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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06COLOMBO1077 | WTO Doha Round Negotiations: Demarche Request [...] Post provided talking points contained in reftel to senior government officials dealing with WTO matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade and its Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance and Planning on June 27. These officials requested time to get back to us w [...] | 2006-06-30 06:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON CE |
06COLOMBO1142 | SRI LANKA SHUTS DOWN MAIN PAY TV OPERATORS [...] (U) Summary: A sudden clampdown on two of the biggest companies offering pay TV services in Sri Lanka has caused distress to investors and thousands of subscribers. The initial reason for the closure of the first operator was an alleged but still unproven connection to the Liberation Tigers [...] | 2006-07-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ECPS SCVL CE |
06COLOMBO1160 | NEW TAX ON FOREIGN BROADCASTING COULD CRIPPLE POPULAR [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan government (GSL) has imposed a hefty tax exclusively on foreign commercials, television programs, and movies distributed via television. Private TV stations say they will go out of business as a result. The two most prominent foreign media involve Hindi and Engli [...] | 2006-07-14 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD EFIN SCUL CE |
06COLOMBO1200 | PORT SLOWDOWN MAY FORCE GOVERNMENT TO RESIST UNION DEMANDS [...] (U) Summary: Work at the Port of Colombo has been disrupted due to a work slowdown as unions demand a salary hike. The partial strike has significantly slowed work at the government-run section of the Port of Colombo. Port officials say that the strike is politically instigated, making it d [...] | 2006-07-21 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EWWT EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO150 | FY06 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING - SRI LANKA [...] Biotechnology study tour to the US Sri Lanka is in a decisive position with respect to biotechnology. The country has in place a draft framework to regulate the import of GM foods and utilization of biotechnology in domestic agriculture. Some contents of the framework are not consistent wit [...] | 2006-01-26 02:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO CE |
06COLOMBO1569 | SRI LANKA: FINANCE SECRETARY EXPECTS GROWTH AND STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Secretary PB Jayasundera, the government's economic mastermind, expects Sri Lanka's GDP to grow by 7 percent this year, fueled by strong performance in the service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, and by healthy export growth. The government is pushing hard to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1570 | MALDIVES: UN AGENCIES PLAN ASSISTANCE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT [...] Summary and comment: UN agencies working in the Maldives met to coordinate their collective assistance strategy for the next three years. The UN planning session demonstrated close cooperation between UN agencies and the Government of Maldives. Post's tsunami reconstruction assistance grants to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON UN MV |
06COLOMBO1571 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Ambassador Blake informed Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Rohitha Bogollagama of developing plans for a U.S. trade mission to Sri Lanka in early December, possibly followed soon after by a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement [...] | 2006-09-26 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1594 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] Summary: Textile and apparel export growth has slowed following the expiration of the Multifiber Agreement (MFA). The decelerating growth suggests that the apparel industry will no longer be the main driver of Sri Lanka's economic development. Large scale operators who have invested in new [...] | 2006-09-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ELAB CE |
06COLOMBO1602 | SRI LANKA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DESCRIBES ECONOMY'S [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that Sri Lanka's economy was healthy and its business climate good. Cabraal was making a personal effort to tell multilateral development banks, credit rating agencies, and [...] | 2006-10-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1606 | SRI LANKA: TRADE MINISTER WANTS TIFA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Trade Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that he would welcome a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks. However, since Fernandopulle did not inspire confidence that he would be ready to act [...] | 2006-10-03 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1608 | SRI LANKA: MCC AND GOVERNMENT AGREE TO KEEP IRRIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Millennium Challenge Corporation and Government of Sri Lanka officials agreed to proceed with development of a proposed USD 590 million MCC compact that would include projects on irrigation and agriculture, roads, and small and medium enterprise promotion. MCC officials [...] | 2006-10-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SENV CE |
06COLOMBO1645 | SRI LANKA: EMBASSY COLOMBO TRADE AGREEMENT [...] The following responds to reftel request for information on how post is organized for trade agreement compliance and monitoring. A. Description of how post is currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of tea [...] | 2006-10-06 04:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1731 | MALDIVES SCORECARD DELIVERED, EMBASSY URGES CONSIDERATION [...] SUMMARY: DCM and EconOff met with Dr. Mohamed Asim, Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, to discuss the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) scorecard, Maldives' designation as a Candidate country, and the fact that the MCC Board must still determine whether to invite Maldives to d [...] | 2006-10-20 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC MV |
06COLOMBO1732 | SRI LANKA MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; "INVESTING IN PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Scorecard results were delivered to officials at the Ministry of Planning and Implementation. Officials paid particular attention to the below-median statistics listed in the Investing in People category, and asked Embassy to forward releva [...] | 2006-10-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC CE |
06COLOMBO1733 | SRI LANKAN RUPEE SLIDES AGAINST DOLLAR [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan depreciated markedly in the past three weeks and touched an all-time low of Rs 107.40 to the dollar on October 17. However, after the Central Bank commented against excessive speculation on the same day, the slide did not continue. End Summary. 2. The Sri Lankan [...] | 2006-10-20 06:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO1756 | Sri Lanka: 8 Percent Growth Drives Central Bank Governor's [...] Summary: Sri Lanka's Central Bank has reported 8 percent growth and other positive economic figures for the first half of 2006. Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal expects 2006 to finish with 7 percent GDP growth, reduced debt, lower inflation, and declining unemployment. The government belie [...] | 2006-10-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1825 | MALDIVES: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: As a candidate country that has met the Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC,s) threshold requirements, post recommends that Maldives be selected for eligibility by the MCC Board. Maldives, a small but ambitious country with an educated population, seeks to diversify its eco [...] | 2006-11-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MV PREL |
06COLOMBO1837 | SRI LANKA - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following report has been submitted per reftel instructions in Microsoft Word format to the US Trade Representative. With the exception of format changes for dissemination and readability via cable, the language remains the same: SRI LANKA: TRADE SUMMARY ------------------------- 2 [...] | 2006-11-06 13:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1869 | SRI LANKA NOMINEE: USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON COPYRIGHT IN THE [...] Post is pleased to submit the following nomination for the USPTO Global Intellectual Property academy (GIPA) program on copyright in the digital environment, from January 23-26, 2007. 2. Name: D. M. Karunaratna Designation: Director General, National Intellectual Property Office Source [...] | 2006-11-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC CE |
06COLOMBO189 | SRI LANKA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON [...] SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 26, A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI) AND THE MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF COLOMBO, PRESIDED OVER BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE AMBASSADOR. CSI IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL, TARGETING AND SCREENING [...] | 2006-02-03 03:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT EAID ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1902 | SRI LANKA: TRANSPORT AND PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Blake called on Minister A. H. M. Fowzie October 25 to discuss transportation and petroleum development. Fowzie is Minister of Railways and Transport and Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development. Fowzie's political career began 47 years ago, including signifi [...] | 2006-11-14 09:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1926 | BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING: A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] Summary. As the business process outsourcing industry (BPO) continues to grow in South Asia, Sri Lanka is looking to expand its share of the market. However, attractive features such as low labor costs, low operating costs and government tax incentives are somewhat overshadowed by industry co [...] | 2006-11-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1935 | SRI LANKA WANTS TWO SHIPS TO TRANSPORT AID TO JAFFNA FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Blake called on Minister Rohitha Bogollagama November 14 at the Minister's request to discuss the procurement of shipping services to Jaffna, Sri Lanka's northern city which is currently suffering a shortage of necessary supplies due to the closure of the A-9 highway. Bogolla [...] | 2006-11-20 02:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1993 | SRI LANKA: LACK OF DESIRE FOR PEACE MAY IMPEDE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of key financial sector institution heads on November 27. The meeting provided for a frank discussion on pressing issues faced by the sector and the country. While peace is essential for their business and for the economy, the group expressed g [...] | 2006-11-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2013 | SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR URGES PRESIDENT TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a meeting on November 30, asked Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia to help facilitate completion of a Millennium Challenge Compact for his country. Rajapaksa made it clear that Sri Lanka was prepared to drop controversial irr [...] | 2006-12-01 10:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO2063 | Sri Lanka FY 2007 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mahinda Rajapakse, who is also the Finance Minister, presented the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) FY 07 budget to Parliament on November 16. The budget envisages large increases in both expenditure and revenue. Military expenditure will increase by 28 percent to [...] | 2006-12-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO2066 | DONORS PRESS GSL TO FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] Chiefs of Mission of the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, Germany (on behalf of the Finnish EU Presidency),and Switzerland and the DCM met on December 12 to develop a joint response to the GSL's call to host a development forum in late January. The forum would provide bilateral and multilater [...] | 2006-12-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAID ECON PHUM SOCI |
06COLOMBO2070 | 5TH ROUND OF TIFA TALKS HIGHLIGHT ON OBSTACLES TO US [...] (SBU) Summary. The Office of the US Trade Representative and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development held the Fifth Joint Council Meeting under the bilateral US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Colombo on December 1. [...] | 2006-12-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2086 | SRI LANKA: HUGE PUSH TO DEVELOP THE PRESIDENT'S HOME [...] Summary. Since President Rajapaksa's election, there has been renewed interest in pursuing several infrastructure projects in Hambantota District, his home district and one of the poorest and least developed areas in Sri Lanka. Proposed projects include an international airport, an industria [...] | 2006-12-18 03:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2089 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY [...] Post grants country clearance to Treasury Enforcement Advisors, Fred Borakove and Carol Kelley from January 19 to January 27, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to deliver the financial investigators techniques training course to be hosted by the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and [...] | 2006-12-18 05:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN CE |
06COLOMBO2090 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EILEEN BURKE, [...] Post grants country clearance to Eileen Burke, Lawrence Camp and Andrew Farnum of Millennium Challenge Corporation to visit Colombo from January 3 to January 28, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to continue due diligence on the SME Development portions of the GOSL?s Millennium Challenge Com [...] | 2006-12-18 05:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE |
06COLOMBO2096 | ECONOMIC LEADERS MUST FOCUS ON DEFENSE; IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption within the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL),shifting of budgetary allocations for defense expenditures, Sri Lanka,s true potential for economic growth, and the planned closure of the International Monetary Fund,s (IMF,s) Resident Office in Sri Lanka, were topics on De [...] | 2006-12-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO21 | Sri Lankan Nominee for the USPTO's February [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to nominate candidates for the USPTO training programs and is pleased to nominate Wasantha Navaratna Bandara, Senior State Counsel in the Attorney General's office, for the program scheduled from February 21-24, 2006. 2. Mr. Bandara has worked in the Attorney [...] | 2006-01-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE OEXC ECONOMICS |
06COLOMBO2104 | SRI LANKA: TOURISM INDUSTRY DECIMATED BY CONFLICT [...] Summary. Sri Lanka's tourism industry has suffered dramatically in recent months as incidents of terrorism have increased and western countries have ramped up their travel warnings for Sri Lanka. Hotel companies are responding to the drop in business by implementing severe cost cutting measur [...] | 2006-12-20 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
06COLOMBO2105 | Agreement Ends Tea Plantation Strike For Most [...] Summary: Sri Lankan tea trade unions have been striking for the last two weeks to demand an increase in wages. On December 19, most unions, representing 80-90 percent of the tea plantation workforce, entered into an agreement for a moderate increase in wages. Some unions, however, did not ca [...] | 2006-12-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2106 | SRI LANKA: US TRADE MISSION A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The extended business outreach project involving four US companies to Sri Lanka, who were part of a major US trade delegation to India, was successfully concluded with the participating companies reporting encouraging prospects. Post would like to acknowledge the efforts and ti [...] | 2006-12-20 12:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2114 | COLOMBO PORT TO EXPAND AS MUCH AS 300 PERCENT [...] On December 18, 2006, President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially inaugurated the commencement of the Colombo Port Expansion Project (CPEP) at an opening ceremony attended by the U.S. Ambassador. Cited as the largest development project undertaken by Sri Lanka to date, the Government of Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-12-22 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD EWWT EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2119 | CORRUPTION WORSENING IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: On December 9th 2006, the Sri Lanka Chapter of Transparency International organized the National Integrity Awards to commemorate United Nations International Anti Corruption Day. Justice Ameer Ismail, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrup [...] | 2006-12-22 06:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2124 | MALDIVES REFORMS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia Ambassador Douglas A. Hartwick and Special Assistant Manpreet Anand traveled to Maldives on December 5-6, 2006, to meet with President Gayoom and other government officials to discuss US-Maldives bilateral e [...] | 2006-12-26 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PREL MV |
06COLOMBO2127 | SRI LANKA LOSES HALF OF GERMAN TSUNAMI AID [...] (U) SUMMARY: News of Germany's reallocation of approximately 19 million euros in tsunami reconstruction funding from Sri Lanka to Aceh, Indonesia hit the newswires on December 23 and 24 following remarks by the German Minister for Overseas Development during a visit to Aceh. This funding, ea [...] | 2006-12-26 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2132 | DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MALDIVES [...] (U) Summary: The importance of creating a stable economy before Maldives' 2011 LDC graduation, diversification beyond the fisheries and tourist industries, and promoting environmental protectionism were the main topics of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia, [...] | 2006-12-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ENRG EWWT SENV EINV ETRD MV |
06COLOMBO309 | SRI LANKA'S PREMIER BUSINESS CHAMBER CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka's first "Economic Summit," sponsored in January by Sri Lanka's premier business group, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, provided an opportunity for business leaders to discuss their role in vital issues confronting the country such as the peace process and economic deve [...] | 2006-02-28 03:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV XD XO CE |
06COLOMBO321 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV |
06COLOMBO337 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - SRI LANKA UPDATE FOLLOWING INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian flu (AI) outbreak in nearby India has generated significant publicity in Sri Lanka, with public concern leading to decreased consumption of poultry products. Little change has taken place since November (Ref A) in the pace of preparations by the Government of Sri Lan [...] | 2006-03-02 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC CE |
06COLOMBO357 | SUPPORT FOR TRADE MISSIONS TO SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Post, along with the American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (AmCham Sri Lanka) would welcome a trade mission described in reftel from the American Chamber of Commerce of India (AmCham India). Post will work closely with AmCham Sri Lanka on this project. Regarding a possible separa [...] | 2006-03-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD KTEX ECON CE |
06COLOMBO484 | Slow but Steady Progress on Sri Lankan Tsunami [...] (U) Summary: Despite a change in Government in late 2005, and resultant changes in ministries and personnel handling tsunami reconstruction, Sri Lanka continues to make steady, if not speedy, progress in rebuilding. The new Government has rolled back the problematic ?buffer zone,? thus movi [...] | 2006-03-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO533 | Sri Lanka Garment Sector Revises Revenue [...] (SBU) Summary: Sluggish growth in apparel exports has prompted Sri Lanka to re-design its textile and garment industry strategy. While new growth targets have not been set, the new strategy will focus on promoting two broad categories of apparel and enhancing productivity. In addition, a k [...] | 2006-04-05 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO534 | SRI LANKAN TAX ON FOREIGN PROGRAMMING COULD HARM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move to resuscitate the ailing local movie industry and protect the local TV production industry, Sri Lanka has announced plans to impose a tax on most foreign television series and movie broadcasts. While the tax was slated to go into effect April 1, no implementing reg [...] | 2006-04-05 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO537 | Garment Quota Expiration No Drastic Impact on Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: While Sri Lankas apparel export growth slowed to 3% from an expected 12% (REFTEL),there has been no drastic impact on labor, as previously expected. Although, there is evidence of about 10,000 job losses, most of the workers have been absorbed back into the industry as large [...] | 2006-04-05 04:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO550 | SRI LANKA PLANS FIRST SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE; MAY [...] (U) Summary: For the first time, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) intends to raise funds through a sovereign bond issue. Traditionally, Sri Lanka has avoided large-scale borrowing from the international capital markets, relying on concessionary donor financing and local borrowing to fill i [...] | 2006-04-06 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO551 | NATION-BUILDING BONDS: SRI LANKA TARGETS ITS [...] (U) Summary: In a move to raise funds from new markets, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is targeting its citizens living overseas (who normally repatriate over USD 1 billion in remittances annually) to purchase patriotically-branded, Nation Building Bonds (NBB),by offering tax holidays and [...] | 2006-04-06 07:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO559 | SRI LANKAN AIRLINES INTERESTED IN BOEING AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Airlines (SLA),Sri Lankas national carrier, is in contact with Boeing and Airbus regarding gradual replacement of its current all Airbus fleet. Boeing will have tough competition from Airbus, due to its existing hold on Sri Lankan Airlines and its partner Emirates [...] | 2006-04-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO568 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...] | 2006-04-10 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO581 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENZI [...] (SBU) Senator Enzi, your delegation's April 14 visit to Sri Lanka offers a valuable opportunity to highlight our warm bilateral ties, re-emphasize our commitment to support the peace process and review progress on key elements of our humanitarian assistance program. Bilateral relations with [...] | 2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO584 | CIVIL AIR IN SRI LANKA 3 NEW CARRIERS [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is taking some steps to liberalize civil aviation. The GSL has issued provisional licenses to three new airlines registered in Sri Lanka to operate international air services, although initially they will be restricted to Sri Lanka-India routes. U [...] | 2006-04-12 04:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR CE |
06COLOMBO585 | SRI LANKA CIVIL AIR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankas civil aviation industry is undergoing important changes. In order to continue development of its tourism industry and meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards within the country, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to build a second runway [...] | 2006-04-12 04:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR CE |
06COLOMBO763 | Your Efforts to Rationalize Foreign Assistance [...] (SBU) I have read with interest the information we have received regarding your efforts to revamp US foreign assistance processes. In that vein, I believe Sri Lanka deserves a closer look and poses interesting questions for the foreign aid planning community to consider as it moves forward wi [...] | 2006-05-11 06:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO776 | HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...] | 2006-05-15 03:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO777 | Sri Lankan Business Community's Post-Tsunami "Back [...] Summary: The "Back to Business" project of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) has helped restart a significant number of tsunami affected businesses and livelihoods. "Back to Business" was a comprehensive, private sector-led program. The Government of [...] | 2006-05-15 05:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO793 | Central Bank reports 6% GDP Growth Sri Lanka in [...] (U) Summary: According to the Central Bank, Sri Lanka's economy grew by 6% in 2005 compared with 5.4% in 2004. Post- tsunami reconstruction, debt moratoria and foreign grants SIPDIS and loans helped mitigate the adverse effects of the December 2004 tsunami. Main contributors to growth wer [...] | 2006-05-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CE |
06COLOMBO794 | Sri Lanka Tax mess [...] (U) Summary: The cost of doing business in Sri Lanka is set to rise, due to increased taxation and tax complexity. International trade is also subject to high taxation in the form of increased non-tariff fees and surcharges. However, the impact of higher taxes is not equitable. For companies [...] | 2006-05-16 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO803 | TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...] | 2006-05-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO819 | Electricity strike could delay reforms [...] (U) Summary: Unions affiliated with the Marxist- Nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party have warned of a strike and country-wide blackout on May 23 in protest of government moves to present electricity reforms to Parliament, which they fear would lead to privatization of the state [...] | 2006-05-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG CE |
06COLOMBO853 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER VISIT TO TOKYO AND SRI [...] (C) Your visit to Tokyo and Sri Lanka comes during a tense period of increased violence and worrisome prospects for Sri Lanka's fragile ceasefire. Your visit gives us the opportunity to pursue two key goals - increased co-chair support to push the peace process forward, including seeking way [...] | 2006-05-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON MARR OVIP PGOV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO898 | Sri Lanka Tourism Prospects [...] (U) Summary: Despite the deteriorating security situation, tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2006 have increased 25%, according to the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (STB). April arrivals were up 18%. Discussions with tourism sector reps, however, indicate that the Government of Sri La [...] | 2006-05-31 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CE |
06COLOMBO91 | BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS [...] US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK: (A) JUSTIFICATION: THE MALDIVES TRADE FAIR HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE GROWTH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN TERMS OF COMPANY PARTICIPATION, COVERAGE, AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MALDIVES COMMERCIAL CALENDAR (REF C). IT REMAINS THE PRIMARY MEANS THROUGH WHICH US COMPANIES CA [...] | 2006-01-13 06:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV |
06CONAKRY1647 | GUINEA: SEVERAL PEACEFUL PROTESTS UP COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Between October 26 and October 30, Guinea experienced several peaceful demonstrations up country. N'Zerekore remains calm in the wake of an October 26 march by over 5000 citizens in the city (ref A). Two demonstrations in the port city of Kamsar were led by women protesting r [...] | 2006-11-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ECON PREF EAID ELTN ASEC GV |
06CONAKRY1695 | Guinea's Movement Towards Political Consensus: At a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Little has been done to implement the recommendations by Guinea's opposition and majority political parties since they reached consensus on political reforms on October 16. The changes, including an independent electoral commission, would be wide-ranging and could greatly inc [...] | 2006-11-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREF EAID ELTN SOCI ASEC GV |
06CONAKRY1696 | GLOBAL ALUMINA ENTERS NEW PARTNERSHIP TO GAIN NECESSARY [...] (SBU/PROPIN) Summary. Global Alumina is entering into a new strategic partnership, via joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP),one of the world's leading alumina producers, and Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL),owner of one of the world's largest alumina smelters. Once the BHP board approves the deal, [...] | 2006-11-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV GV |
06CONAKRY1718 | IMF TEAM CONCLUDES GUINEA IS FARTHER THAN BEFORE FROM A [...] (SBU) The November 18-21 visit by an IMF technical team ended with the team leader, Israel de la Piedra, expressing disappointment that Guinea's microeconomic performance had worsened since the IMF's last examination in March of this year (reftel). The three-person team was dispatched to exami [...] | 2006-11-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IMF PGOV GV |
06CONAKRY1763 | SYLLA/FUTURLEC SAGA: BLOCKING GUINEA'S PROGRESS TO A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the IMF's recent criticism of Guinea's monetary and economic performance (ref A),EconOff discussed Guinea's return to a funded program with IMF resident representative Alvin Hilaire. In Guinea for less than two months, Hilaire echoed the donor community's [...] | 2006-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF GV |
06CONAKRY1764 | SYLLA/FUTURLEC SAGA: BLOCKING GUINEA'S PROGRESS TO A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the IMF's recent criticism of Guinea's monetary and economic performance (ref A),EconOff discussed Guinea's return to a funded program with IMF resident representative Alvin Hilaire. In Guinea for less than two months, Hilaire echoed the donor community's [...] | 2006-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF GV |
06CONAKRY747 | GUINEA'S UNIONS COMMIT TO STRIKE, CLAIM THE [...] (SBU) Guinea's labor union coalition has issued a formal call for an open-ended general strike to begin June 8. In a meeting June 6 with AF/W Director Phil Carter, representatives from the USTG and CNTG said the government has "disappeared" from negotiations. Ironically, after signing their [...] | 2006-06-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY757 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY ONE IS PEACEFUL, PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary. Guineans are mostly following the strike called for June 8 by the USTG-CNTG union coalition. Most offices, larger stores, businesses and government offices are either closed or barely staffed. As the day continued, some taxi drivers got on the road, and most gas stations opene [...] | 2006-06-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY775 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY TWO REMAINS CALM, GOVERNMENT PR [...] (SBU) Summary. Guinean support for the general strike remained relatively strong and peaceful on its second day. The government seems more prepared to handle the PR aspects of the strike, compared to the five-day strike that ended in March. While it is neither failing nor fading, this union [...] | 2006-06-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06COPENHAGEN352 | ANTI-ISRAEL CLAUSES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (U) Summary: In the context of domestic Danish politics following the Mohammed cartoon crisis, it has become known that some Danish firms accept the use of anti-Israel clauses in trade agreements with certain Muslim countries. The government of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, despite [...] | 2006-03-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD PHUM IS DA |
06COPENHAGEN360 | DENMARK AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ADDITIONAL [...] Danish authorities have now confirmed that the virus found in a white buzzard on the island of Svinoe ten days ago is of the H5N1 strain. Health authorities also confirmed that nine dead tufted ducks found on the island of Aeroe in south central Denmark last week were carrying the H5N1 virus. [...] | 2006-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO |
06COTONOU1149 | BENIN: MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Benin hosted a ministerial conference on "Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea" in Cotonou on November 13-15. The conference, sponsored by NAVEUR, and organized by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS),involved ministerial delegations from [...] | 2006-11-21 15:46:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS ETRD ECON MARR KMCA PGOV PREL BN EWWT |
06COTONOU1167 | BENIN: 2006-2007 COTTON HARVEST IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late rains had compelled Benin's cotton experts to revise their 2006-2007 harvest estimates from 500,000 tons (the GOB's official target) to 350,000 tons, and the crop now faces damage by insects. Comment: A poor 2006-2007 cotton harvest will not necessarily lead to economic co [...] | 2006-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU1176 | COTTON CHAOS CLAIMS A VICTIM: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES HIS [...] SUMMARY: Mr. Roger Dovonou is Benin's new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishing, replacing Mr. Gaston Dossouhoui. Dossouhoui was dismissed on November 30, apparently for his failure to keep the President informed about continuing difficulties with this year's cotton season (REF [...] | 2006-12-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1187 | COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET [...] Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be 0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC). According to the national schedule for co [...] | 2006-12-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU918 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI VISITS CHINA TO BOOST TIES [...] SUMMARY: Since taking office in April 2006, President Yayi has traveled abroad extensively. The latest visit in this diplomatic offensive was an official visit to China, August 28 - September 2. Heading a delegation that included the Minister of Foreign of Affairs, Minister of Finance, Ministe [...] | 2006-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD CH BN |
06COTONOU937 | BENIN: UPDATE ON 2006-2007 COTTON SEASON [...] SUMMARY: On September 6-7, 2006, President Boni Yayi and his Minister of Agriculture toured cotton producing zones in northern Benin to assess the status of this year's cotton crop. Continued financial pressures in the sector and tardy rains have depressed forecasts for the harvest. Benin's C [...] | 2006-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU944 | BENIN U.S. COAST GUARD ISPS COMPLIANCE TEAM VISIT CONCERNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A four-man US Coast Guard delegation led by Mr. Peyton Coleman visited Benin August 27-30, 2006 to assess the Port of Cotonou's security and compliance with the International Shipping and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The team's unofficial findings are that the Port of Coto [...] | 2006-09-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV BN |
06COTONOU989 | BENIN'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COMPACT EBNTERS INTO [...] President Yayi hosted a major ceremony to mark entry into force of Benin's Millennium Challenge Compact. The compact will focus on four major activities: the port, land tenure, financial reform, and improvements to commercial dispute resolution. In his remarks, Yayi particularly stressed the [...] | 2006-10-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON PREL KCOR BN |
06CURACAO1017 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES SEPARATING, BUT CLOSE COOPERATION AND [...] Summary: Following several years of discussions, referenda and negotiations, the islands of the Netherlands Antilles have officially agreed to cease to exist as a political unit. Both Curagao and St. Maarten will each also have autonomous country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [...] | 2006-11-03 23:43:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SNAR CMGT NL NA AA |
06DAKAR1004 | GUINEA-BISSAU: BORDER CALMING DOWN FOR NOW [...] (U) Fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau has mostly ended with all rebel bases overrun by the Bissau-Guinean military. A new wave of displaced flooded into isolated Susana during the final push, but others have begun returning home to Sao Domingos, where life is returning to normal. The World F [...] | 2006-04-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINS EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PU SG |
06DAKAR1011 | WADE'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS UNSURE IN EAST AND SOUTH [...] (C) Ten months before presidential and parliamentary elections, there is broad disenchantment with President Wade in Senegal's East and South. Were the election held now, he would likely lose in sparsely populated Tambacounda Region. In Kolda and Ziguinchor, he needs to discipline his ruling [...] | 2006-04-26 18:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SG |
06DAKAR1100 | WHAT DID SENEGALESE DO BEFORE THEY HAD CANDLES?; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The latest political joke making the rounds in Dakar these days is: "What did Senegalese do before they had candles? ... They had electricity." Unfortunately, Senegal's chronic electricity shortages are no laughing matter and continue to have adverse economic, social and politi [...] | 2006-05-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET SG |
06DAKAR1170 | GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS HER [...] (C) Ambassador Jacobs presented credentials to President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira and met with Prime Minister Aristides Gomes; members of the diplomatic corps, human rights and development NGOs, UNOGBIS, the UNDP representative for de-mining, the Law Faculty, National Assembly, a cashew pr [...] | 2006-05-17 11:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SNAR PU |
06DAKAR1264 | THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...] | 2006-05-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR |
06DAKAR1265 | THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...] | 2006-05-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR |
06DAKAR1268 | PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTS WATERSHED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade convened an extraordinary Presidential Council to review the status of Senegal's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. Prime Minister Macky Sall, most Ministers, heads of major independent agencies, representatives of mult [...] | 2006-05-30 15:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EIND KMCA SOCI SG |
06DAKAR1270 | SENEGAL'S ACCELERATED GROWTH STRATEGY (AGS) AND [...] (SBU) The Minister of Finance met with the donors to update them on the development of Senegal's Accelerated Growth Strategy (AGS) on March 22. The Government intends to finalize and implement the strategy on July 1, but donors have not heard what changes have been made over the last two mon [...] | 2006-05-30 16:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR SG |
06DAKAR1280 | THE CORNICHE HEMMED: WILL VOTERS SWALLOW WADE'S [...] (U) Two of three major roads leading through the Dakar peninsula and downtown are closed by construction. Using Kuwaiti funds for the next Islamic summit and on short notice, President Wade on May 10 began tunnel projects and road widening on the well-known Corniche, redirected traffic to al [...] | 2006-05-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1307 | EMBASSY DAKAR WORKSHOP ON IPR UNITES PLAYERS AND [...] On May 24, the Embassy hosted a workshop on intellectual property rights (IPR),which attracted an audience of nearly 50 people, including actors, musicians, authors, designers, screen-writers, union representatives, business owners, gendarmes, customs officers and other GOS officials. The A [...] | 2006-06-01 16:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EIND ECON SCUL PGOV KPAO SG |
06DAKAR1553 | COUNTRY TEAM AID PROPOSALS FOR CASAMANCE [...] (C) The Country Team met June 14 to discuss ways to move the Casamance peace process forward. We raised two central questions. First was whether the Senegalese Government and MFDC rebel movement have sufficient political will to resolve the conflict. Second was whether USG money could mak [...] | 2006-06-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PINS SG |
06DAKAR1554 | MOODY RIVER: WADE'S STANDING IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) We traveled along the Senegal River Valley, from the dust-ugly but sugar-prosperous city of Richard Toll; to opposition fief Podor, which President Wade is contesting by building public works; and to a poverty- distraught Matam that is asking what Wade has done for it lately. We visit [...] | 2006-06-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1588 | SENEGAL'S BOAT PEOPLE: MORE ORGANIZED AND HEADING [...] (U) The saga of Senegal's "boat people" continues, with reports of involvement by organized crime. With Europe grappling with the problem and tightening borders, Senegalese are talking about boats now being built to carry migrants to the United States. END SUMMARY. ORGANIZED CRIME ------ [...] | 2006-07-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG |
06DAKAR1623 | SENEGAL: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in prom [...] | 2006-07-07 15:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON PHUM EAID MASS PGOV PREL SOCI KMCA |
06DAKAR1740 | SENEGAL,S ECONOMIC GROWTH: IS THE WINDOW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal,s real GDP growth for 2006 is likely to fall short of earlier expectations. Production in key export sectors is down; fish, phosphate and peanut exports all face difficulties, and indications are that industrial sector output is below projected levels. According to loc [...] | 2006-07-19 17:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ENRG SG |
06DAKAR1746 | SENEGAL PLANS TO TACKLE ONGOING ENERGY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) recently hosted a three-day workshop in the coastal town of Saly to diagnose the current energy crisis in the wake of the ongoing world market price increases that continue to negatively affect the Senegalese economy. The workshop featured energy [...] | 2006-07-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID ECON EPET SG CH VE IR |
06DAKAR1787 | SENEGAL,S MCA TEAM HOSTS CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM; MCC [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, the Government of Senegal,s (GOS) &Agence pour la Mise en Oeuvre du Plateforme de Diamniadio8 (AMPMD),brought together representatives from civil society, the private sector, local government and donors to discuss Senegal,s compact development to date, solicit feedba [...] | 2006-07-25 16:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM ECON KDEM KMCA SG |
06DAKAR1813 | GUINEA-BISSAU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CPLP SUMMIT [...] (U) Guinea-Bissau hosted a successful Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) summit in Bissau. Member states renewed friendships and cultural ties and passed the Bissau Declaration, which spells out hefty development goals. In preparation for the event, the GOGB pulled off some ma [...] | 2006-07-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PU |
06DAKAR1970 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) has selected the textile and apparel sector as a strategic growth sector for its Accelerated Growth Strategy. Although Senegalese companies continue to have limited, domestic production of cloth and finished apparel, companies are making noticeable ef [...] | 2006-08-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON SG |
06DAKAR2088 | GUINEA-BISSAU: PAIGC REQUIRED TO INVITE BACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Bissau-Guinean court ordered the lead opposition party, the Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC),to allow suspended members, such as President Vieira, Prime Minister Gomes, and others, to rejoin the party. This steps up the tempo of national reco [...] | 2006-08-31 09:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PU |
06DAKAR2114 | SENEGAL LIFTS SAFEGUARD MEASURE FOR WAEMU OIL IMPORTS, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to ongoing controversy surrounding Senegal's application of a safeguard measure in 2005, President Wade signed a revised law on July 21, 2006, applying a 25 percent provisional safeguard tax on refined and palm oils originating outside the West African Economic and Mon [...] | 2006-09-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EAID EINV IV MY SG |
06DAKAR2115 | ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM SENEGAL: THE "TITANIC" [...] (C) The supposedly U.S.-bound "Titanic" and its alleged twin (Ref B) have disappeared. According to the "Titanic's" builder, it was financed by a Lebanese businessman, (living near Soumbediounne Market (a large artisanal and fish market)) in Dakar, while a Spanish national had commissioned t [...] | 2006-09-01 17:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG |
06DAKAR2116 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2117 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2120 | RESOLVING SENEGAL'S EDUCATIONAL CRISIS [...] (U) In the past year, Senegal,s public education system has been shaken by faculty and student unrest from the university level down. Though the violence that disrupted university campuses in the spring has mostly dissipated, current protests by middle and secondary-school teachers have had [...] | 2006-09-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ELAB ECON PHUM SG |
06DAKAR2245 | SENEGAL'S ENERGY CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There seems to be no medium- or long-term strategy to Senegal's energy crisis. After a year of rancor, the relationship between GE/GTi Dakar and Senelec has further deteriorated, and both's debts are mounting. On September 16, GTi shut down because of a lack of fuel, and the [...] | 2006-09-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG |
06DAKAR2364 | SENEGAL'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ITS ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) As we enter the ninth month of Senegal's energy crisis, the GOS and energy parastatals have outlined a number of steps that they hope will stabilize the situation. With presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007, there is widespread agreement among sector analysts that th [...] | 2006-09-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG CH IR LY MO |
06DAKAR2367 | "THE WADE FORMULA" - PRESIDENT WADE'S PROPOSES GLOBAL OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 26, President Abdoulaye Wade convoked the Ambassador to discuss Senegal's MCC program and other large development plans and to present "The Wade Formula," the President's own vision of a new mechanism for fighting poverty in Africa by sharing a new global surcharge [...] | 2006-10-02 07:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EAID ECON ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR2418 | GUINEA-BISSAU: CASHEWS: INFORMATION FOR USITC STUDY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two-thirds of Bissau-Guineans depend upon cashews for their livelihood. Cashews constitute Guinea-Bissau's primary export, but only two or three percent of total production is processed in the country. Most of the remainder is sold to India for processing. USAID and OPIC had [...] | 2006-10-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PU US |
06DAKAR2431 | GUINEA-BISSAU: ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TOUR D'HORIZON ON [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau ranked 172 out of 177 countries on the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Index. This is a critical moment for Guinea-Bissau, which has only recently emerged from years of armed conflict and missed economic opportunities. With a government struggling to provide basic services [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV EPET EFIN SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2441 | GUINEA-BISSAU: WATER AND SANITATION [...] In general, Guinea-Bissau has little in terms of water drainage, sewage canalization or treatment, or waste management. Although there exists a bountiful water table, the country lacks adequate infrastructure to efficiently access it. When Bissau's Director of Urban Planning, Alfredo Antonio [...] | 2006-10-11 07:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAGR EINV SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2459 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - GUINEA-BISSAU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 16:40:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AGOA PU |
06DAKAR2460 | WESTERN OIL COMPANIES REDUCE HOLDINGS IN SENEGAL AS OTHER [...] (SBU) Citing poor returns on investments, Exxon-Mobil officials have announced publicly the sale of its 300 service stations in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, and the island of Reunion to the Libyan firm Tamoil. At the same time, Royal Dutch Shell is quietly selling off the r [...] | 2006-10-13 06:15:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA CH IR LY MO SG |
06DAKAR2473 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - SENEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 12:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM AGOA SG |
06DAKAR2479 | FIXER, HATCHETMAN, JAILBIRD, STATESMAN: FOUR [...] (C) Ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, Abdoulaye Wade's "spiritual son" and strategist until he fired and jailed him, is testing popular support for his presidential bid in a pre-campaign tour of the regions. We had no direct contact with Seck since April 2004, but in the last three weeks we ha [...] | 2006-10-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON PINS PINR KDEM KMCA KHDP SG |
06DAKAR2571 | SENEGAL: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) In response to Ref A request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. This expands upon information provided in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Senegal's textile industry produces limited volumes of domestic cloth and finished apparel. Despite being highlig [...] | 2006-10-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EINV AGOA SG |
06DAKAR2597 | THE CASAMANCE: A SHRINKING REBELLION PRESENTS REAL [...] (C) The Casamance rebellion has shrunk to a limited geographical area, with less public support, greater logistic difficulties and more constrained operational capabilities than at any time since war began. Deprived of a Guinea-Bissau base and under pressure from animist spiritual leaders to [...] | 2006-10-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EAID ECON PINR SG |
06DAKAR2614 | SENEGAL'S DONORS GIVE IMF MISSION AN EARFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, a visiting IMF Mission, on its first day in Senegal for Article 4 consultations, invited key donors to present their view of Senegal's economic situation and the policy performance of the Wade Government. The donors highlighted many issues of concern, a number of [...] | 2006-10-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR2703 | SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR A/S HARTY [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in [...] | 2006-11-08 18:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP CMGT SMIG ECON EAID PGOV PREL KMCA SG |
06DAKAR2749 | GUINEA BISSAU: DONORS GIVE TEPID SUPPORT [...] (U) The GOGB fell short of its goals for program and budget support at the Donor,s Round Table sponsored by the UNDP in Geneva Nov. 7-8 but will probably still cover its budget gap due to heavy lobbying and delayed pledges. End Summary. ARM TWISTING WILL LIKELY PAY OFF --------------------- [...] | 2006-11-15 17:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SNAR PREL ECON PU |
06DAKAR2758 | IMF MISSION DISAPPOINTS SENEGAL'S DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 8, an IMF Mission to Senegal for Article 4 consultations briefed the Ambassador and other members of Senegal's donor community on its impressions of Senegal's economic situation and performance and policy outlook for 2007. The team did not provide any new insights. [...] | 2006-11-16 15:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SG |
06DAKAR2893 | GUINEA BISSAU: RETURN OF THE RED HAT CREATES BROAD [...] (C) Former President Kumba Yala, widely described as &crazy,8 is creating unease in Bissau as he takes the reigns of the second largest party in the National Popular Assembly (ANP),the Party for Social Renewal (PRS). There is talk by the largest opposition party, the Party for the Independe [...] | 2006-12-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON EAID PU |
06DAKAR604 | SENEGAL: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Senegal follows. MARKET ECONOMY /ECONOMIC REFORM/TRADE LIBERALIZATION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. Senegal's market-based economy is heavily dependen [...] | 2006-03-08 18:44:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON PHUM SG |
06DAKAR605 | GUINEA-BISSAU: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Guinea-Bissau. Begin text: Status: AGOA eligible. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2005 Guinea-Bissau did not export under AGOA and its GSP provisions, though its total [...] | 2006-03-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PU |
06DAKAR606 | GUINEA-BISSAU: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Guinea-Bissau. Begin text: Status: AGOA eligible. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2005 Guinea-Bissau did not export under AGOA and its GSP provisions, though its total [...] | 2006-03-09 07:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PU |
06DAKAR831 | GUINEA-BISSU,S ECONOMY IS GROWING DESPITE WEIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: American and British oil companies have drilled two exploraory oil wells in shallow Bissau-Guinean waters; wo more will be drilled by the end of 2006. If oi is found, it could transform Guinea-Bissau,s agiculturally based economy. The GOGB is optimistic, and President Vieira as [...] | 2006-04-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR EINV MARR PU |
06DAKAR836 | SENEGAL,S COPYRIGHT OFFICE FIGHTING TO PROTECT ITS [...] (U) In response to the Embassy,s sharing of talking points regarding the 2006 Special 301 Review, the Director General of the Bureau Senegalais du Droit d,Auteur (BSDA),Senegal,s copyright office, says she is firmly committed to protecting the intellectual property rights (IPR) of authors an [...] | 2006-04-05 17:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EIND ECON SCUL PGOV SG |
06DAKAR864 | WADE TALKS ABOUT REVIVING THE CHARGES AGAINST SECK [...] (C) Following former Prime Minister Seck's announcement that he plans to run for President, President Wade ordered a re-examination of "illicit enrichment" charges against Seck. Privately, a member of Seck's team confided that any attempt to re-imprison Seck will be resisted by Seck and his gr [...] | 2006-04-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SG |
06DAKAR904 | GUINEA-BISSAU: COURTING U.S. AND OTHERS WITH [...] (C) In a March 29-31 visit, then Charge and PolOff saw a Guinea-Bissau that is oriented toward courting international donors and investors and implementing a domestic agenda that reflects the top priorities of UN, European and U.S. interests. The government,s priority is security sector refo [...] | 2006-04-13 13:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ECON SNAR SG PU US |
06DAKAR929 | MANY IN SENEGAL ASK: "WHERE'S MY MONEY?" [...] It is common practice among politicians to make promises they cannot keep. Critics are complaining that this has become an art form in Senegal, where in the past couple of weeks, a rash of groups have complained publicly about money they were promised by the Government but never received. Th [...] | 2006-04-14 15:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON SG |
06DAKAR933 | SENEGAL: 2006 BUDGET CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's 2006 budget allocates more money to the social sector (education and health),and relies on CFA francs (CFAF) 43.1 billion (USD 78.3 million) in savings from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative to reduce poverty, which affects nearly 57 p [...] | 2006-04-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID MARR SG |
06DAKAR939 | AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER EXAMINES SENEGAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director of West African Affairs Phillip Carter visited Dakar, March 26 through 29, to assess the political and economic situation. He had informative exchanges with a variety of GOS officials, Islamic leaders and opposition politicians. Carter praised recent steps taken by the [...] | 2006-04-18 18:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PHUM KMCA SG |
06DAMASCUS1014 | IN THE FACE OF SECTION 311 SANCTIONS, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: As we move to impose sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311, it has become increasingly clear that the threat of sanctions succeeded in making it difficult for Syrian public financial institutions to conduct business with foreign bank [...] | 2006-03-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PTER SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS1082 | MOVING FORWARD ON THE SYRIA-TURKEY FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian press reported last week on the Turkish Parliament's approval of the Syria-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (FTA),indicating that it would increase bilateral trade to $2 billion by 2007. Turkish diplomatic contacts have stated that implementation of the agreement is stil [...] | 2006-03-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS1157 | SARG SEEKS ALTERNATIVE IN ISLAMIC BANKING [...] (C) Summary: This week, the Ministry of Finance used a conference on Islamic banking to present these banks as a viable alternative to Western financial institutions. Conference participants agreed that potential demand for Islamic banking in Syria is high, and significant enough for Syrian pr [...] | 2006-03-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1217 | SARG PUBLICLY DISMISSES 311 SANCTIONS, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Through government media and public appearances, SARG officials are attempting to reassure their domestic audience that the USG's March 9 decision to impose USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) was purely political and that the government [...] | 2006-03-21 07:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1261 | SARG TRUMPETS BURGEONING ECONOMIC TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. The recent meeting of the Russian-Syrian joint ministerial committee is one in a series of recent events ostensibly reflecting the increasing economic activity between the two countries. Though Syria remains a difficult place for anyone to do business, the Russians are reportedl [...] | 2006-03-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1262 | ENSURING EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE SAA [...] (SBU) Summary: Syrian businessmen regularly report on the ease with which their fellow businessmen illegally import U.S. commodities with seeming impunity, as well as express concerns that the USG's lack of enforcement of the economic sanctions imposed under the SAA are hurting those that choo [...] | 2006-03-22 11:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1273 | FACING DOUBLE-DIGIT INFLATION, SYRIANS NERVOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media is giving increasing coverage to the issue of inflation, with contacts estimating that the prices of basic commodities are rising much faster than the officially reported rate of 6%. Prices have refused to come down after a series of shocks in 2005, indicating a gen [...] | 2006-03-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS1393 | FOUR SEASONS INAUGURATION SPEECH PROVIDES POSITIVE [...] (C) During the March 22 inauguration of the $100 million Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus, primary investor Saudi Prince al-Walid bin Talal used the occasion to praise Syria as a "defender of Arabism and Islam," as well as the strength of the Syrian-Saudi bilateral relationship. Chairman of West [...] | 2006-03-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1398 | EXPORT LICENSE APPROVAL FOR ICARDA IS IN USG INTEREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Center for Agricultural Research of Dry Areas (ICARDA),a not-for profit-organization headquartered outside Aleppo, has been unsuccessful in its most recent attempts to obtain a U.S. export license. Under the provisions of the Syria Accountability Act, a waiver [...] | 2006-03-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1510 | UNDP AGREES TO HELP SARG LEASE AIRPLANES [...] (U) On April 4, local press reported that a UNDP expert was consulting with Syrian officials from the Ministry of Transportation, the Civil Aviation Establishment, and Syrian Arab Airlines regarding SyrianAir's desire to lease commercial airplanes. The UNDP expert's visit is part of a project [...] | 2006-04-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS1664 | PETROCANADA AND SHELL RECOMMIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. The SARG,s annual exhibition to promote its oil and gas sector met with modest success. The UK and Canadian embassies both officially participated in the exhibition and promoted their companies further involvement in Syria. Only one US company, IPR, participated in the exhibit [...] | 2006-04-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET SY |
06DAMASCUS1696 | SUBSIDIES CREATING HEAVY FISCAL BURDEN [...] (C) Summary: The SARG spends billions of dollars on subsidies and support for inefficient State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that are consuming a growing portion of state revenue. The subsidies are the largest fiscal pressure on the SARG budget with oil revenues declining, and their removal repre [...] | 2006-04-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1782 | LIMITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBSERVED IN SYRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: In conjunction with export license checks, econoffs visited Dayr ez Zawr (Dayr) and Qamishli, key cities close to Syria's border with Iraq. Residents in these two areas have historically maintained stronger cultural, ethnic, familial, and economic ties to Iraq than to Syria's cap [...] | 2006-04-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1926 | SYRIA'S ECONOMY - FRAGILE STABILITY [...] (U) Summary. Syria,s economy is benefiting from the high price of oil and other positive trends, but faces two chronic economic problems that could become acute in the next two to three years: decreasing oil production and rising unemployment. The economy is also hamstrung by a number of sho [...] | 2006-04-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS1952 | AIRLINES IN SYRIA SEEKING TO OBTAIN AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary: According to a recently commissioned International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) report, only four to six of Syrian Arab Airlines' 16 airplanes are currently fit to fly. As a result of U.S. sanctions, SyrianAir is facing difficulty obtaining U.S. or European-sourced aircra [...] | 2006-04-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS197 | SLOW REFORMS, POLITICAL UNEASE: BANKS SEEK TO [...] (C) Summary: Syria's private banking sector continues to expand modestly, with two new banks beginning operations and the established banks opening new branches. However, contacts report that the SARG's erratic pace of reform has caused private banks to adopt conservative business plans that [...] | 2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1979 | DARDARI ANNOUNCES SARG'S RECOMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) As the key-note speaker at the launching of a new economic NGO on April 29, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, announced the SARG,s intention to move forward soon on new economic reforms, including: reducing subsidies, reforming the public sector, and reforming m [...] | 2006-05-01 11:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS2063 | CBS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN UNDER SECTION 311 [...] (C) Summary: Financial sanctions under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 are beginning to weaken the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) as more financial institutions in Europe and the Gulf cease their business with the bank. The seriousness with which CBS management views the imposition of Section 311 [...] | 2006-05-04 09:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS214 | AHMADINAJAD'S PHOTO OP VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (SBU) Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinajad met for three hours the afternoon of January 19, shortly after the latter's arrival in Damascus. The talks were attended by PM Naji al-Otri, FM Shara'a, Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, and several other ministers [...] | 2006-01-20 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SY IR |
06DAMASCUS2164 | THE SARG'S NEW ECONOMIC SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently enacted 10th Five-Year Plan presents a number of quantifiable targets for reaching seven percent annual GDP growth and represents an agenda for reform against which the SARG's progress can be measured. The plan assumes that broad-based reform will allow the SARG t [...] | 2006-05-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR ENRG SY |
06DAMASCUS2189 | MARATHON ONE STEP CLOSER TO DIVESTING [...] (U) On May 10, the AP and other news services reported that Marathon Oil Company concluded a USD 127 million deal to develop an oil and gas concession in the center of Syria despite looming US sanctions. In spite of the news report implying otherwise, Marathon,s concession is actually quite o [...] | 2006-05-10 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS2265 | DESPITE OBSTACLES, PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Following the success of Syria's new private banking sector, private insurance companies are expected to begin operations before the end of 2006. Companies anticipate high demand for retail products such as medical and life insurance in an under-insured market that has been domin [...] | 2006-05-16 10:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2439 | SYRIA'S RED HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET- A POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that Syria may be experiencing a real estate bubble, with property prices rising rapidly throughout the country, but especially in Damascus and the surrounding area. Speculators increasingly are active in the market, with some Syrians trying to take advantage of [...] | 2006-05-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS2504 | CENTRAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report a conflict for authority over the banking sector among the leaders of the Central Bank, Commercial Bank of Syria and the Ministry of Finance. The Central Bank is seeking to claim control of the banking sector and at the same time establish its own tools of monetar [...] | 2006-06-01 08:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2632 | NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN THE PUBLIC BANKS- ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's public banking sector is hamstrung due to the fact that its six public banks are carrying a large number of non-performing loans. Contacts suggest that many of the loans may be held by the SARG, which borrows from the banks to finance public spending, or lost to the co [...] | 2006-06-06 12:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2633 | GAFTA: MORE BURDEN THAN BENEFIT FOR SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary: Although the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA) was fully implemented on January 1, 2005, the benefits to Syria's economy have been limited. While trade exchange between Syria and the Gulf countries may have increased marginally, most Syrian business contacts and economis [...] | 2006-06-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS276 | SANCTIONS: REACTION TO THE SHAWKAT DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Department,s designation of President Asad,s brother-in-law, Asif Shawkat, received considerable regional press coverage and stirred some internal discussion in Damascus. The move was quietly welcomed by most groups, including the Sunni business community, though m [...] | 2006-01-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS2781 | SECOND SYRIAN-EMIRATI ECONOMIC FORUM DRAWS [...] (SBU) The SARG continues to try to attract Gulf foreign direct investment (FDI),as evidenced by the second Syrian-Emirati Economic Forum, entitled "Visions Beyond Investment," which opened in Damascus on June 10 and drew a crowd of approximately 2000 the first day. The forum opening featured [...] | 2006-06-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS290 | SARG ABRUPTLY RAISES PRICE OF GASOLINE, CEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Without prior warning, the SARG increased prices for gasoline and cement on January 25, claiming in state-owned dailies that it was a necessary step to stop smuggling and black market trading in both commodities. The price hikes, which were not accompanied by a concommitant incre [...] | 2006-01-26 15:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SY LE |
06DAMASCUS3 | SYRIA'S CORRUPT CLASSES [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian economy continues to be dominated by a "corrupt class" who use their personal ties to members of the Asad family and the Syrian security services to gain monopolistic control over most sectors of the economy, while enriching themselves and their regime benefactors. The [...] | 2006-01-02 10:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER SY LE SANC |
06DAMASCUS3186 | SARG NEGOTIATES FOR RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT AS PART OF [...] (U) Syrian Minister of Transportation, Yarob Sulieman Bader, was in Moscow this past week negotiating with representatives from Ilyushin Finance and Voronezh Aircraft Construction Company on the purchase of seven new planes to update SyrianAir's fleet. Local, regional, and international press [...] | 2006-06-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS3261 | SOUTH AFRICA BUYS INTO 45% OF SYRIAN CELLULAR [...] (C) Local press reported that South African company MTN Group recently purchased Investcom, which owns Areeba, one of the two cellular companies in Syria. Deemed by the press to be a positive step for cellular services in Syria, the 5.5 Billion USD transaction, of which Areeba's share was 1 B [...] | 2006-07-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS3680 | SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT HITS HOME: ONE MAN'S STORY [...] (U) Summary. Sanctions imposed by the Syrian Accountability Act (SAA) are routinely circumvented in all business sectors, as many Syrian businessmen believe the benefits for doing so have outweighed the costs. Even when following the rules, the Syrian business community's perception is that [...] | 2006-07-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS3864 | PROPOSED SARG AVIATION DEALS TO AVOID US SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Despite Minister of Transport Yador Sulieman Bader,s public touting of the attractiveness of the January 2006 Russian offer (Ref B) to sell Syrian Arab Airlines (SyrianAir) five to seven Russian-built aircraft to replace their aging Airbus/Boeing fleet, no deal has yet been signed [...] | 2006-08-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS393 | NEW KFC IN SYRIA WITNESSES ITS FIRST ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Having opened only recently with generous media coverage, demonstrators associated with the Committee to Boycott U.S. Products staged a protest against the new KFC restaurant in Damascus this week. The organizers of the protest are not affiliated with the Central Boycott Office [...] | 2006-02-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS4045 | INITIAL REACTIONS TO THE IKHTIYAR AND JAMA'A'S [...] (U) On 16 August, the quasi-independent Syrian news web site, Champress, ran an article on the Treasury Department's designation of Hisham Ikhtiyar, director of the Ba'ath Party Regional Command's National Security Bureau, and Jama,a Jama,a, former commander of Syrian Military Intelligence's h [...] | 2006-08-17 15:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS4094 | SURVEY OF SYRIAN WATER SECTOR - 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of national water shortages, it has become clear that Syria faces a water crunch that, if not addressed comprehensively, will balloon into a crisis in the medium to long term. Rapidly growing demand for water from various sectors of Syrian society in recent years com [...] | 2006-08-21 13:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECIN ECON EIND EAID SENV SY EWWT |
06DAMASCUS4161 | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL LARGEST WINNER IN CURRENT BID [...] (C) Summary. In addition to being awarded new concessions in the most recent bid round, Royal Dutch Shell is aggressively pursuing a number of new initiatives which, if successful, would expand the company's already considerable presence in Syria. More quietly and with a much lower profile, [...] | 2006-08-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS425 | SYRIA CONTINUES ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY LE |
06DAMASCUS4284 | THE SARG PLAYS WITH THE POWER SWITCH TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary. Though the SARG,s chronic electricity shortage has recently threatened to turn acute, its most recent cutoff of electricity to Lebanon appears to have been an attempt to remind the GOL that Syria holds the economic levers in the bilateral relationship. End summary. 2. (U) [...] | 2006-08-31 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS4610 | CIRCUMSTANCE SAVES ASAD AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Despite the isolation resulting from the SARG,s increasingly confrontational stance vis-a-vis the international community and its immediate neighbors, the country,s economy appears to once again be saved by circumstance from SARG incompetence and malfeasance. As a result of the c [...] | 2006-09-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS4796 | THE SARG FETES AN EU ASSISTANCE VISIT [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has used the visit of a delegation from the European Commission this week to imply, once again, that Syria,s international isolation is coming to an end. Delegation members assert to us, however, that they anticipate no change in EU policy towards the SARG for the fores [...] | 2006-10-06 06:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS4876 | THE SARG OVERSTATES THE POWER OF A TURKISH-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will begin supplying Syria with approximately 200 megawatts of electricity per year through an electrical grid connection with Turkey's Birecik power plant. After having remained static for three years, the implementation of this agreement will still only provide 3.3% of Sy [...] | 2006-10-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS5 | SARG TRUMPETS NEW GULF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: According to SARG announcements in local and international news, the Syrian economy attracted billions of dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Arab sources during 2005. The investors have yet to make major commitments, however, and the announcements are a continuation [...] | 2006-01-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON SY |
06DAMASCUS5061 | SARG HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMATIC STOCK MARKET TO [...] (C) Summary: The SARG is moving ahead on its efforts to open a Syrian stock market by formalizing the establishment of the new exchange. Some contacts assert that Syria could open the exchange in 2007 and that it will provide many benefits to the Syrian economy, including, stimulating capita [...] | 2006-10-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS514 | DANISH COMPANY ALRA FACES THREATS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the destruction to the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, many Syrians are encouraging non-violent protests of the Mohammad caricatures, including a general boycott of Danish products. The Syrian distributor for Alra Danish dairy products says that as a [...] | 2006-02-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS5284 | THE REFORMER EMERGING? [...] (C) Summary. After having kept a lower profile for most of the summer, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, reemerged recently to announce a number of new economic reforms. The initiatives are part of the SARG,s slow and halting effort at reforming its moribund econo [...] | 2006-11-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS5285 | SYRIAN BANKING CONFERENCE HEAVY ON CHEERLEADING, [...] (C) Summary. A recent Syrian banking and financial services conference served as a showcase of self-congratulation for the SARG,s economic reforms, asserting Syria is an engaged member of the global economy. Various conference speakers bashed United States policy towards Syria and speculated [...] | 2006-11-08 16:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS5302 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING - READOUT [...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott Office (ALBO) was held November 6-9 in Damascus, with representation from the same 14 countries that attended the last meeting in May 2006 (ref A). Some participants feel the semi-annual conference has outlived its usefulness and [...] | 2006-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD ECON KBCT PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS5327 | TURKISH-SYRIAN FTA: THE VIEW FROM DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. After over a year of no movement, Syrians generally view Turkey,s recent announcement that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries was ratified, and will enter into effect on January 1, 2007 as a sign of Turkish political support for the SARG as it works to emerge [...] | 2006-11-22 16:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL SY TU |
06DAMASCUS5371 | ISLAMIC BANKING IN SYRIA: DESIRED, BUT VULNERABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clearly behind the rest of the region in allowing Islamic banking, the SARG is now prematurely rushing forward on opening the sector, as it has done with the stock market and other "economic reforms," to assert that just like its Arab neighbors, it too has joined the modern globa [...] | 2006-12-07 11:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS5380 | THREE GOVERNORS FIRED, THE QUESTION IS WHY? [...] (U) Summary. Amid allegations of incompetence and family scandals, three regional governors in Syria have been dismissed in the past ten days. Some argue the changes reflect President Bashar al Asad's focus on performance as a sign of seriouness on reform, while others believe the dismissals [...] | 2006-12-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS5419 | REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE SEEN AS SUCCESS FOR [...] (U) Summary. Syria hosted from December 11-14 the fourth biannual Scientific Research Outlook (SRO-4) meeting of the UAE-based Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in Damascus. In attendance were a handful of Americans, including Dr. Osman Shinaishin from the National Science Founda [...] | 2006-12-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPL ECON EU SY |
06DAMASCUS598 | SYRIA JOINS THE UNOFFICIAL DEVELOPING NATIONS GROUP AT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 6, the SARG announced that it had joined the unofficial developing nations group at the WTO, the latest in an ongoing campaign to portray the SARG as strengthening international economic relationships. Syria is receiving $1.6 million USD in pre-WTO accession assistan [...] | 2006-02-13 11:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN SY |
06DAMASCUS605 | ASSESSMENT OF TARGETED FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Post offers the following observations based on its experience thus far with targeted financial sanctions against SARG officials and other Syrian entities. First, maximizing media coverage of the designation increases the "name and shame" effect. The designation of Asif Shawkat [...] | 2006-02-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS625 | A YEAR AFTER HARIRI'S ASSASSINATION: ASAD STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: One year after the murder of Rafik Hariri, the Syrian regime seems both confident and, increasingly, willing to adopt a more confrontational stance towards the West, making moves such as receiving Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Damascus and facilitating the violent demonstrat [...] | 2006-02-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY LE |
06DAMASCUS639 | ALEPPO,S INDUSTRIALISTS GENERALLY UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary. During a recent visit to Syria,s second city, Aleppo, we found the business community there to be guardedly optimistic and pursuing expansion plans in a range of existing and new business sectors. The Aleppines attributed their less than critical assessments of the Bashar al-As [...] | 2006-02-15 10:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS641 | SARG PROCLAIMS 2005 TO BE YEAR OF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Though Syrian officials and the government-controlled press have dubbed 2005 the &year of investment in Syria,8 SARG investment figures are generally highly exaggerated and the profit-making potential of approved projects remain largely unrealized. Recent investment in Syria fa [...] | 2006-02-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS65 | APPLYING TARGETED SANCTIONS TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS669 | PLACING CART BEFORE HORSE, AND THE REIGNS IN THE [...] (SBU) After almost eight months of inactivity since President Asad signed the Syrian Security and Exchange Commission (SSEC) law in June 2005, local press reported this week that a commission finally has been named by presidential decree to draft the law for the creation of the stock market it [...] | 2006-02-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS68 | APPLYING TARGETED SANCTIONS TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. As post has reported previously, the average Syrian would welcome targeted sanctions that focus on regressive elements within the Asad regime. The best mix in our judgement would be sanctions that are phased, multi-lateral, and widely publicized. Most of our Syrian interlocuto [...] | 2006-01-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS69 | SARG ORDERS SYRIAN BANKS TO FREEZE KHADDAM'S ASSETS [...] (C) On January 2, the SARG ordered all Syrian banks, as well as those subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in the Syrian free zones, to freeze immediately the assets of former Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam and his family. A faxed letter from the Central Bank's Combating Money Launderin [...] | 2006-01-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS710 | IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETS TODAY AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Syrian-Iranian Higher Economic Commission meets today in Damascus, but few contacts believe the meeting will produce any immediate results in improving the investment climate or increasing the two countries' anemic trade volume. Although the Commission is expected to addres [...] | 2006-02-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV ETRD IR SY |
06DAMASCUS775 | READ OUT FROM IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) The annual meeting of the Iran-Syria Higher Economic Commission ended last week, meeting Syrians' already low expectations that it would lack economic significance (ref A). Government dailies trumpeted the signing of MOUs on a range of economic issues, from environmental protection to inv [...] | 2006-02-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY IR |
06DAMASCUS844 | FACTS ON US BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) The following information is offered for EU posts, consideration and reference when discussing aligning EU and USG policy vis--vis the SARG (ref A). Two discrepancies between USG and EU economic policy are apparent from Damascus: EU missions continue to promote business investment in S [...] | 2006-03-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS959 | SARG CHOOSES CONFRONTATIONAL STANCE IN MEETINGS [...] (C) Diplomats at the EC mission in Damascus were quick to downplay the importance of the visit last week of EU parliamentarian and President of the Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Mashrek, Beatrice Patrie. SARG dailies reported that Patrie met with both Abdallah Dardari, Deputy [...] | 2006-03-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DARESSALAAM1006 | KIKWETE'S BUDGET: NO DEFICIT OF PLANS TO SOLVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. With paint still drying on the brand new Parliament building, the Minister of Finance, Zakia Meghji delivered the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) 2006/07 budget speech on June 15. Overall, the budget speech introduced few surprises, striking a balance between plans to fulfill 2 [...] | 2006-06-21 09:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1065 | CHINESE PREMIER JIABAO VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE AND [...] (SBU) The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's overnight visit, June 22 to 23, in Tanzania centered on improving trade and revitalizing construction projects between the two countries rather than military or strategic issues. While President Jakaya Kikwete hurried back from the legislative capital of [...] | 2006-06-28 19:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD ECON CH TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1118 | TANZANIA: WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post faxed reftel to Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade in the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing (MITM) on June 29. Lyimo promised to forward the information to the recently appointed acting Assistant Director of Trade, Edward Sungula, and other appr [...] | 2006-07-06 08:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO ECON TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1145 | TANZANIA'S POWER CRISIS: COMEDY OF ERRORS OR [...] (C) Hit by another round of severe nationwide power rationing, Tanzania's 2006 economic prospects are dimmer than they should be. By the end of 2006, Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely be 5 to 10 percent lower than it would have been without power rationing. Due to its sound [...] | 2006-07-11 04:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG EIND TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1175 | 2006 TRADE FAIR REFLECTS STRONGER U.S.-TANZANIAN [...] The 2006 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) revealed the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) efforts to gradually transition away from a "shopping mall" atmosphere toward a genuine international trade show. While there remains a long road ahead before the DITF, which ran from June 29 t [...] | 2006-07-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGMT ECON EINV ETRD PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1430 | TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...] | 2006-08-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1433 | GHOSTS OF REVOLUTION HAUNT ZANZIBAR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, just when people began to think Zanzibar's opposition party might have given way to political apathy, three hundred young supporters from the Civic United Front (CUF) surrounded their party leader, Maalim Seif Hamad, demanding answers. What is the CUF leadership's [...] | 2006-08-24 04:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM146 | TANZANIA'S POC: MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN [...] Post has identified Econoff, Katharine Bernsohn, as the point of contact (POC) for reviewing the proposals of Multilateral Development Banks. Contact information: NAME: Katharine E. Bernsohn TELEPHONE: 255 22-266-8001 (ext.4521) EMAIL: BernsohnKE@state.gov DELLY [...] | 2006-01-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1495 | ZANZIBAR'S OPPOSITION PARTY: YOUTH WANT RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing our probe into the future of Zanzibari politics, the Deputy Chief of Mission met recently with two Civic United Front (CUF) leaders who currently serve as elected members in Zanzibar's House of Representatives. The CUF representatives underscored the growing frustration [...] | 2006-09-05 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1504 | KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...] | 2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1560 | ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION: STARTING TROUBLE OR SAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a September 9 political rally, Ibrahim Lipumba, national leader of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF),set a deadline for breaking the political impasse on Zanzibar, provocatively suggesting Lebanon's Hezbollah as a model for action if the stalemate on the isles continues. [...] | 2006-09-19 08:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PINR PHUM PBTS TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1633 | TANZANIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] The monitoring of trade agreements and responses to foreign trade barrier complaints are handled by the Embassy's Economic and Commercial section, whether the questions or complaints are lodged by U.S. companies, USAID implementing partners, potential U.S. investor companies or individuals. T [...] | 2006-10-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1638 | TANZANIA'S TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGE TO COMPETE [...] SUMMARY. Tanzania's textile industry faces not only increased global competition, but also critical domestic challenges including a lack of reliable power, rising oil prices and a significant depreciation ofits currency over the past year. Based on its Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan, the Gov [...] | 2006-10-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX TZ |
06DARESSALAAM165 | TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES COORDINATOR TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Jakaya Kikwete appointed Bernard Mchomvu, retired Permanent Secretary (PS) from the Ministry of Defence, as the key Government of Tanzania (GOT) coordinator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. This appointment comes just two days before an MCC d [...] | 2006-01-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1693 | TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...] | 2006-10-17 03:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON ETRD TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1694 | TANZANIA: ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of Tanzania in 2005 was estimated at 38.3 million, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2004. In 2005, Tanzania's GNI was USD 12.1 billion while GNI per capita was USD 340. From Octob [...] | 2006-10-17 04:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON ETRD TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1723 | KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...] | 2006-10-20 03:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1725 | KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...] | 2006-10-20 03:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1740 | AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his meeting with Ambassador Retzer on October 23, President Kikwete stressed his desire to launch an HIV/AIDS campaign targeting teachers and leveraging his wife's work with teacher's associations. The Ambassador expressed his support and designated post's PEPFAR coordin [...] | 2006-10-25 09:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1776 | TANZANIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER TO THE RESCUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY. The new Minister of Energy and Minerals, Nazir Karamagi, promised a more strategic, private sector approach to the energy sector when he met with Ambassador Retzer and Deborah Malac, Deputy Office Director for East Africa, on October 26. In the immediate-term, to prevent comple [...] | 2006-11-02 08:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1835 | PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...] | 2006-11-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR |
06DARESSALAAM1886 | TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON INTRODUCING A PROJECT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TZ |
06DARESSALAAM295 | SAICM: TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO DUBAI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Director of the Environmental Pollution Section of the Office of the Vice President of Tanzania, Ms. Angeline Mulande, told EconOff February 2 that the Tanzanian delegation to the Dubai Conference on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) understood the [...] | 2006-02-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM300 | TANZANIA'S FOOD SHORTAGE: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS [...] (SBU) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) called all heads of mission to Dodoma, the legislative capital, on February 13 for a briefing by Prime Minister Edward Lowassa on the food crisis in Tanzania. On February 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Asha Rose [...] | 2006-02-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON EAGR TZ |
06DARESSALAAM312 | TANZANIA'S ENERGY CRISIS: INCREASING POWER CUTS [...] (C) In addition to facing a food shortage, Tanzania is currently mired in a full-fledged energy crisis (Ref A). On February 4 the Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced nationwide power rationing to ease pressure on the national power grid by 60 megawatts. A week and a half later, on Febr [...] | 2006-02-16 17:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET TZ |
06DARESSALAAM318 | 2006 AGOA FORUM PLANNING: TANZANIA UNABLE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD XA TZ |
06DARESSALAAM396 | TANZANIA'S ARMYWORM INFESTATION: AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (U) Ambassador Retzer and USAID Director, Pamela White, met with the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Joseph J. Mungai, to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister and assure him that the USG continues to support agricultural activities in Tanzani [...] | 2006-03-01 04:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EAGR ECON ETRD TZ |
06DARESSALAAM4 | KIKWETE'S CABINET APPROVES MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 28, President Kikwete and Cabinet officially approved the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact proposal for submission to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Washington. The GOT's proposal focuses on strengthening Tanzania's [...] | 2006-09-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ENRG EINT TZ |
06DARESSALAAM412 | TANZANIAN ENERGY MINISTER BRIEFS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On February 28, Ambassador Retzer attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to provide an official briefing of Tanzania's power crisis to all Heads of Mission and donor agencies. Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Msabaha, provided an overview of the power crisis. In Dar e [...] | 2006-03-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EPET TZ |
06DARESSALAAM444 | TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Since 2003, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reached a plateau at around USD 3.7 million per annum. In 2005, textiles and apparel accounted for nearly 74 percent of Tanzania's total AGOA exports. Tanzania's textile industries face several challenge [...] | 2006-03-08 15:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM498 | TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF [...] (C) Taking time out from chairing a six-day working retreat for ministers and deputy ministers, President Jakaya Kikwete met with Ambassador Retzer in Arusha March 15 to discuss peacekeeping, Zanzibar, the MCC compact process, and his upcoming visit to the United States in May 2006. President [...] | 2006-03-21 10:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM551 | TANZANIA'S 2006 MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS SLIGHTLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. International financial institutions have recently revised Tanzania's 2006 macroeconomic forecasts as a result of the drought affecting the agriculture and energy sectors. While the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and development organizations try to assess the extent of economic l [...] | 2006-03-31 03:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EG ENRG TZ |
06DARESSALAAM616 | SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL FOR TANZANIA [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...] | 2006-04-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON TZ |
06DARESSALAAM617 | SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL TO TANZANAI [...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...] | 2006-04-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON TZ |
06DARESSALAAM696 | TANZANIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE MARKS KIKWETE'S [...] (SBU) As Jakaya Kikwete passed the 120-day mark of his presidency, he continued to wage a sustained and very public attack on alleged corruption, urging probes into persons and institutions that for years enjoyed apparent immunity from scrutiny under previous administrations. The press carried [...] | 2006-05-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID TZ |
06DARESSALAAM715 | AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (C) President Kikwete emphasized to Ambassador Retzer during an hour-long meeting in Dodoma that his administration intends to be "proactive in developing our relationship with the United States." Kikwete indicated he will use his mid-May trip to Washington, Boston and New York to forge stron [...] | 2006-05-03 12:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID MARR TZ |
06DARESSALAAM731 | EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION: FAST-TRACK OR EMPTY TALK? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic convergence in the East African Community (EAC) in on track, with a Customs Union expected to be fully functional by 2010. To further strengthen the region's economic ties, the EAC Secretariat also has hopes to undertake major infrastructure projects in areas such as e [...] | 2006-05-04 12:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV TZ |
06DARESSALAAM738 | TANZANIA'S PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY 2006 ESF: [...] Project Summary: Utilizing wind-up radios, develop creative programming to enrich school curricula in order to attract children to stay in school. Such programs would potentially increase the school retention rate of girls, reduce the number of children recruited for child labor or traffick [...] | 2006-05-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM TZ |
06DHAKA1044 | COLLABORATION FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The BDG is overhauling its public education system with the help of international partners. Post has supplemented these activities by focusing on USAID-funded pre-school education programs that include math and science elements. The Public Affairs section has also been involved [...] | 2006-03-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SENV BD |
06DHAKA1464 | BANGLADESH: 2004/2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The End Use Monitoring Report for Bangladesh follows per reftel. 2. Procedures: Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) lab in Dhaka to examine the INL-funded equipment and to question personnel about its maintenance and use. Lab staff members were cooperative in showing [...] | 2006-03-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR ECON BG |
06DHAKA3002 | GARMENT WORKERS PROTESTS ERUPT IN VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary: Garment worker protests at a Savar factory May 22 quickly spilled over to other factories and then into the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ). Police were slow to respond, but had the situation under control by late afternoon. Reports indicate one death, several injuries [...] | 2006-05-23 11:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC BG |
06DHAKA358 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FINAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 07:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ETRD ECON PGOV BG |
06DHAKA3742 | BANGLADESH MERGES ONTO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY [...] Summary: With the inauguration of the submarine communication cable, the first land-based internet connection in the country, Bangladesh hopes to position itself as a competitor in the regional technology boom. Overnight, internet capacity has increased six-fold. Government and businessmen [...] | 2006-06-22 10:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TINT ECON TNGD BG |
06DHAKA4412 | BANGLADESH RMG SECTOR LABOR UNREST - CAUSES AND [...] Nearly two months after labor unrest exploded into violence outside of Dhaka, the ready-made garment (RMG) industry has largely returned to normal. Agreements negotiated between industry and labor groups must still be implemented, with a decision on the most contentious issue -- raising th [...] | 2006-07-18 11:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM BG |
06DHAKA5388 | LAST CALL! CORRUPTION AT THE END OF THE BNP [...] (C) Summary: The BNP led government is engaged in an apparently unprecedented level of grand corruption in its waning days in power. Greed and the need to finance upcoming political campaigns are driving the upswing. The widely held belief that members of the Prime Minister's and other se [...] | 2006-08-24 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCRM BG |
06DHAKA5933 | IMF PRGF REVIEW TEAM GENERALLY POSITIVE,BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IMF team met with BDG officials and with donor countries in preparation for Executive Board review of the next $71 Million tranche under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The tone of the IMF team's meeting and informal discussions with donor countries was [...] | 2006-09-20 01:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IMF BG BD |
06DHAKA6038 | FROM MICRO-CREDIT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, recently presented its Second Annual Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards. Micro-credit is closely associated with Bangladesh, since Bangladesh was one of the first countries where the concept was widely employed to meet the financ [...] | 2006-09-26 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XD BG |
06DHAKA6328 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary: The Bangladesh textile and ready-made garment (RMG) industry has thrived following the end of quotas under the multi-fiber arrangement. Although the industry benefits from U.S. and EU restrictions on Chinese goods, other factors including low labor costs, strong relations with major [...] | 2006-10-18 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX BG |
06DHAKA769 | BOI NO LONGER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TATA INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman says the $2.5 billion Tata project is effectively dead, thanks in part to both the ruling BNP and the opposition AL have turning it into a political football. End Summary. 2. (SBU) EconOff met with Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Cha [...] | 2006-02-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON BG |
06DILI161 | PRIME MINISTER'S AND PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and President Xanana Gusmao on April 4 addressed the annual Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting. Alkatiri used the forum to announce a new approach to economic growth and poverty reduction. He stated that the "fight against poverty must be seen by al [...] | 2006-04-10 03:44:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM TT |
06DILI474 | 06-07 BUDGET USES PETROLEUM FUND TO TARGET POVERTY [...] Summary: Following Parliamentary approval last month, the Government of East Timor (GOET) FY 2006-2007 budget went into effect in early September, two months after the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. At $315.9 million this budget reflects an increase of more than 100 percent over the [...] | 2006-09-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EFIN TT |
06DJIBOUTI102 | BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING [...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...] | 2006-01-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO |
06DJIBOUTI300 | DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM XA DJ |
06DJIBOUTI318 | SUPPORT LETTER ON DP WORLD FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] Ambassador received following letter on March 7 from Abdourahman Boreh, President of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Boreh is also a shareholder in DP World's Doraleh Port investment in Djibouti. 2. Begin text: March 2006 Dear Sir: We are writing to express our concern a [...] | 2006-03-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL DJ TC |
06DJIBOUTI351 | COMESA SEMINAR IN DJIBOUTI ON FIGHTING TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A training seminar for COMESA countries on internatio 2. (U) Prime Minister Dileita in his speech launching the seminar str 3. (U) Following Dileita, the Governor of the Djibouti's Central Bank 4. (U) Haid specifically highlighted law 196/AN/02/4eme L, dated Dece 5. (U) [...] | 2006-03-22 05:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN DJ |
06DJIBOUTI390 | DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED [...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...] | 2006-03-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ |
06DJIBOUTI392 | DJIBOUTI IS DRAFTING A SPECIAL LAW [...] SUMMARY. With the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),the Government of Djibouti (GoD) has initiated a project on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),including a special law on IPR and an implementing office. This endeavor is expected to boost confidence level [...] | 2006-03-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND EINV DJ |
06DJIBOUTI77 | DJIBOUTI AND FOOD SECURITY [...] REDSO/FFP OFFICER TRAVELED TO DJIBOUTI 3-8 NOVEMBER, MET WITH WFP, UNHCR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVELED TO DIKHIL AND TADJOURAH DISTRICTS TO ASSESS FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. 2. DUE TO SUCCESSIVE SCANTY RAINFALL SEASONS AND INCREASED MARKET PRICES, THE FOOD SECURITY [...] | 2006-01-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI783 | A SURGE OF FOREIGN BANKS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY. A branch of the Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) based in Yemen was inaugurated June 25, the first of three new banks to open its doors in Djibouti. The Central Bank of Djibouti has also approved establishment of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) of Malaysia and the International Bank [...] | 2006-07-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN DJ |
06DJIBOUTI795 | GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN [...] (U) After an official, public military parade commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event, Guelleh jux [...] | 2006-07-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON DJ |
06DJIBOUTI94 | FIGHTING DROUGHT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti has launched an appeal to the donor community, including Western and Arab countries with missions accredited to Djibouti, to fight famine currently threatening more than 70,000 of Djibouti's citizens. Like other countries in the Horn of Africa region, Dji [...] | 2006-01-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS ECON SENV EAID SOCI DJ |
06DOHA106 | A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdallah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Central Bank Governor Abdullah bin Khalid al-Attiyah on January 5. Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed [...] | 2006-01-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA |
06DOHA1216 | QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...] SUMMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2.6 billion in assets in 2003 to $4.5 billion in 2005, attributing their success to ethical banking and due diligence. Islamic banking is in such demand that th [...] | 2006-08-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA |
06DOHA1244 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...] Summary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on the Doha Securities Market is that 90 percent of investors have no financial education. Other reasons given for the drop include high liquidity and a pack menta [...] | 2006-08-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
06DOHA1788 | QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA |
06DOHA3 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] Summary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has remained below the 12,000 trading range reached in the summer, it is up 85 percent from the beginning of the year. Speculation -- rather than value investing [...] | 2006-01-02 04:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
06DOHA456 | DOHA ROUNDUP [...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...] | 2006-03-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI |
06DOHA48 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...] | 2006-01-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA |
06DOHA480 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMMERCE REMOVED FROM [...] (U) Local papers March 29 announced that the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has been relieved of his ministerial post. The Minister of Finance, Yousef Hussain Kamal, will assume the economic and commercial portfolio on an interim basis, in addition to his present [...] | 2006-03-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN QA |
06DOHA5 | SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...] | 2006-01-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA |
06DOHA51 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...] | 2006-01-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON |
06DOHA524 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...] | 2006-04-06 04:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA |
06DOHA77 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...] | 2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC |
06DUBAI1068 | AJMAN FREE ZONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sheikh Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Ajman Free Zone (AFZ),discussed the zone's operations with PolEconoff on January 24. AFZ has been in operation since 1986 and has registered more than 1600 companies. AFZ's registration requirements and due diligence are not stri [...] | 2006-02-26 13:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TC |
06DUBAI1322 | IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-11 10:36:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
06DUBAI1450 | COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC TRADE AND EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 09:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
06DUBAI1692 | DUBAI AND NORTHERN EMIRATES CONTINUE IPR EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 13:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON PGOV ETRD AE |
06DUBAI1842 | PROTESTING LABORERS AT DUBAI CONSTRUCTION SITE DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 10:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECIN ASEC PREL ZP AE |
06DUBAI1873 | TEHRAN CHANGING POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-02 07:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR |
06DUBAI2012 | IRAN'S PRIVATE BANKS: STRICTLY REGULATED BUT PERCEIVED AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 11:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI2076 | DUBAI RULER ISSUES NEW PROPERTY LAW [...] On March 15, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR),in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a new property law providing land ownership rights to expatriates and public joint stock companies. The law grants buyers indisputable legal title to property in D [...] | 2006-04-12 12:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV |
06DUBAI2297 | CODEL SHAYS MEETS MINISTER OF ECONOMY, DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 08:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV IR IZ AE |
06DUBAI2342 | IRAN REMAINS DUBAI'S LARGEST EXPORT/RE-EXPORT MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 11:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL IR AE |
06DUBAI2600 | ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 09:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY |
06DUBAI2656 | HEAD OF DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET OFFERS COMMENTS ON GULF STOCK [...] (C) Summary: Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Director General Eissa Kazem told CG May 9 that "decreased liquidity due to IPO's and new stock offerings" was initially the main factor behind the Dubai market's slump (of more than 50 percent) in recent months. DFM's decline was then exacerbated by a [...] | 2006-05-14 09:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINF ECON AE |
06DUBAI2762 | ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 11:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY |
06DUBAI3132 | IRAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNOR MAY LEAVE OVER OBJECTION TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to one source, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) may be removed for questioning President Ahmadinejad's request to transfer Iranian government money into private accounts inside and out of the country. The source claims a personal friendship with the gover [...] | 2006-05-24 16:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI3675 | SHARJAH AIRPORT - IRBIS FOLLOW-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 13:13:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
06DUBAI4121 | IRBIS FOLLOW-UP - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND FUJAIRAH [...] SUMMARY: (C) Poleconoff met with the directors of Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah (RAK),and Fujairah airports in June to follow-up on the closure of Irbis and other UN designated operations belonging to Viktor Bout. Sharjah and RAK airport directors gave assurances that all of Bout's operations had be [...] | 2006-07-05 12:54:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
06DUBAI4457 | IRAN PURGES PROFESSORS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 15:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR ECON ELAB |
06DUBAI5191 | IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 12:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE |
06DUBAI522 | PREPARATIONS IN IRAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-05 12:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR TBIO TU PGOV WHO KSTH ECON KFLU |
06DUBAI5247 | IRANIAN DELEGATION VISITS RAS AL KHAIMAH FREE TRADE ZONE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 13:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON AE IR |
06DUBAI53 | IRAN'S OIL MINISTRY FROM THE INSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to several contacts, employees of Iran's Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) are relatively satisfied with the selection of the new Oil Minister. At the same time, they were confused by President Ahmadinejad's promises to root out what he termed as th [...] | 2006-01-03 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EPET |
06DUBAI5323 | UAEG OFFICIALS DISCUSS UAE-IRAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-20 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR ECON EFIN AE |
06DUBAI5421 | IRPO: AUGUST 2006 ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-26 12:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR ECON EFIN |
06DUBAI5512 | IRPO: IRAN'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE DISASTROUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 13:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR ECON EFIN ELAB |
06DUBAI566 | UZBEK CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Uzbekistan's Consul General in Dubai, Bakhityor Madaev, discussed with PolEconoff January 23 Trafficking in Persons and related issues. He reported that Uzbekistan prosecutes traffickers and restricts travel of single women to the UAE, but that Neighboring states are used as mean [...] | 2006-02-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SOCI KCRM ECON PHUM TC UZ KZ KG |
06DUBAI5780 | ECONOMIC MINISTER ENDORSES FTA, LOOKS FOR UPSIDE OF DPW [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Economy and Planning, spoke to Dubai's American Business Council (ABC) September 13. In prepared remarks, she affirmed the UAE's commitment to free trade, and said a bilateral FTA with the US would benefit both the US and UAE. During th [...] | 2006-09-14 12:50:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECIN ETRD AE |
06DUBAI6054 | EMIRATES AND DPWORLD LEADERS OUTLINE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 12:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EINV PREL AE |
06DUBAI6881 | CUSTOMS OPERATIONS IN THE EMIRATE OF AJMAN [...] Summary. On November 8 the director general of Ajman Port and Customs discussed customs operations in the Emirate of Ajman with PolEconoffs. Ajman customs has 12 officers who enforce UAE federal customs regulations and collect Ajman customs duties. Customs officers are said to inspect nearly 25 [...] | 2006-11-21 13:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EWWT ECON AE |
06DUBAI6884 | IRANIAN DHOW TRADE WITH DUBAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 10:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT PGOV IR AE |
06DUBAI6919 | IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): DANA GAS: EXISTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IR AE |
06DUBAI6928 | PHILIP MORRIS CONVEYS IPR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 14:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV KIPR PGOV PREL ETRD IZ AE |
06DUBAI6939 | DHOW TRADE BETWEEN THE UAE AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT PGOV PINS AE SO |
06DUBAI6940 | RAS AL KHAIMAH SHEIKH DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, FREE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM AE |
06DUBAI695 | IRAN'S REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES: HIGH PRICES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 14:16:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PINR PGOV |
06DUBLIN1118 | IRELAND BASKS IN RYDER CUP AFTERGLOW [...] Ireland is basking this week in the success of the September 22-24 Ryder Cup golf tournament held outside Dublin, an event that brought unprecedented international exposure to the country as a tourist destination and economic success. According to Failte Ireland, the state tourism agency, th [...] | 2006-09-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN1189 | HOLDING PATTERN FOR RYANAIR TAKEOVER BID OF AER [...] (SBU) Summary: As Ryanair's takeover bid for Aer Lingus has slowed over the past week, Irish attention has focused on the approach that EU Commission competition authorities will take toward the envisioned merger. Ryanair now holds a 19-percent stake in Aer Lingus, with the Government retaini [...] | 2006-10-16 09:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ECON EI |
06DUBLIN1326 | IRELAND TO WRITE OFF NEARLY ALL IRAQI DEBT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ EI |
06DUBLIN1359 | AER LINGUS CEO PRESSES FOR BILATERAL OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 21 discussion with the Ambassador, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion recommended bilateral talks to establish U.S.-Ireland Open Skies, with a view to providing Aer Lingus additional access to the U.S. market. Mannion said that he and the Irish Government doubted that [...] | 2006-11-24 15:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1378 | IRELAND SHARES EU CONCERNS ON WHO SECRETARIAT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 16:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO EI |
06DUBLIN1379 | IRELAND PUZZLED BY FRENCH COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 17:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EI |
06DUBLIN1389 | IRELAND SEES UNCERTAINTY IN U.S.-EU NEXT STEPS ON [...] Ireland saw the U.S. Department of Transportation's December 5 decision to withdraw its proposal on foreign investment in U.S. carriers as a step that lent clarity to U.S.-EU air transport negotiations, according to Fintan Towey, Acting Principal Officer for Aviation Regulations and Internati [...] | 2006-12-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN1397 | GENEROUS 2007 GOI BUDGET HAS 2007 ELECTIONS IN MIND [...] On December 6, Finance Minister Brian Cowen presented the Irish Government's budget for 2007, a generous package of tax cuts and social spending increases that will likely enhance the appeal of the governing Fianna Fail party ahead of Ireland's 2007 general elections. The budget included ben [...] | 2006-12-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI |
06DUBLIN1403 | TRANSPORT MINISTER WANTS CLARITY ON U.S.-EU CIVAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 discussion with Transport Minister Martin Cullen, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's continuing commitment to conclude the U.S.-EU air transport agreement, while noting that the USG was not prepared to pursue bilateral Open Skies options with Ireland. Cullen [...] | 2006-12-12 17:33:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN235 | SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM |
06DUBLIN277 | PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...] | 2006-03-16 17:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR |
06DUBLIN356 | IRELAND STICKS TO "SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP" ON [...] Summary: Biannual negotiations on a new national wage agreement are underway among labor, employers and the Government, the so-called "Social Partnership" process that has underpinned Ireland's past economic success, but which some commentators increasingly view as anachronistic. The agr [...] | 2006-04-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EI |
06DUBLIN361 | GOI APPROVES STOCK FLOAT FOR AER LINGUS, BUT DOES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5, the Irish Government Cabinet followed through on an earlier decision to privatize Aer Lingus, the national airline, by approving a stock flotation, but left key questions unanswered, such as when the transaction would take place. The level of union support for the [...] | 2006-04-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EI |
06DUBLIN374 | GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...] | 2006-04-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN487 | IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 17:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI |
06DUBLIN493 | AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING AND CBP WITH AER [...] Summary: In a May 2 meeting with Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion, the Ambassador advocated Boeing aircraft for the carrier's long-haul needs and sought Mannion's help in pushing the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to upgrade U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Ireland. Mannion [...] | 2006-05-04 15:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EI |
06DUBLIN559 | OPTIMISM ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES: DOT U/S SHANE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen and the Ambassador, U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Jeffrey Shane expressed optimism about concluding the U.S.-EU air services agreement this autumn. He believed that the U.S. Administration's efforts t [...] | 2006-05-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR EINV EI |
06DUBLIN60 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND [...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...] | 2006-01-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI |
06DUBLIN621 | DVD PIRACY: AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite strong domestic IPR legislation, DVD piracy is on the rise in Ireland, a problem that judicial leniency in IPR court cases has made difficult to combat. The counterfeit DVD market is now reportedly 1.5 times the size of the legitimate market, with counterfeiters earning [...] | 2006-05-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ETRD KCRM EI |
06DUBLIN623 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN TAKES “HARD LINE†ON DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government would not agree to extend the November 24 deadline for the Northern Assembly to form an Executive, due to the likely distractions of the mid-2007 Irish general elections, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern told Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss [...] | 2006-05-31 16:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EI |
06DUBLIN668 | GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...] | 2006-06-09 18:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI |
06DUBLIN690 | IRELAND TO PARTICIPATE IN NTIA PUBLIC MEETING [...] On June 15, emboff delivered reftel points to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Telecommunications Advisor Aidan Ryan. Ryan said that the GOI plans to send a representative to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) public meeting on [...] | 2006-06-16 11:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC EI |
06DUBLIN774 | IRELAND HIDES BEHIND EU SMOKE SCREEN ON DOHA TALKS [...] Summary: Regarding ref A points on the Doha negotiations, Irish Government officials maintain that key WTO partners, particularly the United States, have not offered enough to reciprocate EU concessions. Irish trade officials believe that EU movement on agricultural market access is possible [...] | 2006-06-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON EI |
06DUBLIN887 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN AND GOVERNOR BUSH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and the Ambassador discussed the importance of education, R&D funding, and liberal commercial aviation policies in sustaining Ireland's and Florida's economic successes. Prime Minister Ahern cited Iris [...] | 2006-07-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EIND PREL EI |
06DUBLIN89 | CBP, DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY DISAGREE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have reached an apparent impasse on whether CBP facility expansion or additional CBP staff would resolve congestion problems with CBP pre-inspection operations at Dublin and Shannon Airports. In a [...] | 2006-01-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR DHS ECON APER AMGT EI |
06DUBLIN93 | AER LINGUS CEO DEBUNKS REPORTS ON AIRBUS DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said that recent media reports on the airline's alleged plans to purchase Airbus aircraft were inaccurate. Mannion noted that, while a decision had not been made, Aer Lingus regarded two Airbus A330 [...] | 2006-01-27 07:22:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EI |
06DUBLIN968 | IRELAND UNABLE TO RESPOND ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR EI |
06DUSHANBE1013 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...] | 2006-05-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1027 | TAJIKISTAN'S POWER POLITICS: DEPUTY PM GHULOMOV REMAINS [...] (SBU) Tajikistan is the most attractive country in Central Asia for hydro power investment, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, and he intends to demonstrate that to investors and suppliers alike at the "Energy Without Borders" conference in Istanbul June 12-14. In a 45-minute meeti [...] | 2006-06-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE1067 | TURKISH EMBASSY WANTS BETTER INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Turkey supports U.S. efforts to develop Tajikistan's energy sector and other infrastructure projects, but Turkish Embassy Chargi d' Affaires Askin Cakmak suggested that for those projects to succeed, donor countries need to send the Tajik government a strong message to improve the investm [...] | 2006-06-07 07:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID TI TU |
06DUSHANBE1176 | TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA INTERESTED IN RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: "So the United States plans to invest a billion dollars in Tajik hydropower this year?" asked Zheng Wei, political officer at the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe. As a result of local press coverage of the U.S.-sponsored energy conference in Istanbul, Chinese and Russian diplomats [...] | 2006-06-26 06:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID RS CH TI |
06DUSHANBE1178 | RUSSIAN BUSINESSES IN TAJIKISTAN: "WE HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE [...] (C) According to Vasiliy Beldugin, the Russian Embassy's Economic Counselor in Dushanbe, Russian companies experience the same problems with corruption and bureaucracy that frustrate other foreign investors. "Some people assume that because of the strategic partnership, Russian companies coul [...] | 2006-06-26 06:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV EAID PREL TI RU |
06DUSHANBE1222 | RAO UES AND WORLD BANK PRESSING TAJIK ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (C) The World Bank is advocating that Russian energy giant RAO UES be the official sponsor of an international energy meeting in Dushanbe, but Tajik energy officials are unsure of the signal that will send to other investors, and hope to get a "more neutral" sponsor, such as the Asian Develop [...] | 2006-06-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1223 | TAJIK PRESIDENT HELPS DEDICATE NEW EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: After giving remarks at the June 29 dedication ceremony for Dushanbe's new Embassy, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov spent twenty minutes in a private meeting with CdA and OBO Director Williams discussing Tajikistan's future and the influx of new investment and infrastructure pr [...] | 2006-06-30 13:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS CH TI |
06DUSHANBE1294 | LET THEM EAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN CAKE! DUSHANBE'S MAYOR [...] (SBU) A letter from the French Ambassador asking the Dushanbe city government to halt street construction during an outdoor Bastille Day celebration has led to the temporary closure of a popular Dushanbe restaurant and highlighted just how risky it is to invest in Tajikistan, or even more dan [...] | 2006-07-12 08:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV EAID ECON TI |
06DUSHANBE1314 | TAJIK AIR STILL DOESN'T GET IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five months after taking the helm of Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA),Director Hakimsho Tilloyev declined to identify any improvements or changes under his leadership and instead complained about Turkish Air stealing TSA's passengers to Istanbul. He informed PolOff July 12 tha [...] | 2006-07-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAIR EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1420 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...] | 2006-07-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR |
06DUSHANBE1423 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON TAJIK FM TALBAK NAZAROV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 17 official farewell call on Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov, the Ambassador summed up the progress in the U.S.-Tajik relationship over the past three years, including increased border assistance, a new U.S. Embassy and U.S. involvement in hydropower and infra [...] | 2006-07-25 11:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR KDEM IR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1424 | TAJIK INDUSTRY MINISTER WANTS U.S. JOINT VENTURE TO FLY [...] (SBU) An antimony mining joint venture with New Jersey-based COMSUP has been so successful, according to Minister of Industry Zaid Saidov, the Tajik government would prefer the U.S. firm own one hundred percent of the operation, rather than 49%. In a July 18 meeting with PolOff, Saidov expl [...] | 2006-07-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1434 | IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...] | 2006-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1435 | IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...] | 2006-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1436 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-27 17:17:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE1439 | REFLECTIONS ON THREE YEARS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) Three years ago, before I arrived in Dushanbe, I noticed wryly that nearly every reporting cable from the Post seemed to include the descriptive phrase, "Tajikistan, destroyed by civil war~." Greatly harmed and set back? Yes. Destroyed? No. Especially not the spirit of the nation and p [...] | 2006-07-28 08:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1440 | RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...] | 2006-07-28 09:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK |
06DUSHANBE1463 | TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...] | 2006-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ |
06DUSHANBE1469 | THREE "IRAN-FREE" STEPS TO BRING TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The "Persian Language Summit" in Dushanbe July 26 highlighted the cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran, but also provided an opportunity for the three presidents to declare publicly their economic and energy ties (Reftel A). At the close of the press con [...] | 2006-08-02 11:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1512 | BUILD MORE BRIDGES! AFGHAN BUSINESSMEN VISIT DUSHANBE [...] "You can select your friends, but not your neighbors," said Sharif Saidov, Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman (TCCI). "If your neighbor is calm, then you are calmer." The August 3 visit of Afghan businessmen to Dushanbe underscored the calm on both sides of the border and t [...] | 2006-08-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP AF TJ |
06DUSHANBE1545 | WIIL ROGUN EVER GET BUILT? TAJIKISTAN AND RUSAL ENGAGE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Is RusAl on the verge of abandoning Rogun, or merely posturing to hasten its acquisition of Tajik state-owned aluminum smelter TadAZ? In the past week, Tajik and regional news agencies have published several articles on Rogun and other Russian-Tajik investments, questioning the [...] | 2006-08-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF IR |
06DUSHANBE1555 | BUMPS ON THE SILK ROAD: TAJIK PRESIDENT RAHMONOV PROMOTES [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov conducted a five-day state visit to India from August 6-10, his first trip to India since 2004. Rahmonov sought to bolster flagging economic relations between India and Tajikistan, encouraging Indian investments in hydro power projects. The two countries signed fiv [...] | 2006-08-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG EFIN TI IN |
06DUSHANBE1558 | TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: LET THE FLOOD GATES OF WATER [...] SUMMARY: Senior Afghan water officials visited Tajikistan August 2-9 to discuss bilateral cooperation in developing joint projects along the Amu Darya and Pyanj Rivers, which form the Afghan-Tajik border. The highly successful visit initiated a practical dialogue and strong partnership betw [...] | 2006-08-15 03:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG AF TI |
06DUSHANBE1573 | TAJIK AIR STILL NOT SOARING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the surface, two recent developments in the airline sector appeared to signal forward progress. However, despite opening the long-completed air terminal at Khujand and coming closer to leasing two Airbus aircraft, Tajik Air remains a protectionist, Soviet-style state-run enti [...] | 2006-08-16 11:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAIR EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE1576 | INDIAN EXPECATIONS FOR TAJIKISTAN POSITIVE, BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: India will continue to assist Tajikistan through exchanges, grants, military cooperation and targeted investment, but the memoranda signed during President Rahmonov's August 6-10 state visit to India only "legalized" initiatives already underway. G. Balusubramanian, [...] | 2006-08-17 06:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID IN TI |
06DUSHANBE1593 | TAJIK FM NAZAROV'S MEETING WITH DAS EVAN FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tan and relaxed from his trip to the EurAsEC meeting in Sochi, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov told Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum August 18 that U.S- Tajik bilateral relations were based on trust, and hoped the next phase would focus on economic assista [...] | 2006-08-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE1594 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIKISTAN'S FIRST PRIVATE-PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pamir Energy, Tajikistan's first private-public energy joint venture, manages at best 40% cost recovery and faces a local government that refuses to enforce collection. In a theatrical August 19 site visit with cameras rolling and an audience including Deputy Assistant Secretar [...] | 2006-08-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF |
06DUSHANBE1597 | TAJIKISTAN: DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUTONOMOUS REGION A SIGN OF UNREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two demonstrations in front of the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast governor's office August 18-19 illustrate increasing unrest in the economically downtrodden remote area also known as the Pamirs. The several hundred strong crowd protested against the central government and [...] | 2006-08-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF TI SNAR |
06DUSHANBE1599 | TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RAHMATULLOYEV MEETS DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor on Foreign Policy Erkin Rahmatulloyev waxed philosophical on Central Asia's history and role in U.S. policy and the challenges facing his country, but agreed with Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the U.S. and Tajik governments share the same pr [...] | 2006-08-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM KISL TI |
06DUSHANBE16 | RUSSIA PLEASED WITH BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The year 2005 was very fruitful for Russia in Tajikistan, according to the Russian DCM Viacheslav Svetlichny. He highlighted the realization of long-standing commitments, particularly those made by President Putin in October 2004 to withdraw Russian border forces and increase economic ass [...] | 2006-01-03 10:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG TI RS |
06DUSHANBE1620 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: TAJIK ENERGY MINISTER SAYS "DON'T [...] (C) A rumored Russian-led hydropower consortium will not threaten a U.S. company's plans to export Tajik electricity to Afghanistan. Energy Minister Asadullo Yerov told PolOff August 28 that the "informal discussions" at the August 15-17 Eurasian Economic Community (EurasEC) meeting in Sochi [...] | 2006-08-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG |
06DUSHANBE1625 | TAJIKISTAN'S DONALD TRUMP: "NUR" MAY BECOME A LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An upstart local competitor to Tajik Air has reached an agreement to begin domestic and international flights using new Russian planes. "NUR" recently opened its airport terminal in Khujand, will invest $15 million to renovate the airport in Qurghon-Teppa in the south, and nego [...] | 2006-08-30 07:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAIR EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1641 | IMF TO TAJIKISTAN: LOOKING A BIT DEBT-HEAVY, AREN'T WE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concerns over Tajikistan's accepting $637 million in debt from China, but feels confident the Tajik government still supports economic reforms. During a donor briefing the IMF reported inflation in Tajikistan exceeded expectations due to [...] | 2006-09-05 06:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1650 | CHINESE MAKING BIG FOOTPRINT ON TAJIKISTAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With $637 million in low-interest credits for roads, a tunnel and high voltage transmission lines, China has positioned itself as Tajikistan's biggest and fastest-moving foreign investor. By funding key infrastructure projects, China seeks to strengthen its ties with Tajikistan [...] | 2006-09-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN ENRG TI CH |
06DUSHANBE1655 | TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 4, just one business day after arriving at post, Ambassador Jacobson presented her credentials to Tajik President Emomoli Rahmonov. Rahmonov thanked the United States for its support of counter terrorism and counter narcotics efforts and said he looked forward to [...] | 2006-09-06 13:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE1667 | IT'S ALL RELATIVE: THE TAJIK TEXTILE BIZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two major textile manufacturers in Tajikistan have taken two different roads to success. Tajik Textiles uses its familial and political networks to succeed, while Giovani Manufacturing features a glitzy, Western-style approach. Although President Rahmonov's development program c [...] | 2006-09-08 10:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV EAGR EIND TI |
06DUSHANBE1718 | CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...] | 2006-09-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1726 | DUSHANBE SCO CONFERENCE - MOVING BEYOND SECURITY INTO [...] SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focused on economic and energy cooperation in its Dushanbe meetings September 15-16. The six member countries issued a joint communique affirming their intention to further cooperate in economic, trade, scientific, technological, social, cu [...] | 2006-09-20 12:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EAID TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1738 | TAJIKISTAN RESPONSE TO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Dushanbe submits the following information regarding Tajikistan's compliance with U.S. and international trade agreements. 2. (U) Tajikistan has not entered into trade agreements with the United States directly, and is not a member of the World Trade O [...] | 2006-09-21 08:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE1740 | TAJIK KIDS ARE PICKIN' COTTON! [...] Cotton picking season has descended on Tajikistan, and just as in the days of central planning, several reporting districts are already exceeding set targets. According to news reports, Kulob region in Khatlon Olbast has yielded over 21,000 tons of cotton - 26% of the region's annual target. [...] | 2006-09-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE1749 | FASHION ALERT - TAJIKISTAN'S TEXTILES HIT THE WORLD MARKET [...] This cable responds to action request (ref A) for data on the textile and apparel market in Tajikistan. 2. INTRODUCTION: Walking down the streets of Dushanbe, a trained eye easily spots the latest fashion trends among the many pedestrians. Men sport short-sleeve button-down shirts and t [...] | 2006-09-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TI EAGR EIND ELAB PGOV |
06DUSHANBE175 | TAJIKISTAN'S SOUTH SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kulob, the President's home region and nearby Qurghon-Teppa face the same corruption, high unemployment, and political and free press restrictions that plague the rest of the country. In meetings with PolOff January 23-24, journalists, NGOs and community leaders from Kulob, Qurghon [...] | 2006-01-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE1765 | CHINESE DRAGON STEPS GENTLY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai laid out the founding principles of friendship between Tajikistan and China, including economic, security, and cultural relations, at an academic conference hosted by the Tajik Center for Strategic Research in Dushanbe on September 26. Acad [...] | 2006-09-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE1844 | VROOM! VROOM! CAR SHOPPING IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's automotive imports reached $177.4 million for the first eight months of 2006, a 300% jump from the previous year, according to GosKomStat. Despite high gasoline prices and massive shipping costs, Tajikistan's "nouveau riche" enjoys spending its wealth on high-priced [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN EINV EIND ELAB PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1845 | SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN: ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HELPS DUST OFF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Kulob recently celebrated the 2,700-year anniversary of its founding. Unfortunately, the nearly three millennia have not been kind to the city. Three hours southeast of Dushanbe, Kulob (known as Kulyab in Russian) is a town of 30,000-50,000 people. All across Tajikistan, [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1846 | SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN'S RUSTED BELT: INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Called Kurgan-Tube by the Soviets, Qurghon-Teppa is a depressed city of 80,000 people, sixty minutes south of Dushanbe in the Khatlon region. Remains of the city's crumbling industrial infrastructure line city streets. The mayor threatened to re-nationalize failing industr [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1908 | DON'T DRINK THE BOTTLED WATER, EITHER: THREE TAJIK [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: EmbOffs met October 13 with representatives of three companies in Hissor, located 25 minutes west of Dushanbe. On the railway line from Uzbekistan to Dushanbe, Hissor is a key wholesale trading area, with construction materials, gas, wheat flour, canned food, and water bo [...] | 2006-10-18 07:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1931 | DESPITE THE CHAMPAGNE, NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: During an October 17 visit to Shahrinau -- Persian for "New City" -- PolOffs found nothing new in tours of a wineless winery, a school with no electricity and talks with local government officials. The district, located 25 kilometers east of Dushanbe and 25 km west of the Uz [...] | 2006-10-20 05:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENGR ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE1943 | TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...] | 2006-10-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE1948 | TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF (CORRECTED [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...] | 2006-10-26 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE1950 | "FAIR AND ACCURATE" INFORMATION THE KEY TO GOOD U.S.-UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The key to improved U.S.-Uzbek relations is to provide leadership with "true, accurate and fair information," according to Mirodil Abdurazzakov, the Uzbek Ambassador in Dushanbe. In an Oct. 19 meeting with PolOff, Abdurazzakov described Uzbek democracy as "more diplomatic" than [...] | 2006-10-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TI UZ |
06DUSHANBE1977 | IRAN HAWKS WARES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: Iran staged a business exhibition in Dushanbe October 27-30 with over 40 Iranian companies participating. The well-attended exhibition featured building materials, engineering consulting services, consumer goods, medical equipment, furniture, pharmaceuticals, and other goods. [...] | 2006-10-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL TBIO TI |
06DUSHANBE199 | TAJIK CABINET SHUFFLE PLACES OLD RAHMONOV ALLY IN KEY ECON [...] (U) Tajik President Rahmonov appointed Matlubkhon Davlatov as State Advisor to the President for Economic Policy, replacing Faizullo Kholboboyev. The January 30 decree elevated Davlatov to the senior economic position in Tajikistan and named Kholboboyev Representative to the CIS and the Eura [...] | 2006-01-31 11:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TI |
06DUSHANBE2 | TAJIKISTAN'S TOP EXPORT, COTTON, CONTINUES TO DECLINE [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan's cotton harvest continues to decline since the fall of the Soviet Union due to lack of farm capital, poor land management, and detrimental financing options. The government acknowledges a need to change policies to resuscitate the cotton industry, but real reform has bee [...] | 2006-01-03 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TI |
06DUSHANBE2000 | "PLEASE TRAIN OUR WORKERS" -- TAJIK BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. While the upper echelons of the Tajik government focus on immense energy projects, a frank and lively discussion by local businesspeople offered fresh examples of corruption and decay in the small and medium enterprise sector, especially related to customs, standards, and the lac [...] | 2006-10-31 12:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EIND EFIN EAID PREL TBIO ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE2017 | SUPERMARKET SWEEP - THE NEW LOOK OF GROCERIES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A TAJIK-DUTCH JOINT VENTURE HAS CREATED THE FIRST WESTERN-STYLE SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN TAJIKISTAN, "ORIMA," FEATURING HUNDREDS OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS AIMED AT THE LOCAL MARKET. UTILIZING A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION PAGE 2 RUEWMFS2017 UNCLAS DUSHANBE 002017 SIPDI [...] | 2006-11-02 17:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV EIND ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE2019 | DUSHANBE ELECTRICITY CONFERENCE PRODUCES MEMORANDUM OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan moved three steps closer to establishing a regional transmission system and electricity market at the Second Central and South Asia regional electricity market conference. During the October 26-28 conference in Dushanbe, [...] | 2006-11-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF KG PK |
06DUSHANBE2095 | MCC NOT IN TAJIKISTAN'S SIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: EmbOffs delivered Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecards and talking points to multiple audiences of unenthusiastic Tajik officials. Tajik government officials recognize that the country still has far to go to be considered for MCC candidacy, and sidestepped our attem [...] | 2006-11-16 04:17:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN TI |
06DUSHANBE2107 | DEFENDING TAJIKISTAN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan has taken significant steps over the past year to protect intellectual property, but much work remains in order to change its position on the Special 301 List. Advances include: an amendment to the Law on Intellectual Property to protect copyright owners from Internet [...] | 2006-11-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE2169 | TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state committees from 25 to 17 and state agencies from 15 [...] | 2006-12-04 05:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE2171 | TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] This cable is to replace Dushanbe 2169. 2. President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state comm [...] | 2006-12-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE2177 | TAJIKISTAN'S WATER PROBLEMS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON HEALTH [...] SUMMARY: Nowhere is the theme of this year's United Nations' Human Development Report entitled "Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis" more fitting than in Tajikistan. Despite an abundance of water in Tajikistan's many rivers and enormous hydroelectric potential, Tajiki [...] | 2006-12-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID EAGR ENV TI |
06DUSHANBE2205 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...] | 2006-12-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE2219 | TRADING PLACES: TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET OF OLD HANDS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a few exceptions, Tajik President Rahmonov's post-election appointments simply shuffled loyalists and favorites into different positions, further concentrating power in the hands of those from his home region of Kulob. Instead of naming new, younger officials or educated tech [...] | 2006-12-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM TI AF |
06DUSHANBE2225 | ANOTHER DAM CABLE FROM TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Boom!! After four hours of waiting for Tajik President Rahmonov and Russian energy utility RAO UES head Anatoli Chubais to arrive by car, when thick fog prevented helicopter travel, observers witnessed a single explosion block the mighty Vaksh River at Sangtuda. The river was diverted th [...] | 2006-12-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI |
06DUSHANBE2243 | A MINOR MIRACLE? TAJIK SETTLEMENT WITH NORSK HYDRO COULD BE [...] (C) With the December 20 signing of a cooperation agreement between Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro and Tajikistan's state-owned aluminum factory TadAZ, Tajikistan resolved one of its stickiest investment cases. Moscow-based Norwegian Ambassador Oyvind Nordsletten called on Ambassador J [...] | 2006-12-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TI NO |
06DUSHANBE2247 | THE FUTURE OF TAJIK COTTON - ANYTHING BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY [...] (U) Summary: Despite the ailing cotton sector's debt-ridden farms and declining harvest, cotton remains Tajikistan's most important export and biggest crop. International donors have joined forces, backing major projects to reinvigorate the sector. The Government of Tajikistan, the National [...] | 2006-12-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV PHUM TI |
06DUSHANBE272 | TAJIKISTAN: MURKY BUSINESS AND GEO-POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with U.S. businessmen on February 9, a reliable CEO passed along the rumor that the largest cell-phone and Internet company in Tajikistan, Babilon-T, is founded on drug money and may sooner or later be bought by Moscow's Sistema-MTS. A less reliable U.S. interlo [...] | 2006-02-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE275 | TADAZ CLAIMS POLLUTION HAS DECREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central Asia's Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO) and PolOff visited the Tajikistan Aluminum (TadAZ) plant in Tursun-Zoda near the Uzbekistan border February 9. Uzbekistan blames the Tajik government for allowing TadAZ to pollute the environment, [...] | 2006-02-10 12:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SENV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE284 | KHUJAND, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OF TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khujand, Tajikistan's "second city," in the Ferghana Valley and separated from Dushanbe by a formidable mountain range, represents what Tajikistan could be - not a democratic paradise, but a confident, relatively progressive, stable society open to new ideas and cautiously resist [...] | 2006-02-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAO KDEM RS UZ KG TI |
06DUSHANBE301 | CHINA WANTS TO BE A GOOD, BUT DISCREET, NEIGHBOR TO [...] (SBU) China shares the United States' desire to see an economically stable Tajikistan, but is keeping its specific investment and trade priorities close hold. Chinese Trade Representative Wan Shungan told PolOff and BISNIS representative February 13 that China regards infrastructure and hydr [...] | 2006-02-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV |
06DUSHANBE302 | TAJIK TRANSPORT MINISTER PLEASED WITH BRIDGE [...] On his first visit to the U.S.-funded bridge construction site at Nizhniy Pyanzh, Transportation Minister Ashurov expressed great satisfaction and offered to get involved personally if problems arise regarding the cement supply or customs. During the February 13 visit with PolOff and a visit [...] | 2006-02-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ELTN ECON TI AF |
06DUSHANBE321 | NEW ECONOMIC ADVISER INTENDS TO ACCELERATE REFORM [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Matlubhon Davlatov characterized his appointment not as a change in President Rahmonov's economic reform agenda but as a means to accelerate it. "I'm not new to this team," he told the Ambassador during a February 17 initial meeting [...] | 2006-02-21 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID TI |
06DUSHANBE322 | TAJIKISTAN: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY VISITORS FROM [...] (C) During an interagency meeting in Washington in January to elaborate the Tajikistan section of the policy document, "A Strategy for Central Asia," the Ambassador undertook to recommend names of key Tajik insiders who could be invited to Washington for low-profile but high-level conversation [...] | 2006-02-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM TI |
06DUSHANBE326 | HYDROPOWER 101: A GUIDE TO TAJIKISTAN'S PROSPECTS, PROJECTS, [...] (U) Tajikistan's mountains and rivers provide it an estimated four percent of the world's hydropower resources. The Tajik government has no shortage of promises and offers to help develop this natural resource, and is currently balancing competing interests and priorities to maximize the fina [...] | 2006-02-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF |
06DUSHANBE327 | TAJIK HYDROPOWER 201: ADVANCED GAME THEORY [...] (C) In Tajik hydropower, a new conventional wisdom is emerging. If we want the Central Asian Infrastructure Initiative to succeed in Tajikistan, we need to consider the following: 2. (C) The United States is behind the curve on hydropower. Russia is building Sangtuda I and has first grab [...] | 2006-02-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG ECON PREL TI AF |
06DUSHANBE328 | TAJIKISTAN'S NATIONAL PARKS SEEK U.S. COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),and Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff, visited the Tigrovaya Balka National Reserve February 8. Officials from State Committee on Environmental Protection (SCEP) accompanied EmbOffs. The g [...] | 2006-02-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE337 | TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...] | 2006-02-23 05:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI |
06DUSHANBE402 | TAJIKISTAN: AGA KHAN SERENA HOTEL PROBABLY DOWN THE TUBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Amyn Aga Khan visited Dushanbe February 24 to break ground for the long-awaited Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Instead, President Rahmonov and Dushanbe Mayor Obaidulloyev, improbable allies for once, probably broke the project for good, on camera. Although this appears to be high [...] | 2006-03-01 09:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE403 | TAJIK PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERTAKES TO ANSWER U/S SHINER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev, the Ambassador asked when Under Secretary Shiner can expect a reply to her December 2005 letter to President Rahmonov advocating resolut [...] | 2006-03-01 10:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE419 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO TAJIKISTAN: "WHY NOT COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai said China shared many of the United States' priorities in Tajikistan, including economic growth, counter-terrorism and border stability. In a very frank and open 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Hoagland, Li suggested there was room f [...] | 2006-03-04 06:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EINV EAID ENRG TI CH |
06DUSHANBE464 | U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...] | 2006-03-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV CH TI |
06DUSHANBE468 | U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...] | 2006-03-10 02:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV CH TI |
06DUSHANBE474 | TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...] | 2006-03-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO |
06DUSHANBE482 | TAJIKISTAN: IMF SEES ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tajikistan Country Director Carlos Pinerua gave an upbeat assessment of Tajikistan's economy but remained concerned about regulatory hurdles and lack of diversification for continued growth. Pinerua painted a positive picture [...] | 2006-03-13 13:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAGR ETRD ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE489 | KAZAKHSTAN LOOKING, BUT NOT JUMPING INTO TAJIK ENERGY [...] (C) Kazakhstan is not yet serious about the Tajik energy sector. Deputy Energy Minister Akhram Suleimanov told PolOff that despite a press release quoting the Kazakhstani Ambassador to Tajikistan saying Kazakhstan might invest in Sangtuda I, "Sangtuda is for the Russians only." Suleimanov o [...] | 2006-03-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS CH KZ TI |
06DUSHANBE493 | TAJIKISTAN'S MOI WITH AES ON POWER TRANSMISSION LINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received the following letter from the Minister of Energy regarding Tajik government cooperation with AES, including the nine-page Memorandum of Intent for the "construction of a 220kV transmission line connecting the energy systems of Tajikistan and Afghanistan." The l [...] | 2006-03-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON RS TI AF |
06DUSHANBE502 | EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a read-out of his just-concluded meeting with President Rahmonov, EU Special Representative for Central Asia Kubis said that a calm and confident Rahmonov undertook to improve (to a degree) Tajik elections, reasserted his unreserved willingness to support coalition efforts in [...] | 2006-03-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KDEM RS IR UZ AF TI |
06DUSHANBE509 | DUSHANBE HOSTS INAUGURAL SCA REGIONAL REPORTING OFFICERS [...] Embassy Dushanbe hosted the first-ever reporting officers conference for Central and South Asia March 10-11 to discuss challenges of reporting in the age of transformational diplomacy and to identify emerging trends in crosscutting issues. Officers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrg [...] | 2006-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO RS CH IR AF ZK KG TI |
06DUSHANBE525 | TAJIKISTAN: CITY CONTINUES DEMOLITION, TARGETS BUSY MARKET [...] Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev signed an order to level a busy market for the construction of two new four-story apartment buildings. Tarrakiet Development owns the Rohi Abreshim market, more commonly known as the "82nd Bazaar" due to its location in the 82nd district of Dushanbe. T [...] | 2006-03-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE566 | TAJIKISTAN'S FARKHAR DISTRICT STRUGGLES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE576 | CORRUPTION, TAJIK STYLE: "WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE AIR [...] (SBU) During EmbOff's March visit to southwestern agrarian Farkhar district, Mahmadali Hakimov, head of "Zamin," a successful conglomerate with businesses in farming, textiles, construction, banking, and hotels, philosophized about the high price of doing business in Tajikistan. "We pay for e [...] | 2006-03-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE577 | TAJIK AND AFGHAN BUSINESSWOMEN NETWORK AT KHATLON [...] Maybe sewing really IS women's work? At a March 29 conference in Qurghon-Teppa, 50 Tajik and Afghan women entrepreneurs came together to network and seek business cooperation, but had few examples of success outside the sectors of handicraft. Enthusiasm and energy were abundant, but the con [...] | 2006-03-30 13:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID EAGR SOCI KWMN AF TI |
06DUSHANBE582 | GAZPROM SLOWLY STEPS INTO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) After three years, and three days of intensive meetings, Gazprom signed an agreement March 28 with the Government of Tajikistan to create a joint venture to explore Tajikistan's southern gas and oil reserves. Deputy Minister of Energy Aslov told PolOffs the Memorandum of Understanding est [...] | 2006-03-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE583 | TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND [...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...] | 2006-03-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE607 | TAJIKISTAN'S SERENA HOTEL: "OH, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT YOUR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) At an Aga Khan lunch March 31 for Deputy Prime Minister Gulomov, Aga Khan Resident Representative Munir Merali told the Ambassador senior levels at Aga Khan offices in Geneva have reconsidered th [...] | 2006-04-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE608 | TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU [...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...] | 2006-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA |
06DUSHANBE616 | TAJIKISTAN'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTER'S SURPRISINGLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 23 posting on the "Asia-Plus" website, the director of President Rahmonov's Strategic Research Center think tank discussed his preliminary findings from an on-going study mandated by President Rahmonov about corruption in Tajikistan. His conclusions are surprisingly [...] | 2006-04-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM MCC TI |
06DUSHANBE626 | KHUJAND'S NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL: AIR TRANSPORT GONE WRONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's northern industrial hub Khujand's airport is outdated and lacks adequate security features, but corrupt government officials refuse to open an existing two-year old modern terminal next door. The spacious, light-filled terminal with computerized processing and fir [...] | 2006-04-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR SOCI KCOR TI |
06DUSHANBE668 | TAJIKISTAN'S HYDRO ENERGY PRICING DILEMMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan faces critical choices to increase its hydropower exports and streamline domestic consumption and production. However, as long as the government provides cheap-or free-electricity, reforming the existing system will prove extremely difficult. Some simple steps to redu [...] | 2006-04-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EENG EINV AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE669 | TAJIKISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO TRY TO HELP RESOLVE [...] (S) Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov agreed to designate a government point of contact to help resolve the issue of transferring Tajik citizens from Guantanamo to Tajikistan (reftel). In a 40-minute meeting April 6, Nazarov listened carefully as the Ambassador explained the assurances necessar [...] | 2006-04-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP PTER ECON KAWC RS TI |
06DUSHANBE673 | TAJIKISTAN'S TELECOM SECTOR: PROMISING, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mobile and Internet telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic and competitive sectors of the economy. The mobile sector could grow 10-20 percent monthly since only 5% of the market currently have cell phones. Internet growth also will increase with the [...] | 2006-04-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EINT SOCI CH IR TI |
06DUSHANBE698 | TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...] | 2006-04-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE703 | TAJIK GOVERNMENT ENACTS HOUSEHOLD EXCESS ELECTRICITY RATE [...] (U) According to media reports, the Tajik Anti-Monopoly Committee approved on April 11 an excess electricity consumption rate above 250 kWh per month for private households retroactive to the beginning of April. The base electricity rate remains the same at 0.5 cent. Per reftel, the 0.5 cent [...] | 2006-04-14 05:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE705 | TAJIKISTAN: WHY MOUNTING CORRUPTION MATTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mounting corruption exacerbates growing income inequalities and degrades the relatively high human capital left from Soviet times. Pervasive corruption limits local and international investment, distorts donor and government development strategies, and undermines ec [...] | 2006-04-14 07:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV KCOR SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE711 | TAJIKISTAN: AES STILL IN TEH GAME FOR SANGTUDA-I? [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Bank Chairman Murodali Alimardonov remarked April 14 that AES might still have a role to play in Sangtuda I or Rogun hydropower stations. In an elegant two-hour private lunch at the new National Bank building, Alimardonov outlined next steps for Tajikistan to integrate [...] | 2006-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS AF TI |
06DUSHANBE745 | BADAKHSHAN TO BADAKHSHAN: TAJIKS REACHING ACROSS THE BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "We consider Afghanistan like our own." Ayubek Bekmurodov, Deputy to the Governor of Tajikistan's remote Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region said his government was looking at ways to increase trade, the power supply, and food and humanitarian aid to the Afghan regions across th [...] | 2006-04-21 04:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE748 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW MAGIC WORD? DAST-I-ZHUM! [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Want to take a helicopter ride with the Deputy Prime Minister and three of Tajikistan's most influential energy players? Say "Dast-i-Zhum"-- a proposed 4000 MW hydropower station on the Tajik-Afghan border - and the Tajik government pays attention, rallying busy ministers and [...] | 2006-04-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE752 | RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...] | 2006-04-24 09:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI |
06DUSHANBE768 | TAJIKISTAN: SHAKE UP AT MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINISTER [...] President Rahmonov signed a decree April 24 dismissing the Minister of Energy and other ministry officials. According to press reports Abdullo Yerov will replace Jurabek Nurmahmadov as the Minister of Energy. Yerov was the former Minister of Energy until replaced by Nurmahmadov in 2004, when [...] | 2006-04-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE776 | INDIA LOOKS TO REVIVE SILK ROAD HERITAGE, NOT GREAT GAME [...] (SBU) In an April 26 meeting with U.S. DCM, Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Govinda Khampa took great pains to explain India's priorities in Tajikistan. Far from extending India's "strategic reach," the repair of the Ayni Airfield outside of Dushanbe is part of India's Technical Economic Coope [...] | 2006-04-26 09:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS ECON ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE779 | TAJIKISTAN'S SHARIPOV DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] (C) The Ambassador met April 26 with Director of the President's Strategic Research Center (SRC) Suhrob Sharipov for a wide-ranging discussion on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),anti-corruption efforts in Tajikistan, Iranian-Tajik relations, and Tajikistan's increasing unease with [...] | 2006-04-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SOCI KCOR KMCA KDEM IR RS |
06DUSHANBE802 | NEW ENERGY MINISTER, SAME ENERGY POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his third day on the job, Energy Minister Yorov reported Tajikistan's energy policy would continue to focus on attracting foreign investment for key infrastructure projects. He cited the reforms of the past five years, notably in improved fee collection, as evidence that Ta [...] | 2006-05-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON EAID AF TI |
06DUSHANBE827 | TAJIKISTAN'S MOST ISLAMIC REGION FEELS MOST NEGLECTED [...] SUMMARY: Rasht Valley, one of Tajikistan's most isolated and devoutly Islamic districts, feels left behind. The economic boom evident elsewhere in Tajikistan has yet to reach this agricultural area. NGO and civil society leaders observe that while international organizations are active, mor [...] | 2006-05-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE835 | TAJIK DEPUTY PM OUTLINES VISION FOR HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Chinese have made the Tajiks an offer too good to refuse on a South-North transmission line project, according to Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Ghulomov, many energy proje [...] | 2006-05-04 17:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG AF TI |
06DUSHANBE864 | TAJIKISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION DELIVERED [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered talking points per reftel on May 4 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Nasredinov passed the points onto the MFA's International Organizations department. On May 8, Nasredinov tol [...] | 2006-05-10 13:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TI |
06DUSHANBE944 | TAJIK CAPITAL CLAMPS DOWN ON CD PIRACY [...] Tajikistan is building on its impressive narcotics interdiction record with a new campaign against CD piracy. According to Asia, Plus, the tax police, Ministry of Security and other law enforcement agencies have seized over 90,000 CDs and DVDs in a month-long operation. Raids on Dushanbe vend [...] | 2006-05-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TI |
06DUSHANBE977 | TAJIKISTAN: LAND DEBT RESOLUTION SLOW GOING: MORE DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's impoverished farmers owe over $292 million in land and cotton debt. The government, international financial institutions and NGOs have long recognized the problem and that solving it takes political will. Conflicting interests in the government have slowed refor [...] | 2006-05-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR TI |
06DUSHANBE978 | TAJIKISTAN AND AES FINALLY SIGN MOU [...] (C) AES Corporation President and CEO Paul Hanrahan and his team met with President Rahmonov for an hour on May 24. With the president were Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, Minister of Energy Yorov, Minister of Economy Soliyev, Chairman of Barqi Tojik (state electricity company Samiyev, Presid [...] | 2006-05-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS TI |
06DUSSELDORF47 | GERMAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FEDERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: German business leaders are expressing disappointment with the lack of economic reforms under the Merkel government. Some executives go so far as to say that the previous SPD-led government was more active in pushing reforms and paid greater attention to business' concerns. T [...] | 2006-12-14 11:22:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB BEXP GM |
06DUSSELDORF49 | RUSSIAN INTEREST IN INVESTMENTS IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian interest in buying into German/European companies, including Deutsche Telekom and energy companies has been a front page story. At the moment, in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and other parts of Germany, the level of actual transactions has not come close to equaling th [...] | 2006-12-20 17:11:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV RS GM |
06EFTOATHENS1738 | SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2.(SBU) This is an update to the Energy Conference to be held in Athens on July 14, 2006. All Energy Officers, Economic Counselors and other appropriate officers from addressee posts who plan to attend should e-mail K [...] | 2006-07-06 14:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
06EFTOATHENS2950 | GREECE'S EFFORTS IN IPR PROTECTION; EARLY SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the receipt of the USG's Special 301 action plan for Greece in April 2006, the GoG has made a bona fide effort to improve its overall IPR protection stance. There has been positive, concrete, action on aspects of the action plan, including noteworthy first steps with the J [...] | 2006-11-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GR KIPR |
06EFTOCARACAS943 | FONDEN: A BLACKBOX [...] (SBU) Created by the July 2005 Central Bank Reform Law, the National Development Fund (FONDEN) is the BRV's multibillion dollar off-budget fund. Established to pay for the foreign component of investment projects, pay down foreign debt, and pay for other special projects, FONDEN, as of March [...] | 2006-04-06 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06EFTORANGOON1092 | LOCAL NLD YOUTH HONOR ACTIVIST SU SU NWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite increased scrutiny and harassment by the authorities, local NLD Youth members in Twante Township outside Rangoon held a ceremony July 30 honoring Su Su Nwe, the recently released political prisoner who successfully sued the regime over forced labor in her village (ref [...] | 2006-08-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM |
06FLORENCE12 | APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC STAGNATION IN ITALY'S CENTER-NORTH: A [...] Summary. Italian business associations from the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions report a slowdown in traditional manufacturing industry output and a decline in earnings for regional producers. Local observers attribute this stagnation to a decrease in competitiveness of Italian products [...] | 2006-01-24 11:57:00 | Consulate Florence | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN IT EUN |
06FLORENCE32 | PISA AND BOLOGNA LEAD EXPANSION OF NORTHERN-CENTRAL ITALY'S [...] National and international air passenger traffic in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany has increased substantially in 2005, and prospects for a further increase over the next three years are excellent. All three major airports in the two regions (Bologna, Pisa and Florence) reported two-digit growth o [...] | 2006-03-27 12:27:00 | Consulate Florence | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ETRD IT AVIATION FAA |
06FRANKFURT4327 | Two German States Tackle Demographic Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The states of Hesse and Saarland, like much of Germany, face tectonic shifts as their populations stagnate and age. Whereas Saarland is home to Western Germany's most rapidly shrinking population, Hesse's uneven growth is causing public policy challenges. Their differing approaches t [...] | 2006-06-23 14:51:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV GM |
06FRANKFURT7767 | GM Europe Working on Fuel Cell, Other New Transport [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Motors Europe representatives, meeting with visiting Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton, described the work being done in the facility to develop passenger vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells as well as work on intermediate technologie [...] | 2006-11-13 15:50:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV GM |
06FRANKFURT8141 | German Women, Economy Stuck at Glass Ceiling [...] In a city of skyscrapers and boardrooms, the absence of top female management in Frankfurt is striking -- nor is Frankfurt unique in Germany. The "glass ceiling" for women in the German workforce is remarkably pervasive and persistent, fueling Germany's demographic problems and lowering potent [...] | 2006-12-08 14:46:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KWMN ECON ELAB PGOV GM |
06FREETOWN1007 | MIXED REACTIONS TO BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE IN SIERRA [...] (SBU) Sierra Leonean reactions to the soon-to-be released Blood Diamond movie set in Sierra Leone are mixed. Due for release on December 8, the movie comes amidst an upsurge in public awareness about the conflict diamond trade and has drawn increasing attention to the African diamond mining [...] | 2006-12-11 10:05:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN SL |
06FREETOWN1054 | DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 16:25:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL SL |
06FREETOWN247 | SIERRA LEONE FORECASTS INCREASED DIAMOND EXPORTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-23 17:10:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ETRD SL |
06FREETOWN400 | LARGELY U.S.-OWNED SIERRA RUTILE OFF TO GOOD [...] (C) Sierra Rutile (SR) just exported the first shipment of mined product since 1995. Board members, including Chairman Walter Kansteiner, witnessed the re-entry of the US.-owned company into world markets. Up until the mid-1990s when the mining equipment was destroyed by rebels, SR was the wo [...] | 2006-05-17 15:32:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ETRD EFIN PREL BEXP SL |
06FREETOWN586 | SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND EXPORTS DOWN FROM 2005 [...] The most recent GoSL statistics show diamond exports down from last year despite early 2006 forecasts of an 8.5% increase for the full year. January to June 2006 diamond export value has fallen 12.23% from the same period in 2005. This decline in export value is partially explained by a drop [...] | 2006-07-19 08:45:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ETRD EAID SL |
06FREETOWN597 | WOLFOWITZ HAILS SIERRA LEONE'S PROGRESS [...] (U) On the first visit ever by a World Bank President to Sierra Leone, Paul Wolfowitz hailed Sierra Leone as "one of the most successful post-conflict countries." Speaking to the press at the end of a July 20-21 trip to meet with the Government, civil society, and war amputees, and to visit the [...] | 2006-07-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SL |
06FREETOWN646 | IMF REP ON SIERRA LEONE COMPLETION POINT: MAYBE BY [...] (C) The IMF Representative for Guinea and Sierra Leone told DCM on August 4 that Sierra Leone has hard work to do on increasing government revenues and controlling expenditures. With substantial effort, the HIPC completion point (put off several times) could be reached by late 2006. Collecting [...] | 2006-08-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV SL |
06FREETOWN840 | SIERRA LEONE LAUNCHES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SCHEME [...] (U) On October 9, Charge and PolOff attended the launching of the GoSL's Youth Employment Scheme (YES). Vice President Solomon Berewa gave the keynote address. Many ministers and a few donor agencies' representatives attended the event. Berewa announce that the government had earmarked 1 [...] | 2006-10-12 18:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SL |
06FREETOWN971 | PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] On November 22, Parliament passed the 2007 budget after a series of debates. The government says that it will increase capital expenditures to rebuild capacity to deliver basic services and support private sector development. Government officials estimate economic growth at 7.5 percent for 2 [...] | 2006-11-29 07:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL SL |
06FUKUOKA10 | U.S. BEEF: A MUCH TOUGHER SELL IN KYUSHU POST-"HOTEL RACK" [...] (SBU) Widespread negative media coverage of the Beef Export Verification (BEV) agreement violation in January, the Government of Japan's (GOJ) re-imposition of its import ban on U.S. beef, and subsequent political haranguing between the ruling LDP and opposition DPJ parties over the issue have [...] | 2006-02-21 09:31:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL BEXP JA |
06FUKUOKA14 | KYUSHU'S AGING SOCIETY CREATING BOTH HEADACHES AND [...] While analysts frequently warn about the coming demographic and fiscal challenges that Japan's aging population will pose, in much of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region that future has already arrived. Senior citizens age 65 and over now account for more than one in five Kyushu residents, and this pr [...] | 2006-02-28 10:37:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PGOV BTIO JA |
06FUKUOKA17 | FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...] | 2006-03-06 04:54:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA |
06FUKUOKA23 | STUDY SAYS GOJ AMENDMENTS TO URBAN PLANNING LAWS ARE THE [...] (SBU) A recent report by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) argues that the Government of Japan's (GOJ) proposed amendments to two of the three Urban Planning Laws ("Machizukuri Sanpo") will actually do little to revitalize urban centers in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region. The GOJ proposal [...] | 2006-04-05 08:57:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI JA |
06FUKUOKA47 | NEW KITAKYUSHU AIRPORT: GOOD START, BUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (SBU) The new Kitakyushu Airport, which opened to much local fanfare on March 16, is facing a gradual decline in flight load factors as the initial novelty wanes. According to Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. President Teruaki Okuno, the airport's long-term success will depend on its ability to str [...] | 2006-07-31 06:22:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD JA |
06FUKUOKA9 | NUCLEAR ENERGY POLITICS IN WESTERN JAPAN: KYUSHU ELECTRIC'S [...] (SBU) With Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa's declaration February 7 that he believes pluthermal (plutonium-thermal) technology is safe, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) is close to securing final approval from local officials to initiate pluthermal power generation at its Genkai No. 3 Reactor [...] | 2006-02-09 05:42:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN ECON SENV SOCI PGOV TRGY JA |
06GABORONE431 | BOTSWANA BALANCES BUDGET ON HIGHER DIAMOND EXPORTS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana expects to balance its budget in 2006, thanks to growth in revenues from the mining sector and a one-off payment from the old Southern African Customs Union agreement. Although Minister of Finance Gaolathe predicted 6 percent growth for the next two to th [...] | 2006-03-28 14:19:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB BC |
06GABORONE453 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA [...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...] | 2006-03-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC |
06GABORONE860 | PRIVATE SECTOR FAULTS GOVERNMENT FOR SLOW GROWTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the Government of Botswana's generally liberal economic policies, the business community perceives burdensome regulations and rising corruption as obstacles to robust growth. Conversations with business representatives outside of Gaborone revealed concerns that slowing g [...] | 2006-06-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM BC |
06GABORONE865 | BOTSWANA YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's youth face a lack of both training and job opportunities, creating situations of poverty that can lead to commercial sex work, HIV/AIDS, and anti-social behavior. Despite a significant problem of commercial sex work, none of our contacts have heard of scenarios in which [...] | 2006-06-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM SOCI BC |
06GABORONE933 | BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS [...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...] | 2006-07-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH |
06GEORGETOWN1028 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] SUMMARY: The textile and apparel sector in Guyana has approximately one large manufacturer and five small manufacturers. A steep decline in prices has offset a slight increase in production. While not an engine of growth, the textiles and apparel sector makes a small but valuable contribution t [...] | 2006-10-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD GY |
06GEORGETOWN1037 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA) [...] Post provides to following information in response to reftel: A) The Economic/Commercial Section has dual responsibility for economic monitoring and reporting as well as for Post's commercial diplomacy efforts. The section consists of one Economic/Commercial Officer and one Foreign Service Na [...] | 2006-10-04 19:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GY |
06GEORGETOWN1056 | GOG REACTION TO MCC FY07 SCORECARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: USAID Mission Director and State EconOff delivered the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) FY07 indicator scorecard to Chief Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh, and Advisor within the Ministry of Finance Coby Frimpong on October 5. The GOG acknowle [...] | 2006-10-10 19:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KMCA GY |
06GEORGETOWN1058 | GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Jagdeo Pursues Debt Relief, Treasury Ties in Singapore 2. Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute: Legal Teams to begin Oral Arguments on December 7 3. Russian Firm Interested in Linden Bauxite Operations 4. Cambior/IAMGOLD Merger Could Affect Guyanese Mining Operation 5. Stone Supply Sh [...] | 2006-10-10 20:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PBTS EMIN ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG GY |
06GEORGETOWN1069 | SURVEY OF ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Though a small-scale sugar producer, Guyana could be a lucrative destination for investment in ethanol production. Guyana's efforts to streamline its sugar industry and lower the cost of production--which will enable it to remain competitive--have limited excess cane capacity and inves [...] | 2006-10-13 19:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR PREL PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN1154 | GUYANA PASSES CRICKET WORLD CUP LEGISLATION [...] With minimal debate, Guyana's Parliament unanimously passed legislation governing venue access, commercial rights and public order for the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place in Guyana from March 27 to April 9, 2007. The International Cricket Council (ICC) mandated passage of the so-call [...] | 2006-11-03 19:56:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV CASC ASEC GY |
06GEORGETOWN1182 | JAGDEO: CONSERVATION, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT [...] Speaking at his return from an investment promotion conference in London on November 4, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he intends to work with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others to explore the potential use of Guyana's rainforest to offset climate change. Jagdeo further stated tha [...] | 2006-11-08 20:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV SENV GY |
06GEORGETOWN1252 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 29 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Americas and Asia Director Audrey Waddell. Waddell promised to relay talking points to Commissioner of the Civil Defense Commission Col. Chabilall Ramsarup, who will represent Guyana at the Minis [...] | 2006-11-29 20:28:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV USTR OAS GY |
06GEORGETOWN151 | GUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF RIO GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana has assumed chairmanship of the Rio Group from Argentina. At the handing over ceremony FonMin Insanally emphasized that the group will focus on democracy and human rights, poverty alleviation, and multilateralism under Guyana's stewardship. Guyana has a proud history of l [...] | 2006-02-13 20:39:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EU HA XM XL GY UN |
06GEORGETOWN174 | JAGDEO ANNOUNCES WIRELESS LICENSE FOR DIGICEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Jagdeo announced February 20 that the GoG would grant a license to regional wireless telecommunications operator Digicel. Issuing this license would violate the terms of the MoU between the GoG and U.S.-owned incumbent operator CelStar. Jagdeo also repeated his call [...] | 2006-02-21 20:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN196 | GUYANA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP--FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Domestic Economy: Cement Shortage Hampers Construction Industry 2. Inflation Watch: Upward movement in January CPI, domestic sugar prices rise 3. Trade: Rice producers hopeful as international prices rise 4. Investment: GO-INVEST reports heavy FDI in mining, forestry sectors 5. Bilatera [...] | 2006-03-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV SENV GY |
06GEORGETOWN219 | TELECOM UPDATE--WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN GT&T [...] SUMMARY: In a rare move to take his case straight to the media, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) CEO Major General (ret.) Joe Singh condemned the GOG's recent "propaganda blitz" as an effort to disparage the company and justify abrogating the firm's exclusive right agreement in landline t [...] | 2006-03-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECPS EINT PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN233 | BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE AGAIN INCHES TOWARD REALITY [...] SUMMARY: The GOG's point person on the one-mile long Berbice River Bridge project, which would connect the agricultural east Berbice region with the central coast and Georgetown, has predicted completion of the bridge by October 2007. Significantly, funding for the US$37.2 million dollar proje [...] | 2006-03-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON PGOV EFIN GY |
06GEORGETOWN236 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS [...] EconOff delivered demarche requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, coordinator of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation. Totaram was aware of the U.S.-sponsored joint proposal as well as the EC proposal. Tota [...] | 2006-03-14 11:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY |
06GEORGETOWN281 | NATIONAL MILLING COMPANY FENDS OFF OPENING [...] SUMMARY: Acting Chief Cabinent Secretary, Nanda Gopaul, announced at a March 23 press conference that the GOG had reached agreement with the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO),a subsidiary of Kansas-based Seabord Corporation, to reduce the price of flour by G$200 (US$1) per bag. The [...] | 2006-03-24 19:07:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN292 | GUYANA TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FIBER OPTIC [...] Pierre Strasser, the French-national Chief Operating Officer of American-owned wireless communications provider Cel*Star Guyana, informed Embassy on March 27 that the GOG will likely pursue inclusion in a second fiber optic communications cable, with construction to be completed by early 200 [...] | 2006-03-29 15:20:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN294 | GUYANA TIMBER INDUSTRY LOOKS TOWARD [...] SUMMARY: In a bid to achieve recognition for sustainable forestry, the Malaysian/South Korean firm Barama Company Ltd. has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, the first of its kind in Guyana. While the FSC label should allow the firm to command higher prices in internation [...] | 2006-03-29 15:40:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV BEXP ECON ETRD GY |
06GEORGETOWN329 | Guyana Economic/Commercial Round-up: March 2006 [...] Trade: Parliament Passes CSME-Related Bills 2. Agriculture: Bumper Rice Crop Expected, Slight Price Increase 3. Public Finance: Flat Income Tax at 33 1/3% 4. Investment: Two Airline Investors Considering Guyana 5. Bilateral Economic Activity: Cuban Lightbulbs [...] | 2006-04-07 21:01:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR EAGR PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN361 | RISING INTEREST IN URANIUM EXPLORATION IN GUYANA [...] The GOG announced on April 19 that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has awarded a permit to Canadian- backed Prometheus Resources Guyana to conduct uranium exploration. The firm, affiliated with Vancouver-based Chemico Corporation, will have a three-year permit to conduct researc [...] | 2006-04-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN417 | SABOTAGE OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has revealed several "acts of sabotage" that have disrupted telephone communications for several key military installations and large businesses. The events are the latest in a series of acts of vandalism against the company's facilities. END SUMM [...] | 2006-05-10 11:32:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS MCAP PINS ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN45 | FLOODS PLAGUE GUYANA, AGAIN [...] SUMMARY. Since late December, flooding has plagued coastal Guyana, particularly the centers of agricultural production. After initially dismissing the magnitude of the flooding, the GOG has begun a massive public relations and relief spending effort. The GoG's initial underestimate of the magn [...] | 2006-01-13 21:28:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV EAGR EAID ECON GY ASEC CASC |
06GEORGETOWN5 | Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches [...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...] | 2006-01-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM |
06GEORGETOWN52 | NOMINATION FOR SPRING 2006 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING: [...] Post nominates Economic/Commercial Assistant Jillian R. Duncan for the Spring 2006 PE220 FSN Economic Training from May 1-12, 2006. Information requested in Reftel follows: A. Name and grade of FSN Jillian R. Duncan FSN-8/1 B. Date of birth January 22, 1977 C. Nationality Guyanese [...] | 2006-01-17 20:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AFSI AFSN |
06GEORGETOWN522 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--JOINT PROPOSAL ON GI WINES AND [...] Econoff delivered message in Ref A to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Totaram said CARICOM had not deliberated further on the matter since the previous demarche on the subject earl [...] | 2006-06-02 20:27:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY |
06GEORGETOWN53 | GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level [...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...] | 2006-01-17 21:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY |
06GEORGETOWN530 | GOG BOND DEFAULT RATTLES FINANCE COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Media reports have revealed that the GOG is seeking better terms on US$20 million of government bonds after failing to pay on maturity. The default, as well as the flat-footed GOG response, has shocked the finance community and signals a next stage in the GOG's dogged pursuit of debt [...] | 2006-06-06 18:45:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON EMIN GY |
06GEORGETOWN577 | VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 16:31:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS ECON EPET PREL GY |
06GEORGETOWN64 | GEORGETOWN FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown submits a proposal for USD $6,000 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to host a seminar on electronic commerce. Post proposes to coordinate this project with the regional Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Santo Domingo and the U.S. Agenc [...] | 2006-01-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD GY |
06GEORGETOWN642 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS [...] EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Chairman of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) Neville Totaram. Totaram agreed to pass the message to Minister of Foreign Trade Clement Rohee, who is en route to Geneva. Totaram observed that all the "technical arguments had been [...] | 2006-06-29 19:09:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN694 | COMMERCIAL COURT RULES AGAINST GOG IN BOND DEFAULT [...] On July 12, 2006, Guyana's newly christened Commercial Court ruled in favor of a plaintiff who had sued the GOG after it defaulted on a $US201,085 bond. The bondholder, Carol Correia, sued the GOG on June 29, 2006 seeking the principal plus 5% interest on the 12-year bond, which matured on May [...] | 2006-07-17 12:00:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV KJUS ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN760 | GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Mining: Cambior prepared to sell bauxite stake 2. ESTH: Environmental permit sought for Berbice River bauxite project 3. Banking: Republic Bank Rebrands, Introduces Debit Cards 4. Debt: World Bank grants US$322M debt relief 5. Public Finance: Revenue Authority reports 2005 tax exemptions [...] | 2006-08-03 20:55:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EMIN EAID EAIR ECIN ENRG ECON GY |
06GEORGETOWN839 | CHILD LABOR AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) DIGEST-JULY [...] NGO in project to combat child labor in Region Three 2. Shadick: TIP Networks to be established countrywide 3. Indigenous group calls for intervention by people trafficking unit in Region Seven 4. Shadick taps Amerindian Captains, Councillors for TIP training 5. Shadick Under Fire for Comm [...] | 2006-08-23 16:54:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM GY |
06GEORGETOWN90 | Budget Speech Unveils Government Program For 2006 [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance presented Guyana's 2006 budget, which includes ambitious projections for economic growth, increased public spending, tax reform, and resource extraction. Despite the President's pledges not to use the budget for political ends, the election year budget diminish [...] | 2006-01-25 17:42:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID GY |
06GEORGETOWN910 | GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...] | 2006-09-12 20:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY |
06GEORGETOWN979 | T-MINUS 170 DAYS--STATUS REPORT ON GUYANA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just 170 days left until the scheduled opening of Cricket World Cup 2007, Guyana appears unprepared to host this major sporting event. A CARICOM review of Guyana's security arrangements has concluded that Guyana "has no plan" and appears to be "overwhelmed by the magnitude" [...] | 2006-09-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV CASC ASEC EAID GY |
06GUANGZHOU10088 | An Overview of the Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Guangdong, Hong Kong Consul General Cunningham met with officials and business leaders to discuss the rapid economic growth of southern Guangdong and its consequences for Hong Kong industry and the region's environment. The Consul General visited Guang [...] | 2006-04-04 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI EINV ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU10089 | AmCham Presents Report on the State of Business in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong recently released survey results that found that three-quarters of the participants -- who were engaged almost equally in providing goods and services -- have profitable operations in China. The production of goods or services for [...] | 2006-04-04 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB CH TBIO |
06GUANGZHOU10260 | China IPR: Better Recognition of the Problem but [...] (SBU) Summary: It is still common for both domestic and American enterprises to face IPR infringement in South China. Despite increasing recognition of the problem at the provincial and local levels, a lack of training, limited human resources, corruption, and local protectionism continue to [...] | 2006-04-05 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU10280 | China IPR: Better Recognition of the Problem but [...] (SBU) Summary: It is still common for both domestic and American enterprises to face IPR infringement in South China. Despite increasing recognition of the problem at the provincial and local levels, a lack of training, limited human resources, corruption, and local protectionism continue to [...] | 2006-04-06 07:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU10336 | Short March -- A Cold Shoulder in Shanwei [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Guangzhou's "Short March" to Eastern Guangdong cities (septel) got off to a non-rousing start when Shanwei officials found it "inconvenient" to meet with us. This probably because Shanwei contains the township of Dongzhou, the site of December 2005 land compensation [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10337 | Short March: Consulate Guangzhou Drives Deep into [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "short march" [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU10542 | Short March: Shantou Back in the Black [...] (SBU) Summary: Shantou officials say that the city's economy is back on track in a big way after negative growth in 2001 and slow growth in 2002. Long known as a center of smuggling and piracy, city officials state that Shantou plans to realize its role as the key city of Eastern Guangdong [...] | 2006-04-07 03:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10672 | Getting a Piece of the Action: Foreign Banks Try To [...] (U) Summary: Under a five-year transition period in its WTO accession agreement which ends December 11, 2006, the Chinese Government is gradually becoming more liberal in allowing foreign investment to enter China's banking industry. With the Chinese Government opening its RMB currency market [...] | 2006-04-07 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EFIN EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU10676 | Factories and Money: Visit by Federal Reserve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong is not reaping long-term benefits from the majority of its manufacturers because they are processing and assembly plants, according to Guangzhou academics. China should move away from this type of manufacturing and focus instead on high value-added and high- technolog [...] | 2006-04-07 08:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU10741 | THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN SHENZHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Much attention is being given to China's growing rural-urban gap. At the same time, the gap within urban areas, between established residents and migrants from rural areas, is becoming more marked. Shenzhen, as China's richest city, enjoys unparalleled prosperity, yet at the [...] | 2006-04-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM ECON EINV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10987 | Short March: Shantou In the Light On Innovation [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Shantou companies -- Guangdong Golden Glass and the Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments -- demonstrate that this eastern Guangdong city does have its share of innovative companies despite its reputation of being the "heart of the heart of darkness" in intellectual [...] | 2006-04-10 03:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11043 | Short March: Shantou -- Still in the Dark On IPR, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shantou officials state that despite its notoriety in the past as a haven for the production of counterfeit goods, the city has reformed dramatically in intellectual property rights (IPR). Through education, new laws, and law enforcement, Shantou is cracking down on producers [...] | 2006-04-10 05:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON SCUL EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11045 | Ma May Not Make It -- Xiamen University Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Xiamen University Taiwan Research Institute professor said that PRC leaders should not be complacent in assuming that Kuomintang (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou is a shoo-in to be the island's next president. PRC leaders have consistently underestimated the intensity of T [...] | 2006-04-10 07:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU11052 | Who Let the Dogs Out? Canine Ownership in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a part of China better known for viewing dogs as cuisine rather than as pets, Congenoffs have noticed an increase in dog ownership. Sales of dogs -- and related canine care products -- are up and represent a growing niche in the economy. The reasons for the increase are var [...] | 2006-04-11 01:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI TBIO CH |
06GUANGZHOU11065 | Short March: Jaunt Through Jieyang -- Poor But [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the oldest and most densely populated municipalities in the province, Jieyang in eastern Guangdong has not been nearly as successful as its neighbors in economic development. Local officials admitted that they might not be up to the challenge of overcoming numerous prob [...] | 2006-04-11 03:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11352 | Short March: Chaozhou -- One of Guangdong's [...] (U) Summary: Displaced by Shantou after the Communist takeover as the key city of eastern Guangdong, Chaozhou is coming back strong basing its rise on its huge ceramic industry and strong representation in niche sectors such as wedding gown manufacturing, with strong business associations dev [...] | 2006-04-12 04:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU11469 | Revolution and Remembrance -- The Last Stand of [...] (U) Summary: War and revolution -- including that of a cultural nature -- have not been kind to the once highly civilized city of Chaozhou in eastern Guangdong. Still, some artisans hid treasures during the Cultural Revolution and preserved the expertise and aesthetic level as best they cou [...] | 2006-04-12 07:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ELAB PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11471 | China Southern Airlines Wary of U.S. Competition [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to the U.S.-China aviation talks on April 19-20, China Southern Airlines is in a weak financial position and would not want any U.S. airlines competing directly against it. China Southern is resigned to a gradual expansion of its U.S. routes because of continued [...] | 2006-04-12 07:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU11568 | Short March: Innovation and IPR in Huizhou -- TCL [...] (SBU) Summary: TCL Communications -- part of embattled color television and cell phone giant TCL and one of the largest domestic manufacturers of fixed line phone equipment in China -- is itself struggling to find some greater room in a highly competitive environment for a relatively low tech [...] | 2006-04-13 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV KPAO ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11657 | Heart of Gold: It Isn't Easy Doing Good -- The NGO [...] (SBU) While headlines trumpet the growth of Chinese civil society, philanthropy, and volunteerism as part of a budding harmonious society, the truth in South China is that legal status is out of reach for most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - foreign and domestic. In this legal gray a [...] | 2006-04-14 00:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11674 | The Long March to Avian Influenza Preparedness in [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional polls and Post's informal surveys show that only about half of American businesses in South China are actively planning for an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak despite scientific reports that AI among birds is endemic in Guangdong, with concomitant higher risks of hu [...] | 2006-04-14 07:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU11781 | Are Guangdong's Electrical and Electronics [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Moshe Kam of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),less than 10,000 of the Institute's 370,000 members world-wide are from China. With more and more electrical and electronic engineering projects being pursued through global partnerships an [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU12155 | (SBU) Heart of Gold: "Business NGO" Legislation [...] (SBU) Faced with nearly insurmountable legal registration requirements foreign and domestic NGOs often turn to registering as a normal for-profit business, which is technically illegal. While widespread enforcement is rare, authorities in South China take advantage of the illegal status of t [...] | 2006-04-21 08:53:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU13381 | Heart of Gold: The Chinese Government (GONGOs) [...] (SBU) Summary: While government-affiliated non- governmental organizations (GONGOs) provide needed social services, they in many cases by nature preclude or impede the development of a strong `western style' non-governmental organization (NGO) sector. Being so tightly aligned with the governm [...] | 2006-04-27 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU13383 | Direct Sales in South China: Still Waiting for the [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. direct sales companies in Guangzhou are optimistic that the China market is once again becoming hospitable to them. A new law issued in December 2005, and a batch of licenses expected for summer 2006, has brought direct selling out of the hybrid retail model in which it wa [...] | 2006-04-27 09:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU13384 | The Long March: Driving Deep into the Hakka and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "long march" [...] | 2006-04-27 09:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU13385 | The Long March: From Fossils to Feathers: Heyuan's [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (septel),we traveled to Heyuan, an impoverished prefecture largely untouched by the recent rapid development in South China. Heyuan is bidding to draw further investment away from more [...] | 2006-04-27 09:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU13550 | UPS One Year On: Despite Bumps in the Road, Big [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UPS officials recently discussed their experiences in South China as the company reaches its one year anniversary of direct cargo services between Guangzhou and the United States. Its China operation now wholly owned, company officials are generally positive but raised WTO-rela [...] | 2006-04-28 06:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD WTRO ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU13562 | The Long March: The Fourth Wall, Meizhou's Opening [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (reftels),we traveled to Meizhou, the traditional capital of the Hakka, a subset of China's majority Han ethnic group. The Hakka, or "guest people," currently find themselves faced with [...] | 2006-04-28 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14013 | The Rights Protection Movement Leadership in South [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) The rights protection movement in China, a QvirtualQ network of democracy activists throughout the mainland, is gaining force and membership. This is the vision optimistically espoused by Guo Feixion [...] | 2006-05-11 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU14707 | Long March: Country Roads Bring Tourists, Trade, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Longyan Prefecture in western Fujian Province is literally at a crossroads. Newly constructed highways and some still in the works are central to the area's plans to increase tourism, diversify agriculture, expand exports, and improve rural conditions. Leaders in the Prefectu [...] | 2006-05-16 09:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU14710 | Guangdong IPR: Enforcement Efforts in 2005 [...] (U) Summary: Guangdong officials praised their intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts and highlighted Guangdong enterprises' IP creation in the annual white paper on IPR enforcement and development. Guangdong courts concluded 94 IPR-related criminal cases in 2005, involving 2 [...] | 2006-05-17 00:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU14712 | Heart of Gold: A Solid "Foundation" for NGO Work? [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Foundation Law serves as an example, non-governmental organization (NGO) legislation is in for a slow, twisting, uneven ride. One and a half years after new regulations were issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA),foundations in South China still are trying to rea [...] | 2006-05-17 04:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14818 | Long March: Restoring Streets, Harbor, and Pride in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zhangzhou Prefecture, in southwest Fujian, was once a major Chinese port. Today leaders are trying to restore the area to its golden era by developing the Zhangzhou harbor, attracting business, strengthening ties with Taiwan, and renovating cultural and historical sites. Leade [...] | 2006-05-17 09:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU14846 | XIAMEN'S ECONOMIC AND LABOR SITUATION: RISING WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen is Fujian's economic powerhouse, but like many highly developed coastal cities, it suffers from labor shortages in certain sectors. The manufacturing sector remains its principal job provider, but its service industry is quickly gaining ground. Average wages in the cit [...] | 2006-05-18 02:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV SOCI EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14848 | XIAMEN: CITY WITH A VISION [...] (U) Summary: The city of Xiamen, Fujian Province's vibrant economic driver in the southern part of the province, continues to impress with both its current execution and future vision to be one of China's leading cities. During an early April visit to the city, Xiamen Vice-Mayor Zhan Cangz [...] | 2006-05-18 03:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EWWT ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14936 | LONG MARCH: QUANZHOU - IT'S HARD TO BEAT XIAMEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Quanzhou, the wealthiest city in Fujian and itself a coastal city in the southern part of the province, strikes a contrast to Xiamen as the city neglects its vast potential as a tourist and economic hub through poor intellectual property rights protection and conservative plann [...] | 2006-05-21 23:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU15230 | Shenzhen Optical Disc Forensics Lab Clarifies Its [...] (SBU) Summary: Located in Shenzhen but falling under the authority of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS),the Disc Production Source Identification Center (DPSIC) is responsible for etching source identification (SID) codes onto production dies and analyzing optical discs to determine their [...] | 2006-05-23 08:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15376 | Heart of Gold: Chinese NGOs - What's in a Name? [...] (SBU) Summary: What do the Guangdong Petroleum Society, the Communist Youth League Volunteers, the Guangdong Tobacco Society, and World Vision (a Christian charity group) have in common? According to the Chinese government, they are all NGOs. By broadening the definition of NGO beyond the t [...] | 2006-05-24 08:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU15379 | Microsoft Opens Technology Center in Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of President Hu Jintao's meeting with Bill Gates in Seattle, Microsoft unveiled its first technology center in South China. The center is the result of an agreement between Microsoft and the Chinese government to set up at least 10 such centers throughout [...] | 2006-05-24 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EDUC TNGD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15382 | Long March: Searching for God in Fujian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two churches near Zhangzhou's city center denote Zhangzhou's relatively relaxed approach to religious practice. The city's new Catholic Church sits prominently in the city center, replacing a nearby older church torn down in recent years. The church pays for its upkeep by re [...] | 2006-05-24 08:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU15429 | Typhoon Chanchu Blows into South China Causing [...] (U) Summary: Typhoon Chanchu, following its strike on the Philippines, headed toward eastern Guangdong Province late last week with landfall on Thursday, May 18. Preparing for the typhoon's landfall, over 600,000 persons were evacuated, with numbers reaching more than one million by the time [...] | 2006-05-25 06:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU15624 | Twelve Dongzhou Villagers Sentenced: Government [...] (U) Western and Hong Kong media sources have reported that on May 24, sentencing was given for villagers involved with the December 2005 Dongzhou riot in Guangdong Province. Of the approximately 20 villagers standing trial for illegally using explosive materials and disturbing public order, 1 [...] | 2006-05-26 09:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU15726 | Guangdong Vice Governor: IPR Protection Crucial [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong Vice Governor Song Hai said that the province's intellectual property rights (IPR) protection efforts were improving but many gaps remained. He noted that the urgency of the issue so that the province could proceed vigorously down a path of innovation. In that regar [...] | 2006-05-30 08:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PGOV ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15728 | Fake Medicine Kills Nine in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: Nine people have died in Guangdong after receiving injections containing a toxic chemical provided by a fraudulent supplier. An initial investigation by central- government agencies has also pinned blame on the manufacturer's lack of internal quality control. The State Food and [...] | 2006-05-30 08:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU16330 | SHENZHEN AIRLINES PLANS TO SOAR [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting, Shenzhen Airlines Vice President Zhang Pei laid out the airline's ambitious expansion strategy. Operating mostly Boeing aircraft, Shenzhen Air runs an efficient operation that has made it China's most profitable airline after flag carrier Air China. H [...] | 2006-06-01 05:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU16394 | Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU16447 | USDOC BIS Under Secretary McCormick Visit to South [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While in Guangzhou, USDOC BIS Under Secretary David McCormick gave a speech at Huawei SIPDIS Technologies, Inc. Training Center, met with the Guangdong American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Board of Governors, and conducted a site visit to True Temper Composite Material Prod [...] | 2006-06-02 06:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETTC ETRD PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU16875 | Fujian Sees Gold in Geographical Indications [...] (SBU) Summary: Fujian's agricultural sector can rise above its domestic and international competitors by tapping into China's trademark system for geographical indications (GIs),according to officials at a recent conference on GIs organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and [...] | 2006-06-07 03:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU17249 | SHENZHEN METRO'S EXPANSION PLANS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Shenzhentong, a smart card used to pay for public transportation much like Washington's SmarTrip, is proving quite popular with Shenzhen commuters, gaining 10,000 new cardholders each day. Already in use at all metro stations, Shenzhentong is now working to expand its abov [...] | 2006-06-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ETRD EINV CH HK |
06GUANGZHOU17359 | FLOODS KILL DOZENS IN SOUTH CHINA, FORCE HUNDREDS [...] (U) Summary. Flooding in Fujian and Guangdong has killed 55 people and forced 472,000 to evacuate. In Fujian, the hardest hit province, one source claims 41 people have died, while more than 356,000 have been evacuated. Economic losses in Fujian already near USD 30 billion. Meanwhile, no r [...] | 2006-06-12 08:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC ECON PGOV KLTN SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU17360 | Capitalizing on Taiwan Cache: The Fuzhou Cross- [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan-based and -invested companies displayed their wares to an eager crowd at Fuzhou's annual Cross-Strait Trade Fair. Taiwan agricultural produce occupied a prominent spot at the fair, following on China's 2005 elimination of tariffs on ten types of agricultural imports from [...] | 2006-06-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU17422 | Shut Up Erin Brokovich!: China's Fear of Popular [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) The Chinese government cannot allow rising political personalities to develop without its control. Zou Tao, a Shenzhen-based businessman with connections to the "Rights Protection Movement", single-ha [...] | 2006-06-13 01:53:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU18102 | New Property Measures Should Have Little Immediate [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government recently announced six new measures to guide property development and the real estate market. The government hopes that measures on transparency, capital gains tax and increased low-income housing development will help slow down rising property prices. T [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU18103 | PAS Speaker Barth Relates U.S. Banking Experience [...] SUMMARY: Visiting speaker James Barth spoke to banking regulators, attorneys, and students in Guangzhou about the development of financial systems and similarities between the U.S. and China experience. He highlighted the role of governments in banking industry bailouts, foreign ownership of [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU18105 | XIAMEN AIRLINES: LOYAL BOEING CUSTOMER LOOKS AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen Airlines, a regional airline whose biggest shareholder is China Southern Airlines, plans to add 30 new Boeing aircraft to its fleet by 2010, augmenting its current all-Boeing fleet of 35. The fleet's simple structure is credited in part for helping the airline confront [...] | 2006-06-21 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU18191 | GUANGDONG HUMANISTIC ASSOCIATION BEGINS PRIVATE, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary. China's first-ever privately-funded magazine has recently been launched in Guangdong Province. According to its publisher, Hao Yuanwen, the monthly magazine, entitled Citizen ("Shimin"),was designed to lay th [...] | 2006-06-22 01:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU20753 | IPR Conference Highlights Local Issues; Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese and U.S. officials and companies discussed a range of IPR issues and generally agreed on the direction Guangdong must take on IPR matters at a recent conference co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Guangdong Provincial IP Office. The conference was part of [...] | 2006-07-03 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU20883 | British Discuss South China: Economic/Political [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent meeting with British Consulate colleagues, the topics for discussion included growth in the high-end real estate market, prospects for continued economic growth in South China, successful strategies for requesting meetings with local officials on sensitive topics, [...] | 2006-07-05 07:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SENV PHUM ASEC CVIS CH |
06GUANGZHOU20890 | Guangdong Humanistic Association Part 2: The [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary ------- 2. (C) Emboldened by government protection in provincial and national party circles, the Guangdong Humanistic Association is leading an experiment in civil society development. The association publi [...] | 2006-07-06 01:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU21191 | South China IPR: Product Identification Seminar [...] (U) Summary: Post recently organized a seminar at which representatives from eight U.S. companies and industry associations trained 96 working-level officials from Guangdong Customs on how to distinguish genuine products from counterfeits. The companies' representatives used Powerpoint presen [...] | 2006-07-12 09:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU21232 | The River of Life?: Mass Swimathon in Guangzhou's [...] (U) Summary: In a public display that harks back to the Mao era, 3,500 Guangdong officials and local residents swam across the Pearl River to promote environmental clean-up efforts. Though Guangzhou is spending vast sums of money on waste-water treatment plants, and is clamping down on highly [...] | 2006-07-14 07:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU25215 | EMPLOYEES FORM FIRST UNION AT WAL-MART IN CHINA [...] (U) SUMMARY: WAL-MART EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY OF QUANZHOU, FUJIAN PROVINCE, RECENTLY ESTABLISHED THE FIRST UNION FOR THE STORE'S EMPLOYEES IN CHINA. ON SATURDAY, JULY 29, THE WAL-MART UNION MEMBERS ELECTED A SEVEN-PERSON COMMITTEE AND SELECTED 29-YEAR OLD KE YUNLONG AS CHAIRMAN. ACCORDING TO T [...] | 2006-08-02 07:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU25667 | SOUTH CHINA Q1 ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT REVIEWS THE 2006 FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC AND TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR SOUTH CHINA. ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR GUANGDONG, FUJIAN, AND HAINAN PROVINCES AS WELL AS FOR THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. EACH PROVINCE OR REGION RECORDED DOUBLE- DIGIT [...] | 2006-08-08 01:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU26903 | THE HEAT IS ON: GUANGDONG PROVINCE H1 ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. This report offers an overview of the economic performance in the first half of 2006 for Guangdong Province. The province continues to be an economic hot spot despite government control measures, murky bookkeeping, and natural disasters. The strong industrial and export sectors [...] | 2006-08-14 08:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU27721 | IPR CONFERENCE EXPLAINS HOW TO BRING ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF IPR-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TOLD US BUSINESSES HOW TO BRING JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR IPR AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN SHENZHEN. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS EXPLAINED TO U.S. BUSINESSES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN CHINA THAT DEAL [...] | 2006-08-17 06:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU27729 | Normalized Piracy: A Glimpse at DVD Shops in [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent visit to a number of Guangzhou stores selling pirated DVDs showed how embedded the industry is in the Chinese economy. The relative ease with which these stores operate indicates that, at least in Guangzhou, recent crackdowns have not acted as a deterrent. End summar [...] | 2006-08-17 07:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU28035 | A/S MCMURRAY DISCUSSES WILDLIFE PROTECTION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE A/S MCMURRAY DELEGATION MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GUANGDONG WILDLIFE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION (WPA) ON AUGUST 4 TO DISCUSS PROVINCIAL-LEVEL EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES. THE WPA OFFICIALS ASSURED A/S MCMURRAY THAT THEY WERE SERIOUS ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION, BUT RECOGNIZE [...] | 2006-08-18 04:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU29114 | South China H1 Economic Report: Fujian, Guangxi, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first half of 2006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fujian Province, and Hainan Province recorded rapid growth rates despite government control measures and natural disasters. Strong industrial and export sectors fueled rapidly rising gross domestic product (GDP) figures [...] | 2006-08-30 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU29875 | IPR Enforcement in South China: USTR-led [...] (SBU) Summary: Following JCCT IPR Working Group meetings in Beijing, a USTR-led delegation traveled to Fujian and Guangdong provinces in late August to engage local leaders on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. The visits were part of the provincial review of China announced in t [...] | 2006-09-12 07:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30120 | APEC Workshop on Non-discrimination in Investment [...] (U) Summary: Developing country representatives meeting at a September 1-3 APEC workshop in Xiamen on "Non- discrimination Treatment in Investment Agreements" expressed some concerns about new U.S. free-trade agreements in Southeast Asia. The nine APEC countries attending the meeting focuse [...] | 2006-09-15 05:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU30123 | YES, CHEN SHUI BIAN WILL STEP DOWN, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE RUMORS OF RESIGNATIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL SHENANIGANS, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMICS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN WILL STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM IS UP. THEIR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE SHORT- TERM OF DEMONSTRATI [...] | 2006-09-15 10:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30247 | CIFIT 2006: Taiwan Tourism, Arab Oil, and U.S. Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. attendees at the annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen left feeling pretty good about their reception while Taiwan travel agents -- who turned out in large numbers -- had to feel somewhat disappointed about the lack of movement in real cr [...] | 2006-09-18 08:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU30413 | Foreign Banks in South China Continue to Face Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank representatives based in Guangzhou reviewed with the Consul General at a lunch on September 18 barriers that continue to limit the expansion of their market share. These include lending caps, high capitalization requirements, RMB 1 million minimum deposit for RMB cu [...] | 2006-09-19 23:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30511 | Xiamen Mayor on Progress, Future Expansion [...] (U) Summary: Xiamen mayor Zhang Changping told the Consul General September 10 that the city's continuing development was dependent on the expansion of its infrastructure, especially its cargo transport system. In addition, he acknowledged the importance of further developing Xiamen's economic [...] | 2006-09-21 09:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30513 | China SME Fair: Italy Comes on Strong [...] (SBU) Summary: The Third China International Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair, co-hosted by Chinese and Italian governments, brought a wave of Italian businesspersons, entertainers, and government officials, including Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, to Guangzhou September 15-18. Tho [...] | 2006-09-22 01:57:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30648 | U.S. Industry Promotes Transparent Standards System in [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Representatives from Intel, Qualcomm, and Cisco encouraged China to adopt a transparent, market-oriented standards development process during a DOC-hosted seminar on standards and IPR in Shenzhen on September 21. Chinese industry attendees, who have a generally sophi [...] | 2006-09-25 08:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30782 | Behind Everyday Low Prices - Consular Outreach to Wal-Mart [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Employees at Wal-Mart Global Procurement in Shenzhen China told Conoffs during an orientation trip that the company is pleased with how staff are treated when they apply for visas and that that they are interested in working with the consulate to facilitate and improve the workin [...] | 2006-09-26 08:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30810 | Microsoft Growing Rapidly in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Microsoft representatives told the Consul General September 21 that with the company's rapid growth in Shenzhen and elsewhere, they expect sales in South China to surpass those in Hong Kong. Company representatives complained about weak copyright enforcement and asked the Consul [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIPR CH |
06GUANGZHOU30812 | Foreign Insurers in South China See Systemic Problems [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of AIU and Metlife and the Consul General reviewed the difficulties of operating in South China's "cutthroat" insurance industry at a luncheon on September 25. They cited unethical sales agents and the poaching of staff by competitors. Local regulators are still [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30894 | IPod City - Consular Outreach to Foxconn in Shenzhen. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conoffs met with Foxconn executives August 25 to discuss ways in which we could work together to facilitate issuance of non-immigrant visas to the company's employees, the majority of whom - along with Foxconn's products - do not appear to be a Technology Alert List (TAL) concern [...] | 2006-09-28 02:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30900 | Taiwan Businesses in Dongguan: Well Organized and [...] (SBU) Summary: Dongguan's Taiwan Business Association (TBA) leaders told Econ/Poloffs September 26 that their focus was on business and community issues, not politics; like other Taiwan businesspeople in China, they prefer to keep their politics to themselves, even declining to comment on a rec [...] | 2006-09-28 05:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU30941 | Mindrays! - Consular Outreach to Shenzhen Mindray in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 25 meeting with Congenoffs, Shenzhen Mindray officials - whose company is a fast-growing producer of low-cost medical diagnostic equipment - emphasized the importance of U.S. trade shows in their overall sales growth. Despite Mindray's heavy research and development [...] | 2006-09-29 02:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30952 | Baise, Guangxi: Poor Amidst a Wealth of Resources [...] (U) Summary: Baise, Guangxi, is one of China's poorest prefectures and despite relatively successful anti-poverty efforts, accounts for one-fourth of the poor population of Guangxi. The prefecture has rich agricultural, mineral and tourism resources, but is only now developing its economy; ear [...] | 2006-09-29 07:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30954 | Baise, Guangxi: New Countryside Program Impact May Be [...] (U) Summary: Baise in western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been a poor place for many years. Sporadic fighting with Vietnam through the late 1970s prevented concerted efforts at economic development. In response to Beijing's 11th Five-Year Plan to develop rural areas, Baise is buildin [...] | 2006-09-29 07:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30986 | Chinese Authorities Ban AMCIT from Leaving China Pending [...] (SBU) Summary: PRC immigration authorities detained AMCIT Robert Jonathan Carr for 12 hours at the Zhongshan port of entry on October 3 and ordered him to remain in China until the resolution of a civil case brought against him by a manufacturing company in Changsha, Hunan. The Hunan company c [...] | 2006-10-05 05:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN ECON EINV KJUS CH |
06GUANGZHOU31046 | Urbanized Western PRD: Losing Agricultural Land and Making [...] (U) Summary and comment: Although the loss of land, through sales, eminent domain or simple expropriation has often been accompanied by rural unrestthree key cities in Guangdong's prosperous western Pearl River Delta have escaped this cycle of violence during the past eight-to-fifteen years [...] | 2006-10-09 23:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU31300 | Canton Export Commodities Fair: Not Just Exports Anymore [...] (U) Premier Wen Jiabao - with Vice Premier Wu Yi and Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai in attendance - announced at the October 15 opening ceremony of the 100th session of the Canton Export Commodities Fair that the Fair will be renamed the Canton Import and Export Commodities Fair. Premier Wen co [...] | 2006-10-17 06:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU31579 | South China's White Collar Worker Shortage [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speakers at an October 16 conference on human resources organized by the American Chamber of Commerce - South China addressed the increasingly serious competition among foreign multinationals in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) for the limited number of skilled professionals [...] | 2006-10-20 08:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU31747 | South China's Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station: Commissioner Jaz [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 02:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | SECRET | ENRG KNNP KSCA ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU31861 | South China's Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station: [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a September 26, 2006 tour of the Ling Ao units of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station near Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, Steven Lau, Senior Vice President of the Daya Bay Operations and Management Co., told NRC Commissioner Gregory Jazcko that Chinese plans for nuclear pow [...] | 2006-10-30 07:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | SECRET | ENRG KNNP KSCA ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32090 | FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...] | 2006-11-02 09:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32092 | Fighting Copyright Infringement at the Canton Fair [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Representatives from U.S. and Canadian art publishing companies spotted numerous vendors selling copies of their products at both the Canton Fair and the Jinhan Fair in Guangzhou on October 25, 2006. Officials at the Canton Fair IPR complaint center, after first insi [...] | 2006-11-02 09:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32097 | PACING DEVELOPMENT IN SANYA, HAINAN PROVINCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion of Sanya's development policies during an October 9 meeting with the Consul General, representatives of Sanya's municipal Foreign Affairs Office, the Environmental Protection Bureau, and Tourism Bureau discussed the city's balanced approach to developme [...] | 2006-11-02 09:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32145 | Guangdong Vice Governor Welcomes Further Direct Dialogue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Executive Vice Governor Tang Bing Quan welcomed dialogue on bilateral issues ranging from IPR to the U.S.-China trade balance in his first meeting with the Consul General on October 23. Tang said that given the high quality of Guangdong's infrastructure and hi-tech ma [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32163 | Hainan Airlines Plans Expansion and Name Change [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hainan Airlines (HNA) Chairman Chen Feng told the Consul General that HNA plans to begin direct cargo flights to Boston in early 2007, followed by passenger flights later that year. Chen also said that HNA will change its name to "Grand China Air," and will invest an additional [...] | 2006-11-06 02:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32171 | Guangdong Real Faith Enterprises Group: Exporting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Real Faith Enterprises Group, like many of the large, Chinese-owned, general manufacturing conglomerates in the Pearl River Delta, takes advantage of low labor costs, domestic suppliers, proximity to high-volume shipping hubs, and a ready supply of capital from Chinese [...] | 2006-11-06 03:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32265 | Enron Prosecutors Share Lessons Learned with Guangdong [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In two days of meetings and roundtables with Guangdong officials, legal experts, students, and media, Department of Justice prosecutors John Hueston and Robb Addison discussed their involvement in the Enron case and highlighted the differences between the U.S. and Chine [...] | 2006-11-13 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32315 | Guangdong Development Bank: A Benefit or a Burden? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank's Guangzhou branch manager said the Citibank-led bid for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) is a "done deal" and that Citibank will gain significant management control over GDB as a result. Bank of America and Deutsche Bank representatives said Citibank would benefit from [...] | 2006-11-22 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32317 | New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...] | 2006-11-22 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32347 | China Southern Airlines: Turning a Profit but No Plans for [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a November 28 meeting with the Consul General, China Southern Airlines President Si Xianmin discussed his airline's improving financial health, its relationship with U.S. suppliers and airlines, the state of the Chinese airline industry, and the recent technical t [...] | 2006-11-29 09:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU32384 | Hewitt Associates Survey on Expat Hiring: Number of Expats [...] (U) Summary: Among the recent conclusions of a Hewitt Associates study of Expatriate Hiring and Returnee Wages and Benefits released December 7 were: -- An expected increase in the number of expats from 150,000 to over 200,000 within a few years; as business opportunities for foreign firms gr [...] | 2006-12-08 08:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32394 | Guangdong Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province registered double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006 despite government control measures and an emphasis on increasing domestic consumption. Fixed asset investment did not grow as rapidly compared to the same period in 2 [...] | 2006-12-13 05:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU32397 | Guangzhou CCPIT Told by Beijing to Increase U.S. Exports to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a December 11 meeting with the Foreign Commercial Service section, the President of the Guangzhou office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said that he had been ordered by Beijing to formulate a plan, due on the first week of Jan [...] | 2006-12-13 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU32401 | Huawei: The Human Resource Component of a Modern Chinese [...] (U) When you walk around the Huawei "campus," you are staring into China's future in more ways than one. Huawei, one of China's brightest lights in terms of telephone service (fixed, mobile, routers and connectors) and one of the country's most internationally-oriented firms, is also a pionee [...] | 2006-12-15 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32402 | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Q3 Economic [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangxi's gross domestic product (GDP) growth reached a record high 13.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006. The Statistics Bureau again characterized Guangxi's economic development as "fast and steady" despite government control measures. The secondary and tertiary sectors expe [...] | 2006-12-15 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU32406 | Visit of HHS Secretary to Guangzhou Highlights Infectious [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and his delegation met with doctors, hospital and orphanage administrators, students, and businesspersons to discuss infectious diseases and health-care issues during a December 11-12, 2006 visit to Guangzhou. Hi [...] | 2006-12-18 02:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32459 | How Will China Achieve Its Energy Efficiency [...] (SBU) China must use energy efficient products and technologies, implement structural changes in its high energy-consuming industries, and improve its management of energy conservation efforts, according to government officials and experts who gathered in Hainan Province in November 2006 for t [...] | 2006-12-28 03:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5377 | Journey to the West Heads South to the Guangxi [...] (SBU) Summary: In Guangxi, the three port cities of Pingxiang, Dongxing and Fangchenggang boast a relatively healthy trade with neighboring Vietnam, though Dongxing's and Fangchenggang's access to the sea demonstrate a clear economic advantage over land-locked Pingxiang. Budding signs of fore [...] | 2006-02-27 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU5379 | The Woes of Foreign Banks in Southern China [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign banking representatives in Guangdong province expressed continued frustration at breaking into domestic markets, while acknowledging the easing of restrictions on paper. The banking officials cited administrative hurdles and a lack of transparency in regulations and gui [...] | 2006-02-27 08:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU5696 | Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] | 2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5778 | Got Milk? Two Guangxi Dairy Farms Invest in Future [...] (U) Summary: Two dairy farms -- one state-owned and the other private -- are participants in a Consulate Guangzhou Agricultural Trade Office project to develop the Chinese market for alfalfa and other products that would contribute to greater milk production in China. Both dairies are investi [...] | 2006-03-01 23:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON KTDB ECIN CH |
06GUANGZHOU5870 | Journey to the West -- Beihai: Pearls, [...] (SBU) Summary: Acknowledging that previous economic development planning has not panned out as expected, Guangxi's Beihai City officials see their economic future in developing labor-intensive light manufacturing and logistic industries based on outside investment -- particularly from over-h [...] | 2006-03-03 03:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5955 | Journey to the West: Guangdong's Maoming City [...] (U) Summary: In contrast to the "pie in the sky" wishful thinking we heard throughout our tour of Guangxi's top cities, officials in Guangdong's Maoming City professionally presented credible plans for further economic development based on heavy industry with some agriculture thrown in. City [...] | 2006-03-06 00:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU6981 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU6984 | PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY PREPARING FOR AI [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting PACOM/State delegation meeting with civil and military leaders to discuss Avian Flu (AI) preparedness was impressed with the level of planning by the Southern Military Command of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Civil authorities, however, were less impressive as [...] | 2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU6985 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU6994 | Hong Kong-Based Corporate Finance Officers To Try [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Financial Officers of several prominent Hong Kong-based international multinational companies along with a few of their mainland-based counterparts have established the "International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) Limited" (IACCT China) with th [...] | 2006-03-14 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SCUL PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU7743 | Heart of Gold: Searching for Business [...] (SBU) Summary: Bereft of any significant private sector contributions, a strong and broad civil society sector has not developed to any extent resembling the pace of the enormous economic growth that has taken place in south China. There are signs that many private businesses may want to be [...] | 2006-03-24 08:40:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU8541 | Consulate General Guangzhou Lending a Helping Hand [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of American insurance companies operating in Guangdong province commented that while the insurance environment in Guangdong has improved, many problems still need to be resolved as the industry expands in China. In particular, American companies are concerned a [...] | 2006-03-27 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EINV PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU8841 | HAINAN AIRLINES APATHETIC ABOUT UPCOMING U.S.-CHINA [...] (U) Summary. Hainan Airlines expressed little interest in the upcoming April 19-20 U.S.-China aviation talks, citing its inability to operate flights to the United States at this point. This inability stems from three reasons: the airline is not a designated carrier; it does not have the nec [...] | 2006-03-29 05:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU8842 | PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN HAINAN, CHINA'S [...] (U) Summary. According to Hainan officials, the province's environmental quality is China's best. Largely because of its efforts to attract increasing numbers of tourists, Hainan realizes that a clean environment is an asset that must be preserved. At the same time, the island must balance [...] | 2006-03-29 05:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EIND PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUATEMALA1000 | GUATEMALAN LAND REFORM FLOUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Lack of a clear land policy has sparked trouble for the Government of Guatemala. Historical problems over land ownership, disputes between peasants and landowners, land takeover and forced evictions, plus friction among the Ministry of Agriculture, Secretary of Agrarian Affairs a [...] | 2006-05-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB EAGR ECON GT |
06GUATEMALA106 | AMBITIOUS BUT VAGUE AGENDA FOR REMAINDER OF BERGER [...] (SBU) At a press conference on January 10, Guatemalan President Berger and Vice President Stein presented their plan of government for 2006 through 2008. Berger and his economic team followed up with more details at a January 17 event hosted by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce (Am [...] | 2006-01-20 16:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA107 | DEBT DEAL WITH SPAIN CLEARS WAY FOR CREDIT UPGRADE [...] (U) The GOG and the Spanish government (GOS) signed an agreement on January 11 laying out the terms for forgiveness of the twenty-six year old debt that has hampered the bilateral relationship and complicated Guatemala's treatment in multilateral financial forums. The deal involved direct pa [...] | 2006-01-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA1082 | GUATEMALA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS ON OAS [...] (SBU) On June 1, Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Carla Rodriguez, the Director General of Multilateral Relations (A/S equivalent) at the MFA. Rodriguez was familiar with Helms-Burton and indicated that Guatemala generally supports multi-lateral diplomacy and opposes unilateral me [...] | 2006-06-01 21:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETTC OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA1087 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] CLAIMANT A - MARGARET ARGUDO: EMBASSY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CLAIMANT A ON THE STATUS OF EVICTING ILLEGAL SETTLERS FROM HER FARM. AS PER REF A, SHE HAD ALSO NOT RETURNED TELEPHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS IN 2005. THIS CASE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED OR INACTIVE. 2. CLAIMANT B - FERROVIAS GUATE [...] | 2006-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
06GUATEMALA1088 | ECONOMIC LEGISLATION STAGNATES IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF ORDINARY SESSIONS, CONGRESS PASSED ONLY 10 NEW LAWS, WITH 22 ECONOMIC BILLS (PLUS 54 FROM 2005) WAITING TO BE REVIEWED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES BEFORE THEY CAN BE DISCUSSED BY THE PLENARY. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS SUCH AS AMENDMENTS TO THE MINING [...] | 2006-06-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD GT |
06GUATEMALA135 | Economic update - Guatemala: January 3-23, 2006 [...] GUATEMALA LAGS BEHIND REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. OVER $300 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 3. TAX EVASION BILL SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH CONGRESS 4. INCREASED ACTIVITY AT GUATEMALAN PORTS 5. PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHEA TOP KILLERS 6. AVIAN FLU PREVENTION PLAN 7. AUTOMOBILE SALES RISE [...] | 2006-01-25 18:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EWWT TBIO SOCI GT |
06GUATEMALA253 | Economic update - Guatemala: January 25- February [...] US Company to lose Venezuelan Oil Source 2. Business Climate Indicator Puts Guatemala on Top 3. Financial Crimes Conference to Prevent Money Laundering 4. Airport Renovations Stalled by Political Fighting 5. Investigating Investment Opportunities in Renewable Energy 6. Agriculture Market [...] | 2006-02-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EWWT TBIO SOCI GT |
06GUATEMALA419 | Staggered CAFTA implementation hurts textile and [...] (U) Reftel transmitted a letter from the Guatemalan Minister of Economy to USTR Portman outlining problems Guatemalan textile and apparel manufacturers face because of staggered CAFTA implementation. On February 27, the Ambassador received the head of the Guatemalan textile and apparel commi [...] | 2006-02-28 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND BEXP ECON ELAB GT |
06GUATEMALA431 | The Guatemalan private sector's priorities and [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders are increasingly concerned about the country's social and economic conditions and their consequences. Intractable poverty, rising crime, and fears of populism are making them reevaluate traditional attitudes. Their solutions focus on economic growth and [...] | 2006-03-01 21:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA44 | RESULTS OF SENIOR SCEINCE ADVISOR AND SCIENCE [...] As per reftel, the visit of Senior Science Advisor Madelyn Spirnak and work of Embassy Science Fellow Kitty Cardwell on educating the GOG and the local scientific community on biotechnology use in agriculture were very productive. One positive result was that biotechnology legislation that l [...] | 2006-01-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV TSPL GT |
06GUATEMALA450 | NEW MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIVE UNIT [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with the GOG regarding support for a new anti-money laundering investigative unit. The multi-agency unit would be supported with INL/NAS funds and vetted according to DEA guidelines. The idea is to create a unit capable of working closely with the DEA to target maj [...] | 2006-03-06 18:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN GT KCOR PTER SNAR KTFN |
06GUATEMALA49 | GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 22:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM |
06GUATEMALA502 | CAFTA RELATED INVESTMENT INTEREST IN GUATEMALA [...] Since CAFTA's ratification in March 2005, foreign firms have shown an increased interest in investing in Guatemala. While some companies have finalized their investments, others are still evaluating the country's investment climate. Potential investors cite the government's need to tackle the [...] | 2006-03-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON EIND GT |
06GUATEMALA606 | GUATEMALAN SUPREME COURT REQUESTS LABOR JUSTICE [...] The President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court, Beatriz de Leon Reyes de Barreda, sent the Ambassador a formal request for assistance to improve the administration of labor justice in Guatemala. Her request tallies precisely with our Ref (A) Proposal to Strengthen the Labor Justice System, whic [...] | 2006-03-27 21:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB ECON PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA99 | VENEZUELAN INTRIGUE IN THE GUATEMALAN OIL MARKET? [...] (C) Summary: The Franco-US oil company KLP Industries has contacted the Embassy repeatedly alleging that it is the victim of a plot to revoke an exploration contract it won from the Government of Guatemala (GOG). The contract has, in fact, been revoked by the GOG. KLP believes that it has be [...] | 2006-01-19 19:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PINR GT VE |
06HALIFAX90 | NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT AIDS PULP AND PAPER COMPANY ON EVE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conservative Premier Rodney MacDonald of Nova Scotia is calculating that his government's C$65 million offer of assistance to an ailing paper exporter to the United States will pass the subsidy test. However, this cash infusion could be only the first step in providing additi [...] | 2006-05-05 19:21:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB PGOV CA |
06HALIFAX92 | NOVA SCOTIANS OFF TO THE POLLS IN A JUNE PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conservative Premier Rodney MacDonald has called a provincial election for June 13. Issues of potential bilateral interest will be: offshore energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG) policies, subsidies to forest products companies, legislation aimed at shielding personal data f [...] | 2006-05-14 03:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON CA |
06HANOI1080 | MOF OFFICIAL DISCUSSES STATISTICS ON SUBSIDIES [...] (SBU) Econoff met on May 4 with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Ha Huy Tuan to discuss subsidies in general and to clarify certain points in the subsidy statistics recently sent to USTR. Mr. Tuan explained that the three tables in Annex I cover e [...] | 2006-05-05 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI1090 | PMU-18 Corruption Scandal: Donor Response [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the break of the Project Management Unit 18 (PMU-18) corruption scandal involving a substantial amount of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA),bilateral and multilateral donors met to share reactions and discuss a coordinated response. Donors agreed: that corruptio [...] | 2006-05-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KCOR VM |
06HANOI1240 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1279 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1434 | VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The United States and Vietnam will convene a meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi, June 19-20. In preparation, Mission is providing a review of implementation issues to raise with the Vietnamese side during the discussions. [...] | 2006-06-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAID ECON KIPR PREL VM |
06HANOI1438 | VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...] | 2006-06-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1661 | U.S. - Vietnam BTA Review [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, the Ministry of Trade hosted the annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee. During the meeting, Vietnam clarified the steps it has taken and those underway to implement BTA commitments. The Vietnamese team made a concerted effort to addres [...] | 2006-07-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO VM |
06HANOI179 | Codel Gillmor Discusses WTO, Human Rights, Fullest [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Members of Codel Gillmor met January 17 with National Assembly (NA) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vu Mao, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and National Assembly President Nguyen Van An to discuss bilateral relations, including Vietnam's WTO aspirations, trade relat [...] | 2006-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM ECON OVIP VM |
06HANOI1802 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions (debate on the [...] | 2006-07-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1803 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN NEW LAWS, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress (Ref A),Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions. These new laws in [...] | 2006-07-17 04:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1916 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS, TIP, LABOR EXPORT LAW AND [...] (SBU) On July 20, the Ambassador met with the Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Social Affairs Committee to encourage legislation supporting HIV/AIDS programs, assisting counter-trafficking in persons efforts, establishing labor export oversight and establishing better foreign adoption c [...] | 2006-07-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR TIP HIV AIDS ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1947 | SBV DEPUTY GOVERNOR DETAILS NORTH KOREAN BANKING [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Tran Minh Tuan, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart SIPDIS Levey reiterated U.S. concerns over North Korean financial transactions with Vietnam,s State-owned commercial ban [...] | 2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1948 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY MEETS WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Le Quang Ba, Deputy Director General of the Vietnamese Communist Party (CPV) External Relations Commission North East Asia Department, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey encouraged the Party to follow through on information previously passed [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1949 | VIETNAMESE RESPOND FAVORABLY TO U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for the Asia I Department Nguyen Ba Cu, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean banking activity in Vietnam. This was following up on p [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VN |
06HANOI1950 | VFM PHUNG RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Standing Vice Minister Le Cong Phung, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean interactions with two of Vietnam,s State-owned commercial banks. Phung made clear that [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI2013 | VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE RE U.S.-ASEAN TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Trade (MOT) by fax on August 4 and followed up with a meeting on August 7 to obtain a preliminary response. The head of the ASEAN office welcomed the USG proposal, but expressed some concerns about the language on labor and on p [...] | 2006-08-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2045 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW GVN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT VICE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, the Ambassador met with Office of the Government Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the new number two official in the Prime Minister's office. During the broad-ranging conversation, the Ambassador pressed for: quick resolution of the proposed Boeing, Liberty Mutual an [...] | 2006-08-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON AMGT KNNP EAID VM |
06HANOI2104 | CIVAIR VIETNAM: DESIGNATION OF FEDEX EXPRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2134 | DIVISION OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Based on the recent formal division of GVN responsibilities among the Prime Minister and his three Deputy Prime Ministers, PM Nguyen Tan Dzung may be well placed to be a more powerful PM than his predecessor. This is thanks to his direct oversight responsibilities for Vietnam's most power [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2161 | U.S. COAST GUARD ASSESSMENT TEAM FINDS VIETNAM IN [...] Summary: From August 6-18, a team from the United States Coast Guard's International Port Security Program conducted a review of Vietnamese commercial shipping ports in accordance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and the recently-adopted set of security standards re [...] | 2006-08-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ECON EFIN VM |
06HANOI2169 | VIETNAMESE YOUTH FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GAINS, UNCONVINCED NEW [...] (SBU) While Vietnam's official Youth Union (YU) trumpets the new leadership's commitment to tackle corruption, most among Vietnam's young generation are unconvinced, disinterested or even angry. This said, Vietnam's youth are pleased with economic gains and new freedoms brought by decades of r [...] | 2006-08-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2179 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is making plans for its fall session, in which the first order of business will be to ratify Vietnam's WTO Accession Protocol. The NA has not yet received detailed instructions from the Vietnamese government on changes in specific laws that [...] | 2006-08-25 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2239 | NORTH KOREAN BANKING: MFA NERVOUS IN THE FACE OF [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials contacted us August 31 to request clarification of Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey,s itinerary during his trip to the Asia Pacific region in July 2006. Econoff provided MFA officials with this information, which U/S Levey had already share [...] | 2006-09-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN KTER ECON IO PREL NK VM |
06HANOI2255 | VIETNAM: POSITIVE SHIFT TOWARD PEACE CORPS BUT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent discussions with Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) indicate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) stance towards the Peace Corps may be shifting in a positive direction and lead us to believe that an agreement to begin a program in Vietnam remains possible before Pre [...] | 2006-09-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL VM |
06HANOI2315 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH VIETNAMESE PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, Secretary Paulson met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung, who was accompanied by Vice Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha. Ambassador Michael Marine accompanied the Secretary. Secretary Paulson emphasized Treasury's support for deeper bilateral cooper [...] | 2006-09-11 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD OVIP VM |
06HANOI2316 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON HOSTS VIETNAMESE ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, Treasury Secretary Paulson hosted a diverse group of Vietnamese entrepreneurs, representing sectors from finance to technology. The entrepreneurs spoke freely about the difficulties they faced. Finding and retaining good personnel, especially in the face of com [...] | 2006-09-11 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OVIP VM |
06HANOI2389 | VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
06HANOI2415 | HINTS OF VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR U.S. NOMINEE STEVEN LETT TO [...] (SBU) Supplementing two earlier demarches to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Post and Telematics (Refs B and C),Econ/C delivered talking points and color campaign brochure (Ref A) to VISHIPEL Deputy Director Mr. Phan Ngoc Quang on September 20. VISHIPEL is the state-owned e [...] | 2006-09-21 01:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS VM |
06HANOI2417 | SHIPPERS SAY VIETNAM TO OUTGROW PORT CAPACITY BY 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of large foreign shippers/buyers on September 7 to discuss their predictions of shortages in port capacity shortages, which threaten future export growth in Vietnam. They were visiting Hanoi to urge Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to maximi [...] | 2006-09-21 03:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV VM |
06HANOI242 | EAP A/S HILL MEETS SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission Director Nguyen Van Son to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship and regional issues of mutual interest. In addition to upcoming high-le [...] | 2006-02-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON CB KN VM |
06HANOI2430 | USTR Letter on WTO Accession and Industry Letters on [...] (SBU) Post has delivered to Vietnamese senior officials three letters it has received from USTR related to Vietnam's WTO accession. Econ Counselor gave the letters to Nguyen Cam Tu, Director General (DG) of the Trade Policy Department for Americas, at the Ministry of Trade (MOT) on September 2 [...] | 2006-09-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN VM |
06HANOI2431 | INFORMATION REGARDING CULTURAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND [...] (SBU) U.S. industry is concerned about the license and fee requirement that the Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) is imposing on each shipment of "cultural" goods, including software, and has asked USTR to intervene. After receiving information from USTR about these problems, Econoff [...] | 2006-09-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2477 | SIGNAL PIRACY AND COMPETITION PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM'S TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ/C met with Director General (DG) Quan Dzuy Ngan Ha of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) to deliver a strong message on USG concerns over signal piracy. DG Ha replied that MPT has urged the state-owned broadcaster, VTC, to discontinue its re-broadcasting of pirated [...] | 2006-09-28 02:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
06HANOI2513 | TRADE MINISTRY QUESTIONS PNTR DEAL ON TEXTILES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen convoked the Charge to seek information on an "arrangement" concluded between USTR and Senators Dole and Graham on Vietnamese textile imports to the United States. The "deal," as reportedly described to him by U.S. textile importers [...] | 2006-09-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2514 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Below is post's response to reftel. 2. A. Description of how posts are currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of teams at posts. The Trade Agreement Compliance Team in Hanoi consists of the Economic S [...] | 2006-09-29 11:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2538 | Ministry of Trade Conveys Oral Points on PNTR Deal re: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 4, the Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu called in the CDA to convey orally the contents of a draft letter from Minister of Trade Tuyen to Secretary Gutierrez and USTR Schwab protesting the "mechanism" on textiles and apparel outlined in their letter to Senators Dol [...] | 2006-10-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2598 | VIETNAM WILL SUPPORT UNITED STATES AT ITU [...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel B in July, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will support the candidacy of the United States for re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the candidacy of Mrs. Julie Napier Zoller for election to the ITU Radio Regulations Board. The [...] | 2006-10-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC ECON ITU VM |
06HANOI2599 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balanc [...] | 2006-10-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2602 | MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...] | 2006-10-11 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
06HANOI2605 | VIETNAM COMMENTS ON BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post met with the Vietnam Ministry of Transport (MOT) on October 5 to urge speedy approval of the U.S.-Vietnam Maritime Transport Agreement (MTA) and inquire as to the reasons for hold-ups in the government approval process. MOT says that it too wants approval of the agreement [...] | 2006-10-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2606 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balance [...] | 2006-10-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2608 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES TRADE, PEACE CORPS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 10, Senator Chuck Hagel discussed Vietnam's WTO accession, Human Rights and the Peace Corps with the GVN's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem. Khiem noted that the GVN is working to prepare for the President's upcoming visit by fulfilling its commitments [...] | 2006-10-12 03:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2617 | HANOI'S NEW CIVIL SOCIETY LAW IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The GVN in late September pulled the 11th version of the draft Law on Associations (LOA) from the National Assembly's (NA) upcoming agenda. The Politburo, which has ultimate say over legislation put forward to the NA, probably is foot-dragging because it fears the law,s potential [...] | 2006-10-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2619 | SENATOR HAGEL MEETING WITH VIETNAM FINANCE MINISTER VU VAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hagel met with Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh on October 6 to discuss Vietnam's economy and financial system. During the meeting Minister Ninh stressed that Vietnam aims to join the WTO as soon as possible and that it appreciates the support from the U.S. administration an [...] | 2006-10-13 01:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG OVIP EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI2620 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES PNTR AND ECONOMIC, SOCIAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) On October 6, Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman and Politburo member Nguyen Phu Trong briefed Senator Chuck Hagel on the NA's developing oversight role in Vietnam's policymaking process and in promoting social and economic development. Trong said passage of Permanent Normal Tra [...] | 2006-10-13 01:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2633 | Vietnam Addresses Workforce Anxiety in APEC Conference [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dealing with the anxieties and needs of the Vietnamese workforce as the country becomes more integrated into the world economy is high on the minds of the Vietnamese. This explains the huge turnout for a two-day APEC labor conference in Hanoi. Some 175 participants from Vietna [...] | 2006-10-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM |
06HANOI2642 | VIETNAM REACHING OUT TO VENEZUELA AND CUBA ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Recent news reports have indicated that Vietnam has signed a series of energy deals with Venezuela and Cuba. According to a GVN official, such Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) are in line with the GVN's policy to seek more oil resources and partners outside of Vietn [...] | 2006-10-16 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG OVIP EINV VE VM |
06HANOI2712 | MOJ VICE MINISTER TELLS A/S LOWENKRON [...] (SBU) On October 19, Ministry of Justice Vice Minister Hoang The Lien told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that a "political decision" has been made to abolish Administrative Decree 31 (which authorizes officials to impose punishments without due proces [...] | 2006-10-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2727 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY LOWENKRON DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (SBU) On October 19, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron told Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang that, while the United States recognizes there have been positive human rights developments in Vietnam, we will continue to urge the release of the two remaining [...] | 2006-10-26 03:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2765 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2767 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2772 | OPEN TO IDEA OF FFDO PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese Civil Aviation Official was generally open to the idea of the proposed Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program. Embassy is seeking answers to his questions about the program from the Transportation Security Administration representative in Bangkok. End summary. [...] | 2006-10-31 01:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PTER VM |
06HANOI2785 | MPT REACTS TO INDUSTRY LETTERS ON DECISION 169 [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) official acknowledged information technology (IT) industry concerns over two Decisions which give domestic preference for government IT procurements. On the positive side, he said the Vietnamese government will soon begin work on a circul [...] | 2006-11-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2813 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONAPPLICATION RE VIETNAM ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche points on November 6 to Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director General of Trade Policy for Americas, Ministry of Trade. Dr. Binh was reassured when Econ/C reiterated the second point, namely that the United States intends to actively support Genera [...] | 2006-11-07 06:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO WTO VM |
06HANOI2820 | APEC COMMERCIAL DELIVERABLES: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OOG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vice Chairman of the Office of Government (OOG) (the Prime Minister's office),on November 3 to discuss the status of pending commercial projects involving American firms in advance of the President's visit to Vietnam. The Ambassador rev [...] | 2006-11-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OVIP EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI2944 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine had his first official meeting with Minister of Education and Training Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 30. The meeting took place days before Dr. Nhan's first visit as Minister to the United States on what his staff is calling a "study tour." Minster Nhan ex [...] | 2006-12-01 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2980 | NEW REGULATION ON COSMETICS REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. cosmetics firms have expressed concerns over the Ministry of Health's (MOH) recent Decision No. 35/2006-QD-BYT that implements a new registration process for cosmetics products. The Decision, which takes effect December 20, subjects more categories of cosmetics products for [...] | 2006-12-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO VM |
06HANOI2995 | ABN-AMRO Bank Pays Police USD 4.5 million [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: After months of investigation by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV),Vietnam's central bank, and the police, the Dutch bank ABN-AMRO reportedly acquiesced with a police order to pay USD 4.5 million to settle a foreign exchange dispute with the state-owned Industrial and [...] | 2006-12-11 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM |
06HANOI3012 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES SESSION, CONTINUES TO [...] (C) During its recently concluded session, the National Assembly approved Vietnam's WTO-entry Protocol and debated and passed 11 laws and one resolution. These included a controversial new Law on Gender Equality and a Law on Residence. However, a long-standing draft Law on Associations was w [...] | 2006-12-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL VM |
06HANOI3014 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES WTO PROTOCOL RATIFICATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) voted 444-3 for a Resolution that ratifies Vietnam's World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Protocol. Vietnam formally deposited its ratification in Geneva on December 12 and will become the WTO's 150th member on January 11, 200 [...] | 2006-12-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON ECPS VM |
06HANOI3019 | VIETNAM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES NEW LABOR LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly passed two important pieces of labor legislation in its fall session, one governing labor disputes and another regulating the country's burgeoning export labor industry. Labor experts note that the new strikes law could help open the door to greater freedom [...] | 2006-12-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3071 | TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and apparel quotas. He also expresses appreciation for President Bush's signing of PNTR. At the same time, he notes continued concern about the development of a "Moni [...] | 2006-12-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM |
06HANOI3081 | YEAR-END LABOR STRIFE SEEN LESS LIKELY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after a wave of labor unrest hit lower-paying foreign-owned factories in Vietnam, workers, businesses and government officials say that similar labor strife is less likely now. Labor experts state that tensions are lower because of last year's government-mandated wage i [...] | 2006-12-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3092 | Vietnam Airlines Gets Serious About Flights to USA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anticipating a surge in U.S. business and tourist travelers to Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) intends to begin flights to the United States in early 2008. It will submit a plan for the operation to the Prime Minister in the beginning of January, Vietnam Airlines officials told [...] | 2006-12-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3096 | VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR SHOWS STRONG GROWTH; ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is the world's second fastest growing telecommunications market behind China. Mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam are reported to now stand at 17 million, a 70 percent increase over December 2005. Military-owned Viettel Mobile, with more than five million subscribers, i [...] | 2006-12-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON KPRV VM |
06HANOI421 | TAIWANESE ASK FOR HELP WITH DISCRIMINATION IN APEC [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Hanoi (TECOH) representatives expressed concern over inequitable treatment they claim they are experiencing in both the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Health Organization (WHO),a result, they sa [...] | 2006-02-22 10:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | APEC ECON IO PREL TW VM |
06HANOI601 | A/DCM'S MEETING WITH MOFA VFM PHUNG ON WTO AND APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM Greg Stanford, accompanied by ECON/C and Econoff, met March 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung at his request to discuss WTO negotiations. Phung said senior Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials heard informally during a re [...] | 2006-03-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON APEC ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI678 | VIETNAM-CHINA TRADE: REPORT FROM LANG SON PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor met with provincial and customs officials in Lang Son province, one of two main transit provinces for goods to and from China on March 16- 17. Customs officials at Tan Thanh claimed that 80 percent of goods crossing the checkpoint were fruit, smuggling of pirat [...] | 2006-03-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CM VM |
06HANOI697 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT IN HOA BINH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to Hoa Binh and Son La provinces west of Hanoi, the Ambassador discussed economic and issues development local leaders. The Hoa Binh officials were notably progressive in their approach to development, which bodes well for their province. However, Son La's o [...] | 2006-03-27 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI715 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN HOA BINH [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed religious freedom issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftel). The difference between the Hoa Binh approach to religious freedom and Son La's attitudes was stark. Hoa Binh is a model for the kind of leader [...] | 2006-03-29 04:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI736 | GVN AVOIDS HARSH CRITICISM OF 2005 HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Unlike in previous years, the GVN has not launched an intensive media campaign against the 2005 Human Rights Report. This could reflect a decision to avoid possible repercussions with the U.S. Congress that would complicate a PNTR vote on WTO membership. It may al [...] | 2006-03-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI739 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN HOA [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed ethnic minority issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftels). Son La has a much larger potential problem with ethnic tension arising from the massive displacement of ethnic minority Thai communities by the [...] | 2006-03-31 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI748 | AMBASSADOR MEETS COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE IN SON [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 14-15 visit to Son La Province, the Ambassador received a briefing on U.S. funded, UNODC-administered counternarcotics efforts in the region. Since the inception of this effort, coordination has improved among local, regional and cross-border security officials, and [...] | 2006-04-03 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON SNAR VM |
06HANOI783 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER HASTERT'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Mr. Speaker: Your visit to Vietnam comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship. Last year, the United States and Vietnam commemorated the tenth anniversary of normalized relations, the highlight of which was the very successful visit to the United States by Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN VM |
06HANOI835 | HANOI DISCUSSES NEW LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On April 3, the GVN presented its ninth draft of a New Law on Associations to donor community Ambassadors, representatives of Vietnam's associations and international NGOs and other interested parties. Follow-on discussion was open and pointed. Controversial elemen [...] | 2006-04-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI862 | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN NGUYEN VAN AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert delivered a basic message in Hanoi: we support, in principle, Vietnam's economic development and openness and will work hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations for Vietnam because international economic i [...] | 2006-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD WTO VM |
06HANOI964 | Ambassador Meets Vietnam's Chief of Police, Signs [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem signed April 26 the Amendment to the U.S.- Vietnam Letter of Agreement on Counternarcotics. Prior to the signing ceremony, the two discussed bilateral law enforcement cooperation and other issues, agreeing that both sides' [...] | 2006-04-27 07:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI SNAR EAID ECON OSCI VM |
06HANOI993 | VIETNAM 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION (INTELLECTUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR VM |
06HARARE1010 | CURRENCY CHANGEOVER SPARKS CONFUSION [...] (C) With five business days remaining until the currency conversion deadline of August 21, business contacts tell us the country is woefully unprepared for the expiration of the old bearer checks. Most businesses have suspended or significantly reduced sales, chiefly of imports, rather than [...] | 2006-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1164 | STEVENSON ATTACK COMMISSION POINTS FINGER AT GOZ [...] (SBU) Anti-Senate leader Morgan Tsvangirai held a Press Conference September 20 to announce the findings of the commission appointed by the anti-Senate MDC to investigate the July 2 attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson. According to Tsvangirai, the commission concluded that GOZ securit [...] | 2006-09-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1220 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 06:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
06HARARE1242 | ZIMBABWE NOT COMPLIANT WITH AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ASEC ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE125 | ZANU-PF SENATOR/FINANCIER PURSUES ENHANCED [...] (C) Aguy Georgias, a recently appointed ZANU-PF aligned Senator and CEO of Trinity Engineering, on January 31 sought Embassy participation in an informal dialogue he hoped to set up with a to-be-named interlocutor selected by President Mugabe. He asserted that in Zimbabwe's dysfunctional pol [...] | 2006-02-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF |
06HARARE127 | IMF TEAM LOSES CONFIDENCE IN ANY TURNAROUND [...] (C) IMF Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey told the Ambassador on February 2 she had been struck by Zimbabweans' growing despair since her last trip and had no confidence the GOZ could turn Zimbabwe's economy around. Faced with exploding expenditures and hyperinflation, the authorities had neither [...] | 2006-02-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1280 | LOOK EAST "SUCCESSES" FALL FLAT [...] (C) In the GOZ's most recent flirtation with countries to its east, state-controlled media on October 10 reported that a Russian delegation had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the GOZ totaling US$300 million. South African journalists checking into the contracts, however, coul [...] | 2006-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1307 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZANU-PF'S MAKONI [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting, ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador the ruling party government is gridlocked and adrift. Makoni professed ignorance of the details of the succession battle, in which he has been increasingly mentioned as a contender, but noted Mugabe may c [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR EFIN ZI |
06HARARE1317 | BFIF FUNDING CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On October 5, the newly-energized American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF),held a high-profile day-long economic forum under the theme "Just Business" to identify and deliberate over the key economic [...] | 2006-11-03 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1322 | KEY ZANU-PF MP ENCOURAGES USG SUPPORT FOR REFORM [...] (C) U.S. Economics Professor Craig Richardson, who was in Harare to speak at the October 5 American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) forum (reftel),along with econoff, met October 4 with Walter Mzembi, the outspoken ZANU-PF Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, La [...] | 2006-11-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1361 | CENTRAL BANKER GONO,S "MOST DIFFICULT YEAR" - IT'S [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono described 2006 as his most difficult year in office. He professed embarrassment at Zimbabwe's outcast status within SADC and depicted himself as personally under siege for the country's myria [...] | 2006-11-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1377 | CHAMBER OF MINES PRESIDENT ON INDIGENIZATION, GOLD [...] (C) In a November 2 meeting with emboffs, Chamber of Mines President David Murangari reported that the GOZ had given up its plans for a 51 percent takeover by indigenous companies of foreign-owned mines and was searching for a face-saving way to back down from earlier announcements. In the me [...] | 2006-11-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1378 | NO INDICATION OF DOLLARIZATION AS FOREX SCARCITY [...] (SBU) Despite Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the concomitant depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar, there is no indication of a trend toward either de facto or formal "dollarization" of the Zimbabwean economy. According to local experts, the biggest obstacle to hard currency transactions is an a [...] | 2006-11-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1396 | MUCH BALLYHOOED 99-YEAR LEASES DISAPPOINT ALL ROUND [...] (SBU) The terms of the few dozen much ballyhooed 99-year leases issued on November 9 by President Mugabe left many questions unaddressed. Bankers say they do not appear to meet collateral requirements for lending into the sector. Security of tenure under the leases is tenuous, as the GOZ ret [...] | 2006-11-22 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1453 | ZIMBABWE'S 2007 BUDGET RELEASE - NO SOUND AND FURY [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Murerwa conceded Zimbabwe's dismal 2006 economic performance in presenting his 2007 Budget to Parliament. He painted a grim picture of the state of the economy across nearly all sectors and indicators. Nevertheless, he premised the 2007 Budget on optimistic projections [...] | 2006-12-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1472 | PAT2007FEB: ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OTRA ZI |
06HARARE1482 | IMF TEAM LEADER DECLARES ECONOMY DIRE; GONO [...] (C) IMF Article IV Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey on December 15 told the Charge that Zimbabwe's economic situation was "dire." GDP would likely contract by about 5 percent, the primary budget deficiQwas 25.7 percent (83 percent with interest payments included),and inflation was close to 2,0 [...] | 2006-12-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE1492 | NEW LAND SEIZURE LAW; DUTCH FARMERS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) An Act requiring most farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired by the GOZ to cease farming and vacate their homes during the present summer growing season passes into law on December 20. Over 700 farmers could face eviction if the Act is implemented. In the meantime, an internation [...] | 2006-12-21 06:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ZI |
06HARARE158 | ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000 additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase in [...] | 2006-02-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON ZI |
06HARARE160 | MP ON "PRO-SENATE" FACTION ACTIVITIES, PLANS [...] (C) MDC pro-senate faction MP Priscilla Misihairabwa-Mushonga told poloff February 2 that little progress had been made in resolving the dispute that had split the MDC, though the tone was improving. She said the biggest challenge facing her faction was selecting a national leader. She repo [...] | 2006-02-14 05:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM ZI |
06HARARE178 | GONO ON POLICY FRUSTRATIONS, SUCCESSION TENSIONS, [...] (S) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono bemoaned the GOZ's unwillingness to address deepening corruption, fiscal indiscipline and parastatal inefficiencies. Depicting himself as under seige politically, he said the leadership had talked him into wi [...] | 2006-02-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ZI |
06HARARE180 | BELEAGUERED BUSINESS LEADERS SAY POLICY CHANGES [...] (C) At an economic roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on February 8, five leading businessmen had little doubt about the inevitability of a GOZ shift to market-driven policies but differed on its likely timing. They agreed that the speed of economic deterioration was accelerating, the econom [...] | 2006-02-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
06HARARE183 | INFLATION SOARING EVER HIGHER [...] (SBU) The GOZ's Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported February 13 that the annualized rate of inflation reached 613 percent in January, up from 585 percent in December (ref D). Food and non-alcoholic beverages, which make up nearly one third of the consumer price index basket, posted an an [...] | 2006-02-17 05:40:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI |
06HARARE186 | LAURIE ON POLITBURO SHIFT ON WEST [...] (C) John Laurie, a former leading post-independence businessman and parliamentarian who maintains regular contact with a Politburo member and has a personal relationship with Mugabe, relayed to econoff on Feburary 8 that the Politburo recognized the accelerating pace of economic deterioration [...] | 2006-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE200 | MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED [...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...] | 2006-02-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI |
06HARARE232 | OPPOSING DEEPER IMF ENGAGEMENT WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) By paying off its arrears to the IMF General Resources Account (GRA),the GOZ has met only one of two conditions for IMF re-engagement. The GOZ has failed persistently to implement - or even articulate - a comprehensive policy reform package to turn around the economy since falling subj [...] | 2006-02-28 09:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE266 | ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE [...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...] | 2006-03-02 18:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI |
06HARARE281 | AGRICULTURE EXPERTS PRESENT SOBERING VIEW OF THE [...] (SBU) At an agriculture sector roundtable on February 24, local experts provided a sobering overview of the sector to visiting USDA crop analyst Dr. Curt Reynolds. Reynolds said that he expected an increase in maize production over 2005. A Commercial Farmers, Union representative declined to [...] | 2006-03-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE298 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-08 17:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN ECON EFIN PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE300 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE310 | ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT ON AGOA [...] Zimbabwe continues to fall short of AGOA,s qualifying criteria. Post,s input for the annual AGOA report (reftel) follows: ------- Economy ------- 2. The government has an interventionist approach to the economy and Zimbabwe is generally unwelcoming to foreign investment. Private sec [...] | 2006-03-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE349 | MUGABE SIGNALS "FLEXIBILITY" ON MINING LAW [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Craig Sebborn told econoff March 16 that he and the visiting Implats CEO had made their case the day before directly to President Mugabe that the proposed changes to the Mines and Mineral Act (reftel) amounted to nationalization of the industry and would harm the sector's deve [...] | 2006-03-20 16:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE413 | BANK CEO ON FOREX RATE MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Washington Matsaira told the Ambassador on April 3 that a combination of attractive interest rates on GOZ Treasury bills and increased availability of fuel had contributed to a cooling of the parallel foreign exchange market over the past month. The parall [...] | 2006-04-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE43 | ZIMBABWE AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to earlier indications (Ref B),the GOZ has not yet lifted its general ban on the export of poultry and poultry products following the discovery of type H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in Zimbabwe late last year. The GOZ is investigating the phyto-sanitary capabilities of ex [...] | 2006-01-13 05:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI |
06HARARE46 | INFLATION ENDS 2005 ON A HIGH, POISED FOR INCREASE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOZ,s Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported that the cost of living increased to 585.8 percent in December, up from the annualized November rate of 502 percent (ref A). A steep increase in the price of transportation services and food dominated the month-on-month ri [...] | 2006-01-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE469 | AG EXECUTIVES GLOOMY ON ECONOMIC SITUATION, [...] (C) At an agriculture roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on April 12, five sector leaders lamented the GOZ's paralysis on economic policy and its continuing negative impact on agriculture. Expressing concerns over prospective chaos and even violence if the economy deteriorated further, some [...] | 2006-04-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV BEXP ECON PHUM SOCI ZI |
06HARARE493 | GOZ UNVEILS YET ANOTHER VACUOUS RECOVERY PLAN [...] (C) Long on grand targets, undefined "quick-win strategies," and unrealistic time frames for recovery, Zimbabwe's latest economic recovery plan falls woefully short on substance. The four priority areas outlined in the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) announced on Apri [...] | 2006-04-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE560 | ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE563 | ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 2 that the company had agreed in principle to release undeveloped platinum claims to the GOZ. In a 4-way deal that could be close to conclusion, the claims would go to the Russian mining firm Norilsk, the GOR would provide Air Zimbabwe with Il [...] | 2006-05-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE59 | HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel) to sponsor a business/economic policy forum on "A Foundation for Economic Turnaround: Private Sector Perspectives." 2. (SBU) With Zimbabwe's GDP having contracted by more than a third in jus [...] | 2006-01-20 04:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ZI |
06HARARE626 | ZCTU LABOR CONFERENCE LACKS SPARK [...] (SBU) At the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) Sixth General Conference in Harare May 19-20, the approximately 300 delegates in attendance reconfirmed most of the ZCTU leadership but took little concrete action to confront the GOZ over its disastrous policies. ZCTU Secretary General W [...] | 2006-05-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE629 | ZIMPLATS TURNS OVER 36 PERCENT OF ITS GROUND TO GOZ [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 24 that the company was signing an agreement that day to release 36 percent of its ground to a GOZ mining development parastatal. In return, it would receive a not yet quantified "empowerment credit" in connection with ongoing GOZ plans to ind [...] | 2006-05-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE696 | GOZ DIVIDING, CONQUERING PLATINUM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Post's econoff and Johannesburg FSN resource specialist held meetings in Johannesburg on May 30 and June 2 with South African-based officials of the three platinum mining companies active in Zimbabwe. The meetings revealed that the sector is divided in how to respond to the GOZ's aggres [...] | 2006-06-13 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE731 | GOZ POLICIES CRIPPLING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Stricter liquidity controls implemented in January by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are sapping the banking sector of vital capital at the same time as the industry struggles to comply with higher capital requirements that take effect later this year. This impending crunch has fue [...] | 2006-06-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE766 | GOZ LAND REFORM BRIEFING: THE MASK COMES OFF [...] (C) Minister for State Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa told the diplomatic corps at a June 21 briefing that the GOZ would honor its international agreements and either provide compensation or return foreign-owned farms that had been expropriated. However, he offe [...] | 2006-06-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EINV ZI |
06HARARE77 | TRIPARTITE NEGOTIATING FORUM YIELDS LITTLE [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper reported in its headlines on January 20 that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) had agreed to a Prices and Income Stabilization Protocol. The article noted, however, that the major sticking point of tying wages to the Poverty Datum Line remained unr [...] | 2006-01-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE770 | NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM [...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...] | 2006-06-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE785 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS, [...] On June 29, the Embassy conveyed the WTO demarche (reftel) to Beatrice Mutetwa, Director of International Trade at the Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Mr. Thadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs and Mr. Vova Chikanda, Director, the America Desk at the Ministry of Fore [...] | 2006-07-03 16:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON |
06HARARE800 | BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...] | 2006-07-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE824 | SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT - HARARE [...] Following is the interim report on project selection of AmEmbassy Harare's FY-05 Self-Help allowance of US $100,000. Post does not anticipate returning any money for re-allocation. Post has focused funding on the following areas based on the current harsh economic climate and the HIV/Aids p [...] | 2006-07-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN |
06HARARE929 | SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT FY06 - HARARE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 16:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN ZI |
06HARARE93 | ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM [...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...] | 2006-01-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE964 | GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY [...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...] | 2006-08-01 07:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI CH |
06HARARE97 | PARALLEL EXCHANGE RATE JUMPS 50 PERCENT [...] (SBU) After a period of relative stability over the holiday season, the parallel rate suddenly jumped 50 percent in the past week. The jump coincided with renewed business activity, a dearth of forex on the interbank market, and the arrival of an IMF mission sent to assess the state of the ec [...] | 2006-01-30 16:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE970 | GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL [...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...] | 2006-08-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE977 | ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST [...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...] | 2006-08-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI |
06HARARE98 | MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT THIN ON REMEDIES [...] (SBU) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono,s Quarterly Monetary Policy Review Statement of January 24 failed to present policy changes to stem Zimbabwe,s economic implosion. Gono conceded that Zimbabwe,s officially reported mid triple-digit inflation had not yet peaked. Tacitly admitting events [...] | 2006-01-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HAVANA10104 | "GREEN EYESHADE" SOBERON: CUBA'S SENIOR ECON GUY [...] (C) Summary: Unhindered by his modest background in accounting, Central Bank President Francisco Soberon has become one of Castro's key advisors. The architect of GOC efforts to recentralize the economy, Soberon has recently eclipsed most other ministers in influence and public profile (with [...] | 2006-05-12 15:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV EFIN ECON PINR CU |
06HAVANA10189 | CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006 [...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...] | 2006-05-12 16:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU |
06HAVANA11650 | CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION [...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...] | 2006-06-05 19:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23548 | CUBA: CELEBRATING ARMY AND CASTRO DECEMBER 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 21:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON CU |
06HAVANA23588 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...] | 2006-12-12 18:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU |
06HAVANA23608 | CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...] | 2006-12-18 17:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23612 | CODEL FLAKE PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake was besieged by international press upon arrival in Havana on December 15 (reftel). Both in their individual comments to the media and in a joint statement read at a December 17 press conference, CODEL members characterized this as a time for dialogue and an "histor [...] | 2006-12-18 20:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23623 | CUBA: REGIME ECONOMIC THINKING, PLANNING CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: A well-informed off-island source briefed us on December 20 on what he had learned of the evolving activity within the regime leadership to address the economic situation. Our source reports that the regime for the moment is focusing new ideas in just two provinces -- Pinar del R [...] | 2006-12-21 16:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINT ECON KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23634 | CUBAN PARLIAMENT: NO FIDEL; RAUL ADMITS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: Friday December 22 was Cuba's annual parliamentary session, at which Raul Castro permitted public admission of shortcomings in transportation, agriculture and housing, just after the economy minister bragged that Cuba grew by 12.5 percent in 2006. Parliamentary president Ricardo [...] | 2006-12-26 18:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CU |
06HAVANA8633 | "IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEALTH..." (AILMENTS AMONG [...] (C) Summary: Castro has reduced his public profile since February, but rumors of debilitating ill health are unfounded. Russian officials who met with him last week described Castro as "lively." In contrast, Raul Castro wears a back brace and appears to be in worse physical condition than his [...] | 2006-04-20 20:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CU |
06HAVANA8769 | CASTRO'S YOUTHFUL RECRUITS WAGE WAR ON CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: One of Castro's top concerns this year is the battle against corruption. In a campaign that began five months ago, hundreds of state workers have been fired or transferred. Thousands of "social workers" (unemployed youth) were enlisted to man the gas pumps and oversee the books at ho [...] | 2006-04-24 15:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON CU |
06HAVANA8986 | (CUBA IS) A STATE ON THE TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Castro has spent the past five months battling corruption in a country where trickery has become a way of life. Because most Cubans work for the state, the entire system - from petty officials to Castro's closest advisors - is rife with corrupt practices. Given state control over all [...] | 2006-04-26 18:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON CU |
06HAVANA9369 | STATE TAXIS: A TEAMING, THIEVING MICROCOSM OF GOC [...] (SBU) Summary: State taxi drivers are expected to hand over their earnings to the GOC but do everything possible to avoid it. They play various tricks on the meter, from turning off the ignition and coasting down the hills, to jimmying the odometer. The GOC retaliates by installing sensors i [...] | 2006-05-03 14:04:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI CU |
06HELSINKI1037 | DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA [...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...] | 2006-10-12 08:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG |
06HELSINKI1109 | FINNS VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. AT THE ITU [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered diplomatic notes (Refs A and B) regarding U.S. candidacy to the ITU Council and Mrs. Julie Zoller to ITU's Radio Regulation Board to Anu Pulkkinen, MFA North American Division. The nine- person Finnish delegation to the ITU meeting will be led by Rauni Hagman, Director [...] | 2006-10-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ITU AORC FI |
06HELSINKI1198 | EU DECISION ON AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING SET FOR [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the EU,s proposal to include international emissions from non-EU air carriers in its Emission Trading Scheme to Anna Wickstrom-Noejgaard and Anu Pulkkinen, both from the North America Unit of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Contacts were unw [...] | 2006-12-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1221 | FINLAND SAYS REBALANCE NEEDED TO LAUNCH U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement to Petri Hakkarainen, North America Unit of the GOF Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Anne Torkkeli in the Transport Services Unit of the GOF Ministry of Transport and Communications. Both contacts expressed disappoi [...] | 2006-12-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EUN KTIA EI FI |
06HELSINKI254 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] | 2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
06HELSINKI297 | ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION DURING FINLAND'S EU [...] (SBU) On April 4, Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Minister of Environment Jan-Erik Enestam. Minister Enestam reiterated his high regard for the transatlantic relationship and said that he had invited OES A/S Claudia McMurray to visit Finland in advance of Finland's EU presidency, which beg [...] | 2006-04-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HELSINKI566 | ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU |
06HELSINKI612 | FINLAND: ICANN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINT ETRD ETTC FI |
06HELSINKI824 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LEIF FAGERNAS, DG [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Leif Fagernas, Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) on August 9. They discussed Finland's efforts to remain competitive in the face of a rapidly aging population, the significant strains on its social programs, and increasing global [...] | 2006-08-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP TNGD TSPL ELAB FI |
06HELSINKI859 | AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH FINLAND'S MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, Ambassador Ware met with Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaki. Lehtomaki described her August 14-16 trip to Lebanon and Israel, noting that she was particularly surprised by how quickly refugee centers emptied following the announcem [...] | 2006-08-28 04:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EUN PREL FI |
06HELSINKI884 | FINLAND: NO PLANS TO FURTHER RESTRICT "NO FLY" DATA [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Reijo Aarnio, Data Protection Ombudsman in the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, an independent authority operating in connection with the Finnish Ministry of Justice. According to Aarnio, Finland's data protection framework is rooted in Article 10 of the Finni [...] | 2006-09-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ECON FI |
06HELSINKI933 | MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON: FINNISH [...] (U) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She underscored the need for the international community to help the Lebanese Government gain sovereignty over its own territory; US efforts to provide humanitarian and [...] | 2006-09-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IS LE ECON FI |
06HELSINKI994 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER [...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI |
06HELSINKI995 | GOF ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Environment Minister Enestam on September 27 to discuss the upcoming High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD),which he confirmed would take place on October 24-25. Enestam also confirmed he will co- chair th [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HERMOSILLO100 | PRESIDENT FOX IN HERMOSILLO FOR SECOND RECENT VISIT [...] (U) Summary: President Vicente Fox returned to Hermosillo on March 7, his second visit in four days. He engaged briefly with miners demonstrating for his assistance outside the Government Palace. The President told reporters that he had no intention of firing the Secretary of Labor and that [...] | 2006-03-08 19:55:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON MX |
06HERMOSILLO274 | CULIACAN CONFERENCE EXPLORES REFORM ALTERNATIVES FOR MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: On May 25, little more than a month before Mexico's national elections, the annual binational academic conference in Sinaloa on democratic development comparatively examined presidential and parliamentary systems. Participants reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of Mexico's p [...] | 2006-06-27 00:31:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EINV OEXC MX |
06HERMOSILLO36 | PRD AND "ALTERNATIVA" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. PRD presidential candidate Lopez Obrador made his first official campaign swing through Sonora state January 27. His visit culminated in political rally in Hermosillo, which was well attended, but not as large as claimed. He made 32 promises to Sonoran voters - local media fo [...] | 2006-01-31 03:48:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SNAR MX |
06HERMOSILLO82 | PRI PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MADRAZO CAMPAIGNS IN SONORA [...] (U) Summary: Roberto Madrazo, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),held a large political rally February 26 in southern Sonora. He warned of water shortages and promised better economic development programs if elected. Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours did not a [...] | 2006-02-27 23:44:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
06HERMOSILLO9 | SONORA STATE OFFICIALS SEE 5 PERCENT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN [...] (U) Summary. Sonora economic officials are projecting that the state's economic growth rate for 2006 will be 5 percent. This would match 2005, when the Ford Company's major expansion of its automobile assembly operations in Hermosillo gave Sonora a major boost. Plans for a new LNG terminal i [...] | 2006-01-10 23:24:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EINV EPET MX |
06HERMOSILLO95 | PRESIDENT FOX BRIEFLY VISITS HERMOSILLO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Vicente Fox made a lightning visit to Sonora March 4, ostensibly for ribbon cuttings on two highway infrastructure projects in Hermosillo. Local media described the visit as a low-key campaign stop on behalf of the National Action Party (PAN),which it seemed to be, [...] | 2006-03-07 00:42:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB MX |
06HILLAH118 | RURAL IRAQI BANK SLUMBERS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In rural Qadisiyah Province, even bank personnel have only a hazy idea of what commercial banking might be. REO staff met with Mr. Salih Mehdi, director of the Diwaniyah branch of the Rafadeen Bank, a financial institution belonging to the Ministry of Finance. Mehdi made the f [...] | 2006-07-16 18:26:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD EINZ IZ |
06HILLAH4 | NAJAF OFFICIALS PLAN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Najaf Deputy Governor told REO Al-Hillah staff of his intention to hold an international investment and economic development conference in Najaf in February. In a January 4 meeting, the Deputy Governor asked for U.S. support in publicizing the conference to American officials [...] | 2006-01-06 17:03:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ECIN EAGR PGOV KISL IZ |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1009 | POPULAR ANGER OVER LAND DISPUTES; PROTESTS IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few months, ConGen has observed a steady stream of small, peaceful protests over land, representing disgruntled groups from the Mekong Delta and the HCMC region. HCMC media contacts tell us of popular dissatisfaction over land expropriation policy and associated o [...] | 2006-09-06 10:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KJUS EAID ECON PREL KIRF PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1066 | HCMC SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: It is my pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to Ho Chi Minh City on October 5. The city has changed enormously since your last visit here in 1999. There is a new, modern satellite city to the south, extensive new construction in the center and a commercial [...] | 2006-09-20 05:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1083 | VISIT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 31 to September 1 visit to HCMC, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Frank Mermoud focused on Vietnam's preparations for WTO accession, state owned enterprise (SOE) reform and U.S. business advocacy. U.S. financial, industrial and pharma [...] | 2006-09-25 09:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON PREL PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1086 | MEDIA APPROVES AMBASSADOR'S HCMC POLICY SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 10:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1207 | SENATOR HAGEL VISITS HO CHI MINH CITY [...] During an October 4-5 visit to HCMC, Senator Chuck Hagel was officially welcomed by HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai, who said it was good have the Senator back in Vietnam after a seven-year absence. Hai said he was pleased that bilateral relations continued to improve and that President Bus [...] | 2006-10-20 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1276 | DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL VIETNAM: A VISIT TO QUANG NAM, DANANG [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent visit to the coastal provinces of Central Vietnam, Econoff discussed with area contacts the region's economic development, particularly infrastructure upgrades and its impact on attracting investment. The region has yet to see a significant influx of foreign investme [...] | 2006-11-07 11:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EWWT PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1386 | HCMC LABOR OFFICIAL IN HOT WATER OVER TALK TO U.S. BUSINESS [...] (C) Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai (protect),Vice Director for Labor Affairs at HCMC's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, ConGen HCMC's best government contact on labor issues, told us on December 12 that she faces Party disciplinary action following a speech she gave to the HCMC American [...] | 2006-12-12 10:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL ECON PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1392 | U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam?s apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...] | 2006-12-13 11:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1396 | U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM [...] (U) CONGEN HCMC Requests that all addressees ZFR/delete AMCONGEN HCMC 001392, subject above. 2. (U) A corrected copy with new MRN/MCN is forthcoming. Post regrets any inconvenience caused. WINNICK [...] | 2006-12-14 08:51:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1399 | GARMENT AND APPARAL EXPORT ISSUES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam's apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...] | 2006-12-14 10:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1484 | HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS EVALUATE PERFORMANCE IN 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: Government and international business leaders gathered for their annual review of Ho Chi Minh City's economic performance. HCMC marked new milestones in economic development in 2006, but familiar obstacles to growth - including infrastructure and human resource development - re [...] | 2006-12-22 12:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB EFIN PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY1492 | ALL HIS (PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S) CHILDREN [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: ConGen has been seeking additional information on the biographies of the three children of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. We understand that Dzung, in his meeting with the President during the APEC Leaders' Summit, sought to deflect or downplay the ties of h [...] | 2006-12-26 09:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY218 | UPDATE ON LABOR UNREST IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ho Chi Minh City's business community reports that operations following the recent wildcat strikes in HCMC and Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces have returned to normal. Wariness remains, however, as some strikes continued even after the January 6 GVN decree announcing a 40 perc [...] | 2006-02-27 10:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY31 | HCMC STRIKES FORCE AN INCREASE IN VIETNAM'S MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: A rash of strikes in foreign-owned factories in the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) area since December 28 has led local authorities to urge the GVN to raise the national minimum wage for employees in Foreign-Invested Enterprises (FIE) by as much as 40 percent. The strikes started in [...] | 2006-01-10 03:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY320 | HCMC MEDIA CONTINUES TO PRESS THE REFORM ENVELOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of articles that coincided with the recently-concluded 14th Party Plenum, HCMC-based newspapers continued a public push for reform. Emphasizing rule of law, one of the articles questioned the hitherto-sacrosanct Article 4 of the Constitution, which codifies Communis [...] | 2006-03-28 11:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KCOR ECON VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY34 | SCOPE PAPER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT TO HO CHI [...] (SBU) HCMC and its neighboring provinces are the economic and financial soul of Vietnam. Textiles, footwear, furniture, aquaculture -- key export industries -- as well as the country's USD seven billion oil and gas sector are centered around HCMC. With roughly 15 percent of the population, H [...] | 2006-01-10 10:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY471 | VETERAN'S AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON VISITS HCMC [...] (SBU) During a two day visit to HCMC, April 26-27, Secretary Nicholson called on key HCMC government and military leaders the Archbishop of HCMC and Cardinal Pham Minh Man. The Secretary also visited the fledgling HCMC stock exchange to discuss development in Vietnam's capital market and met [...] | 2006-05-08 12:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY503 | VIETNAM PARTY CONGRESS: HCMC REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC-based businessmen, bureaucrats and journalists are disappointed, but realistic about the results of the Party Congress. Despite the strong push from the reform wing, in their view, conservatives and supporters of the status quo prevailed. They are uncertain about the orie [...] | 2006-05-17 03:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY587 | DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG DELTA: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces May 3-5. All three neighboring provinces face similar challenges in improving transport infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and finding new sectors for growth. Ben Tre appears to have progressed furthest, lar [...] | 2006-06-02 08:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON EAID KWMN TIP SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY590 | ETHNIC KHMER OF TRA VINH PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In early May, the Ambassador visited Tra Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta and discussed ethnic Khmer issues with provincial officials, local Khmer and a leading Khmer Buddhist cleric. Ethnic Khmer make up 30 percent of the population of Tra Vinh and conditions for this minorit [...] | 2006-06-02 11:28:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON EAID KIRF SOCI PGOV VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY72 | PROBLEMS WITH RETURNEE TREATMENT IN KONTUM PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a joint Hanoi/HCMC team to Kontum Province's Sa Thay district revealed problems with treatment of at least some ethnic minority returnees from Cambodia. Although we were promised free access to returnees and their families in their homes, in practice the plainclothes [...] | 2006-01-20 06:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KIRF PREF CB VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY927 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW HCMC LEADERSHIP: PEACE CORPS AND [...] (SBU) On August 3, the Ambassador met with Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Secretary and Politburo member Le Thanh Hai and HCMC People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan, both promoted to their new positions after the April National Party Congress. The Ambassador underscored the USG's support for [...] | 2006-08-21 06:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM EAID VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY957 | MILITARY OWNED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Military Owned Enterprises (MOEs) in southern Vietnam are tied in with the Ministry of Defense (MOD) much as other State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) interact with their respective owner/ministries, according to HCMC officials. The economic impact of MOEs is hard to gauge due to the [...] | 2006-08-25 02:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EIND KCOR PINR VM |
06HOCHIMINHCITY972 | HCMC ARCHDIOCESE ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE AS IT TRIES TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) On August 28, HCMC CDCRep and PolOff met with Father John Dinh Toai, head of the HCMC Catholic Archdiocese "Pastoral Care" HIV/AIDS network to review the status of cooperation with local authorities. Toai told us that the church is able to conduct its HIV/AIDS activities with the tacit, [...] | 2006-08-29 05:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI ELAB ECON VM |
06HONGKONG1082 | A Primer for Hong Kong Power Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: In late December 2005, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) proposed to reform the Scheme of Control Agreements (SCAs) governing Hong Kong's electricity market to lower the rates of return to both of Hong Kong's power companies, Hong Kong Electric (HKE) and China Light and Power (CLP) [...] | 2006-03-16 01:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KSCA ECON BTIO TRGY CH HK |
06HONGKONG1083 | Hong Kong Response to Request On Online Game [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 01:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD CH HK |
06HONGKONG1097 | Hong Kong Detects Two Bone Fragments in a Box of [...] (SBU) The Hong Kong Government issued a press release on Saturday, March 11, 2006 announcing their decision to suspend importation of U.S. beef from plant number 969, Swift Beef Company, Greeley, Colorado, following detection of two bone fragments, approximately 1-2 inches in length, in one st [...] | 2006-03-16 07:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG1231 | AI: AVIATION EXERCISE IN HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH),the Civil Aviation Department (CAD),and the Airport Authority (AA) jointly organized a Seminar on Avian Influenza Preparedness for the Aviation Sector on March 16, 2006. Topics discussed included aviation preparedness, health screening [...] | 2006-03-24 00:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
06HONGKONG1383 | HONG KONG DOLLAR PEG'S FUTURE UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] (C) The Chinese renminbi (RMB, 8.02=1 USD) and Hong Kong dollar (HKD, 7.76=1 USD) are likely to reach parity by year-end, assuming the RMB continues its gradual appreciation in line with most forecasts. Looking at the evolution of the two currencies, such parity would merely be an accident of [...] | 2006-04-03 10:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG1415 | NYT CHINA LABOR ARTICLE -- UBS ANALYST CLARIFIES [...] (SBU) UBS Managing Director Jonathan Anderson was not interviewed by the New York Times (NYT) despite being quoted in an April 3 article that has sparked widespread discussion about whether or not there is a labor shortage in China. He speculated that the NYT quoted one of his electronically [...] | 2006-04-04 10:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON HK CH |
06HONGKONG1467 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee to discuss the global war on terror. On April 1, Chertoff visited Hong Kong's ports and met with terminal operators to discuss maritime security. Secret [...] | 2006-04-08 02:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1468 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1469 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for SIPDIS Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) Dr. York Chow. They discussed Hong Kong's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic, AI-related border issues, internati [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KFLU AMED TBIO HK CH |
06HONGKONG1470 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...] | 2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG1610 | HKG DISCUSSES AI TRANSPARENCY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) Deputy Secretary Susie Ho and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Principal Medical and Health Officer Dr. S.K. Chuang told Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) International Health Officer Erika Elvander that despite an imp [...] | 2006-04-19 09:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG1687 | PRC PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ABROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's recent announcement of steps to allow expanded individual access to foreign exchange as well as the creation of new channels for investment abroad has driven up Hong Kong's stock market, drawn out enthusiastic prognostications from media, and even impressed our financial [...] | 2006-04-24 03:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG1839 | CHINA CURRENCY AND MACRO POLICY: IMF'S [...] (SBU) Media coverage of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) May 2 unveiling in Hong Kong of its Asia-Pacific regional outlook is based primarily on an advance press release and does not capture the prescriptive approach put forward at the event with regard to China's currency and macroecon [...] | 2006-05-03 11:01:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG1921 | CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES THE FOCUS OF FINANCIAL [...] (C) Hong Kong-based investment bank analysts and economists generally welcome China's recent economic tightening measures, and some believe that recent and significant appreciation of Asian currencies may lead to quicker upward movements in the value of the renminbi (RMB). They used the occasi [...] | 2006-05-10 00:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG1943 | COMPETITION LAW DEBATE AHEAD; LIKELY FOCUS TO BE [...] (C) On May 8, the Chairman of Hong Kong's Competition Review Committee told the Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) that his group's report on whether Hong Kong needs a competition law should be completed in mid-June and made public in early July. The committee's present inclination is to assess a [...] | 2006-05-11 03:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG1978 | HKG WILL PARTICIPATE IN IPR WORKSHOP, ASKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, May 12, Constitutional Affairs Bureau (CAB) Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Joseph Lai told E/P Chief that although the Hong Kong Government (HKG) would fully participate in Post's IPR Enforcement Workshop (scheduled for May 15 and 16),future "internation [...] | 2006-05-12 11:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIPR KJUS ECON PINR HK CH EINT |
06HONGKONG2091 | IPR ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP - "CREATING A STRONGER [...] (SBU) Summary: Post hosted a successful intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement workshop titled, "Creating A Stronger Deterrent," on May 15-16, 2006. Participants were particularly interested in the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) experiences in combating online piracy and in the discuss [...] | 2006-05-19 09:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG2094 | BANK OF CHINA GOING PUBLIC IN A VOLATILE MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a financial history milestone for both Hong Kong and the mainland, the Bank of China (BOC) is going public. The USD 10 billion initial public offering (IPO) now underway will almost certainly be the world's biggest this year and the largest ever for Hong Kong. The high degree [...] | 2006-05-19 10:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON HK CH |
06HONGKONG2119 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2166 | ECONOMIC COOLING SEEN AS CHINA TIGHTENS, CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Hong Kong's 8.2 percent first quarter GDP growth caps off two years of impressive and above-trend economic performance, but this is likely to change quickly. The boost to Hong Kong's economy from China's growth appears set to wane amid determined moves in the mainland to slow loan growt [...] | 2006-05-24 10:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG2168 | HKG Responds to BSA Study [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 00:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG2180 | HKG Responds to BSA Study Corrected Copy [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual Property Department (IPD) Deputy Director Peter Cheung said that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) was surprised by the negative results of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) annual software piracy survey, which reports that Hong Kong's software piracy rate increased [...] | 2006-05-25 06:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG219 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 06:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2199 | HKG On Indonesia AI Cases, Business Continuity [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Controller Dr. P.Y. Leung told Econoff that a preliminary Hong Kong Government (HKG) analysis of a reported cluster of human H5N1 avian influenza (AI) cases in Indonesia found only minor changes to the virus. Leung said that the HKG [...] | 2006-05-26 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2260 | BANK OF CHINA UP 15 PERCENT IN STOCK DEBUT [...] Having just concluded its initial public offering (IPO),the Bank of China (BOC) began trading stock today in Hong Kong. Shares rose 15.3 percent above the IPO price to HKD 3.40 (USD 0.44). Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 1.3 percent for the day, continuing a decline that has pulled th [...] | 2006-06-01 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG233 | NEW RENMINBI PRICING MECHANISM MAY LEAD TO LARGER [...] (C) Hong Kong-based financial strategists note that the recent change to how China sets the benchmark exchange rate for the renminbi (RMB) breaks the link between prices on consecutive days, allowing for potentially quicker and greater movements in the RMB/USD exchange rate. The new mechanism [...] | 2006-01-19 08:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG2335 | CATHAY PLUS DRAGONAIR EQUALS ASIA'S LARGEST AIRLINE [...] (C) A JP Morgan transportation analyst told us that he is confident that media reports are accurate regarding plans for Cathay Pacific to take over Dragonair. He anticipates the deal will be announced tomorrow (June 7). If true, Cathay Pacific would become the Asia-Pacific region's top carrie [...] | 2006-06-06 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV CH HK |
06HONGKONG2373 | MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...] | 2006-06-08 09:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2404 | CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER [...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...] | 2006-06-09 10:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG2469 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON SHENZHEN AI CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Senior Medical and Health Officer Dr. Edwin Tsui told Econoff on June 14 that a truck driver traveling through Shenzhen had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza (AI). Tsui said that hospital authorities had yet to determine if S [...] | 2006-06-14 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2472 | INTERPLAY OF U.S. INTEREST RATES AND LOCAL STOCKS [...] (C) Driven by jitters over the direction of U.S. interest rates, Hong Kong stocks have seen double-digit declines over the past month, in line with the sell-off affecting other Asian exchanges and, to a lesser extent, the U.S. markets. This city's economy, however, is heavily oriented towards [...] | 2006-06-14 10:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG2508 | POULTRY BAN IN WAKE OF SHENZHEN AI CASE [...] On June 15, the PRC Ministry of Health notified Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) that it had confirmed a human case of avian influenza (AI) in Shenzhen. Reftel reported the details of this case, which involved a truck driver hospitalized on June 3. 2. Secretary for Health, Wel [...] | 2006-06-16 07:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2509 | EVOLVING DISCUSSION OF AIR POLLUTION'S [...] (C) Positive reaction to the Consul General's (CG) recent speech encouraging business to be proactive in addressing worsening air pollution suggests a growing realism and sophistication in the local smog debate. Shortly after the speech, a local NGO published a report listing dramatic health [...] | 2006-06-16 07:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG SENV CH HK |
06HONGKONG2606 | COULD A "CHINA ENRON" HAPPEN IN HONG KONG? [...] (C) The expanding role of Hong Kong's stock market, now Asia's top location for raising new equity, underscores the importance of Hong Kong effectively vetting which firms list here and then regulating those companies in a manner that protects investor interests while also advancing China's ec [...] | 2006-06-23 10:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG2607 | THE FIGHT FOR PCCW [...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...] | 2006-06-23 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG2609 | THE FIGHT FOR PCCW [...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...] | 2006-06-26 00:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG2650 | PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIRST LINE OF [...] (C) We have the opportunity in Hong Kong to establish the world standard the U.S. seeks for port and container security. U.S. views will have decisive impact on Hong Kong,s future direction, and on the region as well. The May 28-29 visit of DOE Assistant Deputy Administrator Huizenga's inter [...] | 2006-06-27 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH |
06HONGKONG2693 | CPPCC CHAIRMAN'S VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC TIES [...] (C) Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Jia Qinglin visited Hong Kong June 27-29 and made a point on several occasions of commenting positively on Chief Executive Donald Tsang's leadership. With the exception of the Civic Party, most pan-democratic legislators [...] | 2006-06-29 10:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG2741 | THE COLOSSUS: A YEAR OF DONALD TSANG [...] (C) Summary. After a year in office, despite what appeared to be a series of political defeats, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has mastered Hong Kong's political scene and seems to dominate his opponents and rivals on all sides. Buoyed by continued strong economic growth, Tsang has effectively [...] | 2006-07-05 08:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG2851 | PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD! [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...] | 2006-07-12 11:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG3063 | HONG KONG REACTIONS TO MARGARET CHAN,S NOMINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 25, THE PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING NOMINATED DR. MARGARET CHAN, FORMER HONG KONG DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). MEDIA REPORTS AND CONTACTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD SUGGEST BROAD SUPPORT FOR HER CANDIDACY, BELIE [...] | 2006-07-28 08:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG3089 | CE TSANG HOSTS SMALL GATHERING TO SEEK SUPPORT [...] (C) LATE ON JULY 27, WE RECEIVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG,S INVITATION TO A FORTY-FIVE MINUTE RECEPTION ON JULY 31 AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO INTRODUCE DR. MARGARET CHAN, CHINA,S CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO),AND SEEK CAPITALS, S [...] | 2006-07-31 09:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMED ECON PREL TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG3128 | HONG KONG PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 09:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD APECO HK |
06HONGKONG3154 | HONG KONG PLANS FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING REF B INDICATIONS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) LIKELY WILL NOT PASS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) LEGISLATION UNTIL AFTER THE MARCH 2007 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION, WE MET RECENTLY WITH COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS ROSANNA URE AND HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) [...] | 2006-08-04 10:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KJUS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG3170 | PROPOSED GST IN HONG KONG: TIME TO PAY THE PIPER? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On July 18, the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) launched a nine month public consultation on a proposal for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST). Although the proposal has gained some support from economists concerned abou [...] | 2006-08-07 09:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG335 | TROUBLED MAINLAND FINANCIAL SYSTEM HELPS FUEL [...] (C) China-related listings boomed again last year in Hong Kong, led by China Construction Bank's USD 9 billion IPO, the world's largest for 2005. Hong Kong now ranks fourth in the world for raising equity capital. This impressive performance, however, derives in part from dysfunction within [...] | 2006-01-26 06:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL HK CH |
06HONGKONG3633 | AIR POLLUTION: HURTING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 01:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV CH HK |
06HONGKONG3655 | MACAU OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION IN BDA CASE [...] (C) Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham in separate meetings on September 5 that they hoped the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case would be resolved quickly. Noting that Macau's administration of BD [...] | 2006-09-13 03:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
06HONGKONG3661 | MACAU SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham that Macau would sustain at least a 10 percent GDP growth rate through 2006. Looking toward Macau's development plans during the next five years [...] | 2006-09-13 06:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON ELTN HK MC EINV |
06HONGKONG3794 | VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN [...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...] | 2006-09-22 03:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG3840 | UNSCR 1695 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND [...] (U) Summary and Action request: This is an action cable, please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Consulate General Officials delivered Ref A non-paper to Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Finance Authorities and urged continued vigilance to prevent transfers of North Korean financial [...] | 2006-09-26 02:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
06HONGKONG3881 | HONG KONG OFFICIALS AND FINANCE STRATEGISTS [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback told U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams on SIPDIS September 9 that increasing tensions in the Beijing/Shanghai rivalry are preventing Shanghai from achieving its aim of [...] | 2006-09-28 04:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG3911 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...] | 2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06HONGKONG3914 | HONG KONG TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Summary and Analysis. Hong KongQs textile and apparel manufacturers demonstrated their nimbleness in responding to quota, market and technical requirements in 2005. With the elimination of global textile quotas at the end of 2004, Hong Kong textile producers shifted much of their textile and [...] | 2006-10-03 00:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX EAP |
06HONGKONG3969 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN HONG [...] (SBU) This is a response to reftel inquiries on Post's efforts to monitor Hong Kong's compliance with trade agreement compliance. A) Description of how Posts are currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of [...] | 2006-10-06 02:49:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HK CH |
06HONGKONG4027 | HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T [...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...] | 2006-10-11 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK |
06HONGKONG4092 | YORK CHOW LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Post received two letters from Dr. York Chow, Secretary of the Health, Welfare and Food in Hong Kong, asking for U.S. support for the candidacy of Margaret Chan to become Director General of the World Health Organization. The letters were addressed to the Secretary of State and [...] | 2006-10-16 08:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH |
06HONGKONG4122 | ADVANCING U.S. - HONG KONG AVIATION SERVICES [...] On October 12, Acting Deputy Principal Officer Charbonnet delivered EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs letter to Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong and emphasized that the United States is interested in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship. [...] | 2006-10-18 03:56:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON HK |
06HONGKONG4159 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...] | 2006-10-19 11:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
06HONGKONG4174 | CG CUNNINGHAM DISCUSSES U.S. PORT SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 18 meeting, Consul General James Cunningham informed Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong that on October 13 President Bush signed into law Port Security Legislation that requires the Departm [...] | 2006-10-20 09:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4270 | HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY RESPONDS TO UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) Summary: In a written response to Ref A demarche, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) described the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) process for implementing UN Security Council Resolutions and detailed its efforts to monitor financial institutions in Hong Kong to ensure that they have im [...] | 2006-11-01 06:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV HK CH |
06HONGKONG4285 | CITB AGREES TO NOVEMBER 6 MEETING ON ICSN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Upon receipt of ref a instructions, Post contacted Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong's SIPDIS office to arrange a meeting with the Consul General. Because Secretary Wong's schedule precludes a meet [...] | 2006-11-02 00:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4430 | HONG KONG PRIORITIES FOR APEC [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director General Petty Lai on October 24. On November 9, Lai gave Econoff a non-paper laying out Hong Kong's positions on its major APEC priorities and said that Hong Kong generally supports U.S. [...] | 2006-11-13 08:27:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD APECO CH HK |
06HONGKONG4449 | HKGQs Aviation Services Negotiator Michael Wong [...] Post received letter from Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong on November 9 responding to EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs October 2 letter expressing the United StatesQ interest in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship (see reftel). 2. [...] | 2006-11-14 07:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON HK |
06HONGKONG4473 | U.S. DELEGATION BRIEFS HKG ON PROPOSED HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy met with Hong Kong Government officials November 6 to explore Hong Kong's participation in the International Container Security Network (ICSN). Dave Huizenga, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Material Pr [...] | 2006-11-16 04:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EWWT HK PREL |
06HONGKONG4495 | PCCW SALE: LI FAMILY TIES REVEALED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In early November, the Singapore Exchange announced that Richard Li would not be permitted to vote on the sale of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Development's (PCRD) 23% share of PCCW to Francis Leung. Richard Li is the Chairman and 75% stakeholder of PCRD, Li is also [...] | 2006-11-17 10:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK |
06HONGKONG4730 | HONG KONG OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION PHASE ON [...] SUMMARY. At a public forum on November 21, Financial Secretary Henry Tang encouraged all interested parties to SIPDIS give their views on how best to safeguard competition in Hong Kong. Tang's announcement represents a continuation of the Hong Kong Government's (HKG's) step-by-step examin [...] | 2006-12-13 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTO HK |
06HONGKONG4735 | Expanding USG Financial Crimes Training to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During 2005 - 2006 the USG has provided Macau's law enforcement authorities substantial training in anti-money laundering, financial crimes and counterterrorism financing (detailed in para 7). The USG-sponsored training has focused on providing Macau's law e [...] | 2006-12-14 04:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MC |
06HONGKONG4743 | HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS WORLD,S FIRST BITTORRENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12, the Hong Kong Court of Appeals upheld the 2005 conviction and three-month jail sentence of a 39-year old Hong Kong man for distributing illegal copies of American films on the internet. The man used the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing system to uploa [...] | 2006-12-14 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG4772 | (S) HKMA PLANS DELICENSING OF BDA SUBSIDIARY DELTA [...] (S) Summary. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback and Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen told the DPO on December 14 that HKMA plans to commence procedures to delicense Banco Delta Asia's Hong Kong deposit-taking subsidiary, Delta Asia [...] | 2006-12-18 10:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KJUS PREL HK MC |
06HONGKONG4780 | HONG KONG AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the Hong Kong government (HKG) will submit a revised paper on Hong Kong,s Avian Influenza (AI) preparations to the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco). Bonnie Yau, Assistant Secretary responsible for AI at the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB),provide [...] | 2006-12-20 02:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
06HONGKONG4875 | HONG KONG PROPOSES UPDATING IPR LAWS TO COMBAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 19, the Hong Kong Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (CITB) published 'Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment' a public consultation document to address internet piracy in Hong Kong. The document proposes that the Hong Kong government (HKG) institute c [...] | 2006-12-29 03:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH HK |
06HONGKONG687 | TAX CUT PRESSURE AS NEW BUDGET LOOMS [...] (C) With the next Chief Executive election planned for the first half of 2007, concerns about public acceptance of government revenue and spending policy are playing a heightened role in advance of the unveiling of the 2006-07 budget, which will take place on February 22. Hong Kong's economic [...] | 2006-02-17 11:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG733 | "GOOD TIMES" BUDGET PROPOSED [...] (C) A dearth of newsy initiatives in Financial Secretary Henry Tang's February 22 budget speech reflects continued cyclical good times. There appears to be broad agreement here that there are no big new problems requiring short-term changes to economic policy or a significant redirection of g [...] | 2006-02-22 10:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN HK CH |
06HONGKONG776 | CHANGING VIEWS OF CHINA'S ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of mainland corporate shares (H-shares) in Hong Kong, arguably a barometer of market views on prospects for mainland growth and currency appreciation, have increased dramatically in recent months, rising 26 percent so far this year. Financial strategists tell us that the r [...] | 2006-02-24 09:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV HK CH |
06HONGKONG777 | AI: PRC PRESSURE ON HONG KONG; HHS A/S SIMONSON'S [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with between Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary Stewart Simonson and Hong Kong University's (HKU) Microbiology Department, renowned influenza expert Dr. Robert Webster (strictly protect) alleged that pressure from the PRC's Ministry [...] | 2006-02-26 06:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR HK CH |
06HONGKONG925 | NEW COMMERCE SECRETARY ON IPR, PORT SECURITY, AND [...] (C) On March 3, Hong Kong's new Secretary for Commerce, Industry, and Technology (SCIT),Joseph Wong, assured the Consul General (CG) that: Hong Kong would aim to remain among the "top layer" of economies with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR); that Hong Kong values [...] | 2006-03-07 01:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIPR ETRD ECON INRB HK |
06HONGKONG934 | AVIAN INFLUENZA CONCERNS ON SEVERAL FRONTSHONG KONG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 09:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
06HONGKONG942 | HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 09:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
06HONGKONG947 | CONUL GENERAL'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW MFA [...] (C) On March 7, Consul General Cunningam called on newly arrived PRC MFA Commissioner u Xinhua at the Commission. Agreeng on the importance of Hong Kong's successful implementation of "one country, two systems" to both countries, they both hoped to enjoy a cooperative relationship and to work [...] | 2006-03-08 03:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH |
06HONGKONG957 | HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 3, 2006 the Health Department of Guangdong Province informed the Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH) of a suspected human case of H5N1 avian influenza (AI). After the case was confirmed by Guangdong Provincial authorities as a definite H5N1 case (see reftels) on Marc [...] | 2006-03-08 07:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
06IRANRPODUBAI10 | IRPO: WESTERN BANK REP CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD DIRECTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IR |
06IRANRPODUBAI15 | IRGC: AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWERHOUSE (C-NE6-00566) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 18:09:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PTER ECON EPAT MCAP IR |
06IRANRPODUBAI17 | EX-CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN EMPLOYEE CLAIMS STATISTICS FIXED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 07:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD11504 | PRIME MINISTER AZIZ DISCUSSES CHALLENGES ON THE [...] (C) Assistance Request. In the course of a June 12 discussion (other subjects reported separately),Prime Minister Aziz noted that the government is moving ahead with a comprehensive strategy to bring stability to the tribal areas and recalled his request for US funding to support an $200-35 [...] | 2006-06-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV EAID PK AF PGOV |
06ISLAMABAD140 | PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...] | 2006-01-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD143 | PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...] | 2006-01-05 09:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD147 | PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON INFORMATION MANA [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest st ------------------------------------ Importance of Information Management ------------------------------------ 2. Effective information management during disasters is achieved by u 3. One essential component of informat [...] | 2006-01-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PRE |
06ISLAMABAD16269 | GWADAR: THE NEARLY BLANK CANVAS [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador,s August 10-11 visit to Gwadar, Balochistan, provincial and Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) officials laid out their grand vision for the port,s future--which they hope will someday rival Dubai, providing a key transshipment point for trade with Afghanista [...] | 2006-08-18 02:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PK ECON EAID |
06ISLAMABAD18708 | EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...] | 2006-09-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF |
06ISLAMABAD19804 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FATA SECRETARIAT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab on October 5. FATA Secretariat Secretary for Planning and Development Zafar Hassan, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, Peshawar PO, USAID Officer (notetaker) were [...] | 2006-10-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SOCI PK |
06ISLAMABAD21879 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...] | 2006-11-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21946 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan. The two discussed the upcoming strategic dialogue, including the status of dialogues on energy, education, and science and technology [...] | 2006-11-13 02:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAID ECON ENRG ETRD MNUC PARM PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD21968 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Aziz discussed the political situation, remarking that the Bajaur incident had played into the hands of the religious opposition, and that the mood of the general populace was truly angry. He re [...] | 2006-11-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV OPIC MNUC AF PK |
06ISLAMABAD22025 | INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO ON HIGH PROFILE TERROR CASES, IPR AND MISSING AMCITREF: [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Interior Minister Sherpao reviewed U.S.-Pakistani cooperation on the investigation into the 2006 Karachi Consulate bombing. Sherpao assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to defending the conviction of Omar [...] | 2006-11-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CASC ECON KCRM PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06ISLAMABAD5978 | A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed the status of Strategic Dialogue initiatives and options for structuring the Dialogue in April 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Kasuri, Foreign Secretary Khan and Additional Secretary for the Americas Shahid Kamal. All sides agreed SIPD [...] | 2006-04-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PK |
06ISLAMABAD8391 | TERROR FINANCE: JI-4 AND JUD DOMESTIC DESIGNATION [...] (C) On April 28, 2005, poloff presented to MFA (UN) Deputy Director Shazia Ashraf Qazi non-papers containing the notice of the UN 1267 Committee designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiya (Ref A) and notice of the U.S. domestic designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) (Ref B). On May 4, polo [...] | 2006-05-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER KFIN ECON UN |
06ISLAMABAD9706 | FATA: STRATEGIES AND REDLINES [...] (C//NF) Summary. The stabilization of Pakistan's Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and the acceleration of political and economic development in this troubled region is a complex task that will determine the success of USG and Government of Pakistan (GOP) counterterrorism efforts. Since 9/11, [...] | 2006-05-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS EAID ECON |
06ISTANBUL1048 | TURKEY'S HOLDINGS BRACE FOR A BRAVE NEW WORLD [...] (SBU) Summary: The positive evolution of Turkey's macroeconomic environment over the past four years, together with the prospect of EU accession, has prompted Turkish companies at all levels to redefine their corporate strategies. Whereas previously it was rare for a CEO to look out beyond a o [...] | 2006-06-13 09:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL1049 | TURKEY'S HOLDINGS BRACE FOR A BRAVE NEW WORLD [...] (SBU) Summary: The positive evolution of Turkey's macroeconomic environment over the past four years, together with the prospect of EU accession, has prompted Turkish companies at all levels to redefine their corporate strategies. Whereas previously it was rare for a CEO to look out beyond a o [...] | 2006-06-13 09:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL1098 | WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES, WILL ISTANBUL BE [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul lies near a fault-line and on the seismic path of past earthquakes. The question is not if one will strike, but when. Earthquake preparedness is thus a key issue for private and public sectors alike. Discussions with scientific and business groups show that Istanbul,s [...] | 2006-06-16 15:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON |
06ISTANBUL124 | MICROSOFT TARGETS TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: In his third trip to Turkey in a little over a year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates met in Istanbul with senior Turkish government and business leaders and announced a range of new initiatives aimed at increasing internet penetrationin Turkey. These included a new Turkey web portal [...] | 2006-02-02 10:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECPS TU |
06ISTANBUL1387 | OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...] | 2006-08-08 13:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL1618 | OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...] | 2006-09-08 08:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL180 | SHADOW BOXING: TURKEY'S UNREGISTERED ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's economic success over the last four years has prompted renewed discussion about the need to move on to tackle other deep-rooted structural problems in the Turkish economy. Chief among these issues is Turkey's shadow (or unregistered) economy, which experts estimate rep [...] | 2006-02-10 14:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL184 | GALATAPORT PRIVATIZATION FOUNDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The politically troubled privatization of Istanbul's Galataport (ref b) came to an ignominious close in late January as the GOT formally cancelled the tender granting a 49-year lease on the site to a consortium including Israel's Ofer Group. The coup de grace was delivered by [...] | 2006-02-13 12:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL1846 | ISTANBUL BANKERS PRAISE AKP ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary. We met three Istanbul-based bankers with visiting Turkey desk officer to discuss economic performance, trends and political risk. All three thought that the AKP government had done a good job implementing IMF-backed reforms, but felt that the AKP economic team lacked depth a [...] | 2006-10-10 07:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL1865 | LOCAL OFFICIALS, PUBLIC STAY ON MESSAGE IN EDIRNE [...] (SBU) Summary. Local officials, reporters and academics in Edirne sent a clear and consistent message during the Consul General's regional familiarization trip: concern about the PKK threat and U.S. cooperation in combating it is not reserved for Ankara and southeastern Turkey but extends to [...] | 2006-10-11 11:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GR KPAO PGOV PHUM TU |
06ISTANBUL1917 | CITIGROUP TO PURCHASE STRATEGIC STAKE IN TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Citigroup's October 17 announcement that it intends to purchase a 20% share of Turkey's most profitable retail/commercial bank heralds the largest direct foreign investment in Turkey's financial sector. Valued at $3.1 billion, the deal pairs Citigroup with Akbank, Turkey's thi [...] | 2006-10-18 14:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL2095 | STABILITY VS. THE CANCER OF INFORMALITY [...] Summary: On November 6, at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Investment, an OECD Country Roundtable examined Turkey's recent experience with strategies to enhance the investment environment and the dramatic improvement in foreign investment in Tu [...] | 2006-11-20 13:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP ECON ECIN OECD TU |
06ISTANBUL2144 | ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...] | 2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU |
06ISTANBUL392 | NEW TURKISH WITHHOLDING TAX ROILS BROKERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's new 15 percent withholding tax on capital gains and interest from government securities has had little of the market impact that market players predicted last year. A number of analysts profess surprise at how limited the impact has been, with some noting that the Trea [...] | 2006-03-16 12:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
06ISTANBUL393 | TUZMEN OUTLINES GOT'S STRATEGY TO BOOST BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen outlined the GOT's strategy to increase bilateral trade with the United States in a luncheon address to the Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK) on March 10. Coopting the Foreign Ministry's "Year of the Americas"-- which some TAIK contact [...] | 2006-03-16 13:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TU |
06ISTANBUL449 | GLOBAL FDI MOVEMENTS: MYTHS AND FACTS IN TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a March 24 conference on foreign investment in Turkey evinced optimism about Turkey's overall economic progress but agreed the country needs to develop a strategy to attract significant FDI. Noting that the country lags especially in the area of "green field" investme [...] | 2006-03-28 09:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL476 | BUSINESS CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT INTENSIFIES [...] (U) Summary: Business criticism of recent Turkish Government missteps on the economy has intensified in recent days, as business leaders have grown increasingly concerned about the potential impact of protracted uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the Turkish Central Bank. Former Chai [...] | 2006-03-30 13:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL498 | TURKISH BANKS ATTRACT MORE FDI -- FINANSBANK SALE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish bank values hit a new peak on April 3 with the announcement in Athens that the National Bank of Greece (NBG) will purchase a near controlling stake in Finansbank, Turkey's ninth largest bank, for 2.8 billion USD. The sale price values the bank at 5.05 billion USD, 3.6 [...] | 2006-04-04 13:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL527 | SUNNY SKIES OVER ISTANBUL TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (U) Summry: There may be overcast skies in the tourism industry elsewhere in Turkey, but in Istanbul the sunis shining, according to two leading figures in the industry. The Ministry of Tourism calculates 4.9 million tourists visited Istanbul in 2005, 23 of atotal 1.1million visitors to Turkey [...] | 2006-04-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON |
06ISTANBUL578 | AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...] | 2006-04-18 07:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL596 | AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT - [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...] | 2006-04-20 07:47:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU |
06ISTANBUL733 | CONSUL GENERAL OUTREACH TO BURSA, TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: The Consul General traveled May 2-3, 2006 to Bursa -- Turkey,s fourth largest city and one of its most dynamic commercial centers with important textile and automobile manufacturing -- to address a conference on globalization and entrepreneurship. In addition to meeting with the [...] | 2006-05-15 05:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV TU |
06ISTANBUL798 | "MORTGAGE" MARKET STEAMS FORWARD EVEN AS NEW LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's newfound macroeconomic stability and failing interest rates have brought a boom in consumer lending, including especially a dramatic increase in "mortgage" financing for home purchases. Housing loans grew four fold over the course of 2005, from $1.8 billion to $7.5 b [...] | 2006-05-17 09:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ISTANBUL956 | REAL ESTATE BOOM IN ISTANBUL GOING THROUGH THE ROOF [...] (U) Summary: Real estate in Istanbul is flourishing, as property prices have on average doubled in the past two years. A confluence of demographic, economic, financial, and structural forces have come together to make owning housing increasingly desirable. The most important of these is the [...] | 2006-06-02 08:09:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
06JAKARTA10043 | INDONESIA - HAZE SEASON UNDERWAY AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Fires burning in Sumatra and Kalimantan have sent haze once again throughout the region. Haze problems reached alarming levels in late July, with the Indonesian press reporting over 2,000 hot spots on Sumatra island and another 1,000 hot spots in Kalimantan during the week of [...] | 2006-08-09 23:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KTIA TPHY TBIO ECON ID |
06JAKARTA10053 | INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE [...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on August 2 a slowing year-on-year (YoY) inflation in July 2006 of 15.15 percent. Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered interest rates on August 8 by 50 basis points (bps) to 11.75 percent. On July 26 Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised I [...] | 2006-08-10 06:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA10054 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] Summary: Indonesia Police Air Wing (Polisi Udara) verified on July 27 that it received one unit of Flir Systems model ULTRA 8500 thermal imaging system in late March 2006. It installed the equipment on its helicopter in April and the system works properly. End summary. 2. Embassy conta [...] | 2006-08-10 06:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC ECON ID |
06JAKARTA10200 | Indonesia: IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia National Police (INP) continue their impressive campaign of raids against pirate optical disk (OD) factories and vendors, including at Jakarta's most notorious malls. The Jakarta Police on July 20 held a public destruction ceremony of 4.7 million optical disks, att [...] | 2006-08-14 08:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID |
06JAKARTA10298 | INDONESIA WANTS TO ELEVATE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Director of Policy Planning Dr. Stephen Krasner met on August 11 with Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials for a strategic dialogue on U.S.-Indonesian relations. Led by Secretary General Imron Cotan, the Indonesians stressed their desire to expand and deepen bilateral coope [...] | 2006-08-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PARM KDEM ID |
06JAKARTA10359 | INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA10361 | INDONESIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia issued its Financial Sector Policy Package on July 5, tackling two important issues of non-performing loans at state-owned banks, and insolvent insurance firms. Success in these areas will represent one of the most significant changes in the financ [...] | 2006-08-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID |
06JAKARTA10399 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETINGS WITH INDONESIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with S/P Director Stephen Krasner on August 11, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda emphasized Indonesia's desire to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation with the United States on political, security, economic and other fronts. Wirajuda appealed for U.S. assista [...] | 2006-08-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS ID |
06JAKARTA10444 | INDONESIA IPR UPDATE -- AUGUST 22, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesian Government (GOI) officials are gearing up for another meeting of the National IPR Task Force. The Ministry of Industry (MOI) sent a letter to optical disc factories warning them that unannounced inspections will soon begin. A new DOJ-ICITAP senior technical advisor [...] | 2006-08-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID |
06JAKARTA11110 | East Java: Increasing Mudflow Threatens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The flow of mud from the fractured well owned by PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo),a Bakrie Group controlled entity, in Porong, East Java continues to increase, reaching volumes as high as 500,000 cubic meters per day in early August, and has flooded more than 450 acres, destroying [...] | 2006-09-07 08:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA1144 | Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's [...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...] | 2006-01-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID |
06JAKARTA11474 | DRAFT MOU ON ILLEGAL LOGGING - EMBASSY JAKARTA [...] (SBU). Embassy Jakarta supports the conclusion of a properly-structured MOU on illegal logging between the U.S. and Indonesia. Reducing widespread illegal logging is one of Indonesia's top development challenges, and the issue touches on several core areas of our assistance program, including [...] | 2006-09-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID |
06JAKARTA11588 | INDONESIA IPR - EMBASSY SPECIAL 301 OUT OF CYCLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta strongly urges that the Special 301 Committee upgrade Indonesia to Watch List status in its upcoming Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). With a sound legal and regulatory structure in place, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) is demonstrating a growing commit [...] | 2006-09-19 11:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ID |
06JAKARTA11767 | INDONESIA'S ECONOMY - RIGHT DIRECTION, WRONG SPEED [...] Summary. Private sector and Government of Indonesia (GOI) interlocutors expressed optimism about the financial sector's growth and progress, but concern about the real sector, during the September 13-15 visit of Department of Treasury officials Andrew Baukol and Seth Searls. Most agreed Indo [...] | 2006-09-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV KCOR ID |
06JAKARTA1185 | FREEPORT PURSUES "NO TALL TREES" STRATEGY IN ARMY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior executive from the U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold told us on January 25 that his company will avoid the media spotlight while cooperating fully with GOI inquiries regarding the legality of the mining giant's payments to Indonesian security forces in [...] | 2006-01-31 23:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ENIV ID |
06JAKARTA12031 | EAST KALIMANTAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS [...] Summary: Economic and political leaders in East Kalimantan praised the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) decentralization policy during a four-day embassy trip through the resource-rich province on the Indonesian part of Borneo. However, the same leaders criticized strongly the execution of tha [...] | 2006-09-29 06:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV SENV PREL TBIO ID |
06JAKARTA12098 | INDONESIA - TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] Embassy Jakarta's Economic Section coordinates monitoring of Indonesia trade agreement compliance and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints. International Trade Officer Tobias Glucksman (GlucksmanTH@state.gov) is the primary working level point of contact for these efforts. Embassy' [...] | 2006-10-02 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ID |
06JAKARTA12254 | INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,s (SBY) multi-faceted anti-corruption efforts continue to make progress in Indonesia. SBY has thrown his political support behind successful reformers and other anti-corruption "champions", has permitted prosecutions against senior Government o [...] | 2006-10-05 10:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV KCRM ID |
06JAKARTA12301 | A/S HILL'S PARTICIPATION IN 2006 PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] We presented to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) reftel information about the U.S.-PIF special session and agenda and Assistant Secretary Hill's availability for meetings with heads of governments on the margins of the Pacific islands Forum and Post-Forum Dialogue. Contact [...] | 2006-10-06 10:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV XU XV |
06JAKARTA12543 | INDONESIA'S ECONOMY ONE YEAR AFTER THE FUEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia successfully restored macroeconomic stability in the first half of 2006 after the August 2005 rupiah "mini-crisis" and the fuel price hikes and interest rate increases that followed. After the Government of Indonesia (GOI) hiked fuel prices by an average of 126% in O [...] | 2006-10-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID |