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10ADDISABABA101 | ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...] | 2010-01-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA114 | DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...] | 2010-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ADDISABABA163 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 4:15 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Otero Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin PolOff Skye Justice (notetaker) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Special Assistant Gebretensae Gebremich [...] | 2010-02-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON KE ET |
10ADDISABABA192 | AU SUMMIT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 11:45 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook PolOff Brian Bauman PolOff [...] | 2010-02-04 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GV GB AU |
10ADDISABABA223 | DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered subject demarche to Dr. Kebede Worku, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health, on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Dr. Kebede agreed that distracted driving stemming from cell phone usage and texting while drivin [...] | 2010-02-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON ET EU SOCI UNDP UNGA |
10ADDISABABA235 | CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV |
10ADDISABABA240 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] | 2010-02-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA244 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] | 2010-02-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA245 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH WOMEN [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; Chief of Mission Residence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero Charge d'Affaires John Yates Special Assistant to U/S Otero Caroline Mauldin Special Advisor to U/S Ot [...] | 2010-02-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA247 | FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA251 | ETHIOPIA: BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP GENERATES DEBATE, GOE [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) held a "National Workshop on Biotechnology" with support from the U.S. Mission from February 1-3, 2010 in Addis Ababa. The event was well-attended, and generated healthy debate on the 2009 biosafety law, including from G [...] | 2010-02-09 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD ET |
10ADDISABABA297 | JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...] | 2010-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ADDISABABA298 | ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA326 | USAU -- CONGRESSMEN MEEKS, WATT HEAR AFRICAN UNION [...] Summary: In a meeting on February 17 at African Union (AU) headquarters, U.S. Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-New York, and Melvin Watt, D-North Carolina, received a briefing about the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on African countries from AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Era [...] | 2010-02-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA387 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...] | 2010-02-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA395 | ETHIOPIA: CODEL MEEKS HEARS GOE'S WHIP-INFLATION-NOW PHILOSOPHY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting Congressmen Meeks and Watt asked Finance Minister Sufian and National Bank Governor Teklewold to comment on the impact of the world financial crisis on Ethiopia and on the state of relations between the ministry and the bank. Sufian said the crisis had largely passed i [...] | 2010-02-26 13:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AF ET ECON PGOV |
10ADDISABABA6 | ETHIOPIA FY08 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP [...] Embassy Addis Ababa received an allocation of USD 40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) for fiscal year FY08. Four projects were selected for funding according to Mission objectives and SSHP selection criteria. A total of 4,750 people directly benefitted from these project [...] | 2010-01-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN ET |
10ADDISABABA83 | ETHIOPIA: FY10 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND [...] (U) This cable is a Ref A response cable regarding questions on Ethiopia's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Ethiopia's central government is slated to received USG assistance through the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act [...] | 2010-01-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL ET |
10AITTAIPEI131 | TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED GROWTH OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While direct maritime and aviation transportation links with China have expanded significantly over the past two years, several issues remain unresolved, including onward-bound passenger flights from PRC destinations (Fifth Freedom rights) and an increase in weekly cross-Strait [...] | 2010-02-03 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI157 | TAIWAN FIRMS REVEAL DIVERGING CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans for a cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA; reftel) have dominated Taiwan trade policy with the PRC. At least initially, an ECFA would include only petrochemical, textile, machine tool, auto/auto parts, and flat panel display "early harvest" sectors. [...] | 2010-02-10 06:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI170 | TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...] | 2010-02-12 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI80 | A ROADMAP FOR BUILDING THE U.S.-TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the U.S. works to resolve the beef market access issue while reviving its bilateral economic agenda with Taiwan (reftels),AIT proposes using a revived Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as a vehicle to facilitate progress on a specific timeline of trade agreements [...] | 2010-01-20 03:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW EAGR |
10AITTAIPEI89 | TAIWAN DEVELOPS "ACTION PLAN" TO SUPPORT U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 2010 meeting with the Deputy Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Francis Liang unveiled an interagency "Action Plan" designed to facilitate all U.S. beef imports now allowed by Taiwan law, repair damage done to consumer confidence in U.S. beef safety, [...] | 2010-01-21 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
10AITTAIPEI90 | THE DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KMT SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Poor political judgment by the Ma administration was a key factor in Taiwan's inability to implement fully the bilateral beef protocol, KMT Secretary General King Pu-tsung told the Director on January 21. King agreed to work to lift Taipei city's anti-U.S. beef campaign, and sai [...] | 2010-01-21 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PINR TW |
10ALGIERS104 | ANADARKO VS. SONATRACH -- UPDATE ON THEIR [...] (C) The head of Algerian operations of the U.S. oil company Anadarko told the Ambassador this week that his company's dispute continues with the state oil company Sonatrach over the government's application of the windfall profit tax provision of the 2006 Hydrocarbons Law to Anadarko's operati [...] | 2010-02-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPTE ENRG EINV AGAO US |
10ALGIERS111 | ALGERIA: DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL OIL COMPANY [...] (C/NF) Eight directors, including the CEO, of Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach are under investigation for corruption and have been fired and replaced. Industry insiders fear company operations will soon be affected. Algeria's intelligence services are leading the investigation. This sc [...] | 2010-02-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD KCRM PINS AG |
10ALGIERS115 | FM TO SANDERSON: TSA LIST "POISON IN RELATIONS" [...] (C) In a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci objected to TSA's placing Algeria on a list with supporters of terrorism and countries where U.S. troops were at war, arguing that this was at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting te [...] | 2010-02-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON KPAL KGHG SENV ML SU AG |
10ALGIERS123 | CHINA'S IMPACT AND RISKS IN ALGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's footprint in Algeria is primarily commercial and focused on construction contracts for major infrastructure projects. China provides no development or other forms of assistance. There are more than 40,000 Chinese nationals living in Algeria. Chinese firms have a stake i [...] | 2010-02-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ELAB ECON ETRD CH AG |
10ALGIERS153 | ORASCOM TELECOM ALGERIE DISPUTE CAUSES WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA),Algeria's largest wireless phone company -- one of the largest and most economically productive foreign investments this decade -- has been assessed USD 650 million in back taxes via a series of assessments dating back to late 2008. On the face of it, many o [...] | 2010-02-21 16:52:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG |
10ALGIERS157 | OIL COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT ALGERIA'S ENERGY FUTURE [...] (C/NF) Leading foreign oil companies (FOCs) are concerned that the corruption investigation into Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach (reftel) has paralyzed company decision-making and could slow ongoing projects. Unless Sonatrach consolidates under new management and resumes normal contr [...] | 2010-02-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EPET ENRG ECON ETRD KCOR PREL PINS AG |
10ALGIERS164 | AMBASSADOR RAISED US INVESTOR CONCERNS ABOUT OTA [...] (C) On the margins of the recent U.S. trade mission to Algiers, Ambassador on February 18 raised with Algerian Finance Minister Djoudi and Minister of Industry and Investment Abdelhamid Temmar U.S. investor concerns over Orascom Telecom Algerie's (OTA) current USD 650-million tax dispute (ref [...] | 2010-02-22 17:26:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG US |
10ALGIERS185 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS186 | ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS63 | TFHA01 - ALGERIAN AID FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AG |
10ALGIERS74 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10ALGIERS76 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10AMMAN218 | GOVERNMENT ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS TO STREAMLINE AND LOWER RATES, AND EMPOWER TAX AUTHORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan enacted recently two new tax laws to lower income tax rates and grant greater powers to tax authorities. The laws, which will remain in force until a new parliament is elected and votes on them, represent the first notable achievement of the new governm [...] | 2010-01-21 10:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JO KMCA |
10AMMAN222 | U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...] | 2010-01-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN232 | JORDANIAN PRESS LAUDS ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FREE TRADE [...] (SBU) The Jordanian press has recently been reporting stories about the "breakthrough" Iraq-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entering into effect in January 2010, suggesting the Iraq-Jordan FTA represents a major step toward restoring pre-2003 trade ties between the two countries. Ministry of [...] | 2010-01-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL JO IZ |
10AMMAN274 | JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...] | 2010-01-28 14:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO |
10AMMAN320 | Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with [...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...] | 2010-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN323 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes your visit, which will allow us to engage the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the highest levels. We have requested an audience with King Abdullah and confirmed meetings with the Foreign Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperatio [...] | 2010-02-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID JO |
10AMMAN436 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT -- SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HEAD PRINCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and Chairperson of the El Hassan Science City in Jordan, has conveyed a request to join the April 2010 Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship and has expres [...] | 2010-02-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT EINV TINT JO |
10AMMAN454 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Senator John Kerry. We have confirmed meetings with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED: The end of 2009 was marked with a flurry of political changes in Jordan, with the Kin [...] | 2010-02-25 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID JO |
10ANKARA109 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TU |
10ANKARA127 | NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ON SOUTH PARS DEAL OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a brief "Oil and Gas Journal" news report from Paris January 8th of a recent Turkey-Iran gas agreement, GOT and Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) officials tell us there have been no significant developments or changes regarding their dealings on either South Pars gas field [...] | 2010-01-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA143 | TURKISH REGULATION MAY HALT APPROVAL OF NEW DRUGS [...] (SBU) Summary. A new Turkish Ministry of Health (MOH) regulation that takes effect March 1, 2010 will make marketing approvals for new pharmaceuticals contingent upon either an inspection by the MOH itself (which MOH admits it does not have the capacity to perform) or an inspection certificat [...] | 2010-01-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KIPR USTR TU |
10ANKARA145 | KEY QUESTIONS FOR NEW U.S.-TURKISH ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Following up on the successful announcement of the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Turkey during PM Erdogan's visit, we now need to put meat on the bones of the proposal. I and my staff will be working closely with the Turks, but the USG will [...] | 2010-01-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV USTR TU |
10ANKARA154 | TURKEY'S AFGHANISTAN SUMMIT EMPHASIZES REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an effort to showcase the role of Afghanistan's neighbors in advance of the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan, Turkey's President Gul hosted a Summit on Afghanistan and its contiguous neighbors on January 26, 2010. Participants included Afghan President Karzai, Pa [...] | 2010-01-29 20:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
10ANKARA160 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DISCUSSES BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey discussed the Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Coordination Ali Babacan on January 28. He also raised concerns about the potential effect of a draft biotechnology law on US exports and [...] | 2010-02-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN EINV ECON USTR TU |
10ANKARA173 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA174 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA175 | Science Envoy Finds Strong Programs, Opportunities in [...] (U) SUMMARY: On a January 13-15 visit to Ankara and Istanbul, Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail met with academics, government officials, and PM Erdogan. He was impressed by the GOT's strong commitment to S&T development and the programs being implemented in academia and the private sector, all o [...] | 2010-02-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
10ANKARA195 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN, AZERI GAS, NUCLEAR [...] (U) Ambassador Jeffrey met with Energy Minister Yildiz on February 3 to discuss the DOE energy efficiency conference, expected nuclear power plant projects, Iran, and negotiations with the Azeris on Shah Deniz gas. Yildiz, for reasons unknown but appreciated, hauled ambassador out before the [...] | 2010-02-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA22 | Scenesetter for Science Envoy Dr. Zewail [...] (SBU) While U.S. and Turkish entities collaborate in several areas of science and technology, both sides see room for and benefit to expanding collaboration. The Turks are particularly interested in results-oriented partnerships that can spur economic development. Currently, the strongest are [...] | 2010-01-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
10ANKARA224 | TEKEL STRIKE: LAST GASP FOR LABOR MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Now in its 58th day, the TEKEL strike is emerging as a defining moment for Turkey's labor movement and a significant political challenge for Prime Minister Erdogan. The strikers continue to draw major media attention, not least from the 200 workers who launched a hunger strike fi [...] | 2010-02-10 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA246 | D/SRAP JONES BILATERALS AT ISTANBUL REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Paul Jones met with senior representatives from China, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Organization of Islamic States (OIC) on the edges of the January 26 Afghanistan neighbors conference in Ista [...] | 2010-02-16 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
10ANKARA256 | TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...] | 2010-02-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
10ANKARA27 | TURKEY MAKES PROGRESS ON TURKMEN GAS VIA IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Yildiz attended the January 6 opening ceremony for the Turkmen-Iran natural gas pipeline and met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamidov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad, and the energy ministers from both countries. Yildiz said progress was made in bringing Turkmen g [...] | 2010-01-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA28 | MFA UPDATE ON TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA desk officer for the Caucasus and Middle Asia Selin Ozaydin characterized Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov's December 2009 visit to Ankara as symbolic and positive, and said more bilaterals on energy are planned for 2010. She said Turkey will decide for itself how m [...] | 2010-01-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AM AJ TU |
10ANKARA301 | NUMAN KURTULMUS: SAADET'S GENTLER AND KINDER FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent dinner hosted by the religious Saadet Party (SP),Chairman Numan Kurtulmus outlined the party's ideology, outlook, and priorities. Kurtulmus's presentation of his party's conservative views on democracy, human rights, the economy, and foreign policy were calm and [...] | 2010-02-25 09:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU ELAB PREL ECON |
10ANKARA303 | ANTALYA: THE SUN ALWAYS RISES FOR TOURISM, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's premier tourist destination, Antalya has seen 10 percent economic growth annually over the past six years and remains a magnet for young Turks seeking jobs. Some 11 million tourists (most of them foreigners) came to Antalya in 2009, although there was a sharp drop in Is [...] | 2010-02-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON TU IS |
10ANKARA70 | GUL'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN, OTHER ITEMS [...] (C) During a January 14 meeting with Huseyin Dirioz, President Abdullah Gul's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, the Ambassador took issue with PM Erdogan's recent public statement equating Iran's nuclear ambitions with Israel's alleged nuclear capability. He reminded Dirioz in the event the world [...] | 2010-01-15 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ECON MNUC IR BK TU |
10ANKARA73 | TURKEY ASSEMBLING A MIDDLE EASTERN FREE-TRADE ZONE [...] (C) During a January 14 readout on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Ankara earlier this week, MFA Syria and Lebanon desk officer Burak Rende said a planned trade-liberalization agreement and recently signed visa-waiver agreement with Beirut will advance Foreign Minister Davutoglu [...] | 2010-01-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU SY JO LE |
10ANTANANARIVO115 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...] | 2010-02-26 08:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA |
10ANTANANARIVO32 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 4 to 20, a periodic 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) -Crack Down Against the Opposition - [...] | 2010-01-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO52 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 25 to 29, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ELECTIONS POSTPONED - ANDRY RAJOE [...] | 2010-01-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO53 | FRUSTRATED DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DISCUSS HOW TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices, especially in the northeastern region of the country. The Ambassador hosted a roundtable discussion on Jan 21 with NGOs and like-minded ambassadors to discuss the causes [...] | 2010-02-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA |
10ANTANANARIVO66 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for February 1 - 5, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - French Deputies Support TGV - TG [...] | 2010-02-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA |
10ANTANANARIVO67 | MADAGASCAR: STATE OF APPAREL COMPANIES AFTER AGOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Madagascar's suspension from AGOA on December 23, 2009, newspapers report daily demonstrations of workers protesting lay-offs from garment factories. These demonstrations have been small, mainly peaceful, and not targeted against the U.S. Although only a few companies have [...] | 2010-02-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AGOA ECON EAID ETRD MA |
10ANTANANARIVO72 | CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese investment stock, detailed below, reached USD 39 million in 2008 in Madagascar, while Chinese investment remains limited in the Comoros. No USG collaboration on development programs has been undertaken to date with the Chinese in either island nation. The best opportuni [...] | 2010-02-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR EAID CH CN MA |
10ANTANANARIVO84 | EDUCATION GAINS THREATENED BY CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis of 2009 adversely impacted the education sector. The suspension of donors' funding and cuts in the government education budget led to an increase of fees paid by parents, who already faced difficulties due to reduced incomes. As a result, enrollment figure [...] | 2010-02-17 06:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID MA |
10ASHGABAT106 | TURKMENISTAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED TRANSPORT SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Private transportation companies in Turkmenistan reported gradual growth in 2008-2009 in the country's trucking, railway and maritime sectors. Despite this growth, transportation companies acknowledged serious inf [...] | 2010-01-22 11:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT EINV BTIO IR TX |
10ASHGABAT112 | WINTERSHALL REP ON TURKMEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based energy company Wintershall continues to seek an onshore energy deal with the Turkmen Government, but reports little success. The local representative described the company's progress as slow going, adding that its current offshore production sharing agreement has not [...] | 2010-01-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT114 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES GENERALLY STABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) A recent price check for basic food items at the local market revealed that prices for locally produced food items have not changed, but remained high since August 2009. Prices for imported food items fell since last August, [...] | 2010-01-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT115 | TURKMENISTAN FACES SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan faces a shortage of skilled workers capable of operating and repairing increasing sophisticated machinery and equipment. Prior to Turkmenistan's independence, many highly-trained workers needed for tec [...] | 2010-01-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT116 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX |
10ASHGABAT123 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH YOLOTAN CONTRACTORS OFF TO [...] (C) On December 29, 2009, state-run Turkmengaz signed contracts with four foreign firms to develop the first phase of the reportedly massive South Yolotan gas field (Ref A). UAE-based Petrofac International (UAE) LLC reportedly signed a $3.98 billion contract to build a gas processing plant and [...] | 2010-01-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT127 | CHEVRON AND THE GOTX TRY TO REACH MIDDLE GROUND [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Turkmenistan met with Charge on January 26 to discuss recent Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) reaction to Chevron's latest proposal. The company rep stated that Deputy Chairman Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov asked Chevron in December for a draft MOU to increase produc [...] | 2010-01-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT130 | TURKMENISTAN: BRITISH DIPLOMATS TALK CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) On January 26, econoff met with the new British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Keith Allen and the British Regional Energy Officer Martin Child. The British Ambassador stated that he had brought up the UK's increased interest in securing natural gas for Europe at his first meeting with Presid [...] | 2010-01-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ UK TX |
10ASHGABAT134 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA TX |
10ASHGABAT135 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF TEXTILES FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Sukhanmurad Shaherov, Deputy Minister of Textile Industry, met with Poloff on January 26 to give an overview of Turkmenistan's textile production. He emphasized that the Turkmen Government is attempting to use a greater percentage of the cotton grown in the country in finished products, [...] | 2010-01-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT137 | TURKMENISTAN: INITIATIVE BY IPR OWNERS KEY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has been slow to pursue intellectual property rights (IPR) protection since its independence. Counterfeit goods like computer software, audio and video recordings, and clothing are freely available on [...] | 2010-01-29 08:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT15 | TURKMENISTAN: LOTUS ENERGY PLANNING TO EXPAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-based Lotus Energy continues to seek lucrative energy sector deals with the Government of Turkmenistan. Lotus Energy's founder and CEO Erdal Celik was the first CEO of the Turkish energy company Chalyk Energy, but left Chalyk in 2005 over differences with the company's hi [...] | 2010-01-06 09:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TU TX |
10ASHGABAT158 | TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA -- THEY'RE BUILDING IT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov decreed the creation of the Avaza Tourist Zone (ATZ) in 2007. He envisioned a place where Turkmen could rest, exercise, and receive medical and health treatment, right next to the Caspian Sea. To implement his decree, Berdimuhamedov [...] | 2010-02-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT161 | TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN SETS SIGHTS ON [...] (C) An Iranian entrepreneur resident in Ashgabat the past 18 years operating a highly successful tile and ceramic import business (Ref A) hopes to bring McDonalds to Turkmenistan. Abbas Mehrabian, who recently returned from his first U.S. visit, told Iran Watcher that while there, he had cont [...] | 2010-02-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV BTIO ECON PGOV PREL IR TX |
10ASHGABAT174 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY OIL REFINERY CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's largest oil refinery is located in the northwestern city of Turkmenbashy (previously known as Krasnovodsk) on the Caspian Sea. The Turkmenbashy oil refinery produces diesel fuel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and a variety of petrochemical products. Accor [...] | 2010-02-06 07:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO SENV IR TX |
10ASHGABAT180 | TURKMENISTAN: STILL A CASH ECONOMY, DESPITE SOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen economy remains a cash economy with an underdeveloped banking system. Almost all payments for consumer goods and services are made in cash. Turkmen Government-owned banks have issued debit cards since t [...] | 2010-02-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT185 | FEW CASINOS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Currently there are three casinos operating in Turkmenistan. A Turkish company owns all three. Former President Niyazov allowed the casinos to open in the 1990s, and the current president has shown no sign of clos [...] | 2010-02-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ECON EINV PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT188 | MALAYSIA'S PETRONAS CONTINUES TO INVEST IN [...] (C) On February 9, econoff met with Malaysian energy company Petronas' General Director for Turkmenistan Yeow Kian Chai. He characterized his company's work in Turkmenistan as "really tough," but emphasized that Petronas was one of two foreign energy companies that are currently producing oil [...] | 2010-02-10 11:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO MY TX |
10ASHGABAT195 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANY WEATHERFORD EYES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S.-based oil and gas service company Weatherford continues to press forward in Turkmenistan, seeking additional service contracts with international oil and gas companies (IOC),as well as direct contracts with the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX). The company is considering a [...] | 2010-02-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TX |
10ASHGABAT204 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 301 SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
10ASHGABAT206 | TURKMENISTAN: SPECIAL 301 ASHGABAT INPUT [...] The Government of Turkmenistan was informed about the 2010 Special 301 review process by means of diplomatic note delivered on February 12. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2010 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraphs on Turkmenistan in the 2010 Spec [...] | 2010-02-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
10ASHGABAT207 | TURKMENISTAN: BURIED HILL STILL HOPES TO DRILL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cyprus-registered energy company Buried Hill hopes to drill in Block 3 of the Caspian by the end of 2010. The company has completed seismic exploration and a required environmental impact study and is awaiting Turkmen governmental approval before it begins drilling. However, [...] | 2010-02-12 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AJ TX |
10ASHGABAT21 | TURKMENISTAN: KOREAN COMPANIES SEE LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the recent success of a few South Korean companies is concluding contracts with the Turkmen government, an ROK Embassy official emphasized that Korean companies still have difficulty entering the Turkmen market. The November 2008 visit to South Korea by President Berdimuh [...] | 2010-01-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KS TX |
10ASHGABAT218 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both France and Turkmenistan view President Berdimuhamedov's February 1-2 visit to France as a success, according to French Charge Henri Leval. In addition to meetings with France's top leadership, Berdimuhamedov presided at a Turkmen-French Business Forum meeting, attended by 1 [...] | 2010-02-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EPET BTIO FR TX |
10ASHGABAT233 | TURKMENISTAN: BRIBERY IS PERVASIVE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Bribery is pervasive throughout Turkmenistan's government, to the extent that the public expects to pay bribes during almost any interaction with the government. Turkmen routinely pay bribes when obtaining a drive [...] | 2010-02-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT240 | TURKMENISTAN: EMBASSY TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON TX |
10ASHGABAT249 | TURKMENISTAN'S MOST ACTIVE BLACK MARKETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Foreign currency, imported alcohol and tobacco, and pharmaceuticals are the three most prominent items sold on the black markets in Turkmenistan. Until the Turkmen Government unified the exchange rates in 2008 (Ref A),curre [...] | 2010-02-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR TX |
10ASHGABAT250 | TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO BUSINESSES: LICORICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, continues its role as a transport hub and industrial center, despite diminished regional commerce in the post-Soviet era. A large complex that processes locally-harvested licorice root continues to prosper due to the availability [...] | 2010-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ECON BEXP PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT30 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON HOPEFUL IN 2010 [...] (C) On January 6, EconOff met with Chevron's local representative to discuss the company's plans for 2010. The local rep alluded to the recent announcement that the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) awarded four service contracts to Chinese, Korean, and UAE companies to develop onshore gas re [...] | 2010-01-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT33 | TURKMENISTAN: ONLY BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Veterinary Service of Turkmenistan is responsible for all animal care in the country, including licensing and employment of veterinarians, maintaining healthy livestock, preventing the spread of contagious diseases, and certifying the quality of meat imports and exports. [...] | 2010-01-08 07:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT4 | TURKMENISTAN: 2010 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief Justification for Project 1 -- Trade Show. Embassy Ashgabat would like to assist Turkmen business people to attend a trade show in the United States in May 2010 by sending a locally engaged Embassy staff person (LES) as a trade show facilitator. The concept of entrepreneurship is still [...] | 2010-01-04 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT40 | TURKMENISTAN: FANFARE (AND NO WOMEN IN SIGHT) AS [...] (C) Turkish diplomats and a UN agency head who attended the official events organized for the visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Turkmenistan on January 5 and 6 gave their observations in conversations with Iran Watcher. Muzaffer Gultekin, the Turkish Charge, and Selim Topcu, Consul, ha [...] | 2010-01-08 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EPET IR TX |
10ASHGABAT41 | TURKMEN GAS TO TURKEY AND BEYOND THROUGH IRAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The attendance of Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yildiz at the opening of the second gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Iran raised questions about Turkey's heightened interest in Turkmen gas via Iran. The Turkish Embassy's Economic Counselor in Ashgabat, Ahmet E [...] | 2010-01-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TU TX |
10ASHGABAT46 | MARATHON OIL EYEING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Marathon Oil, the fourth largest U.S. oil company, is trying to establish a foothold in the Turkmen energy market. The company has yet to open an office in Turkmenistan, but it does have a locally-employed representative based in Ashgabat. The company first appeared in Turkmenistan in July [...] | 2010-01-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT5 | TURKMENISTAN: BOUYGUES' SHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bouygues Batiment International, a major French construction company, has relocated large numbers of its staff to Turkmenistan from other international operations that have closed due to the international economic downturn. While Turkmenistan seems to be a cash cow for the company, [...] | 2010-01-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT51 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ABOUT MCC COUNTRIES FOR FY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
10ASHGABAT56 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR'S CAR BUSINESS IN [...] (C) On January 13, econoff met with the owner of International Automotive Resources to discuss his decision to buy used cars in the United States. and ship them to Ashgabat, while also setting up an automotive service center in the capital. The owner, a U.S. citizen from Arizona, purchased a [...] | 2010-01-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ELTN ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT7 | TURKMENISTAN: WESTERN BOYCOTT OF AHMADINEJAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) French Embassy Charge Henri Leval contacted us January 5 to inform that the EU had decided not to participate in events associated with the official visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Head of Mission level [...] | 2010-01-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EPET EU IR TX |
10ASHGABAT71 | TURKMENISTAN: LUKOIL BIDING TIME FOR OFFSHORE DEAL [...] (C) On January 15, econoff met with the director of LukOil's office in Ashgabat, Andrey Podbolotov, to discuss the company's prospects in Turkmenistan. Podbolotov stated that LukOil was still very much interested in developing an offshore exploration block in the Caspian Sea. He thought that [...] | 2010-01-19 06:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
10ASHGABAT73 | MI SWACO'S EIGHT-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) MI SWACO, a U.S. company represented in Turkmenistan by its UK-based subsidiary M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Ltd, has been present in Turkmenistan since 2002. In Turkmenistan, the company focuses on supplying drilling fluids and drilling fluid-related equipment. The company also provides c [...] | 2010-01-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT74 | TURKMENISTAN'S BUDGET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's response to ref A that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 3. (SBU) Is the host's annual national budget publicly available? Total amounts for both the general s [...] | 2010-01-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AID ECON EFIN PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT79 | TURKMEN OIL AND GAS MINISTER FIRED AFTER THREE MONTHS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree relieving Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Oraznur Nurmyradov from his position. The dismissal occurred during an expanded Cabinet meeti [...] | 2010-01-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT92 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON HAITI ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HA UN TX |
10ASHGABAT97 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GDP GROWTH; INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 14, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" newspaper published an article on Turkmenistan's economic development during the global financial crisis. The article provides statistical data for 2009 and claims that Tu [...] | 2010-01-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASTANA10 | NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a series of visits to Kazakhstan's two northernmost provinces, local officials praised their regions' economic stability and growth potential. Accounting for the largest share of Kazakhstan's 20.8 million [...] | 2010-01-08 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA119 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES DISCUSS CORRUPTION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, the outgoing and incoming CEOs of U.S. oil services company J. Ray McDermott conveyed to the Ambassador their optimism about the investment climate in Kazakhstan, and asserted that strong, fundament [...] | 2010-01-29 08:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA13 | KAZAKHSTAN: A TALE OF TWO NORTHERN CITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On recent visits to Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, PolOff visited American corners in Kostanai and Petropavlovsk. Local residents claimed their regions are "the most peaceful in Kazakhstan," and expressed [...] | 2010-01-11 03:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KPAO RS KZ |
10ASTANA132 | KAZAKHSTAN: GALA CELEBRATION MARKS 50 YEARS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- a state-sponsored business association that supports the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises -- held a lavish, gala celebration to mark its 5 [...] | 2010-02-01 03:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA134 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY OFFICER COMMUNITY POINT OF CONTACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. Mission Kazakhstan applauds EEB's initiative to establish an interagency energy officer community and website to exchange information, facilitate policy discussions, and coordinate bilateral and multilateral energy prior [...] | 2010-02-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET KZ |
10ASTANA154 | KAZAKHSTAN: STATE TO REGULATE FUEL PRICES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since independence, the government has attempted to manage gasoline prices through various means, including direct ownership of Kazakhstan's three refineries, crude export duties, bulk procurement, and state contr [...] | 2010-02-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA159 | KAZAKHSTAN: GE EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES REGIONAL PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An American executive with General Electric's Transportation Division visited the Embassy on February 3 to discuss the company's plans to assemble locomotives in Kazakhstan and expand into the Russian market. He identified financial and political challenges the company faces, [...] | 2010-02-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELTN RS TX KZ |
10ASTANA162 | KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...] | 2010-02-09 03:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA163 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CURRENCY CORRIDOR FOR THE TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan introduced a new currency corridor on February 5. On average, the exchange rate of the tenge will remain at 150 tenge to the dollar. However, the National Bank said the tenge will n [...] | 2010-02-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
10ASTANA175 | KAZAKHSTAN'S DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 5 for Action Request. All three of Kazakhstan's approved nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit have confirmed their participation in the Summit on April 26-27. Post [...] | 2010-02-10 09:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA187 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PUSHES ABC GOALS AS SUMMIT PROSPECTS LOOK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a working lunch on February 15, MFA Americas Director Askar Tazhiev told Charge that State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev was very pleased with his February 1-4 visit to Washington and wants to g [...] | 2010-02-16 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA198 | KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHOIL CALLS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 10, Nurlan Balgimbayev -- former Prime Minister and first president of KazakhOil -- shared his strident opinions of the national oil company he helped to create, the degree of local content in oil and [...] | 2010-02-16 06:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA225 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] (U) Sen... [...] | 2010-02-18 00:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA226 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 00:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA227 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 00:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA23 | ETHNIC HARMONY IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, interlocutors emphasized the tolerant nature of Kazakhstani society and government efforts to encourage ethnic harmony. According to Vik [...] | 2010-01-12 04:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA24 | NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN PROMOTES INTER-RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-C),officials, civil society representatives, and leaders of the Russian Orthodox and Islamic communities emphasized the regions' r [...] | 2010-01-12 05:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF RS KZ |
10ASTANA249 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER INSISTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action cable (see para 6). The Ambassador met Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov on February 19 to discuss a range of issues, including the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),the visit of Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, tarmac access, FSN income taxe [...] | 2010-02-22 05:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON KZ |
10ASTANA251 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...] | 2010-02-22 07:03:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ |
10ASTANA253 | KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SCIENCE AND [...] SUMMARY: During the annual Public Roundtable on Collaboration in Science and Technology, participants heard that the development of science is one of Kazakhstan's most important priorities, and the government plans to increase the government budget allocated to scientific research and develop [...] | 2010-02-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ |
10ASTANA255 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...] | 2010-02-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA257 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE LAND-LEASE DEAL STIRS UP CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a December 23, 2009, Interfax press report that President Nazarbayev instructed the prosecutors to punish those who disseminate information about the sale of land to foreigners, opposition leaders have con [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI CH KZ |
10ASTANA259 | KAZAKHSTAN: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 03:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ |
10ASTANA261 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS ON OIL TRANSPORTATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 22, ConocoPhillips' John Dabbar called on the Ambassador to discuss relations between the Kashagan consortium and national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (C [...] | 2010-02-23 09:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI AJ TX KZ |
10ASTANA270 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND PREPARATION MEETING FOR THE 2010 [...] SUMMARY: Astana hosted the Second Advisory Council Meeting in Preparation for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) to be held in Astana in 2010. This year's MCED will focus on "green growth." The meeting presented the MCED's projected schedule, which will include [...] | 2010-02-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ |
10ASTANA271 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26 [...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...] | 2010-02-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR |
10ASTANA33 | KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 12, PolOff received the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note Number 10-2/4818, responding to Post's diplomatic note Number 0758-09, dated September 28, 2009 (reftel). 3. (SBU) An unofficia [...] | 2010-01-14 05:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETTC MNUC KNNP KOMC BU KZ |
10ASTANA36 | CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVE IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-D),NGO representatives emphasized the growth of a vibrant civil society, especially in Kostanai Oblast. They highlighted key cha [...] | 2010-01-14 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM KTIP OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA37 | KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS TO HOST A SPRING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This is an action request (see para 9). 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, Post received a Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' diplomatic note (see para 7),which outlined Kazakhstan's proposal to hold a Global Initi [...] | 2010-01-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MNUC KNNP RS KZ |
10ASTANA41 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE U.S. IOC BIG THREE AND KMG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior executives from the three largest U.S. investors in Kazakhstan -- ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron -- spoke recently about their companies' plans, priorities, and problems with the biggest oil explor [...] | 2010-01-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA49 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...] | 2010-01-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA53 | KAZAKHSTAN: EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS DISCUSS NABUCCO GAS PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussion with European diplomats at January 14-15 energy events centered on the Nabucco gas pipeline, and what role -- if any -- Kazakhstan would likely play in supplying natural gas to Europe via a "southern corridor." There was also agreement that Turkmenistan's ability to d [...] | 2010-01-20 09:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX RS KZ |
10ASTANA60 | KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...] | 2010-01-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA61 | KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...] | 2010-01-22 09:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA67 | KAZAKSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...] | 2010-01-25 06:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ |
10ASTANA68 | KAZAKHSTAN: VIGNETTES OF PUBLIC OPINION: RBK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On January 23 in Almaty, the Ambassador was the key-note speaker at the founding session of Kazakhstan's chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO),an international group for CEOs of mid-level (or larger) companies who must meet stringent international standards [...] | 2010-01-25 06:49:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID KPAO WTO RS KZ |
10ASTANA70 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered the demarche on distracted driving on January 25 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department and provided a non-paper containing the key issues of concern. Post will follow up in order to obtain a reply. HOAGLAND [...] | 2010-01-25 07:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ |
10ASTANA74 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...] | 2010-01-25 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ |
10ASTANA78 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took our points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KZ |
10ASTANA89 | KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL CONTENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS NEEDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 20, Energy Officer received a thorough overview of the laws and regulations governing subsoil use and local content from a well-respected local law firm. Negotiations between the government and foreign [...] | 2010-01-26 08:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA90 | KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES REVISIONS TO MARITIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 21 roundtable hosted by the Association of Maritime Transportation Entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and representatives of 10 ministries, international shipping companies, and the diplomatic community di [...] | 2010-01-26 08:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ |
10ASUNCION37 | PARAGUAY DONATES TO HAITI; SEEKS TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) President Lugo announced January 14 that Paraguay would send 56,000 kilos of food and clothing to Haiti, along with 12 search and rescue specialists from their fire department (later increased to 13 personnel, including one photographer.) The first 5,000 kilos departed January 14 on [...] | 2010-01-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PREF PGOV HA PA |
10ASUNCION71 | PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...] | 2010-02-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON PTER PA CO |
10ATHENS113 | Papandreou Cabinet Insider Pamboukis on Managing the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Minister of State Haris Pamboukis February 1 to gain a better understanding of the GoG's internal deliberations on reforms, the economic crisis and domestic stability, and on regional foreign policy priorities. Pamboukis, a constitutional lawyer who esc [...] | 2010-02-18 08:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PTER GR PINR |
10ATHENS117 | GREECE: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Greeks are concerned about the privacy of data involved in law enforcement and counterterrorism information sharing with the U.S., as would be expected in a country with privacy laws that are significantly stronger than the European norm. Nevertheless, it is possible to engage in [...] | 2010-02-18 17:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA EUN GR |
10ATHENS143 | Greece: Post Telecommunications Officer [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON GR |
10ATHENS164 | Greece - Demarche on Distracted Driving [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on distracted driving to Nicolaos Hatzivasdekis, Director of Road Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation, and Networks on February 3. Hatzivasdekis stressed that the Government of Greece takes this issue very seriously, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA GR |
10ATHENS198 | GREECE???"New Directions in the U.S-Greece Economic [...] Post is seeking to recruit senior level Administration officials to participate in a mid-March (likely March 17-19) strategic economic dialogue with Greek counterparts. The United States-Greece Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC) re-established in 2007 to channel senior [...] | 2010-02-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD ENRG GR |
10ATHENS208 | Greece: AmCham Engages Government and Private Sector on IPR [...] (SBU) On January 26, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce held a conference on "Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection, and Legal Framework." In addition to attracting a large audience of more than 100, the conference succeeded in showcasing a diversity of participants and speakers fro [...] | 2010-02-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR GR |
10ATHENS246 | GREECE: REFORMS, THE PUBLIC RESPONSE, AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The GoG has begun making public further details on and introducing legislation to implement various commitments made in its updated Stability and Growth Program (SGP),including in the areas of public sector wage cuts, tax reform and pension reform. The public has seen this coming, as Gre [...] | 2010-02-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
10ATHENS35 | GREEK VIEWS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports U.S. goals at the upcoming London Conference, and is looking at a potential contribution to the reintegration trust fund in 2010. The Greek MFA is pushing to send three police trainers to EUPOL, but needs interagency buy-in, particularly from the ministry that co [...] | 2010-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR |
10ATHENS43 | HAITI: GREECE SEEKING TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND [...] Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis convoked Ambassador Speckhard January 25 to explain Greece's increasing frustration with not getting a Greek humanitarian flight expeditiously into Haiti, and the political fallout this was having for the new government in the Greek media and among [...] | 2010-01-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA GR |
10ATHENS5 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2010-01-05 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR |
10ATHENS55 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS61 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS73 | Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for [...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...] | 2010-02-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF |
10ATHENS91 | GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR |
10ATHENS92 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR |
10ATHENS93 | AMBASSADOR AND MOD DISCUSS FIGHTER PROCUREMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador called Defense Minister Venizelos February 11 following press reports that the Minister indicated Greece had already decided to meet its next generation fighter needs with the Eurofighter. The Minister reassured the Ambassador that press reports were inaccurate, a [...] | 2010-02-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ECON GR |
10BAGHDAD101 | CODEL MCCAIN MEETINGS WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD125 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...] | 2010-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ |
10BAGHDAD135 | ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...] | 2010-01-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD150 | IN SALAH-AD-DIN, BUILDING PROVINCIAL CAPACITY [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din PRT is fostering economic development in the province through banking and agriculture initiatives. The PRT supports the expansion of private banking by facilitating the opening of Al-Warka [...] | 2010-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR IZ |
10BAGHDAD151 | PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT [...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...] | 2010-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD152 | TERRORIST FINANCING: REVIEW OF TRANCHE 4 OF UN [...] (SBU) EmbOffs delivered reftel talking points to MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi on January 20. Al-Humaimidi was very appreciative of the information and said that he would have the Iraqi Mission to the United Na [...] | 2010-01-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD157 | OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...] | 2010-01-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD160 | TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD162 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS GOI EXCLUSION OF CARGILL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi defended the GOI's case against U.S. food marketer Cargill, which has asked Post to intervene in a trade dispute over contractual obligati [...] | 2010-01-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD165 | PRT DIWANIYAH: CHALLENGES TO INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Big dreams and bigger obstacles define the investment climate in Diwaniyah Province. Provincial authorities are aiming high, but the province,s business leaders dismiss recent announcements of large investment deals in housing, hospitals, and construction as media events. Bu [...] | 2010-01-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN |
10BAGHDAD175 | MANAGEMENT CHANGES MAY SIGNAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 11, PRT Najaf Team Leader, PRT Transportation Advisor, and Najaf International Airport (NIA) Director Issa al-Shemeri reviewed the status of negotiations over management of the [...] | 2010-01-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD177 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS SLOW PROGRESS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach that the GOI was focused on attracting foreign direct investment to Iraq to move its economy away from import dependence. Wi [...] | 2010-01-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD182 | TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES PDS WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Program (WFP) to develop management capacity for Iraq's Saddam-era $7 billion feeding program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told [...] | 2010-01-25 07:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD186 | BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...] | 2010-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD210 | DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ SUCCESSOR PLANNING [...] (U) Summary: MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi, described the state of GOI planning for the successor to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) to Emboffs on January 21. UNSCR 1905 requires the GOI to put in place an ac [...] | 2010-01-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON |
10BAGHDAD213 | PRT BABIL: EXPO '09: BABIL BUSINESSES STRUT THEIR [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. Summary - - - - 2. (U) From December 8 to 11, the Babil Tourism Business Group hosted &Expo8; a combination trade fair, tourism conference and investment promotion meeting at the Babylon Conference Center. The event, the first of its kind in many [...] | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD214 | PRT BABIL: AWKWARD IRANIAN ATTENDANCE AT BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Fifteen Iranian companies sent representatives to a December 8-11, 2009, tourism conference in Babil Province at the invitation of Babil Province Second Deputy Governor Sadiq Rasool al-Mihanna (INA/Jaafari Trend ) National Reform [...] | 2010-01-28 04:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD218 | DPM SHAWAYS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, SFA, AND DFI [...] (C) Summary: New Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach on January 27 that he favored free markeQ; wants to re-energize the Strategic Framework Agreement,s Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC); and belie [...] | 2010-01-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD273 | ANBAR ACTING GOVERNOR READY TO HELP "ANBAR BANKERS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Anbar Province Fuad Jatab Hamad and Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Hikmat Jasim Zaidan spoke at PRT Anbar's Monthly Bankers' Roundtable January 28. The two publicly confirmed banks' vital role in attracting investment to the province and pledged to [...] | 2010-02-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD276 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...] | 2010-02-02 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD28 | AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...] | 2010-01-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD284 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...] | 2010-02-03 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD306 | VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...] | 2010-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ |
10BAGHDAD308 | RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...] | 2010-02-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD317 | 2010 GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed a Federal Public Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2010 (2010 Budget Law) that made significant amendments to the draft budget law submitted to the CoR by the Council of Ministers (CoM) in October 2009. The 2010 Budget Law increased the state [...] | 2010-02-07 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD32 | PRT DIWANIYAH: WILL THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL'S [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Diwaniyah's security situation is generally stable. Despite this, economic lethargy and a widespread perception that provincial authorities have done little to spark development or improve essential services persist, l [...] | 2010-01-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD36 | VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI'S JANUARY 12-14 VISIT [...] (C) Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi travels to Washington to show us that he has what it takes to be Prime Minister, according to his close aides. We assess that he is a strong candidate for Prime Minister in the next government, having positioned himself as a good compromise for Shi'a partie [...] | 2010-01-06 17:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP KJUS SA IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD366 | MINISTRY OF INTERIOR BOMB DETECTOR STIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disclosure in January of the arrest of a UK businessman who allegedly sold useless bomb detectors to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) posed new questions about the GOI's ability to ensure the public welfare, particularly as the equipment was being used at government facilities th [...] | 2010-02-11 15:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ASEC ECON IZ UK |
10BAGHDAD399 | ALB: ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: "In the next few days," the Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to quietly amend its licensing and registration regulations to remove a troublesome Arab League Boycott (ALB) compliance requirement that MOH imposes ad hoc on some foreign firms (ref A),MOH Senior Advisor Dr. Salah Shubb [...] | 2010-02-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
10BAGHDAD403 | OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...] | 2010-02-16 10:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD406 | PRT WASIT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS JOIN HANDS [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wasit Provincial Government has declared its full commitment to supporting a large privately financed housing development project planned for al-Kut. This multi-year project will provide over eight-hundred apartments for middle [...] | 2010-02-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD407 | OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...] | 2010-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD412 | OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...] | 2010-02-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD439 | BANK MELLI BRANCH LICENSES EXTENDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. Despite assurances from the Prime Minister's office that it would not renew licenses for new Bank Melli branches in Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the Central Bank of Iraq instead extended the licenses. The Embassy will continue to engage with the Prime Minister's office to ensure th [...] | 2010-02-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD447 | AMBASSADOR SHEHI DISCUSSES THE UAE'S ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the UAE's role in Iraq with Ambassador Abdullah Ebrahim Alzoy al Shehi on February 7. Shehi noted the Sunni - Shi'a divide, Iraq's lack of a "business friendly" investment climate and Iraqi's poor educational system as significan [...] | 2010-02-19 13:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD455 | PRT NINEWA: CREDIT CRUNCH STIFLES ECONOMIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. SUMMARY: Banking leaders in Ninewa province told PRT that significant barriers to commercial and consumer lending in Ninewa province continue to hamper economic development. The precarious security situation, a paralyzed p [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD456 | OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009 [...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD457 | CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...] | 2010-02-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD482 | AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Government, parliamentary, and judicial officials expressed varying degrees of support for the GOI's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession ambitions during the February 7-11 visit to Baghdad of Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney. Delaney pushed all s [...] | 2010-02-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD510 | AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON LABOR RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Shura Council has completed its constitutional review of a draft labor code and will send it to the Council of Ministers "in the coming days," Shura President Ghazi Milo Ibrahim al-Janabi told Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney during Delaney's Februa [...] | 2010-02-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
10BAGHDAD518 | MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...] | 2010-02-28 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ |
10BAGHDAD52 | PM MALIKI ON BLACKWATER, OIL CONTRACTS, UM QASR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki told the Ambassador January 7 that he was very satisfied with recent counterterrorism operations mounted in the Mosul area, attributing some of the success to measures he had implemented in the past that were providing the critical institutional support required t [...] | 2010-01-08 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PTER IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD82 | Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...] | 2010-01-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO |
10BAKU12 | AZERBAIJAN: THE MARKET FOR LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Range Rover class may be awash in wealth as oil exports continue to grow, but we see no evidence that oil wealth has transformed wages at the bottom end of the salary scale. The largest employer of unskilled Azeri labor is the construction sector; the number of j [...] | 2010-01-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
10BAKU121 | AZERBAIJANI RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points of CITES demarche to Tahir Hashimzade from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan at a meeting on afternoon of Friday, February 19. 2. (U) Hashimzade said that Azerbaijan's plans were to vote according to our request at the upcom [...] | 2010-02-22 10:58:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV |
10BAKU127 | AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Com [...] | 2010-02-25 05:18:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR |
10BAKU135 | AZERBAIJAN: OUR TELECOMS OFFICER IS SELIM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Baku is pleased to inform EEB/CIP that our Telecommunications Policy Officer (TPO) is Mr. Selim Ariturk. We expect Mr. Ariturk will be at post until the end of May, at which time he will be succeeded by Ms. Olga Romanova, who will also succeed him as TPO. LU [...] | 2010-02-25 12:03:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS AJ |
10BAKU30 | REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S [...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...] | 2010-01-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR |
10BAKU50 | AZERBAIJAN: FM EXPECTED AT LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10BAKU54 | AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...] | 2010-01-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ |
10BAKU63 | IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR [...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...] | 2010-02-01 09:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN |
10BAKU77 | AZERBAIJAN: MEETING WITH BP PRESIDENT JAVANSHIR [...] (C): Charge Lu and Energy Officer met with BP President Rashid Javanshir and British Ambassador Dr. Carolyn Browne on February 1. Javanshir reviewed the January 22 meeting in Baku between President Aliyev and BP Head of Exploration and Production (E&P) and Board Member Andy Inglis. Aliyev t [...] | 2010-02-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU IR AJ |
10BAMAKO114 | MALI'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 15:57:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ECPS ML |
10BAMAKO46 | CHARGE AND MCC SENIOR ADVISOR CASSANDRA BUTTS MEET [...] (C) On January 14, Charge and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Cassandra Butts met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). The President was accompanied by his Secretary General, Mr. Diango Cissoko, the Chair of the MCA-Mali [...] | 2010-01-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON MCC ML |
10BAMAKO48 | MALI - GHFSI DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Bamako is pleased to submit its Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) diplomatic strategy paper. Post has a robust plan to foster agricultural development. It coordinates closely with the Government of Mali (GOM) and international donor partners. We have identified s [...] | 2010-01-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL ML |
10BAMAKO49 | MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...] | 2010-01-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV |
10BAMAKO53 | MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...] | 2010-02-01 11:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV |
10BAMAKO90 | CIVIL AVIATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 16:39:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ML |
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12 | NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW REGULATIONS FOR CREDIT CARDS AND [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GOB) rang in the New Year with a series of immediately applicable personal credit card regulations enforced throughout the banking community. Raising minimum age limits, regulating card balance limits independent of bank control, and imposing mandated deposits w [...] | 2010-01-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ETRD ECON BX |
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18 | Microsoft Finds Light At The End Of The [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:13:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV USTR BX |
10BANGKOK111 | U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...] | 2010-01-14 07:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH |
10BANGKOK125 | BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...] | 2010-01-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH |
10BANGKOK163 | THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...] | 2010-01-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH |
10BANGKOK206 | THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...] | 2010-01-26 01:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH |
10BANGKOK234 | Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...] | 2010-01-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH |
10BANGKOK248 | THAI TELECOMS: FINANCE MINISTER KORN'S PLAN TO BREAK THE 3G [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thai government has repeatedly delayed the auction and licensing of third generation (3G) telecommunications services -- largely because of disagreements over how to deal with the two state-owned telecommunications operators, TOT and CAT, and the private providers that have c [...] | 2010-01-29 04:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL TH |
10BANGKOK286 | CHINA'S RISE AS THAILAND'S ECONOMIC PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the month of December 2009, China, for the first time, displaced the United States as Thailand's top export market. For the previous year as a whole, the U.S. barely held on to the number one position it has held for decades, but China is likely to overtake the U.S. in 2010. [...] | 2010-02-03 09:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TH |
10BANGKOK320 | THAI FINANCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij reaffirmed to the Ambassador his personal commitment to working through economic and commercial issues of concern to the USG and U.S. businesses. Korn informed the Ambassador that draft customs law amendments may be presen [...] | 2010-02-05 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KHLS EWWT TH |
10BANGKOK333 | Thailand: Use of Cell Phone While Driving Prohibited [...] In response to a demarche delivered per reftel, the Social Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided a non-paper on February 5, 2010, explaining Royal Thai Government activities with regard to cell phone use by drivers. In 2008, Thailand amended its Land Transport Act of 1979 to pr [...] | 2010-02-08 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA TH |
10BANGKOK379 | Thai Business Leaders Tell DAS Marciel that the Regional [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting hosted by Ambassador John for visiting DAS Scot Marciel, Thai business leaders expressed confidence in ASEAN as a stable business community and stressed the importance of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in U.S. foreign policy. They are not concerned about China's gro [...] | 2010-02-12 09:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECON CH BM TH |
10BANGKOK454 | HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...] | 2010-02-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH |
10BANGKOK483 | Thai Customs DG Tells Ambassador Reforms on Track [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai Director General for Customs told the Ambassador that the first two phases of the Customs reform effort mandated by the Abhisit government have been approved by the Cabinet and that the crucial third phase, which will revamp the rewards system, has been drafted and will [...] | 2010-02-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PARM EWWT TH |
10BANGUI11 | CAR: MINISTER REQUESTS MORE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, RETURN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation Sylvain Maliko and his deputy on January 22 to discuss U.S. development assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR). The meeting was at Maliko's request. Maliko praised the high level [...] | 2010-01-25 08:43:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON PREL CT |
10BANGUI14 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CARG [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU CT |
10BANGUI17 | CAR: HAITI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to the Central African Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 27. Post will report any response. 2. On January 20, the Ambassador delivered remarks in Sango, the national language, during a major cultural event and called for solidarity with the peo [...] | 2010-01-28 17:15:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON HA CT |
10BANGUI7 | CAR: IMPROVEMENTS IN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY EVIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a response to Ref A. The Central African Republic (CAR) made commendable strides to address budget transparency in 2009. Though there is still much ground to cover, the government, with the help of the international community, is making concerted efforts to increase its [...] | 2010-01-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL CT |
10BANGUI9 | DIAMONDS IN THE CAR: DELETERIOUS TO DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic (CAR) is at the bottom of the UN's Human Development Index while at the same time possessing vast mineral wealth that could fuel economic growth. Diamonds, in particular, make up roughly 45 percent of all exports from the CAR. Yet, despite particip [...] | 2010-01-20 09:19:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN EMIN CT |
10BARCELONA20 | BARCELONA BRIEF - A TWICE MONTHLY ROUNDUP OF POL/ECON [...] (U) Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu's announcement that the city will bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics has sparked tension with the neighboring autonomous community of Aragon, which also seeks to host the Games. Hereu's surprise announcement last month caught many off guard, as Aragon's capital c [...] | 2010-02-22 09:36:00 | Consulate Barcelona | UNCLASSIFIED | SP FR AN PGOV PNAT PREL KCOR ECON EINV ELAB |
10BASRAH1 | BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-23 06:22:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ |
10BASRAH4 | BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: GREAT TRANSPORT AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) could play an important role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Relatively new and under-utilized, the airport also connects to Iraq's rail, po [...] | 2010-02-09 13:27:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ICAO EINV IZ |
10BEIJING105 | GOOGLE DAY 2: BALL STILL IN GOOGLE'S COURT [...] (C) Summary. Google's Beijing headquarters continued business "as usual" today as it still provided the China-based version of its search engine. Google emphasized its filtering of that search engine remained "unchanged" and "compliant with Chinese law." Google has not yet engaged the Chinese [...] | 2010-01-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
10BEIJING11 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, U.S. POLICY, AFGHANISTAN [...] CHINA POLICY "China and its neighbors should build a wealth zone on the land" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/05)(pg 2):"The China-ASEAN free trade area will significantly reduce this region's dependence on Western markets and capi [...] | 2010-01-05 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING113 | MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, CHINA POLICY, THE MIDDLE EAST [...] GOOGLE "What on earth does Google want to do?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/15)(pg 14): "Normally commercial companies like Google will try hard to avoid things like making political requests to China. Secretary Clinton has c [...] | 2010-01-15 08:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING123 | PRC: PRIME MINISTER NEPAL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese and PRC official sources stated that Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's December 26-31 visit to China achieved tangible outcomes, including the signing of two official agreements, commercial contracts and broad agreement to strengthen the bilateral relationship. P [...] | 2010-01-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM CH NP IN |
10BEIJING135 | MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI [...] GOOGLE a. "Don't be against the Chinese people's opinion" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/18)(pg 14): "A poll conducted by the Global Times website revealed that only 20% of netizens support Google's action, while more than 40% d [...] | 2010-01-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING137 | DESPITE LISBON TREATY, BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) Summary: Though uncertainty exists on how EU-PRC relations might change in the wake of the recent ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the PRC hopes to "consolidate strategic trust" in the relationship, according to an MFA official. PRC and EU contacts alike concur that while EU-PRC relation [...] | 2010-01-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KIPR SENV EINV ETRD PHUM |
10BEIJING147 | CHINA/RMB: CHINESE INDICATE X-RATE UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary. In recent public and private statements, senior officials indicated China does not intend to adjust its exchange rate--essentially pegged to the U.S. dollar since August 2008--anytime soon. Further, officials pushed back hard against the idea that foreign pressure could sway the [...] | 2010-01-20 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD CH |
10BEIJING150 | MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI, U.S. POLICY [...] GOOGLE "China should enhance the building of its information sovereignty" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/20)(pg 2): "Information freedom without supervision can only be realized in smaller countries. If this happens in China, it [...] | 2010-01-20 09:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING157 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE, YEMEN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. media slanders that China discriminates against Avatar" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/21)(pg 1): "Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the Bureau of Film, State Administration of Radio, Film and [...] | 2010-01-21 08:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING167 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, U.S.-JAPAN [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "Secretary Clinton's speech promotes internet freedom" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/22)(pg 3): "Although the U.S. officials denied that Secretary Clinton's speech was targeted at China, after Goog [...] | 2010-01-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING183 | SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH: CHINA REACTION [...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 21 speech on Internet Freedom touched a nerve in China. Official reaction was negative, with harsh criticism coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an official statement and from other parts of the Chinese system through critical articles and editorials [...] | 2010-01-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH |
10BEIJING189 | PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...] | 2010-01-25 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK |
10BEIJING192 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, HAITI [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "To be vigilant about the U.S.'s Internet hegemony" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/25)(pg 14): "Google's attack against the Chinese government, Secretary Clinton's speech on 'Internet freedom' and P [...] | 2010-01-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING202 | CHINA'S MFA, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Admiral Joseph J. Krol, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations, met with officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) on January 6 [...] | 2010-01-26 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
10BEIJING204 | MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "Keep in mind the lessons learned by blindly following the West's steps" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/26)(pg 14): "A few Chinese intellectuals are fascinated about Western political theories, hoping that Ch [...] | 2010-01-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING207 | GOOGLE UPDATE: PRC ROLE IN ATTACKS AND RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: A well-placed contact claims that the Chinese government coordinated the recent intrusions of Google systems. According to our contact, the closely held operations were directed at the Politburo Standing Committee level. -- Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively worki [...] | 2010-01-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH |
10BEIJING21 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Many U.S. think tanks predict Sino-U.S. frictions" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/06)(pg 16): "In regard to the Eurasia Group's report that Sino-U.S. relations are likely to worsen and become the biggest ge [...] | 2010-01-06 08:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING216 | MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING217 | PRC: DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) China appreciates U.S. humanitarian assistance to Haiti and hopes to keep in close touch with the United States through bilateral and multilateral channels regarding assistance to Haiti, MFA Department of North American Affairs U.S. Division Deputy Director Zhao Yumin told EconOff January [...] | 2010-01-27 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON CH HA |
10BEIJING218 | PRC MEDIA DEBATE CHINA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Obama's December 1 announcement at West Point to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Chinese Communist Party(CCP)-affiliated media and the PRC's official television network CCTV began airing disparate views on the proper PRC response to the situation [...] | 2010-01-27 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK |
10BEIJING230 | MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, CHINA POLICY [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "The White House started the 'Internet War' to prepare for elections" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/28)(pg 2): "The Chinese people are a little confused by the fact that an unprecedented 'Internet War' is occurring when [...] | 2010-01-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING231 | BUILDING U.S. JOBS BY LEVERAGING CHINA,S GROWTH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH |
10BEIJING240 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, WAR ON TERROR [...] STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS a. "Obama shouted that the United States won't be the second in the world" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (3/14)(pg 1): "In President Obama's 71-minute State of the Union address [...] | 2010-01-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING243 | S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH MFA COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China are both aware of the "strategic importance" of their relationship, notwithstanding recent "troubles" and "differences," said MFA Policy and Planning Department DDG Zhao Jianhua in a January 26 meeting with S/P Deputy Director Chollet. The Strategic a [...] | 2010-01-29 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH AF PK UNSC |
10BEIJING245 | EU OFFICIAL IN BEIJING DOWNPLAYS SPANISH COMMENTS [...] (C) EU Mission Political Counselor Alexander McLachlan told PolOff January 29 that some EU member states were annoyed with Spanish Ambassador to China Blasco Villa's recent statements to Chinese media that suggested that the EU would consider lifting its arms embargo against China. The Spanish Amba [...] | 2010-01-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV ECON CH EU |
10BEIJING246 | PRC/EGYPT: IRAN SUPPORT, LOP-SIDED BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Egyptian diplomatic contact, Arab states are increasingly frustrated by China's ability to obtain concessions in the China-Arab Cooperation Forum without offering the region commensurate support for its interests. China was primarily interested in political suppo [...] | 2010-01-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH EG IR |
10BEIJING247 | GOOGLE UPDATE: CHINA TECH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary. Despite media reports quoting Google officials in the U.S. as saying Google is in talks with China, a Ministry of Commerce official told a visiting U.S. delegation on January 28 that "it would be better if Google stopped telling the media that it is in negotiations with China, sin [...] | 2010-01-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
10BEIJING250 | PRC/KOREAS: ROK EMBASSY VIEWS ON RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea asked China to stop publishing cross-border trade statistics, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) Counselor in Beijing told Econoffs. The North's recent currency revaluation probably would work in the short term, but the he assessed the ban on foreign curr [...] | 2010-02-01 01:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV PINR MNUC KNNP KN |
10BEIJING259 | MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING266 | MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING278 | MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, DALAI LAMA, [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN "U.S. arms sales will have a serious negative effect on Sino-American exchanges and cooperation on many issues" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(02/03)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ma Zhaoxu said that 'The United States insis [...] | 2010-02-03 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING28 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CARBON TARIFF, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Calmly deal with trade protectionism" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (01/07)(pg 3): "Some countries' protectionist measures have added more difficulty to the global economic recovery. Unfortunately, following the financial crisis, some cou [...] | 2010-01-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING290 | MEDIA REACTION: MEETING THE DALAI LAMA, ARMS SALES TO [...] MEETING THE DALAI LAMA a. "Obama insists on meeting the Dalai Lama; Sino-U.S. relations are drastically cooling down" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/03)(pg A5): "Zhang Zhi-rong, professor of Tibetan Studies at Beijing Univer [...] | 2010-02-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING291 | China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to [...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...] | 2010-02-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH |
10BEIJING292 | CHINA ASSET BUBBLES: ARE THEY HERE, WILL THEY POP? [...] (C) Summary. China's massive 2009 monetary stimulus program was instrumental in avoiding economic recession during the global crisis, but the huge amount of new credit flowing into the economy has prompted concerns that asset bubbles could form -- and burst -- in the property and equity marke [...] | 2010-02-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH |
10BEIJING307 | MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, RMB APPRECIATION [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN a. "The United States threatens to be tougher on China" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/05)(pg 1): "President Obama's remarks to be tougher on China on trade issues seems to have star [...] | 2010-02-05 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING310 | CHINA/ECONOMY: HU JINTAO RECONFIRMS ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a major February 3 speech at the Central Party School, President Hu Jintao called for the ministers and top provincial leaders present to accelerate China's economic structural adjustment. While acknowledging the impact of the financial crisis, Hu emphasized that the crisis h [...] | 2010-02-05 09:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CH |
10BEIJING311 | China/RMB: Patience and Stbility [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Chinese officials continue to signal publicly that China's currency is pegged at a basically "reasonable level." In a meeting with the Ambassador today, Central Economic and Financial Leading Group Vice Minister Liu He urged patience on the exchange rate issue, noted th [...] | 2010-02-05 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN CH |
10BEIJING325 | CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Commerce Secretary Mary Saunders on January 14 led a delegation made up of USG officers from Commerce, Energy, and State, and U.S. nuclear industry representatives to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) with China's National Ene [...] | 2010-02-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
10BEIJING327 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA, U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS [...] DALAI LAMA "China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson remarks on planned Obama-Dalai meeting" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/06)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, 'China resolutely opposes the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United St [...] | 2010-02-08 08:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING340 | CHINA'S MFA, GACC, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Assistant Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation, Dave Huizenga, visited Beijing China 20-23 January. He participated in the Transportation Security Workshop with China Atomic Energy Authority ( [...] | 2010-02-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
10BEIJING342 | MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE, [...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...] | 2010-02-09 08:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING350 | China/RMB Internationalization: Some [...] (SBU) Summary. Hong-Kong-based HSBC bank last week announced it had issued the first Renminbi-denominated letter of credit in which none of the trading parties involved came from mainland China. The move was the latest step towards Beijing's stated goal of establishing the Renminbi (RMB) as a [...] | 2010-02-10 07:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN CH |
10BEIJING351 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Be vigilant about being pushed to the opposition side of the world by the U.S." The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/10)(pg 14): "In 2010, Sino-U.S. relations are undergoing a substant [...] | 2010-02-10 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING352 | CHINA: S&ED II DATES AND TOPICS; RMB APPRECIATION; ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 25-28 visit to advance preparations for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue II (S&ED II),the U.S. Economic Track staff delegation met with key economic ministries, economists, and U.S. industry representatives. The delegation proposed to their Ministr [...] | 2010-02-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING357 | CHINESE BANKS: WILL THE 2009 CREDIT BINGE COME [...] (C) Summary. New loan issuance by Chinese banks in January totaled RMB 1.6 trillion (USD 235 billion),nearly equal to last year's record pace of RMB 1.62 trillion, and would have been even larger if regulators had not intervened mid-month to curtail lending. In public, Chinese financial off [...] | 2010-02-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
10BEIJING359 | MAINTAINING POSITIVE U.S.-PRC RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A Chinese public perception that U.S. China policy under President Obama would be "different" than that of his predecessors and that recent warming in cross-Strait relations made arms sales unnecessary fueled many Chinese' vitriolic response to the latest Taiwan arms sales, accord [...] | 2010-02-10 10:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS ECON ETRD CH TW IR AF KN |
10BEIJING360 | CHINA DEFINES ITS TERMS ON INDIGENOUS INNOVATION: [...] (C) Summary. Chinese interlocutors made it clear to a visiting interagency team the week of January 24 that China intends to keep giving their home-grown innovators an edge, including preferences under government procurement. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) advised it would rev [...] | 2010-02-11 03:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH |
10BEIJING362 | MEDIA REACTION: COLOR REVOLUTION, IRAN, INTERNATIONAL [...] COLOR REVOLUTION "'Color Revolution' is a democratized political game" The official Communist Youth League newspaper China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao) (02/11) (pg 5): "In fact, the 'color revolution' is none other than 'non-normal regime change' carried out through the interference [...] | 2010-02-11 08:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING364 | MOFCOM OFFICIAL ON EXPORT CONTROLS, MARKET ECONOMY STATUS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China is seeking "equal treatment" by the United States at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Department of American and Oceania Affairs Director General He Ning told an interagency team of [...] | 2010-02-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING366 | FDI in China: Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing? [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's January 29 speech at Davos and recent State Council guidelines encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in China indicate continued support at senior levels of government for economic reform and a more open investment climate, according to a [...] | 2010-02-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING367 | AFRICAN EMBASSIES SUSPICIOUS OF US-CHINA [...] (C) African Embassy officials told EmbOffs that many in the African community were uncomfortable with the concept of US-China development cooperation in Africa. China's fast, efficient, "no strings attached" bilateral approach is popular in the region, as is the PRC preference for infrastructure ov [...] | 2010-02-11 09:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV CH XA |
10BEIJING377 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Sino-U.S. competition will see who changes its growth method first" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/12)(pg 14): "Both the United States and China are seeking new advantages [solut [...] | 2010-02-12 07:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING382 | CHINA-ROK RELATIONS: MINOR TENSIONS, POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a round of recent meetings on the state of Sino-ROK relations, Chinese and ROK officials agree that the overall trend of the bilateral relationship is positive. Chinese leaders are quite pleased at the appointment of Yu Woo-ik, the former Chief of Staff to ROK President Lee My [...] | 2010-02-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PARM ECON KN KS CH |
10BEIJING399 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING; U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING "Dalai Lama meeting to be held as scheduled" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (02/18) (pg 1): "Despite the choice of location, however, any state leader who meets with the Dalai Lama in private or public risks damaging relations with China, said Pang Z [...] | 2010-02-18 08:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING4 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., U.S. - CHINA, ECONOMIC [...] U.S. "No breakthroughs on the DPRK/Iran nuclear issues can be achieved without the United States" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily, The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(01/03)(p [...] | 2010-01-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING401 | China/Xinjiang: Energy Sector Booms as Clean Energy Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: While Xinjiang remains an important resource base for traditional energy sources--including oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and coal--the region has in recent years emerged as a clean energy leader, according to local officials and business contacts. Locally-grown [...] | 2010-02-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET SENV CH |
10BEIJING413 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING, IRAN [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING a. "The Dalai Lama's lies and the prejudice of the West" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/21)(pg 8): "Although it does not require the approval of another country for a state leader to meet someone, sometimes there are exceptions [...] | 2010-02-22 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING42 | CHINA: MIIT SAYS INDUSTRIAL POLICY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),Department of Industrial Policy Deputy Director General Hou Shiguo told Economic Minister Counselor China treated State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and private companies equally, but indicated that, due [...] | 2010-01-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN ETRD SENV CH |
10BEIJING426 | PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...] | 2010-02-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF |
10BEIJING429 | MEDIA REACTION: RMB EXCHANGE RATE, DALAI LAMA MEETING [...] RMB EXCHANGE RATE a. "How to view China's decreased holding of U.S. Treasury bonds" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(02/23)(pg 2): " Before the U.S. economy bottoms out, any appreciation of the U.S. dollar is only temporary and is mani [...] | 2010-02-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING43 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CHINA POLICY [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "U.S. - China strategic partnership irreversible and increased differences inevitable" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/11)(pg 5): "Since the beginning of 2010 U.S.-China relations have, just like the weather in the Northe [...] | 2010-01-11 09:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING443 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA MEETING, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The United States exagerates that China is the top network threat" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/24)(pg 3): "Tang Lan, expert of information security at the China Institute of Co [...] | 2010-02-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING451 | CHINA'S NEW CHARITY LAW ON THE HORIZON; CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Draft legislation to promote charitable organizations and foundations in China is on the National People's Congress (NPC) agenda for this year, according to several contacts. The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) has sponsored a draft national Charity Law and has encouraged provi [...] | 2010-02-25 09:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
10BEIJING454 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI MEETING, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Be careful about the U.S.'s transferring middle class crisis" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/25)(pg 14): "The American engineer's suicidal airplane attack on the tax bureau building [...] | 2010-02-25 09:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING457 | CHINA/AUTOS: SAAB PURCHASE SPEEDS THROUGH; [...] (C) Summary: High level Chinese government support enabled Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) to complete its USD 200 million purchase of General Motors' (GM) Saab Unit in a mere four months, according to BAIC officials. As a Beijing City Government controlled enterprise, B [...] | 2010-02-25 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EIND EINV |
10BEIJING467 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS "It is really difficult to reduce U.S. debt" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(02/26)(pg 2): "Data has shown that China's faith in U.S. bonds did not decrease. In the future [...] | 2010-02-26 08:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING468 | TIBET WORK CONFERENCE: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENT FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: Although the Communist Party's Fifth Tibet Work Conference January 18-20 did not result in major policy changes, it signaled shifts in emphasis intended to address economic tensions that led to the March 2008 violence throughout Tibetan areas of China. Contacts at two Party thin [...] | 2010-02-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
10BEIJING67 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "China declares anti-missile interception successful" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12)(pg 1): "Experts said that this is the first time that China has announced its anti-missile experiment results to th [...] | 2010-01-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING75 | ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments ar [...] | 2010-01-13 07:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH |
10BEIJING80 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S. POLICY, NORTH [...] U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE "Where should U.S.-Japan alliance go?" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun)(01/13)(pg 8): "Experts say that if an alliance is running well, there is no need to reiterate its importance. However, U.S.-Japan relations have seen some friction over th [...] | 2010-01-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIJING86 | MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, TAIWAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] GOOGLE a. "Google's global strategy will experience a severe setback if it withdraws from the China market" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(3/14)(pg B9): " Over the past four years, and under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Kai-fu Lee, it has not bee [...] | 2010-01-14 08:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH |
10BEIRUT100 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...] | 2010-02-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE |
10BEIRUT107 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (SBU) The MOL, via its Child Labor Unit, and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),via the Internal Security Forces (ISF),were responsible for the enforcement of laws related to hazardous child labor and forced labor. 2. (SBU) In 2009, there were minimal mechanisms for exchanging information bet [...] | 2010-02-03 05:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID ECON PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT122 | ECONOMY MINISTER SAFADI OPTIMISTIC ON GROWTH [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi requested assistance in setting up meetings during his private March 7-14 trip to Washington. The prime minister, presi [...] | 2010-02-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAID MEPI KIPR LE |
10BEIRUT133 | IMF TEAM TAKES THE PULSE OF THE NEW LEBANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF mission visited Beirut February 1-4 to engage the new government on its reform strategy and discuss post Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) cooperation. The mission met with the finance, economy, energy, and telecommunications ministers, as well as with Central Bank of Leba [...] | 2010-02-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT153 | GOL RENEWS MOBILE OPERATORS' MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Gilbert Najjar, the telecom ministry official responsible for the two GOL-owned mobile companies, said the cabinet extended the management contract for the two operators for six months starting February 1, 2010. According to Najjar, Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas will use this period to [...] | 2010-02-17 06:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT21 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING [...] (C) On January 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi al-Aridi and to Presidency Director General Naji Abi Assi. Aridi responded that while he opposed the decision to impose additional screening requirements on travelers from Lebanon, he [...] | 2010-01-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON LE |
10BEIRUT35 | NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...] | 2010-01-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE |
10BEIRUT61 | AOUN HIGHLIGHTS FPM REFORM AGENDA FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun welcomed the Ambassador for a wide-ranging discussion on January 14 that focused on his party's reform platform. Eager to portray the FPM as a positive force, Aoun highlighted its program for energy sector reform and budget transpar [...] | 2010-01-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREF SOCI PINR ECON LE |
10BEIRUT68 | LEBANON: FY2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Introduction: In Lebanon, lack of fiscal transparency is more than a failure of the capacity of the state. It is at the center of a government system that is designed to be opaque so as to serve the interests of the leaders of the political class, rather than the needs of citizens (septel [...] | 2010-01-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KCOR LE |
10BEIRUT75 | LEBANESE DISCUSS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sison held a roundtable discussion January 14 on ways to encourage the culture of entrepreneurship in Lebanon with 19 leaders from the private sector and civil society. In a lively discussion, participants noted the need for political and security stability; greater publicity [...] | 2010-01-26 04:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV LE |
10BELGRADE106 | SERBIA: FY2010 BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] In response to reftel call for proposals, post requests $19,060 in EEB biotech outreach funds for programs that will educate consumers, media, farmers, academics and policy makers about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and encourage the GoS to fulfill its promise to change a restricti [...] | 2010-01-21 13:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KPAO SR |
10BELGRADE108 | SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...] | 2010-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR |
10BELGRADE116 | SERBIA: ALMOST 700 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 INFLUENZA; LOW [...] (SBU) The number of cases and deaths attributed to H1N1 in Serbia continues to climb. While the GoS continues to publicize the dangers of the virus and the need for vaccination, many in the Serbian public remain skeptical. As a result of the low demand for vaccinations, Serbia has cut t [...] | 2010-01-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFLU AMGT PINR ECON AMED SR |
10BELGRADE124 | SERBIA RESPONSE: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Post conveyed Ref A points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on January 25. Miljkovic replied that he would pass the information to his colleagues at the MFA Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, who were responsible for Serbian assistance [...] | 2010-01-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA SR |
10BELGRADE172 | Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on PM Cvetkovic [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Cvetkovic highlighted the Serbian government's commitment to European integration in welcoming Ambassador Warlick to Serbia. Cvetkovic said that Serbia's formal application for candidacy status demonstrated there was no turning back from a European future. Cvetkovic comm [...] | 2010-02-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV SR |
10BELGRADE188 | SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 17-19 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Belgrade comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and s [...] | 2010-02-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR SR |
10BELGRADE24 | SERBIA: WEDDED TO COAL FOR ENERGY AND POLITICAL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Serbia remains deeply wedded to coal to fuel its energy needs. Despite ongoing efforts to further diversify energy resources to include more hydropower and renewable energy (Ref A),Serbia's natural abundance of coal has assured that the fossil fuel will have a primary place in meeting S [...] | 2010-01-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ENRG SENV PREL PGOV SR KV |
10BELGRADE244 | SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 18-21 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and shift [...] | 2010-02-12 11:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR PREL OREP SR |
10BELGRADE266 | Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic [...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...] | 2010-02-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR |
10BELGRADE274 | Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Djelic Talks Kosovo to [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Djelic told the Ambassador that Serbia sought a more "balanced" solution for Kosovo, otherwise Serbia would be isolated from the EU and would not advance toward Europe. Djelic thanked the United States for supporting Serbia's [...] | 2010-02-19 17:52:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV TSPL SR |
10BELGRADE302 | SERBIA: CONGRESSMAN POMEROY PROMOTES SERBIA'S EU PATH AND [...] (SBU) During his Feb 18-21 visit to Serbia, Representative Pomeroy expressed strong support for Serbia's EU integration and encouraged leaders to find a modus vivendi on Kosovo. In separate meetings, Prime Minister Cvetkovic, Deputy Prime Minister Djelic and Foreign Minister Jeremic, conveyed [...] | 2010-02-25 09:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SR |
10BELGRADE334 | SERBIA: CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, [...] (SBU) During their February 17-19 visit to Belgrade, Senator Voinovich and Senator Shaheen expressed strong support for Serbia's European aspirations and urged the government to tackle remaining challenges including domestic reforms and finding a modus vivendi with Kosovo in the wake of the In [...] | 2010-02-26 15:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR SR |
10BELGRADE336 | BELGRADE DESIGNATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY OFFICER [...] Embassy Belgrade designates Econoff Susan McFee to serve as Telecommunication Policy Officer. McFee is responsible for reporting on all telecom issues, including information and communications technology (ICT) and is Embassy's point of contact with EEB's office of International Communications [...] | 2010-02-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON SR |
10BELGRADE96 | SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...] | 2010-01-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR |
10BELMOPAN104 | UDP GOVERNMENT'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY BRINGS BUDGET SHORTFALLS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 9 the Prime Minister held his quarterly press conference in Belize City. The main issues discussed were his Government's successes, social assistance programs, the economy, and crime and security. The PM also answered an onslaught of questions from the media, includi [...] | 2010-02-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS SOCI ECON BTIO BH |
10BERLIN106 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15 [...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...] | 2010-01-25 17:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN108 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, IRAQ, U.S., ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Position 3. (Haiti) Montreal Conference 4. (Iraq) Execution of Chemical Ali 5. (U.S.) Bank Reforms 6. (Israel) Goldstone Report 7. (U.S.) Bernanke Hearing  [...] | 2010-01-26 15:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF HA IQ ECON XF |
10BERLIN111 | GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 16:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
10BERLIN112 | GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...] | 2010-01-26 17:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
10BERLIN121 | SCENESETTER: GERMAN ECON MINISTER BRUEDERLE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party, FDP),will be the first senior German economic official to visit Washington since Germany's new coalition government assumed office in October 2009. Bruederle is a strong proponent of the f [...] | 2010-01-28 10:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN GM |
10BERLIN128 | ACTION REQUEST: OVERCOMING GERMAN DOUBTS ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Embassy Berlin strongly recommends that the Washington Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and data privacy experts currently scheduled to visit Brussels next week also visit Berlin to discuss TFTP and U.S. data privacy policy with German officials. Ge [...] | 2010-01-29 06:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA |
10BERLIN131 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, HAITI, SWIFT, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Execution of Opposition Politicians 5. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake 6. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT 7. (Greece-EU) Bailout Program? 8. (France) Clearstream Trial [...] | 2010-01-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US AF IR HA EU ECON FR |
10BERLIN139 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA, IRAN, UK, YEMEN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf 3. (China-U.S.) Arms Shipments to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Opposition Movements 5. (UK) Iraq War Inquiry 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 8. (Economic) Davos W [...] | 2010-02-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IR CH UK YM XF ECON EU GM |
10BERLIN140 | GERMANY SOLICITS US VIEWS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is in the process of defining its export control policy for highly-sensitive Australia Group (AG)-controlled items to foreign distributors and is seeking advice from US export control authorities. Specifically, Ge [...] | 2010-02-01 14:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ECON ETTC PREL GM |
10BERLIN153 | DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION [...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...] | 2010-02-03 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM |
10BERLIN156 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Fallout from Cancellation of Summit 3. (U.S.-China) Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Missile Test 5. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Future Strategy 6. (EU-Greece) Financial Crisis 7. (U.S.) Space Travel 8. (Economic [...] | 2010-02-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON |
10BERLIN177 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GREECE-EU, GREECE-EURO, UKRAINE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Greece Financial Crisis) Germany, France Rescue Efforts 4. (Greece Financial Crisis) Long-term Prognosis for Euro 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT [...] | 2010-02-11 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IR EMS UP START PTER SF ECON |
10BERLIN181 | GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...] | 2010-02-12 19:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV |
10BERLIN206 | Germany's Coming Solar Eclipse? [...] Summary: Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen plans to cut Germany's solar feed-in tariffs by 15 percent as of April 2010. While the proposals are much less dramatic than the 30 percent reduction advocated by consumer organizations, the solar sector has indicated that any subsidy cut above [...] | 2010-02-23 12:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL GM |
10BERLIN225 | Berlin Response to Annual Request for Data on UN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OECD POLUN UNESCO GM |
10BERLIN33 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., MEPP, U.S., ITALY, ECONOMIC;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Remarks on Improving Security 3. (MEPP) U.S. Pressure on Israel 4. (U.S.) Harry Reid Comments 5. (Italy) Violence Against Africans 6. (Economic) Google Tax  [...] | 2010-01-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | US XF IT ECON |
10BERLIN50 | GERMANY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOLLOWING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany's immediate response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti includes the following: 500,000 euros for food aid, 1 million euros for search and rescue operations, a trained search and rescue team, and two water purification devices. More assistance should be forthcomin [...] | 2010-01-14 18:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM |
10BERLIN53 | GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...] | 2010-01-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK |
10BERLIN58 | H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Still Low [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 1,137 to a total of 216,818 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 178. Due to the lack of demand for the H1N1 vaccination, Germany has cut its order for the 2009-H1N1 vaccine to 34 milli [...] | 2010-01-15 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
10BERLIN70 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...] | 2010-01-20 06:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN71 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...] | 2010-01-20 06:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN79 | GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND GM PGOV |
10BERLIN80 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...] | 2010-01-21 06:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN85 | GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany's new Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party - FDP),is a strong proponent of the market economy with a policy agenda focused on strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and competition. His principled stand against f [...] | 2010-01-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND GM PGOV |
10BERLIN97 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, HAITI, MIDEAST, U.S, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Run-Up to London Conference 3. (Iraq) Biden Visit 4. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 5. (Mideast) Peace Process, U.S. Role 6. (U.S.) Obama Administration 7. (Economic) Banking Regulation  [...] | 2010-01-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF IQ HA XF US ECON |
10BERLIN98 | GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86 [...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...] | 2010-01-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERN15 | SWISS AGRICULTURE AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) During a January 20 roundtable luncheon on Swiss agriculture hosted by the Ambassador, representatives of the Swiss Government, parliament, and the agricultural media laid out their views on the challenges facing Swiss farmers and the prospects for an EU-Swiss agricultural free trade agree [...] | 2010-01-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SZ |
10BERN48 | U/S HORMATS REVIEWS BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS \ [...] (U) January 25 at 11:00 am; Zurich \ \ 2. (U) Participants: \ \ U.S. \ \ U/S Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and \ Agricultural Affairs \ Amb. Donald Beyer, US Ambassador to Switzerland \ Alex Whittington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary \ Richard Rorvig, Bern Em [...] | 2010-02-04 17:31:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SZ |
10BISHKEK10 | KYRGYZSTAN'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Government plans to make large investments in its electricity infrastructure over the next few years in order to increase generation capacity, create an electricity transmission system that would be potentially independent of its neighbors, and upgrade its distribution [...] | 2010-01-06 08:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL KG |
10BISHKEK52 | KYRGYZSTAN'S IMPROVING BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Government has taken significant steps to increase the transparency of its budget and has a detailed plan to further improve its budget process. The 2010 budget passed by Parliament in December is available on the internet and provides detailed figures in many areas. In 20 [...] | 2010-01-21 01:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PREL KG |
10BISHKEK68 | KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On January 22, the Ambassador discussed the humanitarian crisis in Haiti (reftel points) with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev. Sarbayev noted that he had been in China on an official visit when the earthquake occurred. Nonetheless, he had sent condolences to the Haitian government and [...] | 2010-01-27 04:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KG |
10BISHKEK7 | KYRGYZSTAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASES ENERGY PRICES [...] (C) Starting January 1, the Kyrgyz Government more than doubled the prices for electricity, central heating and hot water, and the prices are scheduled to rise again in July. Kyrgyzstan's state-owned electricity and central heating systems have been starved for revenue for several years due t [...] | 2010-01-05 07:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG SOCI PGOV KG |
10BISHKEK94 | POVERTY IN KYRGYZSTAN A MIXED PICTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: High poverty rates remain a problem in Kyrgyzstan, especially in rural areas. In 2008 about a third of the population was under the official poverty line. The poverty rate fell significantly over the past few years, due in large part to growing remittances from Kyrgyz workers [...] | 2010-02-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SOCI EAGR KG |
10BISHKEK97 | KYRGYZSTAN DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 07:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA KG |
10BOGOTA100 | DISASTER DECLARATION: COLOMBIAN FOREST FIRES [...] SUMMARY: In response to the increasing number and severity of forest fires that have affected 98 municipalities in 12 departments across Colombia, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Government assistance. The damage has exceeded the [...] | 2010-01-11 02:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV PREF SOCI EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA103 | COLOMBIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY: DYING OR JUST DOWNSIZING? [...] (U) SUMMARY. Long a cornerstone of Colombia's industrial base, the textile/apparel industry has declined in recent years. Industry experts point to four primary reasons for the sector's dismal performance in 2009: 1) decreased exports, particularly to Venezuela; 2) short-term U.S. trade prefe [...] | 2010-01-28 21:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL EIND KTEX CO |
10BOGOTA105 | COLOMBIA CONTINUES ROBUST RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian military and civilian sectors continue in high gear supporting relief efforts in Haiti. Colombia has flown 14 flights transporting 294 personnel, 21 dogs and 224,509 pounds of supplies to Haiti. Colombian medical personnel have performed more than 2,150 procedures near [...] | 2010-01-28 21:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA |
10BOGOTA11 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JAN 11-13 VISIT [...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to focus U.S. and Colombian efforts to consolidate Colombia's gains as the country enters a transition year. President Uribe will seek your reassurance of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. His decision on whether to [...] | 2010-01-06 23:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO |
10BOGOTA123 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISTRACTED DRIVING IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Jorge Carrillo Tobos, the Director of Transportation and Transit at the Ministry of Transportation on January 25. Carrillo responded that Colombia passed a 2002 law making it illegal to drive and use a mobile communication device unless the de [...] | 2010-02-01 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU CO |
10BOGOTA124 | RECALL 10 BOGOTA 124 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
10BOGOTA13 | Peace Commissioner Lays Out Way Ahead on FARC, ELN [...] (S/NF) Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Frank Pearl told the Ambassador January 5 that his office is preparing "roadmaps" for the next Administration on how best to pursue peace agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN). Pearl acknowle [...] | 2010-01-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR PARM ECON CO |
10BOGOTA132 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO CARTAGENA HIGHLIGHTS THE RICHNESS OF [...] The Ambassador traveled to Cartagena on December 4-5 to inaugurate the 13th Houston Series conference, visit two USAID projects, meet with landmine survivors, and attend a luncheon hosted by AmCham Cartagena. The Ambassador's visit to Cartagena was widely covered by the press and highlighted t [...] | 2010-01-14 20:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ECON ETRD PTER PREL SOCI CO |
10BOGOTA139 | MODERATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, RECORD LOW INFLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian government decreed a 3.6 percent increase in the federal minimum wage for 2010. The increase was greater than the two percent inflation for 2009, meaning it should provide some stimulus to an economy just beginning to pull out of recession. Annual minimum wage hik [...] | 2010-02-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA141 | TAKING A LEAD IN THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia plans to host the first regional Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) meeting in Bogota on February 26 in preparation for the April ECPA ministerial. Department of Energy officials visited Bogota to assist the GOC's planning efforts. The regional mee [...] | 2010-02-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL KSUM |
10BOGOTA15 | COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...] | 2010-01-07 18:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA163 | COLOMBIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT -- BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's unemployment rate reached 12 percent in 2009, the highest in Latin America. This is the second consecutive year Colombia received this dubious distinction. Even in the heydays of 5.7, 6.9, and 7.5 percent economic growth from 2005-2007, respectively, Colombia still a [...] | 2010-02-05 22:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA167 | TFHA01: COLOMBIA'S LARGEST HUMANITARIAN EFFORT EVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian assistance to Haiti is ongoing and is the largest overseas humanitarian effort in the country's history. The Ambassador and Government of Colombia (GOC) officials highlighted Colombian assistance to Haiti at a public appearance with a backdrop of Colombian and U.S. tro [...] | 2010-02-05 23:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA |
10BOGOTA177 | COLOMBIAN EXPORTS TO VENEZUELA FALL OFF A CLIFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The last six months of 2009 saw a dramatic decrease in Colombia's exports to Venezuela. Any exports that require administrative permits or preferential exchange rate dollars have virtually dried up. The GOC speculates that smuggling has spiked and holds out little hope for a bi [...] | 2010-02-08 20:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECIN ECON PREL CO |
10BOGOTA217 | "FTA WITH U.S. IS BLOCKING COLOMBIA'S GLOBAL TRADE POLICY," [...] (C) SUMMARY. Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata told us the lack of U.S. Congressional action on the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) is hampering Colombian efforts to integrate into the world economy and in particular threatening pending accords with Canada and the E [...] | 2010-02-11 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL ELAB EAIR PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA231 | COLOMBIA'S 2010 ECONOMIC FORECAST: POSITIVE GROWTH, BUT SLOW [...] (SBU) Colombian Finance Minister Oscar Zuluaga projects a 2.5 percent GDP growth rate for 2010, which is supported by both local and international analysts. Zuluaga, however, told us that Colombia's economic recovery will be slow and behind those of Brazil, Chile, and Peru on account of Colomb [...] | 2010-02-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA247 | TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...] | 2010-02-12 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV HHS CO PREL HA |
10BOGOTA249 | DIPNOTE: COLOMBIA FREQUENCIES DESIGNATION [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated February 11 to assign 99 weekly frequencies for Avianca, AIRES and Aerorepublica airlines. A copy of the diplomatic note and accompanying letter from AeroCivil has been emailed to DOT and EEB/TRA/AN. The unofficial [...] | 2010-02-12 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR CO |
10BOGOTA251 | TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...] | 2010-02-12 23:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HHS CO HA |
10BOGOTA253 | DIPNOTE: COLOMBIA CARRIER DESIGNATIONS [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated February 11 to assign 99 weekly frequencies for Avianca, AIRES and Aerorepublica airlines. A copy of the diplomatic note and accompanying letter from AeroCivil has been emailed to DOT and EEB/TRA/AN. The unofficial [...] | 2010-02-15 21:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON CO |
10BOGOTA256 | TFHA01: COLOMBIA TAKES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN HAITI RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia has responded comprehensively to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, providing personnel, donations, and much needed supplies. The Colombian military was averaging one to two flights to Haiti per day during the initial week of the crisis and is flying sustainment fli [...] | 2010-01-25 22:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPAO AEMR CO HA |
10BOGOTA26 | CIVAIR AND MINISTRY OF TRADE RAISE OPEN SKIES, WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian civil aviation authorities have long resisted signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States, in an effort to protect its former national airline, Avianca, and Colombia's air cargo industry. Director General of Aeronautica Civil Francisco Sanclemente and Vic [...] | 2010-01-05 20:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD ECON PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA260 | FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10BOGOTA276 | EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...] | 2010-01-27 17:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA335 | URIBE'S HEALTH CARE SCHEME UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Uribe declared a "Social Emergency" just before the New Year, giving the executive branch the power to issue health care reforms by decree. The decrees -- implemented without Congressional approval -- aim to prevent the financial collapse of the health care system, whi [...] | 2010-02-24 17:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON CO |
10BOGOTA337 | WHY FEW COLOMBIAN COMPANIES ARE LISTED ON NYSE [...] (U) Summary. Only seven Latin American countries have companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Brazil leads with 33 companies, followed by Mexico (19),Chile (12),Argentina (11),Panama (3),Peru (2),and Colombia (2). Ecopetrol (oil and gas) and Bancolombia (financial servi [...] | 2010-02-24 18:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV CO |
10BOGOTA502 | COLOMBIA FIGHTING FOREST FIRES WITH USG HELP [...] (U) Summary. Since early January, the USG has assisted the GOC respond effectively to forest fires caused by an atypical lack of rain. Experts expect the fires to spread during a continued drought in February and March. USG assistance to Colombia totals $650,000, notably $515,000 of donated [...] | 2010-02-09 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL CO |
10BOGOTA53 | TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue teams, add [...] | 2010-01-20 17:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KPKO PREL PGOV CO HA |
10BOGOTA55 | TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue team [...] | 2010-01-20 17:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPKO AEMR CO HA |
10BOGOTA75 | IICA SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO COUNTER BLAME ACCUSATIONS FOR [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Representatives of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),a branch of the OAS, met with Emboffs on January 21 to refute what they see as a Colom [...] | 2010-01-22 23:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PREL OAS PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA91 | OPPOSITION CANDIDATE PARDO DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL [...] (C) Liberal Party Director and presidential candidate Rafael Pardo predicted that: the Uribe coalition would maintain its congressional majority in the March 14 election, independent Sergio Fajardo would have a tough time winning the presidency due to a lack of congressional support, President [...] | 2010-01-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON PTER PINR CO VE CU |
10BOGOTA95 | EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...] | 2010-01-27 19:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA98 | COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...] | 2010-01-08 22:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO |
10BRASILIA106 | BRAZIL: MINISTERY OF TRANSPORTATION PRESENTS DRAFT PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: With the goal of enhancing roadway sector cooperation, Brazil's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are negotiating a new cooperation agreement. MOT has proposed text for a draft Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) designed to establish s [...] | 2010-02-02 19:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND BR |
10BRASILIA164 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On January 27, Emboffs delivered the Department's demarche on Distracted Driving to representatives of the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Health. While Brazilian law does prohibit texting while driving, as of yet, neither Ministry has expressed an interest in committing t [...] | 2010-02-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA BR |
10BRASILIA176 | Brazil: Competition Policy Overview [...] (SBU) Brazil's Competition Policy System (SBDC) is awaiting Congressional approval of major reforms to restructure its three constituent agencies, add much-needed professional staff, and implement substantive reforms (notably, pre-merger notification requirements). In a Februa [...] | 2010-02-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND EINV BR |
10BRASILIA42 | Mission Brazil and Embassy Maputo Propose Trilateral [...] SUMMARY: In response to ref A, Embassy Brasilia and Embassy Maputo jointly request funding for a trilateral seminar on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to take place in Mozambique, featuring speakers from the United States and Brazil. The United States is a world leader in [...] | 2010-01-14 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR MZ |
10BRASILIA48 | BRAZIL: DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE'S VISIT TO BRAZIL JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the failed bombing attempt of Delta flight 253 destined for Detroit on December 25, 2009, DHS Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Lute visited Brazil on the last stop of a 10 country trip designed to elicit support from partner nations in adopting a multilateral/global respo [...] | 2010-01-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ASEC BR PTER PREL |
10BRASILIA86 | Controversy Over New Human Rights Program Subsides, for Now [...] Summary: President Lula was caught off guard by the surge of controversy, including within his own government, which followed the GOB's public release of the Third National Program of Human Rights in a December 21 presidential decree. The program in fact is far-reaching, calling for, among o [...] | 2010-01-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ECON EAGR MCAP SOCI BR |
10BRATISLAVA17 | SLOVAKIA: FICO YIELDS TO ONCOMING TRUCKERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although protests by Slovak truckers against the new electronic toll system appeared to have fizzled by the end of last week, the issue regained steam over the weekend as truckers instituted partial blockades of several major roads, and it became clear that public opinion was wid [...] | 2010-01-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ELTN LO |
10BRATISLAVA22 | SLOVAK PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (U) According to MFA officials, Slovakia has pledged the following humanitarian assistance to Haiti: - 50,000 euros in financial aid - 18-person medical team - 44-bed field hospital - an unspecified amount of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothes, etc. The physical aid is en ro [...] | 2010-01-20 10:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN LO HA |
10BRATISLAVA32 | SLOVAKIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Radovan Javorcik, Director of the Fifth Territorial Department at the Slovak MFA, and Marek Brieska, Desk Officer for Afghanistan, on January 25. Javorcik will accompany Foreign Minister Lajcak to the London Conference. Javorcik said that he had already [...] | 2010-01-25 16:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LO |
10BRATISLAVA48 | SLOVAKIA READIES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CAPPING NATIONAL DEBT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Slovak cabinet is poised to approve a constitutional law capping the public debt at 50% of GDP and reforming government accounting in order to limit the ability of future administrations to "cook the books." The proposals are an effort by Finance Minister Jan Pociatek to box-i [...] | 2010-02-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PREL LO |
10BRATISLAVA49 | INFORMATION ABOUT DISTRACTED DRIVING IN SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 14:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI LO |
10BRAZZAVILLE20 | TFHA01: CONGO BRAZZAVILLE PLEDGES ONE MILLION USD TO HAITI [...] Congo announced January 20 that it will provide one million USD to the relief effort for Haiti. Post provided host government with information on how to contribute through the UN relief web. 2. Local press has been neutral and factual in its limited reporting on the response to the cris [...] | 2010-01-21 09:16:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HA CF |
10BRIDGETOWN13 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN BARBADOS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 12:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL XL |
10BRIDGETOWN142 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE RESPONSE - BARBADOS AND THE E. [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has sought responses from the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 2. (U) In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, there is no specific law penalizing cell phone use while driving, thoug [...] | 2010-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA XL |
10BRIDGETOWN196 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN [...] Jake Aller is the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for telecommunications issues through July 2010. Mr. Aller may be contacted via email at AllerJC2@state.gov or by telephone at (246) 227-4274. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown covers Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis [...] | 2010-02-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINT OECS XL |
10BRIDGETOWN200 | Barbados Employers, Unions Muddling Through Recession With [...] (U) Summary/Comment: Despite unemployment hitting 11 percent this year, Barbados has avoided large scale layoffs and appears to be weathering the economic downturn reasonably well. Mothballed construction projects are slowly coming back on track and tourist arrivals, while down, have begun to [...] | 2010-02-25 17:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINT XL OECS |
10BRIDGETOWN35 | PM King: Rising Crime Threatens St. Lucia's Expanding [...] (C) St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King told the Charge in a February 10 meeting that his government is struggling to stem the tide of violent crime that has begun to adversely affect the country's vital but vulnerable tourism sector. He is hiring more police, weeding out corruption in t [...] | 2010-02-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MASS SNAR XL |
10BRIDGETOWN68 | Teamwork Produces Successful Results in the Eastern [...] (SBU) The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Military Liaison Office, and the Narcotics Affairs Section are working with local and regional authorities to deter drug trafficking. Many operations have been successful; however, without consistent, reliable maritime assets to assist the Region [...] | 2010-01-29 17:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL |
10BRIDGETOWN7 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for information on fiscal transparency in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funding using FY 2010 SFOAA? [...] | 2010-01-12 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL XL |
10BRUSSELS108 | BELGIUM: DESTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Summary: The law in Belgium regarding text messaging, or any cellular phone use while driving, is very clear: no driver may use a mobile phone while holding it in his or her hand unless the car is stopped. This legislation was enacted in 2000; however, despite the longstanding law, many Be [...] | 2010-01-27 16:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | BE ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA |
10BRUSSELS168 | NEW EU ICT COMMISSIONER KROES SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Incoming EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes sought Ambassador Kennard's help during their initial meeting February 8 in identifying and addressing the major ICT challenges she will face in her new position. She listed as her priorities broadband development, infrastruct [...] | 2010-02-10 14:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN |
10BRUSSELS172 | BELGIUM:LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on counterterrorism and law enforcement with relevant contacts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 8, the Ministry of Justice February 9, and the Ministry of Interior February 5. In light of the impending rejection of the Terrorist Finance [...] | 2010-02-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA |
10BRUSSELS181 | BELGIAN TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (U) The trade relationship between Belgium and Iran appears insignificant based on the total value of goods imported and exported; however, the relationship has steadily grown over the past few years, and Belgium does play a large role in Iran's total imports and exports. With over 700 million [...] | 2010-02-16 16:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC PINR PREL |
10BRUSSELS183 | SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...] | 2010-02-17 13:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG |
10BRUSSELS42 | AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 6 MEETING WITH JOSE MANUEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, Ambassador Kennard presented his credentials to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. Barroso was positive about the U.S.-EU relationship, saying, &We want to work with you.8 The 45 minute meeting covered climate change, energy security, dat [...] | 2010-01-14 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EU PGOV PINR PREL SENV |
10BRUSSELS75 | TFHA1: COORDINATION OF BELGIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] Emboff talked to Geert Vansintjan, Director of the Office of Humanitarian Aid, Food Aid and Rehabilition on January 21 to thank him for Belgium's contributions to Haiti earthquake relief on January 20. Belgium has contributed a "B-fast" team of up to 130 workers who focus on search and rescue [...] | 2010-01-21 17:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA BE |
10BUCHAREST101 | ROMANIA: PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS (FINALLY) IN CHARGE [...] (SBU) Summary. After a series of politically-motivated delays, the Government of Romania (GOR) signed a contract with U.S.-based Franklin Templeton Investments to manage the Property Fund ("the Fund") on February 25th. Despite early hopeful signs (reftel) that this management contract would b [...] | 2010-02-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO |
10BUCHAREST105 | ROMANIA: LNG NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD [...] (C) Summary. Excited about the possibility of developing a shortcut to new gas supplies, Minister of Economy and Trade Adriean Videanu relayed his hope to the Ambassador that the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) proposal, which would twin liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals i [...] | 2010-02-26 09:54:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RO |
10BUCHAREST39 | Romanian Contribution to Haitian Relief Efforts [...] EMBOFF discussed reftel points on January 20 with Mihaela Rutjens, Director of the Developmental Assistance Directorate at the MFA. On January 19 Romania decided to donate EUR 50,000 to Haitian relief efforts via the World Food Program. The funds will come from the GOR's special humanitarian [...] | 2010-01-22 08:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA RO |
10BUCHAREST52 | ROMANIA'S PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARING FOR LAYOFFS TO COMPLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although overall unemployment in Romania reached 7.8 percent in December 2009, the number will go higher in 2010 as layoffs in the public sector are just beginning. As many as 100,000 government positions could be on the chopping block if the Government of Romania (GOR) is to rem [...] | 2010-02-01 11:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EIND PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI IMF RO |
10BUCHAREST68 | ROMANIA: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, under the Ministry of Administration and Interior, which is responsible for traffic safety and enforcement. The General Inspectorate has provided post a written response dated January 29 to reftel points and [...] | 2010-02-05 05:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU RO |
10BUCHAREST81 | Law Enforcement and Counterterrorism Information-Sharing [...] (SBU) On February 10, 2010 POLOFF and Department of Justice (DOJ) Resident Legal Advisor to the SECI Regional Center for Combating Transborder Crime (SECI Center) delivered reftel non-paper to Radu Ragea, Deputy Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Viviana Onaca, Director of the [...] | 2010-02-17 04:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA CON |
10BUCHAREST82 | ROMANIA: PURSUING AN AZERI-GEORGIAN-ROMANIAN ENERGY [...] (SBU) Although the Government of Romania (GOR) insists publicly that the Nabucco pipeline project is still its top energy security priority, the GOR is actively pursuing alternative sources and routes for natural gas imports. It has signed bilateral energy cooperation agreements with Azerbaij [...] | 2010-02-17 04:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO |
10BUDAPEST106 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES BILATERAL TAX TREATY AND S&T [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUDAPEST17 | HUNGARY: BUS DRIVERS' STRIKE IS ANOTHER STRIKE [...] SUMMARY: After a week of sporadic "wildcat" strikes that made bus service unreliable, Budapest Transport Company (BKV) bus drivers officially went on strike January 12, after the company and union leadership failed to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. BKV garners little p [...] | 2010-01-13 08:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN HU |
10BUDAPEST21 | HUNGARY'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary has long resisted agricultural biotechnology (refs B-E). This spring's parliamentary elections will usher in a new government and an opportunity to advocate for agbiotech with a fresh group of stakeholders. While we do not expect that the new government's initial appro [...] | 2010-01-15 08:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO OIIP HU |
10BUDAPEST30 | GOH SOON TO ENTER SOUTH STREAM JOINT VENTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Hungarian officials will soon sign a set of agreements to establish a Russian-Hungarian joint venture to commence work on the feasibility study for the Hungarian segment of the South Stream pipeline project. This will set the project in motion after nearly a year of apparent sta [...] | 2010-01-21 11:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU |
10BUDAPEST38 | BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON U.S. DESIRED OUTCOMES [...] (SBU) POL/ECON Counselor briefed Peter Sztaray, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation, January 25 on desired U.S. outcomes from the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. Sztaray, who is accompanying Foreign Minister Balazs to the conference [...] | 2010-01-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AF HU |
10BUDAPEST43 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY [...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...] | 2010-01-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU |
10BUDAPEST45 | HUNGARY TO HOST HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS ON EU DANUBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary will host two linked but separate "macro-regional" gatherings in Budapest February 25-26 to give momentum to the EU's Danube Strategy -- an initiative that the GOH has identified as a priority for its 2011 EU Presidency. Hungarian PM Bajnai will host a "Danube Summit" [...] | 2010-01-27 15:34:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SENV EU HU |
10BUDAPEST46 | HUNGARY IMPRESSED BY U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel message to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba Desk Officer Istvan Sandor on January 25 and received a readout of Hungarian contributions to the ongoing relief effort. Sandor noted that Hungary was deeply impressed by the magnitude and effectiveness of U.S. humanit [...] | 2010-01-27 15:37:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA HU |
10BUDAPEST53 | HUNGARY CONCLUDES $2 BILLION BOND ISSUE [...] (U) On January 26, Hungary successfully concluded a 2 billion dollar bond auction. There was significant demand for the 10-year dollar denominated bond, with bids in excess of $7 billion from more than 250 investors. Finance Minister Oszko commented that the GOH was pleased with the pricing - [...] | 2010-02-01 16:57:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUDAPEST54 | PENSIONS EMERGE AS MAJOR ELECTION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Pension reform is emerging as a major election issue as Socialist (MSzP) and Fidesz party leaders trade attacks in hopes of winning the votes of Hungary's estimated 2.7 million pensioners. As each party accuses the other's program of leaving pensioners worse off, both are trying [...] | 2010-02-02 09:07:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUDAPEST68 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] On January 28, ESTH Hub Officer met with Lt. Col. Csaba Kiss, Secretary General of Hungary's National Road Safety Commission, to deliver reftel demarche. Lt. Col. Kiss provided broad outline of Hungary's road safety programs and promised to provide us more detailed answers to reftel para 18 q [...] | 2010-02-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA HU |
10BUDAPEST78 | ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION SURROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hungarian Parliament recently passed legislation to incorporate the EU's energy unbundling directives. However, the legislation has been widely criticized because of the influence of energy conglomerates MVM and MOL on the bill, for the lack of input from government or ind [...] | 2010-02-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU |
10BUDAPEST89 | LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. There is a good record of information sharing cooperation between U.S. and GOH law enforcement agencies on law enforcement and counterterrorism issues. Hungary's post-communist era constitution, with its broad guarantees of individual rights and liberties, requires high levels of [...] | 2010-02-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KCRM KHLS KPAO PTER ECPS ECON PREL HU |
10BUENOSAIRES107 | Argentina Fires Financial Action Task Force Representative [...] (C) Summary: The GOA fired its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Coordinator over the weekend, reportedly in response to Ecuadorian criticism of Argentina's vote to blacklist Ecuador at the recent Abu Dhabi Plenary. Argentina is under the gun itself in an ongoing peer assessment that seems l [...] | 2010-02-24 19:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC AR |
10BUENOSAIRES109 | Argentina: Codel Engel Addresses Bilateral Relations [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel enjoyed a very productive visit to Buenos Aires, January 5-7. The Codel was led by Eliot Engel (D-NY) and included Shelly Berkley (D-NV),Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) met with the Codel for two hours [...] | 2010-02-24 22:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP ECON ELAB PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES11 | (C) WHA A/S VALENZUELA MEETS WITH ARGENTINE OFFICIALS, [...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and Acting Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti during his December 15-17 visit to Buenos Aires. Valenzuela explained the U.S. position on Honduras, exchanged views on other regional developments, and praise [...] | 2010-01-08 21:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM AR |
10BUENOSAIRES111 | Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Debt Swap Moving Ahead [...] (C) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino expects the GoA's proposed debt swap agreement to be fully approved by international regulatory authorities and ready for launch by mid-March. Noting the recent negative market environment, he said that the exchange might have to go forward without t [...] | 2010-02-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES118 | Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Full Speed Ahead on [...] (SBU) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino stressed in a February 1 meeting that the debt exchange is moving ahead at full speed. He repeatedly emphasized that there are no political obstacles to moving it forward and that the Central Bank and Redrado affair is not affecting the trans [...] | 2010-02-02 22:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES13 | Argentina: Standoff between the President and the Central [...] (C) Summary: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) set off a major institutional crisis in Argentina with her January 8 dismissal of Central Bank (BCRA) Governor Martin Redrado. The GoA has since been fighting frantically with the opposition-controlled Congress, the courts, and media [...] | 2010-01-11 23:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES134 | Argentina: Fiscal Situation Steadily Deteriorating But No [...] (SBU) The long-term Argentine fiscal situation is deteriorating. The fiscal gap is manageable in 2010, but will be difficult to overcome in 2011 without a restoration of the government's ability to borrow on the international financial markets. The GOA has, so far, managed to bridge the gap [...] | 2010-02-04 22:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES142 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 29-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 29-February 4, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov to [...] | 2010-02-05 17:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES168 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February 5-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January February 5-February 12, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@sta [...] | 2010-02-12 18:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES206 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 12-February 19, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...] | 2010-02-19 18:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES208 | Argentina: Farmer Demonstration Against Agriculture Policy [...] (SBU) A February 17 demonstration by farmers in Chab????s, Santa Fe province, protesting the government's agriculture policies has brought about welcome policy changes. That evening, hoping to defuse the situation and avoid another all-out strike and sales boycott by farmers, Minister of Agr [...] | 2010-02-19 19:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN AR |
10BUENOSAIRES21 | Argentina Central Bank Funds Frozen - A Conspiracy to Topple [...] (C) GoA reaction to a U.S. Judge's January 12 decision to embargo some official Argentine funds was swift and strong, but rather than taking aim at the USG, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and other officials are accusing some Argentines - including Vice President Co [...] | 2010-01-13 22:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES234 | Argentine Reponse to Distracted Driving Demarche [...] ESTHOff delivered reftel demarche on February 2 to Sandra Campos, Director of Institutional Relations at Argentina's National Road Safety Agency (ANSV). Campos provided basic information about the law and public awareness campaigns related to distracted driving, but said that ANSV does not ha [...] | 2010-02-24 15:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ELTN UNDP IBRD UNGA AR |
10BUENOSAIRES25 | U.S. Court Lifting of Asset Freeze Calms Argentine Waters, [...] (C) Summary: A New York District Judge's decision on January 15 to temporarily lift the freeze on Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) reserves in the U.S. calmed the markets and appeared to give the GoA some breathing room to resolve the issues of Martin Redrado's fate as BCRA President and the fut [...] | 2010-01-20 18:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES254 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 20-February 26, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...] | 2010-02-26 18:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES48 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 18-21, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 18-21, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...] | 2010-01-21 20:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES51 | Argentina Telecom Monopoly Dispute Leads to Threats of [...] (SBU) Following a purchase in Europe that gave the owner of one of Argentina's two fixed-line telephone providers a small interest in the other, refusal by the company to divest has led to overt GoA threats of nationalization. Whether this is a real threat or simply a distraction from other pol [...] | 2010-01-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV AR ETTC |
10BUENOSAIRES55 | Argentina: Economy Minister Says Debt Swap On Track [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, Economy Minister Amado Boudou emphasized the positive despite the many challenges he faces. Confident and composed despite the late hour of the meeting and the severe political pressure he has faced in the past month, Boudou insiste [...] | 2010-01-28 20:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES61 | Argentina: First Husband's Dollar Purchases Revealed, [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a late January press reports that presidential spouse Nestor Kirchner (NK) had purchased just under US$ 2 million in US currency in October 2008 -- confirmed by GOA sources February 1 -- opposition politicians and political commentators have raised a new alarm about al [...] | 2010-02-02 21:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN AR |
10BUENOSAIRES63 | Argentina: Ambassador Meets New UN Representative [...] (SBU) Ambassador Martinez met on January 28 with the newly-arrived UNDP representative in Argentina, Martin Santiago. Santiago is charged with coordinating the activities of 12 UN agencies in Argentina. Warm and friendly with US officials, Santiago will be a helpful interlocutor and partner i [...] | 2010-02-03 17:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI AR |
10BUENOSAIRES71 | Argentina: Saber Rattling over Oil Exploration in the [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables which will address the Argentine reaction to hydrocarbons-related activities in the Falklands/Malvinas islands. 2. (C) The GoA is reportedly hardening its policy on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in response to accelerating oil exploration efforts unde [...] | 2010-02-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV ENRG AR |
10BUENOSAIRES75 | Argentina: Surprise Appointment to Head Central Bank [...] (C) In a surprise move, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) appointed Mercedes Marco del Pont to the post of President of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA). Marco del Pont, 50, and the first woman ever to hold the job, is now serving as Interim President until she is confirmed b [...] | 2010-02-04 23:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES79 | Argentine Financial Intelligence Unit Further Compromised [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KTFN KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES81 | Argentina: Buenos Aires Mayor Macri on Political Plans and Current Situation REF: BUENOS AIRES 25; 09 BUENOS AIRES 1222; 09 BUENOS AIRES 55 CLASSIFIED BY: Tom Kelly, DCM; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador hosted prominent opposition leader and Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, along with four of his cabinet members, to lunch January 28. Macri spoke openly of his planned run for president in 2011. He considered President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband and [...] | 2010-02-05 18:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON PREL SCUL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES86 | MEDIA REACTION; STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; 1/28/10; BUENOS [...] Local newspapers extensively covered President Obama's State of the Union Address, leading their international sections. Reactions were mixed. Most newspapers reported positively, highlighting the President's plans regarding job creation and health care reform. Largest daily Clarin and righ [...] | 2010-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR EFIN ECON ETRD |
10BUENOSAIRES89 | (C) Argentina: Nestor Kirchner Down, but Not Out [...] (C) Summary: Former President and first spouse Nestor Kirchner (NK) is recuperating after undergoing emergency surgery for a partially blocked carotid artery. NK underwent a carotid endarterectomy, which involved temporarily introducing a shunt in his artery to redirect the blood flow to the [...] | 2010-02-12 20:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AR |
10BUENOSAIRES91 | Argentina: Profiles of Key Anti-Kirchner Piqueteros REF: BUENOS AIRES 526; BUENOS AIRES 794; BUENOS AIRES 13 09 BUENOS AIRES 1084; 08 BUENOS AIRES 980 CLASSIFIED BY: VilmaSMartinez, Ambassador, DOS, Exec; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, Argentina's social activist movements, known as piqueteros, have captured the media spotlight through frequent protests. While former President Nestor Kirchner's efforts to co-opt the movement have divided it, the hotly contested title for noisiest piqueteros go [...] | 2010-02-12 21:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AR |
10BUENOSAIRES95 | Falklands/Malvinas: GoA Requires Permission for Ships to [...] (C) The GoA issued a decree on February 16 requiring ships to obtain GoA permission before sailing from Argentina or through Argentine waters to reach the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner sought to justify the decree based on UN resolutions. The decree is intende [...] | 2010-02-17 22:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PHSA PBTS EFIN PREL ENRG AR |
10BUENOSAIRES96 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, Jan 22-28, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 22-28, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...] | 2010-01-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10CAIRO100 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO101 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO115 | China's Economic Presence in Egypt [...] (SBU) Key points: -Despite recent growth in bilateral trade and pledges to increase investment, China's economic relations with Egypt remain fairly modest. -Chinese investment in Egypt is not focused solely on profits, but rather on building and maintaining a Chinese presence in Eg [...] | 2010-01-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EG CH |
10CAIRO117 | HIGH INFLATION AND SLUGGISH WAGE GROWTH DETERIORATE STANDARD [...] (U) Key Points --Headline inflation has been high for the past two years and food prices have risen consistently faster than prices of other goods. --Wage growth is sluggish because of the high level of unemployment and the low level of skills and productivity in the workforce. [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO121 | UNPROFITABLE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SWAP LAND FOR DEBTS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are handing over real estate to settle a significant amount of their outstanding loans to public sector banks. -- The land for debt swaps will settle about 80% of the SOEs outstanding loans with the public banks. -- This pr [...] | 2010-01-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EG |
10CAIRO123 | EGYPT-IRAQ BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EG IZ EINV ECON |
10CAIRO133 | IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EG PGOV |
10CAIRO146 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO150 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO159 | Scencesetter for Deputy Secretary Lew's February 15-16 Visit [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Lew, we warmly welcome you to Cairo and are seeking meetings with Prime Minister Nazif, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Minister of International Cooperation Aboulnaga. While we continue to work closely and effectively with Egypt on the range of critical regional issues, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL OVIP EFIN EG |
10CAIRO168 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BANNING TEXT MESSAGES WHILE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV EG |
10CAIRO195 | FOREIGN WORKER AND LABOR PROBLEMS IN QIZ FACTORY [...] (C) Key Points: -The manager of a ready-made garments factory participating in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program told EconOff that his company has been holding the passports of foreign workers and that it fired an Egyptian employee for organizing a strike. -This is firs [...] | 2010-02-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ETRD EG PGOV |
10CAIRO209 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Egypt TVPRA list. ---------- Task 2/TDA ---------- 2A. Prevalence and Sectored Distribution of Exploitive Child Labor  [...] | 2010-02-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM KTIP |
10CAIRO219 | Egypt: Tax Reform Continues As Revenues Meet Lowered [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -- Egypt's Tax Commissioner expects the implementation of the new real estate law to proceed without significant alternations. -- He claims that much of the public resistance to filing property declarations is rooted in people's desire to maintain the secrecy of th [...] | 2010-02-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO23 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...] | 2010-01-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET |
10CAIRO241 | BABY STEPS IN THE EGYPTIAN BOND MARKET [...] (SBU) Key Points --The GOE has introduced new financial regulations that allow state-owned enterprises to issue bonds and private companies to more easily issue corporate bonds. --For the first time, the GOE fixed a schedule for releasing treasury bonds. --These regulation [...] | 2010-02-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
10CAIRO245 | UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Key points: -The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Economic Dialogue was launched in 2009, and the USG will have to overcome weak GOE inter-ministerial cooperation to move forward on the dialogue's goals in 2010. -The key U.S. objectives in its economic relationship with Egypt are deepening bilat [...] | 2010-02-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EG EAID EAGR EINV |
10CAIRO26 | EGYPT IMPLEMENTS NEW REAL ESTATE TAX [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO262 | Tourism is the "driving force" in the Egyptian Economy [...] (SBU) Key Points: --The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) projects a 5-7% increase in tourism revenues and arrivals for 2010 over last year. --New growth opportunities are expected in Egypt's Mediterranean north shore area and MoT is overseeing plans to increase hotel capacity for the region. - [...] | 2010-02-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EG |
10CAIRO263 | Designation of Telecommunications Policy Officer [...] (SBU) Per reftel request for information, Embassy Cairo's telecommunications policy officer and point-of-contact for ICT issues is Economic Officer Ashli Simpson. Ms. Simpson can be reached via e-mail at simpsonac@state.gov or by telephone at +20-2-2797-3467. Please note that Cairo is seven hou [...] | 2010-02-28 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PREL EG |
10CAIRO28 | WORLD BANK OFFICIAL FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF EGYPTIAN TRANSPARENCY Classified By: ECPO Minister-Counselor Donald Blome for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
10CAIRO284 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...] | 2010-02-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN |
10CAIRO286 | Same Question, Same Answer: Egypt Still Unwilling to [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt remains unwilling to associate with the Copenhagen Accord at this time and may not make a final decision about whether to do so until April 2010. --According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Egypt's concerns about the accord include a lack of information [...] | 2010-02-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TSPL KGHG EG |
10CAIRO33 | EGYPT: NEW EDUCATION AND TRANSPORT MINISTERS, FIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELTN SOCI |
10CAIRO348 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 22 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: Ministries Clash over Energy Needs of Cement Industry 2. (U) The Ministry of Petroleum announced that it is considering importing cement to meet domestic demand, instead [...] | 2010-02-22 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EG ATRN PGOV |
10CAIRO61 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 11 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --------- GOE Increases Third Stimulus Package to LE11.2 Billion --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (U) Prime M [...] | 2010-01-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG |
10CAIRO65 | TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT GROWING FAST [...] (SBU) Key points: -Turkish investment in Egypt has more than tripled in recent years, and is expected to continue growing in the coming years. -The favorable outlook by Turkish investors is driven by lower costs of doing business and Egypt's solid market access to the European Union, the [...] | 2010-01-12 09:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EG ETRD TU EINV |
10CAIRO68 | GOE UNWILLING TO BUDGE ON QIZ APPROVAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD PGOV IS |
10CAIRO98 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...] | 2010-01-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG |
10CANBERRA100 | AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION REFORMS ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government announced on February 8 significant changes to Australia's permanent skilled migrant program to make it more demand-driven and better focused on high-skilled professions. The changes will affect 20,000 people who applied for visas under the program prior to Sep [...] | 2010-02-09 07:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREF ELAB ECON AS |
10CANBERRA119 | AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...] | 2010-02-21 22:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL ECON AS |
10CANBERRA120 | AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...] | 2010-02-21 22:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL ECON AS |
10CANBERRA121 | AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...] | 2010-02-21 22:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL ECON AS |
10CANBERRA122 | AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...] | 2010-02-21 22:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL ECON AS |
10CANBERRA34 | DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] SUMMARY: In January 10 meetings with Australian Transportation Minister Albanese and National Security Advisor Lewis, DHS Deputy Secretary Lute stressed the need for global cooperation to strengthen security on international flights following the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack. D/S [...] | 2010-01-14 02:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EAIR PTER PREL AS |
10CANBERRA64 | AUSTRALIA TO BACK U.S. POSITIONS AT LONDON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia supports the positions outlined in reftel demarche (ref A). While Australia backs a reintegration policy and expects to donate to the trust fund, officials would like more information about exactly how the fund will be structured. AusAID officials welcomed the con [...] | 2010-01-25 03:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AS |
10CANBERRA88 | AUSTRALIA: EMISSIONS BILL BECOMES POTENTIAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong expressed her appreciation for U.S. commitment to addressing climate change, particularly the "extraordinary" U.S. efforts in Copenhagen in an introductory meeting with Ambassador Bleich. Wong stressed the importance of developed co [...] | 2010-02-04 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON KGHG PREL AS |
10CANBERRA98 | MONITORING LABOR RIGHTS UNDER AUSTRALIA'S FREE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australia provides strong protections for workers which meet internationally-recognized standards and its obligations under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Australia is a member of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The current Labor government has strengthen [...] | 2010-02-09 03:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD AS |
10CARACAS103 | TFHA01: Demarche Request: U.S. Aid to Haiti [...] (SBU) On January 27, Polcouns delivered ref a demarche and non-paper on U.S. assistance to Haiti to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry's Director of North American Affairs, Yaneth Arocha. Polcouns also provided a copy of our January 26 diplomatic note strongly protesting the inclusion on V [...] | 2010-01-28 16:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA VE |
10CARACAS11 | Carabobo Bid Round Update & Venezuela's New Petroleum [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final terms and conditions for the Carabobo extra heavy oil bid round were issued at the end of November. While they do not contain all of the changes hoped for by potential bidders, there were enough alterations to make it possible that international oil companies may submit [...] | 2010-01-06 19:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS133 | Government Health Official Open to Scientific Food Safety [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a scientist with the Ministry of Health's National Institute of Nutrition (NIN),technical level officials are willing to adopt food product trade rules based on sound science. Post believes that continued engagement on scientific matters could support bilateral c [...] | 2010-02-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD VE PGOV |
10CARACAS137 | Venezuela: Carabobo Round Closes, Winners to be Announced on [...] Summary: Two international consortia bid on two of the three Carabobo extra heavy oil projects in Venezuela. Companies from countries (Russia, China, and Brazil) with ideological affinities to Venezuela, reportedly abstained from the bid round. There is some speculation in Caracas that Iraq' [...] | 2010-02-03 21:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS139 | Venezuela: Cuban Assistance to Confront Electricity Crisis [...] (SBU) The evening of February 2, President Chavez announced the arrival of Cuban Minister of Technology and President of the Cabinet of Ministers Ramiro Valdez in Venezuela [NOTE: According to USINT Havana, Valdez is the Cuban Minister of Communication. END NOTE]. He reportedly was sent to le [...] | 2010-02-03 22:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS143 | Venezuela: Airlines Close to Deal with GBRV on Arrears [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reached an agreement with the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) to use the new 2.6 bolivares fuertes (BsF) to $1 exchange rate to liquidate foreign exchange requests pending with the GBRV from international airlines prior to the Ja [...] | 2010-02-04 14:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL SNAR VE BEXP EINT ETTC |
10CARACAS145 | Ascension of Agriculture Minister to Qe Presidency Bodes [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, 2010, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Elias Jaua Milano, was sworn in as Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV),a position he received, according to President Chavez, due to his loyalty, honesty, and dedication to the revolution. His se [...] | 2010-02-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR VE ETRD PGOV |
10CARACAS147 | Venezuela: Insights into Recent PDVSA Activity from [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a source in Mitsubishi XXXXXXXXXXXX, PDVSA is seeking to close at least $13 billion in finance deals. Senior PDVSA officials are reportedly upset over the failure to solicit bids from international companies for the Mariscal Sucre offshore natural gas project; PDVSA announ [...] | 2010-02-04 17:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS151 | Venezuela: Cuban Minister Vald??s' Mission in Caracas [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Press reports from opposition, independent Venezuelan media on February 4 react negatively to President Chavez's announcement that Cuban Minister of Communication and Computing Ramiro ValdC)s is in Caracas to assist in resolving Venezuela's electricity crisis [NOTE: President Cha [...] | 2010-02-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS155 | VENEZUELA: PDVSA Official's Comments on Bariven and PDVSA [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to George Kabboul, the former President of PDVSA procurement subsidiary Bariven, the Venezuelan national oil company continues to be concerned that the USG might decide to close down its Houston operations. Kabboul maintains that Bariven provides procurement services for [...] | 2010-02-05 22:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS163 | Venezuela: Italian Ambassador Briefs on Eni Oil Deals [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Eni stands to become possibly the second largest international oil company operating in Venezuela as a result of deals signed at the end of January, according to Italian Ambassador Luigi Maccotta. It has agreed to develop the extra heavy crude Junin 5 block, to build an upgrade [...] | 2010-02-10 22:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON IT VE |
10CARACAS169 | DRAFT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION HAS AN UNCERTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 25, a legal consultant for the Venezuelan Chamber of Medicine (CAVEME) told EconOffs that an intellectual property reform drafted by Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman had "no chance" of being passed. Saman's draft law has raised concerns in the IPR legal community b [...] | 2010-02-11 18:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EIND EINT EINV ETRD KIPR VE |
10CARACAS171 | EXPROPRIATE IT! CHAVEZ SEIZES BUILDINGS IN PLAZA BOLIVAR TO [...] (SBU) On February 7, President Chavez ordered the expropriation of several buildings in the historical center of Caracas during his "Hello, President" radio and television program. On a televised stroll through Plaza Bolivar with his daughter Maria Gabriela, President Chavez pointed to in [...] | 2010-02-11 22:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON VE |
10CARACAS173 | VENEZUELA: Chavez Declares Electricity State of Emergency [...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on national cadena (mandatory television and radio coverage of a presidential speech) around 5 p.m. on February 8, President Chavez emitted decree Number 7,228 declaring an electricity state of emergency and naming an "electricity general staff." Returning to national cad [...] | 2010-02-11 22:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON AMGT EINV ABLD AEMR VE |
10CARACAS19 | Despite Implementation of New TSA Regulations, Ongoing [...] (C) Summary: On January 4, Post contacted both U.S. and domestic carriers to ensure compliance with the new TSA security directive. Given the inability of TSA to certify Venezuelan airports, airlines have already imposed heightened security measures. Contacts in the aviation industry, thou [...] | 2010-01-08 21:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON VE EAIR PGOV PTER PINS |
10CARACAS191 | Water - Yet Another Venezuelan Shortage [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claims that low water levels are due to the El NiC1o weather phenomenon, a lack of investment in water infrastructure by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has intensified water shortages. Due to the low water [...] | 2010-02-12 21:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG VE EINV |
10CARACAS193 | Chevron "Wins" A Carabobo Project [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron and Repsol-led consortia won the rights to negotiate mixed company deals with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MENPET) in the Carabobo bid round. In its first major heavy oil bid round since President Chavez assumed power in 1999, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [...] | 2010-02-12 21:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS201 | Venezuela: The GBRV's Political Response to Colombian Offer [...] (SBU) In response to press reports of Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy HernC!nMartC-nez' offer to help Venezuela through its current electricity crisis, Venezuela's Executive Vice President ElC-as Jaua rejected the Colombian offer on Tuesday, February 16. On Wednesday, February 17, Venez [...] | 2010-02-18 22:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV CO VE |
10CARACAS203 | EIGHT GBRV CABINET CHANGES IN LAST MONTH [...] (C) Summary: On February 13, President Chavez announced that Minister of Commerce Eduardo Saman had been replaced, bringing to eight the number of Venezuelan government (GBRV) ministers since mid-January who have either resigned or been relieved of their duties. Theories abound regarding [...] | 2010-02-18 23:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE ECON |
10CARACAS207 | Venezuela's Financial Sector: Fragility Grows, but Neither [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's financial sector is showing increasing fragility. The Venezuelan government (GBRV) now controls 28 percent of the banking sector's assets (up from 12 percent one year ago),has established a foothold in the insurance sector, and has taken at least temporary control o [...] | 2010-02-19 22:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
10CARACAS211 | GBRV SELLS ALUMINUM TO TRANSNATIONALS INSTEAD OF LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government (GBRV) is selling state-produced aluminum to multinational companies and undersupplying local fabricators, according to a private sector aluminum entrepreneur. State-owned aluminum companies Alcasa and Venalum have decreased production following a [...] | 2010-02-22 20:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON VE EIND EINT EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD |
10CARACAS213 | VENEZUELA: Chevron Fears Default Expropriation of Natural [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes its 10% participation in the downstream development of Venezuela's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) train may be in jeopardy due to Iranian involvement in the project. The company has learned that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has contracted with Ir [...] | 2010-02-22 21:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON IR TD VE |
10CARACAS225 | Venezuela: BP and Statoil Insights into the Carabobo Bid [...] (C) SUMMARY: The lack of infrastructure development in the area of the Faja heavy oil belt projected for development under the Carabobo bid round projects as well as PDVSA's failure to clarify the bidding terms and conditions contributed to BP and Statoil decisions not to submit bids for one of [...] | 2010-02-24 21:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS233 | VENEZUELA: PDVSA Director for Strategic Planning Alleges it [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadi Kabboul, a member of PDVSA's board of directors, asserted PDVSA's openness to dialogue with the USG, and expressed interest in the US Geological Survey's survey on recoverable oil in the Orinoco Belt that effectively doubled Venezuela's estimated reserves, and the on-going deb [...] | 2010-02-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS237 | GE TURBINE SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] (C) Following President Chavez's comments the night of February 19 that energy issues were not ideological and that his Administration has signed agreements with General Electric, Post reached out to the company to discuss its current activities in Venezuela. On February 24, Emboffs spoke by [...] | 2010-02-26 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS27 | Venezuela: Chavez Devlaues Bolivar and Creates a Second Rate [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez announced a devaluation of the bolivar (Bs) on January 8. Instead of an official exchange rate of 2.15 Bs/USD, there will be two rates: an "official" rate of 2.6 Bs/USD (a devaluation of 17 percent) and a "dolC!r petrolero" rate of 4.3 Bs/USD (a 50 percent de [...] | 2010-01-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE PGOV EPET EINV ETRD EAIR CVIS |
10CARACAS35 | Venezuelan Focus on the Electricity Sector: Too Little Too [...] (C) SUMMARY: The daily Venezuelan press is now filled with stories concerning the electricity sector crisis that distract attention and confuse the general populace. Relying on its hydropower, Venezuela has managed to generate nearly all of the electricity it requires on a daily basis. Curre [...] | 2010-01-12 20:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV VE |
10CARACAS37 | GBRV EXPANDS AUTHORITY OF COMMUNAL COUNCILS TO CREATE [...] (C) Summary: On December 28, the GBRV promulgated an Organic Law of Communal Councils that expands the authority of the communal councils over a broad range of political, social, and economic activity. Under the new law, more than 30,000 communal councils would receive millions of dollars in p [...] | 2010-01-13 21:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV VE |
10CARACAS41 | CHAVEZ ASSERTS 2009 "ENDED WELL" [...] (C) Summary: On December 30, President Chavez delivered a self-congratulatory review of the events of 2009, lauding accomplishments in health care, unemployment, education, the cost and availability of food, the strengthening of the armed forces, and the handling of the recent bank crisis [...] | 2010-01-15 17:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI VE |
10CARACAS43 | Making Socialism Easier to Swallow [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez made socialism taste better with the December 22 opening of a "socialist arepera" serving Venezuelan-style tortillas at a fraction of their usual price. The "Arepera Socialista" is planned to be the first of a chain of Venezuelan government (GBRV) restaurants run by th [...] | 2010-01-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON EINT VE |
10CARACAS5 | Venezuela's Guayana Region: Basic Industries Deteriorating [...] (C) Summary: The financial situation and productivity of the state-owned basic industries of Venezuela's Guayana region are deteriorating rapidly as the Venezuelan government (GBRV) increases its political control over them. The case of steel maker Sidor, which the GBRV took control of in Ju [...] | 2010-01-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON VE EIND PGOV |
10CARACAS63 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel, please find following the submission of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela. 2. (U) Openness to Foreign Investment Economic and political uncertainties, a recent history of actual and threatened nationalizations, and increasing state inter [...] | 2010-01-21 22:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB VE |
10CARACAS69 | Venezuela’s Economy in 2010: A Difficult and Uncertain Year [...] (C) Summary: 2010 is shaping up to be another bad year for Venezuela economically. After oil prices fell in the second half of 2008, Venezuela's bubble burst and the economy contracted 2.9 percent in 2009. Analysts' predictions for growth in 2010 range from anemic growth of 1.4 percent to a contrac [...] | 2010-01-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
10CARACAS7 | DISCONTENT GROWS IN ONE OF VENEZUELA'S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan government's (GBRV) perceived mismanagement of recently nationalized basic industries in the country's Guayana region has engendered resentment among the local population and led to work stoppages and demonstrations by the industries' workers. The crisis within [...] | 2010-01-06 19:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON EIND VE |
10CARACAS73 | GBRV LAUNCHES "BABY JESUS" MISSION AS INFANT MORTALITY RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29, in an effort to halt rising infant and maternal mortality, President Chavez launched the "Baby Jesus" Mission during his weekly "Hello President" radio and television broadcast. The program includes a proposed initial investment of over USD 124 million to bu [...] | 2010-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ECIN KCOR VE |
10CARACAS77 | CHAVEZ "WANTS TO TALK WITH U.S."; DECLARES HIMSELF A MARXIST [...] (C) Summary: During his January 15 annual address to the National Assembly (AN) and in subsequent public remarks, President Chavez formally declared himself a "Marxist," criticized President Obama for "serving the interests of the Empire," and affirmed that the Venezuelan government (GBRV [...] | 2010-01-25 21:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE MOPS ECON SOCI |
10CARACAS9 | VENEZUELA: OIL SECTOR STATUS AND FORECAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: 2009 has been turbulent for Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA. It continues to maintain debt to service companies in excess of $8 billion and issued over $6 billion in new bonds in 2009. Contrary to publically stated plans to invest $17 billion for the year, it invested less [...] | 2010-01-06 19:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
10CARACAS93 | Cargill Takes a Hit to Protect Larger Interests [...] (C) SUMMARY: After its expropriation in March 2009, Cargill decided to accept a deal for its rice plant that did not fully reflect its value in order to protect its larger investments in Venezuela. Cargill is now, however, considering pursuing legal action due to the Government of the Boliva [...] | 2010-01-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE |
10CARACAS97 | CHAVEZ SEIZES EXITO, ASKS FOR LEGAL REFORM TO FACILITATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, in what he described as an effort to halt inflation, President Chavez ordered the expropriation of the French-Colombian Exito hypermarket chain for illegally raising prices in violation of Venezuelan law. Chavez announced that the expropriated stores-together [...] | 2010-01-27 20:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINT EAGR EINV CO FR VE |
10CASABLANCA18 | MOROCCO: LABOR MONITORING AND TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco has engaged in significant labor reform, primarily through a 2004 modernization of its labor code, an effort that received added impetus as a result of the negotiation of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. While the current law adheres to core international labor [...] | 2010-02-05 11:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV MO |
10CASABLANCA24 | OIL CONTINUES TO GREASE MOROCCO-IRAN RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Rabat broke diplomatic relations with Tehran in March 2009, commercial links between the two countries remain important, led by Iran's provision of more than one quarter of Morocco's crude oil imports in 2009, worth nearly USD 1 billion. At the same time, Morocco export [...] | 2010-02-19 11:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ENRG KISL MO IR |
10CASABLANCA6 | MOROCCO'S SKILL SHORTAGE THREATENS ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's leading CEOs agree that the country's education system has failed to produce graduates fit for the work place. The skill shortage, specifically in the technical and engineering field, threatens the Kingdom's economic growth and competitiveness, the CEO's warned. Publi [...] | 2010-01-13 16:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO |
10CASABLANCA9 | DUBAI WOES REVERBERATE IN MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The net value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign direct investment in Morocco reached USD 606 million in 2008, a staggering increase from the USD 15 million invested in 2002. To fuel this expansion, the UAE employed a calculated strategy, which entailed pursuing long-term inv [...] | 2010-01-21 13:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL AE MO |
10CHENGDU14 | TIBETAN UNIVERSITY DEAN ON SELF-RESPECT, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, [...] (C) Summary: Tibetan youth in China are "demoralized" by the lack of higher education opportunities in their native language that limit their participation in modern society, the consequent lack of standardized scientific and technical vocabulary in the Tibetan language, and erosion of traditio [...] | 2010-01-15 08:01:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV CH |
10CHENGDU15 | "LHOKA" AKA "SHANNAN": SINIFICATION OF THE CRADLE OF TIBETAN [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. Although considered the cradle of Tibetan culture, the historical city and prefecture of Lhoka, in southeastern Tibet, is in the midst of a silent cultural and population invasion by Han Chinese, Consul General's November 22-25 visit there suggests. Lhoka's rapid [...] | 2010-01-15 10:08:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV ECON EAID MCAP MOPS SOCI CH IN |
10CHENGDU17 | CHANG'AN HOPES TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CAR WITH [...] (U) This message contains company proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Ford's principal partner in China, Chongqing Chang'an, recently became the PRC's third-largest automaker after purchasing the auto assets of another state-owned enterprise. Some [...] | 2010-01-26 08:57:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV SENV CH |
10CHENGDU18 | SW CHINA: CHENGDU MAYOR GE MEETS CONSULATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Chengdu will build on its strengths in high tech areas such as IT, software services, and the aircraft industry, Mayor Ge Honglin said January 22. Chengdu will lead in cutting carbon emissions: it closed all coalmines in the larger Chengdu municipal region, and is now replacing [...] | 2010-01-26 09:12:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV BEXP CH |
10CHENGDU21 | SW CHINA: LIQUOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUEL YIBIN'S [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yibin Mayor Wu Guanglei told Consul General January 7 that the city's economy grew by 15 percent in 2009; he expected 14 percent growth in 2010. Wuliangye, China's l [...] | 2010-01-27 11:56:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ECIN ELTN ENRG SENV PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU23 | CHENGDU IPR JUDGE ON FOREIGN COMPANY CHALLENGES, LOCAL COURT [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Effective intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement is a continuing challenge for judges and attorneys in Southwest China, according to a sitting judge on Chengdu's IP [...] | 2010-01-28 12:56:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KJUS CH |
10CHENGDU24 | SW CHINA: YIBIN'S YANGTZE RIVER PORT PROJECT -- WASTED [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's fifth largest city, Yibin, is moving ahead with a river port project that, when finished, will be the largest port facility in the province. An Yibin City/ [...] | 2010-01-28 23:49:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT EIND ECIN ETRD BEXP PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU26 | CHONGQING LEGAL SCHOLARS, LAWYER ON GANG CRACKDOWN AND [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The organized crime problem in Chongqing is an inevitable outcome of unprecedented economic development, several legal contacts recently told us. However, Chongqing's tradi [...] | 2010-01-29 08:23:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KJUS CH |
10CHENGDU28 | CHONGQING'S IPR ENVIRONMENT: VIEWS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, A [...] (U) This message contains Sensitive But Unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Chongqing officials expressed their willingness to cooperate with the USG to further intellectual property rights (IPR) protections during a recent meeting wit [...] | 2010-02-04 02:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV KIPR CH |
10CHENGDU43 | SW CHINA CITY AIMS TO REACH NATIONAL COPENHAGEN EMISSIONS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, is advancing a pilot project in one of the city's northern districts that seeks by 2012 to reduce carbon dioxide emission inten [...] | 2010-02-23 03:25:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ENIV SENV CH |
10CHENGDU44 | CHINA-ASEAN FTA START-UP: IMPACT ON YUNNAN PROVINCE MODEST [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Although Yunnan's overall foreign trade numbers declined by about 16 percent in 2009 because of the global financial crisis, its trade with the 10 member-nations of ASEA [...] | 2010-02-26 05:57:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD EINV ELTN CH VM LA BM TH |
10CHENGDU46 | YUNNAN'S BORDER TRADE: HEKOU AND MOHAN GEAR UP FOR INCREASED [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) Summary: Yunnan's main land ports with Vietnam and Laos -- Hekou and Mohan -- are both preparing for significant increases in trade and travel flows with the January 1, 2010 entry- [...] | 2010-02-26 08:08:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KTIP CH VM LA BM |
10CHENGDU5 | WORLD BANK'S IFC ON ASSET BUBBLES, HOUSING COSTS, ECONOMIC [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: The head of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) office in Chengdu, a PRC national with a patriotic bent, acknowledged that China faces possible as [...] | 2010-01-06 07:32:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU8 | TIBETAN NOMAD POLICIES IN SICHUAN: SETTLEMENT, CONFLICT AND [...] (U) This is the first of two cables on settlement policies and economic development in Tibetan communities of Hongyuan County, Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan, based on EconOff's travel there in November and December. Summary and Comment - [...] | 2010-01-08 10:05:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PHUM PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU9 | TIBETAN HERDERS IN SICHUAN'S HONGYUAN COUNTY FACE UNCERTAIN [...] (U) This is the second of two cables on economic development and nomad settlement policies in Tibetan communities of Hongyuan County, in Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan, based on travel there in November and December. See ref A for first report. [...] | 2010-01-11 03:44:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM EAIR EAGR SENV SOCI CH |
10CHENNAI15 | Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied [...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...] | 2010-01-27 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN |
10CHENNAI3 | WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS PRODUCES QUIETLY IN [...] (U) Summary: The Reva Electric Car Company, producing vehicles just outside of Bangalore, lays claim to being the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, with its products driven more than 85 million kilometers since production began in 2001. A family-owned business, Reva has experienc [...] | 2010-01-06 05:07:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN |
10CHENNAI30 | ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS [...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...] | 2010-02-09 10:46:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN |
10CHENNAI44 | CHENNAI RESPONSE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] Consulate General Chennai designates Political/Economic Officer Scott Woodard (woodards@state.gov, tel: +91 44 2857-4000),as its Telecommunications Policy Officer (TPO) and contact on information and communications technology (ICT) issues. SIMKIN [...] | 2010-02-26 06:42:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON |
10CHIANGMAI18 | "CREATIVE THAILAND" -- STRENGTHENING THE IT SECTOR AND [...] (SBU) In a February 18 meeting in Chiang Mai, the Ambassador gathered executives from U.S. information technology (IT) firms and officials from Thai government and public agencies for an informal discussion on opportunities and challenges for U.S. IT firms in Thailand. All of the firms clearl [...] | 2010-02-24 13:47:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EINT KIPR PREL TH |
10CHIANGMAI8 | ROUND-UP: PAD CANCELS RALLY; RED-SHIRTS SPLINTERING? [...] (SBU) On January 9, the generally pro-government Peoples' Alliance for Democracy cancelled a rally it planned to hold in Chiang Mai on January 16 in order to avoid violent clashes with anti- government red-shirts. Meanwhile, the localized reconciliation effort brokered by academics and priva [...] | 2010-01-15 14:09:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON TH |
10CHISINAU32 | DEMARCHE REPLY ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 11:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF MD |
10CHISINAU39 | MOLDOVA'S 2010 STATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)-led Parliament approved the 2010 state budget for the Government of Moldova (GOM) on December 23, 2009. The GOM projects an increase in revenues, an increase in expenditures, and a deficit about 11 percent less than i [...] | 2010-01-25 11:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
10CHISINAU45 | IMF CONDITIONS FOR AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C?) Summary: In late October, the new four- party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)- coalition government of Moldova (GOM) negotiated a preliminary agreement with the IMF for a USD 588 million loan. IMF resident representative Tokhir Mirzoev told us on January 15 that the primary con [...] | 2010-01-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET EAID RS MD |
10CHISINAU5 | MOLDOVAGAZ PRESIDENT GUSEV TALKS BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting, Moldovagaz President Alexander Gusuv told Pol/Econ Officer that the new Government of Moldova (GOM) no longer interfered in his company's business as the previous GOM had done. Gusev said recent meetings with Ukrainian representatives -- on the eve of [...] | 2010-01-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV MD |
10CHISINAU52 | Romanian President Basescu's Visit Underlines Shift in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 27-28 visit to Moldova, Romanian President Traian Basescu offered 100 Million Euros of assistance for the country's infrastructure and promised to provide support for the energy sector. Several agreements were signed, including a joint declaration of cooperation be [...] | 2010-01-29 15:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR RO MD |
10CHISINAU77 | EMBASSY CHISINAU ENERGY OFFICER CONTACT [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, contact information for Embassy Chisinau Energy Officer and Economic Specialist is listed below: John (Jack) Hardman, Economic and Commercial Officer Phone: +373 22 40 8684 E-mail: HardmanJT@state.gov Valentina Robertson, Economic Specialist Phone: +373 22 40 8 [...] | 2010-02-12 05:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON MD |
10CIUDADJUAREZ25 | FOREIGN TRADE ZONES AND TAIWANESE INVESTMENT ON THE BORDER [...] SUMMARY: Since late 2007, Ciudad Juarez has suffered a net loss of more than 80,000 manufacturing jobs as a result of the global economic slowdown. However, these losses would have been even worse without the impact of new investment and job growth in the outlying community of San Jeronimo. [...] | 2010-01-28 02:17:00 | Consulate Ciudad Juarez | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON ELAB ETRD MX |
10COLOMBO10 | EASTERN SRI LANKA MAKES POST-WAR ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) touts the 'economic success' in Eastern Sri Lanka, where the fighting ended in 2007, as its blueprint for the reconstruction of Northern Sri Lanka. Econoff found that the base economy in the East of paddy rice farming and fishing has boun [...] | 2010-01-07 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM |
10COLOMBO102 | MALDIVIAN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET: IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Telecommunications in the small island country of the Maldives is dominated by one company, which is partially state-owned, while the other competitor is a minor player. The dominant telecom company is abetted by a lack of a telecommunications law and a compliant competitor. As [...] | 2010-02-09 03:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MV ECON PGOV EINV ECPS |
10COLOMBO103 | HAMBANTOTA PORT COMPLEX: WILL SRI LANKA REALIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka is betting on becoming a global trading hub, and a key part of its strategy is developing a giant port and industry facility in the southern rural area of Hambantota. Robust development in Hambantota, specifically the seaport and the international airport, is progres [...] | 2010-02-09 04:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN EWWT PGOV CH CE |
10COLOMBO107 | IMF PROGRAM HITS ROUGH WATERS IN THE MALDIVES [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: An IMF staff mission is currently in the Maldives reviewing progress toward IMF benchmarks before releasing the second tranche of funds. The review will be difficult. The IMF negotiated a very tough agreement with the Maldives with ambitious deficit-reduction targets. The Gove [...] | 2010-02-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAID ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI |
10COLOMBO115 | PRESS REPORTS LINK CYBER CENSORSHIP TO WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The lead news story in the February 14 Sunday Times newspaper claimed that information technology experts from China's Military Intelligence Division were coming to Sri Lanka to help the Government of Sri Lanka block websites critical of the government. The article indirectly cited [...] | 2010-02-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON ECPS KPAO PGOV SOCI TINT |
10COLOMBO122 | SRI LANKA BADLY MISSES IMF DEFICIT TARGET; LIKELY [...] (C) Summary. An IMF staff mission currently in Sri Lanka is finding that the country has badly missed its 2009 government deficit target, with the budget deficit reaching 9.5% of GDP, well over the 7% IMF target. The IMF staff team plans to recommend no further disbursements until Sri La [...] | 2010-02-18 12:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON ETRD PGOV |
10COLOMBO133 | COLOMBO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche on distracted driving to the Director General of the Economic Affairs Division and the Deputy Director of the United Nations Division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 22 and 23, 2010 respectively. 2. In follow-up conversations, the [...] | 2010-02-24 04:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA CE |
10COLOMBO134 | SRI LANKA NABS DRUG TRAFFICKERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media is reporting and contacts confirm that Sri Lankan Police and Customs officials have seized over 40 kilos of heroin in the past week in three different drug busts. On February 15, Customs officials reported they had arrested two Pakistani nationals with 83 packets of heroin [...] | 2010-02-24 04:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | APER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE |
10COLOMBO136 | MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DONOR CONFERENCE, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO137 | MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DONOR CONFERENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 meeting in Colombo, the Ambassador and Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed discussed several issues, including the upcoming Maldives donor conference March 28-29 and an Asian Climate Change initiative led by Maldives and East Timor within the framework of th [...] | 2010-02-24 12:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO15 | SRI LANKA PROPOSAL FOR FY10 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request support for biotechnology outreach programs for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has put forward regulations which require prior approval and mandatory labeling of GM food imports, which hinder U.S food exports to Sri Lanka. The country's domestic agriculture s [...] | 2010-01-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
10COLOMBO2 | OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary. The opposition presidential candidate General Fonseka is a military man who has publicly admitted that he has little knowledge of economic issues, and other than clamping down on corruption, he has no apparent economic program. General Fonseka has announced some populist me [...] | 2010-01-04 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON PGOV |
10COLOMBO26 | MALDIVES ASSISTANCE OVERVIEW: U.S. AND OTHER DONORS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United States and Maldives have enjoyed a friendly and expanding relationship. U.S. efforts were instrumental in the successful conclusion of negotiations between Maldives and IMF, with the IMF approving in December 2009 a stand-by arrangement and related program worth a combin [...] | 2010-01-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO3 | ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES IN SRI LANKA'S CENTRAL [...] SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's mountainous Central Province includes the country's second largest city, the majority of the tea-planting region, and a sizeable nubmer of foreign investment and export-oriented industries. Unfortunately the province's economy is struggling under the weight of the global [...] | 2010-01-04 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE |
10COLOMBO31 | POST RECOMMENDS NOT ACCEPTING SRI LANKA GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. Post does not support accepting the AFL-CIO petition to remove Sri Lanka as an eligible country under the GSP program because Sri Lankan labor standards are among the best in the region, the apparel industry has a program to improve working conditions, and the political im [...] | 2010-01-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON ELAB ETRD |
10COLOMBO34 | THE MALDIVES HAS GREATLY IMPROVED ITS BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Maldivian President Nasheed has made improving budget transparency a goal for the Maldives. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has taken action by adopting a public accounting system and using the IMF's Government Financial Statistics (GFS) budgetary format. The GOM has [...] | 2010-01-19 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA MV PREL |
10COLOMBO41 | BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL FOR MALDIVES [...] Post greatly appreciates continued BFIF support for commercial activities in Sri Lanka and Maldives and proposes BFIF funding for a U.S. Trade Fair in Maldives for FY10. The points below are keyed to reftel request for information. (A) Justification ------------------ 2. The U.S. Trade [...] | 2010-01-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV |
10COLOMBO43 | DELIVERY OF MALDIVES GSP DEMARCHE; ILO REQUEST [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered the demarche on GSP and labor rights to the highest levels of the Government of the Maldives (GOM). On December 29, Ambassador Butenis wrote Foreign Minister Shaheed on USG plans to review the Maldives labor rights in one year, emphasizing the need for the [...] | 2010-01-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD MV |
10COLOMBO44 | GDP GROWTH IS NOT ENOUGH AS POPULAR ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Sri Lanka has enjoyed strong economic growth in the last four years, with rising per capita income, falling poverty rates, and a booming stock market in 2009. Despite glowing macro-economic statistics, opposition candidate General Fonseka appears to be gaining traction with [...] | 2010-01-21 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON PGOV SOCI |
10COLOMBO5 | LETTER TO SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FROM MALDIVES [...] (SBU) Post received from the Maldivian MFA a scanned copy of a letter from the Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secretary Clinton regarding the Copenhagen conference. The following is the text: BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Maldives 30 December 20 [...] | 2010-01-05 04:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO63 | IPR PROTECTION IN SRI LANKA: BAD, BUT IMPROVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's intellectual property rights regime is good on paper but lax on enforcement. Still, since the passage of comprehensive legislation in 2003, things have slowly been improving. The Embassy, American Chamber of Commerce, Business Software Alliance, a cadre of specializ [...] | 2010-01-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECON PGOV CE |
10COLOMBO64 | H1N1 IN THE MALDIVES - VACCINE NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) EconOff met with Dr. Aminath Jameel, Minister of Health (www.health.gov.mv),on January 14. The Minister noted that while only one death and 35 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed in the Maldives, many of her countrymen remain de [...] | 2010-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU SOCI CASC CE |
10COLOMBO66 | COLOMBO PLAN JANUARY SESSION READOUT [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Ambassador (and current Colombo Plan Council President) led a discussion about the Eminent Persons' Report at the 267th session of the Colombo Plan Council held January 20. Despite its impressive work plan, the Colombo Plan has languished in recent years with little funding [...] | 2010-01-29 03:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE |
10COLOMBO67 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...] | 2010-01-29 05:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV |
10COLOMBO68 | SRI LANKA: AN ISLAND HOTSPOT OF BIODIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: Sri Lanka consists of a land area of 65,610 square kilometers, covering low-lying wetlands, mountainous rainforests, and expansive jungles. Despite its relatively small size, the country possesses a high level of biodiversity and represents a biodiversity hotspot. One feature of Sri [...] | 2010-01-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON CE |
10COLOMBO72 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 08:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
10COLOMBO84 | Northern Development Plan Has Not Promoted Reconciliation [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff attended a business development conference in Jaffna, the heart of northern Sri Lanka. Thirty years ago Jaffna was an economic and educational center, but the legacy of war is a basic economy now devoid of significant industry. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is prom [...] | 2010-02-03 04:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PGOV CE |
10COLOMBO90 | FORMER MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT MAUMOOM ABDUL GAYOOM'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a press conference on January 25, Abdul Maumoom Gayoom, former Maldivian president and leader of the main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP),announced his retirement from politics ahead of the party's national congress, stating that it was time for the "younger genera [...] | 2010-02-03 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10CONAKRY110 | WORLD BANK HOPES TO RESTART PROGRAMMING [...] (C) World Bank (WB) representative Siaka Bakayoko is generally pleased with Dore's transition government, particularly with the appointment of Minister of Finance Kerfalla Yansane. The WB is apparently eager to restart programming in Guinea, but is logistically unable to do so, as Guinea curr [...] | 2010-02-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GV |
10COPENHAGEN36 | TFHA01: DENMARK USING OCHA'S FTS, GIVING NEARLY [...] In response to reftels, MFA Team Leader for Latin America Kit Clausen told Pol-EconCouns January 19 that Denmark is already using UN OCHA's Financial Tracking System (FTS). Clausen provided an update (emailed to Stacy Williams, Melissa Rosser and Maura O'Neill as per ref A) on Danish aid tota [...] | 2010-01-20 07:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PREF HA DA |
10COPENHAGEN39 | (SBU) GREENLAND'S CLIMATE-CHANGE DEAL WITH DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greenland (which is is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark) is satisfied with the climate-change agreement it reached with Denmark during COP-15. Under that agreement, Greenland is committed to doing the following by 2020: reducing GHG emissions by five percent fro [...] | 2010-01-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ECON ENRG GL DA |
10COPENHAGEN46 | PM WARNS OF FISCAL TIGHTENING [...] SUMMARY: Danish PM Rasmussen announced that the government is revising budget plans in 2011-2013 to address growing public budget deficits. The plan, which will extend to 2020, will be released in February and form the basis of the Government's efforts for fiscal consolidation. Though detail [...] | 2010-01-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DA |
10COPENHAGEN53 | AFGHANISTAN LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark intends to speak constructively at the London conference on Afghanistan, is supportive of the Afghan reintegration program and will consider seeking funding to support the new Trust Fund, and is preparing an analytical paper on how to proceed in a regional context to pr [...] | 2010-01-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF DA |
10COPENHAGEN57 | TFHA01 DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] In response to REF A, MFA Team Leader for Latin American Affairs, Kit Clausen told POLOFF on January 28 that Denmark understands and supports the American efforts in Haiti, and emphasized Denmark's own role with relief efforts there. She underscored that Denmark was committed to the coordinatio [...] | 2010-01-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON |
10COPENHAGEN84 | DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING: DANISH RESPONSE [...] On Feb 2, Embassy ESTH specialist shared ref A points on distracted driving with Joen Kellberg, Administrator, Department of Roads, Ministry of Transport. Kellberg thanked Post for providing this information. He added that Denmark has campaigned and will continue to campaign against distract [...] | 2010-02-12 07:27:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA DK |
10COPENHAGEN85 | DENMARK JANUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Chairman of the Economic Council Hans Joergen Whitta-Jacobsen, who assumed his post on January 1, revised the Council's recommendations on economic policy. The Council no longer finds that the time is right for additional stimulus, but rather believes that reforms of social welfare [...] | 2010-02-12 12:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV DA |
10COPENHAGEN97 | DENMARK SUPPORTS EUROPE-WIDE APPROACH TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Danish Energy Agency (DEA) Deputy Director General Anne Hoejer Simonsen told EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Quanrud in a February 10 meeting that Denmark continues to pursue energy security as a top national priority, and that greater EU energy interconnection is in Denm [...] | 2010-02-19 09:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ECIN EPET PREL DA RS XG |
10COTONOU53 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI's STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: In his annual year-end State of the Nation address, President Yayi emphasized that the Government of Benin (GOB)has made steady progress towards prosperity and stronger democracy, despite the international economic crisis and regional threats to peace and security. Yayi underscored [...] | 2010-01-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM KMCA BN |
10DAKAR127 | Ambassador Discusses Corruption with Senegalese President [...] (U) Summary: After nearly two hours of a mostly one-on-one discussion that included lighter and more tense exchanges, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade took the suggestion to demonstrate tangible steps of fighting corruption. Wade relied on his standard defense of the fact there have been no [...] | 2010-02-18 17:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMCA ECON SG |
10DAKAR226 | Senegal Registers First Lab Confirms cases of H1N1 [...] Senegal has seen its first official cases of H1N1 after some 14 were reported in the papers and then confirmed by Minister of Health Modou Diagne Fada. Seven of the cases were reported in the Dakar suburb of Pikine, six were reported in Diourbel and one in Touba. Both Diourbel and Touba were r [...] | 2010-02-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON SG |
10DAKAR76 | Senegal: The Return of Political Violence [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 17, two arsonists, allegedly belonging to the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) set ablaze the stand where Ousmane Tanor Dieng, the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) was sitting during a political rally in Thies. Dieng and key leaders of the PS, including the [...] | 2010-01-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
10DAKAR80 | Senegal: Wade seeks to undermine local governments [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 18, President Abdoulaye Wade characterized Senegal's decentralization process as a failure after which he outlined a slew of reforms among which he wants to eliminate the positions of Governors and create local legislative assemblies with clearly delineated jurisdictio [...] | 2010-01-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
10DAMASCUS103 | OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL: LOCAL LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met a range of political, religious, and business leaders during a January 26-27 visit to Homs. In addition to a long discussion with Homs Governor Iyad Ghazal (ref B),the Charge met Melkite Catholic Archbishop Isidore Battikha, Greek Patriarchate Deputy Patriarch Fat [...] | 2010-02-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EIND EINV ETRD CASC CVIS KISL |
10DAMASCUS16 | SYRIAN NGO REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY DAMASCUS [...] (C) BASMA, the Children with Cancer Support Association, requested Embassy staff assistance in overcoming sanctions that prohibited the organization's ability to import badly needed equipment. Their proactive efforts marked a significant departure from Syrian NGOs' hesitancy to interact with [...] | 2010-01-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON KPAO PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS51 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC SY |
10DAMASCUS56 | DAMASCUS' YOUNG ELITE BACK IMPROVED TIES WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Syrian Young Entrepreneurs' Association (SYEA) celebrated its sixth anniversary with a gala dinner in Damascus on January 14. The group's founders said the organization, which seeks to strengthen the entrepreneurial capabilities of Syrian young people, has evolved beyond youn [...] | 2010-01-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS68 | ONE NEW FACE IN ASAD'S CHOICES FOR STATE PLANNING [...] (C) In a move to rapidly fill a gap at the State Planning Commission (SPC) following the ouster of SPC Head Dr. Taysir Raddawi (reftel),President Bashar al-Asad appointed on January 18 the current Minister of Economy and Trade, Amer Hosni Lutfi, as head of the SPC. Asad also selected Syria's [...] | 2010-01-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS70 | DROUGHT UPDATE: WFP RENEWS SYRIA AID APPEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN World Food Program (WFP) Country Representative Muhannad Hadi requested on January 13 that the United States donate food aid valued at $10 million to the drought appeal for northeast Syria. WFP seeks to begin food distribution in February but thus far has received only a fract [...] | 2010-01-21 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON FAS PREL SOCI SY WFP |
10DAMASCUS75 | THE VIEW OUTSIDE DAMASCUS: SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN IN [...] (C) During Econoff's recent tour of northwest Syria, Syrian businessmen argued that U.S. sanctions have had a minimal impact on most Syrian businesses. Major companies in the region appeared to be not only surviving but prospering in spite of the sanctions regime. Businessmen told Emboff the [...] | 2010-01-25 10:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV PREL SY |
10DAMASCUS89 | WHEN YOUR FATHER GETS FIRED BY PRESIDENT ASAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Suleman al-Raddawi, the 24-year-old son of former State Planning Commission (SPC) head Tayseer al-Raddawi, told us on January 26 his father is "doing fine" following his very public ouster from the SPC earlier this month. Complaining that Damascus' chattering classes had focused [...] | 2010-01-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS93 | GOVERNOR IYAD GHAZAL OUTLINES HIS "DREAM OF HOMS" [...] (C) Summary: Homs Governor Iyad Ghazal waxed poetic on his vision of economic/social/political revival that he romantically called the "Dream of Homs" during a January 26 meeting with the Charg in Homs. Two key elements stood at the "dream's" center: (1) the development of an industrial park [...] | 2010-02-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EIND EINT EINV EPET ETRD |
10DAMASCUS97 | SARG SHEDS LIGHT ON ITS DROUGHT CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials discussed the drought afflicting northeast Syria with surprising transparency during a January 27 public forum that drew comparisons to those held during the pre-2001 "Damascus Spring." During the same week, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-D [...] | 2010-02-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON FAS PGOV PREL SOCI SY WFP |
10DARESSALAAM100 | GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY [...] BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, the EAC's goals, reaffirmed in a November 2009 Summit, are to realize a common Customs Union (supposedly in [...] | 2010-02-03 07:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM102 | EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM105 | EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, I visited East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Juma V. Mwapachu (Tanzania) to discuss the three-D's: "Defense, Diplomacy and Development." The U.S. and the EAC share common goals. We have undertaken several projects together in the areas of defense, aviation [...] | 2010-02-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM106 | EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...] | 2010-02-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM108 | ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z-BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
10DARESSALAAM111 | FORMAL USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
10DARESSALAAM113 | FORMAL REQUEST FOR USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS [...] As anticipated in Reftel, the Government of Zanzibar sent the Mission a formal assistance request as follows. 2. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) presents its compliments to the Embassy of United States of America in Tanzania fo [...] | 2010-02-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
10DARESSALAAM130 | TANZANIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 05:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SENV ENRG UNEP TZ KGHG |
10DARESSALAAM140 | FINANCE MINISTER PLEAS FOR POST-FLOOD RAIL/ROAD REPAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELTN ECON TZ |
10DARESSALAAM142 | FLOOD DAMAGE: TANZANIAN PLEAS FOR RAIL/ROAD REPAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELTN ECON TZ |
10DARESSALAAM147 | TANZANIA: DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Ambassador Lenhardt delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Membe on January 25. Membe agreed distracted driving was a serious issue and promised to follow up with his colleagues in other relevant ministries. 2. We subsequently delivered the demarche to Omar Chambo, Permanent Secretary [...] | 2010-02-17 13:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA TZ |
10DARESSALAAM38 | ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND: POWER CRISIS UNABATED [...] This is an action message. Please see para. 15. 2. SUMMARY: On January 15, representatives from the donor community met at UNDP headquarters to hear the UN and the Norwegian Embassy's assessments of Zanzibar's needs following the December 10 malfunction of the power cable terminus connecti [...] | 2010-01-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EIND TZ |
10DARESSALAAM83 | ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z'BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG TO [...] SUMMARY: The USG should expect a formal request from the Zanzibar Government (SMZ) seeking assistance for air transport of up to 32 Caterpillar-brand diesel generator units currently located in Belgium. Several donors have pledged to provide support for the purchase of these units. The SMZ sa [...] | 2010-02-02 07:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
10DARESSALAAM88 | EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S. REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...] | 2010-02-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM89 | GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 07:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM97 | CITES: TANZANIA PUSHES FOR IVORY SALES [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a January 28 meeting with Econoff, Tanzania Director of Wildlife Erasmus Tarimo sought U.S. support for Tanzania's proposal to "downlist" the African elephant at the upcoming CITES meeting, so as to permit Tanzania to sell its ivory stockpile. Tarimo expressed mild interest in [...] | 2010-02-02 12:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TZ KE |
10DHAHRAN18 | SOLAR ENERGY PICKS UP MOMENTUM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) The First Energy Bank of Bahrain plans to build a polysilicon plant in Saudi Arabia to serve an increasing demand for solar energy power generation in the Middle East. The King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) launched a major initiative to use its research facilities to d [...] | 2010-02-06 11:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV SA BA |
10DHAHRAN28 | TWO WOMEN APPOINTED TO THE EASTERN PROVINCE CHAMBER OF [...] (U) For the first time in the history of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI),two women were appointed to the board. This follows disappointing results for the three different women candidates who ran unsuccessfully for the board in the recent elections. The appointm [...] | 2010-02-08 12:37:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KWMN SA |
10DHAHRAN31 | SAUDI ARAMCO IS TAPPED AGAIN TO BUILD MAJOR REFINERY [...] (C) On January 19, the Ministry of Petroleum announced that Saudi Aramco had been asked to build the estimated USD $10 billion Jazan refinery. This project was originally to be built by the Saudi private sector in a move to give them valuable experience in managing a big project. For now, it [...] | 2010-02-22 12:56:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV SA |
10DHAKA109 | BANGLADESH ON THE ROAD TO WOO POWER INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Six power projects valued at $5.5 billion are the core of a Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plan to add close to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of power to Bangladesh's grid. GOB officials unveiled these plans at a series of investment roadshows in London, Singapore and New York in December and Ja [...] | 2010-02-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON PREL BG |
10DHAKA141 | BANGLADESH S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) Mission Dhaka received more than 20 submissions from Bangladesh organizations for the S/GWI small grants program. The proposals addressed the full range of women's issues, including projects to advance political rights, human rights, food security and entrepreneurship for women. A commit [...] | 2010-02-18 04:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL EAID ECON PHUM SOCI BG |
10DHAKA19 | BANGLADESH TRADE BOYCOTT ON ISRAEL IMPACTS U.S. [...] Bangladesh's ban on trade with Israel has impeded one U.S. firm, Avery-Dennison, from investing to expand its operations in Bangladesh. The ban has blocked Avery-Dennison's local affiliate from importing two printing presses to upgrade its services to Bangladesh,s ready-made garment industry [...] | 2010-01-07 09:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BG |
10DHAKA26 | BANGLADESH MISSION FOOD SECURITY DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Bangladesh and the U.S. diplomatic-development team at Embassy Dhaka (Mission Dhaka) are well-positioned to maximize the opportunities presented by the USG's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. Mission Dhaka will capitalize on the political will of Bangladesh's leaders and our wh [...] | 2010-01-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO KWMN BG |
10DHAKA41 | BANGLADESH CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (C) After sweeping into power in a landslide victory in December 2008, Bangladesh's Awami League Government overcame a number of challenges during its first year in office, most critically the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. Public opinion polls show the Government retains much of its [...] | 2010-01-13 06:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KDEM PTER BG |
10DHAKA82 | BNP CHAIR ZIA SLAMS AWAMI LEAGUE, PROMOTES [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chair Begum Khaleda Zia alleged Awami League abuses and slights toward her party to visiting PDAS Moon and the Ambassador on January 21, decrying the AL's denial of a proper role in Parliament for the BNP as the lead opposition party. She reiterated the [...] | 2010-01-27 01:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON SOCI KDEM BG |
10DHAKA86 | BANGLADESH: AN IDEAL FEED THE FUTURE FOCUS COUNTRY [...] Bangladesh is an ideal candidate to serve as the Asian focus country for the USG's Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative. This Muslim majority nation of more than 150 million people, where poverty and malnutrition rates remain high, places a very high priority on ensuring food security. The effec [...] | 2010-01-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO BG |
10DHAKA88 | BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR U/S MCHALE [...] (C) Undersecretary McHale, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people that is friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh to help develop its democracy and economy and countert [...] | 2010-01-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAO ECON PINR PINS KDEM PTER BG |
10DHAKA90 | 2010 BFIF REQUEST FROM BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka requests funding from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for training of economic-commercial staff and consultations with the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Kolkata. In the last three years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our sma [...] | 2010-01-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG |
10DILI17 | TFHA01: TIMOR-LESTE TO DONATE USD 500,000 TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 08:16:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PREF TT |
10DILI9 | NEW UN REP ARRIVES AS DRAWDOWN ASSESSMENT STARTS [...] SUMMARY: Ms. Ameerah Haq, the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Timor-Leste (SRSG),took up her post on January 6, 2010. One of her first tasks is to assist the UN Technical Assessment Mission that is in Dili from January 11-18 to make recommendations on drawing down th [...] | 2010-01-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TT ASEC |
10DJIBOUTI181 | CHINA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China cemented diplomatic ties with Djibouti one year after independence in 1977, and for thirty years has provided bilateral gift aid and loans, mostly in the form of popular standalone infrastructure and building projects. In 2009, China's involvement in Djibouti continued to [...] | 2010-02-11 15:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON DJ CH |
10DJIBOUTI186 | DJIBOUTI: DECEMBER-JANUARY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] (U) This message contains business-sensitive information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In this issue: --Djibouti associates with Copenhagen Accord --Strong banking sector growth benefits both newcomers and the long-established --Limited progress on Djibouti-Iceland geothermal dea [...] | 2010-02-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EWWT ENRG KTDB SENV BEXP DJ |
10DJIBOUTI28 | DJIBOUTI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] In FY10, the GODJ receives--and is expected to continue to receive--U.S. foreign assistance as defined in ref A. 2. The GODJ makes budget information publicly available on a regular basis. Citizens may access budget information in a variety of ways: --Through budget legislation published [...] | 2010-01-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV EFIN PREL DJ |
10DJIBOUTI66 | DJIBOUTI: FY10 BFIF PROGRAM PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Djibouti, a non-Commercial Service post, requests USD 3,500 in FY10 BFIF funds (ref A) to organize a three-day workshop on entrepreneurship in Djibouti before October 2010. The proposed workshop--to be executed in collaboration with the Djiboutian National [...] | 2010-01-25 10:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON DJ |
10DJIBOUTI95 | DJIBOUTI: U.S. HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO HAITI DEMARCHE [...] PolOff delivered reftel points and non-paper January 25 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh. 2. Goumaneh said that the GODJ's main interaction with Haiti had historically been through the International Organization of Francophonie; Dji [...] | 2010-01-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA DJ |
10DOHA28 | OIL AND GAS PRICE ALIGNMENT AND THE NEW HEAD OF [...] (U) During the opening of the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),the Amir of Qatar Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani called for the alignment of gas prices with oil prices. In his remarks, the Amir urged GECF members to explore the reasons for the disparity b [...] | 2010-01-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS |
10DOHA55 | QATARI PERSONAL DEBT: MANAGABLE - FOR NOW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN QA |
10DUBAI1 | RAK Airport Sleepy, but with Residual Russian Connection [...] (C) Summary: The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Airport is attempting to reinvent itself as a cargo transit point for the RAK Free Zone in the wake of RAK Airways suspension of regular commercial flights in late 2008. The airport is also working to distance itself from its reputation as a transport facilitat [...] | 2010-01-07 07:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV PREL AE |
10DUBAI11 | UAE HOSTS PAKISTAN INVESMENT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministers of the UAE and Pakistan co-hosted on January 26 a Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) conference to promote public-private partnership (PPP) in Pakistan. The conference sought to encourage regional and international interest in investment opportunities in P [...] | 2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE PK |
10DUBAI13 | UAE's RAS AL KHAIMAH: OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT STRUGGLING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ras Al-Khaimah's (RAK) effort to grow its economy by offering incentives to international investors has attracted primarily small-scale traders, including from Iran, and thereby drawn scrutiny from UAE federal authorities concerned about illicit Iranian activity in the country. O [...] | 2010-02-07 10:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
10DUBAI34 | U.S. Companies Seek Overdue Payment in Dubai [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of advocacy by the Consul General and FCS, some Dubai government-linked companies have begun initial steps to address outstanding payments owed to U.S. companies that provided services and delivered on projects during Dubai's property boom. Dubai Holding, a co [...] | 2010-01-26 09:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV AE |
10DUSHANBE113 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe delivered points in reftel on January 22 to Farhod Salim, Director of the North America and Europe Department at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Salim said the MFA had no immediate comment on the U.S. goals at the London Conference on Afghanistan, but he had ma [...] | 2010-01-27 03:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TI |
10DUSHANBE117 | A CASE-STUDY IN ROGHUN EXTORTION [...] (C) Summary: The experience of the U.S. micro-finance institution FINCA offers a case study in the subtle and not-so-subtle efforts by the Tajik government to extort funding for the Roghun hydroelectric dam. Employees at all but one of FINCA's 34 offices in Tajikistan have been told to contri [...] | 2010-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR EFIN PGOV PHUM TI |
10DUSHANBE157 | TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy delivered the demarche on distracted driving on January 29 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provided a non-paper containing the key issues of concern. The Ministry did not have immediate answers to the questions posed in the demarche. Post will [...] | 2010-02-05 07:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU TI |
10DUSHANBE171 | IMPACT OF ROGHUN CAMPAIGN ON U.S. ASSISTANCE GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government stresses electricity shortfalls as a serious threat to living standards and economic growth, and rightly so, but refuses to confront key causes of the shortfall, or to pursue to the most effective solutions. Instead, it insists that building mega-hydro-proje [...] | 2010-02-11 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON SOCI PHUM TI |
10DUSHANBE172 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. interests in Tajikistan are a stable state on Afghanistan's northern border, support for our military efforts in Afghanistan, and for Tajikistan to be a stabilizing influence and contributor to economic development in the region. Tajikistan gives unrestricted over flight righ [...] | 2010-02-12 10:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON EINV TI |
10DUSHANBE173 | CORRECTED COPY - TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP [...] (C) Summary: U.S. interests in Tajikistan are a stable state on Afghanistan's northern border, support for our military efforts in Afghanistan, and for Tajikistan to be a stabilizing influence and contributor to economic development in the region. Tajikistan gives unrestricted over flight rights, [...] | 2010-02-16 13:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON EINV TI |
10DUSHANBE176 | IMF TAKES STAND ON ROGHUN; SOME SAY NOT STRONG ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team recently completed a two-week visit to Dushanbe to assess economic and government performance before releasing further funding under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF). A central issue was the government's campaign to fund the Roghun hydroelectric dam. The IMF outl [...] | 2010-02-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PHUM IMF TI |
10DUSHANBE207 | S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM DUSHANBE [...] (U) Summary: Post nominates four projects, in order of priority, to be considered for funding under the Women's Issues Small Grant Initiative. From highest to lowest priority are the following projects: Tradecraft Training for Girls (NGO New Generation); Guaranteeing Women's Land Rights (NGO B [...] | 2010-02-19 12:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ECON TI KWMN PREL KPAO |
10DUSHANBE37 | AHMADINEJAD IN TAJIKISTAN, CALLS TIES "STRATEGIC" [...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid a 24-hour state visit to Dushanbe. He signed economic and social agreements with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, few of which were new or substantive. The Iranians committed to provide $6 million to complete the long-delayed Istiqlol [...] | 2010-01-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON TI IR |
10DUSHANBE93 | BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Following are post's responses to reftel regarding transparency of the government of Tajikistan's central budget. -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? 2. (SBU) Yes. The U.S. government is expected to provide assistance to the central gover [...] | 2010-01-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL TI |
10DUSHANBE95 | TAVILDARA - THE MOST STABLE PLACE ON EARTH? [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to the Tavildara District, scene of fighting between government forces and militants from May-July 2009, contacts described the area as stable and identified the absence of international development groups and lack of jobs, rather than security concerns, as the main [...] | 2010-01-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ECON PINR TI |
10DUSSELDORF10 | NRW Election Campaign: SPD's Kraft Taking Aim, [...] (SBU) Summary: Hannelore Kraft, the head of the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),laid out her party's program for the May 9 state election to a February 22 consular corps gathering. Buoyed by recent WDR polling that shows Minister-President J????rgen R????t [...] | 2010-02-23 12:56:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON GM |
10EFTOBANDARSERIBEGAWAN24 | RAYTHEON'S RECENT VISIT AND RUMBLINGS FROM THE [...] (SBU/NF) The Raytheon team recently briefed the Ambassador about a recent turn of events where Deputy Minister of Defense Pehin Yasmin revived a pet project, developing and building Brunei's National Modeling and Simulation Center, that a subordinate of his, Ministry of Defense Permanent Secre [...] | 2010-01-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV USTR KIPR KINR ECON BX |
10EFTOKABUL668 | Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...] | 2010-02-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10FRANKFURT218 | FUTURE OF NIGHT FLIGHTS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT REMAINS [...] SUMMARY: In December, the Hesse Administrative Court published its August 2009 decision dismissing all claims against further expansion of the Frankfurt airport. The ruling, however, left the future of night flights at the airport unclear. The court advised the State of Hesse to "revisit" its [...] | 2010-01-22 12:58:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV EU GM |
10FRANKFURT283 | The Future Viability of Germany's Export Driven Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: At the recent annual "Topics of the Year" financial event on January 14 in Frankfurt, the chief economists of Deutsche Bank and the KfW Group, Thomas Mayer and Norbert Irsch, called into question the future viability of Germany's export driven-growth model. While both posited th [...] | 2010-01-28 11:56:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL GM |
10FREETOWN50 | SIERRA LEONE: CHINESE ENGAGEMENT [...] This message responds to reftel request for information on Chinese engagement in Sierra Leone and potential areas for cooperation. Post opted for a front channel cable as well as an email in light of the significant interest in the level of Chinese engagement in Sierra Leone. 2. China wa [...] | 2010-02-05 09:27:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SL CN |
10FREETOWN56 | SIERRA LEONE: "BIGGEST IRON MINE IN AFRICA" [...] (U) Summary: President Koroma formally commissioned what he called "the biggest iron ore mine in Africa" January 22 in the hills east of the newly-finished Bumbuna dam. African Minerals Ltd. claims it will be able to rebuild the iron-ore port at Pepel and the railway from Lunsar, build a new [...] | 2010-02-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL SL |
10GABORONE139 | WELCOME TO BOTSWANA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy Gaborone warmly welcomes Codel Meeks-Watt to Botswana. Your visit comes as the Government of Botswana, which announced its proposed FY 10/11 budget last week, attempts to maintain its social welfare and infrastructure development programs despite the global economic slowdown. Bo [...] | 2010-02-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BC |
10GABORONE174 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER FOR BOTSWANA [...] This is a response to the action request contained in State 17143 requesting the identification of a telecommunications policy officer (TPO). 2. Post identifies HEATHER MERRITT, Political/Economic Chief, as the TPO for Embassy Gaborone. Ms. Merritt's email address is MerrittHC@state.gov an [...] | 2010-02-26 07:50:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON BC |
10GABORONE71 | TEXTING WHILE DRIVING ALREADY ILLEGAL IN BOTSWANA [...] Ambassador Nolan delivered reftel demarche on distracted driving to Daphne Kadiwa, Botswana's Chief of Protocol and a senior aide to President Khama. Kadiwa responded that under Botswana's Road Traffic Act, it is prohibited for drivers to text or otherwise use mobile phones and other interacti [...] | 2010-01-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ASEC SOCI BC |
10GENEVA11 | WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property [...] SUMMARY: The 4th session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) was a constructive step forward from the U.S. perspective. The Committee approved five major thematic projects and reviewed all projects and activities under current implementation. On the importan [...] | 2010-01-08 11:54:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
10GENEVA12 | WIPO on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and [...] SUMMARY: The 15th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (GRTKF) had successful discussions on substantive issues, but delegations remained far apart on proce [...] | 2010-01-08 12:06:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
10GENEVA136 | Fourteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law [...] The World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (WIPO SCP) continued to discuss preliminary studies requested by the SCP in June 2008 and March 2009, and commenced a discussion on Brazil's proposal concerning exceptions and limitations to patent rights. [...] | 2010-02-18 17:01:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
10GENEVA152 | BRAZIL CRITICIZES CHINA OVER "LAND GRABS" IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: At an UNCTAD meeting on investment in agriculture on February 3, China became the central focus of criticism amid a chorus of concerns about the economic, food security, environmental and social impact of large foreign purchases of agricultural lands in developing co [...] | 2010-02-26 16:21:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNCTAD ECON |
10GENEVA40 | WIPO and EU Presidency Issues [...] SUMMARY: Miguel Angel Vecino, Counselor from the Spanish Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, met on January 13 with IP Attach???? Lashley-Johnson to discuss EU presidency issues in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Spain now holds the EU presidency until July 2010, and Mr. Ve [...] | 2010-01-21 09:51:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
10GENEVA42 | WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: USG [...] (U) Summary: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) met in Geneva December 14-18, 2009. At this 19th session of the SCCR, the United States unequivocally called on the international copyright community to reach a consensu [...] | 2010-01-21 10:52:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
10GEORGETOWN1 | Pol/Econ Round-up December 25- January 11 [...] (U) This "round-up" reporting cable covers the period from December 25, 2009 to January 11, 2010. Search for next PPP Presidential Candidate Begins 2. (C) The People's Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Donald Ramotar publicly stated on December 30 that the PPP has st [...] | 2010-01-11 20:42:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON XL CH GY |
10GEORGETOWN17 | LCDS COLLIDES WITH GOLD MINING INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In early January the Jagdeo administration proposed new mining regulations to limit forest degradation as part of President Bharrat Jagdeo's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). Miners strongly rejected proposed regulations and demanded that five to seven percent of Guyana's [...] | 2010-02-08 17:08:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EMIN ECON XL GY |
10GEORGETOWN19 | Pol/Econ Roundup January 28-February 16 [...] (U) This periodic reporting cable highlights developments in Guyana's politics and economy affecting Department strategic objectives in country and throughout the Caribbean basin. Local Government Elections - STATUS UPDATE 2. (C) Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (G [...] | 2010-02-16 20:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EMIN ECON XL GY |
10GEORGETOWN3 | Pol/Econ Round-up January 11-January 28 [...] (U) This periodic reporting cable highlights developments in Guyana's politics and economy affecting Department strategic objectives in country and throughout the Caribbean basin. JAGDEO'S FIRST VISIT TO IRAN January 20-21 2. (C) Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...] | 2010-01-28 21:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON IR GY |
10GEORGETOWN90 | SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 3-4 VISIT BY S/EGCI DAVID GOLDWYN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Embassy Georgetown welcomes you to Guyana March 3-4. On March 3 you are scheduled to meet with President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Finance Minister Ashni Singh, Bank of Guyana Central Governo [...] | 2010-02-24 14:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV GY |
10GRENADA4 | An Island at E's: Education, Enforcement, the Economy and [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 20:27:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV SENV GJ XL |
10GUANGZHOU18 | (U) Energy Efficient LED Lighting Has Bright Future in [...] (U) Summary and comment: China will invest in energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) lighting on a massive scale in the next three to five years, according to leading south China LED manufacturers. Guangdong province, which currently produces approximately half of China's LEDs, stands to [...] | 2010-01-12 09:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV ETRD EINV TNGD PGOV CH |
10GUANGZHOU24 | Xiamen-Based Taiwan Watchers Say Cross-Strait Relations [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beijing's policies toward Taiwan likely will remain unchanged in the near term, according to Xiamen-based officials, academics and business leaders. One Taiwan business leader said that the cross-Strait relationship could weather a 2012 win by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party [...] | 2010-01-15 08:41:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TW |
10GUANGZHOU33 | CHINA-HONG KONG: CEPA IMPLEMENTATION IN GUANGDONG NOT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Numerous barriers continue to hinder service sector liberalization as envisioned by the Beijing-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement's (CEPA) sixth supplemental agreement that took effect on October 1, 2009, according to Guangzhou-based contacts in meetings [...] | 2010-01-20 07:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH HK |
10GUANGZHOU49 | Ambassador Attends Symposium Comparing U.S., Chinese [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Huntsman addressed representatives from the Counselor's Office of the State Council of China and the Kissinger Institute at a January 20-22 symposium on similarities and differences between U.S. and Chinese government systems. Speakers from both sides gave comparative v [...] | 2010-01-29 07:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL CH |
10GUANGZHOU6 | China Financial Markets: Shenzhen Start-Up Board Rocking [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The long-awaited "NASDAQ-like" start-up board, ChiNext, completed its first 2 months of operation in positive territory after finally making its Shenzhen debut on October 23, 2009. The new board opened by offering a first batch of 28 companies followed by another lis [...] | 2010-01-06 09:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH |
10GUANGZHOU7 | New Semiconductor Foundry to Open in Shenzhen; High Tech [...] (SBU) Summary: High-tech industry in Shenzhen might have reached critical mass, now attracting new industries and growth with encouragement from the municipal government. In addition to favorable policies and support, government and industry contacts cite free market forces in Shenzhen as a ma [...] | 2010-01-06 09:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC EINV TNGD PGOV CH TW |
10GUANGZHOU75 | NGOs, EDUCATION, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING: BUILDING CIVIL [...] (U) Summary: The Consul General's February 1-3 visits to Guilin and Liuzhou focused on developing civil society through strengthening NGOs and forming educational partnerships. The CG visited Guangxi Normal University officials and librarians, as well as administrators of the Liuzhou Minority H [...] | 2010-02-10 05:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON PGOV ELAB SOCI SCUL PREL OPRC CH |
10GUANGZHOU76 | Domestic Demand Strong, But Not "High End" in Guangxi's [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Demand for inexpensive automobiles and heavy machinery produced in Liuzhou, the main manufacturing city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, increased in 2009 and is likely to exceed sales records in 2010, according to local executives. However, China's domestic [...] | 2010-02-10 08:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10GUANGZHOU77 | South China Economic Analysts Predict Continued Reliance on [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Although China is making gradual progress towards greater economic diversification, cheap exports will continue to drive growth in the near term, according to comments made by local economic analysts during a conversation with the Consul General, visiting Deputy Direc [...] | 2010-02-10 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV PREL SENV ECON CH HK |
10GUANGZHOU8 | Labor NGO Stuck with Fine for Unpaid Taxes [...] (C) Summary: A Shenzhen-based labor NGO was charged more than RMB 79,000 (approximately US$12,000) in back taxes and fees in what the organization's director says was a move orchestrated by local security authorities. The situation appears to be limited to the single NGO, though directors of s [...] | 2010-01-06 09:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
10GUANGZHOU82 | Migrant Worker Generation Gap Underscores [...] (C) Summary and comment: China's new generation of migrant workers has more education, less interest in rural life and a higher rate of criminality than the previous generation. Younger workers favor jobs in the service sector over manufacturing and often do not plan to retire to the countrys [...] | 2010-02-12 07:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
10GUANGZHOU83 | South China Violent Land Disputes Symptomatic of the [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence erupted in a long festering land dispute in rural Longya Village of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early on January 12, 2010, resulting in a number of arrests and hospitalizations for local villagers and public security officers. Congenoff visited the site on February [...] | 2010-02-12 07:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ECON PGOV CH |
10GUANGZHOU84 | South China IPR: Enforcement Still the Problem, High-Level [...] (SBU) Summary: Rights holders came to the Consul General's IPR Roundtable on January 28 and 29, with a clear message: Problems remain serious and continued high-level U.S. engagement is critical to improving the situation. Representatives of 39 south China-based rights holders and law firms p [...] | 2010-02-12 07:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH HK |
10GUANGZHOU85 | POSITIVE MEDIA REACTION IN GUILIN AND LIUZHOU [...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General Goldbeck's February 1-3 visit to Guilin and Liuzhou garnered unprecedented media coverage for a Consulate Guangzhou event outside of Guangzhou city. The positive media coverage from over 100 outlets reached over 700 million people in and outside of China (ref A). [...] | 2010-02-18 00:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL OPRC ECON CH TW |
10GUANGZHOU9 | CONTAINER SHIPPERS IN GUANGDONG SUFFER A TUMULTOUS 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Serving the heart of China's export market, container terminal operators and carriers in Guangdong Province did not escape the damaging effects of the latest global economic downturn. Volumes dropped precipitously in the first half of 2009 and showed only modest signs of recove [...] | 2010-01-06 09:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD ECON PGOV CH |
10GUATEMALA132 | Ambassador Hosts Second Round of GOG-Private Sector Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 15, the Ambassador hosted the second round of GOG-private sector dialogue. President Colom said that, with CICIG's findings in the Rosenberg murder case exonerating him, new political space had been opened. He was prepared to work with the private sector to addre [...] | 2010-01-15 22:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI GT |
10GUATEMALA146 | Guatemala Response: Host Government Humanitarian Assistance [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 21:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA GT |
10GUATEMALA234 | Guatemala Demarche on Distracted Driving [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to PROVIAL, the Government of Guatemala's (GoG) principle highway patrol authority. The PROVIAL representative stated that Guatemala's current traffic laws do not address the issue of cell phone use or texting while driving. The GoG has compiled some general [...] | 2010-02-04 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA GT |
10GUATEMALA45 | 2009 in Review; What to Watch for in 2010 [...] (C) President Colom's tenure during 2009 was characterized by a number of successes in the social field, and growing challenges in others, especially security. Preparing for a presidential run in 2011, controversial First Lady Sandra de Colom continued to lead the government's efforts to alleviate [...] | 2010-02-17 20:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR ASEC EAID GT |
10GUATEMALA47 | Your Meeting with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom [...] (C) Summary: During your February 18 meeting with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom you will have the opportunity to address several key issues including poverty alleviation, general and food security, rule of law, transparency, and taxes. Your meeting comes in the wake of his January exone [...] | 2010-02-17 22:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID GT |
10GUATEMALA82 | Guatemala - Diplomacy and Development Plan for the Global [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Guatemala welcomes the opportunity to continue its engagement with the Government of Guatemala (GoG) and others on food security (Ref A and B). Guatemala is highly vulnerable to food crises and progress on this issue is integral to economic development. At present, the G [...] | 2010-01-13 23:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV GT |
10HALIFAX6 | New Brunswick and Quebec Agree to Significant Modifications [...] SUMMARY: New Brunswick will retain control of its transmission system under a new, renegotiated energy agreement with Quebec, but with reduced cash to apply to its power utility's debt. The changes were prompted by bitter opposition to the original MOU but there is also speculation that a pl [...] | 2010-01-20 21:14:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CA |
10HAMBURG3 | MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE: DOE SEEKS GERMANY'S PARTICIPATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: A DoE team visited Germany December 8-11 to promote the inclusion of the ports of Bremerhaven and Hamburg in their Megaports Initiative. The Initiative aims at providing equipment, training, and technical support to international partners to enhance their ability to deter, dete [...] | 2010-01-13 16:55:00 | Consulate Hamburg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EWWT TNGD PGOV PREL ECIN ECON ETRD GM |
10HAMILTON31 | BERMUDA: AUDITORS GENERAL CALL ON POLICE TO INVESTIGATE [...] (U) Reports by both the current and former auditors general found evidence of massive mismanagement of government funds and recommended that police investigate four cases of overspending and/or lack of oversight and poor internal controls. A 2007/08 report by the former auditor general, [...] | 2010-02-23 18:55:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KCRM BD |
10HAMILTON32 | BERMUDA INSURERS REVERSE 2008 LOSSES WITH HUGE POFITS IN [...] (U) The February 22 edition of the daily Royal Gazette reported that 17 U.S.-listed property and casualty re/insurance companies based on the Island reversed 2008 losses of just over USD one billion with high profits of USD 11.7 billion in 2009. The list of 17 did not include London-listed [...] | 2010-02-23 19:18:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BD |
10HANOI11 | How much influence does China have over Vietnam's internal [...] (C) SUMMARY: Animosity toward China, heartfelt and pervasive in the most routine of times, appears to have taken on an added urgency in the wake of sensitive border negotiations, protracted controversy over Chinese investment in bauxite mining projects in the Central Highlands, and China's imp [...] | 2010-01-27 02:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MARR CH VM |
10HANOI128 | VIETNAM PROJECT NOMINATION FOR 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam is pleased to submit a two part project proposal for consideration by EEB as part of the 2010 Biotech Outreach Strategy (Reftels A and B). Vietnam is at a critical stage in its development of biotechnology. Although the Government of Vietnam (GVN) says it plan [...] | 2010-02-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON EAID VM |
10HANOI154 | VIETNAM HAS NOT YET CONSIDERED DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE [...] (U) On January 27, Embassy delivered the distracted driving demarche to the Ministry of Transportation. In several follow up conversations, the Ministry of Transportation stated that it had not yet reviewed the demarche in detail, nor had it determined who in the Ministry eventually would resp [...] | 2010-02-08 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ELTN UNDP UNGA VM |
10HANOI168 | Treasury Visit to Hanoi: Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Tax [...] (SBU) Summary. During Treasury Financial Attach???? Seth Bleiweis' January 21-22 trip to Hanoi, Vietnamese economic officials acknowledged the recent policy shift towards fiscal and monetary tightening that began in November 2009, focusing on the control of inflation which has now risen for f [...] | 2010-02-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EINT VM ASEAN |
10HANOI17 | Vietnam's Impressions of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first major ASEAN meeting of Vietnam's chairmanship, an informal foreign ministers retreat, focused primarily on internal efforts to implement ASEAN's new charter and on aspirations to build an ASEAN Community by 2015, according to officials from the MFA's ASEAN Department. A [...] | 2010-02-04 04:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON MARR ASEAN BM VM |
10HANOI18 | SETTING THE SCENE FOR CODEL BOND VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third- largest trading partner, and one of its largest fore [...] | 2010-01-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM |
10HANOI218 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...] | 2010-02-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM |
10HANOI23 | EAP DAS Marciel and MFA DG for the Americas Exchange Views [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 06:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV AMGT APER ECON KNNP MNUC CH VM AF BM |
10HANOI4 | Setting the Scene for CODEL Bond Visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign invest [...] | 2010-01-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM |
10HANOI58 | VIETNAM LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT NEEDS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 03:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM |
10HANOI64 | Mission Urges Vietnam to Contribute to Haiti [...] (SBU) A/DCM telephoned MFA/Americas Deputy Director Le Huy Hoang January 22 to urge Vietnam again to contribute assistance to Haiti, and to convey ref A points on developments in Haiti. A/DCM noted that many other nations in Southeast Asia already had contributed assistance and encouraged Viet [...] | 2010-01-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM EAID ECON PREF OIIP KPAO HA VM |
10HARARE105 | Zimbabwe: Doing Business Zimbabwe-style [...] (SBU) A recent conversation with businessman Kumbirai Katsande illuminated the difficulties of doing business in Zimbabwe. Katsande is the past president of the Zimbabwe Business Council and the current head of the Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries. He is the Managing Director of Ariston [...] | 2010-02-16 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL PGOV ZI |
10HARARE107 | Zimbabwe: Measuring Progress [...] (C) The coalition government is now one year old. As the U.S. examines further engagement with Zimbabwe, post would like to suggest the Hague Principles agreed to in late 2007 as benchmarks for examining progress, and we offer our evaluation of progress from that time until the present. The [...] | 2010-02-19 08:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI |
10HARARE116 | Zimbabwe Sets Racial Quota for Business Ownership [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) minister from President Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has issued regulations meant to force "indigenization" of businesses. The new rules, published on February 5, say that any business worth US$500,000 or more must explain how it will "cede a controlling [...] | 2010-02-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ZI |
10HARARE118 | CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Although statistics are not readily available, anecdotal evidence shows increasing Chinese involvement in Zimbabwe's economy. The trend became pronounced with the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) "Look East Policy" in 2003, through which it sought to emphasize new ties with China in place o [...] | 2010-02-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAID CN ZI |
10HARARE12 | ZIM NOTES 01-08-2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Vacations Delay Negotiations... Diamond Sale Announced Then Cancelled... MDC-T Investigating Corrupt Ministers... Zim Ambassador Invades Malaysian-Owned Farm... Teachers and Mine Workers Threaten Strikes... Michael Jackson's Ghost Sighted in Zimbabwe... Counterfeit US [...] | 2010-01-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
10HARARE120 | Zimbabwe Expects Another Poor Harvest [...] SUMMARY: Zimbabwe probably will not see an increase in maize production this year, mainly due to poor weather and small-scale farmers' lack of financing for seed and fertilizer. There was reportedly a sufficient amount of seed in the country, but the sole fertilizer producer could not keep p [...] | 2010-02-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ZI |
10HARARE23 | ZIM NOTES 01-15-2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- SADC Meets in Maputo... Constitutional Process to Resume after Long Delay... MDC-T Ministers Named in Corruption Probe... Rash of Farm Invasions in Rusape... AG Tomana Impeaches Own Witness... Hitschmann's Lawyer Mahlangu Acquitted... Students Arrested While Protestin [...] | 2010-01-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
10HARARE32 | ZIMBABWE'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] The USG provides no direct funding to Zimbabwe's central government. But USG funding does support provision of assistance to specific elements of the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). This includes substantial assistance under the PEPFAR program to government-led efforts combating HIV/AIDS, assis [...] | 2010-01-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL ZI |
10HARARE33 | IATA MEETING WITH SEC NAPOLITANO [...] (SBU) Air Zimbabwe CEO Dr. Peter Chikumba requested a meeting with conoff on January 20 to relay his agenda in advance of a planned meeting at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) offices in Geneva on January 22 with DHS Secretary Napolitano. Chikumba, an aircraft engineer with [...] | 2010-01-21 06:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ECON PTER PREL ASEC ZI |
10HARARE45 | ZIMBABWE 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Harare proposes three projects to be supported by the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). The total amount of BFIF support requested is $15,000. 2. The common theme of the projects is transparency and good governance. Zimbabwe is once again open for business after several [...] | 2010-01-25 06:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
10HARARE46 | ZIM NOTES 01-25-2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Official Constitutional Outreach Suspended... ... While ZANU-PF Launches Its Own Menacing Campaign... WOZA Protest Disrupted, Three Arrested... Journalist Flees After Death Threats from Cop... Wheels of Justice Too Slow for Bennett... Religious Group Faces Arrest Ove [...] | 2010-01-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
10HARARE48 | ZIM NOTES 01-25-2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Official Constitutional Outreach Suspended... ... While ZANU-PF Launches Its Own Menacing Campaign... WOZA Protest Disrupted, Three Arrested... Journalist Flees After Death Threats from Cop... Wheels of Justice Too Slow for Bennett... Religious Group Faces Arrest Ove [...] | 2010-01-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
10HARARE58 | ZIM NOTES 01-29-2010 [...] SUMMARY ----------- ZANU-PF Says No More Concessions... High Court Dismisses SADC Land Ruling... Four More Farmers Harassed, Evicted, Arrested... Constitutional Outreach Clears One Hurdle... Civil Society Launches Constitutional Monitoring Effort... WOZA Members Beaten, Arrested, Released [...] | 2010-02-01 07:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
10HARARE75 | MEETING WITH ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the newly arrived Algerian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, the country is currently in the midst of three transitions: the internal transformation of ZANU-PF, the transitional coalition government, and an economic transition. If these transitions, especially the overall po [...] | 2010-02-03 12:10:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR ASEC ZI AG |
10HARARE82 | WAITING FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: In spite of the Zimbabwean government's attempt to hype the 2010 World Cup's ability to bring in a large influx of tourists, businesses in Victoria Falls are projecting a significant decrease in business. With the exception of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA),business interl [...] | 2010-02-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI |
10HARARE87 | Ambassador's meeting with Zim Minister of Youth, [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth, Indigenization and Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere suggested to the Ambassador that all donor and NGO support for youth be channeled through the Zimbabwe Youth Council. He defended indigenization as necessary to protect Zimbabwe's resources, and said the pol [...] | 2010-02-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
10HAVANA107 | CUBA BUTTONED DOWN FOLLOWING DEATH OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The situation in Cuba is quiet following the February 23 death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo from a prolonged hunger strike. Several sources reported that up to 50 Zapata supporters had either been detained or prevented from leaving their homes, all in central and [...] | 2010-02-24 18:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EAID CU |
10HAVANA11 | CLIMATE CHANGE PROVIDES GOC WITH MUCH NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) used the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to distract attention from problems within Cuba and ferociously vent against the United States and, in particular, President Obama. While some elements within the GOC are legitimately concerned about the e [...] | 2010-01-07 18:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV ECON PREL CU |
10HAVANA84 | KEY TRADING PARTNERS SEE NO BIG ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little prospect of economic reform in 2010 despite an economic crisis that is expected to get even worse for Cuba in the next few years, according to key commercial specialists, economic officers and Cuba-watchers in Havana. Promised structural reforms remain on hold while the [...] | 2010-02-09 18:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CU |
10HELSINKI36 | FINLAND TO ANNOUNCE INCREASED AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the London Conference Finland will announce its plans to increase its contributions to Afghanistan. On January 22 President Halonen and the Government decided to increase its military and civilian presence and to direct additional development assistance to the northern provi [...] | 2010-01-25 16:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON EFIN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
10HOCHIMINHCITY39 | HCMC IPR BUSTS DEMONSTRATE IMPACT OF MISSION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City police recently raided the largest illegal disc production operation to date, seizing millions of CDs and DVDs and disrupting a ring that is believed to stock up to 60% of the shops selling illegal discs to the HCMC market. This bust comes close on the heels of [...] | 2010-02-02 09:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM |
10HOCHIMINHCITY47 | HCMC ECONOMIC POLICE STRIKE AGAIN, MAKING GRAB FOR FAKE [...] (C) Summary: Economic police in HCMC conducted another head-line grabbing IPR bust on January 25, this time breaking up a large counterfeit pharmaceutical ring. The ring ran under the guise of a legally-registered local pharmaceutical firm that purchased domestically-produced pills then re-pac [...] | 2010-02-10 10:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM |
10HOCHIMINHCITY49 | BIOFUEL IN VIETNAM: ENERGY SAVER BUT NOT ENERGY SAVIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The central and southern provinces of Vietnam are rich in agricultural resources and faced with a growing energy crunch, suggesting to many that biofuel could be an important 'green component' to the GVN's overall energy strategy. However, the biofuel industry is still nascent [...] | 2010-02-11 09:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV VM |
10HOCHIMINHCITY50 | FOUR CG TOUR OF THE DELTA HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A joint trip undertaken by the Consuls General of Australia, India, Kuwait and the USA to the Mekong Delta provinces of Can Tho, Hau Giang and An Giang provided a host of opportunities to share experiences, gain insights from colleagues, forge new connections and reinforce key sh [...] | 2010-02-12 06:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTIP KIRF PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
10HONGKONG111 | HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI: HONG KONG AND [...] To date, Hong Kong and Macau SAR governments have not offered any direct humanitarian support to Haiti relief efforts. Instead, the Hong Kong government has encouraged local NGOs to apply for grants from the government's Disaster Relief Fund. 2. Several Hong Kong-based charities and NGOs [...] | 2010-01-20 10:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CM EAID ECON HA HK PGOV PREF PREL |
10HONGKONG112 | HONG KONG YAHOO AND MICROSOFT BLOCK ADULT CONTENT [...] (U) Hong Kong's major English daily, the South China Morning Post (SCMP),reported January 17 that both Yahoo.com.hk and Microsoft's Bing search engine in Hong Kong were now blocking adult content through the use of strict "SafeSearch" filters. Users of the Yahoo-owned Flickr photo sharing w [...] | 2010-01-20 10:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HK TINT SOCI CH |
10HONGKONG113 | RUSAL IPO IN HONG KONG: ALL RISK, NO REWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Aluminum company Rusal is set to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) when it completes its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on January 27. Rusal's questionable corporate governance, precarious debt profile, and its CEO's alleged ties [...] | 2010-01-20 11:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV HK CH RS |
10HONGKONG146 | HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...] | 2010-01-26 07:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG |
10HONGKONG149 | HONG KONG AGREES TO PURSUE MOU WITH U.S. CONSUMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Customs and Excise Department (CED) told U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs Richard O'Brien on January 12 that CED would work in 2010 on a memorandum of understanding ( [...] | 2010-01-26 09:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD USTR HK CH |
10HONGKONG182 | HK ECONOMISTS DISMISS DOWNSIDE RISKS TO CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary: China macroeconomists in Hong Kong predict inflation and Renminbi (RMB) appreciation for 2010 but are not overly worried about asset bubbles or non-performing loans. The recent small interest rate increase and hike in reserve requirements were intended to show the market that [...] | 2010-01-29 10:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK CH |
10HONGKONG199 | MACAU AIRPORT INTEGRATING SERVICES WITH MAINLAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with declining passenger and cargo traffic, the Macau International Airport Company Ltd. (CAM) has ventured into the Mainland's Pearl River Delta (PRD) in hopes of better integrating its cargo and passenger services with the region. An increase in air cargo volume from the [...] | 2010-02-04 00:54:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECIN TW MC HK |
10HONGKONG212 | HK BUSINESSES WARN TREASURY CONFIDENT CHINESE [...] (C) Begin Summary: Treasury Senior Coordinator for China and the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) David Loevinger led a Treasury and Consulate General team in meetings with Blackstone Asia Chairman Anthony Leung, Credit Suisse Asia CEO Kai Nargolwala, Hong Kong Monetary Autho [...] | 2010-02-04 10:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON CH HK |
10HONGKONG266 | HONG KONG PUSHES THE OFFSHORE RMB ENVELOPE [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular February 11 that effectively simplifies and expands the use of Renminbi (RMB) in Hong Kong for both cross-border and domestic transactions. Foreign companies, including U.S. companies, are explicitly allowed to conduct trade [...] | 2010-02-12 07:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HK CH |
10HONGKONG290 | REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: HK VIEWS APEC AS "DEFINING [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A senior Hong Kong official welcomed Secretary Clinton's January 12 speech on U.S. views toward Asia Pacific Regional Architecture and applauded clear administration statements on the importance of U.S. commitments in Asia. Despite its status as a Special Administrat [...] | 2010-02-19 03:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL APECO ECON HK |
10HONGKONG327 | HONG KONG ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) On February 6, Hong Kong completed its second and final round of public consultations on Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant anti-money laundering (AML) legislation to codify requirements on customer due diligence (CDD) and record keeping. The proposed legislation would also es [...] | 2010-02-25 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN HK |
10HONGKONG43 | NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO EXEMPT MANY HONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce and Economic Development (CEDB) Bureau Undersecretary Greg So told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic on December 8 that the Hong Kong government's (HKG) long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) by J [...] | 2010-01-08 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH |
10HONGKONG7 | MACAU WATER SECURITY: POLICIES EVOLVING TO LESSEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's over-reliance on the Mainland for its water supply has prompted the Special Administrative Region to adopt measures to secure long-term supplies with the aim of gaining greater autonomy over its water policy. These include conservation programs, tariffs, and new infrast [...] | 2010-01-04 03:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG |
10HONGKONG77 | AIRPORT CAPACITY EXPANSION IN HONG KONG AMID [...] (SBU) The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has decided to move forward with airport upgrade and expansion plans despite the combined pressures of the economic crisis and the loss of Taiwan passenger volume to cross-strait direct flights. During a recent meeting with the Consulate, Airport Authority [...] | 2010-01-14 03:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECIN TW HK |
10HONGKONG80 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HONG KONG [...] The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing disincentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied consistently and without discrimination. There is no distinction in law or practice between investment [...] | 2010-01-14 09:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH |
10HONGKONG86 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MACAU [...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Country [...] | 2010-01-15 10:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH |
10ISLAMABAD14 | CPPA WOULD BRING TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: According to WAPDA Chairman Durrani, PEPCO, the power sector holding company, is morphing into a new WAPDA, taking financial, technical, and human resources control away from Pakistan's public sector distribution and generation companies. PEPCO's metamorphosis is based on the p [...] | 2010-01-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD143 | H1N1 IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan has 148 officially confirmed cases of H1N1, but the country's extremely limited disease surveillance capacity leads top Pakistani public health officials to believe that infection is dramatically under-reported. Pakistan's National Institute of Health (PNIH) and the U. [...] | 2010-01-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD178 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 05:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD182 | PAKISTAN'S PETROLEUM MINISTER ON IMPORTED LNG [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP has nearly completed a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and build re-gasification facilities in Port Qasim, according to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar. Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is expected to approve [...] | 2010-01-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD189 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD190 | PAKISTANI, AFGHAN, AND IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi hosted his Afghan and Iranian counterparts for a meeting in Islamabad on January 16. This was the third high-level gathering of the three countries in the past year -- which included a trilateral heads-of-state summit in May 2009 in Tehran. Th [...] | 2010-01-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON SNAR PK AF IR |
10ISLAMABAD206 | TARIN'S CONTINUING BUDGET WOES [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting to clarify the status of U.S. assistance to Pakistan, Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin told the Ambassador January 20 that he needs a total of $2.174 billion from the U.S. ($1.3 billion in Coalition Support Funds and a total of $874 million in civilian assistance) in [...] | 2010-01-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD227 | PAKISTANI REACTION TO COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani reaction to December's Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change ranges from disappointment with the outcome to outright disapproval of the steps taken to formulate the Copenhagen Accord. Climate change think tanks and a government research organization seem to have reta [...] | 2010-02-01 06:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD289 | PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On 4 February EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari and Umeed Khalid, Ministry of Environment Wildlife Conservator. Khalid anticipated that Pakistan would be able to "generally" support USG submissions at CITES COP-15, but acknowledged that the GOP [...] | 2010-02-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD290 | MOE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD, LEADERSHIP CHANGES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari on 4 February, emphasizing the importance of the Copenhagen Accord as a vital first step toward addressing the issue of climate change. The Secretary revealed that responsibility for Pakistan's position on the A [...] | 2010-02-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD306 | OPIC TO BRING MUCH NEEDED CREDIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD308 | CODEL LYNCH'S JANUARY 29 MEETING WITH SBP GOVERNOR RAZA, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 06:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
10ISLAMABAD318 | PAKISTAN -- SIX MONTH MACROECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's economy is poised to stage a modest recovery, turning in a GDP growth rate of nearly 3 percent in Pakistan's 2010 fiscal year (FY10). There was a sharp drop in consumer price inflation in the first half of the fiscal year, but in coming months, as global commodity pric [...] | 2010-02-11 02:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PK |
10ISLAMABAD326 | SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY [...] Summary: (C) Deputy Secretary Wolin's visit to Pakistan comes at a time when Pakistan's long term stability depends more and more upon the government's willingness to confront difficult economic policy choices it has long sought to avoid. Pakistan must begin to address a breadth of economic [...] | 2010-02-11 09:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER CH PK |
10ISLAMABAD332 | U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...] | 2010-02-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL |
10ISLAMABAD39 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - DEC [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for December 2009, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Low HPV Prevalence among Karachi Women -- AIDS Therapy Centers in Pakistan -- Pakistan to Formally Enter Antar [...] | 2010-01-11 04:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD399 | CODEL KERRY’S MEETING WITH PM GILANI [...] (C) Summary: On February 16 Senator John Kerry met with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani and spoke about the state of Indo-Pakistani relations. Gilani said that Pakistan was willing to resume talks with India but indicated that in order to gain Pakistan's trust India would need to decrease its footprin [...] | 2010-02-19 10:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD406 | LAUNCH OF 2010 PAKISTAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 9, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, joined by federal and provincial Pakistan government representatives, the head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),and a local NGO representative, launched the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan [...] | 2010-02-20 06:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IO PGOV PREF PREL ECON PINR PK |
10ISLAMABAD409 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - JAN [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for January 2010, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Nationwide Drought Deepens -- Islamabad to Harvest Rain Water -- Promoting Business, Community and Ecology with Pine Nuts -- Worr [...] | 2010-02-22 04:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD410 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 04:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD428 | SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH PAKISTANI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a February 16 meeting with President Zardari, Senator Kerry said that India was ""very open"" to constructive talks with Pakistan, and urged Pakistan to reach an agreement with India on counter terrorism. Zardari said with U.S. support, talks could move forward. He said he doubted [...] | 2010-02-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN PK |
10ISLAMABAD431 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a February 18 meeting, Ambassador Holbrooke thanked President Zardari for GOP cooperation in fighting Taliban militants, especially the recent capture of Afghan Taliban military leader Mullah Beradar. Zardari agreed that the United States and Pakistan had weakened the Tali [...] | 2010-02-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID PK |
10ISLAMABAD437 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD444 | TARIN OUT, SHAHAB-UD-DIN -- AND NASIM BEG? -- IN [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, and his successor remains unknown. According to conversations on February 24 with Treasury Attache and Embassy EconOff, it is not entirely certain which of the two leading candidate [...] | 2010-02-25 02:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN PK |
10ISLAMABAD453 | FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC PAKISTAN TO TACKLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first meeting of the Steering Committee on February 10, co-chairs Water and Power Secretary Shahid Rafi and Asian Development Bank Country Director Rune Stroem outlined the goals, membership and work plan for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) Energy Sector Task F [...] | 2010-02-26 07:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD7 | COMPETITION COMISSION LIVES ON-AT LEAST FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in 2007 by Presidential decree, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has fought collusive behavior, promoted a competitive environment in Pakistan and made a number of enemies in the process. A law to provide a permanent legal framework for the CCP is [...] | 2010-01-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PK |
10ISTANBUL20 | IRANIAN POLITICS: A TURKISH EXPERT SAYS "KEEP AN [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish contact who claims business connections to Iranian regime insiders told us regime leaders are planning on a scenario that would replace President Ahmadinejad with Tehran Mayor Qalibaf in 2012. He said Qalibaf advisors asked his help to secure Turkish funding for sever [...] | 2010-01-15 10:30:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD ENRG IR TU |
10ISTANBUL34 | LEADING TURKISH BUSINESS COUNCIL ELECTS NEW CHAIRWOMAN [...] (SBU) (Summary). To no one's surprise, on January 19 leading Turkish NGO TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association) elected Umit Boyner as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag. A new board of directors was also elected. The election took pl [...] | 2010-01-26 12:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL37 | LEADING TURKISH BUSINESS COUNCIL ELECTS NEW [...] (SBU) (Summary) To no one's surprise, on January 19 leading Turkish NGO TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association) elected Umit Boyner as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag. A new board of directors was also elected. The election took p [...] | 2010-01-27 05:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL43 | TURKEY-IRAN TRADE WOES; RAFSANJANI FAMILY AND [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish business executive who deals with Iran's transportation and tourism sectors told us his pro-Rafsanjani partners are under great pressure from the regime. Two Iranian company CEOs told him their company books were audited for ties to Rafsanjani and state banks are denyi [...] | 2010-02-02 09:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD IR TU |
10ISTANBUL46 | STOCK EXCHANGE CHIEF EAGER TO MAKE ISTANBUL AN [...] (U) Summary. During a January 27 meeting with Ambassador Jeffrey, Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Chief Huseyin Erkan offered his views on how Istanbul can become a major financial center for Turkey and the region. Erkan emphasized that commercial banking alone, even with an offshore compon [...] | 2010-02-05 08:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL47 | FORD OTOSAN,S SUCCESSFUL U.S. - TURKISH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador,s recent visit to a Ford Otosan plant near Istanbul showcased the Ford-Koc joint-venture,s production of the Transit Connect, a U.S. market export that was recently named &2010 Truck of the Year8. Otosan is Turkey,s largest industrial exporter and one of its bi [...] | 2010-02-05 12:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL49 | KARADENIZ HOLDINGS INTRODUCES MOBILE SHIP-BASED [...] (C) Summary. Istanbul-based Karadeniz Holdings, through its subsidiary Karkey, has signed agreements with the Governments of Iraq and Pakistan to provide electricity generation from mobile ship-based power plants. Karkey is constructing six of the so-called "powerships" in an Istanbul shipyard [...] | 2010-02-09 13:48:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU |
10ISTANBUL50 | ISTANBUL'S LANDFILL GAS UTILIZATION PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary. Landfill gas utilization, a growing alternative energy technology with compelling environmental benefits, is in its early stages in Turkey. Ortadogu Enerji won a tender from the Istanbul Municipality to implement and run Istanbul's two landfill energy projects for 23 years, and el [...] | 2010-02-11 06:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU |
10ISTANBUL55 | SENTENCING OF TURKEY,S 2ND RICHEST MAN AND MEDIA [...] (U) On February 10 Mehmet Emin Karamehmet, President of Cukurova Holding, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months of jail for embezzlement by Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court. Known as Turkey's second richest man, Karamehmet was convicted of embezzling funds from Pamukbank, a bank he owned bef [...] | 2010-02-12 13:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
10ISTANBUL60 | EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ORGANIZERS REQUEST [...] Istanbul Consul General (CG) met recently with Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Foundation which organizes the annual Eurasia Economic Summit in Istanbul. Suver invited the CG to attend this year's summit, which is scheduled for May 5-6, and asked if the U.S. government would be willing t [...] | 2010-02-18 12:47:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL67 | NEW TUSIAD BOARD UNVEILS AGENDA, DIVES INTO [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD)'s recently elected board of directors kicked off its new term with a "new approach" laid out in the board's recently released activity plan for the upcoming year. TUSIAD board members predict that the new term will [...] | 2010-02-23 12:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10JAKARTA109 | POTENTIAL MEETING FOR THE SECRETARY WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian Foreign Minister Natalegawa wants to use his January 28 bilateral meeting with Secretary Clinton at the Afghanistan Ministerial Conference to discuss how to resolve key issues prior to the March Presidential visit to Indonesia. Mission recommends that the Secretary u [...] | 2010-01-26 06:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ID AF |
10JAKARTA119 | BLUE LANTERN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-CHECK [...] Post contacted the Foreign End User, the Indonesian Air Force (IAF),regarding licenses 050185190. IAF Colonel Amrullah Asnawi, Chief of the Aeronautics Directorate, confirmed the procurement order for the gyroscopes listed in reftel. Asnawi said that the gyroscopes were ordered by for the pu [...] | 2010-01-27 04:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC ECON ID |
10JAKARTA143 | LETTER RECEIVED FROM MINISTER OF TRADE FOR USTR KIRK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated January 26, addressed to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk. The letter is in response to the USTR letter of N [...] | 2010-02-02 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP EINV ID |
10JAKARTA144 | EXPANDED IRAN SANCTIONS: IMPACT ON US EXPORTS TO INDONESIA [...] The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 (HR2194 and S2799),if it becomes law in its current form, would have potentially disastrous effects on our ability to export U.S. goods to Indonesia. The proposed Act stipulates that any entity that provides substantial support to the Iranian p [...] | 2010-02-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR MCC PGOV PREL BEXP PARM ETTC ID |
10JAKARTA149 | FOOD SECURITY OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT [...] We have an opportunity to develop a real U.S.-Indonesia Partnership on Agricultural Innovation and Investment as part of joint efforts on food security for President Obama's planned March visit. President Yudhoyono has publicly stated interest for a U.S. partnership on food security. Indonesi [...] | 2010-02-03 03:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA163 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Indonesian TVPRA list. Post does ask that lacking substantiated reports that DOL delete gold from Indonesia's TVPRA list of goods. Removing Gold ------------- 2. (U) Mission has not received any reliable reports to corrobor [...] | 2010-02-05 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI ID |
10JAKARTA18 | Mission Indonesia Requests Additional Invitations for [...] This cable contains an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: We recommend that Indonesia be more strongly represented at the President's Entrepreneurship Summit in Washington in April. Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country, the third largest democracy, and [...] | 2010-01-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID |
10JAKARTA185 | Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 04:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA189 | FORMER GRAFT BUSTER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) A South Jakarta court found former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Antasari Azhar guilty of planning the murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen on February 11, sentencing him to 18 years in priso [...] | 2010-02-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS KMCA KCOR MCC ID |
10JAKARTA202 | US-ABC PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] Summary. A delegation of business representative from The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) sent a delegation of U.S. business representatives to Jakarta from January 25-28 for a series of meetings with senior Indonesian officials to discuss Indonesia's investment climate. Council members [...] | 2010-02-17 00:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ID |
10JAKARTA204 | LETTER FROM INDONESIAN TRADE MINISTER TO COMMERCE SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 11, 2010, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu, dated February 9, addressed to United States Secretary of Commerce Gary F. Locke. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Minister of Trade of [...] | 2010-02-17 05:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON APECO BEXP EINV ETRD KIPR ID |
10JAKARTA226 | INDONESIA'S SUBSIDIES ARE A HARD HABIT TO BREAK [...] (SBU) Indonesia has found it politically difficult to wean itself from consumer energy subsidies. Indonesia lifted all subsidies for fuel consumed by business and industry in 2005, but government plans to do the same for consumer fuels have not been implemented. Energy subsidies routinely exc [...] | 2010-02-19 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ID |
10JAKARTA256 | INTERNAL POWER STRUGGLE SLOWS PROGRESS ON REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's reform efforts are slowing as he grapples with elements of his own government who seek to preserve Suharto-era patronage norms. Golkar and a cluster of other parties seek to undermine Yudhoyono's reforms by pinning responsibility for a controversial 2008 b [...] | 2010-02-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM ID |
10JAKARTA45 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP KEY TO TACKLING UNEMPLOYMENT IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Syarifuddin Hasan welcomed President Obama,s upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the opportunity to increase cooperation with the U.S. to expand entrepreneurship in Indonesia. Hasan advised that he is [...] | 2010-01-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID |
10JAKARTA46 | SENATOR BOND PROMOTES TRADE AND INVESTMENT LINKS WITH [...] (SBU) Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond promoted U.S. investment and commercial ties as a way to promote close relations, combat terrorism through job creation, and contribute to the economic health of the United States in meetings with Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu and the American C [...] | 2010-01-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ID |
10JAKARTA56 | DCM TACKLES TOUGH PARTNERSHIP ISSUES WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new parliamentary commission leaders expressed concerns about our bilateral health cooperation and asked for more U.S. investment in a January 13 meeting with the DCM. The DCM a [...] | 2010-01-15 07:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ECON KDEM KMCA |
10JAKARTA6 | SCENSETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Bond, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role [...] | 2010-01-05 08:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MASS OREP ID |
10JAKARTA62 | PROPOSED FOOD SECURITY AND BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Embassy Jakarta proposes a food security conference in Jakarta in late March 2010 that would focus on the productivity and regulatory aspects of biotech crops. Post requests EEB ag-biotech funds offered in Ref (A) for this event [...] | 2010-01-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA66 | EMBATTLED CORRUPTION BUSTERS SCORE VICTORY WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) scored a major victory with the arrest of corruption suspect Anggodo Widjojo. The arrest not only fulfills the public's sense of justice, but d [...] | 2010-01-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS KMCA KCOR MCC ID |
10JAKARTA97 | Indonesian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Advocates [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 10:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA98 | Indonesia Ideal for Global Entrepreneurship Program [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Indonesia be prioritized as the next country selected to participate in the Department's Global Entrepreneurship pilot program. We have a real opportunity to partner with Indonesia on entrepreneurship. Indonesia is enthusiastic to cooperate; government officials and [...] | 2010-01-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID |
10JEDDAH4 | JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A GATEWAY THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Smith's December 28 visit to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) revealed an active organization on the front line of social change in Saudi Arabia. Ambassador met with Deputy Chair Dr. Lama Sulaiman, the first woman to be elected to this position (r [...] | 2010-01-04 09:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON PREL EMIN EFIN EIND EINV SA |
10JEDDAH50 | GACA COMMENTS ON US-SAUDI OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. On February 3, Captain Mohammed Ali Jamjoom, Vice President Safety and Economic Regulation at the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA),discussed issues needing to be resolved for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to sign an Open Skies agreement (reftels). Jamjo [...] | 2010-02-27 13:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA PREL SA |
10JERUSALEM101 | PA FOCUSES ON WEST BANK ENERGY SECTOR: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) is taking steps to improve governance and increase accountability in the West Bank energy sector. Its goal is to improve the sector's performance and lower its impact on the PA's budget. Reform of the sector, including the establishment of an in [...] | 2010-01-15 18:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS JO |
10JERUSALEM112 | WEST BANK CROSSINGS REMAIN FOCUS OF FRUSTRATION; [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian private sector contacts emphasize that moving goods between the West Bank and Israel remains a complicated and time-consuming process. The continued use of a "back-to-back" process, which requires goods to be transferred from Palestinian to Israeli trucks, plus a l [...] | 2010-01-19 17:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM114 | FAYYAD LAYS OUT 2010 BUDGET AND PROJECT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told donors that the PA is likely to require USD 1.2 billion in external budget support in 2010, and urged early disbursement. He presented the PA's priority project list for 2010, which includes over USD 5 billion in proje [...] | 2010-01-19 18:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV FR NO |
10JERUSALEM134 | TDA GRANT SUPPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY, PALESTINIAN [...] Summary. At a January 20 signing ceremony attended by press and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) awarded a nearly $440,000 grant to support the development of a high efficiency, alternative energy heating and cooling system for an affordable housi [...] | 2010-01-21 16:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ENRG KWBG KPAL |
10JERUSALEM135 | IDF OPENS KEY WEST BANK ROAD TO PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened an important West Bank road southwest of Hebron to Palestinian vehicle traffic on January 15, in compliance with an October 2009 Israeli Supreme Court ruling. The IDF's response to the ruling could have implications for the easing of other [...] | 2010-01-21 16:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM156 | GAZA BRANCHES OF PALESTINIAN BANKS TURN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian bank branches in Gaza have been turning away large Israeli Shekel (NIS)-denominated deposits, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),Gazan merchants, and Palestinian bankers. Contacts in the gas sector in Gaza voiced concerns that they may not have eno [...] | 2010-01-26 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM185 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESSES GAZA ELECTRIC [...] (C) Summary. In a calculated move to decrease its financial burdens and increase the fiscal sustainability of the Gaza Strip's only electrical power plant, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is cutting back its payments for the plant's industrial fuel. The PA's goal is to press the Gaza Electr [...] | 2010-01-29 20:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PREF ENRG GZ IS |
10JERUSALEM187 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REMAINS SERIOUS, WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the end of the war in Gaza, the coastal territory remains in a challenging humanitarian situation, with modest improvements in access for humanitarian and commercial goods. The average number of monthly shipments into Gaza increased by nine percent in 2009 com [...] | 2010-01-29 21:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EAGR PREF GZ IS |
10JERUSALEM192 | NABLUS BUSINESSMEN VOICE CONCERN OVER ONGOING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 28 trip to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the city's business leaders briefed the Consul General on the impact of Israeli restrictions on the region's business climate. Nablus's aluminum-producing factory (the only one in the West Bank),like many manu [...] | 2010-02-01 17:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS BEXP |
10JERUSALEM275 | LARGE VILLAGES SOUTH OF HEBRON CUT OFF FROM MAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM276 | DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA |
10JERUSALEM279 | NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...] | 2010-02-12 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM329 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting with Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the importance of Israel ending Area A incursions and creating conditions for the Palestinian private sector to generate sustainable economic growth. He s [...] | 2010-02-23 16:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PINS EAID IS |
10JERUSALEM354 | CONGEN JERUSALEM ICT OFFICER [...] Per reftel: ConGen Jerusalem's ICT officer is Sarah Beran, Economic Section, email: berans@state.gov, office: (972) 2 622 7245. ETD 06/2012. RUBINSTEIN [...] | 2010-02-26 15:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON KWBG |
10JERUSALEM356 | CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON ARAB-OWNED MALL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction is underway on a landmark Arab property in East Jerusalem. The building, originally intended to open as a hotel in 1967, is now scheduled to open with retail, commercial, and hotel space in January 2011. The Nuseibehs, a very prominent Jerusalem-Palestinian family, [...] | 2010-02-26 17:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV PGOV KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM357 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR WTO OBSERVER [...] (SBU) Representatives of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) met with Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian private sector representatives to discuss the PA's pending request for World Trade Organization (WTO) observer status. PA Prime Minister Fayyad and Minister [...] | 2010-02-26 17:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD USTR WTRO ECON KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM40 | PALESTINIAN MOBILE OPERATORS ASK FOR HELP IN AREA C [...] (C) Summary: The two Palestinian mobile telephone operators (Jawwal and Wataniya) say they continue to struggle with lack of coverage throughout the West Bank, penetration of Israeli settlement-based cellular networks into Palestinian urban areas, and small frequency allotments (compared to t [...] | 2010-01-08 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM41 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEADS HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a high-profile campaign against products from Israeli settlements found on Palestinian store shelves, and has called for further international boycotts of settlement [...] | 2010-01-08 17:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM67 | OPIC PRESSES WEST BANK HOUSING INITIATIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation visited Jerusalem and Ramallah January 5-7 to prepare for the February launch of the West Bank-based Affordable Mortgage and Lending Corporation (AMAL),attend the launch of a small business loan guarantee program aime [...] | 2010-01-13 14:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN EAID OPIC KWBG IS |
10KABUL126 | BMTF/DHS meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 20, 2009 meeting, Border Management Task Force Director Ortiz met with Finance Minister Zakhilwal and Deputy Minister Sabit to provide an overview of the current mission set and incoming DHS elements and to discuss the Minister's vision to take the Customs Departmen [...] | 2010-01-16 05:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL AF |
10KABUL127 | AFGHAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) E. Anthony Wayne and Treasury Attache met with Da Afghanistan Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat to discuss the M-Paisa pilot project, which uses mobile banking technology to pay Afghan National Polic [...] | 2010-01-16 05:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL213 | U.S. - ITALIAN COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN'S HERAT PROVINCE [...] SUMMARY Italian Ambassador to Afghanistan Claudio Glaentzer told Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) Ambassador Wayne January 19 that Italy was prepared to support funding of the 330 km "east-west" road, specifically the Chesti Sharif to Chagcharan portion. Gla [...] | 2010-01-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD EAID IT AF |
10KABUL216 | FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE AND [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the February 16 CENTCOM/SRAP/ISAF/Embassy Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) civ-mil planning exercise in Doha, post has consulted extensively with ISAF over format, content, participation, and logistics. Post [...] | 2010-01-22 18:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON NATO AF |
10KABUL228 | AFGHANISTAN: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVTS. [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2005, Afghanistan has made steady progress in fulfilling its commitment to fiscal transparency, reinforced by the passage of a Public Expenditure and Financial Management Law (PEFML - 2005),a Procurement Law (2005),the publication of a Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF [...] | 2010-01-24 07:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AF |
10KABUL237 | KARZAI LINKS SECURITY TO AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 10 meeting, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Eikenberry discussed U.S. and Afghan goals and objectives in the agricultural sector with President Karzai and Agriculture Minister Asif Rahimi. President Karzai called agriculture one of the top two de [...] | 2010-01-25 05:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF |
10KABUL246 | THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE AFGHAN JOINT COORDINATION AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is the central platform for strategic coordination, joint policy formulation, problem solving and mutual accountability between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the international community (IC). Th [...] | 2010-01-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV AF |
10KABUL352 | NEW MINISTER OF RURAL REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 26 courtesy call on Jarullah Mansoori to congratulate him on his recent confirmation as MRRD Minister, Ambassador Eikenberry solicited Mansoori's initial views and plans for the ministry, provided a brief overview of the President's Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy and [...] | 2010-01-28 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV AF |
10KABUL388 | Rail Projects Underway, But a Uniform Network Remains [...] (U) Summary: While two rail construction projects in Afghanistan are underway and several more are under discussion, the dream of a nationwide rail network remains remote. Small-scale projects sponsored by neighboring countries require different rail gauges, matching those of the countries these pr [...] | 2010-02-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | ELTN EINV ECON PGOV AF IR |
10KABUL470 | US-JAPAN WORK TO ADVANCE COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wayne, USAID Mission Director Frej, and Embassy representatives met with Japanese Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki and his team on February 4 to solicit views on how Japan plans to disburse $5 billion in assistance to Afghanistan over the next five years. Ambassador Wayne en [...] | 2010-02-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV AF |
10KABUL488 | AFGHANISTAN REPORTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED ANNUAL REVENUES [...] (U) On January 23, 2010, the Deputy Minister of Revenues and Customs, Mr. Gul Sabit, unofficially reported that annual revenues for Afghan fiscal year 2010 are likely to be in excess of the 54.5 billion Afghanis (USD 1.09 billion) target set by the IMF. Estimates from the Ministry of Finance pr [...] | 2010-02-09 05:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EFIN PGOV AF |
10KABUL490 | CURRENT STATUS AND NEXT STEPS ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT [...] (SBU) Members of the Embassy Interagency Agriculture Team met with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) on February 3 to discuss the current status and next steps on addressing the agriculture credit constraints facing the small commercial farmer. MAIL reiterated its [...] | 2010-02-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF |
10KABUL512 | NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR AHADI OUTLINES HIS PLANS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai's newly named National Economic Advisor (NEA),Dr. Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi, discussed his new role with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Tony Wayne and Treasury Attache on February 7 and requested Embassy and other donor assistance [...] | 2010-02-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV AF |
10KABUL551 | AFGHANISTAN BANKING SECTOR VULNERABILITIES: EXPOSURE TO [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Attache Office in Afghanistan has met with multiple bank officials, financial sector experts, and a Washington Post reporter in recent weeks to discuss growing rumors that Kabul Bank and Azizi Bank are highly exposed to the Dubai property market. Together, Kabul Bank a [...] | 2010-02-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV AF |
10KABUL564 | Afghan Banking Sector Booms but Concerns Remain about [...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Attache Office met with officials from six of the seventeen banks operating in Afghanistan in January to gather views on the health of the sector. These meetings were held with a broad range of formal financial institutions, including large (Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, [...] | 2010-02-15 05:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON AF |
10KABUL593 | AN UNDEFINED MISSION AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, newly-appointed Minister of Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandewal discussed his plans for the Ministry with Ambassador Eikenberry and Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne. Minister Arghandewal indicated that he would deve [...] | 2010-02-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD PGOV EINV EIND AF |
10KABUL596 | REFORMING USG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission is developing a new, coordinated approach for providing salary support and technical assistance to key Ministries and offices of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). We are designing programs to reduce ministerial stove-piping and enhance th [...] | 2010-02-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL AF |
10KABUL631 | LAGHMAN GOVERNOR REFLECTS ON TENURE, PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Looking back at his 22-month term as Laghman governor, Lutfullah Mashal claimed slow but obvious progress in the province, including more children in schools and a bustling economy in Mehtarlam. He expressed concern about renewal of violent factional conflict if a new governor wa [...] | 2010-02-20 06:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MOPS AF PK |
10KABUL635 | ASSISTING AFGHANS WITH CULTURAL RESTORATION AND REVIVING [...] Summary: Embassy met a key benchmark in support for Turquoise Mountain Trust (TMT) with the February 16 graduation of 30 students from a three-year program sponsored by the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, the premier institution of its kind in the country. The e [...] | 2010-02-21 06:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SCUL ECON AF |
10KABUL668 | Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...] | 2010-02-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10KABUL684 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (SBU) During a February 10-11 visit to Kabul, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin promoted sound public financial management and governance in meetings with senior Afghan officials, including Central Bank Governor Fitrat and Finance Minister Zakhilwal and in a speech at the American University of A [...] | 2010-02-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV KCRP AF |
10KABUL711 | CORRECTED COPY: Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen strongly encouraged the Afghan banking sector to implement stronger controls against money laundering and terrorist f [...] | 2010-02-28 06:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10KATHMANDU131 | NEPAL: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Ramesh P. Khanal on February 11. Khanal thanked the Embassy for the information. He did not provide any substantive response, at this time. CAMP [...] | 2010-02-11 13:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ACTION ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA NP |
10KATHMANDU145 | NEPAL POISED FOR MAJOR FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Nepal is poised for major investments that could significantly reduce food insecurity and poverty. As a small country which has successfully piloted several global initiatives, Nepal is ready for investments to reduce poverty on a national scale. The Government of Nepal (GON) has begun t [...] | 2010-02-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID EAGR ECON NP |
10KATHMANDU163 | NEPAL: AIRBUS DEAL IN TROUBLE, EU LOBBIES HARD [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Nepal is unlikely to guarantee the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) loan to purchase two Airbus aircraft, according to Finance Secretary Khanal, essentially killing the deal and reviving Boeing's hopes to sell its aircraft to the NAC. The European Union continu [...] | 2010-02-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAIR PREL NP |
10KATHMANDU46 | NEPAL: TWO NEPAL ARMY BATTALIONS ASSISTING IN [...] (U) SCA PDAS Patrick Moon discussed the earthquake in Haiti with Chief of the Army Staff Gurung on January 19. General Gurung reported that Nepal had two battalions serving in the UN Peace Keeping operation, MINUSTAH, in Haiti when the earthquake struck. One soldier was injured and two Nepal [...] | 2010-01-20 12:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON HA KDEM MARR NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
10KATHMANDU84 | NEPAL'S ECONOMY FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's economy, already damaged by a decade of civil conflict, faces balance of payments and liquidity problems, a real estate price bubble, slowing remittance growth, and a shaky (and partially unregulated) banking sector. The IMF, central bank and leading bankers do not war [...] | 2010-01-29 08:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON NP |
10KHARTOUM105 | SPLM Presidential Candidate Arman on Election Prospects [...] (c) Summary. On February 11 Charge d'Affaires met with the Sudanese Popular Liberation Movement's (SPLM) Yasir Arman, Deputy Secretary General of the SPLM (head of Northern Sector) as well as the SPLM candidate for national president. An ebullient Arman charted an electoral calculus that wo [...] | 2010-02-12 10:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS ECON ECIN EPET PNAT SU |
10KHARTOUM236 | SUDAN: CHINA POISED FOR KEY ROLE IN POST 2011 AGRICULTURE [...] (U) Summary: The People's Republic of China (PRC) is encouraging Chinese private enterprises to invest heavily in Sudan's agriculture sector, Lee "Ali" Wei Zheng, Commercial Officer for the Chinese Embassy, told PolEconOff February 3. Chinese investors currently have ten farms in China, and [...] | 2010-02-11 09:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EFIN EPET SU |
10KHARTOUM304 | SE Gration Meets with Senior SPLM Officials [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 meeting, senior Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/ Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials told Special Envoy Gration that there had been good, though not perfect, progress in passing outstanding laws central to implementation of the Comprehensive [...] | 2010-02-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINS SU |
10KHARTOUM306 | SE Gration Meets with Senior SPLM Officials [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 meeting, senior Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/ Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials told Special Envoy Gration that there had been good, though not perfect, progress in passing outstanding laws central to implementation of the Comprehensive [...] | 2010-02-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINS SU |
10KHARTOUM314 | Sudan: Solar Energy in Use in Sudan [...] (U) Summary: During his February 14-17 visit to Sudan, Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) met with Dr. Migdam Elsheikh Abdelgani, Director of the National Centre for Research (NCR) in Khartoum to talk about the work of its 13 research institutes and its premier Renewable Energy Institute (RE [...] | 2010-02-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON EAGR ENRG SU |
10KHARTOUM33 | GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...] | 2010-01-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU |
10KHARTOUM332 | SUDAN: EXPERTS ASSESS MANUFACTURING, SERVICES, BANKING [...] (U) Summary: On February 21, Alwaleed Alatabani, World Bank (WB) Senior Financial Sector Specialist told PolEconOffs at a Donor Economic Forum meeting that Sudan's high cost of loans and over-reliance on collateral-based lending have stifled business growth. In addition, corruption, non-perfo [...] | 2010-02-25 15:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SOCI ECPS EIND SU |
10KHARTOUM36 | GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...] | 2010-01-08 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU |
10KHARTOUM75 | SUDAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT AT FIVE YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) the CPA stands at a critical juncture as Sudan moves into its first election since 1986. The peace agreement has hel [...] | 2010-01-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO MOPS ECON EFIN SU |
10KHARTOUM79 | Sudan: Unity Fund Chair on Sanctions Trip, Electoral [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met January 27 with General Yahia Hussein Babiker, erstwhile Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service of Sudan and current Secretary General of the Unity Support Fund. Babiker, who joined a delegation to the United States to discuss the ins and outs of the U.S [...] | 2010-01-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EFIN EAID SU |
10KIGALI122 | RWANDA EAGER TO TAKE GREATER OWNERSHIP OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 4-5 annual meeting with development partners to review progress and efforts to make aid more effective, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) proposed to limit the number of sectors in which each donor country works in order to reduce transaction costs and risks of d [...] | 2010-02-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR EINV SOCI ECON KMCA RW |
10KIGALI41 | RWANDA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Rwanda recognizes the private sector is an essential engine of development and welcomes foreign investment in policy and in practice. As a result of reforms implemented in 2008 and 2009, the World Bank recognized Rwanda as the world,s top reformer in adopting business re [...] | 2010-01-22 07:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR RW |
10KIGALI53 | RWANDAIR SIGNS WITH BOEING, EXPANDS FLEET [...] (C) Rwandair signed in December 2009 a contract with Boeing to buy two new 737-800 aircraft for $84 million. At the signing celebration on December 17, the Rwandair CEO praised Embassy efforts supporting the negotiation. The new aircraft will feature innovative "Dreamliner" interiors and are [...] | 2010-01-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD RW |
10KIGALI9 | UDPR PARTY LEADER ON RWANDAN POLITICS, LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of Rwanda's small UDPR party, who is a member of parliament, told polcouns December 30 that Rwanda needed strong and stable government and economic growth. Rwanda's parliament was working hard to pass legislation related the East African Community (EAC),he said; howev [...] | 2010-01-07 08:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD PREL RW |
10KINGSTON118 | Jamaica: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 20:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT EINV ENRG PGOV KTDB KCOR OPIC USTR XL JM |
10KINGSTON176 | Jamaica: 2010 Special 301 Watch List Response [...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list until it passes a World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS-compliant patent law. The country's trademark and copyright regime meet international standards, and enforcement efforts remain commendable. Progress also [...] | 2010-02-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL TRSY USTR KIPR XL JM |
10KINGSTON194 | JAMAICA: IMF STANDBY FACILITY APPROVED [...] (SBU) After a series of missed deadlines, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) finally has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On February 4, the IMF approved a USD 1.27 billion Standby facility for Jamaica, opening the door for a further USD 1 billion in funding from other m [...] | 2010-02-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI EAIR IDB IBRD IMF JM |
10KINGSTON196 | Jamaica's Libel Laws: A Chilling Effect on Crime and [...] (U) Jamaica's libel laws have a chilling effect on investigative reporting by the press and hinder the media's ability to bring corruption and criminal activity to light. A duty to inform subjects of media reporting prior to publishing puts the subject of a story on notice and provides them w [...] | 2010-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON214 | JAMAICA LOOKS TO THE EAST [...] (SBU) Jamaica's relationship with China has continued to blossom after Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding led a delegation to Beijing from January 30 to February 6 (Reftel A). The delegation, which also included three government ministers as well as several public sector officials, discussed a [...] | 2010-02-10 20:41:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP ECIN ECON EAIR EIND EINV EMIN ETRD ELTN |
10KINGSTON230 | JAMAICA: WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES JAMAICAN [...] (SBU) The World Bank will provide the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) with USD 400 million in concessionary loans over the next 27 months of the International Monetary fund (IMF) program, according to World Bank Special Representative to Jamaica Badrul Haque, who met with CDA to discuss development [...] | 2010-02-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PREL IDB IBRD IMF JM XL |
10KINGSTON260 | JAMAICA: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CONDEMNS PRISON CONDITIONS, [...] (U) Jamaica's detention facilities are "inhumane" and "reflect a complete disrespect for human dignity," according to Manfred Nowak, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel and Inhuman Treatment. Nowak, who had been invited by the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to as [...] | 2010-02-25 16:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM HURI ECON OFDP OVIP PGOV SCUL SNAR SOCI KCOR |
10KINGSTON27 | Jamaica: Fertile Soil for Terrorism? [...] (C) Jamaica has a significant penchant for violence, frequently gang related, and often exported to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Some perpetrators appear to be in search of the sense of security and strength offered by gang membership, or perhaps to fill the void of an a [...] | 2010-02-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER SOCI EAIR ASEC PREL PINS PINR KISL KCRM |
10KINGSTON280 | Jamaica: Response To Fiscal Year 2010 FISCAL U.S. Raw Cane [...] (U) In response to questions listed in reftel A, Post has included the following responses from Mr. R. Karl James, General Manager Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited: A. Does your Jamaica plan to ship its full FY 2010 allocation of raw cane sugar to the United States for delivery by Sep [...] | 2010-02-26 17:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PREL TRSY OPIC IBRD IMF XL JM |
10KINGSTON282 | Jamaican Real Estate: Lower Rates May Lift Market [...] (U) The successful completion of the Jamaican Debt Exchange (JDX) program, combined with the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving a 27-month Stand-By Arrangement with Jamaica on February 4 for nearly US$1.27 billion to support the country's balance of payments and [...] | 2010-02-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON48 | JAMAICA: FISCAL CRISIS THREATENS MONETARY STABILITY [...] (SBU) Jamaica's fiscal crisis is beginning to threaten monetary stability, with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) (central bank) forced to extend direct credit to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) as well as purchase debt instruments shunned by the market. The BOJ accommodation has become necessary becau [...] | 2010-01-14 14:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON56 | JAMAICA: MAROONS STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE UNIQUE CULTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 20:31:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON JM PGOV SCUL SOCI XL |
10KINGSTON74 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Per reftels, Emboff delivered demarche on humanitarian assistance offers for Haiti to Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Minister of Information Daryl Vaz on the morning of January 19. Vaz reported that the Secretary had met briefly with Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Foreign Minister Kenneth [...] | 2010-01-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA JM XL |
10KINGSTON84 | JAMAICA: A GOOD WEEK FOR GOLDING, BUT DAUNTING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding and his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)-led Government of Jamaica (GOJ) have enjoyed a much-needed string of policy successes in recent weeks: rapid progress on negotiations for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Standby Agreement, initiation of a debt-excha [...] | 2010-01-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON SNAR ASEC CJAN CVIS EAIR EFIN |
10KINSHASA1 | KABILA'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS EMPHASIZES PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In his annual televised New Year's address to the nation, President Kabila reiterated campaign themes that formed the basis of his 2006 campaign and his 2009 State of the Nation speech (reftel),and may also have hinted that a long expected cabinet reshuffle will be forthcomin [...] | 2010-01-06 11:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON MOPS CG |
10KINSHASA100 | FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) The FY2010 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government. In addition, the DRC required a waiver in 2009 under Section 7086 (C)(1)of the SFOAA. Post therefore provides the following responses to the questions contained i [...] | 2010-01-28 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CG |
10KINSHASA102 | CONGO EXPRESS, A NEW AIRLINE FOR THE DRC [...] (U) Congo Express was launched on January 25 in association with South African Express, part of South African Airways, and will be based in Lubumbashi, Katanga Province. The new airline will operate a fleet of CRJ200 aircraft and will initially provide domestic connections between Kinshasa, L [...] | 2010-01-29 07:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ETRD ECON PGOV CG |
10KINSHASA160 | DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING: DRC [...] (U) In response to reftel, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to the Chief of Staff to the DRC Minister of Transport Ernest Ilang'Ikwa on February 3 and the DRC Minister of Transport Mathieu MPita on February 4. 2. (U) Mpita stated that on February 3, he signed a circular on ro [...] | 2010-02-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI CG |
10KINSHASA176 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands at a crossroads in 2010, having registered progress in stabilizing the security situation in the volatile eastern part of the country in 2009, and awaiting local and national elections in 2011. On the security and democratization [...] | 2010-02-10 19:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS MASS MONUC EAID ECON |
10KINSHASA194 | Chinese Engagement in the DRC and Potential Areas for [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strong and growing. China's highly visible presence is largely focused on extractive industries, infrastructure and construction projects, including those financed through multilateral development banks (such as the [...] | 2010-02-16 20:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV EMIN SENV PGOV PREL CH CG |
10KINSHASA218 | Cabinet Reshuffle Announced Over Weekend; Impact Still [...] 1. (U) On February 20 President Kabila announced a new cabinet, his third since taking office in December 2006. Also included in the announcement are the names of a new special advisor for security affairs, as well as a new chief of staff. Analysis of the new cabinet's likely impact, [...] | 2010-02-22 11:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON CG |
10KINSHASA22 | MIMINCO INVESTMENT DISPUTE STILL SIMMERS [...] (SBU) Summary: MIMINCO local representative Joseph Kabwika reported to Econoff on January 6 that no progress has been made on either GDRC payment of a USD 13 million ICSID settlement to MIMINCO or the expropriation of MIMINCO from its headquarters building in Kinshasa. He requested immediate [...] | 2010-01-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV KJUS KTFN CG |
10KINSHASA232 | CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO GOMA, DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Richard Durbin and Sherrod Brown traveled to Goma, DRC from February 15-16, 2010. The Senators, accompanied by Ms. Connie Schultz (wife of Senator Brown) and four staff members, visited an IDP camp, a hospital specialized in treating victims of sexual violence, and me [...] | 2010-02-23 07:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON CG |
10KINSHASA24 | PRESIDENT KABILA TURNS DOWN 2010 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, President Joseph Kabila rejected the draft 2010 budget and sent it back to Parliament for revisions. One likely reason behind the rejection is that Kabila wants to control spending in order to reach the completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) [...] | 2010-01-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG |
10KINSHASA254 | Prime Minister Assures Donors of Progress and Commitment [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, accompanied by a team of key ministers, assured bilateral and multilateral donors on February 23 of the government of the DRC (GDRC)'s political commitment to and progress towards meeting the triggers required to reach Heavily Indebted Poor Countr [...] | 2010-02-24 15:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL |
10KINSHASA278 | Task Force on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources: [...] (SBU) Summary: The Task Force on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region met for the fifth time on January 20-22, 2010 in Kinshasa. As the first Task Force meeting to be held in Kinshasa, and thus hosted by the government of the DRC (GDRC),much of the program consi [...] | 2010-02-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CG ETRD ECON EINV |
10KINSHASA33 | 2009 in review: On balance progress prevails, but barely [...] (C) Summary: 2009 did not commence auspiciously for the DRC. The country faced a critical security situation, both internally and with regard to certain neighboring countries; the specter of the global economic crisis threatened financial collapse; and weak political institutions appeared to [...] | 2010-02-02 09:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MOPS MARR PHUM PREF EAID PBTS CG |
10KINSHASA39 | Cabinet reshuffle announced February 20: Prime Minister is [...] (C) Summary: Ending a long period of speculation about a cabinet reshuffle, President Kabila announced his new government late Friday, February 19 (ref C). The big winner was Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito who kept his position and received support when Kabila appointed trusted confidants to [...] | 2010-02-26 07:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR PREF PHUM CG |
10KINSHASA42 | UPDATE ON NYAMULAGIRA VOLCANO NEAR GOMA: SPECIALIST SAYS [...] Summary: On Thursday January 7, USAID/OFDA Rep and Goma-based POLOFF attended a special briefing by Dario Tedesco, an Italian volcanologist with extensive experience analyzing Goma's volcanoes and Lake Kivu. Tedesco said that although lava flows were not headed toward any populated area, the [...] | 2010-01-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SENV UNESCO ECON EPET PREF CG |
10KINSHASA68 | CONGOLESE PRESS GENERALLY POSITIVE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL [...] Kinshasa local press reporting has focused on reports of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (GDRC) pledge to contribute $2.5 million dollars in emergency assistance. Pro-government and independent papers have reacted positively to this decision, and have argued, despite cr [...] | 2010-01-21 19:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL HA CG KPAO ECON |
10KINSHASA88 | DRC MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS EITI VALIDATION [...] Summary: In 2008, the DRC became a candidate country for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),a multi-stakeholder effort to increase transparency in transactions between governments and companies in the extractive industries (reftel). In order to be declared or "validate [...] | 2010-01-25 16:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EMIN ENRG EPET ECON PGOV CG |
10KINSHASA92 | DRC: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2010. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 68 million) and generally [...] | 2010-01-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KTDB OPIC USTR CG |
10KOLKATA25 | AMBASSADOR ROEMER PEDALS HIS WAY TO WIN A NEW BIHAR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Roemer's February 4-5 visit to Bihar, the first ambassadorial visit in more than a decade to India's third most populous state, he promoted the U.S.-India strategic dialogue and pedaled his way to win Bihar's "hearts and minds". He met the state's Chief Ministe [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON ELTN ENRG EAID SCUL KISL IN |
10KOLONIA8 | AMBASSADOR PRAHAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS, MEETS WITH FSM [...] (U) Summary. Peter Alan Prahar became the eighth U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) after presenting his credentials to FSM President Emanuel Mori. Ambassador Prahar then met separately with President Mori, Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lorin Robert, and Acting Chief [...] | 2010-02-10 05:24:00 | Embassy Kolonia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID FM |
10KUALALUMPUR10 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY CONGRESSMAN [...] (C) Mr. Congressman, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predecessor [...] | 2010-01-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD KDEM MY |
10KUALALUMPUR103 | MALAYSIA’S NEW ECONOMIC MODEL: ECONOMIC REFORM EFFORTS MAY MEET OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Najib Razak (Najib) introduced a first wave of limited economic reforms (refs A and B) shortly after taking office in April 2009 and has promised more substantial economic reforms designed to improve Malaysia's competitiveness (ref C). To accomplish this, Najib f [...] | 2010-02-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV EXIM MY PGOV |
10KUALALUMPUR116 | MALAYSIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE YET TO [...] (U) Embassy delivered the refetel demarche to Malaysia's Road Safety Department's (RSD) Director General Suret Singh. In follow-up conversations, Singh said that he reviewed the information and passed the information request to the legal department, but he did not have any further response. Em [...] | 2010-02-23 00:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ELTN UNDP UNGA MY |
10KUALALUMPUR117 | MALAYSIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE YET TO [...] (U) Embassy delivered the refetel demarche to Malaysia's Road Safety Department's (RSD) Director General Suret Singh. In follow-up conversations, Singh said that he reviewed the information and passed the information request to the legal department, but he did not have any further response. Em [...] | 2010-02-23 00:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ELTN UNDP UNGA MY |
10KUALALUMPUR130 | SPECIAL 301 KUALA LUMPUR INPUT [...] (SBU) In 2009 Malaysian IPR enforcement authorities continued to make significant progress in fighting IPR piracy as compared to the previous year. Malaysia also continued its legislative efforts to modernize its copyright laws and come into compliance with various trade commitments, including [...] | 2010-02-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR MY |
10KUALALUMPUR37 | MALAYSIA: ISA UPDATE - PETRONAS MOVING AWAY FROM IRAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Post approached the three Malaysian companies listed in Ref A that are reportedly doing business or contemplating doing business in Iran. Petronas told us January 11 that it has no active investments in Iran, no commitment has been made to invest in South Pars Phase 11 and its c [...] | 2010-01-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY |
10KUALALUMPUR55 | MALAYSIAN INTENTIONS FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 01:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF MY |
10KUALALUMPUR59 | MALAYSIA: SKS VENTURES EXPLAINS ITS IRAN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: SKS Ventures (SKS) CEO Abang Iskandar Muas (Iskandar) met with Econoff January 19 to discuss SKS plans to develop the Golshan and Ferdowsi gas fields (G&F) in Iran. Iskandar said that the GOM had initially negotiated the deal with the GOI and handed the project to SKS just prior [...] | 2010-01-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG EPET ETTC IR KNNP MY |
10KUALALUMPUR61 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY DEPUTY U.S. [...] (C) Ambassador Marantis, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predece [...] | 2010-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PROG PREL MY |
10KUALALUMPUR96 | MALAYSIA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN TRANS-PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy USTR Marantis accompanied by the Ambassador discussed the Trans Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) and other trade issues in meetings with Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa, and several other Ministerial level officials during his v [...] | 2010-02-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MY |
10KUWAIT103 | GOK TO ATTEND MARCH CITES CONFERENCE IN DOHA [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points about the U.S. initiatives for the 15th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (COP15) taking place March 13-25 in Doha to Captain Ali Al-Haider, Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority on January 31st. Al-Haider affirmed [...] | 2010-02-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KU SENV ENRC KSCA CITES AORC UNEP |
10KUWAIT105 | U.S. MILITARY FLIES KUWAITI TENTS TO HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) on February 3, three weeks after the Minister of Health approached Ambassador for assistance in sending relief supplies to Haiti, final clearances were received permitting space-available transportation of 300 Kuwait Red Crescent [...] | 2010-02-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREF YM KU |
10KUWAIT106 | KUWAIT SCENE SETTER FOR SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ZERHOUNI [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the February 17-18 visit of Science Envoy Elias Zerhouni. Meetings have been requested with the following officials: H.E. Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, the Minister of Health; Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi, the Director General for the Kuwait Institute for Scient [...] | 2010-02-04 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KU SENV |
10KUWAIT13 | GOK STATES NO RECENT ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Waleed Al-Sabej, the General Supervisor and Acting Director of Kuwait's Arab League Boycott office on December 30 to discuss recent activities (ref A). Al-Sabej confirmed that he attends the bi-annual Arab Boycott League meetings at the Damascus-headquartered office. H [...] | 2010-01-11 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ECON ETRD KU |
10KUWAIT150 | KUWAITI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ON [...] (SBU) In the context of the Kuwaiti parliamentary passage of a four year $104 billion development plan (including approximately $80 billion in oil sector projects),Ambassador met with Kuwait Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ali Al-Ghanim to discuss potential opportunities for U.S. businesses. Al- [...] | 2010-02-22 07:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ENRG ECON EPET KU |
10KUWAIT152 | S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS [...] (U) On February 2nd, Econoff delivered reftel points about the call for small grants proposals from the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues to Business and Professional Women Organization (BPW) members Maha A. Al-Baghli, the Senior Manager with the Kuwait Asia Holding Company and Maali [...] | 2010-02-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KU |
10KUWAIT165 | KUWAIT: SPECIAL 301 REPORT 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on February 10th, Econcouns informed Ahmed Al-Haroun, the Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),and Sheikha Rasha Naief Al-Sabah, the Director for IPR in the MOCI, about the 2010 301 Special Report review process. Due to the delays in passing a TRIPS-compliant C [...] | 2010-02-24 11:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD SENV ECON KU |
10KUWAIT35 | KUWAIT TO PROVIDE RELIEF SUPPLIES TO HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Key points: -- The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) will wire USD 800,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as early as January 19. -- KRCS has already purchased aproximately 100 tons [...] | 2010-01-19 12:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU |
10KUWAIT4 | SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapsh [...] | 2010-01-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU |
10KUWAIT61 | IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LARIJANI COMPLETES [...] (U) Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani completed a two-day visit to Kuwait on January 27 at the invitation of Kuwaiti Parliament speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi, who met Larijani on arrival at Kuwait airport. While Kuwait's press provided only a sketchy outline of the meetings, some ink was de [...] | 2010-01-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR KU |
10KUWAIT79 | KUWAIT INCREASES ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. On January 28 DCM and Econcouns met with Yousef Al-Merag, Director of Disaster relief for the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS),to discuss the status of GoK,s pending offer of in-kind assistance to Haiti and to thank h [...] | 2010-01-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU |
10KUWAIT8 | SBU SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapshot [...] | 2010-01-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU |
10KUWAIT90 | RED CRESCENT TO SEND 1,500 TENTS TO HAITI - TOTAL [...] (U) Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) President Barges Al-Barges told emboffs January 30 that Kuwait had pledged a total of USD 3.5 million, KRCS had already sent USD one million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC),spent an additional USD 330,000 to purchase [...] | 2010-02-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU |
10KUWAIT95 | KUWAIT TRIES TO DOWNPLAY IMPORTANCE OF VISITS BY [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti officials took pains to downplay the importance of a January 26 - 27 visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the preceding week's visit by an Iranian economic team. Officials insisted that the Larijani visit had come at the invitation of Kuwait's Parliament [...] | 2010-02-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG IR KU |
10KYIV105 | UKRAINE: VERKHOVNA RADA OVERIDES VETO OF LAND SALE [...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, overturned President Yushchenko's veto of the bill extending the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land until January 1, 2012. In a widely expected move, the Rada confirmed its decision to formally put agricultural land sales on hold [...] | 2010-01-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR UP |
10KYIV193 | UKRAINE'S DEPUTY PM ON MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] (C) Summary. In a broad-ranging discussion with the Ambassador on February 2, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Nemyrya expressed concern about Ukraine being designated as a high-risk country at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary meeting in Abu Dhabi in mid-February. Nemyrya also [...] | 2010-02-05 11:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV UP |
10KYIV226 | UKRAINE'S 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine suffered one of Europe's worst recessions in 2009, with real GDP declining nearly 15%. The economic slump was prompted by a sharp fall in global demand for steel and chemical products, combined with the global credit crunch and vulnerabilities in the Ukrainian financial [...] | 2010-02-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP |
10KYIV232 | FIRTASH TRIUMPHS OVER TYMOSHENKO ON NADRA [...] (SBU) Summary. Nadra Bank's year-long moratorium on deposit withdrawals ended on February 10, amidst last-ditch negotiations over the bank's future. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) had engaged in talks on February 10 about liquidating Nadra, one of Ukraine's largest private banks, only to [...] | 2010-02-11 12:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP |
10KYIV234 | UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the distracted driving demarche on January 27 to Oleksiy Illyashenko, Deputy Head of Public Relations and International Affairs at the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior, with the points and questions attached as a non-paper. The Ministry of the Interior did not [...] | 2010-02-12 13:20:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UP |
10KYIV241 | UKRAINIAN MOBILE TELECOM SECTOR AT A GLANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian mobile telecom sector is divided among three major service providers - Kyivstar, MTS-Ukraine, and Life - which control more than 90 percent of the market. Kyivstar, the market leader, is jointly owned by Norwegian Telenor and Russian Alfa Group. MTS-Ukraine, the [...] | 2010-02-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD EINV UP |
10KYIV244 | YANUKOVYCH CONFIDANT AZAROV PROMISES NEW COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Yanukovych confidant and close economic advisor Mykola Azarov predicted that the President-elect would be in a stronger position to negotiate a new governing parliamentary coalition after the February 25 inauguration. Yanukovych was determined to build a stable coalition to enab [...] | 2010-02-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG UP |
10KYIV262 | UKRAINE: NEW LAWS ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (parliament) passed legislative reforms on public procurement, business deregulation, and land and property title registration that had long been advocated for by the World Bank and USAID. Analysts note that these three laws represent positive progress [...] | 2010-02-19 11:17:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD UP |
10KYIV275 | SCENESETTER: NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES' [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UP |
10KYIV278 | FORMER TYMOSHENKO INSIDER CALLS HER DESTRUCTIVE, [...] (C) Summary. In a damning indictment of Prime Minster Yuliya Tymoshenko and her lack of leadership, respected xxxxxxxxxxxx argued that Tymoshenko would continue to work against reform. To limit her destructiveness, xxxxxxxxxxxx argued for early parliamentary elections, which would help strengthen n [...] | 2010-02-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR ECON PREL UP |
10KYIV299 | KYIV TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 09:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON UP |
10KYIV301 | PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Respected economist and Party of Regions' Member of Parliament Iryna Akimova stressed the need for fiscal discipline, financial sector reform, and improvements to the investment climate during her February 23 meeting with the Ambassador. She also recognized the need to focus on [...] | 2010-02-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV UP |
10KYIV68 | UKRAINIAN LAND SALE MORATORIUM ENDS, BUT [...] (U) Summary. President Yuschenko vetoed a bill that would have extended the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land through the end of 2011, allowing the ban to expire on January 1, 2010. As in past years, parliament is expected to make a strong push to overturn the veto. However, even [...] | 2010-01-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR UP |
10KYIV71 | UKRAINE'S NATIONAL BANK WILL HELP WITH GAS PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the lack of political unity, the National Bank of Ukraine was obliged to help the government make its gas payments to Russia in a timely manner, National Bank Governor Stelmakh told the Ambassador on January 14. During the meeting, Stelmakh also noted that the exchange r [...] | 2010-01-15 16:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP |
10KYIV89 | UKRAINE'S ACTING FINANCE MINISTER SURVIVES 2009, [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's government still hopes for revisions to the IMF program that would allow it to access $2 billion currently held in reserves at the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU),according to Acting Finance Minister Umanskyi. Without access to IMF money, the first quarter of 2010 woul [...] | 2010-01-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP |
10LAGOS17 | CHEVRON MAKARABA PIPELINE SABOTAGED [...] (C) On January 8 Chevron's Makaraba pipeline in Delta State was sabotaged. The pipeline has supplied the Escravos terminal with 20,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Hercules Manager Coleman McDonough says it is not clear if the pipeline was in production or not at the time of the incident. [...] | 2010-01-11 16:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI |
10LAGOS34 | LOCAL CONTENT BILL STRATEGY [...] (C) The Local Content Bill passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate and the House versions now need to be reconciled. There will be a third and final reading scheduled once the reconciliation process has been completed. Speculation is that it could happen as soon [...] | 2010-01-29 07:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV WTRO USTR NI |