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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1676 |
SECRETARY SLATER DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater visited the Netherlands May 31 and June 1 to discuss transportation issues with Dutch government and private sector officials. Although front-burner issues such as hushkits were mentioned, most of the conversations were broader, touching on the future [...] |
2000-06-06 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EIND ELTN EWWT FR NL SENV EUN FAA IMO |
| 02AMMAN4122 |
JORDAN: NO TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO ATTEND WSSD [...] No summary [...] |
2002-07-25 11:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ECON PREL KSUM |
| 02AMMAN7255 |
JORDAN: PEACE AIRPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT ISSUES [...] (SBU) According to Jordan's Transportation Minister, the Jordanian government remains ready to work with Israel on a plan to allow domestic flights bound for Eilat to land in Aqaba (REFTEL). The Ministry has also prepared contingency plans for a possible conflict in Iraq. Regarding Royal J [...] |
2002-12-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ELTN EWWT PREF BEXP JO IS |
| 02RANGOON1632 |
NOTES ON THAI, BURMESE, AND INDIAN COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: India, Thailand, and Burma will do a survey of the proposed road link from India to Thailand through Burma. Work of the Kaladan road/river network from Mizoram to Sittwe in Burma's Rakhine State is also moving forward. A Thai/Burmese border committee meeting from December 26 to [...] |
2002-12-20 06:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN TH IN BM |
| 02ROME2912 |
ITALIAN RAILWAY LIBERALIZATION AND SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY'S RAILWAY COMPANY, FERROVIE DELLO STATO (FS), WHOSE HOLDINGS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL RAILWAY SERVICE AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, IS ON AN ECONOMIC UPSWING DUE TO A FAVORABLE MARKET AND SMART MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. TO BOLSTER ITS BOTTOM LINE, FS IS FOCUSING ON INCREASING [...] |
2002-06-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN KCIP IT ITELTN |
| 02ROME3641 |
NE ITALY'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: [...] SUMMARY: THE NORTHEASTERN ITALIAN TRANSPORTATION CENTERS IN VENICE AND TRIESTE HAVE RELIED PRIMARILY ON INCREASED INTERMODALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE PORT OF TRIESTE, IN PARTICULAR, HAS STRONG LINKS TO THE ITALIAN RAILWAYS AND IS AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING INTERNATI [...] |
2002-07-24 05:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP EAIR ELTN EWWT IT |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2660 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002 [...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...] |
2002-09-20 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 03ABUDHABI1763 |
CT TRAINING STRATEGY FOR UAEG: STRATEGIC [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) As a "next steps" follow-up to the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue (see ref A), we have met with UAEG officials and identified UAE law enforcement training needs in counter-terrorism cooperation. Training needs in [...] |
2003-04-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EIAR ELTN ETCC PARM PBTS PGOV PREL PTER TC |
| 03ABUJA367 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 20 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria --Nigeria's Juice Ban Squeezes Out U.S. Exports --Trucks Roll Only at Night in Port Harcourt Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria ------------------------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR ELTN EPET EIND EINV NI |
| 03AMMAN1550 |
JORDAN'S TRANSPORT SECTOR DURING AND AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (c) The GOJ paints a gloomy picture of predicted heavy losses to the transport sector during hostilities in Iraq, totaling over $44 million monthly as a result of higher insurance charges and decreased business volumes. Following war, though, the consensus opinion is that the sector will en [...] |
2003-03-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS ETRD IZ JO |
| 03ANKARA5658 |
Foreign Trade Undersecretary on Booming Trade [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In a September 5 meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff, Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar predicted that Turkish exports to Iraq would continue to grow quickly, and said that an intense inspection regime aimed a [...] |
2003-09-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6048 |
Turkish Official on Rail Link with Iraq, Syria [...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish railway official told us that rail has moved relatively little cargo, including humanitarian aid, to Iraq in recent months, but that there are plans to begin moving some fuel by rail. Our interlocutor contended that steep Syrian transit fees were a serious obstacle t [...] |
2003-09-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ETRD TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6393 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...] |
2003-10-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6442 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...] |
2003-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03COLOMBO2191 |
Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM; [...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...] |
2003-12-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE |
| 03FRANKFURT7910 |
GM's Opel Chief Sees More Job Cuts Despite Company [...] (SBU) Opel (GM) Chairman Carl-Peter Forster is optimistic that the automaker can keep its market share growing but pessimistic about overall demand, profits, and the future of the German auto industry. Forster expects that Opel will be forced to announce another round of layoffs at its facili [...] |
2003-09-23 14:43:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ECON ETRD ELTN GM |
| 03HARARE130 |
NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE ON THE DECLINE [...] Summary: The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), a critical artery for this landlocked country, is one of the unnoticed victims of Zimbabwe's economic decline. Reliable sources at the NRZ, one of the many parastatals recording consistent losses over the past 18 years, confirm that capacity [...] |
2003-01-17 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE1339 |
ZIMBABWE CASH CRUNCH TIGHTENS [...] Summary: The shortage of local currency continues to worsen despite assurances by the Reserve Bank that more money is being printed. This, in addition to other widespread shortages in the country, has added to the burden of most Zimbabweans, who now need wads of low-denomination bills to pro [...] |
2003-07-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE161 |
Metalwork company may close [...] Summary: Another pillar of Zimbabwe's economic infrastructure may crumble. The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), a parastatal and the country's sole iron/steel manufacturing company, seems headed for closure unless Government comes up with a costly rescue package. End Summary. Form [...] |
2003-01-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
| 03HARARE855 |
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 2003 -- Low [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is the country's premier trade event and was once a regional and international showcase. Three years ago, the number of both local and international exhibitors started to decline due to economic and political problems. This year saw [...] |
2003-05-06 06:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELTN ZI |
| 03KATHMANDU363 |
INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION [...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON), UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD), MADE A [...] |
2003-02-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELTN NP IN XD |
| 03OTTAWA1140 |
CANADIAN AUTO STRATEGY [...] An alliance of the Canadian federal government, Ontario provincial government, automotive sector manufacturers and labor unions are working to define and implement a long-term strategy to keep the Canadian automotive sector competitive (Ref B). At least one element of the multi-prong strategy [...] |
2003-04-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ELAB ELTN CA |
| 03OTTAWA789 |
Border Facts and Economic Impact [...] The Canadian-U.S. border is a key life-line in the functioning of a large part of our economy. The economic relationship between Canada and the United States is unparalleled. It is the largest merchandise trade relationship in the world with over US$1.1 Billion in goods crossing the border e [...] |
2003-03-19 21:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN ASEC EINV PREL CA |
| 03ROME2193 |
ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ELIMINATING NATIONAL BARRIERS AND CUTTING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE TO ALLOW THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE EU IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ITALY'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY DURING THE UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY. THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TOLD US [...] |
2003-05-16 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EAIR EWWT IT EUN ITELTN |
| 03ROME2501 |
USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...] |
2003-06-06 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN |
| 03ROME5036 |
AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...] |
2003-11-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1912 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...] |
2003-08-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA546 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] |
2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
| 03ZAGREB1680 |
REFUGEE RETURN ISSUES AND OPIC ROAD FINANCE; THE [...] (C) ON JULY 21, THE AMBASSADOR PAID AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON RADOMIR CACIC, CROATIA'S MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING. THE AMBASSADOR TOLD CACIC HE WAS PLEASED WITH RECENT GOC INITIATIVES AIMED AT SPEEDING UP THE PACE OF REFUGEE RETURNS. HE ENCOURAGED CACIC AND HIS MINI [...] |
2003-07-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BEXP EFIN ELTN PGOV PBTS HR |
| 04ABUJA2043 |
DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA [...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...] |
2004-12-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI |
| 04ADANA171 |
TURKISH TRUCKER STRIKE AGAINST SOMO IN STALEMATE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 15:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ELAB ELTN IZ TU ADANA |
| 04AMMAN10012 |
TRUCKERS' DISRUPTION HAVING MINIMAL IMPACT ON [...] (SBU) Jordanian officials say the Aqaba port is running smoothly, despite a 18-day-old truckers' work disruption capturing local newspaper headlines. According to Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Commissioner of Revenue and Customs Shadi Majali, about 1,000 to 1,500 truckers are target [...] |
2004-12-20 06:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN EPET JO |
| 04AMMAN2409 |
CLOGGED AQABA PORT CONTRACTED TO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ has awarded a two-year contract for management of Aqaba,s congested container port to international port operator A.P. Moller over the objections of some members of parliament and the port workers, union. The award is good news for Jordanian industries dependent on for [...] |
2004-03-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT ELTN ETRD IZ JO |
| 04ANKARA2107 |
Iraq: Turkish Foreign Trade's Questions on [...] (U) This cable contains action requests for the Dept/CPA. See para 12. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Foreign Trade officials formally requested additional information on the implementation of the Iraq reconstruction levy on April 15, and suggested that it be collected at final destina [...] |
2004-04-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN PREL TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA4892 |
BOSPHORUS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND THRACE BYPASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Econ Counselor delivered ref a and b demarches to GOT MFA Energy Deputy Director Hakki Akil. Akil expressed strong disappointment at USG objections to "Voluntary Principles on straits oil tankers and bypass pipelines." He denied press reports that the GOT was supporting [...] |
2004-08-28 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA5051 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler. Ambassador stressed that the USG did not support a specific route or project, but called for timely, transparent decisions from the GOT on permits, specifically fo [...] |
2004-09-08 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK |
| 04ANKARA5967 |
TURKEY SUPPORTS MOLDOVAN OBSERVER STATUS IN SEECP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN ENRG MD PREL |
| 04DJIBOUTI1113 |
RAILROAD UNIONISTS PROTESTS LATE SALARY [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Djibouti-Ethiopian Railway (CDE) union staged two protests the week of August 15th-19th. Protests on Sunday, August 15th and Wednesday, August 18th were peaceful and did not result in any arrests. The most apparent cause of this week's protests is the late payment [...] |
2004-08-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EINV ECON ELTN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI380 |
BUSES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF FUEL COSTS [...] (U) On Saturday, March 13, the Buses' Union members went on strike, causing a total disruption of the bus transportation in the capital city of Djibouti. The overwheming majority of the inhabitants in the capital rely on bus transportation, primarily in the form of 11 or 21 passenger minivan [...] |
2004-03-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB ELTN ENRG EPET ASEC DJ |
| 04FRANKFURT6238 |
Troubled GM/Opel Signals Further Cutbacks as CEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GM recently shuffled top management at European subsidiary Opel (based in Ruesselsheim outside Frankfurt) amid continued weak consumer demand within the flagging German economy. Effective July 1, Opel CEO Carl- Peter Forster became President and Deputy Chairman of GM Europe, [...] |
2004-07-21 15:06:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ECON ETRD ELTN GM |
| 04FRANKFURT6240 |
Proposed Daimler-Chrysler Cost-Cutting Measures [...] (U) SUMMARY: Emulating an earlier approach by Siemens, German auto giant Daimler-Chrysler has demanded from IG Metall cuts in bonuses under the threat of moving 6,000 jobs from their main plant in Sindelfingen to either Bremen (where the Mercedes C-Class model costs 500 Euro less to produce) [...] |
2004-07-21 15:12:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ECON ETRD ELTN GM |
| 04HALIFAX223 |
BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE: BADLY NEEDED NEW ENGLAND-ATLANTIC [...] As debates about new border infrastructure continue, a coalition of local, state, provincial and federal officials in the U.S. and Canada have been quietly pushing for a new crossing to replace the inadequate two-lane bridge between Calais, ME and St. Stephen, NB. The eighth-busiest border cr [...] |
2004-09-29 20:11:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ETRD PREL CA US |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1582 |
HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS REPORT 2004 PROGRESS, LISTEN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) government leaders for the third straight year reported to the foreign business community on the city's annual progress in achieving economic and development goals. The leaders then listened as their audience articulated difficulties foreign businesses e [...] |
2004-12-22 11:11:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV EIND ELTN PINR VM |
| 04ISTANBUL789 |
TRUCKING INTO THE EU...VIA CYPRUS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Hundreds of Turkish truckers were stopped for days at several EU border crossings on May 1 when European customs officials insisted that they present insurance cards valid in Cyprus. Although the crisis was resolved by issuing replacement insurance cards, Turkish truckers and [...] |
2004-05-17 04:18:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ETRD GR PREL TU |
| 04ISTANBUL891 |
TURKEY RAISES NORTHERN CYPRUS AVIATION LINKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and his visiting delegation reviewed the bilateral transportation relationship with Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim in a full day of meetings in Istanbul on Monday, May 24. Yildirim took the opportunity to press for t [...] |
2004-06-08 09:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TU CY |
| 04KINSHASA1140 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2004 [...] SUMMARY. Prices and the exchange rate remain stable even through political difficulties. The mining sector has been extremely active. Mining company America Mineral Fields (Amfi) wins approval and signature of its USD 300 million contract and then changes its name to Adastra Minerals. The UK g [...] |
2004-06-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELTN EMIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1399 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - LATE JUNE THROUGH 23 JULY [...] Summary. Bank of Commerce and Development (BCD) liquidation and conflict in eastern DRC temporarily raise exchange rates. Prices remain relatively stable. The diamond sector continues to see increased activity with CEEC projecting exports of USD 1 billion by 2006 (up from current USD 700-800 [...] |
2004-07-29 06:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1490 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - JULY 25 THROUGH AUGUST 04 [...] Summary. Exchange rates are quite stable, but prices show signs of impending increase due to transportation problems between Kinshasa and the provinces, including the collapse of the Mai-Ndombe bridge. The GDRC reported significant macroeconomic progress for 2003, including 5 percent GDP gro [...] |
2004-08-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELTN EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1506 |
EMBASSY COMMENTS ON NO.1 CONTRACTING OPIC [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified, Privileged Business Information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa has reviewed the two applications for political risk insurance that No.1 Contracting Corporation of Ashley, PA has submitted to OPIC. Post opines that there are no curre [...] |
2004-08-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELTN CG OPIC |
| 04KINSHASA1547 |
CONGOLESE PASTORAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) From August 5-6, Emboffs traveled overland via the Matadi Road from Kinshasa to Lukala and Kimpese, Bas-Congo province. Recent rehabilitation of the Matadi Road has ameliorated economic hardships in [...] |
2004-08-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ELTN PGOV CG |
| 04KINSHASA1562 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 13 THROUGH AUG 20 [...] Food prices have decreased due to the reopening of the Mai-Ndombe bridge. Exchange rates remain stable, but the FC is trading at a slightly higher value on the Kinshasa parallel market than official rates. The DRC's National Assembly created a commission to investigate Gecamines' mining and [...] |
2004-08-19 12:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN ELTN EMIN EPET EWWT PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1631 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 20 THROUGH AUG 27 [...] (U) Summary. Both exchange rates and prices remain stable. Gravity Diamonds of Australia is planning a joint venture with BHP Billiton for diamond exploration in the Kasais. CHEMAF has resumed production at a Mine de l'Etoile concession abandoned by Gecamines. The DRC became a member of th [...] |
2004-08-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1700 |
DRC LAND TRANSPORTATION SURVEY [...] Summary. Infrastructural damage suffered over years of war and neglect have all but crippled the DRC's land transportation network. Roads and railways are critical to the country's recovery, but have received little attention from the GDRC. International financing for rehabilitation project [...] |
2004-09-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON EAID CG |
| 04KINSHASA1709 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 4 THROUGH SEPT 10 [...] Summary. Prices and exchange rates remain relatively stable, with exchange rates showing signs of an impending slight increase. Public transportation prices have doubled in Lubumbashi due to higher gas prices and taxes. Zimtrade will hold a trade fair in Lubumbashi. RVF (river transportati [...] |
2004-09-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EIND ELAB ELTN ENRG ETRD EWWT CG |
| 04KINSHASA1742 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 11 THROUGH SEPT 17 [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Prices decreased slightly, bringing monthly inflation to -1.1 percent. Exchange rates rose to rates above FC 400 to the USD. Diamond exports decreased from 2.79 million carats in July to 1.92 million carats in August. Ang [...] |
2004-09-17 09:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN EMIN CG |
| 04KINSHASA1802 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 18 THROUGH SEPT 24 [...] Summary. Prices are stable, with no inflation reported. Exchange rates continued to rise, with parallel markets trading at FC 400-420 per USD. The Australian firm, Anvil Mining, is seeking joint venture opportunities in the DRC. Banro Corporation plans to begin its gold exploration operati [...] |
2004-09-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ECPS EFIN ELAB ELTN EMIN EPET CG |
| 04KINSHASA2021 |
EMBASSY COMMENTS ON NO.1 CONTRACTING OPIC [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Privileged business information. 2. (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa has reviewed the application that No.1 Contracting and Franoza Trucking have submitted to OPIC for political risk investment insurance on a performance bond. Post believes that there are no current po [...] |
2004-11-01 15:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ELTN CG OPIC |
| 04KUWAIT4125 |
MAJOR PROJECTS WORTH BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS ARE [...] Name of Project: Bubiyan Port End-User: Public and private sectors jointly. Cost: $3.47 billion (over 30 years) Scope of Work: -Building 4 piers (platforms) by 2008 with a total one million containers/year capacity -Building 3 more piers by 2016 with a total 1.5 million containers/year cap [...] |
2004-12-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET ENRG BEXP KU |
| 04LAGOS1279 |
REVIVING THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Odu'a Investment and Lemna Incorporated, a U.S. firm, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a $361 million light rail system. Opponents have charged that the MOU violates the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Act 1955. Its proponents seek to amend the law [...] |
2004-06-23 10:04:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON NI |
| 04LILONGWE267 |
IOM'S VISIT TO MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT TIP AND THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking to open a permanent office in Malawi. According to visiting IOM representatives, international human trafficking from Malawi and Mozambique via the Nacala corridor is the IOM's "most pressing (trafficking in persons) c [...] |
2004-03-30 09:37:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF ELTN KCRM MI |
| 04LILONGWE514 |
HOPE FOR NACALA WITH NEW GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) Ministry of Transport Principal Secretary Francis Chinsinga told emboff on June 9 that former Minister of Finance Friday Jumbe was the reason the Nacala Corridor Direct Agreement with Malawi had not been signed (reftel). Chinsinga said the relevant ministries (Transport, Justice, and Finan [...] |
2004-06-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EINV PGOV PREL MI |
| 04LJUBLJANA511 |
SLOVENIA: SECRETARY MINETA'S BILATERAL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 25 May, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and his visiting delegation called on his Slovenian counterpart, Marko Pavliha, to discuss the bilateral transportation agenda prior to the start of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) meeting held i [...] |
2004-06-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAIR ELTN ECON PREL PINR SI |
| 04MADRID1061 |
SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE RE ROAD SAFETY [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the MFA, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Works, and the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. 2. In follow-up conversations with Ana Paredes, Subdirector General of Services for Technical Bodies and Rosario Bernal Garcia, Head of Ser [...] |
2004-03-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN AORC SP UN WHO |
| 04MADRID1210 |
SUSANA ESTEVEZ TO HEAD SPANISH DELEGATION TO UN [...] Spain's MFA informed us that Spain will be represented to the April 14 UN Special Session in observance of World Health Day by Spain's Ambassador to the United Nations as well as by Susana Estevez, Head of International Relations, Ministry of Interior. 2. In a separate communication, the [...] |
2004-04-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN AORC SP UN WHO |
| 04MADRID4113 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD P. COMPTON, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard P. Compton, Director, Office of Research and Technology, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain from November 9-14, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to represent the United [...] |
2004-10-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN OTRA SP |
| 04MONTREAL1484 |
US-VISIT STAKEHOLDERS/MEDIA BRIEFING IN MONTREAL [...] Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) US-VISIT Deputy Director Robert Mocny provided two US-VISIT briefings on November 5 to stakeholders (shippers, customs brokers, Canadian immigration officers) and media, respectively. All attendees were provided a handout: "Fact Sheet: U.S. Land [...] |
2004-11-18 18:04:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ELTN ECON PBTS CA |
| 04OTTAWA2893 |
NEW CANADIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER INTERESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre on October 26 and learned his views on upgrading the bilateral aviation agreement and accelerating infrastructure improvements at land border crossings. The Minister indicated he will push for both, and that port security [...] |
2004-10-28 19:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECIN EWWT ELTN ASEC PREL CA |
| 04ROME1781 |
World Food Program Discussions with Libya on [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-07 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID ELTN XA CD SU WFP |
| 04ROME2371 |
Further World Food Program Discussions with [...] (SBU) WFP received a letter dated June 14 from Mohamed Fakheri El-Kreikshi, Director-General of the Economic Department, regarding the agreement of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya with WFP's request for a waiver for all taxes and fees applicable to WFP cargo in transit. Libya's letter seeks confirm [...] |
2004-06-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID ELTN XA CD SU WFP |
| 04ROME2746 |
World Food Program Update on Opening New [...] (SBU) As requested ref A, Mission spoke 07/12 with WFP and conveyed information. WFP has not been considering the shipment of commodities from Libya (Al Kufrah) by road directly into northern Sudan down to Darfur because of serious security constraints, which would require substantive Sudanese [...] |
2004-07-14 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID ELTN LY CD SU WFP |
| 04ROME2872 |
World Food Program/Libya Memorandum of [...] (SBU) US Mission has received copy of the World Food Program/Libya Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to the transit of humanitarian assistance through Libya into Chad, Sudan and other African countries, signed in Tripoli on July 15, 2004. The MOU permits all forms of humanitarian assis [...] |
2004-07-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID ELTN LY CD SU WFP |
| 05ABUJA1514 |
NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION SEEKS TO PRIVATIZE [...] (SBU) Begin summary. Economic officers met on July 5 with A.A. Abubakar, managing director of the state-owned Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). Abubakar asserted that the state of Nigeria's railways was rather good, and improving. He sketched out the NRC's plan, to be introduced later in 2 [...] |
2005-08-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN NI |
| 05ABUJA1745 |
MAIDUGURI CUT OFF FROM NIGERIA RAILROAD 5 YEARS ON [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Abuja officers visited the Maiduguri train station of the state-owned Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on August 19. Theis depot is the terminus of Nigeria's northeastern rail line, but heavy flooding in 2000 washed away tracks and bridges, leaving Maiduguri cut off fro [...] |
2005-09-19 16:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON NI |
| 05ADANA205 |
HABUR GATE CLOGGED BY CONSTRUCTION IN NEAR-TERM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 13:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN MOPS MARR IZ SY TU ADANA |
| 05ADANA220 |
OIL EXPLORATION, IRAQI BORDER TRADE CAUGHT IN TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: AMCON Adana conoff's met with Chevron and Iraqi border province regional business officials on 11/9, taking the temperature on regional attitudes about cross-border trade and energy exploration potential. Conoff's encountered frustration from multiple contacts, but a desire t [...] |
2005-11-28 10:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ELTN ECON TU ADANA |
| 05ADANA38 |
SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-24 13:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA |
| 05ADANA63 |
PRIVATE IRAQ TRADE MEETING SHOWS DIVERGING BUSINESS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A regional Turkish-American Business Association discussion of Iraq trade on March 18 in Iskenderun yielded some proposals from the Turkish business sector to expand their role in Iraq trade and profiled government involvement in the Iraq issue which seemed out of tune to busi [...] |
2005-03-28 09:05:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ELTN IZ TU ADANA |
| 05ALMATY3902 |
KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (U) Summary/Background. Ambassador Ordway called on Kazakhstani Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Mamin on October 21 in Astana. The Ambassador and the Minister discussed the GOK's attempts to attract international air traffic to Astana, development of rail and road infrastructu [...] |
2005-10-28 07:04:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05AMMAN255 |
JORDAN TO EXPEDITE FOOD TRUCKS TO AND FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian Customs officials confirmed January 4 that they have begun expediting outbound food trucks destined for Iraq under the Public Distribution System (PDS). Customs Director General Mahmoud Quteishat said that GOJ customs is prepared to implement a seven-day, 24-hour c [...] |
2005-01-11 11:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELTN ETRD PREL ECON IZ JO |
| 05ANKARA1283 |
TURKEY'S RENEWED INTEREST IN SECOND BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have renewed their calls for a second border crossing to Iraq. They have asked the USG to help persuade Iraqi officials to agree on a second border gate and inquired about the U.S. offer of 2004 to fund a TDA feasibility study of the border options. Post reco [...] |
2005-03-10 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA1338 |
BACK IN BUSINESS: FUEL DELIVERIES FROM TURKEY TO [...] (C) Summary: Following Embassy's strong objections, Turkish officials appear to have rescinded the March 1 decision to stop the loading of SOMO and MNF-I fuel trucks. Turkey allowed trucks hauling JP-8 to load beginning March 5, and we confirmed March 10 that all MNF-I and SOMO fuel trucks a [...] |
2005-03-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA1484 |
IRAQ: TURKS TRYING TO CHANGE A LOSING GAME [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's leadership and policy establishment appears to be grasping for a new and more constructive policy direction on Iraq, in part (we believe) based on the desire to limit the weight Iraq puts on the U.S.-Turkish relationship, in part also due to the Turks' post-election evalu [...] |
2005-02-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV ELTN ETRD TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA1831 |
TURKEY DEFERS ON TDA STUDY OF SECOND TURKEY-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The GOT considers additional border crossings with Iraq a high priority, but contrary to recent indications, it continues to insist that the second border must be constructed according to the Turkish proposal -- with the crossing near the Syrian border and new roads running sout [...] |
2005-03-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA1981 |
SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD JONES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Turkey's leadership is trying to take a more positive attitude toward both the United States and Iraq. This has resulted both from policymakers' understanding that they need to stand up more for the relationship and from the realization that Turkey has more to gain by supporting Iraq's de [...] |
2005-04-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS ELTN ETRD TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA3842 |
SOMO DRAWS DOWN ARREARS TO TURKISH COMPANIES, [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, SOMO, has made progress in drawing down arrears to Turkish oil products suppliers and has signed new contracts for 4.9 million tons of oil products to be delivered during the second half of this year. The Turks and Iraqis are also activ [...] |
2005-07-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3162 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES, JULY 28, 2005 [...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------- ELECTRICITY AND OIL ------------------- 2. (C) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the last 7-day average peak gene [...] |
2005-07-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3500 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------ ELECTRICITY UPDATE ------------------ 2. (C/NF) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the average peak generation for [...] |
2005-08-28 19:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ KCRS |
| 05BANGKOK3890 |
THAILAND: DRIVING FORWARD ON TRAFFIC SAFETY [...] Summary: The upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) meeting in Bangkok this June affords an opportunity to engage Royal Thai Government (RTG) contacts and consider USG follow- up work on traffic safety in Thailand, including the status of two US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) projects [...] |
2005-06-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ELTN ECON ETRD PREL SOCI TH |
| 05BANGKOK6817 |
THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...] |
2005-10-31 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH |
| 05BANGKOK7040 |
THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...] |
2005-11-10 09:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH |
| 05BOGOTA7911 |
Federal Highway Administration Meets with Roads and [...] Summary. Officials from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of International Programs visited Bogota, Colombia on August 3rd and 4th. They met with officials from the Colombian Department of Transportation as well as experts in the field of highway safety. The trip allowed a [...] |
2005-08-22 19:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN CO |
| 05BRASILIA1936 |
BRAZIL - INFO FOR SECRETARY MINETA ON UPCOMING WHTI [...] Per reftel request, we are sending the following information regarding the upcoming Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) ministerial-level conference that will be held in Guaruja, Brazil, August 25- 26. (Contrary to the information in the cable, the conference will not be held [...] |
2005-07-20 11:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT |
| 05CHIANGMAI171 |
CHIANG MAI ENERGY CONSERVATION STILL IN FIRST GEAR [...] Summary: Residents of Chiang Mai Province spend heavily on energy, much of it on transportation. Despite efforts to encourage public sector energy conservation, promote bio-fuels and re-introduce public bus service, the local government seems unable to do much to reduce this economic burden. En [...] |
2005-07-15 08:19:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON TRGY ELTN EPET PGOV TH |
| 05DAMASCUS5972 |
TRANSPORT OF IRAQ-BOUND U.S. WHEAT REMAINS A [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, Post has witnessed an incremental increase in the amount of Iraq- bound, U.S. wheat accumulating at the port of Tartous awaiting transport from Syria into Iraq. On the surface, the reason for the delay in wheat transport is a lack of available truc [...] |
2005-11-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELTN ECIN |
| 05DAMASCUS6327 |
FATAL EXPLOSION IN LATTAKIA PORT [...] (SBU) Local and international press reported widely yesterday a huge explosion in the Lattakia port that resulted in eighteen injuries, one death and the destruction of up to four grain silos as well as the system of conveyor belts that connects them. Dr. Mohammad Fadel, manager of a major gra [...] |
2005-12-05 16:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ELTN ECIN SY |
| 05DJIBOUTI1068 |
THIRD DAY OF BUS STRIKE ENDS IN VIOLENCE [...] (C) Djibouti is experiencing its fourth day of its longest general strike in the public transportation sector. Bus, mini-bus, and taxi drivers' unions began striking on Saturday, October 22nd, protesting the higher cost of fuel and insurance. The strike has paralyzed the country, whose populat [...] |
2005-10-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI1202 |
BUS UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT REACH [...] Summary: On October 22, 2005, bus and taxi unions called for a general strike following a rise in fuel costs. The strike paralyzed the country and greatly affected public transportation users during the Ramadan. The government initially responded with tough measures, which caused students [...] |
2005-12-06 12:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI559 |
INDUSTRIAL PARK TO BE BUILT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: New American investment has come to Djibouti. Ali Toubeh, assistant to Saad Ahmed Cheikh - late owner of COMAD and a prominent figure in Djiboutian business - is carrying on Cheikh's last business venture. North Holding Investment Share Company was created as a subsidiary of the V [...] |
2005-06-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EINV EIND ETRD ECIN ELTN ECON DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI699 |
THROUGH-BILL-OF-LADING A CONCERN FOR DJIBOUTIAN [...] (U) Summary: The number of freight forwarding businesses in Djibouti has greatly increased since Ethiopia's shift from the Port of Assab in Eritrea. The existing companies complain that many of the new freight forwarding companies are causing unfair competition by skirting many of the expensive [...] |
2005-07-21 06:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EWWT ELTN DJ |
| 05FRANKFURT315 |
The Other Frankfurt Airport -- Frankfurt-Hahn [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, a former US airbase, is now one of Germany's fastest growing regional airports and its fourth-largest air-cargo center. A hub for leading low-cost carrier RyanAir, Hahn managers see limited future potential in the low-cost segment and are focused on grow [...] |
2005-01-13 12:49:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ELTN GM |
| 05GEORGETOWN1281 |
JAGDEO: U.S. LOSING PR BATTLE IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge and PolOff met with President Jagdeo on December 5 for an informal, amiable discussion of ongoing bilateral issues. Jagdeo also shared his candid view on a topic that clearly interests him -- the U.S. public relations problem in Latin America. During the conversation, Jagd [...] |
2005-12-07 17:02:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR ELTN SCUL KPAO XM GY |
| 05HALIFAX158 |
BALANCING TRADE, TOURISM, AND SECURITY ON THE MAINE BORDER [...] Summary: At the Maine-Canada border, disparities between U.S. and Canadian border security initiatives and processes are particularly evident in the areas of customs and immigration unification, technological surveillance capabilities, and border screening priorities. Border officials also [...] |
2005-07-18 19:11:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PBTS ELTN PREL CA |
| 05HALIFAX176 |
AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISITS TO ATLANTIC CANADA STRESS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wilkins made two successful trips in rapid succession to Atlantic Canada as part of his orientation to the country. His visits to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia focused on priority issues of security, border infrastructure and trade. END SUMMARY. New Brunswick ------ [...] |
2005-08-16 14:58:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ELTN ASEC CA US |
| 05HARARE1126 |
CALTEX HEAD ON FUEL SHORTAGES; GOZ POLICIES [...] (C) In an August 4 meeting with the CDA, Caltex Zimbabwe Chairman Simba Kambarami told the CDA that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had asked the major oil companies present in Zimbabwe to provide lines of credit for fuel imports to help with fuel shortages. He said the RBZ was also advoca [...] |
2005-08-11 08:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ELTN ZI |
| 05KABUL5273 |
PRT/QALAT: CHALLENGES IN SOUTHEASTERN ZABUL PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Zabul Governor Arman has a strategic goal of a goo 2. (SBU) PRT PolOff discussed the goal with the Governor, as well as Goal Of Connecting Pakistan and the Ring Road in Zabul 3. (SBU) Governor Armans vision is to have a good road connect Qalat Shinkay District 4. [...] |
2005-12-29 06:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID ELTN AF |
| 05KABUL5292 |
CORRECTED COPY PRT/QALAT: CHALLENGES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Zabul Governor Arman has a strategic goal of a good road connecting the Ring Road in Qalat to the Pakistani border in southeastern Zabul Province. The road improvement is underway (with US funding), but the districts are not secure yet nor under the effective control of the ce [...] |
2005-12-31 06:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID ELTN AF |
| 05KATHMANDU2733 |
USTDA IDENTIFIES PROFITABLE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings during her recent mission to Nepal, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor Judy Chang found that U.S. companies may have a competitive advantage in transportation projects in Nepal dealing with cargo rail development, the upgrading of airports, and inte [...] |
2005-12-07 07:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD ELTN EAIR PGOV NP |
| 05KINGSTON1814 |
RE: WHA CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFO ON TRANSPORT [...] (U) Per reftel A, on July 20 Econoff contacted the office of Minister of Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill. His office confirmed that the Minister would be attending the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25-26, 2005. His s [...] |
2005-07-26 16:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA |
| 05KUWAIT1731 |
CUSTOMS GIVES MIXED MESSAGE ON ANTI-TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 17, 2005 meeting with the Kuwait Customs Director General Ibraheem Al-Ghanim, visiting Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser learned of the new steps that Kuwait Customs is taking to combat terrorist financing. Although several new resources are being added to the Customs rep [...] |
2005-04-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN ELTN KU |
| 05KUWAIT3037 |
CFLCC/MOI SIGN BORDER MOU [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 4, CFLCC and GOK Ministry of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines the terms of use for the Coalition Crossing point on the Kuwait/Iraq border. This agreement entrusts the U.S. military with significant responsibility for control of one of the [...] |
2005-07-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN KTIA MARR MOPS PBTS PGOV KU IZ |
| 05KUWAIT564 |
OPIUM SMUGGLER SEIZED FROM IRANIAN FERRY: AN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 2, 2005 visit to observe the International Shipping and Port Facility Security posture at the ferry vessel passenger terminal, Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City, Econoff and visiting US Coast Guard LCDR Brenden Kettner were unexpected witnesses to a drug seizure [...] |
2005-02-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN EWWT KU SNAR |
| 05LAGOS1518 |
CHINESE AND SOUTH KOREAN FIRMS BIDDING FOR RAIL [...] (C) Summary. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Managing Director Abubakar told us competing Chinese and South Korean firms were interested in constructing new rail lines and upgrading existing lines. Sometime in October, the NRC would chose the group with which it will partner. By the end o [...] |
2005-09-29 12:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON PGOV PREL NI CH KS XB |
| 05LIMA3578 |
TRANSPORT MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND WHTI MEETING [...] (U) Per reftel B, we have ascertained that Minister of Transportation and Communications Jose Ortiz will not/not attend the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) in Brazil, August 25-26. Vice Minister of Transportation Nestor Palacios will act as the GOP's lead delegate. 2. [...] |
2005-08-18 15:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR AORC ELTN EWWT PE |
| 05MADRID114 |
MADRID PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE [...] SUMMARY. During 2004 there was a general increase in the cost of living in Madrid and the CPI rose 2.9%. The transportation and food sectors experienced the highest cost increases, whereas domestic utilities, property taxes and leisure activity prices remained relatively stable. Many of th [...] |
2005-01-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AMGT ALOW SP ELTN EFIN |
| 05MADRID953 |
SPAIN: RAILROAD PRIVATIZATION AND HIGH SPEED [...] SUMMARY The European Commission mandated the privatization of Europe's railroad transportation network by the year 2013, impelling Spain to take its first steps in this direction. The Spanish cargo market is currently open for competition, however government restrictions make it likely that onl [...] |
2005-03-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON SP |
| 05MANAGUA2090 |
NICARAGUAN AND WHTI MEETING [...] On July 15, Post contacted the Nicaraguan Ministry of Transportation, which could not confirm receipt of an invitation to the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) Meeting or the attendance of Minister Pedro Solorzano at this time. 2. The one pending bilateral transportation [...] |
2005-07-20 18:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELTN EWWT NA |
| 05NAIROBI1668 |
THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...] |
2005-04-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE |
| 05NEWDELHI8008 |
MEA ESTIMATES ZARANJ-DELARAM ROAD COMPLETION BY [...] (SBU) Further to Ref A demarche, PolCouns and Poloff met on October 14 with MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha, who reiterated that, because of delays in procuring supplies and fuel for the Zaranj-Delaram road project from Iran, the completion date has slipped from [...] |
2005-10-14 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELTN EAID IN AF |
| 05NEWDELHI9771 |
MEA LOOKS AHEAD TO PAKISTAN TALKS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Speaking on December 27, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that the GOP is dragging its feet in implementing agreed-upon confidence-building measures and presenting its own ideas in a "half-baked" manner, but was confident that relations would mud [...] |
2005-12-28 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EAID EPET ELTN MOPS KDEM KNNP IN PK AF IR INDO PAK |
| 05OTTAWA1364 |
Security and Prosperity Partnership in Canada - A [...] (SBU) Summary - From a distance Mission Canada is heartened by the effect and attention given to the SPP in Washington, throughout our government. We are hearing from Canadians most affected that this is precisely what is needed. Because of the political situation now in Canada, we can affor [...] |
2005-05-05 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EIND ELTN ECON PGOV PREL CA MX |
| 05OTTAWA1780 |
SPP: Enhancing Canadian Law Enforcement Presence on [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of Canada's Customs Officers' Union (CEUDA) has made the case before a Parliamentary committee that Canada needs an enhanced armed presence along the border between official ports of entry (POEs), and more generally that Customs officers need to have better acces [...] |
2005-06-13 14:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ASEC CA PTBS |
| 05OTTAWA1910 |
Canadian Border Patrol idea gains support from Senate [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Security and Defence Committee of the Senate of Canada suggests that a Canadian Border Patrol might be necessary. The committee also supports arming all Customs Officers at ports of entry. The backing of this Senate committee provides a high visibility boost to [...] |
2005-06-23 18:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ASEC PBTS CA |
| 05OTTAWA2082 |
Possible shift in GoC position on Canadian Border [...] (U) Summary: According to reports from the Customs Officers' union, CEUDA, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Anne McLellan and her senior staff are warming to the idea of enhancing Customs Officers' law enforcement role and presence at and between ports of entry. If accu [...] |
2005-07-08 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ASEC PBTS CA |
| 05OTTAWA3362 |
DETROIT TUNNEL OPERATOR COMPLAINS HAS BEEN SHUT OUT OF [...] (SBU) The President of the Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation (DCTC), Gordon Jarvis (a Canadian citizen), contends that despite many good faith attempts to negotiate an extension of their current lease arrangement for the tunnel with the City of Detroit, it appears that they are being shut [...] |
2005-11-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECIN EINV PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA3445 |
SPP LEADS TO REVIVAL OF MORIBUND BORDER [...] (U) Officials of Transport Canada (TC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) met November 15-16, 2005, in Ottawa to revitalize the Emergency Preparedness Committee on Civil Transportation (EPCCT), a group which held its last meeting in September 2002. This initial meeting after a long hi [...] |
2005-11-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EWWT EAIR ASEC CA |
| 05OTTAWA714 |
ALASKA GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI AND YUKON PREMIER FENTIE [...] (SBU) Alaska State Governor Frank Murkowski and Yukon Territory Premier Dennis Fentie held two days of meetings in Ottawa in late February to promote a proposed rail line to link Alaska and Canada. Murkowski and Fentie jointly tried to sell the project to Government of Canada (GOC) officials, [...] |
2005-03-07 21:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECIN CA |
| 05OTTAWA940 |
Canadian Customs Officers argue to create Border [...] Summary. According to the President of Canada's Customs and Excise Union, Canada needs an armed "Border Patrol" to make the border between official ports of entry (POEs) less porous. The President of the Union appeared on March 22 before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Just [...] |
2005-03-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN ASEC CA PTBS CBSA CEUDA RCMP IBET |
| 05PARIS1861 |
PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF HIGHWAY COMPANY SANEF [...] SUMMARY. The state-owned toll highway company SANEF, the third-largest in France, is going public, selling 950 billion euros in new shares on March 23. The GOF will keep a majority stake in the company as it did in number-one and two highway companies ASF and SAPRR. END SUMMARY. 2. Prio [...] |
2005-03-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELTN EWWT FR |
| 05PRETORIA4012 |
ERWIN EMPHASIZES SOE ROLE IN ACHIEVING 6% GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 28th American Chamber of Commerce luncheon address, Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises Alec Erwin focused on the state-owned enterprises' (SOE) role in boosting the GDP growth rate to 6% and the SAG's rationale for not privatizing large SOE [...] |
2005-09-30 14:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EAIR ELTN EFIN ETRD SF |
| 05RABAT1061 |
MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] A flurry of construction near key Morocco-Algeria border points is leading to speculation that the border will be opened as early as the end of May. Algerian Minister of Agriculture Said Barkat paid an official visit to Morocco last month, visiting Morocco's locust control center in Agadir a [...] |
2005-05-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PBTS EPET ENRG ELTN MO MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS |
| 05RABAT1136 |
MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Sixty-six state-owned companies were fully or partially privatized by the GOM since 1993, earning nearly $9 billion for the state, according to Abdelaziz Talbi, Director of Public Enterprises at the Ministry of Finance. Morocco ranked first in privatization receipts among Arab countries and [...] |
2005-06-01 16:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ELAB ELTN KMPI MO |
| 05ROME3600 |
SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY MINETA'S [...] (C) Summary. Italy has been a key U.S. ally and steadfast partner. Italy is the third largest contributor of troops to coalition forces in Iraq, the largest contributor to NATO Balkans operations, and commands international security assistance forces (ISAF) and a Provincial Reconstruction T [...] |
2005-10-27 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN EWWT IT OTRA OVIP AVIATION |
| 05ROME3978 |
ITALY TRANSPORT MINISTER LAMENTS POOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory courtesy call with the Ambassador, Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Pietro Lunardi criticized the poor state of Italy's infrastructure, and said the situation was holding back Italy's tourism industry. Lunardi was pleased with Transportation S [...] |
2005-12-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EWWT EAIR OTRA IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
| 05SANJOSE1671 |
COSTA RICAN REPRESENTATION AT WHTI MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-21 22:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CS |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3678 |
DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON INFO FOR MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-19 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA |
| 05TAIPEI3779 |
TAIWAN,S HIGH-SPEED RAIL DELAYED ONE YEAR [...] (C) Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) announced September 8 that the inauguration of the high-speed rail will be delayed exactly one year to October 31, 2006. Reports indicated that delays in construction of the signal and communications components of the core electrical machinery ( [...] |
2005-09-13 01:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
| 05TAIPEI4125 |
TAIWAN GOVERNMENT BAILS OUT HIGH-SPEED RAIL AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan has leaned on government entities to bail out the financially strapped Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC). The China Aviation Development Foundation (CADF), the major shareholder of China Airlines, and the CTCI Foundation, both Taiwan government entities, will [...] |
2005-10-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
| 05TAIPEI490 |
HIGH SPEED RAIL - EXPOSING PITFALLS OF BOT FINANCE [...] (SBU) Despite cost overruns and technical problems, Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) insists that Taiwan's first high-speed railway, which will run the length of Taiwan's west coast, will open on schedule in October 2005. However, financial problems continue to plague THSRC forcing i [...] |
2005-02-04 01:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA708 |
Central America: Progress on a Customs Union; A [...] Summary: The Central American customs union is on its way, slowly but surely. On Wednesday March 9 of this year, Honduras and Guatemala consolidated the process of customs unification by signing a bilateral agreement at El Florido, a border crossing between the two countries in the Department [...] |
2005-04-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR HO |
| 05TELAVIV5797 |
GAZA CROSSINGS: GOI TIGHTENS INSPECTIONS OF GOODS [...] (U) This cable was cleared with ConGen Jerusalem 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to last week's unrestricted flow of people and goods through the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border, the GOI recently implemented additional measures regulating the flow of goods through the Karni crossin [...] |
2005-09-23 15:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV6797 |
GOI-PA CONTACTS ON CONVOYS FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Major General Yossef Mishlev, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) advised that the GOI has a plan for re-establishing bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The "pilot plan" proposes a single [...] |
2005-12-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05TORONTO2704 |
ONTARIO COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Pupatello emphasized the importance the Ontario Government places on relations with the United States during an October 13 courtesy call the Consul General paid on her. Pupatello digressed from issues associated with her portfolio [...] |
2005-10-17 10:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ENRG PGOV SENV CA US |
| 05TORONTO2778 |
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE OWNERS UNVEIL BIG PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20 the Detroit Free Press reported that the Ambassador Bridge owners have proposed giving the City of Detroit $30 million to &extend the lease8 on the Detroit Windsor Tunnel and buy some land at the foot of the bridge. Ambassador Bridge owners say they plan to construct [...] |
2005-10-21 10:13:00 | Consulate Toronto | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN PBTS PREL CA |
| 05TORONTO3042 |
PROPOSED DETROIT WINDSOR TUNNEL TAKEOVER EXCITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serious opposition on both sides of the border has been sparked by the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) late October proposal to give Detroit $30 million in exchange for control of the U.S. side of the Detroit Windsor Tunnel and purchase of 10 acres of land to construc [...] |
2005-11-23 15:10:00 | Consulate Toronto | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ELTN PGOV CA |
| 05VILNIUS655 |
(C) LITHUANIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS BOUNCE BACK, BUT [...] (C) Lithuania's complicated relations with Russia -- after five months of emotional tensions -- are improving again. The May visit of Russian FM Lavrov -- featuring his second meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis in a month -- produced a lengthy declaration promising enhanced coop [...] |
2005-06-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ELTN RS LH |
| 05WARSAW4065 |
POLAND: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW [...] (U) Ambassador called on new Minister of Transport and Construction, Jerzy Polaczek, on December 9 to discuss the new government's plans for speeding up infrastructure development. Minister Polaczek commenting that his first priority was to ensure that he spent the government's resources wi [...] |
2005-12-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR ECPS ELTN PREL PL |
| 05ZAGREB1963 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED - MARITIME SECURITY AND [...] POLOFF and EXBS Advisor delivered reftel points to Capt Tomislav Miletic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Sea and Transport. Miletic welcomed the briefing on U.S. initiatives and looked forward to continuing dialogue on the whole range of maritime security issues. Miletic al [...] |
2005-12-19 12:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PREL ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN KCIP PTER |
| 06ABUDHABI2347 |
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 3, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino met with Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Governmental Sector Development, to discuss transportation and development issues. Al-Mansouri discussed the expansion of the UAE's civil aviation sector. He al [...] |
2006-06-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EWWT EAIR ECON ETRD PREL AE |
| 06ABUJA1083 |
A BUMPY RIDE: ON THE ROAD FROM ABUJA TO LAGOS [...] Summary. Embassy officers drove on February 1 from Abuja to Lagos on a combination of good, bad, and dangerous roads. They averaged barely 45 m.p.h. despite two-lane highways' comprising nearly 35% of the distance traveled, and encountered or observed at least 42 checkpoints and roadblocks -- [...] |
2006-05-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON NI |
| 06ABUJA1959 |
THE ROAD TO CALABAR [...] Summary. Emboffs recently took an overland trip from Abuja to Enugu, and then onward to Calabar, traveling on 2 of Nigeria's 3 "national roads." Poor road and vehicle conditions, appalling standards of driver conduct, and a lack of signage all provided challenges throughout the journey. Thi [...] |
2006-07-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN PHUM KCOR ASEC NI |
| 06ABUJA2434 |
NIGERIA'S ROAD NETWORK IS CRUMBLING AND DANGEROUS [...] Summary. Road travel in Nigeria is challenging for private citizens and commercial drivers. In 2004, at least 34,000 persons were killed on Nigeria's roads. The cost of failing to improve road safety is about 2% to 3% of GDP annually. Many drivers are not licensed and many vehicles are poor [...] |
2006-09-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON NI |
| 06ABUJA3071 |
NIGERIA PLAGUED BY FAILING ROAD NETWORK [...] Summary. Nigeria's road-transportation network has deteriorated badly following decades of neglect, almost no maintenance, and severely deficient funding. Nigeria has recognized for decades the need to improve its roads but so far has failed to do so. A Central Bank survey found that most r [...] |
2006-11-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN NI |
| 06ABUJA3076 |
NIGERIA BEGINS TO ADDRESS NEED FOR BETTER ROADS [...] (SBU) Summary. In late September 2006, the World Bank's Nigeria country director pronounced more than 50% of Nigeria's federal roads in poor condition. He said sending a 20-ton truck from Maiduguri to Lagos cost more than shipping the same cargo by sea from Lagos to Europe. This high cost of [...] |
2006-11-29 16:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN NI |
| 06ALGIERS570 |
BECHTEL POISED TO PREVAIL IN BID PROCESS FOR [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. BIDS UNSEALED IN FULLY TRANSPARENT PROCESS ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In full view of the Algerian media, public and diplomats representing the home countries of firms bidding to build [...] |
2006-03-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP ELTN ETRD AG |
| 06AMMAN629 |
JORDAN LEADERS START THEIR ENGINES IN WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's address to leading U.S. garment industry CEOs February 3 in Washington marks a turning point in Jordan's rapid entry into this sector in the global market. With apparel exports topping $1 billion in 2005, Jordan has arrived on the world garments scene and will w [...] |
2006-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BTIO KTIA ELAB KTEX ECON ELTN PGOV JO |
| 06BAGHDAD2065 |
MODERATE ISLAMIST CABINET CONTENDER URGES USG TO [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Emboffs, moderate Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) said that the present Sadrist Minister of Transportation, Karim Mahdi Salih, may be forced to resign and that he is a possible candidate to replace him. Dabbagh claimed to be undecided as [...] |
2006-06-19 09:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR PNAT ECON EAIR ELTN ETRD KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2141 |
INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 20 introductory meeting with Deputy EconCouns, IRMO Senior Consultant for Transportation and the Gulf Regional Division (GRD) Commander, the new Minister of Housing and Construction (MOCH) Bayan Dazai expressed her gratitude for U.S. assistance in the reconstruction o [...] |
2006-06-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ELTN EPET IZ |
| 06BAKU720 |
ITOCHU EXPRESSES INTEREST IN BAKU-TBLISI-KARS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese multinational Itochu is seriously interested in the proposed Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail link. Both Itochu and SOCAR feel the rail link will be necessary to deal with large Caspian oil volumes coming in the future. BP and British Embassy representatives disagree and do not s [...] |
2006-05-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ELTN AJ GG TR AM JA |
| 06BANGKOK2617 |
THAILAND: NEW PRICING POLICY REINTRODUCES DIESEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 26, after weeks of popular outcry over high fuel prices, Thailand's Ministry of Energy announced several fuel pricing measures that had the effect of reducing the pump price of diesel. Rather than introducing a direct subsidy, the government reduced contributions from [...] |
2006-05-04 04:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET TH |
| 06BANJUL121 |
THE GAMBIA: RAPPROCHEMENT WITH SENEGAL CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Judging from reported official Senegalese/Gambian contacts of late, the two countries' rapprochement process following their August/October 2005 crisis over transport and border issues continues to advance (ref a provides background on the crisis). Building on Gambian President Jammeh's [...] |
2006-02-27 17:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT GA SG |
| 06BANJUL24 |
THE GAMBIA: READOUT ON CONSULTATIONS WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Taal provided upbeat readout on the December 28-29 session of the Senegalese/Gambian Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), explaining the decision to place the Gambia River bridge project under the auspices of the "Gambia River Basin Development Organizati [...] |
2006-01-11 17:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT SG GA |
| 06BERLIN1884 |
RUSSIA G-8 PRESIDENCY HOSTS MEETING ON ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary. German, UK, U.S., and Canadian representatives used a counterterrorism meeting co-organized in Berlin by the Russian MFA and the East West Institute (EWI) to encourage a more structured Russian effort in official G-8 Roma-Lyon channels. The plan that emerged from the June 30 m [...] |
2006-07-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EIND ELTN ETTC GM |
| 06BRASILIA361 |
BRAZIL RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) During their visit to Brazil in July of 2005, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) representatives expressed interest in deepening ties between Brazilian and American transport authorities. The message was reinforced by Department of Transportation (DOT) Undersecretary for Policy Jeffrey N [...] |
2006-02-21 11:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EWWT ECON BR |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1540 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. COAST GUARD'S FLAG [...] Per reftel instructions, notification of performance prior to publication of the 2005 Port State Control Report was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1141, St. Vincent #1142) on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will r [...] |
2006-09-01 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER VC AC |
| 06BRUSSELS3403 |
BELGIAN STEWPOT: October 5, 2006 [...] (U) Progress on rebalancing Belgium?s 2006 budget and proposing an FY 2007 budget has been slowed by the municipal elections to be held October 8. The government claimed remarkably quick progress in filling the holes created by an accounting snafu and over-estimation of tax revenues (ref [...] |
2006-10-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
| 06BRUSSELS3748 |
BELGIAN STEWPOT: November 7, 2006 [...] Sustainable Development Week 2-3. NIKE Expands, Gets Green Approval Seal 4. GDP Growth Exceeds Forecast 5. Belgian "Peace Corps" Volunteers Chosen 6. World's Biggest Diamond sold in Antwerp 7. Northwest: New Brussels-Detroit Flight 8. By Their Snacks You Shall Know Them 9. Ri [...] |
2006-11-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
| 06CARACAS459 |
CARACAS BRIDGE CLOSURE: WEEK SIX [...] (SBU) Six weeks after the Caracas-La Guaira bridge closure, transportation remains cumbersome and important sectors of the greater Caracas-area economy continue to be affected. BRV plans for a February 26 opening of the bypass road will not restore pre-closure traffic volume. U.S. airlines [...] |
2006-02-17 20:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EAIR ETRD KDEM PGOV ASECVE VE |
| 06CONAKRY1647 |
GUINEA: SEVERAL PEACEFUL PROTESTS UP COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Between October 26 and October 30, Guinea experienced several peaceful demonstrations up country. N'Zerekore remains calm in the wake of an October 26 march by over 5000 citizens in the city (ref A). Two demonstrations in the port city of Kamsar were led by women protesting r [...] |
2006-11-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ECON PREF EAID ELTN ASEC GV |
| 06CONAKRY1695 |
Guinea's Movement Towards Political Consensus: At a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Little has been done to implement the recommendations by Guinea's opposition and majority political parties since they reached consensus on political reforms on October 16. The changes, including an independent electoral commission, would be wide-ranging and could greatly inc [...] |
2006-11-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREF EAID ELTN SOCI ASEC GV |
| 06DAKAR1280 |
THE CORNICHE HEMMED: WILL VOTERS SWALLOW WADE'S [...] (U) Two of three major roads leading through the Dakar peninsula and downtown are closed by construction. Using Kuwaiti funds for the next Islamic summit and on short notice, President Wade on May 10 began tunnel projects and road widening on the well-known Corniche, redirected traffic to al [...] |
2006-05-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON PINS PINR SG |
| 06DJIBOUTI102 |
BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING [...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...] |
2006-01-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO |
| 06DJIBOUTI390 |
DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED [...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...] |
2006-03-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ |
| 06DUSHANBE1844 |
VROOM! VROOM! CAR SHOPPING IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's automotive imports reached $177.4 million for the first eight months of 2006, a 300% jump from the previous year, according to GosKomStat. Despite high gasoline prices and massive shipping costs, Tajikistan's "nouveau riche" enjoys spending its wealth on high-priced [...] |
2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN EINV EIND ELAB PGOV TI |
| 06DUSHANBE302 |
TAJIK TRANSPORT MINISTER PLEASED WITH BRIDGE [...] On his first visit to the U.S.-funded bridge construction site at Nizhniy Pyanzh, Transportation Minister Ashurov expressed great satisfaction and offered to get involved personally if problems arise regarding the cement supply or customs. During the February 13 visit with PolOff and a visit [...] |
2006-02-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ELTN ECON TI AF |
| 06DUSHANBE698 |
TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...] |
2006-04-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI |
| 06GEORGETOWN233 |
BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE AGAIN INCHES TOWARD REALITY [...] SUMMARY: The GOG's point person on the one-mile long Berbice River Bridge project, which would connect the agricultural east Berbice region with the central coast and Georgetown, has predicted completion of the bridge by October 2007. Significantly, funding for the US$37.2 million dollar proje [...] |
2006-03-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON PGOV EFIN GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN910 |
GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...] |
2006-09-12 20:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY |
| 06GUANGZHOU17249 |
SHENZHEN METRO'S EXPANSION PLANS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Shenzhentong, a smart card used to pay for public transportation much like Washington's SmarTrip, is proving quite popular with Shenzhen commuters, gaining 10,000 new cardholders each day. Already in use at all metro stations, Shenzhentong is now working to expand its abov [...] |
2006-06-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ETRD EINV CH HK |
| 06HELSINKI1025 |
FINLAND: I2010 INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] European decision-makers and leading experts convened in Espoo, Finland on September 28th to discuss the challenges of the information society during the i2010 Conference, "Towards a Ubiquitous European Information Society." The Conference examined the opportunities and challenges that new in [...] |
2006-10-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT ELTN FI |
| 06HELSINKI1137 |
U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] At the first-ever High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD) October 24-25 in Helsinki, the U.S. and EU agreed to strengthen bilateral efforts in areas including clean coal, carbon sequestration, energy efficiency, renewables, methane recovery, and b [...] |
2006-11-07 12:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY TSPL ELTN EUN EPET FI |
| 06HONGKONG3661 |
MACAU SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham that Macau would sustain at least a 10 percent GDP growth rate through 2006. Looking toward Macau's development plans during the next five years [...] |
2006-09-13 06:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON ELTN HK MC EINV |
| 06JAKARTA13236 |
INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...] |
2006-11-19 23:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID |
| 06JAKARTA13237 |
INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...] |
2006-11-19 23:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID |
| 06JAKARTA2984 |
INDONESIA - GOVERNMENT OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials outlined a wide ranging infrastructure development plan at a February 21 conference for potential foreign investors in Jakarta. Boediono and other GOI speakers described an am [...] |
2006-03-07 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID |
| 06JAKARTA9336 |
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...] |
2006-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID |
| 06KABUL2285 |
OPTIONS FOR US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS [...] (SBU) Officials from the Japanese Embassy in Kabul are anxious to restart work on their portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar and Herat as soon as possible. The Japanese Government is considering all options, including recontracting the work to a non-Japanese contractor. The US Army Corps o [...] |
2006-05-20 07:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ELTN AF |
| 06KABUL2291 |
PRT/QAL I NOW: RING ROAD IN BADGHIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) recently began construction of a road from the Sabsak pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis provinces, to Qal I Now, the capital of Badghis. This stretch will form part of the Afghanistan Ring Road. A 95-kilometer [...] |
2006-05-21 07:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON EAID KCRS ELTN SP |
| 06KABUL2410 |
The Iranian Border, Islam Qala and the [...] (SBU) Commercial traffic at Islam Qala, the major border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan, has declined significantly in the last few months, particularly as transshipped goods destined for Pakistan are diverted to other ports of entry. Yet, truck traffic at the "informal" border crossi [...] |
2006-05-28 04:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ELTN AF |
| 06KABUL3078 |
PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change [...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...] |
2006-07-10 06:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF |
| 06KABUL3569 |
PRT Herat: Iran's Influence in the West: [...] (SBU) On July 29, the vice presidents of Afghanistan and Iran dedicated three Iranian-funded projects: completion of a portion of highway linking Herat province to Badghis and points north; "ground breaking" for a railway from Khaf, Iran, to Herat (pledged by Iranian President Ahmadinezhad to [...] |
2006-08-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON PREL IR AF |
| 06KABUL379 |
JAPANESE RESTART ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON KANDAHAR- [...] (SBU) Kenji Saito, 3rd ranking officer at the Japanese Embassy, confirmed today that work restarted earlier this week on the Japanese portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar to Herat. This approximately 116 km portion stretches from Kandahar to the beginning of the Saudi-funded section in [...] |
2006-01-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ELTN AF |
| 06KABUL3850 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...] |
2006-08-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL3851 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...] |
2006-08-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL3852 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...] |
2006-08-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL3853 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...] |
2006-08-29 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL4432 |
Update on Japanese Ring Road [...] (U) At the Embassy of Japan's request, Embassy and USAID staff have recently participated in discussions with the Japanese about the security situation in southern Afghanistan and its impact on the prospective start of Japan's segment of the ring road. We have described approaches to operating [...] |
2006-09-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL5667 |
PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD: PART OF RING ROAD? [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN AF |
| 06KABUL5778 |
PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) is working on a road between the provincial capital, Qal-e Now, and the Sabsak Pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis Provinces. The Spaniards plan to complete work on the first 30 kilometers by the end of the year a [...] |
2006-12-11 07:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN EAID AF |
| 06KATHMANDU267 |
NEPAL-INDIA TRANSIT TREATY EXTENDED ONLY THREE [...] (C) India and Nepal agreed at meetings held in New Delhi at the beginning of January to extend the Indo-Nepal transit treaty for three months instead of renewing it for seven years. The treaty provides for smooth movement of commercial goods through India, Nepal's largest trading partner. In [...] |
2006-01-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP ELTN IN NP |
| 06KATHMANDU743 |
NEPAL DELEGATION TO USTDA TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Embassy Kathmandu was pleased to have one of its Emboffs accompany a two-member government delegation from Nepal to the United States Trade and Development Agencies' (USTDA) "Transportation Solutions for South Asia Trade" conference held in Mumbai, India, March 7-9, which highlighted trans [...] |
2006-03-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EINV ELTN NP |
| 06KATHMANDU869 |
NEPAL-INDIA TRANSIT TREATY EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS [...] (C) India and Nepal extended on March 30 their bilateral transit treaty for seven years, until January 5, 2013. In early January 2006, Indian and Nepali delegations had failed to agree on treaty extension criteria and the treaty was extended only three months until April 6 (reftel). Thus, ti [...] |
2006-03-31 12:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP ELTN IN NP |
| 06KHARTOUM1624 |
Southern Sudan Road Reconstruction - Current Problems Being [...] (SBU) Summary: Two issues have slowed road construction in Southern Sudan: financial accounting and introduction of anti-corruption standards. The World Bank believes that both current obstacles will be overcome, and not dampen donor enthusiasm for developing key Southern infrastructure nece [...] |
2006-07-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELTN PGOV KCOR IBRD SU |
| 06KHARTOUM1718 |
Sudan Economic Round-Up, July 1-15, 2006 [...] Statistics released by the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) show that between 1999 and 2004, Sudan accumulated a total USD 9 billion in foreign investment. In 2005, USD 3.2 billion in foreign investment was added to the total, and the Ministry of Investment expects another USD 5 billion in 2006. [...] |
2006-07-18 17:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAID ELTN SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2192 |
TRUCKING COMPANIES STOP SERVICE TO KHARTOUM [...] (C) Summary: Trucking between Port Sudan and Khartoum has been halted by a strike by trucking companies, purportedly because of a dispute over a new tax imposed by Red Sea State. The dispute has the potential to disrupt nearly all shipments, including food and humanitarian supplies. Truckers [...] |
2006-09-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELTN PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
| 06KHARTOUM273 |
SUDAN SANCTIONS - MORE ON RAIL/BARGE SPARE PARTS [...] (U) This is an action request for EB/EPC - see para 4. 2. (U) In reply to the letter dated January 16, requesting assistance in securing imports of railway parts(reftel), the Charge replied to First Vice President Salva Kiir on January 29. Text of the letter follows. (Begin text) Tha [...] |
2006-02-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELTN ETTC EAID PHUM OPDC US SU |
| 06KINSHASA1373 |
INCREASING ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN THE KASAIS [...] (U) Summary. Eastern and Western Kasai have been experiencing increasing economic difficulties, seemingly due primarily to labor strife, the diamond parastatal's ongoing problems, and seasonal effects. Both Kasais have experienced shortages of produce, goods and petroleum products, with conseq [...] |
2006-08-30 14:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ELTN PGOV ELAB CG |
| 06KINSHASA1379 |
DRC PORT AUTHORITY LOOKING INTO RAILWAY REHABILITATION [...] (U) The DRC is continuing to discuss plans to rehabilitate its Matadi-Kinshasa rail line, which currently operates at only about ten percent of capacity. A Chinese company, China Machine Building International Corporation (CMIC) signed a memorandum of understanding April 6 to provide ONATRA (t [...] |
2006-08-31 05:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EINV PGOV CG |
| 06KINSHASA1770 |
BREWERY FLOURISHES IN DRC'S DIFFCULT CLIMATE [...] (U) Summary. One of the DRC's oldest businesses, Bralima brewery, demonstrates a possible way forward for Congo's beleaguered manufacturing sector. Bralima produces and distributes Coca-Cola and Heineken brands throughout the DRC. Even in an uncertain economic and political climate, Bralima's [...] |
2006-11-20 16:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ELTN EWWT ECON CG |
| 06KINSHASA818 |
ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: THE GRAND NORD [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited Beni, Butembo and Kasindi in North Kivu province May 4-6. A strong Ugandan economic influence exists in the region, supported by both legal and illegal cross-border trade. Weak national and provincial-level government influence in the region further c [...] |
2006-05-23 15:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR CG |
| 06KIRKUK138 |
(C) KIRKUK ROAD CONSTRUCTION HEADING NORTH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (KPC) member and Director of Roads and Bridges, Qasim Hamza, said on August 1 that poor security in southern Kirkuk was diverting road reconstruction projects to safer areas north of the city. He said that badly needed road and brid [...] |
2006-08-15 11:17:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF ECON EIND ELTN |
| 06KUALALUMPUR679 |
MALAYSIA LOSES GAME OF "CHICKEN" WITH SINGAPORE OVER BRIDGE [...] (C) On April 12, the Government of Malaysia announced that Malaysia would abandon its plan to build a new bridge across the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore. When Singapore's leaders had balked at Malaysian plans to replace an existing 82-year old causeway with a new bridge, the Ma [...] |
2006-04-14 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN SN MY |
| 06KUWAIT483 |
PRESENTATION OF 2004 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN KU ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER |
| 06LILONGWE914 |
The Shire-Zambezi Waterway: God's Highway or Bingu's [...] (U) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika is strongly pushing the idea of re-opening the Shire and Zambezi rivers to commercial navigation, to help address Malawi's serious problem of limited and expensive transportation links to global markets. A recent EU-funded pre-feasibility study offers [...] |
2006-10-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EWWT ELTN KMCA PGOV MI |
| 06LILONGWE94 |
MALAWI'S PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE TO RESTART [...] (SBU) The American operator of Malawi's railway agreed on terms to restart its passenger service, which had been closed for four months. The closure had brought sharp criticism from the GOM and possibly endangered the much larger cargo concession, a crucial link in the Nacala Corridor. While [...] |
2006-02-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON EFIN MI |
| 06LIMA4541 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FRA CLIFFORD EBY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Clifford Eby from December 2-6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give talks about the US rail system and FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) at a conference sponsored by Ferrocarril Central [...] |
2006-12-01 17:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN OTRA AORC PE |
| 06LISBON1776 |
PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...] |
2006-08-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO |
| 06MADRID2290 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rose McMurray, Associate Administrator to travel to Barcelona, Spain from September 23 to October 9, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to lead the international discussion on identifying and dealing with obstacles to successful road safety programs. 2. [...] |
2006-09-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN OTRA SP |
| 06MADRID2405 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECURITIES EXCHANGE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Roel Campos, Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to travel to Madrid, Spain from September 25 to September 26, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend the IOSCO PIOB IFAC MG meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is r [...] |
2006-09-25 07:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN OTRA SP |
| 06MADRID2409 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECURITIES EXCHANGE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ethiopis Tafara, Director, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Susan Koski-Grafer to travel to Madrid, Spain from September 23 to September 27, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend the IOSCO PIOB IFAC MG meeting. 2. Post understands t [...] |
2006-09-25 07:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN OTRA SP |
| 06MADRID2481 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECURITIES EXCHANGE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Troy Beatty, Senior Counsel, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 3 to October 5, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend the IOSCO training seminar. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requi [...] |
2006-10-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN OTRA SP |
| 06MADRID2872 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN ON CHISINAU-MOSCOW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN RS MD UP SP |
| 06MANAGUA2222 |
ADVANCING MCA GOALS: THE VISIT OF CEO JOHN [...] (U) Summary. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO John Danilovich visited Nicaragua September 20-22 to meet with MCC-Nicaragua board members and staff, inaugurate MCC-Nicaragua projects, and participate in the launch of the first Investor Summit for West Nicaragua with President Enrique [...] |
2006-10-06 23:24:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ELTN ECON KMCA NU |
| 06MANAGUA2584 |
NICARAGUA: INTEROCEANIC CANAL PROPOSALS MIRED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In early October, President Bolanos unveiled the "Grand Interoceanic Canal for Nicaragua (GNIC)" project, a proposed $18 billion, 172-mile long, trans-isthmus "wet canal." The GNIC will compete with three more modest "dry canal" proposals also under consideration. The most adva [...] |
2006-11-27 21:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EIND ELTN EWWT NU |
| 06MANILA2021 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRANSPORTATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Not For Internet -- Please Handle Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In her first meeting with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on May 9, the Ambassador focused discussion on: the Philippine Transportation Security Authority Bill; [...] |
2006-05-11 05:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ELTN ECPS RP |
| 06MANILA4972 |
NORTHRAIL PROJECT SYMBOLIZES LARGER PRC ROLE IN [...] (U) Summary: The PRC and the Philippines have launched a major "Northrail Project" that will ultimately span between Manila and key points in northern Luzon, including the former U.S. base at Clark and perhaps onward to Subic Bay. China provided a concessionary loan worth about $421 million [...] |
2006-12-13 06:28:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN EAID CH RP |
| 06MAPUTO1158 |
MOZAMBIQUE: BRAZILIAN COMPANY CVRD OPTS AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent developments between the OPIC-supported US/Mozambican consortium managing the Nacala Corridor, CDN, and the Brazilian company CVRD indicate that CVRD probably will not, as previously thought, buy the Nacala railroad corridor to transport coal from the Moatize mines. Inst [...] |
2006-09-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID ECON ELTN ETRD MZ |
| 06MEXICO2559 |
MEXICAN TRUCKERS FEAR COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY. Representatives of the trucking industry in Monterrey expressed frustration with inefficient and unsafe operations of Mexican customs facilities in Nuevo Laredo. Although the GOM is improving and updating border crossings, the road system that feeds into them remains substandard caus [...] |
2006-05-12 21:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN ETRD MX |
| 06MEXICO4288 |
MEXICAN TRANSPORT U/S ON CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Econ Mincouns and Econoff met with Mexican Undersecretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) Aaron Dychter on July 31, 2006. Dychter is concerned that leaks about a proposed cross-border trucking pilot program could have negative effects on the ability to implement the program in the [...] |
2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR EINV MX ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS |
| 06MEXICO6760 |
US-MEXICO "HYPERBORDER" CONFERENCE [...] (U) On November 16 and 17, Embassy EconOff and Ciudad Juarez ConOff attended the 2nd Annual Hyperborder Conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. They also spoke with the Director General of the Associacion de Maquiladora A.C. Consul General Donna Blair offered remarks at the op [...] |
2006-12-05 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ECIN ETRD ELTN ETTC ELAB MX |
| 06MOSCOW12161 |
DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY CINO'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a October 24 meeting with Deputy Secretary Cino, Russian Railroads (RZhD) Vice President Vadim SIPDIS Morozov discussed on-going RZhD restructuring efforts and competition in the rail sector. Morozov said GE's diesel engines had been found incompatible with Russia's mostl [...] |
2006-11-01 11:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN OVIP PREL RS |
| 06MUSCAT993 |
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION MINISTER SETS SIGHTS [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information - please protect. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador called upon the Transport and Communications Minister to review recent developments in the sectors and to advocate for Gulf Air's purchase of Boeing aircraft (ref A). The Mi [...] |
2006-06-20 05:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP EAIR ECPS ELTN MU |
| 06NAIROBI135 |
KENYA'S ROADS -- TURNING THE CORNER ON A NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's road system is a national disgrace and a major drag on the economies of both Kenya and the broader region. Three years after coming to power, the Kenyan government of Mwai Kibaki has little to show in terms of meeting its promises to rebuild the country's long- neglecte [...] |
2006-01-12 06:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ELTN EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 06NEWDELHI163 |
INDO-PAK WALTZ SLOWS: BACKWARD ON RHETORIC, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 conversation with the DCM (other topics reported Septel), Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar underlined that much of the current friction between India and Pakistan stems from ongoing Pakistan-sponsored terrorism against India, including the spectacular Diwali bombings and t [...] |
2006-01-09 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ELTN ECIN ETRD IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI2496 |
MEA PROVIDES A/S BOUCHER WITH TOUR D'HORIZON OF [...] (C) Summary: Over an April 7 lunch, MEA regional Joint Secretaries provided Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher with SIPDIS a review of India's relations with its neighbors in South and Central Asia. Boucher probed them specifically on Nepal, Pakistan (including Kashmir), Afghanistan, Cent [...] |
2006-04-13 06:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG ETRD PBTS MOPS ELTN EPET KDEM |
| 06NEWDELHI4369 |
NEW KASHMIR BUS SAFELY LAUNCHED, BUT TERROR [...] (SBU) Summary: The second trans-LoC bus, connecting Poonch in J&K with Rawalkote in Pakistani Kashmir for the first time in 58 years, kicked off yesterday without a hitch or an attack. This bus may end up being more heavily used than the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route because more families are [...] |
2006-06-21 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PBTS SCUL ELTN IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI553 |
IRAN EAGER FOR INDIAN TIES, DELHI WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloffs on January 25 that India is worried about losing overland access to Afghanistan via Iran if its relations with Tehran sour further, but did not appear worried about the energy security impact of t [...] |
2006-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET ELTN IR IN AF |
| 06NEWDELHI554 |
MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK DESPITE PUNDITS' NAYSAYING [...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha provided a positive read-out of the January 17-18 Third Round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue talks, and of Indo-Pak relations generally, despite the pall cast by the cross-bo [...] |
2006-01-25 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD ELTN MOPS KNNP IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI7935 |
IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI REACHES OUT TO PM SINGH, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first visit to India since becoming Foreign Minister, Iran's FM Mottaki invited PM Singh to Iran, discussed the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline, the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal, the IAEA and Iran's nuclear program, Iraq and Afghanistan [...] |
2006-11-22 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ELTN ENRG KNNP KISL IR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8365 |
PIPELINES, EDUCATION AND SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a Dec. 13 meeting, Joint Secretary (Eurasia) Jaimini Bhagwati expressed concerns to P/DAS Steven Mann about whether Turkmenistan could live up to its obligations in a proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline. Citing the Indo-Pak relationsh [...] |
2006-12-15 06:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL EPET ELTN TX KZ TI KG |
| 06OSLO761 |
2005 AMVER AWARDS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN PREL ATRN |
| 06OTTAWA1455 |
CANADA: TRANSPORTATION SECTOR HAPPY WITH GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S MAY 2 BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-12 19:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELTN ETRD ECON EINV CA |
| 06OTTAWA1925 |
CANADA: PM HARPER ANNOUNCES MORE DETAILS ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY FUNDING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-21 21:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELTN EWWT ETRD ASEC EINV CA |
| 06PARAMARIBO66 |
SURINAME'S FIU FOCUSED ON CAR DEALERS FOR NON- [...] A significant increase in car imports in recent years, especially those in the luxury class range valued at US$25,000 and above, and suspected links between this activity and money laundering have prompted a crackdown on car dealerships by Suriname's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Last w [...] |
2006-02-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELTN NS |
| 06PARIS7266 |
DEMARCHE ON DISRUPTION OF CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel November 3 to Aurelia Bouchez, MFA DAS-equivalent for Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Bouchez commented that the suspension of the Chisinau rail link came as a surprise to France, which had expected Russia to avoid provocations on Transnistria in order to d [...] |
2006-11-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN RS MD UP FR |
| 06PARIS887 |
SEEKING USG PARTICIPATION IN MICHELIN [...] Michelin senior representatives contacted Embassy to urge U.S. participation in the next Michelin Challenge Bibendum that will take place in Paris from 9 to 12 June 2006. This event, which has gained international recognition as the premier "clean and safe vehicle event" worldwide provides an [...] |
2006-02-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY ELTN SENV KPAO FR |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN808 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE [...] Desalcott chairman charged with fraud ---------------------------------------- After four years of investigations into alleged corruption in the US$120 million Trinidad desalination plant, Desalcott executive chairman Hafeez Karamath has been arrested on fraud charges. In January 2005, inves [...] |
2006-07-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELTN KFLU TD |
| 06PRAGUE1388 |
CZECHS AGREE WITH THE U.S. ABOUT THE [...] (C) Czech MFA Director of Eastern Europe Department Tomas Szunyog told Poloffs on November 3 that the Czechs share U.S. concerns about the disruption to the Chisinau-Moscow rail link. Szunyog said the Czechs have already discussed the issue with Ukrainian officials and within the EU, and will [...] |
2006-11-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELTN RS MD UP EZ |
| 06RABAT1091 |
TUNNELING UNDER: LINKING EUROPE AND AFRICA ACROSS [...] For decades, the governments of Morocco and Spain have been contemplating a way to connect Europe and Africa through a permanent land link across the Strait of Gibraltar. After a series of feasibility studies spanning more than a quarter century, a mixed Spanish-Moroccan commission determine [...] |
2006-06-06 11:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EINV ECON MO |
| 06RABAT39 |
MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Government of Morocco poverty figures indicate that from 1999 to 2004 the number of Moroccans living below the poverty line - defined as a monthly household income of $187 for a family of 5.6 people living in an urban setting, or $194 for a family of 6.4 people living in a rural setting - has [...] |
2006-01-09 17:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN SENV MO |
| 06SANTODOMINGO168 |
HAITIAN MIGRANT DEATHS REVEAL WEAK BORDER CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary. The January 11 death by suffocation of 24 illegal Haitian migrants has triggered a Dominican Government response that includes a formal apology to Haitian authorities, a presidential promise to seek justice with the formation of a "blue-ribbon" investigative committee, and the ne [...] |
2006-01-13 23:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR ELTN HA KJUS MARR PREF PREL SOCI |
| 06SEOUL1631 |
INTER-KOREA RAIL LINKS: WILL KIM DAE-JUNG MAKE IT [...] (SBU) South Korea and North Korea have agreed to conduct test runs of two cross-border railways on May 25, some 55 years after those rail lines were cut off at the onset of the Korean War. The agreement was reached at a special three-day working-level meeting dedicated to road and railway issu [...] |
2006-05-15 23:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN EINV PREL RS CH KN KS |
| 06SINGAPORE915 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRANSPORT YEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States appreciates Singapore's implementation of maritime security programs such as the Container Security Initiative and Megaports, the Ambassador told Transportation Minister Yeo Cheow Tong in a March 17 courtesy call. The Ambassador stressed that Singapore needed [...] |
2006-03-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN EWWT ECON SN |
| 06TAIPEI1697 |
MOTC MIN ON DIRECT LINKS, PROCUREMENT, AND HIGH- [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 conversation with the Director, Minister of Transportation and Communications Kuo Yao-chi described some of the obstacles standing in the way of direct air links with the Mainland. She expressed Taiwan interest in acceding to the Government Procurement Agreement in th [...] |
2006-05-18 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ETRD ECON CH TW |
| 06TAIPEI240 |
HIGH-SPEED RAIL BUY-BACK A LAST RESORT [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is preparing contingency plans for buying back the high-speed rail project, which is being constructed by the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project. MOTC officials beli [...] |
2006-01-24 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
| 06TAIPEI2860 |
ETC FIASCO BRINGS DOWN MOTC MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: An August 3 ruling from Taiwan's Supreme Administrative Court ensured that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) would have to either hold a second bid process for the troubled electronic highway toll collection (ETC) system or take over the system itself from [...] |
2006-08-18 02:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON PGOV TW |
| 06TAIPEI3099 |
MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...] |
2006-09-07 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW |
| 06TAIPEI3414 |
TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...] |
2006-10-03 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN |