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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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10LAGOS38 | FIGHTING CORRUPTION WITH TECHNOLOGY IN EDO, NIGERIA [...] (C) Governor Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) of Edo State seeks to fight corruption with technology rather than the judiciary. Oshiomhole has collected biometric data from public employees and scanned in personnel documents in order to validate wage, salary and pension payments. He is inc [...] | 2010-02-01 13:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM ECON NI |
10LAGOS50005 | RECALL 10 LAGOS 50005 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 07:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
10LAGOS61 | DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTIES IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) The Niger Delta faces significant development challenges as illustrated by nine projects in Delta and Bayelsa States visited by PolOff January 20 and 21. Difficult topography, ethnic rivalry, endemic corruption, under-development of human capacity, and a comprehensive lack of maintenance [...] | 2010-02-16 12:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR SENV NI |
10LAGOS71 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS OIL COMPANIES IN LAGOS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary (A/S) Carson met with members of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) on February 7. The A/S stressed the fact that Nigeria is the most important country in Africa for the United States. The IOC members noted that the A/S spoke mainly of issues in Northern Nigeria a [...] | 2010-02-22 14:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV PREL NI |
10LAGOS73 | LAGOS GOVERNOR WANTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS [...] (C) In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson on February 6, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola (Action Congress - AC) asked the U.S. to continue to insist publicly on scrupulous respect for Nigeria's Constitution. Fashola also described his administration's p [...] | 2010-02-22 15:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCOR SOCI NI |
10LAGOS75 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS OIL COMPANIES IN LAGOS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary (A/S) Carson met with members of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) on February 7. The A/S stressed the fact that Nigeria is the most important country in Africa for the United States. The IOC members noted that the A/S spoke mainly of issues in Northern Nigeria and did [...] | 2010-02-23 08:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL NI |
10LAGOS77 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...] | 2010-02-23 12:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI |
10LAGOS8 | SOUND MANAGEMENT BOLSTERS EDO STATE BALANCE SHEET [...] (C) Fiscal management, the introduction of new technologies, and the implementation of coherent polices by Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress) have bolstered the State's balance sheet, according to commissioners and observers. The State has significantly increased revenues [...] | 2010-01-06 14:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON ELAB NI |
10LAGOS81 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...] | 2010-02-23 19:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI |
10LAHORE20 | PUNJAB'S DEFICIT SPENDING POSES CHALLENGES FOR NEXT IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An August 2009 deal to finance Punjab province's deficit received sudden attention from the media in January, despite the absence of new issues arising from that deal - yet. The size of Punjab's growing deficit, however, raises concerns about the next review of Pakistan's financ [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK |
10LAPAZ202 | BOLIVIA - response to TDA report on worst forms of child [...] Per reftel B, post submits the following information for the U.S. Department of Labor's Congressional Reporting Requirements related to forced and child labor. 2. Post has no new information relevant to tasking 1: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005, Sec [...] | 2010-02-02 12:23:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PREL BL PGOV EAID |
10LAPAZ23 | Morales begins next administration in strong economic [...] (U) SUMMARY. As President Morales is inaugurated into his second term in office, Bolivia enters 2010 with strong economic fundamentals. Although concerns remain about the investment climate, GDP continues its strong growth (6.1% in 2008, 3.25% in 2009),inflation fell significantly (from 11.8% [...] | 2010-01-26 18:07:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL BL EINV EFIN SNAR ETRD |
10LAPAZ368 | Special 301 La Paz Input [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Bolivia remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2010. Bolivia's new constitution, passed by referendum on January 25, 2009, includes references to protection of intellectual property rights (IPR),but only for indigenous groups by name. Bolivia protects co [...] | 2010-02-26 13:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BL |
10LAPAZ370 | BOLIVIA - Telcom Officer [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 15:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS BL |
10LAPAZ47 | Bolivia: No major changes predicted in gas industry [...] (U) Summary: Bolivia's natural gas production fell in 2009 due to reduced regional demand, dropping from 40-42 million cubic meters a day (Mm3/d) in 2008 to the current 33 Mm3/d. Natural gas exports also fell as a percentage of the value of total exports, from 45 percent in 2008 to 37 percen [...] | 2010-02-17 16:57:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV BL |
10LAPAZ57 | The United States Remains Bolivia's 4th Largest Trading [...] SUMMARY. U.S.-Bolivian bilateral trade remains relatively strong, in spite of cancellation of Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) preferences for Bolivia. Overall, preliminary 2009 numbers indicate that Bolivian exports to the United States decreased by 14.5% from 2008, c [...] | 2010-02-23 20:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINT PREL BL |
10LAPAZ72 | BOLIVIA - 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, Embassy La Paz submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. The Bolivian investment climate is undergoing a transformation. In February 2009, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)-led government obtained passage of a new constitution which aggressively [...] | 2010-01-13 19:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BL |
10LIBREVILLE23 | GABON: ECONOMIC TRANSPARENCY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Gabon's new President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, announced bold economic reforms upon taking office in October 2009. His ambitious agenda is aimed at jump-starting the country's deteriorating economy and changing the way business is done in Gabon to attract investors. Anti-corruption [...] | 2010-01-14 05:38:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GB |
10LILONGWE110 | MALAWI: NEW AU CHAIRMAN RETURNS IN TRIUMPH [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika returned to Malawi in triumph from the AU summit in Addis Ababa on February 1. Local media had presented the election for the AU chairmanship as a showdown between Mutharika and outgoing chairman Muammar al-Quadhafi. Most Malawians viewed the President's elec [...] | 2010-02-10 16:23:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AU EAID ECON EINV MI |
10LILONGWE21 | MALAWI: GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Summary: One of the poorest countries in the world and highly vulnerable to food shortages, Malawi is an appropriate target for the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Mission plan is based on three pillars (assistance, direct diplomacy, and public diplomacy),and will engage all U [...] | 2010-01-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV MI |
10LILONGWE40 | MALAWI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GOOD AND GETTING BETTER [...] Summary. Malawi's budget is a matter of public record and fiscal information is available through the Ministry of Finance. U.S. and other donor programs have contributed to improvements in GOM capacity, and to the quality and transparency of the budget process. Although there is still room f [...] | 2010-01-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID MI |
10LILONGWE51 | PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S AGENDA FOR THE AU [...] SUMMARY: Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has not articulated a specific agenda for the African Union if, as expected, he is elected the organization's chair at the AU's upcoming summit in Addis Ababa. To date, Mutharika has generally kept a low profile on international political i [...] | 2010-01-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | AU EAID ECON EINV PREL MI |
10LIMA116 | Haiti [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA PREF EAID ECON PE |
10LIMA172 | Peru - Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agr [...] | 2010-01-26 21:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PE |
10LIMA222 | January Trade and Investment Brief [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru's Free Trade Agreement with S. Korea -- Entry into Force of Peru-China Agreement Delayed -- The Peru-EU Negotiations -- Negotiations with Japan Remain Complicated -- India and Peru Talk Pos [...] | 2010-02-02 19:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
10LIMA228 | Texting while driving illegal in Peru; relevant stats likely [...] SUMMARY: Text messaging while driving is illegal in Peru under its law that prohibits the use of cell phones while driving. While some statistics are available relating to Peru road accidents, the Vice Minister expressed doubt that any estimates about accidents due to messaging would be reli [...] | 2010-02-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS SOCI UNDP UNGA PE |
10LIMA272 | CIVAIR: PERU RESPONSE TO IATA'S "AGENDA FOR FREEDOM" [...] Summary. The Peruvian aviation authority indicated that Peru will not be interested in endorsing reftel policy statement. The policy of the Peruvian government is to enter into bilateral aviation agreements instead of general agreements. Peru has bilateral aviation agreements with thirty coun [...] | 2010-02-10 20:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD ECON PGOV PE |
10LIMA29 | Scene Setter for Deputy Secretary Steinberg [...] (C) Summary: Peru remains a critical "swing state" in a region divided along political fault lines. Peru's remarkable success in turning the page on 30 years of dictatorships, populism, near failed state status, and authoritarianism has given way to a decade of record economic growth, de [...] | 2010-01-07 18:40:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR PTER PE |
10LIMA67 | Peru's Haiti Assistance [...] Peru has sent three aircraft with humanitarian aid for Haiti. The presidential plane, carrying three cabinet members and the Chief of Peru's Armed Forces Joint Command, in addition to emergency relief aid cargo, landed in Haiti on January 14. Two additional aircraft (a Hercules C-130 and a Bo [...] | 2010-01-22 18:25:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA PREF EAID ECON PE |
10LISBON12 | PORTUGAL ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW: MANY POSITIVE STEPS [...] Portugal's environmental programs, managed by the Government of Portugal Environment Agency, have produced impressive results in recent years. Ambitious renewable energy programs should enable Portugal to meet targets for greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Air and water qual [...] | 2010-01-08 15:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR KGCC ECON PREL PO |
10LISBON31 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE IN RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN [...] On January 19, Poleconoff delivered reftel demarche to Joao Batista, Deputy Director of the Americas Department at the Portuguese MFA, thanking the government for its humanitarian assistance to Haiti and stressing the areas of immediate focus during the initial phase of relief efforts. 2. B [...] | 2010-01-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA PO |
10LISBON35 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - JAN 21 [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...] | 2010-01-21 12:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
10LISBON43 | PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO |
10LISBON45 | PORTUGAL ON CITES COP15 U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] Poleconoff and Economic Assistant delivered reftel talking points to Ana Zuquete, Joao Loureiro, and Paulo Carmo of the Portuguese Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity, who will be the Portuguese delegation to CoP15 and share issue responsibilities. Loureiro will lead the de [...] | 2010-01-29 11:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV AORC ECON PO |
10LISBON47 | PORTUGAL ILZSG, ICSG STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Jorge, [...] | 2010-01-29 15:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC APER ECON PO |
10LISBON48 | (CORRECTED COPY ADDED SIGNATURE) PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...] | 2010-02-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
10LISBON58 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2010-02-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO |
10LISBON64 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2010-02-11 09:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO |
10LISBON66 | PORTUGAL: ACTION REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In April 2009, officials of Millennium BCP, Portugal's leading private bank, visited Iran at the invitation of the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon and met with the Central Bank and other entities in the financial sector to discuss Iran's in [...] | 2010-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10LISBON72 | VENEZUELA WITHHOLDS PAYMENT TO PORTUGUESE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Portugal signed a series of commercial agreements with Venezuela in 2008 to expand economic cooperation. While the agreements have increased Portuguese investment in Venezuela, Portuguese companies have confronted numerous challenges, including devaluation of the bolivar, delays [...] | 2010-02-22 19:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ENRG EPET VE PO |
10LISBON75 | PORTUGAL: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Consul General and Poleconoff delivered reftel points in early February to Goncalo Teles Gomes, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief for North America, Regina Quelhas de Lima, MFA Director for Justice Affairs in the European Directorate, Joao Manuel Ribeiro, Ministry of Justi [...] | 2010-02-25 07:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA |
10LJUBLJANA17 | TFHA01: SLOVENIAN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 15:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SI |
10LJUBLJANA22 | SLOVENIA WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG KGCC ECON SI |
10LJUBLJANA36 | SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) Senator Voinovich, welcome back to Ljubljana; Senator Shaheen, we look forward to welcoming you on your first trip to this beautiful little country. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce the importance of the U.S.-Slovenian bilateral relationship and thank Slovenia for the [...] | 2010-02-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MARR SI |
10LJUBLJANA40 | SLOVENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA |
10LJUBLJANA42 | SLOVENIA: USE OF CELLPHONES PROHIBITED WHILE [...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche on February 5 to Borut Valencic of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Division. Valencic advised he would disseminate the information to the responsible Slovene ministries for response. Post will provide Department with an update as soon as we rece [...] | 2010-02-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI SI |
10LOME107 | TOGO: NEW INFORMAL SNAPSHOT OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT [...] SUMMARY. As post personnel have traveled around Togo prior to the March 4 presidential election, a picture has emerged not only of the views of those closely involved with the election, but also those who are not. Since there are no polls in Togo, these views are largely anecdotal: gathered i [...] | 2010-02-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV TO |
10LONDON148 | UK DOMESTIC TERRORIST FINANCE REVIEW [...] (S/NF) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) has been leading HMG efforts to review its domestic terrorist finance designations, subsequent to agreements HMT made with UK courts and the European Commission, in 2008. USG assistance in the form of a TDY secondment from U.S. Treasury to HMT in November 2009, pl [...] | 2010-01-22 15:22:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETTC UK |
10LONDON161 | UK SUPREME COURT TO RELEASE TERRORIST FINANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The newly created Supreme Court took as its first case in October 2009 a grouping of challenges to the UK's terrorist finance regime called the "G and others" case. The Court released its decision to HM Treasury lawyers, but not its policy team, on January 21. The broader Treasury [...] | 2010-01-25 14:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC UK |
10LONDON164 | UK CABINET SECRETARIES AND PROMINENT BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Kingdom cannot risk disengaging or distancing itself from Brussels. The enhanced powers of the EU post-Lisbon treaty, the size of the market, the shifting economic power from developed to developing countries, all underscore the need for an engaged, committed UK in th [...] | 2010-01-25 15:12:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EU UK |
10LONDON177 | UK SUPPORTS CUTTING IRAN OFF FROM CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 18:23:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC IR UK |
10LONDON19 | (S/NF) UK: NO ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY HAMAS ARM; DIFFICULT INTERPAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 17:16:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON KTFN PTER UK |
10LONDON21 | UK - UNHAPPY WITH ICELANDIC PRESIDENT'S DECISION [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: The UK government did not anticipate that Iceland President Grimsson would block the legislation on Icesave with UK Treasury officials telling us that until the morning of January 5, Icelandic officials had reassured the UK that the law would be signed. Given that Iceland's PM [...] | 2010-01-06 12:26:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV IC NE UK |
10LONDON221 | UK SUPREME COURT QUASHES DOMESTIC TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 12:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC PTER UN UK |
10LONDON255 | UK SEES FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AS KEY ISSUE IN UPCOMING U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE NEGOTIATIONS IN MADRID [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 10:15:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON EU SENV SP UK |
10LONDON260 | HMG SAYS UK WILL NOT INTRODUCE BANK LEVY TO RECOUP BAILOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Obama's proposals for a Financial Crisis Responsibility (FCR) fee and bank restructuring, HMG announced it would not introduce similar measures in the UK. While HMG supports the concept of a future internationally coordinated global bank insurance levy, it d [...] | 2010-02-04 13:37:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK |
10LONDON263 | UK SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF DECISION TO QUASH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The British Supreme Court on February 4 denied a request from HM Treasury to stay the court's January 27 decision to quash part of the UK's terrorist finance regime. Most UK banks have agreed to HMT requests to maintain a freeze until temporary fast-track legislation is in pla [...] | 2010-02-04 17:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON KTFN ETTC PTER UN UK |
10LONDON322 | UK PASSES TEMPORARY TERRORIST ASSET-FREEZING BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: A temporary terrorist asset-freezing bill became law in the UK on February 10, having been fast-tracked through parliament under emergency procedures. The Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010 was introduced following a Supreme Court ruling that two of HM Tre [...] | 2010-02-11 14:41:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KTFN UK |
10LONDON330 | UK UNIONS PUT THEIR MONEY ON LABOUR PARTY, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. British trade unions, though not the political force they once were, continue to be the primary source of funding for the Labour Party's electoral campaign, contributing 72 percent of Labour's total donations. The unions expect either a Labour or Conservative government to imp [...] | 2010-02-11 16:49:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV UK |
10LONDON364 | BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR: CONCERN ABOUT RECOVERY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Reining in the UK's debt will be the greatest challenge facing the party that wins the expected May 6 general election, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King told the Ambassador in a February 16 meeting. While neither party has adequately detailed plans to reduce the deficit, King ex [...] | 2010-02-17 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV UK |
10LONDON414 | LEFT-LEANING EUROPEAN LEADERS RALLY BEHIND GORDON [...] (SBU) Summary. An international conference on jobs had the feel of a campaign rally for Prime Minister Brown, with several left-leaning European leaders strongly praising Brown for rescuing the world from the economic crisis. The theme of the February 19 conference held in London by Progressi [...] | 2010-02-23 18:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL SP UK GR NO EU |
10LONDON439 | UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Island's Gov [...] | 2010-02-24 19:50:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK |
10LONDON440 | UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Isla [...] | 2010-02-25 06:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK |
10LONDON71 | TREASURY COMMITTEE GRILLS SEVERAL BANK CHIEFS ON BONUSES, [...] (U) Summary: The House of Commons' Treasury Select Committee held a one-off evidence session January 12 on the UK's fully and partially nationalized banks. It heard evidence from Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS),Gary Hoffman, chief executive of Northern Roc [...] | 2010-01-14 07:10:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
10LONDON76 | AFGHANISTAN/YEMEN/IRAN: SENIOR UK-BASED DIPLOMATS DISCUSS AT CHINESE AMB'S FAREWELL DINNER Classified By: Ambassador Louis B. Susman, reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK |
10LONDON84 | UK VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS: UN, EU AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC ECON KTFN EFIN IR US |
10LONDON87 | CHINA-UK RELATIONS: PAUSE FOR THOUGHT POST-COP 15, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETTC ECON CH UK IR |
10LONDON92 | United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...] | 2010-01-15 17:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK |
10LUANDA27 | ANGOLA CAME UP SHORT IN HELPING HAITI [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered demarche points contained in reftel to MFA Director of the America's Section Maria Isabel de Resende on 20 January, 2010. Resende stated Angola shares the same concerns of the international community with respect to the need for urgent relief for Haiti. However, she stoppe [...] | 2010-01-20 17:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA |
10LUANDA31 | UNDER COVER OF A SOCCER TOURNAMENT, NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON KDEM PGOV PINR PREL |
10LUANDA84 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN ANGOLA AND [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to Department queries (reftel): A: Description of Chinese engagement in Angola: The Chinese are heavily engaged in financing and implementing Angola's reconstruction following the end of the nation's devastating civil war in 2002. In the absence [...] | 2010-02-26 16:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON PGOV AO CH |
10LUSAKA20 | ZAMBIAN BUDGET TRANSPARENT -- EXECUTION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) The Zambian government (GRZ) publishes its budget in draft and final form annually, as required by law. The budget is available for purchase from government printers, and is analyzed by civil society organizations (CSOs) and international accounting firms during the budget debate proces [...] | 2010-01-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL AID ZA |
10LUSAKA25 | PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2010 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy Lusaka requests support for two activities totaling USD 19,000. The first proposed activity will leverage the interest within the Lusaka-based Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Se [...] | 2010-01-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO KPAO ZA |
10LUSAKA36 | ZAMBIA EMPTY-HANDED ON HAITIAN RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF PHUM ZA |
10LUSAKA40 | AMBASSADOR HEARS CRICKETS IN MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) In a January 15 meeting with Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane, the Ambassador highlighted the progress Zambia made in 2009 towards a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact (Ref. A),but stressed that the Zambian government (GRZ) must act now to assuage concerns about the GRZ's [...] | 2010-01-20 12:02:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KCOR ZA |
10LUSAKA53 | SCENESETTER FOR NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission to Zambia welcomes the visit of Michelle Gavin, Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council and Senior Adviser to the President. Your visit comes at a time when President Rupiah Banda's administration has changed cour [...] | 2010-01-25 16:39:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KCOR ZA |
10LUXEMBOURG19 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer. Muller stated that no response could be made before January 26, at the earliest, as many of the principals including primary Afghanistan desk officer Jean-Louis Thill were in Brussels for a meeting. 2. (U) P [...] | 2010-01-25 16:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LU |
10LUXEMBOURG21 | U.S. DEMARCHE TO LUXEMBOURG DELIVERED - HAITI: U.S. [...] (U) Post delivered subject demarche to Yasuko Muller and Eric Muller, desk officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 25. 2. (U) POC this action is Pol/Econ Chief Michael A. Via, email: viama@state.gov. Stroum [...] | 2010-01-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LU |
10LUXEMBOURG23 | LUXEMBOURG INTENTION TO ANNOUNCE NEW CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (U) MFA desk officer Yasuko Muller delivered Luxembourg's intended announcement details concerning new contributions for the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) trust fund and developmental aid to Pol/Econ Chief January 27 just before she departed for the London Conference. 2. (U) I [...] | 2010-01-27 17:23:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EFIN PGOV AF LU |
10LUXEMBOURG27 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarche to Yasuko Muller, MFA desk officer January 27. Post is awaiting a response. 2. (U) POC this action is Michael A. Via, Pol/Econ Chief, viama@state.gov. Stroum [...] | 2010-01-28 16:14:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU LU |
10MADRID114 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 25-29 [...] (U) The official National Institute of Statistics (INE) fourth-quarter 2009 unemployment rate was 18.8%, a raise of almost 1% from the previous quarter. This is the third consecutive year that the unemployment rate has increased. Over 4.3 million Spaniards were unemployed, up by 1.1 million f [...] | 2010-01-31 23:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB SP |
10MADRID138 | ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] (U) ECON sent fax and left repeated voicemail messages with Carmen Molina, Director of Human Resources at the UN's World Tourism Organization, to request the reftel budgetary and personnel information. After multiple non-responsive inquiries, ECON is forced to assume that as in prior years the [...] | 2010-02-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OCED POLUN UNESCO SP |
10MADRID14 | SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC.28 - JAN.8 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB ENRG ETRN SP |
10MADRID143 | SPAIN'S POLICIES ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Summary. Econoff delivered reftel A demarche to Spanish government officials involved in the development of traffic regulations on February 3. They said that Spain passed a 2005 law making it illegal to drive while using a mobile communication device unless it is hands-free. The law created [...] | 2010-02-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA SP |
10MADRID148 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1-5 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID155 | AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID175 | AMBASSADOR'S FEB. 10 MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) In the Ambassador's February 10 introductory call, Minister Jimenez outlined Spain's success in achieving universal health coverage, a comprehensive eHealth system, and progressive elder care. She noted that her Ministry was working on a U.S.-EU MOU on eHealth that she would discuss in [...] | 2010-02-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TINT SOCI SP |
10MADRID176 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 8-12 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 16:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ELAB ECPS SP |
10MADRID194 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 15-19 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SP |
10MADRID199 | ENGAGING SPAIN ON INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Post, joined by visiting VIP delegations such as DHS Secretary Napolitano, CODEL Cardin, and the U.S. delegation to the US-EU Informal Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) issues, has engaged extensively with officials from the Ministries o [...] | 2010-02-22 17:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO SP |
10MADRID42 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 11-15, 2010 [...] (U) Local media reported on German government criticism of President Zapatero's EU statement calling for economic sanctions for EU member countries that fail to meet specified objectives in the successor to the Lisbon Strategy for EU Growth. Rainer Breuderle, German Minister of Economics and [...] | 2010-01-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID70 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 18-22 [...] (U) The European Commission will limit Spain's banking sector restructuring fund (FROB) to loans of no more than 2% of 'risk-weighted assets' to distressed banks and savings banks, or 2% of their "determined minimum amount of capital to operate effectively." The EC made this announcement after [...] | 2010-01-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KIPR SP |
10MADRID77 | SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Post conveyed talking points in reftels to key Spanish contacts in the Defense and Foreign Affairs ministries and at the USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). Subdirector General for Security Affairs Manuel Acerete confirmed that Special Ambassad [...] | 2010-01-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MOPS NATO AF |
10MADRID86 | AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 25 CALL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EINV ENRG KIPR SP |
10MANAGUA111 | BUSINESS LEADERS ON ALBA'S ECONOMIC CLOUT IN NICARAGUA [...] (C) Participants in the Ambassador's February 5 economic roundtable shared observations and anecdotes concerning the influence of Chavez's Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) funds in the Nicaraguan economy. Attendees stressed that the ongoing economic downturn in Venezuela could even [...] | 2010-02-22 22:02:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU |
10MANAGUA118 | NICARAGUA: PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2009 [...] In December 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As o [...] | 2010-01-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KIDE NU |
10MANAGUA158 | TFHA01: Ortega Calls U.S. Relief Effort in Haiti a Military [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Army has dispatched 34 soldiers to Haiti to assist with search and rescue efforts. Nicaragua also delivered 9 metric tons of foodstuffs and 9 metric tons of medical supplies. President Ortega has criticized the U.S. relief effort, describing it as a military invasion and [...] | 2010-01-20 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HA NU |
10MANAGUA190 | NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS BETTER COOPERATION WITH U.S. CITIZEN CLAIMANTS [...] (SBU) During the January 28 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials stated that the GON wants to improve its cooperation with U.S. citizen claimants to advance their claims, noting that the GON hopes to exceed the number of claims resolved during the last waive [...] | 2010-02-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON CASC KIDE NU |
10MANAGUA202 | (U) NICARAGUA: LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FREE [...] (U) As per Ref. A request, the following is U.S. Embassy Managua's submission regarding Labor Monitoring and Free Trade Agreements. A. Labor Issues Scene Setter: The Right of Association 2. (U) The law provides for the right of all public and private sector workers, with [...] | 2010-02-05 22:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV NU |
10MANAGUA206 | NICARAGUA: GON REPORTS HIGHER IN TOURISM INDUSTRY IN 2009 [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR),an agency of the Government of Nicaragua, reported that the tourism industry grew 8.3 percent in 2009 versus 2008. INTUR stated the reasons for the sector's growth were the removal of visa requirements for Costa Rica and an emphasis on attracting [...] | 2010-02-08 15:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON NU |
10MANAGUA21 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Reftel A, while the Nicaraguan national budget is publicly available on the GON's Ministry of Finance website, it does not include or accurately reflect funds originating from Venezuela under the auspices of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) program, which rema [...] | 2010-01-13 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL NU |
10MANAGUA226 | NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY [...] In January 2010, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Jan [...] | 2010-02-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KIDE NU |
10MANAGUA238 | NICARAGUAN SUPREME COURT CLOSES NATIONAL PROPERTY APPEALS [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Supreme Court administratively closed the National Property Appeals Court on December 20, 2009. The Supreme Court decided to close the appellate body because it was slow, inefficient, and had a backlog of casework. The pending cases were transferred to the Managua Civ [...] | 2010-02-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV NU |
10MANAGUA250 | Data Confirm Nicaragua's Economic Decline in 2009 [...] (U) Data from January-November 2009, the latest period for which figures are available, confirm an economic contraction in Nicaragua of almost 2% last year. The global financial crisis played a major role in the decline, but internal political factors also dampened economic activity, especially inv [...] | 2010-02-26 16:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV NU |
10MANAGUA4 | Embassy Managua's Diplomatic Outreach Plan Supporting the [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Embassy Managua has developed a diplomatic strategy to promote and support the Secretary's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). Where possible, we will attempt to complement the GON's food security strategy. Our plan focuses on the following four areas: 1) [...] | 2010-01-04 20:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU |
10MANAMA55 | FTA LABOR MONITORING - BAHRAIN [...] (U) This cable provides responses requested in Ref A (Labor Monitoring and Engagement with Free Trade Agreement Countries). BACKGROUND = = = = = 2. (SBU) WORKFORCE: Bahrain's workforce comprises approximately 675,000 adults, of which approximately 537,000 are foreign workers -- of these [...] | 2010-02-01 12:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM BA |
10MANILA142 | Philippines Optimistic About Copenhagen Accord, Plans to [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Heherson Alvarez, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change and head of the Philippine's climate change delegation, on January 19. Alvarez was optimistic about the potential impact of the Copenhagen Accord and clearly stated that he would con [...] | 2010-01-25 05:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON KGHG RP |
10MANILA149 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR |
10MANILA156 | FILIPINO NURSES STRUGGLE TO RESUSCITATE CAREERS AFTER U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Nursing degrees provided thousands of Filipinos opportunities to work in the United States. Facing low wages and high unemployment at home, Filipino nurses were eager to help address the chronic nursing shortage in the United States. However, many of these job opportunities evaporat [...] | 2010-01-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ELAB CVIS OEXC RP |
10MANILA164 | Philippine Elections: Favorite Son Hits Softball [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine presidential candidate Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino's January 21 luncheon speech to an invited audience focused on his economic advocacies and the faults of the current Arroyo Administration. The speech was well-received; no surprise given the anti-Arroyo Adminis [...] | 2010-01-27 06:49:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV RP |
10MANILA187 | ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 01:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD APECO UNESCO RP |
10MANILA199 | Philippines Copenhagen Reaction: Government Negotiators [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her chief climate envoy Heherson Alvarez have expressed strong support for the Copenhagen Accord and the United Nations (U.N.) negotiating process. President Arroyo moderated the Philippines' pre-Copenhagen climate change position by telling the delegation [...] | 2010-01-31 23:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV PREL KGHG RP |
10MANILA336 | Philippines: Distracted Driving Demarche Reply [...] (U) On January 29 Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for American Affairs Lourdes Yparraguirre and DFA Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations Leslie Gatan. Post also contacted the Land Transportation Offi [...] | 2010-02-19 05:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI ELTN UNDP UNGA RP |
10MANILA38 | Philippines 2009 Economic Wrap-up and 2010 Way Ahead [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine economy is poised for moderate growth in 2010 after avoiding most of the effects of the world recession in 2009. Although buffeted by two extremely damaging storms in the final trimester, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded overall in 2009, while neighbori [...] | 2010-01-07 07:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ECIN RP CN XE XD |
10MANILA385 | TOURISM - BASIS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: The Philippine Tourism Act of 2009, signed into law on May 12, 2009, describes tourism as an indispensable element of the national economy. The new law seeks to develop a robust tourism industry, turn the Philippines into a world-renowned destination, and attract foreign investment [...] | 2010-02-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAIR ETRD RP |
10MANILA9 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) In her December 23 farewell call, the Ambassador and Philippine Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap highlighted strong U.S. - Philippine collaboration throughout 2009, especially joint efforts to transition former combatants in Mindanao to peaceful agricultural projects, and a series of h [...] | 2010-01-04 10:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PREL RP |
10MAPUTO104 | MOZAMBIQUE 2010 INVESTOR CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be an investor's primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and northern regi [...] | 2010-02-04 12:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB ECON MZ |
10MAPUTO139 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA DISCUSSES ECONOMY WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the February 10 accreditation Ceremony (reftel),the Ambassador met February 12 with President Armando Guebuza for an initial 20-minute courtesy call. Guebuza described U.S.-Mozambican bilateral relations as "excellent" and provided perspectives on the challenges of p [...] | 2010-02-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA ECON EAID MZ |
10MAPUTO46 | GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: With untapped economic potential and high levels of poverty and malnutrition, Mozambique merits consideration for inclusion in the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). However, based on current discussions about overall USG assistance levels in relation to heightened d [...] | 2010-01-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO51 | BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: A signatory of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Mozambique is eager to leverage biotechnology to improve its agricultural productivity; however there has been little or no investment in biotech research thus far. The government of Mozambique (GRM) is calling for a second green r [...] | 2010-01-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO MZ |
10MASERU15 | TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY MAY LEAD TO [...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...] | 2010-01-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON LT |
10MASERU23 | CORRECTED COPY: TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...] | 2010-01-21 12:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SF LT |
10MASERU34 | DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY OFFICERS: LESOTHO [...] The Public Diplomacy, Economic and Political Officer (PDEP),Sara Devlin is responsible for all economic issues, including energy, for Lesotho. Name: Sara Devlin Email: DevlinSE@state.gov Telephone: (+266) 2231-2666 (X. 4104) Cellphone: +266 5885-3093 2. The PDEP [...] | 2010-02-04 08:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG LT |
10MASERU62 | LESOTHO: POST CONTACT ON ICT ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON LT |
10MATAMOROS17 | CEREMONIAL OPENING OF ANZALDUAS INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE [...] Speakers: Mexican President Felipe Caldersn U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Patricia Espinosa U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan Tamaulipas Governor Eugenio Hernandez 2. Mexican P [...] | 2010-01-13 23:34:00 | Consulate Matamoros | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN ETRD ECIN MX |
10MBABANE24 | TFHA01: SWAZILAND OFFERS CONDOLENCES, BUT NO MATERIAL [...] (SBU) On January 20, Foreign Ministry Assistant Socio-Political Analyst Vulindlela Kunene told PolOff that the Swazi government (GKOS) has not provided humanitarian assistance to Haiti (ref A). It is unlikely GKOS will provide assistance in the coming days, and there are no plans to register do [...] | 2010-01-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF PHUM HA WZ |
10MBABANE25 | SWAZILAND LOOKS TO DEBT AND FISCAL CUTS TO COVER BUDGET [...] (U) A dramatic drop in Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) receipts has forced the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS) to cut ministries' budgets and consider alternate ways to raise money to finance the 2010 budget. SACU receipts represented approximately 60 percent of GKOS's budge [...] | 2010-01-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL WZ |
10MBABANE35 | SWAZILAND FISCAL TRANSPARENCY 2010 REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel's request regarding information on Swaziland's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Under the FY 2010 SFOAA, Swaziland is allocated $100,000 in IMET funding, which is not provided directly to the Ministry of Defense but pays for expense [...] | 2010-01-26 08:00:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL WZ |
10MBABANE48 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DEMETRIOS MARANTIS TO [...] (SBU) Swaziland is a politically stable country with significant democracy and governance shortfalls, and a divided civic community challenging the government's lack of response to these deficits. It has a deeply traditional society with large economic disparities between the developed urban [...] | 2010-02-04 09:36:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP MARANTIS DEMETRIOS WZ |
10MBABANE76 | Swaziland: Telecommunications Policy Officer Designation [...] U.S. Embassy Mbabane designates pol/econ officer Craig Pike as its telecommunications policy officer. Phone number: 00268-404-6441 ext. 2202, email: pikect (at) state.gov. IRVING [...] | 2010-02-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON WZ |
10MEXICO106 | Mexico Economic Weekly - January 9 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-13 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO198 | NEW FINANCE SECRETARY MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, NSC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Carlos Pascual and NSC Senior Director David Lipton met with newly appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) Francisco Cordero and Deputy SHCP Secretary Alejandro Werner. They discussed the current state and outlook of Mexico's economy, the importance [...] | 2010-01-21 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO202 | U.S.-Mexico Relations: Progress in 2009, Challenges in 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Mexican bilateral relationship has never been stronger. We ended 2009 with an unprecedented commitment from the Mexican government to work closely with us on an ambitious effort to move beyond a singular focus on high value targets and address some of the institutional [...] | 2010-01-21 21:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS ECON SNAR PHUM MX |
10MEXICO230 | Mexico Economic Weekly - January 22 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO308 | Mexico Economic Weekly - Jan 29, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-29 20:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO348 | NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY [...] Summary. In his first speech as central bank (BOM) governor on January 27, Agustin Carstens addressed the state of the global economy and its impact on Mexico's recovery. He also discussed the BOM's monetary policy and projections for inflation in 2010 and 2011. Carstens said the temporary [...] | 2010-02-02 23:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO362 | Nuclear Emergency Management Cooperation with Mexico CNSNS [...] (SBU) U.S Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of International Emergency Management and Cooperation (IEMC) met with Government of Mexico (GOM) National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) for continued collaboration regarding enhanc [...] | 2010-02-03 01:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON TRGY KNNP IAEA ASEC MNUC PARM MX |
10MEXICO426 | Scenesetter for Ambassador Kirk [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a crucial moment in our efforts to deepen our bilateral relationship with Mexico, our third largest trading partner after Canada and China. As we institutionalize our security agenda we will also need to give more attention to the economic and social agenda [...] | 2010-02-05 21:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR MX ETRD PREL EINT ENRG BTIO |
10MEXICO428 | Mexico Economic Weekly - February 5, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-02-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO45 | Tijuana Bilateral Assessment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS: One of the early fruits of the new security policy coordination mechanism with Mexico has been an agreement to focus our joint efforts on the border cities where the most violence occurs and where the DTOs have carved out the greatest operating space. As part of th [...] | 2010-01-12 22:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR ECON KCRM MX |
10MEXICO46 | MEXICO BROADENS AND MODERNIZES POVERTY INDICATORS [...] (U) Summary. Mexico has revised how it officially measures poverty, in collaboration with the UN Development Program (UNDP). The new set of indicators reduces Mexico's overall poverty rate from 47.4% to 44.2%, a change explained by the new measurements' focus on factors other than income. [...] | 2010-01-08 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI UNDP AID MX |
10MEXICO510 | GOM Response on Shrimp/Turtle Excluder Device Issue [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Pascual met on shrimp/TEDs with the Mexican Office of the Presidency and key GOM officials concerned with trade and fisheries issues on February 5, with follow-up on the margins of USTR Ron Kirk's visit to Mexico February 8-10 with the Minister of Economy and President [...] | 2010-02-12 21:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS ECON MX |
10MEXICO514 | Scenesetter for February 15-18, 2010 Visit of David Goldwyn [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a time when we have a unique opportunity to deepen our bilateral energy relationship with Mexico, our third largest source of oil imports. As the largest source of export earnings and contributor of over one third of budget revenues, the oil sector is a cri [...] | 2010-02-12 23:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MX ECON |
10MEXICO6 | AFL-CIO VISITS OUSTED UNION [...] (C) Summary: On December 1-2, high-ranking members of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) visited Mexico on a joint fact-finding and solidarity mission to understand first-hand the situation of the Sindicato Mex [...] | 2010-01-05 16:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV MX |
10MEXICO630 | Mexico Economic Weekly - February 19, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-02-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO634 | The Awesome Potential of Remittances [...] (U) Summary: Remittances to Mexico fell approximately 16% from 2008 to 2009. This was due primarily to the economic and financial crisis the U.S. experienced in 2009 that compromised Mexican migrants' ability to get work. Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico totaled US$21.28 billion in 2009 [...] | 2010-02-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID ECON MX |
10MEXICO648 | USTR Kirk Visit to Mexico: Trade Irritants Balanced with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his February 8-9 visit to Mexico City, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk emphasized the importance of our economic partnership with Mexico, not just in terms of trade but also in terms of mutually beneficial competitiveness. He met with President Calderon, Econo [...] | 2010-02-22 20:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR MX ETRD PREL EINT ENRG BTIO |
10MEXICO69 | Chiapas: Mexico's Vulnerable Underbelly [...] (SBU) Summary. Both critics and supporters of Chiapan developmental policies agree that the Mexican government (GOM) and the USG should dedicate more attention and resources to the southern border. The poorest state in Mexico, Chiapas is plagued with economic problems that are further com [...] | 2010-01-22 20:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SMIG PHUM EINV ECON GT MX |
10MEXICO690 | Scenesetter for Ex-IM Chairman Fred Hochberg [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a crucial moment in our efforts to deepen our bilateral relationship with Mexico, our third largest trading partner after Canada and China. As we institutionalize our security agenda we will also need to give more attention to the economic and social agenda [...] | 2010-02-24 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD MX OVIP |
10MILAN13 | U.S. INVESTORS SPEAK OUT ON DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY [...] (SBU) Summary: American companies in northern Italy (which hosts nearly 80 percent of the country's foreign investment) have given us a frank view of the investment climate. The major areas of concern are structural: inflexible labor markets, a convoluted legal framework and slow legal process [...] | 2010-02-01 12:43:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV IT |
10MINSK13 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - Lukashenka Approves Election Law Amendments (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - GOB Continues to Prosecute Democratic Activists (para. 3) - Enforcement of Controversial I [...] | 2010-01-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG BO |
10MINSK32 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Increases Harassment and Pressure Against Unrecognized Union of Poles (para. 2) - United Democratic Forces Pledge to Continue Activities Amid Uncertainty and Defec [...] | 2010-02-01 19:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG KDEM BO |
10MINSK47 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 12, 2010 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Group Raises Tensions - One Year of Pretrial Detention for Two Vaukavysk Activists - Presidential Edict: Possible Move To Control the Int [...] | 2010-02-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
10MINSK59 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 26, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Sparks Flash Point with EU - The Aggressive Suppression of Peaceful Demonstrations Returns - New Election Law But GOB Control of Election [...] | 2010-02-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG ETRD BO |
10MONROVIA122 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: JANUARY 28, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- APM Terminals Tapped to Manage Monrovia Port -- BHP Billiton and Arcelor Mittal Form Cross-Border Partnership -- Liberia Hires Private Firm to Recover Taylor-Era Assets [...] | 2010-01-28 15:21:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA136 | OIL SHORTAGE HITS LIBERIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil importers were forced to impose rations January 15 and gas stations temporarily shut down January 24, after an oil refinery in Cote d'Ivoire that supplies the majority of Liberia's oil unexpectedly malfunctioned and ceased exports. The state-owned Liberia Petroleum Refining [...] | 2010-02-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON ENRG LI |
10MONROVIA158 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- U.S. Firm To Begin Drilling For Oil -- Donors Push Renewed Commitment to Kimberley Process -- USG Portfolio Review with the Government of Liberia (GOL) -- Ambassador a [...] | 2010-02-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA182 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 11, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- INDIAN MINISTER INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT -- PROPOSED MONEY LAUNDERING LAW EXCLUDES LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION -- LNP PRIORITIZES ASSISTANCE REQUESTS -- LOCAL CHIEF [...] | 2010-02-11 16:16:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA188 | CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN LIBERIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the U.S.-China sub-regional dialogue to be held March 4, Embassy Monrovia prepared answers to ref A request on Chinese engagement in Liberia. China's active engagement in Liberia reflects an interest in the country's abundant natural resources, its status as a dest [...] | 2010-02-16 12:22:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL LI |
10MONROVIA196 | IMF: LIBERIA REMAINS ON TRACK FOR 2010 HIPC COMPLETION POINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A working-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund has offered a cautious assessment of Liberia's prospects for HIPC Completion Point during 2010, insisting that the IMF must use its pre-Completion Point leverage to ensure Liberia implements long-delayed legislation [...] | 2010-02-17 16:53:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN LI |
10MONROVIA198 | LIBERIA - LEGISLATURE SLOW TO CONFRONT HOT BUTTON ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the January 11 opening of the 2010 legislative session, Liberia's lawmakers have confronted, but not resolved controversial, high-profile political items, including electoral reforms and an official response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report's recomme [...] | 2010-02-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON SOCI LI |
10MONROVIA202 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 18, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- PRESIDENT SIRLEAF'S PARTY CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM -- UN MISSION IN LIBERIA RELEASES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEMBERS DIVIDED OVER RESPONSE TO TRC R [...] | 2010-02-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA240 | MONROVIA IDENTIFIES ICT POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON LI |
10MONROVIA250 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: --DEATH OF ADOPTED LIBERIAN ELICITS STRONG REACTION --TSA CONDUCTS FINAL PRE-ASSESSMENT MISSION --TONY BLAIR ADVISES PRESIDENT'S OFFICE --NEW HEAD OF FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT [...] | 2010-02-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA256 | ISRAELI COMPANY WINS LIBERIA'S LARGEST IRON ORE CONCESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Elenilto Minerals & Mining has won the concession to rehabilitate and develop the Western Cluster Iron Ore Deposits. Elenilto, the first Israeli company to invest in post-war Liberia, is expected to invest $2.4 billion to redevelop the mines and install a rail network. While the [...] | 2010-02-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON LI |
10MONROVIA36 | PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY (GHFSI) IN LIBERIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Liberia, food insecurity presents daily hardships for the majority of citizens, and has been an historic cause of destabilizing political unrest. Post recognizes that a reinvigorated agricultural sector is the key to broad-based employment, economic growth, and a healthy popul [...] | 2010-01-11 16:52:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID LI |
10MONROVIA47 | LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions were lifted on timber exports in 2006 and on diamond exports in early 2007. Liberia is now Kimberly Process compliant. The removal of sanctions opened t [...] | 2010-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI |
10MONTERREY32 | Monterrey: Ground Zero for Mexico's Emerging Venture Capital [...] (U) Summary: To provide greater space for small and medium-sized companies, Monterrey Tec, Mexico's most prestigious private university, has established a private enterprise program which provides seed capital for start-ups. Teaming with Monterrey Tec and private industry, ConGen Monterrey i [...] | 2010-01-26 00:11:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MX |
10MONTERREY60 | DESPITE UPBEAT STATE FORECAST CHALLENGES REMAIN TO NUEVO [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Nuevo Leon Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) report predicted that state growth would continue to surpass that of Mexico as a whole, moving 2009 state per capital nominal GDP from US $12,445 to US $25,426 by 2015, 104 percent above the predicted national ave [...] | 2010-02-26 00:13:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX |
10MONTERREY8 | AMBASSADOR VISITS SAN LUIS POTOSI [...] (U) Summary. On January 7, the Ambassador and the GoM's Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) Director of Operations Facundo Rosas Rosas and AmEmbassy Mexico's NAS Director, traveled to San Luis Potosi to tour the SSP's Training Academy. The facility has trained incoming SSP cadets since 2009 [...] | 2010-01-12 21:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ECON EFIN MX |
10MONTERREY9 | THE RISE OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION IN NUEVO LEON [...] (U) Summary. During the past three decades, Mexico has seen an increase in the migration of indigenous people to the more urban areas of the country for economic reasons and Nuevo Leon has seen a sharp increase in the number of migrants to the state. Along with the rise in populations with d [...] | 2010-01-12 23:01:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON SOCI MX |
10MONTEVIDEO2 | Uruguay: Economy Continues to Grow; GOU Seeks to Counter [...] SUMMARY: Uruguay's economy continued to grow in the third quarter of 2009, led by strong private consumption, exports, and countercyclical government spending. The GOU expects GDP growth of 2.0 percent and 4.0 percent for 2009 and 2010, respectively. The sharp fall in the price of the dollar [...] | 2010-01-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV UY |
10MONTEVIDEO32 | FOR RELEASE: BFIF 2010 PROPOSALS FOR URUGUAY [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE PROJECTS FOR WHICH POST IS REQUESTING FY 2010 BFIF FUNDS - NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER: ---------- PRADO FAIR ---------- 2. In 2009, Post adjusted its participation at the Prado fair from the large-scale U.S. pavilions of years past (lasting the entire two week [...] | 2010-01-19 14:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BEXP UY |
10MONTEVIDEO4 | URUGUAY IMPLEMENTS TSA SECURITY DIRECTIVES AMIDST OPENING OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been in regular contact with Uruguay's National Directorate of Civil Aviation (DINACIA) since December 26 to confirm delivery and implementation of TSA security directives for non-stop flights to the U.S. GOU authorities responded quickly in coordination with American [...] | 2010-01-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PTER PINS UY |
10MONTEVIDEO90 | Uruguay: President Vazquez Going Out on Top [...] (U) Under the leadership of Tabare Vazquez, Uruguay enjoyed five years of relative prosperity and growth, and the governing Frente Amplio (FA) coalition was able to surpass - in two elections running - Uruguay's traditional National (Blanco) and Colorado parties. On Vazquez's coattails, the [...] | 2010-02-11 18:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON UY |
10MOSCOW104 | GOR LEADERS TAKE HARD PUBLIC STANCE ON CHLORINE [...] (SBU) On January 1, a Russian resolution banning the use of chlorine treatments for poultry processing effectively a USD 800 million in annual U.S. poultry exports to Russia. On the eve of a USTR-USDA delegation visit for negotiations on the issue, various GOR officials have made strong public [...] | 2010-01-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD RS |
10MOSCOW133 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, on January 20 Post delivered a demarche to Nikolai Smirnov of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' North America Department thanking the GOR for emergency air transportation, equipment, and personnel sent by the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) to assist victims of the re [...] | 2010-01-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS |
10MOSCOW145 | (C) TURKISH EMBASSY READOUT INDICATES LITTLE FRUIT [...] (C) Press reports and some public statements by Russian and Turkish officials to the contrary, Turkish PM Erdogan's Jan. 12-13 visit to Moscow (ref A) appears to have yielded few concrete results. Although Turkish diplomats hailed strengthening ties between Russia and Turkey, the details they [...] | 2010-01-22 09:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS TU |
10MOSCOW147 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHUVALOV ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: First DPM Shuvalov briefed visiting U/S Burns on Russia's post-crisis economic policy priorities, proposed increased engagement with the U.S. to formulate a work plan for Russia's WTO accession, and reviewed outstanding issues related to the Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakh [...] | 2010-01-22 11:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL RS |
10MOSCOW152 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GUIDANCE REGARDING HAITI AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO |
10MOSCOW153 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OECD INVITING RUSSIA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 12:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ETRD EINV EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW155 | WILL PROPOSED AEROFLOT-ROSAVIA DEAL UNDERMINE [...] (SBU) On December 30, during a meeting chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Minister of Transport Igor Levitin reportedly suggested that control over new Russian airline RosAvia be transferred to Aeroflot. Under the proposal, Russian state corporation Rostekhnologia, 51% owne [...] | 2010-01-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS |
10MOSCOW184 | THE EVOLVING ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF VLADISLAV SURKOV [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration (PA) Vladislav Surkov remains one of Russia's most influential political officials, but his influence and authority have recently taken a few hits. His focus, moreover, has evolved into protecting the political system he help [...] | 2010-01-27 07:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW199 | MEDVEDEV: ELITE SUPPORTERS WANT ACTION ON [...] Summary: Behind the scenes of the January 22 State Council session, Medvedev supporters and observers are looking for signs that the President is willing to implement the political ideals he publicly advocates. Some United Russia insiders sympathetic to Medvedev reportedly pledged the Presiden [...] | 2010-01-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW203 | TRANSNEFT CONFIRMS OIL DEAL WITH BELARUS [...] (C) Oleg Pilipets, long-time International Affairs Advisor in the Office of the President of Transneft, Russia's oil pipeline monopoly, confirmed to us January 28 that Moscow and Minsk signed a deal to end the dispute on oil shipments (reftel). Pilipets said approximately 6.3 million tons (mt) [...] | 2010-01-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS BO |
10MOSCOW224 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR [...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Russia TVPRA list. ---------- Task 2/TDA ---------- 2A. Prevalence and Sectoral Distribution of Exploitive Child Labor  [...] | 2010-01-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS |
10MOSCOW227 | THREE DAYS OF HIGH LEVELS TALKS- BEEF CAN COME IN, [...] (SBU) Summary: From January 19-21 a USG delegation met with their Russian counterparts to find a solution to Russia's actions which have effectively shut down all U.S. exports of chicken and pork. Two days of discussions centered on the Russian ban on use of chlorine in poultry processing, t [...] | 2010-01-29 16:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS |
10MOSCOW251 | NOT QUITE A WHOLE NEW ERA FOR RUSAL [...] (C) After restructuring billions in debt, Rusal raised USD 2.2 billion through its January IPO in Hong Kong. Rusal executives see the restructuring and listing as key steps in the company's transition into a modern, public company. Despite its achievements, Rusal will have to cope with restri [...] | 2010-02-03 10:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PREL RS CH |
10MOSCOW261 | U.S.-RUSSIA ENVIRONMENT WORKING GROUP: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, officials of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) gave their initial reaction to the U.S.-proposed agenda for the Environment Working Group of the Bilateral Presidential Commission. They suggested that OES DAS Daniel Reifsnyder head a USG d [...] | 2010-02-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL ECON TSPL SOCI EFIS KGLB RS |
10MOSCOW263 | BELARUS EMBASSY: "WE WON OIL DISPUTE;" CUSTOMS [...] (C) During a meeting with us on February 3, Vladimir Stepuk and Olga Dolgopolova, First Secretary and Counsellor, respectively, of the Embassy of Belarus in Russia, claimed Belarus "won" the recent spat between Russia and Belarus over oil export duties (reftels A and B),although they downplaye [...] | 2010-02-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | BO ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS |
10MOSCOW265 | PUTIN SUPPORTS PLAN TO MERGE ROSTEKHNOLOGIA'S [...] (SBU) On February 2, Prime Minister Putin announced support for Transport Minister Levitin's plan to transfer Rostekhnologia's aviation assets to Aeroflot. According to Levitin's proposal, all the regional airlines that would have become Russia's new national carrier RosAvia, will be absorbed [...] | 2010-02-05 09:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS |
10MOSCOW266 | (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX ON ENERGY INTERESTS, [...] (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us during a February 4 lunch that his Embassy and his Foreign Ministry often only learn of conversations between PM Berlusconi and PM Putin after the fact, and with little detail or background. He expressed frustration about the PMs' "direct line," which sometimes leaves th [...] | 2010-02-05 10:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS IT |
10MOSCOW276 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM [...] On January 26, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Russian Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Health and Social Development. As of February 8, post has received no substantive response. The Ministry of Transportation told us that of the three m [...] | 2010-02-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI TBIO UNDP UNGA RS |
10MOSCOW301 | RUSSIA MAY VIEW IRAN AS A POTENTIAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Rhetoric from politicians and pundits aside, Russian-Iranian economic relations are relatively minor. Total two-way trade between the two countries is less than $3 billion, or 0.6% of total Russian trade. Investment flows are similarly weak. While both sides seek to expand the economic r [...] | 2010-02-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL MARR PARM RS IR |
10MOSCOW317 | THE LUZKHOV DILEMMA [...] (C) Summary: Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov remains a loyal member of United Russia, with a reputation for ensuring that the city has the resources it needs to function smoothly. Questions increasingly arise regarding Luzhkov's connections to the criminal world and the impact of these ties on governan [...] | 2010-02-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KCOR RS |
10MOSCOW318 | INSOR REPORT REINVIGORATES DEBATE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Igor Yurgens' and Yevgeniy Gontmakher's "21st Century Manifesto" has re-ignited debate among elite groups about President Medvedev's economic modernization objectives and proposed political reforms. Yurgens and Gontmakher support Medvedev's broader modernization agenda and express opti [...] | 2010-02-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW320 | SCENESETTER FOR INNOVATION DIALOGUE DELEGATION'S [...] (U) Your visit to Russia can help advance several of the goals Presidents Obama and Medvedev set out in their Bilateral Presidential Commission (BPC) to foster greater connectivity in key areas, including education, culture, business, and government, between the U.S. and Russia. The public-pr [...] | 2010-02-12 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI RS |
10MOSCOW321 | ONISHCHENKO'S REPLY TO USDA U/S MILLER ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 post received a copy of Onishchenko's response to USDA U/S Miller's letter laying out possible solutions to Russia's ban on U.S. poultry. Onishchenko responds to each of the conditions laid out in Miller's letter, agreeing to some, and deferring others to technical [...] | 2010-02-12 16:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS |
10MOSCOW322 | SHIFTING EAST SIBERIAN OIL TAX HOLIDAYS REVEAL [...] (C) Starting in 2010, the GOR instituted a new export tax exemption for certain East Siberian oil fields in order to stimulate hydrocarbon development in the region. DPM Sechin supports the exemption to encourage shipments of oil east through the new East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. [...] | 2010-02-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PREL RS |
10MOSCOW325 | KRASNOYARSK: A REGION ENJOYING THE STATUS QUO OR [...] (C) Summary: Krasnoyarsk government officials are confident that their management of the region's substantial energy and mineral wealth ensures political and economic stability. Opposition political figures and independent journalists give kray authorities high marks for their constructive eng [...] | 2010-02-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW375 | RYAZAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS: YABLOKO QUITS, LASHES [...] (C) Summary: During the March 14 Ryazan Regional Parliamentary Elections, six parties will compete for 36 Oblast Duma seats. February 5 was the registration deadline for submitting signatures. Opposition parties and pundits agree that the elections will be neither free nor fair. Yabloko dr [...] | 2010-02-19 11:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ECON RS |
10MOSCOW391 | RUSSIAN DUMA MEMBERS WANT US-RUSSIA RELATIONS BASED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the invitation of Duma Foreign Relations Committee Chair Konstantin Kosachev, the Ambassador met for 90 minutes with a delegation of Duma members traveling with Kosachev to the U.S. to meet with members of Congress. Discussion topics ranged from imports of U.S. chicken to Afg [...] | 2010-02-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM ECON ETRD RS |
10MOSCOW435 | CUSTOMS UNION'S AIRCRAFT DUTI... [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV RS |
10MOSCOW53 | TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT [...] (C) Transneft International Affairs Advisor Oleg Pilipets told us January 12 the oil dispute with Belarus affects only oil sent to, and not through, Belarus. He said the expiration of a 2007 agreement prevents Transneft from continuing to send oil to Belarus at previous preferential export du [...] | 2010-01-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO |
10MOSCOW54 | TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO |
10MOSCOW56 | RUSSIA STRIVES TO REDUCE GAS FLARING [...] (C) Russia flares more natural gas than any other country, burning over 40 bcm in 2008. The GOR plans to reduce this figure by raising Russia's associated gas utilization level to 95% by 2012 from the current 60-70% rate. Experts doubt, however, that the GOR will achieve this goal. Obstacles [...] | 2010-01-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS KGHG |
10MOSCOW75 | RUSSIA DISPATCHES RESCUE WORKERS AND EQUIPMENT TO [...] (U) According to a January 14 press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Medvedev has ordered the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) to assist Haiti in dealing with the effects of the January 12 earthquake. Russia has already dispatched three EMERCOM planes carrying m [...] | 2010-01-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI RS HA |
10MUMBAI12 | ANTI-MAOIST OPERATIONS IN CHHATTISGARH BEGIN: ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian state is finally getting serious about tackling the Maoist insurgency in India's "Red Belt." As it does so, NGOs and human rights activists working in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the areas worst affected by Maoist violence, are expressing concern that a concentra [...] | 2010-01-11 10:57:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM ECON EAID EMIN ENRG SOCI PTER IN |
10MUMBAI41 | RBI MOVES AHEAD OF THE CURVE TO SIGNAL INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: On January 29, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),India's central bank, raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR),its first direct step towards monetary tightening in an effort to fight rising inflation, which the RBI now expects to be 8.5 percent for the fiscal year. The belt tightenin [...] | 2010-02-03 11:35:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV IN |
10MUMBAI42 | ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROWING IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. With the majority of civil litigation cases taking over a decade to resolve through the Indian courts, businesses in Mumbai increasingly pursue alternative means for resolving contractual difference quickly and cheaply. The business community has devised Alternative Dispute Re [...] | 2010-02-05 08:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BTIO ECON EINV KDEM KIDE KJUS ETRD IN |
10MUMBAI51 | THE BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD PARTNERSHIP: GREAT POTENTIAL BUT [...] (U) Summary: Hollywood film studios, amongst the world's highest revenue earners, are increasingly beginning to stake their claim in Bollywood, touted as the world's largest maker of movies. Though not without challenges, major U.S. studios have started to try to capture a piece of this poten [...] | 2010-02-11 12:39:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN |
10MUMBAI52 | CAN THE INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY GO GLOBAL? [...] SUMMARY: The Indian film industry - centered around the Hindi-language industry in Mumbai, known as "Bollywood" - is the world's largest. Nevertheless, with modest revenues and low profitability, the industry's impact is more cultural than economic. In the last decade, however, the Mumbai-ba [...] | 2010-02-11 12:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD SCUL IN |
10MUSCAT117 | EXPANDING MEPI'S REACH: SBA AND OMANI MINISTRY OF COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Building on President's Obama's Cairo speech, which recognized the need to promote entrepreneurism in the Middle East, the Small Business Administration (SBA),through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),will partner with Oman's Small and Medium Enterprise Directorate, [...] | 2010-02-25 02:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMPI MU |
10MUSCAT36 | HELPING ENTREPRENEURS: OMAN ANOUNCES 2010 SME CONFERENCE [...] (U) As a matter of policy the Government of Oman sees Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as an essential factor in driving the country's development and providing employment. In this regard, the GoO regularly and positively highlights growth in private sector hiring versus the public sector. [...] | 2010-01-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP PGOV MU |
10MUSCAT39 | SNAPSHOT OF OMAN'S BANKING CLIMATE AND ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call on the head of HSBC bank for Oman, the Ambassador received a candid view of Oman's banking circumstances. HSBC is well-placed in Oman, being the first bank in the country - and even served as the de facto central bank before the official one was established [...] | 2010-01-20 13:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB MU |
10MUSCAT41 | OMANI MINISTER OF ECONOMY ON THE BUDGET, GCC, AND PORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Oman's Minister of National Economy Ahmed Macki on January 9. Macki proved enthusiastic and energetic about Oman's plans for development, detailing them at great length. Topics of discussion ranged from Oman's 2010 budget to internal conf [...] | 2010-01-20 16:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET EWWT PGOV MU |
10MUSCAT52 | OMAN TERMED "STABLE COUNTRY" [...] (U) A report published on January 12 by the UK-based Business Monitor International (BMI) magazine states that the Sultanate will remain a haven of stability in the region in 2010 due to low risks to business in the country. BMI expects that the Sultanate will maintain strong, stable relations [...] | 2010-01-26 08:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL ASEC MU |
10MUSCAT7 | OMAN AND IRAN TO ESTABLISH A $50 MILLION JOINT VENTURE [...] (SBU) The Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED) recently announced on its website that it is in the process of establishing an Oman-Iran investment company with an initial capital input of $50 million. The head of OCIPED, Dr. Salem Nasser Al Ismaily, signed an ag [...] | 2010-01-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ETRD PINR PREL MU |
10MUSCAT91 | EMBASSY ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN BID FOR MUSCAT INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) As part of Post's ongoing advocacy efforts regarding Bechtel's bid for an approximately $2 billion contract for the construction of Muscat International Airport, the Ambassador raised the matter with Sultan Qaboos during a one-on-one meeting on January 12. The Ambassador has also raised t [...] | 2010-02-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT MU |
10MUSCAT95 | EMBASSY MUSCAT BFIF PROPOSALS [...] (U) Summary: Post has two significant proposals for Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program funding. First, in an effort to promote the U.S. - Oman Free Trade Agreement and advance small and medium sized enterprises in Oman, Post proposes to bring an NGO specializing in small busine [...] | 2010-02-16 05:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP MU |
10NAIROBI15 | Somalia - TFG Prime Minister Reviews Progress in Wake of [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke described to Somalia Unit December 30 his government's plans, immediately on his January 3 return to Mogadishu, to shake-up Mogadishu port operations by removing the current, corrupt leadership, and implementing [...] | 2010-01-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO PINR EFIN EAID ECON |
10NAIROBI165 | SOMALIA - CHINESE ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) The following cable provides responses to action request in reftel on Chinese engagement in Somalia. Chinese Engagement in Trade and Investment --------------------------------------------- ----------------- 2. (SBU) The Sino-Somali relationship has remained strong since th [...] | 2010-02-12 07:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EAID XA SO |
10NAIROBI181 | Chinese Engagement in Kenya [...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...] | 2010-02-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR |
10NAIROBI190 | KENYA: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA KE |
10NAIROBI192 | DEMARCHE HAITI: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KE |
10NAIROBI214 | SOMALIA - Assistance to Central Government With [...] In 2009, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) benefitted from a waiver under Section 7086 of the Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act (SFOAA) to permit the Department and USAID to provide it economic and security assistance. With Somalia at a critical junc [...] | 2010-02-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AID EFIN PREL SO |
10NAIROBI324 | KENYA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) John Githongo on the State of Play in Kenya 2. (U) A Glimpse at Kenya's Energy Future 3. (U) Irregular Financial Flows Stabilize the Shilling  [...] | 2010-02-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR PREL KE |
10NAIROBI328 | KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI [...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...] | 2010-02-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE |
10NAIROBI48 | THE GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: DIPLOMATIC [...] Post appreciates the Department's interest in implementing the President's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) in Kenya. We believe Kenya could become a successful GHFSI partner country and our engagement could catalyze market-driven agricultural reform in the region. Despite [...] | 2010-01-11 12:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL KE |
10NAIROBI88 | Kenya: Macroeconomic Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a January 8 meeting with Econoffs, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Ministry of Finance Economic Secretary, spoke strongly in favor of Kenya applying for a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program in the range of $1 billion over three years. While Minister of Finance Kenyatta is not y [...] | 2010-01-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC |
10NAIROBI92 | FY 2010 Prohibition On Assistance To Central Governments [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The GOK publishes annually the proposed budget as passed by parliament and signed by the president. The published budget provides detailed income and expenditures which is publicly available for purchase. The published budget is relatively accurate in reflecting actual income an [...] | 2010-01-14 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AID EAID EFIN PREL |
10NAIROBI99 | SOMALIA - TFG SIGNES DEAL FOR NEW CURRENCY [...] (C) Summary: On January 11 the Transitional Federal Government Finance Minister Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden and his Sudanese counterpart signed an agreement for Sudan to print five trillion new Somali shillings. Sudan will fund the printing, reportedly costing $17 million dollars, accordi [...] | 2010-01-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO SU ECON EFIN EAID |
10NASSAU116 | THE BAHAMAS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Nassau's Investment Climate Report for 2010. --------------------------------------------- - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas generally [...] | 2010-02-03 21:35:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC BF EIND ECON EINT |
10NASSAU186 | Nassau Monthly-- February 2010 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. --Haiti Earthquake Sparks Fear Of Illegal Drug Increase --Cuban Detainee Shot at Immigration Detention Center --Bahamas Gets Tough on Crime --We're #4: Ship Registry -- Co [...] | 2010-02-26 20:05:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG ECON EFIN EINV BF |
10NASSAU24 | NASSAU--DECEMBER MONTHLY [...] This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- Key Opposition Party Resignation Causes Outrage and a Possible Runoff Election -- Government Corruption Focus of Special Committee Probe And On-Going Investigations -- PL [...] | 2010-01-08 20:49:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BF ECON EFIN |
10NASSAU64 | Bahamas Response: Demarche to Host Governments in Response [...] (U) EconOff/Mission Disaster Relief Officer delivered reftel points to Under Secretary and Disaster Assistance Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Carlton Wright. Wright noted that The Bahamas was working through CARICOM to deliver aid to Haiti and did not presently require any a [...] | 2010-01-20 13:30:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA BF |
10NDJAMENA64 | CHAD: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) Embassy staff met January 27 with the staff of the Director General of the Chadian National Police (which has highway patrol among other functions) to deliver reftel demarche on the dangers of distracted driving. Local driving conditions are the subject of frequent exchanges among the [...] | 2010-01-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI CD |
10NDJAMENA89 | CHAD WANTS OIL PAYMENT IN BARRELS NOT DOLLARS [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad's General Manager has told us that the GOC has formally requested a change in payment practices for Chad's oil royalty. The government, entitled to 12.5 percent of daily output as royalty, has now requested payment "in-kind" vice payment in currency, breaking with the set-up [...] | 2010-02-09 16:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET ETRD PREF EINV US CD |
10NEWDELHI154 | INDIA TO COMMUNICATE MITIGATION ACTIONS FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a wide-ranging discussion following the climate change meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial group, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Jairam Ramesh told the Ambassador January 25 that India is ready to communicate its voluntary dom [...] | 2010-01-28 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL IN |
10NEWDELHI179 | GOI ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EXPORTERS [...] Summary: In a bid to boost the Indian export sector, Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on January 12 announced new sector-specific export incentives that retroactively took effect on January 1. The benefits include expansion of products and destinations eligible for various export [...] | 2010-01-29 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN IN |
10NEWDELHI187 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 25 to January 29, 2010, including the following: -- India to Build More Fast Breeder Reactors -- External Commercial Borrowing Norms Relaxed For 3G Spectrum Auctions -- Coal Still King for India [...] | 2010-01-29 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ECIN EMIN ENRG IN |
10NEWDELHI188 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...] | 2010-01-29 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI189 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 01:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI275 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...] | 2010-02-11 01:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI276 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI285 | CLIMATE CONFUSION: 10TH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2010, was notable for the overwhelming support for Dr. R.K. Pachauri, the recently embattled chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),and also for a distinct lack of ideas, bordering on outri [...] | 2010-02-11 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
10NEWDELHI287 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...] | 2010-02-11 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN |
10NEWDELHI301 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 1 to February 15, 2010, including the following: -- GOI Releases MSME Task Force Report -- Industrial Production Continues to Grow -- PayPal No Friend of the RBI -- Inflation Running Fast and [...] | 2010-02-17 07:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ECIN IN |
10NEWDELHI31 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of, January 04 TO January 08, 2010, including the following: -- Cabinet Clears Copyright Amendments for Introduction in Parliament -- GOI Under Fire at Economic Seminar -- India Ranks Eighth in Internet Pi [...] | 2010-01-08 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN KIPR EIND ELTN ETRD TSPA IN JA |
10NEWDELHI378 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...] | 2010-02-26 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN |
10NEWDELHI93 | Glacial Melt Forecast Controversy Unlikely to Impact Indian [...] (U) Summary: Controversy erupted recently when a leading glacier scientist told the press that the section of the 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had misquoted his work. The IPCC report indicted Himalayan glaciers very likely would disappear by 20 [...] | 2010-01-20 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN |
10NIAMEY33 | Niger: Former High Commissioner for Restoration of Peace [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14, current National Assembly Deputy and former High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP) Mohamed Anacko met with DCM at the Chancery; Poloff and LES Pol Specialist also participated. The former Commissioner spoke about the successful culmination of the p [...] | 2010-01-14 19:11:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS ECON SNAR SOCI PHUM KHDP ML AG NG |
10NIAMEY86 | Niger: Niger Disaster Response Resource Request [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: After Embassy Niamey's Disaster Declaration on January 14 (ref d),post requests urgent and serious consideration of increasing response resources for Niger due to imminent food insecurity. The newly released vulnerability asse [...] | 2010-02-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR SENV ECON PREL PGOV US NG |
10NICOSIA45 | CYPRUS ORAMS CASE; EU COURTS MUST ENFORCE RULING [...] (SBU) On January 20, in a major precedent-setting case, the UK Court of Appeals affirmed the decisions of a Republic of Cyprus court and a lower UK court that found a British couple (the "Orams") guilty of trespassing for having built a holiday home in north Cyprus on land owned by a Greek Cyp [...] | 2010-01-26 06:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CY |
10NICOSIA55 | CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY |
10NICOSIA56 | CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 07:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY |
10NICOSIA77 | CYPRUS: POOR ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT HURTS GREEK [...] (C) Concern about the Cypriot economy is growing among Greek Cypriot businessmen and economic technocrats. They are alarmed at the rapid growth of the fiscal deficit, from a 1 percent surplus to a 6 percent deficit in less than three years. Worse, they believe the GoC is exacerbating the probl [...] | 2010-02-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CY |
10NICOSIA98 | CYPRUS: TRIES AND TRIES AGAIN WITH CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyprus is preparing to reenact a controversial law requiring separate shelving for biotech products on supermarket shelves. The law was first enacted in 2007 but it never actually entered into force because the President repealed it on procedural grounds. This time around, th [...] | 2010-02-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY |
10NOUAKCHOTT1 | MAURITANIA: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED [...] (SBU) Until closure of the Israeli Embassy in Nouakchott in March 2009, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania enjoyed full diplomatic relations with Israel. Relations still formally exist but were unilaterally "frozen" by the Mauritanian government. The GIRM does not have any [...] | 2010-01-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KBCT MR XF |
10NOUAKCHOTT51 | MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (SBU) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is expected to receive SFOAA funding during FY 2010. While Mauritania continues to face technical and capacity challenges with fiscal transparency, assessments from U.S. Embassy, World Bank and IMF officials working in country indicate [...] | 2010-01-21 08:40:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL MR |
10OSLO108 | EMBASSY OSLO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 14:08:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON NO |
10OSLO26 | NORWEGIAN AID FOR HAITI LIKELY TO DOUBLE TO $35 [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Norway on January 16 increased its promise of aid to Haiti to $17.5 million. The GON has already provided $7 million for relief efforts. An additional $17.5 million (bringing the total to $35 million) is l [...] | 2010-01-20 09:50:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA NO |
10OSLO33 | HIGH INTEREST IN NORWEGIAN CONTINETAL SHELF LICENSE AWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. companies participated in a high-interest nomination round for Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) licenses. The GON also awarded licenses in a separate predefined/mature areas licensing round. The high interest sends positive signals about the competitive situation on the she [...] | 2010-01-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV SENV ECON NO |
10OSLO34 | NORWAY SMOKES OUT TOBACCO PRODUCERS FROM PENSION FUND [...] (SBU) Summary. Seventeen tobacco producers, including seven U.S. companies, have been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund's (GPF) portfolio, on ethical grounds. End Summary. 2. (U) On January 19, The Ministry of Finance announced that 17 tobacco producers had been excluded [...] | 2010-01-22 14:33:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EPET ECON NO |
10OSLO37 | GON VIEWS: LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 25 MFA Af/Pak Director Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin told PolOff and MoD Deputy Director of Security Policy General Bjorn Solberg told DCM, A/DATT and PolOff that the GoN was supportive overall of the US objectives for the London Conference. Kanavin did note that th [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF NO |
10OSLO38 | NORWAY CONFIRMS DOUBLING OF AID TO $35 MILLION [...] As foreshadowed in reftel, the Government of Norway announced on Sunday, January 24 that it will be doubling its aid to Haiti from 100 million kroner ($17.5 million) to 200 million kroner ($35 million). The press release from the office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (translated by post; [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA NO |
10OSLO39 | NORWAY CONFIRMS DOUBLING OF AID TO $35 MILLION [...] As foreshadowed in reftel, the Government of Norway announced on Sunday, January 24 that it will be doubling its aid to Haiti from 100 million kroner ($17.5 million) to 200 million kroner ($35 million). The press release from the office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (translated by post; [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA NO |
10OSLO63 | FM Stoere Goes to Moscow [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Northern and Russian Affairs Anne Kjesti Carlsen told PolOff February 5 that FM's Stoere's February 2 trip to Moscow should be viewed as preparatory work for President Medvedev's planned April visit to Norway. She said discussions focused largely on effor [...] | 2010-02-05 16:30:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PARM PREL SENV ECON EFIS ENRG RS NO |
10OSLO80 | NORWAY: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On February 8 PolOff provided Ministry of Transport (MoT) Deputy Director for Traffic Security and Emergency John Arild Jenssen reftel points and Pol LES confirmed with MoT Advisor Marcel Henri Godonou that the information collected by post on Norwegian cell phone use laws was correct and up-t [...] | 2010-02-10 12:37:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA NO |
10OTTAWA1 | CANADA; TOP FIVE POLICY PRIORITIES IN 2010 [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Harper's top goal for 2010 is remaining in power, preferably without an election that the public does not want but, if need be, to force the weak opposition parties to bring on another election and bear the political consequences. The Conservatives will need to demonstrate slow b [...] | 2010-01-04 15:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD SENV CA AF |
10OTTAWA106 | CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER LAYS OUT G8, G20 PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Harper set out his agenda as host of the June 2010 G8 and G20 summits, focusing primarily on financial sector reform, stimulus programs, and global trade and growth. He also underscored a continued important role for the G8 and its "close coope [...] | 2010-01-28 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD CA |
10OTTAWA140 | Tales of the U.S.-Canada Border #1 - Who Goes Where [...] (U) Summary: Canadians regularly complain to U.S. officials that increased U.S. security measures such as the June 2009 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative passport requirement have stifled cross-border travel and U.S. tourist visits to Canada. Recent Statistics Canada figures show that whil [...] | 2010-02-03 18:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CA EIND ETRD SOCI SMIG |
10OTTAWA41 | Canadian Views on Afghanistan Heading into the London [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada's priorities for London are the transition to Afghan lead, reintegration, and reconciliation. Canada is looking for more information on the Reintegration Trust Fund before making a decision on its contribution. Canada hopes to avoid specific time lines for transition, [...] | 2010-01-26 21:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF CA |
10OTTAWA70 | CANADA: MODEST CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper reshuffled his cabinet on January 19 in preparation for a new session of Parliament and Speech from the Throne on March 3 and a federal budget on March 4. The changes included ten medium and lower rank portfolios, and reflected a strongly economic focus. He identifi [...] | 2010-01-19 22:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR CA |
10OUAGADOUGOU124 | BURKINA FASO,S TRADE UNIONS PROTEST COMMUNAL TAX, [...] SUMMARY: Trade unions and independent syndicates have called for a nationwide strikes and demonstrations on February 24th to protest the application of a so-called "Communal Development Tax." Unions believe that this tax is unfair, unpopular and anti-social, and insist that the government rep [...] | 2010-02-23 17:07:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PREL PGOV UV |
10OUAGADOUGOU4 | BURKINA FASO: ECONOMICS AND DEMOCRACY ARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his traditional New Year's address, President Blaise Compaore focused on economics, including sustainable and balanced development, economic growth, the fight against corruption, and infrastructure development. He also reflected on broader aspects of democracy with an emphas [...] | 2010-01-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI UV |
10PANAMA1 | Senior GOP Officials Express Doubts About Contractor for [...] (C) Senior GOP Officials have expressed doubts to the Embassy and to members of a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation about the ability of the GUPC Consortium led by Spanish and Italian firms Sacyr and Impregilo to carry out the work on the expansion of the Panama Canal. 2. (C) At a December 2 [...] | 2010-01-08 17:19:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EWWT EINV PM |
10PANAMA50 | Panama Request for FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Support [...] (SBU) Summary. Agricultural producers, the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Panama, and the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama are interested in developing programs to research and produce genetically modified crops, such as: rice, maize, sorghum, and sugar cane. The goals would [...] | 2010-01-14 22:13:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR FAS PM |
10PANAMA54 | Panama: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 16:23:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON USTR OPIC KTDB PM |
10PANAMA71 | Deterioration of Panama's Business Climate Under President [...] (C) The Government of Panama (GOP) disadvantaged at least two American companies in a $55.5 million dollar improperly implemented emergency licitation procedures for electrical generators to fortify Panama's electrical generation capacity in anticipation of El Nino. This improper licitation in [...] | 2010-02-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PM COM EINV ENRG |
10PANAMA87 | No Recognition for PRC Anytime Soon - Panama Sticks with [...] (U) The GOP has renewed its commitment to Panama's longstanding relationship with Taiwan, despite public statements by President Ricardo Martinelli in 2009 that Panama would opt for formal diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Martinelli attempted to follow through with his [...] | 2010-02-23 19:07:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PM CH TW ECON |
10PANAMA89 | No Recognition for PRC Anytime Soon - Panama Sticks with [...] (U) The GOP has renewed its commitment to Panama's longstanding relationship with Taiwan, despite public statements by President Ricardo Martinelli in 2009 that Panama would opt for formal diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Martinelli attempted to follow through with his [...] | 2010-02-23 21:02:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PM CH TW ECON |
10PARAMARIBO14 | informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...] | 2010-01-11 22:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS |
10PARAMARIBO16 | Informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...] | 2010-01-11 22:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS |
10PARAMARIBO38 | Suriname's Offer of Humanitarian Assistance to Haiti [...] (SBU) CDA Bell delivered REFTEL points to Ambassador Glen Alvares, Special Advisor to Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on January 20. Alvares indicated that all official Government of Suriname (GOS) offers of assistance are currently pending with CARICOM/CDEMA. Alvares, however, was un [...] | 2010-01-20 21:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HA NS |
10PARAMARIBO5 | Scenesetter for Special Envoy David Goldwyn and EGCI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming Special Envoy David Goldwyn and the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative delegation to Suriname. Although we cannot yet provide a confirmed schedule, we expect our Ministerial-level and worki [...] | 2010-02-23 18:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV NS |
10PARAMARIBO50 | SURINAME'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION [...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo presents its FY2010 proposal under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel). The following are Post's proposals listed in rank order: - Organize a "USA Expo" to promote U.S. products in the Surinamese market, with a special focus given to market [...] | 2010-01-22 19:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO NS |
10PARIS104 | FRANCE: NUCLEAR ENERGY LEADERS FEUD OVER INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fillon demanded Areva and Electricite de France (EDF) CEOs settle disputes over the Areva-EDF framework agreement on nuclear fuel. Differences in the leaders' corporate strategies have been compounded by a very public personality clash. GOF officials condemn the feu [...] | 2010-02-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL FR |
10PARIS140 | OECD COUNCIL AND ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met in an enlarged session with Enhanced Engagement and Accession Country countries to discuss the development dimension of OECD work on climate change, trade, taxation, and food security. The discus [...] | 2010-02-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD OECD XA XE XF XL XM |
10PARIS141 | FRANCE SUPPORTS MEASURES AGAINST DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Summary: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, French Junior Minister for Transportation Dominique Bussereau praised recent USG efforts on distracted driving. Bussereau described ongoing GOF efforts to reduce road deaths from 7,000 a few years ago to 3,000 by 2012 through enforcing sp [...] | 2010-02-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC SOCI UNDP EU FR |
10PARIS160 | FRANCE: POTENTIAL FOR SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: France has no identified shale gas bearing formations. Industry took an interest in the sector in 2007, but although the GOF plans to permit exploration activity for shale gas areas in Southeastern France in 2010 (making production possible around 2015),technical, legal and pol [...] | 2010-02-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET FR |
10PARIS22 | Russia's Accession to the OECD [...] (SBU) Summary: The slow pace of Russia's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reflects poor internal coordination by the Russian Government and the significant hurdles that Russia faces in demonstrating consistency with the OECD's open market principles [...] | 2010-01-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OECD XG XH RS |
10PARIS227 | French Electricity Leader en route to the U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Henri Proglio is making his first trip to the U.S. as CEO of Electricite de France (EDF). His goal is to gauge potential American partners and review the firm's U.S. investments. EDF plans to expand as a "diversified service company" that can operate different nuclear reactor t [...] | 2010-02-24 16:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PREL FR CH |
10PARIS228 | OECD TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON OECD |
10PARIS23 | OECD: DOC GC Cameron Kerry Leads U.S. Delegation to [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Department of Commerce General Counsel Cameron Kerry led the U.S. delegation to an OECD Conference on December 9, 2009, which commemorated International Anticorruption Day, the ten-year anniversary of the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, and the roll ou [...] | 2010-01-08 08:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCOR OECD GM SW JA RS UK FR |
10PARIS236 | EMBASSY PARIS TELECOM OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per State 17143, Post notifies EB/CIP/BA that Embassy Paris' Telecommunications Policy Officer is Allison Areias. PEKALA [...] | 2010-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS FR |
10PARIS237 | FRANCE SPECIAL 301 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2010 Special 301 Watch List. France has, in fact, improved the pharmaceutical R & D environment and post sees no evidence of lack of IPR protection or market access. Fr [...] | 2010-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN KIPR FR |
10PARIS26 | Russia's Accession to the OECD - Chronology and Standards [...] (U) Summary: This cable is part two of a two-part series. Part I (Reftel) outlined the broader challenges that Russia faces during the accession process to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This cable provides details on the chronology and the status of the accession e [...] | 2010-01-11 08:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OECD XG XH |
10PARIS63 | AIR FRANCE TRAFFIC SAGS, SHIFT IN BUSINESS PLAN [...] (U) Summary. Air France-KLM is feeling the economic downturn: lower capacity utilization, steadily declining passenger traffic, and cargo business stabilized at a reduced level. An audit showed 20 million euros (USD 29 million) missing from a fund managed by AF employee organizations; the GOF [...] | 2010-01-21 15:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND ETRD FR |
10PARIS80 | AFGHANISTAN: FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French government largely shares U.S. priorities for the January 28 London conference on Afghanistan, as outlined in ref A, but is frustrated with a lack of specifics from Afghan authorities on reintegration, development, and anti-corruption. Acting French Special Representat [...] | 2010-01-25 18:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF FR |
10PARIS9 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ ADVOCATES GREATER FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: EEB Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez co-chaired the December 7-8 OECD Global Forum on International Investment and underscored the importance of foreign direct investment for global economic recovery. He discussed the upcoming OECD 50th Anniversary and OECD support for th [...] | 2010-01-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EINV OECD |
10PHNOMPENH17 | EXPROPRIATION LAW PASSAGE REVEALS FLAWS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 29, the National Assembly (NA) approved a new draft expropriation law, which has raised concerns with its wide definition of "public interest" projects that justify confiscation of private property and vague provisions on "fair and just" compensation. There was limi [...] | 2010-01-12 04:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB |
10PHNOMPENH29 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CAMBODIA [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...] | 2010-01-19 00:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB |
10PHNOMPENH32 | CAMBODIA COMMITTED TO IMPROVED FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Per Ref A's request for information regarding fiscal transparency, posts response is below. Reforming the Public Financial Management System --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is committed to greater financial accountability [...] | 2010-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON AID EFIN PREL CB |
10PHNOMPENH33 | TFHA01: CAMBODIA OFFERS $50,000 IN HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA CB |
10PHNOMPENH82 | CAMBODIAN RESPONSE TO DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE [...] SUMMARY. ESTHOff delivered Reftel demarche to the directors of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport's (MPWT) Department of Transport and the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) Public Order Department. Text messaging and cell phone use while driving are common in Cambodia but are not viewed [...] | 2010-02-04 09:25:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA CB |
10PODGORICA24 | MONTENEGRO: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE REPLY [...] Per reftel instruction, Post delivered distracted driving demarche points to Ms. Selma Mehovic, Head of the Police Directorate's International Police Cooperation Department, and Mr. Milorad Usancevic, Head of the Police Directorate's Traffic Police Division. Neither had any immediate sub [...] | 2010-02-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA MW |
10PORTAUPRINCE100 | HAITI POST-EARTHQUAKE USAID/DART OVERVIEW OF SHELTER AND [...] Summary. As part of the relief and recovery response, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is advocating for a shelter and settlements sector strategy that features a range of interventions, including host family and community support, transitional shelter programs, [...] | 2010-01-29 02:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE104 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE USAID/DART HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3 [...] Summary. USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) staff report that the final U.S. Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams departed Haiti on January 27, as coordination efforts continue to advance response capacity for earthquake-affected populations in Haiti. A small contingent of [...] | 2010-01-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE108 | USAID/DART OVERVIEW OF HAITI FOOD DISTRIBUTION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This weekend, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) will shift to a geographically-focused distribution system in metropolitan Port-au-Prince through 16 identified sites. Distribution of food ration coupons is scheduled to begin on January 30, prior to distribution of food on Janua [...] | 2010-01-30 05:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE112 | USAID/DART ASSESSMENT OF HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN [...] (U) Summary. On January 28, staff from USAID/Haiti visited the Seventh Day Adventist Diquini Hospital in Carrefour, noting that although doctors continue to treat earthquake-related injuries, the number of surgeries per day has gradually decreased from 30 to 15. A recently donated surgical cac [...] | 2010-02-02 14:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE114 | USAID/DART - HAITI NUTRITION UPDATE [...] Summary. USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) staff caution that disrupted access to food and poor sanitation conditions in earthquake-affected areas of Haiti have the potential to lead to an increase in acute malnutrition, particularly among infants and young children. USAID [...] | 2010-02-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE124 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE USAID/DART HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #4 [...] Summary. The current international humanitarian response to the earthquake in Haiti is characterized by a marked improvement in coordination and assistance delivery over the last week, with agencies expanding and expediting distributions of food and non-food items (NFIs),and U.N. cluster par [...] | 2010-02-04 20:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE126 | HAITI USAID/DART - SYSTEM FOR FORMAL REQUESTS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The scale and scope of the current crisis in Haiti has created opportunities to utilize the unique capacities of the U.S. Military to support relief efforts. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) serves as the focal point for receiving formal civilian requests [...] | 2010-02-05 20:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE134 | USAID/DART Humanitarian Coordination Overview of Haiti [...] (U) Summary. Following the devastating impact of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12, the international humanitarian community has made significant progress in establishing humanitarian coordination structures and responding to needs in Port-au-Prince and other affected areas. [...] | 2010-02-07 00:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE136 | Haiti USAID/DART ASSESSMENT IN LEOGANE, PETIT GOAVE, AND [...] Summary. On February 3 and 4, an assessment team from USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and USAID/Haiti visited the earthquake-affected cities of Leogane, Petit Goave, and Grand Goave in West Department. According to the team, the provision of food and shelter assistance [...] | 2010-02-07 00:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE154 | USAID/DART OVERVIEW OF HAITI POST-EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary. In the post-earthquake period, affected populations confront significant risks, including potential exploitation, abuse, psychosocial distress, and gender-based violence. Limited information regarding the availQlity of humanitarian assistance exacerbates psychosocial distress, in [...] | 2010-02-10 03:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE156 | USAID/DART HAITI EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #5: ONE [...] Summary. One month after the earthquake, the humanitarian community continues to make significant progress in responding to the emergency needs of the affected population, providing food assistance to nearly 2.5 million people, increasing the distribution of emergency shelter materials to ens [...] | 2010-02-11 22:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE162 | USAID/DART HAITI EARTHQUAKE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE [...] Summary. Humanitarian agencies in Haiti have significantly scaled up sanitation response activities in recent weeks; however, sanitation needs, particularly within Port-au-Prince settlement sites, remain urgent and challenging. On February 11, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) released the W [...] | 2010-02-15 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE172 | USAID/DART AND USAID/HAITI ASSESSMENTS IN GONAIVES, JEREMIE, [...] Summary. On February 15, USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and USAID/Haiti staff conducted assessments of humanitarian conditions for displaced persons and host families in Gonaives, Artibonite Department; Jeremie, Grand-Anse Department; and Les Cayes, South Department; as [...] | 2010-02-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE184 | USAID/DART ASSESSMENTS IN JACMEL [...] Summary. On February 15 and 18, USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) staff conducted rapid health and protection assessments in Jacmel, as well as met with Logistics Cluster personnel operating in the area. USAID/DART staff observed the ongoing provision of health services th [...] | 2010-02-22 22:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE198 | USAID-SUPPORTED CASH-FOR-WORK ACTIVITIES [...] Summary. The January 12 earthquake in southern Haiti destroyed household assets and income generating opportunities. USAID-funded cash-for-work (CFW) programs mitigate the economic impact of the earthquake through targeted interventions, including clearing of debris to create safe living spa [...] | 2010-02-24 23:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE206 | APPAREL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS HAITI'S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND [...] (SBU) Within two weeks of the January 12 earthquake, Haiti's garment manufacturing sector resumed exports to the US, re-routing shipments through Dominican ports. Prior to the earthquake, apparel assembled in Haiti accounted for three-quarters of the country's exports, employing one-fift [...] | 2010-02-26 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR HA PGOV AID EAID ECON ETRD EINV KTEX |
10PORTAUPRINCE60 | HAITI: RESCUE CONTINUES WHILE RELIEF AND LOGISTICAL ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. After a record-breaking 12 rescues on January 17, American search and rescue teams continue to search for survivors in Port-au-Prince. Progress has been made in the last 48 hours to address several limiting logistical issues, namely airport traffic and management and a plan to pr [...] | 2010-01-19 04:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE72 | Haiti Earthquake: One Week Later [...] (U) Summary. Seven days after the earthquake, search and rescue teams continued to conduct live rescues in Port-au-Prince. The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) has released a food assistance plan for Haiti, detailing anticipated needs and response. Representatives from USAID's Disaster Assistanc [...] | 2010-01-21 05:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE76 | Post-Earthquake Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Status in [...] Summary. Disruptions in water service and availability remain a significant concern for earthquake-affected populations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the capital on January 12. However, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Disa [...] | 2010-01-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE80 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Despite U.N. and media reports noting that the Government of Haiti (GoH) declared the end of the search and rescue phase on January 22, urban search and rescue (USAR) teams responded to a request for assistance that resulted in a live rescue on January 23. On January 22, the GoH [...] | 2010-01-24 03:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE82 | USAID/DART Overview of Search and Rescue Operations in Haiti [...] (U) Summary. Despite January 22, U.N. and media reports that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has declared the end of the search and rescue phase, multiple urban search and rescue (USAR) teams continue to work in Port-au-Prince. According to the U.N. Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) [...] | 2010-01-25 02:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE86 | HAITI POST-EARTHQUAKE USAID/DART HEALTH OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary. As the number of patients requiring specialized medical assistance declines USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) staff report that the current emphasis on earthquake-related trauma surgery and injuries has begun to shift to basic primary care, surveillance, and [...] | 2010-01-26 02:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE96 | HAITI EARTHQUAKE USAID/DART HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3 [...] Summary. USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) staff report that the final U.S. Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams departed Haiti on January 27, as coordination efforts continue to advance response capacity for earthquake-affected populations in Haiti. A small contingent of [...] | 2010-01-28 04:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTAUPRINCE98 | USAID/DART ASSESSMENT OF EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED TOWNS IN [...] (U) Summary. On January 25 and 26, assessment teams from USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) visited earthquake-affected cities and towns along Haiti's southern peninsula. The team confirmed that Leogane sustained heavy earthquake damage, with the majority of buildings rend [...] | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PREF HA |
10PORTLOUIS35 | CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...] | 2010-02-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR |
10PORTLOUIS41 | U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE BENEFITS SEYCHELLES ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: U.S. military activities in Seychelles increased dramatically starting in July 2009. This enhanced U.S. military presence had a significant and positive impact on the country's economy, contributing an estimated $5.5 million to the Seychelles economy during the period July to Decem [...] | 2010-02-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MARR SE |
10PORTMORESBY42 | REQUEST FOR POST TO IDENTIFY TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY [...] Embassy Port Moresby's contact for ICT issues involving Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu is Political-Economic Officer Brian Asmus. TAYLOR [...] | 2010-02-25 06:22:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON PP BP NH |
10PORTOFSPAIN142 | BOEING LIKELY TO WIN CARIBBEAN AIRLINES DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Boeing representative told us that Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will endorse Boeing's bid to sell the national airline ten new 737-800 aircraft it sorely needs, a deal potentially worth USD 790 million and for which we conducted extensive advocacy. The deal [...] | 2010-02-01 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR EFIN ECON PGOV TD |
10PORTOFSPAIN40 | SECURED TRANSACTIONS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (U) SUMMARY: SME interest rates in Trinidad and Tobago presently average around 13.75%. SMEs are permitted to use inventory, machinery, and accounts receivable as collateral for loans while maintaining use of the asset to generate income. A top banker told us that two of the primary challenge [...] | 2010-01-20 21:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ECIN TD |
10PORTOFSPAIN42 | TFHA01: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN TRINIDAD ON HAITI AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel, Charge met several MFA directors and staff to thank the GOTT for its pledge of financial assistance to Haiti (ref B) and to discuss various aspects of disaster relief efforts. We were informed that the GOTT has no unanswered offers of assistance pending with the USG [...] | 2010-01-20 22:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA TD |
10PORTOFSPAIN60 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Minister January 15 requesting that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. In addition, Post sent a diplomatic note to the MFA, and discussed the matter with the GOTT's lead technical negotiator on climate cha [...] | 2010-01-26 19:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG ECON TD |
10PRAGUE118 | EMBASSY PRAGUE CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED CZECH TEXT [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, the Czech MoD proposed the following text to the Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) Agreement: "If either Party determines that Contracting is necessary to fulfill that Party's obligations under Article III (Scope of Work) of this Agreement, [...] | 2010-02-24 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL ECON TSPL EZ |
10PRAGUE26 | CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HAITI RELIEF EFFORT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches on January 19 and 20 to Foreign Ministry Humanitarian Aid Department Officer Hana Volna, who is leading government coordination efforts. She reported that the Czech Government has pledged CZK 20 million (USD 1.1 million) to the international Haiti relief effo [...] | 2010-01-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EZ HA |
10PRAGUE28 | CZECH AIRLINES CONTINUES ITS FIGHT FOR FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Czech cabinet's decision not to complete the privatization process for Czech Airlines (CSA) (Ref. B),the Finance Ministry with the help of several state-owned companies is taking steps aimed at moving the heavily indebted carrier towards financial solvency. Privat [...] | 2010-01-20 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON EZ |
10PRAGUE42 | ACTION REQUEST ON COORDINATION OF CZECH AID TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A on January 25 to Czech Foreign Ministry Humanitarian Aid Department Officer Hana Volna, who is leading government coordination efforts on Haiti earthquake relief. She told us that she has distribute [...] | 2010-01-26 12:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EZ HA |
10PRAGUE5 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Gordon: Your visit to the Czech Republic for the Strategic Dialogue comes at an ideal time to build on Vice President Biden's October 23 visit, the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG),and Under Secretary Tauscher's November 16 visit. While some within the Cze [...] | 2010-01-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS AF EZ |
10PRAGUE54 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNGA EZ |
10PRAGUE62 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY [...] (U) AmEmbassy Prague's officer responsible for energy issues is: Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer, e-mail: DixonMS@State.gov; tel (420) 257 022 319; fax: (420) 257 022 808. Mr. Dixon will be responsible for contributions to the EEB energy portal. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Prague's office [...] | 2010-02-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EZ |
10PRAGUE84 | CZECH ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI - VIA CHANNELS OTHER [...] (SBU) Following up on earlier reporting as to Czech humanitarian assistance for Haiti (Ref B-D),emboff spoke with both the Czech MFA and MoD to see if the GoCR was contemplating assistance to the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). An officer at the Czech MoD Joint Operations Center [...] | 2010-02-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PREL EZ HA |
10PRAGUE91 | ENSURING TRANSPARENCY IN RDTE AGREEMENT WITH CZECHS [...] (SBU) Since mid-November, efforts to finalize the language of a U.S.-Czech Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDTE) Agreement have stalled. Background on the RDTE Agreement is summarized below. The language remains in dispute because the Czech Ministry of Defense is pressing for [...] | 2010-02-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL ECON TSPL EZ |
10PRAGUE94 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER SEBESTA [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, Charge d'Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones met Czech Agricultural Minister Jakub Sebesta to inquire about his position regarding the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013, U.S. beef access, and agricultural biotechnology. Sebesta said that the Czec [...] | 2010-02-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL |
10PRAIA19 | CAPE VERDE RECORDS LOWEST INFLATION RATE OF THE LAST FOR [...] (U) Cape Verde recorded an overall inflation rate of just 1% in 2009, the lowest annual inflation rate since 2005 and a 5.8% reduction from 2008's rate. Cape Verde's National Statistics Institute announced the news this week and noted the low inflation was as a result of a good harvest year pa [...] | 2010-01-15 18:12:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KMCA CV |
10PRAIA22 | CAPE VERDE'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's Investment Climate Report. The full text will also be sent separately by e-mail. END SUMMARY -------------- INTRODUCTION -------------- 2. The government of Cape Verde ( [...] | 2010-01-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EIND EINV ETRD ECIN ECON EAID KTDB TRSY |
10PRETORIA100 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 11-JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-19 09:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA126 | SOUTH AFRICA'S SCHOOL LEAVING EXAM RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For the sixth year in a row, South Africa's national pass rates for its public school-leaving exams, the matric, have declined to just over 60 percent, down from 62.5 percent in 2008. (NOTE: The matric is a term commonly used to refer to the final year of high school and the qual [...] | 2010-01-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI SF |
10PRETORIA149 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 19-JANUARY 22 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-25 06:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA160 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: Following three consecutive quarters of contraction, South Africa's GDP resumed positive growth in the third quarter of 2009. South African exports edged higher in the second half of 2009, following an improvement in the global economy. As a result, the deficit on the current acc [...] | 2010-01-26 11:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
10PRETORIA2 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA274 | SEEKING DATES FOR ROUND II OF THE U.S.-SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ENERG MNUC NP PARM PREL ECON SF |
10PRETORIA3 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA44 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 4- JANUARY 8 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA74 | READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From October 2 - 6, Paul Green, an agricultural economist consultant based in Washington, D.C., visited South Africa on behalf of the International Grain Trade Coalition to discuss with the South African food and feed industries ways to encourage a broader view of sustainable food syste [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10PRETORIA75 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, l [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10PRISTINA12 | KOSOVO: DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTHERN KOSOVO POINT TO PARTITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political developments in northern Kosovo in the second half of 2009, notably illegal parallel elections that ousted representatives of former Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica's party from power, and the decision by current Serbian President Tadic to remove notorious hardliners f [...] | 2010-01-11 07:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SR KV |
10PRISTINA25 | KOSOVO: SERBIAN MINISTER FOR KOSOVO ESCORTED TO BORDER BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After ignoring procedures for official visits to Kosovo, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic and his party were stopped and expelled from Kosovo by Kosovo Police on January 13. Bogdanovic and his party were traveling to Strpce for political purposes. The stop went smo [...] | 2010-01-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SR KV |
10PRISTINA43 | POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS ON EFFORTS TO RELOCATE ROMA, ASHKALI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thanks to a partnership between the USG, the European Commission, and the Government of Kosovo (GOK),two lead-contaminated Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in North Mitrovica -- Cesmin Lug and Osterode -- could be closed this year. The camps have been home to over 140 et [...] | 2010-01-27 15:24:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PREF PINR PHUM ECON KV |
10PRISTINA95 | KOSOVO: BFIF PROPOSAL FOR FY 2010 [...] SUMMARY: In consultation with our Foreign Commercial Service colleagues at Embassy Zagreb, post proposes two separate visits by FCS Zagreb personnel to Kosovo. The first will enable peer-to-peer training for Pristina's Commercial Assistant. The second will bring FCS Regional Officer Pamela Wa [...] | 2010-02-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO KV |
10QUITO100 | Fiscal Transparency in Ecuador [...] (U) Post provides the following information on the transparency of the government of Ecuador's budget, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? Yes. In 2009, overall USG assistance to Ecuador amounted to [...] | 2010-01-27 19:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL EC |
10QUITO101 | Ecuador's Push for Conditions-Free Foreign Assistance has [...] (C) Events over the last year demonstrate that the Correa government is intent on exerting as much control as possible over assistance flows and projects in Ecuador, although so far not to the extent of losing assistance Ecuador needs. The GoE's hyper-nationalistic philosophy has economic nati [...] | 2010-02-24 20:56:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN PREL SNAR MARR EC |
10QUITO102 | Ecuador Economic News, December 2009 - January 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that were not reported by individual cables during the December 2009-January 2010 timeframe. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and sho [...] | 2010-01-27 20:17:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV USTR EC |
10QUITO103 | Ecuador Rejects FATF Decision to Place it on High-Risk List [...] (C) The Ecuadorian government has reacted vehemently against the February 18 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement that Ecuador has not committed sufficiently to addressing strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance regime. President Correa and sen [...] | 2010-02-25 23:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC |
10QUITO126 | Sporting Goods Sales of Nike and Avia Products in Ecuador [...] (SBU) Summary. Less than a week after an information technology delegation met with GoE officials to encourage them to dismantle balance of payments safeguards that have been in place since January 2009 (septel),representatives of Nike and a local sporting goods retailer met with the Emba [...] | 2010-02-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON USTR WTRO EC |
10QUITO130 | GOE BACKS OFF PROPOSED 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Ecuador's President Correa has publicly championed the idea of a "dignified wage" since taking office in 2007, and this concept is enshrined in the country's 2008 Constitution. Last year, Correa frequently called for an almost 50% increase in the minimum wage to reach his definition of [...] | 2010-02-02 17:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV EC |
10QUITO154 | Ecuador Economic News February 1 - February 8, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. ----------- [...] | 2010-02-08 22:48:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV EC |
10QUITO162 | GOE EXTENDS BOP SAFEGUARDS BY SIX MONTHS, ELIMINATES [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy has confirmed that Ecuador's Foreign Trade and Investment Council (COMEXI) has developed a definitive schedule to eliminate the balance of payments (BoP) safeguards within six months. The safeguards were supposed to be eliminated by their one year anniversary on Jan [...] | 2010-02-10 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC |
10QUITO190 | Ecuador Economic News February 8 - 12, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. -------- [...] | 2010-02-18 19:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET EC |
10QUITO25 | Celebration of Correa's Three Years in Power [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's PAIS movement celebrated on January 16 the third anniversary of the government of the "Citizens' Revolution." The festive event gathered over 80,000 people who cheered President Correa (although some attendees were reportedly coerced). While listing his governm [...] | 2010-01-20 21:05:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MARR SENV PHUM PREL EC |
10QUITO37 | China cautiously seeks to expand commercial interests in [...] (C) China's Ambassador to Ecuador, Cai Runguo, told Ambassador January 15 that the PRC is moving forward with negotiations with the GoE on financing various commercial projects, but that Ecuadorian President Correa's criticisms of China's tough negotiating position had caused some concern in B [...] | 2010-01-26 22:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SENV ENRG EC CH |
10QUITO43 | Ecuador: H1N1 Update [...] As of January 22, there were 2,251 cases of H1N1 reported in Ecuador, with 96 confirmed fatalities. The first H1N1 infection in Ecuador was recorded in May of 2009, and roughly 70% of the reported cases have affected people between the ages of one and 29. The disease is concentrated primarily [...] | 2010-01-27 18:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ECON EAID ETRD |
10QUITO53 | Ecuador Rebuffs International Companies on Balance of [...] (C) Three of the most recognizable companies in the world, Apple, RIM (Blackberry),and Nokia, concluded a three-day visit to Ecuador in January with the impression that they have limited to no ability to influence GoE trade and investment decisions. In attempting to convince GoE officials to [...] | 2010-02-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN COM USTR ECPS PREL EC |
10QUITO54 | Embassy Quito Request for Funding of Biotech Proposal [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito is requesting funding for a biotech proposal as part of the Department of State's 2010 Biotech Outreach Program. The project is focused on informing a key group of journalists who, by providing accurate information on biotech issues, have the [...] | 2010-01-15 22:33:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EC |
10QUITO77 | New Quito Airport's Phoenix-like Rebirth; Action Request on [...] (C) Department assistance requested; please see paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: President Correa met February 4 with the developers/financers of the new Quito International Airport (NQIA),including OPIC and Ex-Im bank officials, and reassured them that they had his full suppo [...] | 2010-02-10 22:46:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ECON OPIC EXIM PREL IDB EC |
10QUITO87 | Ecuador's Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources [...] (C) Summary. During a February 2 courtesy call with Ambassador, Minister for Non-Renewable Natural Resources Germanico Pinto reiterated the GoE's intention to focus on partnerships with foreign state-owned companies for exploration and development within the mining and petroleum sectors, but [...] | 2010-02-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EMIN SENV ETRD EFIN USTR EC |
10QUITO96 | GoE Response to Demarche on Balance of Payments Safeguard [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A demarche on balance of payments (BoP) safeguards, GoE officials assured Emboffs the government will publish by February 6 a schedule for the progressive reduction of the safeguards, leading to their total elimination in six months. Our interlocutors ar [...] | 2010-01-27 15:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC |
10RABAT108 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CARDIN [...] (U) Summary: Senator Cardin, we look forward to your arrival in Morocco, a long-standing U.S. ally and model in many respects for other Arab, Muslim and African countries. The U.S. mission's goals in Morocco are promoting economic growth, enhancing democracy and governance through political [...] | 2010-02-09 15:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO |
10RABAT118 | MOROCCO: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note to Morocco's Ministry of Transportation and Equipment on February 2. 2. (U) The use of mobile phones while driving is illegal in Morocco, but "hands-free" sets are allowed. On January 5, the Parliament of Morocco passed a new highw [...] | 2010-02-11 16:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ELTN MO |
10RABAT124 | MOROCCAN CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy seeking support of the United States for Morocco's candidacy for reelection to the Council of International Telecommunication Union (French original scanned and e-mailed to NEA/MAG). 2. ( [...] | 2010-02-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ECPS UN MO |
10RABAT171 | EMBASSY RABAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPC ECON MO |
10RABAT32 | TFHA01: MOROCCO'S RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MOPS PGOV PREL PREF ECON MO |
10RABAT6 | IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION IN MOROCCO [...] Summary: Pursuant to President Obama's Cairo Speech and the Secretary of State's remarks in Marrakesh at the Forum for the Future, the U.S. Mission in Morocco continues to collaborate with Moroccan counterparts from civil society, government, media and academia to support a wealth of programs [...] | 2010-01-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM ECON SOCI KISL KTIA MO |
10RABAT62 | ANTICORRUPTION AUTHORITY PRESSES EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: In its first year, Morocco's Central Authority for Corruption Prevention (ICPC),established by the Government as the coordinating body for the fight against corruption, has initiated work on several draft anti-corruption laws. While Morocco's Transparency International corrupt [...] | 2010-02-01 16:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS ECON KCOR PGOV KMPI MO |
10RABAT70 | MOROCCO IMPROVES ITS ECONOMIC RANKINGS, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of lagging behind in world economic rankings such as the World Bank's "Doing Business Index" and the Heritage Foundation's "Economic Freedom Index," Morocco is starting to show signs of improvement. The most recent iterations of these reports show Morocco moving up [...] | 2010-02-02 12:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO |
10RABAT87 | MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Minister of State Laenser, the Secretary General of the Popular Movement Party (MP),on January 25. Laenser discussed the need for the King's entourage to devolve powers to the Parliament and the problem of a saturated political environment with too many pa [...] | 2010-02-03 18:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON MO |
10RABAT98 | IATA "AGENDA FOR FREEDOM" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note to Morocco's Foreign Ministry on January 8. EconCouns followed up in person on February 4 with Director of Air Transport Hamid Zhar of the Ministry of Equipment and Transportation, the senior Moroccan official responsible for aviatio [...] | 2010-02-05 17:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EFIN MO |
10RANGOON102 | CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN ECONOMY: [...] (C) China's economic presence in Burma has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. The impact can be observed at all levels of Burma's economy: significant Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI),large PRC state-owned enterprises engaged in infrastructure and resource extraction proj [...] | 2010-02-24 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BM CH |
10RANGOON103 | BURMA: ATTACK ON POLICE PATROL IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE [...] (SBU) A variety of Burmese exile and Thai media outlets reported February 22 that Burmese police were attacked on February 20 while on boat patrol on the Mekong River along the Burma-Thailand-Laos border. 2. (C) Post's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Attache confirmed that on February [...] | 2010-02-24 10:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR KCRM LA BM |
10RANGOON108 | BURMA: RECOVERY FROM CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (U) This cable was prepared by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Rangoon. 2. (SBU) Most of the people in Irrawaddy and Rangoon divisions in Burma who were affected by Cyclone Nargis are making limited progress in rebuil [...] | 2010-02-26 04:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL PGOV PINR BM |
10RANGOON110 | BURMA: POST TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] Embassy Rangoon designates Marc Porter, Economic Officer, as post Telecommunications Policy Officer. Marc's contact information is as follows: Marc Porter Work Phone: (95-1) 536-509 Ext. 4227 Mobile Phone: (95-9) 502-2318 Email: PorterMR@state.gov DINGER [...] | 2010-02-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS BM |
10RANGOON30 | BURMA: GRASSROOTS OPPOSITION TO CHINESE-BACKED [...] (C) On December 21, workers broke ground on the controversial new Myitsone Dam project in Kachin State in northern Burma. The Myitsone Dam is one of seven new hydroelectric projects on the upper Irrawaddy River and will be the first dam on the mainstream Irrawaddy. The project is a joint co [...] | 2010-01-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | BM ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SENV |
10RANGOON36 | TFHA01: BURMA HAS NO CURRENT PLANS TO ASSIST HAITI [...] (SBU) The Government of Burma sent a condolence letter to the Government of Haiti after the earthquake; but, according to MOFA DG for Political Affairs Kyaw Tin, nothing further is in the works. The CDA phoned Kyaw Tin to offer USG facilitation assistance if the GOB has a donation in mind ( [...] | 2010-01-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PREF BM |
10RANGOON54 | BURMA: DESPITE PAY RAISE, CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES [...] (SBU) Effective December 31, 2009, Government of Burma (GOB) employees in wage and salaried positions received pay raises. For the lowest paid employees this increase more than doubled pay, to just over USD1 per day. Higher paid officials saw more modest gains and the highest salaries now [...] | 2010-01-29 01:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM |
10REYKJAVIK10 | ICELAND WANTS IMF REVIEW TO TAKE PLACE ON SCHEDULE [...] (SBU/NF) On January 11, Minister of Finance Steingrimur J. Sigfusson called in CDA to express the Icelandic government's desire for the IMF review to take place as scheduled and to seek USG support within the IMF. (Note: Prior to the President's refusal to sign the Icesave bill into law, the n [...] | 2010-01-12 17:03:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC |
10REYKJAVIK13 | LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO AN ICESAVE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary. CDA met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Einar Gunnarsson and Political Advisor Kristjan Guy Burgess January 12 to discuss Icesave. After presenting a gloomy picture of Iceland's future, the two officials asked for U.S. support. They said that public comment [...] | 2010-01-13 17:18:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IC PGOV PREL |
10REYKJAVIK19 | ICELAND HAS LARGEST HYDROGEN VEHICLE FLEET IN EUROPE [...] (U) Minister of Industry Katrin Juliusdottir handed out keys to ten Ford Focus Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) to customers at a January 25 ceremony in Reykjavik hosted by Icelandic New Energy and Brimborg, a local Ford retailer. In her remarks, the Minister commented on the progress in Iceland towa [...] | 2010-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN CVIS SENV IC |
10REYKJAVIK28 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE RESPONSE - ICELAND [...] (U) Emboff delivered points contained in reftel to Emil Hreggvidsson, Director of the Department of International Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 15. In order to obtain the requested information, Emboff also spoke with Sigurdur Helgason, an official at the Ic [...] | 2010-02-17 16:46:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA IC |
10REYKJAVIK3 | PRESIDENT REJECTS ICESAVE BILL [...] (U) Summary: President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson announced on January 5 that he will not sign into law the Icesave bill passed by parliament on December 30, but will refer the bill to a national referendum. This decision throws Iceland's political and economic future into complete uncertainty, l [...] | 2010-01-05 17:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IC NE PGOV PREL UK |
10REYKJAVIK4 | ICELAND: REFERENDUM RUMORS [...] (U) Summary: President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson's decision on January 5 to veto the Icesave bill sparked wild speculation regarding the stability of the Icelandic government and the country's economic future. One day later, as the dust begins to settle, it appears as though the country will mov [...] | 2010-01-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN UK IC |
10REYKJAVIK9 | PARLIAMENT PASSES LEGISLATION FOR REFERENDUM ON ICESAVE [...] (U) The Icelandic Parliament passed legislation on January 8 outlining the mechanics for holding a national referendum on the Icesave bill. The referendum, which became necessary when Iceland's President refused to sign the bill into law, will occur on either February 27 or March 6. The Minis [...] | 2010-01-11 16:14:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON IC |
10RIGA10 | LATVIAN TRUCKERS PAY RUSSIAN CUSTOMS TO END DISPUTE [...] A brief flare-up of tensions between Russian customs authorities and Latvian truckers appears to be headed for a resolution. The Latvian Truckers Association has agreed to pay damages for alleged evasion of customs payments when entering Russia. Association representatives say the Russians su [...] | 2010-01-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON PREL RS LG |
10RIGA2 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LATVIA'S 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Latvia's 2010 budget contains large across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases. Since 2008, a massive economic slowdown has caused central government revenues to contract 26.6% -- government spending has fallen 17%. As in 2009, payroll reduction rather than significant structu [...] | 2010-01-04 14:19:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG |
10RIGA31 | LATVIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF LG HA |
10RIGA35 | LATVIAN RESPONSE TO PRE-FAC DEMARCHE: WE ARE WITH [...] (C) Latvian MFA EU Correspondent Kristaps Brusbardis assured us January 19 that Latvia was ready to move forward on sanctions against Iran. Responding to points in ref email in advance of the January 25 European Union Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting, he expressed the thought that the Swe [...] | 2010-01-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON LG |
10RIGA38 | LATVIAN GOVERNMENT SURVIVES POPULIST CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: Latvia's government survived a challenge from within the ruling coalition in a 54-22 parliamentary vote on January 21. The populist People's Party sought to block a resolution affirming the government's ability to negotiate loans with international lenders, particularly the IMF, [...] | 2010-01-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON LG |
10RIGA40 | RIGA'S FY2010 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Embassy Riga welcomes EEB's effort to support non-FCS post business promotion and commercial training activities through the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and proposes three FY2010 projects: travel and registration for the Commercial Specialist to attend the Electric Pow [...] | 2010-01-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG |
10RIGA42 | LATVIA APPRECIATES U.S. ROLE IN HAITIAN RELIEF [...] (SBU) MFA Head of the Americas and Caribbean Division Dace Rutka told us the Government of Latvia appreciated the role the U.S. had played in assisting Haitian authorities and our support and collaboration with the UN to provide assistance to the people of Haiti. She appreciated receipt of ref [...] | 2010-01-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LG |
10RIGA43 | LATVIAN FM WILL ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Latvian MFA Security Policy Director Kaspars Ozolins confirmed that Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will attend the London Conference on Afghanistan, January 28, where he will formally announce an increase of two additional Latvian police officers (supplementing one already deployed) and [...] | 2010-01-25 14:58:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LG |
10RIGA63 | LATVIA: NEW POLICE UNIT SEEKS TO KEEP TOURISTS SAFE IN RIGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riga has a new tourist police unit with multilingual officers who patrol areas popular with visitors and operate a telephone hotline around the clock. The more sophisticated police presence at a time of widespread budget cuts illustrates that city officials recognize the import [...] | 2010-02-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CIS PGOV ECON ASEC KCRM LG |
10RIGA72 | LATVIAN PRESIDENT ZATLERS MEETS PUTIN - WILL VISIT [...] (C) President Zatlers met Prime Minister Putin in an impromptu encounter with warm atmospherics in Helsinki, February 10. Presidential Chief of Staff Rinkevics briefed the Ambassador on February 11, explaining that no bilateral meeting had been planned at the regional Baltic Sea Action Summit [...] | 2010-02-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON LG RS |
10RIGA75 | TEXTING AND DRIVING ILLEGAL IN LATVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA LG |
10RIODEJANEIRO10 | The Brazilian Mining Sector: Opportunites and Obstacles [...] (SBU) Brazil is one of the leading producers of minerals in the world, and minerals accounted for 53 percent of the Brazilian trade balance in 2008. Iron ore - the key feedstock for steel - accounts for 60 percent of mineral production value in the country, and output is expected to nearly do [...] | 2010-01-06 18:38:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV EXIM SENV CH BR |
10RIYADH1 | CHEVRON INAUGURATES LARGE SCALE STEAM INJECTION [...] (U) Ambassadors Smith and Jones, and Dhahran Consul General Kenny, participated in the inauguration of Chevron's large scale steamflood pilot project at the Wafra field in the Saudi Arabia-Kuwaiti partitioned neutral zone November 4. Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Na [...] | 2010-01-03 07:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL SA KU |
10RIYADH102 | SAUDI FOREIGN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS: OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB and USDA. Please see paragraph 17. Summary and introduction ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After decades of heavy support for domestic agriculture that made this arid Kingdom one of the world's largest wheat exporters for many years, the Saudi g [...] | 2010-01-24 03:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ECON EAID SENV PGOV PREL SA |
10RIYADH103 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes your visit, planned for February 15-20, to Riyadh and Jeddah. You will arrive just after several prominent official visits, including Deputy Treasury Secretary Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Hormats, and just before [...] | 2010-01-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KIPR EINV TSPL SENV SOCI SA |
10RIYADH104 | SAUDI DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs three and six. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Deputy Minister of Health Ziad Memish told Econoffs that the Ministry's top two health cooperation priorities with the U.S. are to finalize an MOU with HHS and to increase significantly the number o [...] | 2010-01-24 11:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV PREL SA |
10RIYADH107 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2010-01-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
10RIYADH108 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) DCM met with Dr. Raed Krimly, MFA Director of Western Affairs, on January 25 to discuss U.S. priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan and solicit Saudi support for these goals per reftel. Econ Counselor also met separately with Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Af [...] | 2010-01-25 16:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF SA |
10RIYADH119 | SAG ANNOUNCE $50 MILLION FOR HAITI [...] (U) Economic Counselor presented points in reftel to Deputy Minister of Finance for Economic Affairs Sulaiman Al-Turki during a January 25 meeting. Al-Turki said the Saudi government is monitoring the situation closely and noted that the international community's response was "overwhelming." [...] | 2010-01-27 05:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL AEMR SA HA |
10RIYADH123 | CHINESE FM YANG VISITS RIYADH [...] (C) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with King Abdullah and FM Prince Saud Al-Faisal on January 13, during the last stop of a five nation Africa and Middle East tour. During the visit, FM Yang discussed deepening Saudi-Chinese ties in a variety of fields, emphasizing trade, in particul [...] | 2010-01-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH KWBG IR SA |
10RIYADH132 | JOINT U.S. - SAUDI BUSINESS DIALOGUE LAUNCHED [...] (U) The Saudi Council of Chambers pulled out all the stops lining up an impressive array of Saudi business leaders to discuss U.S. - Saudi business relations with Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard. The discussion revolved around a number of key themes, including the need for a renewed emphasis on b [...] | 2010-01-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON PREL SA |
10RIYADH136 | SFD CONFIRMS $150 MILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On the sidelines of a January 30 meeting at the Saudi Fund for Development, Mohammad Al-Arifi, the Fund's technical director for Asia, confirmed to Econoff that the SAG would be extending an additional $150 million in aid to Afghanistan. He said this aid would come in the form of soft loans [...] | 2010-01-31 06:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL SA AF |
10RIYADH149 | SAUDI COMMERCE MINISTRY WELCOMES ANTIBOYCOTT [...] (SBU) Representatives from DOC's Office of Anti-Boycott Compliance visited Riyadh January 31 to discuss Saudi progress on reported Arab League Boycott requests. Saudi Arabia's compliance record has improved dramatically from 350 prohibited requests in 1994 to five prohibited requests in 2009 [...] | 2010-02-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SA IS |
10RIYADH172 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Madam Chair, Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes the visit of CODEL Lowey to Riyadh and Jeddah. By virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia plays a critical role in almost every global and regi [...] | 2010-02-09 17:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA |
10RIYADH176 | SAUDI AUTHORITIES STILL MULLING OVER HOW TO [...] (C) Assistant Minister of Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told EconCouns on February 8 that his ministry would love to see domestic prices for oil (and gas) raised. The Ministry of Petroleum, like many other ministries, acutely understands the clear economic benefits of raising prices, [...] | 2010-02-10 13:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EPET ECON PREL SA |
10RIYADH178 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S FEB 15-16 [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Mission Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to the Kingdom, a country which, by virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, plays a critical role in many global and regional issues of importance to us. [...] | 2010-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP PREL PGOV PTER SA YM IR ECON |
10RIYADH196 | GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL LOOKING FOR GREATER TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council is very interested in pursuing closer trade and investment ties with the United States, and made a strong pitch for the U.S. to consider concluding some kind of agreement with the GCC as a whole. GCC officials noted that GCC rules actually prohibit [...] | 2010-02-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SA |
10RIYADH204 | SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 21-23 VISIT OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Saudi officials are very excited about your visit, which they expect will build on the successful December visit of Deputy Secretary Poneman to write a new chapter in our bilateral dialogue on energy and Science & Technology Cooperation. You will arrive at a tim [...] | 2010-02-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG KGHG EINV ECON PREL SA |
10RIYADH208 | FURTHER SAUDI GOVERNMENT PROGRESS ON ENFORCING [...] (SBU) On February 17, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information (MOCI) Abdul Rahman Al-Hazzaa hosted a meeting with the Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance and Microsoft, who presented initial mock ups of an extensive public relations campaign to increase public awareness of the issue of piracy in S [...] | 2010-02-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PREL SA |
10RIYADH213 | WHAT CONCERNS SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: The Assistant Petroleum Minister, and senior Royal Family Member in MinPet, recently summarized Saudi concerns about the long-term outlook for international energy markets. Saudi Arabia is concerned by the lack of clarity for the outlook, as forecasts have ranged from many progno [...] | 2010-02-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON ENRG KGHG PGOV PREL SA |
10RIYADH226 | TREASURY D/S WOLIN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 13-14, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin visited Saudi Arabia and met with Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Governor Muhammad Al Jasser and Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al Assaf. Wolin reviewed the improving strength of the U.S. and global economies, and other [...] | 2010-02-25 07:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN EINV SA |
10RIYADH228 | TREASURY D/S WOLIN DISCUSSES ILLICIT FINANCE AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: On February 13-14, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin visited Saudi Arabia, discussing illicit finance and Iran policy issues with Assistant Minister of Interior HRH Prince Muhammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (MBN),Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al Assaf, and Saudi Arabian [...] | 2010-02-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PREL EFIN KTFN SA |
10RIYADH29 | ASSISTANT SAUDI OIL MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman January 4 at the Prince's request. Prince Abdulaziz gave Ambassador a copy of the report of the International Energy Forum (IEF) Expert Gro [...] | 2010-01-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL ECON FR IEF SA |
10RIYADH61 | POSITIVE TREASURY ENGAGEMENT WITH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PREL EFIN KTFN SA |
10RIYADH62 | ADDITIONAL SAUDI VIEWS ON UNSCR 1267 LISTING OF [...] (S) A/DCM met Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohammed January 10 to follow up on the U.S. proposal (ref A) to designate Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and two AQAP leaders under UNSCR 1267, previously delivered to the Saudis December 23 [...] | 2010-01-11 07:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON KTFN PREL PTER YM SA |
10RIYADH66 | SAUDI LEADERS STUNG BY NEW TSA SCREENING RULES [...] (SBU) Following news of TSA's January 3 designation of Saudi Arabia as a "country of interest," Saudi leaders from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GACA),Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Culture and Information we talked to all have expressed surprise and dismay that their co [...] | 2010-01-11 15:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ASEC ECON SA |
10RIYADH75 | FIRST EVER COPYRIGHT CASE REFERRED FOR DETERRENT [...] (SBU) On January 5, Minister of Culture and Information Khoja referred the first-ever copyright violation case to the Board of Grievances (BOG),Saudi Arabia's tribunal for commercial dispute resolution. The Ministry's Violations Review Committee (VRC) recommended the Board fine the repeat of [...] | 2010-01-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA |
10RIYADH76 | SAUDI ARABIA'S 2009 BUDGET PERFORMANCE AND 2010 FORECAST [...] (U) Summary: The SAG announced its largest budget ever on December 21. It projects spending for 2010 will be $144 billion, up 14 percent from 2009; and estimates revenues will be $125.3 billion compared to 2009's actual revenues of $135 billion, projecting a deficit of $18.6 billion. As with [...] | 2010-01-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV SA |
10RIYADH96 | SAUDI BUDGET CONTINUES TO BE TRANSPARENT [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input into this year's review of budget transparency. The government publishes both its income and its expenditures each year, as well as information about the economy (e.g., inflation, growth, GDP, etc.). In addition, the central bank, the n [...] | 2010-01-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SA |
10RIYADH97 | SAUDI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY OUTLINES AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has achieved remarkable results over the last five years in making Saudi Arabia a more attractive destination for foreign investment, more than doubling total investment to $38 billion in 2008. SAGIA is trying to focus the co [...] | 2010-01-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO PREL SA |
10ROME112 | SANCTIONS SUCCESS: ITALIAN SHIPPER TO BREAK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to the pressure that resulted from a sanctions designation by the U.S. Treasury Department, the Fratelli Cosulich shipping company of Genoa plans to end the company's joint venture with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Action on this long-pending iss [...] | 2010-01-29 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT GM IR IT KNNP PARM PREL |
10ROME117 | ITALY'S PUBLIC DEBT - NO PIIGS HERE [...] Summary -- The 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession have strained many Western European governments' finances, including Italy's. While the Italian debt picture is troubling, it is Post's view that the problem is manageable in the foreseeable future, and unlikely to deteriorate in the m [...] | 2010-02-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IT |
10ROME149 | ITALY ON BOARD WITH U.S. SAFE DRIVING EFFORTS: [...] (U) EconOff delivered the Safe Driving demarche on January 19 to Ambassador Gabriele Sardo, diplomatic advisor to Minister of Transportation Altero Matteoli. Sardo was very enthusiastic in his response. He said that safe driving initiatives are a pet project of Minister Matteoli and that Ita [...] | 2010-02-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU IT |
10ROME150 | ENI RUSHES TO FINISH ITS WORK FOR IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In the latest of a series of letters to senior USG officials, the Italian energy company Eni claims that it will conclude its expansion work in Iran, including in the Darquain field, by the end of March. Eni officials told us that their work will end not as a result of USG pres [...] | 2010-02-09 07:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
10ROME151 | ITALY TO BUILD REHABILITATION FACILITY IN HAITI [...] (U) Summary. In a response to U.S. reftel, the GOI has informed post that it will build a Physical Rehabilitation Facility in Haiti. End summary. 2. (U) On January 26 ECONOFF met with Agostino Miozzo, General Director of the International Relations Office of the Italian Civil Protection Dep [...] | 2010-02-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON HA IT PREF PREL |
10ROME156 | ITALIAN ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: HEADING IN THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent statements from senior Italian officials describe Italy as significantly scaling back important commercial ties with Iran as part of efforts to increase international pressure. Those senior Italian officials have noted that the GOI has used moral suasion on Italian compa [...] | 2010-02-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD IR IT |
10ROME35 | GETTING ENI TO HALT ITS EXPANSION IN IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: While Eni claims to cooperate with us on Iran, the Italian energy parastatal company continues to expand its operations in there. One-third owned by the Italian government, Eni is the largest foreign energy company in Iran. With significant assets in the United States, Eni is [...] | 2010-01-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
10ROME62 | ITALY 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] (C) Summary -- Forecasters expect the Italian economy to grow modestly in 2010, with inflation remaining in check. Bank lending is still slow and some bank ratings have been downgraded slightly. Having managed the worst of the 2009 crisis creditably, the GOI will remain primarily preoccupied [...] | 2010-01-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IT |
10RPODUBAI17 | IRAN: PRESIDENT FINALLY SUBMITS FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an address heavy on nationalism, revolutionary fervor and religious sentiment, on January 10 President Ahmadinejad formally presented the Fifth Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP) to the Majlis. Ahmadinejad's comments suggest that (unlike the Fourth FYDP, approved in 2004) seekin [...] | 2010-01-14 08:04:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON PREL |
10RPODUBAI19 | Iran Finally Passes Targeted Subsidies Bill [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, the Majlis passed the Ahmadinejad administration's Targeted Subsidies Plan (TSP),with the Guardian Council approving it on January 13 and the President signing it into law on January 24. The bill stipulates that subsidies be removed and prices on staple goods, fue [...] | 2010-01-27 14:08:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR PREL ECON |
10RPODUBAI25 | IRAN: COMMODITY TRADER SAYS SANCTIONS GOOD FOR BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dubai-based plastics commodity trader contends that sanctions related to financing trade make doing business with Iran more lucrative, as Iranian importers are used to paying a premium to skirt them, and Iranian exporters (state-owned) prefer to sell plastic on the international [...] | 2010-02-01 14:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON |
10RPODUBAI35 | IRAN: TELECOM GROWTH VICTIM OF CONGESTION AND POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Iran, a large number of private-sector telecom companies offer a multitude of services including mobile, Internet access, and Voice over IP. While the private sector offers a dynamic set of services, all telecom services terminate or are routed through the government-controlled [...] | 2010-02-15 10:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IR ECON PREL EINT |
10RPODUBAI41 | IRAN POLICE FORCE, LIKE IRGC, ALSO PLAYING PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Iranian press the 'Naji Gharb' Company under the Mehregan Investment Company,' itself affiliated with the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) Cooperative, bought 49 percent of the shares of the 'Iran Offshore Engineering and Construction Company' for USD 140 million in a ten [...] | 2010-02-22 14:54:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON |
10RPODUBAI49 | IRAN: CALLS FOR HIGHER WAGES SUGGEST BROADER GRIEVANCES, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's sole authorized national labor organization, Workers' House, called on the government's Supreme Council of Labor February 22 to raise the minimum wage 42 percent to bring wages in line with minimum poverty standards. Using figures from the Central Bank of Iran and the Minist [...] | 2010-02-25 15:03:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON PREL |
10RPODUBAI9 | IRAN BANKING ON ROPES AS BAD LOANS HIT RECORD HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A January 3 Central Bank of Iran (CBI) report indicates non-performing loans (NPLs) jumped from USD 40 billion to 48 billion from mid-September to mid-November. NPLs now account for nearly 26 percent of all outstanding domestic loans. CBI ascribed the increase in bad loans to the [...] | 2010-01-07 10:46:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON PREL |
10SANAA106 | YEMEN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR SECTION 7086(C) [...] (U) The ROYG is currently receiving U.S. bilateral assistance using FY 10 funds, including development, counterterrorism, and military assistance. The non-military portion of the annual expenditures of the central government is publicly available on the Ministry of Finance's website (www.mof. [...] | 2010-01-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EFIN YM |
10SANAA107 | ROYG REQUESTS U.S. FUNDING FOR TOP TEN ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph eight. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Seeking to jumpstart a moribund economic-reform effort announced in August 2009, presidential son Ahmed Ali Saleh has brought in the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey and Company to help implement three of the Top T [...] | 2010-01-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ENRG PREL PGOV UK FR GM AE SA YM |
10SANAA138 | YEMEN FINALLY PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (U) Summary. After pending in committee for two years, the ROYG's draft law "Regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Funding" finally received Presidential approval on January 17 after being passed by Parliament December 29. Drafted with technical assistance from the World Bank, the ne [...] | 2010-01-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM |
10SANAA178 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN [...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...] | 2010-01-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM |
10SANAA19 | XXXXXXXXXXXX SOUNDS ALARM OVER [...] (S) The lone security guard standing watch at Yemen's main radioactive materials storage facility was removed from his post on December 30, 2009, according toXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX. The only closed-circuit television security camera monitoring the facility broke six months ago and was never fi [...] | 2010-01-09 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IN YM |
10SANAA236 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] On February 6, EconOff delivered REFTEL demarche to Yahya Mohammed Zahir, General Manager of Traffic in the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) Traffic Authority. He accepted the demarche, promised to convey the points to ROYG officials in the Ministries of Interior and Information, and told EconOff [...] | 2010-02-08 08:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU YM |
10SANAA318 | ROYG, WESTERN DONORS CONCERNED ABOUT RIYADH MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior ROYG officials have expressed concern about the organization and likely outcomes of upcoming GCC-sponsored meeting in Riyadh. In a February 15 meeting with donors, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdulkare [...] | 2010-02-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL PGOV |
10SANAA380 | RIYADH MEETING TO CHALLENGE BOTH GCC AND YEMEN [...] (C) The upcoming GCC Secretariat meeting focused on Yemen presents opportunities, but also challenges in instituting aid effectiveness ) both on the part of donor countries and Yemen itself. A willingness on the part of GCC member countries to pledge funding for Yemen, the poorest country in [...] | 2010-02-23 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL PGOV |
10SANAA56 | YEMEN: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE PAVES THE WAY FOR FM’S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In anticipation of Foreign Minister Abubakir al-Qirbi's January 20 meeting in Washington with Secretary Clinton, post conducted a strategic dialogue with the ROYG covering key aspects of the bilateral relationship, including counter-terrorism and military cooperation, political refo [...] | 2010-01-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID AMGMT MASS YM |
10SANAA81 | REQUEST TO FUND TRAVEL FOR YEMENI INVITEE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Embassy delivered official invitations for the two Yemeni nominees named in reftel to attend the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit, April 26-27. One of the invitees, Na'ama Saeed, Director of the Al-Wafa Women Association, a small NGO, will be unabl [...] | 2010-01-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI YM |
10SANJOSE102 | Costa Rica's Spectrum Auction [...] (U) Costa Rica's telecom regulator, SUTEL, held a public meeting January 18th to announce the schedule and conditions under which the cellular phone market will be opened to competition. The method of choice will be a "hybrid" auction in which competitors must first demonstrate their qualificat [...] | 2010-01-20 23:22:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS BTIO CS |
10SANJOSE110 | COSTA RICA: LABOR UNIONS SQUARE OFF AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Union leaders from Costa Rica's largest ports ended a five-day sit-in at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) headquarters on January 25 without coming to an agreement over what they see as government interference in union activities in the potential concession of the ports. The union, whi [...] | 2010-01-27 19:47:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB PHUM ECON CS |
10SANJOSE118 | THREE MORE FTAS FOR COSTA RICA BEFORE END OF ARIAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Costa Rica is on the verge of concluding free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union (EU),China, and Singapore. Combined with CAFTA-DR, these agreements will solidify the free trade legacy that President Arias, who completes his term of office on May 8, aimed to leave [...] | 2010-02-01 18:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN ECON XG CH SN CS |
10SANJOSE148 | COSTA RICA: ENERGY PORTFOLIO OFFICERS AND STAFF [...] Embassy San Jos???? reports the following two officers who carry energy portfolios: Tim Lattimer, Regional Environmental Officer +506 2519-2392 LattimerTP@state.gov Mark Kissel, Economic Unit Chief +506 2519-2273 KisselME@state.gov Mr. Lattimer focuses on the en [...] | 2010-02-04 18:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG CS PREL PGOV SENV |
10SANJOSE210 | SIEPAC: December 2011 Is Earliest Completion Date for Costa [...] SUMMARY (U) Network Business Owner (EPR),the transmission line owner of the Electricity Interconnection System for Central America (SIEPAC),estimates completion of the last segment of the Costa Rican portion in December 2011. The schedule is contingent upon resolving acquisition problems in [...] | 2010-02-13 00:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ECIN PREL PGOV CS SENV |
10SANJOSE270 | Scenesetter for Secretary Clinton's March 4-5 Visit to Costa [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes your visit to Costa Rica for the Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial meeting. We encourage you to use your visit here to reinforce constructive efforts by Costa Ricans on climate change and energy security. President Oscar Arias has set a good co [...] | 2010-02-25 21:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON EAID CS |
10SANJOSE90 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 23:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTDB KIPR OPIC KIDE USTR ECON CS PGOV |
10SANSALVADOR110 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On January 27, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Walter Lara, the Director of Regulations at the Ministry of Health. Dr. Lara confirmed El Salvador does not have legislation to prohibit texting while driving. He added that El Salvador lacks a reliable system to track the statistics of [...] | 2010-02-02 15:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI UNDP UNGA ECON ES |
10SANSALVADOR156 | LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EL SALVADOR [...] (U) Labor rights in El Salvador are generally respected but suffer from inadequate enforcement, and labor discrimination and violations of worker's rights do occur. However, El Salvador's new FMLN government has favored greater enforcement of labor rights than have prior administrations, and [...] | 2010-02-09 18:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON AID ES |
10SANSALVADOR170 | A/S FERNANDEZ ENGAGES EL SALVADOR'S ECONOMIC CABINET ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, Jose W. Fernandez, visited El Salvador February 3-4, engaging with key GOES officials and private sector organizations. During a meeting with El Salvador's Economic Cabinet, A/S Fernandez discussed a broad r [...] | 2010-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG PREL EAGR ECON ES |
10SANSALVADOR252 | EL SALVADOR: 2010 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR and TRIPS IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. The GOES implemented data protection regulations for agricultural chemicals in 2009, its last outstanding CAFTA-DR IPR obligation. Stronger enforcement efforts started in 2008 hav [...] | 2010-02-26 22:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ES |
10SANSALVADOR37 | With ARENA Fractured, Funes is FMLN's Only Rival [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into the Funes presidency, the GOES can best be characterized as schizophrenic. The part of the government that Funes controls is moderate, pragmatic, responsibly left-of-center and friendly to the USG. The part he has ceded to hard-line elements of the (left-wing) F [...] | 2010-01-26 19:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ES |
10SANSALVADOR43 | Scenesetter for Your Visit to El Salvador [...] (C) Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 percent approval rating; good r [...] | 2010-01-28 17:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV |
10SANSALVADOR65 | FUNES WORKING WITH LIKEMINDED LEADERS TO RECOGNIZE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Funes told visiting EEB Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez that he, President Colom of Guatemala, and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic are working on building consensus among Central American leaders to publically recognize the Government of Honduras. Assist [...] | 2010-02-05 15:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ES |
10SANSALVADOR67 | El Salvador's Economy: A Glass Half-Empty [...] (C) SUMMARY: After seven months in office, the GOES has struggled to articulate either a clear economic policy or a clear security policy to address the two issues of greatest concern to the public. The GOES has few tools to use to prod the economy towards recovery, and the economy is heavily [...] | 2010-02-08 14:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV ES |
10SANSALVADOR7 | Strike Closes Acajutla Port; Union Gang Ties Alleged [...] (C) SUMMARY: A large-scale labor union strike closed El Salvador's sole operating seaport for two days until police peacefully removed the strikers. The President of the Salvadoran Autonomous Port Authority (CEPA),Guillermo Lopez-Suarez, said port operations have returned to normal and negotia [...] | 2010-01-06 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ELAB EINV ECON ES |
10SANTIAGO1 | Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela's [...] (U) Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes you to Chile. 2010 will be a historic year as Chile celebrates its bicentennial, joins the OECD, and elects its fifth president since the return to democracy in 1990. Bilateral relations have never been better with particularly strong high-level ties and d [...] | 2010-01-05 20:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP CI ECON MARR |
10SANTIAGO100 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...] | 2010-01-28 20:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
10SANTIAGO104 | Embassy Santiago Jan. 29 Media Report [...] Unemployment decreased 0.5 percent compared to the previous quarter and now stands at 8.6 percent. The participation of women in the labor market was 41.3 percent which is 5.6 percent higher than a decade ago, although still the lowest in the region (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, [...] | 2010-01-29 19:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO108 | Chile's Energy Highlights -- November-December 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...] | 2010-01-29 20:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
10SANTIAGO12 | Media Report January 6 [...] Chile's Central Bank reported a 3.1% increase in November 2009, in its Economic Activity Monthly Index (IMACEC.) This is the first monthly increase in a year, which raises the expectations about further expansion. Weisfeiler Case 2. The National Security Archive [...] | 2010-01-06 14:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO124 | Santiago Feb. 2 Media Report [...] President Obama's 2011 budget proposal was front-page news on all major dailies today (2/2). Chile-U.S. 2. Front-page headline: "U.S. President Obama phones Chilean President-elect Sebasti????n Pi????era and commits to continue working closely with Chile" Inside headline [...] | 2010-02-02 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO128 | Santiago Feb. 3 Media Report [...] A small boat was hit by winds of up to 40 knots and 20-foot waves in the Chacao Canal in southern Chile and sunk, leaving eight missing. The boat left port without due authorization. No bodies have been recovered (All dailies, 2/3). Chile-U.S. 2. President-elect Pi????era c [...] | 2010-02-03 18:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO14 | Media Report January 7 [...] The work relationship between toxicologist Laura B????rgel and former President Eduardo Frei Montalva's son, Jorge Frei Ruiz Tagle, has become a new source of controversy. Reportedly, this could cause the dismissal of Dr. B????rgel from the case since she has certified the thesis about [...] | 2010-01-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO15 | Bachelet Shares Views on South American Leaders with A/S [...] (C) Summary: President Bachelet emphasized the need to understand the nuances of Latin America's leaders and their countries rather than lumping them into populist and pro-western camps. During a January 12 lunch with A/S Valenzuela, Bachelet was relatively upbeat on Bolivia, reserving parti [...] | 2010-01-15 12:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR CI CU BL BR AR PREL |
10SANTIAGO150 | Santiago Feb 4 Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era and Bachelet discussed the report that Chile will submit to the international court of The Hague to counter Peru's claim to change bilateral maritime borders (All dailies, 2/4). Chile-U.S. 2. Ambassador Paul Simons commented on Chile's invitation to jo [...] | 2010-02-04 18:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO152 | Santiago Feb. 5 Media Report [...] Fear over the instability of Europe's economies and numbers that did not fulfill the expectation of financial analysts caused a drop in stock markets worldwide. Investors sought refuge in the dollar (Financial daily Diario Financiero, 2/5) Chile-U.S. 2. Secretary of the Treasu [...] | 2010-02-05 15:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO162 | CHILE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD; WILL CONSULT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile associated with the Copenhagen accord before January 31. However, it chose not to formalize its voluntary commitment, previously announced by the Chilean Minister of Environment in Copenhagen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below "business as usual" (BAU) [...] | 2010-02-05 18:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI |
10SANTIAGO164 | CHILE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ICE AND CLIMATE CONFERENCE; [...] Summary: Chile hosted hundreds of experts from over 22 countries at a three-day international glaciology and climate conference, 1-3 February 2010. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the event with a speech commemorating the country's achievements in glaciology studies, the scie [...] | 2010-02-05 19:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI |
10SANTIAGO188 | Santiago Feb. 6-8 Media Report [...] President-elect Sebastian Pi????era will announce his cabinet tomorrow at 6 p.m. (All dailies, 2/8). Chile-U.S. 2. Asked about Chile's relation with the United States, Foreign Affairs Minister Mariano Fernandez said: "Relations between Chile and the United States have been e [...] | 2010-02-08 18:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO19 | Chilean Presidential Candidate Pinera Exudes Confidence and [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Exuding confidence during his January 12 meeting with A/S Valenzuela, Sebastian Pinera pronounced that he will easily win the January 17 presidential election run-off. He outlined his intention to restore Chile's productivity and economic growth and reform health and edu [...] | 2010-01-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR CI |
10SANTIAGO194 | Santiago Feb. 9 Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era will announce his cabinet today at the History Museum (government headquarter until 1845). Among the possible cabinet members is Lagos' former defense minister Jaime Ravinet, of the Christian Democratic Party. Sources said the cabinet will incorporate six women [...] | 2010-02-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO2 | Media Report January 2-4 [...] Article in the Science and Technology section making reference to a recent book review in the New York Times of "The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking our World from the Internet to Artificial Limbs" by Michael Belfiore's. "In 2008 DARPA's Director visited Chile se [...] | 2010-01-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO200 | Santiago Feb. 10 Media Report [...] Sebasti????n Pi????era announced his new cabinet: 6 women, most are Catholic University alumni, and eleven have graduate studies in the United States, primarily from Harvard and the University of Chicago (All dailies, 2/10). 2. Pi????era's cabinet members: undergraduate and g [...] | 2010-02-10 20:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO202 | PLACEMENT REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: Post is pleased to report the results of the FY09 Regional Concepcion TV Co-op project, March 15-30, 2009. The crew included Radio Bio-Bio Press Chief and Regional TV Channel 9 journalist Salvador Schwartzmann, cameraman and producer German Saavedra, and LES Press Specialist Veronica C [...] | 2010-02-11 16:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO PGOV ECON EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO206 | Santiago Feb. 11 Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era instructed his new cabinet members to resign from any company boards and foundations to which they belong by February 28. He also instructed them to sell their shares in companies that could in any way lead to a conflict of interest or that are supervised by thei [...] | 2010-02-11 19:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO208 | Santiago Feb 12 Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era will sell on Tuesday 792,000 shares share of Las Condes Medical Clinic in the local stock market. This amount to 9.76% of ownership (Business daily Estrategia, 2/12). OAS 2. Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez responded to an editorial published by [...] | 2010-02-12 17:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO212 | Santiago February 14-16 Media Report [...] President-elect Sebastian Pi????era announced his decision to support Jose Miguel Insulza's reelection to the OAS (All dailies 2/13). OAS 2. President-elect Pinera met with OAS Secretary General Insulza last week in Santiago to inform him that he would endorse his reelection. R [...] | 2010-02-16 20:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO222 | CHILE'S ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - END OF 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Chile has finally emerged from its recession. The economy showed concrete signs of recovery at the end of 2009 as economic activity expanded in November and December for the first time in nine months. Economists estimate the Chilean economy shrank by 1.7% in 2009, however, GDP is e [...] | 2010-02-17 17:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN CI |
10SANTIAGO224 | Santiago Feb. 17 Meda Report [...] President-elect Sebasti????n Pi????era sold 9.7% of his shares in Las Condes medical clinic for US$37 million (Financial daily Diario Financiero, 2/17). Haiti 2. Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorim arrived in Santiago last week with two proposals. He proposed to President-el [...] | 2010-02-17 18:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO228 | Santiago Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era will announce his future undersecretaries on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Fine Arts Museum. He also confirmed that he would include individuals close to or from the Concertacion (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record El Mercurio, 2/18). IPR 2. [...] | 2010-02-18 17:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO236 | Santiago Feb. 19 Media Report [...] President-elect Pi????era began the process to his shares in commercial airline Lan Chile which are worth US$ 1.237 billion (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 2/19). Chile-U.S. 2. David Rockefeller, Jr., was interviewed during his visit to southern Chile. Rockefeller has [...] | 2010-02-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO238 | Santiago Feb. 20-22 Media Report [...] It is expected that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will Pi????era's swearing-in ceremony on March 11. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, and Guatemala have confirmed their attendance (La Tercera, 2/21). 2. On Thursday President-e [...] | 2010-02-22 20:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO24 | Media Report January 8 [...] The annual inflation rate in Chile dropped to -1.4% in 2009, the lowest in 74 years. Chile-U.S.-Latin America 2. Under absolute confidentiality, Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez traveled to Venezuela last night on a mission with a specific goal: to promote OAS [...] | 2010-01-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO242 | Santiago Feb. 23 Media Report [...] President Bachelet and President-elect PiC1. President Bachelet and President-elect PiC Mercurio, 2/23). Editorials 9. Editorial on the recent signature of the Chile-U.S. tax agreement: "The agreement was concluded after 10 years of talks between the two countries.... Chile is neg [...] | 2010-02-23 19:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO25 | Meet Chile's President-Elect, Sebastian Pinera [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile's president-elect, Sebastian Pinera, is a savvy, Harvard-educated billionaire and former senator known to work seven days a week. Although described by some international press as "right wing" and sometimes compared to Italy's scandal-prone Silvio Berlusconi, neither is accurat [...] | 2010-01-22 20:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CI |
10SANTIAGO256 | Santiago Feb. 25 Media Report [...] All dailies (2/25) report that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in Santiago next week to meet with President Bachelet and President-elect Pinera and that she would not attend Pinera's swearing-in on March 11. Only government-owned La Nacion reported differently saying that th [...] | 2010-02-25 19:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO258 | Santiago Feb. 26 Media Report [...] President-elect Pinera condemned the death of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata (All dailies, 2/26). Cuba 2. Pinera's spokesperson issued the following statement: "President-elect Pinera expresses his most sincere condolences to the family of Cuban citizen and human rights defe [...] | 2010-02-26 16:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO30 | Media Report January 9-11 [...] A/S for WHA Arturo Valenzuela will visit Chile Monday and Tuesday on a tour that includes meetings with government and political representatives. The U.S. high-ranking official will meet with President Michelle Bachelet, Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez and Finance Minister Andres [...] | 2010-01-11 14:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO33 | CHILE: Bachelet and President-elect Pinera Working Towards a [...] (U) Summary: With the inauguration of president-elect Sebastian Pinera less than six weeks away, both Pinera and outgoing president Michelle Bachelet are focused on making the historic transition smooth and efficient. Both sides have appointed transition teams who are working closely to maxi [...] | 2010-02-03 17:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON CI |
10SANTIAGO40 | Santiago Chile Media Report, January 14 [...] Dailies provided extensive coverage on the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, the two Chilean women who are missing in the island and international assistance efforts. Haiti/U.S.-Chile 2. "Obama Calls President Bachelet to Coordinate Aid." At approximately 7:0 [...] | 2010-01-14 15:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO46 | A/S VALENZUELA DISCUSSES CHILE'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS AND ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Valenzuela met with the Minister of Finance on January 12 to discuss Chile's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),the state of Chile's economy, and plans for the next Chilean administration. The discussion ranged from innovation to [...] | 2010-01-15 11:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI CI |
10SANTIAGO49 | Scenesetter for Secretary Clinton's March 1-2 Visit to Chile [...] (SBU) Welcome to Chile. Your visit in the final days of the Bachelet administration will highlight the outstanding relations that we have enjoyed with Chile over the past four years. You will also meet President-elect Sebastian Pinera, an energetic moderate whose election marks a historic ch [...] | 2010-02-25 16:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP ECON CI |
10SANTIAGO50 | Sebastian Pinera Wins Chilean Presidential Election [...] (U) Summary: In a historic January 17 election, Chilean voters selected opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera as the next president of Chile. Pinera, a Harvard-educated business tycoon from the center-right National Renewal party, will be the first conservative to lead Chile since the Pinoch [...] | 2010-01-18 01:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON CI |
10SANTIAGO54 | Santiago Media Report January 20 [...] President-elect Sebastian Pi????era appointed his close advisor, Rodrigo Hinzpeter, to manage the establishment of the incoming administration. Among Hinzpeter's first duties are to designate delegates at the Foreign Ministry's Protocol Office and the Presidency's Administration Off [...] | 2010-01-20 16:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO58 | Media Report January 21 [...] "Hillary Clinton Phones Pi????era and Presidents Confirm Attendance to Inauguration" Even though on Tuesday (President-elect) Sebastian Pi????era received a greeting letter from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new President yesterday to congratu [...] | 2010-01-21 13:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO60 | Media Report January 21 [...] "Hillary Clinton Phones Pi????era and Presidents Confirm Attendance to Inauguration" Even though on Tuesday (President-elect) Sebastian Pi????era received a greeting letter from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new President yesterday to congratu [...] | 2010-01-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO62 | Media Report January 21 [...] "Hillary Clinton Phones Pi????era and Presidents Confirm Attendance to Inauguration" Even though on Tuesday (President-elect) Sebastian Pi????era received a greeting letter from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new President yesterday to congratu [...] | 2010-01-21 15:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO64 | Media Report January 21 [...] "Hillary Clinton Phones Pi????era and Presidents Confirm Attendance to Inauguration" Even though on Tuesday (President-elect) Sebastian Pi????era received a greeting letter from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new President yesterday to congratu [...] | 2010-01-21 15:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO66 | Media Report January 21 [...] "Hillary Clinton Phones Pi????era and Presidents Confirm Attendance to Inauguration" Even though on Tuesday (President-elect) Sebastian Pi????era received a greeting letter from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the new President yesterday to congratu [...] | 2010-01-21 18:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO7 | Enriquez-Ominami Predicts Pinera Victory, Plans New [...] (C) Summary. Despite his electoral losses, former presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami is interested in remaining engaged in politics and hopes to form a new political coalition to include his supporters and two smaller Concertacion parties, the Party for Democracy (PPD) and the Radi [...] | 2010-01-14 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CI |
10SANTIAGO76 | Media Report January 22 [...] A political pact settled by the two right coalition parties RN and UDI with the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) and the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) to distribute the chairs of the legislative committees at the Higher and Lower chambers triggered another crisis in the g [...] | 2010-01-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO8 | Media Report January 5 [...] In an attempt to reach an agreement with the mining workers on strike, Chile's state-owned copper mine authorities increased its initial offer by improving its wage and benefit proposal. Former President Frei's Death 2. The two physicians who are facing homicide [...] | 2010-01-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO88 | Santiago Jan. 26 Media Report [...] La Moneda is trying to avoid further conflict with the Government of Venezuela over the suspension of the Chilean TV broadcast station (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 1/26). Haiti 2. In an emergency meeting yesterday in Montreal, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sa [...] | 2010-01-26 19:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO94 | Embassy Santiago Jan. 27 Media Report [...] 310 Chileans are waiting to be evacuated near the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru, where bad weather left them in isolation with no food or water (All dailies, 1/27). Haiti 2 Chilean Ambassador to Haiti, Marcel Young, has been in Port-au-Prince six years. He has lived through P [...] | 2010-01-27 20:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTIAGO96 | Embassy Santiago Jan. 28 Media Report [...] The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) made several recommendations for Chile to stabilize its economic growth including stronger regulations for the financial market (Estrategia, 1/28). State of the Union Address 2. Headline: "President Obama's mea [...] | 2010-01-28 17:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
10SANTODOMINGO124 | DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...] | 2010-01-20 12:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO21 | RESULTS OF 1/18 HEMISPHERIC PREPARATORY CONVERENCE ON HAITI [...] Dominican Rebublic (DR) President Leonel Fernandez, on 1/18/10, hosted a hemispheric preparatory meeting for a future international conference on elaborating a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Haiti. He proposed that a coordinating committee be created made up of Haiti, the DR, CARICO [...] | 2010-01-19 20:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON PGOV HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO37 | 2009 Labor Monitoring and Engagement With Free Trade [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's submission (requested in reftel) for information on labor issues in the Dominican Republic. Labor Issues Scene-Setter --------------------------------- 2. Labor unions represent about eight percent of the formal workforce, according to [...] | 2010-01-29 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD DR |
10SANTODOMINGO5 | Emboffs Visit DR-Haiti Border Region [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polchief and Poloff traveled to the border town of Dajabon (located in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic) with representatives from NGO Catholic Relief Services (CRS) from 11/30-12/01/2009. Poloffs met with labor lawyers from the Solidaridad Fronteriza NGO wh [...] | 2010-01-06 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR |
10SANTODOMINGO57 | DR Firms Ask to Be Allowed to Bid on Haiti Reconstruction [...] On 2/10, Charge and Emboffs met with representatives of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) to discuss the Dominican private sector's desire to bid on Haitian reconstruction projects. The representatives were from the two largest producers of reinforced steel and roo [...] | 2010-02-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO86 | Fiscal Transparency for the Dominican Republic [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request regarding information on the transparency of the budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR). 2. (U) The questions and answers follow: -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? (U) Yes. [...] | 2010-01-14 19:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON PREL DR |
10SAOPAULO102 | SAO PAULO LEGAL TIMBER PROGRAM TAKES OFF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 12:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD KCRM KJUS BR |
10SAOPAULO120 | BRAZIL: COTTON -PRIVATE SECTOR OFFERS IDEAS AND CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector representatives have expressed their increasing concern about perceived potential negative impact on bilateral trade if GOB moves forward with retaliation in the cotton dispute. Representatives of two of Brazil's most influential business associations h [...] | 2010-02-19 15:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EAGR BR |
10SAOPAULO18 | Private Sector Optimistic for Brazilian Economy in 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector analysts see a bright economic outlook for 2010 with GDP growth nearing six percent, inflation remaining within target, and strong job creation. Boosted by the enduring impact of GOB stimulus measures implemented to weather the global economic crisis and [...] | 2010-01-11 17:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BR |
10SAOPAULO32 | SAO PAULO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE MAKING INROADS AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Creative, pro-active mechanisms and partnerships are enabling the Sao Paulo Environmental Police (SPEP) to combat illegal logging activities. Over 8,000 tons of illegally cut wood, most from outside the state, has been apprehended by the SPEP within the last 2 years. While SPEP [...] | 2010-01-19 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD KCRM BR KJUS |
10SAOPAULO42 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 1-15, 2010 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 1-15, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Carlyle Group's recent acquisition of majority [...] | 2010-01-20 17:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR |
10SAOPAULO44 | BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Emerging from the global economic crisis, private sector leaders are generally confident that Brazil's economy will continue to grow over the next decade based on strong investment opportunities, stable macroeconomic policies, and favorable demographic and external factors. Neve [...] | 2010-01-22 17:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
10SAOPAULO74 | BRAZIL CITES LARGEST SUGAR PRODUCER FOR LABOR CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, Ministry of Labor (MOL) inspectors put Cosan, the world's biggest sugarcane producer on its list of companies, Portaria 540, who allegedly keep workers in "slave-like" conditions. In Brazil, Portaria 540 is commonly known as the "dirty list." On January 11 [...] | 2010-01-29 16:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV BR |
10SAOPAULO76 | BRAZILIAN BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with Brazilian flag carrier TAM, low cost carrier Azul, U.S. airlines, Brazilian tour operator Agaxtour, FEDEX and the GOB-owned airport concessionaire (Infraero),representatives acknowledged the benefits of a potential Open Skies Agreement (OSA) between the [...] | 2010-02-01 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PGOV EINV ETRD BR |
10SAOPAULO84 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 16-30, 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 16-30, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Embraer adjusting to slower global demand, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR EAIR EIND ATRN |
10SARAJEVO140 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POMEROY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethn [...] | 2010-02-10 16:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK |
10SARAJEVO141 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethnic groups [...] | 2010-02-10 16:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK |
10SARAJEVO150 | BOSNIA TO TAKE CONTROL OF ITS AIRSPACE IN 2010 [...] (U) Since the war, Serbia and Croatia have managed overflight control of Bosnian airspace, collecting USD 15 million annually in fees. After five years of developing its new air traffic management (ATM) system, Bosnia is poised to take control of this overflight space and the revenues that co [...] | 2010-02-12 09:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PGOV BK |
10SARAJEVO171 | BOSNIA: WORLD BANK DEADLINE LOOMS - POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Federation parliamentarians face a February 26 deadline to fix the entity's unsustainable system of social benefits, or risk grave financial and political consequences. At stake are a $111 million World Bank budget support loan, an IMF disbursement worth $135 million, ten more IMF disbu [...] | 2010-02-22 23:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK |
10SARAJEVO181 | BOSNIA: SOCIAL BENEFITS REFORM PASSES FEDERATION [...] (U) Summary: In an extraordinary session February 24, the Federation House of Representatives speedily passed a set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits. If also passed in the House of Peoples, the legislation is expected to fulfill requirements for release of budget-support f [...] | 2010-02-25 08:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI BK |
10SARAJEVO189 | BOSNIA: GETTING CLOSER TO QUALIFYING FOR IMF AND [...] (SBU) As expected, the Federation House of Peoples ratified the set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits passed yesterday by the Federation House of Representatives (Reftel). This was the last remaining hurdle before the amendments enter into law. These amendments are exp [...] | 2010-02-25 16:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI BK |
10SARAJEVO196 | BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...] | 2010-02-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK |
10SARAJEVO59 | BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...] | 2010-01-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK |
10SARAJEVO61 | BOSNIA: DISPUTE OVER FEDERATION TELECOM FIRM [...] (SBU) Appointment of a general manager of the Federation majority-owned telecommunications firm HT Mostar has become a further point of conflict within the Federation. The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA),along with most other Bosniak and Croat parties, favors reappointment of the c [...] | 2010-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PGOV BK |
10SARAJEVO74 | BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EINV BK |
10SARAJEVO75 | BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] (SBU) If it is ever completed, corridor 5C, a multi-country strategic highway planned for south-central Europe would run from Budapest, Hungary, to the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia. Obstacles facing this project mirror the difficulty securing an agreement on other, equally important ini [...] | 2010-01-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN EINV BK |
10SARAJEVO82 | BOSNIA: IMF SECOND TRANCHE ON HOLD [...] (C) Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation entity has not yet met conditions for disbursement of the second tranche of the IMF stand-by arrangement, worth roughly USD 135 million. The IMF's local representative stressed in a January 15 statement that the IMF board will not approve disbursement -- [...] | 2010-01-27 09:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK |
10SARAJEVO99 | BOSNIA: CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED [...] (U) Post has requested assistance of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Transportation and Communications for information on prevalence of distracted driving and efforts to prevent it, as requested in reftel. Bosnia and Herzegovina already has adopted a law prohibiting the use of cell pho [...] | 2010-01-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI BK |
10SEOUL101 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 27, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL106 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- Korean Economy Achieves Positive Growth in 2009 -- Finance Minister Rules Out Quick Exit Policy -- Central Bank Keeps Record Low Interest Rates -- Consumer Prices S [...] | 2010-01-28 06:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
10SEOUL107 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 28, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 07:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL129 | ROKG FIRMLY SUPPORTS USG RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 01:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KS |
10SEOUL134 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 06:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL135 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 06:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL136 | INFLATION, HOARDING HAVE DPRK REGIME BARING ITS [...] (C) Interlocutors from several North Korea-focused NGOs have told us that inflation is rising rapidly in the DPRK in the wake of the regime's currency replacement fiasco. State-run stores list the current price for a kilo of rice at 44 new North Korean Won (NKW) but have no rice to sell; in bl [...] | 2010-01-29 08:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON KN KS |
10SEOUL137 | CHANGING KOREA'S CONSTITUTION: AN OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of cables examining the debate about revising the Republic of Korea's constitution. The current constitution, proclaimed in 1948, has been revised nine times, most recently in 1987. The 1987 revision, which is regarded as having established Korean [...] | 2010-01-29 08:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO KS |
10SEOUL141 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 1, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 07:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL143 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 08:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL146 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 2, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL149 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL15 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 6, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 06:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL152 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 4, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 08:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL170 | ROKG VIEWS ON ROK-CHINA-JAPAN FTA [...] (C) Summary: In trilateral meetings held in Korea the week of January 25, director general level officials from the ROK, Japan, and China agreed to launch a joint study on the feasibility of an FTA among the three nations. ROK working-level officials hailed the decision as "courageous" and, [...] | 2010-02-05 02:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL KS |
10SEOUL174 | VETERAN POLITICIAN GOH KUN ON KOREAN SOCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 1 the Ambassador hosted former Prime Minister Goh Kun for a lunch discussion that covered a range of issues, including his work on the Committee for Social Integration. Goh, recently selected to chair the committee, has now worked for seven different presidents over [...] | 2010-02-05 07:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO KS |
10SEOUL175 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 5, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL177 | KOREA'S GOALS FOR THE G20 IN 2010 [...] (C) Summary: Korea's G20 Chairmanship and hosting of the November 11-12 G20 Summit is vitally important to Koreans as proof of the ROK's growing global role. Viewing the G20 as a top national priority, President Lee Myung-bak has created a powerful Presidential Committee to manage the event a [...] | 2010-02-07 22:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN KS |
10SEOUL18 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 7, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL181 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL182 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 8, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 06:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL195 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 9, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 06:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL2 | ROK FM YU ON ROK'S COMPREHENSIVE DEAL WITH UAE [...] (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador Stephens on December 30, and opened with a long description of the ROK-UAE nuclear plant deal. Other subjects covered in the breakfast will be reported septel. 2. (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan e [...] | 2010-01-04 04:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV ETRD AE KS |
10SEOUL204 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SUPREME PROSECUTORS OFFICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) on February 4, the Ambassador praised the SPO for its cooperation in joint law enforcement projects, and for Korea's rapid development in rule of law. She encouraged the SPO to support Korea's accession to the Hague Convention on In [...] | 2010-02-10 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT ECON KIPR KTIA PHUM PREL KS |
10SEOUL205 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 10, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL207 | DANISH EMBASSY ON FOOD SHORTAGES, CURRENCY CHAOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Danish Embassy Political Counselor Mette Ekeroth told us that, during a late January visit to North Korea, food was hard to find -- even for diplomats. Ordinary people, even in the capital, were clearly having a difficult time getting enough to eat. Senior regime officials were [...] | 2010-02-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KN KS CH |
10SEOUL218 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 11, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL219 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL226 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 12, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 05:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL23 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 8, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 06:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL234 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Post delivered the demarche in Reftel to the Korean Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs According on February 3. Ministry officials agreed that texting while driving, talking on cell phones while driving, and watching television while driving are serious problems in the Republic of Kor [...] | 2010-02-16 02:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA KS |
10SEOUL238 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 16, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL244 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 17, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL254 | A/S CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 4 MEETINGS WITH FM YU AND [...] (C) During a February 4 meeting with EAP A/S Kurt Campbell, ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan noted that ROK civil society organizations and private citizens had donated nearly 10 million USD to the earthquake relief effort. Campbell praised the ROK's Haiti response and noted that strategic b [...] | 2010-02-18 09:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI MARR ECON KN KS CH |
10SEOUL255 | NGOS CALL FOR GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH NORTH KOREA [...] (U) The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) at Kyungnam University co-sponsored a human rights-focused North Korea donors conference February 4-5 in Seoul. Ambassador Stephens delivered opening remarks, highlighting the USG's commitment to d [...] | 2010-02-18 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL EAID SOCI PINR ECON KN KS |
10SEOUL258 | A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY TRADE MINISTER [...] (C) In his February 3 meeting with Deputy Trade Minister Lee Hye-min, A/S Campbell underscored the importance of the discussion about the KORUS FTA between President Obama and President Lee last November. Campbell also stressed President Obama's positive remarks on trade during his State of t [...] | 2010-02-19 04:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KS |
10SEOUL263 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 19, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL27 | PRESIDENT LEE BEGINS HIS 3RD YEAR STRONG; REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: President Lee Myung-bak begins his third year in office with rising poll numbers, recently topping 50 percent, and momentum to command the political playing field. The June 2 regional elections will dominate the political agenda, while the Sejong City controversy has the most po [...] | 2010-01-08 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KS KN |
10SEOUL271 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 22, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL272 | VFM CHUN YOUNG-WOO ON SINO-NORTH KOREAN RELATIONS [...] (S) Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo told the Ambassador February 17th that China would not be able to stop North Korea's collapse following the death of Kim Jong-il (KJI). The DPRK, Chun said, had already collapsed economically and would collapse politically two to three years after the death o [...] | 2010-02-22 09:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV KNNP ECON SOCI KS KN JA CH |
10SEOUL273 | VFM CHUN WARNS THAT ROK-U.S. CIVILIAN NUCLEAR [...] (S) Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo told the Ambassador February 17th that revising the ROK-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (CNCA) could soon become a "defining issue" in ROK-U.S. relations. The issue, he warned, was already drawing significant amounts of negative press attent [...] | 2010-02-22 09:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR ENRG KNNP MNUC ECON KS KN JA |
10SEOUL287 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 23, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL290 | A/S CAMPBELL’S FEBRUARY 3 MEETING WITH NSA KIM [...] (C) During a February 3 meeting, National Security Adviser Kim Sung-hwan told EAP Assistant Secretary Campbell the ROKG wished to have discussions with Washington about delaying the planned transfer of wartime operation control to Korea. Kim agreed that turbulence in Sino-American relations meant B [...] | 2010-02-22 08:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI MARR ECON ETRD KN KS CH |
10SEOUL297 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 24, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL311 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL312 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea Swings to Trade Deficit in January -- Unprecedented Demand for Unemployment Insurance -- ROKG Raises Job Creation Target to 250,000 -- Governme [...] | 2010-02-25 00:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
10SEOUL314 | MOFAT AND UZBEK AMBASSADOR ON KARIMOV VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The MOFAT DDG who covers Central Asia told us that during the February 11 summit between Presidents Lee and Karimov, the Uzbek leader pressed MB to hire Korean-speaking Uzbek laborers and engineers to work on the ROK's 40 billion USD nuclear power plant project in the UAE. Lee as [...] | 2010-02-25 02:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG KNNP KS UZ |
10SEOUL318 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Grain Output Declines in 2009 -- Market Restrictions Eased -- Finance Chief Sacked Over Currency Debacle -- Scholar: Currency Reform Goal Was to Exp [...] | 2010-02-25 08:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
10SEOUL319 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL320 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 26, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL35 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 11, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL4 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 05:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL44 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 11, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 06:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL5 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 4, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 05:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL51 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 13, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL52 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...] | 2010-01-14 00:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV |
10SEOUL56 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 14, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL59 | SPECIAL ENVOY KING'S 1/11 MEETING WITH NSA KIM [...] (C) National Security Adviser Kim Sung-hwan told Special Envoy King and the Ambassador on January 11 that the ROK remains committed to improving human rights in North Korea. Kim doubted that Pyongyang would heed calls to improve its human rights record, but it was important to remind the regim [...] | 2010-01-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH |
10SEOUL62 | SPECIAL ENVOY KING’S 1/11 MEETING WITH FM YU [...] (C) During a January 11 meeting with Special Envoy Robert King, FM Yu downplayed press speculation that a North-South summit is imminent. Yu asserted that Kim Jong-il (KJI) would visit China in late January or early February; the North Korean leader needed both Chinese economic aid and political su [...] | 2010-01-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH |
10SEOUL65 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 15, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL69 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 05:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL7 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 04:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
10SEOUL8 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 5, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 04:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL80 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 09:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL81 | TRIPLE-DIGIT INFLATION IN PYONGYANG, BRITS SAY [...] (C) A veteran British North Korea-Watcher just back from a TDY stint at the UK Embassy in Pyongyang asserted that inflation appeared to be running in the triple-digits. The impact of that inflation was clear: there are few goods to buy. Canned goods have "basically disappeared," our interlo [...] | 2010-01-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN KS |
10SEOUL82 | KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...] | 2010-01-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF |
10SEOUL83 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 21, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL89 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 22, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 08:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL91 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 25, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL94 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 26, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
10SEOUL95 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Year's Editorial Focuses on the Economy -- DPRK Bans Foreign Currency Use -- DPRK Continues Closing Wholesale Markets -- Number of DPRK Cell Phon [...] | 2010-01-26 07:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
10SHANGHAI15 | HOT MONEY INFLOW RESTRICTIONS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Manipulation of trade transactions across China's borders to arbitrage anticipated renminbi movements has decreased under a new trade-transaction verification system. However, investors can still get "hot money" funds into China through a variety of loopholes -- such as transac [...] | 2010-01-20 08:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH MG |
10SHANGHAI19 | OFFICIALS SAY YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PLAYS "VITAL ROLE" IN [...] (SBU) Participants in a conference organized by the Communist Party's Organization Department and the National Development and Reform Commission on economic and social development in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region observed that the administrative division of the region among Shanghai and [...] | 2010-01-22 03:01:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI20 | CODEL MURRAY: SHANGHAI LEADERS DISCUSS SHANGHAI EXPO AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Municipal leaders stressed the importance of the upcoming Shanghai 2010 World Expo during meetings with CODEL Murray on January 15. Security concerns related to the event remain a top priority for the municipal government. End Summary. World Expo the Big Ticket [...] | 2010-01-22 03:45:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC ECON PGOV OVIP MURRAY PATTY CH |
10SHANGHAI21 | CODEL MURRAY: ECONOMIC COOPERATION -- NOT TAIWAN ARMS -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Municipal leaders highlighted U.S.-China trade and investment cooperation in their meetings with CODEL Murray on January 15. Municipal Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng focused on the transportation sector in particular, pointing to General Motors (GM) and General [...] | 2010-01-22 03:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ECON EINV PGOV KIPR OVIP MURRAY PATTY |
10SHANGHAI22 | SHANGHAI OFFICIALS SEEKING TO RESOLVE PROPERTY BUBBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai housing officials say that the city is in the middle of a property market bubble. But rather than directly intervene to cool off the market, they instead are pushing to increase subsidized rentals for the poor and low-cost housing for low- and middle-income families. [...] | 2010-01-22 04:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI23 | CHINA CAUTIOUS ON DERIVATIVES, SHUTTING OUT FOREIGN BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese government regulators remain generally cautious of introducing new derivatives products in China, and some continue to seek to restrict products previously offered by foreign-invested banks. Foreign banks remain largely shut out of the market for foreign exchange swaps [...] | 2010-01-22 07:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI26 | SHANGHAI ECONOMISTS PREDICT RESUMPTION OF GRADUAL RMB [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai economists told visiting Embassy Beijing Economic Minister Counselor that the current global economic climate has led to Central Government policy paralysis on several critical issues, including currency appreciation and state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform, as Beijing [...] | 2010-01-25 10:59:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI27 | BOOMING JIANGSU PROVINCE WELCOMES CONSULATE OBSERVERS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Jiangsu Governor Luo Zhijun pledged to "transform" the province's economy towards a greater emphasis on home-grown innovation and domestic consumption in the Jiangsu Provincial Government's 2010 Work Report delivered January 26. The provincial government will continue to address [...] | 2010-01-27 06:50:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ETRD CH |
10SHANGHAI28 | SHANGHAI FOCUSES ON EXPO AFTER YEAR OF "UNPRECEDENTED" [...] (SBU) Summary: Managing the upcoming World Expo -- with particular attention to security -- formed the centerpiece of Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng's work report to the January 26 opening of the annual session of the Municipal People's Congress. Han did his best to stress Shanghai's 2009 achiev [...] | 2010-01-27 10:27:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
10SHANGHAI34 | FINANCIAL SECTOR BUBBLES STILL CONTAINED, SAY EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese policymakers are taking only moderate steps to dial back the financial system and deflate any incipient asset bubbles, according to East China financial sector contacts. There is a good chance that the pace of financial sector liberalization will pick up this year, sta [...] | 2010-02-01 05:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI42 | ANHUI ECONOMY FLYING HIGH ON INVESTMENT-DRIVEN [...] (SBU) Anhui Province appears to have weathered China's early 2009 economic downturn and one year later is reporting labor shortages in several sectors as a result of rapid growth. Observers expressed concern, however, that the province is enjoying only a "temporary prosperity" fueled by investm [...] | 2010-02-08 03:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SENV CH |
10SHANGHAI44 | CHINA EASTERN-SHANGHAI AIRLINES MERGER HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information and is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Central Government-owned China Eastern completed its long awaited merger with local rival Shanghai Airlines on January 29, with substantial concessions to [...] | 2010-02-09 02:40:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI45 | SEEKING SHEN HAO: FACT-CHECKING ANHUI'S MODEL RURAL CADRE [...] (SBU) Eager to promote the model of selfless party cadre, Chinese media recently launched an extensive campaign to emulate Shen Hao, Communist Party secretary of a village in eastern Anhui closely tied to the beginnings of China's rural economic reforms three decades ago. Although Shen, who di [...] | 2010-02-10 08:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON CH |
10SHANGHAI46 | GETTING TO KNOW YOU: NANJING OFFICIALS WARM TO CONSULATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Jiangsu provincial officials who were initially suspicious of Consulate General efforts to implement an "American Presence Officer" program in Nanjing a little over a year ago are now keen on more contact with the Consulate. Neighbor provinces Anhui and Zhejiang, watching the i [...] | 2010-02-11 08:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI BEXP KPAO OIIP ECON CH |
10SHANGHAI53 | 2010 SHANGHAI IPR ROUNDTABLE -- CANDID COMMENTARY FROM [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information and is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Shanghai remains the "best place overall" for IPR protection and enforcement in China despite continued problems, according to U.S. industry represent [...] | 2010-02-19 08:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI59 | BANK LENDING REVIVES GROWTH IN EAST CHINA'S ZHEJIANG [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the downturn in traditional export markets, East China's Zhejiang Province kept pace with average Chinese lending growth last year, helping to boost GDP growth by year end. Zhejiang has issued support plans for eleven industries, but is attempting to focus new financin [...] | 2010-02-26 11:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10SHANGHAI60 | DEFLATING ZHEJIANG'S PROPERTY BUBBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Financial sector contacts in East China's Zhejiang Province see signs of a property bubble forming, but some are awaiting more economic data before committing to rigid government controls over the real estate sector. As a result, financial system regulators are somewhat divide [...] | 2010-02-26 11:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH AE |
10SHANGHAI9 | DELAYED REVELATIONS OF MELAMINE-TAINTED DAIRY PRODUCTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: December 31 media reports of the closure of Shanghai Panda Dairy for producing melamine-tainted milk products have led to the revelation that Chinese authorities have known of the company's transgressions for nearly a year. Chinese authorities quoted in the media have attributed [...] | 2010-01-08 08:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR SENV TBIO PGOV CH |
10SHENYANG20 | PRC-DPRK BORDER: CURRENCY REFORM UPDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY. February meetings with DPRK border contacts took the pulse of post-currency reform cross-border trade and investment. Contacts doubted the accuracy of reported widespread starvation and large-scale unrest. Urban-dwellers lost the most during the revaluation. DPRK children rely on r [...] | 2010-02-12 10:00:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL |
10SHENYANG21 | PRC-DPRK BORDER: AMCIT CROSSERS, TRADE PUSH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts along the PRC-DPRK border profess ignorance of reports about a second American citizen in North Korea. Robert Park's crossing raised a few bureaucratic eyebrows, but there seems to be no backlash. DPRK traders and groups seem to be interacting more publicly with foreign [...] | 2010-02-12 10:16:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CH ECON ELTN ETRD KN KS PGOV PHUM PINR |
10SHENYANG4 | WAITING AND WATCHING: NORTH KOREA AFTER CURRENCY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 15, EAP DAS XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX staff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, a major player here in Chinese-North Korean economic exchanges. XXXXXXXXXXXX attributed the DPRK,s recent currency reform to several factors: controlling rampant inflation, preventing 'hot money' [...] | 2010-01-07 00:12:00 | Consulate Shenyang | SECRET//NOFORN | CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL |
10SHENYANG5 | FURTHER INSIGHTS ON PRC-DPRK TRADE: DECISIONS, DISPUTES, AND [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told Poloff XXXXXXXXXXXX that Kim Jong-il has recently reversed decisions and struggled to implement policies, showing increasing indecisiveness. XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX also reported that the children of high-ranking DPRK and Chinese officials hijack deals and aid proj [...] | 2010-01-11 02:51:00 | Consulate Shenyang | SECRET | CM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG PGOV PINS PREL |
10SHENYANG8 | TRYING TO TAME THE INFLATIONARY BEAST [...] (C) Summary: On January 3, a Consulate contact who delivers oil to North Korean partners told PolOff in strict confidence that millions of dollars currently sit unclaimed in China Merchant Bank accounts opened by North Korean businessmen and government officials recalled from China in the sprin [...] | 2010-01-14 01:36:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL SENV |
10SINGAPORE1 | A BUBBLE IN SINGAPORE PROPERTY MARKET? [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Singapore suffering through its most serious recession in decades, the local property market saw a strong surge in 2009 that has fueled concerns a new asset bubble could be forming. The resurgent demand is due to a number of factors, including pent-up demand remaining fr [...] | 2010-01-04 08:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SN |
10SINGAPORE102 | SENATOR BOND IN SINGAPORE: TAKING THE PULSE OF THE [...] (C) Summary. Over the course of a full day of meetings, Senator Kit Bond spoke with numerous Singaporean leaders and intellectuals on a broad range of regional issues, to include U.S.-Singapore relations, Indonesia, China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, as well as economic opportun [...] | 2010-01-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD OREP ECON PINR SN ASEAN |
10SINGAPORE109 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES HER CURRENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 21 luncheon conversation with the Charge, Israeli Ambassador Amira Arnon: -- described Israel's top objective in Singapore as promoting Israeli trade and business ties, noting that the upcoming Singapore Air Show would be "huge" for Israel; -- stated that Israel [...] | 2010-01-27 09:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PINR PTER IS SN |
10SINGAPORE113 | ECONOMISTS QUESTION FUTURE OF SINGAPORE'S GROWTH MODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: As Singapore recovers from another recession brought on by events outside its borders, local economists have begun to question Singapore's economic growth model. In past decades Singapore utilized an extraordinary openness to foreign investment and labor to quickly grow its ec [...] | 2010-01-28 05:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SN |
10SINGAPORE117 | LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore has relatively few labor problems and violations of internationally-recognized labor rights are virtually non-existent. Workers have the right to organize, and approximately 18 percent of the workforce is unionized. A tripartite arrangement between the government, e [...] | 2010-01-28 07:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD SN |
10SINGAPORE166 | SINGAPORE TAKES NOTICE AS CHINA BECOMES MORE [...] (C) Summary: A recent editorial about tensions in U.S.- China relations in the Government-influenced Straits Times was intended to curry favor with a more assertive China, Singapore analysts told PolChief. China has emerged from the economic crisis emboldened and will likely follow through on [...] | 2010-02-11 04:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN CN SN |
10SINGAPORE167 | SINGAPORE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PRODUCTIVITY BOOST TO DRIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Economic Strategies Committee released recommendations to drive future growth, focusing on raising productivity by improving worker skills, encouraging innovation, and limiting the economy's reliance on foreign labor. The recommendations mark a policy shift from a [...] | 2010-02-11 08:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB SN |
10SINGAPORE176 | SINGAPORE TAX INFO SHARING AMENDMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) Amendments to Singapore's Income Tax Act went into force February 9, putting into effect new exchange of information sharing provisions that meet Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) standards. Singapore drafted the amendments after the OECD included Singapore on [...] | 2010-02-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SN |
10SINGAPORE179 | ENGAGING WITH THE APEC SECRETARIAT IN SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: New leadership and a further strengthening of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat offer an opportunity to increase engagement with Secretariat staff. With the U.S. year to host APEC set to begin in 2011 after the 2010 Japan year, there is a need for strong [...] | 2010-02-17 05:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APECO ECON EAID ETRD SN |
10SINGAPORE2 | SINGAPORE FOURTH QUARTER GDP DOWN, BUT RECOVERY ON TRACK [...] Summary: Singapore's economy shrank 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter, and recorded a 2.1 percent contraction for the year. The quarterly fall was more than expected but is being chalked up more to a temporary decline in the biomedical sector and a pu [...] | 2010-01-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV SN |
10SINGAPORE202 | SINGAPORE'S 2010 BUDGET TO BOOST LONG TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: Singapore's Finance Minister presented parliament a budget for FY 2010 focused on raising productivity, improving business competitiveness and making the country's economic growth more inclusive. The budget moves away from last year's expansionary budget that was designed to prot [...] | 2010-02-23 23:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SN |
10SOFIA105 | BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT WALKS A TIGHT ROPE ON GMOS [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft law that would bring Bulgaria's current restrictive biotechnology regime into EU compliance has been seized upon by anti-GMO groups. As a result, as a tactical response, the government is proposing, as a supplement to the draft law, a five-year moratorium on releasing [...] | 2010-02-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO ENVT BU |
10SOFIA47 | BULGARIA: THE BORISSOV GOVERNMENT AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: Nearly six months in office, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's government has started to make good on its promises on rule of law and the economy, winning kudos (and funds) from the European Commission in the process. Although it appears to be backtracking on its initial anti-Rus [...] | 2010-01-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BU |
10SOFIA48 | BULGARIA: AFTER JELEVA'S FALL, PM ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: PM Borissov has accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva, Bulgaria's failed EU commissioner candidate, whose poor showing at her January 12 commissioner hearing turned her from rising GERB star to damaged political goods almost overnight. Borissov used Jeleva [...] | 2010-01-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BU |
10SOFIA49 | BULGARIA CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL AID TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points A and B to MFA Head of Latin America Directorate Svetla Stefanova on January 19. We expressed our appreciation for Bulgaria's humanitarian assistance to Haiti and requested all additional donations be documented through the UN Office for the Coordination of [...] | 2010-01-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF PHUM UN HA BU |
10SOFIA54 | BULGARIA'S NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Boyko Borissov named Kristalina Georgieva as Bulgaria's candidate for European Commissioner following the withdrawal of former Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva as Commissioner-designate on January 19. Georgieva's Development Committee hearing will take place on February 3 [...] | 2010-01-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON PREL BU |
10SOFIA81 | INTRODUCING BULGARIA'S NEW DEFENSE AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria's new Minister of Foreign Affairs -- former Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov -- is a dynamic, strategic thinker who will put a young, modern face on Bulgarian foreign relations. To replace Mladenov at the MOD, PM Borissov has tapped Deputy Defense Minister Anyu Angelo [...] | 2010-02-01 09:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON PREL BU |
10SOFIA92 | BULGARIA: EU MONITORING REPORT LIKELY TO GIVE [...] (C) Summary: In mid-February the European Commission will release its interim monitoring report on the Bulgarian government's efforts to improve rule of law. The report's tone is likely to be positive, commending the government of Boyko Borissov for its strong political will to fight organi [...] | 2010-02-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BU |
10STATE10764 | U.S. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES [...] (U) This message includes an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Secretary Clinton appointed a new Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs, Reta Jo Lewis (S/SRGIA),who will serve the needs of intergovernmental officials and the entities they [...] | 2010-02-02 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD PREL APECO EINV |
10STATE1187 | ENGAGING ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The attempted Christmas day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight resulted in a presidential review and new Transportation Security Administration TSA) screening requirem [...] | 2010-01-06 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA |
10STATE12414 | MEXICO CITY AVIATION SECURITY CONFERENCE: [...] (U) This is background and guidance sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary and Guidance -------------------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Mexico City on February 16-18, 2010 to attend a conferenc [...] | 2010-02-09 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON PREL PTER |
10STATE13489 | January 2010 Paris Club Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2010 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors discussed Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Cte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dubai/UAE, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mauritania, Seychelles a [...] | 2010-02-16 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR |
10STATE14935 | THE ENERGY GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITY INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY. The Office of the Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA),in coordination with USAID, our missions overseas, and State's regional and functional bureaus, is proud to unveil the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI). EGCI is designed to help countries with [...] | 2010-02-19 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV |
10STATE15577 | REDESIGNED U.S. $100 NOTE [...] (U) Summary: This is an action cable. This cable includes information on the unveiling of a redesigned $100 Federal Reserve Note and the associated U.S. government global public education program. The cable also includes a request for Embassy points of contact (POCs) by February 16, to supp [...] | 2010-02-20 02:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON |
10STATE17143 | REQUEST FOR POST TO IDENTIFY TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] Summary. This is an Action Cable. The State Department has primary USG-wide authority for the conduct of foreign policy with respect to communications and information policy, and EEB's office of International Communications and Information Policy (CIP) is responsible for the formulation, coo [...] | 2010-02-24 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON |
10STATE18437 | MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...] | 2010-02-26 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS |
10STATE18600 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOLLOWING IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES APPRECIATE REFTEL, AS IT GIVES VALUABLE ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION THAT HELPS PROVIDE CONTEXT TO OTHER REPORTING ON MORE DETAILED ISSUES OF IRANIAN CONSTRUCTION, FINANCIAL, AND TRADE ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. IT IS PARTICULARL [...] | 2010-02-28 04:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF IR |
10STATE1923 | FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (U) This is a request for action by January 20; see paragraphs 3, 4, and 10. 2. (U) Under Section 7086(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-117) (SFOAA),the Department and USAID are prohibited from providing any bi [...] | 2010-01-08 18:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10STATE2082 | PREPARING FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-6. 2. (SBU) Background. A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke and including senior representatives of the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff held meetings with senior UK [...] | 2010-01-09 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR MOPS NATO AF |
10STATE513 | KIMBERLEY PROCESS CABLE KUDOS [...] (U) Summary. EEB wishes to express sincere gratitude to Embassy Harare, Embassy Windhoek, and two officers who contributed greatly to the U.S. representation to the Kimberley Process (KP) in 2009. 2. (SBU) The year in the KP began and ended with intense focus on the Marange diamond fields [...] | 2010-01-05 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN |
10STATE5831 | REPORT ON HORMATS-MAHDI MEETING IN WASHINGTON - [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, 2010 Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Robert Hormats and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd' Al-Mahdi addressed several major economic challenges faced by Iraq. Al-Mahdi said that he is ready to see the debt issues with Gulf Arab neighbor [...] | 2010-01-21 12:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV EINV ECIN EAID EBEXP BTIO IZ |
10STATE623 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY KINSHASA FOR REPORTING ON HIPC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID |
10STATE6320 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S.-CHINA JOINT ASSISTANCE TO [...] Following November 11 discussions between a visiting U.S. delegation and the Chinese MFA (Refs A and B),the U.S.-PRC Joint Statement released during President Obama's visit to Beijing noted the strategic importance to both countries of stability and development in Afghanistan. Since then Chin [...] | 2010-01-22 01:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PAK AF PGOV |
10STATE6355 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The United States expects the main headlines of the London Conference on Afghanistan on January 28 will be the announcement of an international trust fund to support Afghan-led reintegration efforts and the wide endorsement of NATO,s plan for conditions-based, [...] | 2010-01-22 02:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10STATE6429 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REFS ON A RANGE OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL INSIGHTS UNAVAILABLE IN THE OPEN MEDIA. COVERAGE OF THE LEAD-UP TO AND FALLOUT FROM THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS HAS PROVIDED ANALYSTS WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO PASOK'S FORE [...] | 2010-01-22 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PGOV PREL GR |
10STATE6918 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: HAITI: U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level at the earliest opportunity to: -- underscore that the U.S. is actively supporting search and rescue, relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti at the request of the Government of Haiti (REF C [...] | 2010-01-22 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA |
10STATE7528 | MANPADS ASSIST VISIT (MAV) AT LAHORE AIRPORT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for action request and paragraph 13 for suggested talking points. Washington leaves to post discretion as to the timing for approaching Pakistani authorities, given the current negative media environment surrounding U.S. passenger scree [...] | 2010-01-26 07:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON PK |
10STATE7531 | FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is a front channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC Drill in Doha, Qatar. S/SRAP requests response by January 27 identifying p [...] | 2010-01-26 11:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL |
10STATE9094 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH [...] (U) January 22, 2010; 12:00-12:30; the Secretary's Office. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Ambassador to Moldova Asif J. Chaudhry EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Russell Ian Kelly, PA Zia S. Syed, S Staff Bernadette Roberts, EUR/UMB (Notetaker) Moldova Prime [...] | 2010-01-28 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EUN CVIS MD |
10STOCKHOLM13 | SWEDISH FM BILDT ON AFGHAN DRUG PROBLEM, [...] (C) Summary: A focus on "the drug issue" is essential for getting Afghanistan right, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt told Ambassador January 12. But the upcoming London Conference does not have the topic on the agenda and it is unclear what is supposed to be achieved at the meeting. If the dr [...] | 2010-01-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KGHG SENV CH IR SW |
10STOCKHOLM21 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO TFHA01 DEMARCHE: SWEDISH AID [...] On January 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding Sweden's humanitarian assistance to Haiti with Swedish Ministry For Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Sara Ramierez. Ramierez told Emboff that Sweden has provided a total of $27.1 million in post-earthquake humanitarian assistance to Ha [...] | 2010-01-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM3 | SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND [...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...] | 2010-01-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM38 | SWEDEN IS THE THIRD LARGEST DONOR TO HAITI; U.S. [...] Summary: Swedish media reporting about USG efforts has been accurate and very positive. For instance, "The U.S. is doing the job" was the title of the lead editorial in Dagens Nyheter January 26. The Ambassador's message - on nationwide Swedish television and radio - of U.S. activism has bee [...] | 2010-01-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM39 | DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED TO SWEDES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA SW |
10STOCKHOLM43 | SWEDES RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV AORC ECON SW |
10STOCKHOLM53 | SWEDEN TO SEND POLICE AND PRISON OFFICERS TO [...] On February 4, Swedish International Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson announced that Sweden will send three police officers and four prison officers to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Swedish aid to Haiti totals USD 29.4 million as of February 4, excluding th [...] | 2010-02-04 12:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM55 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] Lars Darin, Deputy Director, Department of Highway Safety, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, told Post on February 5 that Sweden has no laws or regulations that explicitly regulate use of cell phones or texting while driving. Darin noted, however, that there are provisions in [...] | 2010-02-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA EU UNDP SW |
10STOCKHOLM58 | SWEDES UNWILLING TO PRESENT POSITION ON CITES [...] (SBU) Marie Dahlstrom, Desk Officer, Division for Natural Resources, the Swedish Ministry of the Environment, told Emboff on February 11 that Sweden would not reveal its position on any of the U.S. species proposals prior to the CITES COP15 meeting, citing EU membership as the reason. Dahlstro [...] | 2010-02-12 06:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV AORC ECON SW |
10STOCKHOLM62 | SWEDEN RECEIVES U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 07:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EAIR ECON IC EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM64 | SWEDISH RELIEF EXPERTS PRAISE U.S. EFFORTS IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, the Ambassador met with Swedish relief effort experts from government, academia, and civil society to discuss coordination of assistance efforts in Haiti. The Swedes are currently the sixth or seventh largest international donor to emergency relief efforts in Hai [...] | 2010-02-12 08:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10STOCKHOLM65 | SWEDEN REVIEWS BILATERAL SUPPORT TO ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary: Sweden, the world's largest donor per capita, is developing a new policy to incorporate climate change issues into development programs. As part of this effort, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),analyzed its programs from 1999-09, and presented lessons [...] | 2010-02-12 12:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV SW |
10STOCKHOLM75 | SWEDEN ON REINFORCEMENTS TO UN PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 06:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW |
10SURABAYA11 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...] | 2010-01-28 09:47:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID |
10SURABAYA7 | MIXED REACTIONS IN EASTERN INDONESIA TOWARD ASEAN/CHINA FTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political and business leaders in Eastern Indonesia have mixed views of the impact that the recently implemented ASEAN/China FTA will have on local economies. Some express concern that the FTA will allow cheap Chinese goods to flood local markets. Others express optimism that [...] | 2010-01-21 09:17:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV SOCI KMCA MCC ID |
10TAIPEI147 | GREENING TAIWAN, PART III: OFFICIALS PREDICT SUNNY [...] (U) Taiwan plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and drive Taiwan's econ [...] | 2010-02-05 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE |
10TAIPEI158 | MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...] | 2010-02-10 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR |
10TAIPEI161 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER ON BEEF, ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary: The impasse over U.S. beef imports would take a long time to resolve and would best be handled through the World Trade Organization (WTO),Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the AIT Director during a February 8 lunch. At the same time, Tsai expressed confi [...] | 2010-02-11 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CH TW ECON ETRD EAGR |
10TAIPEI17 | Taiwan IPR: Campus Enforcement Improves, MOE Action Plan [...] (SBU) The Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) will indefinitely continue its Campus Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan. The Plan's requirements and incentives are spurring schools to increase enforcement efforts, and the MOE is helping schools to implement best practices across Taiwan. Rig [...] | 2010-01-06 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW |
10TAIPEI178 | Taiwan IPR: 2010 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The specialized IP Court, which began accepting cases in July 2008, adjudicated 1007 cases in 2009. The Legislative Yuan (LY) passed ISP-related amendments to the Copyri [...] | 2010-02-22 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
10TAIPEI186 | REPRESENTATIVE SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed strong U.S. ties to pursue cross-Strait rapprochement, President Ma Ying-jeou told Representative James Sensenbrenner during their February 17 meeting. Sensenbrenner voiced support for a bilateral extradition agreement and urged Taiwan to improve the security of its [...] | 2010-02-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD MARR PREL TW |
10TAIPEI2 | TAIWAN CONSIDERS POST-COPENHAGEN PATHWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, Taiwan delegates to the Conference of Parties (COP) 15 meeting in Copenhagen gathered to discuss Taiwan's path forward in the fight against climate change. Although Taiwan authorities were disappointed the island did not achieve observer status at COP-15, they [...] | 2010-01-04 00:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
10TAIPEI205 | HAS TAIWAN PRICED ITSELF OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to meet the Ma administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Taiwan authorities plan to increase the island's alternative/renewable energy installed capacity from the current 8 percent to 15 percent by 2025. To achieve this goal, [...] | 2010-02-26 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
10TAIPEI8 | CALIBRATING THE U.S. RESPONSE ON BEEF AND HOW IT [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. response to the Legislative Yuan vote January 5 to prohibit the import of some U.S. beef products (septel) could complicate President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy and his already shaky domestic political standing. A carefully calibrated U.S. response can ensure Taiw [...] | 2010-01-05 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
10TALLINN13 | ESTONIA'S 18-MONTH STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the next 18 months, Estonia intends to contribute to success in Afghanistan by maintaining its defense forces in the south, increasing its civilian development resources in both Kabul and Helmand, and participating in diplomatic solutions together with the United States. I [...] | 2010-01-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN |
10TALLINN19 | Estonian Finance Minister Bullish on Euro, Skeptical on [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting January 15, Finance Minister (and former Minister of Defense) Jurgen Ligi told the Ambassador that the U.S. is Estonia's example to follow as a free market society and that he was confident Estonia would accede to the euro on schedule on January 1, 201 [...] | 2010-01-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ENRG EN |
10TALLINN27 | ESTONIAN ECONOMY BOTTOMED OUT; RUSSIAN MARKET A HUGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a discussion with the Ambassador February 19, Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, stated that "now that the economy has bottomed out," it was necessary to improve Estonia's competitiveness during the recovery. Parts conceded that Estonia's labor costs [...] | 2010-02-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL RS EN |
10TALLINN28 | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COMBATING INTERNET PIRACY WORKSHOP [...] This is an action request for Embassies Moscow, Helsinki, Stockholm, Riga and Vilnius, and Consulate St. Petersburg. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Embassy Tallinn and the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a two-day regional workshop on combating internet piracy on March 23- [...] | 2010-01-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
10TALLINN30 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN |
10TALLINN44 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY10 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn has two FY10 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund to consider. Post will provide cost estimates for the Baltic Partnership Program septel. In addition, we request USD 4,000 in BFIF funds for participation in the International Woodworking Machinery and [...] | 2010-01-22 11:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP BTIO ABUD EN |
10TALLINN60 | ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...] | 2010-02-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN |
10TALLINN80 | Embassy Tallinn's Telecommunications Policy Officer [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 12:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EN |
10TASHKENT144 | UZBEKISTAN: MAKING GOOD ON AML PROMISES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Uzbekistan's Ministry of Justice recently approved regulations that strengthen the Central Bank's ability to hold individual commercial banks, credit unions, and pawnshops accountable for anti-money laundering through their operations. This change comes just weeks before the [...] | 2010-01-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTFN KCRM UZ |
10TASHKENT154 | UZBEKISTAN: REMITTANCES DOWN, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Initial estimates from Western Union and other sources indicate that the picture surrounding remittances to Uzbekistan from citizens working abroad in 2009 remains mixed. Official remittances to Uzbekistan (e.g., remittances processed through the formal banking system) weak [...] | 2010-01-28 09:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
10TASHKENT178 | Uzbekistan: Energy Officer Community Point of Contact [...] (U) Per reftel A, Post provides the following information for Post officers and personnel with responsibility for energy issues. 2. (SBU) These individuals include: - Nicholas Berliner, Political/Economic Section Chief; IVG (+793) 2115; Fax +998 (71) 120-6335 [...] | 2010-02-02 09:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET UZ |
10TASHKENT186 | UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] (U) On January 27, Post delivered reftel information on distracted driving issues to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and requested the information be shared with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which has responsibility for enforcing driver safety. Post will report substantive responses [...] | 2010-02-03 06:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UZ |
10TASHKENT242 | UZBEKISTAN: FOOD FOR PROGRESS JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 9 the Regional Agricultural Counselor met with the Deputy Minister of Finance to review progress on projects implemented within the framework of Food for Progress (FFP). Although progress had been negligible over the 2006-09 period, it became apparent at this meetin [...] | 2010-02-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON UZ |
10TASHKENT27 | Uzbekistan: From A to Zeromax \ [...] (SBU) Summary. Zeromax Gmbh (Zeromax) is a privately- owned, \ Swiss-registered company that operates in Uzbekistan through a \ series of joint ventures and investments in the oil and gas, \ mining, agriculture, textile, logistics and banking sectors. The \ company keeps a tight lid on all financia [...] | 2010-01-20 11:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET UZ |
10TASHKENT54 | Uzbekistan: Positive Signals on IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: A reliable contact responsible for Intellectual Property (IPR) issues in the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan reported on January 11 that the Uzbek Copyright Agency (UCA) plans to introduce a draft law on removal of Uzbekistan's reservation to Article 18 of Bern Convention in [...] | 2010-01-13 06:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT KIPR UZ |
10TASHKENT7 | Uzbekistan: Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) Uzbekistan took a major step towards budget transparency at the beginning of this year (2010) when the state budget was posted on an official internet site. The site is a reference for all laws and regulations passed by the parliament (Oliy Majlis) and, by the standards of Uzbekistan, re [...] | 2010-01-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON PREL UZ |
10TASHKENT87 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW RECOMMENDATION (2010) [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOU's interagency working group charged with drafting new IPR legislation and implementing IPR reform made rapid progress in 2009. A measure to remove Uzbekistan's caveat to Article 18 of the Berne Convention has passed Uzbek interagency review and can be expected to be intro [...] | 2010-02-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR UZ |
10TASHKENT98 | UZBEKISTAN: 2010 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND (BFIF) [...] (U) Brief Justification for Project -- Trade Show. Embassy Tashkent is requesting funding to recruit and send a delegation of Uzbek businesspeople to the May 3-6, 2010, Offshore Technology Conference (Energy/Oil) in the U.S. (NOTE: Although this conference contains the word "offshore" in the [...] | 2010-01-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO UZ |
10TBILISI147 | GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the summary of next steps on Iran (ref A) with FM Vashadze on January 31, noting that the new demarche echoed our discussions prior to Vashadze's January 18-19 visit to Tehran (ref B). The Ambassador outlined that the West was prepared to move forward on the steps pr [...] | 2010-02-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV PGOV IR GG |
10TBILISI20 | GEORGIA: CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA SET TO RESUME JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private airline Georgian Airways (formerly Airzena) is scheduled to initiate charter flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg on January 8, 9, and 10. Russia ended direct flights as a part of its embargo against Georgia in October 2006. The new temporary routes will be the first [...] | 2010-01-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI205 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR EWG AND VISIT OF EEB A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once infamous for its rampant corruption and organized crime, Georgia is now a model of reform among post-Soviet economies. The economy and Georgia's pro-business orientation are top priorities for President Saakashvili and he is quick to highlight his government's successes. [...] | 2010-02-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
10TBILISI70 | GEORGIA: CONSIDERING ENERGY COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Vashadze told the Charge that during an upcoming trip to Iran he intends to discuss Iran's non-recognition of the separatist territories and economic ties. He has promised a full readout upon his re [...] | 2010-01-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR GG |
10TBILISI82 | EMBASSY TBILISI BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI98 | GEORGIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to officials in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America Department on January 25, 2010. We also inquired about whether Georgia expected to make any announcements at the London conference. MFA officials were not aware of any planned announceme [...] | 2010-01-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG |
10TBILISI99 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on 25 January 2010 to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Americas Department, and noted our request for additional information on the status of Georgian laws and experiences related to text messaging while driving. MFA officials assured us that they wo [...] | 2010-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ACTION ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA GG |
10TEGUCIGALPA110 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ AND LOBO TEAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez met with members of the new Honduran government's economic team on January 26, the day before the inauguration of President Lobo. Among the participants were William Chong Wong, who was subsequently [...] | 2010-02-02 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL HO US |
10TEGUCIGALPA121 | NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...] | 2010-02-04 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA13 | NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN ON MINIMUM WAGE [...] (U) Summary: A tripartite commission of public, private, and labor sector representatives has begun discussions on raising the minimum wage, attempting to find a compromise between widely diverging demands. Any wage hike will be a strain on both public and private employers, since the minim [...] | 2010-01-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA137 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Lemieux. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United Sta [...] | 2010-02-11 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA142 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with representatives from the oil industry on February 11 to discuss continuing concerns regarding the government's fuel pricing formula. Although the de facto regime addressed oil importers' most important concern when it allowed companies to charge a higher price for [...] | 2010-02-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA151 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Dodd. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United States [...] | 2010-02-18 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA154 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK NORMALIZES RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Honduras President Maria Elena Mondragon told the Ambassador on February 17 that the GOH had received a letter from CABEI confirming the normalization of Honduras' relationship with the bank. In a separate meeting, President of the Central American Bank for Integr [...] | 2010-02-19 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA161 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras' commercial capital, February 4-6. This was the Ambassador's first high-profile series of public events since the June 28 coup d'tat. He met with the mayor, the maquila association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the editors of E [...] | 2010-02-22 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ELAB SCUL EAID KJUS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA164 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of State of Labor and Social Security Felicito Avila told the Ambassador during a February 22 courtesy call that the Lobo government needs to have a holistic view of the labor situation that provides assurances to both workers and businessmen. Avila said his role is [...] | 2010-02-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON PHUM PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA165 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of the Presidency, Maria Antonieta Bogran, the Ambassador said that the U.S. was committed to renewing assistance to Honduras, but in a way that takes a new look at development and investment, rather than return to business as us [...] | 2010-02-24 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA169 | ROHRABACHER CODEL [...] (SBU) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Honduras January 31-February 2 and called on Hondurans to "turn the page" on the political events of the summer. Congressman Rohrabacher commended the Honduran people for their commitment to democracy and said he would urge the U.S. government [...] | 2010-02-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV OVIP PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA17 | PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting with WHA PDAS Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens, a clearly frustrated President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo said that he had done all he could to get de facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down. It was unfair, he said, for the international community to p [...] | 2010-01-08 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON HO ES NU |
10TEGUCIGALPA18 | PDAS KELLY DISCUSSES MICHELETTI DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary: At a January 5 dinner with society leaders and a January 6 meeting with the business community, WHA PDAS Craig Kelly emphasized the importance of the resignation of de facto leader Micheletti in creating a climate that would allow quick reengagement with the international community [...] | 2010-01-09 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA56 | HONDURAS: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR FY 2010 FISCAL [...] (U) The following is Post's responses to questions in ref A. 2. (U) Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? --Yes. The central government is expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Progra [...] | 2010-01-21 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID AID PREL ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA66 | SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome you and the delegation to Tegucigalpa January 26-27 to attend the January 27 inaugural ceremonies of the newly-elected Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. The inauguration is an historical event, bringing back democratic and constitutional rule after a seven-month hiatus. The comi [...] | 2010-01-26 01:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR KCRM |
10TEGUCIGALPA7 | SUGAR ASSOCIATION SEEKS CHANGE IN U.S. SUGAR QUOTA [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with economic officers, a representative of the Honduran Sugar Producers Association expressed deep concern over a recent reduction of import quotas by USTR, and said that the association will seek to correct data from the Honduran de facto government that was used [...] | 2010-01-07 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG ETRD HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA73 | LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS [...] (U) Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat on June 28, 2009. The United States does not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over. As a result, it has not been possible for the Embassy to engage in high-level advocacy on labor issu [...] | 2010-01-26 18:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA97 | HONDURAS' VISION OF THE COUNTRY 2038 [...] (C) Summary: Before his election, President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo circulated a long-term plan called Vision of the Country 2038 and National Plan 2022. It was submitted to and passed by the outgoing Congress and signed into law by President Lobo during his inauguration. The document includ [...] | 2010-01-29 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA98 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LOBO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and his senior team to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss bilateral issues. The Ambassador noted the important steps that Lobo had taken over the past [...] | 2010-01-29 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ECON EAID SNAR HO |
10TELAVIV194 | JEDG MIDTERM REVEIW - ISRAEL ON TARGET FOR FY2010 LOAN [...] (SBU) At the December 15 mid-term review of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) held in Jerusalem, the GoI clearly demonstrated that it is meeting, and may well surpass, the calendar year 2009 conditionality required to release the FY2010 tranche of loan guarantees. The G [...] | 2010-01-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
10TELAVIV226 | OIL IN ISRAEL? DRILLING YIELDS POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG IS |
10TELAVIV273 | Israel's Distracted Drivers Legislation [...] (U) Post delivered demarche on Distracted Driving (reftel) to GOI Ministry of Transportation and the National Road Safety Authority, as well as the Foreign Ministry. Although an official response has yet to be received, unofficially we have received confirmation that Israel has in force laws a [...] | 2010-02-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI IS |
10TELAVIV279 | SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS ECON EFIN KWBG PREL PGOV |
10TELAVIV330 | PROSPECTS FOR ENHANCED HIGH-TECH DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The expansion of bilateral high-tech cooperation has emerged as a key priority for the Government of Israel in recent bilateral discussions and meetings of the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG). Post believes that securing additional funding for the existing binational fo [...] | 2010-02-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS PREL TBIO EINV |
10TELAVIV386 | JORDAN/ISRAEL/QIZ QUARTERLY MEETING LOOKS FOR WAYS TO KEEP QIZ PRGRAM ACTIVE [...] (U) Jordan and Israel held their uarterly Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) meetin in Jerusalem on February 4th to review the secod and third quarter of 2009. 26 companies were aproved to continue exporting under the QIZ program. Six companies did not meet the eight percent Israeli content req [...] | 2010-02-18 15:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IS JO |
10TELAVIV392 | Israel's Legislation on Text Messaging [...] (U) In follow-up on the Distracted Drivers demarche (ref A),Post has received from the Israel National Road Safety Authority (INRSA) the text of the applicable part of Israeli law. The head of the INRSA offered the text in para 2 in informal translation from Hebrew (note: there is no official [...] | 2010-02-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI IS |
10TELAVIV413 | SHIN BET TALKS GAZA ECONOMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IS KPAL KTFN PTER |
10TELAVIV423 | BARAK APPROVES EXCESS SHEKELS OUT OF GAZA; TACIT [...] (C/NF) As Gen. Eitan Dangot, Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT),promised the Ambassador on February 16 (see ref A),Minister of Defense (MOD) Ehud Barak publicly approved the transfer of 282.5 million surplus New Israeli Shekels (NIS) from banks in the Gaza Strip to [...] | 2010-02-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KPAL KTFN IS |
10TELAVIV457 | MINISTRY OF FINANCE PROPOSES TWO-YEAR BUDGET AND [...] (U) Summary: In a press release dated February 22, the Ministry of Finance announced its intention to propose another two-year budget (2011-2012) and a new fiscal rule to the government in the coming days. The proposals have been agreed to by the Prime Minister and will be presented to the [...] | 2010-02-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IS |
10THEHAGUE106 | NETHERLANDS: NEXT STEPS ON ICESAVE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) believes the existing Dutch and British loan agreements with Iceland will be resoundingly defeated in a March 6 Icelandic referendum. The GONL therefore plans to offer the Government of Iceland (GOI) new interest terms on its loan during t [...] | 2010-02-19 17:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL IC |
10THEHAGUE11 | NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON [...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in October 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Intern [...] | 2010-01-08 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
10THEHAGUE5 | NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON [...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Internet bank Ic [...] | 2010-01-08 07:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
10TIRANA39 | A NEW YEAR'S BUDGET RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA is set to take the unprecedented move of "freezing" seven percent of government spending for 2010 in response to lower than expected 2009 government revenues, a larger deficit and the economic crisis. This means that for revenues to match spending targets, there will nee [...] | 2010-01-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL |
10TIRANA55 | ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010 [...] SUMMARY: Embassy has consulted with multiple agencies, local partners and others to develop a proposal that significantly expands outreach to the business community and that increases opportunities to promote U.S. products in Albania. End Summary. A. Proposal #1 Outreach & Resource Program [...] | 2010-01-27 14:39:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON BTIO AL EINV ETRD |
10TOKYO101 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 03:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO107 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO108 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...] | 2010-01-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA |
10TOKYO111 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN [...] Charge conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director-General Kazuyoshi Umemoto January 19. Umemoto thanked the USG for its support for Japan's relief efforts in Haiti and said the Japan Self Defense Force is currently examining possibilitie [...] | 2010-01-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA |
10TOKYO112 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/20/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO118 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO125 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/21/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO136 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO139 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO143 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO149 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO15 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 03:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO150 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Poloff met January 25 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kunihiko Higashi to deliver reftel points and discuss priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. After reviewing U.S. priorities [...] | 2010-01-25 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA |
10TOKYO156 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO165 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 22:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO167 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO170 | POSTAL REFORM: MIC MINISTER HARAGUCHI WELCOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Kazuhiro Haraguchi said he was aware of USG and industry concerns regarding postal reform in response to DCM's delivery of RefA points on January 27. Minister Haraguchi also offered to meet with U.S. industry representati [...] | 2010-01-27 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
10TOKYO174 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 23:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO178 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO18 | JAPAN'S MODEST FY2010 TAX CHANGE PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hatoyama Cabinet approved a package of tax change proposals that calls for maintaining the gasoline tax at the present rate, narrowing the scope of two personal income tax deductions for dependents, and raising the tobacco tax, on December 22. The changes will result in a n [...] | 2010-01-05 23:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
10TOKYO181 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO185 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/29/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO19 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO191 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO2 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 02:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO200 | JAPAN TO DESIGNATE AQAP ENTITIES - RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 22:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN PINR PTER YM SA JA |
10TOKYO201 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO202 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO209 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO21 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO211 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 01:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO217 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO223 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/04/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO229 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 23:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO232 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/05/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO242 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-07 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO249 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 02/08/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 03:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO25 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROJECTS 1.4 PERCENT REAL GDP [...] (U) The Hatoyama Cabinet approved the GOJ's official economic forecast for FY10 (April 2010 to March 2011) on December 25. The official forecast, prepared by the Cabinet Office and used in the Ministry of Finance's revenue estimates for the FY10 initial budget, projects real GDP growth of 1.4 [...] | 2010-01-06 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN JA |
10TOKYO255 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (2) 02/08/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO259 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO27 | HATOYAMA ADMINISTRATION FACES IMMINENT RESIGNATION [...] (C) The four-month old Hatoyama Administration will face its first Cabinet departure with what appears to be the imminent resignation of Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii. Fujii, 77, was admitted to the hospital on December 28 for exhaustion and high blood pressure following the compilation of t [...] | 2010-01-06 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
10TOKYO273 | JAPAN RESPONSE - TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP KTFN PINR PARM PREL PTER |
10TOKYO274 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO276 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/10/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO28 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO282 | GOJ PRESENTS ITS OUTLINE ON POSTAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Vice Minister (SVM) Kouhei Ohtsuka of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) met with the DCM on February 8, to give an advance briefing of the release of the Government's outline on postal reform. The release of the outline begins a one-month dialogue among coalition part [...] | 2010-02-10 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
10TOKYO284 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S FEBRUARY 14-17 [...] (SBU) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Senator Webb: Welcome to Japan, a nation in transition. The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last year's August 30 Lower House election has dramatically altered Japan's political landscape, marking the end of the former ruling L [...] | 2010-02-12 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA |
10TOKYO286 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO291 | FM OKADA VISIT TO ROK [...] (C) Summary: FM Okada's February 10-11 visit to Seoul highlighted the "great shape" that bilateral relations are in, with FM Okada using the opportunity to offer a forward-leaning -- and well-received -- statement on Japan-ROK historical issues. MOFA Asia DG Saiki told us that this year, the [...] | 2010-02-16 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KS KN JA |
10TOKYO293 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO295 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO305 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO306 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO315 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/18/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO317 | MINISTER HARAGUCHI RAISES POSTAL REFORM WITH [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kazuhiro Haraguchi said the Japan Post group companies need freedom of management in the face of losses and decreasing deposits. He said the organization would be reorganized from three to fi [...] | 2010-02-18 03:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
10TOKYO325 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO332 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-21 23:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO335 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO343 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 23:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO35 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO350 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO358 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO363 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO366 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO374 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO381 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO384 | DPJ'S SATOSHI ARAI SUGGESTS MAJOR U.S. - JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Satoshi Arai suggested that to counteract perceptions of bilateral tension from Futenma and Toyota issues, the U.S. and Japan should collaborate on major clean-technology projects perhaps in Asia. The [...] | 2010-02-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG JA PINR PREL SENV |
10TOKYO388 | Telecommunications Policy Officer - Japan [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON JA |
10TOKYO389 | AUSTR CUTLER SHARES JAPAN POST CONCERNS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Wendy Cutler raised USG concerns with the GOJ's draft outline on postal reform legislation with Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister for Financial Services and Postal Reform Kouhei Ohtsuka, a key architect beh [...] | 2010-02-26 02:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
10TOKYO39 | HATOYAMA CABINET APPROVES FY2010 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hatoyama Cabinet approved the central government's initial budget for FY2010 (April 2010 - March 2011) on December 25, clearing the way for its submission to the Diet. This is the first full budget formulated by the Hatoyama Administration since it came to power in September [...] | 2010-01-07 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN JA |
10TOKYO390 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/26/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 02:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO393 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo grants country clearance for the U.S. Delegation to attend the APEC SOM 1, and Related Meetings in Hiroshima, from February 21 to March 7, 2010. The following individuals will take part in the meetings on behalf of the United States. SOM I Meetings February 21 to February 2 [...] | 2010-02-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON APEC OTRA JA |
10TOKYO395 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO41 | ENGAGING JAPAN IN 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL JA |
10TOKYO42 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO43 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO51 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO55 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO61 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO65 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/12/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO70 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO74 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/13/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO77 | GOJ ADOPTS LONG-TERM GROWTH STRATEGY BLUEPRINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Stung by the common critique that it has focused excessively on income redistribution without a broader vision for economic growth, the Hatoyama Cabinet adopted the blueprint of a long-term growth strategy on December 30. Entitled "Toward a Shining Japan," the strategy criticiz [...] | 2010-01-13 02:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA |
10TOKYO78 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO79 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/14/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO88 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO9 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO91 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TOKYO94 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/10 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
10TRIPOLI116 | SHOKRI GHANEM OUTLINES PLANS FOR LIBYA'S NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION REF: 09 TRIPOLI 862 TRIPOLI 00000116 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),Shokri Ghanem, expressed support for improved Libya-U.S. relations, welcomed the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission, and explained his near-term goals for the NOC, which include plans for increasi [...] | 2010-02-11 16:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN |
10TRIPOLI136 | NEW HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION BOARD WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 925; B) 09 TRIPOLI 198; C) 09 TRIPOLI 437 TRIPOLI 00000136 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador briefed Jamal al-Lamushie, Secretary of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB),on the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission and discussed the status of Libya's privatization efforts thus far. Al-Lamushie and his staff reiterated an interest in technical assi [...] | 2010-02-16 16:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR LY EINV ENRG |
10TRIPOLI166 | HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY |
10TRIPOLI39 | LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Indicators: Transparency International: Libya is ranked 130 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom Ranking: 171 World Bank Doing Business: Libya is not ranked Millennium Challenge Corporation: Libya is not ranked OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. In [...] | 2010-01-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN |
10TRIPOLI56 | LIBYA SENDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Waddat Sarrah of the Libyan MFA's Americas Department January 19, expressing appreciation for Libya's generous contribution of medical equipment and supplies, blankets, foodstuffs, and other relief materials, particularly since Libya does not ma [...] | 2010-01-20 11:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA LY |
10TRIPOLI57 | LIBYAN HEAD OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the Libyan equivalent to a Ministry of Infrastructure reiterated Libya's past complaints that it had not been properly compensated for giving up Weapons of Mass Destruction and indicated that the "current environment" in the U [...] | 2010-01-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
10TRIPOLI6 | LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING [...] (U) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the Arab League (AL) boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or crimi [...] | 2010-01-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN LY |
10TRIPOLI72 | LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) During a January 25 meeting with Pol/Econ chief, a representative of the Qadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation (QDF) requested immediate assistance to obtain flight clearances for a Libyan Boeing 747 plane, carryin [...] | 2010-01-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LY |
10TRIPOLI77 | EXPLORING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF LIBYA'S PREMIER THINK TANK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OEXC ECON ETTC SCUL TSPL PINR LY |
10TRIPOLI78 | SENIOR LIBYAN JUSTICE OFFICIAL: LESS TALK, MORE ACTION IS BEST TRIPOLI 00000078 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: Libya's Justice Minister-equivalent, Mustafa Mohammad Abduljalil, told the Ambassador on January 25 that as Libya opens its economy to other countries, it needs international assistance in developing its private sector and strengthening the commercial legal environment. The Ambassador [...] | 2010-01-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON CVIS PINR LY |
10TRIPOLI79 | TECHNOLOGY TO TOURISM: HEAD OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DISCUSSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL ECON EFIN ECIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC LY |
10TUNIS114 | TUNISIA: MINISTERS DISCUSS TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: During (separate) January 26 meetings with Commerce Minister Ridha Ben Mosbah and Development and International Cooperation Minister Mohamed Jouini, DAS Sanderson flagged the mid-February visit of a U.S. trade delegation and welcomed Tunisian interest in resuming TIFA discussion [...] | 2010-02-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL TS |
10TUNIS116 | TUNISIA: UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs four and five. ------------------- Science Envoy Visit ------------------- 2. (SBU) The Embassy continues to plan for the March 8-9 visit to Tunisia of U.S. Science Envoy Elias Zerhouni. Senior GOT officials have told the Ambassador [...] | 2010-02-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TS |
10TUNIS134 | TUNISIA: U.S. TRADE DELEGATION'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (SBU) A U.S. business delegation of eight companies visited Tunisia February 14-16 before the Department of Commerce-led Executive Trade Mission to Algeria and Libya. Prominent U.S. firms, including Raytheon, Boeing, and Motorola, were among those in the group. The delegates met with minister [...] | 2010-02-19 16:35:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRN EINV TS |
10TUNIS137 | TUNISIA INCREASES FINES FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) On February 19, Tunisian media reported that the Ministry of Interior had increased auto traffic fines for moving violations, including for speeding, driving without a safety belt, and using cell phones while driving. The fine for using a phone while driving increased from TD 20 (USD 14 [...] | 2010-02-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI TS |
10TUNIS18 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS: TUNISIA PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Tunisia is at a crossroads on biotechnology policy. Tunisian policymakers are aware of the potential for biotechnology to address chronic problems such as crop disease, weeds, and irregularity of rainfall. A draft law currently under consideration would establish a legal framework for th [...] | 2010-01-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO TS |
10TUNIS20 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO BIZERTE: ECONOMIC RESILIENCE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on an American auto components manufacturing plant, the president of a government-run business park, and business leaders in Bizerte on January 12. The discussions centered on the effects of the economic crisis, the state of foreign investment, and pe [...] | 2010-01-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
10TUNIS22 | NOBEL LAUREATE JOSEPH STIGLITZ OFFERS GRIM [...] (SBU) During a visit hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB),2001 Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz gave a speech and met with Tunisian policymakers. He offered a pessimistic view of the prospects for global economic recovery in 2010 and suggested that the global recession may last throug [...] | 2010-01-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN XA TS |
10TUNIS23 | ONE U.S. COMPANY'S INVESTMENT SHEDS LIGHT ON [...] (SBU) Vistaprint, an American graphic design and printing company, inaugurated its offices in Tunis on January 13. Its investment is a textbook example of the kind of investment the GOT is seeking to target: a value-added, job-creating enterprise which can transfer technology and know-how to [...] | 2010-01-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
10TUNIS35 | CAIRO SPEECH IMPLEMENTATION: EMBASSY TUNIS UPDATE [...] (C) Tunisia is on track to send five participants to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, and Embassy Tunis will participate in additional entrepreneurship-related events in the lead-up to the Summit. Embassy Tunis looks forward to the planned March visit of Science Envoy Dr. Elias Ze [...] | 2010-01-15 16:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON KPAO PREL SOCI TSPL TS |
10TUNIS37 | TUNISIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 17:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS |
10TUNIS40 | MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON OPEN SKIES, MARITIME [...] (SBU) In a January 19 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Abderrahim Zouari confirmed Tunisia's willingness to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement, proposed signing a bilateral maritime cooperation agreement, and agreed in principle to host a port visit by the U.S. Coast [...] | 2010-01-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
10TUNIS51 | REVISED TUNISIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 13:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS |
10TUNIS57 | TUNISIA PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS [...] (U) Tunisia's economy is largely focused on trade with Europe, with U.S. exports at only $502 million in 2008 (8th after France, Italy, and Libya). Tunisian businesspeople, trade organizations, and chambers of commerce often cite lack of information about how to invest and trade with the Unite [...] | 2010-01-25 13:07:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO |
10TUNIS83 | TUNISIAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY ON [...] (SBU) On January 28, the Ambassador called on Minister of Industry and Technology Mohamed Afif Chelbi, the minister also in charge of energy and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Chelbi was enthusiastic about the forthcoming memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Small Business [...] | 2010-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
10TUNIS84 | CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET [...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...] | 2010-02-02 16:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS |
10ULAANBAATAR15 | 2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 09:24:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR |
10ULAANBAATAR16 | 2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 09:39:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR |
10ULAANBAATAR17 | 2010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 09:54:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR |
10ULAANBAATAR27 | 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 1 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 1, contains sections A.1 through A.3. See septels for sections A.5-A.16. A.1 OPENNESS OF GOVERNMENT TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT In its specific policies, laws, and general attitude, the Government of [...] | 2010-01-27 07:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG |
10ULAANBAATAR28 | 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 2 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 2, contains sections A.5 through A.9. See septels for sections A.1-A.4 and A.10-A.16. A.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES Mongolia imposes few performance requirements on, and offers few [...] | 2010-01-27 08:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG |
10ULAANBAATAR29 | 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 3 of 3 [...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 3, contains sections A.10 through A.16. See septels for sections A.1-A.9 A.10 Competition from State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Mongolia passed and implemented a competition law applying to forei [...] | 2010-01-27 08:17:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG |
10ULAANBAATAR48 | PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...] | 2010-02-19 11:38:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG |
10UNROME11 | NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...] | 2010-02-01 17:26:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO |
10UNROME14 | INVESTING IN FOOD SECURITY: EXPERTS ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 24, the Swiss Development Corporation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),and the International Fund for Agricultural Investment ( [...] | 2010-02-04 22:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EINV ECON ETRD PREL UN FAO |
10UNROME28 | CHINA'S GROWING ROLE AT ROME-BASED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request for information on China's emerging role in Africa, USUN Rome notes that in recent years China has increased its contribution to, and infl [...] | 2010-02-26 12:48:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID UN CH |
10UNROME6 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSASDOR MISREPRESENTS SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) USUN Rome Ambassador Cousin sought clarification from Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf Rashed during a January 14 meeting regarding his misrepresentation of GOE intentions to support the official USG candidate, Thomas McInerney, in the election for Director General of the International Developm [...] | 2010-01-21 12:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON |
10UNROME9 | ROME AGENCIES WORKING ON VOLUNTARY "CODE OF CONDUCT" FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. ----------- Summary and Action Request ----------- 2. (SBU) FAO senior staff are leading an effort, in close coordination with UNCTAD, the World Bank, IFAD, and others, to address issues r [...] | 2010-01-28 10:32:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EINV PREL FAO |
10USTRGENEVA12 | 7th Working Party meeting on Yemen's Accession to the WTO [...] The WTO Working Party on Yemen's accession met for its 7th session on January 26, 2010, chaired by Mr. Hartmut Roeben. Yemen's Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Yahya Y. Al-Mutwakel provided an opening statement on Yemen's efforts to accede to the WTO. He urged negotiating partners to show [...] | 2010-02-05 16:39:00 | USMISSION USTR GENEVA | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO YM |
10USUNNEWYORK59 | UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board 2010 First Regular Session [...] (U) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is the flagship UN development agency with a billion-dollar annual operating budget, to which the United States contributes around $100 million yearly. UNDP works in over 130 countries, focusing on poverty, governance, environment/energy, cris [...] | 2010-02-03 15:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNDP UNFPA EAID ECON |
10USUNNEWYORK60 | UNICEF Executive Board 2010 First Regular Session [...] (U) Summary: The UNICEF January 12-14 first regular session dealt with a light menu of routine items (budgeting and final approval of a few country programs),but took place against the backdrop of the Haiti earthquake disaster and Executive Director Ann Veneman's announcement that she would no [...] | 2010-02-03 15:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNICEF EAID ECON TZ |
10VALLETTA68 | MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | AF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT |
10VALLETTA69 | MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING, [...] (C) Summary: On February 1 Ambassador Kmiec met with Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg to discuss a wide range of curently pending issues and U.S. Government requests. Results of the meeting include (1) a Maltese commitment to train Afghan civil servants; (2) Malt [...] | 2010-02-02 16:30:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT |
10VANCOUVER42 | AS BC POSITIONS TO BECOME A CLEAN ENERGY LEADER, CRITICAL [...] Summary: Stakeholders in British Columbia's electricity sector are finally beginning to see some clarity in the BC government's approach to the procurement and possible export of electricity in the province. The independent regulator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC),sent sho [...] | 2010-01-26 22:31:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON CA |
10VIENNA100 | AUSTRIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] Polchief raised reftel A points January 26 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia. Bilek said MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle will represent the GOA at the London Conference. He said Kyrle will be prepared to announce Austria's contributions to the Afghanistan mission if an [...] | 2010-01-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU |
10VIENNA107 | Update on Austrian Aid to Haiti [...] Austria's total (public and private) assistance to Haiti has risen to about EUR 10 million, making Austria one of the more generous countries in the EU on a per capita basis(after Norway, Sweden and Denmark). 2. Government Aid: This week Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the Go [...] | 2010-01-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU |
10VIENNA130 | AUSTRIA: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Embassy Vienna welcomes the interagency decision to intensify diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts to address European misunderstandings and concerns about U.S. proposals for enhanced data sharing. Specific responses to reftel requests follow below. In general, this Embassy has had a [...] | 2010-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM KTFN KHLS ECPS ECON PREL CVIS KPAO |
10VIENNA137 | EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER SUGGESTS WAY [...] (C) Summary. Hannes Swoboda (protect),a VP in the Social Democratic caucus of the European Parliament (EP),believes that a clear commitment by the European Commission (EC) and Council to address EP concerns about the interim TFTP/FMDA agreement can sway a majority in the EP to vote in favor [...] | 2010-02-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN ECPS ECON PREL EUN AU |
10VIENNA167 | Austrian Reaction to US-EU 2nd Stage Air Transport [...] (U) Embassy representatives delivered reftel demarche in separate meetings with MFA transportation office director Andreas Schmidinger and MinTransport DG for Aviation Affairs Manfred Bialonczyk. 2. (U) Both MFA and MinTransport representatives expressed strong support for continuing the US- [...] | 2010-02-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON AU |
10VIENNA198 | Distracted Driving: Situation in Austria [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel, this cable describes Austrian measures to combat "distracted driving" caused by operating electronic devices. The GoA Transport Ministry referred us to the Austrian Road Safety Board (RSB - www.kfv.at/english/),a public/private organization to which the GoA has essential [...] | 2010-02-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU AU |
10VIENNA58 | Austria's Electronic Identity Card (eID) System [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel, Post researched Austria's electronic identity card (eID) system, the so-called "Citizen Card" (CC) introduced starting in 2002 as part of a broader e-government plan to give citizens secure online access to public services. For most applications, the CC is a chip-based sma [...] | 2010-01-15 09:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON AU |
10VIENNA69 | Austria's Aid to Haiti [...] Austria's total (public and private) aid to Haiti is currently about 2.5 million Euros and is likely to increase. All aid is being channeled through the UN, EU and ICRC; so far no response has been requested from USG. 2. Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the GoA is contributin [...] | 2010-01-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU |
10VIENNA70 | CZECH-AUSTRIAN RELATIONS: NEIGHBORLY DIFFERENCES [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Vienna/Embassy Prague report. 2. (U) Summary: Twenty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, commercial relations are strong but environmental and other concerns have caused friction in the somewhat-testy Czech-Austrian relationship. Czech PM Fischer's visi [...] | 2010-01-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL CZ AU |
10VIENNA8 | Austria's Economic Recovery Sure but Slow [...] SUMMARY: After the deepest recession in more than 50 years, Austria's economy has started to recover but the upward trajectory will be slow, with set-backs likely. GDP will grow only around 1.5% in 2010 and 2011, insufficient to prevent unemployment rising to 5.2-5.7%: Economists say growth [...] | 2010-01-07 07:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
10VILNIUS13 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS QUANRUD [...] (U) Embassy Vilnius warmly welcomes you to Lithuania. Your upcoming visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce our close bilateral relations with this small but committed ally in a sensitive and strategic region. The Embassy has organized a schedule that will address key areas of joint i [...] | 2010-01-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON LH |
10VILNIUS47 | OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 10:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH |
10VILNIUS54 | LITHUANIA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] We delivered reftel talking points and a copy of the joint communique by President Preval and Secretary Clinton to Edita Razmenaite who is coordinating Haiti assistance for the MFA's Development Cooperation and Planning Division. Razmenaite confirmed that the GOL has pledged 50,000 litas (USD [...] | 2010-01-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LH |
10VILNIUS63 | KAUNAS: OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] Summary: Ambassador traveled to Kaunas January 27 and met with the Mayor, local business leaders from Kraft and UPS-operator Elinta, and representatives from women's issue NGOs (septel). Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and is billing itself as a pro-growth, high tech region in [...] | 2010-02-01 08:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON XS LH |
10VILNIUS7 | LITHUANIA NUCLEAR PLANT SHUTS DOWN UNEVENTFULLY, [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania shut down its Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) without incident at 11 p.m. local time on December 31, fulfilling a pledge it had made to the European Union. Before it closed, INPP was producing about 70 percent of Lithuania's electricity. The country's non-nuclear ener [...] | 2010-01-05 08:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON LH |
10VLADIVOSTOK11 | RUSSKIY ISLAND -- THEY WILL BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME, THEN [...] Summary: Many were surprised when in 2007, then President Vladimir Putin announced that the 2012 APEC summit would be held on Russkiy Island, an empty, undeveloped island just South of Vladivostok. On February 5, 2010, Consular Officer and USAID Representative visited the island, taking the f [...] | 2010-02-16 07:24:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SENV RS |
10WARSAW48 | FORMER PM BIELECKI ON U.S.-POLAND ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Former PM Jan Bielecki met with Ambassador Feinstein to discuss Poland's economy, its progression through the financial crisis, and its transition over the past twenty years. At the Ambassador's urging, Bielecki also assessed the U.S. role in Poland's economic transformation, and the p [...] | 2010-01-21 11:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EFIN PL |
10WARSAW55 | POLES SUPPORT US GOALS FOR LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) The Polish Government fully supports U.S. objectives for the London Conference on Afghanistan, according to Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department. Wieclaw told PolCouns that international media may indeed distort the transition planning process to suggest that I [...] | 2010-01-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PL |
10WARSAW97 | POLISH RESPONSE TO DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE [...] On February 4, Econ Officer spoke with Andrzej Grzegorczyk, Director of the National Council of Traffic Safety within the Ministry of Infrastructure to deliver reftel demarche. Mr. Grzegorczyk offered general information regarding road safety in Poland and recognized that distracted driving [...] | 2010-02-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EUN SOCI UNDP UNGA PL |
10WELLINGTON3 | CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW [...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...] | 2010-01-06 21:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ |
10WELLINGTON49 | New Zealand: PM Key and Diplomatic Corps hear grievances at [...] ( SBU) Summary: On February 5--the day before New Zealand's official national "Waitangi Day"--the Ambassador and DCM joined a large Diplomatic Corps contingent in Waitangi for a program commemorating the 170th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitengi in 1840. The Diplomatic Corps' [...] | 2010-02-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON NZ |
10WELLINGTON57 | EAP/ANP Deputy Director Gets Read-Out on New Zealand [...] (SBU) Summary. During February 7-9 visit, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) Deputy Director Stephen Schwartz met with a number of academics and Government of New Zealand officials on a range of subjects, including New Zealand's economic situation, the Trans-Pacific [...] | 2010-02-12 07:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN NZ FJ NH AS XU |
10WINDHOEK164 | Embassy Windhoek Contact for ICT Issues [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON WA |
10WINDHOEK21 | Namibia: Still Bullish on Fishing [...] (SBU) Fishing is one of Namibia's top industries, contributing between three and seven percent of GDP since 1990, and about 20 percent of export earnings. The fishing industry is trying to diversify both its markets and its products. The Namibian government (GRN) has been largely successful i [...] | 2010-02-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON FWS NMFS WA |
10WINDHOEK3 | Namibians Skeptical That Zimbabwe Will Cut Off Power [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent news reports that Zimbabwe's Energy Minister had ordered his country's utility ZESA to stop exports of electricity to Namibia except from Hwange, ZESA continues "business as usual" in providing Namibia power. Namibia's national power utility NamPower and ZESA signe [...] | 2010-01-14 16:44:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG DOE ZI WA |
10WINDHOEK60 | RECALL 10 WINDHOEK 60 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA |
10WINDHOEK64 | Namibia: 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) [...] (U) Embassy Windhoek is pleased to submit its 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) request. Post has identified two priorities for 2010 BFIF funding: (1) $6494 - Local Trade Fair Participation (2) $3500 - Training for Locally Engaged Staff (LES) Both items w [...] | 2010-01-21 16:44:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA |
10WINDHOEK78 | Namibia Pledges to Assist Haiti Via Cuban Government [...] Poloff delivered Ref A and B to Alan Hattle, Director of Bilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 19. Ambassador underscored the message to Prime Minister Nahas Angula on January 25, following press reports that Namibia planned to donate USD one million in humani [...] | 2010-01-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV HA CU WA |
10YAOUNDE118 | Cameroon Distracted Driving Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CM SOCI UNDP UNGA |
10YAOUNDE55 | Cameroon and Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Cameroon (GRC) annually publishes its budget as passed by the National Assembly and approved by the President. The published budget allows the public to review some information regarding projected revenues and expenditures, but the GRC's actual income and expe [...] | 2010-01-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID EINV ECON CM |
10YAOUNDE63 | Cameroon's BFIF Proposals [...] (U) Post seeks BFIF support to fund programs that will help build upon recent positive events in Cameroon to advance U.S. commercial outreach here and in the sub-region. The U.S. is the largest source of foreign direct investment in Cameroon and several dozen American companies have a presenc [...] | 2010-01-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON EINV CM |
10YAOUNDE78 | CAMEROON: BIYA OFF TO A BUSY NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Biya set the tone for a busy year with an uncharacteristically active January. In his annual New Year's address, Biya focused on the economy and the need to forge greater national unity as Cameroon enters its fiftieth anniversary of independence. He praised the Ob [...] | 2010-02-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL |
10YAOUNDE8 | CAMEROON'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, the Foreign Ministry's Director for African Affairs said recent visits to Cameroon by the Presidents of Chad and Cental African Republic focused on security and regional integration (especially the corruption scandal in the Central [...] | 2010-01-06 16:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EFIN PGOV PREF PREL |
10YAOUNDE83 | Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador [...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...] | 2010-02-05 11:38:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR |
10YAOUNDE91 | China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...] | 2010-02-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR |
10YAOUNDE95 | China's Growing Presence in Cameroon [...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...] | 2010-02-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR |
10YEREVAN45 | YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] (SBU) On 24 January 2010, POLOFF delivered ref talking points to Lilit Davtyan, Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas desk officer. On 25 January 2010, Davtyan contacted POLOFF and noted that the message had been passed to the appropriate MFA offices. YOVANOVITCH [...] | 2010-01-29 09:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10YEREVAN51 | 2010 BUDGET HEAVILY RELIES ON INTERNATIONAL AID [...] (SBU) On December 10, 2009 Armenia's National Assembly approved the 2010 state budget. Yielding to the impact of the global financial crisis on revenue collections, the GOAM adopted a budget that is one percent lower than that of 2009, with significant cuts to priority areas like social servi [...] | 2010-02-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
10YEREVAN52 | COMPETITION LIFTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 11:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINT EAID AM |
10YEREVAN63 | ARMAVIA OWNER OUTLINES PLANS FOR U.S. FLIGHTS [...] (C) During their meeting on January 21, Armavia Airlines owner Mikhail Baghdassarov told Ambassador that the company has reached agreement to purchase a Boeing 767 as a first step toward establishing its long-awaited service to the U.S. Despite the toll the economic crisis has taken on the wo [...] | 2010-02-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD AM |
10YEREVAN73 | NEW TELECOM ENTRANT IN ARMENIA BRINGS FIBER TO THE [...] (C) The development of Armenia's information, communications and technology (ICT) sector promises another advancement with the introduction of "triple play" service and fiber to the home. U-Com, a new entrant in the Armenian ICT sector, plans to launch this convergent service. Customer trials [...] | 2010-02-11 07:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINT EINV AM TU |
10YEREVAN78 | SARGSIAN CONFIDANTE ON FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) In a wide-ranging recent discussion with Ambassador and DCM, Armenian oligarch and Sargsian confidante Mikhail Baghdassarov expressed optimism that the Turkish parliament would ratify the normalization protocols, but insisted that Armenia could not be expected to ratify first. He said A [...] | 2010-02-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | POGV ECON PREL AJ TU AM |
10YEREVAN82 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE [...] Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Lilit Avetisyan, the Armenian Ministry of Health officer responsible for road safety issues. In order to compile some of below statistics, Poloff also accessed government statistics available to the public at www.armstat.am. 2. According to Av [...] | 2010-02-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA IC |
10YEREVAN85 | TURKISH THINK TANK VISIT TO YEREVAN HIGHLIGHTS [...] A visit to Yerevan by members of a Turkish economic think tank revealed strong interest among the Armenian business community, civil society and government for increased engagement -- both economic and political -- with Turkey. While some interlocutors lamented the hostile attitudes of some Tu [...] | 2010-02-19 08:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD GA TU AM |
10YEREVAN87 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on February 11 Areg Barseghian, the head of the Asian Development Bank's Armenia office, outlined for the Ambassador the ADB's current projects in Armenia. The GOAM plans to manage the largest road project -- the North-South Corridor -- through a paral [...] | 2010-02-19 08:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON GA AM |
10ZAGREB102 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 18, 2010 [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew Arrives for Presidential Inauguration: Deputy Secretary Lew arrived in Zagreb on February 17 to attend the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovich. Prior to the February 18 ceremony, the Deputy Secretary met privately with President-elect Josipovic [...] | 2010-02-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB110 | ZAGREB AIRPORT DIRECTOR DESCRIBES GRIM FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Zagreb Airport Director Tonci Peovic sat down with Ambassador and Econoff on February 12 to discuss the current state of air transport, the performance of the national airline, and problems within the Transport Ministry. According to Peovic, Croatia Airlines is in a dire finan [...] | 2010-02-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETA EINV HR |
10ZAGREB122 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 26, 2010 [...] (U) Political relations between Croatia and Serbia are stagnating, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in a February 25 television interview; although he stressed that the countries had good cooperation on economic, police, judicial and cultural issues. Jandrokovic was respondin [...] | 2010-02-26 14:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON HR |
10ZAGREB27 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 12, 2010 [...] (U) AMBASSADOR FOLEY MEETS WITH PM KOSOR: Kosor said strengthening the economy, completing EU accession negotiations, establishing Croatia as a "model" NATO member, and tackling corruption will be the GoC's top priority this year. Ambassador Foley reaffirmed support for Kosor's objectives and [...] | 2010-01-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON HR |
10ZAGREB30 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 13, 2010 [...] (U) PM KOSOR MEETING WITH SLOVENE PM PAHOR TODAY: Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor is traveling to Kranjska Gora in Slovenia today for a working lunch with Slovenian PM Borut Pahor. Topics for discussion will include the status of the Slovenia-Croatia Arbitration Agreement for the border dispute [...] | 2010-01-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB31 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 14, 2010 [...] (U) SLOVENIA POISED TO LIFT RESERVATIONS ON TWO CHAPTERS: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor said January 14 they were ready to clear the way for Zagreb's EU membership talks next month. "My wish is that, by the next EU-Croatia accession conference [...] | 2010-01-14 11:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB35 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 15, 2010 [...] (U) INAUGURATION FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC TO BE HELD FEB 18: President-Elect of Croatia Dr. Ivo Josipovic's inauguration will be held February 18 in Zagreb. According to Dr. Mirando Mrsic, Josipovic's campaign director, Josipovic is inviting the heads of state or government from all Euro [...] | 2010-01-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HR |
10ZAGREB44 | ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...] | 2010-01-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR |
10ZAGREB46 | EU AMBASSADOR ON KEY ACCESSION ISSUES FOR CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Foley on January 21, the EU Ambassador to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, and his Deputy, David Hudson, reviewed the current status of Croatian accession negotiations. Noting the "strong desire on the part of EU member states to bring (Croatia's) accession p [...] | 2010-01-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ECON SR HR |
10ZAGREB48 | Zagreb Daily Report - January 22, 2010 [...] (U) Prosecutors Open Formal Corruption Investigation of Former Deputy Prime Minister: Media reported on January 21 that the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) has opened a formal investigation of Damir Polancec, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Eco [...] | 2010-01-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB51 | CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR |
10ZAGREB57 | HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME [...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...] | 2010-01-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR |
10ZAGREB66 | CROATIA ANNOUNCES BAILOUT FUND PLAN FOR STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kosor announced a much-anticipated crisis financing initiative for struggling enterprises on January 28. This "bailout" plan is the first major initiative of an economic strategy to fight the recession, and has already received the support of the opposition SDP. [...] | 2010-01-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB70 | CROATIAN RESPONSE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 13:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI HR |
10ZAGREB77 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 3, 2010 [...] (U) Economy Minister Meets with Shipyard Unions; Announces Tender Dates: Economy Minister Popijac met on February 2 with representatives of the principal shipyard workers' unions to explain the terms of the upcoming shipyard privatization tender. Unions expressed cautious optimism to the media [...] | 2010-02-03 12:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
10ZAGREB82 | NEW ECONOMY MINISTER GIVES DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently appointed Minister of Economy Duro Popijac sat down with Ambassador on February 2 to discuss Croatia's upcoming shipyard privatization effort, new economic stimulus measures, and potential reforms to improve Croatia's anemic business and investment climate. The Minist [...] | 2010-02-04 15:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL HR |
10ZAGREB86 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER SUKER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Ivan Suker is relatively upbeat about Croatia's economic prospects, feeling that the government has managed its fiscal situation fairly well. While acknowledging that some further reforms, such as improving labor participation rates, are needed, he appears unwil [...] | 2010-02-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV HR |
10ZAGREB94 | Zagreb Daily Report - February 11, 2010 [...] (U) Ambassador Foley Visits Vukovar and Marks the Beginning of Student Dormitory Renovation: Ambassador Foley visited Vukovar February 9-10 to mark the start of a $430,000 renovation of the Student Dormitory in the Vukovar neighborhood of Borovo Naselje. This U.S. financed Humanitarian Civic As [...] | 2010-02-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR ECON |
85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN214 | BIG BUSINESS IS ROYAL BUSINESS IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] | 1985-03-04 06:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BX KPRP |
85BEIRUT2048 | LEBANESE FORCES FINANCES [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LEBANESE FORCES OFFICIAL WHO REMAINS LOYAL TO DEPOSED CHIEF FUAD ABU NADER CONTENDS THAT PART OF REBEL LEADER JA'JA'S APPEAL TO RANK AND FILE IS HIS PROMISES THAT ECONOMY MOVES INTRODUCED BY ABU NADER WOULD END. HE OBSERVES, HOWEVER, THAT PROMISES WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR [...] | 1985-04-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV ECON LE |
85KADUNA1207 | NORTHERN NIGERIA ECONOMIC QUARTERLY [...] SUMMARY. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW GOVERMENT'S POLICIES REMAINS TENTATIVE IN THE NORTH. MOST CONSUMER GOODS ARE IN GOOD SUPPLY, AND PRICES ARE GENERALLY LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO. DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RAW MATERIALS HAS LED TO PLANT CLOSURES TEMPORARILY IDLING MANY WORKERS, BUT EMPLOYMENT [...] | 1985-10-09 12:39:00 | Consulate Kaduna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ELAB EPET EAGR NI |
85KADUNA709 | REPORTS OF STARVATION IN NIGERIA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. CONGEN HAS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT REFTEL REPORT OF DROUGHT-RELATED STARVATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE SITUATION IN SOME AREAS IS VERY SERIOUS, AND WE WOULD, THEREFORE, NOT BE SURPRISED TO FIND SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF STARVATION. HOWEV [...] | 1985-06-05 11:18:00 | Consulate Kaduna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI SREF NI |
85MOGADISHU1175 | ECONOMIC POLICY PROFILE: SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 1985-01-31 05:31:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID SO |
86DAMASCUS3747 | SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...] | 1986-06-20 11:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS |
87ALEXANDRIA290 | ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - ALEXANDRIA'S RADICAL PAST... ---------------------------- 2. PERHAPS IN KEEPING WITH ITS REPUTATION AS A CENTER OF DISSENT, IN THE 1970'S, ISLAMIC RIGHT ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA WERE FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL: THE RADICAL "SHIBAB MUHAMMAD" ORGANIZATION, [...] | 1987-02-25 15:18:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG |
87ALEXANDRIA291 | ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART II: LEADERS AND [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THIS TELEGRAM TRANSMITS PART II OF OUR REPORT ON THE ISLAMIC RIGHT IN ALEXANDRIA AND IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL SPIRITUAL AND (POTENTIALLY) POLITICAL LEADERS IN THIS CITY AND THE MAIN "RADICAL" MOSQUES. WHILE THERE ARE DOU [...] | 1987-02-25 15:25:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG |
87ALEXANDRIA292 | ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART III: COMMERCIAL AND [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THIS TELEGRAM TRANSMITS THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT IN OUR SERIES ON THE ISLAMIC RIGHT IN ALEXANDRIA. WHILE THE SPIRITUAL FORCE OF RIGHTIST ISLAM IS GROWING, ITS POLITICAL POTENTIAL IS STILL RELATIVELY UNFORMED AND DIFFICULT [...] | 1987-02-25 16:04:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG |
88DAMASCUS1795 | A SYRIAN DIPLOMAT'S VIEW OF LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: SOME SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE IN THE IRANIAN CAPITAL FROM A SYRIAN DIPLOMAT PAINT A GLOOMY PICTURE. END SUMMARY. 3. MR. HUSNI DIAB IS THE RECENTLY RETURNED SYRIAN COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR IN TEHRAN (RETURNED TO DAMASCUS MARCH 14). HE IS A S [...] | 1988-03-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SY IR |
88TUNIS11598 | TUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS [...] C O N F I D E N T I A L- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TUNISIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LAST 7 NOVEMBER WITH FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES. TUNISIANS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BEN ALI ANNOUNCED TH [...] | 1988-11-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB PREL TS |
89ABUDHABI636 | TEHRAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCENE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WOMEN IN TEHRAN ARE TESTING THE LIMITS OF THE LIBERALIZATION OF DRESS CODES BY WEARING BRIGHTLY COLORED, FASHIONABLE CLOTHES, BARELY CONCEALED BY EQUALLY FASHIONABLE RAINCOATS OR SCARVES. BUSINESSMEN BEMOAN THE FAILURE OF THE ECONOMY TO REVIVE AFT [...] | 1989-02-01 10:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON IR |
89KUWAIT3922 | THE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE 1980'S HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL REALIGNMENT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER AMONG KUWAIT'S FOUR MAJOR FAMILY GROUPS: THE RULING AL-SABAH, THE SUNNI AND SHIA MERCHANT ARISTOCRACIES, AND THE JENAAT (IRAQI-ORIGIN SUNNI). THE AL-SABA [...] | 1989-08-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KU |
90ABUDHABI1208 | HARDLINERS CONTINUE ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI ON [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: MOHTASHEMI IS CONTINUING HIS DIRECT ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC PLAN. HE STRESSES THE NEED TO RELY ON FAITH AND MARTYRDOM AND TO REJECT TECHNOLOGY AND DIPLOMACY AS WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE WEST. HE COUPLES THIS TO DEMANDS THAT [...] | 1990-02-28 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL ECON IR US |
90KHARTOUM3477 | SUDAN AND THE ARABS: POSSIBLY STEP-SISTERS; [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SUDAN'S ARAB RELATIONSHIPS HAVE UNDERGONE A METAMORPHOSIS SINCE THE MILITARY COUP OF JUNE 1989. MOST ARAB STATES REACTED WARMLY TO THE OUSTER OF SADIQ AL- MAHDI. SINCE THEN, THIS WARMTH HAS DISSIPATED AS AN UNENLIGHTENED GOS HAS DRIFTED TOWARD LI [...] | 1990-04-01 07:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS KPRP SU |
90RIYADH5215 | BACKGROUND ON SAUDI VISITOR TARIQ BIN LADEN AND [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. POST THANKS MOSCOW FOR ITS INTERESTING REPORT (REFTEL). TO PROVIDE A CONTEXT FOR THE "IZVESTIYA" INTERVIEW WITH TARIQ BIN LADEN AND ITS IMPACT ON SAUDI SOVIET TIES, POST PROVIDES FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON TARIQ AND THE BIN LADEN BUSINESS COMPANIES IN GENERA [...] | 1990-06-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR SA ECON |
90STATE163440 | IRAN A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI - LIVING WITH THE LEGACY [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI'S DEATH, IRAN'S LEADERS ARE DIVIDED OVER THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE POLITICAL DIRECTION. THEIR DISAGREEMENTS, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES EXPRESSED IN OBSCURE THEOLOGICAL TERMS, ARE ON DISPLAY IN VIGOROUS DEBATES IN THE MEDIA, PARLIAMENT, [...] | 1990-05-21 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON IR |
90STATE32618 | THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH YAR PRESIDENT [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, SECRETARY BAKER HOSTED PRESIDENT SALEH AND HIS DELEGATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR A ONE AND A HALF HOUR EXCHANGE INCLUDING A WORKING LUNCHEON. THE TWO SIDES DISCUSSED THE MIX OF U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FY 90 TOTALLING 47.5 MILLION DOLLA [...] | 1990-02-01 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL ECON EAID YE |
91IZMIR373 | LIBYANS RETURN TO IZMIR; THEY ARE WELCOME AS LONG AS [...] UNLIKE THE FIRST LIBYAN SHIP TO VISIT IZMIR AFTER A LONG HIATUS, WHICH ARRIVED WITHOUT FANFARE, (REFTEL),THE SECOND SHIP ARRIVED TO AN OFFICIAL GREETING BY THE MAYOR OF KONAK, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATIONS. THE DEBARKING PASSENGERS WERE MET BY THE MUNICIPALITY BAND AND [...] | 1991-06-06 12:34:00 | Consulate Izmir | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP TU LY |
91JEDDAH1892 | JEDDAH'S MERCHANT ELITE: THE ALIREZAS [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE ALIREZAS ARE JEDDAH'S FIRST FAMILY AND AMONG THE MERCHANT ELITE THEY ARE CLEARLY PRIMA INTRA PARAS. AT PUBLIC RECEPTIONS SENIOR ALIREZAS ARE DEFERRED TO BY ALL BUT THE AL-SAUD. WHILE PROBABLY NOT THE OLDEST OR RICHEST FAMILY IN [...] | 1991-08-28 11:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EFIN ECON SA |
91KHARTOUM2104 | BASHIR AND THE RCC ON THE EVE OF THEIR SECOND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BESEIGED AND CRITICIZED FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY QUARTER, AS IT APPROACHES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY, GENERAL OMAR AL-BASHIR'S REVOLUTION COMMAND COUNCIL NONETHELESS APPEARS FIRMLY IN CHARGE OF SUDAN. THE RECENT CURRENCY CHANGE, ABOUT AS BADLY BOTCHED AS [...] | 1991-05-30 10:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR ECON EFIN SU |
92ALEXANDRIA721 | ALEXANDRIA: CONSENSUS OF VIEWS ON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: DURING A DAY-LONG SERIES OF MEETINGS OCTOBER 17, CG SCHELL AND VISITING NEA/EGY DIRECTOR SURBER HEARD FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF OUR REGULAR LOCAL CONTACTS THAT THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM FACING EGYPT TODAY IS THE ECONOMY, MORE SPECIFICALLY, [...] | 1992-10-20 10:46:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL EG |
92ZAGREB1028 | ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 23, 1992 [...] THE OSIJEK MAYOR THREATENED TO RESIGN IF THE MILITARY DOES NOT POLICE UP LAWLESS ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS RANKS. THE MOD AGAIN DENIED THAT CROATIAN UNITS ARE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA. VP MESIC CALLED ON HDZ CROATS IN B-H TO COOPERATE WITH ALL POLITICAL UNCLASSIFIED [...] | 1992-06-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR |