIN EINV EIND PGOV |
08BEIJING3462 | ARREST OF MOFCOM OFFICIAL GUO JINGYI [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Chinese publication reported on August 29 that a key official in the Ministry of Commerce has been detained and is charged with taking bribes. The official, Director-General Guo Jingyi played a key role in the drafting of many if not most of China's foreign investment related [...] | 2008-09-05 09:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EIND PGOV |
08BEIJING3732 | CHINA/IPR: APPLE TAKES A BITE OUT OF [...] (SBU) As amazing as it seems, computer maker Apple Inc. had no global security team - including inside China - until March 2008, when they hired away the team from Pfizer that formed and led a multi-year crackdown on counterfeit Viagra production in Asia. Now with Apple, Don Shruhan, based i [...] | 2008-09-26 01:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH |
08BEIJING4304 | CHINA CONCERNED OVER FUTURE TEXTILE PROTECTIONISM, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 23:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX EIND CH |
08BEIJING4307 | CHINA RESPONDS TO U.S. TRADE CONCERNS OVER STEEL AND YELLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 01:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD EIND CH |
08BEIJING4330 | U.S. DOL SECRETARY CHAO ATTENDS WORK SAFETY FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 00:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND CH |
08BEIJING4527 | CHINA SUPREME COURT JUDGE REPORTED - [...] (SBU) According to one local media report, China Supreme People's Court (SPC) IP Judge Kong Xiangjun on December 10 said the SPC is studying "how to adjust patent, trademark and other IP judicial policies" to mitigate the effect of the global financial crisis on China's economy, and might int [...] | 2008-12-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH |
08BEIJING895 | GANSU ECONOMY GROWING, BUT MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED: [...] (C) Gansu Province has benefited from Central Government initiatives to balance development by boosting spending in western China, but it continues to face major challenges, including water and power shortages, low rates of foreign investment, lagging employment opportunities, and a decrease i [...] | 2008-03-11 23:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV SOCI |
08BEIJING95 | CHINA'S INITIAL GPA OFFER [...] (SBU) On January 7, Embassy Beijing Economic officers met with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Government Procurement Management Division II Treasury Department Director Wang Shao Shuang regarding MOF,s December 28 submission of its Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and initial offer. Director [...] | 2008-01-09 06:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV EIND CH |
08BEIRUT1138 | LEBANON: MINISTER OF ECONOMY ON ELECTIONS; WTO [...] (C) In an August 4 courtesy call by Charge, Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi shared his assessment of the GOL's ministerial statement as "the best possible outcome" and that the National Dialogue should be the next focal point for political decisions. Safadi, a Sunni mem [...] | 2008-08-04 17:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC ECON EAID EIND ETRD |
08BEIRUT1395 | LEBANON: TASTE THE RECONCILIATION: BUSINESSES [...] (SBU) It has been an outstanding summer for Lebanon's tourism industry and service sector generally. Hotels have been full, restaurants packed, and it is impossible to find a rental car on short notice. Businesspeople are saying that political reconciliation initiatives among Lebanon's feud [...] | 2008-09-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND LE |
08BEIRUT562 | LEBANON: GOL SHOWS GREAT INTEREST IN MEGAPORTS [...] (C) The Lebanese government has been supportive to date in responding to the offers under the Department of Energy's Megaports initiative to provide radiological/nuclear materials detection equipment in Lebanon's two largest ports, Beirut and Tripoli. However, GOL bureaucracy and some specif [...] | 2008-04-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EIND ELTN ENRG EWWT PARM PGOV PREL LE |
08BELGRADE460 | ON EVE OF ELECTIONS SERBIA AND FIAT SIGN LUCRATIVE MOU [...] The GOS and Fiat signed a memorandum of understanding on April 30 in which Fiat would acquire 70% ownership and invest $1.1 billion in Kragujevac-based Zastava Autombili while the GOS would retain 30% ownership, invest $160 million and provide investment incentives to Fiat. The deal is seen a [...] | 2008-05-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EIND ELTN SR MW |
08BISHKEK602 | KYRGYZSTAN: RESPONSE TO SYSTEMIC FORCED OR [...] In response to reftel request, Post met with local non-governmental organizations, the local UNICEF and International Labor Organization (ILO) offices, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, and trade unions to seek information concerning forced labor and/or exploitative child la [...] | 2008-06-12 09:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG |
08BOGOTA169 | COLOMBIAN CARMAKERS SMARTING FROM NEW VENEZUELA [...] SUMMARY: Venezuela's recently imposed vehicle import quota will hit Colombian assemblers particularly hard. Colombia's big three, who have been gearing up for increases in the Venezuelan market, will have their exports cut to less than one third of what they were in 2007. Citibank estimates [...] | 2008-01-11 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD PREL ECON CO |
08BOGOTA2156 | COLOMBIA'S PACIFIC COAST: CAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's largely Afro-Colombian Pacific coast suffers from high unemployment, isolation and poverty. Poor infrastructure and lack of human capital hobble development. The coast's three most important cities, Buenaventura, Tumaco and Quibdo, generate the majority of its econo [...] | 2008-06-16 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EFIS EAID EIND ELAB EWWT EAGR CO |
08BOGOTA2558 | ECONOMIC WOES OVERTAKE SECURITY ATOP COLOMBIANS' [...] (U) SUMMARY. A plurality of Colombians now believe the economy is the number one problem the country faces, more so than security, according to a recent Gallup poll. While the data undoubtedly reflect the perception of an improved security situation (particularly in the wake of Operation Jaq [...] | 2008-07-14 22:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD |
08BOGOTA3826 | NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD FOR ELIMINATION [...] Embassy Bogota would like to nominate the Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOFECAR) for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Information requested in reftel is listed below. 2. Nomination information: a) Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOF [...] | 2008-10-21 19:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP CO |
08BOGOTA421 | VENEZUELAN AUTO QUOTA COULD COST COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local auto experts estimate Venezuela's new auto import quota may cost Colombia 5,000 jobs in the assembly sector. Colombian parts manufacturers serve to benefit from the quota in anticipated increased sales to Venezuelan assemblers. The GOC met with auto industry officials [...] | 2008-02-01 15:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD PREL ELAB ECON CO |
08BRASILIA1264 | BRAZIL: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chertoff's July 19-22 visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Brazil identified new areas of cooperation between the United States and Brazil. They included improved security of passenger travel and travel document fraud d [...] | 2008-09-22 20:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SOCI ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMIN ENRG ETRD |
08BRASILIA1407 | Brazil: WTO Amb Azevedo Meeting with DUSTR Veroneau [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EAGR BR |
08BRASILIA847 | U.S. AIRCRAFT IN CONTENTION TO BE BRAZIL'S NEXT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On June 10, MLO Brasilia obtained an unofficial copy of a Request for Information (RFI - passed electronically to Washington agencies) from the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) concerning the upcoming competition for Brazil,s next fighter aircraft. One U.S. origin fighter, the F- [...] | 2008-06-20 18:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR ETTC BR PREL ETRD EAIR EIND |
08BRASILIA910 | OIL RESTRUCTURIN: AMBASSADOR TALKS TO ENERGY MINISTER LOBAO [...] (U) SUMMARY: As Brazil debates the revision of its oil exploration fee structure in light of its newly discovered presalt reserves, it is clear that the Ministry of Mines and Energy, tasked with making a recommendation to the President, will advise the formation of a new state entity to own th [...] | 2008-07-03 18:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08BRIDGETOWN49 | Renewed Interest in Barbados for AmCham [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMCHAMS BEXP ECON ETRD EIND ASEC BB XL |
08BRUSSELS1671 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION FINDS EXISTING NANO REGULATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In its Communication on the Regulatory Aspects of Manufactured Nanomaterials issued June 17, 2008, the European Commission concluded that existing regulation is sufficient to handle nanomaterials, but left the door open for new legislation if the Commission determines it needs to [...] | 2008-10-29 15:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EU EUN TPHY TSPL |
08BRUSSELS1686 | STATE OF PLAY OF EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, headed by the French Presidency, is trying to finalize a Climate and Energy Package before the end of the year. The Package includes directives on Europe's cap and trade system and the methods to meet Europe's "20-20-20 in 2020 goals" (20% emissions cut as c [...] | 2008-10-31 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
08BRUSSELS1698 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION RELEASES "GLOBAL EUROPE: [...] (U) Summary. On October 27, 2008, the European Commission published a report assessing the competitiveness of the European Union (EU) in the global economy. The report, entitled "Global Europe: competing in the world" concludes that since the mid-1990s, the EU has been able to broadly mainta [...] | 2008-11-05 16:58:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ECIN EINV ETRD EUN |
08BRUSSELS1763 | MCCREEVY ON G-20 AND EU RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. EU Internal Market Commissioner McCreevy told Ambassador Silverberg November 20 that: -the G-20 Leaders Summit accomplished as much could be expected given the U.S. Presidential transition; -it was still unclear how the EU will implement the G-20 action plan; -the Commission [...] | 2008-11-20 18:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
08BRUSSELS1768 | EUROPEAN UNION UPDATES BIOFUELS GHG VALUES; U.S. [...] (U) The European Council has modified the values used to determine the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for biofuels feedstocks, used to determine whether a feedstock saves enough in greenhouse gas emissions to be counted toward the EU-wide target of 10% of transport fuels coming from [...] | 2008-11-21 17:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
08BRUSSELS1770 | MEMBER STATES SKEPTICAL ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from several EU Member States have expressed skepticism that the EU will be able to come to compromise on all aspects of the Climate and Energy Package in time for an agreement by the end of the year, but each stated with differing levels of surety that an elevent [...] | 2008-11-21 17:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
08BRUSSELS1771 | LINES DRAWN WITHIN EU OVER CCS [...] One component of the EU's Climate and Energy Package of legislative proposals is to promote the development and deployment of clean coal technologies through the principle of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The proposal calls for the construction of 10-12 pilot projects by 2015, to facilita [...] | 2008-11-21 17:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
08BRUSSELS184 | NANOTECHNOLOGY: EUROPEAN UNION VIEWPOINTS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission wants to continue cooperation with the U.S. in nanotechnology research and regulation to avoid divergent policies which could harm transatlantic cooperation and trade. Given the Community's possible influence over global approaches to nanotechnology, U [...] | 2008-02-05 16:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EUN TPHY TSPL |
08BRUSSELS1854 | GROWING OPTIMISM ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] The horse-trading is moving at a furious pace in Brussels as efforts to finalize the EU,s Climate and Energy package appear to be yielding fruit. The French, in their capacity as Council President, have been holding meetings of representatives from member states (COREPER) and between Commissi [...] | 2008-12-05 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
08BRUSSELS502 | EU AGREES ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE [...] (U) An agreement on the amendments to the Commission,s proposals on Galileo governance was reached on April 3 during an informal trilogue meeting between the European Commission, Council, and Parliament, according to the press with details confirmed to USEU Econ Officer during a conversation wi [...] | 2008-04-04 15:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EUN TSPA TSPL |
08BRUSSELS651 | EU INSTITUTIONS AGREE ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE; FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 22, the European Parliament endorsed a compromise text on the governance and financing of the EU's Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS). The adoption of the Regulation, which already received the backing of the EU member states at the Transport, Telecommuni [...] | 2008-04-29 13:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL |
08BRUSSELS652 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO RECOMMEND USE OF SPACE [...] (U) The European Parliament is set to adopt a resolution on "the contribution of space assets to ESDP" (European Security and Defense Policy) in July of this year. The current text of the resolution, as drafted by the chairman of the Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) Ka [...] | 2008-04-29 13:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL |
08BRUSSELS704 | YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13 TRANSATLANTIC [...] The U.S. Mission to the European Union and I welcome you to Brussels for the May 13 meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. This meeting will help realize President Bush and Chancellor Merkel's aspiration for greater transatlantic economic integration, but much will depend on the app [...] | 2008-05-09 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG WTO EUN |
08BRUSSELS733 | Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt meets with EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy hours before the second meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on May 1th, 2008. They discussed transition processes, the TEC, and insurance issues. They agreed to work on the Comm [...] | 2008-05-16 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
08BRUSSELS770 | TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] Summary: At the 25 April High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF),senior U.S. and EU regulators discussed strengthening EU-US cooperation on import product safety, enhancing information sharing, collaborating on risk analysis, and the final joint OMB/Secretariat General report on the [...] | 2008-05-22 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND SENV SOCI EUN |
08BRUSSELS828 | BELGIUM: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] Article 22b of the Belgian Constitution states that "each child has the right to the respect of its moral, physical, mental and sexual integrity." In 1992, the Belgian Parliament adopted legislation imposing a total ban on child labor. The legislation was put into effect through the Royal D [...] | 2008-06-02 12:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BE |
08BRUSSELS881 | LUNCH SESSION OF TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: At the May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council meeting in Brussels, principals held a private lunch where they discussed how to combat protectionism, responses to food crises, biotechnology and biofuels, and our respective approaches to Russia. On combating protectionism, p [...] | 2008-06-11 13:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EAGR EIND EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD EUN RU |
08BUCHAREST491 | ROMANIA'S ECONOMY CHARGES AHEAD, BUT INFLATION LOOMS AS A [...] (U) Defying expectations of a slowdown in light of global conditions, the GOR reported that Romania's economy grew in the first quarter at a very impressive 8.2 percent annual rate over the same period last year. Growth was chiefly driven by the spectacular expansion in construction. However [...] | 2008-06-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
08BUCHAREST504 | ROMANIA: SMALL FIRST QUARTER BUDGET SURPLUS MASKS LIKELY [...] (SBU) Recently released data shows the Government of Romania (GOR) posted a small consolidated budget surplus of USD $32.3 million in the first quarter of 2008, or the equivalent of 0.02 percent of expected GDP. For this year, the GOR has already cut its deficit target by 0.4 percent to 2.3 p [...] | 2008-06-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV RO |
08BUCHAREST507 | ROMANIAN STOCK MARKET SEARCHES FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGE [...] (U) Summary: Battered by the same negative forces affecting stock markets worldwide, the Bucharest Stock Exchange (Bursa de Valori Bucuresti, or BVB) is struggling to capitalize on Romania's strong economic growth in order to maintain a competitive position. To boost investor confidence, BVB m [...] | 2008-06-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EIND RO |
08BUCHAREST562 | ROMANIA: CENTRAL BANK ON CREDIT MARKETS, INFLATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. At a June 27 roundtable to discuss the Romanian central bank's (BNR) stance on credit growth and its impact on other economic fundamentals, BNR Governor Mugur Isarescu stressed that BNR's recent tighter monetary policy does not aim to stop non-government credit growth, but inste [...] | 2008-07-14 05:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO |
08BUCHAREST739 | ROMANIA: STRONG GROWTH CONTINUES, BUT AT AN INFLATIONARY [...] (U) Summary. Romania's economy posted higher-than-expected growth in the first half of 2008, prompting renewed worries of over-heating in the near future. The construction, services, industrial and retail sectors drove the growth rate to 8.8% over the same period last year. However, the imp [...] | 2008-09-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
08BUCHAREST812 | ROMANIA: BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE CENTRAL BANK KEEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several factors particular to the Romanian economy have reduced the local impact of the global financial crisis. Overall, Romania's financial and banking system has sufficient liquidity and is not expected to experience any negative short-term repercussions from the current cr [...] | 2008-10-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO |
08BUCHAREST920 | ROMANIA'S ECONOMY SET FOR A LANDING, BUT HOW HARD? [...] (C) The forward momentum in Romania's red-hot economy is already slowing and will definitely hit the brakes in 2009, government officials and outside analysts told visiting U.S. Treasury representatives last week. Still, while Romania can expect sharply lower growth due to the global downturn, the [...] | 2008-11-25 15:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RO |
08BUDAPEST630 | HUNGARY WINS MERCEDES-BENZ AND EU INNOVATION CENTER [...] (U) Hungary is celebrating its recent selection over other countries in the region for both a new Daimler car plant and the European Institute for Innovation and Technology. The Daimler plant alone is expected to add another 1 to 1.5 percent to Hungary's GDP. In total, some USD 1.7 billion w [...] | 2008-06-24 11:07:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EIND EINV HU |
08BUENOSAIRES1099 | ARGENTINA:COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES, FEBRUARY TO [...] (U) Per reftels, Embassy Buenos Aires submits the following two recent commercial success stories for the period February to July 2008. 2. (SBU) Date: July 2008 Post/Department Office: Buenos Aires Action Officers: Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, Commercial Counselor Brian Brisson (FCS) Coun [...] | 2008-08-07 18:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV BEXP ENRG EIND AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1154 | Argentine Trade Officials on Doha: Optimistic Words, [...] (SBU) Nestor Stancanelli, a senior GoA trade official, expressed pique at Brazil's decision to favor an end-game WTO Doha round compromise proposal on agriculture and NAMA tariffs, but argued that intra-Mercosur relations between Argentina and Brazil remain good. In a Doha post-mortem, he argue [...] | 2008-08-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EIND PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1324 | Argentina and Brazil Pledge Increased Cooperation [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (Lula) pledged increased cooperation and agreed on a number of economic and infrastructure deals during a September 6-8 CFK state visit to Brazil. The fact that the summit constitut [...] | 2008-09-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV ENRG EFIN EIND MARR MCAP SENV AR BR |
08BUENOSAIRES1443 | Argentina's auto sector still somewhat strong despite [...] (U) The Argentine auto sector is on track for another record-breaking year in 2008, in spite of the adverse impact of the global financial crisis on the Argentine economy and recent high profile media reports of slowdowns in sales and planned layoffs. Production, sales, and exports are at all-t [...] | 2008-10-21 19:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD ELAB AR BR |
08BUENOSAIRES1667 | Argentina Announces Economic Stimulus Package [...] (SBU) One week after announcing a 71 billion public works plan (Ref A),President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) unveiled an additional ARP 13.2 billion (US$3.9 billion) "economic incentives" package, designed to "revive and stimulate production, investment, jobs, and consumption, and all [...] | 2008-12-05 18:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD EAGR PGOV AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1703 | Argentina: World Bank's Ambitious Riachuelo River Basin [...] (SBU) Current World Bank (WB) priorities in Argentina include reforming and rationalizing the Argentine social safety net in anticipation of greater needs during this economic downturn, and finalizing a major $2 billion, ten-year loan project to clean-up Greater Buenos Aires' heavily polluted R [...] | 2008-12-17 13:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND SENV AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1746 | Argentine Congress Approves GoA Expropriation of Flag [...] (SBU) On December 17, the Argentine Senate approved a bill to expropriate the troubled national airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, and its smaller sister carrier Austral. The action followed a lower house vote on December 3, and marked the end of almost two decades of Spanish control of the flag [...] | 2008-12-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV EIND PGOV ELAB AR |
08BUENOSAIRES442 | Argentina: U.S. Mining Company Coeur Inaugurates New Silver [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 19, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner inaugurated Idaho-based Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation's new US$15 million silver processing mill in Santa Cruz province (where former President Nestor Kirchner was Governor before becoming President in 2003). The new mill a [...] | 2008-04-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES496 | ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT TAKEN BY SURPRISE AS CHAVEZ [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Venezuela's (GOV) announcement that it would nationalize Venezuela's largest steelmaker, Ternium Sidor, majority-owned by Argentine interests, has rattled local markets and complicated the relationship between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C [...] | 2008-04-17 17:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ETRD AR VE BR MX |
08BUENOSAIRES540 | ARGENTINA POISED FOR RESUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL [...] (C) Summary: The 30-day truce called by Argentine farmers in their conflict with the GOA may come to an end without a negotiated solution to address the agricultural sector's grievances. Agricultural sector contacts tell us that lack of progress in the negotiations is bringing Argentina close [...] | 2008-04-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EIND ETRD ELAB PHUM AR |
08CANBERRA1134 | NEW AUSTRALIAN CAR PLAN ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary. On November 10, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Industry Minister Kim Carr released the GOA's response to the Bracks Review of the car industry. The 'New Car Plan for a Greener Future' aims to make the car industry more responsive to changing consumer demand, environmental policy an [...] | 2008-11-12 04:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08CANBERRA1316 | GOA SUPPORTS NEW GM/HOLDEN SMALL CAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 22 December, Prime Minister Rudd announced an agreement with GM Holden and the South Australian Government to support production of a new, fuel-efficient, low-emission small car in Australia. The agreement provides A$179 million (US$122 million) over 3-4 years to Holden under [...] | 2008-12-23 23:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON AS |
08CANBERRA886 | AMBASSADOR MCCALLUM CALL ON INDUSTRY MINISTER CARR [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr wants the Rudd government to set up a 10-year plan to address key innovation needs, which would include funding of A$1.5 billion per year to improve research training and infrastructure and changes to the tax treat [...] | 2008-09-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ESTH EIND AS |
08CAPETOWN223 | CAPE TOWN'S PREPARATIONS FOR 2010: EFFORTS [...] Summary: The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government showcased their plans and preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup at separate events during the last two weeks. The first event, hosted by the City of Cape Town and the German Konrad-Stiftung NGO, included a lively p [...] | 2008-11-07 13:31:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND SOCI SA |
08CAPETOWN52 | TRANSNET RESTRUCTURING AND CAPE TOWN PORT EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary. Transport Officer and Special Agent for Department of Defense Force Protection met with Transnet and maritime industry officials in Cape Town to discuss Transnet restructuring, port expansion projects, and investments to increase port security. The National Port Authority (NPA) [...] | 2008-03-14 11:38:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT ELTN EIND EINV SF |
08CARACAS1170 | VENEZUELA OFFERED CEMEX A LOWER PRICE THAN ITS [...] (C) On August 19 Venezuelan Vice President Carrizalez announced that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) had successfully negotiated the purchase of cement companies Lafarge and Holcim but had failed to reach an agreement with Mexico's Cemex. National Guard troops took possession of Ce [...] | 2008-08-19 22:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE |
08CARACAS1177 | GM FACES CONTINUED LABOR PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its intention to re-open its assembly plant on August 18, General Motors (GM) de Venezuela remains closed in the face of a plant takeover by radical workers who have refused to accede to either a court order ordering them to grant the company access or to pressure from th [...] | 2008-08-21 12:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ELAB PGOV VE |
08CARACAS1200 | VENEZUELAN CEMENT NATIONALIZATIONS DESIGNED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior executive from the Swiss cement company Holcim, nationalized by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) as of August 18, suggested that the BRV had rushed to nationalize the cement sector after months of relative inactivity out of a desire to claim ownership of a key [...] | 2008-08-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE |
08CARACAS1209 | VENEZUELA'S HOUSING CRISIS - SOCIALISM THE ANSWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An estimated 2 million unit housing shortage is complicating Chavez' chances for success in the November state and local elections. In an effort to improve one of the worst housing construction records of any recent administration, Chavez has nationalized companies providing c [...] | 2008-08-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE SOCI |
08CARACAS1228 | VENEZUELAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR IN CRISIS AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A power blackout that affected half of the country on September 1 illustrates the fragility of Venezuela's electrical power sector. The consequences of the government's failure to invest in the sector are now clear from insufficient generation to dilapidated distributions infr [...] | 2008-09-02 22:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE |
08CARACAS1393 | VENEZUELAN CEMENT PRODUCTION DROPPING FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexican Ambassador to Venezuela Mario Chacon informed Econoffs that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) has not budged from its initial, USD 500 million offer for Mexico's Cemex that, in effect, represents an expropriation of Cemex assets in Venezuela. Chacon believes the [...] | 2008-10-01 20:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE |
08CARACAS1690 | NATIONALIZATIONS WITHOUT COMPENSATION AS GBRV [...] (C) Summary: In 2008 the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has announced but not finalized a growing number of nationalizations. To the best of our knowledge, deals or payments are still pending for three multinational cement companies (Cemex, Holcim, and LaFarge),s [...] | 2008-12-09 21:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND VE |
08CARACAS865 | VENEZUELA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] SUMMARY. This cable responds to reftel request for information on forced labor and child labor in the production of goods in Venezuela. Venezuela, a high volume, oil producing nation, is largely dependent on imports, and as a result does not have a tradition of child labor in the production [...] | 2008-06-18 18:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI VE |
08CARACAS991 | GENERAL MOTORS HALTING PRODUCTION IN VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 15:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE |
08CASABLANCA115 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] This cable responds to a request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Morocco. While Morocco does not have a record of forced child labor, child labor does exist and is used in the production of some goods, mainly in the handicr [...] | 2008-06-03 18:04:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON SOCI MO |
08CASABLANCA209 | OFFSHORING - MOROCCO,S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Building on its natural advantage of both geographic and linguistic proximity to Europe, the "offshoring plank" of Morocco,s "Emergence" strategy has succeeded in making the country a premier destination for European firms seeking to shift their operations offshore. Beyond language, geo [...] | 2008-11-05 13:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV PREL AMCHAMS MO |
08CHENGDU122 | POST-QUAKE SICHUAN: A MANUFACTURER LEAVES FOR THE COAST? [...] (C) Summary: According to a well-connected local businessman, the famed Dongfang Electric Machinery Company based in Deyang, Sichuan Province, which sells billions of dollars in power generation equipment worldwide including to Iran and Pakistan, may move its hydroelectric power operations to [...] | 2008-06-04 04:00:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV CH |
08CHENNAI133 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO DATA [...] SUMMARY: Local government and non-governmental organizations have established innovative rural development initiatives in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An entrepreneurial district administrator has used pre-existing development funds to establish India's first-ever rural business pro [...] | 2008-04-11 07:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT EIND PGOV PHUM PTER IN |
08CHENNAI356 | INDIA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES LUNAR ORBITER [...] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the Chandrayaan-1 (C-1) lunar orbiter on October 22 at 0622 hours local from its facility on Sriharikota Island in southern Andhra Pradesh, some 90 kilometers north of Chennai. All stages of the launch vehicle appeared to func [...] | 2008-10-22 06:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL EIND SENV KSCA IN |
08CHIANGMAI128 | NORTHERN THAILAND CREATES A SPACE FOR U.S. INVESTMENT [...] Northern Thailand boasts many attributes that are attractive to foreign investors, including low labor and land costs, making the region an inviting alternative to the growing costs of operating in Bangkok. Moreover, favorable tax incentives in the north, combined with sophisticated transporta [...] | 2008-08-26 09:51:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ECIN ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ELTN CH |
08CHIANGMAI160 | HIGH-TECH LAMPHUN SHOWS COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT [...] As host to many foreign high-tech manufacturing firms, the Northern Regional Industrial Estate (NRIE) of Lamphun province is both a model for the potential of northern Thailand as a producer of sophisticated electronics products as well as a reality check of the challenges foreign investors fac [...] | 2008-10-17 06:53:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EIND CH TH |
08CHIANGMAI97 | REMITTANCES FROM THAILAND LIFT INCOMES IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Remittances transferred from the one-to-two million Burmese migrant workers in Thailand are an important source of income for their families in Burma. With migrant workers transferring about half of their incomes to their relatives in Burma, anywhere from $375 million to $1 billion could [...] | 2008-06-23 09:59:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PHUM EAID EIND ELAB ETRD TH BM |
08CHISINAU469 | UPDATE ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN MOLDOVAN GOODS [...] According to figures from the Moldovan Labor Inspection Unit (LIU),collected by ILO in Chisinau, no cases of forced labor, including forced child labor, were discovered in Moldova in 2006 or 2007. However, of 371 cases of child labor investigated in 2007, 73 involved no violations, and 298 [...] | 2008-05-02 14:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
08COTONOU161 | HIGH DEMAND FOR CEMENT CHALLENGES LOCAL CEMENT PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Benin's cement plants are struggling to meet unprecedented high demands for cement from estate developers, road construction firms, and individuals. This situation exacerbated by the smuggling of cement to Nigeria has triggered a cement shortage in Benin. The GOB's tax exemption measur [...] | 2008-03-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV BN |
08COTONOU188 | BENIN - IMF FOURTH REVIEW, 4TH QUARTER 2007 [...] SUMMARY: An IMF team visited Benin, March 3-18, 2008 for the to review the country's economic performance in the last quarter of 2007. The team shared its generally favorable conclusions with international donors on March 18. However, the IMF team urged the GOB to continue to improve economic [...] | 2008-04-01 09:50:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV BN |
08COTONOU314 | BENIN: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] This cable responds to reftel requests for information on Forced Labor and Child Labor in the production of goods. ----------------------- Rocks and Mineral Goods ----------------------- 2. According to Norbert Fanou Ako, Director of the the NGO ESAM, "Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du [...] | 2008-05-29 18:31:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN |
08COTONOU451 | BENIN: CHILD LABOR PERSISTS IN STONE QUARRIES [...] SUMMARY: Child labor continues to be used in stone crushing quarries in central Benin. On June 24, 2008 a mission team visited the quarries to gage the magnitude of the use of child labor in them. The team observed that children continue, in significant numbers, to engage with their parents in [...] | 2008-07-29 17:03:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND SOCI BN |
08COTONOU658 | BENIN: IMF FIFTH REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: From September 10-24, an IMF team conducted the fifth annual review of Benin's economic performance up until June 2008. On September 24, the team shared its generally favorable conclusions and some concerns which continue to threaten the GOB's efforts at sustained growth with internati [...] | 2008-10-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV BN |
08COTONOU659 | BENIN: IMF FIFTH REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV BN |
08DAKAR688 | SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) The majority of working children can be found in agriculture, livestock herding, hunting, fishing, domestic service, sewing and weaving activities, transportation, construction, as well as in automobile repair shops, restaurants, and hotels. Children also work in hazardous conditions in ro [...] | 2008-06-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG |
08DAMASCUS130 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has determined there is no/no critical infrastructure or key resources in Syria that would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States if destroyed, disrupted or exploited. Due to the strained bilateral relationship, we do not engage the SARG o [...] | 2008-02-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN EIND EINV ETTC PGOV PTER SY |
08DAMASCUS387 | FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] Summary: The sectors of the Syrian economy that are involved in the production of goods are agriculture, petroleum, textiles, pharmaceuticals and refined food products. In 2007, fuel oil accounted for roughly 70 percent of Syria's USD 110 million in exports to the U.S., with the remaining 30 [...] | 2008-06-01 14:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SY |
08DARESSALAAM233 | TANZANIA MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: TOURISM, PRIVATE [...] In this issue: -- Tourism Overtakes Agriculture in Economy -- More Credit Extended to the Private Sector -- GOT Hires Consultants to Study Minimum Wage -- CTI Bemoans Barriers to EAC Trading -- President Kikwete to Attend Arusha Tourism Forum in May 2008 -- Sullivan Summit June 2 - [...] | 2008-04-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ECIN EIND EINV ELAB ETRD TZ |
08DHAKA224 | LABOR UPDATE AND INTERIM GSP DEMARCHE DELIVERY [...] (U) On February 5, CDA a.i. Geeta Pasi delivered a speech at an award event organized by the US Cotton Council. In the speech, CDA emphasized key labor rights themes. (NOTE: full text of the speech is available on Post,s public website: http://dhaka.usembassy.gov END NOTE) Acknowledging the [...] | 2008-02-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL EFIS EIND EAID SOCI |
08DHAKA645 | DESPITE SHORT TENURES, CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Two top officials of the Caretaker Government in separate meetings with the Ambassador on June 10 outlined ambitious agendas to improve the quality of education, promote industry and fix Bangladesh's moribund national air carrier. Although they emphatically stated they would be gone from [...] | 2008-06-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAIR EIND ETRD SCUL BG |
08DILI41 | TIMOR-LESTE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary. Child labor in Timor-Leste is pervasive but difficult to quantify. Hard data is largely unavailable. All stakeholders agree that it is a problem, but the GOTL, preoccupied with the fundamental tasks of preserving public order, has not yet had sufficient means, capacity, or stabilit [...] | 2008-02-12 04:33:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TT |
08DJIBOUTI1039 | DJIBOUTI: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Child labor in Djibouti is largely limited to informal sector activities, including street vending, work in family-owned businesses, and begging. In rural areas, children are often involved in caring for their families' livestock. Agriculture in Djibouti is largely limited to nomadic [...] | 2008-12-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ |
08DOHA538 | SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS PINCH QATAR'S BOOMING [...] (SBU) Doha's fast-growing construction industry continues to suffer from supply constraints as the availability of raw materials remains inadequate to meet surging demand. While construction only accounts for 6 percent of GDP, the sector registered a 22 percent growth rate last year, and the [...] | 2008-07-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND QA |
08DUBLIN271 | IRELAND: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) There is no record of forced labor used in the production of goods in Ireland. One non-governmental organization (NGO) reported several cases of forced labor in the service industry and in agricultural production. However, discussions with Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Emp [...] | 2008-05-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EI |
08DUSHANBE1470 | TALCO SETTLES MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT IN BRITISH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 27, Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco),Tajikistan's largest enterprise, settled a three-year lawsuit in British courts against former Talco managers and suppliers, whom it alleged defrauded the company of $500 million. Details of the settlement have not been released, [...] | 2008-12-08 08:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EMIN PGOV TI |
08FRANKFURT1515 | Daimler and Porsche: Differing Challenges in Reducing CO2 [...] SUMMARY: The proposed European Union directive requiring car manufacturers to lower CO2 emissions significantly by 2012 presents major challenges to Daimler and Porsche, both German manufacturers of high-end, high-powered automobiles. Neither firm has expressed confidence that it will reach th [...] | 2008-05-19 05:37:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV GM |
08FRANKFURT2654 | Porsche Steps up VW Takeover Effort [...] SUMMARY: Porsche, Germany's smallest automobile maker, has received permission from the EU to pursue a takeover of Volkswagen and has stepped up its efforts to acquire a majority stake in the company. Major hurdles remain, such as how to divide power in the supervisory board of a merged entit [...] | 2008-08-25 09:43:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV GM |
08FRANKFURT3633 | German State-Level Stimulus Aims to Offset Industrial [...] SUMMARY: As evidence mounts that Germany has slid into recession, the Baden-Wuerttemberg state government announced this week it will provide its own fiscal stimulus package to combat the coming crisis. Automotive and industrial manufacturers in B-W will undoubtedly welcome the news, having a [...] | 2008-12-09 14:20:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND GM |
08FRANKFURT463 | Frankfurt Airport Expansion and Night Flights Update [...] SUMMARY: Numerous municipalities and several air carriers filed legal challenges to the Frankfurt airport expansion plan before the February 8 deadline, creating a legal tangle for a Hesse state court to sort out. The main sticking point in the plan to build an additional runway and terminal r [...] | 2008-02-15 11:38:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV EU GM |
08FREETOWN261 | SIERRA LEONE: MANDATORY REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] Forced and child labor are known to be problems in Sierra Leone, primarily for the provision of services and in diamond mining. Exploitation is also suspected in quarries, and the rubber, timber, and fishing industries. These particular industries are the subject of in-country research by an i [...] | 2008-06-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL |
08FREETOWN401 | SIZE DOESN'T MATTER: SIERRA LEONE INDUSTRIES FACE [...] SUMMARY: On August 8, CDA, Poloff, and Economic Assistant visited a textiles factory and a brewery. Though the companies differ considerably in terms of size, capital investment, and ownership, managers pointed to the same challenges impeding growth and profitability. A subsequent meeting with [...] | 2008-08-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON EFIN SL |
08GENEVA927 | UNECE Forum for the Environment Hanging in the Balance [...] Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) met Oct 13-15, to seek agreement on a reform to the Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference (EfE). While progress was made, there was no negotiated outcome. The major sticking points continu [...] | 2008-11-05 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EIND UN ECE ECOSOC |
08GEORGETOWN459 | GUYANA AND FORESTRY SECTOR AT LOGGERHEADS; BOURGEONING [...] (U) Summary: Guyana's forest-products sector, which with USAID support grew 56 percent from 2004 to 2006, will likely decline for the second consecutive year. In general, the private sector has worked to develop the forestry industry in a sustainable way, and large international wood companie [...] | 2008-08-06 21:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAGR EAID ECON EIND EINV SENV ETRD |
08GEORGETOWN550 | JAGDEO HUFFS AND PUFFS, BUT WILL SIGN EU TRADE DEAL [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of sharply criticizing its provisions, President Jagdeo has begrudgingly agreed to sign onto the proposed CARICOM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),citing the certain imposition of higher tariffs on Guyana's exports if he did not acquiesce. Despite his pledge to [...] | 2008-09-18 20:09:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAGR EAID ECON EIND EINV SENV ETRD GY PREL |
08GUADALAJARA612 | CHEMICAL CITY: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, AND THE METH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to 2007 DEA estimates, 80 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States originates from laboratories operated by Mexican-based syndicates on both sides of the border. Production is especially high in and around the city of Guadalajara due to the confluence [...] | 2008-12-23 15:47:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL EIND KJUS MX |
08GUANGZHOU146 | Product Safety Testing, Booming Business in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Business is booming for product testing firms in south China. With heightened awareness of product safety risks among manufacturers and stricter enforcement by Chinese authorities, testing firms anticipate continued rapid growth and in some instances are literally working around [...] | 2008-03-10 08:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU148 | Shenzhen Heparin Maker Emphasizes Differences with [...] (U) Summary: Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. - recently the focus of a Wall Street Journal article - clearly takes product safety very seriously and is anxious to reassure visitors about its quality assurance and supply control procedures. The only heparin producer in China to receive U.S [...] | 2008-03-11 08:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV PREL CH |
08GUANGZHOU173 | GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION - HARD TO SEE, EVEN HARDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of China researchers estimates that corruption has cost the Chinese economy about RMB 3 billion (USD 420 million) each year between 1980 to 2002, and private sector contacts say the problem is "absolutely endemic" in Guangzhou. There have been some high-profile convictions [...] | 2008-03-26 07:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EIND EINT CH |
08GUANGZHOU225 | Despite One-Stop Lab, Producers Still Complain about [...] (SBU) Summary: Even with the opening of south China's first joint-venture testing lab that will provide one-stop shopping for third party and government testing, toy manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta complain about the burden of meeting multiple standards. They believe that that a new con [...] | 2008-04-21 07:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU291 | Uncomfortable Squeeze for South China Shoe Factories [...] (SBU) Summary: What do you do when it costs more to close a south China shoe factory than to continue operations? Some Hong Kong and Taiwan investors downsize and keep their production lines open, adopting a wait-and-see approach. Others turn the key on the door one evening and abscond at nig [...] | 2008-05-23 06:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU414 | Guangdong Releases Labor Contract Law Implementation [...] (SBU) Summary: Since it went into effect on January 1, Guangdong businesspeople, domestic and foreign, have struggled to be in compliance in the absence of implementing guidelines. No more. Or to be more precise, some, if not all of the ambiguity, was removed on July 7 when the Guangdong High [...] | 2008-07-14 08:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU415 | Assistant USTR Karesh Discusses the Labor Contract Law in [...] (SBU) Summary: China's new Labor Contract Law is forcing U.S. companies to reassess their hiring strategies, especially with regard to contract workers, according to executives who met recently with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor Affairs Lewis Karesh. All of the executi [...] | 2008-07-15 03:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND EINV CH |
08GUANGZHOU435 | A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 03:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU437 | A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] (SBU) Summary: Hard times are here - and likely here to stay - for the Pearl River Delta's (PRD's) furniture makers. The industry has been among the most affected by a local business environment that has become less friendly to labor-intensive, export-oriented firms. As with other similarly o [...] | 2008-07-23 05:52:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU487 | Guangdong's Cosmetic Makers Sees Stronger Safety Regulation [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese government's regime for protecting consumers from unsafe cosmetic products has strengthened in the last year -- foreign consumers that is. Executives in Guangdong's cosmetic manufacturing industry point out that government testing and inspection of export products has [...] | 2008-08-11 09:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU618 | Toy Factory Closure Raises Concern, Foreshadows More [...] (SBU) Summary: Factory closures, especially those like Smart Union in the toy industry, have become topic one in south China, especially in the Pearl River Delta. Local governments are now scrambling to identify other factories that might be on the verge of shutting down; many of these have be [...] | 2008-10-24 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU696 | Guangdong Toy Association 20th Anniversary -Celebration or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangdong Toy Association's recent Twentieth Anniversary Banquet was both a celebration of the organization's milestone, but also a rallying cry for manufacturers facing economic challenges unprecedented in the organization's history. Concerns about declining overseas orders [...] | 2008-11-26 09:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU715 | Dire Predictions in Dongguan -- Hong Kong Investors Predict [...] (SBU) Hong Kong investors in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are sounding the alarm, eager to attract attention to the growing economic impact of the global financial crisis on labor-intensive export manufacturers that have been a driving force in the region's economy. Leaders of an industrial as [...] | 2008-12-09 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU724 | Shantou - Eastern Guangdong Economy Has Advantages to [...] (U) Summary: Maybe our industry and government contacts in Shantou are dreaming but they are starting to think that perhaps after thirty years their time has come and the global financial storm won't have the same damaging impact in eastern Guangdong Province that it's wreaking on the export-p [...] | 2008-12-17 06:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV |
08GUANGZHOU732 | 30 Years of Reform and Opening in Guangdong - Retreat to [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Guangdong Province, where China's economic transformation began, is in a celebratory mood publicly, but behind the scenes, everyone - from top government and business leaders to think tankers whose job it is to peer into the future - is fretting over the meaning of 30 [...] | 2008-12-22 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EINV EIND CH |
08GUANGZHOU92 | Government Incentives Diminishing in South China Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Government policies encouraging investment in south China have significantly diminished and are no longer a major factor in most foreign and domestic companies' investment decisions here, according to local manufacturers who met with visiting U.S. International Trade Commission ( [...] | 2008-02-14 07:49:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EIND ECON SENV PGOV CH |
08GUANGZHOU97 | Looking toward ASEAN - Guangxi Hopes to Expand Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is eager expand economic relations with Southeast Asia. ASEAN already accounts for 32 percent of its total foreign trade, and the capital, Nanning, hosts the high-profile China-ASEAN Expo, which attracts hundreds of businesses and many heads of s [...] | 2008-02-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EINV ELTN EWWT EIND ECON ASEAN CH |
08GUATEMALA100 | ADDENDUM TO GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 23:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA255 | GUATEMALAN COMPANIES VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE IN [...] On February 27, during its annual awards ceremony, the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT) and its Apparel and Textile Industry Commission (VESTEX) publicly recognized and certified 29 Guatemalan textile and apparel companies that voluntarily participated in, and fulfilled the requi [...] | 2008-02-29 01:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON KJUS KDEM GT |
08GUATEMALA54 | GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 23:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA693 | GUATEMALA: INFORMATION ON CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 20:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA845 | GUATEMALAN LABOR MINISTRY HOSTS NATIONAL SEMINAR [...] On July 1, the Ministry of Labor, in coordination with representative organizations of the Guatemalan labor movement and civil society, hosted the "First National Seminar to Promote Employment and Business Competitiveness through Compliance with Labor Laws in Guatemala." Government officials, [...] | 2008-07-07 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON KJUS KDEM GT |
08GUAYAQUIL77 | GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTOR FIRING MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of the Environment Marcela Aguinaga fired Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director Raquel Molina in early March, alleging in the press that Molina was not adequately protecting the park. In reality, the committed but abrasive park director's repeated clashes with Aguinaga [...] | 2008-03-28 12:56:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV EIND EC |
08HANOI1072 | PHARMA, IPR AND MARKET ACCESS TOP TIFA AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The United States and Vietnam held the latest round of discussions under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Hanoi [...] | 2008-09-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAGR ECIN EIND POL VM |
08HANOI1113 | VIETNAM CIVAIR: SCENESETTER FOR OCT 6-8 OPEN SKIES TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's civil aviation negotiator for upcoming negotiations with the U.S. stated that he is willing to discuss Open Skies, but noted that fifth freedom passenger services between Japan and Vietnam continue to be a concern. All-cargo liberalization is less problema [...] | 2008-09-26 09:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM |
08HANOI114 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung to promote an Open Skies Treaty, request GVN funding for the follow-on phases of the USTDA Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Project, and advocate for ratification of the Cape Town Convention on aircra [...] | 2008-01-31 08:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM |
08HANOI1186 | U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: The United States and Vietnam agreed to an Open Skies regime for all-cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The two sides renewed the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and agreed to eliminate designation and frequency restrictions on passenge [...] | 2008-10-17 06:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM |
08HANOI1215 | U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME [...] (U) Summary: Delegations from the United States and Vietnam agreed ad referendum to an Open Skies regime for cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The new agreement will renew the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and the delegations intend to meet withi [...] | 2008-10-28 04:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM |
08HANOI1329 | PRIVATE SECTOR TELLS VIETNAM TO RAISE ITS GAME DURING [...] (U) Summary: Local and foreign businesses told the Government of Vietnam to streamline red tape, intensify consultations with the private sector, accelerate investment licensing and shore up its competitiveness as ways to blunt the impact of the global economic crisis. The mining and energy s [...] | 2008-12-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EIND ELAB ENRG KCOR VM |
08HANOI243 | VIETNAM TRADE IN 2007: U.S. EXPORTS UP 73 PERCENT, TOTAL [...] Summary. Vietnam's total trade with the world broke the $100 billion mark in 2007, capping 16 consecutive years of expanding trade with a 29 percent increase over 2006. U.S. exporters also gained in 2007 as U.S. exports grew 73 percent, three times as fast as Vietnamese exports to the United [...] | 2008-02-29 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EFIN EFIS EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX VM |
08HANOI29 | VIETNAM AIRLINES WILL EQUITISE PARTLY IN 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam Airlines' (VNA) new CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told the Ambassador that VNA will partly equitise in 2009 and revealed VNA's ambitious plan to become one of the preeminent air carriers in Southeast Asia. The Ambassador thanked Minh for Vietnam's recent purchase of Boeing aircraf [...] | 2008-01-09 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP VM |
08HANOI358 | TIFA MEETINGS FOCUS ON TRADING RIGHTS, IPR AND MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Vietnam conducted Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Hanoi from March 19 - 21, during which the sides followed up on a full range of WTO implementation and other issues including IPR, market access for pharmaceuticals and cultural prod [...] | 2008-03-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR EIND EPET KTDB VM |
08HANOI407 | A/S SPOONER ADDRESSES GVN CONCERNS ON APPAREL MONITORING [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a three-day technical exchange on trade remedies with the Vietnamese government (GVN),Import Administration Assistant Secretary David Spooner met with senior Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officials on April 3 to discuss the Department of Commerce's Import Monit [...] | 2008-04-09 10:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON EIND ETRD ETTC VM |
08HANOI475 | VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: GVN SETS SIGHTS ON LOWER TARGETS, [...] (U) This cable is part of an ongoing series on developing economic stories in Vietnam. GVN ABANDONS GROWTH AND INFLATION TARGETS ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) Lower-than-expected growth and higher-than-expected inflation and trade deficit figures are forcing the GVN to [...] | 2008-04-24 08:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ACOA ECPS EFIN EIND ETRD PGOV VN |
08HANOI643 | VIETNAM: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] Summary: Forced and child labor (as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) is not generally used to produce goods in Vietnam. While there is some evidence that abuses do sometimes occur, they are neither widespread nor systematic. Indeed, much of the inform [...] | 2008-06-02 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON POL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI VM |
08HANOI738 | FOCUS ON U.S. BUSINESS IN VIETNAM: DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS; [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) This cable is the first in a series focusing on issues on the U.S. private sector and business agenda in Vietnam. 3. (SBU) Summary: The issu [...] | 2008-06-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EINV VM |
08HANOI90 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...] | 2008-01-28 01:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM |
08HELSINKI266 | FINLAND: HIGH TECH VISIT BY AMBASSADOR GROSS [...] (U) Summary: On a May 22-25 visit to Helsinki, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy met with key government leaders including Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Linden, and Ambassador Lanispuro, ICT and Information Society Policy [...] | 2008-06-18 08:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EIND EINT ETRD BEXP FI |
08HILLAH96 | BABIL'S INDUSTRY: PRIVATE SECTOR GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC, SOE [...] (U) Summary: Babil's private sector manufacturers struggle with access to reliable power and credit, but say their sector is improving, especially for companies making construction materials. SOEs employ over 30,000 workers in the province, but most only show up to collect paychecks. SOEs ha [...] | 2008-12-07 13:26:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELAB IZ |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1055 | SOUTHERN LEGISLATOR ON PUBLIC FEARS ABOUT THE ECONOMY AS [...] (C) Vietnam's National Assembly is bracing for the impact of the global financial meltdown, according to National Assembly delegate and chairman of Vietnam's largest retailer Saigon Coop, Nguyen Thanh Hoa. On break from the current National Assembly session in Hanoi, Hoa explained that "most [...] | 2008-12-04 14:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EIND PGOV PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1088 | DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT PATHS IN THREE "DEEP SOUTH" PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's "deep south" provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang are among the roughest business environments in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Both private and state-owned enterprises say they are struggling with poor infrastructure, weak consumer demand and inadequate acc [...] | 2008-12-23 11:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI TBIO VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1099 | U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS EXPAND TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Wildlife trafficking, the fate of Vietnam's premier national park and sustainable development comprised the agenda of Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science (OES) Claudia A. McMurray's November 18-22 visit to southern Vietnam. Officials responsible for [...] | 2008-12-30 05:32:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PGOV PREL VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY248 | OUSTING CORRUPT LEADER IS A START, BUT CAN THO NEEDS [...] (SBU) Following allegations of land-deal corruption, the Communist Party Central Committee reprimanded and fired Can Tho People's Committee Chairman Vo Thanh Tong on March 3. This is good news for the "capital of the Mekong" and an encouraging, though not unprecedented, development. Can Tho's [...] | 2008-03-07 11:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PINR VN |
08HOCHIMINHCITY583 | SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: A/S HERNANDEZ DELEGATION OPENS DOORS [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Commerce Hernandez led a trade delegation of 14 small- and medium-sized U.S. enterprises (SMEs) to HCMC on June 18-20. The delegation's meetings with potential local partners, HCMC officials, and Amcham members generated commercial opportunities and increased unde [...] | 2008-06-27 02:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY656 | VIETNAM OUTGROWS HCMC'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) healthcare system today faces rapid growth in demand and underdeveloped institutional capacity. A shortage of human resources, unduly restrictive government regulation, lack of investment and pervasive corruption constitute the main challenges currently [...] | 2008-07-18 10:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND TBIO |
08HOCHIMINHCITY696 | TURNING HCMC'S HIGH TECH DREAMS INTO REALITY [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing concerns about human resources, Vietnam's ICT market, which is now among the fastest growing in the world, is beginning to create opportunities for businesses and investors alike. President Nguyen Minh Triet recently presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for wh [...] | 2008-07-30 10:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETRD KIPR SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY757 | UNCLOGGING VIETNAM"S PORTS: WORLD-CLASS CONTAINER TERMINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As skyrocketing cargo volumes continue to clog Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ports, a state of the art deep-water port complex with an eventual capacity of at least eight million shipping containers per year is taking shape 90 km from HCMC in Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT) province. Poor coo [...] | 2008-08-22 06:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EWWT EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY972 | VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS EXPECT TO GROW IN 2009, BUT MORE SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most Vietnam watchers believe that the economy is largely shielded from the direct effects of global financial turmoil, but would be hurt by any significant decline in overseas consumer demand for Vietnamese exports. Orders for most "value" products like low-cost apparel remain [...] | 2008-10-28 12:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND SOCI PREL VM |
08HONGKONG2071 | HONG KONG LABOR RIGHTS GROUP PUSHING COLLECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: A leading local advocate for labor rights in mainland China has begun to use the mainland's Labor Contract Law (LCL) of 2008 to organize workers in Guangdong province. His organization plans to target a successful foreign manufacturer that can become a model for future collective [...] | 2008-11-12 09:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV CH |
08HONGKONG834 | TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...] | 2008-05-07 09:05:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH |
08IRANRPODUBAI6 | IRANIAN STEEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO AN INSIDER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 13:08:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EMIN PGOV IR |
08ISLAMABAD2590 | UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY,S MEETING WITH NWFP [...] (C) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery met with Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani July 18. The Governor outlined the province,s three-pronged strategy of the selective application of force, political dialogue, and socio-economic [...] | 2008-07-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PK PTER MOPS ETRD EIND PREL |
08ISLAMABAD3374 | BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE: FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL [...] (U) Summary. As an underdeveloped region in Pakistan, Balochistan is dependent on the federal government for 94 percent of its budget and faces an estimated budget deficit of PKR 8.81 billion (USD 112 million) for the current 2008-09 financial year. Despite being the largest province in size [...] | 2008-10-27 03:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK |
08ISLAMABAD3377 | PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...] | 2008-10-27 05:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK |
08ISLAMABAD3807 | GE LOCOMOTIVE ADVOCACY TO BE DECIDED AT PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A commercial decision to procure 75 locomotives by the state-owned Pakistan Railways has turned into a political decision after the newly appointed Minister of Railways announced that he would nullify a letter of intent to procure Chinese locomotives in favor of a General Electri [...] | 2008-12-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND ELTN EINV PK |
08ISLAMABAD690 | PAKISTAN TO BEGIN 3G LICENSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will begin third-generation (3G) mobile phone licensing this year. Three licenses will be auctioned off, but only the five current mobile phone operators in Pakistan will be permitted to bid. By offering 3G licenses, [...] | 2008-02-16 04:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EIND EINT PREL PK |
08ISTANBUL180 | CONTINUING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AT ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of deaths over the last few months at the Tuzla shipyards has raised questions regarding occupational safety in Turkey's rapidly growing shipbuilding industry. According to a Consulate contact, media coverage of these deaths prodded the government to take action, yet [...] | 2008-04-10 16:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU |
08ISTANBUL329 | TURKEY:ONE DAY STRIKE PROTESTS INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) The Ship Construction and Repair Workers, Trade Union (Limter-Is) held a one day strike on June 16 to protest 14 recent deaths at Istanbul's Tuzla shipyards. According to press reports, thousands of workers and union supporters reportedly demonstrated against the dangerous work environme [...] | 2008-06-19 11:23:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU |
08ISTANBUL469 | TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...] Summary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel industry. Top textile sector officials have requested an extension of subsidies from the Ministry of the Economy to bolster the sector. In an effort to redefi [...] | 2008-08-28 13:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU |
08ISTANBUL59 | FACTORY EXPLOSION UNDERSCORES DANGER OF UNREGISTERED [...] (U) All newspapers gave front-page billing to a January 31 explosion at an unlicensed factory in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district that killed 23 people and injured more than 100. Around half of those killed were onlookers or passersby. According to Zeytinburnu Mayor Murat Aydin, a fire in an [...] | 2008-02-01 13:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ASEC TU |
08JAKARTA1097 | INDONESIA -- CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This report was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As requested in Ref A, this report documents incidents of exploitation of child labor in the production of goods in Indonesia. We found evidence of such activities in the following indus [...] | 2008-06-05 03:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA1248 | CHILD LABOR PARTICIPATION IN NORTH SUMATRA,S PRAWN [...] This cable was coordinated with Embassy Jakarta. 2. (SBU) Summary: Child labor is a persistent feature of North Sumatra's prawn industry. While the low level of economic development is one component of the problem, the sharp difference between junior high and senior high school fees - and [...] | 2008-06-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA1536 | INDONESIAN MILITARY RECEIVES SIX RUSSIAN MI-17 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian military recently received six new lift helicopters from Russia. The helicopters can be used for disaster relief or for military operations. The deal is based on a contract signed in 2005 and uses Indonesian credits from 2003 before U.S. sanctions were lifted. [...] | 2008-08-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EIND ID RU |
08JAKARTA2095 | DEFENSE REFORM -- GOI CONTINUES EFFORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A national review team recently developed recommendations for President Yudhoyono on removing military-related businesses from military cooperatives and foundations. The completion of this phase in the review effort nudges Indonesia a step closer to completing this long-awaited [...] | 2008-11-13 11:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND KDEM KCOR ID |
08JAKARTA589 | DEFENSE REFORM -- TRYING TO GET THE MILITARY OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the new GOI team mandated to wind up the myriad business activities of the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) is optimistic. He plans to move forward with plans to sell off all TNI businesses and shut down illegal operations as well, adding that he thinks these steps wi [...] | 2008-03-24 06:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EIND KCOR ID |
08JEDDAH127 | NINTH ANNUAL JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM: NO DE-PEG, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The ninth annual Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) drew 2,500 attendees for a Feb 24-26 series of panels and speeches concerning the future of the Saudi economy. Guided by the theme of "Value Creation through Alliances and Partnerships," this year's topics focused on economic diversif [...] | 2008-03-10 16:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PHUM SCUL SOCI SA |
08JEDDAH251 | SAUDI ARABIA: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) Responding on behalf of AMEMBASSY RIYADH. 2. (U) Per request (reftel A),Post provides the following information regarding the use of forced labor and child labor in the production of goods in Saudi Arabia. Although most incidents appear to occur in service industries, there is anecdot [...] | 2008-06-08 16:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SA |
08JEDDAH414 | KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY STILL SEEKING CRITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: An official at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) confided that despite construction progress, the success of the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is far from assured. Although a core group of multinational companies have committed to opening operations in [...] | 2008-09-28 13:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV ELAB EPET SA |
08JOHANNESBURG192 | SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER 2008 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the November, 2008 issue of the U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: - Skills shortage one cause of concern for South African water quality - South African Airways staff opposed to outsourcing - Poor management hin [...] | 2008-12-04 13:56:00 | Consulate Johannesburg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN |
08KABUL3088 | AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR WOOD'S MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wood met November 23 with leaders of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) for the first time since its reorganization. He underscored the central role Afghanistan's private sector must play in long-term, sustainable development and urged ACCI to become a [...] | 2008-12-01 04:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND AF |
08KATHMANDU1223 | NEPAL: NOMINATION FOR IQBQAL MASIH AWARD [...] Post is pleased to nominate the organization "CWISH" for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbqal Masih Award for Elimination of Child Labor. Full Name of the organization: CWISH - Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights Address: P.O. Box 21433, Chabhil, Kathmandu, Nepal [...] | 2008-11-20 09:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP NP |
08KATHMANDU1310 | NEPAL: IMF/WORLD BANK CONTEMPLATING BUDGET [...] (C) The new Maoist-led Government of Nepal (GON) made a formal request to both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for budget support during the financial institutions' annual meetings in Washington in October. Neither organization will consider budget support until a new [...] | 2008-12-24 07:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN EINT EINV ELAB EIND NP |
08KINGSTON152 | JAMAICA: CTED FACT-FINDING MISSION PRESENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 21:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC SNAR EWWT EIND MASS DHS JA |
08KINGSTON354 | JAMAICA: PM GOLDING GAMBLES ON CASINOS AS PART [...] (SBU) Despite strong opposition from the powerful church lobby, Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced his government's decision to issue two casino licenses. The conditional licenses will be issued to real estate projects by Celebration Jamaica (Palmyra Resort) and Tavistock Gro [...] | 2008-04-24 20:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EIND SENV ECON ETRD IBRD IADB JM XL |
08KINGSTON414 | JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL |
08KINGSTON427 | (C) JAMAICA/SPAIN: ZAPATERO REFUSES TO MEET WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND OVIP EINV SOCI SENV ECON JM SP XL |
08KINGSTON570 | JAMAICA: JUNE ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Senator Don Wehby is being criticized by the Tourism and Hotel sector for its management of Air Jamaica in the face of reduced flights to the Caribbean by other airlines. The government also has asked the airline's board to resign; a new board will be named soon. -- Jamaica's [...] | 2008-06-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY |
08KINGSTON703 | JAMAICA: JULY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica losses USD 85 million in the first quarter and revamps its corporate board. -- Energy expert Dr. Raymond Wright is optimistic about Jamaica's potential for offshore natural gas. -- Wigton Windfarm plans to double in size by adding 18 megawatts of new wind turbine [...] | 2008-08-04 20:00:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY |
08KINGSTON704 | JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGNATES AMID SHOCKS, A REVIEW OF THE [...] (SBU) Growth in the Jamaican economy, suffering from a number of shocks, has slowed to less than one percent during the first half of 2008. The downturn was most evident in the goods producing sectors, which declined by 3.5 percent. Services grew by a moderate 1.7 percent fueled by robust tou [...] | 2008-08-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND SENV IADB IBRD IMF |
08KINSHASA515 | DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT BOOMS, BUT GOVERNMENTS MEDDLE [...] (U) This cable represents innovative reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) Summary: International companies are investing in ambitious mega-projects on both sides of the DRC/Zambia copper-cobalt belt, despite significant g [...] | 2008-06-11 05:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08KINSHASA640 | Piracy in the Congolese Music Industry: it hurts [...] (U) Summary: The vibrant recording industry has long been an integral part of Congolese culture. Due to the rampant piracy of cassette tapes and CD's, however, that industry has ceased to exist. Congolese musicians and producers are generally apathetic to the problem, having found ways to o [...] | 2008-08-06 06:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BBSR EIND EINT EINV CG |
08KINSHASA646 | DRC COPPERBELT - TENKE FUNGURUME MINING MAKES NO SMALL [...] (U) This cable represents innovative collaboration in resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. It is the fourth in a series of six cables on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)/Zambia Copperbelt (reftels). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The T [...] | 2008-08-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08KINSHASA663 | DRC/ZAMBIA - COBALT MINES AND PRICES BOOM [...] (U) This cable represents the fifth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). The sixth report will summarize DRC copper/cobalt mines. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Internat [...] | 2008-08-13 10:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08KINSHASA791 | DRC COPPER BELT: DREAMS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES [...] (U) This cable represents the sixth and final in an innovative collaboration in resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist visited six of the largest mines in the DRC (and four [...] | 2008-09-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08KOLKATA160 | CPM LOSES GROUND IN LOCAL ELECTIONS DUE TO THEIR VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) led Left Front suffered a serious setback in the local level "Panchayat" elections in the state. The CPM's control was diminished at all three levels of the Panchayat structure. While land acquisition for industry [...] | 2008-05-28 06:42:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EIND IN |
08KOLKATA21 | CPM SAYS THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of recent statements, senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leaders appeared to endorse, or grudgingly accept, capitalism as a means for economic development and industrialization. Although they qualified their views as "the only way forward" given the "ne [...] | 2008-01-18 07:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EIND EAGR IN |
08KOLKATA253 | TATA THREAT INTENSIFIES SINGUR TALKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 3, Tata Motors announced that it has begun analyzing options to pull its Nano car project out of West Bengal. The opposition Trinamul Congress (TMC) appears to have been shaken by the threat, which came after several days of negative publicity and a growing public perc [...] | 2008-09-05 11:40:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ELTN IN |
08KOLKATA275 | THE POLITICS OF SINGUR [...] (SBU) Summary: The conflict in Singur over land acquisition for the new Tata Motors Nano automobile factory has been the theater on which the ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and West Bengal's primary opposition party Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) have staged their latest epic ba [...] | 2008-09-23 08:55:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV ELTN EIND IN |
08KUALALUMPUR149 | PROPOSED ASEAN PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-CHIP INTEGRATED [...] Econ Counselor and econoff discussed ref message on March 4 with P. Ravidran, Senior Director, Office of ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). We delivered a copy of a letter from Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel to Ravidran regarding the March 14 meeti [...] | 2008-03-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND MY |
08KUALALUMPUR291 | PENAN TRIBAL LEADER'S DEATH RAISES SUSPICIONS [...] (C) Penan tribal members in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak found tribal headsman and anti-logging activist Kelesau Naan dead on December 17, 2007, after he went missing for two months. Police initially refused to open an investigation until Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) i [...] | 2008-04-21 06:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EIND EAGR SENV SOCI KCRM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR526 | Tourism Growth in "Malaysia, Truly Asia" [...] Tourism is a growth industry in Malaysia. The government's "Visit Malaysia 2007" tourism campaign, with its ubiquitous "Malaysia, Truly Asia" theme song, enticed a record number of foreign tourists in 2007. Recent statistics portend continued strong growth in 2008. Tourists from Southeast As [...] | 2008-06-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND MY |
08KUWAIT811 | KUWAIT: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KU |
08KYIV196 | UKRAINE: NEW GOU PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON VAT, OPIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 08:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND UP |
08KYIV874 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO/TYMOSHENKO RIVALRY HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU's ambitious privatization plans have fallen victim to the political rivalry between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko (Refs A and B). Following the latest iteration of their drawn out privatization battle characterized by dueling decrees, court rulings [...] | 2008-05-08 08:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD EIND UP |
08KYIV953 | UKRAINE: INCIDENCE OF FORCED/CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Cases of adult forced labor are extremely rare in Ukraine, and child labor, while still in existence, is not prevalent. The GOU has adopted standards on child labor in line with international norms and has made some progress in recent years in tackling the problem. Most child labor [...] | 2008-05-20 11:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP |
08LAGOS254 | NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 07:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI |
08LAGOS255 | NIGERIA: FEDERAL, STATE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 08:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI |
08LAGOS258 | NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's housing shortage, ranging from 12 to 17 million units, remains a top policy issue for the government at all levels. Stakeholders in the housing construction and financing sector identified high and volatile interest rates as a primary challenge to developing a mortgage f [...] | 2008-07-16 07:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI |
08LAGOS259 | NIGERIA: FEDERAL, STATE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Federal and state governments have adopted policy solutions to encourage more private sector participation in housing construction and delivery throughout Nigeria. While some states, including Lagos, have taken the lead in pioneering housing financing and construction schemes, exi [...] | 2008-07-16 07:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI |
08LAGOS288 | NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's housing shortage, ranging from 12 to 17 million units, remains a top policy issue for the government at all levels. Stakeholders in the housing construction and financing sector identified high and volatile interest rates as a primary challenge to developing a mortgage f [...] | 2008-07-22 06:12:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI |
08LAGOS378 | NIGERIAN: LOCAL DRUG MANUFACTURERS PUSH FOR IMPORT BAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of Nigeria (PMGMAN) is lobbying the Government of Nigeria (GON) for an import ban on additional pharmaceutical products, claiming that local manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet Nigerian demand. Should the GON impose an import ban, m [...] | 2008-09-25 07:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EAID ECON PGOV PREL NI |
08LAGOS400 | NIGERIA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: PTS MANAGEMENT [...] (U) PTS Equipment Ltd told EconOff recently that the company is targeting its business operations in Lagos and its neighboring states, including Ogun, Osun, and Ondo. EconOff viewed eight pieces of construction machinery at the company's equipment yard in Lekki, all of which appeared to be in [...] | 2008-10-08 12:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV ECON NI |
08LAGOS429 | NIGERIA: LOCAL COMPANY DEVELOPS NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. A natural gas distribution pipeline serving industrial customers is an example of a rare success story in Nigeria's slow developing domestic gas sector. The pipeline, owned by Oando Gas and Power, serves 82 industrial customers in Lagos. Oando does suffer from typical politica [...] | 2008-10-29 16:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV NI EIND EPET |
08LAGOS76 | U.S. COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSING HAMPERED BY LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While the National Housing Policy (NHP) of 2002 intended to promote private investment in the housing sector, a number of laws (including the Land Use Act and Primary Mortgage Institution Act) need amending to achieve this. An American owned housing development company plans to b [...] | 2008-02-26 14:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID EIND EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
08LAPAZ1294 | BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In response to State 43120, Labor Officer held meetings with USAID, the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, NGO Proadolescente, and UNICEF. Three areas of concern regarding the use of child labor and forced labor are the sugar, Brazil nut, and mining industries. Sources were not able to gi [...] | 2008-06-10 17:21:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB BL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08LAPAZ161 | RESPONSE TO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] There has been no change in 2007 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Bolivia other than the three areas described below: 2. Question: How many child labor investigations have resulted in fines, penalties, or convictions? Answer: There was one case of a jail sentence handed ou [...] | 2008-01-24 11:56:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | BL EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08LAPAZ2055 | LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...] | 2008-09-22 21:38:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR |
08LEIPZIG20 | EASTERN GERMANY HAS THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY [...] (U) The chemical industry is one of eastern Germany's most successful retooled industry sectors. Companies (including the U.S. firm Dow) invested in the region after the fall of the Wall. They acquired state-owned facilities and capitalized on their proximity and historic ties to eastern Euro [...] | 2008-10-28 16:57:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON GM |
08LILONGWE304 | MALAWI: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] According to the Ministry of Labor, Malawi has no reported cases of forced labor. While child labor is a notable problem in services such as domestic work, family farms, and fishing, the Government of Malawi has enacted laws to prohibit child labor and has developed national policies and progr [...] | 2008-05-30 04:11:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08LIMA1345 | PERU: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND/OR FORCED LABOR IN [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information on child and/or forced labor in the production of goods in Peru. Information on child and/or forced labor in Peru is limited. Most child labor in Peru occurs in the service sector and is therefore not applicable to this [...] | 2008-08-14 16:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PE PGOV PHUM SOCI |
08LISBON2613 | PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08LJUBLJANA228 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SI |
08LOME272 | GOVERNMENT OF TOGO RE-ENGAGES ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Togolese Government highlighted the revival of the moribund National Commission for Combating Corruption and Economic Sabotage at the launch of a national workshop in Lome on implementing the UN Anti-Corruption Convention. In his keynote address, the Prime Minister announce [...] | 2008-06-10 12:35:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID EIND TO |
08LONDON1406 | UNITED KINGDOM: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] (U) There is no record of forced or child labor in the production of legal goods in the UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) informed Post that it does not collate information on goods produced with child labor and that it is not aware of any private research in this area. Its most [...] | 2008-05-20 13:30:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UK |
08LONDON470 | INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Department of Commerce's request, Embassy London Econoff represented the USG during the Executive Committee meeting of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) on February 12 - 13. U.S. concerns with the contract extension for the Secretary General (SG) found little tract [...] | 2008-02-14 14:00:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD UK AGR EIND |
08LUSAKA319 | U.S. Businesses' Views on Zambia's Power Problems [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent American business roundtable gathering hosted by Ambassador Martinez, U.S. investors and local representatives of U.S. companies shared opinions and voiced frustrations over the electric power situation in the country. Overall, and not surprisingly, businesses are an [...] | 2008-03-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ENRG PGOV ZA |
08LUSAKA666 | DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA [...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...] | 2008-06-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08LUSAKA744 | ZAMBIAN COPPER BELT BLOOMS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels A and C and septel pending from Kinshasa). This cable summarizes mines visited in Zambia. [...] | 2008-07-18 06:03:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF |
08MADRID1025 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 22-26 [...] (U) While visiting New York to speak at the UN, President Zapatero met with business executives in a September 24 event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. Executives from firms such as Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, and the Bank of America, as well as the MPAA, participate [...] | 2008-09-29 06:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP |
08MADRID1189 | MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - NOV 1-7 [...] (U) On November 4, the Ministry of Labor released statistics showing an increase of 192,658 registered unemployed workers for the month of October, the sharpest month-to-month increase ever recorded. This brings the total of unemployed to over 2.8 million, with immigrants especially affected. [...] | 2008-11-07 16:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP EPET |
08MADRID1257 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 21-28 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EPET KIPR SP |
08MADRID1289 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC. 1-5 [...] (U) According to the EU's Eurostat, Spain's unemployment rate for the month of October reached 12.8 percent, giving the country the highest rate in the EU for the 6th month running. Second Vice President and Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes has noted that unemployment is the primary concern of [...] | 2008-12-09 07:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP |
08MADRID1339 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 13-19 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP |
08MADRID212 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY [...] (U) Second Vice President and Economy Minister Pedro Solbes debated Madrid PP parliamentary candidate Manuel Pizarro, who has the prestigious position of being number two on the Madrid list behind party leader Mariano Rajoy, on 2/21/08 on the Antenna 3 TV station. The debate lasted an hour an [...] | 2008-02-25 17:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EFIS EIND EINV ENRG SENV |
08MADRID287 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7 [...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...] | 2008-03-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP |
08MADRID370 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - MARCH [...] ECON/EFIN: 2008 Economic Growth Forecast at 2.5 Percent 2. ECON/EFIN: Budget Surplus Declines 3. EIND: Housing Sales Decline Continues 4. ECON/EFIN: Catalan Economy Minister Concerned About U.S., Global Woes 5. ELTN: Emboffs Meet with Rail Security Lead 6. ENRG: Renewable Electricity Cos [...] | 2008-03-28 19:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELTN ENRG EPET |
08MADRID393 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - MARCH 31 [...] ECON: Business activity declining 2. SOCI/ECON: Call for immigrants 3. ECON: Ex-Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro to coordinate PP economic policy 4. EIND: National Competition Authority (CNC) to open investigation into egg, bread, chicken industries 5. ECON/EFIN: Madrid Autonomous Commu [...] | 2008-04-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EPET SOCI SP |
08MADRID616 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MAY 26 - MAY [...] (U) The official estimate for May consumer price inflation reached 4.7%, the highest rate since the index began in 1997. Separately, April's industrial price index was 7.2% above its April 2006 level, the highest inflation rate since mid-1995. Increases in the prices of oil and to a lesser e [...] | 2008-06-02 10:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR SENV SP |
08MADRID641 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AGRICULTURAL UPDATE [...] (U) During a June 4 congressional hearing, President Zapatero faced heavy criticism from opposition leaders regarding Spain's weakening economy. During this hearing, opposition Partido Popular leader Rajoy highlighted a waning economy and loss of confidence by businesses and families, and he [...] | 2008-06-09 01:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELTN ENRG KIPR |
08MADRID692 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 14-20 [...] (U) After suspending last week,s disruptive truckers, strike, independent truckers, groups also cancelled a Madrid demonstration scheduled for June 18, ostensibly due to security concerns. Demonstrations, however, continue within other sectors affected by high fuel prices. Over 10,000 member [...] | 2008-06-24 08:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD EWWT PTER |
08MADRID715 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 21-25 [...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said on June 24 that the freeze in government salaries of high officials announced as one of the 21 measures in the June 23 package would have more of a &psychological8 than macroeconomic impact. Sources in his ministry also report [...] | 2008-06-30 08:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINV ENRG PGOV SP |
08MADRID77 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...] | 2008-01-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP |
08MADRID8 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (U) "The economy hounds the socialists only two months before the elections" is the January 4th El Pais headline, a stinging statement coming from the largely pro-government daily, Spain's newspaper of record. December's 4.3% inflation rate (annualized) and a 5.5% increase in unemployment gav [...] | 2008-01-04 19:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP |
08MADRID84 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...] | 2008-01-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP |
08MADRID921 | MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - AUGUST 18-22 [...] (U) On August 18, the GOS published the list of measures agreed to in the August 14 extraordinary Council of Ministers session (ref A). The package includes 24 economic stimulus measures and structural reforms to be implemented with a specific timeline in 2009 and 2010. Many of these proposal [...] | 2008-08-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG SP |
08MADRID943 | MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE -- AUGUST 25-29 [...] (U) The economy's deceleration continues to be reflected in slowing consumer spending. Household spending, which drives two-thirds of the economy, appeared to continue its drop in the summer sales season according to reports from retailers and business associations. Aggressive pricing during [...] | 2008-08-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG PGOV SENV SP |
08MADRID985 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE, SEPT. 8-12 [...] (U) President Zapatero appeared before the Congress on September 10 to discuss the state of the economy and the GOS, plans for leading Spain out of its economic doldrums. Zapatero acknowledged that the economic situation had worsened since his last parliamentary appearance in July, but remaine [...] | 2008-09-15 05:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB SP |
08MANAGUA1331 | NICARAGUA: TOURISM OFFICIAL PAINTS A ROSY PICTURE [...] (SBU) Mario Salinas, President of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR),predicted that the tourism industry will grow 11% in 2008, which would be higher than the 6% growth rate in 2007. To ensure this growth, INTUR, the GON's tourism promotion agency, is participating in more international [...] | 2008-10-31 21:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ECON NU |
08MANAGUA1414 | NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Hernan Estrada is the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) lawyer and a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega. While Estrada is known to us as the point person on U.S. citizen property claims, he also is the lead government official on protecting the assets and natu [...] | 2008-11-24 16:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN EIND ECON ENRG EU |
08MANAMA34 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: There were no changes to the Bahraini child labor situation in 2007. Child labor is infrequent, and tends to be in family owned and operated shops. The GOB did not change any laws pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slav [...] | 2008-01-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA |
08MANAMA422 | BAHRAIN: NO FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 08:25:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA |
08MANILA1383 | PHILIPPINES: FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input for the Department of Labor's request for information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post's point of contact for child labor and fo [...] | 2008-06-10 10:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP |
08MASERU149 | LESOTHO: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Per reftel request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods, post contacted representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO),Lesotho's Office of the Commissioner of Labor, and the Ministry of Trade. Post was not able to d [...] | 2008-05-20 05:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI LT |
08MASERU44 | LESOTHO JANUARY 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: TOURISM, NUTRITION, [...] In this edition (January 2008): -- Lesotho's First Annual Tourism Conference -- Nutrition Survey Indicates No Major Malnutrition -- GOL Promotes Improves Farming Techniques -- 2007 Quarter Four in Review (annual inflation tops 10%) ----------------------------------------- Lesotho's First [...] | 2008-02-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV EAID EAGR PGOV LT |
08MASERU51 | GAP INC SEES CLOUDY SKIES FOR LESOTHO'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...] Summary: According to a regional representative of Gap, Inc., the largest buyer of Lesotho-made garments, the company's U.S. orders from Lesotho are gradually declining due to long lead times in sourcing, limited technology to produce higher value-added textile products, and low domestic inve [...] | 2008-02-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ECIN EIND EINV ELAB PREL LT |
08MELBOURNE125 | Australian Auto Industry Braces for Tough Times [...] (SBU) The Australian automotive industry, headquartered in Victoria, is in for tough times. With Toyota worried, GM/Holden pressed and Ford on the ropes, industry leaders are expressing concern over the future of Australia's biggest manufacturing industry. A perfect storm is brewing for an au [...] | 2008-11-03 00:04:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE136 | Global Financial Crisis Claims Next Victim in Victoria [...] (SBU) The global financial crisis has found its latest victim in Victoria's building sector. A dearth of financing and sagging consumer confidence have put the brakes abruptly on Victoria's ten year construction boom. While the Rudd government will soon announce an AU $300 million (US $194 mi [...] | 2008-11-19 05:13:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE137 | Global Financial Crisis Batters GM/Holden [...] (SBU) GM/Holden's Chairman, Mark Reuss believes that the Australian auto industry's largest foe is sagging consumer confidence. Reuss is pursuing alternative financing to help struggling dealerships and believes the Rudd government's recently announced car plan will help the industry adapt and [...] | 2008-11-28 03:24:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE144 | Tasmania Weathers Global Financial Crisis - So Far [...] (SBU) Tasmanians told Consul General during his first official visit on December 1-3 that Tasmania has weathered the global financial crisis so far, but there are already signs that the state may not escape unscathed. Declining real estate sales have cut into state revenue and tighter credit h [...] | 2008-12-12 01:11:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE145 | Tasmania Weathers Global Financial Crisis - So Far [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 01:17:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE147 | Commodities Downturn Threatens Northern Territory [...] (SBU) The Northern Territory's (NT) economy remains healthy, but is showing early signs of slowing as the global financial crisis works its way through Australia. The Territory's key mining and tourism sectors have softened since September while the NT government continues to tout the US$20 bi [...] | 2008-12-15 20:54:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE150 | FORD OPTIMISTIC EVEN AS AUTOMOTIVE SLOWDOWN [...] (C) Despite ongoing challenges in the Australian auto industry, Ford says it is holding its own. Handouts from the Rudd government have been well received by the industry and Ford Australia's CEO remains optimistic. However, Ford is reexamining its position in the highly competitive Australia [...] | 2008-12-18 00:08:00 | Consulate Melbourne | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON ETRD AS |
08MELBOURNE44 | NEW GM HOLDEN CHIEF LOOKS TO ADAPT COMPANY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly arrived General Motors (GM) Holden Managing Director (MD) and Chairman Mark Reuss told Melbourne Consul General and Commercial Officer on May 14 that he intended to increase his company's dwindling market share through changes in marketing and making vehicles that consume [...] | 2008-05-14 07:02:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELTN ECON AS |
08MERIDA222 | YUCATAN MAQUILADORA INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS ABOUT ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Approximately 200 leaders of Yucatan's business community gathered in Merida on October 23rd to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Maquiladora Association and 26 years of maquiladora activity in the state. Business leaders report already feeling the pinch of the U.S. [...] | 2008-10-28 18:23:00 | Consulate Merida | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1019 | MEXICAN RESPONSE - BRV CEMENT NATIONALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Hugo Chavez announced April 3 that the BRV would nationalize the cement industry. On April 7, Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez announced that foreign companies will be allowed to maintain a minority stake. Mexican company Cementos Mexicanos (Cemex) is the large [...] | 2008-04-07 23:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD MX VE |
08MEXICO2017 | BROKEN GLASS AS COMPETING UNIONS CONTEST CONTROL [...] Summary: An extended dispute over which one of two unions would represent the workers at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (SLP) now appears to be over. The plant in question employs some 800 unionized workers and the two unions involved are the CROC (Revo [...] | 2008-07-02 17:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR PHUM MX |
08MEXICO2366 | UNION SEES BEER BOTTLE FACTORY RELOCATION AS A [...] Summary: Partly as a result of a dispute over union representation at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (REF A) a portion of the factory is now being relocated. The dispute at the plant was never over whether or not the plant would be unionized but rather ov [...] | 2008-08-01 18:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO302 | NEW LEADERSHIP AT VOLKSWAGEN UNION [...] SUMMARY: In early January a new leadership team took formal control of the union at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in the central Mexican state of Puebla. The Puebla Volkswagen plant employs approximately 11,000 workers and is one of, if not the, single largest employers in the sta [...] | 2008-02-01 19:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PROV PHUM EIND PINR MX |
08MEXICO3385 | NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD ) MEXICO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 17:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MX |
08MONROVIA242 | LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT RATIFIES AMENDED FIRESTONE CONCESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Liberian Legislature ratified March 27 the Amended and Restated Concession Agreement signed by the Government of Liberia (GOL) and Firestone Liberia on February 22. The new Agreement concludes extended negotiations between the GOL and Firestone to modify a concession extensi [...] | 2008-03-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ETRD EINV LI |
08MONTERREY100 | SAN LUIS POTOSI GROWING ECONOMICALLY BUT NOT ENOUGH TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with San Luis Potosi Governor Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN),the Governor told the Consul General that the state's current economic situation is strong and growing and projected a 50% increase in jobs by the end of his administration in the summer of [...] | 2008-02-27 22:25:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ECON KCRM EIND EINV SMIG SNAR SOCI MX |
08MONTERREY280 | US ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN WILL IMPACT MEXICO AS INFLATION FEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, at the Consulate's periodic Business Roundtable, two leading economists presented their views of the impact of the United States economic slowdown on Mexico and Mexico's growing inflationary concerns. The event, hosted by the Consul General, brought together fifte [...] | 2008-06-18 01:38:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV MX |
08MONTERREY306 | NUEVO LEON DEVELOPS A HIGH TECHNOLOGY SERVICE INDUSTRY; [...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon continues to pursue higher value added industries through a government led strategy, highlighted by the Research and Technological Innovation Park. The Research and Technological Innovation Park (PIIT for its initials in Spanish) has made substantial st [...] | 2008-07-02 20:01:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV PGOV MX |
08MONTERREY495 | U.S. FINANCIAL WOES SPILL OVER INTO MONTERREY'S REAL [...] (U) Summary. The Monterrey business community has begun to be affected by the U.S. financial crisis, including large derivative losses, abrupt changes in currency values, and restricted credit access. Several large Monterrey companies incurred significant losses due to derivatives con [...] | 2008-11-04 14:52:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD PGOV MX |
08MONTERREY548 | MEXICAN CREDIT CRUNCH AFFECTING INTEREST RATES, CREDIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Mexican financial system remains well capitalized, credit has become more expensive and more difficult to obtain for certain sectors such as for car purchases and small and medium sized enterprises. Our contacts all agree that the Mexican financial system wil [...] | 2008-12-12 15:41:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV MX |
08MONTEVIDEO327 | URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED [...] Per reftel request, post provides the following information regarding forced and child labor in the production of goods for mandatory congressional reporting requirements. 2. Uruguay has no significant incidence of forced or child labor. Uruguay exports primarily agricultural/raw materials, [...] | 2008-05-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UY |
08MOSCOW1264 | ECONOMIC MINISTRIES TAKE ON MEDVEDEV'S PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Econ Minister Counselor met separately with Deputy Minister for Regional Development (MRD) Vitaliy Shipov and Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) Andrei Klepach in late April to discuss their respective Ministry's roles in the first year of President Medve [...] | 2008-05-06 08:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW1450 | UNLOCKING RUSSIA'S HOUSING MARKET POTENTIAL: VIEWS [...] (SBU) Improving Russia's housing sector is often mentioned as one of the new government's highest economic priorities. To better understand the issues at play, we met with a series of experts in April and May. Sergey Riabokobylko, Senior Executive Director, and Denis Sokolov, Head of Research [...] | 2008-05-23 06:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW1501 | MOSCOW BANK'S VIEWS ON MORTGAGE MARKET [...] (SBU) As part of our series of cables on Russia's real estate sector, Econoffs met with representatives from Moscow Credit Bank to better understand Russia's developing mortgage market. Moscow Credit Bank is a mid-size lender that is increasingly active in the mortgage market. According to it [...] | 2008-05-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND PGOV RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW1536 | RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR NGO EXPLAINS HIGH [...] (SBU) Numerous reasons have been cited for Russia's lack of affordable housing, an issue of increasing importance for the country's new government. Continuing our series of cables on the topic, Econoffs met with Vladimir Ponomarev, Vice President and Head of Housing and Mortgage Finance at th [...] | 2008-05-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND PGOV RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW1576 | FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE RUSSIAN MORTGAGE MARKET [...] (SBU) Continuing our series of cables on Russia's real estate sector, Econoffs met with Dmitri Galkin, Director of Mortgage Lending at BINBank, a leading retail lender. According to Galkin, although most Russians cannot yet afford mortgages, even those who can shy away from them out of fear of [...] | 2008-06-04 06:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND PGOV RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW1951 | THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA'S REGIONS: VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Regional governments in Belgorod and Kursk work closely with their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts, and are minimally affected by any disputes their national governments may have. Local officials meet to discuss ways to promote cross-border trade, cultural exchanges, and w [...] | 2008-07-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND ETRD MD PBTS PGOV RS SNAR UP BO |
08MOSCOW2122 | MEETING WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII DEPUTY GENERAL [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Econ Minister Counselor, Deputy General Director of state corporation RosTekhnologii (RosTekh),Aleksey Aleshin said the GOR created RosTekh to revive Russia's industrial manufacturing base, particularly its high-tech defense-related industries. Aleshin said th [...] | 2008-07-24 07:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET RS |
08MOSCOW2240 | RUSSIA RISES AS MAJOR CENTER FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the volume of clinical drug trials in Russia enjoying rapid growth over the past few years, Russia has become the market leader for clinical drug trials among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Russia enjoys numerous advantages in conducting trials, incl [...] | 2008-08-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS |
08MOSCOW2301 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2302 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2303 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW3745 | RUSSIA REACTS TO DUTY INCREASES ON CARS [...] (C) In the first sign of open discontent with GOR measures to deal with the financial crisis, protests continue to mount throughout Russia over increased duties on imported cars and tighter restrictions on imported used cars (Refs A, B, C). Thus far, the GOR has largely rebuffed the protesters, [...] | 2008-12-29 03:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND EINV ECON PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW396 | INSIDE ROSOBORONEXPORT [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, officials at RosoboronExport (ROE),the Russian government's monopoly arms exporter, made it clear how little control the company has over decisions regarding Russia's military sales. Most of the decisions affecting the company, including what products and to which [...] | 2008-02-14 07:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RS MASS |
08MOSCOW821 | DUMA PASSES STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, the State Duma passed the Strategic Sectors Law (SSL) in its second reading, clearing a path for President Putin to sign the law that will regulate foreign investment into Russia's "strategic sectors." The version passed by the Duma increases the number of sectors [...] | 2008-03-26 05:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EPET RS |
08MOSCOW833 | RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN RELATIONSHIP COMPLEX BUT GROWING [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Karimov's February visit, MFA officials and outside experts agree that Uzbekistan remains a priority, if difficult, partner for Russia. MFA officials stress Russia does not oppose the U.S. use of the Termez airbase in Uzbekistan, given the shared goal of a stable [...] | 2008-03-27 04:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL |
08MOSCOW875 | MEDVEDEV'S ECONOMIC THINK TANK: INSTITUTE FOR [...] (C) On March 18, President-elect Medvedev participated in the opening seminar of the Institute for Contemporary Development, the economic think tank that many observers say will become the brain trust for Medvedev's economic policies. Press reports have compared Medvedev's endorsement of the [...] | 2008-03-31 11:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS |
08MUMBAI46 | INDIAN IT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH [...] (U) This cable is classified as sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: India's two largest foreign exchange earners - the textile and IT industries -- are struggling to adjust to the appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar. However, in a series o [...] | 2008-02-11 11:12:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD IN |
08MUMBAI463 | SUZLON POWERS CAPACITY BUILDING IN WIND ENERGY IN INDIA BUT [...] (U) Suzlon Energy, which accounts for nearly 50 percent of the India's installed wind-power generating capacity, told Congenoffs that wind power's potential in India is far greater than Government of India estimations. Company boosters claimed that Suzlon has "popularized" wind energy in Indi [...] | 2008-09-24 07:07:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EINV EFIN EIND PGOV IN |
08MUMBAI491 | DOW CONTINUES TO RUN THE GAMUT OF INDIAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 1 Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Vilasrao Deshmukh ordered a halt to construction of the Dow Chemical Company's Research and Development facility near Pune until a commission can review Dow's plans. The CM ordered this halt to defuse broadening protests against the constr [...] | 2008-10-15 04:31:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ECON PGOV IN |
08MUMBAI500 | TEST CABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 04:05:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN EINV ECON IN |
08MUMBAI539 | MUMBAI MASALA FROM PUNE: CUMMINS BUILDS A GREEN FACTORY, [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Cummins Builds India's first "Green" Factory - Praj Industries Researches Non-edible Food Crops as an Energy Source - Kalyani of Bharat Forge Reviews U.S.-India CEO Forum - MNS Agitation Against Non-Maharashtrians Delays Construction Activity in Pune Cummins Bui [...] | 2008-11-19 11:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EFIN EIND PGOV IN |
08MUMBAI544 | GOANS EXPLAIN DECISION TO SCRAP SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES [...] Summary: In early 2008, the Government of Goa scrapped plans to construct Special Economic Zones (SEZ) after months of protest from various local stakeholders. On a recent visit to Goa, political, religious, and business leaders in Goa described the cancellation of the SEZs in much the same wa [...] | 2008-11-25 12:44:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI IN |
08MUMBAI573 | INDIAN ECONOMY REELING FROM EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS, NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Market participants and corporate representatives tell Congenoffs that the Mumbai terrorist attacks may have a modest, short-term impact on markets and economic activity, exacerbating the more serious and ongoing deterioration of market conditions due to the global economic cr [...] | 2008-12-05 13:02:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD IN |
08MUSCAT427 | MUSCAT RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING [...] Post has no information indicating that exploitative child labor occurs in Oman. Instances of child labor are reported in the informal, subsistence, and family business sectors of the economy; however, it does not appear to exist in any formal sector. A 2006 Royal Decree expressly prohibited [...] | 2008-06-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MU |
08NAIROBI1456 | KENYA INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Forced labor is insignificant in Kenya in the production of manufactured goods. There is virtually no child labor in the formal manufacturing sector. The number of child workers in Kenya dropped by over 47% in five years, from 1.9 million in 1999 to 1 million in December 2005. Over [...] | 2008-06-16 04:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE |
08NAIROBI472 | KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance met with foreign mission reps on February 6 to brief them on the February 5 CEOs statement to politicians, and to ask the European missions to clarify their public position on aid cutoffs and to revise their travel advisories. They confirmed the [...] | 2008-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ELAB ETRD EIND EINV KE |
08NEWDELHI1976 | NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH report includes an update on the die-off of a critically endangered crocodilian species; EmbOffs meeting with a company that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring solutions in the building sector; biofuels; a shortage of scientists in GOI researc [...] | 2008-07-18 08:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON TSPL TRGY TNGD EIND ENRG |
08NEWDELHI2278 | PROSPECTS FOR COLLABORATION ON SOLAR ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. The recently announced National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) envisages solar energy as a key element to India's energy security and climate change strategy. It calls for the formation of a new National Solar Mission (NSM),which is expected to lead to more integrated Go [...] | 2008-08-22 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON |
08NEWDELHI2402 | PLASTIC BAGS - A GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERN [...] (U) Summary. The ubiquitous plastic bag, the common man's source of inexpensive and hygienic storage in India, is increasingly becoming a cause of grave concern to the environment and the health of both human beings and animals. The Government of India (GOI) and the state governments are real [...] | 2008-09-08 02:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND ENRG TRGY KSCA ECON ETRD |
08NEWDELHI2641 | WITH THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF "CHANDRAYAAN I" MOON MISSION, [...] (U) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is poised to take on many ambitious projects with the aim of establishing broader international collaborations, developing novel technologies to meet social and economic development needs, and attracting and harnessing India's young ta [...] | 2008-10-03 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON |
08NEWDELHI3104 | INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TECHNICALLY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In October 2008, SCIOFF and SCIFSN toured the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)-affiliated National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) facilities in Chennai and the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, and spoke with scientific staff abo [...] | 2008-12-10 05:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGLB KICR KSCA TPHY EFIS EIND SENV TSPL TNGD IN |
08NEWDELHI3128 | CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN [...] (U) Summary: Technical education in India is expected to expand rapidly from its current level of 600,000 engineering graduates per year to about 800,000 in three years. It is also projected that India will experience shortage of skilled human resources to meet its developmental needs. Hence [...] | 2008-12-12 05:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON ETRD |
08NICOSIA424 | NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN CYPRUS [...] In response to a Department of Labor request associated with the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (Reftel),Post canvassed government, labor union, human rights NGO, and immigrant/refugee advocacy contacts for evidence of forced and/or exploitative child labor in the pr [...] | 2008-06-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CY |
08OTTAWA1257 | CANADA-EU TRADE PROPOSAL MAY RIVAL SCOPE OF NAFTA...OR NOT. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EIND EFIN ELAB CA EU |
08OTTAWA146 | CANADA'S REPSONSE TO 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-29 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD ECPS CA |
08OTTAWA1502 | Harper Government Gives Snapshot of Canada's Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative government's November 27 Economic and Fiscal Statement stated that Canada is well positioned to weather the uncertainty and risks arising from the global financial crisis. Finance Minister Flaherty said the health of Canadian banks and the financial positions o [...] | 2008-12-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND CA |
08OTTAWA378 | CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON NAFTA: KEEP, KILL OR FIX? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV PREL CA |
08OTTAWA538 | Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient 'Toxic' [...] (SBU) Summary - As early as April 18 Canada may declare the chemical bisphenol A (BPA),widely used in plastics, toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This is likely to precipitate additional widespread public concern in both Canada and the United States. We understand that [...] | 2008-04-18 14:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA |
08OTTAWA546 | Canada Takes Precautionary Action against BPA [...] Summary: Canada announced it will take precautionary actions against bisphenol A (BPA),including a ban on the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles. The details will be published on April 19 in the Canada Gazette, and will be available for public comment until June 1 [...] | 2008-04-18 20:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA |
08OTTAWA778 | CANADA AND COLOMBIA CONCLUDE FTA TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 12:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EINV ELAB SENV CA CO |
08OUAGADOUGOU733 | BURKINA FASO: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FUEL PRICE INCREASE [...] (U) Summary: On July 11, the Ministry of Commerce and SONABHY, the national oil company, announced increases in the retail price of gas by an average of nine percent. Local labor unions denounced the price hikes as "unbearable." Average consumers complained to reporters on the street, but se [...] | 2008-08-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELTN ENRG EPET PGOV UV |
08PANAMA386 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 16:48:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EIND AORC TRGY UNSC IR PM |
08PARIS1078 | AIRBUS: FEARS OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS HURT U.S. EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of significant efforts to accelerate processing of export control licenses at the State Department, U.S. and European aerospace companies continue to be sharply critical of the USG export control system. Their perception affects a major American export industry -- U.S. a [...] | 2008-06-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETTC KOMC ETRD EAIR PREL FR |
08PARIS1267 | FINANCING THE U.S. NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE: FRANCE PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: French Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac told visiting Senators Murkowski and Craig June 30 that France would like to see DoE tender investment guarantees more expeditiously, and proposed making French export financing available to help fund nuclear reactor construction in the U.S [...] | 2008-07-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EIND ETRD PREL FR |
08PARIS1513 | ECONOMIC AND LABOR REFORMS THAT WILL CHANGE THE [...] (SBU) The French National Assembly has adopted four key economic and labor reforms that will ease many services and labor market constraints, boost purchasing power, promote entrepreneurship, and allow individual firms to negotiate overtime hours with their employees. The fours laws in questi [...] | 2008-08-04 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
08PARIS1771 | AIRBUSQSYRIA TALKS ON AIRCRAFT LEASE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Recent press reporting has speculated on the possible sale or lease of Airbus aircraft to Syria's state carrier. While the GOF has downplayed the reports, speculation has centered on ways in which a deal could be structured to sidestep [...] | 2008-09-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR |
08PARIS1884 | AIRBUS ON SYRIA DEAL AND USG EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Airbus confirmed its commitment to acquiring U.S. export licenses, as necessary, for any aircraft sales to Syria. Apart from the proposed sale of 50 aircraft to Syria, Airbus expressed continuing frustration over the complicated U.S. export control and licensing procedures that [...] | 2008-10-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL SY FR |
08PARIS2203 | EU AVIATION AND ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT ON EMISSIONS TRADING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the November 17-19 EU Aviation Summit in Bordeaux the GOF gave no signs of backing off commitments to include aviation in ETS, but it provided no guidance on regulating international flights. Opponents of ETS including aviation called for greater reliance on ICAO for emissio [...] | 2008-12-05 07:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KGHG SENV EIND ETRD FR |
08PARIS228 | THE ATTALI REPORT: A NEW PATH TO REFORM AND GOVERNING [...] (SBU) President Sarkozy on January 23 pledged to enact -- with three exceptions -- recommendations for spurring economic growth devised by a commission headed by Jacques Attali, former political adviser to Socialist President Mitterrand. These proposals range from boosting competition in the r [...] | 2008-02-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV FR |
08PARIS500 | FRANCE: CIVIL NUCLEAR EXPORTS BOOM [...] (SBU) French President Sarkozy has announced contract signings or preliminary discussions for the eventual export of French nuclear technology during several recent trips abroad. Both France's nuclear powerhouse Areva (reftel) and French government officials emphasize that the export boom is f [...] | 2008-03-17 17:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EIND ETRD KNNP PREL FR |
08PARIS850 | AIRBUS -- FORGING A CORPORATION FROM A CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Airbus, a division of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS),continues to face growing pains as it evolves from a business cobbled together from national champion aviation companies in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK into a fully integrated multinational. S [...] | 2008-04-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR |
08PHNOMPENH1003 | CAMBODIA'S RACE FOR HYDROPOWER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) continues to pursue its hydropower potential with 22 ongoing and proposed projects. With primarily Chinese support, the RGC hopes to generate enough electricity to meet domestic needs and eventually profit from energy exportation. Donors [...] | 2008-12-18 09:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND VM LA CH CB |
08PORTAUPRINCE117 | HAITI INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SAID TO BE MOVING [...] (SBU) The Minister of Public Works says that Haiti is moving ahead on airport modernization, electricity generation, and road construction. A project of general airport modernization will privatize the international airport in Port-au-Prince. The Minister wants to work with TSA on upgrading [...] | 2008-01-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND EAIR HA |
08PORTLOUIS187 | MAURITIUS: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION [...] The incidence of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods is insignificant in Mauritius. The types of work known to have been carried out by children in Mauritius, such as agricultural, domestic, and commercial, are not considered "exploitative" as defined in the I [...] | 2008-06-02 05:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MP |
08PORTLOUIS424 | ONE COMPANY LEADS THE GREEN INITIATIVE IN MAURITIAN [...] Summary. Richfield Tang Knits Ltd (RT Knits),a textile manufacturing company in Mauritius, has taken initiative to move toward "sustainable textile production," incorporating "Green Productivity Techniques" into a new facility in La Tour Koenig, near Port Louis. Using wind and solar energy, [...] | 2008-12-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND SENV TRGY MP |
08PORTMORESBY119 | INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Papua New Guinea is a developing country with an agricultural-based economy. Its key export commodities are in the forestry (logging),minerals (copper, gold),oil and gas, agricultural (tea and coffee),fisheries and tourism sectors. Because Papua New Guinea lacks an establishe [...] | 2008-07-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08PORTOFSPAIN204 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN253 | Secretary of Energy's visit to Trinidad reinforces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of Energy reinforced the US-T&T relationship by drawing attention to bilateral LNG trade and commending T&T for its open market and regional leadership. At the same time, he flagged U.S. energy company concerns tha [...] | 2008-06-10 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL ENRG EIND EINV CARICOM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN569 | Changes at Trinidad's Environmental Management Authority [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a reduction in its authority to regulate quarries, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) continues enforcement efforts to protect Trinidad's water bodies from quarry impact. Dave McIntosh will end his term as CEO of EMA on December 15, 2008. He will be replaced by [...] | 2008-12-12 22:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND EINV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN574 | TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08) [...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...] | 2008-12-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
08PRAGUE405 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO SIGNIFICANT FORCED LABOR IN THE [...] The Czech Republic (CR) does not have significant incidence of forced labor or child labor in the production of goods. The number of North Korean workers in the CR, who were employed in textile workshops, decreased from 132 in March 2008 to 15 in May 2008. Czech NGOs (Czech Helsinki Committee [...] | 2008-06-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI EZ |
08PRETORIA1186 | ELECTRICITY CRISIS STALLS COEGA ALUMINUM SMELTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long-time government-championed aluminum smelter at Coega in the Eastern Cape is the highest profile casualty of South Africa's power crisis. The SAG is disappointed and still in denial over the postponement - and potential permanent loss - of its biggest greenfield project i [...] | 2008-06-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EWWT EIND EINV SENV SF |
08PRETORIA1387 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-06-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1595 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-07-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1624 | Safety in South African Mines - a Moral Imperative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Persistent fatalities in South African mines (increasing to 221 in 2007 from 199 in the prior year) have galvanized industry, government, and labor into taking a harder look at the way safety is communicated and implemented on mines. Both Anglo American and Gold Fields, the thi [...] | 2008-07-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1856 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-08-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1959 | Platinum Group Metals - Rising Star at Risk [...] (SBU) Platinum has been the star performer in the South African mining industry for a number of years. South Africa is the world's number one producer of the platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, while Russia supplies the bulk of the world's palladium. The co [...] | 2008-09-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1976 | ICT FORUM DISCUSSES NEED TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT [...] (SBU) Summary. The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) sponsored a forum on ICT Developments and Regulations on September 4. The forum included members of South Africa's Presidential International Advisory Council on Information Society and Development, who promoted increasi [...] | 2008-09-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV EINT ECIP SF |
08PRETORIA2005 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-09-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2128 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-09-26 09:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA217 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-02-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2250 | Palabora Mine - Still Churning Out Copper Next to Kruger [...] (SBU) Palabora mine is South Africa's largest copper mine, producing 148,000 tons of copper per year at its peak in 1998 and about 4.5 million cumulative tons since the start of full production in 1966. The open-pit was one of the world's biggest and lowest cost copper producers but it closed [...] | 2008-10-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2401 | ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS WORKSHOP SUPPORTS WESTINGHOUSE BID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Pretoria supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop October 7-9 in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa. State power utility Eskom and t [...] | 2008-11-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2402 | COLUMBUS STAINLESS STEEL AND ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa (septel). Delegates visited Columbus Stainless L [...] | 2008-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF |
08PRETORIA2403 | Eskom Faces Challenges - Thin Margin and More [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with new Eskom Chairman Bobby Godsell was a good opportunity to assess the state-of-play in South Africa's power crisis. Godsell's new position is emblematic of Eskom's serious attempts to address a confluence of management gaps that led to last year's load-shedding. [...] | 2008-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2404 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2556 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-11-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2560 | SOUTH AFRICA STUDIES TRADE POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is preparing a policy document to set forth the basic goals and objectives of South African trade policy. The document will be completed by mid-2009 and then approved by the cabinet. The exercise is being driven by Deputy [...] | 2008-11-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2586 | RIO TINTO TAKES A PAUSE FOR BREATH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rio Tinto's Africa Office in Johannesburg told Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist that Rio Tinto was well positioned to withstand the current global commodity downturn given its long-term reserves, technological expertise, and exploration prowess. They were bullish on doing [...] | 2008-11-26 14:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2654 | ESKOM POSTPONES NEW NUCLEAR BUILD PLANS [...] (SBU) Eskom announced its decision to postpone the development of a second nuclear power plant. The local press reports that a fleet of nuclear power stations, rather than a single one, will probably be built in partnership with suppliers, bringing down the total unit cost. A task team will [...] | 2008-12-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2665 | FIRMS INCH CLOSER TO ACQUIRING LICENSES TO DEVELOP NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S.-based DBI Broadband provided an update on positive developments in the drawn-out, South African value-added network services (VANS) license conversion process on November 28. Minister of Communications Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri finally conceded and announced that she would [...] | 2008-12-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP USTR SF |
08PRETORIA2666 | CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...] | 2008-12-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH |
08PRETORIA2730 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-12-18 09:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2754 | SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...] | 2008-12-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND EINV SF |
08PRETORIA381 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-02-26 10:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA565 | Gold's Glitter is Fading in South Africa [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African gold mining industry has not been able to fully capitalize on record gold prices during 2007-2008. Gold mining was disrupted by a number of events, which have cost millions of dollars in lost production and export revenues. First, a power crisis came to a head [...] | 2008-03-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF |
08PRETORIA609 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-03-25 09:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA724 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-04-07 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA737 | GAUTRAIN CEO PROVIDES UPDATE ON ITS RAPID RAIL PROJECT [...] (U) Summary. Gautrain CEO Jack van der Merwe outlined strategic objectives and current project developments for the Gauteng Province's new rapid rail project at the National Press Club on April 1, 2008. Van der Merwe expected the first-phase of the project to be completed in time for the 2010 [...] | 2008-04-09 11:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN EIND EINV SF |
08PRETORIA937 | DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16, [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...] | 2008-05-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE |
08PRETORIA972 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-05-08 08:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08QUITO731 | ECUADOR'S LEADING FAMILY BUSINESS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: This cable identifies Ecuador's leading family business groups, which dominate Ecuador's formal economy and own most of the important companies in the non-petroleum sector. End summary. Overview and observations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) This cable is a snap sho [...] | 2008-08-08 16:09:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN EIND EAGR PGOV EC |
08RIGA424 | LATVIA: NO REPORTED CASES OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 13:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LG |
08RIGA715 | LATVIAN BUSINESSES SEE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, INVEST ANYWAY [...] Summary: Businesses in Latvia recognize the recession they are in, but remain surprisingly confident. In recent meetings, business owners and managers noted sharp increases in job seekers and continued low productivity of labor, though the clear signs of reduced consumption were not as unifo [...] | 2008-11-21 12:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD ELAB LG |
08RIODEJANEIRO135 | Petrobras Delays Some Subsalt Tests Due to Equipment [...] Summary. A shortage of drilling rigs and looming relinquishment deadlines have made Brazilian oil company Petrobras delay tests on potentially huge subsalt finds like Carioca and move the rigs to other blocks. Petrobras CEO Sergio Gabrielli announced in late May that production evaluation tes [...] | 2008-06-05 11:57:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO138 | Brazil Considers Changing Energy Sector Rules [...] (SBU) Brazil is considering changes to its oil sector for the purpose of capturing more revenue from the country's significant newfound "pre-salt" oil reserves. Brazil's National Energy Policy Council will meet later this year to decide how to proceed. Meanwhile, further leasing of offshore exp [...] | 2008-06-05 16:59:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO144 | Rio de Janeiro Pol-Econ Round-Up April-May 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the months of April-May 2008. - Rio's Former Governor Indicted, Former Police Chief Arrested - Militias Torture Journalists - Brazil Plans for More Nuclear Power Plants - Rio Official [...] | 2008-06-12 15:16:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EIND EAIR ECON PGOV PHUM KCRM KOCI SOCI SNAR BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO159 | BRAZIL ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES CHALLENGER TO OIL GIANT [...] (U) Summary. A Brazilian oil company that has yet to drill a single well raised US$4.16 billion in an initial stock offering in mid-June, Brazil's largest public offering to date. The huge success of the IPO for OGX Petroleo e Gas Participoes SA reflects a tide of optimism generated by the re [...] | 2008-06-27 12:20:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO171 | Rio de Janeiro Pol/Econ Round-Up, June 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the month of June 2008. - Three Brazilian Youth Murdered by Rival Drug Dealers After Corrupt Soldiers Turn Them Over - Dual citizen killed by a military policeman in Rio - Salvador: Ret [...] | 2008-06-30 19:02:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND PARM CASC PGOV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO295 | NO TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL, BRAZIL'S [...] Summary. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, Greg Schulte, visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 17 as part of his trip to the region, including Brasilia, Santiago and Buenos Aires (SEPTELS),for consultations on non-proliferation issues. In meetings with Brazil's nuclear re [...] | 2008-10-22 15:17:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ENRG EIND EMIN AR BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO91 | BRAZIL'S CHIEF PETROLEUM REGULATOR INADVERTANTLY CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Director Haroldo Lima is under fire and, some speculate, may lose his job for confirming what petroleum industry insiders have believed for some time -- that, at a depth of around 4000 meters in the Santos Basin off the coast of Sao Paulo, [...] | 2008-04-15 19:16:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08ROME390 | ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...] | 2008-03-31 10:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT |
08ROME451 | ENI: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT GAZPROM'S ITALIAN PARTNER? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EINV ENRG ETRD IT RU |
08ROME655 | POST RESPONSE: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] (U) Child and forced labor is rare in Italy, and the GoI investigates and prosecutes the few cases of apparent forced labor when they arise. Minors aged 14 and above can be legally employed. According to the latest government statistics, 275,000 people aged 15 to 19 were employed in 2003. [...] | 2008-05-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELF EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI IT |
08SANAA979 | YEMEN PIPELINE ATTACK [...] (C) On June 1 the Yemeni Soldiers' Brigade (a group associated with Al-Qaida which claimed responsibility for the attack on the embassy in March) claimed responsibility for what it called a "mortar attack" on the oil pipeline near a state-run refinery in Aden on May 30. Media reporting varies [...] | 2008-06-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ENRG EPET PINS PTER YM |
08SANJOSE519 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] SUMMARY: In response to Ref A, the Costa Rican Ministry of Labor, UN agencies and NGOs reported no new information regarding exploitative child labor (Ref B) and only sparse, anecdotal information regarding forced labor in the production of goods. Agricultural production on family farms and sma [...] | 2008-06-16 22:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ILO CS |
08SANSALVADOR699 | EL SALVADOR: REPORT ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the Department of Labor request for information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in El Salvador as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post notes [...] | 2008-06-12 22:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ES |
08SANTIAGO931 | ECONOMIC WOES AT CHILE'S NORTHERN BORDER [...] SUMMARY: Arica, Chile's northernmost city, faces multiple economic challenges, including the 2000 kilometers that separate it from Santiago and competition from cheaper Peru, which is just a short drive north. This city, once part of Peru, has the highest unemployment rate in Chile and pove [...] | 2008-10-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND PGOV ELAB SOCI EWWT EAGR EFIS CI PE BL |
08SANTODOMINGO151 | DOL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14 and 15, Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary Charlotte Ponticelli traveled to the Dominican Republic to attend the launch of the second phase of a DOL-funded child labor project, meet the Secretaries of Labor and Education, civil society and business leaders as [...] | 2008-01-31 11:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
08SANTODOMINGO55 | SCENESETTER FOR DOL DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY [...] The Dominican Republic has become a reliable supporter of democracy in the sometimes difficult and always strategic Caribbean. Our close relationship is exemplified by Dominican ratification of the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement, and our friendship is cemented by a history of strong economic [...] | 2008-01-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
08SANTODOMINGO884 | ASSESSING LABOR AFTER ONE YEAR OF CAFTA-DR: [...] Summary: In a series of meetings with labor unions, NGOs and officials from the Ministry of Labor (SET),our contacts highlighted some of the successes and continuing problems in labor rights since the entry-into-force of CAFTA-DR in the Dominican Republic in March 2007. Positive improvements [...] | 2008-06-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO887 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESPONSE: FORCED LABOR AND [...] This is in response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act. 2. Post reports that the following goods, listed in paragraph four, are alleged [...] | 2008-06-04 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR |
08SAOPAULO199 | MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Brazil's continued position as a leading international agricultural powerhouse is fueled by the rapid economic expansion in states such as Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). Driven by high commodity prices as well as tourism to the world's largest wetland space, the Pantanal, MS is undergoing an [...] | 2008-04-18 15:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON EIND ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO227 | SOARING FOOD PRICES WOLDWIDE AND FOOD INFLATION IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil has suffered less from skyrocketing world food prices than other emerging markets. As a net global food supplier, Brazil's agricultural exports earnings are climbing. However, rising global inflation - particularly higher oil prices, which affect both the cost of fertili [...] | 2008-05-09 09:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND EAGR ENRG KTDD EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO268 | BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIAL POLICY INCREASES GOB'S HOLD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on May 12 a new industrial policy intended to stimulate economic growth with a goal of growing GDP by five percent per year from 2008 to 2010. The Productive Development Policy incorporates financing and tax breaks to achieve four main object [...] | 2008-05-30 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTDD EINV BR |
08SHANGHAI383 | SHANGHAI 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 05:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND PGOV BEXP CH |
08SHANGHAI449 | ANHUI OPTIMISTIC IT WILL WEATHER ECONOMIC STORM [...] (SBU) Anhui Provincial officials told visiting Congenoffs on October 14-15 that the global economic slowdown has affected the province but not as severely as in coastal provinces. The most significant impact of the economic situation is likely to be felt by Anhui's rural-to-urban migrants work [...] | 2008-10-21 02:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EIND EINV CH |
08SHANGHAI574 | SHANGHAI GM RELATIVELY IMMUNE FROM GM FINANCIAL WOES, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Consul General (CG) met with Shanghai General Motors (GM) Executive Vice President Robert Socia and other top executives to discuss the effects of the economic downturn, general business environment issues and the local fall-out from GM's financial troubles. [...] | 2008-12-23 07:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND KIPR ELAB WTRO CH |
08SHENYANG138 | SUBJECT: CHINA,S SUCCOTASH SECURITY-PLENTY OF CORN [...] (C) Summary. Jilin Grain, a key enterprise in China,s drive for grain security, sees continued price pressure in soy beans and oil. Jilin and other corporate entities in China are taking major steps to increase the amount of China-controlled soy plantation both in China and around the world. [...] | 2008-09-29 06:44:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON PREL EIND EINT ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV |
08SHENYANG19 | SENIOR HEILONGJIANG OFFICIALS ON STABILITY-RELATED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Inflation is a pressing concern for senior Heilongjiang officials, who are implementing a full range of countermeasures not always made public in order to avoid a panic. Along with new export taxes, the policy of supplying grain and coal nationwide to cover excess domestic demand [...] | 2008-02-13 02:58:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EIND ETRD CH KN RS |
08SINGAPORE145 | DEMARCHE - INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Singapore understands our concerns about the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Secretary-General Dr. Hidde Smit's performance, but requires additional information before it decides whether to join the United States in oppos [...] | 2008-02-11 00:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD SN |
08SKOPJE139 | U.S. COMPANY A PIONEER INVESTOR IN MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) In March the U.S. multi-national company Johnson Controls will begin production at its factory in Macedonia's free trade zone (FTZ) and will start exporting electronic circuit boards to major automobile companies. The Johnson Controls factory represents a breakthrough for Macedonia - th [...] | 2008-02-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE307 | MACEDONIA: INFORMATION ON FORCED OR CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 07:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MK |
08STATE127448 | REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE [...] This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para) 2 and paras 6 through 11 for specific information requested. 2. Summary: This is a request for information to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are im [...] | 2008-12-03 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID |
08STOCKHOLM458 | NO SWEDISH FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SW |
08STPETERSBURG197 | MURMANSK - PROSPERING, BUT WITH PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) During a December 17-18 visit to Murmansk, DPO and Poloff saw a city relatively unscathed by the world economic crisis, and in fact saw a city hoping to capitalize on opportunities arising from the crisis and building on its recent economic growth. However, despite the apparent prosperi [...] | 2008-12-23 16:04:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV ECON EINV EIND EPET EWWT PHUM OPRC |
08SURABAYA121 | EAST JAVA: WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE, ISOLATION IS NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty about the full extent of the global financial crisis continues to cause a lack of liquidity in all sectors of East Java's economy and the Indonesian economy more broadly. This was the theme of a roundtable discussion with visiting EAP/MTS Director Kamala Lakhdhir, wh [...] | 2008-10-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS EIND ETRD EINV PGOV ID |
08TALLINN186 | ESTONIA: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN [...] Estonia has been a member of the European Union since 2004, and complies with all relevant EU and ILO treaties and standards regarding labor and working conditions. Post has no evidence of any forced or child labor in the production of goods in Estonia. DECKER [...] | 2008-05-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EN |
08TASHKENT173 | CONTROLS 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP ECON EAID EIND EINV ETRD PHUM |
08TASHKENT218 | FORMER SOVIET WEAPONS SCIENTISTS CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on February 13 with a team from the Los Alamos National Laboratory involved in a project to provide gainful commercial employment for former weapons scientists. The USD one million project is going well at the halfway point, and Uzbek scientists are making cob [...] | 2008-02-19 05:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EMIN ECON EIND ETTC |
08TASHKENT632 | UZBEKISTAN: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following information on the use of child labor and forced labor in the production of specific goods in Uzbekistan. Numerous credible sources report the widespread use of child labor in Uzbekistan during the annual cotton harvest, a practice [...] | 2008-06-06 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UZ |
08TEGUCIGALPA45 | BIODIESEL, ENERGY & CARBON CREDITS FROM HONDURAN [...] Summary: Most of the building blocks are now in place for Honduras to begin substantial production of biodiesel from African Palm trees. In 2005 a Honduran company succeeded in producing biodiesel to fuel 240 company vehicles and six Tegucigalpa public busses. Another company was the first [...] | 2008-01-14 19:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO |
08THEHAGUE563 | NETHERLANDS: NO RECORD OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 14:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NL |
08TIJUANA730 | PLANNED MEGAPORT IN BAJA CALIFORNIA COULD RELIEVE CONGESTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 01:58:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EINV MX |
08TIRANA403 | ALBANIA: USE OF CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 14:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AL |
08TOKYO323 | DEMARCHE REGARDING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE [...] Econ Officer delivered demarche points contained in ref on February 6 to METI Deputy Director of Chemical Industries Yoshinao Ogawa. Ogawa was aware of the U.S. concerns, but indicated METI would need to review the situation further before establishing an official position. He also noted he [...] | 2008-02-07 06:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND JA |
08TRIPOLI632 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR JULY 2008 [...] Flight Safety Foundation Workshop in Libya: The Flight Safety Foundation's CAAG (Controlled Flight Into Terrain and Approach and Landing Accident Reduction Action Group) brought its internationally regarded Approach and Landing Accident Reduction (ALAR) Tool Kit workshop to Tripoli, Libya last [...] | 2008-08-04 09:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD LY |
08TRIPOLI635 | A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: A CASE STUDY IN LIBYAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EIND EINV SENV SOCI PGOV LY |
08TRIPOLI803 | U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 5 visit to Tripoli, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez officially opened the new Foreign Commercial Service office at the Embassy and discussed commercial opportunities [...] | 2008-10-08 03:57:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND LY EPET ETRD |
08TRIPOLI912 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (U) A New Oil Discovery by Sirte Oil Company: On October 7, Sirte Oil, a state-owned company, announced a new oil discovery in the well A1-NC216A in the Ghadames Basin. The well is located approximately 310 km southwest of Tripoli. The initial production testing established an oil rate of 1,725 [...] | 2008-11-25 11:04:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND ECON EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV LY |
08TRIPOLI976 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Economics officer and senior commercial officer met on November 30 with a representative of Bearing Point, who was in Tripoli discussing future contracts for the company with the Libyan government. Bearing Point did a Basel Core Principles assessment for Libya a few years ago, and now is [...] | 2008-12-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY |
08TUNIS286 | TIFA COUNCIL - AUSTR DONNELLY'S MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) On the margins of the March 10-11 US-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East (AUSTR) Shaun Donnelly met with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Coo [...] | 2008-03-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR ECIN ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV TS |
08TUNIS287 | TIFA COUNCIL - AUSTR DONNELLY'S MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) On the margins of the March 10-11 US-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East (AUSTR) Shaun Donnelly met with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Coo [...] | 2008-03-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR ECIN ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV TS |
08TUNIS420 | TUNISIA: NO FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 08:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08ULAANBAATAR263 | NO EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN [...] SUMMARY: There is no evidence of significant or widespread forced labor or child labor in the production of goods in Mongolia, although anecdotal evidence suggests the practice may exist to a limited extent within artisanal mining communities. Out of economic necessity, children and adults o [...] | 2008-06-03 07:37:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI MG |
08UNVIEVIENNA622 | UNIDO: POTENTIAL PARTNER ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT REFORMS [...] (U) The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has implemented a substantial reform over the last decade that has improved its efficiency and relevance, making it a potential partner for the U.S. on issues like climate change and energy as well as a useful exemplar for the reform of ot [...] | 2008-11-25 13:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
08USEUBRUSSELS733 | Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt meets with EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy hours before the second meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on May 1th, 2008. They discussed transition processes, the TEC, and insurance issues. They agreed to work on the Comm [...] | 2008-05-16 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
08USEUBRUSSELS859 | Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic [...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...] | 2008-06-06 13:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG |
08USUNNEWYORK667 | LAUNCH OF UN EARLY RECOVERY APPEAL FOR SICHUAN [...] (U) On July 25, 2008, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched the UN China Appeal for Early Recovery Support to Assist Wenchuan Earthquake Victims. The appeal was announced July 16 in Beijing (see reftel.) In an historic move, the Chinese government requested the support of [...] | 2008-07-25 22:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON EFIN EIND PHUM UNDP |
08VALLETTA177 | MALTA: NO KNOWN CHILD OR FORCED LABOR ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MT |
08VIENNA110 | AUSTRIAN REACTIONS TO EU COMMISSION'S CLIMATE PLAN [...] The EU Commission's Climate Change Package has elicited mostly negative reactions from the Austrian Government and, especially, Austrian industry. The plan foresees a reduction in Austria's CO2 emissions by 16% in 2020 from a 2005 base. There has been particular criticism of the Commission's [...] | 2008-01-24 17:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU |
08VIENNA1348 | AUSTRIA TO MISS KYOTO CLIMATE TARGETS, PROMPTING CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Austria will miss its Kyoto Protocol greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal by a wide margin again this year -- about a third -- according to a recent study. Austria stabilized emissions at 91.1 million tons CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2006, but committed to emit only 68.8 mil [...] | 2008-09-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU |
08VIENTIANE111 | LAOS: 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 02:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ENRG EIND SENV BEXP LA VM CH CB |
08VIENTIANE365 | LAOS: REVIEW FINDS NO GOODS PRODUCED WITH FORCED [...] SUMMARY: According to Lao government and industry as well as international organization and NGO sources, there is no evidence of forced or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Laos. END SUMMARY 2. In response to reftel, the Embassy contacted Government of Laos (GOL) off [...] | 2008-06-27 09:50:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI LA |
08VILNIUS339 | LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] There are no reports of child labor or forced labor for the production of goods in Lithuania, according to NGOs and the relevant GOL agency that post consulted. There were reports of violations of the labor law that affected children in service industries, but most violations were not severe. [...] | 2008-05-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LH |
08YAOUNDE209 | CAMEROON'S ECONOMY: BACKDROP TO A WEEK OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon's economic outlook portends continued tepid growth despite high oil prices, reflecting low levels of investment, poor execution of the budget, and the reduced competitiveness of agricultural exports. Recent conversations with IMF and World Bank officials underscore [...] | 2008-03-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN PGOV EINV ELAB PINR |
08YAOUNDE26 | CAMEROON'S NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY: DYNAMIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 8 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT) Louis Paul Motaze highlighted the need for more decisive action to spur economic growth and improve Cameroon's business climate. He was anxious to engage on the M [...] | 2008-01-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND KMCA CM |
08YAOUNDE43 | CAMEROON: MINISTER OF MINES PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Badel Ndanga Ndinga, Minister of Industry, Mines and Technological Development, and his mining team. They noted Cameroon's large (though largely untapped) mining potential, including its active artisinal mining sector. The U.S [...] | 2008-01-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EIND EMIN |
08YEKATERINBURG72 | URAL REGION BRACES FOR ECONOMIC HARD TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Not long ago, Consulate interlocutors believed that the regional economy would not feel the full effects of the world crisis due to Russia's oil and gold reserves and relatively low levels of international investment in the region. They have been proved wrong, however, as a cris [...] | 2008-11-18 23:27:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV RS |
08ZAGREB735 | GOC PREPARES TO PRIVATIZE SHIPYARDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOC has begun the process to privatize shipbuilding, the last major industry under state ownership in Croatia. Subsidies to the loss-making industry have been a burden on the state budget and are an obstacle to EU accession. The Ministry of Economy and representatives of the s [...] | 2008-10-22 10:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV PGOV PREL HR |
09ABIDJAN36 | COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (C) Embassy Abidjan believes Cote d'Ivoire should be deleted from the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list, prepared under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA),for production of gold using child labor. 2. (C) Gold production is concentrated in the northern, sav [...] | 2009-01-15 16:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP IV |
09ABIDJAN37 | REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] The information in this cable is in response to the questions under points A through E in paragraph 9 of reftel. 2. A. Cote d'Ivoire has ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 regarding the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms o [...] | 2009-01-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV |
09ABUJA1096 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The challenges of economic development in the Niger Delta was the subject of a meeting on May 21 for EEB DAS Douglas Hengel with Group General Manager for Strategy, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Dr. Timothy Okon, and NNPC Manager of the Nigerian Content Divisio [...] | 2009-06-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1109 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL MEETS WITH GON PERM SEC FOR PETROLEUM [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: After the conclusion of a two-day U.S.-NIGERIA roundtable on energy and climate change (Reftel),the U.S. delegation, headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel of the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met on May 22 with the Permanent Secretary of the Nig [...] | 2009-06-19 07:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV ENRG ECON EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1139 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL VISITS EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel of the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met in Abuja on May 20 with the leadership of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI),accompanied by DCM, Econ Counselor and Deptoff. NEITI Chairman Asobie noted [...] | 2009-06-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ENRG SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1328 | NIGERIA: MINISTER TAKES ACTION ON GAS FLARING [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman is seriously discussing the installation and promotion of a Gas to Liquid (GTL) process developed and patented by Synfuels International in cooperation with Texas A&M University. Lukman would like to purchase the equipment and [...] | 2009-07-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
09ABUJA1540 | NIGERIA: POL-ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political and economic developments not reported elsewhere. -------------------------------------------- DANGOTE ELECTED NEW STOCK EXCHANGE PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Aliko Dangote gained [...] | 2009-08-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ELAB EPET NI IZ |
09ABUJA1990 | KANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Representatives of Kano's Chamber of Commerce told USTDA visitors that the state's irregular power supply and poor infrastructure have contributed to business closures and high unemployment. Agricultural activity suffers from the lack of improved agricultural inputs and a well-developed [...] | 2009-10-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EAGR ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI |
09ACCRA1341 | COCA-COLA'S ACTIVITIES IN GHANA: FOLLOW-UP ON AWARD FOR [...] SUMMARY. This follow-up is a response to reftel request for an update to activities by Coca-Cola Equatorial Africa (Coke),a previous Accra nominee for the Department's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). Coke continues to expand corporate operations and social responsibility programs in G [...] | 2009-12-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EFIN GH |
09ACCRA279 | GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, MARCH 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. In large numbers, artisanal miners have begun to abandon diamond fields in favor of more lucrative gold mines in the Western Region as a result of depressed diamond exports due to the global financial crisis. Diamond exports are expected to drop 30 percent and prices in one dia [...] | 2009-03-31 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH |
09ACCRA326 | TWIN DEFICITS CHALLENGE GHANA [...] SUMMARY: Ghana's budget and current account deficits constitute major challenges to Ghana's macroeconomic performance in 2009. Corresponding with the deficits, Ghana's cedi continues its fall against world currencies, driving domestic inflation beyond 20 percent. Growth in 2008 has been provisi [...] | 2009-04-09 09:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EINV GH |
09ACCRA330 | TWIN DEFICITS CHALLENGE GHANA [...] SUMMARY: Ghana's budget and current account deficits constitute major challenges to Ghana's macroeconomic performance in 2009. Corresponding with the deficits, Ghana's cedi continues its fall against world currencies, driving domestic inflation beyond 20 percent. Growth in 2008 has been provisi [...] | 2009-04-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EINV GH |
09ACCRA964 | DEMARCHE ON CHILD LABOR GOODS [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that she will pass the information to the Minister of Women and Children's Affairs and the Minister of Employment [...] | 2009-09-16 16:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI |
09ADDISABABA97 | ETHIOPIA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] Per reftel, this cable provides information on the child labor and the worst forms of child labor in Ethiopia and the Government of Ethiopia's (GOE's) efforts to address these problems for the period March 2008 to present. A. Laws and Regulations ----------------------- 2. Ethiopia's co [...] | 2009-01-16 07:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ET |
09ALGIERS273 | FIND A PARTNER: ALGERIA'S NEW INVESTMENT RULES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria has implemented policies that require a majority stake be held by Algerian interests in all new investments in the country, and a minimum 30-percent stake in import businesses. The policies have taken shape through a series of written instructions and guidance sent from [...] | 2009-03-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KPRV EIND AG |
09ALGIERS349 | 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: The absence of reliable statistics makes it difficult to assess the extent of child labor in Algeria, especially the worst forms of child labor. The Algerian government did not update existing legislation concerning child labor during the past year. In January 2009, however, the Alg [...] | 2009-04-08 09:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AG |
09AMMAN1053 | Exports to Iraq Increased 52 Percent in Early 2009, But [...] (SBU) Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) announced exports to Iraq rose to JD 117.9 million (USD 166.5 million) for January-February 2009, up 52.1 percent from JD 77.5 million (USD 109.5 million) during the same period in 2008. This accounted for approximately 15 percent of all Jordanian [...] | 2009-05-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND ELTN JO IZ |
09AMMAN1070 | JORDAN'S TOURISM SECTOR LIKELY TO DECREASE IN 2009 TO 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's tourism sector revenues grew 28% in 2008 to a record $2.97 billion from $2.31 billion in 2007. While officials had hoped for similar growth in 2009, the industry now expects that revenues may return to their 2007 levels due to the slowing worldwide economy. Business tr [...] | 2009-05-11 04:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAID JO |
09AMMAN189 | 2008 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR JORDAN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has taken some positive steps recently to combat child labor, including the development of a national strategy to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A number of existing laws seek to prevent child labor and provide punishments for those who ex [...] | 2009-01-22 09:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID JO |
09ANKARA119 | TURKEY: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Turkey continues its efforts to eliminate all forms of child labor, with a special emphasis on eliminating all instances of worst forms of child labor, to include increasing access to basic and vocational education to improve the prospects of children currently working, and withdrawing them f [...] | 2009-01-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUS SOCI USAID TU |
09ANKARA795 | ERDOGAN UNVEILS NEW INCENTIVE PACKAGES [...] (U) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a new set of incentive and employment packages on June 4. Erdogan said that because of the global downturn, employment and industry have been negatively affected, but that the impact of the crisis was limited by the strong banking se [...] | 2009-06-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND TU |
09ANTANANARIVO73 | MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] SUMMARY: The battle against child labor in Madagascar is being fought on several levels, with the GOM, civil society, and the international community working to coordinate policy, develop capacity, and get children out of work and into school. While the situation on the ground is still rather [...] | 2009-02-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MA |
09ASHGABAT1030 | TURKMENISTAN: POST NONCONCURRENCE ON UPDATE OF [...] This is post's response to Ref A request for input regarding the inclusion of Turkmenistan on the Executive Order 13126 list of goods produced by child labor. Ref B provided post's findings on the issue of the use of child labor during the cotton harvest, which were compiled during the proce [...] | 2009-08-14 13:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1046 | TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTAN BANK UPBEAT ON TURKMEN [...] (C) On August 18, the new director of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branch in Ashgabat, Jamal Malik, met with Economic Officer to discuss business in Turkmenistan. Malik became the Bank's new director after replacing long-time Embassy contact, Rizwan Khan, last week. Malik worked at NBP [...] | 2009-08-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1059 | TURKMENISTAN: ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION HELD [...] (SBU) On August 19, Economic Officer attended Turkmenistan's annual international exhibition devoted to the Turkmen construction sector. Deputy Chairman for Energy, Industry, Construction and Motor Transport, Deryageldi Orazov, opened the exhibition by reading a lengthy statement by President [...] | 2009-08-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1061 | TURKMENISTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Turkmen official media announced the First Annual International Investment Forum to be held October 15-17 in Ashgabat. The Turkmen Chamber of Commerce is organizing the forum with the support of the Cabinet of Ministe [...] | 2009-08-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1077 | COCA-COLA REPS SEE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Representatives from Coca-Cola met with Charge on August 26. CEO for Coca-Cola Ichecek (Beverage) in Istanbul and Irish citizen, Michael A. O'Neil, headed a group of businessmen with years of experience in Turkmenistan. O'Neil recounted his time as Coca-Cola head in Russia and Coca-Cola' [...] | 2009-08-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1107 | HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Economic Officer visited the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Ashgabat at the recent invitation of the plant General Manager Kadir Uslu (reftel). Uslu asserted that despite Turkmenistan's intense bureaucracy, Coca-Cola's brand name and multinational approach to Turkme [...] | 2009-09-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT111 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD EXPLAINS WHAT IS WRONG WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),explained barriers in the domestic lending industry, such as bureaucracy and loan terms that are unprofitable for banks and untenable for borrowers. By offering [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON EIND SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT112 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD REVIEWS ITS STRATEGY -- IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) office in Ashgabat is focusing on the question "how much reform is enough" to validate additional cooperation in Turkmenistan, in the context of a strategy evaluation exercise currently underway. If allowed, the reside [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EIND EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1121 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL EXPO REAFFIRMS TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 2, Economic Officer attended the opening of the Turkish National Export Exhibition in Ashgabat. The Turkish government sent State Minister for Trade and Industry Mehmet Zafer Caglayan to co-open the event with Turkmen officials. Almost 70 Turkish companies were pre [...] | 2009-09-03 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1149 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT115 | TURKMENISTAN: INTENSE PACE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, President Berdimuhamedov approved more than $1 billion in new construction projects across the country. In the course of the year, foreign construction companies signed contracts for a massive Olympic villa [...] | 2009-01-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD PGOV LE TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1158 | TURKMENISTAN ACQUIRES TWO NEW OIL TANKERS. [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkmenistan received its second Russian-made oil tanker on September 8; the "Hazar" (Turkmen for "Caspian") was built in Krasnoye Sormovo (Novgorod),Russia. In August, the first tanker, the "Sumbar", named after [...] | 2009-09-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EPET EINT EINV ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT117 | SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES LEARNING TO NAVIGATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ashgabat-based South Korean diplomat shared some of his country's "lessons learned" about accessing the Turkmen market. While South Korea has made little progress in entering Turkmenistan's energy sector or construction industry, the signing of other lucrative deals in 2008 [...] | 2009-01-26 02:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET EINV TU KS TX |
09ASHGABAT1193 | TURKMENISTAN: ZEPPELIN'S CATERPILLAR DEALER [...] (C) On September 16, Economic Officer met with German-based Zeppelin's General Director Oleg Sarmin to discuss the construction machinery market in Turkmenistan, given the large number of construction projects underway in the country. Zeppelin is the only dealer in country authorized to sell [...] | 2009-09-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EIND ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1196 | TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...] | 2009-09-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX |
09ASHGABAT1206 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD ASSERTS "HONEYMOON STAGE" WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan continues to seek out projects and proactive Turkmen business people who are willing to question Turkmen policies that hinder economic and commercial growth. Soviet-style government control over the coun [...] | 2009-09-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1223 | TURKMENISTAN: CENTRAL BANK CLAIMS REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen Central Bank seems to be caught between Presidential orders to increase banking reforms on the one end, while receiving almost contradictory directives to increase its control of the banking sector. Current banking laws on the books date back to 1993. New banking le [...] | 2009-09-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT1269 | TURKMENISTAN: MODERN HEALTH FACILITIES LACK DOCTORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Two months ago, the Turkmen government commissioned two major medical hospitals in Ashgabat, but the facilities remain closed due to a shortage of qualified medical personnel to staff the hospitals. The serious [...] | 2009-10-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TSPL SOCI EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT1381 | TURKMEN 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 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV PGOV BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1386 | TURKMENISTAN: TEXTILE FACTORIES NOT AS PRODUCTIVE AS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent inauguration of a new textile factory in the southeastern city of Turkmenabat was supposed to demonstrate the progress that Turkmenistan has made in its textile industry. However, decreasing cotton [...] | 2009-10-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD BTIO EAGR TX |
09ASHGABAT1498 | GE TURBINES BOOST ELECTRICITY CAPACITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (U) Chalyk Energy, a Turkish company, and General Electric (GE) are nearing completion of a project to build a new power station in Balkanabat, the capital city of Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. According to an article in [...] | 2009-11-24 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1529 | CHEVY AND DAEWOO CARS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Ministry of Commerce entered a joint venture with an Uzbek private businessman who sells General Motors/ UZ-Daewoo cars in Ashgabat. A reported agreement between the Turkmen and Uzbek Presidents initiated [...] | 2009-11-27 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND BTIO EFIS EINV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1598 | TURKMENISTAN 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 13:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EINV EIND BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1601 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON OLD CARS [...] (SBU) Per a December 4 decree by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan will ban the import of foreign cars produced before 2000. The ban will take effect on January 1, 2010, allowing cars that were produced before 2000 to be imported until the end of the year. The ban com [...] | 2009-12-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BTIO EIND EINV IR TX |
09ASHGABAT161 | WHAT'S HOLDING UP TURKMENISTAN'S ACCESSION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One faction in Turkmenistan's government, which is afraid of losing control, is the stumbling block preventing Turkmenistan from acceding to the New York Convention on International Arbitration. Another faction understands the value of joining international conventions to impro [...] | 2009-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECIN EIND EINV EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT163 | TURKMENISTAN: PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY--THE GOOD, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Turkmenistan government kicked off a wide array of development projects, under the auspices of a 2007 National Development Program, which was designed to refurbish crumbling Soviet era infrastructure [...] | 2009-02-03 09:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1643 | ASHGABAT'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 05:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EMIN BBSR BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT179 | UZBEK DIPLOMAT EXPLORES U.S. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy Consul, Abdulmajid Dusimov (please protect),said in a meeting on February 3 that Uzbek Embassies are looking for successful examples of international investments, and that he wanted to discuss with Economic Officer the U.S. experience in Turkmenistan. Further clarification [...] | 2009-02-04 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EIND CVIS TX UZ |
09ASHGABAT190 | TURKMENISTAN: DECREPIT ASHGABAT GLASS FACTORY [...] As part of Post's language program, a small group of Embassy Officers on January 30 visited a small glass factory still operating in the heart of Ashgabat. The Saparmurat Niyazov Glass Factory, located just a few miles from the Embassy, has been in operation since 1936. According to its cu [...] | 2009-02-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT197 | POLIMEKS IN TURKMENISTAN WOULD BE A HARD ACT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The largest Turkish construction firm active in Turkmenistan, Polimeks, has set up a communications subsidiary -- Policom. The company's General Manager said that these companies begin work on projects without contracts, and made it clear that this is possible because Polimek [...] | 2009-02-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND EAID ETRD SOCI ECON TX TU |
09ASHGABAT206 | "EXPO BUILD 2009" EXHIBITION IN ASHGABAT, 5-7 FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifty Turkish firms and companies displayed technology, equipment, expertise and construction products at an exhibition held in Ashgabat from February 5-7. The exhibition received the usual amount of attention fr [...] | 2009-02-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD TX TU |
09ASHGABAT268 | TURKMENISTAN: CASE NEW HOLLAND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Case New Holland's Business Director for Central Asia, Tom Davies (please protect),said in a meeting on February 10 that the company is planning to open a representative office in Ashgabat this year. He also confirmed that the contract decision-making process is taking longer and longer [...] | 2009-02-27 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND TX UZ |
09ASHGABAT271 | MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND DVELOPMENT OFFICIALS SAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Development said that Turkmenistan has not been affected by the worldwide economic crisis, and furthermore, listed many "improvements" in the country's economic and busin [...] | 2009-02-27 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT298 | TURKMENISTAN: SAMPLING OF SELECTED MONTHLY EARNINGS - NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2009, the Turkmen government identified 2008 as a banner year in the economic health of the country, and increased local wages for its employees as well as other benefits by ten percent. The incr [...] | 2009-03-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT307 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FISHING [...] On February 28, the Embassy received an announcement from the State Committee on Fishing Industry inviting participation in an international exhibition and conference on fishing industry to be held on October 8-10, 2009. 2. The original text of the announcement follows. BEGIN TEXT: D [...] | 2009-03-09 02:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EIND ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT334 | THREE-DAY PRESIDENTIAL JUNKET IN TURKMENISTAN'S OUTBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the course of a well publicized three day program beginning March 4, President Berdimuhamedov and a procession of government and diplomatic representatives traveled around Mary and Lebap Provinces to atten [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU FR |
09ASHGABAT38 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Minister of Communications, Resulberdi Hojagurbanov, said at a January 7 meeting with the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, that the Ministry has great interest in [...] | 2009-01-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECPS EIND TBIO TX |
09ASHGABAT475 | TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF PROGRESS IN EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A local economist and a member of Ashgabat's international banking community told a Eurasian Foundation of Central Asia delegation that change, while not happening as fast as some people would have liked, is taking place in Turkmenistan. The economist said that it will take d [...] | 2009-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT476 | IPC AGRI: ONE EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sales of Case New Holland equipment to Turkmenistan continue apace in 2009, with shipment of 300 tractors and $30 million in spare parts underway. Exclusive importer of Case New Holland and John Deere equipment to Turkmenistan, IPC Agri feels that its business is secure due t [...] | 2009-04-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID EIND ETRD TX RU |
09ASHGABAT482 | TURKMENISTAN'S STATE TOURISM AND SPORTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of the State Tourism and Sports Committee said that they are interested in developing Community-Based Tourism (CBT),especially national crafts, higher education for tourism professionals, and some [...] | 2009-04-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT490 | TURKMENISTAN: DAYS OF (PRESIDENTIAL) FOLDERS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special documents must be presented to the Turkmen President in a green velvet folder bearing his photo and with a gold national emblem on the cover. Documents must be inserted in this folder -- which costs $77.46 -- in a particular way. Twenty-five long-stemmed white roses c [...] | 2009-04-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT492 | TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...] | 2009-04-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS |
09ASHGABAT496 | TURKMENISTAN: TOUGH TIMES FOR BOUYGUES [...] (C) Following a meeting with his boss two weeks ago, one expatriate employee of French construction firm, Bouygues, was unexpectedly sacked by his boss by e-mail. Several expatriate employees at Bouygues (strictly protect throughout) have told Economic Officer in the past week about the "ter [...] | 2009-04-20 05:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX FR |
09ASHGABAT502 | WHY ONE PERSON IS LEAVING THE FRONT LINES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A construction industry professional with several years of experience in Turkmenistan explained that he is leaving another firm to consult because he cannot deal with working in the middle of this environment, including battling with ministers who do not want to pay for project [...] | 2009-04-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX TU |
09ASHGABAT567 | TURKMENISTAN REVISES LAW ON FOOD QUALITY AND TIGHTENS BABY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 28, the official newspaper, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," published two revised laws that impose new measures to ensure the safety of baby food and other food products and that outline the government's responsibilities to assure that imported foods, in particular, are safe [...] | 2009-05-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT617 | TURKMENISTAN: IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW CAPTURES HALF [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the international financial crisis has not affected Turkmenistan because of the country's limited integration in international financial markets. [...] | 2009-05-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND EINV EPET ETRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT626 | TURKMENISTAN HOSTS CURIOUS BUSINESS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 - 15, the Turkmen Government hosted another well-publicized exhibition devoted to private and government commercial enterprises. Both state enterprises and foreign private companies were represented, bu [...] | 2009-05-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT655 | TURKMENISTAN TO PRODUCE METAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Last week, President Berdimuhamedov commissioned Turkmenistan's first metal works plant. The project, which was approved when former President Niyazov was still alive, was intended to reduce the importation [...] | 2009-05-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT66 | TURKMENISTAN: UNICEF OFFICIALS HAVE NO PROOF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, poloff met with local UNICEF officials to discuss UNICEF's findings on the issue of child labor in Turkmenistan. Prior to 2005, child labor in the cotton harvest was a widespread practice in Turkmenistan, but a 2005 presidential decree banning the practice and subs [...] | 2009-01-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TX |
09ASHGABAT662 | TURKMEN MINISTRY OF TRADE: TRADE VOLUME WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Claudio Lilienfeld exchanged ideas with Vepa Garriyev, the Head of the International Directorate of Turkmenistan's Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations. Very little time was spent discussing the re [...] | 2009-05-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND EINV ETRD TIFA TX AZ AF ZK |
09ASHGABAT664 | TURKMENISTAN: DAUSTR LILIENFELD DISCUSSES TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, Claudio Lilienfeld, visited Turkmenistan as part of a five-country tour through Central Asia to discuss the future of TIFA -- the U.S. Government's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the five Centr [...] | 2009-05-29 01:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR ENRG EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EPET SOCI |
09ASHGABAT667 | TURKMENISTAN INVITES U.S. COMPANIES TO [...] On May 28, Turkmenistan Minister of Communications Jumaguliyev and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Taganov announced to diplomatic missions in Ashgabat via diplomatic note that the third annual Turkmentel-2009 International Exhibition/Turkmenistan and World Telecommunication [...] | 2009-05-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT677 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO OPENLY DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: While the Government of Turkmenistan has recently authorized environmental cleanup projects, it appears to be motivated more by preparations for the Avaza Tourism Zone than by a desire to improve the living condit [...] | 2009-06-02 08:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EIND ENRG TRGY TX RU AORC |
09ASHGABAT740 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...] | 2009-06-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ERD EIND TX KS |
09ASHGABAT753 | SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...] | 2009-06-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI |
09ASHGABAT763 | TURKMENISTAN -- A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan's population is small, the country's wealth -- due primarily to its natural gas deposits -- makes it a potentially attractive market for U.S. businesses. Obstacles include a restrictive visa regime, lack of rule of law, bureaucracy and corruption. Despit [...] | 2009-06-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EIND EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT801 | TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURE TRAINING FACILITY AT [...] (C) The General Manager of the official distributor of John Deere and Case New Holland equipment in Turkmenistan, IPC Agri, said in a conversation on June 25 that he and a Case New Holland official discussed shipment of donated equipment with the Ministry of Agriculture three weeks ago. Case [...] | 2009-06-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EIND EAGR TX |
09ASHGABAT819 | TURKMENISTAN: FOR CATERPILLAR, DOING BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan does not buy from U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on a regular basis, but when there are purchases, they are significant. Caterpillar shows its appreciation for Turkmenistan's business by donating simulators, equipment, and tools for educational use a [...] | 2009-06-30 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EIND TX KZ |
09ASHGABAT849 | SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW TURKMENISTAN SUPPORTS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The cost of living in Turkmenistan has risen dramatically since exchange rate unification and redenomination, without an improvement in the standard of living. According to the International Monetary Fund and financial experts in Ashgabat, the Turkmen manat is strong due to a [...] | 2009-07-07 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN EIND TX RU PK CH IR |
09ASHGABAT86 | BOUYGUES APPEARS TO HAVE A SHELF LIFE IN [...] (C) During a January 18 conversation with XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX shared the following comments about Bouygues's relations with the Turkmen government and its business prospects in the country: -- It is well known in the company that Minister of Construction, Shamuhammet Durdylyev, and f [...] | 2009-01-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND CIS FR TX |
09ASHGABAT92 | TURKMENISTAN: POST FINDINGS ON COTTON CHILD LABOR [...] This is Post's response to Ref A's request for information concerning child labor in the cotton fields and forced labor in Turkmenistan. According to local UNICEF representatives, reports about the widespread use of child labor in the cotton harvest in Turkmenistan predate the government's 2 [...] | 2009-01-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI KTIP TX |
09ASTANA148 | KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE OF INFORMATION ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] SUMMARY: Per retel A, this cable provides updated information on Kazakhstan's compliance with international norms on the prevention of the worst forms of child labor. The cable updates reftels C, D, E, and F. This information is provided to assist in the determination of Kazakhstan's continu [...] | 2009-01-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1530 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on September 11, Post spoke with Committee on Control and Social Protection Chairman Serikkali Bissakayev in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. Chairman Bissakayev informed EconOff of the [...] | 2009-09-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA170 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 4 - JANUARY [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Update from Samruk-Kazyna -- Humanitarian Aid for Tajikistan -- Arcelor Mittal To Modernize Coal Mines -- China To Build A Gas-Fired Power Plant [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB TI CH IN KZ |
09ASTANA172 | KAZAKHSTAN: COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST OF GOODS MADE WITH [...] Per reftel A, this cable provides Embassy Astana's comments on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that are allegedly produced by child labor or forced labor. DOL's findings on such goods produced in Kazakhstan coincide with reports and studies post has received from local and inter [...] | 2009-01-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA295 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 1 - [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan to Allow Islamic Banking -- Salary Ceiling for Top Managers of State Companies -- Ruling Party to Monitor National Fund -- Economic Statistics -- Environment [...] | 2009-02-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET SENV 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 09:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP 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 09:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ |
09ASTANA416 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15-28 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Minister Concerned About Manufacturing and Mining -- Inspection Moratorium for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises -- Population Census -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakh [...] | 2009-03-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
09ASUNCION129 | PARAGUAY'S CONCERNS OVER DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) Embassy Asuncion thanks the Department of Labor for the opportunity to comment on the draft list of goods believed to be produced by child labor or forced labor in Paraguay as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) (ref A). 2. (SBU) Post echoes som [...] | 2009-03-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PA |
09ASUNCION156 | PARAGUAY LIBERATES INTERNET SERVICES [...] (U) Paraguay's National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) approved March 12 the liberalization of Internet services, ending the monopoly of state-owned telecommunications operator (COPACO). The measure will benefit private providers with fiber optic networks, and consumers will likely se [...] | 2009-03-13 19:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
09ASUNCION172 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information to determine whether Paraguay is implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (ref A). A. What laws have been promulgated on child labor in the country? The 1993 Labor [...] | 2009-03-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PA |
09ASUNCION368 | PARAGUAY,S ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCE LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Director of Paraguay's Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD) Oscar Boidanich is leading the effort to strengthen existing anti-money laundering legislation (Law 1015). Boidanich is seeking modifications of Law 1015 to a) Make suspected incidents of terrorism financing a repo [...] | 2009-06-15 20:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
09ASUNCION451 | CHACO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE UNDER SEVERE [...] (SBU) During a June 18-19 visit to the indigenous communities of the Paraguayan Chaco, PolOff observed very poor living conditions exacerbated by severe drought. Local indigenous leaders said that although many indigenous workers earned less than minimum wages and no benefits, they had no kn [...] | 2009-07-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB EIND SOCI PA |
09ASUNCION517 | PARAGUAY'S LABOR UNIONS' UNMET HOPES [...] (SBU) Paraguay's unionized labor is fractured and represents only eleven percent of the total labor force. Labor unions have undertaken structural reforms (organizing campesino groups); however, they have had limited success organizing workers and improving labor conditions. President Fernand [...] | 2009-08-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP PA |
09ATHENS1263 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1263 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1267 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1271 | TITAN CEMENT EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The global economic crisis, which continues to have a significant impact around the world, has not spared even the most robust businesses in Greece. The global credit crunch has significantly affected the liquidity position of Greek companies, regardless of how strong their capital base [...] | 2009-07-20 07:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS751 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) On May 8, A/EconCouns and Julienne Hince, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Australian Embassy in Greece, discussed reftel points with Captain Elias Sabatakakis, Directorate for the Protection of the Sea Environment, Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea & Island Policy. Sabataka [...] | 2009-05-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV GR |
09BAGHDAD152 | INDUSTRY MINISTER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting, Minister of Industry and Minerals (MIM) Fawzi Hariri provided Economic Minister Counselor and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Marc Wall and Economic Counselor with an update into MIM's ongoing initiatives to enter into production-sharing join [...] | 2009-01-21 10:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON INV ENRG EIND IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD758 | BRINGING IT BACK HOME; AN IRAQI BUSINESS RETURNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with an Iraqi owned electrical equipment manufacturer which re-opened in 2008, the owners expressed optimism for 2009 and made special mention of plans to expand their business with a self funded 4 Million USD manufacturing facility. While noting that gross [...] | 2009-03-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND IZ |
09BAGHDAD816 | PRT KIRKUK: FAILURE TO PRIVATIZE LAYLAN CEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Laylan Cement Factory, a State Owned Enterprise Joint Venture (SOE JV)recently lost its contract with the GOI Ministry of Industry and Materials (MoIM). GOI officials cited of lack performance and inability to meet contractual obligations for terminating the relationship wi [...] | 2009-03-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV IZ |
09BAKU159 | AZERBAIJAN: POST FINDINGS ON COTTON CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Baku contacted NGO's and local experts to discuss child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton fields in accordance with reftel. Agriculture experts in Azerbaijan note that cotton production in the country has significantly/massively declined since Soviet times, continuing that trend in r [...] | 2009-02-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI AJ |
09BAKU306 | AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR, MINISTER OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met April 1 with the somewhat reclusive new Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev to discuss ongoing commercial and economic cooperation, including WTO accession. Mustafayev presented a very favorable assessment of Azerbaijan,s economy and suggested t [...] | 2009-04-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND EINV AJ |
09BAKU635 | AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT WANTS A MOLE IN EVERY [...] SUMMARY: On August 10, 2009, the American Chamber of Commerce in Baku held an emergency meeting to discuss a law passed by Parliament on June 22, 2009, which requires that deputies of foreign companies in Azerbaijan shall be citizens of Azerbaijan chosen jointly by the foreign company and the [...] | 2009-08-11 12:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU696 | AZERBAIJAN: CORPORATE "MOLE" LAW REJECTED BY [...] (SBU) Presidential Economic Adviser Vahid Akhundov informed the Charge d'Affaires September 1 that President Aliyev did not sign the proposed amendment to the Law on Entrepreneurship Activity that passed Parliament on June 22 and instead has returned the law to Parliament. The Amendment, had [...] | 2009-09-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU708 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: President Aliyev refuses to sign Parliament's "mole" law that would have put a GOAJ-chosen deputy into every foreign company; Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal) works w [...] | 2009-09-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU732 | AZERBAIJAN: WORKING PARTIES ARE NEITHER WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's actions at the July 2009 Working Party meetings in Geneva, coupled with Parliament's passage of the Entrepreneurship Law (which ultimately was not signed by President Aliyev) are sending mixed signals about Azerbaijan's interested in WTO accession. It is unclear if [...] | 2009-09-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU799 | AZERBAIJAN: CHILD LABOR SHIFTING FROM COTTON TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the release of the Labor Department's report on International Child Labor, which documented the presence of child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton industry, Embassy Baku spoke with local NGOs in Baku, Berda, and Imishli, as well as Baku representatives of the ILO and UNIC [...] | 2009-10-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND PHUM AJ |
09BAKU80 | MAGNITOGORSK STEEL'S IRAN AGENT COMMENTS ON [...] (S) The Iran Agent for Russia's largest steel company MMK discussed the Iranian steel industry and related issues with Baku Iran watcher. He described the extent and mechanics of MMK's Iranian steel operations, and the expansion of privately versus state-owned steel manufacturing activities [...] | 2009-01-30 11:29:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EIND ETRD PREL AJ RU IR |
09BAKU864 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: The GOAJ is still pushing for the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway (para 2); the ILO says child labor is shifting from cotton to "the worst" sectors ( [...] | 2009-11-02 11:47:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAIR KCOR TINT KIPR AJ TU AE |
09BAKU905 | AZERBAIJAN: TREASURY A/S COHEN DISCUSSES AML/CTF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his first visit to Baku, October 21-22, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, David S. Cohen, met with relevant Government and Embassy officials as well as private sector bankers and business representatives. A dinner meeting with representatives from Azerbaijan's Pasha B [...] | 2009-11-19 13:23:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SNAR EIND PGOV PTER AJ |
09BAKU933 | AZERBAIJAN: WTO DEFIANCE CONTINUES; A LITTLE MORE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A WTO demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Mammadguliyev on November 25, 2009, outlining U.S. Government questions and comments from the last Working Party meeting and copies of U.S. bilateral presentations on market access. USTR had previously d [...] | 2009-12-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAMAKO104 | A SPOONFUL OF CHINESE SUGAR SOURS U.S. INVESTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO118 | A CHINESE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER NIGER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID CH ECON EIND ETRD EINT ML |
09BAMAKO151 | MALI FORECASTS A CHANCE OF OIL FOR 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five years into its renewed push for oil exploration (Ref. A),Mali has yet to strike black gold. During a January 4 speech to the nation, however, President Amadou Toumani Toure served up a rather optimistic New Year's resolution: Malian oil would flow by the end of June 2009. T [...] | 2009-03-13 09:33:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO195 | MORE CRITICS TAKE AIM AT MALI'S EMBATTLED AUDITOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR PINR ML |
09BAMAKO225 | GOLD INDUSTRY LURES INVESTORS GOOD AND BAD [...] Summary: Comprising an estimated 70 percent of Mali's exports, gold is frequently cited as the country's most important financial resource and a key engine for its economic growth and development. In light of this, Mali held its third annual mining and petroleum conference in Bamako from Mar [...] | 2009-04-14 16:37:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO340 | MALI'S COTTON SECTOR STRUGGLES FOR SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Tiena Coulibaly, Director of the parastatal Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT) and former Director of Mali's Cotton Privatization Agency provided the Embassy a sobering account of Mali's flailing cotton sector. Heavily saddled with debt and unable to fund Mali's upcoming [...] | 2009-06-02 15:43:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EAGR ECIN EIND ML |
09BAMAKO51 | DOW CHEMICALS V. CHINA: DOW WINS, FOR NOW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 16:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO68 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALI: FY 2009 [...] In response to reftel, this cable provides the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Mali. 2. Investment Climate Statement: A. Country Investment Policies and Practices. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment: The Malian government has made efforts to encourage foreign investment. It [...] | 2009-02-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EIND EAID EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB |
09BAMAKO9 | MALI'S UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] In response to reftel, this cable provides the 2008 update of the worst forms of child labor information. ---------------------------------- A) CHILD LABOR LAWS AND REGULATION ---------------------------------- 2. Article 187 of the Malian Labor Code of 1992 and Article 20 of the Malia [...] | 2009-01-07 16:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM USAID ML |
09BANGKOK147 | EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 08:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH |
09BANGKOK1955 | CONCURRENCE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] The Embassy appreciates the Department of Labor's consultation with diplomatic posts abroad on its draft revised list of products that have been "mined, produced or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor" pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13126. Post concurs with the list, as rele [...] | 2009-08-10 07:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH |
09BANGKOK237 | THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...] | 2009-01-30 02:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH |
09BEIJING1014 | CHINA/IPR: ECONOMIC DOWNTURN WEAKENING IPR [...] (SBU) China is facing increased difficulty in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) and preventing "local protectionism" during the economic downturn, Chinese government officials at the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and Ministry of Commerce acknowledged to a recent U.S. government dele [...] | 2009-04-17 02:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH |
09BEIJING1028 | U.S. Firms Voice Concerns about China's Stimulus Packages [...] (SBU) Summary: A lack of transparency and "buy local" biases could thwart U.S. companies seeking to benefit from China's considerable stimulus package funding, according to representatives of major U.S. firms. Firms report that the plan has been used to support Chinese firms and create import [...] | 2009-04-17 09:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH |
09BEIJING1115 | AUSTR STRATFORD AND DOC DAS KASOFF REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 31-April 1 visit to Beijing that marked the first USTR/Commerce senior visit under the new Administration, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for China Affairs Timothy Stratford and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Ira Kasoff out [...] | 2009-04-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EIND WTRO CH |
09BEIJING1149 | CHINA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER OCTG AND TIRES TRADE CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EMIN KFPC CH |
09BEIJING1246 | CHINA - SHIP RECYCLING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff coordinated with the Australian Embassy to deliver the demarche on the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) Ship Recycling Convention to the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on May 4. Chinese Government representatives stated they [...] | 2009-05-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV CH |
09BEIJING1297 | CHINA'S EXPORT DECLINE STABILIZING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's General Administration of Customs May 12 reported a 22.8 percent drop in China's overall foreign trade to $170.7 billion versus the prior year, the sixth straight monthly decline in China's overseas trade flows. While on a year-on-year basis exports dropped by 22.6 per [...] | 2009-05-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EMIN CH |
09BEIJING1339 | CHINA'S AUTO INDUSTRY ENJOYS RECORD SALES FOR FOURTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Record auto sales in April suggest that China's auto support plan is providing a significant boost to the industry. April auto sales data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show that 1.15 million vehicles were sold, the fourth straight month of [...] | 2009-05-19 04:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND OTRA SENV CH |
09BEIJING1463 | CHINA OBJECTS TO SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION, WANTS MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: China objects to its designation as a Priority Watch List (PWL) country in the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) 2009 Special 301 Report, Department of Treaty and Law Director General Li Ling of China's Ministry of Commerce told visiting USTR officials on May 27. She said that [...] | 2009-06-02 09:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH |
09BEIJING1490 | PELOSI DELEGATION'S MEETING WITH CHINA'S NATIONAL PEOPLE'S [...] (U) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Representative Edward Markey (D - MA) on May 27 led a delegation that met with China's National People's Congress (NPC) Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (EPRC). Please see paragraphs 13 and 14 for a list [...] | 2009-06-04 07:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND ENRG CH |
09BEIJING151 | CHINA ANNOUNCES STEEL AND AUTO INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The State Council approved industrial support plans for the auto and steel sectors on January 14, the first two of ten industry focused plans to help those sectors hardest hit by the economic slowdown. The measures will support domestic demand, protect employment and promote en [...] | 2009-01-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EMIN ECON SENV CH |
09BEIJING1522 | Brazilian President Lula's Trip [...] (SBU) Summary. During President Lula's trip to China, Brazil and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen their relationship and finalized China Development Bank's (CDB) $10 billion loan to Petrobras. Details of the deal indicate that China will not acquire stakes in any Brazilian oil [...] | 2009-06-08 01:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EIND PREL EFIN EPET |
09BEIJING1543 | CHINA/RUSSIA: CROSS-BORDER TRADE SUFFERS FROM ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China-Russia cross-border trade has dropped noticeably since October 2008, due largely to Russia's economic troubles and a Russian crackdown on Russian shuttle traders, according to Chinese officials in the border town of Suifenhe in Heilongjiang Province. Suifenhe officials ha [...] | 2009-06-09 06:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EIND ETRD CH RS |
09BEIJING1588 | APPLE IPHONE FACING LICENSING ISSUES IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary. Apple Corporation representatives told Emboffs on June 11 that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has refused to accept the company's application for a license critical to introducing the iPhone in China, effectively continuing to shut the iPhone out of t [...] | 2009-06-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND ECON CH |
09BEIJING1592 | Peru-China Free Trade Agreement [...] (SBU) Summary. During the late April visit to China by Peruvian Vice President Giampietri, China and Peru signed a comprehensive free trade agreement which covers goods, services and investment and is expected to go into effect by the end of this year. Giampietri also promoted Chinese investme [...] | 2009-06-15 01:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EIND PREL EFIN CH PE |
09BEIJING1602 | China/Economic Plans: Continued Reform Endorsed [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Beijing's 2009 economic planning document, in contrast to last year's version and some of the trends evident in China's recent economic support and stimulus plans, endorses liberalization and economic transformation. Financial reform continues. China's largest state-owned enter [...] | 2009-06-15 23:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND EFIN EAGR ENRG EDEV SENV CH |
09BEIJING1654 | CHINA'S NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY GETS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: China announced May 11 a detailed three-year plan to stimulate its non-ferrous metals industry focused on industrial consolidation and technology innovation. The plan encourages regrouping among non-ferrous metal companies with the goal of forming three to five large-scale corpo [...] | 2009-06-18 04:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD 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 10:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EIND EINT BEXP CH |
09BEIJING2362 | CHINA: POST CONCURRENCE ON DOL'S UPDATE OF [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to review the Department of Labor's draft update to its list of products that have been "mined, produced or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor" pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13126 (Ref A). Post concurs with the list and has no additi [...] | 2009-08-14 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI CH |
09BEIJING2467 | China Considers Restrictions on Strategic [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: ChinaQs Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has drafted a report recommending more stringent restrictions on the export of rare earth metals and further consolidation in the rare earth mining sector over the next six years, according to Chinese media. S [...] | 2009-08-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN EIND SENV CH AS |
09BEIJING2527 | PRC ANTIMONOPOLY LAW'S FIRST YEAR LEAVES KEY [...] (C) Summary: The competition regime established by China's year-old anti-monopoly law (AML) is still plagued by incomplete implementing rules, a lack of decision-making transparency, a perceived reluctance to take on powerful state-owned enterprises (SOEs),and potential jurisdictional confusi [...] | 2009-09-03 01:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON CH EINV EIND ECIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL |
09BEIJING2865 | China/Electric Vehicles: Participants at First US-China [...] (SBU) Summary. During the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicle (EV) Forum held in Beijing September 29, key industry, government and academic leaders underscored the need for greater cooperation on the development of electric vehicles, particularly in the area of developing st [...] | 2009-10-14 09:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ELTN EIND SENV CH |
09BEIJING2952 | CHINA/SMEs/REBALANCING: TRYING TO OVERCOME ANTI-SME BIASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's largest, often State-owned companies have benefited handsomely in recent years from overt government favoritism aimed at quickly stimulating the economy, and in the longer term at building strong national champions. Smaller firms have also had to contend with a poorly d [...] | 2009-10-22 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN CH |
09BEIJING3115 | CHINA'S ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW: A TOOTHLESS TIGER WHEN IT COMES [...] (SBU) Summary: China's antitrust authorities and courts have been reluctant to use the country's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) to curb anti-competitive behavior of state-owned enterprises (SOEs),according to a number of Chinese scholars, antitrust lawyers, and newspapers. Speaking at a Georgetown [...] | 2009-11-13 09:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD KIPR CH |
09BEIJING326 | CHINA'S TEXTILE SUPPORT PLAN DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On Feb. 4, the State Council's Standing Committee announced a support plan for the textile and garment industry, one of ten key industries to receive government support. The measures included lofty goals to expand domestic consumption, encourage industry consolidation and promo [...] | 2009-02-10 07:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KTEX ETRD EIND CH |
09BEIJING3277 | PRC: PRIVATE EQUITY WON'T HELP SOE PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in major U.S. private equity (PE) firms in China agreed that using PE funds to privatize SOEs was a losing bet, and that new "private" equity funding coming out of SOEs would be a danger to the industry, in separate meetings with Econoffs over the past two months. At lea [...] | 2009-12-09 00:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV EIND CH |
09BEIJING3306 | VPP EXPANDS U.S. COOPERATION IN SHANDONG PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a Virtual Presence Post (VPP) outreach trip, Ambassador Huntsman traveled to Jinan, capital of China's Shandong Province, to open the Shandong American Week, donate books to the Shandong University law library, draw attention to an exhibition celebrating 30 years of U. [...] | 2009-12-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN KPAO SCUL CH |
09BEIJING3349 | CHINA/OVERCAPACITY: OVERWEIGHT OR HEALTHY BABY FAT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's industrial structure is extremely overcapacity and the recent massive government stimulus packages and credit expansion exacerbated the problems, according to a November 26, 2009 EU Chamber of Commerce report. The report stirred controversy in China's blogosphere and med [...] | 2009-12-15 09:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN EU CH |
09BEIJING3417 | PRC OFFICIALS DISCUSS IPR PROTECTION AND ANTI-MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) Summary: China should counter the trend toward "overprotection of IPR" by regulating "IPR transfer" and combating IPR "abuse," a Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) official said at a December 9 seminar on Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) enforcement and IPR. Other Chinese officials and judges at the s [...] | 2009-12-22 03:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD KIPR CH |
09BEIJING425 | CHINA ANNOUNCES MACHINERY INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's State Council announced February 4 a plan to support China's machinery industry, part of the government's campaign to bolster the country's slowing economy. The plan aims to support the domestic machinery industry and reduce reliance on imported parts without running aw [...] | 2009-02-19 05:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EMIN ECON CH |
09BEIJING433 | IS CHINA COMPLYING WITH THE G-20 PROMISE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chinese officials have been quoted broadly both in domestic and international press criticizing "buy American" provisions in the U.S. stimulus package legislation. At the same time, they have pledged that China will not adopt "buy China" provisions and will meet its G-20 Summit [...] | 2009-02-19 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND CH |
09BEIJING443 | CHINA ANNOUNCES SHIPBUILDING SUPPORT PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's State Council announced a shipbuilding industry support plan on Feb. 11, the fifth of ten such plans for key industries designed to help sectors hit hardest by the economic slowdown. The plan includes a three-year moratorium on approval of new shipyards, but observers d [...] | 2009-02-20 12:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH |
09BEIJING570 | CHINA MISSION 2009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A seeking Post input for the annual 2009 Special 301 Review. 2. (SBU) Post recommends that China continue to be placed on the Priority Watch List with Section 306 monitoring. A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel on January 26, 2009 found [...] | 2009-03-05 06:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH |
09BEIJING577 | CHINA INTRODUCES NEW MEASURES TO BOOST CONFIDENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 28 China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted an amended Insurance Law as part of the government's efforts to boost credibility and consumer confidence in the industry. This long-awaited amendment will take effect on October 1. The new law includes measures to r [...] | 2009-03-05 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD EFIN ECON CH |
09BEIJING583 | CHINA ANNOUNCES LIGHT INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's State Council announced on February 19 a light industry support plan, the seventh of ten plans to help the country's key industries. Like the other plans, the light industry support plan seeks to promote domestic consumption and encourage industry consolidation. The pl [...] | 2009-03-06 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH |
09BEIJING585 | INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLANS - CHINA ADDS LOGISTICS, DROPS REAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's State Council announced on February 25 that the tenth and final industry support plan would focus on logistics, not real estate and construction. This is the only plan targeting the service sector, and seeks to reform a severely fragmented and inefficient industry. Obs [...] | 2009-03-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON EAIR ELTN EWWT CH |
09BEIJING592 | CHINA/AUSTRALIA: CHINALCO,S RIO TINTO BID: A [...] (C) The state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) announced February 12 a USD 19.5 billion bid for a bigger stake in select assets of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, in which it is already the largest shareholder (Refs A and B). If approved, the deal would be the largest-e [...] | 2009-03-09 02:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CH ECON EINV EIND EMIN ETRD PGOV |
09BEIJING661 | CHINA ANNOUNCES NONFERROUS METALS INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's State Council announced on February 25 a nonferrous metals industry support plan, the ninth of ten plans to help the country's key industries. The plan aims to control production volumes and support technical innovations within the nonferrous metals sector, which includ [...] | 2009-03-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH |
09BEIJING665 | CHINA ANNOUNCES PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUPPORT PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's State Council announced a petrochemical industry support plan on February 19, the eighth of ten such plans intended to help key industries weather the economic crisis. Similar to the other revitalization plans (reftels),the petrochemical industry support plan seeks to s [...] | 2009-03-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EIND ETRD CH |
09BEIJING777 | Shandong's Economy Hit by Economic Slowdown but Still [...] (SBU) Summary: Shandong Province, China's second largest in terms of GDP and population, has witnessed a significant drop in trade and foreign investment during the first two months of 2009, according to contacts in Jinan and Qingdao who recently met with EconOff. However, contacts asserted t [...] | 2009-03-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ETRD CH KS |
09BEIRUT1006 | LEBANESE MADOFF LOSES $1.6 BILLION IN INVESTOR FUNDS [...] (U) Local and international media have reported extensively on the case of Salah Ezzedine, dubbed the Lebanese Bernard Madoff, after he declared bankruptcy and gave himself up to the authorities. Reports noted that Ezzedine may have lost as much as $1.6 billion in investor money, mainly due to [...] | 2009-09-11 06:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ETRD KFLU SENV LE |
09BEIRUT1107 | INCREASED BANK DEPOSITS: BLESSING OR CURSE? (ECONOMIC WEEK [...] (U) As Lebanon reports a $14 billion increase in bank deposits in the first eight months of 2009, prominent local economists have publicly characterized increased deposits as a double-edged sword for local banks. Head of Research at Byblos Bank Nassib Ghobril noted that since depositors contin [...] | 2009-10-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT1220 | EU PROVIDES MORE THAN 43 MILLION EUROS TO PROMOTE REFORM [...] (SBU) The European Commission (EC) announced that it will provide Lebanon with 43 million euros in grant assistance under its 2009 Annual Action Plan, most of it to be spent on economic reform. Out of this, 8 million euros will go to support Paris III reforms, including supporting Lebanon's WT [...] | 2009-11-13 07:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT1229 | ECONOMIC REFORM PROSPECTS IN LEBANON'S NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: While some worried that the long and contentious government formation process would result in an ineffectual cabinet, the new ministers include a surprising number of relatively apolitical technocrats. With regard to the USG's key economic reform priorities in Lebanon (ref A),Em [...] | 2009-11-17 07:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS ENRG PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT502 | LEBANON: GOL TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SWINE FLU (ECONOMIC [...] (U) GOL officials have quickly begun taking necessary precautions to deal with the potential swine flu pandemic. No cases of swine flu have been reported in Lebanon. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has already banned the import of pigs and pork products (except canned and smoked products),[...] | 2009-05-06 05:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT516 | LEBANON: ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT EXPECTED TO RELIEVE POWER [...] (U) On April 27, Lebanon started receiving 50 megawatts (MGW) electricity from Egypt as a start, following the signing of an agreement in February 2009 whereby Egypt would sell Lebanon between 150 and 450 MGW electricity through the power grid passing through Jordan and Syria. The additional e [...] | 2009-05-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT556 | LEBANON: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY EXPRESSES PRAISE FOR [...] (U) Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Beirut on May 15. He met with Minister of Finance Mohammad Chatah, the four Central Bank Vice Governors, Chairman of the Banking Control Commission Walid Alameddine, and members of the banking com [...] | 2009-05-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT578 | LEBANON: ON ELECTION DAY, WILL MOBILE NETWORK BE [...] (SBU) Following the reduction in mobile fees and charges by Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT),Lebanese consumers have rushed to acquire new mobile lines, now more affordable to low income users. Advisor to MOT Minister Antoine Boustani told us the two private companies managing the GOL-own [...] | 2009-05-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT601 | LEBANON: IMF DENIES DISCUSSIONS WITH HIZBALLAH ON NEW [...] (SBU) An IMF press statement clarified that the IMF February-March 2009 mission to Beirut met with major political parties, including Hizballah, as part of outreach activities within the scope of Article IV consultation discussions but did not make any agreement with Hizballah on a loan deal. [...] | 2009-06-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT658 | LEBANON: EGYPT WILL SUPPLY LEBANON WITH NATURAL GAS [...] (U) Minister of Energy and Water Alain Tabourian announced the signing on April 30 of an agreement with Egypt, whereby Egypt will supply Lebanon with a total of 600 cubic meters of natural gas per year. This agreement is part of the regional power grid project, which includes Lebanon and Egypt [...] | 2009-06-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT664 | LEBANON: CABINET FINALLY APPROVES 2009 BUDGET; SENDS TO [...] (SBU) After almost six months of heated discussions, the cabinet approved the 2009 budget during its June 12 session. The budget projects a deficit of approximately 30% of spending and around 10% of GDP. The budget includes appropriations for the Council of the South of around $40 million -- [...] | 2009-06-15 13:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT685 | LEBANON: GOL EXPECTS 50% INCREASE IN TOURISM IN 2009 [...] (U) In an interview with French daily L'Orient le Jour on June 16, director general of the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) Nada Sardouk said she expects Lebanon to receive around two million total tourists in 2009, noting that 500,000 visited in the first four months of the year. The number of touri [...] | 2009-06-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV KIPR KFLU LE |
09BEIRUT716 | LEBANON: INDUSTRIALISTS LOBBY TO INCLUDE ALL LEBANESE [...] (SBU) As part of the USTR's evaluations of ongoing country practices for the general system of preferences (GSP),the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) submitted a petition to include all Lebanese exports to the U.S. under the GSP program. In 2008, Lebanese exports to the U.S. were [...] | 2009-06-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV ETRD KFLU SY LE |
09BEIRUT743 | LEBANON: PM-DESIGNATE MENTIONS ECONOMIC REFORM (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) In a June 30 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that, as head of the new government, in parallel with his efforts to build up Lebanon's security services, he plans to pursue economic reforms, streamline business procedures, and [...] | 2009-07-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD EAIR PGOV KFLU SENV LE |
09BEIRUT779 | LEBANON: OPIC/CITI EXTEND ADDITIONAL LOAN FACILITY TO [...] (SBU) On July 10, Citi Country Officer for Lebanon Walter Siouffi told us that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Citi signed a $40 million 15-year term loan facility for Byblos Bank (one of Lebanon's top three commercial banks) this week. This amount will be used for lendi [...] | 2009-07-14 04:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT808 | LEBANON: BUSINESS IS BOOMING, SO WHO NEEDS A [...] (SBU) With the summer tourist season in full swing, business in Lebanon is booming, despite the lack of a government and contrary to international trends. Businesspeople's attitudes toward the cabinet formation process range from mild curiosity to relative indifference to utter disdain. While [...] | 2009-07-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT813 | LEBANON: FINANCIAL SECTOR JOINS TOGETHER TO PROMOTE [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) and the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) jointly established a new committee to enhance corporate governance in the Lebanese banking sector. Amin Awad, a member of the Banking Control Commission (BCC),told us this committee was created in response [...] | 2009-07-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT837 | LEBANON: TOURISM IS BUSTLING IN BEIRUT, BUT ONLY [...] (U) Beirut's record-setting summer tourism has bolstered business and crowded the capital city, but the benefits have not extended far past the city limits. Lebanese expatriates frequent dining establishments in some peripheral cities, but the historical GOL focus on infrastructure developmen [...] | 2009-07-24 18:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT843 | LEBANON: JOB CREATION IS PRIORITY FOR PM-ELECT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Senior economic advisor to PM-elect Saad Hariri and potential finance minister in the next cabinet, Dr. Nadim Munla, said Hariri plans to focus on job creation and to enact a program creating at least 200,000 jobs over the next five years. Munla said on July 21 that Hariri was considerin [...] | 2009-07-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT KIPR KFLU PGOV LE |
09BEIRUT886 | LEBANON: 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 04:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV SENV LE |
09BEIRUT920 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR: DESPITE BOOMING ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) The Lebanese economy is booming, with tourists pouring in, hotel occupancy rates high, bank deposits rising, and growth set to beat all forecasts. Nonetheless, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador August 14 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri nee [...] | 2009-08-17 13:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT953 | MOBILE TELECOM PRIVATIZATION HELD HOSTAGE TO [...] (C) Once the Lebanese cabinet is formed and the USG begins to work with the GOL to reform and build up its state institutions, we must also push the Lebanese leadership to move certain sectors out of the public realm through privatization. The most logical place for the GOL to begin would be [...] | 2009-08-25 06:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BEIRUT994 | CAN THE MAJORITY AND OPPOSITION COOPERATE ON [...] (C) While Lebanon's political leaders share broad consensus about what economic reforms the country needs to undertake once a new government is formed, they differ on how to achieve them. Within the new parliamentary majority, Saad Hariri's Future Movement has a solid economic reform plan, th [...] | 2009-09-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE |
09BELGRADE1430 | SERBIA'S FORGOTTEN EAST: DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE [...] (SBU) Bor, located in eastern Serbia's Timok region, is one of the poorest and most polluted cities in Serbia. Its economy is tied to the fortunes of RTB Bor, a bankrupt state-owned copper mining and smelting company. The company (which has expressed interest to purchase newer American equipme [...] | 2009-12-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EMIN SR |
09BELGRADE1482 | SERBIA: SLOWLY CREATING A RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG SR |
09BELMOPAN332 | GOB ASSUMES CONTROL OF BELIZE TELEMEDIA LIMITED [...] On August 24, Prime Minister Dean Barrow first introduced the Belize Telecommunications Amendment Bill to the House of Representatives. The Bill was passed and certified by the Governor General August 25th. This Bill allows the Government of Belize to nationalize one of the largest private en [...] | 2009-09-04 20:17:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV BH |
09BELMOPAN45 | BELIZE: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] Per reftel, Post submits its updated report on child labor information for Belize for USDOL's use in preparing its congressionally-mandated report on child labor as required by the Trade Development Act of 2000. ------- Summary ------- 2. Child labor does exist in Belize but is not co [...] | 2009-01-30 20:46:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BH |
09BERLIN1621 | German COP-15 Reactions [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germans have expressed disappointment with the results of the COP-15 Summit in Copenhagen. Government officials have defended the outcome, but are also pointing fingers. Opposition leaders saw the summit as a clear failure and predictably took leaders to task. German media head [...] | 2009-12-24 09:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND GM |
09BERLIN848 | CDU PARLIAMENTARIANS CONSIDER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a symposium on future technologies, the CDU/CSU parliamentary bloc outlined its energy policy priorities for the 2009 election year. Support for solar and nuclear energy and questions about the future of coal power were voiced. The symposium, held on June 30 in Berlin and [...] | 2009-07-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EIND ENRG PGOV KGHG TRGY GM |
09BISHKEK136 | KYRGYZ CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) In response to reftel request seeking current information on child labor and government efforts to address the issue in the Kyrgyz Republic, Embassy notes from anecdotal reporting that child labor still exists in the country. Kyrgyz law provides for the protection of children from economi [...] | 2009-02-17 05:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG |
09BOGOTA1690 | GOC STRUGGLES TO COUNTER ILLEGAL MINING [...] SUMMARY: Illegal mining is on the increase in Colombia, fueled by growing global markets, improved security in rural areas, and the difficulty of Colombia's law enforcement apparatus to effectively counter the well-heeled miners. Gold, platinum, and mercury extraction is most prevalent in th [...] | 2009-05-26 21:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN SENV EIND ENRG ELAB CO |
09BOGOTA2127 | COLOMBIA: HAS RECESSION ARRIVED? [...] SUMMARY. The GOC recently released its first quarter growth figure, negative 0.06 percent, sparking a debate among economic cognizanti over whether or not Colombia was in recession. Regardless, the relatively modest downturn was viewed as a positive sign, given that most forecasts predicted [...] | 2009-07-06 12:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EFIN EIND EINT EINV EMIN CO |
09BOGOTA2158 | COLOMBIA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF 2008 GSP REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 20:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ECIN EIND ETRD |
09BOGOTA2568 | POST CONCURS WITH DOL'S UPDATE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] (SBU) Post concurs with the Department of Labor's update of Executive Order 13126 list for the Colombian product listed in ref A. Brownfield [...] | 2009-08-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CO |
09BRASILIA124 | COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragaph five. 2. (C) Embassy Brasilia appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft TVPRA list of products using child and/or forced labor. The draft list of Brazilian products is only partially accurate and Mission is concerned that this [...] | 2009-01-30 18:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BR |
09BRATISLAVA8 | GAS EMERGENCY IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) The GoS declared a state of emergency as a result of the Russian gas shutdown early on January 7. Gas distribution to home customers will have limited availability. Several big companies, including automakers and their suppliers, have already shut down production, while others have cut b [...] | 2009-01-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EIND LO |
09BRAZZAVILLE85 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] The Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (ROC) is not an industrialized economy and production of goods for both export and domestic use is very limited. The natural resources economic sector (oil and timber)is largely controlled by foreign investors which adhere firmly to labor laws and do not have [...] | 2009-03-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CF |
09BRIDGETOWN140 | INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) This response covers the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 2. (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. A [...] | 2009-03-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI XL |
09BRIDGETOWN145 | DOMINICA: 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 12:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP XL EAGR EIND ETRD EWWT SENV |
09BRIDGETOWN81 | BARBADOS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, in the face of rising proverty levels due to the high cost of li [...] | 2009-02-06 19:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN83 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given rising poverty levels in the region due to the high cost of li [...] | 2009-02-06 19:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN86 | DOMINICA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, poverty levels in the region are starting to rise due to the hig [...] | 2009-02-06 19:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN87 | ST LUCIA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, poverty levels in the region are rising due to the high cost of [...] | 2009-02-06 19:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN88 | ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given that poverty levels in the region are rising due to the hi [...] | 2009-02-06 19:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN89 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, given the fact that poverty levels in the region are starting to [...] | 2009-02-06 20:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL |
09BRUSSELS1028 | EEB/ODF Director Nutter's Development Meetings with EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...] | 2009-07-28 09:57:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1029 | EEB/ODF DIRECTOR NUTTER'S DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...] | 2009-07-28 10:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1031 | EU MEMBER STATES APPEAR EXCITED ABOUT NBT, EVEN IF [...] (SBU) Summary. Sweden is moving forward with preparations to move the One Big Thing (OBT) initiative, which exists between Embassy Stockholm and the Government of Sweden to promote development of green technology through R&D and business partnerships, to the EU-level. Some Member States are [...] | 2009-07-28 14:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1032 | IN A REPEAT OF 2008, DIVISIONS EXIST BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary. As it prepares for Copenhagen, the EU is reliving many of the arguments that plagued it during negotiations of the Climate and Energy Package last year. At a recent EU Energy and Environment Ministers meeting, Poland is leading what appears to be the same group of Central and Eastern E [...] | 2009-07-28 14:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1033 | EU GENERALLY POSITIVE ON U.S. CLIMATE POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Several EU officials are pleased with the direction the United States is taking in its climate policy, but some (notably Germany and France) are looking for more. However, on several other issues related to the UN negotiation process, the EU is far from a consolidated position. [...] | 2009-07-28 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS106 | COPENHAGEN IS THE #1 ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITY FOR [...] (U) On January 21, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Martin Bursik appeared before the European Parliament's Environment Committee to discuss the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers (running from January until June 2009). Bursik listed four [...] | 2009-01-27 14:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1165 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1172 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 10:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1174 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND [...] (SBU) This is a corrected version of BRUSSELS 1165 to correct for formatting. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Artur Runge-Metzger, Head of Unit for International Climate Negotiations in the European CommissionQs Directorate General for Environment, said that emissions targets for developed and developi [...] | 2009-08-25 12:23:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1231 | EXPECT NEGATIVE RHETORIC ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO CONTINUE FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts to stem unhelpful comments, we can expect certain EU Member States will continue to call for the United States to "do more" on climate change in the run-up to Copenhagen. Recent statements targeting the United States, notably from the Swedish Presidency, Germany [...] | 2009-09-11 08:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS131 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1329 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1330 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1331 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1333 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1334 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 16:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1391 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO PROPOSE BINDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission plans to propose binding energy efficiency targets for all EU Member States, according to a draft Communication outlining recommendations for improving Europe's energy efficiency. The Commission argues that the EU can only reduce energy consumption by 11 [...] | 2009-10-16 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1392 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 9, [...] (SBU) On October 20, EU27 Finance Ministers will meet in Luxembourg. They are scheduled to discuss: --preparations for the November 6-7 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting; --exit strategies from measures put in place in response to the economic and financial crisis; --climate finance; --reform o [...] | 2009-10-16 14:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1393 | EU Financial Supervisory Reform [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 23, the European Commission (EC) proposed new legislation to reform the European system of financial supervision at both macro and micro prudential levels. The proposals build on the Commission's May 2009 Communication and follow closely the Conclusions of the June EC [...] | 2009-10-16 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1470 | PRESIDENT BARROSO CALLS FOR STRONG COPENHAGEN AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 28 speech, President Barroso, said that climate change is "the defining issue of our generation" and called for a strong international agreement in Copenhagen. He expressed that strong support from European business is essential to success, and Copenhagen represen [...] | 2009-10-29 15:04:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1474 | EUROPEAN RISK FORUM: HELP WANTED: EU CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A vibrant debate on the role of science in decision making took place at the October 13 quarterly meeting of the European Risk Forum (ERF) in Brussels. In a roundtable session on "Revisiting Science and Decision Making", private sector representatives, European Commission and Parl [...] | 2009-10-30 10:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV EUN ECON TPHY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1482 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 28, [...] (SBU) On October 20, the European Commission published a Communication setting out the approach it plans to follow in regulating the Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives market in 2010. The future legislation will aim to: * Reduce counterparty risk by: (i) establishing common safety, regulatory [...] | 2009-11-03 04:33:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1541 | EU MEMBER STATES REMAIN DIVIDED DESPITE EU COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the European Council took several steps forward in defining its efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, it failed to resolve several open issues, notably around financing. Even among the agreed conclusions, it is apparent there remains disagreement among Mem [...] | 2009-11-18 14:44:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1551 | CORRECTED COPY - EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON [...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fai [...] | 2009-11-20 11:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN KGHG SENV TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1567 | SNAPSHOTS FROM STOCKHOLM: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governance, aid effectiveness, and the impacts of the global financial crisis and climate change on developing countries were the major themes of European Development Days (EDD) in Stockholm October 22-24. USAID Acting Administrator (AA) Alonzo Fulgham led the American delegatio [...] | 2009-11-23 11:10:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EDEV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1616 | BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...] | 2009-12-01 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND |
09BRUSSELS1671 | EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 14:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1673 | EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] SUMMARY: At a Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels December 4, EU industry ministers reached a political agreement on a process to move toward setting up a single EU patent to replace the multitude of national patents in force across 27 member states. The ministers also reached a deal [...] | 2009-12-14 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1720 | NO SMALL PROGRESS: UPDATE ON NANOTECH REGULATION IN THE EU [...] (U) SUMMARY: While the European Commission continues to maintain that it's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation provides a sufficient framework for the regulation of nanomaterials in the EU market, a number of directives and legislation single out nanomate [...] | 2009-12-23 16:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS190 | THE EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE; LOOKING BACK, [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, led by the French Presidency, completed its Climate and Energy Legislative Package in December 2008. However, what transpired between January 23, 2008, when the European Commission proposed the four pieces of legislation that made up the Climate Package, an [...] | 2009-02-10 15:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS193 | EU ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER EAGER TO ENHANCE [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires met with EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas on February 9. Dimas said that he looks forward to working with President Obama's climate team toward an international agreement. He realizes that "the transition will take a bit more time" and does not underestim [...] | 2009-02-11 11:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS198 | EU'S PROPOSED COPENHAGEN STRATEGY TARGETS OECD [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU Commission's Communication proposing the EU's approach for the UN climate change negotiations recommends strong emissions reduction ommitments and funding from developed countries, but suggests only "actions" (rather than commitments) from developing countries, including t [...] | 2009-02-11 15:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS201 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 10:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS202 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 4 meeting with USEU, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) representatives raised concerns over and suggested new directions for the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) process. TACD is concerned about the need for more transparency in the drafting of the TEC ag [...] | 2009-02-12 12:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS208 | EU Financial Sector Reorm: De Larosihre Report, Barroso [...] (SBU) ummary. The de Larosihre group's report on EU Fnancial Services supervision is due to be relesed on February 25. Given strong disagreemens within the EU on host versus home supervisory powers, the recommendations are likely to be modest. The report's conclusions will form part of a broa [...] | 2009-02-13 09:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS239 | EU DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENVIRONMENT LOOKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: New EU Director General for the Environment Falkenberg told USEU 2/19 that: -- his recent meetings with Administration officials and on the Hill highlighted the need and potential for US-EU collaboration on climate change; -- Environment Commissioner Dimas' open letter to Was [...] | 2009-02-20 12:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS259 | EU EAGER TO WORK WITH U.S. ON CAP AND TRADE SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission officials, industry reps, climate traders, and NGOs, are eager for a U.S. cap and trade system and anxious to share their experiences on the 2008 revision process of the EU,s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Seeking U.S. leadership on climate change, all aspire to a [...] | 2009-02-23 16:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS264 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS290 | DE LAROSIERE REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF EU FINANCIAL [...] (U) In November 2008, EC President Barroso tasked Jacques De Larosiere with leading a group to make recommendations on the future of EU financial regulation and supervision. The group released their report on February 25. The report addresses four issues: causes of the financial crisis, polic [...] | 2009-03-03 14:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS333 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March [...] (SBU) On March 9, the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (EP) will vote on amendments to the CRD report. It is likely that there will be amendments passed asking the Commission to submit proposals to enhance transparency of the OTC derivatives market, including mandatory central counter [...] | 2009-03-12 05:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS380 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION TRADE OFFICIAL SAYS U.S. INSISTENCE ON [...] (U) Summary: On Monday March 16, European Commission Deputy Director General (DDG) of DG TRADE Peter Balas briefed the European Parliament's (EP's) International Trade Committee on the Commission's activities with regard to the upcoming G20 summit in London on April 2nd. Balas discussed the EU [...] | 2009-03-17 15:50:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS382 | STRUCTURAL 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 16:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN EFIN BEXP EIND EAID XG |
09BRUSSELS390 | EU COUNCIL LEAVES MAJOR ISSUES IN COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) During their March 19-20 European Council meeting, EU Heads of State are unlikely to make any definitive statements related to the EU position at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen; instead, they will leave virtually all issues unresolved and open for further discussion in subsequen [...] | 2009-03-18 16:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS417 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March 20th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee of the European Parliament (EP) is set to vote on the EC's proposed Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies. The ECON Committee is expected to broaden the scope of the regulation to cover all ratings (not just those used for re [...] | 2009-03-24 12:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS449 | EU COMMISSION PLEASED BY MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (SBU) Representatives from the cabinets of EU Commission President Barroso and Environment Commissioner Dimas and from DG Environment expressed their pleasure at the initiative shown by President Obama to continue the Major Economies Process in the form of the Major Economies Forum on Energy a [...] | 2009-03-27 15:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS559 | CONTINUED WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INFLUENCING EU [...] (SBU) EU Commission officials explained to officials from EPA, State/OES, USTR, and USEU that the recently passed Directive on the use of renewable energy (the Renewables Directive) left open several issues related to biofuels methodology and criteria, which the Commission is required to close [...] | 2009-04-14 15:18:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS592 | SENATOR BINGAMAN DISCUSSES CAP AND TRADE SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Bingaman met separately on April 5-6 with officials from the EU Commission, EU Council, European Parliament, and private industry to discuss the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and cap and trade systems in general. The underlying theme presented by the Europeans th [...] | 2009-04-24 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS635 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 4th, [...] (SBU) On May 5, the ECOFIN Council will meet to discuss the Commission's Spring economic forecast and to formally adopt the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and the Solvency II Directive, both recently approved by the European Parliament. Ministers will exchange views on how to cross-borde [...] | 2009-05-05 10:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS664 | INDIAN CLIMATE NEGOTIATOR TELLS EUROPEAN AUDIENCE [...] (SBU) In an April 30 speech delivered to the Center for European Policy Studies, Shyam Saran, India's Special Envoy for Climate Change, stated that the "western" approach to financing and mitigation in developing countries will not work and that financing should be based on the developing coun [...] | 2009-05-11 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG KTDB SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS708 | EU OFFICIALS VIEW OFFSETS AS POSSIBLE OBSTACLE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission officials, EU Parliament officials, NGOs, and industry are looking to the United States for development of a comprehensive cap and trade program that can benefit from the EU's experience with its own Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The use of carbon offsets in th [...] | 2009-05-19 14:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS738 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 19th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On May 27, the European Commission will publish a Communication setting out its vision for a new European supervisory framework, based on two new pillars: --The European Systemic Risk Council (ESRC),which will monitor and assess the risks to financial stability, provide early warning of [...] | 2009-05-28 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS772 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May [...] (SBU) On June 9, ECOFIN will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the Commission's proposals to reform financial supervision in the EU. The Commission seeks approval of the proposals by Finance Ministers ahead of the European Council on June 18-19. Ministers will also continue to discuss concerns abo [...] | 2009-06-04 10:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS78 | Working with the EU to Spur Transatlantic [...] (SBU) The United States and the European Union have the largest economic relationship in the world and remain the leaders in setting the global economic and regulatory agenda, and successfully managing this relationship will be critical as we address the economic downturn this year. U.S. and [...] | 2009-01-21 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS916 | Commission Hosts Discussions on U.S. - EU Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 15-16, the European Commission hosted a Technical Meeting on Development in Brussels. The meeting was a continuation of a series of discussions between the U.S. and EU aimed at promoting a renewed trans-Atlantic dialogue on development. Sessions were held on food securit [...] | 2009-07-06 05:01:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EAGR TPHY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS918 | COMMISSIONER DIMAS OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PICTURE; [...] (C) Summary. As the EU intensifies efforts to secure a climate agreement in Copenhagen, the Swedes have asserted their leadership role while Environment Commissioner Dimas has taken himself out of the picture. Both Swedish and Commission officials agree that European criticism of U.S. emissi [...] | 2009-07-06 09:24:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS931 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: July [...] (SBU) At the July ECOFIN Council - the first one under the Swedish presidency ministers will exchange views on the preparation of the forthcoming G-20 meetings, i.e., the G-20 finance ministers meeting preceding the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. There Council will also discuss: 1) pr [...] | 2009-07-07 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS936 | OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON EU'S APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission currently is internally debating how to address the effects of indirect land use change (ILUC) on the greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. To assist in the process, the Commission has released a list of eight possible approaches and has opened up a p [...] | 2009-07-07 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
09BRUSSELS964 | EU CLIMATE CHANGE RELATIONSHIP STRONG WITH INDIA, [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings held with the Mission of China to the EU and the Embassy of India, Chinese and Indian counterparts confirmed what USEU EconOff learned in conversations with the European Commission (see reftel): that the EU has a robust with China is almose that beforlnp`opan [...] | 2009-07-13 14:52:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BUCHAREST396 | ROMANIA: SHARP Q1 2009 CONTRACTION AFTER TEN BOOMING YEARS [...] (U) Summary. Romania's economy posted a steep and widely anticipated drop in GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009 according to official statistics released on June 9th by the National Statistics Institute (INS). The economy showed a 6.2 percent decline overall against the first quart [...] | 2009-06-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
09BUCHAREST424 | ROMANIA AND IMF: COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING STILL WEAK DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Commercial loans remain scarce, despite the Romanian Central Bank's (BNR) cut in reserve requirements following receipt of the first tranche of five billion euro from the IMF in May. High interest rates on bonds issued by the Government of Romania (GOR) are vacuuming up some o [...] | 2009-06-22 13:28:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO |
09BUCHAREST563 | ROMANIA AND IMF: REVISE AGREEMENT AS THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Romania's economy is contracting at a much faster pace in 2009 than originally forecast and its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requires important modifications as a result, an IMF monitoring team announced on August 10. Concluding their first quarterly revi [...] | 2009-08-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST622 | ROMANIA: REVISED BUDGET FACES POLITICAL HURDLES [...] (SBU) Summary. Following revisions to Romania's accord with the IMF (ref A),the Government of Romania (GOR) has formally approved changes to its budget to reflect new fiscal realities. This second budget "rectification" of the year allows the projected 2009 deficit to surge from 4.6 to 7.3 [...] | 2009-09-14 05:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN PGOV IMF RO |
09BUCHAREST642 | ROMANIA: ECONOMY STILL IN DEEP RECESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent Government of Romania (GOR) statistics confirm that the economy remains in the grip of a deep recession. GDP contracted even faster in the second quarter (Q2) than in the first, with the cumulative slide for the first half (H1) of 2009 reaching 7.6 percent. The construc [...] | 2009-09-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO |
09BUCHAREST833 | ROMANIAN ECONOMY: STILL NO RECOVERY IN THE THIRD QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary. While there are signs that this deep recession may have finally hit bottom, the most recent statistics from the Government of Romania (GOR) offer little hope of real recovery in the near term. GDP figures for the first nine months of 2009, released on December 3, show a 7.4 pe [...] | 2009-12-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO |
09BUCHAREST868 | GOR APPROVES 2010 BUDGET DRAFT, EASY PARLIAMENT VOTE [...] (SBU) On December 23, the new Boc Cabinet approved the 2010 draft budget for submission to Parliament for debate and approval. Parliament, under the new ruling coalition of PD-L, UDMR, other ethnic minorities, and a recently formed group of "independents", will likely pass the proposal in Janu [...] | 2009-12-30 05:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
09BUENOSAIRES1030 | ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT DISMAYED BY DOL LIST OF [...] (C) Summary: Argentine Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Victorio Taccetti convoked Charge d,Affaires on September 14 to convey the GOA,s strong objection to the DOL List of Goods Produced by Forced and Child Labor. Taccetti complained that the extensive list of Argentine products on the list [...] | 2009-09-16 19:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL PGOV EIND PHUM SOCI AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1061 | ARGENTINA: RISING PRESSURES FOR THE RIACHUELO RIVER [...] (SBU) A massive, long-delayed cleanup of the Riachuelo- Matanza River Basin, the most polluted basin in Latin America, is due to begin shortly. Funded in part through a $2 billion World Bank loan, the project is expected to define the World Bank's involvement in Argentina in the medium to long [...] | 2009-09-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EFIN EIND AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1084 | Argentina: Kraft Conflict Heats Up As Police Remove Workers [...] (SBU) On Friday September 25, the government of the Province of Buenos Aires, with the support of the federal government, implemented, after much hesitation, a judge's decision and ordered the police to move into the Kraft plant in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. The police forcibly removed abou [...] | 2009-09-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD ELAB PREL PGOV KSAC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1112 | LEADING 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 17:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG BEXP ECON ENRG EIND AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1198 | ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTER: GOA LOOKING FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Economy Boudou, the two discussed the status of the GoA's latest offer to the bond ""holdouts,"" discussions with the IMF and Paris Club, and U.S. investment in Argentina. Boudou was confident of a successful deal with the [...] | 2009-11-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND EINV PINR PREL ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1244 | ARGENTINA'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ESTOffs met on November 12 with the GOA's Climate Change Negotiator, Ambassador Silvia Merega, to ascertain Argentina's position and flexibility ahead of COP-15 in Copenhagen. From our conversation with Merega, it appears that the GoA's position is firmly in line with classic G [...] | 2009-11-13 18:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND TRGY PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1246 | ARGENTINA: RAUL ESTRADA OYUELA, OLD LION OF CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: ESTOff met on November 9 with Raul Estrada Oyuela, a retired Argentine diplomat who specialized in climate negotiations and was Chairman of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations in 1997. Estrada Oyuela feels that the GoA now has no clear position on climate change and does not have [...] | 2009-11-13 18:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND TRGY PREL EAGR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES152 | Private Sector Plans Prior to the Summit of the Americas [...] (U) Ernesto Gutierrez, President of the Private Sector of the Americas (PSA),met with Ambassador February 5 to discuss his organization's preparations for the April 15-16 Second Hemispheric Private Sector Forum, a prelude to the April 17-19 Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinid [...] | 2009-02-12 21:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND KSUM AR |
09BUENOSAIRES378 | ARGENTINA: HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN DISCUSSES HOUSING SECTOR [...] (SBU) HUD Secretary Donovan on March 27 learned about GoA housing initiatives for low- and middle-income families with Planning Minister Julio De Vido. The Minister called access to affordable shelter and the reactivation of the domestic housing construction industry a success of the two Kirchn [...] | 2009-04-01 14:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
09BUENOSAIRES409 | ARGENTINA: HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN MEETS WITH BUENOS AIRES [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan and Ambassador Wayne met with Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, Vice-Mayor Gabriela Michetti, and urban planning officials on March 26 and 27. Macri and Michetti presented an ambitious plan to tackle the city's gr [...] | 2009-04-07 10:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
09BUENOSAIRES416 | HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN MEETS WITH LEADING ARGENTINE HOUSING [...] (SBU) A lunch hosted by the Ambassador in honor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan was attended by a range of notable Argentines representing the development, architectural, financial, business, and government sectors, as well as by the DCM. After prior meetings with [...] | 2009-04-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
09BUENOSAIRES47 | SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods [...] | 2009-01-15 20:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES49 | SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods l [...] | 2009-01-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES50 | SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Embassy Buenos Aires appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. However, post requests that the Argentine goods l [...] | 2009-01-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM EAGR EIND ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES6 | Argentine Government Delays Charges Against AES, According [...] (SBU) Argentine media reports that the GoA has decided internally not to charge U.S. energy company AES Corporation's local affiliate (EDELAP) for bookkeeping irregularities (reported ref A). The press reports allege that the GoA is backing off because it could not find any interested buyers f [...] | 2009-01-02 17:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EIND AR |
09BUENOSAIRES627 | Argentina: GoA Pension Fund Gives Credits to General Motors [...] (SBU) The GOA's national pension fund (ANSES) will provide GM Argentina up to US$ 70 million in credits to support the company's production of its new "Viva" compact car. The Viva will incorporate Brazilian parts and be targeted for export to other Latin American markets. President Cristina F [...] | 2009-05-28 21:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES665 | ARGENTINA: U.S. ELECTRONICS FIRMS FACE GOA TAX MEASURES [...] (SBU) The GoA has proposed a legislative initiative that aims to promote domestic assembly of computer and telecom electronics and create jobs in Argentina's southern Tierra del Fuego (TdF) province by raising taxes on products imported or manufactured elsewhere in Argentina. President Cristin [...] | 2009-06-07 19:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR |
09BUENOSAIRES941 | ARGENTINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON THREE ACE AWARD NOMINEES [...] (SBU) Mission Buenos Aires is in the midst of a multi-year strategy to improve the image of the United States in Argentina to combat this country's high levels of anti-Americanism -- among the highest in the Western Hemisphere. A key component of post's public diplomacy outreach is to draw Arg [...] | 2009-08-18 10:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR |
09CAIRO106 | EGYPT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Egypt (GOE) continues to make progress towards restricting and regulating child labor. In June 2008, Egypt's Parliament passed a comprehensive set of amendments to the Child Protection Law raising the minimum age for employment from fourteen to fifteen years, and the [...] | 2009-01-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1739 | EGYPT NOTIFIED OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO402 | EGYPT: COMMENTS ON DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that it has evidence are produced with child or forced labor. (ref A) For Egypt, the DOL proposes listing limestone and cotton as such goods. 2. (SBU) With respect to limestone, Post rec [...] | 2009-03-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO462 | EGYPT: ADDITIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING DRAFT LIST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CANBERRA180 | CHINESE INVESTMENT OFFERS PILE UP IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: The pace of Chinese efforts to invest in key Australian mineral companies has picked up. While the Chinalco-Rio Tinto investment (reftel) has drawn the most attention, other Chinese companies are seeking to take advantage of the troubled economic state of many Australian miners. [...] | 2009-02-20 07:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EINV EIND AS |
09CANBERRA537 | RIO SPURNS CHINALCO, EMBRACES BHP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto today rejected a $19.2 billion deal with state-owned Chinese company Chinalco. Instead, Rio immediately announced a $5.8 billion joint venture with fellow resource giant BHP Billiton to combine their existing iron ore operations in the Pil [...] | 2009-06-06 03:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EIND ECON AS CH |
09CANBERRA64 | AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS - AUSTRALIA [...] On November 10, 2008, the GOA announced its "New Car Plan for a Greener Future". Totalling A$7.7 billion (US$5.1 at current exchange rates),it focuses on encouraging the manufacture of low-emissions vehicles (Toyota has already received money under this provision),a fund to encourage consol [...] | 2009-01-20 04:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EFIN ETRD PREL WTO AS |
09CANBERRA73 | CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR GSP 2008 REPORT [...] Reftel requested information on new developments regarding child labor in Australia's overseas territories, of which there are three inhabited territories: Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands. There has been no change over the past year regarding Australia's implementatio [...] | 2009-01-21 06:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID |
09CANBERRA900 | NEW FOREIGN INVESTMENT GUIDELINES TARGET CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia has placed new guidelines on foreign investment in resources. A Chinese mining group abandoned a A$770 million deal after the Foreign Investment Review Board applied new foreign ownership limits on investment in resources projects. Separately, the Defense Minister rej [...] | 2009-09-30 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND ENRG ETTC ETRD AS |
09CAPETOWN128 | GLOBAL CONDITIONS MORE LIKELY TO IMPACT SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (U) Summary. The Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce organized a briefing on April 21, to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis and the implications of a Jacob Zuma presidency on the country's economic policy. Keynote speaker Econometrix Chief Economist Dr. Azar Jammine not [...] | 2009-05-27 14:48:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN EIND ETRD ENRG PGOV SF |
09CAPETOWN56 | SOUTH AFRICA IS HYDROCARBON POOR, BUT HAS BIG PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) This cable is not for Internet distribution. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate General Cape Town. Summary. South Africa has limited reserves of crude oil and natural gas and imports 70 percent of its requirements, which are for the most part refined l [...] | 2009-03-12 12:33:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF |
09CAPETOWN57 | EAST LONDON'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE SPEEDS [...] Summary: The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ),established in 2002, is a South African Government initiative to encourage export-driven growth and to diversify the mostly rural Eastern Cape economy. Since its inception, the ELIDZ has grown quickly and now includes fourteen in [...] | 2009-03-13 15:18:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV ETRD SA |
09CARACAS1001 | VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GBRV has agreed to a number of labor demands after days of protests shut down the industrial city of Puerto Ordaz. After years of GBRV mismanagement, state-owned aluminum companies suffer from deep structural inefficiencies. Low aluminum prices and rising production costs [...] | 2009-07-31 16:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1062 | GBRV SHIFTS AXIS OF TRADE, TELLS OBAMA TO BUY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent decisions by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) to halt imports of Colombian beef and suspend sales of reduced-price gasoline to Colombia suggest that the GBRV is determined to reduce bilateral trade. On August 11, President Chavez and Argentine [...] | 2009-08-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1154 | GBRV MINISTER LIKENS PFIZER TO THE DEVIL, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 27, Pfizer representatives told EconOffs that negotiations with the Ministry of Health for the sale of a pharmaceutical plant in Valencia have stalled following the July 31 appointment of Carlos Rotondaro as Health Minister. Pfizer has been unable to meet with Ministr [...] | 2009-09-03 17:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1198 | EARTHQUAKE STRIKES VENEZUELA, BUT CHAVEZ DOESN'T [...] (U) On September 12, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Venezuela at approximately 3:36 PM local time, according to the Venezuelan Seismological Foundation (FUNVISI). FUNVISI reported that the earthquake's epicenter was 100 kilometers west of Caracas, off the coast of Carabobo st [...] | 2009-09-14 20:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND EINV EMIN ENRG EPET VE |
09CARACAS1218 | EARTHQUAKE STRIKS VENEZUELA, BUT CHAVEZ DOESN'T [...] (U) This information was previously reported in a classified cable on September 14. This information is unclassified. 2. (U) On September 12, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Venezuela at approximately 3:36 PM local time, according to the Venezuelan Seismological Foundati [...] | 2009-09-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1281 | GBRV USES ANTI-TRADE MEASURES TO PUNISH COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Chavez's July 28 announcement to freeze relations with Colombia, trade experts and business leaders in both countries downplayed the threat to bilateral trade and predicted that Chavez would not damage a mutually beneficial commercial relationship. But recent [...] | 2009-10-02 18:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1295 | URBAN LANDS LAW THREATENS PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On August 14, the National Assembly unanimously approved a new law that grants the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) wide authority to seize underutilized urban lands to develop socialist housing projects. While the law is yet unpublished in the Official Gaz [...] | 2009-10-07 19:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CARACAS1447 | VENEZUELA'S STANDARDS REGIME IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The status of Venezuela's standards regime is uncertain after a June 2009 resolution abolished the relationship between the principal, non-profit industry standards setting entity, the Fund for Standardization and Quality (FONDONORMA),and the Government of the Bolivarian Republ [...] | 2009-11-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EIND EINT EINV ETRD VE |
09CARACAS1599 | CHAVEZ PROMOTES TRANSITION TO SOCIALIST ECONOMY, THREATENS [...] (SBU) On December 22, President Chavez inaugurated a chain of government-run retail stores called the Corporation of Socialist Markets (COMERSO). "We're going to defeat speculation. Private individuals can still sell, but they'll have to compete with us and with a people that is now fully awa [...] | 2009-12-29 22:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR EINV ETRD EIND EINT ECIN CH VE |
09CARACAS238 | VENEZUELA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for current information on child labor as well as government efforts to address the problem. Venezuelan law protects children from exploitation in the workplace, but enforcement is often lacking. The Ministry of Labor and the National Institute for [...] | 2009-02-20 20:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI VE |
09CARACAS902 | VENZUELA TO CHANGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) is reportedly well along with plans to reform its principal industrial property law. According to press reports of remarks by Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman at a July 9 conference, however, this might only be the f [...] | 2009-07-16 17:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENIV ETRD ETTC KIDE |
09CARACAS919 | ENERGY MINISTER RAMIREZ IN NO MOOD TO NEGOTIATE [...] (C) Summary: On July 14 Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez told oil and gas workers that he would not negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the enemies of the revolution. He also called on state-owned businesses to activate "socialist committees" in order to spread [...] | 2009-07-20 13:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC |
09CARACAS994 | CHAVEZ FREEZES RELATIONS WITH COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Chavez's July 28 announcement to "freeze" relations with Colombia, an Embassy contact within the Agriculture and Lands Ministry reported that she had been tasked to identify Colombian imports suitable for substitution and to compile a list of Colombian busine [...] | 2009-07-30 22:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09CASABLANCA10 | MOROCCO, INDIA, PHOSPHATES AND BEYOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco exports about 50 percent of its production of phosphoric acid to India, a dual-use item used extensively to produce fertilizer for the country's agricultural sector and a potential source for uranium. The value of Morocco's exports to India totaled USD 1.4 billion in the [...] | 2009-01-14 15:03:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | AG AMCHAMS ECON EIND ETRD MNUC MO PGOV PREL |
09CASABLANCA12 | 2008 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2007 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regu [...] | 2009-01-21 17:18:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
09CASABLANCA26 | MOROCCO-RUSSIA ECONOMIC RELATIONS: ENERGY, [...] (SBU) Morocco's economic relationship with Russia, initially concentrated almost exclusively in the energy sector, has widened dramatically in recent years. Bilateral trade is flourishing in the agriculture and phosphate sectors, joining longstanding Moroccan reliance on Russia for petroleum [...] | 2009-02-12 13:44:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | AG ECON EIND ETRD MO PGOV PREL RS |
09CHENGDU190 | SW CHINA AEROSPACE COMPANIES CLAIM U.S. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Following up on issues raised by American business leaders during the Ambassador's August 28 meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Southwest China, Consul General met separately with Lienjing Chen, Director of Manufacturing and Sourcing [...] | 2009-09-15 03:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAIR EIND ETTC CH |
09CHENGDU214 | U.S. FIRM PLAYS CHONGQING CONNECTIONS AGAINST CENTRAL [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: TY Lin International China (TYLI China),a U.S. bridge and transportation consulting firm, has used its position of being headquartered in Chongqing to great advantage, u [...] | 2009-09-30 11:05:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU222 | CHONGQING'S AIR/RIVER FREE TRADE PORT TO BECOME AMONG [...] Summary: Chongqing's Lianglu/Cuntan Free Trade Port Area, China's first inland free trade port, is a huge airport/river bonded area with extensive highway and rail links, and will make Chongqing the logistics hub of China, local officials boldly predict. Chongqing Airport, the first in China t [...] | 2009-10-09 04:25:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU271 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU272 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU273 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU274 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU275 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU276 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU281 | WORLD BANK/IFC ON RESURGENCE OF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chengdu IFC officials recently shared their assessment that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been on the resurgence since well before the financial crisis. They parti [...] | 2009-12-01 09:20:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU30 | TRYING TO FIND NON-PIRATED MOVIES IN SOUTHWEST CHINA [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Pirated movies appear to remain readily on sale in Sichuan Province's capital city of Chengdu. Packaging is of such a high quality that the average consumer probably [...] | 2009-02-13 05:34:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU300 | SW CHINA CONFERENCE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT PROGRESS ON [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Notwithstanding official optimism, serious doubts about PRC intellectual property rights protection progress were voiced by foreign-invested Chinese companies partic [...] | 2009-12-12 22:55:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD PGOV KIPR CH |
09CHENGDU307 | DRC PROVIDES SICHUAN DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information -- not for distribution on the internet. 2. (U) Summary: Sichuan's Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) expects that the province will meet ambitious 2009 growth targets following a decade of 10 percent annual growth. O [...] | 2009-12-15 07:06:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV PINR CH |
09CHENGDU319 | SEMICONDUCTOR FIRM IN SW CHINA SEES RISING COMPETITION FOR [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor (LPS),a joint venture between U.S. ON Semiconductor (ONS) and Leshan Radio Company, says that attracting and retaining the engineers nee [...] | 2009-12-24 10:24:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV EIND ETRD PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU320 | SW CHINA MAYOR DISCUSSES IMPACT OF EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Leshan Mayor Jiang Fuyi told Consul General December 8 that demand for construction materials for earthquake reconstruction boosted the city's GDP to seventh place amo [...] | 2009-12-24 11:43:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELTN EWWT ENRG SENV PGOV CH |
09CHENGDU40 | SOUTHWEST CHINA ENTREPRENEURS BUILD COUNTERFEIT STORE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Entrepreneurs in Sichuan's provincial capital Chengdu have, in at least one case, moved from selling copyright infringing products to copying a company's entire produc [...] | 2009-03-05 02:07:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PGOV CH |
09CHENNAI27 | KERALA COMMUNISTS ROCKED BY CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: An investigation implicating Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM),in a corruption case has rocked the leftist party. Although the state and national party have closed ranks behind Vijayan, his arch-rival Kerala's CPM Chief [...] | 2009-02-02 08:29:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EIND EINV IN |
09CHENNAI284 | INDIA'S FIRST LUNAR ORBITER MISSION SUFFERS PREMATURE [...] (U) The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) experienced abrupt loss of radio contact with its Chandrayaan-1 (C-1) lunar orbiter at 0130 local on August 29. ISRO Director Madhavan Nair told the press later that day that ISRO had terminated the mission. The spacecraft had completed 312 day [...] | 2009-09-02 09:19:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PREL EIND SENV IN |
09CHIANGMAI103 | HMONG IN NORTHERN THAILAND ARE ASSIMILATING AND NETWORKING [...] (U) Over the past twenty years, the Hmong in northern Thailand have accepted a sedentary lifestyle and continue to assimilate into Thai society. Today, there are many agricultural Hmong communities in northern Thailand where trade in handicrafts and other products is growing. These Thai-Hm [...] | 2009-07-17 01:56:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECIN ECPS EINT EIND ELAB ETRD EINV PHUM |
09CHIANGMAI74 | WHILE THAILAND BEGS FOR FDI, NORTHERN INVESTORS VOICE [...] Amid a downward trend of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand and the northern region in particular, the Board of Investment (BOI) expressed Thailand's thirst for a new wave of foreign capital by highlighting a range of incentives for new investment to an audience of foreign business own [...] | 2009-06-04 07:52:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BTIO EIND ECON TH |
09CHISINAU49 | MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Conditions for children in Moldova are difficult. Child poverty is widespread in families in both rural and urban areas. Children living in households without one or both of their parents (generally as a result of parents' out- migration to find work) make up about one-third of children in [...] | 2009-01-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
09COLOMBO424 | SRI LANKA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE [...] (U) Summary: Post is not aware of forced labor in the production of goods in Sri Lanka. Exploitative child labor may exist in the brick industry. Children working in the fireworks industry work at home and are engaged in non-hazardous forms of work. End Summary. ------------ Forced Labor [...] | 2009-04-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
09COLOMBO447 | MALDIVES: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE [...] Post is not aware of forced labor or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Maldives. ------------ Forced Labor ------------ 2. Forced Labor: Post is not aware of forced labor in the production of goods in Maldives. The Employment Act of 2008 prohibits forced labor. [...] | 2009-04-21 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MV |
09COLOMBO63 | SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE -JANUARY 2009 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...] | 2009-01-20 07:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
09COLOMBO969 | THE SRI LANKAN TOURISM SECTOR: A BRIGHT FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the end of Sri Lanka's long running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the Sri Lankan tourism industry has every reason to be quite optimistic. Tourist travel is at its highest levels since 2004. The country boasts beautiful beaches, seven U [...] | 2009-10-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON EIND ETRD |
09CONAKRY377 | CNDD TURNS GREEN [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Environment (MOE) publicly closed the Societe Aurifere de Guinee (SAG) mine in early June and demanded $10 million USD as compensation for environmental degradation to reopen the area. The Ministry of Mines (MOM) was caught unaware of the decision made by MOE Minis [...] | 2009-06-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV EFIN EIND EMIN GV |