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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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09AMMAN2233 | JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...] | 2009-10-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO |
09AMMAN2242 | JORDAN DENIES REPORT OF MASSIVE FLIGHT OF QIZ FACTORIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JO |
09AMMAN226 | Jordan's Garment Industry Hurting - High Production Costs [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordanian exports from the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),which are predominantly apparel, fell almost 17% to $946 million in 2008. Since 2007, at least twenty garment factories in the QIZs have closed down; four have downsized; and five decided to expand operations in oth [...] | 2009-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO |
09AMMAN2290 | JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...] | 2009-10-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO |
09AMMAN230 | Update on Labor Issues in Jordan [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and correct labor violations, in part by hiring 60 new inspectors in 2008. Inspectors for the International Labour Office's (ILO) Better Work Jordan program have [...] | 2009-01-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
09AMMAN2302 | BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...] | 2009-10-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS |
09AMMAN2306 | JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...] | 2009-10-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINT TINT PGOV JO |
09AMMAN2378 | New Amman Power Plant, Financed in Part by OPIC, Run by [...] (U) King Abdullah presided over the ceremonial opening of Jordan's first independent power station on October 26. The Amman East Power Plant was built and is owned and operated by AES Jordan PSC, a consortium of AES Oasis (a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corporation) and Japan-based Mitsui and [...] | 2009-10-28 09:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV EFIN JO |
09AMMAN2408 | LOW REVENUES, LACK OF GRANTS MEAN DEEP CUTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has circulated to government ministries a draft budget for 2010 that proposes 11.3% cuts compared to the 2009 budget. The proposed $7.71 billion budget is based on an expected real growth rate of 4.5% for 2010 and on a $967.79 million projected [...] | 2009-11-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV JO |
09AMMAN2459 | Proposed Agenda for the U.S. Jordan FTA Joint Committee [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) Secretary General of Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Montasser Oklah reconfirmed to EconCouns on November 10 that Jordan is prepared to host the December 15-16 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee (JC) meeti [...] | 2009-11-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN JO |
09AMMAN2492 | JORDAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECTIONS BRING [...] (U) Summary: Jordan held its first elections for chambers of commerce since 1998 in early October, choosing board members for 17 commerce organizations: 16 local chambers and the nationwide Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC). The results swept activist members into the Amman Chamber of Commerc [...] | 2009-11-16 16:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR JO |
09AMMAN2498 | JORDAN AWARDS CONTRACT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECT [...] (C) The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on November 15 signed an $11.3 million agreement with the Australian firm WorleyParsons to conduct a two-year technology selection and financial feasibility study for Jordan's first nuclear power plant planned to be built near Aqaba, according to t [...] | 2009-11-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY PARM KNNP JO |
09AMMAN2517 | JORDAN: USAID Global Engagement Follow-up [...] This cable is the fourth of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. USAID/Jordan is activ [...] | 2009-11-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM ECON SOCI JO |
09AMMAN2572 | Jordan's Tax Revenues Increase in 2009, But 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Tax Department announced recently that tax collections through October 2009 are 7.2% higher than the corresponding 2008 levels. Better collection efficiency and good business performance in 2008 have led to higher tax revenue income in 2009. Tax reform efforts in 2009 [...] | 2009-11-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID JO |
09AMMAN2580 | SCENESETTER FOR JORDAN VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (S/NF) Embassy Amman welcomes your December 2 visit which provides an opportunity to articulate the Administration's views on nuclear energy and nonproliferation at a time when Jordan seems to be intensifying its efforts to conclude development, investment, and cooperation agreements in the f [...] | 2009-11-28 06:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PARM PREL KNNP JO |
09AMMAN2596 | Jordan 2010 National Trade Estimate [...] Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Amman's 2010 National Trade Estimate report, also e-mailed as requested to USTR as a Microsoft Word document. 2. Begin Text: TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade with Jordan achieved a surplus of $154.5 million in the first nine months of FY 09 [...] | 2009-12-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN JO |
09AMMAN2597 | Jordan and Turkey Sign Free Trade Agreement [...] (U) Jordan and Turkey signed a Free Trade Agreement on December 1 during a visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Amman. The agreement is set to establish a free trade zone, cut duties on imports, scrap visa requirements, and increase customs cooperation to help boost two-way trade, touris [...] | 2009-12-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN EFIN PREL JO |
09AMMAN2614 | Jordan Does Not Participate in or Cooperate with Arab [...] (U) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) does not participate in any form or cooperate in any way with the Arab League Boycott or other international boycotts of Israel. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after which the Jordanian parliament enacted legislation ending economic boycott [...] | 2009-12-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KBCT JO |
09AMMAN2663 | Scenesetter for the U.S. - Jordan FTA Joint Committee [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will host the December 15 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting in Amman. This JC occurs on the eve of the FTA coming into full force in January 2010. T [...] | 2009-12-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID JO |
09AMMAN2667 | Social Security Corporation Pursues New Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Social Security Corporation (SSC),faced with a 25% loss in value of its capital fund, is looking to shore up its investment strategy by having its investment arm, the Social Security Investment Unit (SSIU),form and finance three companies to run its interests in the t [...] | 2009-12-09 11:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV JO |
09AMMAN2673 | Jordan's 2010 Budget Approved with High Deficit and Cuts to [...] (SBU) Prior to its December 9 resignation, as one of its last acts, Jordan's cabinet endorsed on December 8 the 2010 budget. As the parliament was dissolved on November 23, the cabinet passed the budget law as a provisional measure, meaning it is binding until a new parliament can review it (r [...] | 2009-12-10 10:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO |
09AMMAN2768 | Controversial Landlord and Tenants Law Comes into Force; [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Landlord and Tenants Law came into effect on December 1 which will increase landlord rights and establish a mechanism with which to base future increases in rents. The law also includes termination dates for old leases. Critics expect the new law to hit hardest lower-inc [...] | 2009-12-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI AMGT ABLD JO |
09AMMAN2769 | GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...] | 2009-12-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO |
09AMMAN2801 | Global Entrepreneurship Week Highlights Jordan's Emerging [...] (U) Summary: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Jordan was marked by a series of events that raised excitement and awareness about the emerging entrepreneurial culture in Jordan. With support from USAID, the week featured a range of events from a gala opening ceremony to low-key networking [...] | 2009-12-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT EINV TINT JO |
09AMMAN347 | OPIC Visit Energizes Banks Supporting Jordan's Housing and [...] (SBU) OPIC Vice President Robert Drumheller, in order to invigorate stalled negotiations, discussed proposed OPIC housing loans with senior government officials and participating Jordanian banks during a January 25-30 visit. The $250 million in loans would allow three local banks to make 25-y [...] | 2009-02-05 06:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV OPIC JO |
09AMMAN391 | ROYAL JORDANIAN CONFIRMS SOME FLIGHT PATTERNS AVOID ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON JO IZ |
09AMMAN392 | QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES: JORDANIAN-ISRAELI BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two garment factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) have continued to show strong business links to Israel, despite public calls in Jordan during events in Gaza to boycott American and Israeli goods (ref B). The Al-Methaliah factory plans to begin in March sat [...] | 2009-02-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB PREL KTEX IS JO |
09AMMAN429 | Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law [...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...] | 2009-02-18 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
09AMMAN432 | Demarche Delivered on Biosafety: Jordan Does Not Plan to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 10:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JO |
09AMMAN460 | JORDAN TO EASE ENTRY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has drafted a new policy to ease regulations governing the entry and residence of Iraqi investors in Jordan. The goal is to improve business relations with Iraq, which became Jordan's third largest export market during the first eleven months of [...] | 2009-02-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PREF JO IZ |
09AMMAN472 | JORDANIAN ECONOMY WEAKENS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is starting to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, with real growth expected to drop from 6% in 2008 to 3% in 2009. Although conservative monetary policies helped protect Jordan from immediate external shocks, weak domestic and international demand and tight [...] | 2009-02-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAID KTEX EFIN JO |
09AMMAN507 | ENERGY MINISTRY CLARIFIES OIL TRANSPORT RULES [...] (C) Repeated high-level meetings between Post and Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, including Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Khaldoun Qutishat and former Director General of the General Intelligence Direct [...] | 2009-02-23 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL JO IZ |
09AMMAN611 | JORDAN CONSIDERS STIMULUS PACKAGE TO AID ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said the government is developing a $212 - $258 million stimulus package to help the private sector weather the global economic crisis (ref B). While the package must still be approved by the Cabinet and Parliament, potential projects include [...] | 2009-03-05 04:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV |
09AMMAN672 | Jordan's Trade Deficit Hit High of $9.1 Billion in 2008, [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit hit a historic high of $9.1 billion in 2008, compared to $8 billion in 2007 and $2.7 billion in 2000 when Jordan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signed the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The upward trend is attributed to strong import grow [...] | 2009-03-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO |
09AMMAN694 | Jordan's Pharmaceutical Sector Grew in 2008 but Sees [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's domestic pharmaceutical sector saw its exports increase 18.1% in 2008 to reach a historic high of $498 million, compared to $422 million in 2007. Pharmaceuticals are considered Jordan's highest value-added industry and employ 8,000 Jordanian workers, many of whom are coll [...] | 2009-03-18 09:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BTIO KIPR JO |
09AMMAN703 | JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ADVOCATING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bassem Salem plans to replace a proposed $280 million stimulus package with a tax reform program advocated for by the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project (ref A). The project seeks to improve tax administration and to implement a revised corpora [...] | 2009-03-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV |
09AMMAN706 | LABOR MINISTER ASSURES FOCUS ON PROMOTING LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Labor Ghazi Shbeikat promised a strong focus on promoting labor rights and combating trafficking in persons (TIP) during a March 10 courtesy call with the Ambassador. The Minister expects that the remaining 36 amendments to the labor law, including a revised articl [...] | 2009-03-18 13:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX JO |
09AMMAN712 | Jordan Announces Revised Rules for Iraqis Entering or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Interior (MOI) has issued new rules for Iraqis entering or residing in Jordan (ref B). The new, simplified regulations target Iraqi business people and investors with the goal of enhancing Jordan's economic relations with Iraq. Iraqi interlocutors wel [...] | 2009-03-19 07:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREF PREL PGOV JO IZ |
09AMMAN758 | FTA Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation Results in [...] Summary: On March 3, the U.S. and Jordan held the third Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). U.S. and Jordanian representatives highlighted examples of the two countries' continuous cooperation and commitment to strengthen Jordan's environ [...] | 2009-03-25 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON MU BA MO JO |
09AMMAN825 | CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...] | 2009-04-06 11:48:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP ECON JO |
09AMMAN829 | UNCC-funded Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program Takes [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC),through its Compensation Fund established to reimburse countries for losses and damages resulting from the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, awarded $160 million to Jordan in 2005 for the Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program (BERP) [...] | 2009-04-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV EAID ECON UN IZ KU SA JO |
09AMMAN834 | AQABA'S ECONOMY TREADING WATER AMID CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Aqaba, contacts told the DCM that most real estate development projects in the city were on hold due to the lack of financing. Although trade volume through Aqaba's port remains steady, some question whether the fundamentals of Aqaba's economy are strong enough [...] | 2009-04-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV JO |
09AMMAN856 | DK Garment Factory Shuts Down After Strike and Financial [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 93 Bangladeshi employees at DK Textiles Company in Al Hassan Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on strike in January 2009 after an altercation between a Bangladeshi supervisor and Bangladeshi employee. The strike led to financial problems that caused DK to clo [...] | 2009-04-12 04:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
09AMMAN858 | MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...] | 2009-04-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL JO |
09AMMAN862 | (C) JORDAN TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S BID FOR IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 03:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV JO |
09AMMAN877 | JORDAN'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FALLS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT [...] (U) After seeing prices peak last September with double-digit inflation, Jordan has now watched its consumer price index (CPI) fall for the sixth straight month and the March 2009 CPI is .5% lower than March 2008 (ref A). Jordan's consumer price index has four main categories (food, clothing, [...] | 2009-04-15 03:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
09AMMAN878 | NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES IN [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Post has no information confirming discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in government-funded airport construction. 2. (SBU) Currently, one U.S. manufacturer, John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation (formerly FMC Airport Technologies),is dr [...] | 2009-04-15 03:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JO |
09AMMAN883 | JORDAN FY 2009 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the FY2009 report on fiscal transparency follows. 2. (SBU) Question 1: Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funds using FY 09 funds? Answer 1: Yes, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) is expected to [...] | 2009-04-15 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL JO |
09AMMAN912 | PLANNING MINISTRY RECONFIRMS JORDAN'S POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV JO |
09AMMAN925 | JORDAN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AID TO PA, UNDERSCORES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG JO |
09AMMAN946 | JORDAN IPR UPDATE: SOME PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan has continued its efforts to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Jordan's revised Copyright Law, updated to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),has passed the Legislative and Opinion Bure [...] | 2009-04-23 07:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO |
09AMMAN960 | TRADE LEAD: JORDAN PURCHASES 50,000 TONS OF BARLEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-26 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON JO |
09AMMAN985 | JORDAN SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP BIDS, SAYS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN KV JO |
09ANKARA1012 | TURKEY: ABBAS TO TELL GOT "STOP EMPOWERING HAMAS" [...] (S) Summary: Despite multiple embassies' expressions of concern regarding the growing number of NGO-sponsored Muslim-based conferences in Turkey attended by radical regional participants, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party-led (AKP) GOT has chosen to turn a blind eye. PLO Amba [...] | 2009-07-15 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
09ANKARA1030 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION [...] (C) Summary: Bartin, Zonguldak, and Karabuk, provinces in Turkey's western Black Sea region, form part of Turkey's industrial heartland. The provinces' largely unionized workers provide coal, iron, steel, and tin for heavy industry not only in Turkey, but in Europe and other markets. With [...] | 2009-07-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR TU |
09ANKARA1056 | TURKEY: ABBAS VISIT MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: GOT leadership maintained a positive and constructive tone during Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas' July 8-10 Ankara visit despite previous concerns surrounding Abbas, recent Cyprus trip and past pro-Hamas GOT rhetoric. Erdogan and Abbas discussed USG regional policy, e [...] | 2009-07-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
09ANKARA1057 | TURKEY: WARNING SIGNS FOR THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish economy remains in deep recession. While analysts expect it to recover by late 2009 or early 2010, there are several downside risks -- internal and external -- that threaten to delay the recovery and move it to stagnation in 2010. The intent of this cable is to expla [...] | 2009-07-23 17:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1063 | SMOKE LIKE A TURK NO MORE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 18:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TU |
09ANKARA1084 | TURKEY-IRAN BORDER: A TALE OF TWO CUSTOMS POSTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 04:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PINS PTER EAID IR TU |
09ANKARA1100 | TURKEY: PUTIN VISIT AND THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Russian Prime Minister Putin will visit Turkey on August 6 with an agenda heavily focused on energy issues, including: extension of the Westline gas contract; Southstream; Bluestream II; Russian oil for the proposed Samsun-Ceyhan Bosporus bypass pipeline; and the long-delayed Russ [...] | 2009-07-31 04:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS TU |
09ANKARA1111 | SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA'S POTENTIAL NOT FULLY REALIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. We visited Sanliurfa, Mardin, and Diyarbakir and heard opinions ranging from optimism for the future to disillusion over security and economic concerns. After 20 years of work on the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP),we learned that more than 90 percent of the GAP electricit [...] | 2009-08-03 04:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ENRG ECON TU |
09ANKARA1126 | TURKEY: CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIAN PM'S VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 3 with MFA Under Secretary Apakan to discuss the upcoming visit of Russian Prime Minister Putin. In attendance were Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, Levent Murat Burhan, and Deputy Director General for Disarmament, Ahmet Muhtar Gun. The Ambassador not [...] | 2009-08-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PINR TU |
09ANKARA1150 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...] | 2009-08-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU |
09ANKARA1166 | U.S.-TURKEY TRADE: NEED FOR HIGHER-LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (C) During President Obama's meeting with Turkish President Gul in April, the two leaders agreed that we need to do more to encourage the two-way flow of bilateral trade and investment and President Obama tasked me to make that happen (a message that was reinforced during the later meetings be [...] | 2009-08-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV USTR US TR |
09ANKARA117 | SIXTH TIFA ADVANCES TRADE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth meeting of the U.S.- Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 13 in Ankara was an opportunity for the U.S. and Turkey to discuss ways to further advance the bilateral trade relationship and to enhance cooperation in regional efforts. [...] | 2009-01-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON KIPR TU |
09ANKARA118 | TURKEY - NO AUTOMOTIVE PACKAGE YET, BUT EXPECTED [...] Summary. Turkey has not yet implemented a formal program to stimulate its automotive industry, but the sector has been publicly clamoring for support and action is expected soon. The automotive sector is one of Turkey's most important growth engines and it has been hit especially hard by the c [...] | 2009-01-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO TU |
09ANKARA122 | TURKEY: GOT HITTING POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE LIMITS [...] (C) Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci briefed DCM and Econ Couns on the status of IMF negotiations on January 23, the day the talks were scheduled to conclude. Canakci said that they had closed some issues but there were both technical and policy issues still open. The Fund Mission wil [...] | 2009-01-23 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1226 | TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...] | 2009-08-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU |
09ANKARA1310 | CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...] | 2009-09-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU |
09ANKARA1311 | PROGRESS AT TURKEY - IRAQ - SYRIA WATER TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SENV IZ SY TU |
09ANKARA1352 | TURKEY SQUEEZES PHARMA SECTOR TO EASE HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a TL 1 billion deficit in its health care spending for 2009 and significant additional deficits in years to come, the GOT is scrambling for ways to close the gap. According to pharmaceutical sector representatives, a large part of the GOT strategy appears to be to lay [...] | 2009-09-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1359 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WILL ATTEND FRIENDS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PK TU |
09ANKARA14 | TURKEY MITIGATES THE EFFECTS OF RUSSIAN GAS CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 6, the GOT announced Russian gas flowing to the West Line (a gas pipeline originating in Russia and transiting Ukraine) was cut off. In public statements, Energy Minister Guler and PM Erdogan sought to reassure the Turkish public the GOT is taking measures to deal w [...] | 2009-01-06 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG TU IR |
09ANKARA1421 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes your visit to Turkey October 8-10. Our relations with Turkey are strong. While the euphoria from the President's visit last April have faded, the steady stream of senior visitors from Washington has helped us convince Turkey's leaders that the Administrat [...] | 2009-09-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL TU |
09ANKARA1473 | DRAFT BIOTECH REGULATION COULD DISRUPT MORE THAN 1 [...] (SBU) Agricultural Affairs Office learned on October 9 that the Ministry of Agriculture intends shortly to issue a new regulation on agricultural biotechnology. As written, the regulation would have a drastic effect on U.S. agricultural exports valued at more than USD 1 billion per year. Acc [...] | 2009-10-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON ETRD TU |
09ANKARA15 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SIXTH U.S.-TURKEY TIFA [...] (SBU) Summary: We should focus our efforts in the sixth U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussions on expanding U.S. market access in Turkey and building on recent progress in reducing barriers to trade and investment, with emphasis on market access issues, partic [...] | 2009-01-07 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR TU |
09ANKARA1503 | TURKEY: PHARMA INDUSTRY GIVES COUNTERPROPOSAL TO [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the GOT published two decrees relating to pharmaceutical pricing in an effort to close the 2 billion TL Social Security budget gap described in reftel. U.S. firms have told us these decrees, with 70 percent of the cost expected to fall on foreign firms, will kil [...] | 2009-10-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1516 | TURKEY: HORMATS-BABACAN BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During an October 6 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, U/S for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats reiterated President Obama,s commitment to strengthening our economic partnership with Turkey. Babacan welcomed the U.S. focus on the economic rel [...] | 2009-10-21 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN ECIN EINV TU |
09ANKARA153 | TURKEY: IMF DEAL REQUIRES POLITICAL DECISION [...] (C) Summary: When the GOT and IMF suspended negotiations on January 26, they were apart on key issues such as the type and quality of spending cuts, the terms of a fiscal rule, reduction of disbursements to municipalities, and the need to beef up taxation and enforcement. While the GOT has s [...] | 2009-01-30 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA1530 | TURKEY UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION FOR BMENA FORUM [...] (SBU) On October 22 we spoke with Rami Sayliman at the Turkish MFA try of Foreign Affairs concerning Turkish participation in the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future on November 2-3 in Marrakech (REFTEL). Sayliman told us the MFA has not yet determined who to [...] | 2009-10-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KDEM KPAO OPDC PREL KMPI TU |
09ANKARA1537 | TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...] | 2009-10-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU |
09ANKARA1544 | TURKISH BIOTECH REGULATION PUBLISHED, U.S. AG [...] (SBU) On October 26, the GOT published the biotechnology regulation described in reftel. The regulation is effective immediately (vice the 6 month implementation period reported earlier) and could affect up to USD 1 billion worth of U.S. agricultural exports. Apart from the effective date, th [...] | 2009-10-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON ETRD TU |
09ANKARA1548 | TURKEY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF WTO [...] We delivered reftel talking points and background information to Halit Akcaglayan, WTO Affairs Department Head at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Akcaglayan was already familiar with the issue and noted that Turkey has no problems in principle with the current proposed text and could supp [...] | 2009-10-27 09:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO TU |
09ANKARA1562 | CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS THREATEN NOVEMBER 25 STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: Civil service workers intend to strike November 25 to protest the lack of a legal framework for them to collectively bargain or strike. Estimates vary on the reach of the strike but as many as 2.4 million workers may participate. Turkey's lack of legislation to provide these ri [...] | 2009-10-27 17:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB ECON AMGT TU |
09ANKARA1630 | IPR TRAINING FOR TURKISH CUSTOMS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. Between May 2008 and September 2009, Post provided six sessions of training for Turkish Customs on how to recognize and seize counterfeit products, working with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on an INL-funded program. In total, w [...] | 2009-11-13 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KCRM KIPR TU |
09ANKARA1674 | TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE CONTINUES WAR AGAINST IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. Following several major seizures of IPR-violating goods in April and May (described in reftels),the Turkish National Police (TNP) IPR Branch continued its stepped-up assault on piracy and counterfeiting with three additional raids in June and October. These netted millions of [...] | 2009-11-20 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCRM KIPR ETRD TU |
09ANKARA1680 | TURKEY: CIVIL SERVICE STRIKE LOOMS NOVEMBER 25 [...] Two of Turkey's three civil service labor union confederations, KESK and KAMU-SEN, continue to make preparations for a civil service strike on November 25 to protest the lack of a legal framework for them to collectively bargain or strike. The confederations still cannot predict the impact o [...] | 2009-11-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AMGT MOPS ECON TU |
09ANKARA1693 | TURKEY: AS PRICING DEADLINE NEARS, PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Following the GOT's rejection of pharmaceutical industry proposals to close the health care budget gap (described in reftels),the sector has been forced back to the drawing board with little time left before the December 4 implementation deadline. The GOT indicated that it was [...] | 2009-11-25 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1695 | TURKEY: RESPONSE FOR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE [...] (U) This cable responds to the information request in reftel. This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) To what degree will/can technology empower individuals, or civil society in the host country, to exercise a more active role in public life? Are hos [...] | 2009-11-25 07:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SOCI TU |
09ANKARA1725 | TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...] | 2009-12-04 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON |
09ANKARA1734 | GOT PROPOSED "VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES ON OIL TANKER TRANSIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 3 meeting of the U.S. Turkey Energy Working Group, Hakki Akil, MFA deputy undersecretary for economic affairs and head of the Turkish EWG delegation, asked for U.S. consideration and support of proposed "Voluntary Principles on Oil Tanker Transit through the Turk [...] | 2009-12-04 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET SENV PGOV PREL TU |
09ANKARA1740 | TURKEY: COMPROMISE DEAL REACHED ON PHARMA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. The long negotiations between the GOT and the pharmaceutical industry on how to close the health care budget gap ended in a "compromise" deal on December 2. Under the terms of the deal, the GOT moved only marginally from its initial negotiating stance, and reserved the right to [...] | 2009-12-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA1780 | REVIEW OF TPAO INVESTMENT UNDER IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) General Manager Mehmet Uysal on December 13. 2. (SBU) In November 2008, the GOT Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) signed a one-year memorandum of understanding on energy with Iran. The MOU provides for TPAO [...] | 2009-12-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR TU |
09ANKARA179 | TURKEY: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S. DESIGNATION OF [...] (C) We informed MFA Security Affairs Deputy Director General Inan Ozyildiz and Security Affairs Office Director Metin Ergin February 3 of the USG's intent to designate PJAK as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (reftel). Ozyildiz said the Government of Turkey supports this designation, which wi [...] | 2009-02-04 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PINR TU IZ |
09ANKARA195 | ESKISEHIR: AKP HOPES TO UNSEAT POPULAR DSP MAYOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a modern industrial center in west central Anatolia, Eskisehir (literally "old city" in Turkish) belies its name. A city that many believed to be sinking into irrelevance and obscurity in the early 1990s, Eskisehir has been revived and transformed over the past decade, large [...] | 2009-02-06 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
09ANKARA214 | TURKEY: WORLD BANK LOAN WOULD ADVANCE US CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a January 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Guler said Turkey needs USD 125 billion in energy sector investments by 2020 to keep pace with rising energy demand. The World Bank plans to be a part of the solution through a second energy sector program. [...] | 2009-02-10 16:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG TU |
09ANKARA215 | NO ERDOGAN VALENTINE FOR THE IMF [...] (C) Summary. In recent discussions with GOT officials and private sector contacts, we heard disparate views on whether or not Prime Minister Erdogan wants a stand-by arrangement (SBA) with the IMF. It is clear, as always, that the ultimate decision will be made by Erdogan. Factors in his d [...] | 2009-02-10 16:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA236 | TURKEY - RESPONSE TO BIOSAFETY DEMARCHE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Emboffs contacted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU). The Directorate of Agricultural Research at MARA, which has been the lead agency [...] | 2009-02-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO TU |
09ANKARA250 | TURKEY'S CRISIS RESPONSE: A STUDY IN INACTION [...] (C) Summary. While official data has not been released yet, all indications are that the Turkish economy contracted sharply in the fourth quarter and that unemployment continues to increase. Estimates for 2009 are bleak, with the IMF being one of the more optimistic at negative 1.5 % growth. [...] | 2009-02-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA253 | TURKEY: THE RUSSIAN SIDE OF THE ENERGY EQUATION [...] (C) Summary and comment: Leaving for Moscow on February 12, President Gul said that energy issues will top his agenda in talks with Russian President Medvedev. And for good reason. Russia is Turkey's largest bilateral trading partner, with 70% of Russia's exports consisting of oil and gas. [...] | 2009-02-13 17:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET TU |
09ANKARA297 | TURKEY'S AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR RUNNING ON EMPTY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA298 | TAX FRAUD CHARGE AGAINST DOGAN MEDIA SEEN AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT Revenue Administration charged Dogan Media with criminal tax fraud on November 18 and imposed a TL 860 million ($505 million) fine. Dogan and the opposition CHP party claim the charges are intended to silence Turkey's largest media company, which has lately been critica [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON TU |
09ANKARA313 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT PASSES CRISIS RESPONSE PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament approved a 111-page crisis response package on February 18 that amends existing tax, social security and incentive laws. The focus of the package is on preventing further increases in unemployment and extending existing tax incentives. Among its features, the law in [...] | 2009-02-27 05:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA315 | TURKEY: ENERGY POLICY SWINGS TOWARD RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, we have met with several Turkish counterparts on energy issues, including Advisor to President Gul for Energy Issues Volkan Ediger who accompanied Gul on his February 12-15 visit to Moscow (ref b). All confirm Turkey is increasing its cooperation with Russia o [...] | 2009-02-27 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET TU |
09ANKARA326 | TURKEY 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) This report is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The last year has been a mixed story for IPR protection in Turkey, with several positive developments but two high-profile setbacks - a regression in the protection of confidential pharmaceutica [...] | 2009-03-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR ECON TU |
09ANKARA334 | TURKISH EXPECTATIONS FOR LONDON SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, MFA and Treasury contacts outlined GOT expectations for the London Summit and their priorities in the G-20 working group process. In their view, the success of the Summit hinges on whether public and market confidence increases as a result. They foresee a lo [...] | 2009-03-04 05:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA335 | TURKEY: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Ankara is pleased to submit a request for a Science Fellow to come to Ankara for a month TDY during the summer of 2010. Embassy Ankara was fortunate to ave hosted a Fellow in 2007 who worked with Turkey's national scientific and research body (TUBITAK) to explore opportunities for sc [...] | 2009-03-04 07:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09ANKARA339 | TURKEY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE [...] (C) Responses to reftel A questions for Turkey follow below. As requested, electronic copies of reftels B-M (referred to below) will be sent to recipients listed in reftel A. Summary of Key Issues Stimulus: What has been proposed thus far? What more is being considered? Is there capaci [...] | 2009-03-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA356 | TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Black Sea city of Trabzon is a jewel in the opposition Republican People's Party crown that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) hopes to take in March 29 local elections. Black Sea politics are personal, however, and the CHP mayor is a hard-working, well-liked [...] | 2009-03-06 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD GG TU |
09ANKARA366 | TURKEY: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Ankara is pleased to submit a request for a Science Fellow to come to Ankara for a month TDY during the summer of 2010. Embassy Ankara was fortunate to have hosted a Fellow in 2007 who worked with Turkey's national scientific and research body (TUBITAK) to explore opportunities for s [...] | 2009-03-11 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09ANKARA4 | Turkey's Nuclear Energy Plans [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information for the Civil Nuclear Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. (U) The GOT conducted a tender in 2008 for construction and ope [...] | 2009-01-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD TU |
09ANKARA405 | TURKEY: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) We delivered ref A points on the Pakistan Donors' Conference and ref B points on the Afghanistan Conference to MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin March 18. PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE --------------------------- 2. (C) Turkey's representation is undecided for the April 17 me [...] | 2009-03-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN INRD IMF AF PK IR TU |
09ANKARA442 | TURKISH BANKING SECTOR STRONG, BUT WARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The number one concern of Turkish banks today is credit risk from Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign exchange (FX) loans made to the private sector. That risk is manageable now, but all banks, the Central Bank, and the Banking Regulator (BDDK) are all watching trends in non-perfor [...] | 2009-03-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TR |
09ANKARA460 | TURKEY AND IRAQ: PRESIDENT GUL GOES TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul conducted what GOT officials described as a very successful, if largely symbolic, visit to Baghdad March 24-25. The Turks had low expectations for concrete deliverables emerging from the visit. What was more important was the fact a Turkish head of [...] | 2009-03-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ECON ENRG IZ TU |
09ANKARA48 | TURKEY SET TO PASS NEW TRADEMARK LEGISLATION, BUT [...] (C) As feared, the GOT failed to meet the January 5 deadline for passing new trademark legislation, resulting in the invalidation of approximately 9000 pending trademark cases (see reftels). The Ambassador met with Zafer Caglayan, Minister of Industry and Commerce, to express his concern on t [...] | 2009-01-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR KCRM ECON TU |
09ANKARA522 | TURKEY TO PLEDGE $100 MILLION AT PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (C) We delivered ref A follow-up points April 8 on the Pakistan Donors Conference to MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin. Girgin confirmed that Foreign Minister Ali Babacan does plan to attend the conference. Accompanying him will be MFA Deputy U/S for South Asia and Middle East Ferid [...] | 2009-04-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK TU |
09ANKARA536 | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: TURKISH BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT [...] Per reftel, Turkey does make publicly available on an annual basis its national budget, including income and expenditures. Therefore, it is in full compliance with Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2009. 2. The G [...] | 2009-04-10 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TU |
09ANKARA543 | TURKEY WILL SUPPORT IMF/WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU KV |
09ANKARA566 | GLOBAL CRISIS CAUSES FURTHER DAMAGE TO TURKEY'S TEXTILE SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA571 | CENTRAL BANK CUTS POLICY RATE TO HISTORIC LOW [...] Summary: On April 16, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced the Monetary Policy Committee cut its overnight borrowing rate to 9.75% from 10.50% and its overnight lending rate to 12.25% from 13.00%. Policy rate cuts since November 2008 have totaled 700 basis points (bp) [...] | 2009-04-17 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA582 | FISCAL POLICY REALITY CHECK [...] (C) Summary and comment. On April 14, Treasury Minister Mehmet Simsek told Ambassador Jeffrey that Turkey will support Kosovo's bid to join the IMF and World Bank (Reftel B). In addition, Simsek offered to meet in Washington during the IMF/WB spring meetings with selected countries to encou [...] | 2009-04-21 07:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA602 | TURKEY: PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMABAD REGIONAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points April 24 to MFA South Asia Section Head Emre Karagol. Deputy U/S for South Asia, Middle East and Iran Feridun Sinirlioglu and Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan are in Washington April 20-25, having traveled there directly from Tokyo where they attended the P [...] | 2009-04-24 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID BEXP AF TU |
09ANKARA629 | TURKEY RAISES SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO WORLD BANK/IMF BID [...] (C) Reftels A and B detail Turkish support for Kosovo's bid to join the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. At an April 14 meeting, Treasury Minister Mehmet Simsek offered to seek additional support for Kosovo's bid while he was in Washington for the WB/IMF spring meeting. 2. (C) [...] | 2009-04-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA630 | REPORTS OF TURKEY-IRAN TRADE AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) Summary. Some Turkish press outlets have reported that Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a preferential trade agreement with Iran during a trade mission to Tehran earlier this week. Yuksel Akca, Director General of Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, said t [...] | 2009-04-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IR TU |
09ANKARA68 | TURKISH ECONOMIC TEAM EAGER TO MEET WITH NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 13 courtesy call, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nazim Ekren told the Ambassador he wants to visit Washington to meet with President-elect Obama's top economic leaders as soon as practical. The Ambassador said he would be pleased to support such a visit, although [...] | 2009-01-15 10:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON OVIP TU |
09ANKARA687 | TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT NEIGHBORS' WATER MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul March 16-22, Iraqi Environment Minister Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid met with Turkish Environment Minister Eroglu and once again asked Turkey to release more water from the Euphrates for use in Iraq. According to Turkish MFA [...] | 2009-05-12 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PREL SY TU |
09ANKARA701 | TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN EPET IZ TU |
09ANKARA705 | SIGNIFICANT IPR SEIZURES BY TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish National Police (TNP) conducted two major raids in March and April aimed at disrupting organized crime networks distributing counterfeit products in Turkey. A raid in April by the Istanbul Security Directorate's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Bureau yielded hund [...] | 2009-05-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR USTR ECON TU |
09ANKARA711 | TURKEY: RESPONSE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS' EFFECT ON [...] (SBU) The following is Turkey's response to reftel information request. Answers are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) B.1. To date, the drop in remittances to Turkey -- most of which originate in Western Europe -- following the onset of the economic crisis has not had a noticeable [...] | 2009-05-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG TU |
09ANKARA712 | IRAQ GAS TO TURKEY BY 2012? [...] (C) Summary. On May 13, Ambassador Jeffrey discussed a project to bring natural gas from northern Iraq to Turkey by as early as 2012 with the one the project developers, Kazim Turker, CEO of Turkerler. Turker was upbeat and confident in describing recent project milestones including a recent [...] | 2009-05-18 04:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ TU |
09ANKARA732 | TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL SEIZURES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA738 | TURKEY: PAKISTAN IDP AID DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered REFTEL points on May 22 to MFA South Asia Department Head Emre Karagol. On May 18 Turkey hosted a meeting of all the Pakistan-Afghanistan SRAPS. During the course of this meeting, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu stated that Turkey was preparing a package of aid for Pakistan in a [...] | 2009-05-22 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IMF PK PREL TU |
09ANKARA752 | TURKEY:NO NEW AGREEMENT ON EUPHRATES OR TIGRIS [...] (C) We met May 27 with MFA Regional and Transboundary Waters Department Head Sibel Algan and Altay Altinors, a hydrological engineer working as an advisor to Algan's office. Algan said that, contrary to press reports, Foreign Minister Davutoglu did not agree to an increase in downstream water [...] | 2009-05-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL IZ IR SY TU |
09ANKARA761 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...] | 2009-05-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU |
09ANKARA768 | TURKEY SUPPORTED KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] Per reftels, the Government of Turkey voted in support of Kosovo's application to become a member of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. According to Memduh Akcay, Treasury's Director General for International Economic Relations, Turkey sent in its vote on May 27, 2009. In addit [...] | 2009-06-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KVPR PREL TU |
09ANKARA795 | ERDOGAN UNVEILS NEW INCENTIVE PACKAGES [...] (U) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a new set of incentive and employment packages on June 4. Erdogan said that because of the global downturn, employment and industry have been negatively affected, but that the impact of the crisis was limited by the strong banking se [...] | 2009-06-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND TU |
09ANKARA797 | ISTANBUL ANALYSTS CONCERNED BY LACK OF IMF DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We participated in two May 2009 conferences in Istanbul: "Forum Istanbul" (the "Turkish Davos"),and the KPMG's "Financial Risk Management". High-level speakers included Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz; Former Central Banker, now UNDP President, Kemal Dervis; Former IMF Vic [...] | 2009-06-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA85 | TURKEY: IMF DEAL LIKELY BUT TIMING UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. IMF negotiators told G-7 Ambassadors January 15 that they expect to reach agreement with the GOT on a new stand-by arrangement (SBA),but the timing of a deal is uncertain. The Fund projects negative growth in 2009, while the GOT is insisting on a low but positive growth figure. [...] | 2009-01-16 17:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA853 | TURKEY'S VIEW ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) MFA DDG for OSCE, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Ahmet Muhtar Gun said that Turkey fully supports the principles outlined in ref a regarding the Corfu ministerial and noted specifically that Turkey's approach will be guided by the language contained in Paragraph 3 of the December [...] | 2009-06-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON |
09ANKARA865 | GRAB BAG OF MEASURES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY [...] Summary and comment. Prime Minister Erdogan announced a group of incentives designed to stimulate the economy and get Turks shopping. The cost of the incentive measures is estimated to be 600-700 million TL (USD 400-467 million) and will be paid for by a 50 kurus (USD .33) tax increase on ea [...] | 2009-06-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA902 | IPR ASPECTS OF TURKEY'S NEW CUSTOMS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish Parliament approved the long-awaited Customs Law on June 18. The law aims to fully harmonize Turkey's customs regime with that of the European Union, and it will now go to the President for signature. The law will take effect three months after it is signed and publ [...] | 2009-06-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD TU |
09ANKARA958 | TURKISH ECONOMY CONTRACTS 13.8 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA964 | DEMARCHE ON ITSO ARBITRATION DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Emra Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey would be represented at the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly by Ahmet Calik, Senior Expert at Turksat, the independent agency responsible for Turk [...] | 2009-07-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA TU |
09ANTANANARIVO102 | Comoran Dialogue Finished Before It Begins (Again) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union Special Envoy Madeira obtained agreement early this month from all Comoran stakeholders to convene an Inter-Comoran Dialogue February 27 to March 4. A few days later, President Sambi announced a date for his constitutional referendum (March 22),at which point all [...] | 2009-02-17 04:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO107 | Former Comoran President Azali Watching, Waiting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Comoran President Azali told Comoros Officer February 17 he is concerned about President Sambi's "dangerous and unconstitutional" actions. He believes Sambi cares too much about foreign friends (like Iran) and is losing touch with the Comoran people; especially Imams who [...] | 2009-02-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO114 | COMOROS PURSUING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The Union of the Comoros Government (GOC) is actively pursuing geothermal energy options to tap into volcanic Mount Karthala's heat on the main island of Grande Comore. Given the high cost and unreliability of the MAMWE electric utility, the geothermal alternative has the potential t [...] | 2009-02-20 04:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID PGOV CN |
09ANTANANARIVO115 | Comorans Rally Against Sambi [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dozens of opposition leaders, Imams, and elder leaders representing all three islands held a rally February 18 calling on the people to actively prevent President Sambi's constitutional referendum from taking place. They denounced the president as illegitimate and dangerous, vowi [...] | 2009-02-20 05:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO138 | COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...] | 2009-02-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO144 | MADAGASCAR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: As politicians wrangle for power in Antananarivo, business owners, street vendors, consumers, and the Malagasy population in general are paying a heavy price for the feud. Although the medium and long-term impacts on the economy will depend on rapidity of crisis resolution, sho [...] | 2009-03-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV EPET MA |
09ANTANANARIVO153 | Inter-Comoran Dialogue Opens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Union Vice President Idi Nadhoim, speaking on behalf of the Head of State, officially opened the Inter-Comoran Dialogue March 3. African Union Special Envoy Madeira hailed Comorans for their historic decision to meet in order to advance reconciliation. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...] | 2009-03-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO178 | Inter-Comoran Dialogue Ends [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After five days of talks on the constitution, institutions, and governance, the Inter-Comoran Dialogue closed March 7. While the recommendations are not binding, an overwhelming majority of participants insisted that President Sambi not seek to extend his mandate in the upcomi [...] | 2009-03-14 08:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO19 | Six Months Of Enhanced Engagement In The Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since July, 2008, Post has had a dedicated Comoros Officer spending three-quarters of his time on extended TDYs in the Comoros. This cable highlights the positive reaction from the Comoros and improved efforts to pursue Mission objectives. END SUMMARY. U.S. Presence "Promo [...] | 2009-01-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN CN |
09ANTANANARIVO2 | Gulf Investment Group Influence In The Comoros [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks insight from the Department into the background of Comoro Gulf Holdings and its principal officers: Bashar Kiwan (French-Syrian),President; Ali Kazma, Vice President; Ahmed Jaroudi (Lebanese),Manager. END ACTION REQUEST. Investment Promotion - - - - - - [...] | 2009-01-05 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN CN |
09ANTANANARIVO200 | AU Efforts IN The Comoros Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the Inter-Comoran Dialogue (REFTELS),AU S/E Madeira continues to mediate in the Comoros. With guidance from Addis, he brokered a meeting between Preisdent Sambi and the island presidents and obtained agreement for all parliamentary elections to take place in 2009. Tanza [...] | 2009-03-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO229 | AGOA SHIPMENTS IN SECOND HALF 2008 - MADAGASCAR [...] Summary: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the second half of 2008 were similar to those of the second half of 2007. However, the total amount for 2008 decreased by 3.5 percent compared to 2007. This decreasing trend will likely be stronger in 2009 due to the current political turmoil and to [...] | 2009-03-31 13:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO248 | MADAGASCAR: A HOBSON'S CHOICE ON AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar is an AGOA success story almost without parallel, having created a vibrant garment industry employing around 100,000 workers. AGOA eligibility should be used as a carrot for encouraging early elections and a return to constitutional order. During Madagascar's 2009 eli [...] | 2009-04-03 07:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AGOA MA |
09ANTANANARIVO252 | MADAGASCAR: 2008 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, Madagascar recorded strong growth and improved macroeconomic performance despite external shocks. Real economic growth reached 7.2 percent. Fiscal policy improved tax revenue, while monetary and exchange rate policies contained inflation and prevented excessive volatili [...] | 2009-04-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO265 | MADAGASCAR: ECONOMY SUFFERS AS CRISIS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis in Madagascar has already negatively impacted unemployment, tourism, inflation, and exports. The economic downturn, increased inflation, and depreciation of the currency are likely to continue during 2009, with analysts predicting annual GDP growth of only 3 [...] | 2009-04-10 08:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO27 | MADAGASCAR 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This cable responds to the call in 08 STATE 123907 for updated investment climate statements. A separate Word version has been emailed per instructions. End summary. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The GOM officially welcomes foreign investment and the c [...] | 2009-01-15 05:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO275 | MADAGASCAR: QMM MINE BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Rio Tinto's billion dollar ilmenite mine in southern Madagascar, QMM, began production in December 2008 and shipped its first load of ilmenite in April, despite dual Malagasy political and global financial crises. The company has made a conscientious effort to hire local workers [...] | 2009-04-15 06:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO285 | Comoran President Announces Referendum May 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Comoran President Sambi announced the constitutional referendum will be held May 17. The new draft revision has not been made public yet, but is expected to concentrate powers in the Union presidency, reduce island autonomy, and allow Sambi to extend his current term in office [...] | 2009-04-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO345 | AGOA SHIPMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 - MADAGASCAR [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the first quarter of 2009 increased by 6 percent compared to the same period in 2008. However, this trend will likely be reversed in April and May due to the current political and economic crisis, and the consequent departure of the GAP group, which [...] | 2009-05-14 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO356 | MADAGASCAR RECEIVES QUESTIONABLE SAUDI INVESTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of questionable Saudi investors has signed an agreement with Madagascar's High Transitional Authority (HAT) allegedly to invest 2 billion dollars (over 20% of GDP) in Madagascar. To further sweeten the deal, the Saudi investors plan to export large quantities of staple c [...] | 2009-05-18 13:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA SA |
09ANTANANARIVO366 | MADAGASCAR: DOWNWARD ECONOMIC SPIRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar appears to be headed towards a serious recession, as diminished government spending, loss of investor confidence, flagging exports, and suspension of donor funds translate into a loss of jobs and a slowdown of GDP growth. In addition to increased poverty, the transit [...] | 2009-05-26 06:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO399 | MADAGASCAR: HOW LONG CAN THE HAT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF predicts that Madagascar's transition government (HAT) will likely be able to make payroll for its workers and soldiers through July using normal fiscal revenues. However, during the latter half of 2009, the HAT will probably receive less tax and customs revenue, and cann [...] | 2009-06-04 07:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ENRG EFIN PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO431 | MADAGASCAR: AMBATOVY MINING PROJECT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite dual financial and political crises, the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel mining project in eastern Madagascar is moving forward, with production scheduled to begin in early 2011. Ambatovy managers are able to work with the transition government (HAT),notwithstanding th [...] | 2009-06-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN MA |
09ANTANANARIVO449 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGOA WITH AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador urged the members of AMCHAM to lobby Malagasy political leaders to take concrete steps to reinstall constitutional order to preserve AGOA benefits, protect U.S. investments, and save tens of thousands of jobs. AMCHAM explained that it has already beg [...] | 2009-06-19 07:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO475 | COMOROS CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUBJECT: Union of the Comoros President Sambi made sweeping changes to his cabinet June 24, dismissing some competent and loyal Ministers in favor or several unknowns. END SUBJECT. 2. (SBU) President Sambi has made the most dramatic changes to his cabinet since taking office in 2006 [...] | 2009-06-25 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO494 | MADAGASCAR: LETTER TO POTUS ON AGOA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO503 | MADAGASCAR: JAPANESE TO RAISE MINING CONCERN AT G8 [...] (C) Summary: The HAT is threatening to alter the terms of investment for the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel mine. The Japanese, Canadian, and Korean investors involved are gearing up to defend their interests in arbitration if the HAT goes forward with its threat. The Japanese Prime Ministe [...] | 2009-07-07 07:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO512 | MADAGASCAR: GARMENT MAKERS SHOUT FOR AGOA ASSURANCES AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar's garment industry is suffering the effects of the political crisis that began in January and is already showing signs of further collapse due to the uncertainty of AGOA renewal at the end of the year. Commercial chambers and businesses have successfully educated memb [...] | 2009-07-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO573 | MADAGASCAR: FIRST SEMESTER 2009 MACROECONOMIC REPORT [...] (SBU) Unofficial GDP projections for 2009 are around negative four percent due to poor performance of the secondary and tertiary sectors resulting from the global slowdown and political instability in Madagascar. During the first half of 2009, inflation remained in check, while unemployment sp [...] | 2009-08-04 07:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO607 | MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH EU UNDER THREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2002 the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have been working to put in place new trade agreements: the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs),designed to enhance cooperation in all areas related to trade. Madagascar signed an [...] | 2009-08-21 06:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO613 | LOW RICE PRICES COULD PRODUCE FUTURE SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: The farm gate price of rice is 20 percent lower this year compared to 2008, dropping from MGA 500 per kilo to 400 (USD 0.26 to 0.21). Several factors contributed to this decline; chief among them are increased productivity in 2008, reduced demand from the country's largest distributor [...] | 2009-08-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO615 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 24 to 28, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITI [...] | 2009-08-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO629 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 31 to September 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-09-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO631 | MADAGASCAR: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD ECON KHLS PTER PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO651 | RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRACTICES IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Summary: This cable responds to the questions raised in reftel regarding Russian business practices in Madagascar. The answers are keyed to the questions below. End summary. A. (U) IS THERE A RUSSIAN TRADE REPRESENTATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? There is no Russian trade representation in M [...] | 2009-09-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD MA RS |
09ANTANANARIVO653 | IMF ON MADAGASCAR: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the IMF resident representative in Madagascar, GDP growth for 2009 is likely to fall between negative 0.5 and negative 1 percent. Because of the transition government's prudent fiscal policy and declining world prices, inflation remains under control. The exchange [...] | 2009-09-15 06:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO669 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 7 to 18, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITICAL UPDATE: Op [...] | 2009-09-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO682 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (09/25/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 21 to 25, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-7) - Rajoelina at the UN General Assembly [...] | 2009-09-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO693 | AGOA SUSPENSION COULD JEOPARDIZE 80 PERCENT OF SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, DCM met with Maersk Madagascar (MM) local lawyer and sales manager to discuss a commercial dispute that occurred between MM and a local firm. MM sales manager advised that if this legal problem is not resolved and AGOA is suspended, Maersk may withdraw from Mada [...] | 2009-10-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO697 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/02/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 28 - October 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Rajoelina's Return from UNGA - [...] | 2009-10-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO726 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO727 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO747 | MADAGASCAR: FURTHER EMBASSY INPUT FOR AGOA REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: As the 2010 interagency AGOA review now moves forward toward making decisions, post offers this additional input and background to inform agencies' ongoing deliberations. Post recommends that Madagascar's AGOA eligibility be maintained for 2010 if the Malagasy leaders can demons [...] | 2009-10-30 05:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO752 | MADAGASCAR: ALL EYES ON ADDIS [...] (C) Summary: The African Union will host a meeting of Madagascar's four vying political chiefs Nov 3-5 in Addis Ababa. The meeting has been touted alternately as a forum for getting the four chiefs' seal of approval on the provisional agreements made during the Oct 6 international contact gro [...] | 2009-11-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO753 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (11/02/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 19 to November 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (Paragraphs 2-6) - Negotiations in Addis Abab [...] | 2009-11-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO763 | UPDATE ON ILLEGAL LOGGING IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices. Insufficient monitoring of the situation makes it difficult to ascertain the true dimensions of the problem, but a recent report issued by scientists associated with Missi [...] | 2009-11-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO779 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (13-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 2-13, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - Transition Government: Still a Work in [...] | 2009-11-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO784 | MADAGASCAR: AGOA PRODUCTION CONTINUES PENDING ELIGIBILITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The approximately forty garment factories that are producing clothing in Madagascar for export to the U.S. under the terms of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reduced production and workforce by an estimated 15 to 20 percent since the coup last March, but only one [...] | 2009-11-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO818 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (27-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 16-27, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-8) - AU/UN Evaluation Mission - Continued [...] | 2009-11-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO832 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (04-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 30 to December 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - TRANSITION CABINET REMAINS [...] | 2009-12-04 07:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO87 | Comoros Reestablishes Links To Swahili Coast [...] (U) SUMMARY: After decades of instability and post-colonial focus on France, the Union of the Comoros is rediscovering historic links to the Swahili Coast of Africa. In partnership with Tanzania's Board of External Trade, the Comoran Chamber of Commerce will soon open an office in Dar es Sal [...] | 2009-02-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD CN |
09ANTANANARIVO876 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (22-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for December 7 to 22, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 1-5) - Rajoelina kills the Maputo process [...] | 2009-12-23 10:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO88 | Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...] | 2009-02-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO99 | MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MA |
09ASHGABAT100 | TURKMENISTAN: BURNISHING BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 2008 article written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attributed the positive outcome of the October 2008 Bishkek Summit to President Berdimuhamedov's initiative and resourcefulness and portrayed Turk [...] | 2009-01-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1008 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FIRMS DOMINATE COMMERCIAL AIR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies have supplied almost all the commercial air conditioning systems (central air conditioning systems, not single-household units) for new, foreign-built government, commercial, and residential build [...] | 2009-08-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1046 | TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTAN BANK UPBEAT ON TURKMEN [...] (C) On August 18, the new director of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branch in Ashgabat, Jamal Malik, met with Economic Officer to discuss business in Turkmenistan. Malik became the Bank's new director after replacing long-time Embassy contact, Rizwan Khan, last week. Malik worked at NBP [...] | 2009-08-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1048 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES REMAIN HIGH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the government's attempts to reduce food prices, including short-lived price caps for meat, eggs and some other basic food staples, prices for basic food items have not changed since April and remained s [...] | 2009-08-19 03:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1055 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1056 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1059 | TURKMENISTAN: ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION HELD [...] (SBU) On August 19, Economic Officer attended Turkmenistan's annual international exhibition devoted to the Turkmen construction sector. Deputy Chairman for Energy, Industry, Construction and Motor Transport, Deryageldi Orazov, opened the exhibition by reading a lengthy statement by President [...] | 2009-08-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1061 | TURKMENISTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Turkmen official media announced the First Annual International Investment Forum to be held October 15-17 in Ashgabat. The Turkmen Chamber of Commerce is organizing the forum with the support of the Cabinet of Ministe [...] | 2009-08-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1077 | COCA-COLA REPS SEE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Representatives from Coca-Cola met with Charge on August 26. CEO for Coca-Cola Ichecek (Beverage) in Istanbul and Irish citizen, Michael A. O'Neil, headed a group of businessmen with years of experience in Turkmenistan. O'Neil recounted his time as Coca-Cola head in Russia and Coca-Cola' [...] | 2009-08-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1084 | TURKMENISTAN: CHRYSLER DISTRIBUTOR TRIES TO RE-ENTER SUV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chrysler's official distributor in Central Asia, Saitco, hopes to reenter the Turkmen automobile market. In 2002, Saitco sold about 100 Dodge SUVs on contract through IPC Motors to the Turkmen Government. Seven [...] | 2009-08-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1107 | HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Economic Officer visited the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Ashgabat at the recent invitation of the plant General Manager Kadir Uslu (reftel). Uslu asserted that despite Turkmenistan's intense bureaucracy, Coca-Cola's brand name and multinational approach to Turkme [...] | 2009-09-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT111 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD EXPLAINS WHAT IS WRONG WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),explained barriers in the domestic lending industry, such as bureaucracy and loan terms that are unprofitable for banks and untenable for borrowers. By offering [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON EIND SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1110 | TURKMEN GAS NOT TO REACH BULGARIA SOON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 27 meeting between Bulgarian President Dmitry Pyrvanov and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Pyrvanov announced that Bulgaria is ready to import more than 2 bcm of Turkmen gas, and B [...] | 2009-09-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1116 | UPDATE ON INTERNET ACCESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the first half of 2009, Internet access in Turkmenistan increased significantly, along with the number of Internet subscribers. Government-owned Turkmen Telecom remains the main provider of Internet service t [...] | 2009-09-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT PGOV ECPS ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1117 | TURKMENISTAN: PETROCHINA TO TAKE OVER AMU DARYA PROJECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets reported this week that PetroChina will acquire assets from the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),PetroChina's parent company, including CNPC's share in the Amu Darya pro [...] | 2009-09-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1121 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL EXPO REAFFIRMS TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 2, Economic Officer attended the opening of the Turkish National Export Exhibition in Ashgabat. The Turkish government sent State Minister for Trade and Industry Mehmet Zafer Caglayan to co-open the event with Turkmen officials. Almost 70 Turkish companies were pre [...] | 2009-09-03 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1138 | TURKMENISTAN: KISS FROM A ROGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 6, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Ashgabat for his first visit to Turkmenistan, which has the world's fourth largest reserves of natural gas. The short (less than 24-hour) visit, included a welcoming [...] | 2009-09-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT1142 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips representatives met with Charge on September 8 to discuss progress toward an offshore deal with the Turkmen. Company representatives indicated that ConocoPhillips was still very interested in developing blocks 19, 20, and 21 with the Turkmen, but had yet to receiv [...] | 2009-09-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON KZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1145 | TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT WANTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced plans to launch the country's first national satellite. The satellite would support telephone and Internet communications, hydrocarbon industries, and Turkmen T [...] | 2009-09-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT EINV ECON PINR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1152 | TURKMENISTAN: AZERBAIJAN STRIVING TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Azerbaijan embassy official, the relationship between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan is warming, but the Turkmen government is still cautious about embarking on joint projects. In addition, the Turkmen government continues to limit the activities of [...] | 2009-09-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECON AJ TX |
09ASHGABAT1158 | TURKMENISTAN ACQUIRES TWO NEW OIL TANKERS. [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkmenistan received its second Russian-made oil tanker on September 8; the "Hazar" (Turkmen for "Caspian") was built in Krasnoye Sormovo (Novgorod),Russia. In August, the first tanker, the "Sumbar", named after [...] | 2009-09-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EPET EINT EINV ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1159 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REP DISCUSSES MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chevron Representative in Ashgabat met with the Charge on September 11 to update her on Chevron's recent meeting with Turkmen Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's plans to pursue a partnership with Turkmen state energy [...] | 2009-09-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1169 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN LEADERS TALK ENERGY--ITERA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen press reported that the September 13 meeting between Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Medvedev in Turkmenbashy cleared the way for renewed Turkmen-Russian economic relations; however, no new gas deal was signed. The EU Tacis-Rep in Ashgabat prov [...] | 2009-09-14 13:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON RS TX |
09ASHGABAT117 | SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES LEARNING TO NAVIGATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ashgabat-based South Korean diplomat shared some of his country's "lessons learned" about accessing the Turkmen market. While South Korea has made little progress in entering Turkmenistan's energy sector or construction industry, the signing of other lucrative deals in 2008 [...] | 2009-01-26 02:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET EINV TU KS TX |
09ASHGABAT1184 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT THROWS PARTY FOR ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 12 Economic Officer attended the Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry's celebratory concert devoted to oil, gas, and electricity sector workers. The lavish event was held at the famous Ruhnama Park, named after former President Niyazov's epic "Ruhnama" which means "book of [...] | 2009-09-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON KS TX |
09ASHGABAT1196 | TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...] | 2009-09-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX |
09ASHGABAT1203 | TURKMENISTAN: ENTREPRENEURSHIP ALIVE AND WELL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mary province appears to contain a thriving small business sector, and many local residents have taken advantage of the post-Soviet era regulations allowing private ownership to build or make improvements to their homes and businesses. They are interested in studying business, ma [...] | 2009-09-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1206 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD ASSERTS "HONEYMOON STAGE" WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan continues to seek out projects and proactive Turkmen business people who are willing to question Turkmen policies that hinder economic and commercial growth. Soviet-style government control over the coun [...] | 2009-09-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1217 | GOLDEN ARCHES ON THE FAR HORIZON?:WHY THERE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To date, McDonald's does not have a franchise restaurant in Turkmenistan, nor in any of the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia. There is continued strong interest, among Turkmen business people and government officials alike, in opening a McDonald's in Ashgabat. The [...] | 2009-09-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT122 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS USTDA REGIONAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director for Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, visited Turkmenistan January 7-10. State media highlighted his visit and meetings at different GOTX ministries. The Turkmen St [...] | 2009-01-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1223 | TURKMENISTAN: CENTRAL BANK CLAIMS REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen Central Bank seems to be caught between Presidential orders to increase banking reforms on the one end, while receiving almost contradictory directives to increase its control of the banking sector. Current banking laws on the books date back to 1993. New banking le [...] | 2009-09-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT1230 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON BUDGETARY TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1248 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. LOGISTICS COMPANY EXPLAINS [...] (C) On September 28, Economic Officer met with the Managing Director of U.S.-based Bertling Logistics. The Bertling representative, who was raised in Turkey and has been in Ashgabat for 10 years, asserted that commercial conditions in the country have improved immensely in the last few years. [...] | 2009-09-30 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD EPET BTIO PGOV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1253 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXPECTED MORE FROM MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron was one of several U.S. companies that recently had face-to-face meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The Chevron rep was visibly disappointed that the meeting did not result in a new onshore deal [...] | 2009-10-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1257 | TURKMENISTAN: RETHINKING THE APPROACH FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the September 21 meeting between the Secretary and President Berdimuhamedov, post received additional feedback from GOTX officials regarding the USG push for U.S. energy companies to develop onshore hydrocarbon resources in Turkmenistan. The GOTX remains adamant that it [...] | 2009-10-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1262 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM REFUSING TO BUY TURKMEN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent Russian media reports indicated that Russia's state-owned Gazprom will not resume purchases of Turkmen gas for the remainder of 2009. The reports come as the demand for gas remains in decline, and Russia continues to push for a much lower gas price with the Turkmen. So [...] | 2009-10-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RU TX |
09ASHGABAT1270 | TURKMENISTAN: HONEYWELL TRYING TO COURT TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, Honeywell's CEO and other company executives met with the Charge to discuss plans to expand the company's presence in Turkmenistan. Honeywell's CEO arrived in Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of Oil and Gas Bay [...] | 2009-10-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1286 | TURKMENISTAN: JAPAN HOPES TO REGAIN MOMENTUM IN [...] (SBU) Members of the Japanese-Turkmenistan Committee for Economic Cooperation visited Turkmenistan from October 4-8 and met with President Berdimuhamedov. Tetsuro Chida, Special Advisor to the Japanese Charge d'Affaires, told Poloff that the delegation included executives from Itochu, Komatsu [...] | 2009-10-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL BTIO ECON ETRD JA TX |
09ASHGABAT1288 | TURKMENISTAN: FORMER DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR OIL AND [...] (C) Former Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagiyev was arrested in mid-September allegedly on suspicion of corruption, according to multiple sources in the expat business and foreign diplomatic community. Tagiyev was serving at the time as head of the oil refinery at Turkmenbashi. Accordi [...] | 2009-10-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ENRG TX |
09ASHGABAT1293 | TURKMENISTAN: BOEING CONTRACT CANCELED BECAUSE OF [...] (C) Two Boeing representatives met with Charge on October 8 to relay the disappointing news that their 2008 contract with Turkmenistan Airlines had apparently just been canceled. The contract was originally for two airplanes, to be delivered in 2013. They had subsequently agreed, at the requ [...] | 2009-10-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1295 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT SHUFFLES OIL AND GAS OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 12 televised session with fuel and energy officials, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov announced major firings and reshuffling of the oil and gas leadership, citing waste and poor performance as reasons for dismissals. The president prefaced his action by saying [...] | 2009-10-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1312 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL STILL MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 14 ExxonMobil representatives met with the Charge to discuss recent meetings between company executives and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. ExxonMobil representatives described the meetings as "a little positive, [...] | 2009-10-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1318 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS PROGRESS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A ConocoPhillips representative reported that the company has renewed its chances of on offshore deal with Turkmenistan since it recently dropped LukOil as a partner and picked up UAE-based Mubadala. ConocoPhillips had already partnered successfully with Mubadala in Kazakhstan a [...] | 2009-10-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1323 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FDA REPORTABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1332 | TURKMENISTAN: WHITE STREAM REPRESENTATIVE PITCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A White Stream pipeline representative was in Ashgabat this week to pitch the project to GOTX officials. White Stream is a private gas pipeline from Georgia to Romania that its proponents claim is an alternative route for deliveries of Azerbaijani and Turkmen gas Europe. The rep [...] | 2009-10-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT135 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the past two weeks, President Berdimuhamedov has replaced 17 senior officials to include one Deputy Cabinet Minister, three ministers, the directors of five major state enterprises, one significant committee chair [...] | 2009-01-27 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1353 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REPORTS SOME GOOD NEWS [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Ashgabat met with Charge on October 23 to convey some good news the company had received from the GOTX. Specifically, Chevron received a positive letter from Turkmenistan's state-owned gas company Turkmengas in response to Chevron's request to discuss its onsho [...] | 2009-10-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1373 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON MCC INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
09ASHGABAT138 | MICROSOFT/POLIMEKS DEVELOPING TURKMEN DICTIONARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post has learned that Microsoft, with support from Turkish construction firm Policom Istanbul (known locally as "Polimeks"),has apparently agreed to develop a Turkmen language dictionary and relevant software in cooperatio [...] | 2009-01-29 03:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1381 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES LAST MINUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the margins of Turkmenistan Independence Day celebrations, GOTX officials organized a last-minute meeting of the U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council in Ashgabat. The meeting was a follow-up event to a dinner for Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov hosted by the Business Council i [...] | 2009-10-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV PGOV BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1382 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S REQUIREMENTS DURING DINNER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1388 | TURKMENISTAN OFFERS PROPOSAL TO CHEVRON [...] (C) Chevron Vice President for Business Development told Charge on October 29 that the Turkmen had proposed that Chevron take over gas processing in the country, thereby supplanting the Russians. He said that this proposal had been offered during a meeting he had earlier that day with State A [...] | 2009-10-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT141 | TURKMENISTAN: LOGISTICS COMPANY MANAGER DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAC Marine's General Manager, a longtime resident with connections to some foreign energy companies operating in Turkmenistan, described his company's progress with business development and commented on a recent agreement with the government to build a new supply base near Turk [...] | 2009-01-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ETRD EPET ECON TX AJ |
09ASHGABAT1415 | TURKMENISTAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BUDGETARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) On November 2, post received a diplomatic note from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to Ref B demarche that urged the Turkmen government to improve its budgetary transparency. BEGIN DIPLOMATIC [...] | 2009-11-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT142 | TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN LOGISTICS COMPANY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, GAC Marine General Manager, Gregory Flint, shared his thoughts on how to succeed at doing business in Turkmenistan. He commented on the pervasiveness of corruption, as well as other challenges that regularly face foreign companies here. His views on business im [...] | 2009-01-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD EPET ECON KCRM TX AJ |
09ASHGABAT1422 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER HOPES TO EXPAND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Oil and gas service giant Schlumberger has been operating in Turkmenistan since 1999. The company maintains excellent business ties with state-owned oil concern Turkmennebit, and has plans to partner with the state-owned gas company Turkmengaz in the near future. Company represe [...] | 2009-11-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1423 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIANS SAY GAZPROM NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) According to Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin, negotiations between the Russians and the Turkmen over gas are "very difficult." We met with Demin on November 5 to discuss the status of the Gazprom negotiations. He told us that currently the negotiations between Turkmengaz and Gazprom ar [...] | 2009-11-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1427 | SEPTEMBER 29 VISIT OF ST. PERSBURG GOVERNOR [...] (C) Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin briefed us November 5 on the September 29 visit of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko. According to Demin, two construction contracts totaling $700 million were signed. One was for building bridges, roads,and highways in Ashgabat and Ahal provi [...] | 2009-11-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TX RS |
09ASHGABAT1428 | THE FEW FOREIGN BANKS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Five foreign banks currently operate in Turkmenistan: Turkmen-Turkish Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Saderat (Export) Bank of Iran, Deutsche Bank and Commerz Bank of Germany. Besides the two German banks, these ba [...] | 2009-11-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAID PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1445 | TURKMENISTAN: AUSTRIAN ENERGY GIANT OMV HOPES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. OMV, Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas company, recently increased its efforts to promote the Nabucco pipeline and strike an energy deal with the Turkmen government. Like many large energy companies, OMV's current plans focus on the lucrative, proven, onshore gas [...] | 2009-11-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AU TX |
09ASHGABAT1469 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP WORKS TO BUILD ANALYTIC SKILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project to develop analytic capacity among government employees in Turkmenistan seems to be making progress toward its goal of improving policy planning skills at the Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic Development. In a Novemb [...] | 2009-11-17 04:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP TX |
09ASHGABAT1481 | DEPUTY CHAIRMAN CONFIDENT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov, in a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, reiterated the Turkmen government's energy sector policies of diversifying sales of natural gas, hiring service companies to work on development and explora [...] | 2009-11-18 15:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1486 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYDROCARBON AGENCY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkmenistan's State Hydrocarbon Agency Chief Yagshygeldi Kakayev told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol that foreign energy companies should either pursue offshore exploration blocks or onshore service contracts. Kakayev said the GOTX viewed most foreign energ [...] | 2009-11-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1494 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON STILL PUSHING FOR A DEAL [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE),Chevron representatives discussed the company's current plans for reaching an energy deal with the Turkmen. The local Chevron representative told Charge that the recent GOTX proposal to have Chevron [...] | 2009-11-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1495 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL INCREASING ITS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil officials have increased their presence in Turkmenistan over the last few months. Given the GOTX's plans to deliver up to 65 billion cubic meters of gas to Iran and China by the end of 2011, the company sees opportunities to gain GOTX trust in the hope of eventually ge [...] | 2009-11-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1498 | GE TURBINES BOOST ELECTRICITY CAPACITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (U) Chalyk Energy, a Turkish company, and General Electric (GE) are nearing completion of a project to build a new power station in Balkanabat, the capital city of Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. According to an article in [...] | 2009-11-24 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT15 | TURKMENISTAN: DELAY OF COMPLETION OF GAS PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent statement released by the Turkmen state information agency, a detailed status report on the construction of the gas pipeline to China omitted mention of the long anticipated 2009 start of operatio [...] | 2009-01-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL CH TX |
09ASHGABAT1500 | TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss a variety of issues of bilateral interest, including Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, the former students at the American University of Central Asia, humanitarian overfligh [...] | 2009-11-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON ENRG TX |
09ASHGABAT1502 | TURKMENISTAN: 2010 NTE REPLY ON THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KBCT IS TX |
09ASHGABAT1504 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS STILL PURSUING [...] (C) On November 17, ConocoPhillips representatives visiting Ashgabat to attend the Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition briefed poloff on the status of the company's efforts to develop Turkmenistan's Blocks 19 and 20 in the Caspian. The company reps shared that they could not alw [...] | 2009-11-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1507 | TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTS ITS 2010 BUDGET [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 21, President Berdimuhamedov signed the law on the state budget of Turkmenistan for 2010. According to the law, budget revenues are set as 48.28 billion manats (USD 16.94 billion) and budget expenditures are se [...] | 2009-11-25 10:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1525 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BFIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1526 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Anka Trading and Shipping Company holds the only license for distributing Colgate and Palmolive products in Turkmenistan. The group also partners with Turkmen entrepreneurs to avoid high taxes for foreign co [...] | 2009-11-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1531 | ITALIAN COMPANY ENI SIGNS MOU WITH TURKMEN [...] (SBU) On November 25, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Turkmen State Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources and Italy's state-owned energy company ENI during President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Rome. ENI acquired Burren Energy in 2008, after Burren had long been a party t [...] | 2009-11-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX IT |
09ASHGABAT1533 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM TO BUY LESS GAS IN 2010? [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent Russian article claimed that Gazprom would significantly lower the price it would pay for Turkmen gas, and the quantity it would take, in 2010. Although neither Gazprom nor the Turkmen government have commented on the article, the GOTX is preparing for Russia to buy less [...] | 2009-11-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1546 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS MEET OFTEN BUT NO [...] (C) Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov's one-day working visit to Moscow on November 29 did not finalize a new gas deal between Russia and Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedov officially announced his trip to Moscow two days before arriving in the Russian capital to meet with President Medvedev. Follo [...] | 2009-12-03 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV PREL EINV RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1570 | TURKMENISTAN: BIDDING ON GOVERNMENT TENDERS; TRICKY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Bidding on Turkmen Government tenders requires an understanding of both the official process, as laid out in the regulation on tenders, and the unwritten rules. Under the table payments to state officials can repor [...] | 2009-12-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD KCOR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1575 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMS "ALL IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of Finance Officials asserted that the Turkmen economy is growing, and that the 2010 state budget reflects overall economic growth despite a forecasted deficit. Ministry officials acknowledged a deficit of approximately $500 million for next year, adding that the state [...] | 2009-12-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1591 | TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC LOOKING TO DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. General Electric (GE) is the leading provider of power generation equipment to Turkmenistan. In addition to being the exclusive provider of gas turbines to the Turkmen, the company provides pipeline and oil field equipment, and delivers services such as much-needed technical and [...] | 2009-12-09 10:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1592 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANY BELAM EYES [...] (C) On December 9, EconOff met with the president of the New Jersey-based company "Belam," who was participating in the International Electricity Industry Exhibition and Conference held in Ashgabat December 7-10 (septel). Belam is a provider and installer of high-tech communications systems. [...] | 2009-12-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV BTIO ECPS ELTN TX |
09ASHGABAT1594 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHEDULE OF STATE EXHIBITIONS FOR 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 07:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP PGOV ECON ETRD BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT16 | TURKMEN AUTHORITIES GRADUALLY EXPAND PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been signs over the past year that the Turkmen government intends to expand public access to the Internet for citizens. In December, Ashgabat residents began reporting success in getting connected. Howev [...] | 2009-01-07 04:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECPS ECON ETRD SOCI RU TX |
09ASHGABAT1601 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON OLD CARS [...] (SBU) Per a December 4 decree by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan will ban the import of foreign cars produced before 2000. The ban will take effect on January 1, 2010, allowing cars that were produced before 2000 to be imported until the end of the year. The ban com [...] | 2009-12-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BTIO EIND EINV IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1615 | TURKMEN STATE-OWNED COMPANY ANNOUNCES 3G SERVICES, [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 12, TM Cell, the state-owned cell phone company run by the Ministry of Communications, began to offer 3rd Generation (3G) services to cell phone customers across the country. Tech-savvy customers, who were [...] | 2009-12-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINT ECPS BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1618 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON WEIGHS NEW PROPOSAL [...] (C) On December 11, the local Chevron rep briefed us on a proposal recently made by the Turkmenistan government. Deputy Chairman Bayrammurat Hojamuhammedov had met with the Chevron rep on December 7 and had pitched the idea of Chevron working as part of a Joint Venture onshore (not Yoloten or [...] | 2009-12-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1619 | CENTRAL ASIA-CHINA PIPELINE OPENED IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidents of Turkmenistan, China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan participated in the December 14 opening of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline in Lebap Province in eastern Turkmenistan. The pipeline opening represented over three and a half years of planning and construction. [...] | 2009-12-15 14:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1622 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL SETTING UP SHOP IN [...] (C) On December 15, EconOff met with ExxonMobil representatives tasked with opening an office in Ashgabat. Company reps expressed frustration with finding available office space in the Turkmen capital, adding that they did not find anyone who seemed "excited to rent." They asserted that they [...] | 2009-12-17 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1634 | TURKMENISTAN: NO RACE TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL AUTO [...] (C) On December 18, EconOff attended the International Automotive Exhibition in Ashgabat. Despite, a growing number of auto enthusiasts in Ashgabat, there was poor attendance by auto industry representatives and by the public. The Exhibition was opened by the Deputy Chairman for Education, H [...] | 2009-12-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ELTN BTIO EINV ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1652 | TURKMENISTAN: POST HOSTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (C) On December 22, Post hosted a roundtable to discuss entrepreneurial issues in Turkmenistan with private, independent Turkmen business people. The roundtable was held in accordance with action items per reftel. Turkmen entrepreneurs who participated in the roundtable are successful, wealt [...] | 2009-12-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1654 | TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA AGREE ON GAS, BUT HOW [...] (C) Turkmen media announced on December 22 that the Turkmen state-owned gas company Turkmengaz and Russia's Gazprom signed a document, amending the 2009 natural gas sale and purchase contract to include 2010 transactions. In addition, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Med [...] | 2009-12-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1656 | TURKMENISTAN: ANY GAS LEFT FOR NABUCCO? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The commissioning of the Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China gas pipeline (ref A) and the recent Turkmen-Russian decision to resume gas supplies to Russia (ref B) triggered international media speculatio [...] | 2009-12-24 03:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1670 | TURKMENISTAN: RESTAURANTS AND CAFES ORDERED CLOSED [...] (C) Private restaurants and cafes in Ashgabat have been closing their doors, reportedly at the unwritten order of Turkmen government officials. Embassy staff have reported that most restaurants in downtown Ashgabat are closed, during what is usually the busiest time of the year for restaurants [...] | 2009-12-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR TX |
09ASHGABAT1679 | TURKMENISTAN: SHOW ME THE NEW MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The Turkmen Central Bank appears to have successfully phased in its redenominated currency (the Turkmen manat) over the last year, in accordance with an order to do so by President Berdimuhamedov in January 2009. In a [...] | 2009-12-31 06:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT17 | REDENOMINATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 1, 2009 the Government of Turkmenistan began a redenomination of its national currency, the Manat (TM). The new currency, or Denominated Turkmen Manat (DTM),maintains the U.S. dollar exchange rate established in the summer of 2008 (Ref. A). Current USD-TM exchange r [...] | 2009-01-07 04:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN AMGT AFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT170 | FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM: MEETING WITH THE RECTOR OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture University Rector, Gurbandurdy Mammedgulyev, agreed to arrange classes for Faculty Exchange Program-sponsored University of Nevada, [...] | 2009-02-04 03:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT190 | TURKMENISTAN: DECREPIT ASHGABAT GLASS FACTORY [...] As part of Post's language program, a small group of Embassy Officers on January 30 visited a small glass factory still operating in the heart of Ashgabat. The Saparmurat Niyazov Glass Factory, located just a few miles from the Embassy, has been in operation since 1936. According to its cu [...] | 2009-02-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT197 | POLIMEKS IN TURKMENISTAN WOULD BE A HARD ACT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The largest Turkish construction firm active in Turkmenistan, Polimeks, has set up a communications subsidiary -- Policom. The company's General Manager said that these companies begin work on projects without contracts, and made it clear that this is possible because Polimek [...] | 2009-02-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND EAID ETRD SOCI ECON TX TU |
09ASHGABAT2 | : TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT211 | TURKMENISTAN: THE STATE OF HEALTHCARE UNDER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government has introduced a service-for-fee scheme in the medical industry with a view towards gradual commercialization of the public healthcare sector. It is attempting to keep the free health servi [...] | 2009-02-11 07:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT219 | TURKMENISTAN: GRAIN ASSOCIATION TOUTS ROLE IN FEEDING THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 9 meeting with Economic Officer, Grain Association Chairman, Atamurat Altybayev, praised Turkmenistan's 1,000,000 ton grain harvest and said that Turkmenistan is self-sufficient in grain and flour. [...] | 2009-02-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT23 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW MUCH WILL THE RUSSIANS PAY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no confirmation in Ashgabat that the 2009 price for gas sales to Russia has been set. Moreover, notwithstanding past Gazprom statements about paying "European prices" in 2009, practical considerations suggest that a figure in the USD 300 per tcm range would be exces [...] | 2009-01-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL RU TX |
09ASHGABAT254 | TURKMENISTAN: RESIDENTS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN MARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Food processors from around Mary province told Economic Officer that they need capital to increase their manufacturing capacities. Accepting Turkmen Government equipment would force them to hand over all food production to the Government, thus severely reducing their profits. Th [...] | 2009-02-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EAID BTIO SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT258 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] The Government of Turkmenistan was informed about the 2009 Special 301 review process by means of diplomatic note delivered on February 4. Post has received no response from the Turkmen Government. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including [...] | 2009-02-25 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
09ASHGABAT269 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public I 2. (SBU) In a meeting on February 20, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, and Head of the Council's Research Forecasting and International Relations Departments, Orazmamed Vasov, said that [...] | 2009-02-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09ASHGABAT270 | U.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMISTS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of two professors from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources to teach seminars at the Agriculture University was successful, with groundwork laid for [...] | 2009-02-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT272 | GERMAN FIRM WORKING WITH TURKMENISTAN -- ALLEGEDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German consulting firm Goetzpartners is advising the Government of Turkmenistan on economic development and strategic planning. Sectors of focus include tourism, textiles, education, and infrastructure. The German Ambassador claimed that he doesn't know anything about the ag [...] | 2009-02-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT289 | TURKMENISTAN: BUSINESS BOOMING FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The deputy director of a growing Turkmenabat privately-held company attributed its success to the founder's technical savvy and the stability of its workforce. Engaged in a wide range of activities, most prominent [...] | 2009-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT298 | TURKMENISTAN: SAMPLING OF SELECTED MONTHLY EARNINGS - NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2009, the Turkmen government identified 2008 as a banner year in the economic health of the country, and increased local wages for its employees as well as other benefits by ten percent. The incr [...] | 2009-03-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT299 | TURKMENISTAN: UNEMPLOYMENT STILL THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Unemployment is still a major problem in Turkmenistan. President Berdimuhamedov's mandates, such as ending reductions in personnel in order to pay for wage increases and the reinstatement of ten years of schooli [...] | 2009-03-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT3 | CORRUPTION IN TURKMENISTAN'S BUSINESS CIRCLES - THE MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decrees promising support for small and medium businesses appear so far to have benefited only a select group of business people, mostly those with a familial relationship or close conne [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT306 | TURKMENISTAN: FEMALE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Women in Turkmenistan have been given 40 manats ($14) each as a gift on the occasion of the forthcoming International Women's Day on March 8. The tradition of presenting women with monetary gifts was introduced by former Pre [...] | 2009-03-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT307 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FISHING [...] On February 28, the Embassy received an announcement from the State Committee on Fishing Industry inviting participation in an international exhibition and conference on fishing industry to be held on October 8-10, 2009. 2. The original text of the announcement follows. BEGIN TEXT: D [...] | 2009-03-09 02:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EIND ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT316 | TURKMENISTAN INVITES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL [...] On March 2, post received an invitation from the Ministry of Nature Protection via diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the international conference "Development of Pistachio Forest Plantations: Problems and their Solutions." The workshop will be conducted in [...] | 2009-03-10 09:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT334 | THREE-DAY PRESIDENTIAL JUNKET IN TURKMENISTAN'S OUTBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the course of a well publicized three day program beginning March 4, President Berdimuhamedov and a procession of government and diplomatic representatives traveled around Mary and Lebap Provinces to atten [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU FR |
09ASHGABAT372 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON STATUS OF IPR [...] In a diplomatic note received on March 2, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed to post an overview of intellectual property protection in Turkmenistan. A summary of the Russian language text is provided below. PATENT SYSTEM OF TURKMENISTAN 2. Since its independence, Tu [...] | 2009-03-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
09ASHGABAT382 | TURKMENISTAN: LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONS EVOLVE FROM SOVIET [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Registered by Turkmenistan's Ministry of Justice as a public organization, Lawyers Associations provide legal consultations and legal services to the public. Fees are flexible and geared towards the client's a [...] | 2009-03-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCOR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT41 | TURKMENISTAN: USTDA MEETINGS WITH HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings with the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia and Charge, Turkmenistan hydrocarbon sector officials agreed to consider further cooperation with TDA. Turkmengas will continue to develop onshore gas deposits itself, hiring ser [...] | 2009-01-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT413 | TURKMENISTAN'S OVERALL BUDGET FIGURE IS PUBLICLY [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes, the Turkmenistan Government wi [...] | 2009-04-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT423 | TURKMENISTAN: IN TURKMENBASHY, IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy is quickly being overshadowed by the construction work underway at the nearby Avaza National Tourist Zone, where the President is pressuring contractors and ministries alike to get the work done in time for mid-June ceremonies. The city [...] | 2009-04-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX TU |
09ASHGABAT428 | TURKMENISTAN: PORT AT TURKMENBASHY TO GET FULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The port at Turkmenbashy will soon undergo a complete renovation that will modernize and expand its facilities and capacity as the largest Central Asian port. Port authorities say there will be a new ship repair yard and new cargo handling facilities. In the longer term, a [...] | 2009-04-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT431 | TURKMENISTAN: DOLLARS NOT WANTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Problems exchanging US dollars for Turkmen manat have been observed for the past week, due to the rumors that the Government plans to depreciate the official exchange rate to an even one manat for one dollar. (NOTE [...] | 2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT44 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...] | 2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT453 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TURKMENISTAN'S BROADBAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since post reported in Ref B on Turkmenistan's initiatives to broaden access to dial-up Internet services, the government has not announced any tenders for Internet equipment or service providers. President Berdimuhamedov has [...] | 2009-04-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESPS ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT47 | TURKMENISTAN'S GRAIN PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 Turkmenistan produced 920,000 tons of grain. This is much lower than the amount required for domestic consumption. In order to improve grain and also cotton production, President Berdimuhamedov announced [...] | 2009-01-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT477 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...] | 2009-04-15 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT480 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...] | 2009-04-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT492 | TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...] | 2009-04-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS |
09ASHGABAT495 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT IS MIGHTILY ANNOYED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and lengthy meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher on April 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov expressed his appreciation for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan as well as his satisfaction with the Administration's Policy Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Berdimu [...] | 2009-04-20 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON MARR OVIP RS TX |
09ASHGABAT516 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...] | 2009-04-23 08:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT519 | TURKMENISTAN: PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD REMAIN IN PLACE; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent price check in local markets revealed that, compared with December 2008, posted prices reflected a 26 percent average decrease for basic imported food items, and a 17 percent average decrease for locally [...] | 2009-04-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT536 | TURKMENISTAN: AFGHANISTAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF TX |
09ASHGABAT539 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV - LOVER OF QUIRKY [...] (C) On April 25, Boeing Turkmenistan Representative Serdar Gurz introduced Emboff to the Amcit founder of Aero Toy Store and Worldwide Aircraft Sales and his son, who were in Ashgabat on business. As it turns out, this was the pair's fifth or sixth visit to Turkmenistan. On this visit, the b [...] | 2009-04-28 07:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT541 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB TX |
09ASHGABAT558 | SPECIAL 301 - TURKMENISTAN 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
09ASHGABAT559 | TURKMENISTAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION SOLID, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Economy and Finance Tuvakmammet Japarov on April 22, and discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on Turkmenistan, goals for the national economy, and development plans. According to Japaro [...] | 2009-05-02 05:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT601 | TFFLU01/TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON REMOVING TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT623 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, said in a meeting on May 12 that her organization is interested in collaboration with the following U.S. agencies under the Embassy Scie [...] | 2009-05-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG EPA EPET PGOV SENV TBIO TSPL |
09ASHGABAT64 | FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES HOW TO DO BUSINESS [...] (C) Indian businessman, George Jacob, (strictly protect throughout) told econoff at a meeting on January 8 that success in business in Turkmenistan depends on three things: building good relationships, having contacts with the right people, and understanding the system. Jacob became an entre [...] | 2009-01-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT641 | TURKMENISTAN: TRADE UNIONS PROMOTE STATE PRIORITIES; FAIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having inherited the Soviet-era trade union structure, the Government of Turkmenistan has made trade unions part of its mechanism for maintaining social and political stability. Independent trade unions do not exist, to the detriment of workers' rights. Besides providing minor [...] | 2009-05-22 07:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT647 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 08:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
09ASHGABAT65 | HOW THINGS WORK (OR DON'T) -- INSIGHTS INTO THE [...] (C) Churchill once described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Turkmenistan remains a black box behind a translucent window. You kind of see something, but you're not sure. You have your hand on something, but what is it? All of this makes observing and working in [...] | 2009-01-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT655 | TURKMENISTAN TO PRODUCE METAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Last week, President Berdimuhamedov commissioned Turkmenistan's first metal works plant. The project, which was approved when former President Niyazov was still alive, was intended to reduce the importation [...] | 2009-05-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT665 | TURKMENISTAN: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 05:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
09ASHGABAT667 | TURKMENISTAN INVITES U.S. COMPANIES TO [...] On May 28, Turkmenistan Minister of Communications Jumaguliyev and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Taganov announced to diplomatic missions in Ashgabat via diplomatic note that the third annual Turkmentel-2009 International Exhibition/Turkmenistan and World Telecommunication [...] | 2009-05-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT684 | TURKMENISTAN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2. (U) on May 29, State-run Russian-language newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" printed the full text of the newly adopted Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrori [...] | 2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT75 | 2009 TURKMENISTAN BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief justification -- U.S. Embassy Ashgabat would like to bring an individual with a proven track record of success in business, and with specific experience in marketing and advertising, to Turkmenistan to lead a one-day seminar on the basics of marketing and advertising for 40-50 entreprene [...] | 2009-01-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD BEXP TX |
09ASHGABAT753 | SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...] | 2009-06-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI |
09ASHGABAT769 | TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA NATIONAL TOURIST ZONE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially opened the Avaza National Tourism Zone on June 15, accompanied by the government, the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and international journalists. "Avaza" consists currently of two hotels. Although plans are for an artificial ri [...] | 2009-06-18 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT806 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP TX |
09ASHGABAT809 | TURKMENISTAN: LUKASHENKO VISIT FOCUSED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lukashenko's recent visit to Turkmenistan focused on enhancing bilateral commercial relations. The relationship is particularly important to Belarus, given large Turkmen purchases of Belarus tractors and trucks and the mammoth potash fertilizer project that was just k [...] | 2009-06-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EMIN PREL PGOV BO TX |
09ASHGABAT812 | TURKMENISTAN: TANKER FIRE AT LOCAL GAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 25, a spark caused a gasoline tanker truck fire at a gas station near the 11th Microdistrict of Ashgabat. More than 15 tons of gasoline (approximately 4,995 gallons) was drained from the burning tanker to [...] | 2009-06-30 02:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT842 | TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the Charge to discuss his recent visit to Washington. He thanked the Charge for assistance in arranging his meetings and noted how useful they had been, especially the one with the Secretary. Meredov said tha [...] | 2009-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT843 | THE OUTLOOK FOR TURKMENISTAN'S 2009 WHEAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The wheat harvest in Turkmenistan is in full swing. Provincial governments expect to report their final production figures by the end of July. As in the past two years, the government has not released official s [...] | 2009-07-07 02:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT845 | NOHUR TRIBE DOMINATES TRADE AND SERVICES IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nohurs, members of a tribe from southwest Turkmenistan, have been flourishing in trade and restaurant businesses in Ashgabat since 2004, when former Minister of National Security Ashyrmuhammedov, a member of [...] | 2009-07-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI SCUL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT88 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ENERGY [...] (C) Chevron's Amcit country manager told poloff January 16 that a South Korean diplomat had invited him to lunch recently to talk about energy development in Turkmenistan. The South Korean wanted to know about the status of Chevron's project proposal process with the Turkmen government. He [...] | 2009-01-21 08:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT888 | TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an hour and a half, wide-ranging discussion on July 10, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov touched on regional issues, including Turkmen support for the stability of Afghanistan. Other participants in the meeting incl [...] | 2009-07-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT899 | TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS MEETS FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of senior U.S. officials met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov on July 11 for a productive discussion of bilateral and regional issues. Meredov welcomed further exploration of a bilateral mechanism [...] | 2009-07-17 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT912 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) At the July 10 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov dismissed 12 senior officials, including one Deputy Cabinet Minister, one provincial governor, one deputy provincial governor, one Minister, one State [...] | 2009-07-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT923 | TURKMENISTAN: MOST GOVERNMENT WORKERS CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decree of January 2008 offered long-term mortgage loans to Turkmen citizens to buy elite apartments and family houses. In a populist move, Berdimuhamedov's decree extended a fifteen-year loan term, established by his late predecessor, to thirty years. [...] | 2009-07-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT93 | TURKMENISTAN RAISES FARMER COMPENSATION TO ENCOURAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov recently announced higher state prices paid to farmers for wheat and rice and increased 2009 crop production targets at an extended Cabinet meeting. The new prices are meant to encourage f [...] | 2009-01-21 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT932 | TURKMENISTAN: LAND OF USED CARS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The passenger car market in Turkmenistan has rapidly expanded over the past seven years. Most of the cars that have been imported to Turkmenistan during that period were U.S., Japanese, and German models. More th [...] | 2009-07-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT943 | TURKMENISTAN: IDHR EXPRESSES INTEREST IN WORKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative Country Director in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Catherine Dwyer briefed Charge July 28 on a meeting she had with National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Direct [...] | 2009-07-29 06:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT948 | ENERGY AND TRADE MAIN TOPICS FURING VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian President Trajan Basescu visited Turkmenistan July 21-22. The Romanians consider the visit successful and believe that it has put bilateral relations on a higher plane. The main emphasis was on trade and energy. Although the Romanians state that Berdimuhamedov expressed [...] | 2009-07-29 13:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ENRG RO TX |
09ASHGABAT965 | PRINCE ANDREW DISCUSSES ENERGY DURING JUNE 27-28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy of Great Britain on the issues of International Trade and Industry Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited Turkmenistan July 27-28. Prince Andrew's talks with President Berdimuhamedov and Foreign Minister Meredov centered almost exclusively on energy issues. Andrew a [...] | 2009-07-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT967 | TURKMENISTAN: FEES AND TAXES LEVIED ON IMPORTED [...] SUMMARY: The legislation of Turkmenistan does not provide for levying Customs duties on computer equipment imported into Turkmenistan. However, complicated procedures for getting Customs clearance and a local tax system that differentiates between types of businesses create numerous obstacle [...] | 2009-07-31 10:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT988 | TURKMENISTAN: BOEING CONTRACT DELAY WAS ALL ABOUT [...] (C) On August 3, Boeing's regional sales representatives called on the Charge and reported that the contracts for the sale of three 737 aircraft to Turkmenistan Airlines (THY) were signed earlier in the day in Ashgabat. The two representatives were clearly delighted and relieved that the form [...] | 2009-08-04 05:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT991 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD MOVING AHEAD ON SME GREEN FIELD [...] (SBU) On August 4, Poloff met with a visiting EBRD Small Business Development Mission, Senior Banker Oksana Pak and Senior Investment Officer Marie-Paule Claes, and local Head of Office Neil McKain to discuss EBRD's proposed start-up bank project. The concept to establish a privately held ba [...] | 2009-08-05 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EBRD PGOV EFIN SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT992 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...] | 2009-08-05 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
09ASMARA110 | ERITREA AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea is on bad terms with all of its neighbors except Sudan. Sudan is Eritrea's closest and most important friend, as it supplies petroleum, grain, consumer goods, political support, and cooperates on military issues. Eritrea, in turn, provides strategic political depth to B [...] | 2009-04-06 08:55:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ER SU |
09ASMARA139 | ERITREA'S NASAIR STRUGGLING TO TAKE FLIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nasair, a privately owned Eritrean airline, is gamely attempting to succeed amid Eritrea's atrophying economy. With no aviation fuel available in Asmara and almost no tourist or business travelers, the deck appears stacked against Nasair, which is putting the final touches on a [...] | 2009-04-29 12:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA143 | CHINA'S MERCANTILIST AID TO ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's foreign assistance to Eritrea consists in part of a multi-million dollar shopping spree for Chinese manufactured goods selected by a senior Eritrean official, according to the Chinese ambassador to Eritrea. End Summary. 2. (C) MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GIFT CARD ----------- [...] | 2009-05-04 12:02:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ECON ER CH |
09ASMARA17 | ERITREA SPURNS WORLD BANK, ACCEPTS UAE LOAN [...] (C) BANK: WANT $30 MILLION? ERITREA: NO THANKS --------------------------------------------- ----- Eritrea, objecting to conditions considered "an infringement on its sovereignty," has forgone World Bank funding amounting to about $30m in project support that would have, inter alia, renovated [...] | 2009-01-14 11:11:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON PGOV ER AE |
09ASMARA177 | ERITREA POWER GRID RUNNING ON "LUCK" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea's main generators, located in Massawa, are one overhaul away from a country-wide power failure, according to representatives from Eritrea's fuel industry. The four generators are currently operating beyond recommended capacity, doing the work of six generators. Critical [...] | 2009-06-12 06:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ER |
09ASMARA195 | CHINESE MINING WOES IN ERITREA [...] (C) LOWERED CHINESE EXPECTATIONS: The Chinese mining company "Eritrea-China Exploration and Mining Company" (ECEM),one of four Chinese mining or exploration companies operating in Eritrea, has run into substantial problems and is pessimistic about its prospects, according to a well-placed Ch [...] | 2009-06-25 12:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PINS PREL ER CH |
09ASMARA212 | GSE SCRAPES UP FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR WHEAT [...] (SBU) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) recently completed a $6.5 million transaction with the Minnesota-based international grain distributor Cargill. The GSE sent $5.5 million to Cargill from the Commercial Bank of Eritrea earlier in June as the final payment for 28,000 tons of wh [...] | 2009-07-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV ER |
09ASMARA219 | GSE DEMANDS FOREIGN CURRENCY FROM FOREIGN VISITORS [...] (SBU) GSE-owned establishments have increased their demand for hard currency from foreign patrons. When the GSE re-opened the Asmara Palace Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental) it required guests traveling on foreign passports to pay in U.S. dollars, British pounds, or euros (and only gave ch [...] | 2009-07-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ER |
09ASMARA224 | MINING UPDATE: TAKEOVERS AND NEWCOMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mining and exploration sector is one of the only areas of forward momentum in Eritrea. New entrant companies continue to sign new exploration contracts and well-established Sanu Resources plans to merge with a larger Canadian entity. Collectively, the companies, new and old, [...] | 2009-07-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON PGOV ER |
09ASMARA248 | ERITREA'S MORIBUND FREE ZONES [...] (SBU) Eritrea's planned Free Zones (foreign investor and trader friendly enclaves) are often touted along with gold mining as the key to reviving the country's flagging economy. However, following the June 08 border clash with Djibouti, shipping costs to Massawa have increased and port capabi [...] | 2009-08-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EWWT ER DJ |
09ASMARA25 | MASSAWA'S ECONOMY DWINDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs traveled to Massawa January 14-15 for a Public Diplomacy engagement (septel) and observed a more hollow, destitute city than we saw in April 2008. Although the city's vice mayor remained optimistic about the city's situation, the evidence on the ground suggested a more b [...] | 2009-01-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PGOV ER |
09ASMARA290 | ERITREAN YOUTH: "I'M FLEEING... AND HERE'S WHY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with several young Eritreans who have all mentioned their plans to flee the country. The reasons range from avoiding national service to anger at the Eritrean government (GSE) for its dictatorial practices. This cable highlights the story of one particular Er [...] | 2009-08-26 05:06:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV ECON CPAS ER |
09ASMARA323 | RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN ERITREA (C-CI9-01825) [...] (C) Per Reftel post submits the following responses as requested: A. (C) There is no Russian trade representative in Eritrea. The Russian Embassy consists of three officers: an ambassador, a DCM, and one attache. B. (C) There are no Russian companies operating in Eritrea. The Russian Em [...] | 2009-09-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV ER |
09ASMARA338 | HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE ELECTRICITY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrea's main power generators in Massawa have approximately 30 days left of vital lubricants. Without timely delivery of new lubricant, Eritrea could experience rolling brown outs or even massive black outs, according to Total's managing director, Mohammed Gpebo (protect). Alth [...] | 2009-10-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV ER |
09ASMARA339 | HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE ELECTRICITY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrea's main power generators in Massawa have approximately 30 days left of vital lubricants. Without timely delivery of new lubricant, Eritrea could experience rolling brown outs or even massive black outs, according to Total's managing director, Mohammed Gpebo (protect). Alth [...] | 2009-10-01 13:48:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV ER |
09ASMARA36 | QATARIS SEEK U.S. CONTRACTOR'S HELP WITH STALLED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EINV ER QA |
09ASMARA376 | GSE MISMANAGEMENT OF POWER SUPPLY [...] (C) Vital lubricants for Eritrea's main generators are at least five days away from machinery that needed them a month ago (Ref A),according to Mohammed Gbepo (protect),Total's managing director in Eritrea. In a typical last minute deal, the Eritrean government (GSE) scraped together more th [...] | 2009-10-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV KU ER |
09ASMARA378 | ERITREA: GERMAN BANKS BAILING ON BISHA? [...] (C) WARY OF POLITICAL RISK OF INVESTING IN ERITREA? --------------------------------------------- ----------- The German government extended a credit guarantee to a consortium of mostly German banks for a commercial loan of $146m to Eritrea's Bisha mining project (REF A). The exact terms o [...] | 2009-11-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL ER GM |
09ASMARA379 | ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] | 2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
09ASMARA394 | ERITREA TO NATIONALIZE MEDICAL CLINICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SOCI PGOV ECON AMGT ER |
09ASMARA47 | AN ERITREAN OVERTURE TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Eritrean officials in recent weeks have signaled their interest in re-engaging with the United States in areas of mutual interest. They have done so by loosening restrictions on Embassy Asmara (REF),by engaging in more diplomatic interaction with embassy personnel, by ending th [...] | 2009-02-09 14:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON ER |
09ASMARA60 | 30% INCREASE IN CRIME IN ASMARA [...] (C) The leader of the Maekel Zoba, Beraki Haile, told an Embassy source that there has been a 30% increase in crime in the last six months in the Asmara region. The Maekel Zoba includes Asmara and extends out a radius of 30 km outside of Asmara. Haile stated there has been an increase in re [...] | 2009-02-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ER |
09ASMARA65 | ERITREA'S ENERGY POLICY: JUST IN TIME DELIVERY [...] (C) As of February 20, Eritrea was close to running out of both gasoline and diesel, though 3 million gallons total were due to arrive from Sudan on February 24 or 25, according to the Total Oil country manager. He said he had gasoline, but believed there were only 42,000 gallons in the countr [...] | 2009-02-23 12:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV ER |
09ASMARA80 | IS ERITREA UNRAVELING? [...] (S) Summary: Young Eritreans are fleeing their country in droves, the economy appears to be in a death spiral, Eritrea's prisons are overflowing, and the country's unhinged dictator remains cruel and defiant. Is the country "on the brink of disaster" as posited by Eritrea's first cousins across the [...] | 2009-03-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON PINR ER |
09ASMARA89 | ERITREA'S MINING SECTOR GENERATING INTEREST [...] (SBU) MORE FOREIGN PARTNERS --------------------------------- The government of Eritrea has notified seven foreign mining companies that they will be awarded mineral exploration licenses contingent on final contract negotiations in mid-April. Th%kaQQJ]q (3),and Australia (1). Eritrea den [...] | 2009-03-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON EFIN PREL ER |
09ASTANA1000 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...] | 2009-06-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS |
09ASTANA1002 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech has received overwhelmingly positive press coverage in Kazakhstan. Official "Khabar TV" broadcast President Nazarbayev's welcoming comments about the speech, and daily "Liter" published an in-depth, analytical story on the address. The overall coverag [...] | 2009-06-12 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ |
09ASTANA1005 | KAZAKHSTAN: WTO NEGOTIATOR AITZHANOVA CONFIRMS DECISION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's lead WTO negotiator, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, told the Ambassador on June 11 that the decision by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus to launch joint WTO accession negotiatio [...] | 2009-06-12 07:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1018 | KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS UNION WITH RUSSIA TRUMPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent evidence suggests the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Customs Union that Russian Prime Minister Putin announced in Moscow on June 9 was already becoming concrete a reality in May, if not earlier. Even before that, we had ample warning that Kazakhstan was weighing the adva [...] | 2009-06-15 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG WTRO EU RS BO |
09ASTANA1019 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS SIGNS N BLOCK CONTRACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 12, ConocoPhillips (Conoco) signed a contract to explore and develop the offshore N Block, expected to contain significant oil and gas deposits. Under the terms of the contract, which is consistent with a p [...] | 2009-06-15 11:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA102 | KAZAKHSTAN STILL UNDECIDED ON NABUCCO SUMMIT IN [...] (C) Hungarian Ambassador Janos Balla called on the Ambassador January 20 to deliver the current Hungarian draft of the Budapest Nabucco Summit scheduled for January 27. He expressed deep frustration that one week before the summit he has yet to pin down who will represent Kazakhstan, if anyon [...] | 2009-01-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET RS HU KZ |
09ASTANA1027 | KAZAKHSTAN: AFGHAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan Ambassador Abdul Haider called on the Ambassador on June 15. During an hour-long discussion, a relaxed and well-informed Haider spoke openly in fluent English about three issues. He expressed gratitude for U.S. and Kazakhstani assistance to Afghanistan, registered concer [...] | 2009-06-16 10:22:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF KG PK RS KZ |
09ASTANA1028 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador gave a press conference on June 11, in which he highlighted President Obama's Cairo speech, reported on his participation in Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's visit to the United States, and answered journalists' questions on hot-button political topics. Thi [...] | 2009-06-16 11:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR AF KZ |
09ASTANA1034 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MAY 24-JUNE 6 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Reorganization in Response to Five-Year Plan -- Banking Sector News -- Samruk-Kazyna Establishes New Direct Investment Fund -- May Inflation -- Critic Suggests Revising [...] | 2009-06-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB CH KZ |
09ASTANA1035 | KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, Energy Officer met separately with a Western manager from the U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes and an American partner with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom shared experience [...] | 2009-06-17 10:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECON EPET EINV ELAB SMIG CH KZ |
09ASTANA106 | KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS LEADERS DISCUSS BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During separate January 16 meetings with the Ambassador, Mazhilis Speaker Ural Mukhamedzhanov and Mazhilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov expressed hope that the O [...] | 2009-01-20 10:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON KDEM KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1088 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 7-20 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan Welcomes IMF Technical Assistance -- National Bank Reduces 2009 Inflation Forecast -- Kazatomprom News -- Agip KCO News -- Energy Statistics KAZAKHSTAN W [...] | 2009-06-28 08:34:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1089 | PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV URGES FOREIGN COMPANIES TO CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, in the provincial northern city of Kostanai, President Nazarbayev convened the 21st plenary session of Kazakhstan's Foreign Investors' Council (FIC). Nazarbayev encouraged foreign companies to continue investing in Kazakhstan's economy and discussed the country's plan fo [...] | 2009-06-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA1103 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Astana is a key opportunity for engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship, with close cooperation on such critical issues as [...] | 2009-07-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA1105 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON DISCUSSES NEW INVESTMENTS, CPC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10, Chevron executives told Energy Officer that they will press hard to sanction expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline by the end of the year, despite indications from KazMunaiGas (KM [...] | 2009-07-07 11:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1145 | KAZAKHSTAN: RBK CUSTOMS UNION, WTO, AND THE WAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator -- reiterated that Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have suspended, not abandoned their individual WTO accession negotiations; -- revealed Russia will hire, probably befo [...] | 2009-07-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1165 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 10 meeting in Astana with Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns urged Kazakhstan to continue its bilateral WTO accession negotiations and not to close any doors, even if Astana is currently focusing on the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Custo [...] | 2009-07-13 03:52:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN WTRO BO RS KZ |
09ASTANA1170 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 21-JULY 4 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- GE Locomotive Assembly Plant Opened in Astana -- KazMunaiGas Acquires Rompetrol Group -- Kazatomprom Launches Semizbay Mining Project -- KMG E&P [...] | 2009-07-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1172 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Nazarbayev signed the law "In Support of Renewable Energy Sources" that will promote environmentally friendly power generation, including the use of renewable energy sources. This legislation [...] | 2009-07-13 09:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1173 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the third in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1174 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the first in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1175 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the second in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3 [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1177 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JUNE 29 - JULY 12 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." TUYAKBAY APPEALS TO NAZARBAYEV 2. On July 1, opposition National Social Democratic Party leader Zharmakhan Tuyakbay addr [...] | 2009-07-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI KDEM KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1187 | KAZAKHSTAN: GAS PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and national oil company KazMunaiGas recently briefed Energy Officer on the latest natural gas production forecasts and pipeline projects. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-07-15 04:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1205 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 5-18 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- State Will Fund Shymkent Oil Refinery Modernization -- KazMunaiGas To Acquire Pavlodar Oil Refinery -- Kazakhstan Seeks To Reduce Kashagan Project Costs -- Karachaganak [...] | 2009-07-21 07:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA1207 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE IN AKTAU [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador travelled to Aktau on July 15-16. Aktau, located in Mangystau oblast (province) in western Kazakhstan, is a small city known primarily for its oil production and as Kazakhstan's only operational port on the Caspian Sea. While in Aktau, the Ambassador met with Askar Nu [...] | 2009-07-21 07:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ |
09ASTANA1208 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Regional Environmental Officer (REO) on May 6 delivered ref A demarche urging Kazakhstan to lift its H1N1-related bans on the importation of pork and other meats. Ref B reports the government's initial reaction to the de [...] | 2009-07-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1215 | KAZAKHSTAN: PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Coordinating Committee of the Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) held its second meeting on July 17 in Astana. During the meeting, the PPEPI Secretariat summarized the initiative's progress to date. The meeting revealed that there are obstacles and imp [...] | 2009-07-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1220 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...] | 2009-07-23 01:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA1265 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW UNIFIED PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of Health's Pharmaceutical Control Committee, Kazakhstan's plan to consolidate most state procurement of pharmaceuticals under one provider will stimulate the economy and increase domestic p [...] | 2009-07-27 04:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1302 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK OFFERS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS DEBT [...] SUMMARY: On July 24, BTA Bank, one of Kazakhstan's largest commercial banks, declared a moratorium on interest payments. This follows the bank's decision in April to cease debt principal payments. BTA's external debts are valued at $13 billion, of which the bank said it will repay $3 billio [...] | 2009-08-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA1303 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF AKTAU SEA PORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been informed that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has decided not to approve two proposed projects to develop Kazakhstan's maritime and port capabilities because Kazakhstan conducts trade with Iran [...] | 2009-08-03 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV MARR RS IR KZ |
09ASTANA131 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CAUTIONS CPC EXPANSION NOT YET A DONE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chevron is pleased with the December 17, 2008, agreement to expand the capacity of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline, but is concerned that the deal could still fall through before the project is sanc [...] | 2009-01-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1320 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, July 27-31 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-08-04 07:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1330 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TWO SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the assistance of two Embassy Science Fellows for a two-week period from mid-August through September 2009. The Fellows will work in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the supervision of the Political-Econo [...] | 2009-08-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TSPL BEXP KSCA KZ |
09ASTANA1339 | KAZAKHSTAN: "NEWSWEEK" GOT IT WRONG ON KIMEP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an on-line article appearing August 1, "Newsweek" magazine accused the Kazakhstani government of suppressing Western-oriented education at what is arguably the country's most prestigious university. The articl [...] | 2009-08-05 07:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ |
09ASTANA1348 | KAZAKHSTAN REDUCES BURDENSOME BUSINESS INSPECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Inspections of business enterprises in Kazakhstan have traditionally served as disincentives to entrepreneurs due to their intrusive and burdensome nature. Recognizing this as a drag on business development and economic diversification, President Nazarbayev ordered a moratorium on i [...] | 2009-08-05 10:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1355 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 19-AUGUST 1 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Refinancing Rate is Reduced Again -- Amendments to Currency Control and Currency Regulation Law Approved -- National Bank's Comments on New Currency Law -- Banking Sector [...] | 2009-08-06 07:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA1357 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Pol-Econ Chief met on August 5 with Saadat Asanseitova, Director of the Department for Regional Integration at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on [...] | 2009-08-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1365 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS BOEHNER CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Prime Minister Karim Masimov briefed a U.S. Congressional delegation led by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) on a wide range of economic and energy issues. Masimov said Kazakhstan is showing signs of recovery from the global economic and financial crisis, an [...] | 2009-08-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAGR EPET ECON EFIN EINV SOCI |
09ASTANA1373 | POWERING AFGHANISTAN: CONSIDERING THE CONTRIBUTION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reliable, affordable electricity is vitally important to Afghanistan's economic growth, prosperity, and stability. Donors are investing substantial resources in Afghanistan to build a power transmission and distr [...] | 2009-08-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV ECON EAID EINV KZ AF ZK |
09ASTANA1400 | KAZAKHSTAN: KMG HALTS KCTS NEGOTIATIONS, THEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From recent discussions with energy executives and government officials, it is clear that negotiations over the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) have stalled. The key issue is whether and to what [...] | 2009-08-17 03:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KZ |
09ASTANA1407 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...] | 2009-08-18 07:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1415 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, AUGUST 3-7 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-08-18 10:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1428 | KAZAKHSTAN STEPS CLOSER TO SUPPORT FOR A SINGLE-WINDOW FOR [...] SUMMARY: Since 2007, the USAID Regional Trade Liberalization and Customs Project, in cooperation with the German International Development Agency (GTZ),has encouraged the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to implement electronic single-window systems to simplify the proce [...] | 2009-08-24 10:40:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1429 | KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION [...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...] | 2009-08-25 04:36:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF |
09ASTANA1432 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES FILES FOR ARBITRATION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 10, U.S. power company AES notified the government that it will go to international arbitration to appeal more than $200 million in fines assessed for allegedly monopolistic behavior. This action would be the final step in a long, public, legal battle between the co [...] | 2009-08-26 00:15:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1438 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...] | 2009-08-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG |
09ASTANA1445 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov to discuss economic and energy security issues, including oil and gas export routes from Central Asia, the September 14 Caspian Sea Summit in Aktau, the influence of Russ [...] | 2009-08-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET CH RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA1449 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Sauat Mynbayev to discuss two oil export projects: the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline expansion and the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation [...] | 2009-08-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET AJ CH RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA146 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF FINANCE PROMISES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev and Deputy Customs Committee Chairman Sofia Aisagalieva to discuss Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis, pending legislati [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EFIN KNNP KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1464 | KAZAKHSTAN: WHAT'S BEHIND THE CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The well-connected Israeli Ambassador analyzes that the current anti-corruption campaign in Kazakhstan is not a political-economic clan struggle to succeed President Nazarbayev. Rather, it is Nazarbayev himself cracking down to preserve his generally positive economic legacy an [...] | 2009-09-03 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON KCOR KZ |
09ASTANA147 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENTREPRENEUR NURLAN KAPPAROV DESCRIBES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: During a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Kazakhstani entrepreneur Nurlan Kapparov stressed the need for further banking-sector reforms and signaled his approval of the recent appointment of Grigoriy Marchenko to hea [...] | 2009-01-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN EAGR EPET ENRG KZ |
09ASTANA1495 | EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...] | 2009-09-09 07:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA150 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...] | 2009-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1509 | KAZAKHSTAN: FINANCE MINISTER LAUDS COOPERATION - [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 5 meeting, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev discussed with the Ambassador stability in the financial sector and U.S. technical assistance provided under the Cooperative Threat Agreement (CTR) [...] | 2009-09-10 10:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1517 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS FUNDING APPROVED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev told the Ambassador that the Cabinet approved VAT exemption for all goods and services procured with Cooperative Threat Reduction funds on September 7, and th [...] | 2009-09-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KNNP KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA1535 | KAZAKHSTAN TO RESUME WTO ACCESSION TALKS SEPARATE FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are signs Kazakhstan might be willing to resume its suspended bilateral WTO accession negotiations. Concluding U.S.-bilateral WTO negotiations would be in our national interest and would enhance Kazakhstan's independence and sovereignty. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Septemb [...] | 2009-09-17 06:45:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN WTO RS KZ |
09ASTANA1539 | KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 12, President Nazarbayev hosted the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan at a private resort in Kenderliy, south of the port city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to press repor [...] | 2009-09-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR RS KZ |
09ASTANA1541 | KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...] | 2009-09-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1546 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGO "REFLECTION" WORKS INSIDE [...] SUMMARY: The environmental organization/NGO Otrazhenie (Reflection),physically located in one of 22 "eco-schools" in Kazakhstan, engages in community service projects, works closely with the Temirtau city council, and serves as the city's environmental information center. The school and NGO [...] | 2009-09-21 06:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1547 | KAZAKHSTAN: TEMIRTAU IS "AIDS CAPITAL OF KAZAKHSTAN" [...] SUMMARY: Home to AcelorMittal, Kazakhstan's giant steel plant, Temirtau is known as the "AIDS capital of Kazakhstan." An "explosion" of new HIV/AIDS cases peaked in 1997, then dropped, and has since held steady. The local AIDS Center believes that financial difficulties and layoffs followin [...] | 2009-09-21 06:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI SNAR KHIV KZ |
09ASTANA1613 | KAZAKHSTAN: GERMANS HYPER ABOUT BTA RESTRUCTURING MOU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany is highly concerned that BTA bank is about to declare bankruptcy, endangering large investments by the German export credit agency. Our sources in ExIm disagree, and believe a settlement is in the works. [...] | 2009-09-22 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ GM UK |
09ASTANA1620 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW POWER LINE INCREASES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 17, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended a ceremony in the northern Kazakhstan city of Ekibastuz to mark the completion of the country's second north-south power transmission line. The [...] | 2009-09-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1622 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCO DISCUSSES TURKMENISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 24, senior executives from ConocoPhillips (COP) briefed the Ambassador on their continued pursuit of a natural gas deal in Turkmenistan, the status of the N Block exploration in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian, and concerns about exposure and delays with the Ka [...] | 2009-09-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET AJ RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA1626 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE GOVERNMENT'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO BTA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani financial officials are negotiating with export credit authorities (ECAs) from at least 14 countries, who have demanded sovereign guarantees for debt repayment on several billion in exposure. For seve [...] | 2009-09-28 01:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM UK IT KZ |
09ASTANA1627 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...] | 2009-09-28 01:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1628 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE TANGLED WEB OF (NON)TRUE TRADE FINANCE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While ECAs represented on the BTA steering committee appear to be finding a compromise (reftel),Alliance Bank has recently reneged on a commitment to separate the restructuring options for trade finance due to pr [...] | 2009-09-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA166 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENERGY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES NATURAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 21, Energy Officer discussed the production, marketing, and sale of Kazakhstani gas with an official from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. He described the role of market intermediaries Ka [...] | 2009-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA167 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF PROGRAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 3. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: According to the USAID Economic Contagion Tracker released in January, Kazakhstan is one of only three CIS countries that is listed as a R [...] | 2009-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KZ |
09ASTANA169 | KAZAKHSTAN: SOUTH KOREANS SEEKING INVESTMENTS, BUT GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss economic relations between Kazakhstan and Korea. They explained that overall bi [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KS CH KZ |
09ASTANA1694 | KAZAKHSTAN: REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER FOR CENTRAL [...] SUMMARY: The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC),founded in 1998 by the five countries of Central Asia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),and the European Commission (EC),has a mandate to promote regional dialogue and cooperation across a wide range of envir [...] | 2009-09-28 09:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1696 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SCIENCE STRATEGY FACES CONSTRAINTS [...] SUMMARY: In a new strategic plan, Kazakhstan's Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science identified future scientific research priorities in the areas of energy, biotechnology, mining and metallurgy, renewable energy, information technology, and agriculture. To achieve it [...] | 2009-09-28 10:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SENV SOCI KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA1697 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECOCENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL WATCHDOG; [...] SUMMARY: Karaganda oblast, home to large coal mines, also boasts the large ArcelorMittal steel plant in nearby Temirtau, Kazakhstan's iron and steel center. One of the world's pre-eminent steel plants, selling steel to more than 60 countries, ArcelorMittal is the only steel plant in the worl [...] | 2009-09-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA170 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 4 - JANUARY [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Update from Samruk-Kazyna -- Humanitarian Aid for Tajikistan -- Arcelor Mittal To Modernize Coal Mines -- China To Build A Gas-Fired Power Plant [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB TI CH IN KZ |
09ASTANA1744 | KAZAKHSTAN: NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMAN FORESEES 2010 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting with the Ambassador on September 28, Chairman of the National Bank Grigoriy Marchenko predicted economic recovery would begin early in 2010, following restructuring of BTA Bank. He foresees 2-3% grow [...] | 2009-09-30 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1762 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABLYAZOV FACTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former CEO of Bank Turan Alem (BTA) Mukhtar Ablyazov is accused of having embezzled at least $1.1 billion from BTA before fleeing to London on February 3. Ablyazov reportedly plans an international public relations campaignm with two goals: 1) to rebrand himself as the persecut [...] | 2009-10-02 06:26:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR OSCE UK KZ |
09ASTANA1770 | CURRENT U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1774 | KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, during President Nazarbayev's visit to Baku, the national oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed three documents on energy cooperation. The agreements do not preclude the participation of [...] | 2009-10-05 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV AZ KZ |
09ASTANA1775 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA INVESTS ANOTHER $1 BILLION IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 30, the China Investment Corporation (CIC),China's sovereign wealth fund, announced that it had purchased an 11% stake in KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production (KMG EP),the operating branch of Kazakh [...] | 2009-10-06 01:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1813 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN JOINT ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...] | 2009-10-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA1814 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...] | 2009-10-09 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1858 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Astana, the government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to study construction of a 730- [...] | 2009-10-16 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV FR KZ |
09ASTANA1886 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S BILATERALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed cooperation on counter-proliferation and peaceful nuclear energy production with several of Kazakhstan's most influential non-proliferation policymakers during h [...] | 2009-10-19 05:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1891 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...] | 2009-10-20 05:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1901 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an unusually warm and cordial meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana on October 7: -- Poneman pressed Kazakhstan to commit the required funding to finish fully the final step [...] | 2009-10-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET KNNP IAEA IR KZ |
09ASTANA1902 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...] | 2009-10-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA1904 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZENERGY VERSUS KIOGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This fall, two major energy conferences in Kazakhstan clashed head-on. On September 24-25, the KazEnergy business association, chaired by Timur Kulibayev, President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law, held its fou [...] | 2009-10-22 00:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA1920 | KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL SULFUR STORAGE CENTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kazakhstan continues to debate sulfur storage, the Caspiy Socially Responsible Corporation has contracted feasibility and technical studies for the government's planned National Sulfur Storage Center (NSSC) in [...] | 2009-10-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV KZ |
09ASTANA193 | KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA MAYOR TASMAGAMBETOV DETAILS PLANS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Astana Akim (Mayor) Imangali Tasmagambetov told the Ambassador on January 28 that government assistance is facilitating a recovery of Astana's construction sector. He maintained that signature projects in the city' [...] | 2009-02-03 01:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1949 | KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL REVIEWS PPEPI, OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol and National Security Council Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly met Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev on October 30, primarily to review the structure, goals, and i [...] | 2009-11-03 00:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1953 | FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARAL SEA 2009 CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg hosted the First International 2009 Aral Sea Conference on October 11-15, with the participation of leading scientists from Russia, Central Asia, Europe, Israel, and the United States. Zoological Institute Director Pugachev said the [...] | 2009-11-03 06:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA198 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV REQUESTS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Karim Masimov told the Ambassador on February 3 that he needs a clear message from the United States that Kazakhstan is welcome in the WTO in order to "slow down" the Russian-Belarus-Kazakhstan custom [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB EPET AF KZ |
09ASTANA1982 | KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Kazakhstani Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance Serzhan Duisebayev told EconOff that the government will likely approve several long-anticipated amendments to [...] | 2009-11-10 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KIPR RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1983 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EVALUATES PPEPI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 6, the Ambassador, USAID's Mission Director for Central Asia, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan's Executive Director discussed the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public Private Economic Partnership I [...] | 2009-11-10 06:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA199 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 17-30 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION PARTIES: NO OPTION BUT TO BOYCOTT 2. National Social Democratic Party (NSDP) head Zharmakhan Tuyakbay, Azat Party Gen [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA200 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW OIL AND URANIUM DEALS WITH INDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23-26, at the invitation of Indian President Pratibha Patil, President Nazarbayev, accompanied by more than 100 state and private business representatives, paid an official visit to India, seven years a [...] | 2009-02-03 10:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EMIN KNNP IN KZ |
09ASTANA2005 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CEO DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron's current and incoming CEOs, Dave O'Reilly and John Watson, briefed the Ambassador on November 11, following their meeting earlier that day with President Nazarbayev. Jay Johnson, Director of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, and amira Kanapianova, Country Director for K [...] | 2009-11-12 10:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA2007 | MINISTER OF ENERGY ON BN-350, SEMIPALATINSK AND ALATAU [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, the Ambassador discussed non-proliferation issues, specifically the transfer of BN-350 spent-fuel and the Semipalatinsk and Alatau projects, with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev. The Minister welcomed further cooperation on BN-350 security [...] | 2009-11-13 06:29:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EPET MARR KNNP IT TU KZ |
09ASTANA2026 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND EXPECTATIONS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mud, oil, gas, and ambition blend to form the strange clay that molds the Western Kazakhstani city of Atyrau. In a three-day visit from November 5-7, DCM, Energy Officer, and local staff met with the Deputy Gover [...] | 2009-11-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET EAID SOCI KDEM KWMN KZ |
09ASTANA2027 | KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTING IN ATYRAU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During two trips to Atyrau November 5-10, Energy Officer met with U.S. and international companies doing business in the region to discuss their opinion of Atyrau's investment climate. They said the region is led [...] | 2009-11-16 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA2072 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...] | 2009-11-23 05:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA2090 | ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 22, State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev traveled to Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and unveil Kazakhstan's 2009-2011 assistance package. Saudab [...] | 2009-11-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID OSCE AF KZ |
09ASTANA2099 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel request for nominees from Kazakhstan for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in 2010. It also summarizes Mission plans to conduct a series of public diplomacy events and business roundtables to highlight the importance of fostering entrepreneu [...] | 2009-11-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV EAID KZ |
09ASTANA21 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONNECTIONS KEY TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is home to a number of government-sponsored initiatives to improve conditions for small and medium enterprises. However, such support from the highest levels of government still has little impact on th [...] | 2009-01-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA2100 | KAZAKHSTAN TO STUDY PLANS FOR SAMSUN-CEYHAN PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting in Yalta on November 20, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstani Prime Minister Karim Masimov witnessed the signing of a protocol to study plans for the construction of an oil pipeline betwee [...] | 2009-11-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ RS TK AJ IT |
09ASTANA2106 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ABS CASE WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, the Ambassador raised the issue of granting the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) official status as a recognized ship classification organization in Kazakhstan with Deputy Prime Minister Ye [...] | 2009-12-02 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA2107 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABC'S OF SUCCESSS: U.S. SCIENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Company PASCO Scientific has sold laboratory equipment and curriculum to 1700 schools in Kazakhstan to teach students how to gather and analyze data and do modern science. PASCO is working closely with the K [...] | 2009-12-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA211 | KAZAKHSTAN: "MONEY THROWN TO THE WIND" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, the Soros Foundation of Kazakhstan hosted a roundtable on the effectiveness of social projects funded by oil companies operating in the country. The roundtable featured the premier of a 30-minute d [...] | 2009-02-05 03:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2129 | KAZAKHSTAN CLOSES IN ON EITI VALIDATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From November 23-December 2, independent validators based in the UK interviewed government officials, non-government organizations, energy executives, and diplomatic representatives to assess Kazakhstan's progress [...] | 2009-12-08 01:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2131 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information responds to reftel request. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $618 million in 2008, an increase of $119 million from $499 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $986 million, up 30.9 percent from the previous year. Corresp [...] | 2009-12-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR KZ |
09ASTANA2138 | KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL OIL-SPILL-RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY: Energy Officer attended a November workshop organized by the Astana Center of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),with the support of the Kazakhstani government and International Maritime Organization (IMO),on ratification and implementation of internatio [...] | 2009-12-10 03:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV OSCE IMO KZ |
09ASTANA2139 | KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA TO HOST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani Ministry of Environment hosted the Advisory Council Meeting on Preparation for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) to be held in Astana in 2010. The MCED is held every five years, and the next Ministerial theme will be to adopt "green gro [...] | 2009-12-10 03:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SENV OSCE UN KZ |
09ASTANA2157 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HOSTS MUSLIM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake chaired a roundtable discussion of Kazakhstan's business environment with 14 of the country's leading Muslim entrepreneurs in Almaty. The Decem [...] | 2009-12-15 10:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KCOR KISM KWMN KZ |
09ASTANA2168 | KAZAKHSTAN: HU JINTAO'S PIPELINE DIPLOMACY SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to Chinese President Hu Jintao's December 12 visit to Kazakhstan, the media touted Kazakhstani and Chinese positive expectations for the visit, as well as reports of a demonstration in protest of a Chinese i [...] | 2009-12-22 01:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET SOCI CH RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA218 | KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT DEVALUES TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan allowed the country's currency, the tenge (KZT),to devalue on February 4 from its exchange rate of approximately 122 to the dollar. Announcing that it would abandon it [...] | 2009-02-06 03:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA2190 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave his annual summing up to the diplomatic corps on December 22. Since he broke no new ground on any issue, we are reporting only excerpts from his presentation about issues of special in [...] | 2009-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SENV OSCE EU CH RS |
09ASTANA2197 | KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIAN HAND IN KAZATOMPROM DRAMA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against Mukhtar Dzhakishev, former head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP),finally is heading to court, as rumors intensify about the reasons behind his arrest. In videos posted on YouTube on November 4, Dzhakishev asserts that his arrest is linked to a [...] | 2009-12-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EMIN ETRD TRGY RS KZ |
09ASTANA22 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...] | 2009-01-09 02:19:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ |
09ASTANA2200 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER TELLS SCA A/S BLAKE ECONOMY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After briefly noting the government of Kazakhstan's obligatory talking points on the need for a 2010 OSCE summit and a bilateral meeting between Presidents Obama and Nazarbayev during the April Global Nuclear Secu [...] | 2009-12-23 02:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2202 | KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...] | 2009-12-23 05:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ |
09ASTANA2233 | KAZAKHSTAN SETS UP AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF POLLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environment recently hosted a round table on setting up an electronic register of emissions and pollution transmissions (PRTRs) with the participation of several environmental NGOs and the Organiza [...] | 2009-12-24 05:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KDEM OSCE UN KZ |
09ASTANA2235 | KAZAKHSTANI BANKS: ADJUSTING TO A CHANGING LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Financial analysts, bank executives, managers, and customers alike agree that the Kazakhstani government's efforts to restructure debt and successfully keep afloat ailing BTA and Alliance banks are critical to the [...] | 2009-12-28 00:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2255 | KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN MARITIME TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This report summarizes international donor efforts to promote Caspian maritime trade and transportation, including projects to bring Kazakhstan's maritime legislation in line with international standards, improve [...] | 2009-12-30 05:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2258 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK RESTRUCTURING UPDATES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Despite fears and concerns about the progress and results of BTA restructuring talks, BTA bank management signed the "Principal Commercial Terms Sheet" on December 7 in London. Creditor-agreed options include a spec [...] | 2009-12-30 08:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA232 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citiz [...] | 2009-02-09 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA238 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 18-31 [...] SUMMARY: The information in this Kazakhstan economic and energy update is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani media and has not been further verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Labor Market Update -- Energy Ministry Asks Government to Support Subsoil Users -- Prime Minister [...] | 2009-02-10 10:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ELAB EPET RS KZ |
09ASTANA250 | KAZAKHSTAN: POLITICAL ANALYST SEES INTRA-ELITE WARFARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador in Almaty, Kazakhstani political analyst Dosym Satpayev said that the recent state take-over of two leading banks is part of a larger trend of increased government contro [...] | 2009-02-12 01:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA251 | KAZAKHSTAN: REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKET MUST OVERCOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 5, Energy Officer accompanied USAID Senior Energy Policy Specialist Michael Trainor to meetings with major players in Kazakhstan's power sector to solicit feedback on USAID's new Regional Energy Market [...] | 2009-02-12 02:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA255 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche on liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on February 12 to MFA Americas Department official Alisa Kurmangali, and provided her with a non-paper containing the key issues of concern. She promised to pass this information to Aida Kussai [...] | 2009-02-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA262 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 7 - 13 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to ci [...] | 2009-02-13 07:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA264 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL SAYS FM TAZHIN WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MFA Americas Department Director Talgat Kaliyev told Pol-Econ Chief on February 12 that Foreign Minister Tazhin will be replaced in the coming months. Kaliyev explained that he has been appointed to be Tazhin's advisor on OSCE issues. He said that Kazakhstan intends to p [...] | 2009-02-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON KNNP OSCE IAEA KZ |
09ASTANA268 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev reiterated his government's commitment to the Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) in a meeting with the Ambassador and American Chamber of [...] | 2009-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA281 | KAZAKHSTAN SECURES LUCRATIVE DEALS WITH INDIA, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nursultan Nazarbayev's January 23-26 trip to New Delhi as the guest of honor at India's 2009 National Day celebration underscored the close political relations between Kazakhstan and India which have existed since Kazakhstan's independence. However, despite profession [...] | 2009-02-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET ETRD MARR IN KZ |
09ASTANA283 | KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the national oil companies of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan met with international oil companies in Astana on February 10-11 to negotiate terms and conditions for the transportation of oil westwar [...] | 2009-02-18 06:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA285 | KAZAKHSTAN: CZECH PRIME MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representing the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU),Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek visited Astana on February 12 to discuss European energy security, bilateral trade and investment, and other issu [...] | 2009-02-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EPET EINV KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA295 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 1 - [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan to Allow Islamic Banking -- Salary Ceiling for Top Managers of State Companies -- Ruling Party to Monitor National Fund -- Economic Statistics -- Environment [...] | 2009-02-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET SENV KZ |
09ASTANA296 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 13 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION-ORIENTED ECONOMISTS CRITICIZE DEVALUATION 2. The devaluation of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, dominated t [...] | 2009-02-19 10:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA297 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL URGES A POTUS VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 18 with Pol-Econ Chief, MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev pressed for a POTUS visit to Kazakhstan in the near future. This would send a clear signal to Russia that the United States remains fully engaged in Central Asia, and would support Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-02-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KNNP IAEA RS AF KZ |
09ASTANA306 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 14 - 20 [...] NOTE: This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might intere [...] | 2009-02-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA311 | KAZAKHSTAN: ONCE "SECRET" BIOWEAPONS CITY STILL IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently accompanied several U.S. scientists on a trip to Stepnogorsk. Once a secret "closed" Soviet city dedicated to research on biological weapons, Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and cha [...] | 2009-02-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TBIO KNNP RS KZ |
09ASTANA317 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE UPWARD TRENDS OF TENGIZCHEVROIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20, Jay Johnson, Chevron's Managing Director for Eurasia (protect),briefed the Ambassador on the latest plans and projects of Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron owns 50 percent, ExxonMobil 25 perc [...] | 2009-02-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA344 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with incoming World Bank Country Director for Central Asia Motoo Konishi on February 24. Konishi and World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan Sergei Shatalov explained [...] | 2009-02-25 06:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA352 | KAZAKHSTAN: KMG's IDENOV ENTERTAINS, REVEALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of KazMunaiGas (KMG),and the government's lead negotiator for all new oil exploration and production deals. Idenov was candid and animated t [...] | 2009-02-27 01:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA362 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...] | 2009-02-27 09:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ |
09ASTANA363 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...] | 2009-02-27 09:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ |
09ASTANA366 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 21 - 27 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-02-27 09:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA382 | KAZAKHSTAN: MANY EXPERTS EXPECT A FURTHER DEVALUATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From February 17-20, Department of Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the Kazakhstani government's response to the global financial crisis. There was significant discussion [...] | 2009-03-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA386 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST PRIVATE BANK UNCERTAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During February 17-20, Department of the Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the government's response to the global financial crisis. A key element of the government's ant [...] | 2009-03-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA416 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15-28 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Minister Concerned About Manufacturing and Mining -- Inspection Moratorium for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises -- Population Census -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakh [...] | 2009-03-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
09ASTANA418 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-03-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EAGR SOCI KISL KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA419 | KAZAKHSTAN WITHDRAWS FROM REGIONAL POWER GRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, for the second time in ten years, Kazakhstan withdrew from the Central Asian Power Grid (CAPG) by disconnecting all high-voltage lines to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The last time Kazakhstan took s [...] | 2009-03-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV ZK |
09ASTANA420 | KAZAKHSTAN: NO GRAND BARGAIN IN THE WORKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: As EEB DAS Hengel conveyed to the Ambassador (ref A),a Shell oil executive expressed concern on March 4 that economic problems in Kazakhstan increase the likelihood that the government will turn to Russia or China for financial assistance. If that were to happen, Shell is conc [...] | 2009-03-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV ECON EINV EPET RS CH KZ |
09ASTANA425 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV FOCUSES SOLELY ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev delivered his annual address to Parliament on March 6. The entire address was devoted to the economy and overcoming the global economic crisis. He claimed that many governments have come to unde [...] | 2009-03-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA430 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE HIGH-FLYING MARABAYEV BROTHERS ARE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermek Marabayev and his brother Zhakyp Marabayev are two of Kazakhstan's most influential oilmen. Yermek is General Director of KazMunaiTeniz (KMT),which manages the government's offshore oil exploration and pr [...] | 2009-03-11 06:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA441 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV CALLS FOR NEW WORLD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the second annual Astana Economic Forum on March 11, President Nazarbayev called for a new world currency and a "more accountable" monetary policy and urged world leaders to take this up at next month's G-20 su [...] | 2009-03-13 06:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA442 | KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...] | 2009-03-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ |
09ASTANA444 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 7 - 13, 2009 [...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...] | 2009-03-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ |
09ASTANA450 | KAZAKHSTAN: A BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the director of Chevron's operations in Eurasia told the Ambassador that Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron has a 50% share, has come under "renewed attack" from the government over sulfur storage [...] | 2009-03-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA480 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 2-13 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." ALMATY MASLIKHAT ELECTIONS 2. Bi-elections for the Almaty maslikhat (local legislature) will take place on March 29. According t [...] | 2009-03-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA481 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR 2009 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. The Government of Kazakhstan, and more specifically [...] | 2009-03-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR KZ |
09ASTANA482 | KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL FUND TO SAVE THE ARAL SEA HEAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Almabek Nurushev, Executive Director of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea (IFAS),told us on March 12 that IFAS would like to fashion a bilateral Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan agreement on use of water resources. [...] | 2009-03-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF ZK KZ |
09ASTANA490 | KAZAKHSTAN: PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCES EXPAND BUSINESS [...] SUMMARY: On February 25, USAID established separate public-private alliances with Baker Hughes ($1,250,000 over five years),an American drilling company active in Kazakhstan, and with Chevron ($250,000). The partnerships between these two companies and USAID will improve the supply of ski [...] | 2009-03-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA495 | KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the International Conference on Sustainable Development and Environmental Integration in Central Asia held in Astana on March 13, newly appointed Kazakhstani Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov said that Kazakhstan's Environmental Code is the first in the C [...] | 2009-03-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON SENV ZK KZ |
09ASTANA497 | KAZAKHSTAN: LEAD WTO NEGOTIATIOR REQUESTS FLEXIBILITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova to discuss the status of Kazakhstan's WTO accession negotiations with the United States. Aitzhanova expressed frustrat [...] | 2009-03-20 02:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID RS KZ |
09ASTANA523 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 14-20 [...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...] | 2009-03-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ |
09ASTANA529 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCO'S CEO ON THE N BLOCK NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, ConocoPhillips (Conoco) CEO Jim Mulva briefed the Ambassador on the status of negotiations with national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) to explore and develop the offshore N Block. Mulva expressed f [...] | 2009-03-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA530 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE POLITICS OF PIPELINES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17-18, Energy Officer spoke with representatives from Kazakhstan's national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) and international oil companies about planned oil and gas export projects, particularly the Casp [...] | 2009-03-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA531 | KAZAKHSTAN: WILL KAZTRANSGAS LEAVE GEORGIA? [...] SUMMARY: This report provides a Kazakhstani perspective on the management changes to KazTransGas-Tbilisi (KTG-Tbilisi) reported in reftel A. It is derived entirely from open source material. On March 16, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission appointed the Chief [...] | 2009-03-25 08:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA538 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 1-14, 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- News from the Banking Sector -- Samruk-Kazyna Updates -- Unemployment: a Growing Challenge -- 2009 Harvest Projection -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakhstan Seeks Contro [...] | 2009-03-26 04:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA541 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 21 - 27, 2009 [...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...] | 2009-03-27 09:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ |
09ASTANA555 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES AGREES TO EARLY BUY-OUT OF EKIBASTUZ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Kazakhstan's largest private mining company, Kazakhmys, terminated after just 15 months a three-year management agreement for U.S. power company AES to run the Ekibastuz coal-fired power plant. The co [...] | 2009-03-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA574 | KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] This cable is keyed to reftel, which requests information on the transparency of central government budgets for countries that receive U.S. foreign assistance. 2. The central government of the Republic of Kazakhstan will receive U.S. foreign assistance from FY09 funds. 3. Kazakhstan's [...] | 2009-04-02 10:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KZ |
09ASTANA578 | KAZAKHSTAN: MARINE TRANSPORTATION EXPERT ADVISES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Captain Kjell Landin, Marine Manager for Chevron Transport Corporation, briefed Energy Officer on the complexities of the proposed Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS). He said that, from [...] | 2009-04-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV IR KZ |
09ASTANA588 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE IN A SMALL MINING TOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Ridder, a mining town in East Kazakhstan oblast March 8-12, and had an opportunity to observe the local socio-economic environment. Close to the Russian and Chinese borders, Ridder seems almost lik [...] | 2009-04-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EMIN SENV SOCI CH RS KZ |
09ASTANA598 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS DENY GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (i.e., the lower house of parliament) is currently considering draft legislation regarding the introduction of a special currency regime, which would include certain currency control measures. Senior K [...] | 2009-04-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA607 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...] | 2009-04-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ |
09ASTANA613 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 15-28 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Adjusted Macroeconomic Forecast and Budget -- "Wartime" Economy -- Government to Issue Domestic Bonds [...] | 2009-04-09 11:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA620 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 4-10 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-04-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA621 | KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE LEADERS EXPRESS VIEWS ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 19, the Ambassador hosted 10 future Kazakhstani leaders who are alumni of the Marshall Center. The alumni, who represented at least five government ministries and agencies, asked the Ambassador questions [...] | 2009-04-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA654 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 28 - APRIL 10 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION LEADER ABILOV OWES TAX DEBT? 3. (U) Bula [...] | 2009-04-17 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA662 | KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE OF LARGEST BANKS REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments within the Kazakhstani banking sector -- specifically pertaining to BTA and Alliance banks -- indicate continued instability and increased risk of default on the repayment of foreign obligation [...] | 2009-04-17 11:40:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA663 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 9 - 15 [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstani political commentators focused on the domestic political scene this week, weighing the relative merits of the ruling Nur Otan party and its adversaries in the opposition. "Delovaya Nedelya," an independent weekly, published a wrap-up of the G-20 summit in which it mocked [...] | 2009-04-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ |
09ASTANA672 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 11-17 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-04-20 11:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA673 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 29-APRIL [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Etihad Airways to Fly to Astana -- New Commodity Exchange Launched -- Kazakhstan Raises Loan For Europe-China Transit Corridor -- Economic Statis [...] | 2009-04-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA674 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's May 4-5 visit to Washington is the Obama Administration's first opportunity for face-to-face engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan, with cl [...] | 2009-04-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA675 | KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...] | 2009-04-22 07:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ |
09ASTANA678 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ACQUIRES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 16, during President Nazarbayev's state visit to Beijing, KazMunaiGas (KMG) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced that they will jointly acquire the production assets of MangistauMunaiGa [...] | 2009-04-23 07:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ |
09ASTANA68 | KAZAKHSTAN: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS HARD, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The financial crisis continues to hit Kazakhstan hard, but the government has responded in a vigorous, aggressive manner that should maintain social stability and support modest economic growth in 2009, particular [...] | 2009-01-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA713 | KAZAKHSTAN -- MORE EURASIA THAN CENTRAL ASIA -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: From many conversations with top-level officials and other signals, it is clear Kazakhstan is seeking an enhanced relationship with the United States, in part to better balance its relations with especially Russia but also with China. Kazakhstan is different from the other four [...] | 2009-04-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON RS AF KZ |
09ASTANA717 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AF PK KZ |
09ASTANA724 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 18-24 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-04-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA734 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PED EXTENSION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 28 meeting, the Ambassador informed Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov about the U.S government's approval of a three-year extension for the Program for Economic Development (PED) and updated him on the progress of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-P [...] | 2009-04-28 11:35:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA748 | KAZAKHSTAN: A KCTS SCORECARD OF RISKS AND REWARDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From April 7-17, Energy Officer accompanied a definitional mission from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to identify potential technical assistance projects in support of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation [...] | 2009-04-30 05:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS KZ |
09ASTANA811 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMOVING H1N1-RELATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Akhmetzhan Sultanov, Vice Chairman of the Ministry of Agriculture's State Inspection Committee told us on May 6 that, in response to the H1N1 virus, the Government of Kazakhstan took preemptive steps to prevent the [...] | 2009-05-07 08:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA813 | KAZAKHSTAN: VICE MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, the Charge d'Affaires met with Vice Minister of Energy Asset Magauov to discuss the Kazakhstani government's financial commitments to the safe storage of spent fuel from the decommissioned BN-350 nuclear [...] | 2009-05-07 11:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA814 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 12-APRIL [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Financial Sector News -- Updates from Samruk-Kazyna -- CICA the Precursor of an Asian G-20? -- Kazatomprom President Rumored to Have Fled the Country -- Budget Control [...] | 2009-05-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA819 | KAZAKHSTAN: UK ENERGY ENVOY TOURS REGION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Ambassador met with UK Caspian Energy Envoy Angus Miller (protect throughout) to discuss his six-week tour through the Caucasus and Central Asia. Miller said that an investor from the United Arab [...] | 2009-05-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS GG TX KZ |
09ASTANA822 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, May 1-8 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-05-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA825 | KAZAKHSTAN: PETROCHEMICAL PROPOSAL ATTRACTS INVESTORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, Energy Officer met with Raushan Sarmurzina, Director of the Petrochemicals Department at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR),to discuss Kazakhstan's plans to develop a domestic petroc [...] | 2009-05-12 09:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA828 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 30 - May 6 [...] SUMMARY: A draft law on Internet regulation, which passed the lower house of Parliament this week, drew a fusillade from opposition and independent media outlets who object to what they see as potential for overbearing government control over new media. Though the Internet law was the hot top [...] | 2009-05-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ |
09ASTANA830 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES REVITALIZED TIFA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 24 and April 27, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld held meetings in Almaty and Astana to discuss the future of the Central Asia Trad [...] | 2009-05-13 03:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA837 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND TRIUMPHS OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, AES Vice President Mike Jonagan (protect throughout) met with Energy Officer and a visiting delegation from the Department of Energy's Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs to discuss the state of Kazakh [...] | 2009-05-14 09:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA852 | KAZAKHSTAN: KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE'S STATE VISIT PROMOTES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On May 12, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Kazakhstan for a three-day state visit (reftel A). Lee and Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev signed a series of documents during the visit, including a joi [...] | 2009-05-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV RS CH KS KZ |
09ASTANA853 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 8 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. AZAT'S ABILOV -- THE CHOSEN ONE? 2. Rumors are swirling around Azat party leader Bulat Ab [...] | 2009-05-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA854 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA CALLS APRIL 28 SUMMIT OF CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's MFA regards the April 28 Summit of the Presidents of the Founding States of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea as "successful," despite disagreements over water management issues. Kazakhstan h [...] | 2009-05-18 04:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON SENV ZK KZ |
09ASTANA855 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 16 - MAY 9 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Banking Sector News -- Government Procurement Legislation Signed -- Presidents Discuss Customs Union -- Government to Enhance Control Over Anti- [...] | 2009-05-18 06:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN EAGR CH KZ |
09ASTANA862 | KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL OIL COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE IT BIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the Chief Executive Officer of Canamens, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in London, briefed the Charge on the company's plans and activities in Kazakhstan [...] | 2009-05-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR KZ |
09ASTANA870 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALGA LEADER DISCUSSES ABLYAZOV, TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, the leader of the unregistered opposition party Alga, Vladimir Kozlov, told us that he recently met in London with ousted BTA bank chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is Alga's principal financial backer. According to Kozlov, Ablyazov will soon declare himself "in open opp [...] | 2009-05-21 04:36:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA871 | KAZAKHSTAN: RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANS AND PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced its intention to increase the share of renewable sources of energy in Kazakhstan's overall energy mix from 0.02 percent at present to 5.0 percent by 2024. Parliament endorsed the initiative and is now reviewing draf [...] | 2009-05-21 07:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA90 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 10-16 [...] The following is the first in a new series of weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. MASIMOV JOINS BLOGOSPHERE 2. Prime Minister Karim Masimov has joined the Kazakhstani blogosphere by starting his very own weblog ("primeminister. government.kz"). In [...] | 2009-01-16 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL KPAO KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA909 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MAY 10 - MAY 23 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Current Account Statistics -- New Currency Preference? -- Calls for a New Financial System -- Minister of Industry and Trade Replaced -- Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-05-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA924 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA SAGA CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Questions remain about how BTA, Kazakhstan's fourth largest commercial bank which is already in partial default, and its self-exiled former chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, managed to wind up in such dire straits. Forei [...] | 2009-05-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA929 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MAY 11 - 22 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." TRIAL OF OPPOSITION LEADERS ENDS 3. (U) The trial of [...] | 2009-06-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA941 | KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION [...] (U) On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the extended and amended Umbrella Agreement for our bilateral Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. The Presidential Administration released a press statement marking the event which received coverage in the Kazakhstani med [...] | 2009-06-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA948 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ANNUAL EITI CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 3, Minister of Energy Sauat Mynbayev opened the second national conference on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Astana. Mynbayev announced that Kazakhstan will complete the process [...] | 2009-06-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EMIN EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA953 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MAY 22 - 29 [...] SUMMARY: Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the head of the state nuclear company, Kazatomprom, was arrested this week as a part of a continuing government anti-corruption campaign. The other major story was the publication and banning of "Godfather-in-Law," a book written by the former son-in-law of Presi [...] | 2009-06-05 05:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ |
09ASTANA959 | KAZAKHSTAN: KOSTENAI, THE WHEAT AND SLAVIC HEARTLAND OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24-26, the Charge d'Affaires visited Kostanai -- a northern city of 250,000 people located in a heavily agricultural area -- to attend a concert by visiting American jazz musicians and to open Kazakhstan's n [...] | 2009-06-08 02:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA982 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KEY FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Guoping hosted the Ambassador for dinner at the restaurant on the 23rd floor of a striking new hotel built in Astana and owned by the Chinese National Petroleum Company. During a fascinating, wide-ranging, three-hour tour d'horizon, the Chinese Amb [...] | 2009-06-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET AF GG RS IR KN ZK KZ |
09ASUNCION103 | IRAN MAKES COMMERCIAL OVERTURES TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) Iran's Ambassador to Paraguay, Morteza Tafreshi, resident in Montevideo, met separately January 22 with Paraguay's Foreign Minister Hamed Franco and with Minister of Industry and Commerce Heisecke in Asuncion. During his meeting with Hamed, Tafreshi invited President Fernando Lugo to vis [...] | 2009-02-17 18:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PA IR |
09ASUNCION108 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:13:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
09ASUNCION109 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
09ASUNCION135 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - ASUNCION INPUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recommends Paraguay remain under section 306 monitoring. Post encourages the Special 301 Report to acknowledge, as the industry has, Paraguay's positive efforts on enforcement, particularly the work of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Specialized Investigative Unit (U [...] | 2009-03-04 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR PA |
09ASUNCION143 | FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: I accepted an invitation from President Lugo to join his February 28-29 trip to a nature reserve in Alto Paraguay. The trip included fishing for piranhas, eating alligator or "jacare," and bird watching on the Black River with the President -- providing me with a unique opportunit [...] | 2009-03-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MARR PGOV MASS PINS SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION156 | PARAGUAY LIBERATES INTERNET SERVICES [...] (U) Paraguay's National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) approved March 12 the liberalization of Internet services, ending the monopoly of state-owned telecommunications operator (COPACO). The measure will benefit private providers with fiber optic networks, and consumers will likely se [...] | 2009-03-13 19:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
09ASUNCION223 | PARAGUAY 2009 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) Paraguay's commitment to fiscal transparency and accountability has improved. Information on current and past budgets is readily available on-line at the Ministry of Finance web site. All revenues and expenditures are included in the publicly available budget, accurately reflecting the gov [...] | 2009-04-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PA |
09ASUNCION236 | ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KGHG KSUM PREL SENV PA |
09ASUNCION274 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 16:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PA |
09ASUNCION288 | PETROPAR AND PDVSA: A NECESSARY EVIL FOR PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay's state-owned oil company PETROPAR racked up short-term debts of 317 million USD with Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA for diesel supplied since 2007 and about 270 million USD of that is past due. PETROPAR's total debt more than doubled since 2006 because Paragua [...] | 2009-05-05 21:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PA VZ |
09ASUNCION293 | CIRCLING SHARKS IN LANDLOCKED PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Lugo approaches nine months in office, he faces increasing political and social instability. Rumors persist that former coup-plotting General Lino Oviedo, ex-President Nicanor Duarte Frutos, and/or Vice President Frederico Franco continue to look for ways to cut Lug [...] | 2009-05-06 22:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION295 | PARAGUAYAN UPDATE ON ITAIPU NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) The Paraguayan government confirmed May 8 that President Fernando Lugo's May 7 meeting with Brazilian President Inacio Lula about Itaipu bi-national dam ended without any agreements. In more than two-and-a-half hours of discussion, Paraguay maintained its key negotiating points about fai [...] | 2009-05-08 20:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA |
09ASUNCION368 | PARAGUAY,S ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCE LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Director of Paraguay's Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD) Oscar Boidanich is leading the effort to strengthen existing anti-money laundering legislation (Law 1015). Boidanich is seeking modifications of Law 1015 to a) Make suspected incidents of terrorism financing a repo [...] | 2009-06-15 20:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
09ASUNCION39 | LUGO CONTINUES DIALOGUE ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo summoned Charge January 12 as a follow-up to their January 5 meeting (reftel). On Lugo's top regional priority -- Brazil -- Lugo told Charge Brazilian President Lula expressed concern about the property rights of Brazilians in Paraguay; Lugo said he was telling Lula [...] | 2009-01-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SNAR MASS PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION408 | PARAGUAY'S CIVIL AVIATION - SIGNS OF HOPE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ayalde called on Paraguay's new National Aviation Secretariat (DINAC) President Ceferino Farias June 18 to discuss DINAC's plans to improve aviation safety and expand international carriers' service of Asuncion. Farias explained that DINAC is implementing an action plan based o [...] | 2009-06-30 19:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PA |
09ASUNCION42 | PARAGUAY'S ITAIPU NEGOTIATIONS: RESULTS AND OUTLOOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA |
09ASUNCION450 | PRESIDENT LUGO'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] (SBU) President Fernando Lugo gave his state of the union address July 1 to the Paraguayan Congress. Lugo repeated that Paraguay will maintain diplomatic relations with all countries that want to cooperate with Paraguay. He highlighted his social programs, such as cash subsidies to the poor, [...] | 2009-07-16 21:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PA |
09ASUNCION473 | LUGO-LULA AGREEMENT ON ITAIPU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than 10 months of negotiations, Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo and Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva signed on July 25 a thirty-one point joint declaration on the bilateral Paraguay-Brazil hydroelectric dam Itaipu worth almost USD 800 million (about 8 perc [...] | 2009-07-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA |
09ASUNCION474 | REGIONAL ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS MARK MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] (U) Paraguay hosted the MERCOSUR Summit July 24-25 in Asuncion with the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Bolivia attending, as well as representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia. (NOTE: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declined to attend the Summit at the la [...] | 2009-07-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION5 | BOOSTING BIOFUELS IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A public-private working group approached the Embassy December 23 to outline an ambitious plan to dramatically increase Paraguayan sugarcane-based ethanol production. They asserted a five-fold increase in five years is quite feasible, if more favorable access to the U.S. market [...] | 2009-01-06 21:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA |
09ASUNCION505 | CHRONICLES OF A MESS FORETOLD - PARAGUAY'S [...] (SBU) President Lugo signed a decree in late April 2009 that tightly regulated the use of agrochemicals and pesticides for agricultural production. The decree limited spraying to at least 100 meters from waterways, wetlands, roads and populated areas, and required a natural buffer-wall (trees) [...] | 2009-08-07 17:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION521 | MIXED REVIEWS OF LUGO AT THE ONE YEAR MARK [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo had several successes in his first year in office, including improvements in health care and an improved deal from Brazil regarding electricity from the Itaipu dam. However, Lugo's failings (increased insecurity, slow response to the financial crisis, lack of agrar [...] | 2009-08-20 19:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION537 | UPDATE: US OIL COMPANY LEGAL BATTLE WITH PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Texas based company PetroVictory/Crescent Global Oil (Crescent) is engaged in an escalating legal and public relations battle with the government of Paraguay after efforts to find a solution outside the courts failed, in spite of Embassy advocacy for the U.S. company. Crescent's [...] | 2009-08-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL KGHG KSUM SENV PA |
09ASUNCION539 | CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Democracy Assistance Committee Chair David Price (D- North Carolina) led a bipartisan delegation to Paraguay August 19-20. Codel Price conveyed U.S. support for democratic institutions to Paraguay's congressional leadership. The two sets of Congressional representative [...] | 2009-08-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL ECON PA |
09ASUNCION54 | ASUNCION PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post wishes to join Montevideo (REFTEL 2) in the organization of a biofuels speaker program to take place in July 2009. Given Paraguay's interest in energy diversification and a pending bilateral renewable energy and biofuels MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur d [...] | 2009-01-27 19:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR |
09ASUNCION567 | PETROPAR'S DEBT ALBATROSS WITH PDVSA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 15:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL VE PA |
09ASUNCION595 | BOLIVIA EXPLAINING ARMS PURCHASES [...] (U) Press reports that Bolivian ministers of defense and foreign affairs are visiting Paraguay to better explain up to USD 100 million in future Bolivian arms purchases from Russia. Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata responded to earlier press reports with an official request for information to Boli [...] | 2009-10-08 20:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PINR PA |
09ASUNCION675 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S VALENZUELA'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela December 17-18. Your visit will serve as a boost to Paraguay's nascent democracy. An inexperienced President Fernando Lugo promised the electorate he would deliver change, but he has dashed expectations by failing [...] | 2009-12-07 18:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PA |
09ASUNCION681 | PREPPING FOR A/S VALENZUELA: PARAGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Lacognata met December 10 to review the bilateral agenda before WHA Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December 17-18 visit. The Ambassador told Lacognata that we believe the investment climate is deteriorating. She also expressed concern about the sustain [...] | 2009-12-15 17:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS ECON PREL MASS PA IR |
09ASUNCION695 | PARAGUAY UNLIKELY TO APPROVE VENEZUELA'S MERCOSUR [...] (U) Despite President Fernando Lugo's strong political support in favor of Venezuela's entry into Mercosur (ref A),Paraguay's Congress, the population in general, and leading daily newspaper ABC Color remain opposed to the measure. While Lugo asked Congress to approve Venezuela's admission in Octo [...] | 2009-12-29 16:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINT ECIN ECON PGOV PA VE |
09ASUNCION703 | WHA A/S VALENZUELA TELLS PARAGUAYANS TO WORK TOGETHER TO [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela visited Paraguay December 17-18. Congressional leaders from major political parties expressed frustration with their failed attempts to initiate dialogue with President Lugo on building a national agenda. They commented on swirling rumors of pre [...] | 2009-12-31 17:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PA |
09ASUNCION72 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CAPSTONE FELLOWS [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CAPSTONE fellows February 22-24. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents an historic transition after the Colorado Party's 61 years of rule. Lugo's challenges are many: An inexperienced team, exceedingly high expectations for change, endemi [...] | 2009-02-06 12:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MARR SNAR MASS MCAP PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION82 | LUGO LAUNCHES AGRARIAN REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the creation of an inter-agency commission in November, President Lugo launched an agrarian reform program January 12 in San Pedro Department. Lugo's program is more of a national social plan to assist landless peasants than agrarian reform per se. It is a good start [...] | 2009-02-09 20:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PA |
09ASUNCION91 | PARAGUAY'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Following a period of strong economic growth in the first semester of 2008, economic activity decelerated during the last quarter of 2008 across the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, services and manufacturing. GDP growth for 2009 is expected to slow down to 2 to 3 [...] | 2009-02-11 21:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION97 | LUGO BACKS VENEZUELA'S ENTRY INTO MERCOSUR [...] (U) Paraguay's Vice Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, Oscar Rodriguez Campuzano, said February 7 that President Fernando Lugo will prioritize Venezuela's entry into MERCOSUR during his tenure as president pro tempore, which began December 16. (NOTE: Paraguay and Brazil must approve Venezu [...] | 2009-02-12 21:50:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PA |
09ATHENS1049 | Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary's Bilat with FM Bakoyannis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome back to Greece! Your visit will focus primarily on broader European security issues, yet it will also provide an opportunity on the bilateral side to reinforce a message of the new Administration's desire to put on a new course our relationship with Greece, which had b [...] | 2009-06-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
09ATHENS1179 | GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...] | 2009-07-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR |
09ATHENS1201 | GREEK FIU: IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, BUT MORE NEEDED TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting on July 9, Stelios Grozos, the Chairman of the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Committee (aka the Greek Financial Intelligence Unit or FIU),told A/EconCouns that he largely agreed with the problems and recommendations identified in the FATF's Fifth Follow-Up Report [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN KTFN MK PREL EFIN ECON GR |
09ATHENS1255 | A View From the Chamber: New Democracy MPs Discuss Early [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to take the pulse of the governing New Democracy (ND) party, Polcouns and Poloff on 13 July met with two junior deputies, Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Christos Staikouras, and a vice-president of the Parliament, Elsa Papadimitriou, to discuss the government's agenda. [...] | 2009-07-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1263 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1263 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1267 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1271 | TITAN CEMENT EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The global economic crisis, which continues to have a significant impact around the world, has not spared even the most robust businesses in Greece. The global credit crunch has significantly affected the liquidity position of Greek companies, regardless of how strong their capital base [...] | 2009-07-20 07:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1435 | Greece: Decision on G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1439 | Greek FM Set to Attend G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1445 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS KAIDANOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (U) Dear Tina, 2. (SBU) It's my pleasure to welcome you to Greece. The last twelve months have been marked by a succession of crises for the government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, who has managed to hold onto his one-seat majority in Parliament through the global financial cri [...] | 2009-08-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
09ATHENS1451 | Prime Minister's Economic Advisor on the Greek Economy & [...] (C) In a frank conversation with A/EconCouns, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor, Apostolis Philippopoulos, recently discussed his views on the impact of the financial crisis on the Greek economy, Greek economic policy in response to the crisis, and the government's capacity to take on tough [...] | 2009-08-28 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1485 | PASOK Official Foreshadows Foreign Policy Priorities [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met with PASOK International Secretary Paulina Lampsa September 10 for a wide-ranging discussion on the October 4 elections and PASOK ambitions for Greek foreign and economic policy. With PASOK currently polling ahead of Prime Minister Karamanlis' ND party, Lampsa rev [...] | 2009-09-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY SENV GR RS PTER FMC SMIG IMO ECON |
09ATHENS1513 | Likely Scenarios for Greek Elections/Impact on USG interests [...] (C) Summary: All indications point to PASOK winning narrowly; the vote is more a protest against ND than a vote for PASOK and its policies. An interregnum leading to a second round of elections in November resulting in a stronger PASOK government is also possible. A PASOK government is unlik [...] | 2009-09-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MK TU GR |
09ATHENS1529 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1533 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1535 | WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV |
09ATHENS1539 | Papandreou's First Cabinet Meeting: Move Fast, Move Smart, [...] (SBU) On October 7, after a brief swearing in ceremony for the new cabinet, PM George Papandreou convened the first cabinet meeting to outline his policy priorities. He stressed that the new government must focus on moving the country away from "stagnation and decline." Our job, he said, is to [...] | 2009-10-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1569 | Greece: Geographical Indications and CBD Patent Disclosure [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 23 to Panayiotis Dermentzoglou, First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Nikolaos Doukas, AttachC) for Economic and Commercial Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (SBU) Doukas and Dermentzoglou took th [...] | 2009-10-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS1573 | G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future: New Greek Alternate Foreign [...] (SBU) On October 21, the Ambassador encouraged Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas to attend the 2009 G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future and noted, per ref. A, that Secretary Clinton is planning to attend. Droutsas expressed interest in the event and asked for more information. Pos [...] | 2009-10-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR ECON KPAO KMPI |
09ATHENS1581 | Greece: Government Manages to Suspend Port Strike, But For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Confronting its first major challenge since taking office, Greece's new PASOK government negotiated a temporary suspension to a dockworkers' strike on October 17. Latching onto PM Papandreou's pre-election promises to re-examine privatization agreements, dockworker unions at t [...] | 2009-10-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB GR CH |
09ATHENS1583 | SENIOR GREEK BANKER COMMENTS ON GREEK ECONOMY, NEW [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with DepEconCouns, Nikolaos B. Karamouzis, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Eurobank EFG, Greece's second largest private bank in terms of both deposits and assets, discussed his views on Greece's economic and budget situation, the new PASOK government and it [...] | 2009-10-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1585 | ACTION REQUEST: GREECE TO U.S.: "HELP US HELP YOU IN [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepEconCouns and USAID/E&E representatives on October 22, Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid (HA),made a very pointed request-the latest in a long line of requests-for specific projects [...] | 2009-10-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS1613 | Ambassador's Call on Parliament President Petsalnikos [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Parliament President Fhilippos Petsalnikos November 4 accompanied by DCM and POLOFF. On the Macedonia name issue Petsalnikos followed standard GoG lines, emphasizing the compound name used erga omnes, but also the Greek desire to move all of the Western Balkan [...] | 2009-11-09 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTIP ECON EFIN GR |
09ATHENS1619 | Greece Remains Wedded to EC position on Doha, Geographical [...] (SBU) Following the October 23 demarche delivery to the MFA, EconOff re-delivered reftel demarche on November 10 to Tassos Protopappas, Director for International Trade Policy, and Nikos Georgopoulos, Director General for International Economic Relations, with the Directorate for International [...] | 2009-11-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS1621 | GREECE: Ambassador's Call on Minister of Economy Katseli [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 90-minute tour d'horizon of the Greek economy, Ambassador Speckhard's November 6 courtesy call on newly-appointed Minister for Economy, Competitiveness, and Shipping Louka Katseli revealed the challenges confronting the new Greek government. Katseli described her newly-fo [...] | 2009-11-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID |
09ATHENS1653 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE PAPAKONSTANTINOU [...] (SBU) Ambassador Speckhard's November 16 courtesy call on newly-appointed Minister of Finance George Papakonstantinou underscored the challenges confronting the new Greek government as it seeks to shore up deteriorating Greek public finances, bridge a credibility gap created by the misreporting [...] | 2009-11-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1657 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. There have been a lot of changes here since you last visited in June. We are now building on the opportunities presented by new Administrations in both Washington and Athens to cement a partnership that can confront common strategic challenges beyond the regional issue [...] | 2009-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO GR AF TU MK |
09ATHENS168 | IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...] | 2009-02-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG |
09ATHENS1691 | HEAD OF HELLENIC AID: AFGHANISTAN IS OUR TOP ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to the GoG's request (see reftel E),DepEconCouns delivered to Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid, a list of USG-suggested projects in Afghanistan to which Greece may contribute funds (see reftel D). Per the GoG's previously expressed interest, the lis [...] | 2009-12-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS17 | GREEK CABINET RESHUFFLE: CONTINUITY IN FM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, PM Karamanlis announced a fairly widespread Cabinet reshuffle. FM Bakoyannis and DefMin Meimarakis remain, but key personnel at the various economic ministries were replaced or shifted, including the Minister of National Economy and Finance and the Minister of Devel [...] | 2009-01-07 16:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GR |
09ATHENS1705 | GREEK PM CONFRONTS DEFICIT: BIG ON COMMITTMENT, SHY ON [...] (SBU) In a nationally-televised speech on December 14, Greece's Prime Minister of just two months, George Papandreou, walked a tightrope between maintaining public support and appeasing impatient European partners and international markets as he set out to bridge a credibility gap and potential [...] | 2009-12-15 16:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1719 | GREEK A/FM DROUTSAS' MEETING WITH P-5 AMBASSADORS [...] (S) Summary: In a lunch today for P-5 Ambassadors, Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Droutsas shared Greek views on Cyprus, the name issue, Turkey, and the economic crisis. On Cyprus, he pressed his belief that EU aquis communitaire could be the source of solutions for the differences that div [...] | 2009-12-22 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL GR ECON |
09ATHENS1721 | Russia Looks to Court New GoG Officials, Displays Interest [...] (C) In recent weeks Russian officials, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, have reached out to Greek officials and the Greek public, in an effort to display reinvigorated Russian-Greek ties and paint a picture of close cooperation with the Greece on economic, political and cultur [...] | 2009-12-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OSCE RS BU GR |
09ATHENS2064 | Greek Shippers Drowning in the Wake of Economic Pressures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A seafaring nation for millennia, the resilience of the Greek shipping industry is being tested seriously for the first time since it rose to modern prominence in the 1960s. As the global economic crisis continues, and the demographics of international trade shift, the Greek sh [...] | 2009-11-20 16:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHSA KPIR CH GR |
09ATHENS216 | NEW GREEK FINANCE MINISTER ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) In a February 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on the Greek economy with Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greece's new Minister of Economy and Finance. The new Minister summarized his recent EcoFin meetings in Brussels, the revisions to the Gre [...] | 2009-02-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GR |
09ATHENS2192 | GREEK PARLIAMENT ADOPTS 2010 BUDGET: TARGETS AMIBTIOUS, BUT [...] (SBU) The Greek budget for 2010, which was passed by Greek Parliament on December 23, is an attempt to bring order to Greece's public finances and restore its badly-dented credibility with foreign investors, international credit ratings agencies, and the European Union. The budget aims to red [...] | 2009-12-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS2202 | US Treasury Meetings in Greece: Despite Credibility Gap, [...] (SBU) In December 18 and 21 meetings in Athens with visiting Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Greek government and bank officials expressed the common view that the main challenge facing the GoG was undertaking a reform program that would restore credibility in Greek econom [...] | 2009-12-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS224 | OLYMPIC AIR PRIVATIZATION: 7TH TRY THE CHARM? [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Greek press reported that the sixth tender issued over the course of the past 15 years for the privatization of Olympic Airlines (OA) had once again failed, due to lack of conforming bids. Finance Minister Papathanassiou announced the development, together [...] | 2009-02-20 09:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB EAIR GR |
09ATHENS245 | EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE: GREECE NOT READY TO TALK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 06:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GR |
09ATHENS249 | SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSSES CYPRUS, TURKEY, VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial and very substantive discussion during his visit to Athens, Senator Richard Durbin told Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis about his impressions of the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus issue following his visit to Nicosia and underscored the new administration's [...] | 2009-02-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS ECON ENRG PTER PGOV TU CY GR |
09ATHENS250 | CODEL DURBIN'S MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion February 18, Senator Durbin and main opposition PASOK party president George Papandreou shared views on the global economic crisis, Cyprus, Greek-Turkish relations, Afghanistan, and other issues. They agreed that the international goodwill surrounding the ne [...] | 2009-02-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ENRG TU GR |
09ATHENS266 | OSCE CIO/GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS ORGANIZING IRAQ VISIT [...] (C) During a discussion of ref A points on the review of U.S. policy in Iraq, MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs Counsellor Gregory Karahalios, who has responsibility for Iraq, told DepPolCouns that FM Dora Bakoyannis, who is also currently OSCE CiO, is trying to organize a visit to Ir [...] | 2009-03-03 11:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MOPS IZ GR |
09ATHENS283 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - GREECE [...] (SBU) The Greek Government - particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) - responded to Greece's placement on the U.S. Special 301 Watch List in 2008 with a genuine effort to understand and begin addressing USG concerns. It has welcomed enhanced dialogue with a range of USG agencies, [...] | 2009-03-05 16:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GR KIPR |
09ATHENS326 | GREEK TOURISM:RECESSION AND SECURITY THREATEN, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a call by Ambassador February 23, new Minister of Tourism Constantinos Markopoulos expressed high hopes for U.S.-Greek relations with the new Administration, acknowledged that Greece's tourism sector faces difficult challenges in 2009 due to the drastic fall off in book [...] | 2009-03-16 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD GR |
09ATHENS339 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Economy and Finance John Papathanassiou on March 13. The Minister fully agreed that it is critical for the U.S. and EU countries to work together to address difficulties the global crisis is causing in Central and Eastern Europe in orde [...] | 2009-03-19 08:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS371 | GOG IMPLEMENTS THIRD ROUND OF AUSTERITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) In a move to boost market and EU confidence in the government's commitment and ability to contain public finances, the GoG on March 18 implemented a third series of measures to cut spending and boost revenues, including a wage freeze affecting approximately 70 percent of public sector em [...] | 2009-03-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS376 | GREEK SHIPPERS HURTING, LOOKING TO USG [...] SUMMARY: On March 10, incoming President of the Hellenic Shipowners Association (HSA),Theodore Veniamis and two major ship owners and former presidents of the HSA, George Gratsos and John Lyras, told Econoff that Greek ship owners were suffering from a severe drop in trade financing and from [...] | 2009-03-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV GR |
09ATHENS40 | GREECE ASSURING LNG-BASED GAS SUPPLIES FROM [...] (C) Summary. Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) has contracted LNG deliveries to supply the country through January 20 and is close to finalizing LNG supplies through the end of the month. Observers remain uncertain how Gazprom's gas cut off will affect Greek energy policy. One senior of [...] | 2009-01-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL GR IT AJ RS BU |
09ATHENS541 | EMBASSY ATHENS RESPONSE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) The GoG is expected to receive $100,000 in International Military Education and Training (IMET) funding in FY 2009 in order to continue to professionalize Greece's military. Therefore, Greece is covered by Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Progr [...] | 2009-04-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL GR |
09ATHENS64 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEEF HORMONES CASE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered points and background in reftel on January 16 via telephone to Paul Pezaros, Director, Agriculture Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture. Econ Counselor informed Mr. Pezaros of our new tariffs and the reason behind the change, stressing this action was taken i [...] | 2009-01-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09ATHENS725 | GREEK DEVELOPMENT AID TO THE BALKANS: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (U) Since 2001, Greece has given a consistent level of assistance to the Balkans, albeit not up to the level one might expect from a country with such regional leadership potential. In 2007, Greece programmed 83.3 million euro of official direct assistance (ODA) for development in the Balkans [...] | 2009-05-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV GR EU |
09ATHENS735 | GREEK VIEWS ON CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points on U.S. goals for the urgent meting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to the senior Greek participant in the CGPCS, Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Director, on May 6. As on pr [...] | 2009-05-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR ECON PREL PTER GR |
09ATHENS751 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) On May 8, A/EconCouns and Julienne Hince, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Australian Embassy in Greece, discussed reftel points with Captain Elias Sabatakakis, Directorate for the Protection of the Sea Environment, Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea & Island Policy. Sabataka [...] | 2009-05-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV GR |
09ATHENS875 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - GREEK PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED M/V [...] (C) We delivered reftel message inquiring about possible Greek interest in exercising jurisdiction over 17 suspects in U.S. Navy custody on May 21 to MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Counselor Dimitios Papandreaou. Papandreou took note of the details of the case, including o [...] | 2009-05-28 08:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL GR EG |
09ATHENS925 | GREECE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP -- [...] (U) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's ce [...] | 2009-06-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09ATHENS943 | URGENT FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's [...] | 2009-06-03 11:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09AUCKLAND11 | (U) NEW ZEALAND - AUCKLAND BANKERS KEEP THEIR FINGERS [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's conservative banks have so far weathered the local recession and global financial crisis well. Delinquencies are up but remain manageable. Traditionally dependent on global money markets for much of their financing, local banks have managed to get the cash they n [...] | 2009-03-18 22:24:00 | Consulate Auckland | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV NZ |
09BAGHDAD1004 | Supporting women and artisans in eastern Baghdad [...] SUMMARY: Baghdad has a vibrant artistic and craft community connected by a network of NGOs, mostly female-run, that help members earn a tenuous livelihood. Baghdad EPRT-2 has undertaken a number of initiatives to assist these NGOs with business and marketing training. With a QRF micro-pur [...] | 2009-04-12 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO SCUL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1020 | CENTRAL BANK - CURRENT POLICIES, FALLING RESERVES, [...] (C) Summary: In early April, top Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) officials discussed current CBI policies in separate meetings with Finatt. Senior Advisor Dr. Mudher Salih Kasim listed several reasons for the rising demand for the dollar, which all stemmed from Iraq's growing cash-based economy tha [...] | 2009-04-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1045 | WORLD BANK MEETS DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Daniela Gressani, World Bank Vice President of Middle East and North Africa Region, recently discussed her organization's Iraq strategy and exchanged views on the Bank's role in Iraq with donor country representatives. Donors requested a larger World Bank presence to [...] | 2009-04-17 10:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1050 | WORLD BANK MEETS DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1066 | SUPPORT FOR IRAQI WIDOWS AND MINISTRY OF STATE FOR [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post reports below on the current financial status of the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA),MoSWA's efforts to obtain international donor funding, and the poorly run GOI's widows stipend program. While current USAID assistance programs do not specific [...] | 2009-04-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1071 | ERBIL: Water from a Rock: Drought and Dohuk [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Regional Government has officially declared 2009 to be another drought year. In an effort to proactively mitigate the drought's effect, Dohuk Governor Tamar Ramadan recently convened a conference to formulate a provincial drought action plan. But human and industri [...] | 2009-04-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV |
09BAGHDAD1073 | SULEYMANIYAH BUSINESS STRUGGLE TO COMPETE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Suleymaniyah businessmen claim their markets are flooded by Iranian products because corruption, lack of government support for the private sector, and a cumbersome regulatory environment hinder their ability to compete. Businessmen representing a variety of industries told PRToff [...] | 2009-04-21 06:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV KCOR IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1074 | Bechtel to Survey First Bid Round Oil Fields [...] (U) Summary: On April 15, EMIN met with Bechtel executives who described their project to survey six oil fields in support of the first bid round at the behest of the Ministry of Oil (MoO). International oil companies (IOCs) that are participating in the bid round could then purchase the surve [...] | 2009-04-21 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1079 | KARBALA MOVING TOWARD NORMALCY AMID SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Amid an unsettled security situation, Karbala since early 2009 has showed increasing signs that normalcy is returning. Tourism is up and the dinar is appreciating. Electricity is on 12 hours per day. Markets are full of goods, gas queues have vanished and residents, while not [...] | 2009-04-21 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD1097 | FM ZEBARI,S CHIEF OF STAFF PROMISES HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 16 meeting with EMIN Wall, Foreign Minister Zebari,s Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood R. Najib noted that he would facilitate formalizing documents related to physical assets transfer from the USG to the Government of Iraq (GOI). After many months of delay, Najib [...] | 2009-04-24 03:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL EINV KCOR ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1100 | KARBALA SHRINES PURSUING INDEPENDENT AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The religious leadership of Karbala's al-Husayn and al-Abbas shrines, among the most revered sites in Shi'a Islam, pursue an independent agenda encompassing economic development, reconciliation and reconstruction. Well-funded and led by representatives of Grand Ayatollah al-Sista [...] | 2009-04-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1103 | IRAN IN IRAQ: STRATEGY FOR PRESSURING IRGC-QF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers are active in Iraq, conducting traditional espionage and supporting violent extremists as well as supporting both legitimate and malign Iranian economic and cultural outreach. Iraqis and their government have dem [...] | 2009-04-24 16:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR MOPS ECON ETRD IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1104 | IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...] | 2009-04-24 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1105 | DPM BARHAM SALIH ON ICI AND DEC, NEW COR SPEAKER, [...] (SBU) Summary: At a 22 April meeting with EMIN, GoI DPM Barham Salih confirmed that the GoI is committed to the ICI and would be issuing invitations to a Fall ministerial meeting in Baghdad after a senior officials meeting in late May; deferred a decision on agreeing to hold the next Dialogue [...] | 2009-04-24 16:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV EINV CVIS IZ |
09BAGHDAD1110 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (IRAQ) [...] (U) The Embassy Science Fellows Program offers an important opportunity to bring US government experts to Iraq, where they would be assigned to teach one- to three-month courses in the area of their expertise within the field of cultural heritage at the newly established National Training Insti [...] | 2009-04-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL SENV TSPL TBIO AMGT EAGR ENRG ECON |
09BAGHDAD1171 | DEVELOPMENT IN KARBALA: PROGRESS AND CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three development plans have been posited for Karbala since Iraq's liberation. The province's de facto operational blueprint (the so-called &Shahristani8 plan) was devised in mid-2008 and has been blessed by Prime Minister Maliki, although it is widely disliked by many [...] | 2009-05-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1183 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON DPM EISSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an Aprl 30 meeting, DPM Eissawi expressed to the Ambassador enthusiasm for the "visible results" the GOI and USG are achieving under the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA); offered insights into Iraq's disputed internal boundaries; and suggested that many Iraqi political p [...] | 2009-05-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1221 | ASSISTANCE COORDINATION: A GOI INSIDER PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Huda Malik, Director General of the International Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC),told Econoff that she is crafting a plan to move donor assistance coordination responsibility out of the Ministry and under a higher-level coordi [...] | 2009-05-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KW |
09BAGHDAD1223 | IRAQ WTO WORKING PARTY: HOPES FADE FOR A JUNE MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A GOI working group has finished compiling Iraq's Initial Goods Offer and its new tariff schedule. However, senior-level approval of the Goods Offer will take another several weeks, in part because of an unfolding corruption scandal at the Ministry of Trade (MOT). Long-awaited [...] | 2009-05-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1237 | Muthanna's Provincial Investment Commission: Successes and [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Muthanna's Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) is one of the most active in Iraq, with 17 projects licensed to date and four of those are in various stages of completion. Challenges remain, however, especially in acquiring ri [...] | 2009-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1255 | SPEAKER PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] (S) During a May 10 meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Maliki stressed that security in Iraq has improved significantly but emphasized the need to continue strong intelligence cooperation to help Iraq combat terrorism. Maliki said Iraq wants a close bilateral relationship with [...] | 2009-05-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1260 | IRAQI MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY INVITES SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] Summary and action request: Iraq's Minister of Electricity passed ITAO a letter of invitation to US Secretary of Energy Chu to come to Iraq for bilateral discussions of four Iraqi power sector challenges: power plant construction, Iraq's participation in global emissions reductions, solar and [...] | 2009-05-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1283 | MALIKI'S CHOSEN GOVERNORS IMPRESS EARLY [...] (C) Through careful managing of the post-provincial election coalition-building process, eight of the ten Shi'a-majority provinces have new governors approved by Prime Minister Maliki; six of those represent the Da'wa Central wing of his State of Law coalition. Early May meetings between Senio [...] | 2009-05-15 14:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD129 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DPM AL-ESSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Deputy Prime minister al-Essawi in the CMR January 5, immediately after the conclusion of the ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy. Conversation focused on upcoming local elections, integration of the Sons of Iraq (SOI) i [...] | 2009-01-17 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1291 | BAGHDAD RESPONSE TO STATE 2885: IRAQ'S BUDGET IS [...] Iraq benefits from USG foreign-assistance funding. The GOI's budget is a matter of public record. Budget lines for individual ministries and revenue estimates are debated openly in the national legislature. The final budget is available to the public when it is printed in the official GOI g [...] | 2009-05-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL |
09BAGHDAD1304 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL [...] (C) During their May 12 meeting, Vice President Abdel Mahdi sought from U/S Burns reassurance of U.S. commitment to remain engaged in Iraq, even if security conditions deteriorated. U/S Burns underlined that the U.S. would honor its commitments, but is looking to the GOI to commit to developi [...] | 2009-05-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD1342 | STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: One of the key elements of PM Maliki,s expected visit to Washington this summer will be the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA). The SFA defines areas of cooperation necessary to ensure a sustainable and enduring bilateral relationship with Iraq. Approved by the Iraqi p [...] | 2009-05-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SCUL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1344 | IRAQI FM ZEBARI NOT REASSURED BY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he was pessimistic about Iran's intentions toward Iraq following a May 20-21 trip to Tehran in which he failed to narrow differences with the Iranian government over issues such as cross-border water flow, border security incidents including Iranian sh [...] | 2009-05-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1351 | RRT ERBIL -- AGRICULTURE POTENTIAL IN THE KURDISTAN REGION [...] (U) SUMMARY: A recent study by the Monitor Group highlighted the potential for agriculture and processed foods to become a lucrative, employment-generating growth cluster in the Kurdistan Region. However, the mixed experience of one U.S. agribusiness investor (including difficulties in access [...] | 2009-05-24 10:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID EAGR |
09BAGHDAD1360 | DIWANIYAH: HOPEFULNESS BUT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: While Diwaniyah Province's public expects its new governing team to be an improvement over the ISCI-dominated leadership that preceded it, much of the citizenry remains to be convinced that things will improve significantly. Increasingly serious water problems are souring the p [...] | 2009-05-25 12:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ ECON |
09BAGHDAD1361 | (C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE FUEL STATIONS SELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northern Refineries Company Director General Ali Obeidi briefed the Salah ad-Din (SaD) Provincial Council May 13 on improvements in fuel refining and distribution at the Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR). Provincial Council members asked Obeidi to hire more workers at the BOR and ensure th [...] | 2009-05-25 12:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON KCRIM IZ |
09BAGHDAD1367 | FINANCE MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT FOR IMMUNITIES EXTENSION [...] In response to reftel demarche and the USG decision to renew the Executive Order that protects official Iraqi assets, Finance Minister Jabr sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for this action. The verbatim text of the letter is given below. 2. Begin text: Republic of Iraq Mi [...] | 2009-05-26 03:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EFIN IZ UN |
09BAGHDAD1378 | WFP LOOKS TO TAKE ON CORRUPTION IN THE IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has asked the World Food Program (WFP) to help it devise a plan to reform its inefficient and corrupt Public Distribution System (PDS). But what the GOI may not have bargained for in making the request is WFP's intention to challenge the PDS's intensely corrupt procuremen [...] | 2009-05-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREF KCOR EAID EAGR ECON WFP IZ |
09BAGHDAD1390 | PROGRESS ON OIL-FOR-FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari,s Chief of Staff Ambassador Srood Najib told the Embassy that he had reduced the number of outstanding Oil-for-Food (OFF) contracts from 130 to 80. He hopes to have all outstanding OFF accounts closed, and return whatever is left to the Development Fund f [...] | 2009-05-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KCOR ECON PREL IZ UN |
09BAGHDAD1441 | IRAQ: ASSET TRANSFER PROCESS WELL UNDER WAY [...] SUMMARY: The United States and Iraq have agreed upon, and are implementing, a comprehensive asset transfer process. The process includes commitments by the Government of Iraq to maintain U.S.-funded infrastructure in Iraq. End Summary. 2. Since 2008, Embassy representatives have been wo [...] | 2009-06-02 03:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1480 | MAY 2009 PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: SECURITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) Summary: On May 26-27, Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly conference for leaders of the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). All PRTs, embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) and Regional Embassy Offices (REOs) participated, including [...] | 2009-06-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD1487 | IMMUNITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, Ambassador Hill and other Embassy officials delivered the message on extension of immunities by Executive Order to relevant Government of Iraq officials. Ambassador Hill delivered the message verbally, and by letter (see text at paragraph 8 below). [...] | 2009-06-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOT ECON PREL IZ UN |
09BAGHDAD1488 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET, ICI AND IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR EPET IZ UN |
09BAGHDAD152 | INDUSTRY MINISTER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting, Minister of Industry and Minerals (MIM) Fawzi Hariri provided Economic Minister Counselor and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Marc Wall and Economic Counselor with an update into MIM's ongoing initiatives to enter into production-sharing join [...] | 2009-01-21 10:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON INV ENRG EIND IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD1540 | THIRD MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (C) The third meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 10, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Marc Wall, Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, at which working group chairs provide [...] | 2009-06-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PREL CVIS IZ |
09BAGHDAD156 | GOI ANTIBODIES ATTACKING INDEPENDENT IRAQI TELECOM [...] (SBU) Five members of the Communications Media Commission (CMC) caretaker authority met with EMIN on January 13 to discuss the beleaguered commission's challenges and search for ways to help the CMC navigate Iraq's treacherous political waters. Provisionally established by CPA Law 65 to mana [...] | 2009-01-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
09BAGHDAD1619 | MINPLANNING ON ICI, ASSET TRANSFER, AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: EMIN met on June 15 with Minister of Planning Ali Baban to discuss the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and the transfer of assets from USG to GOI. Baban said that the ICI will only see progress if it is seen by the GoI as politically advantageous, and that what is needed f [...] | 2009-06-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1633 | Finance Minister Says Treasury Bills for GE Payment and IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 17 meeting with EMIN and Brigadier General Stephen Lanza, Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr said the GOI and International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to conduct technical negotiations on an 18 month loan program of around $5.5 billion. He also believed that the issuan [...] | 2009-06-22 03:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD1691 | IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1697 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting of the Environment Working Group under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 22, 2009, the Minister for the Environment requested USG assistance for environmental legislation and regulation, laboratory c [...] | 2009-06-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SENV SOCI EWWT KGHG IZ |
09BAGHDAD1701 | IRAQ'S WTO ACCESSION PROCESS TEMPORARILY STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's WTO accession efforts have reached a temporary standstill. The MOF appears to have deliberately submitted to the Council of Representatives (COR) a customs tariff bill that is not WTO-compatible, further delaying the long-awaited Initial Goods Offer. A lack of leadership a [...] | 2009-06-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PGOV ECON IQ |
09BAGHDAD1728 | IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] SUMMARY: Iraq's private banks have dramatically accelerated lending since October 2008. Their total lending is now growing at an annual nominal rate of 80%, twice as fast as one year ago. Increasing public confidence and a recent capital infusion in private banks appear to be the main forces b [...] | 2009-06-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1744 | IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...] | 2009-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD175 | FM ZEBARI ON "NEW ERA" FOR AMERICA, KUWAIT SUMMIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray January 22 that Iraqis are following closely the first days of President Obama's Administration, and that early signals to the region have been reassuring. He said the Iraq-Kuwait bilaterals on the margins of the [...] | 2009-01-24 10:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EFIN ECON IZ KU |
09BAGHDAD1784 | IRAQ-KUWAIT: CROSS-BORDER ISSUES AFFECTING IRAQ'S [...] (C) Iraq's unresolved disputes with Kuwait reflect years of history. Particularly on the issues centered around the land and maritime borders, however, Iraq's concerns touch directly on economics. Iraq's dependence on oil exports, primarily through the south, and on imported foodstuffs and [...] | 2009-07-02 11:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD EWWT PBTS PREL IZ KU |
09BAGHDAD1802 | RISING OIL PRICES IMPROVE IRAQ'S BUDGET OUTLOOK, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising oil prices have improved Iraq's 2009 budget outlook, but they are not a panacea for all of the country's budget woes. Projected 2009 GOI revenues of $42.7 billion are still optimistic since oil exports for the remainder of the year are likely to remain well below the for [...] | 2009-07-06 12:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1822 | LAND ISSUES HALTING INVESTMENT IN IRAQ,S PROVINCES [...] (SBU) The Muthanna Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) is one of the most active and dynamic economic development organizations in Iraq. Since its inception in late summer 2008, Muthanna,s PIC has issued seventeen (17) licenses worth some 363 million dollars to a broad array of businesses [...] | 2009-07-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV |
09BAGHDAD1837 | IRAQ'S LATEST QUEST FOR JOINT VENTURES OF STATE [...] (SBU) In March 2009, Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals (MOIM) Fawzi Hariri announced a third round of Joint Venture (JV) opportunities in Iraq's state owned enterprises (SOE) (Reftel A). When announced, Hariri was optimistic because, he said, it contained a more diverse offering of compa [...] | 2009-07-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD |
09BAGHDAD1838 | INTERNAL IRAQI RESISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 03:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAGR IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD1856 | SECOND MEETING OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al Eissawi and EMIN Marc Wall convened the second meeting of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on July 6, 2009. Both sides highlighted the continued significance of the SFA as the fou [...] | 2009-07-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD1876 | VISA CONTROLS LIMIT IRANIAN PILGRIMS TO KARBALA [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to a prominent Karbala businessman, elements in the Iranian and Iraqi governments struck a deal in early June to issue Iranian pilgrim visas solely through a single Iranian tourist agency, Shamsah Travel and Tourism (Sham [...] | 2009-07-12 06:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1882 | RRT ERBIL: FDI DOES NOT MEET KRG EXPECTATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV |
09BAGHDAD1912 | SOLVING THE IRAQ-KUWAIT MARITIME BOUNDARY ISSUES [...] (SBU) In paragraphs 16 and 17 of this message, we lay out a way forward to address Iraq's concerns with respect to its right to free access to the sea, including an unambiguous statement of Iraqi rights to international waters and a suggested expansion of the Khor Abdullah Interoperability P [...] | 2009-07-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD EWWT PBTS PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU |
09BAGHDAD195 | COUNCIL OF REPS FINANCE COMMITTEE ON 2009 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) hopes to pass the FY2009 budget "soon," but there is concern that cuts in the capital budget will affect Iraq's future. Falling oil revenues and uncertain oil markets highlight the GOI's overdependence on a single source of income, but the [...] | 2009-01-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EPET IZ |
09BAGHDAD196 | IRANIAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN ERBIL [...] (C) Summary: A range of contacts from Karim Sinjari, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for the Interior, to small business owners and residents of Erbil's Ainkawa neighborhood indicated to Iran Watcher during a visit January 20-22 that Turkish goods are more plentiful and [...] | 2009-01-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2001 | MUTHANNA OFFICIAL SAYS IRANIAN INTIMIDATION LED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hakim Khazal Khashan, a member of the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC),announced his resignation on 7 July. He told PRToffs that he decided to leave government because his anti-corruption efforts had been stymied by a broad range of dishonest political actors, and because Irania [...] | 2009-07-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2008 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET AND GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] | 2009-07-27 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD2015 | CORRECTED COPY: FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] | 2009-07-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD2021 | RRT ERBIL: NEW REFINERY AND CRUDE PRODUCTION COMES [...] (U) Summary: At a July 18 ceremony, attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and former Ambassador to Iraq and the UN Zalmay Khalilzad, oil from the Khurmala Dome began flowing into the Erbil refinery, the only privately-owned refinery in Iraq. The refinery's initial capacity is 20,000 [...] | 2009-07-28 11:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2023 | BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIR EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with EMIN, Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Dr. Haider Ali Fadhel voiced concerns over the national government's lack of progress on a variety of issues affecting the overall investment climate. Specifically, Fadhel took issue with the Ministry of Tr [...] | 2009-07-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2024 | BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIR EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with EMIN, Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Dr. Haider Ali Fadhel voiced concerns over the national government's lack of progress on a variety of issues affecting the overall investment climate. Specifically, Fadhel took issue with the Ministry of Tr [...] | 2009-07-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2034 | PRT DIYALA: IRAQI GENERAL CLAIMS CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq Army (IA) Staff Major General Tariq ab-al-Wahab Jasim Mahdi al-Izzawi, commander of the Diyala Operations Center (DOC),informed PRT and U.S. 1-25 Brigade Officers at a project brief on July 21 that Prime Minister Maliki put him in charge of Diyala Province, and that Diyala [...] | 2009-07-29 19:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL MOPS ASEC |
09BAGHDAD2037 | Iraq: Cabinet Approves Formation of National Oil Company [...] (SBU) The Iraqi Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) on Tuesday, July 28 approved draft legislation to re-establish the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). That proposal will now be transmitted to the Council of Representatives (COR, the Iraqi Parliament) for consideration. Vice Chairman of the C [...] | 2009-07-30 03:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD205 | RRT ERBIL: MEETING WITH KRG PRIME MINISTER BARZANI [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani expounded on a wide range of subjects in a January 25 meeting with Erbil PRT team leader. The initial impetus of the meeting was to provide PM Barzani with information on USG development assistance. In the cour [...] | 2009-01-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON SOCI PTER TU IZ |
09BAGHDAD2063 | IRAQI CAPITAL AT WORK: PEPSI INTERNATIONAL AND THE BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Iraqi investment bank's takeover of the mixed-owned enterprise (MOE) Baghdad Softdrink Company could be a model for moving the stagnating MOE sector forward. Since gaining a controlling stake of Baghdad Softdrink, the bankers have brought in capital and management expertise t [...] | 2009-08-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2069 | DIWANIYAH PUBLIC DISAPPOINTED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into the tenure of the Diwaniyah provincial government, the public's initial optimism that the new team would improve services is eroding. Provincial authorities seem to be focused on the challenges at hand, but are burdened by budgetary woes and the effects of a dro [...] | 2009-08-02 06:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2077 | OIL FOR FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary: Iraq hopes to resolve the remaining Oil for Food (OFF) contracts by the end of the year, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Srood Najib told EMIN on July 29. Najib estimated that 50 outstanding OFF contracts remain -- down from 80 in April -- and promised to send the [...] | 2009-08-03 09:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET IZ KCOR PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2097 | Supplemental Budget worth USD 3.3 billion submitted to the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's Council of Ministers (CoM) submitted a USD 3.3 billion supplemental 2009 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on July 22. (Note: The CoR has adjourned for its summer recess and will reconvene on September 8.) If passed by the CoR, the supplemental budget would [...] | 2009-08-04 03:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR IZ |
09BAGHDAD21 | PLANNING MINISTER BABAN ON SFA, 2009 BUDGET, ICI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emin Ambassador Wall and Treasatt met with Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban December 31 to discuss mechanisms for implementing the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA),asset transfers, the Iraqi fiscal outlook and development prospects, and Emba [...] | 2009-01-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2100 | MINISTER SAFA AL-SAFI LAUDS BASRAH RECONSTRUCTION, [...] (C) Summary. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Safi al-Safi told Poloffs he is proud of his management of Prime Minister Maliki's $100 million reconstruction effort in Basrah province. Contrasting his efforts to the United Kingdom's "economic failure" in Basrah, he said over 80 perce [...] | 2009-08-04 10:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD2101 | NAJAF GOVERNOR MEETS MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2106 | IRAQ'S PROGRESS ON MCC INDICATORS: OUR ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's post-conflict economy continues to improve but it remains challenged by deep-rooted problems of corruption, red tape, an ill-equipped workforce, and land disputes. Although the GOI still focuses a lot of energy on the development of its oil sector, future foreign investme [...] | 2009-08-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL |
09BAGHDAD2115 | GOI Budget Update: 2009 Mid-Year and First Look at 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: The delayed enactment of the 2009 budget law until mid-April contributed to a low rate of budget execution for the first part of 2009. Lower than expected oil prices and exports have contributed to significant deficit spending. Oil revenues were USD 3.8 billion less than antic [...] | 2009-08-06 06:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2126 | DIWANIYAH: JOURNALISM TRAINING WORKSHOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Public Affairs Section and Diwaniyah PRT co-sponsored two-day training session by a visiting U.S. professor helped train local journalists and offered valuable insights into their thinking and concerns. Their limitations are due largely to their media outlets being owned and [...] | 2009-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2143 | IRAQI MINISTER OF FINANCE JABR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador,s meeting with Finance Minister Jabr, they discussed the Minister,s approval for financing of the GE deal, the need for flexibility in bidding rounds to increase oil production, the need to encourage the World Bank to provide financing to complement the USD 5. [...] | 2009-08-10 08:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP EAID ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2144 | INEXPERIENCE AND BUDGET CRUNCH MARK KARBALA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Nearly three quarters of Karbala's 2009 provincial budget is allocated for water and housing projects. With reduced oil revenues driving funding shortfalls from Baghdad, many essential service projects remain uncompleted over three months into the tenure of the new local gove [...] | 2009-08-10 10:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD217 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: TRYING TO REHABILITATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In response to security improvements in Salah ad Din (SaD),the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has begun efforts to restore the operational capacity of the Bayji Iraq Republic Railway (BIRR) Station. The PRT expects this effo [...] | 2009-01-28 11:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN EINV ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD2204 | IRAQ MINISTER OF OIL OPTIMISTIC ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion of petroleum issues in Iraq, Minister of Oil Husayn Al-Shahristani told DCM for Assistance Transition that he - is optimistic about significantly improved oil production; - expects the British Petroleum/CNPC contract to manage Rumaila field to be [...] | 2009-08-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2223 | PLANNING FOR THE OCTOBER U.S.-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy offers our perspective on planning for the two events announced during PM Maliki's recent visit to Washington: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference. Both events, but partic [...] | 2009-08-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2256 | MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY HAS A PLAN, BUT LACKS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging initial meeting with DCM for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach, Minister of Electricity Karim Hasan outlined Iraq,s significant infrastructural challenges; discussed his plans for short-term financing of an ongoing multi-billion dollar electricity generation [...] | 2009-08-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD228 | GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ TAXES: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, [...] (SBU) Summary: As businesses and individuals step up commercial activities and as oil revenues languish, the GOI is devoting more attention to other sources of revenues, particularly taxes. The GOI tax regime is partly old, based on administrative provisions dating from 1982, and partly new, [...] | 2009-01-28 16:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2287 | IRANIANS THREATEN TO REDUCE PILGRIM VISITS TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (SBU) On August 12, Ridha Arjimand Zada, the Najaf representative of the Iranian Committee of Haj, Pilgrimages and Holy Visits told Karbala-based Noon al-Husayn Radio that Iran would indefinitely suspend sending pilgrims to Iraq as soon as Ramad [...] | 2009-08-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON IR IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2299 | (C) IRAQ OIL: MINISTRY OFFICIALS SKEPTICAL AS [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the second oil and gas bid round, international oil companies (IOCs) are increasing their engagement with the Ministry of Oil (MOO). While the Government of Iraq (GOI) has yet to determine how it will deal with oil fields that were not awarded in the first bid roun [...] | 2009-08-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2301 | SECURITY ISSUES, NOT RAMADAN, CORRELATES WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Iraq, as in other Middle Eastern countries, economic activity increases during Ramadan as families buy more traditional foodstuffs and gifts for Iftar dinners. Despite this increased demand for goods (and reports of price-gouging),our analysis of Iraq's Consumer Price Index [...] | 2009-08-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2318 | Alternative Energies to be integrated into Iraq's Energy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from eleven Iraqi ministries discussed the potential for alternative energy (solar, wind, biomass, hydro) in Iraq at the Iraqi Renewable Energy Steering Committee (IRESC) meeting on August 19. IRESC keynote speaker Dr. Al-Qaraghuli from the U.S. Department of [...] | 2009-08-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG OSCI SENV TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL BEXP BTIO |
09BAGHDAD2335 | UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...] | 2009-08-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2336 | UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...] | 2009-08-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2337 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR: MOF RESUMING ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Haslach, Finance Minister Jabr made special note of his good relationship with former deputy PM and KRG PM Barham Salih. Ambassador Haslach delivered condolence letters from Ambassador Hill and Department of Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary [...] | 2009-08-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2374 | WTO ACCESSION STEPS UNLIKELY BEFORE JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI seems unlikely to make the sound economic but tough political decisions that would move Iraq closer to World Trade Organization (WTO) accession before Iraqi national elections in January 2010. Although Iraq has completed the requisites for the next round of accession ta [...] | 2009-09-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2389 | OIL MINISTER FLEXIBLE WITH IOC IN PRIVATE ... BUT [...] (C) Summary: British Petroleum Iraq (BP) said Oil Minister Shahristani is under intense pressure to get the GOI's contract with British Petroleum/China National Petroleum Corporation (BP/CNPC) signed. According to BP, Shahristani has been personally engaged and responsive to BP's concerns, an [...] | 2009-09-04 16:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2394 | GOI PROPOSAL FOR NEW ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 26 Iraq Partners Forum (IPF) meeting, Ministry of Planning Director General for International Cooperation Huda Malik proposed to move Iraq,s assistance coordination function from her ministry to a higher body, such as the Prime Minister's Office. She said the new [...] | 2009-09-05 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2426 | IRAQ/IRAN: KARBALA EAGER FOR PILGRIMS WITH DEEP POCKETS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to the governor of Karbala and the brother of the imam of the al-Abbas shrine, Iran continues to exert a dominating influence, notably in business dealings in Karbala province. Both interlocutors lamented Iraq's inability to negotiate with the Iranians for [...] | 2009-09-09 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON |
09BAGHDAD244 | MINISTER OF FINANCE JABR DISCUSSES KUWAITI DEBT, [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN on January 26 that the GoI delegation to the Arab League Summit in Kuwait had discussed the GoI's debt with the Kuwaiti government, but that no resolution was reached over compensation for Kuwaiti Airlines damages. Although Kuwaiti Prince She [...] | 2009-01-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ETRD IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2445 | IRAQ UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT 15.5 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Internal figures from the Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) estimate that Iraq's unemployment rate is currently at 15.5 percent. COSIT's last published estimate showed a 12 percent rate for the final quarter of 2008. In addition to the overall rate, a GOI [...] | 2009-09-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2469 | Iraq Depends on Others for Water; Low River Flows Have [...] (U) Note: Post intends this message to be the first periodic report on water issues - and their growing prominence - in Iraq. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tigris and Euphrates river systems supply almost all of Iraq's water needs. Ninety percent of the two rivers' water flows first through Turk [...] | 2009-09-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG PBTS PREL TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD2507 | DCM HASLACH MEETING WITH MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with DCMAT Haslach, Transportation Minister Amir Abul Jabbar Ismail pressed the USG to make greater use of Iraqi transport assets, particularly air and rail. Ismail defended the GOI,s recent decision to enforce Iraqi Airways, monopolies of cargo and charter [...] | 2009-09-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2514 | IRAQ: PRIVATE BANKS' LOANS SURPASS CAPITAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time since 1964, Iraqi private banks' total lending has surpassed their total capital. The relationship between banks and their customers is maturing, with both sides gaining confidence in the financial system. If private bank lending and deposits continue to grow a [...] | 2009-09-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2527 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT COMPLAINTS CONTINUE TO DECLINE [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's status as a "boycotting country" under the Arab League Boycott of Israel (ALB) has been "under review" since 2006, when ALB compliance requests peaked at 33. Since that time, official reports -- as compiled by the Department of Commerce in accordance with reporting requi [...] | 2009-09-21 03:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2563 | PRIME MINISTER ON DISPUTED INTERNAL BOUNDARIES AND [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that he felt the Council of Representatives (CoR, the Iraqi Parliament) is no longer effective and cannot be relied upon to pass legislation. The GOI, he said, is effectively at a standstill. The CoR is no [...] | 2009-09-24 08:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY |
09BAGHDAD2564 | PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES SYRIA OF MILITARY ACTIONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that the GOI intelligence services had uncovered a plot to detonate four Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) during this week's festival of Eid al Fitr. According to Maliki, this is only t [...] | 2009-09-24 08:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY |
09BAGHDAD2565 | PRIME MINISTER MALIKI: "NO CHANCE" OF HYDROCARBONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told Ambassador that pending hydrocarbons sector reform legislation "will not see the light of day" during this session of the Council of Representatives (CoR, the Iraqi Parliament). The current CoR, Maliki said, is &dead8 an [...] | 2009-09-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY |
09BAGHDAD2569 | PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES IRAN OF TRYING TO [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that Iran is intervening increasingly boldly in the Iraqi political process in a bid to "control the COR" (the Council of Representatives, the Iraqi Parliament). Iran has not discarded use of military means [...] | 2009-09-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY |
09BAGHDAD2576 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2577 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2580 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-27 04:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2621 | REFORMING THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM -- EASIER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOI won't soon take the tough political decisions needed to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS),despite the burden it places on national finances and the market distortions and corruption it engenders. The UN World Food Program (WFP) has proposed a [...] | 2009-09-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
09BAGHDAD2632 | MINISTER OF OIL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IRAQ'S OIL FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 17 meeting with Deputy Secretary James Steinberg, GOI Minister of Oil Hussayn Shahristani expressed optimism about the upcoming second oil licensing round, as well as for Iraq's future willingness to sign a gas agreement with Europe. In the wide ranging discussion, [...] | 2009-10-01 09:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD265 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 05:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2650 | PRT NINEWA: THE GRAINS OF WRATH: NINEWA,S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 12:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON IZ PHUM |
09BAGHDAD2660 | IRAQ'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF THE ELECTION: ARE YOU [...] (SBU) On the eve of the election season in Iraq, we do not expect any major party or coalition to campaign on a record of economic success. Security and stability continue to be the primary focus, and are essential for economic success. However, it is worthwhile to compare today,s Iraqi econom [...] | 2009-10-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2661 | RECONSIDERING IRAQ'S FIRST OIL BID ROUND AND [...] (C) Summary: While the results of Iraq's June 30 oil and gas bid round may at first seem disappointing, the bid round could be considered a modest success. Although only one oil field was awarded, the planned expansion of that field should increase Iraq's oil production over the next six year [...] | 2009-10-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2662 | ELECTION AND INVESTMENT LAWS WEIGH HEAVILY ON PM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki focused on passage of the election law and an amendment to the investment law in an October 1 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Hunzeker. The PM noted that disputes over the distribution of parliamentary seats in Kirkuk still posed a [...] | 2009-10-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2675 | IIER HOLDS CONFERENCE ON TRANSPARENCY AND ECONOMIC LAWS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER) held a successful conference entitled "The Absence of Economic Legislation and Transparency in Iraq" October 3. The conference was financed under a $1.5 million USG-Targeted Development Grant (TDG). About 70 people attended, includin [...] | 2009-10-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KCOR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2677 | IRAQI TELECOMMUNICATIONS: AT THE FRONTLINE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent developments in the Iraqi Telecommunications sector reveal fault lines in Iraq's attitudes toward independent regulation. The Ministry of Communication (MOC) continues to actively oppose a private sector-led, competitive telecommunications market and an independent regul [...] | 2009-10-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
09BAGHDAD2686 | IRAQ OIL: EXXONMOBIL AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING WEST [...] (C) Deputy Oil Minister for Midstream Shamma told econoffs that ExxonMobil--which unsuccessfully bid on the West Qurna oil field in Iraq's June 30 bid round--has agreed to accept the Oil Ministry's low remuneration fee and enter negotiations for the production service contract for West Qurna. [...] | 2009-10-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2695 | IRAQI SPEAKER ON ELECTIONS LAW, INVESTMENT LAW, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Speaker of the Council of Representatives Ayad Sammarraie confirmed to the Ambassador October 5 that that the first reading of the draft election law took place the day before. He expressed hope that the election law would be passed in the next ten days. The speaker ackno [...] | 2009-10-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD2704 | CHALABI OFFERS VIEWS ON IMPROVING IRAQ'S ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary. On October 6, A/DCM Grappo discussed with Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi the poor state of Iraq's private economy, the INA's campaign platform of improving services and taming corruption, and his opinion about Saudi Arabia and Iran. Chalabi opposed the Amendmen [...] | 2009-10-07 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2705 | NGO'S SEEK ROLE IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy's Anti-Corruption Coordinator's Office (ACCO) hosted a half-day seminar on September 28 to advance coordination between Iraq's anti-corruption institutions and members of Iraqi civil society. Participants agreed on the need for civil society to take a more prominen [...] | 2009-10-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2718 | EPRT ANBAR 1: FALLUJAH SHEIKS FEAR SECURITY RISKS [...] (U)This is an ePRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, Fallujah's city council sheikhs complained that reduced U.S. aid and GoI budget austerity are spurring unemployment and creating fertile ground for Al Qaida recruitment. They lobbied for increased U.S. aid proje [...] | 2009-10-10 07:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG PTER PHUM ASEC KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD2744 | EVOLUTION OF INFLUENCE IN IRAQ: COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's evolving political and economic environment has led to increased engagement from other countries using commercial advocacy on behalf of their national political interests. The GOI has begun to engage a number of countries in high level commercial dialogue, and despite its [...] | 2009-10-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON POL PGOV PREL IZ EINV |
09BAGHDAD2750 | SPEAKER SAMMARRAIE ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER IHEC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Ayad Sammarraie told the Ambassador October 11 that as a result of the harsh interrogation of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) chairman October 5, it was possible that the COR would dismiss two IHEC commissioners. The Amba [...] | 2009-10-13 09:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2754 | CENTRAL BANK CONSIDERING COMMUNITY BANKS IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: As existing Iraqi banks mature, open new branches nationwide, and focus on their wealthiest customers, accessible community banks may provide a viable option for low- to middle-income villagers. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is considering a proposal to create second-tier "commun [...] | 2009-10-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2759 | CUSTOMS HURDLES TO IRAQ TRADE LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraq's customs and trade dispute resolution procedures lack the structure and transparency to ensure orderly, consistent resolution of complaints by importers. According to the President of Iraq's Customs Court, the court does not have jurisdiction over civil cases [...] | 2009-10-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KCOR EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2765 | IRAQ UPDATES ITS INVESTMENT LAW: EXPLAINING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly six months of sustained U.S. and GOI effort, Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) passed the amendment to the National Investment Law (NIL) on 13 October. Significantly, the amendment will provide for limited foreign ownership of land in Iraq for the purposes of de [...] | 2009-10-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD2776 | IRAQ INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: DELIVERING A CLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 Business and Investment Conference (BIC) will put the spotlight on Iraq's aspirations to participate more fully in the global economy. U.S. and Iraqi government officials can expect questions fro [...] | 2009-10-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON POL PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EINT IZ |
09BAGHDAD2785 | ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS ON HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As Iraq anticipates the release of a new anti-corruption strategy (Ref A),three statutes that would strengthen institutional frameworks remain pending in parliament, while a separate, general anti-corruption statute is still being reviewed by the Council of Ministe [...] | 2009-10-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2786 | IRAQI FINANCE: JABR ON BUDGET, TRADE, OIL AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 15:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON POL ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2795 | CORRECTED COPY: IRAQI FINANCE: JABR ON BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Council of Ministers (COM, the Cabinet) has set a 2010 Budget ceiling of 67 Billion USD and is continuing internal negotiations regarding ministerial allocations this week in Baghdad, Minister of Finance Jabr told USG officials on October 14. Jabr expected the budget wo [...] | 2009-10-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON POL ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2816 | IRAQ'S PROGRESS REPORT ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI's completion of its "Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Monitoring Indicators" report shows that the government may be serious about tracking progress on socio-economic indicators. According to the Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology's (COSIT's [...] | 2009-10-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KMCA PHUM PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2830 | PROGRESS REPORTED IN REDUCING IRANIAN DOMINANCE IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. According to a trusted source in Karbala,s tourism industry, private Iraqi and Iranian tourist agencies are successfully working around an unfavorable deal the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) struck with the Iranian gove [...] | 2009-10-21 19:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2831 | IRAQ OIL LEGISLATION, THE ROAD AHEAD: DELAYS AND [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with econoffs, both the chair (KDP) and vice-chair (Da'wa) of the Oil and Gas and National Resources Committee of the Council of Representatives (parliament) reaffirmed that progress on hydrocarbons legislation must wait until the new central government is sea [...] | 2009-10-22 06:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2833 | IRAQ OIL LEGISLATION, THE ROAD AHEAD: DELAYS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 08:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2834 | KRG MAY BE PLOTTING AGAINST IRAQ OIL MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary: The chair and vice-chair of the Oil and Gas and National Resources Committee of the Council of Representatives (parliament) disagree over whether the Council of Ministers (cabinet) or parliament has final authority to approve the large oil-field development contracts currently bei [...] | 2009-10-22 08:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2849 | INVESTMENT CONFERENCE GENERATES POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE IN [...] SUMMARY: The U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (USBIC) in Washington was headline news throughout the week of October 19 in Iraq. Arabic-language papers, Radio Sawa and television channels Al-Iraqiya, Al-Hurra, and Al-Sharqiya devoted lead coverage to the Prime Minister's visit to [...] | 2009-10-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL IZ ECON EINV |
09BAGHDAD285 | CRUNCH TIME: GOI SCRAMBLING TO MEET DEADLINES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI still hopes to submit an updated Legislative Action Plan and its initial goods offer in time to allow for its Third WTO Working Party to meet late this spring. Good progress has been made on draft bills covering Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Technical Barriers t [...] | 2009-02-04 07:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2883 | BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT CARRYING ON: BAGHDAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two car bombs detonated in close succession in Baghdad on October 25, heavily damaging the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council building. As of October 27, the Ministry of Interior told MNF-I that 93 Iraqis were killed and 641 injured in the xplosion [...] | 2009-10-27 18:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KJUS ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD289 | IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...] | 2009-02-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2899 | Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...] | 2009-10-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD2902 | Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...] | 2009-10-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD292 | MUTHANNA: IRANIAN MFA POSSIBLY BEHIND IRON FACTORY [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: A delegation of Iranian investors came to Muthanna province in January to continue negotiations for an 81 million USD iron plant. According to Haider al-Musawi, a local political adviser for the PRT, the Iranian delegation was largely comprised of former, and possibly c [...] | 2009-02-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD2930 | WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...] | 2009-11-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR |
09BAGHDAD2953 | MND-N CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) representatives from Kirkuk, Ninewa, Diyala, Erbil, and Salah ad Din provinces, emboffs, and Multi-National Division-North (MND-N) discussed local economic development issues at the quarterly conference held on October 16-17 in Tikrit. Discuss [...] | 2009-11-06 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD296 | MFA CHIEF OF STAFF ON FOLLOW-UP WITH KUWAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood Najib, provided Emboffs an update February 3 on follow-up with Kuwait and Turkey, in light of discussions FM Zebari had on the margins of the January 19-20 Kuwait Economic Summit and during his January 23 visit to Ankara [...] | 2009-02-04 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG ECON EFIN IZ KU TU |
09BAGHDAD2966 | A GOOD WEEK FOR IRAQ'S ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. Overshadowed by the October 25 bombings and wrangling over the election law, it has been a good few weeks for Iraq on the economic front. Washington hosted the oversubscribed U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference from October 20-21. The Ministry of Oil signed an agreem [...] | 2009-11-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV BEXP IZ CH |
09BAGHDAD297 | IRAQI MINISTERS SEEK MEETING WITH COUNTERPARTS IN [...] At a February 2 meeting with EMIN Wall, Deputy Prime Minister Rafa'a Al-Issawi expressed interest in leading a delegation of ministers to Washington, DC. The delegation would include the Minister of Health, Agriculture, Transportation, and Electricity who would like to meet with their U.S. c [...] | 2009-02-04 17:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IZ OTRA PGOV PREL SOCI |
09BAGHDAD2970 | THE LEADER OF IRAQ'S ASPIRING, BUT STILL UNLAWFUL, [...] (C) During an October 24-26 trip to Basra to assess Iraq,s southern oil and gas facilities (septels),emboffs met with the leader of a group aspiring to represent Iraq's oil workers. (Note: At the moment, unions are illegal in Iraq. End note) Hassan Jum,ah Al-Asadi, the apparently self-appo [...] | 2009-11-10 07:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV ENRG EPET IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD2971 | IRAQ'S SOUTHERN IRAQ OIL AND GAS SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: BP plans to sign and implement its contract to increase the production of Rumaila oil field as soon as early December, even though some Government of Iraq (GOI) officials claim parliament must first approve the contract. While a significant production increase will likely not occ [...] | 2009-11-10 07:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV ENRG EPET IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD2973 | SOUTHERN IRAQ OIL AND GAS SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT, [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to what promises to be an historic expansion of Iraqi oil and gas production, Econoffs visited Basrah-based Southern Oil, Southern Gas, and Southern Refining companies to assess their preparations and solicit their views. Southern Gas seemed upbeat but ill-prepared f [...] | 2009-11-10 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2975 | SOUTHERN IRAQ OIL AND GAS SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT, [...] (C) Summary: USG help is still crucial to the security and operations of Iraq,s two offshore oil export terminals, through which 75 percent of Iraq,s oil exports flow. Without USG help, we assess that both terminals, at least in the short term, would experience periodic reduced throughput or [...] | 2009-11-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2980 | IRAQI WATER RESOURCES NEGOTIATOR DESCRIBES WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Iraq-Iran bilateral negotiations on water resources held October 23-25, Iraqi negotiators confronted their Iranian interlocutors with unclassified photographs of Iranian river blockages and diversions provided to the GOI by Embassy Baghdad, Ministry of Water Resources Gener [...] | 2009-11-10 13:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON IZ PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY |
09BAGHDAD2991 | EXPO NAJAF DRAWS SUPPORT FROM SHI,A CLERICS, [...] (U) This is a Najaf PRT reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT members attended the October 12 opening session of Expo Najaf organized and hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Najaf Chamber of Commerce. The event was organized with the explicit support of their spi [...] | 2009-11-12 15:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2994 | COORDINATOR FOR ASSISTANCE TRANSITION MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach, EMIN, Finatt, and Brigadier General Stephen Lanza met Minister of Finance Baqir Jabr Al Zubaidi to discuss follow up to the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Con [...] | 2009-11-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD3002 | COORDINATOR FOR ASSISTANCE TRANSITION HASLACH'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Rafi al Issawi described the Iraqi leadership as completely consumed with politics and very unlikely to move forward any significant legislation prior to January's elections. He suggested formally calling for meetings of the Strategic Framework Agreement Jo [...] | 2009-11-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3003 | BIG OIL'S ABOUT-FACE ON IRAQ: THREE WORLD CLASS [...] (U) The first week of November saw significant progress towards realizing the GOI's vision of tripling oil production over the next eight years. On November 1, a consortium led by Italian firm ENI and including U.S. firm Occidental and South Korea's Kogas initialed a contract for the Zubair oi [...] | 2009-11-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3007 | IRAQ'S TELECOM REGULATOR: PUSHING FOR INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's recently reconstituted Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has been asserting its role as an independent regulator with increasing effectiveness. Noting he was working closely with Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to ensure "appropriate" media condu [...] | 2009-11-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINT EINV IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD3025 | National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...] | 2009-11-17 06:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3028 | GOI PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET: RIDING THE OIL ROLLER COASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has proposed a 2010 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) that would increase expenditures by 22 percent. While security remains a budget priority, as do the essential services of oil and electricity, more resources are proposed for health, education, municipal [...] | 2009-11-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3030 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 07:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KNNP EFIN PARM IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD3031 | National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...] | 2009-11-17 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3042 | RIDING HIGH AFTER THE CONFERENCE: IRAQ'S NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Sami al-Araji, the chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) and our organizational partner for the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (BIC) in Washington, outlined for us his plans to capture the momentum from Iraq's investment conference [...] | 2009-11-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IZ PREL FR GM PL |
09BAGHDAD3044 | ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IN IRAQ: A NEW PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Summary: In a clear show of support for the GOI, over twenty heads or deputy heads of missions resident in Iraq attended an International Compact with Iraq (ICI) / New Partnership meeting in Baghdad on November 7, followed by a similarly well-attended Donor Committee meeting of the Intern [...] | 2009-11-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3049 | IRAQ - 2010 BUDGET ISSUES: INITIAL VIEW FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, the Chairman of the Council of Representatives' (CoR) Finance Committee discussed issues in the draft 2010 budget with Emboffs. She confirmed the Committee is trying to get final CoR passage of the budget before mid-December so it can be signed by the Presidency [...] | 2009-11-19 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3055 | THE PDS IN ANBAR: LET THEM EAT SOAP [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: An early November call on a panel of Iraqi Trade Ministry officials who administer the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Anbar province provided insight into the decaying utility of the GOI's program. More than 2,000 agents licensed by the Ministry of Trade (MOT) a [...] | 2009-11-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
09BAGHDAD3074 | IRAQI MFA WELCOMES COHEN-GOOGLE DELEGATION [...] (U) Summary: On November 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari and MFA Senior Policy Advisor Fareed Yasseen met with Google CEO Eric Schmidt, State Department Policy Planning Staff member Jared Cohen, Trident Capital CEO Don Dixon, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter [...] | 2009-11-23 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TINT ECON SCUL |
09BAGHDAD3092 | GOI HAS AGREED TO CO-SPONSOR UNSCR 1267 LISTING AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PINR PTER ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD31 | GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...] | 2009-01-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3112 | ACTION REQUEST: INCREASING WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Overall assistance funding to Iraq is decreasing and the GOI is increasingly looking for technical assistance and capacity development from all donors, including multilateral institutions. The UN and World Bank will both be critical partners for Iraq's future, and while UNAMI [...] | 2009-11-30 09:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3129 | IRAQ'S POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY BY 30 PERCENT [...] (U) Summary: On November 24, the Council of Ministers (CoM) endorsed Iraq's first Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS),a requirement for the release of any potential World Bank Development Policy Loan. The PRS aims to reduce by 30 percent the number of Iraqis living below the country's poverty l [...] | 2009-12-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD314 | DIWANIYAH CALM AFTER ELECTIONS, DA'WA SET TO [...] (C) Summary: Following peaceful voting in Diwaniyah Province, calm has prevailed as voters await preliminary and final results. Preliminary results, released February 5, show that Prime Minister Maliki's State of Law coalition came in first with over 23 percent of the vote. ISCI, which cur [...] | 2009-02-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IZ |
09BAGHDAD3152 | RESPONDING TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Post regularly engages GOI officials at all levels to encourage de facto non-compliance with the Arab League Boycott of Israel (ALB). Senior GOI officials repeatedly tell us that Iraq is not pursuing the boycott, but a tangled web of conflicting laws, regulations a [...] | 2009-12-07 06:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
09BAGHDAD3158 | RRT ERBIL: RAPID GROWTH IN KURDISTAN REGION,S AIR [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The growth of two international airports in the Kurdistan Region (KR) -- Erbil International Airport (EIA) and Sulaimaniyah International Airport (SIA) -- has significantly increased air travel options for consumers and paved the way for b [...] | 2009-12-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD316 | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: U.S. assistance to Iraq has changed substantially, moving from "bricks and mortar" projects to improving Iraq's ability to govern effectively and democratically. Our assistance will help the GOI meet the needs of its citizens, preserve security, reform its economy, and foster po [...] | 2009-02-06 18:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD3173 | IRAQ'S NEW-AND-IMPROVED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX [...] (U) Iraq's Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) has unveiled new consumer price index (CPI) weights. The weights are based upon data collected in the 2007 World Bank-sponsored Household Socio-economic Survey, which included a comprehensive study of household spendin [...] | 2009-12-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3186 | IRAQ OIL, MAYSAN PROVINCE: AN ALLOTMENT? REPLACE [...] (U) On December 3, on the margins of a meeting hosted by Deputy Chief of Mission Ford, the Second Deputy Governor of Maysan Province Khalid Abdulwahid Qubian told Econoff the Baghdad federal government was considering allotting the Maysan provincial government -- as a "deprived region" under a [...] | 2009-12-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3195 | IRAN/IRAQ: THE VIEW FROM NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local interlocutors from Najaf's social, economic, political and military circles discussed with Post's Senior Iran Watcher (IW) and PRToffs the scope of Iranian influence in the province, the role of the Shia clerical establishment (Marja'iyyah),notably Grand Ayatollah Ali Sista [...] | 2009-12-14 09:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON |
09BAGHDAD3196 | OIL STAMPEDE: IRAQ,S 2ND BID ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: In a landmark event for Iraq and the global oil industry, Iraq's 2nd oil bid (licensing) round on December 11-12 showcased the potential of Iraq's oil sector. Overall, the event proceeded with remarkable organization, precision, and transparency. The bidding started as a rush and [...] | 2009-12-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3245 | THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI's June and December oil bid rounds ) history's largest (by reserves) ) have the potential to significantly alter Iraqi economics and politics. While much can easily go astray (on contracts, timetables, onshore construction, or export infrastructure),Iraq could conceiv [...] | 2009-12-16 13:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3246 | IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: DOMESTIC POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The job creation and spin-off benefits of economic development should provide a significant boost to the citizens of Basrah. If developments in other countries offer a guide, however, there remains a chance that Basrah residents, living near the source of much of Iraq's wealth, [...] | 2009-12-16 13:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3257 | IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: CAN IRAQ FULFILL THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's proposal to increase national oil production from 2.5 million barrels per day to perhaps as high as 12 million barrels per day is extremely aggressive and delivering on that promise poses significant challenges. These challenges include: limited project management capabil [...] | 2009-12-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3267 | AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS OIL AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 17 meeting, Ambassador Hill congratulated Prime Minister Maliki on the recent successful and transparent oil development bidding round, but cautioned the PM to resist pressure to renegotiate the terms of the signed contracts. Maliki agreed the contracts should stand [...] | 2009-12-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EWRG ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3282 | IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: U.S. FIRMS' PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Only one U.S. firm bid for a contract in Iraq,s second oil bid round, as part of a larger consortium, and that consortium did not win. U.S. companies' decisions on whether or not to participate were driven by myriad complex factors and judgments the companies hold very close t [...] | 2009-12-21 09:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3286 | TRADE MINISTRY CONSIDERING MARKET-ORIENTED APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Two reform proposals originating from within the Iraqi Ministry of Trade (MOT) would liberalize state control over food production and processing. The first deals with Iraq's corrupt and inefficient food rationing program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). The [...] | 2009-12-21 09:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KCOR PREF WFP IZ |
09BAGHDAD3287 | IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: WHAT WILL OPEC SAY? [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq is currently exempted from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil production quotas. Iraq's future quota would likely be similar to Iran's current quota of approximately 4.1 million barrels per day. We estimate that Iraq could reach levels of four million [...] | 2009-12-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3326 | IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-26 06:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD3334 | IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD3347 | RRT ERBIL: KRG SUCCESS IN ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is succeeding with its electricity sector strategy, expanding generation capacity in the near future to meet most demand, at least in towns and cities. Out of an estimated [...] | 2009-12-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3375 | VIEW FROM NAJAF: GOVERNOR ZURFI PROVIDES UPDATE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 10, provincial governor Adnan Zurfi welcomed Multi-National Division-South (MND-S) Major General Nash to Najaf. Governor Zurfi announced the arrests of suspects related to recent attacks on a PRT mission and IED detonations near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endeav [...] | 2009-12-31 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV PTER PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD345 | AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT ECON EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD346 | BASRA SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Basra has several business and investment organizations that are encouraging new investment in the province. Basra, like all of Iraq, is suffering from infrastructure constraints, but the situation is improving. The Basra Investment Commission is getting good advice and training from th [...] | 2009-02-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD347 | AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Al Maqal port, one of five ports in Basra, is keen to become an important shipping center again, but requires a permanent bridge to replace the pontoon bridges blocking most ships. Al Maqal port was neglected by Saddam Hussein after Shia uprisings in favor of Umm Qasr port. Silt has ac [...] | 2009-02-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD350 | IRAQI BUDGET NOT YET PASSED, CONTINUING RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has yet to pass a budget for FY 2009, which began on January 1. GOI operations continue under an automatic continuing resolution, according to Iraqi law, that maintains spending at a monthly rate based on the previous fiscal year's budget. Delays have been caused by b [...] | 2009-02-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD352 | KRG PM BARZANI TAKES ISSUE WITH GOI OIL MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: At a 4 February meeting with EMIN Wall, KRG PM Nechervan Barzani expressed his displeasure with GOI Minister of Oil Husayn Al Shahristani for his lack of competence, focus and willingness to work on KRG-GOI oil issues and was puzzled with inquiries by Shahristani during a recent m [...] | 2009-02-11 08:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET PGOV PREL EINV IZ POL |
09BAGHDAD353 | KRG PM BARZANI TAKES ISSUE WITH GOI OIL MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: At a 4 February meeting with EMIN Wall, KRG PM Nechervan Barzani expressed his displeasure with GOI Minister of Oil Husayn Al Shahristani for his lack of competence, focus and willingness to work on KRG-GOI oil issues and was puzzled with inquiries by Shahristani during a recent m [...] | 2009-02-11 08:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET PGOV PREL EINV IZ POL |
09BAGHDAD357 | PM MALIKI CHOOSES ALI ALLAWI AS NEXT CHAIRMAN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials confirmed to us on February 9th that Ali Allawi is PM Maliki's choice to be the next Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC). While Allawi will still need to be formally nominated by the Council of Ministers (COM) and confirmed by the Council of Repre [...] | 2009-02-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD366 | IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN BASRA [...] (S) Contacts during a visit to Basra by Senior Advisor Gordon Gray February 1-3 noted that Iranian soft power influence on the economy of the province takes several forms: trade, investment, financing of medical care for prominent Iraqi clerics, subsidies for Iranian goods, lending to benefit [...] | 2009-02-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ETRD ECON PTER PREL KTFN IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD382 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPM ESSAWI [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Essawi told the Ambassador that he was working with Osama al-Najafi to defuse lingering election-related tensions in Ninewa Province and help the winning parties in Anbar province form a power-sharing agreement. The DPM plans to travel to the KRG to dis [...] | 2009-02-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD383 | IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS DIRE PICTURE OF [...] (S) Summary: Ayad Jamaleddin, a Council of Representatives member from the secular Iraqiyya list, painted an extreme view of Iranian religious influence in Iraq during a meeting with Emboffs on February 11. Claiming that Iran is paying clerics across Iraq to deliver Friday sermons sympathetic [...] | 2009-02-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD386 | PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: FOCUSING EFFORTS POST [...] (U) Summary. On February 9-10, Embassy Baghdad Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Addressing the post-provincial elections theme, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next 18 months will be pivotal to Iraq's [...] | 2009-02-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD399 | INITIAL MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (SBU) The first meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on February 12. Five working groups were launched on the financial sector; oil and gas; trade and investment; electricity (new plants and investment); and industry [...] | 2009-02-16 05:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON ENRG PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD412 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE GASOLINE STATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Salah al-Din (SaD) Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) has successfully negotiated a deal that has created over a hundred privately owned, mobile gasoline stations. The stations, which comprise 10,000 liter containerized units equipped with fuel pumps, are already visible [...] | 2009-02-17 07:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET ENRG EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD418 | COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY IN IRAQ - THE TIME IS NOW [...] (U) The following is a personal message from Charge d'Affaires Patricia A. Butenis. 2. (SBU) Our partnership and engagement with Iraq is about to hit another milestone with the release of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide (CCG) for Iraq. This first post-conflict CCG for Iraq captures and r [...] | 2009-02-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR IZ |
09BAGHDAD422 | HANDOVER CEREMONY MARKS WATERSHED IN BASRAH [...] On February 9, Ambassador Crocker and Minister of Health (MOH) Salih Madhi signed a Memorandum of Understanding that laid out the roles and responsibilities for completion and transfer of the Basrah Children's Hospital to the GOI. The transfer will take place in stages over the next several [...] | 2009-02-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD423 | MINISTRY OF FINANCE CONSIDERS USD 5 BILLION BOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's Ministry of Finance (MoF) is considering a new bond issue worth USD 5 billion in order to better manage its cash-flow in the face of reduced oil export revenue. Demand for the T-bills offered at price-capped auctions is "variable," with two state-owned banks accounting f [...] | 2009-02-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD427 | Initial Meeting of Services and Technology Joint [...] (SBU) The Co-Chairs of the Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) agreed to launch the work of the Committee under the Strategic Framework Agreement. In a meeting on February 14, Deputy Prime Minister Rafae al-Essawi and EMIN Wall, Coordinator for Economic Trans [...] | 2009-02-18 23:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD435 | BANKING IN BASRAH [...] (U) Summary: Banks in Basrah, Iraq's second largest city, are a mix of state-owned and private insitutions. Challenges for Basrah's bankers include low rates of loan repayment and establishment of "know-your-customer." No international banks currently operate in Basrah, although five such ban [...] | 2009-02-19 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD46 | WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] | 2009-01-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD495 | NAJAF BUSINESSMEN ON TRADE WITH IRAN: "NO OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Najaf businessmen expressed frustration with their limited choices of foreign business partners in a February 23 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray. Too often, they said, they are finding doors closed to them in Jordan, the Arab Gulf states, and Europe. End summary. 2. [...] | 2009-02-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD501 | IRAQ'S ECONOMY GROWING IN 2009, BUT JOBS STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary: There is some good news in Iraq's macro-economic data, despite the global downturn and the collapse of oil prices. The economy should grow by at least 5 percent this year in real terms, provided the GoI can sustain spending growth. Core inflation should remain stable at about [...] | 2009-02-26 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD507 | NAJAF: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON U.S.-IRAQI [...] (C) In a February 23 meeting, Najaf Governor As,ad abu Gulal appeared upbeat about the January 31 provincial election results and the Iraqi-U.S. relationship. Once the election results are certified, he expects the Provincial Council to be seated quickly and confided the Council may ask him [...] | 2009-02-26 15:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KIRF IZ |
09BAGHDAD508 | CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ MONETARY POLICY AND [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Iraq's (CBI's) moves to ease monetary policy, in light of the global economic slowdown, should dampen commodity prices and inflation. While the CBI still believes high interest rates have not impeded serious bank lending, their new policy stance will challenge [...] | 2009-02-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ECON EFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD54 | WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] | 2009-01-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD546 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In recent months, the Salah al-Din (SaD) Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) has improved its working relationship with the National Investment Commission (NIC) and committed itself to a rigorous campaign of outreach to pot [...] | 2009-03-03 03:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREF EAID ETRD IZ PINR |
09BAGHDAD575 | IRAQ: MAKE IT A STRONG PARTNER IN DEALING WITH [...] (C) The 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the subsequent seating of a Shia-led government, opened new opportunities for Iran to influence Iraqi politics and to bleed U.S. forces. Many Iraqis, especially Sunnis, still view Shi'a Islamist parties ISCI and Badr, which have their origins in Iran, as n [...] | 2009-03-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD585 | IRAQI FY09 BUDGET AS A TOOL FOR PARLIMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: After more than two months of difficult negotiations and multiple draft laws, Iraq's parliament approved on March 5 a 2009 budget that both spends less money than the government requested and allocates spending on COR priorities that differ from those of the government. There was [...] | 2009-03-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD597 | WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE BAGHDAD RUSTBELT [...] This is a Baghdad EPRT-2 reporting cable. 2. SUMMARY: While many of Iraq's state-owned enterprises are doomed to extinction (ref A),some are thriving. Among firms in which the GOI has only a partial stake -- so-called mixed enterprises -- market sector and leadership appear to be the de [...] | 2009-03-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV IQ |
09BAGHDAD605 | IRAQ HEALTH INVESTMENT SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] SUMMARY. The Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19-20 in Istanbul, Turkey, was a key opportunity for the Minister of Health (MOH),Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, to showcase Iraq's 2009-2013 strategic health plan and to solicit partnerships with private companies for Iraq's healthcare sys [...] | 2009-03-09 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECIN BEXP CVIS IZ ECON PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD630 | DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...] | 2009-03-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD636 | IRAQ WANTS A JUNE WTO WORKING PARTY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Trade is eager to hold its Third WTO Working Party (WP) in June. However, Trade Minister al-Sudani and WTO Unit officials acknowledge that if they do not make substantial progress in several areas by April, a June WP would not be justified. They appear to be [...] | 2009-03-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD643 | FY 2009 IRAQI BUDGET -- INITIAL NUMBERS [...] (C) The GOI has yet to complete an accounting of the impact of the last minute amendments to the 2009 Iraqi budget, which was approved on March 5 (reftel). The bill has yet to be sent from the Council of Representatives (CoR) to the Presidency for formal approval. Debate continues within the [...] | 2009-03-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD651 | IRAQ CONSIDERS STEPS TO BOOST OIL OUTPUT; EARLY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is considering a number of steps to improve management of the oil sector and streamline contracting procedures, all with a view to boosting near-term output. The steps, including creation of an Oil and Gas Council led by the PM that would reduce the Oil Ministry's role, [...] | 2009-03-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD655 | MUTHANNA: NEW PC LEADERS FOCUS ON DELIVERING [...] (C): The Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) officers held separate meetins with representatives from three of the leading winning political lists in Muthanna on March 9. The next governing coalition will be led locally by Prime Minister Maliki's Da'wa-b [...] | 2009-03-12 15:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD671 | MALIKI RESHAPING KARBALA POLITICAL SCENE IN [...] (C) Summary. Senior political leaders tell the PRT that Prime Minister Maliki has been the decision-maker in determining the Karbala political line-up following the January 31 elections. Maliki reportedly brokered the political deal between the Dawlat al-Qanun (State of Law) and Amal al-Raf [...] | 2009-03-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD700 | RRT Erbil: The 1991 Generation on College, Jobs [...] (U) Summary: Given that half of the Kurdistan Region's population is under 25, understanding the concerns of the so-called "1991 Generation" -- those born during or after the Kurdish Uprising -- is key to understanding the Region's future. Right now, the Generation's primary concern is getting [...] | 2009-03-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL SOCI PGOV PINR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD740 | COR PASSES BUDGET BILL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD751 | IRAQI BUDGET: "DIFFICULT YEAR" SAYS MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN on March 16 that the USD 59 billion FY 2009 Budget as passed by the Council of Representatives was lower than the government had requested and that Iraq faces "a difficult year." Cuts to operational budgets are expected in every ministry. Jab [...] | 2009-03-19 08:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON CVIS PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD756 | IRAQ DPM BARHAM SALIH ON OIL, ICI, AND BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih expressed satisfaction with the results of the late February oil symposium and said that he expects swift cabinet approval of recommendations to streamline management of the oil sector. While Oil Minister Shahristani has agreed to the recommendat [...] | 2009-03-19 09:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EPET ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD758 | BRINGING IT BACK HOME; AN IRAQI BUSINESS RETURNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with an Iraqi owned electrical equipment manufacturer which re-opened in 2008, the owners expressed optimism for 2009 and made special mention of plans to expand their business with a self funded 4 Million USD manufacturing facility. While noting that gross [...] | 2009-03-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND IZ |
09BAGHDAD766 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET, SONS OF IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr on March 19 told EMIN that the government has not yet decided whether to acquiesce with the changes that parliament included in the 2009 budget or to insist that the Council of Representatives (CoR) approve additional expenditures. The Council of Mi [...] | 2009-03-19 17:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD796 | ERBIL RRT: KURDISTAN REGION TALKS ABOUT CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perceptions of widespread government corruption are common in the Kurdistan Region (KR). The dominant role that the two major parties play in the political and economic life of the KR is believed to encourage corruption and act as an impediment to reform. Domestic and internatio [...] | 2009-03-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV SOCI ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD816 | PRT KIRKUK: FAILURE TO PRIVATIZE LAYLAN CEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Laylan Cement Factory, a State Owned Enterprise Joint Venture (SOE JV)recently lost its contract with the GOI Ministry of Industry and Materials (MoIM). GOI officials cited of lack performance and inability to meet contractual obligations for terminating the relationship wi [...] | 2009-03-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD844 | NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION TAKES TWO STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, the Council of Ministers approved Deputy Minister of Industry Sami Al-Araji as the new chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC). The Council of Representatives (COR) must still confirm the appointment. Al-Araji has strong connections, experience, and a [...] | 2009-03-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD911 | FINANCE MINISTER ON GE PAYMENTS, SONS OF IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN on March 30 that he had directed Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) to make $400 million in loan proceeds available to the Minister of Electricity to pay some of the $580M arrearage due to General Electric (GE) on March 29 Jabr further discussed his [...] | 2009-04-02 07:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD929 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL VIA [...] This is a joint reporting cable from PRT Salah ad Din and PRT Anbar. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRT and MND-N representatives called on Dr. Ali M. Al-Obaidi and Iraqi Railroad officials at the Bayji Refinery on 19 March to discuss issues related to the movement of crude oil from Salah ad Din Province [...] | 2009-04-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET PGOV ELTN IZ |
09BAGHDAD931 | IRAQIS STILL THIRSTY FOR TURKISH WATER AFTER [...] (C) Summary: GoI contacts are pleased with Turkish President Gul,s visit to Iraq last week. They described a trust and warmth between the two countries not known for years. However, differences remain over Iraq,s desire for an increased flow of water from the Tigris and Euphrates. In the a [...] | 2009-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MOPS TU IZ |
09BAGHDAD953 | SECOND MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Ambassador Marc Wall co-chaired the second Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) under the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) on March 31. This follows the initial kick-off meeting held on February 12. Th [...] | 2009-04-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD959 | IRAQI MARSHES STRUGGLING TO MAKE A COMEBACK (PART [...] (SBU) Iraq's marshes have been in trouble for a long time. Considering the marshes to be a waste of land and a breeding ground for mosquitoes, early British plans called for the near complete drying out of the marshes. By 1990, the marsh area had already been reduced by 50%. Saddam greatly [...] | 2009-04-08 07:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI SENV EWWT KGHG IZ |
09BAGHDAD960 | WHO'S WHO IN MARSHLAND RESTORATION (PART 2 OF 2) [...] (SBU) Marsh restoration is a nexus of delicate political, economic, and cultural issues, spanning three provinces and 12 Iraqi ministries. While only a few tens of thousands of Iraqis still lived in the marshes area in early 2003, estimates are that over 150,000 people have returned, with man [...] | 2009-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI SENV EWWT KGHG IZ |
09BAGHDAD969 | IMPROVING COORDINATION: SCIENTIAL GLOBAL STUDY ON [...] Summary: The recently completed assessment of U.S. capacity development (CD) programs in Iraq by the independent consultant Scientia Global, Inc. calls for stronger coordination among the ministerial advisors, a comprehensive strategic framework, metrics for measuring progress, support for su [...] | 2009-04-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ ECON PGOV PREL EAID |
09BAGHDAD986 | GOI BUDGET - DRAMA WINDS DOWN, MORE TO FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) 2009 budget is now on its way to be published in the Official Gazette and become the official GOI budget for 2009. The budget reflects changes passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR) on the budget: expenditures down to USD 58.6 billion; reven [...] | 2009-04-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAKU132 | HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE [...] (S) Iranian outreach activities in Azerbaijan rest on a tripod of "social engagement" organizations, including an "Iran Assistance Society"; the Baku-based Iranian Culture House and its affiliates; and the Iranian Red Crescent society, based in "Iranian Clinics" in Baku and elsewhere. Importa [...] | 2009-02-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL KISL ECON EAID AJ LE IZ IR |
09BAKU147 | AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT ALIYEV SIGNS NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 24 February 2009, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed the latest draft of the new Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Law. Although USG is still awaiting comments from the Council of Europe,s MONEYVAL on the law, the Embassy applauded Azerbaija [...] | 2009-02-25 10:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PTER PREL AJ |
09BAKU168 | LAWSUIT DROPPED AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER LEYLA YUNUS [...] (SBU) The Minister of Internal Affairs dropped his lawsuit against human rights defender Leyla Yunus scheduled at the Yasamal District Court. The hearing, the first since the trial was moved from the Nasimi District Court, was set to start at 11:00 a.m. on March 2. The announcement about the [...] | 2009-03-04 08:23:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ECON KBIO AJ |
09BAKU175 | IRAN'S MONEY LAUNDERERS, SANCTIONS-BUSTERS, AND [...] (S) According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities. Activities range from assisting Iranian interests "on the side" of pursuing private activities, to w [...] | 2009-03-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETRD SNAR ECON AJ TU RU IR |
09BAKU181 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) Subject of proposal and general information: - Topic: Coastal and Marine EcoSystem Management - Relevant Ministries/Agencies: Ministry of Ecology, Ministry of Energy, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),State Oil Fund of Azerbaija (SOFAZ) - Timeframe: 1-3 months, Spring-Summer [...] | 2009-03-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG AMGT APER AJ |
09BAKU186 | AIRBUS PUSHING AZERBAIJAN AND CENTRAL ASIANS TO [...] (U) This is an action/ guidance request: see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Boeing Regional Sales Director told Econoff that due to recent aggressive action by Airbus and the Government of France (GOF),Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) may soon cancel an order for four 737-900s (part of an August [...] | 2009-03-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV AJ FR NL |
09BAKU201 | AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY: STILL ONE NATION, TWO STATES? [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic and is still properly considered part of the ex-Soviet space, it is culturally, linguistically and economically much more a satellite of Turkey than Russia. Ties between the two countries are exceptionally strong along the entire spe [...] | 2009-03-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SOCI ECON ETRD AJ TU |
09BAKU224 | AZERBAIJAN'S ECONOMY: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: In public February 23 remarks, President Ilham Aliyev lauded Azerbaijan's social development and economic situation with confidence and optimism, claiming that the goals of the 2004-2008 "State Program for Socio-Economic Development of the Regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan" [...] | 2009-03-19 10:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECIN ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EINV AJ |
09BAKU23 | IFIS WEIGH IN ON EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In early December, EconOffs met separately with representatives of the EBRD, IMF, and World Bank in Azerbaijan who unanimously expressed confidence that the Azerbaijani economy and banking sector would be able to absorb the twin shocks of the global credit crisis and the sharp d [...] | 2009-01-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM EINV AJ |
09BAKU25 | IFIS COMMENT ON INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: In early December, EconOffs met individually with representatives of the EBRD, IFC, IMF, and World Bank in Azerbaijan to discuss financial developments, business conditions and the investment climate. The financial experts noted the effects of the global financial crisis on the [...] | 2009-01-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM EINV AJ |
09BAKU275 | AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ'S "IRAN POINT MAN" ENDORSES [...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with Ambassador, GOAJ Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov warmly applauded President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's outreach efforts to foreign partners, including their commitment to increased consultation on international issues. He praised President Obama's [...] | 2009-04-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN PREL SNAR RU IR AJ |
09BAKU300 | AZERBAIJAN: MINENERGY DESCRIBES SOCAR-GAZPROM GAS [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan Minister of Energy Natiq Aliyev described to EUR DAS Matt Bryza April 3 a natural gas swap agreement between Azerbaijan,s SOCAR and Russia,s Gazprom that would provide gas to the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan in exchange for Russian gas for an Azerbaijani-owned pe [...] | 2009-04-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON AJ |
09BAKU305 | AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe,s MONEYVAL issued a statement March 20 welcoming the progress that Azerbaijan had made in adopting an anti-money laundering/countering terrorism financing (AML/CTF) law, signed by President Aliyev February 24, and the steps that were being taken to complete [...] | 2009-04-15 11:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SNAR AJ |
09BAKU323 | AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER TALKS CIS, G20, NO [...] SUMMARY: In an April 7 meeting, Azerbaijan's Finance Minister, Samir Sharifov, defended his ministry's policy of supporting the manat (currency) and indicated that the policy would not likely be changed any time soon. He also described deliberations at the March 30 meeting of CIS Finance Mi [...] | 2009-04-21 10:25:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN AJ |
09BAKU34 | AZERBAIJAN'S 2009 BUDGET: A SUSTAINABLE POLICY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 11 the Azerbaijan government (GOAJ) published the 2009 state budget, which the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) passed 92 to 8 in November. Coming from several years of strong economic growth, with increasing reserves, at the start of the global financial crisis and having [...] | 2009-01-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECIN ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EINV AJ |
09BAKU359 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANCE SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku is abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia,s recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal on Nagorno-K [...] | 2009-05-01 09:50:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENGR AJ |
09BAKU400 | AZERBAIJAN: AIRLINES THREATEN TO CEASE BAKU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, officials at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport announced that a nightly curfew, to begin July 2, 2009, would shut the airport from 0000 to 0700. Airlines reacted with shock and said they might cease operations to Baku, as trans-Atlantic connections in [...] | 2009-05-15 12:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR ETRD ADCO AJ |
09BAKU406 | IRANIAN DESCRIBES ECONOMIC WOES, NARCOTICS [...] (C) An Iranian architect from Karaj told Baku Iran watcher that economic conditions for most people in Iran are steadily deteriorating. The architect cited examples of crony corruption, inflation, rising unemployment, decreased consumer purchasing power, and credit obstacles in illustrating [...] | 2009-05-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SNAR AJ IR |
09BAKU408 | AZERBAIJAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 11:54:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ AM ECON EFIN EINT GG PINR |
09BAKU482 | AZERBAIJAN: DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Although the Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) law was signed in late February 2009, as of June 2009 progress seemed to be halted. Despite previous desire to accept technical assistance from the United States, the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) was r [...] | 2009-06-16 05:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PTER EFIN SNAR AJ |
09BAKU508 | IRANIAN ELECTION: IRANIAN POLITICAL SOURCES REPORT [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher was in contact Tuesday night with four well-connected sources who shed light on the ongoing situation in Iran. Two sources were wealthy Baku-based Iranian businessmen with allegedly extensive contacts in Tehran including to Mousavi's circle. The other two are in [...] | 2009-06-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ECON AJ IR |
09BAKU546 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of successful visits by U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar, EUCOM General Craddock and Transcom General McNabb, and A/S EUR Gordon. The mood here remains skeptical about the new U.S. administration, fed by perceptions that the [...] | 2009-07-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM ECON AJ AM TU |
09BAKU635 | AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT WANTS A MOLE IN EVERY [...] SUMMARY: On August 10, 2009, the American Chamber of Commerce in Baku held an emergency meeting to discuss a law passed by Parliament on June 22, 2009, which requires that deputies of foreign companies in Azerbaijan shall be citizens of Azerbaijan chosen jointly by the foreign company and the [...] | 2009-08-11 12:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU646 | AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY TALKS AUG 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 farewell meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, President Aliyev described the latest round of Turkey gas transit talks as going "bad, almost hostile." He instead focused on the prospects of concluding purchase and sales agreements with Greece and its neighbors, an [...] | 2009-08-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON ENRG PREL AJ TU TX GR |
09BAKU696 | AZERBAIJAN: CORPORATE "MOLE" LAW REJECTED BY [...] (SBU) Presidential Economic Adviser Vahid Akhundov informed the Charge d'Affaires September 1 that President Aliyev did not sign the proposed amendment to the Law on Entrepreneurship Activity that passed Parliament on June 22 and instead has returned the law to Parliament. The Amendment, had [...] | 2009-09-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU708 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: President Aliyev refuses to sign Parliament's "mole" law that would have put a GOAJ-chosen deputy into every foreign company; Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal) works w [...] | 2009-09-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU732 | AZERBAIJAN: WORKING PARTIES ARE NEITHER WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's actions at the July 2009 Working Party meetings in Geneva, coupled with Parliament's passage of the Entrepreneurship Law (which ultimately was not signed by President Aliyev) are sending mixed signals about Azerbaijan's interested in WTO accession. It is unclear if [...] | 2009-09-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU744 | "LORDS OF THE MOUNTAINS" WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER [...] (C) The Kashgai are a little-studied, semi-nomadic Turkic minority in Iran with a history of anti-government resistance. Recent interviews with Kashgai members, supplemented with information from other Iranians, suggest that most of the 1.5 million Kashgai, while still poorly educated and impo [...] | 2009-09-18 06:32:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR AJ IR |
09BAKU745 | IRAN: ALLEGED OPPOSITION STRATEGY: DEMONSTRATIONS, [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector, government, and Mousavi advisor contacts, briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with Moussavi advisors, influential notables, and key economic figures. He related that current opposition [...] | 2009-09-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM KISL AJ IZ IR |
09BAKU754 | SOCAR ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY TRANSIT OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOCAR continues negotiate transit fees and seek additional financial data to make a final decision on whether to throw its weight behind the Nabucco Pipeline or the competing Italy Turkey Greece Interconnector (ITGI). This past week's meetings in Baku gave the Azerbaijani national [...] | 2009-09-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON AJ |
09BAKU756 | RWE AND OMV CONTINUE TO PROMOTE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy Dan Stein met with Nabucco promoters RWE and OMV in Baku. Both remain bullish on the prospects for the Nabucco Pipeline, but admit the project must move ahead within the next year or face eclipse by competing projects such as the ITGI ( [...] | 2009-09-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON AJ |
09BAKU763 | IRAN: STEEL SECTOR OUTPUT DECLINES AMIDST PURGES; [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector and government contacts briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with energy contacts and key economic figures. In Isfahan he met with the Chairman of Iran's biggest steel company, who told [...] | 2009-09-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV ECON ENRG AJ IZ IR |
09BAKU799 | AZERBAIJAN: CHILD LABOR SHIFTING FROM COTTON TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the release of the Labor Department's report on International Child Labor, which documented the presence of child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton industry, Embassy Baku spoke with local NGOs in Baku, Berda, and Imishli, as well as Baku representatives of the ILO and UNIC [...] | 2009-10-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND PHUM AJ |
09BAKU80 | MAGNITOGORSK STEEL'S IRAN AGENT COMMENTS ON [...] (S) The Iran Agent for Russia's largest steel company MMK discussed the Iranian steel industry and related issues with Baku Iran watcher. He described the extent and mechanics of MMK's Iranian steel operations, and the expansion of privately versus state-owned steel manufacturing activities [...] | 2009-01-30 11:29:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EIND ETRD PREL AJ RU IR |
09BAKU801 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU804 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-08 06:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU806 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU808 | AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ REQUEST FOR MORE TIME; UPDATE ON [...] (C) Summary: On 12-16 October 2009, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plans to review Azerbaijan,s status with regards to the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG). On 06 October, the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) raised their concerns with the Embassy that this review would be base [...] | 2009-10-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV |
09BAKU818 | TEHRAN-BAKU TENSIONS HEAT UP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PTER SNAR ECON AJ IR |
09BAKU846 | READOUT OF BAKU BSEC MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Azerbaijan hosted the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum October 20-22. This was Azerbaijan's last act as chair of the BSEC, as the baton was then passed to Bulgaria. Highlights included appearances by Turkish FM Davutoglu and Armenian DFM Kirakossian. Both of their appearances [...] | 2009-10-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AJ TU AM GG |
09BAKU853 | AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] SUMMARY: DAS Kaidanow met with Azerbaijan's Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov on October 23. In an open and candid discussion, both noted their desire for continued cooperation, possibly including another round of the Economic Partnership Commission. Sharifov complained about Freedom Sup [...] | 2009-10-28 13:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECIN ETRD AJ |
09BAKU864 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: The GOAJ is still pushing for the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway (para 2); the ILO says child labor is shifting from cotton to "the worst" sectors ( [...] | 2009-11-02 11:47:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAIR KCOR TINT KIPR AJ TU AE |
09BAKU877 | ALBORZ RIG MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ACCELERATE [...] (S) This cable contains action requests for S/CT, the inter-agency CEIP working group, and USEUCOM/USNAVEUR (Center for Naval Analysis) in paras 8, 12, and 14. Summary --------- 2. (S) The recent move of the Iranian Alborz rig into potentially disputed waters in the Caspian offers a t [...] | 2009-11-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
09BAKU881 | SOCAR: NO AGREEMENT TO ALLOW ALBORZ IN AZERBAIJANI [...] This is an action request for EUR/CARC, pls see para 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Energy Off and Naval Attache met on 6 November with state energy company SOCAR VP Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent movements of the Iranian Alborz rig. We informed him that the Azerbaijani Navy had confirmed the [...] | 2009-11-06 16:04:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL AJ |
09BAKU916 | AZERBAIJAN: GAS TRANSIT TALKS REMAIN A STRUGGLE [...] (C) In a series of meetings over the last two weeks with Dan Stein, Senior Advisor to the Eurasian Energy Envoy, SOCAR and GOAJ interlocutors reported surprising and hopeful progress on Azerbaijan,s gas negotiations with Turkey. However, much-anticipated November 24 Azerbaijani-Turkish tran [...] | 2009-11-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
09BAKU919 | AZERBAIJAN: DEVELOPING A PLAN B FOR GAS TRANSIT [...] (C) In the event that Turkey disappoints Azerbaijan once again on the on-going gas transit negotiations, SOCAR and the GOAJ are developing a "plan B" to market Azerbaijani gas, involving small but diversified gas sales to the north (Russia),south (Iran),and west (Bulgaria and Romania). How [...] | 2009-11-25 09:49:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PREL TU |
09BAKU933 | AZERBAIJAN: WTO DEFIANCE CONTINUES; A LITTLE MORE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A WTO demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Mammadguliyev on November 25, 2009, outlining U.S. Government questions and comments from the last Working Party meeting and copies of U.S. bilateral presentations on market access. USTR had previously d [...] | 2009-12-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU938 | AZERBAIJAN: REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 06 2009, the leadership of the Government of Azerbaijan,s (GOAJ) Financial Investigative Unit (FIU) organized a meeting with EmbOffs to provide an update on the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorism Financing Law (AML/CTF),as well as to request technical assistan [...] | 2009-12-04 08:04:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | AJ ECON EFIN PREL PTER |
09BAKU942 | HITTING THE PERSIAN POCKETBOOK: IRAN INFLATION [...] (C) The magnitude of inflation in Iran and the reliability of Iranian government inflation and income statistics are long-standing matters of dispute among Iran watchers within and without the USG. This cable attempts to clarify these issues by providing the results of an informal salary and [...] | 2009-12-08 12:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SNAR PGOV AJ IZ IR |
09BAKU944 | AZERBAIJAN: IRANIAN ALBORZ RIG QUERY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 7. Summary ------- 2. (S) As per reftel A, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov confirmed the presence of foreigners, specifically Norwegians, on board the Iranian Alborz semisubmersible drilling rig. U.S. intelligence [...] | 2009-12-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | EPET ECON PREL IR AJ |
09BAKU958 | GAS TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS DRAG IN WAKE OF ERDOGAN [...] (C) All eyes in the Azerbaijani energy sector have been on Washington, where President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan met this week. Azerbaijan and Turkey appear to have engaged in a last minute flurry of negotiations in the hopes of striking a deal before the visit. Success eluded them. [...] | 2009-12-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
09BAKU969 | SOCAR VP: TOUGH VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (S) In a 15 December meeting, Elshad Nassirov SOCAR Vice President described his December 14-15 trip to Tehran, accompanying Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. Nassirov told us this was their first trip back to Tehran since this year's disputed election. He described the atmosphere with Iranian [...] | 2009-12-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
09BAKU980 | AZERBAIJAN: A MODEST PIPELINE PROPOSAL? [...] (C) In a lengthy December 15 meeting, SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov laid out a new natural gas pipeline proposal, and provided details of his recent visits to Turkey and Iran. (reftels A and B). Nassirov suggested combining Nabucco and White Stream into one energy transit corridor, [...] | 2009-12-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ |
09BAKU985 | SOCAR SIGNS MOU TO SELL GAS TO IRAN [...] (C) Following up on a discussion regarding FM Mammadyarov and SOCAR delegation trip to Tehran (reftel),SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov told Energy Off in an 18 December email: "We have signed a memo with Iran on sales of 1 million cubic meters (mcm) (per day) for 100 days. (This is) [...] | 2009-12-23 08:27:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR AJ TU TX |
09BAKU986 | AZERBAIJAN: IRAN AND ALBORZ RIG UPDATE FROM THE [...] (S) Charge met with Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Khalafov on 22 December to obtain a read-out on his and FM Mammadyarov's December 14-15 trip to Tehran. DFM Khalafov indicated that FM Mammadyarov had met with President Ahmadinejad, Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani, and other senior [...] | 2009-12-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR AJ TX |