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00BANDARSERIBEGAWAN695SULTAN OF BRUNEI'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT
[...] FOLLOWING IS AN ADVANCE COPY OF SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH'S LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT REGARDING THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 15-16 APEC LEADERS MEETING IN BRUNEI. WE EXPECT THAT BRUNEI EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON WILL DELIVER THE ORIGINAL. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF SULTAN'S LETTER. YOUR EXCELLENCY, [...]
2000-10-12 07:18:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ECON OPDC BX
00HANOI1160 A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...]
2000-05-26 08:46:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI1298VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA?
[...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...]
2000-06-13 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM
00HANOI1299VIETNAM'S BANK SYSTEM REFORM PLAN: TIME TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (SBU) THE IMF/WORLD BANK ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF) AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT CREDIT (SAC) AGREEMENTS FOR VIETNAM HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER THE PACE AND EXTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM'S (GVN) ECONOMIC REFORMS IN THE AREAS OF [...]
2000-06-14 00:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID VM FINREF SOE
00HANOI1420VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE
[...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...]
2000-06-30 02:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON VM SR
00HANOI1493CENTRAL COMMITTEE BLESSES KEY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REPORTS AFTER DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TENTH COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM, WHICH CONCLUDED JULY 4, FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FINALIZING KEY POLICY DOCUMENTS FOR THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS NEXT MARCH. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREED ON DRAFT TEXTS OF THE [...]
2000-07-10 11:12:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD PREL VM
00HANOI1615AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]
2000-07-27 10:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI2480 VIETNAM WARILY LOOKS TO CHINA AS A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A STEADY STREAM OF VIETNAMESE LEADERS VISITING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 HANOI 02480 01 OF 06 100541Z CHINA, MOST RECENTLY PRIME MINISTER KHAI AND THE ARMY CHI [...]
2000-11-10 05:39:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR VM CM CVR
00HANOI2614VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...]
2000-12-01 06:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL VM
00HANOI2667 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF FREE TRADE AND FREE IDEAS REVERBERATES AFTER HIS VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VIETNAM ELECTRIFIED THE VIETNAMESE PUBLIC -- AND SURPRISED THE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND LINED THE STREETS TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND F [...]
2000-12-08 13:28:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI686VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION
[...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]
2000-04-05 07:48:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI765NOTES FROM SECDEF VISIT TO VIETNAM: PM KHAI TENSE, ANXIOUS TO DELIVER MESSAGE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) REFTELS HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN TO VIETNAM, WHICH PROVIDED A SIPDIS STRONG BOOST TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. ONE INTERESTING SIDEBAR TO HIS VISIT WAS THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MEE [...]
2000-04-13 09:25:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON PINR VM DPOL
00HANOI839PLANNING MINISTER AND HANO MAYOR REPRIMANDED BY VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COMMITTE
[...] (U) CLASIFIED BY DCM DENNIS HARTER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THREE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEBERS -- MINISTER OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT GIA, ANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NGHIEN, AND BIN THUAN PROVINCIAL PARTY CHIEF TRUNG -- WERE CENSRED FOR MISMANAGEMENT AT THE 10-DAY PLENUM [...]
2000-04-20 09:43:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL VM TRD DPOL
00HANOI864AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NAM DINH: AGRICULTURAL PROVINCE MAKES TEXTILES, CRAFTS; NGO'S HELP MEET LOCAL NEEDS
[...] SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST WORKING VISIT TO NAM DINH PROVINCE, JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, TOURED A STATE-OWNED TEXTILE PLANT AND VISITED NGO PROJECTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A HOSPITAL. THOUGH THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS OPEN AND ENGAGING, THE LARGELY AGRIC [...]
2000-04-25 10:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND ETRD VM
00HARARE2081ZIMBABWE'S 2000 BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK IS BLEAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ZIMBABWE'S BUDGET AND GDP OUTLOOK LOOKS TO FALL FAR SHORT OF THE PROJECTIONS MADE IN THE "MILLENIUM BUDGET," RELEASED LATE LAST YEAR. AT THE TIME THE BUDGET WAS MADE PUBLIC, BOTH WE AND LOCAL ANALYSTS ASSERTED THAT ITS PREDICTION [...]
2000-04-14 08:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL ZI
00HARARE2221MUGABE USES THE LAND ISSUE AS A SMOKESCREEN
[...] (C) AS CURRENTLY INVOKED BY PRESIDENT MUGABE AND SENIOR RULING ZANU-PF PARTY OFFICIALS, THE LAND REFORM ISSUE IS A CANARD. IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT AND PARTY DO NOT WANT A NEAR TERM RESOLUTION TO THE LAND QUESTION, BUT RATHER WANT TO KEEP THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND UNSETTLE [...]
2000-04-25 14:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI
00HARARE2271 U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR LAND REFORM
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE, THE STATUS OF ZIMBABWE'S CURRENT SECOND PHASE OF ITS LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME (LRRP II),USAID AND OTHER DONOR ASSISTANCE FOR LRRP II, AND THE STATUS OF TH [...]
2000-04-27 10:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ZI
00HARARE2684BEHIND THE POLITICAL CONFLAGRATION, ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMY IS
[...] (C) WHILE RECENT ATTENTION, NOTABLY OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE, HAS FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE OCCURRING HERE, CONCURRENTLY A SERIOUSLY DETERIORATING ECONOMY IS BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY DOWNHILL BY THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OF A NEAR-TOTALLY DISTRACTED SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE LARGEST AND MOST SERIOUS [...]
2000-05-19 05:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE2810THE MORNING AFTER: ZIMBABWE'S POST-ELECTION
[...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE NOT BEING DISCUSSED DURING THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN; PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS DONE A BRILLIANT JOB MAKING LAND REDISTRIBUTION THE PRINCIPAL AGENDA ITEM FOR DEBATE. WE SEE THREE POSSIBLE ELECTION SCENARIOS UNFOLDING IN THE NEXT MONTH: 1. A MORE OR LESS EVEN SPLI [...]
2000-05-24 14:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE2865ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION SEEKS
[...] (C) ON MAY 30 AMBASSADOR, DCM, POL AND ECON OFFICERS MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES (FORMER CFU PRESIDENT NICK SWANEPOEL, AND FARMERS JOHN HAINES AND PETER HENDERSON) OF THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) WHO GAVE A READOUT ON RECENT CONFIDENTIAL CFU/GOZ DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS ON LAND INVASI [...]
2000-05-30 15:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EAID PGOV ZI
00HARARE2961GOVERNMENT GAZETTES LIST OF 804 FARMS FOR
[...] (U) ON JUNE 2 THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE PLACED A NOTICE IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE," ANNOUNCING ITS INTENTION TO ACQUIRE COMPULSORILY 804 FARMS FOR RESETTLEMENT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADVISED FARMERS WISHING TO CONTEST THE ACQUISITIONS TO LODGE THEIR OBJECTIONS IN WRI [...]
2000-06-05 11:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE3637AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FINANCE MINISTER MURERWA AND HEARS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 3 MEETING WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER, MURERWA TOLD US THAT HALTING ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMIC TAILSPIN WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, IN PART AS A RESPONSE TO THE STRONG SHOWING OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. HE COULD NOT PROVIDE US SPECIFIC [...]
2000-07-05 13:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE3910ZIMBABWE'S NEW CABINET: MUGABE REARRANGES THE
[...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED HIS NEW 19 MEMBER (DOWN FROM 27 MEMBERS) CABINET CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBER ON JULY 15. A NUMBER OF THE OLD GUARD, INCLUDING WOMEN, WERE JETTISONED IN FAVOR OF TECHNOCRATS AND PARTY LOYALISTS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THE CONFIDE [...]
2000-07-17 15:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE4039WILL NEW FINANCE MINISTER BE ABLE TO STAND UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE APPOINTMENT WAS ANNOUNCED, ALL EYES ARE ON FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI, A TALENTED TECHNOCRAT WHO MANY BELIEVE IS THE CABINET'S MOST IMPORTANT MINISTER, WHILE INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO ARGUABLY HAS C [...]
2000-07-21 10:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI
00HARARE4362WITH MUGABE IN CRUSADE MODE, THE STATE'S FUTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT MUGABE IS IN CRUSADE MODE, CAMPAIGNING FOR HIS PARTY'S CAPTURE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN 2002. HE HAS MADE CLEAR HIS LEGACY WILL BE THAT OF THE BLACK ZIMBABWEAN WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE WORLD TO RETURN THE LAND TO HIS PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE COUNTRY AND [...]
2000-08-07 14:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4389 POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE CONTINUES MOSTLY UNABATED
[...] (C) THE AMANI TRUST, A RESPECTED HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING ORGANIZATION IN ZIMBABWE, RECENTLY RELEASED A REPORT DETAILING THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE FOLLOWING THE JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. THE TRUST PUTS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ASSAULTED OR OTHERWISE VICTIMS OF RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE POST- [...]
2000-08-08 15:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4479ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION MAKES A
[...] (C) ON AUGUST 14 THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DELIVERED A PROPOSAL TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA (IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ZIMBABWE NATIONAL LAND ACQUISITION COMMITTEE),LAYING OUT A COUNTEROFFER TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED PLANS TO GAZETTE OVER 3000 FARMS FOR IMMEDIATE SEIZURE AN [...]
2000-08-14 15:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV ZI
00HARARE4492 WINDOW DRESSING OR REFORM? FOR NOW AT LEAST,
[...] (C) AFTER ONLY FOUR MEETINGS, ZIMBABWE'S CABINET APPEARS TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN FACTIONS: ONE LED BY INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO AND THE OTHER LED BY FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI AND INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO. THESE LAT [...]
2000-08-15 16:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ZI
00HARARE4611NEW TRADE MINISTER MOYO IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
[...] (C) NEW INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MINISTER NKOSANA MOYO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AUGUST 15 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS DETERMINED TO SEIZE 3,000 FARMS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING COMPENSATION. MOYO CLAIMED THAT MOST CABINET MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR OF A FAIR, TRANSPARENT LAND REFORM EFFOR [...]
2000-08-17 16:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PINR PHUM ZI EFIN EAGR
00HARARE4627NEW HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER IS STILL FIGHTING
[...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 16, NEW HOME AFFARIS MINISTER -- AND ZANU-PF CHAIRMAN -- JOHN NKOMO PROVIDED A CONFUSING AND SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEPS ON LAND REFORM. HIS COMMENTS CONFIRMED THE CLEAR ABSENCE OF ANY SYSTEMATIC RESETTLEMENT PL [...]
2000-08-21 12:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE4662FIRST STEP TOWARD RESTORATION OF RULE OF LAW?
[...] (C) IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON AUGUST 21, POLICE EVICTED WAR VETERANS FROM A COMMERCIAL FARM ON THE SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF HARARE AND ARRESTED 13 WAR VETERANS WHO HAD BARRICADED A ROAD EAST OF THE CAPITAL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, POLICE TOLD THE WAR VETERANS TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE FARM THEY HAD OC [...]
2000-08-22 15:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4692AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR, ECON AND NEW POL OFFICER MADE AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON SIMBA MAKONI, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED FINANCE MINISTER ON AUGUST 22. MAKONI (WHOM THE EMBASSY KNOWS WELL) SHARED WITH US HIS DETERMINATION TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND PAINTED A NEW PICTURE OF THE POST- [...]
2000-08-24 14:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE4750VP MSIKA: BLAMES OTHERS FOR VIOLENCE AND
[...] (C) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED STRONG U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE FARM OCCUPATIONS AND CONTINUING RURAL VIOLENCE TO VICE PRESIDENT MSIKA ON AUGUST 25. MSIKA BLAMED COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND THE OPPOSITION MDC FOR INCITING MUCH OF THE PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND INSISTED TH [...]
2000-08-25 14:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON EFIN PHUM ZI EAGR
00HARARE4821A U.S. COMPANY HELPS THE RESERVE BANK FINANCE AND MANAGE ITS GOLD SALES
[...] No summary [...]
2000-08-30 14:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALZI EMIN ECON
00HARARE4941MUGABE DISCUSSES FUEL AND PAN-AFRICAN UNITY IN
[...] (C) IN A SEPTEMBER 5 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER -- AND MUGABE CONFIDANT -- NATHAN SHAMUYARIRA PROVIDED A SHORT READOUT OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI THE WEEK OF AUGUST 28. ACCORDING TO SHAMUYARIRA (WHO WAS PART OF THE ZIMBABWEAN DELEGATIO [...]
2000-09-06 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ECON ZI
00HARARE4979ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS DECIDE TO GO
[...] (U) AT THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION (CFU) ANNUAL CONGRESS THAT BEGAN SEPTEMBER 6, CFU PRESIDENT TIM HENWOOD ANNOUNCED IN HIS OPENING SPEECH THAT THE CFU WOULD REFILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT, WITHDRAWN A MONTH AGO (REF B),TO CHALLENGE THE LAW GOVERNING THE COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR RESE [...]
2000-09-07 13:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV ZI
00HARARE4999NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT),MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...]
2000-09-08 11:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5003 NEW ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT STILL FEELING ITS WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SINCE ITS JULY 20 OPENING (REFTEL),ZIMBABWE'S NEW PARLIAMENT HAS FALLEN INTO RAUCOUS DEBATE AND POLITICAL SPARRING THAT HAS YIELDED FEW CONCRETE RESULTS. ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OUT OF 150 MEMBERS ARE NEW TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE LOW QUALITY OF DEBAT [...]
2000-09-11 08:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI CG
00HARARE5137AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
[...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON SEPTEMBER 11, NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA INITIALLY DENIED THAT HE WAS STILL A KEY PLAYER ON DRC POLICY, BUT LATER ADMITTED THAT HE WOULD TRAVEL SOON TO KINSHASA, AT PRESIDENT MUGABE'S REQUEST, TO LEARN KABILA'S LATEST THINKING ON LU [...]
2000-09-13 14:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAGR PINR PHUM ZI
00HARARE5364GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE
[...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, EMBOFF REACHED GOZ FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2000 AT 11:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THE MINISTER OF THE PLANNED EXCHANGE OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. MUDENGE THANKED US FOR THE INFORMATION BUT OTHERWISE HAD N [...]
2000-09-25 15:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON PREL ZI
00HARARE5397ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE'S FUEL SITUATION. AS REPORTED REF B, THE CBZ, AND GONO PERSONALLY, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING FUEL FLOWING INTO ZIMBABWE UNDER THE MOST ARDUO [...]
2000-09-26 14:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5829ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY IGNORING CLAMOR FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLITICAL PUNDITS AND WOULD-BE REFORMERS ARE AGAIN RAISING THEIR HOPES THAT THE ZANU-PF EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS DUE TO BE HELD BY THE END OF THE YEAR WILL RESULT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SUCCESSOR TO MUGABE AND A REJUVENATION OF THE PARTY. THE POPULATION AT LARGE, VICTIMIZED BY T [...]
2000-10-13 11:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE6191 PROMINENT ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESS LEADERS TRYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CEO OF A MAJOR ZIMBABWEAN CORPORATION TOLD AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 2 THAT HE AND OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ARE ARRANGING A PRIVATE CREDIT FACILITY TO PURCHASE 300 TO 400 COMMERCIAL FARMS TO HELP BREAK THE LOGJAM ON LAND REFORM. THE CEO ALSO STATED THAT HE AND OTHER BUSINESS L [...]
2000-11-02 16:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAGR PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE6297ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION INCREASINGLY DIVIDED OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MET OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE NOVEMBER 7 TO PRESS HOME THE NEED FOR ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL PARTIES TO UNDERTAKE DIALOGUE AND DEFLATE TENSIONS. NCUBE ASSERTED THAT THERE ARE MANY PARTY STALWARTS WILLING TO TALK WITH [...]
2000-11-08 15:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE6318SYMBOLIC MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SUPPORTED A DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NKOSANA MOYO NOVEMBER 7 AIMED AT GETTING ZANU-PF AND MDC PARLIAMENTARIANS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE TWO MDC AND TWO ZANU-PF MPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CORDIAL AND BOTH [...]
2000-11-09 15:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00HARARE6566ZIMBABWE'S 2001 BUDGET; A REALISTIC, AND TOO
[...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 16 ZIMBABWE'S MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SIMBA MAKONI, ANNOUNCED ZIMBABWE'S 2001 BUDGET IN A READING BEFORE PARLIAMENT. IN OUR OPINION THE BUDGET HONESTLY DEPICTS THE SEVERE ECONOMIC CRISIS THE NATION IS TRAPPED IN, IS CREATIVE IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS PRO [...]
2000-11-22 16:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV BEXP ZI
00HARARE6644FOREIGN MINISTER SIGNALS POSSIBLE SHIFT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE, FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE SIPDIS SIGNALED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS READY TO RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1998 DONORS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON LAND REFORM. THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MIS [...]
2000-11-28 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAGR PREL ZI
00HARARE6663A/S RICE MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 16, A/S RICE, AMBASSADORS RENDER AND MCDONALD, AND ECONOFF (NOTETAKER),MET WITH FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI FOR AN HONEST AND WIDE- RANGING 75 MINUTE DISCUSSION. TAKING PLACE ONLY A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MINISTER PRESENTED HIS FIRST BUDGET TO THE PARLIAMENT AND THE [...]
2000-11-29 09:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EAGR PINR ZI
00HARARE6677ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE MET MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON NOVEMBER 16. TSVANGIRAI OFFERED FOUR SIPDIS SCENARIOS UNDER WHICH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISIS COULD UNFOLD. HE BELIEVES A TRANSITIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST WAY OUT OF THE [...]
2000-11-29 13:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI SA
00HARARE6803SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER A.J.D. NDOU TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AT LUNCH ON DECEMBER 2 THAT, WHILE HE HAD WORKED ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING AMONG PRESIDENTS MBEKI, OBASANJO AND MUGABE, HE HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THEIR NOVEMBER 30 MEETING. ACCORDING TO GODFRE [...]
2000-12-05 06:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EAGR PGOV ECON ENRG ZI
00HOCHIMINHCITY1176STOCK MARKET OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] VIETNAM'S FIRST OFFICIAL STOCK MARKET, THE HO CHI MINH CITY SECURITIES TRADING CENTER (STC),OPENED JULY 20 WITH GREAT FANFARE. ALTHOUGH THE OPENING OF A SECURITIES MARKET, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF SIGNING THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, IS SIGNIFICANT AS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUED [...]
2000-07-21 09:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL VM PGOV SOCI CIVS FINREF
00KINSHASA8362FOOD SUPPLIES ADEQUATE BUT EXPENSIVE AT YEAR END
[...] (C) Summary: Food supplies in Kinshasa's markets are adequate as we approach the end of the year, and last year's experience of short supplies and price gouging will not be repeated. Most basic foods are imported because of low yields and transportation difficulties for local crops. Importers [...]
2000-12-16 07:16:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SOCI CG
00KINSHASA8363LOCAL IMPORTER SUSPECTED OF CRIMINALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Many long-standing Kinshasa businesses are complaining about Congo Futur, an importer that has expanded rapidly since it started operations less than three years ago and is now the largest food supplier in Kinshasa. Established businesses accuse Congo Futur of various illegaliti [...]
2000-12-16 07:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SOCI CG
00KINSHASA8385WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 11 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel prices rose on December 11, and public transportation fares went up 50 percent on the 13th. Kinshasa's motor fuel supplies were adequate but the GDRC twice closed service stations without providing advance notice, causing confusion. The Congolese franc weakene [...]
2000-12-18 15:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
00KINSHASA8532KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
[...] (C) The following two-part series reports on Embassy staff member's recent visit to Kisangani, capitol of Oriental Province. Part one addresses the military and security situation, and Part two the political and economic issues facing Kisangani and the province. 2. (C) Summary: During vi [...]
2000-12-23 10:47:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG PINS PREL ECON PGOV
00KINSHASA8538KISANGANI OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS (II)
[...] (C) Following is the second and final part of a report on an Embassy staff member's visit to Kisangani November 28-December 1. This message covers the political and economic situation in Kisangani. 2. (C) Political Situation Emboff accompanied a Human Rights Law Group represe [...]
2000-12-26 11:07:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG ECON PGOV PINS PREL
00KINSHASA8554VIEWS OF GOMA UN WORKERS
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of UN agencies in Goma believe the international community in general and the UN in particular are overly focused on the Congo war instead of on the deeper rooted problems of the Congo. While their analysis may in part reflect their own tunnel vision, it strongly [...]
2000-12-26 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV CG
00KINSHASA8558WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel supplies were adequate in Kinshasa, though reports that current supplies are noxious persisted. The Congolese franc weakened on the parallel market to about 142 Congolese francs per US dollar. The GDRC held a week-long workshop on the conditions of state-owned [...]
2000-12-26 15:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG
00KINSHASA8647FINANCE MINISTER PLANS REFORMS, BUT CAN HE DELIVER?
[...] (C) Summary: On December 28 Finance Minister Amisi told the Ambassador that he hopes to have Presidential approval for both an interim economic reform program and a new budget by mid-January. He said his program would include market liberalization, deficit reduction and policies to encourage [...]
2000-12-29 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV CG
00THEHAGUE1767USITC INVESTIGATION, ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES:
[...] THE FINAL PROGRAM FOR USITC TRADE ANALYST AMANDA HORAN AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIST RUSSELL HILLBERRY TO CALL ON DUTCH ENERGY SECTOR POLICY MAKERS, REGULATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF DUTCH ELECTRICITY SECTOR, JUNE 22 THRU JUNE 23, 2000 FOLLOWS. PER HORAN E-MAIL REQUESTS WE HAVE DROPPED APPOINTME [...]
2000-06-14 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ECON NL
00THEHAGUE1876CLIMATE CHANGE: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY FUNDS
[...] DUTCH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PRONK TOLD THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT ON JUNE 20 THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED THAT HIS MINISTRY, RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTRY, SHOULD FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO PRONK, THIS REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNM [...]
2000-06-23 07:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL ENRG ECON NL
01ABUJA1006 Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy
[...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]
2001-05-07 10:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA1012NIGERIA: OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT IS PENDING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2001-05-07 15:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON NI
01ABUJA1312NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS
[...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...]
2001-06-13 07:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI
01ABUJA1365OBASANJO DROPS FOUR MINISTERS, FOUR SENIOR ADVISORS
[...] (C) On June 12, President Obasanjo dropped four Ministers and four Senior Advisors from his Administration, one spokesman framing the changes in terms of "accountability, performance, and integrity." So far, three replacements have been named for the Ministers, none for the Advisors. It appe [...]
2001-06-14 18:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON NI
01ABUJA1374 DEBT SWAP FOR ENVIRONMENT CLEANUP INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Action request and comment at para 6. 2. (U) TDY U.S. Treasury Advisor Lisa Cook and Economic Section Chief Stephen Carrig met June 11 with GON debt management officials for a review of the mechanics of a debt for environment clean-up swap first discussed in Washington during Presid [...]
2001-06-15 18:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1375NIGERIA: DEBT NEGOTIATIONS STALL; PLANS FOR
[...] (C) At meetings in Abuja June 11 and 12, senior GON economic policy-makers were thoroughly pessimistic regarding near term prospects for achieving consensus on the U.S.-Nigeria Bilateral Debt Agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Club rescheduling. A.S. Arikawe, Debt Manage [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1376 INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA1419Nigeria's Macroeconomic Picture -
[...] Economic policy and performance in 2000 and so far in 2001 have been mixed. Growth may have been sufficient to produce a small "democracy dividend" and privatization is moving ahead. The GON remains committed to fuel deregulation. Nevertheless, the 2000 and even more the 2001 budgets have [...]
2001-06-19 16:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ENRG EFIN NI
01ABUJA1449NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS SOKOTO STATE: OFR
[...] (U) In his first trip to the Northwest, Ambassador Jeter travelled to Sokoto State on June 19 and 20 to hold meetings with Governor Bafarawa, Sultan of Sokoto Maccido and Brigade One Commander General Emejuru. The Ambassador thanked the officials for their support for Operation Focus Relief P [...]
2001-06-22 19:02:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI KISL NI
01ABUJA1526NIGERIA: BILATERAL DEBT NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Director General of the Debt Management Office Mr. A.S. Arikawe told Economic Section Chief June 27 that he remains pessimistic on prospects for an early resolution of USG/GON differences regarding the bilateral debt rescheduling agreement required to implement the December 2000 Paris Cl [...]
2001-06-29 15:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI PREL
01ABUJA1532NIGERIA: SEVEN U.S. COMPANIES BID FOR NATIONAL ID
[...] (U) Summary. Seven U.S. companies, in two separate consortia, made oral presentations for a USD 200 million national identification card project on June 28. The actual presentation of bid proposals appeared to be open and transparent, with a total of four consortia competing for the bid. Ho [...]
2001-06-29 17:47:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV NI
01ABUJA1543NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter met June 26 with Minister of Commerce Bello for a discussion of U.S.-Nigeria trade relations. He stressed the need for Nigeria to take advantage of AGOA's benefits quickly. Minister Bello concurred and thanked the U.S. for its capacity-building and technical assistanc [...]
2001-07-03 15:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID BEXP NI
01ABUJA1624NIGERIA: MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR
[...] Classified by Ambassador Howard Jeter for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: On June 22 Ambassador Jeter, DOE Energy Advisor Brodman, and Econoff Flook (notetaker) met in Abuja with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman. During t [...]
2001-07-10 12:40:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEPET ELAB ECON NI
01ABUJA1628NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR FOR ENERGY REQUESTS
[...] This is an action cable. Please see para 5. 2. On June 22, Ambassador, DOE Energy Advisor, and Econoff (notetaker) met with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman (Reftel B). Dr. Lukman commented that during President Obasanjo's state visit [...]
2001-07-11 05:48:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG ECON NI
01ABUJA1679NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S BID FOR GSM EQUIPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following up from his meeting with Motorola representatives on July 9 (following septel from Lagos),Ambassador Jeter met the Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye, on July 10 and with Vice President Atiku Abubakar on July 11. The Vice President confirmed [...]
2001-07-16 16:53:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1688NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO EXPLAINS
[...] Summary. In a July 6 letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (original forwarded to AF/W for transmittal to DOE),President Obasanjo provided the most comprehensive and clear explanation for the reasons behind the decision to award Marubeni/Hitachi the contract to rehabi [...]
2001-07-17 13:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ENRG PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI
01ABUJA1918NIGERIA: SECRETARY EVANS LETTER TO PRESIDENT
[...] Action request, para 4. 2. Department of Commerce requested Post input on the efficacy of sending a Secretarial letter on behalf of Proctor & Gamble (P&G) to President Obasanjo. The Mission believes P&G's interests would be best served by approaching Chief Kolawole Babalola Jamodu, Min [...]
2001-08-01 15:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV NI
01ABUJA1919NIGERIA PASSES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET EQUAL TO USD
[...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff met with Dr. Joseph Nnanna, Director of Research at the Central Bank of Nigeria, on July 25 and Representative Mohammed Daggash, Chairman of the House Finance Committee, on July 26. Both Messrs. Nnanna and Daggash asserted that the Second Supplementary Appropriation Ac [...]
2001-08-02 08:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ECIN PGOV NI
01ABUJA1934NIGERIA: DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE FOR BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 7. 2. (U) Embassy Abuja applauds the work of the Department on developing a new structure for engaging Nigeria. Ref A closely reflects Embassy thinking on next steps for post-JEPC engagement, and also mirrors many of the issues raised by the GON. Em [...]
2001-08-03 13:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PREL NI
01ABUJA1956NIGERIA: PROCTOR AND GAMBLE
[...] Mission appreciates Department of Commerce's flexibility in redirecting the Secretary's letter to the Minister of Industries. Please note that this does not imply an overall policy change away from commercial advocacy at the Presidential level as Ref A suggests. Based on recent interaction w [...]
2001-08-07 10:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA1957 (C) NIGERIA: PRIVATIZATION DIRECTOR TO QUIT JOB
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Jeter hosted Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE),for lunch on August 1 to discuss the current status of the NITEL GSM Equipment contract. EconOff attended as notetaker. El-Rufai was very candid about his relationship with the [...]
2001-08-07 10:36:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNEINV PGOV ECON PINR NI
01ABUJA2235NIGERIA: CODEL WATTS AND BIZDEL DISCUSS INVESTMENT
[...] Summary: Ambassador Jeter accompanied Codel Watts, AUSTR Whitaker and executives from Phillips Petroleum, Syntroleum, Proctor and Gamble and Qualcomm to breakfast with President Obasanjo. Pointing to the need for foreign investment in non-oil sectors, the President encouraged the U.S. compani [...]
2001-09-06 15:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OVIP NI
01ABUJA2253NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]
2001-09-07 14:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01ABUJA2301(C) NIGERIA'S IMF STAND-BY MAY NOT STAND
[...] (C) EconOff met 14 September with IMF team leader Hiroshi Hino to discuss progress on the mission's review of Nigeria's Stand-by Arrangement. According to Hino, the mission's "job is very difficult," adding "I will not be recommending an extension of the SBA nor a staff monitoring program to t [...]
2001-09-14 14:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA2332NIGERIA CLOSE TO CONCLUDING BILATERAL DEBT
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-18 09:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2338NIGERIA: GON PLANS TO VISIT IMF AND TREASURY IN
[...] EconOff received a call September 18 from Debt Management Office Director-General A.S. Arikawe. Arikawe said that he and Minister of Finance Ciroma expect to travel soon to Washington despite the postponed IMF/World Bank annual meetings. In particular, Arikawe said, the Minister would like t [...]
2001-09-18 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2339NIGERIA: PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON
[...] On August 16, the GON inaugurated the National Committee on the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Chaired by the Minister of Environment, the Committee is comprised of 10 ministries including Environment, Health, Transport, Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Water Resources. Each Mi [...]
2001-09-18 13:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KPAO NI
01ABUJA2396NIGERIA: NITEL PRIVATIZATION DELAYED
[...] Summary. The GON recently announced a two-month delay in the privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications, Ltd. (NITEL) originally scheduled for September 2001. According to BPE Advisor Michael Dan, NITEL's privatization would more likely be delayed until February-March 2002 and may not att [...]
2001-09-21 06:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2480U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]
2001-09-27 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2511OBASANJO TO RELEASE 1.2 BILLION EXCESS CRUDE
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 26 Council of State meeting, President Obasanjo and state governors resolved their highly publicized squabble over the fate of excess oil revenues. In exchange for the governors accepting a partial allocation of 1.2 billion USD, Obasanjo agreed to eliminate t [...]
2001-10-03 10:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EPET EFIN
01ABUJA2518NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVES ON PROSPECTS FOR A RENEWED
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) In an October 2 telcon with Debt Management Office Director-General Akin Arikawe, EconOff learned that, from recent meetings with the IMF and USG officials in Washington, the GON is cautiously optimistic of a [...]
2001-10-03 15:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2645NIGERIA: PRESIDENT'S CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR EAGER
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met the President's Chief Economic Advisor Magnus Kpakol October 11 to discuss a range of bilateral economic issues, including the structure of the successor to the Joint Economic Partnership Committee (JEPC) and possible actions for Nigeria to crack-down on the [...]
2001-10-16 10:29:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PTER NI
01ABUJA2667NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ON THE GLOBAL COALITION
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met October 12 with Vice President Atiku Abubakar to discuss tighter money laundering controls in Nigeria, the proposed structure for the "son of JEPC", the need to increase U.S. investment in Nigeria and bilateral trade. Although offering condolences for the Se [...]
2001-10-18 20:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PTER BEXP NI
01ABUJA2669NIGERIA: IMF PROGRAM IS NECESSARY TO KEEP GON IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja supports continued IMF engagement with Nigeria despite the GON's failure to complete the current Stand-by Arrangement. We believe extending the current SBA through December followed by a new SBA is the best option. The extended program could emphasize restraints [...]
2001-10-18 20:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON NI
01ABUJA2694NIGERIA: TRIPS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES
[...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche October 16 to Mr. Y.T. Agah, head of Multilateral Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Commerce. EconOff emphasized the need for a balanced approach that protects intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical patent holders while permitting developing countri [...]
2001-10-23 08:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD KSEP USTR
01ABUJA2701NIGERIA: KEEPING THE DIALOGUE GOING: AMBASSADOR,
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Ambassador discussed with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe security procedures at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA),the requirements that needed to be met before U.S. INS assistance can be reinstated at MMIA, the distribution to Nigerian air carriers o [...]
2001-10-24 10:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ECON BEXP NI
01ABUJA2758 NIGERIA ON TRIPS, AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES
[...] EconOff delivered reftel information on 25 October to Mr. Y.T. Agah, Assistant Director responsible for Multilateral Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Commerce. Agah raised concern over geographical indication (GI) protections for indigenous plants, especially those with medicinal value, and [...]
2001-10-29 14:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD NI WTO USTR
01ABUJA2787NIGERIA: THE LATEST IN THE IMF SAGA
[...] Classified by Charge d'Affairs Timothy D. Andrews for Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) EconOff spoke October 31 to Ernest Ebi, Deputy Governor for International Operations at the Central Bank, to discuss the IMF program. Ebi confirmed that the IMF had decided not to extend the SBA and tha [...]
2001-11-01 04:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL NI
01ABUJA2859 PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S DRAFT 2002 BUDGET SHOWS
[...] Summary. The draft 2002 budget presented by President Obasanjo November 7 signals his attempt to restrain spending despite upcoming elections. Proposed spending levels total N841 billion (USD 7.5 billion),a seven percent reduction from the adjusted 2001 budget. Thirty-five percent of the b [...]
2001-11-09 17:33:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2863FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY: OFDA SENT EDRC JAY NASH TO NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR FOUR DAYS TO ASSESS THE FLOODING THERE AND TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER ADDITIONAL OFDA SUPPORT (ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $25,000 TRANSFERRED AS A RESULT OF THE AMBASSADPR DISASTER DECLARATION) WOULD BE NEEDED. CROP D [...]
2001-11-14 07:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA2866LIFE AFTER THE SBA -- IMF SUGGESTS VOLUNTARY
[...] (U) Summary: Visiting IMF team leader Hiroyuki Hino told diplomats November 8 that the SBA had expired because the GON had failed to reach critical benchmarks. In place of a formal program, the IMF and GON were negotiating a voluntary policy framework for the six-month period of October 2001- [...]
2001-11-14 08:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON NI
01ABUJA2989NIGERDOCK: STORY OF A PRIVATIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The case history of Niger Dock, the first such privatization to feature an American firm, highlights the internal GON rivalries and other obstacles that privatization faces in Nigeria. Just when the issue seemed settled, and J. Raymond McDermott, Inc. (JRM),had won the Nig [...]
2001-11-27 13:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD NI
01ABUJA3022NIGERIA: GON SEEKS MEETING WITH PARIS CLUB
[...] This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. EconOff spoke November 28 with Debt Management Office (DMO) Director-General Akin S. Arikawe. Arikawe expressed concern over FY2002 Paris Club payments. Specifically, he said the FY2002 proposed budget allocates N187 billion (USD 1.55 [...]
2001-11-30 05:47:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA3071NIGERIAN ANTI-TRUST BILL WENDING WAY THROUGH
[...] The following answers are cued to questions in paragraph three of reftel. a. The September conference that Basil Udotai referred to in his communication with the FTC was the first of four seminars on competition policy that the Executive and Legislative branches of the Niegrian Governmen [...]
2001-12-04 15:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN NI
01ABUJA3093NIGERIA: DEMARCHE AND DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with recently appointed Nigerian Special Envoy to Zimbabwe Earnest Shonekan, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel talking points while also leaving a nonpaper and a copy of the SADC Parliamentary Forum election norms. Pleased to hear our views, Shonekan s [...]
2001-12-06 12:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON NI
01ABUJA3128NIGERIA: DONORS DISCUSS 2002 BUDGET, PRSP AND
[...] Summary. A donors meeting in Brussels November 19-20 focused on Nigeria's macroeconomic situation, the 2002 budget and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. Although GON economic progress for most of the year has been languid, donors agreed that the GON showed fourth quarter improvem [...]
2001-12-07 09:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
01ABUJA3143WORLD AIDS DAY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, THE NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AIDS (NACA) ORGANIZED A DAYLONG CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY IN ABUJA THAT INCLUDED A PLENARY SESSION FOR MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ACTORS, A CITY TOUR AND RALLY, AND A SOCCER COMPETITION. THE PL [...]
2001-12-11 06:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA3162NIGERIA: ESF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2002
[...] The following is Embassy Abuja's ESF funding proposals for FY 2002 FY 2002 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS U.S. Mission Nigeria Proposals Program Overview Nigeria has significant strategic value to the United States. The world's eighth largest oil producer, Nigeria ranks as the fifth la [...]
2001-12-11 16:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA3237NIGERIA: PARIS CLUB BILATERALS NOT READY BY XMAS:
[...] Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) has not concluded any of its 15 pending Paris Club bilateral agreements. The DMO has creatively used the comparability clause in the 2000 Agreed Minute to play cr [...]
2001-12-19 19:39:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA871AMBASSADOR VISITS KADUNA
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid his first official visit to Kaduna State on March 27 and 28. He met with Kaduna Governor Ahmed Makarfi, the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, former Military Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, Northern kingmaker Dr. Liman Ciroma and leaders in Musli [...]
2001-04-25 14:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV NI PINR ECON EAGR EMIN LY
01ABUJA951Satellite Licensing in Nigeria
[...] EconOff met with Nigerian Communications Commission Special Assistant to the Chairman C.A. Ojobo on April 26 to discuss Intelsat and market access for satellite operators in Nigeria per reftel. According to Ojobo, the Nigerian government continues to support the privatization of Intelsat sla [...]
2001-05-03 08:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON NI
01ABUJA983NIGERIA WILL SUPPORT INCUMBENT ICAO CHAIRMAN AND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. EconOff spoke with Chief Owodu, Technical Assistant to the Minister of Aviation, on April 25 regarding the election of ICAO Council President as requested Refs B and C. Chief Owodu said that Nigeria would support the incumbent, Dr. Assad [...]
2001-05-04 13:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR ECON NI
01ABUJA984KADUNA STATE MINERAL RESOURCES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. (4) and (5). 2. (U) During a meeting with Ambassador Jeter on March 28, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi discussed at length his desire to bring in a U.S. company to exploit solid minerals in his state. He claimed that there were squatters [...]
2001-05-04 13:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN BEXP ECON LY
01BEIRUT3057BERRI ON HIZBALLAH, THE REGION AND THE ECONOMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DISCUSSING HIZBALLAH'S SIGNIFICANCE WITH THE AMBASSADOR DECEMBER 7, SPEAKER BERRI SAID THAT AMAL WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL "ACTIONS" PRIOR TO ISRAEL'S 1984 WITHDRAWAL FROM BEIRUT. HE PREDICTED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD CONTINUE TO LAUNCH CROSS-BORDER ATTACKS UNTIL A COMPREHENSIVE PE [...]
2001-12-13 14:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON LE IR SY
01HANOI1017VIETNAM - U.S. VOTE ON WORLD BANK'S PRSC PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY URGES WASHINGTON AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK'S BOARD IN EARLY MAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRSC, LIKE THE IMF'S POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRGF) CONSIDERED BY THE IMF BOARD [...]
2001-04-27 11:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI1020GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...]
2001-04-27 11:37:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI1245 A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...]
2001-05-22 10:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR
01HANOI1497DONOR/GOVERNMENT DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM'S 10 YEAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 14, KICKING OFF A SERIES OF DONOR-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, UNDP SPONSORED A `HIGH- LEVEL' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE CENTRAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY DURING THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS CONCLUDED IN APRIL. THE DOCUMENT, `THE 10 YEAR SOCIO-EC [...]
2001-06-22 04:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL VM SOE FINREF CVR
01HANOI1554 MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...]
2001-06-28 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF
01HANOI2151STAFFDEL HEARS VOICES OF REFORM FROM WITHIN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02151 01 OF 03 310844Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: STAFFDEL REES AND GUNDERSON MET SEPARATELY ON AUGUST 10 AND AUGUST 14 WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE FA [...]
2001-08-31 07:29:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM VM SOE FINREF DPOL
01HANOI2914 VIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN SETS OUT
[...] SUMMARY: AT A RECENT BRIEFING FOR THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, MR. VU MAO, CHAIRMAN, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SET OUT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2002. THE THREE MAJOR TASKS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE: REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY AND UNCLASSIFIED [...]
2001-11-08 00:25:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL
01HANOI2980 THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS: WHAT'S UP?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 1992 SRV CONSTITUTION REPRESENT ATTEMPTS TO ENABLE GREATER PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE AND TO ADJUST THE ROLES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF GOVERNMENT, WITH POSSIBLE MORE POWER TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA). EXPECTED APPROVAL OF AT LEAST SOME AMENDMENTS [...]
2001-11-15 01:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL
01HANOI3054VIETNAM: PROGRESS ON REFORM UNDER WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM IS GENERALLY MEETING ITS ECONOMIC REFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS ACCORDING TO HANOI-BASED DONOR REPRESENTATIVES. VIETNAM'S MACRO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS CURRENTLY ON TARGET ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER FAILURE TO AGREE ON CREDIT GROWTH [...]
2001-11-20 10:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI3080 PROVINCIAL CORRUPTION TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS GVN ANTI-GRAFT EFFORTS
[...] SUMMARY: A PROVINCIAL COURT HANDED DOWN STIFF SENTENCES ON NOVEMBER 20 TO A DOZEN STATE EMPLOYEES AND COMPANY EXECUTIVES CONVICTED OF BRIBERY AND EMBEZZELMENT OF ANTI- POVERTY FUNDS FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE. MEANWHILE, TOP LEADERS REAFFIRMED EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUP [...]
2001-11-23 09:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS ECON VM DPOL ETMIN
01HANOI3266VIETNAM: TEXT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] FOR THE RECORD, THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AT LEGISLATURE 10, SESSION 10, PASSED A RESOLUTION TO AGREE TO RATIFY THE U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03266 01 OF 02 170758Z TRADE AGREEMENT ON NOVEMBER 28, 200 [...]
2001-12-17 07:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON VM BTA
01HANOI3269VIETNAM: "RIGHTS OF PERSONS" EMPHASIZED AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 7-8, THERE WAS A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DONORS ON THE ISSUE OF "RIGHTS" WRIT LARGE. THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CLARITY OF THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUAL DELEGATIONS AND NGOS ARE WORTH NOTING. WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR [...]
2001-12-17 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB ECON EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI3288 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY
[...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...]
2001-12-20 08:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS
01HANOI686VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...]
2001-03-23 10:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI965NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...]
2001-04-23 11:01:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI989STAFFDEL ATKINS VISIT TO HANOI APRIL 15-18; BTA ON THEIR MINDS
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS, THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL UNDERWROTE THE EVENT. DESPITE SENIORMOST GVN LEADERSHIP BEING TIED UP IN PRE-PARTY CONGRESS PLENUMS, [...]
2001-04-26 09:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ELAB PREL VM BTA LABOR
01HARARE1011ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 2
[...] THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY LOCAL FLOODING ARE IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER VALLEY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE. THIS AREA INCLUDES KADOMA AND MUZARABAHANI. IN ADDITION MUCH OF THE LOW-LYING, SOUTHERN AREAS OF ZIMBABWE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING WATER- LOGGING OF THE SOIL IN AD [...]
2001-03-14 10:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1032TWO MINING OPERATIONS AND A FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURER
[...] TO ASSESS BUSINESS AND OPERATING CONDITIONS OF LARGE EMPLOYERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL CITY, ON MARCH 5-7 EMBASSY ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL OFFICERS VISITED THREE BUSINESSES IN THE SOUTHERN MASVINGO PROVINCE OF ZIMBABWE. THE COMPANY/OPERATIONS WERE: = RAILWAY BLOCK CHROMIUM MINE, SHURUGWE [...]
2001-03-15 15:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN ETRD KTDB ZI
01HARARE1108ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 3
[...] THOUGH RAINS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN, RAINFALL AMOUNTS EASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS AND FLOODING IN THE ZAMBEZI VALLEY SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, THE NORTHERN AREAS OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL, WHERE LARGE AREAS OF CROPLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, REMAIN AT RISK FROM FLOO [...]
2001-03-23 08:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1210ZANU-PF INSIOER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER
[...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENQEQWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATINQ UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REQIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEINQ BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]
2001-04-03 13:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1221ZIMBABWE FLOOD STATUS UPDATE, NUMBER 4
[...] ACCORDING TO THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS REGARDING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF GURUVE AND MUZARABANI ALONG THE ZAMBEZI RIVER IN THE NORTH OF THE ZIMBABWE, AN ESTIMATED 21,400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO VARYING DEGREES BY RECENT FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS, FLASH FLOODING AND WATER- LO [...]
2001-04-04 15:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE1275ZANU-PF INSIDER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER
[...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENGEGWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATING UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REGIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEING BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]
2001-04-09 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1419MUGABE PUTS ON THE DOG FOR MOGAE
[...] (SBU) BOTSWANA'S PRESIDENT, FESTUS MOGAE, ARRIVED IN HARARE ON APRIL 25 FOR A FOUR-DAY STATE VISIT, THE STATED PURPOSE OF WHICH IS FOR THE BOTSWANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO OPEN THE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN BULAWAYO. THIS IS MOGAE'S SECOND WORKING VISIT IN 8 MONTHS; HE WAS LAST HERE IN [...]
2001-04-26 08:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR ZI BC
01HARARE2117EXPECTED FOOD SHORTAGE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A
[...] (SBU) ON JULY 6 THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SIMBA MAKONI, TOLD THE PRESS FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS HE DELIVERED TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIVE FORUM THAT HIS MINISTRY'S GOOD BUDGET RESULTS TO DATE FOR 2001 SHOWING A SMALL SURPLUS WERE THREATENED BY THE NEED TO SET ASI [...]
2001-07-10 09:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID EFIN ECON ZI
01HARARE2514WFP'S ATTENTION TO ZIMBABWE
[...] POST WAS CONCERNED BY THE STATEMENT IN REFTEL THAT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) "HAS NO PLANS TO START UP ANY OPERATIONS IN ZIMBABWE." HOWEVER, WE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED FROM UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO ON AUGUST 23 THAT WFP PLANS TO ASSIGN TEMPORARILY TWO PROGRAM OFFICERS TO ZIM [...]
2001-08-24 11:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PHUM PREF
01HARARE2554ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS BEING BACKED TO THE
[...] (C) ON AUGUST 28 THREE COMMERCIAL FARMERS REPRESENTING THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) PAID A CALL ON THE DCM AND ECONOFF TO DESCRIBE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THEIR COLLECTIVE PLIGHT AND TO ADVISE US THAT IN THEIR VIEW TIME WAS RUNNING OUT TO HALT MUGABE'S ACTIONS THAT ARE DESTROYING ZIMBABWE'S [...]
2001-08-29 14:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV
01HARARE2567PROPOSAL FOR LIMITED, SPECIFIED TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN ADDITION TO ASSET SEIZURE AND TRAVEL SANCTIONS FOCUSED ON A SMALL NUMBER OF TOP GOZ CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02567 01 OF 03 301518Z OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RULE OF LAW (REF A),THE HARARE COUNTR [...]
2001-08-30 15:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CG ZI
01HARARE2692IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW TEAM PROVIDES A BLEAK OUTBRIEF
[...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 12 THE IMF RESREP, GERALD JOHNSON, AND THE NEW IMF COUNTRY TEAM LEADER, DAVID COE (REPLACING PAULO NEUHAUSS),PROVIDED THE DCM AND ECONOFF WITH AN OUTBRIEF ON THE TEAM'S TWO WEEK ARTICLE IV REVIEW OF ZIMBABWE. COE PROVIDED NO SURPRISES OR BOMBSHELLS, AND LAID OUT AN ASSESSMEN [...]
2001-09-13 13:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ZI
01HARARE3612UNDP TEAM FINDS LITTLE TO APPLAUD IN ABUJA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UNDP-LED MISSION TO EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH, AND SUGGEST WAYS FORWARD ON THE ABUJA ACCORD ON LAND REFORM HAS FOUND MOSTLY FRUSTRATIONS AND ONLY OCCASIONAL BRIGHT SPOTS DURING THEIR EXTENDED MISSION IN ZIMBABWE. PATTERNS VARY WIDELY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THE DISRUPTION PROV [...]
2001-12-03 14:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR PGOV ZI
01HARARE3672A/S KANSTEINER MEETS WITH CROSS SECTION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 9, A/S KANSTEINER MET WITH A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF BULAWAYO SOCIETY TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THAT CITY, ONGOING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE DETERIORATING ECONOMY AND LOOMING FOOD SHORTAGES, PASSAGE [...]
2001-12-11 09:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINS ZI
01HARARE3691SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE PLAYS IN HARARE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE LONG ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE SADC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE ZIMBABWEAN SITUATION TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 10 AND 11, LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT ON RESULTS. THE GOZ MANAGED TO CONTROL BOTH THE AGENDA AND THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING, WHICH YIELDED A LARGELY TOOTHLESS [...]
2001-12-13 04:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
01HARARE3715 AGOA DECISION CONVEYED TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON DECEMBER 13 TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE PERMANENT SECRETARY NICHOLAS NCUBE. POLCHIEF REPORTED THAT ZIMBABWE SIPDIS WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR AGOA BENEFITS IN 2002, DESCRIBED THE REASONS ELABORATED IN REFTEL, AND LEFT NCUBE WITH A NON- [...]
2001-12-13 11:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE524DEALING WITH ROBERT MUGABE, THE CONSUMMATE
[...] (C) OVER THE NEXT YEAR, PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL FACE HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE IN 20 YEARS TO STAYING IN POWER. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN WHICH MUGABE INTENDS TO RUN, IS SLATED FOR EARLY 2002. HE MUST CONTEND WITH A SIZABLE AND RELATIVELY UNIFIED POLITICAL OPPOSITION, A COSTLY AND UNPOPULAR INT [...]
2001-01-26 09:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ZI
01HARARE743ZIMBABWE'S PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE; A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE (PSI) IS AN ALTERNATE LAND ACQUISITION, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IS BEING QUIETLY PROMOTED AS A COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO THE GOZ'S "FAST TRACK" PROGRAM. IT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE BANK FUNDED BY COMM [...]
2001-02-13 14:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EAID PGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE750THE FINANCE PERMSEC FEEDS US THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 13 NICHOLAS NCUBE, PERMANENT SECRETARY - MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PAID A CALL ON US AT SIPDIS OUR INVITATION TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. WE KNOW NCUBE WELL, AS HE HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE AND SOLID EMBASSY INTERLOCUTOR FOR OVER [...]
2001-02-14 14:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE829REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE
[...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...]
2001-02-26 13:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE926ZIMBABWE'S RECENT ECONOMIC RESULTS AND OUTLOOK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES KEY ECONOMIC DATA ENABLING READERSHIP TO STAY ABREAST OF ZIMBABWE'S FALLING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. TWO MONTHS INTO THE NEW YEAR A BETTER PICTURE OF LAST YEAR'S POOR PERFORMANCE IS EMERGING, AS WELL AS TRENDS THAT DO NOT BODE WELL FOR 2001. IN BRIEF THE RESU [...]
2001-03-06 13:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY1042ACTING CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH NEW HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN
[...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND ACTING CONSUL GENERAL SHARON WHITE MET AUGUST 27 WITH HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN HUYNH THI NHAN. MS. NHAN IS ONE OF THREE NEW VICE-CHAIRPERSONS APPOINTED TO THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE IN MAY. (THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITT [...]
2001-09-06 00:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PINR SOCI VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY1181CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC),ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...]
2001-10-17 05:24:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY1221VIETRADE HCMC CLAIMS SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS HURT VIETNAM EXPORTS, WORRIES ABOUT VN COMPANIES IN US MARKET
[...] IN AN OCTOBER 26 MEETING, VIETRADE HCMC DIRECTOR CITES DAMAGE FROM THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11 TO VIETNAM'S EXPORTS, NOTING THAT EXPORT GROWTH IS ESTIMATED AT 7% THIS YEAR, A DRAMATIC FALL FROM LAST YEAR'S 30% INCREASE. ALTHOUGH LAUDING PASSAGE OF THE BTA, HE STATED THAT VIETNAMESE COMPANIES [...]
2001-10-29 09:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD VN BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1255TEXTILE ORDERS FOR VIETNAM: LOOKING TO THE BTA FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, NOT THE WORLD SECURITY SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A BOOST IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS RELUCTANT TO DO BUSINESS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PAKISTAN AND INDONESIA, IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION. THIS IS ACCORDING TO BUSINESS PEOPLE IN HO CHI MINH CITY, THE CENTER OF VIETNAM'S TEXTILE [...]
2001-11-08 00:59:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1302HCMC DEPT. OF TRADE LOVES BTA, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?
[...] THE DIRECTOR OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) TRADE DEPT. TOLD CG YAMAUCHI IN A NOVEMBER 13 COURTESY CALL THAT HCMC HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA),BUT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TREATY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE UNCLASSIFIED [...]
2001-11-16 08:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD VM SOE BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY1314CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH HCMC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
[...] SUMMARY: CG YAMAUCHI, ACCOMPANIED BY DPO AND POLOFF, PAID A NOVEMBER 20 COURTESY CALL ON MR. TIN HUU NGUYEN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HCMC DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT (DPI). TIN STATED THAT THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA) WOULD INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN HCMC. TIN VOWED DPI WOULD [...]
2001-11-23 04:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL PGOV VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY1316DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC),SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...]
2001-11-23 09:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY755CONOFF VISITS MEKONG DELTA IN SUPPORT OF U.S. BUSINESS AND UNIQUE JULY 4 CELEBRATION
[...] A CONSULAR OFFICER VISITED CAN THO JUNE 8-9 AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ASSURANCE OFFICE. CONOFF ALSO RECEIVED A FORMAL PROPOSAL BY THE UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST THE FIRST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION SINCE 1975 IN THE PRO [...]
2001-06-21 03:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV VM
01LIBREVILLE603 OMAR BONGO AND THE GABONESE POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR REASONS 1.5 (B, D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFTER NEARLY 34 YEARS IN OFFICE, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO IS A WILY POLITICIAN WHO STILL HAS A FIRM GRIP ON POWER. HE IS UNQUESTIONABLY "THE BOSS" AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FAITHFUL AND PANDERING ALLIES. MANY [...]
2001-04-23 15:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON GB
01PRETORIA4997NEXT STEPS IN THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE": THE
[...] (C) THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT LAST JULY MERGED THE MAP AND OMEGA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO CREATE THE "NEW AFRICAN INITIATIVE." SAG DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAP/NAI ISSUES COORDINATOR DAVID MALCOMSON BRIEFED EMBOFFS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS PROCESS. INITIALLY A 15 NATION HE [...]
2001-08-24 13:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL SF
01PRISTINA1593THACI SCENESETTER: LEADER LOOKING FOR APPROVAL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN K. MENZIES, COM, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B&D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO (PDK) PRESIDENT HASHIM THACI IS CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON IS NEITHER MUCH INTERESTED IN NOR FRIENDLY TOWARDS HIM, AND WILL SEEK DEMONSTRATIONS OF APPROVAL, LAR [...]
2001-09-11 07:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON NATO SR
01RIYADH1771THE AL SAUD AND CHALLENGES TO STABILITY
[...] (C) AT PRESENT, SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYS AT LEAST SUPERFICIAL STABILITY. THERE IS NO DEBILITATING DISUNITY AMONG SENIOR AL SAUD PRINCES, REGIME CRITICS HAVE BEEN EXILED OR MARGINALIZED ABROAD AND CO-OPTED OR MUZZLED AT HOME, AND A LARGELY APOLITICAL CITIZENRY SHOWS NO INCLINATION TO DEMAND GREATER [...]
2001-06-27 12:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI SA
01VATICAN2459THE VATICAN RAG
[...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...]
2001-05-04 13:04:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL
01VATICAN3027 CARDINAL PROTESTS G8, SEEKS
[...] (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE, PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03027 060848Z 2. (U) CARDINAL DIONIGI TETTAMANZI OF THE GENOA ARCHDIOCESE IS PLANNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA TO PROMOTE THE VATICAN'S VISION OF [...]
2001-06-06 08:15:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN3571VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]
2001-07-06 13:41:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3661CARDINAL OF GENOA:
[...] (C) CHARGE AND POLOFF MET WITH CARDINAL DIONIGI CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03661 101429Z TETTAMANZI OF GENOA IN ROME ON FRIDAY, JULY 6. TETTAMANZI WAS IN ROME FOR MEETINGS WITH THE POPE, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, AND ITALIAN INTERIOR MINISTER SCAEOL [...]
2001-07-10 15:11:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ETRD IT VT
01VATICAN5650VATICAN-WTO: GREATER TRADE, IPR FLEXIBILITY FOR
[...] THE VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUED A NOTE VERBALE OCTOBER 26 TO ALL ACCREDITED MISSIONS OUTLINING THE HOLY SEE'S STANDARD POSITION AHEAD OF THE WTO DOHA MINISTERIAL THAT DEVELOPED NATIONS SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO IMPORTS FROM THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WHILE WARNING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AGAINST FO [...]
2001-10-31 13:55:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ETRD ECON VT USTRD WTRO
02ABUJA1024NIGERIA: NITEL PRIVATIZATION HITS DEAD-END AS IIL
[...] Summary: Investors International (London),Ltd. (IIL) was unable to meet the GON deadline for its $1.185 billion payment for NITEL. The GON must now decide what to do with NITEL, IIL, and the privatization process. Of immediate issue is whether the GON will refund IIL,s 10% deposit. Through [...]
2002-03-28 09:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON BEXP ECPS EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1081BAUCHI: A STATE THAT WORKS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Jeter visited Bauchi State from February 10-12, accompanied by USAID A/DIR Suggs and Pol/OFF Kinder. In addition to private meetings with Governor Mu'azu, the Ambassador and his team visited several development projects including the Yankari Game Reserve, paid a courtesy call o [...]
2002-04-08 12:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR EAID ECON PREL NI
02ABUJA1135NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP March 25-April 5
[...] (SBU) On March 26, the National Assembly approved the 2002 budget of N1.06 trillion (USD 8.7 billion),a 20 percent increase over the President's N841 billion (USD 7.25 billion) proposal. In a radio call-in program later that week, President Obasanjo signaled his intention to veto the measure [...]
2002-04-10 15:40:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA1163NIGERIA: GON IMPLEMENTS PROTECTIONIST TARIFF
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: On March 6, the Government of Nigeria (GON) approved extensive, apparently politically-motivated tariff amendments largely designed to protect domestic special interests, particularly in agriculture and the processed food sector. Most domestic manufacturers saw [...]
2002-04-12 15:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1194SUBJECT: NIGERIA: RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISION
[...] Summary and Introduction: The April 5 Supreme Court judgment, which ruled that offshore resources belong to the Federal Government not the coastal states, also removed external debt and oil cash calls from "first line payments." Rather than pay Nigeria,s external debt solely from national gov [...]
2002-04-16 16:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1214NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2002 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON
[...] Overview: Nigeria is yet to generate any significant new export activity under AGOA. Main reasons for this lack of progress appear to be Nigeria's unfavorable exchange rate and investment climate. Moreover, the Government of Nigeria and USG have been unable to finalize the visa regime that w [...]
2002-04-17 17:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PREL NI AGOA
02ABUJA1215NIGERIA: GON STRATEGY FOR THE U.S. BILATERAL PARIS
[...] Summary: Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO) Akin Arikawe April 8 explained that Nigeria no longer wanted to sign its bilateral Paris Club agreement with the USG until negotiations (with more favorable terms for Nigeria) were completed with the UK and Japan. Arikawe stressed [...]
2002-04-17 17:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA122NIGERIA: STRIKE HAS LIMITED IMPACT DURING FIRST
[...] (U) Summary: As of 1:30 pm Nigeria Time (7:30 am EST),the Nigerian Labour Congress, general strike was most effective in Lagos (Lagos septel). Although showing slightly less than normal activity, Abuja has not been greatly affected by the strike. However, there was substantial compliance in [...]
2002-01-16 17:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EPET EFIN ECON NI SCOI
02ABUJA1232NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19
[...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]
2002-04-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1318NIGERIA: LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARD AN IPRSP
[...] Summary: The World Bank invited GON officials and a small group of donors to an April 2-4 retreat with representatives of African countries that had successfully completed the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. The retreat was a limited success in reorienting Nigeria's approach [...]
2002-04-25 14:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1346NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]
2002-05-02 14:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA1396NIGERIA: PROCTOR AND GAMBLE DETERGENT COULD BE
[...] In a April 12 meeting with the President's Principal Secretary Stephen Oronsaye and the President's Special SIPDIS Assistant for Budget Oby Ezekwisili, Ambassador Jeter raised Proctor and Gamble's concerns over the recent hike in tariffs on detergent from 40 percent to 100 percent. The Amba [...]
2002-05-03 14:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON NI
02ABUJA1399NIGERIA: COMMONWEALTH-AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM -- A
[...] The Commonwealth Business Council (UK's equivalent to the Corporate Council for Africa) in coordination with the GON, hosted the annual Commonwealth-Africa Investment Forum in Abuja April 22-24. Embassy contacts at the British High Commission reported that while the Forum was successful, noth [...]
2002-05-06 09:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON NI
02ABUJA1597NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...]
2002-05-23 19:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1606NIGERIA: GON CORRUPTION REDUCED BUT FAR FROM
[...] (U) Classified by Charge Timothy D. Andrews; Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Summary. Due Process Certification is the Obasanjo Administration's most effective anti-corruption measure to date. The process requires what appears to be a cost-benefit analysis for all GON capital expenditure [...]
2002-05-30 10:57:00Embassy AbujaSECRETEIND PGOV EFIN ECON NI
02ABUJA1630DOT TEAM VISIT - PROGRAM IS ON COURSE
[...] Summary. A DOT team led by Senior Policy Advisor Kevin Sample visited Nigeria April 13-26 to complete security and environmental assessments at the Lagos Port Complex and to discuss privatization of port services in Nigeria. The DOT officials met the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, of [...]
2002-05-31 08:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SENV EWWT NI
02ABUJA1635NIGERIA: NEED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT FY-02 ESF PROPOSALS
[...] This cable provides additional justification for two of the FY-02 ESF proposals submitted reftel. The following justifications are in order of Mission priority. Complete project descriptions will be faxed to AF/W. A. PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AGRIBUSINESS IN THE NORTH [...]
2002-05-31 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON SENV NI
02ABUJA1807NIGERIA: 2002 BUDGET DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary and background. The Financial Year 2002 Budget entered the political spotlight last week as President Obasanjo met legislators and the Nigerian Federal Executive Council debated the subject. Obasanjo's original budget for USD $7.10 billion (848 billion Naira) went to the legislatu [...]
2002-06-18 14:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EINV NI
02ABUJA1810NIGERIA: AN AGOA POWERHOUSE AFTER ALL?
[...] Summary. In contrast to the widespread view that Nigeria is ill prepared to benefit from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),a survey by textile and apparel consultants Jack S. Smith and Heidi Scheller suggests the Nigerian textile and apparel industry could become a primary AGOA b [...]
2002-06-18 17:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON NI AGOA
02ABUJA1811NIGERIA: POST PERSPECTIVE ON JUNE 24 TIFA COUNCIL
[...] Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Nigerian delegation to the June 24 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council in Washington will be headed by Minister of Commerce Engineer Mustafa Bello. The annual Council meeting provides an opportunity for senior [...]
2002-06-19 05:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ECON NI
02ABUJA187(S) NINTH TERRORIST LIST: NASCO GROUP (NIGERIA)
[...] (S) Summary: The question of including the NASCO Group (Nigeria) Ltd AND other NASCO SUBSIDIARIES IN NIGERIA in the assets freeze is a question of balancing our national security interests in confronting terrorism and its many components against our interests in Nigeria and the resultant stra [...]
2002-01-22 15:00:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPTER PREL ECON ETTC NI
02ABUJA2032NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO OVERCOME AGOA
[...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership fo [...]
2002-07-08 11:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA2200NIGERIA: KEY ELITES WORK TOGETHER TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section and the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria organized two one-day seminars, June 19-20, in Abuja focusing on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The seminars, "AGOA: Participating in Trade," and "Public-Private Partnership [...]
2002-07-24 13:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPAO OIIP SCUL NI AGOA
02ABUJA2411NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETS NEXT GENERATION OF
[...] Summary: At a 25 dinner hosted by Ambassador Jeter, Assistant Secretary Kansteiner met with a group of Nigeria's "best and brightest," young but influential advisors in the Obasanjo Administration today, to discuss Nigeria's economic and political challenges. The participants outlined the d [...]
2002-08-15 11:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2508NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO HEAD WSSD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) will be led by President Obasanjo and include Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Finance, African Integration and Energy (Presidential Advisor Rilwanu Lukman). Nigerian contacts [...]
2002-08-23 12:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR ENRG EFIN PREL KPAO NI UNCSD
02ABUJA2509NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION-
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...]
2002-08-23 12:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA2567NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-03 15:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI
02ABUJA2652CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...]
2002-09-12 14:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2665NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN
[...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New Mexico) met representatives of the three largest Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies (ChevronTexaco, Conoco, and ExxonMobile) to discuss natural gas flaring in Nigeria. The oil executives stated that efforts to halt gas flaring have been hamst [...]
2002-09-13 09:07:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI
02ABUJA2685NIGERIA: GON AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] Summary: In mid-August, Special Advisor for the Department of the Treasury's Government Debt Issuance and Management (GDIM) program, Thomas Briggs visited Nigeria, presenting a proposal on the establishment of a regional securities clearing and settlement facility for sub-Saharan Africa to s [...]
2002-09-17 17:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON ETRD ECIN NI
02ABUJA2686 SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY
[...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...]
2002-09-17 18:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI
02ABUJA2707 NIGERIA: THE PRESS GETS IT WRONG: NO DEBT PAYMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports have incoreectly claimed Nigeria had stopped foreign debt payments. Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Joseph Sanusi, whose August 27 press statement was cited as the basis of the report, as well as other government sources, confirm that Sanusi was the victim o [...]
2002-09-19 10:53:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EAID NI
02ABUJA2729NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...]
2002-09-24 08:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI
02ABUJA2744NIGERIA: IS NEXT JANUARY'S 12.5% WAGE
[...] (U) During his opening address before his National Executive Committee on September 12, National Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Oshiomhole announced he had won from the Obasanjo administration a 12.5 per cent across-the-board wage increase. The increase would be enacted January 1, 2003 [...]
2002-09-25 23:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PGOV EFIN NI
02ABUJA2768NIGERIA:ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE
[...] This periodic U.S. Mission Economic Report includes: -- Nigeria's Debt Management Office Ready to Sign Bilateral Paris Club Agreement -- President Sponsors Bill to Give States Offshore Oil Revenue -- Supplemental Budget Bill Has Little Chance of Passage -- NITEL to Face Competition in Telec [...]
2002-09-27 17:47:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB EAIR PGOV NI
02ABUJA2803 NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] In response to Ref A, the following is an update of the information provided previously in Nigeria's AGOA eligibility (Ref B.) PROGRESS TOWARD A MARKET ECONOMY --------------------------------------------- --------- Item 4.1.1A: The GON continues to make incremental progress toward es [...]
2002-10-07 16:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV NI AGOA
02ABUJA2837 NIGERIA: ABACHA FAMILY'S TIGHT GRIP ON LOOT
[...] (C) Summary: Chances are fleeting that President Obasanjo will see USD 1.2 billion in stolen Abacha loot. Under pressure from Northern political leaders, Obasanjo released late military leader Sani Abacha's son Mohammed from prison September 24. With Mohammed's release, Obasanjo surrendered h [...]
2002-10-11 18:13:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV PINS NI
02ABUJA2884NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE
[...] This periodic economic report includes: --Dutch Auction Holds Naira Steady --Supplemental Budget Withdrawn --IMF and GON begin Article IV Consultations --Hotels' Privatization in Jeopardy --Business Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Lagos State --Nigeria to sign Paris Club Debt Agreement with U [...]
2002-10-22 08:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD NI
02ABUJA2894NIGERIA: IMF SAYS REAL GDP TO CONTRACT 0.9 PERCENT
[...] An IMF team in Nigeria for Article IV consultations reported that real GDP will fall by 0.9 percent in 2002, with the oil sector contracting by 14 percent and the non-oil sector--agriculture, manufacturing, and services--growing by about 5 percent. The team says that a growing government budge [...]
2002-10-22 15:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA2961NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP OCTOBER 30
[...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA --GON Re-Thinks Nigeria Airways Deal --GON to Set Domestic Content Requirement for JV Oil Contracts --Local Concerns Over Niger Delta Dredging U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA ------ [...]
2002-10-30 10:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET EINV EAIR NI
02ABUJA2979NIGERIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] Post held its first quarterly meeting of the Trade Agreement Compliance and Monitoring Committee on October 24 in Abuja. The Committee is chaired by the DCM, and the Embassy's Economic Section serves as secretariat. Other members are USAID's Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and Infrastructur [...]
2002-11-01 11:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
02ABUJA2988 NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS ON CIA 533007
[...] (S/NF) I question the usefulness of reftel's content. If former Head of State Babangida made the remarks, his comments were almost certainly self-serving and perhaps consciously intended to undermine Obasanjo's status in Western capitals. President Obasanjo has his shortcomings and there is t [...]
2002-11-01 15:33:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV ECON
02ABUJA3014 NIGERIA: DESPITE UNTAPPED DAM, GOMBE STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 4-6 visit to Gombe State, Ambassador Jeter surveyed Gombe's power, water, education and health sectors with Gombe State officials, in the course of a second Ambassadorial foray to the Northeast. With its agricultural potential and good hydroelectric promise, N [...]
2002-11-05 13:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN ENRG NI
02ABUJA3030NIGERIA: NASCO GROUP (NIGERIA) LIMITED
[...] (S) During an October 10 conversation, Ambassador Jeter informed National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed that the NASCO parent company based in Turkey and many of its subsidiaries and affiliate companies have been jointly designated by the Italian and United States governments as involved in [...]
2002-11-05 16:22:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPTER PREL ECON ETTC NI
02ABUJA306NIGERIA: CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR SAYS COMMUNAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and EmbOffs met January 24 with Chief Economic Advisor Magnus Kpakol who claimed that Nigeria's best hopes for future reform lay with the reelection of President Obasanjo. Kpakol argued that recent communal conflicts throughout the country should not deter foreign [...]
2002-01-31 16:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV NI
02ABUJA3075NIGERIAN TRADE POLICY: BUSINESS (AND POLITICS) AS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-12 15:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR BEXP NI
02ABUJA3101 NIGERIA: "VOLUNTARY" CAP ON INTEREST RATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Most bankers see the October Bankers Committee "voluntary" agreement to cap interest rates at 22.5 percent as neither sustainable nor truly voluntary. Some industry insiders view the move as politically motivated. The Central Bank and the Bankers Committee endorsed the ceilin [...]
2002-11-14 07:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3180NIGERIA: UPDATES ON ALSCON AND AJAOKUTA
[...] (U) Summary. The Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has confirmed that the GON was going forward with the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) and Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). U.S. manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) is one of three companies expressing intere [...]
2002-11-25 07:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3202NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 27
[...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for Nigerian PTT --Nigeria Buys U.S.-Made Buses --World Bank to Work Closer with States --Environmental Success Story: Getting the Red Out in the Delta U.S./U.K. Team Bids on Management Contract for NITEL [...]
2002-11-27 13:42:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD SENV EINV NI
02ABUJA3297 NIGERIA: ENGAGING THE AMERICAN PRIVATE
[...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ambassador Jeter, assisted by USAID Mission Director Liberi, National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) Chairperson Osotimehin, Lagos Consul General, Mission Officers, and Percy Wilson, an AFR/SD HIV/AIDS Consultant, hosted a highly successful luncheon for 20 prominent [...]
2002-12-12 13:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI ECON NI
02ABUJA3304NIGERIAN TEXTILE BAN: "WE'RE DOING THIS FOR AGOA"
[...] (U) Standing the spirit of free trade on its head, a senior Nigerian Commerce Ministry official says the GON temporarily banned imports of certain printed fabrics and now imposes import restrictions on these items as part of the country's efforts to qualify for AGOA trade benefits. The Standar [...]
2002-12-12 15:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALETRD BEXP KTEX ECON NI
02ABUJA3323NIGERIA: LONDON CLUB DEBT BUY-BACK POSTPONED TO
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Nigeria's (GON) attempt to buy back $2 billion of its London Club (commercial) debt obligations suffered a setback Friday, December 6, when a court injunction sought by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha forced a postponement of the auction to D [...]
2002-12-16 16:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI
02ABUJA3341YEAR-END ECONOMIC POTPOURRI
[...] This cable covers: -- Ambassador's Meets with World Bank and IMF prior to Article Four Consultation Meetings in Washington -- Central Bank is Optimistic about Near Term -- CBN and IMF Statistics on GDP Differ -- GON Not Worried About Drop in FOREX Reserves -- CBN Claims States Continue to [...]
2002-12-19 14:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA3345NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP DECEMBER 19
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-19 16:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD ECPS NI
02ABUJA3351NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Precious Ngelele is a native of Rivers State. A former Abuja Poloff believes Ngelele is a U.S. citizen. We know he lived in the United States for many years before returning to Nigeria in 1999. Poloff reports Ngelele is divorced or separated from a U.S.-citizen spouse, with whom he had sev [...]
2002-12-20 13:33:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PINR NI
02ABUJA3358NIGERIA: 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE DRAFT
[...] Following is Post's draft of the 2003 National Trade Estimate for Nigeria. Dept. is requested to provide end-year trade and investment data in the trade summary. 2. NIGERIA TRADE SUMMARY In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $X.X billion, an improvement over the 2001 defi [...]
2002-12-23 07:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV EFIN NI
02ABUJA3390 Nigeria's Privatization Czar Plans to Bow Out
[...] (C) Summary: Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, Nigeria's agency for the privatization of state-owned firms, told the Ambassador and DCM on separate occasions that he plans to resign early next year and return to the private sector. El-Rufai said that Presi [...]
2002-12-31 16:51:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN NI
02ABUJA387NIGERIA: PROPOSED POST-JEPC BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] This cable contains an action request in para 14. 2. During extensive discussions with GON officials late last year and throughout this month, including the President's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA),we have reached general agreement on a way forward on a post-JEPC arrangement. This new a [...]
2002-02-06 09:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV NI
02ABUJA418NIGERIA: TERRORIST LIST 9
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Mission officers met on February 6, per Ref C, to discuss possible scenarios to lessen the negative impact of freezing the assets of NASCO Nigeria and its affiliated subsidiaries. We found no way to separate [...]
2002-02-07 14:56:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PINS EFIN ECON TU NI
02ABUJA461NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR INDICATORS
[...] Market statistics: By most accounts, Nigeria's telecom sector witnessed significant growth in 2001, but accurate statistics are difficult to obtain. Although information regarding telecom companies and government agencies participating in the sector is current, data on growth trends is availab [...]
2002-02-08 16:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD NI
02ABUJA630NIGERIA: GUM ARABIC SUCCESS STORY
[...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and AUSTR Whitaker visited Jigawa and Kano states on January 28 and 29 respectively. Two years of negotiations, involving the U.S. private sector, Nigerian State and Federal Governments, USTR and the U.S. Embassy resulted in the January 28 launching of the Gum Arabi [...]
2002-02-26 15:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAID EAGR NI
02ABUJA649NIGERIA: 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW ON IPR
[...] Mission provides response to ref A request for views on Nigeria,s compliance with TRIPS and recent trends in IPR protection. 2. Summary and Introduction: The Government of Nigeria (GON) appears to be making progress bringing its IPR legislation into compliance with TRIPS. Areas where an [...]
2002-02-28 11:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI IPR
02ABUJA680NIGERIA: WEEKLY POLITICAL WRAP UP - FEB 25 TO MAR 1
[...] (C) The Senate on February 27 consented to the President's February 26 nomination of Dr. Olu Agunloye as Minister without Portfolio. Agunloye, a physicist by training, was a close friend of slain Attorney General Ige. Like Ige, Agunloye hails from the Southwest and is a member of the Yoruba- [...]
2002-03-01 14:46:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON NI
02ABUJA787NIGERIA: WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW #2
[...] (U) This is the second edition of what will be a weekly roundup of significant developments in Nigeria. --------------------------------------------- -- BENUE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FINALLY ESTABLISHED --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...]
2002-03-12 14:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ECPS KCRM NI
02ABUJA858NIGERIA AND THE IMF HEAD FOR DIVORCE COURT?
[...] (U) Classified by CDA Andrews for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. After several days of consultations, the IMF and GON agreed not to establish a new program. This indefinite suspension is due to GON failure to meet informal targets and to political considerations in the lead-up [...]
2002-03-15 15:01:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL NI
02ABUJA886NIGERIA: ABUJA WEEKLY REVIEW: MARCH 11-15, 2002
[...] (U) Electoral preparations were high on the agenda of the Northern Governors when they met this week. As a result of their discussions, the Governors issued a statement opposing the Federal Government's plan to use the proposed national identification card as the voter registration document. [...]
2002-03-19 14:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON NI
02ABUJA925NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR TO VISIT
[...] This cable contains an action request, para 4. 2. In a meeting March 19, Vice President Atiku Abubakar informed Ambassador Jeter that he would be in Washington for personal and medical reasons from March 31 through April 6 and would be interested in meeting with senior U.S. policymakers. [...]
2002-03-20 14:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ECON PREL EFIN NI
02ABUJA936NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ABUBAKAR ON ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Vice President Atiku Abubakar was non-committal on rapid completion of the bilateral debt agreement, saying only that he would discuss the issue with the Director-General of the Debt Management Office. The Vice President said Nigeria [...]
2002-03-22 16:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN NI
02ABUJA979NIGERIA: ABUJA WEEKLY REVIEW: MARCH 18-22
[...] (SBU) Because of shrunken government revenues due to lower world oil prices, most State governments have become cash strapped. Some have not paid civil servants since January. Wage costs grew exponentially in May 2000 when the minimum civil servant wage was increased from N3,500 to N7,500/month [...]
2002-03-27 11:41:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON PHUM NI
02AMMAN2423SADDAM'S REGIME PROSPERING AND CONFIDENT ACCORDING
[...] (S) Journalist Peter Arnett (please protect throughout) shared with the Ambassador May 13 impressions from a just-completed three-week tour of Iraq. The images he conveyed -- full flights into and out of Baghdad, markets better stocked with products than before, huge, recently-completed ornat [...]
2002-05-16 06:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ETRD IZ
02AMMAN2652JORDAN--FTA ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 5. 2. (SBU) Jordan has made some progress in strengthening its environmental regulatory structure since signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. in October 2000. Specifically, seven new environmental by-laws, drafted by the General Corporati [...]
2002-05-23 15:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD JO PREL SENV
02AMMAN3009JORDAN'S BURGER KING PROUD TO BE UNAMERICAN
[...] SUMMARY: BURGER KING JORDAN IS LINING ITS SERVING TRAYS WITH A LEAFLET IN ARABIC LABELING THE ORIGIN OF ALL OF ITS HAMBURGER INGREDIENTS. THE FLYERS DO NOT STATE SPECIFICALLY THAT BURGER KING'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AMERICAN, BUT IT DOES LABEL EACH INGREDIENT AS JORDANIAN, ARAB, OR AUSTRALIAN. T [...]
2002-06-09 06:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO PREL KPAO ECON
02AMMAN3044JORDAN'S ECONOMIC OLD GUARD FLEXES MUSCLES
[...] (c) Anti-normalization, pro-Iraq, and anti-reform elements in Jordan's business community are trying to re-establish themselves in the kingdom's economic decision-making arena. These recidivist groups have been encouraged by an increase in anti-American, and hence anti-globalization, feelin [...]
2002-06-10 08:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON ETTC ETRD IZ JO
02AMMAN3084JORDAN: MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE SURVEY
[...] Following are answers to the questions posed in reftel. We would be happy to provide more detailed answers on request. Jordan already has a large, well-functioning micro-finance sector that is supported by USAID and other institutions. As a general observation, we believe that a regional in [...]
2002-06-11 11:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JO
02AMMAN3273INTERIM LAWMAKING WRAPS UP AS LIKELIHOOD OF
[...] (C) Jordan's Constitution allows the Cabinet to pass provisional laws when Parliament is not in session, so long as the laws are sufficiently "necessary." The GOJ has promulgated some ninety-nine provisional laws in the year since Jordan's Parliament was dissolved on June 16, 2001. But provis [...]
2002-06-18 08:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON EAID JO
02AMMAN3394SYRIAN SOFT DRINKS SWAMP U.S. PRODUCTS
[...] (SBU) The local subsidiaries of Pepsi and Coca Cola say that their soft drink sales are off by up to 40 percent from 2001 due to a new bilateral trade agreement between Jordan and Syria that has led to an influx of Syrian soft drink products concurrent with the continuing boycott of American [...]
2002-06-24 06:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV BEXP JO
02AMMAN3648 SURF'S UP: THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) While anecdotal evidence suggests that a nationwide boycott of American products has waned for the time being, support at the street level remains strong. Despite GOJ efforts in various fora to discourage the action, boycotters seem to be determined to make a statement by rejecting what [...]
2002-07-03 14:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV JO
02AMMAN3662JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...]
2002-07-03 15:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ECON JO MEPN
02AMMAN4060 JORDAN: 2002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT SINCE KING ABDULLAH SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1999, JORDAN HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. KEY REFORMS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, AND SERVICES SECTORS. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT LAWS GRANT SPECIFIC IN [...]
2002-07-23 07:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB KIDE EFIN ECON ETRD JO OPIC
02AMMAN4122JORDAN: NO TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO ATTEND WSSD
[...] No summary [...]
2002-07-25 11:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ELTN ECON PREL KSUM
02AMMAN4213JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON GI'S IN WTO AG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) ECONOFF delivered ref demarche to Trade Ministry Secretary General Samer Tawil on July 25. Tawil agreed that SIPDIS the EU proposal was unlikely to provide any real trade benefits for Jordan, and said he would consider supporting our position pending a detailed reading of demarche po [...]
2002-07-30 09:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON JO WTRO
02AMMAN4583JORDAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT WSSD WATER PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2002-08-14 14:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV JO UNCSD
02AMMAN4648JORDAN IPR UPDATE: MIXED OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Jordan's record on enforcement of IPR laws has been improving steadily over the past six months. However, greater awareness of the impact of lax IPR enforcement on Jordanian industries as well as further reform of existing IPR legislation and prosecution is still needed if Jordan is to [...]
2002-08-19 07:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON JO
02AMMAN4786U.S. FIRM INTERESTED IN CALL CENTERS IN JORDAN
[...] (u) Summary. In an initiative that it sees both as a promising business venture and an element of support for regional peace, the U.S. firm Stream International is seriously looking at Jordan as a site for an international call service center that would employ over 300 technically skilled J [...]
2002-08-25 06:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECPS ECON IS JO OPIC
02AMMAN4864JORDAN'S DIPLOMATS FOCUS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (sbu) Summary. Reflecting the emphasis he has put on economic and commercial development and the growing private sector export and investment orientation of Jordan's economy, King Abdullah personally launched a four-day USAID-supported economic/commercial training program for Jordanian amba [...]
2002-08-28 06:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PREL JO
02AMMAN4986MEPI ROLLOUT PLAN
[...] POST PLANS TO HIGHLIGHT SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEPI INITIATIVE WITH A SERIES OF RELATED ACTIVITIES TARGETED FOR JORDAN'S BUSINESS, INTELLECTUAL AND NGO ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDIA. 2. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD BE READY TO CONDUCT A "PRE- BRIEF" FOR A SELECTED GROUP OF SEN [...]
2002-09-04 05:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP EFIN ECON PREL XF KPAO JO
02AMMAN5212JORDAN GEARS UP FOR ARAB FREE TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WITH TRADE WITH OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES MAKING UP A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS OVERALL TRADE, JORDAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO EMBRACE THE ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA),WHICH AIMS AT CREATING AN ARAB FREE TRADE AREA BY 2005. INDEED, SINCE ENTERING INTO FORCE, JORDAN HAS [...]
2002-09-12 12:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JO
02AMMAN5692MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN ANY
[...] (C) The Palace announced a minor Cabinet reshuffle on September 26 involving five portfolios. Amman had been rife with rumors of a reshuffle since the King's August 15 announcement that elections were postponed until the Spring. In recent conversations with the Ambassador, several young, prog [...]
2002-10-02 14:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO
02AMMAN5737BIOS ON NEW CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (U) King Abdullah and Prime Minister Abul Ragheb reshuffled the Cabinet on September 26 adding 4 new members to the Cabinet, and reassigning one Cabinet member to a new portfolio. Para 2 contains biographical data on the new ministers. 2. (U) New members of the Cabinet are: A. (U) Mini [...]
2002-10-03 13:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO
02AMMAN5839PM ABUL RAGHEB ON SYRIA, IRAQ: IT'S THE ECONOMY,
[...] (S) The Ambassador and DCM spoke October 5 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb about his recent visit to Syria (other topics septels, notal). Abul Ragheb focused mostly on economic issues. Bashar al-Asad, he said, had "asked all the right economic questions," and PM Mohammed Miru, a conser [...]
2002-10-08 12:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL ECON IZ SY JO
02AMMAN5964JORDAN: U/S LARSON MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC PLANNING
[...] (C) Under Secretary Larson had meetings in Amman October 13-14 with Prime Minister Abul Ragheb and key members of the Jordanian ministerial "economic team," including Finance Minster Marto, Planning Minister Awadallah, Trade Minister Bashir and Central Bank Governor Umayya Toukan. He also m [...]
2002-10-15 11:51:00Embassy AmmanSECRETEFIN ECON PREL JO
02AMMAN6250ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN
[...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...]
2002-10-27 07:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EAID JO
02AMMAN6288JORDAN'S UNUSED INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY
[...] (u) Summary: We have been following with interest attempts by Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer to secure support for a new industrial park (or parks) in Jordan. While there does not seem to be a need for new industrial parks in Jordan given a current glut of unused industrial infrastru [...]
2002-10-29 07:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAID IS JO
02AMMAN6374JORDAN FUND LAUNCHED
[...] (U) Amid an enthusiastic reception, the Government of Jordan launched the Jordan Fund, a $50 million fund designed to attract foreign investment and provide capital to the local private sector. Deutsche Bank is acting as International Advisor for the Fund, with Jordanian investment banking f [...]
2002-10-31 08:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON KTDB KIDE JO OPIC
02AMMAN7535JORDAN: UPDATE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. PRODUCTS
[...] (sbu) Summary. Business contacts say that an abiding affinity for U.S. consumer products, marketing strategies that played up local connections, and a crackdown by the government on political activities by professional associations blunted the impact of calls for boycotting American product [...]
2002-12-30 13:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PGOV PREL IS JO
02ANKARA7726TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: OUR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) of R. Tayyip Erdogan will be the clear winner in the Turkish national elections on Nov. 3, and has a strong shot at a Parliamentary majority. Deniz Baykal's Establishmentarian, left-of-center Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) will [...]
2002-11-01 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7763CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON POST-ELECTION TASKS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a October 30 meeting, Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told us he and Treasury U/S Oztrak have prepared a document to give to the election winners which explains in non-technical terms the GOT's commitments to the IMF and why they should be honored. The length of the educa [...]
2002-11-01 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7847TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) On November 4, Turkish markets reacted positively to the AK Party's landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The lira strengthened very slightly, closing at TL 1,678,000 to the dollar; the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 index closed up 6.1 percent; the benchmark lira T-bills closed uncha [...]
2002-11-04 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7924TURKEY: TIMELINE TO ESTABLISH NEXT GOVERNMENT
[...] Timeline in para 2 lists the sequence of steps to be followed as the Justice and Development (AK) Party prepares to establish a government in the wake of its Nov. 3 landslide election victory. According to AK officials, assuming that President Sezer observes Turkish law and tradition (i.e., g [...]
2002-11-05 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7925TURKISH MARKETS RALLY; TREASURY COMMENTS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The post-election rally in Turkish markets continued on November 5, with trading volumes in both stock and T-bill markets setting records for 2002. T-bill rates dropped about seven percentage points to close at 57.5 percent in annual compounded terms; the stock market is up 17 [...]
2002-11-05 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7981 Demarche on Customs Classifications
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-07 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TU
02ANKARA8018TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Turkey-Greece gas interconnect, which they hope to sign by the end of November. BOTAS and DEPA have not, however, been able to agree on the price at which DEPA would purchas [...]
2002-11-07 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8064THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND SOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Turkish Government's most pressing economic challenge is to bolster market confidence sufficiently to avoid another financial crisis and begin to step away from the financial precipice on which Turkey has been perched for the past two years. Other challenges include: [...]
2002-11-08 09:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
02ANKARA8108AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH AK PARTY CHAIRMAN ERDOGAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with victorious AK Party leader Erdogan for first post-election visit. He complimented AK on its constructive electoral campaign and victory and noted U.S. readiness to work with the new AK government. U.S. seeks stronger bilateral economic ties and urges AK to fo [...]
2002-11-08 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON AA POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8110TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT,
[...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]
2002-11-08 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8111PROBLEMS MEETING THE 2002 PRIMARY SURPLUS TARGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF and Central Bank are worried about the caretaker government's failure to fully implement fiscal measures needed to meet this year's primary surplus target of 6.5 percent of GNP. We have expressed our concern about this to senior economic bureaucrats this week -- who s [...]
2002-11-08 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
02ANKARA8112IMF AND TURKISH CENTRAL BANK ON NEXT STEPS FOR THE
[...] Summary: While the post-election market rally largely continued on November 8, with T-bill rates dropping a further 2.5 percent, there was by the week's end greater press and market attention to the likely policies of the new GOT. IMF resrep reviewed with us the outstanding structural and fi [...]
2002-11-08 16:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8141MFA ON TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy DG for Energy Hakki Akil reiterated to Econ Couns BOTAS's request for USG assistance in encouraging the Greeks to accept paying a higher price for natural gas from Turkey in the short-term for the long-term benefits the Turkey-Greece interconnect would provide. Akil a [...]
2002-11-12 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8150UPDATE ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] EmbOffs met with MFA's Afghan Reconstruction Coordinator Ambassador Refat Okcun 11/12 for an update on Turkey's reconstruction efforts. 2. Okcun confirmed that Turkey's completed reconstruction efforts now total $1.8 million, up from $1.6 reported Ref A. By year's end, that figure shoul [...]
2002-11-13 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TU
02ANKARA8231TURKS RECEIVE WSSD FOLLOW-UP MATERIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-14 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR TU
02ANKARA8250TURKEY: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU AND CYPRUS WITH
[...] (C) Ambassador met Nov. 14 with EU Hirep Javier Solana to discuss the EU perspective on UNSYG Annan's plan for a settlement on Cyprus, and the prospects for progress on Turkey's EU bid at Copenhagen in December. Solana noted that he had had separate meetings with MFA U/S Ziyal and AK (Justice [...]
2002-11-15 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8356AK PARTY BEGINS TO ENGAGE ON THE ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past week, AK Party moved to inject discipline into its public statements on the economy, initiated contacts with the economic bureaucracy, and reiterated its intention to work with the IMF. AK Economic Coordinator Ali Babacan sought to reassure us that, despite some u [...]
2002-11-15 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8369TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON EU, CYPRUS NEWS
[...] (U) The two-week market rallies continued strongly on the morning of November 18: -- Treasury bill yields dropped 1.5 percentage points. With the benchmark July 2 bill now at 49.5 percent, in compounded terms, rates have dropped over 14 percentage points since the November 3 elections. [...]
2002-11-18 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8379INCOMING GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The economic elements of the incoming government's action plan, announced by Party leader Tayyip Erdogan on November 16, reflect AK's efforts to balance its desire to boost the "real economy" and help the poor with its need to reassure markets and maintain fiscal discipline. [...]
2002-11-18 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EINV TU
02ANKARA8381THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...]
2002-11-18 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PINR PREL TU
02ANKARA8382TURKEY'S 58TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE
[...] (U) President Sezer's Nov. 18 approval of the AK Party government under P.M. Abdullah Gul (ref A; cabinet below, para 4) puts into place a government: --committed to pursuing Turkey's EU candidacy and democratic reforms; --open to working with the U.S. on key regional issues; --fo [...]
2002-11-19 05:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8454TURKISH MARKET RALLIES HALT, AWAIT GOT ACTION; NEW
[...] (U) In morning trading November 20, yields on the benchmark lira Treasury bill rose to the 52 percent compounded level, having dropped earlier in the week of 49 percent. The lira depreciated slightly to TL 1,590,000 from yesterday's low of TL 1,580,000. Two days of profit taking in the Ist [...]
2002-11-20 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8527THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC TEAM STARTS WORK,
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gul announced the portfolios of the state ministers, dividing supervision of the economic agencies between Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener (privatization, banking and capital markets boards),State Minister Ali Babacan (Treasury, Central Bank and main state banks),and [...]
2002-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV TU
02ANKARA8545TURKISH MARKETS REACT TO COURT'S SUSPENSION OF KEY
[...] (U) On November 22, Turkish press reported that Turkey's supreme administrative court ("Danistay") issued a decision to suspend the Bank Regulation and Supervision Agency's (BRSA) intervention of the insolvent Pamukbank. Under Turkish law, the bank will now be handed back to its former owner [...]
2002-11-22 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8594UNCERTAINTY FOR PENDING AND EXISTING BOT/TOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Embassy has long emphasized to the GOT the importance of a rapid and fair settlement to the pending BOT/TOR projects, which still have not been resolved (reftels). It now appears the GOT is considering re-negotiation of the contracts for the BOT projects that are alr [...]
2002-11-25 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
02ANKARA8596TURKISH MARKETS AWAIT IMF REACTION TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish markets are awaiting IMF and GOT reaction to the administrative court decision of November 22, which suspended the take-over of Pamukbank by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). At the heart of this legal battle lie about $5 billion in loans made by Pamuk [...]
2002-11-25 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8633CODEL HASTERT'S MEETINGS IN ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: A codel led by Speaker Hastert met Nov. 21 with P.M. Gul and Parliament President ("Speaker") Arinc. Speaker Hastert congratulated Gul on AK's landslide election victory and Turkey's recent progress on political and economic reform. Gul echoed AK leader Erdogan's commitment to EU [...]
2002-11-26 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8695TURKS WILL ATTEND BONN AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (U) Turkey will be represented at the Bonn-Petersberg conference on Afghanistan Reconstruction by Ambassador Aydemir Erman, the MFA Deputy U/S and Coordinator for Afghanistan, and Ambassador Okcun, the MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Embassy provided Ref A talking points on 1 [...]
2002-11-27 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL AF TU
02ANKARA8728EMBASSY RAISES PAMUKBANK CASE WITH AK VICE CHAIRMAN
[...] (C) We met November 29 with AK Vice Chairman and MP Murat Mercan to highlight the risks resulting from the Danistay's November 22 injunction against BRSA's takeover of insolvent Pamukbank. We said the decision, although taken by an independent judicial body, undermined the BRSA's credibility [...]
2002-11-29 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV TU
02ANKARA8753TURKEY: BACKGROUND ON CHP CHAIRMAN DENIZ BAYKAL
[...] (C) Summary: Combining a sharp intellect with a divisive manner, Deniz Baykal is back in Parliament as opposition leader of a CHP reeling from the thrashing it received at the hands of Islam-influenced AK Party in Nov. 3 national elections. Aware of widespread public perceptions that he is a [...]
2002-12-02 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8779TURKEY: NULLIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN SIIRT
[...] (U) Summary: Anatolia News Agency reports Dec. 2 that the Supreme Election Board (YSK),acting pursuant to a petition filed by the Justice and Development (AK) Party last month, has nullified the results of the Nov. 3 elections in southeastern Siirt province. Provided AK can push through the n [...]
2002-12-02 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8780AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMICS WITH DEPUTY PM SENER
[...] (C) Summary: In his initial call on Deputy PM Sener December 2, Ambassador stressed that the USG wanted the government's economic program to succeed, highlighted the important role financial markets would play in the coming months, and suggested those markets would be looking for a strong p [...]
2002-12-03 06:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8797TURKEY'S INFLATION/GROWTH OVERPERFORMING; BUT
[...] (U) November inflation data, released December 3, were slightly better than market expectations: Wholesale price increase was 1.6 percent (versus market expectations of 1.9 percent); Consumer price increase was 2.9 percent (market average expectation was 3.0 percent). 2. (U) Novembe [...]
2002-12-03 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8846READ-OUT OF IMF VISIT TO TURKEY: FOCUS ON BUDGET
[...] (C) Summary: On December 4, IMF resident representative briefed EU member countries and us on the December 2-4 visit of IMF Europe Director Deppler. It provided a first impression of the new economic ministers: well-intentioned, and committed to continuing the existing program, but not uni [...]
2002-12-04 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8852SCENESETTER FOR DEC. 9-10 WASHINGTON VISIT OF AK PARTY CHAIRMAN R. TAYYIP ERDOGAN
[...] (C) Summary: As Turkey's strongest politician Tayyip Erdogan is key to our ability to influence the AK Party government and public opinion on Iraq and other strategic U.S. interests. His heightened sense of pride is undiminished, indeed boosted, by the Kemalist State's continuing attempts to [...]
2002-12-04 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINS TU
02ANKARA8863IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...]
2002-12-09 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ
02ANKARA8932TURKS RAISE ISSUE OF FUTURE TRADE WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) Foreign Trade Under Secretary Tuncer Kayalar told us December 11 that, in the event of a military operation in Iraq, Turkey would seek USG and United Nations support for some kind of preferred trade status to enable it to re-start exports to Iraq quickly and on a large scale. He argued th [...]
2002-12-12 07:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
02ANKARA8972NO PROGRESS ON RESOLVING PAMUKBANK ISSUE; IMF TAKES FIRM LINE
[...] (C) Summary: Three weeks after the state administrative court (Danistay) suspended BRSA's takeover of Pamukbank, there has been no progress toward a permanent resolution. Cukurova Holding, which owns both Pamukbank and Yapi Kredi Bank, is taking a hard line in talks with the BRSA. The gover [...]
2002-12-13 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV TU
02ANKARA8976TURKEY POST-COPENHAGEN
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is reacting with disappointment and resignation to the EU's decision at the Dec. 12-13 Copenhagen summit: 1) to review Turkey's EU accession bid in December 2004, withholding a definite date to start formal accession talks; and 2) to admit Cyprus as a member before a settle [...]
2002-12-13 17:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8986BP STILL ANALYZING COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF SHAH
[...] (C) Summary and comment: BP's gas analyst is struggling to make the commercial case for Shah Deniz -- although he claims top management is committed to the project, he believes the Turkish gas market is still oversupplied and the project is too expensive. He also maintains that transporting [...]
2002-12-16 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA9051TURKEY: AK PARTY SEES DENKTAS AS OBSTACLE TO
[...] (C) Summary: The political debate in Ankara regarding Turkey's EU candidacy and the future of Cyprus is revealing sharp differences between the ruling AK (Justice and Development) Party/Government and the Establishmentarian foreign policy class, including elements that predominate in the MFA. [...]
2002-12-19 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA9054 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-19 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU
02ANKARA9071SEZER VETO CALLS SIIRT ELECTIONS INTO QUESTION
[...] (C) President Sezer's Dec. 19 veto of a constitutional amendment package, which is designed to reinstate AK Leader Erdogan's political rights and clear the way for his entry into government (septel),calls into question the date for the "new" elections in Siirt Province and Erdogan's immediate [...]
2002-12-20 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA9075TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH GOT INDECISIVENESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep briefed us on the results of the ten-day IMF mission which finished December 20. The IMF is concerned with the new GOT's slowness in taking decisions - it has not yet committed to the 6.5 percent of GNP primary budget surplus for 2003 (and the first quarter 20 [...]
2002-12-20 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA9166AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians, confirmed their support for the BTC and Shah Deniz projects to EB/CBED Ambassador Mann in his December 18-20 visit to Ankara. Mann reviewed U.S. energy policy in the Caspian, noting tha [...]
2002-12-30 05:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA9181TURKISH GOVERNMENT FULLY RESOLVES CITIBANK TAX
[...] (SBU) Citibank General Manager for Turkey Mark Robinson informed us December 23 that Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan reversed a Finance Ministry tax assessment of Citibank and its foreign clients who invest in Turkish T-bills through Citibank. As described reftel, a Finance Ministry [...]
2002-12-30 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL TU
02BRASILIA4227A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-22 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
02COLOMBO1434 Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to
[...] (U) I want to extend a very warm welcome to you on your August 22-23 visit to Sri Lanka. The Country Team and the entire Mission community eagerly look forward to your visit. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes at an exciting time. The ongoing ceasefire is th [...]
2002-08-06 09:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1448 ECONOMIC REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary: In its eight months in power, Sri Lanka's UNF government has made measurable progress on one of its main goals, economic reform, with efforts starting to show real results over a broad range of promised actions. The true tests will be action on pending economic legislation and im [...]
2002-08-07 11:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1452SRI LANKA: FIRST HALF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
[...] Summary: After a year of declining indicators in 2001, growth in the Sri Lankan economy turned positive in the first half of 2002. Central Bank figures show that GDP expanded by 0.1 percent in the first quarter, far off the government's target of 3.7 percent growth for 2002. Available data [...]
2002-08-08 05:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD PGOV CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1551SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE HEARS HOPES
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage had four brief "pull-aside" meetings at the start of a reception held in his honor, August 22, with the Leader of the PA Opposition the Maldivian High Commissioner, Tamil National Alliance representatives, and the Leader of the Muslim Congress. D heard [...]
2002-08-23 02:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM ECON ETRD CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1610Telecommunication reforms and opportunities in Sri
[...] Summary: Sri Lanka plans extensive reforms in the telecommunications sector with the aim of developing a technology-neutral, open and convergent telecommunications market. One of the most significant developments will be the opening of international voice services. Other planned reforms inc [...]
2002-09-03 09:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BEXP ECPS ECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1619 Peace process update: Tiger-Muslim talks said
[...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Tamil Tiger spokesman and Muslim leader reportedly hold constructive meeting in London -- GSL official meets with Tigers on development-related issues -- Recent incident in Jaffna pits students against security for [...]
2002-06-02 05:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF PHUM ECON EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1633 SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT FINANCE-DOLLAR DEBT AND
[...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has requested proposals for a financial facility of up to $350 million to finance the budget deficit. The funds raised in this issue will ease pressure from the local money market and interest rates. The proceeds will be part of a Rs 329 billion ( [...]
2002-09-06 02:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BEXP ECON EINV ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1734 UNDP AND UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAMS FOR MALDIVES
[...] Post endorses UNDP country program for Maldives for 2003- 2007. UNDP'S overall objectives of reducing poverty and disparities are in line with national priorities of equitable development identified by the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) in its sixth national development plan [...]
2002-09-17 11:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID ECON PHUM MV UNDP
02COLOMBO1750 Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to
[...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your September 28-30 visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government and the Tamil Tigers just sat down for constructive face-to-face talks, which are due to continu [...]
2002-09-19 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON CE
02COLOMBO1878 Scenesetter for DRL P/DAS Parmly's upcoming
[...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we briefed you on during your January visit gaining increased traction. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government [...]
2002-10-08 11:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1879 Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended
[...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...]
2002-10-07 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ
02COLOMBO1887SRI LANKA: REQUEST FOR DEBT RELIEF UNDER TROPICAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. The Ambassador received the following letter dated September 19 from K.N. Choksy, Minister of Finance and Planning, requesting consideration under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Begin Text: Further to the recent informal di [...]
2002-10-09 06:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1908SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAMP'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA
[...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we are now observing having gained increased traction since your December 2001 visit. A ceasefire has been in place since December, and the g [...]
2002-10-11 05:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1979 SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN'S NOVEMBER
[...] (U) I extend to you a warm welcome in advance of your visit to Sri Lanka next month for the first meeting of the U.S. - Sri Lankan Trade and Investment Council (TIC). I am sending this message now, nearly a month before your visit, because I know that you and your team are already busy prepa [...]
2002-10-23 04:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS LTTE
02COLOMBO2133 Tigers gradually expand network of control in
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited Sri Lanka's Eastern Province on November 12. On the surface, the situation in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts seemed calm, with the ceasefire sparking increased business activity and civilian bustle. Amid this positive news, there were clear and troublin [...]
2002-11-14 11:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ECON SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2194 SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN PUSHES FURTHER
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. used his November 19-22 visit to Sri Lanka to push the GSL to move forward with key economic reforms. He delivered this message during separate meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and [...]
2002-11-26 10:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2196 SRI LANKA: FIRST JOINT COUNCIL MEETING UNDER
[...] Summary: In the first Joint Council meeting under the US - Sri Lanka TIFA, the GSL identified its goal as an eventual Free Trade Agreement, and, in the interim, stronger ties in the bilateral trade relationship and in the WTO. The US representatives focused on the USG commitment to closer co [...]
2002-11-26 10:52:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2202 SRI LANKA: A REFORM-MINDED 2003 BUDGET
[...] Summary: Indicating government commitment to fiscal discipline and continued reforms, the 2003 GSL budget concentrated on improving the macro economic situation through measures to narrow the budget deficit and public debt while increasing tax revenue. The fundamental weakness of the fiscal [...]
2002-11-27 10:36:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2315 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE A/S LASH TO
[...] On behalf of the country team and the entire mission community, I extend to you a warm welcome in advance of your visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with the government of Sri Lanka (GSL) making real progress toward its twin goals of peace and economic development. Thi [...]
2002-12-16 11:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2323 During Mission visit, Maldivian MFA says it is
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 17 meeting in Male, Polchief urged the Maldivian government to sign an ICC Article 98 agreement with the U.S. MFA Permanent Secretary Shaheed replied that the GoRM continued to SIPDIS review the proposal, which it viewed in a "favorable light." Shaheed [...]
2002-12-18 11:25:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ECON MV KICC UN
02COLOMBO2346 SRI LANKA: COMMERCE A/S LASH PUSHES INVESTMENT
[...] Summary: Following up on President Bush's July commitment to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to examine areas for greater economic engagement with Sri Lanka, William H. Lash III, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, brought a Commerce Department delegation to Sri La [...]
2002-12-24 05:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV CE USTR CWC
02FRANKFURT11411SAARLAND MINISTER PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (U) Summary: On December 4, Consul General Peter Bodde met with Saarland Minister-President Peter Mueller (CDU) in Saarbruecken. Mueller is a moderate, up-and-coming CDU leader, and ally of Angela Merkel. Mueller said the auto industry has replaced coal and steel as the most important indus [...]
2002-12-10 13:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD BEXP GM
02FRANKFURT11824 GERMANY'S OLDEST POWER PLANT, OBRIGHEIM TO SHUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Environment Minister Juergen Trittin and Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (ENBW, Germany's third largest energy supplier),have come to an agreement for the shutdown of Germany's oldest nuclear reactor Obrigheim on November 15, 2005. The 2003 shutdown of Obrigheim was part [...]
2002-12-20 15:23:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM EUN
02HANOI102VIETNAM: SRILA POLASKI BRIEFS GVN OFFICIALS ON
[...] SUMMARY: STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS (SRILA) SANDRA POLASKI BRIEFED VIETNAMESE TRADE AND LABOR OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.-CAMBODIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT. BECAUSE NEITHER THE U.S. NOR VIETNAM HAS YET MADE [...]
2002-01-15 07:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD ECON PHUM VM CB LABOR
02HANOI1124 JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...]
2002-05-06 10:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR
02HANOI133 HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...]
2002-01-18 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM
02HANOI1384VIETNAM: EFFECTING CHANGE WITH THE BTA AND
[...] CLASSIFIED BY ECON/C CLAIRE PIERANGELO, REASONS 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DURING RECENT MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, U.S. TECHNICAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01384 01 OF 02 301039Z ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER L [...]
2002-05-30 10:26:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD EAID PREL KJUS VM BTA
02HANOI1523VIETNAM: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA
[...] SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS CONTINUES A FRONT- BURNER ISSUE AMONG THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SOME GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN VIETNAM. THIS CABLE SUMMARIZES TWO RECENT IPR SEMINARS IN HANOI SPONSORED BY FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND AND WHICH INCLUDED PARTICIPATION BY THE EMBASSY ECONOMIC SECTION, [...]
2002-06-13 05:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP
02HANOI1760LEADERSHIP RUMBLINGS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE LEADERSHIP TURNOVER AT THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) COULD BE BROADER THAN EARLIER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01760 01 OF 02 120956Z EXPECTED AS THE PARTY SEEKS TO DEM [...]
2002-07-12 09:50:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS ECON PREL VM DPOL
02HANOI1769VIETNAM: NEW ORDINANCE ON PRICES
[...] THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A NEW PRICE ORDINANCE NO. 40 ON APRIL 26, 2002. THE ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2002. THE TEXT IS REPEATED BELOW FOR THE RECORD. THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES A WIDE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01769 [...]
2002-07-15 09:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD VM
02HANOI2028 NGHE AN: DEVELOPING, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. NGHE AN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT A STRATEGIC LOCATION AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVINCE'S ROLE AS AN OUTLET TO THE SEA FOR LAOS AND NORTHEASTERN THAILAND. THE GVN IS MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A NEW NATIONA [...]
2002-08-16 08:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PHUM VM
02HANOI2057VIETNAM: NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND
[...] ON AUGUST 15 - 16, 2002, IN HANOI, A NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND POLICIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" WAS JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02057 210714Z POLICY OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS [...]
2002-08-21 07:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON VN LABOR
02HANOI2209 VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]
2002-09-10 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2297 PHU QUOC ISLAND - BULLISH ON DEVELOPMENT BUT. . .
[...] (U) SUMMARY. PHU QUOC ISLAND DISTRICT OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENT BEYOND AGRICULTURE AND FISHING, ITS TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC MAINSTAYS. THEY HOPE THAT ITS TROPICAL ISLAND SETTING AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, ATTRACT FOREIGN INVES [...]
2002-09-23 10:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON VM
02HANOI2345 VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...]
2002-09-27 09:31:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2390 ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI
[...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...]
2002-10-03 08:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM
02HANOI2493NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]
2002-10-15 07:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI2622 NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]
2002-10-30 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2709 VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...]
2002-11-08 04:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM
02HANOI2893VIETNAM: SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL
[...] OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS VIETNAM HAS PUT IN PLACE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, IT HAS DEMONSTRATED A SERIOUS LACK OF ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS IT HAS IN PLACE. INTERNATIONAL DONORS HAVE RECOGNIZ [...]
2002-12-04 07:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD EAID ECON VN IPROP
02HANOI3037 WRAP-UP OF THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2ND SESSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) CONCLUDED ITS SECOND SESSION ON DECEMBER 16, HAVING BEGUN ITS USUAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03037 01 OF 03 200759Z YEAR-END MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12. NA DELEGATES REVIEWED REPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SOCIO-EC [...]
2002-12-20 07:16:00Embassy Hanoi