Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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01HOCHIMINHCITY1181 |
CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC), ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...] |
2001-10-17 05:24:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM |
01HOCHIMINHCITY1316 |
DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC), SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...] |
2001-11-23 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA |
02ABUJA1675 |
NIGERIA: OBASANJO NOT WILLING TO OVERTURN [...] (C) During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter (rest of meeting reported reftel), President Obasanjo remarked that he would not reverse the decision raising the tariffs on detergent, including Proctor and Gamble's Ariel brand. While wanting to encourage Proctor and Gamble [...] |
2002-06-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV ETRD BTIO NI |
02COLOMBO2131 |
BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND END [...] Post is pleased to inform EB/CBA of the completion of all activities approved under FY2002 BFIF funding. Post will fax copies of receipts as requested. 2. Following is the expenditure summary for BFIF projects, 2002: Project 1: American Fair - trade/catalog show ----------------------- [...] |
2002-11-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD ABUD CE MV ECONOMICS |
02KATHMANDU482 |
TRADE OPPORTUNITY - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER, [...] 536/01/T0001 2. 03032002 3. M. E. MALINOWSKI 4. 536 5. N 6. CONTACT: SHER BAHADUR SHAH, DIG 6A. PROCUREMENT SECTION 6B. POLICE HEADQUARTERS 6C. NAXAL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL TEL: 00977-1-413-591 FAX: 00977-1-415-594, 415-602 7. TENDER NOTICE NO: 58/59 TENDER FOR HELICOPTER 8. [...] |
2002-03-07 09:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP KTDB NP |
03ABUDHABI3037 |
UAE MEPI COUNTRY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Following is the UAE's country strategy for MEPI, which has been developed by PA and coordinated with POL and ECON. This includes long-term goals, specific objectives, suggested mechanisms by which goals could be realized, and a request for funding for two UAE-specific projects. END SU [...] |
2003-06-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ETRD SOCI SCUL BTIO EAID PGOV |
03ABUDHABI3786 |
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC BTIO EINV TC |
03ABUJA1359 |
PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS [...] Action request, para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to privatize the approximately forty percent minority share it holds in foreign oil service companies (OSCs) operating in Nigeria; e.g., in Halliburton Nigeria. The GON wants to divest itself by way of private pl [...] |
2003-08-08 18:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI |
03ABUJA2184 |
IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR AMERICAN INVESTMENT [...] The Embassy, including FCS, proposes that the Department of Commerce consider Instituting a program to improve the climate for American private investment in Nigerian industries that would export to the U.S. under AGOA. Such a program would seek to create partnerships between individual Niger [...] |
2003-12-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EINV NI AGOA |
03AMMAN4038 |
Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...] |
2003-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO |
03BRASILIA698 |
BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] Summary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched IPR problems, particularly in the copyright area, may be forthcoming under the new Lula government. Driven largely by concern over lost tax revenues, impact o [...] |
2003-03-02 10:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BTIO |
03COLOMBO1081 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EOI FOR CONSULTANTS FOR [...] 542/01/T0015 2. 061903 3. MANLOWETL 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B.JAYANTHA NAGENDRAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (PROJECT MANAGEMENT), ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, RERED PROJECT 6C. DFCC BANK, 73/5 GALLE ROAD, COLOMBO 3, SRI LANKA 7. PHONE: 94-1-442442 FAX: 94-1-440376 E-MAIL: I [...] |
2003-06-19 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE KWMM |
03COLOMBO1261 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-18 06:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO13 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS [...] 542/01/T0006 2. 010303 3. TLMANLOWE 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. DIRECTOR GENERAL 6C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA 276 ELVITIGALA MAWATHA, COLOMBO 8, SRI LANKA 7. PHONE: 94-1-689345 8. FAX: 94-1-689341 E-MAIL: dgtsl@slt.lk 9. 2 [...] |
2003-01-03 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1365 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT'S EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1516 |
BTIOS T/0005 AND T/0011 AMENDMENTS - COAL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1518 |
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR EXPLOITATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1548 |
IMI - Investment Opportunities In Sri Lanka [...] The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will present "Intrad 2003", an Exhibition and Investor Forum on November 28 - 30, 2003 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theme is "Regaining Sri Lanka - Invest in Our Infrastructure". 2. "Intrad 2003" will feature 10 key sectors identified for inve [...] |
2003-09-06 07:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO155 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-28 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO156 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER TO BUILD AND [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-28 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO MV CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1694 |
Foreign Government Invitation for Pre- [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO2199 |
IMI: OIL EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY IN SRI [...] Summary: Hoping to begin off-shore oil prospecting soon, the Sri Lanka Government intends to announce its plans to international oil companies at a workshop in early 2004. End Summary. 2. The Government plans to open areas in the Mannar Basin off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka for [...] |
2003-12-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EPET ENRG BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO249 |
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR EXPLOITATION OF [...] 542/01/T0010 2. 021303 3. WHAVERY 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B CHAIRMAN 6C MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION AUTHORITY 11-C, TOWER BLDG. 25 STATION ROAD, COLOMBO 4 SRI LANKA 7 PHONE: 94-1-559158, 94-75-333496 FAX: 94-1-553197 E-MAIL: mppaslk@lanka.ccom.lk WEB [...] |
2003-02-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO266 |
BTIO T/0005 AMENDMENTS - COAL POWER [...] 542/01/T0011 2. 021803 3. WHAVERY 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B CHAIRMAN 6C ENERGY SUPPLY COMMITTEE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE THE SECRETARIAT, COLOMBO 1, SRI LANKA 7 PHONE: 94-1-484534 FAX: 94-1-484802 8. 201 9. S4911.... ELECTRIC POWER, GENERATION & TRANSMISSION [...] |
2003-02-18 09:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE |
03COLOMBO598 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER TO CONSTRUCT A [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-09 02:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO768 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO [...] 542/01/T0013 2. 050703 3. TLMANLOWE 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF WESTERN REGION DEVELOPMENT 3RD FLOOR, "SETHSIRIPAYA", BATTARAMULLA 7. PHONE: 94-1-862530 8. FAX: 94-1-875600/862964 E-MAIL: dgrdd@slt.lk 9. 201 10. S1629.... [...] |
2003-05-08 07:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO807 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, [...] 542/01/T0014 2. 05130703 3. TLMANLOWE 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. THE CHIEF SUPPLIES AND STORES AIRPORT AND AVIATION SERVICES (SRI LANKA) LIMITED BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KATUNAYAKE 7. PHONE: 94-1-252747 8. FAX: 94-1-252239 E-MAIL: MA [...] |
2003-05-13 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
03SANTODOMINGO6409 |
REQUEST FOR FAA TO ACCELERATE LEGAL REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. During the November 4 U.S.-Dominican Trade and Investment Council meeting in Washington, D.C., Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. Hugo Guilliani raised the topic of his country's current ICAO Category II status. The FAA is currently reviewing the Dominican Civil Aviation Law "draft", [...] |
2003-11-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAIR EIND ETRD DR |
03YEREVAN2992 |
(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON KOTAYK PROVINCE [...] On October 6-9, 2003, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Armenian province of Kotayk to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in [...] |
2003-12-12 06:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04ADANA150 |
BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT [...] Adana greatly appreciates the support from EB for two projects during 2004. Thanks to BFIF funding post was also able to send the American Corner/Gaziantep Director to Ankara for consulations with FCS staff from May 26-29, 2004. (Note: The American Corner is housed in the Gaziantep Chamber [...] |
2004-12-01 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADANA |
04ADANA18 |
BUSINESS COMMENTS ON IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-30 16:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BEXP BTIO TU IZ ADANA |
04BRASILIA1185 |
SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...] |
2004-05-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO |
04COLOMBO1127 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1212 |
IMI - Development of infrastructure facilities [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-22 00:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1308 |
IMI - NEW CELLULAR MOBILE NETWORK, MALDIVES [...] Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives plans to liberalize the cellular network and invite a second operator. This will present business opportunities to US telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. End Summary. 2. The Government of the Republic of [...] |
2004-08-09 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO131 |
BFIF FY04 PROPOSALS FOR SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES [...] BFIF funds are critical for Post to carry out Commercial activities in two distant, but substantial markets with strong potential but little US penetration. Post submits the following projects for consideration for FY04 funding. The proposals are listed in priority order under each country h [...] |
2004-01-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO CE MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1328 |
IMI MALDIVES FISHERIES SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES [...] Summary: The fisheries sector in the Maldives is growing rapidly. Fish exports were $69.1 million in 2003, up 41 percent from 2002. Maldives would like to further develop its fisheries sector, which is dominated by tuna, to increase exports and value added production. The expansion in the [...] |
2004-08-16 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BTIO EFIS ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1409 |
IMI MALDIVES INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES [...] Summary: The Government of Maldives has ambitious infrastructure development plans that present new business opportunities for US companies. Projects include commercial ports and fisheries harbors, airports, new residential and resort islands, land bridges, information and communication techn [...] |
2004-08-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BTIO ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO332 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EOI FOR DEVELOPING AN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-27 06:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO71 |
COLOMBO FY2003 BFIF CLOSEOUT [...] Post greatly appreciates the support it receives from the BFIF program and staff. It allows the Commercial Section to promote US exports in a region where there is stiff competition from Asian neighbors, and a lack of knowledge about tapping the US market. Both Sri Lanka and the Maldives are [...] |
2004-01-14 01:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CE MV ETRD ABUD ECONOMICS |
04HARARE1021 |
NATIONALIZATION FALLOUT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The public debate over GOZ plans to nationalize most productive farmland has begun. The initial policy announcement was only the first salvo. There appears to be a growing fissure within ZANU-PF over nationalization. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ostensibly correcting Land Minister J [...] |
2004-06-21 06:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1083 |
A CONVERSATION WITH WELLINGTON CHIBEBE [...] (SBU) Summary: After attending the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva, Wellington Chibebe, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union's (ZCTU), talks about the ILO Conference, land nationalization, and wage negotiations. End summary. ILO CONFERENCE - [...] |
2004-07-01 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI ZCTU |
04HARARE1110 |
GA-GA FOR GONO [...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Harare, the Staff Delegation lunched with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono. The conversation touched upon the local economy and the international community, land nationalization, food security and recent food deals, electoral reform, and [...] |
2004-07-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1210 |
WORKING WITH WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, perspectives of the World Wildlife Fund differ from GOZ's National Parks and Wildlife Authority on the state of wildlife, conservancies, land nationalization, and the proposed Trans-Frontier Park. Despite National Parks' positive picture, the once exemplary wildlif [...] |
2004-07-22 08:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1217 |
EMPLOYERS' VIEW OF WAGES AND ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: On 22 July 2004, EconOff discussed wage negotiations and economic recovery with Mr. J. Mufukare of the Employers' Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ). Mufukare also related some interesting information about price controls and the Zimbabweans' character. Business is poor with no [...] |
2004-07-23 09:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1308 |
ASIAN INDIANS WEIGH PROSPECTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: Can Indian-Zimbabweans escape the wrath that the Mugabe government has showered upon whites? EconOff spoke with Zimbabweans of Indian descent ("Asians" in local vernacular) and an Indian Embassy representative about conditions in Zimbabwe. Some are hopeful while others are le [...] |
2004-07-30 07:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1329 |
THE UNBEARABLE STRANGENESS OF LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Just when you thought the debate over land reform could get no stranger it does. Amid the clamor about ZANU-PF and GOZ bigwigs receiving more than one farm, inter-factional fighting within Zanu-PF has resulted in the GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper inadvertently praising former [...] |
2004-08-04 13:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID BTIO EINV EAGR ECON ZI |
04HARARE1364 |
NATIONAL PARKS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR- A REAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrest of Vitalis Chadenga, the National Parks and Wildlife Authority's Operations Director, yet again reveals GOZ officials' predilection for private gain over public welfare and provides an insight into the fate of wildlife land if nationalized. End Summary 2. (U) Acco [...] |
2004-08-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE1729 |
TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR ZIMBABWE'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Clive Stockil, director of Save Valley Conservancy (Zimbabwe's largest private wildlife reserve), told EconOff on October 8 that he has GOZ assurances of no action on the conservancy until after parliamentary elections and a subsequent cabinet reshuffle. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...] |
2004-10-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE579 |
GOZ could nationalize conservancies [...] Summary: There is increasing worry the GOZ will nationalize nature conservancies. Robert Mugabe's Government may view redistribution of wildlife assets as the logical next phase of land reform. If mishandled, however, such a move could harm the Zimbabwe's wildlife and recovery prospects. E [...] |
2004-04-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE600 |
Finance Minister Wants Slow Exchange Adjustment [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri expressed satisfaction with recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultations. However, he said the GOZ prefers a more gradual approach for rationalizing its overvalued currency and phasing out its hefty tax on exporters than the [...] |
2004-04-07 13:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI |
04HARARE655 |
Land Reform Threatens Wildlife [...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save (pronounced SA-vay) Valley now weighs its own extinction. Robert Mugabe's land redistribution has gradually spilled into this conservancy, Africa's largest private wildlife reserve. The conservancy would be an important compo [...] |
2004-04-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE683 |
CONSERVING CONSERVANCIES IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-22 06:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04HARARE690 |
Only Modest Exporter Relief in RBZ Statement [...] Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's second policy statement disappointed much of the business community. While he took credit for more restrictive money supply, lower inflation and more realistic interest rates, Gono did not relieve exporters of a large de facto revenue tax. H [...] |
2004-04-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI |
04HARARE731 |
Auction Rate Passes Diaspora/Exporter Rate [...] Summary: The most noteworthy new policy announced in Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's second policy statement may last just one week. End Summary. 2. Gono offered unhappy exporters as well as recipients of Diaspora transfers a floor price of Z$5,200:US$, a 10 percent bonus to last [...] |
2004-04-30 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI |
04HARARE767 |
RBZ Governor Addresses U.S. Firms [...] (U) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono met May 6 with 30 representatives from U.S. multinationals. He offered few insights beyond his April 21 policy statement, but underscored RBZ vigilance in policing commercial activity. End Summary. 2. (U) In this session organized by th [...] |
2004-05-07 09:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI |
04HARARE831 |
RBZ laughs at GOZ crop forecasts [...] (SBU) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono says he has confronted Agriculture Minister Joseph Made over his optimistic forecast of a 2.4 million m/t maize harvest. The Governor alleges other cabinet officials, such as Security Minister Nicolas Goche and acting Finance Minister Her [...] |
2004-05-18 05:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI |
04HARARE984 |
GOZ FANTASY STATS [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 10 edition of the GOZ-controlled Herald reports that exports increased in 2003 over 2002 despite all signs to the contrary. End summary. 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that Zimbabwe exports rose in 2003 to hit $2.3 trillion, or ov [...] |
2004-06-14 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
04KUWAIT2816 |
KUWAIT DRAFT PRIVATIZATION LAW [...] Summary: On 21 August, the GOK Economic and Legal Ministerial Joint Committee released the draft text of a new privatization law. The law calls for the formation of a Supreme Privatization Council, headed by the Prime Minister, and calls for privatization of public utilities and services. Th [...] |
2004-08-29 03:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BEXP ETRD BTIO KU |
04MADRID2118 |
SPAIN: ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] This cable summarizes selected developments in the Spain's energy sector. In this issue: -- New Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce responsible for energy policy (para 2) -- Possible merger of gas, electricity and water companies (para 3) -- Low gas supply reserve may lead to brown [...] |
2004-06-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
04MADRID763 |
OPPORTUNITIES IN SPAIN'S GROWING ENERGY MARKET [...] SUMMARY: Since joining the EU in 1986, Spain has experienced dramatic industrialization and economic development. Along with development, energy consumption has skyrocketed and shows no sign of abating. These developments bring challenges for a country that is now emitting greenhouse gasse [...] |
2004-03-05 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
04MANAMA278 |
MANAMA'S REQUEST FOR FY04 BFIF FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: Manama requests USD 7000 in funding from the FY04 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to establish and equip a resource center for a new chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain. END SUMMARY. 2. BACKGROUND: In FY03, BFIF supported AmCham Bahrain formation by f [...] |
2004-02-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD BA |
04MAPUTO70 |
2003 BFIF CLOSE OUT [...] SUMMARY: Post wishes to thank the Department for providing 2003 BFIF funding in the amount of $7,000. Post was able to travel to several provinces, visiting with various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial activities and encourage further [...] |
2004-01-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
04MAPUTO84 |
FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...] |
2004-01-20 10:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
04NASSAU1515 |
PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIE’S CHINA TRIP, THE LATEST IN A STRING OF VISITS [...] (SBU) Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie will lead an official government delegation to China on August 14-21, continuing a two-year upswing in diplomatic exchanges between The Bahamas and China. In addition to numerous cultural programs, the two nations have exchanged high-level delegations to [...] |
2004-08-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP BTIO ECON SCUL CH BF ASEC |
04ROME109 |
MINISTERS APPROVE FRESH FUNDING FOR ITALIAN [...] (U) LUIGI MACCOTTA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE, REPORTED TO ECONOFF JANUARY 12 THAT ITALY'S COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVED EURO 11 MILLION IN IRAQ FUNDING AT ITS JANUARY 9 MEETING. THE FUNDS, PART OF THE EURO 200 MILLION PLEDGED BY ITALY AT THE MADRID DONOR'S CONFERENCE, WILL [...] |
2004-01-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PREL ECON IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
04SANTODOMINGO3424 |
DOMINICAN GRUPO M SHUTTING DOWN MANUFACTURING [...] SUMMARY. Dominican apparel company, GRUPO M, is close to shutting down their apparel plant in Ouanaminthe, Haiti due to "Workers' Struggle," a group of activist employees who have made the plant inefficient and ineffective. GRUPO M President, Fernando Capellan, stated that the company plans [...] |
2004-06-14 11:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO DR ELAB ETRD EINV HA |
04SANTODOMINGO685 |
AES DOMINICANA TO SELL OFF ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AES Dominicana President Julian Nebreda and local generating facilities President Kevin Manning told DCM and Emboffs on February 3 that Virginia-based AES intends to sell its 50 percent share of Dominican distribution company EdeEste, which AES manages. Nebreda cited monthly [...] |
2004-02-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENRG EINV ECON DR |
04TEGUCIGALPA141 |
AmCit-owned Cable TV Company Claims Harassment by [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S.-owned cable TV company, Mateo's Cable Vision, claims that it has been subject to an unusual number of audits and investigations from various GOH agencies over the past year. The owners of this company, Michael and Sally Mitrovic, see these investigations as acts of hara [...] |
2004-01-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BTIO KIPR CASC PGOV HO |
04YEREVAN1066 |
IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2135 |
(IMI) BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S FRUIT JUICE [...] This cable provides a brief overview of Armenia's juice industry for those interested in trade and investment opportunities in Armenia. It also includes a list of key contacts in this sector. For more information contact the BISNIS representative or the Economic and Commercial Officer at th [...] |
2004-09-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2319 |
(IMI) OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S WINE SECTOR [...] This cable provides a brief overview of Armenia's wine sector for those considering trade and investment opportunities in Armenia. It also includes a list of key contacts. For more information contact the BISNIS representative or the Economic and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ye [...] |
2004-10-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2320 |
(IMI) OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S DIAMOND-CUTTING [...] This cable reviews the diamond-cutting industry in Armenia as of October 2004. It includes an overview and contact information for major diamond-cutting enterprises and a discussion of the possible advantages in Armenia for foreign investment. End summary. 2. Diamond processing has been [...] |
2004-10-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2485 |
(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON TAVUSH PROVINCE [...] In October 2004, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Tavush province of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S. - Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in a [...] |
2004-11-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2591 |
(IMI) LIST OF GOVERNMENT CONTACTS AND [...] This cable provides list of Armenia's government contacts and business associations ----------------------- PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ----------------------- 1st Government Building Republic Square Yerevan 375010 Mr. Arthur Manaseryan, External Relations Department Chief Tel: (374-1) 5 [...] |
2004-12-02 13:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2685 |
(IMI) ARMENIA: THE IMPORTED BUILDING [...] This cable reviews the market for imported building materials in Armenia as of December 2004. The report describes the market size and U.S. market share in Armenia, and lists major market suppliers and best sales prospects for U.S. companies. It also includes a list of major importers and ke [...] |
2004-12-14 06:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
04YEREVAN2802 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for December 2004. Major headlines include: -- Armenia sells Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Plant for USD 132 million; -- EBRD buys shares in Armenian commercial bank; -- IMF approves USD 13.7 million for Armenia; [...] |
2004-12-29 10:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05ASUNCION1093 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0016 2. 083005 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Div.Licitaciones, Dpto.Contrataciones 6C. COPACO--Cia.Paraguaya de Comunicaciones Calle Alberdi 619, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fx: (595-21) 497212 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 09 [...] |
2005-08-30 21:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1094 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0017 2. 083005 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2364 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 100405 09 [...] |
2005-08-30 21:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1164 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0020 2. 091405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 101705 09 [...] |
2005-09-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1165 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0019 2. 091405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Area de Contrataciones, UCP 6C. MEC--Ministerio de Educacion y Culto Calle Gral. Diaz 521, Edif. Faro, P.4 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21) 448214 7. Refer To: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: [...] |
2005-09-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1166 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0018 2. 091405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2364 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 100505 09 [...] |
2005-09-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1192 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0028 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 102405 09 [...] |
2005-09-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1193 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0027 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin. Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 102405 0 [...] |
2005-09-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1194 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0026 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 102005 09:00 AM 9. [...] |
2005-09-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1195 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0025 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 101905 09 [...] |
2005-09-21 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1196 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0024 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone/Fax: (595-21) 217-2947 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 101805 09 [...] |
2005-09-21 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1197 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0023 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...] |
2005-09-21 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1198 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0022 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...] |
2005-09-21 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION1199 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0021 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...] |
2005-09-21 19:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION451 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0007 2. 040405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 041905 09:00 AM 9 [...] |
2005-04-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION467 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0008 2. 040605 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 042905 09:00 AM 9. [...] |
2005-04-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION468 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0009 2. 040506 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Unidad Central de Inversion Publica 6C. Ministerio de Hacienda Calle Presidente Franco 173, Piso 7 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 442743 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 050205 09 [...] |
2005-04-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION647 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0010 2. 051305 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Unidad Coord. de Programa (UCP/BID) 6C. Ministerio Salud Publica y B. Social Callejon San Carlos 916 y EE.UU. Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 204715, 447126 7. Refer to: (See comments) 8. Bid [...] |
2005-05-13 18:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION775 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0011 2. 061405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. CONTACT -- 6B. Dpto. Compras y Contrataciones, UOC 6C. PETROPAR--Petroleos Paraguayos Calle Chile 753, Piso 8 Asuncion, Paraguay Fx: (595-21)496232 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 072505 09:30 AM [...] |
2005-06-15 19:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION960 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0012 2. 072805 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. D. G. B. y S. 6C. IPS--Instituto de Prevision Social Calle Constitucion y Herrera, Piso 9 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph & Fx: (595-21) 203284 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 082405 08:45 AM [...] |
2005-07-29 19:31:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION973 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0013 2. 072905 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Departamento de Licitaciones 6C. ANDE--Admin.Nacional de Electricidad Av. Espana 1268, PB Asuncion, Paraguay Phone: (595-21) 217-2061, 217-2364 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 083 [...] |
2005-08-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05ASUNCION976 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0014 2. 080205 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Organo Regional de Compras 6C. Itaipu Binacional Calle De La Residenta 1075, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Fax: (595-21) 248-1714 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid deadline: 090205 09:00 AM 9. [...] |
2005-08-02 20:40:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO PA |
05BAGHDAD3132 |
IRAQ TRADE MINISTER DECIDES NOT TO REQUIRE ARAB [...] (SBU) On July 28, acting ECON Counselor, accompanied by IRMO senior consultant and IRMO technical management consultant, expressed USG concerns over the Ministry of Trade's imposition of an Arab League Boycott declaration on foreign investors in Iraq. GOI Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim [...] |
2005-07-29 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV IZ BEXP BTIO ECON |
05CAIRO2662 |
INTEL CEO MAKES A SPLASH IN CAIRO [...] In his first visit to Egypt, Intel Corporation CEO Craig Barrett last week delivered a slick, multimedia presentation resembling a primetime television show to assembled government and business leaders during an AmCham-sponsored luncheon on "Building the Digital Society in Egypt." The specta [...] |
2005-04-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO ECON ETRD EINT EINV PREL TINT KWWW EG |
05COLOMBO1958 |
MALDIVES TRADE EXHIBITION FOR HOSPITALITY [...] A HOTEL AND TRADE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES DECEMBER 14-15. THIS EXHIBITION REPORTEDLY COULD PROVIDE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VENDORS OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURBISHING OF 12 NEW RESORTS IN THIS ISLAND NATION. 2. TOUTED AS TH [...] |
2005-11-16 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO MV ECONOMICS |
05COLOMBO878 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PRE [...] 542/01/T0007 2. 051205 3. RCMERRIN 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. PROJECT DIRECTOR COLOMBO KATUNAYAKE EXPRESSWAY PROJECT ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 200 PANNIPITIYA ROAD, BATTARAMULLA, SRI LANKA 7. PHONE: NONE AVAILABLE 8. FAX: NONE AVAILABLE 9. 201 [...] |
2005-05-12 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
05DARESSALAAM116 |
TANZANIA FY05 BUSINESS PROMOTION PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post requests Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) funding to support two projects: a Food Processing Fair and/or Catalog Show in May 2005 and a Trade USA Booth at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in June/July 2005. Post thanks EB for its continued support through th [...] |
2005-01-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
05DARESSALAAM738 |
TANZANIA FY05 BFIF PROJECT REPORT [...] Department approved BFIF funding for post's participation in the Regional Commercial Training event held in Gabarone March 30 - 31, 2005 (see reftel A). Post sent commercial assistant FSN Rose Swai to attend the training. Per reftel, post submits its report on programmatic outcomes and a bre [...] |
2005-04-15 05:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
05DHAKA1355 |
SIMULTANEOUS WATER, POWER AND GAS SHORTAGES PLAGUE [...] Summary: Inadequate utilities - gas, water and electricity - routintely plague Bangladesh, but new shortages and delivery problems have made the problem particularly acute now. While the shortages should ease in the coming months, solutions to the chronic problems have been slow to develop an [...] |
2005-03-23 10:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG BTIO BG |
05DUBLIN1030 |
IRELAND'S BROADBAND PARADOX [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Ireland boasts a world-class information technology (IT) sector and markets itself as an e-commerce hub, the country has one of the lowest broadband penetration rates in the EU, notwithstanding recent rapid increases in broadband use. Eircom, the national phone compan [...] |
2005-08-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TINT BTIO |
05GABORONE1165 |
PRIVATIZATION PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] SUMMARY. Privatization in Botswana is moving in the right direction - slowly. Mr. Joshua Galeforolwe, CEO of the Public Enterprise Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA), described to Charge and Emboffs the political, institutional, and economic challenges facing the privatization move [...] |
2005-08-16 11:44:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV BTIO BC |
05GABORONE532 |
BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. This cable is an analysis of the Botswana telecommunications industry's efforts at greater liberalization and the potential consequences of political interference in the nation's regulatory framework. The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) held a stakeholders' workshop in [...] |
2005-04-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD OTRA BC KPRP |
05GABORONE715 |
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BOTSWANA AND [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Botswana views the development of the tourism industry as a prime driver of its economic diversification strategy away from mineral dependence. Currently, tourism ranks second as a generator of foreign exchange for the national coffers, but growth has been stif [...] |
2005-05-27 07:43:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP ECON ETRD SENV BC TRADE |
05GEORGETOWN1273 |
President's Economic Vision for Guyana [...] At a December 1 speech to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, President Jagdeo threw away his speech and instead spelled out, unscripted, his economic vision for Guyana's future. His remarks highlight a strategy for Guyana's infrastructure, macroeconomic policy, and growth sectors. ------- [...] |
2005-12-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BTIO PGOV EAGR EFIN ENRG GY |
05HOCHIMINHCITY529 |
U.S. EXPORTER MENACED BY JAPANESE ODA [...] (U) This is an action request for State, Commerce and ExIm Bank. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. manufacturer is about to lose a $4.6 million deal to supply jetways or passenger boarding bridges (PBB's) for a new terminal at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Vietnamese airport [...] |
2005-05-20 12:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY561 |
INTERVENTION NEEDED TO SAVE JETWAYS DEAL IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request for State and DOC. Urgent intervention is needed with Japanese agencies in Washington to ensure a US supplier does not get ODA'd out of USD 4.6 million sale with considerable follow-on potential. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past days, State and Commercial Serv [...] |
2005-05-26 12:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM |
05KATHMANDU2897 |
BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR [...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...] |
2005-12-22 09:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP |
05KINGSTON386 |
JAMAICA COMMITTED TO STRONGER TIES WITH CHINA [...] (C) Eager to attract Chinese investment in Jamaica's economy and tourists to its beaches, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and Foreign Minister K.D. Knight rolled out the red carpet for Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong and his 150-member Chinese trade delegation, which visited Kingston Februa [...] |
2005-02-11 20:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BTIO EAID KPAO CH JM |
05MANAMA1005 |
SHURA COUNCIL PASSES FTA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA |
05MANAMA1013 |
NEW EDB CHIEF HIGHLIGHTS AMBITIONS AND GOALS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on newly-appointed Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa July 11 to discuss his plans and vision for the EDB following the Royal Decree issued recently to enhance the agency's powers in Bahrain's development effort. Shaikh Mohammed [...] |
2005-07-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA |
05MANAMA1581 |
EDB CHIEF OUTLINES ECONOMIC PLAN [...] (C) Economic Development Board (EDB) CEO Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa October 18 presented the EDB's plan for economic reform to a gathering of the local American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). Shaikh Mohammed identified three key pillars for reform: investment in people; stimulation of [...] |
2005-10-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD BTIO BA |
05MANAMA1836 |
DAS GRAY DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray met December 4 with Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues. On Iraq, Shaikh Khalid said he was urging Arab Foreign Ministers discussing Iraq reconciliation to meet in Baghdad. Not doing so sends the wrong message. He talk [...] |
2005-12-13 06:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BTIO BA ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION |
05MANAMA942 |
FTA CLEARS LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The lower house Council of Representatives passed the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by a wide margin on July 5. The forty-member body ratified the treaty with twenty-five votes in favor, four votes opposed and two abstentions. (Nine members were not present for the vote.) The f [...] |
2005-07-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA |
05MAPUTO115 |
MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC |
05MAPUTO537 |
SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES [...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...] |
2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF |
05MAPUTO75 |
Mozambique's FY05 BFIF Proposal [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 30,223 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY05. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following three projects for FY05: --------------------------------------------- Project 1: Mozambique Entrepreneurship Forum ---------- [...] |
2005-01-13 04:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
05NAIROBI3188 |
Kenya's Energy Future [...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...] |
2005-08-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR |
05SANAA128 |
BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT - YEMEN [...] Embassy Sanaa expanded its outreach to local businessmen and women in FY 2004 by sponsoring the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development and Management Workshop, held September 12 to 14, at the Sanaa Chamber of Commerce. This three-day training workshop focused on the basics of entrepren [...] |
2005-01-19 04:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ETRD EINV YM ECON COM |
05SAOPAULO875 |
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...] |
2005-07-22 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP |
05SAOPAULO920 |
SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...] |
2005-08-03 20:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR |
05YEREVAN1229 |
COMPETITION COMES TO ARMENIA'S TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) In the culmination of Armenia's years-long struggle to end Armentel's monopoly on telecommunications in Armenia, a second mobile telephone operator entered the market on July 1. Backed by Karabakh Telecom, the monopoly operator in Nagorno-Karabakh, VivaCell immediately undercut Armentel's [...] |
2005-07-12 02:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EINV AM |
05YEREVAN127 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for January 2005. Major headlines include: -- EBRD invests in private Armenian construction company; -- French company takes over Armenia's water supply system under the World Bank credit program; -- Kazakh b [...] |
2005-01-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN1342 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for July 2005. Major headlines include: -- World Bank to provide USD 20 million agricultural loan to the Armenian government; -- World Bank supports an Urban Heating Project for Armenia; -- The Lincy Foundati [...] |
2005-07-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN189 |
IMI (ARMENIA): HOW TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE IN [...] This cable explains the process of opening a business in Armenia. It describes the varieties of corporate structures under Armenian law, the process of establishing and registering companies with foreign participation, and the practical aspects of renting office space, hiring personnel, and [...] |
2005-02-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN1968 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for October 2005. Major headlines include: -- Synopsys Inc. signs agreement to acquire HPL Technologies Inc.; -- Vanadzor Chemical Factory reopens; -- Armenia becomes 64th member of the Asian Development Bank; [...] |
2005-11-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN2095 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for November 2005. Major headlines include: -- Alcatel agrees to support the Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation; -- EBRD to expand financing program for Armenian banks; -- IMF approves USD 4.7 mln disbur [...] |
2005-12-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN2217 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for December 2005. Major headlines include: -- Japanese Bank for International Cooperation approves extension of loan for electrical transmission station upgrade; -- Russian Prime Minister Fradkov inaugurates th [...] |
2005-12-23 08:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN329 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for February 2005. Major headlines include: -- Austrian bank to finance Armenian metals company; -- Armenia to start negotiations on new IMF program; -- Central Bank of Armenia licenses new foreign bank; -- [...] |
2005-02-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN483 |
(IMI) BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S ENERGY [...] This cable gives an overview of Armenia's energy sector. It describes recent industry developments as well as provides key contacts. End Summary. 2. Armenia has no natural fossil fuel energy resources, although some small foreign firms have exploration licenses. Nevertheless, Armenia h [...] |
2005-03-17 12:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN520 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for March 2005. Major headlines include: -- Germany's Commerzbank to support SME lending program in Armenia; -- Armentel reports earnings up 70 percent in 2004; -- German development bank KFW continues financi [...] |
2005-03-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN555 |
IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-29 12:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN728 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable outlines press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for April 2005. Major headlines include: -- EBRD to double its project-financing program in Armenia during 2005; -- Japan finances modernization of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant; -- Germany to lend 7.5 millio [...] |
2005-04-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN859 |
(IMI) REPORT ON VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE [...] On April 14-15, 2005, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Vayots Dzor region of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is the lat [...] |
2005-05-16 05:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN880 |
(IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN [...] This cable reports about the upcoming Armenia Expo 2005 trade show in September 2005. End Summary. 2. Logos Expo Center, one of the largest exhibition companies in Armenia, announced the fourth annual regional trade forum, Armenia Expo 2005, to be held in Yerevan September 14-17, 2005. [...] |
2005-05-18 03:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN93 |
(IMI) ARMENIA: MINING SECTOR [...] This cable reviews the current condition of Armenia's growing mining and minerals sector. It describes recent sector developments and provides key contacts. End Summary. 2. Armenia has significant deposits of copper, molybdenum and gold as well as smaller deposits of zinc, lead and sil [...] |
2005-01-20 09:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
05YEREVAN973 |
(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for May 2005. Major headlines include: -- Germany to finance mortgage loan development program in Armenia; -- "Dun and Bradstreet" takes share of Armenian credit bureau; -- OPEC fund to invest in Armenia's pri [...] |
2005-06-03 13:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06ALMATY2157 |
KAZAKHSTAN: ADVOCACY: KAZMUNAIGAZ DELAYS "N BLOCK" [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani government officials recently informed ConocoPhillips (CP) that KazMunaiGaz (KMG) will not select a partner or partners for the development of the offshore Caspian "N" block until fall, notwithstanding earlier indications that KMG would make a decision by the end of [...] |
2006-06-19 11:43:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BTIO ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL |
06AMMAN629 |
JORDAN LEADERS START THEIR ENGINES IN WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's address to leading U.S. garment industry CEOs February 3 in Washington marks a turning point in Jordan's rapid entry into this sector in the global market. With apparel exports topping $1 billion in 2005, Jordan has arrived on the world garments scene and will w [...] |
2006-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BTIO KTIA ELAB KTEX ECON ELTN PGOV JO |
06ASHGABAT1071 |
LITTLE CHANGE IN COMPANY AND GRANT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES [...] A decree announced September 9 abolished the independent office charged with approving and registering foreign investment, grants and company listings, and transferred its functions to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. To date the shift has had little discernable impact on USAID or Public D [...] |
2006-10-12 06:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
06ASHGABAT207 |
TURKMENISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) The 2006 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on February 1. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraph on Turkmenistan in the 2006 Special 301 report: [...] |
2006-02-16 13:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX |
06ASHGABAT315 |
IP ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN TURKMENISTAN FY 2006 [...] Turkmenistan is on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List. Education on basic IPR concepts and law enforcement training is requisite to the permanent removal of Turkmenistan from this List. Embassy Ashgabat enthusiastically submits the following project proposal per ref A in order to develop the G [...] |
2006-03-23 10:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX |
06ASHGABAT984 |
U.S. Company Loses Heart over Dispute that Attracts Turkmen [...] (SBU) Amcom, a US company with a long-standing contract dispute with "Turkmendokun" State Company over carbon black (a pigment commonly used in automobile tires) supplies, advised embassy not to advocate on its behalf. As Turkmenistan President Niyazov reportedly was made aware of Amcom's con [...] |
2006-09-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
06ASTANA738 |
KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: ConocoPhillips (CP) Executive Vice President Bill Berry told the Ambassador on the morning of December 1 that rival Shell had recently approached CP with a proposal to split the offshore "N" Block. CP had declined the offer, Berry said, pending an anticipated meeting with Kazakhs [...] |
2006-12-06 07:04:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BTIO ENRG EPET KZ |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN560 |
BRUNEI BFIF FY06 PROGRAM OUTCOMES REPORT [...] Per reftels, the following is the program outcomes report for Embassy's FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection - Monthly rental charges ------------------------------------------ The stand alone computer for the Partnership Pilot IT Connection was installed [...] |
2006-11-02 00:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN581 |
BRUNEI FY06 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftels, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection ------------------------------------------ (E-speed installation and rental charges for one year May 2006 to April 2007) Budget: USD1,500 Expend [...] |
2006-11-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
06BEIJING5618 |
DOE OLYMPIC RADIATION SECURITY WORKSHOP IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in conjunction with the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), held an Olympic Radiation Security Workshop on February 28. DOE officers made two presentations titled: "The DOE's Emerge [...] |
2006-03-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KNNP MNUC ENRG ECON ETRD BTIO RGY |
06BELGRADE1258 |
MOBI 63 SOLD FOR EUR 1.513 BILLION [...] On August 1, the largest Norwegian mobile operator Telenor signed the sales agreement with the Government of Serbia (GOS) to buy Serbian mobile operator Mobi 63 (former Mobtel) for EUR 1.513 billion. Telenor won the televised auction organized the day before, competing with Austrian Mobilkom [...] |
2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV BTIO KPRV SR |
06BELGRADE673 |
SERBIAN TELECOMS REGULATOR OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] Two years after the passage of the Serbian Law on Telecommunications, the Republic Telecommunications Agency was established and finally became operational on December 19, 2005. Shortly after its inception, however, the Government of Serbia (GOS) suspended the Agency's license- monitoring fu [...] |
2006-05-03 08:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS PGOV EFIN BTIO KPRV KCOR SR MW |
06CAIRO6191 |
AIRLINE REPS HELD AT JFK SHIRK FUTURE US INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Egyptian representatives from AMC Airlines, one of the country's largest and longest running private airlines, were taken into secondary questioning at JFK International Airport for more than 12 hours while en route to Seattle in late August. Company representatives, including the chairm [...] |
2006-10-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BTIO BEXP BTRA CGEN EG |
06COLOMBO1506 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES - [...] 542/01/T0018 2. 091306 3. RCMERRIN 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. HEAD OF FINANCE 6C. AIRPORT AND AVIATION SERVICES (SRI LANKA) LIMITED NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONALA AIRPORT, KATUNAYAKE, SRI LANKA 7. PHONE: +94-11-225-2200 8. FAX: N/A E-mail: cep@sltnet [...] |
2006-09-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE |
06COLOMBO1609 |
MALDIVES: US PAVILION AT MAJOR MALDIVES TRADE SHOW A [...] Summary: The US Pavilion at the Maldives Hotel and Trade Exhibition August 29-31, 2006 produced sales contracts, identification of local representatives, and increased awareness of products. Twelve US companies or their accredited partners exhibited under the US Pavilion at the Maldives' larg [...] |
2006-10-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
06COLOMBO181 |
IMI - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT RESORT DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-02 09:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE |
06COLOMBO1818 |
BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
06COLOMBO74 |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE LEASE AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE MV ECONOMICS |
06DAKAR1892 |
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO FINANCE BRIDGE [...] During a recent visit to Senegal, the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced the Bank's plans to provide financial support for the construction of a bridge at Rosso, on the Senegal River, which will link Senegal and Mauritania. The project of building a bridge over [...] |
2006-08-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP ECIN EAID SG MR |
06DARESSALAAM1430 |
TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...] |
2006-08-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ |
06DHAKA273 |
BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS FOR BANGLADESH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to submit the following request, totaling $11,000, for the FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Support from BFIF FY05 grants resulted in numerous achievements (ref B), and continues to position the Embassy's U.S. Trade Center to expand its a [...] |
2006-01-19 01:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO BG |
06FUKUOKA14 |
KYUSHU'S AGING SOCIETY CREATING BOTH HEADACHES AND [...] While analysts frequently warn about the coming demographic and fiscal challenges that Japan's aging population will pose, in much of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region that future has already arrived. Senior citizens age 65 and over now account for more than one in five Kyushu residents, and this pr [...] |
2006-02-28 10:37:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PGOV BTIO JA |
06GEORGETOWN293 |
INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...] |
2006-03-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY |
06GEORGETOWN295 |
INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...] |
2006-03-30 15:13:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY |
06GEORGETOWN296 |
INVITATION FOR BIDS - SUPPLY OF WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT FOR [...] The Government of Guyana has received financing the Inter- American Development Bank towards the cost of the Basic Education Access Management Support Programme - Phase 1. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for [...] |
2006-03-30 15:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY |
06GEORGETOWN64 |
GEORGETOWN FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown submits a proposal for USD $6,000 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to host a seminar on electronic commerce. Post proposes to coordinate this project with the regional Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Santo Domingo and the U.S. Agenc [...] |
2006-01-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD GY |
06HARARE59 |
HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel) to sponsor a business/economic policy forum on "A Foundation for Economic Turnaround: Private Sector Perspectives." 2. (SBU) With Zimbabwe's GDP having contracted by more than a third in jus [...] |
2006-01-20 04:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ZI |
06HONGKONG1082 |
A Primer for Hong Kong Power Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: In late December 2005, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) proposed to reform the Scheme of Control Agreements (SCAs) governing Hong Kong's electricity market to lower the rates of return to both of Hong Kong's power companies, Hong Kong Electric (HKE) and China Light and Power (CLP) [...] |
2006-03-16 01:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KSCA ECON BTIO TRGY CH HK |
06JEDDAH221 |
PREPARATIONS FOR TOURISM IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 26, Consulate staff met with the new General Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT) in Jeddah. The General Manager offered an ambitious vision for developing tourism in Jeddah and attracting business, religious, and recreational visitors. The SCT plan [...] |
2006-03-15 13:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KICR KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV |
06JEDDAH285 |
THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART 1 - THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On a visit to the Nejran region, Consul General, Congenoff and A/RSO met with the provincial Governor, Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, for a private formal meeting in his office on March 27. Interestingly, no other representatives from the Governor,s office, including secur [...] |
2006-04-11 09:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI YM |
06JEDDAH384 |
TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [...] SUMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT). The Board enthusiastically promoted the agricultural and industrial developments in the region and express [...] |
2006-05-23 12:55:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV |
06JEDDAH458 |
SCT SETTING THE STAGE FOR SAUDI'S TOURISM FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jeddah's new Director General of the SCT outlined his plan for tourism development in Jeddah and Kingdom-wide with Consulate General officers. The Director General is setting up the tourism sector's infrastructure by centering on critical topics such as IT development and adaptin [...] |
2006-07-08 12:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON PINR SA |
06JEDDAH483 |
SAGIA STREAMLINIING THE INVESTMENT PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. On June 28 Pol/EconOffs met Mr. Mohammed Al Khosheim, Director General of the Saudi Arabia Investment Authority (SAGIA) in Jeddah. Al Khosheim described the type of investors coming to Jeddah and the process they have to complete in order to operate here. Al Khosheim touts the d [...] |
2006-07-18 09:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON ETRD PINR |
06JEDDAH540 |
AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW CHAIRMAN OF [...] SUMMARY: On August 8, the Ambassador and staff met the new Chairman and Board members of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The Chairman gave an optimistic assessment of the Saudi economy. He enumerated a number of development projects in Jeddah and around the Kingdom, inc [...] |
2006-08-14 12:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EPET KISL PREL SA |
06JEDDAH614 |
AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON SAUDIA FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Consulate General Jeddah, and FCS staff met the New Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and his senior staff. The Director General offered an optimistic assessment of the airline's future. Privatization is planned over the nex [...] |
2006-09-18 04:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
06JEDDAH636 |
AMBASSADOR MET WITH GENERAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Oberwetter met with the President Eng. Abdullah M. Nour Rehaimi and several Vice Presidents of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah on August 18 to discuss GACA's plans for deregulation and expansion in Saudi Arabia. Both sides expressed an interest [...] |
2006-10-04 12:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
06KATHMANDU26 |
BIMSTEC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CLOSER TO [...] (U) According to Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Nepal's delegation to the 8th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting on December 19, representatives from member states made important decisions th [...] |
2006-01-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BTIO BEXP EINV ETRD NP |
06KIGALI1192 |
Land of a thousand hills is not always a land of a thousand [...] SUMMARY. Moses Turyazooka is one of the approximately 500,000 Rwandan refugees who grew up in Uganda and returned to Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. He is a well-educated and driven entrepreneur who was raised on diaspora ideology - a deep love for the country of Rwanda and a strong desire to [...] |
2006-12-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID BTIO EINV EINT XA RW |
06KIGALI477 |
RWANDAN PRIVATE SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Reports on Rwanda's development identify the private sector as a necessary engine for economic growth. This cable, the first in a series, provides an analysis of the Rwandan private sector and the overall business environment. It provides a brief overview of the private sector, describes the [...] |
2006-05-17 15:54:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR BTIO ECON RW |
06LAPAZ3331 |
BFIF PROJECTS EMPHASIZE BILATERAL EXCHANGE, LOCAL [...] (U) Post recently completed three Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) projects. This cable outlines outcomes and expenditures for an indigenous entrepreneurs' learning mission to Washington; a Tarija financial fair; and a series of consultations with Partner Post Santiago. End summary [...] |
2006-12-08 19:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD BL |
06MANAMA1655 |
INVITATIONS TO MEFTA TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] Ambassador conveyed reftel talking points on the November 3 MEFTA Trade and Investment Conference to Minister of Commerce and Industry Hassan Fakhro during a September 12 meeting for visiting Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard. Fakhro welcomed the conference, asked about U.S. company participation, [...] |
2006-09-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ETRD BA ECTRD |
06MANILA4848 |
JOINT SEISMIC SURVEY IN SOUTH CHINA SEA MAKES [...] (C) Summary: The first phase of a joint seismic survey for hydrocarbon deposits undertaken by the national oil companies of the Philippines, China, and Vietnam in an 143,000 square kilometer zone of the South China Sea is near completion. After its partners conducted a "reconnaissance" surv [...] |
2006-11-30 01:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS BTIO EPET ECON CH VM RP |
06MAPUTO97 |
EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...] |
2006-01-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ |
06MEXICO2333 |
PUNTA COLONET PORT AND RAILROAD PROJECT LOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Dep Econcouns and Econoff met February 17 with Union Pacific Railroad's Director General for Mexico Juan Manuel Carreon to discuss the Punta Colonet port development project in Baja California, Mexico. Carreon believes Union Pacific and partner, Hutchison Port Holdings, a Hong [...] |
2006-05-02 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MX EINV BTIO ETTC ETLN EAIR ETRD ENRG |
06MUSCAT906 |
ENHANCING ECONOMIC FREEDOM IN OMAN [...] At a recent seminar, representatives from business, government, and academia discuss how Oman could improve its economic freedom ranking. Participant viewpoints on business regulations, free trade, and government size, among other topics, will be incorporated into an action plan for review by [...] |
2006-06-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP BTIO ETRD TINT PGOV MU |
06NAIROBI1087 |
KENYA TO SELL 30% OF PARASTATAL POWER GENERATOR [...] Summary: The Kenyan government announced on March 3 its intention to sell 30% of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the country's dominant power generating firm, through an initial public offering on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The majority of the offered shares will b [...] |
2006-03-09 07:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE |
06NIAMEY672 |
NIGER: GROWING INTEREST IN NIGER'S OIL AND [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. (SBU) Over the past six months, there has been growing interest in Niger's mining and oil sectors by foreign investors, notably from China, Canada and France. As indicated below, the GON is pushing hard to attract investment in the gold, uranium and oil sectors, and to impro [...] |
2006-06-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ECON ELAB PREL PINR |
06NOUAKCHOTT968 |
GOVERNMENT APPROVES $65 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET [...] In meetings on July 27 and 28, the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (MCJD) approved a supplemental budget for CY2006 to account for significantly increased revenues from renegotiated oil and fishing contracts, and IMF debt relief. In all, the MCJD increased the 2006 budget by 15.8 b [...] |
2006-08-03 09:17:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EFIS ETRD EINV PGOV MR |
06PANAMA1293 |
TORRIJOS, URIBE AND CHAVEZ TO MEET REGARDING GAS [...] (C) VP/FM Lewis telephoned the Ambassador on July 3rd to advise him that President Torrijos will be visiting Colombia on Friday, July 7th. On Saturday July 8th, President Torrijos and President Uribe will travel to the Colombian/Venezuelan border to meet with President Chavez. The purpose of the [...] |
2006-07-03 22:49:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV EPET BTIO BEXP PREL XM |
06PANAMA2106 |
TROUBLED ADOLESCENCE FOR PANAMA'S RESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU). Panama's residential tourism industry is struggling to maintain its momentum in the face of rising prices, increased construction costs and potential excess supply. According to Paul McBride, CEO of Panamanian real estate marketing company Prima Panama, the selling price of the averag [...] |
2006-10-26 15:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN BTIO CASC MRS |
06PANAMA2111 |
AMCIT V. AMCIT IN PANAMA'S BOCAS DEL TORO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama's Bocas del Toro archipelago is a complex region of islands, mainland bays, rivers and forested mountain slopes on the Caribbean side of the Panamanian isthmus 20 miles from the Costa Rican border. The area has a high diversity of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and is hom [...] |
2006-10-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN BTIO CASC KMRS PM |
06PANAMA317 |
RETIREES & INVESTORS FLOCK TO SUNNY, SAFE & [...] SUMMARY. With an estimated 30 million Americans scheduled to retire in 2006 (and every year for the next 18), the race is on for affordable attractive property in mild climates. Panama is set to become the third most popular destination for American expatriates in the hemisphere following M [...] |
2006-02-17 15:25:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BTIO CASC CPAS CMGT KMRS |
06PANAMA319 |
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL TOURISM COULD [...] SUMMARY. The economic impact of the residential tourism industry on Panama is set to rival that of the Canal Expansion. Expatriates are having a profound impact on the local economies and communities in which they are settling. These part and full time residents have increased consumer deman [...] |
2006-02-17 17:54:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BTIO CASC CPAS CMGT KMRS |
06THEHAGUE1677 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: DUTCH FIND LOW PATHOGENIC AI [...] (U) The Ministry of Agriculture announced on August 1 that low pathogenic avian influenza (AI) was discovered during routine sampling of a chicken farm in Voorthuizen. Voorthuizen, located in the center of the Netherlands, is situated in the middle of the main egg producing area of the country [...] |
2006-08-01 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAGR KFLU NL |
06THEHAGUE465 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: DUTCH FAO SUPPORT [...] (U) Emboffs contacted officials at the Agriculture, Health, and Foreign Affairs Ministries to express support for GONL assistance to the FAO and deliver reftel talking points. Both Health and Agriculture Ministry contacts told us that UN Coordinator Nabarro visited The Netherlands in early Fe [...] |
2006-03-03 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EU FAO KFLU NL |
06TRIPOLI563 |
LIBYA: COMMERCIAL ROUND UP, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] Sources indicate that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) plans to introduce measures to require foreign companies operating in Libya to offer Libyans salaries equal to those paid to non-Libyans. (Source: NOC, 8/21) 2. Libya and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation bet [...] |
2006-10-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV ENRG EPET |
06TRIPOLI569 |
SOUTH KOREAN PM VISITS TRIPOLI TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE [...] (U) South Korean Prime Minister Her Excellency Han Myeong-sook visited Tripoli the week of September 17-21 in association with the "Korean Libyan Business Partnership Conference 2006." The conference was organized by the Korean International Trade Union and the Libyan General Union of Cham [...] |
2006-10-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO EINT ETRD TINT TRSY OVIP XI XE KS LY |
06TRIPOLI644 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY VISIT AND [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs McMurray. The following background information is provided in anticipation of your visit to Tripoli on November 11-13, 2006. Our scientific engagem [...] |
2006-11-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAIR ECIN EFIS EINV ETTC OSCI SENV |
06YEREVAN308 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: FEBRUARY [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for February 2006. Major headlines include: -- GOAM approves a USD 240 million investment plan for Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Plant; -- Armentel plagued by customer lawsuits; -- EBRD issues 2006-2007 Strategy [...] |
2006-03-02 05:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN421 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: MARCH [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for March 2006. Major headlines include: -- Microsoft opens a subsidiary in Armenia; -- GOAM approves new technopark in Gyumri; -- Germany issues Armenia a USD 9.7 million loan; -- Public Services Regulatory [...] |
2006-03-26 07:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB CCSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN586 |
ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: APRIL [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for April 2006. Major headlines include: -- Greek Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) to sell its 90 percent share in the Armenia Telephone Company (ArmenTel); -- GOAM sells Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant [...] |
2006-04-27 12:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB CCSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN767 |
IMI (ARMENIA): TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF ALL [...] The Armenia Telephone Company (ArmenTel) invites local and foreign companies to participate in an International Open Tender for the supply of all types of mobile communication (postpaid/prepaid SIM, Scratch) cards. Bids must be submitted on or before noon on July 3, 2006. 2. Bidders sho [...] |
2006-06-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
07ADDISABABA763 |
ETHIOPIA: BFIF FUND UTILIZATION FOR CHAMBER TRADE [...] SUMMARY. The U.S. Embassy in collaboration with USAID/Ethiopia and the Commercial Service (CS) Nairobi participated in the Addis Chamber of Commerce International Trade Fair February 22 to March 1, 2007. The overall objective of USG participation was to promote U.S.-Ethiopian commercial relat [...] |
2007-03-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ABUD ECON ETRD EINV |
07AMMAN4962 |
Jordan's Pharmaceutical Industry Increasing Exports 50 [...] Summary: Pharmaceuticals continue to play a key role in bolstering Jordan's economy, particularly exports. During the first ten months of 2007, pharmaceutical exports increased almost 50 percent, reaching JD 253 million ($358 million). With over 40 years experience in the region and growing [...] |
2007-12-18 05:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BTIO EINV KIPR JO |
07ASHGABAT219 |
2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) The 2007 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on January 24. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2007 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraph on Turkmenistan in the 2007 Special 301 report: [...] |
2007-02-21 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX |
07ASHGABAT767 |
Turkmenistan: 2007 Report on Investment [...] (U) a. Claimant A b. 2004: c. Claimant A concluded a contract on purchasing 3,000 tons of K-354 type carbon black at a price of $320.00 per ton with the State Concern "Turkmen Fertilizers and Chemistry" in November 2004. During 2005, the selling organization failed to deliver the [...] |
2007-08-02 09:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BTIO EINV CASC OPIC ENRG PGOV TX |
07BAKU1413 |
BAKUTEL: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL IT CONFERENCE OPENS IN BAKU [...] (U) The 13th annual international exhibition and conference "Telecommunications and Information Technologies," known as Bakutel, was held in Baku November 21-24. The exhibition featured 152 exhibitors from 25 countries with organizers expecting 15,000 visitors this year. High ranking GOAJ offi [...] |
2007-11-28 11:26:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECPS BTIO AJ |
07BAKU289 |
BFIF 2007 PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR AZERBAIJAN [...] SUMMARY: For FY2007, Embassy proposes an ambitious set of programs designed to further our commercial strategy. This proposal captures the benefits of BFIF funding possibilities, allowing Embassy to engage more forcefully in support of our commercial interests overseas. For FY 2007, Embassy req [...] |
2007-03-09 14:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV ABUD AJ |
07BAKU803 |
AZERBAIJAN MOVING AHEAD ON LARGE ROAD AND MARITIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting, Deputy Minister of Transportation Musa Panahov discussed Azerbaijan's road and maritime infrastructure plans, including a Bechtel proposal to build a new four-lane highway and the government's plans to transform the Baku port and construct a new facility o [...] |
2007-06-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ELTN BEXP BTIO AJ |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN248 |
BRUNEI FY07 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftel, the following is the interim expenditure report for the Embassy's BFIF FY07 grant. Project: CS IT System Connectivity (E-speed rental charges for one year May 2007 to April 2008) Budget: USD 1, 700.00 Obligation to date: USD 1, 700.00 (E-speed rental May 2007 - May 2008) Pr [...] |
2007-08-20 23:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN273 |
BRUNEI FY07 BFIF FUND CITE ADDITIONAL FUNDING [...] Per reftel A, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting for FY07 BFIF grant of USD3,100: Project: CommunicAsia 2007 Budget: USD1,400 Expenditure: USD1,399.54 - Lodgings: USD756.00 (US$189 x 4) - M & IE: USD494.00 - Taxi fare: USD149.54 2. Fund balance of USD1,70 [...] |
2007-09-11 04:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD BX |
07BEIJING6396 |
ALL BUBBLES, NO BATH: HUNAN'S APPAREL FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff's attendance at a recent apparel festival as part of a larger trip to Hunan province highlighted the provincial Party leadership's desire to attract foreign interest and investment, but exposed their limited understanding of how to actually do so. Despite flying in parti [...] |
2007-09-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BTIO EINV ECON CH |
07BELGRADE775 |
SERBIA BROADBAND OPERATING IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Only five years after the Southeastern Europe Equity Fund invested USD 10 million in this cable television and broadband start-up, Serbia Broadband (SBB) has become a significant market player in Serbia. Its successful growth places it squarely as a threat to state-owned Telekom Srbija. O [...] |
2007-06-01 16:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN BTIO PGOV KPRV SR |
07BISHKEK113 |
EMBASSY BISHKEK BFIF PROPOSALS [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Bishkek hereby submits two proposals for the use of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) resources in 2007. Details of the two proposals are outlined below. 2. The first proposal is entitled "Outreach to Kyrgyz Businessmen." Justification: Embassy [...] |
2007-02-02 08:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KG |
07BISHKEK1183 |
FY07 BFIF REPORTING FROM EMBASSY BISHKEK [...] Per reftel A request, Embassy Bishkek hereby submits the following report regarding the use of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) resources in 2007 in the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. The total amount of BFIF support provided for use by Embassy Bishkek was $3,100.00. The total amount spe [...] |
2007-09-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV AFIN ADPM KG |
07BRASILIA362 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...] |
2007-03-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENRG PREL BR |
07BRIDGETOWN1036 |
FY 07 BFIF PROGRAM -- END OF FISCAL YEAR REPORTING [...] Per reftel request, the following is a report on U.S. Embassy Bridgetown's participants in the FY 07 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program. Financial Accounting and Reporting ---------------------------------- BFIF Fund Cite: MO: 1970113-1005-700126-050500-2251-2589 Approp [...] |
2007-08-17 18:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM |
07COLOMBO1403 |
MALDIVES: SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN PAVILION AT MAJOR TRADE SHOW [...] Summary: Post is pleased to report that the American Pavilion at an international trade fair in the Maldives produced encouraging results for participating companies and strengthened U.S. economic ties with Maldives. Fifteen U.S. companies, or their local partners, exhibited as part of an Am [...] |
2007-10-11 03:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON MV |
07COLOMBO1627 |
BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD CE |
07COTONOU911 |
COCHRAN COTTON FELLOWS PRAISE TRIP TO U.S. [...] Summary: The six recently returned Conchran Cotton Fellows from Benin were full of praise for their experience in the U.S during a meeting with the Ambassador on November 23, 2007. They cited the excellent orientation they received from Lindsey Itle and Debbie Nip, the courses provided by prof [...] |
2007-11-29 08:32:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BN BTIO EAGR ETRD |
07DAKAR2091 |
GOS WILL LIKELY SELL COMPANY SHARES AS PART OF ITS NEEDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal has announced plans to move forward on its much-touted privatization agenda and speed up its divestiture from three key public-private companies by early 2008: Sonatel (Telephone Company), ICS (Fertilizer Company) and Dakar Dem Dikk (public transporta [...] |
2007-10-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ELAB BTIO PGOV SG |
07DARESSALAAM1410 |
TANZANIA, CORRUPTION, AND BOEING -- TALKING POINTS [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. Mission here has aggressively advocated on behalf of Boeing in its competition with Airbus for replacement of Air Tanzania,s (ATC) aging fleet. Both the Ambassador and DCM have called personally on the Infrastructure Minister, the Ambassador has called on Air Tanzania,s [...] |
2007-10-19 07:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BEXP ETRD PREL EINV BTIO TZ |
07DARESSALAAM1484 |
BOEING AND AIR TANZANIA: WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Since our last update, there still have been no substantive negotiations between Boeing and Air Tanzania (ATC), and Boeing has been informed by one ATC Board member that the airline will purchase Airbus aircraft. In the words of Boeing's representative for East Africa, this has "not been [...] |
2007-11-07 16:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BEXP ETRD PREL EINV BTIO TZ |
07DHAKA1219 |
CHEVRON'S ARBITRATION ORDERED STAYED BY BANGLADESHI COURT [...] SUMMARY. Chevron Bangladesh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron USA, was recently ordered by a local court in Bangladesh to halt international arbitration against the GOB stemming from a gas pipeline dispute with Petrobangla, a GOB corporation charged with oil, gas & minerals exploration an [...] |
2007-07-26 09:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EPET PREL BTIO BG |
07DHAKA1333 |
BANGLADESH'S NUCLEAR POWER AMBITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bangladesh's power crisis continues to worsen, and the Caretaker Government would like to show progress in this area. Since the IAEA approved Bangladesh's intent to develop a nuclear power plant on June 24, Bangladesh has continued to express strong interest in pursuing nuclear [...] |
2007-08-15 05:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL BTIO TSPL BG KN |
07DOHA1115 |
BOEING DELIVERY, FCS OPENING HIGHLIGHT COMMERCIAL [...] State-owned Qatar Airways took delivery today of its firs... [...] |
2007-11-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO ECON BEXP BMGT EAIR QA |
07DOHA1174 |
VODAFONE AND QATAR FOUNDATION BEAT AT&T FOR MOBILE [...] (U) United Kingdom-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF), won Qatar's second mobile phone operating license. The winning consortium plans to start operations in 2008 and would compete with government-owned Q-tel, currently Qatar's sole mobile telephone provider. Vod [...] |
2007-12-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BTIO QA |
07DUSHANBE1046 |
FY07 BFIF REPORTING FROM DUSHANBE [...] Embassy Dushanbe submits the following report per Ref A regarding participation in the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program. Post thanks the Economic Bureau for its support for these two successful programs. 2. Dushanbe - Regional Transportation Infrastructure Conference [...] |
2007-07-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON TI EINV ETRD ADPM |
07GUANGZHOU622 |
SOUTH CHINA OUTWARD INVESTMENT IN 2006 [...] (U) Summary: In 2006, Chinese overseas investment surged by 32 percent and reached USD 16 billion, according to China's Ministry of Commerce. Last year Guangdong Province, which accounted for USD 600 million in total overseas investment, was first in the country again. The number of Guangdon [...] |
2007-06-01 00:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO ECON EINV ETRD CH |
07HAMBURG70 |
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2007 GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE CONGRESS IN BREMEN [...] SUMMARY: Over 800 participants and several guests of honor, including German Federal Economics and Technology Minister Michael Glos and King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, attended the 7th German Foreign Trade Congress 2007 on November 13-14 in Bremen. Glos stated that Chancellor Merk [...] |
2007-11-21 21:13:00 | Consulate Hamburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BEXP BTIO GM |
07HANOI849 |
U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...] |
2007-05-09 08:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM |
07HARARE109 |
FY06 BFIF DETAILED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES - ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN |
07HARARE38 |
HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to sponsor two events: in order of priority, a sequel to the successful October 2006 BFIF-funded "Just Business" forum (Ref A); and a one-day trade fair with the theme of intellectual property rights ( [...] |
2007-01-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD KIPR ZI |
07HARARE964 |
FY07 BFIF DETAILED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES - ZIMBABWE [...] The following is a detailed accounting of actual expenditures for the "Just Business 2 Forum" and mini trade fair sponsored by the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ)and co-funded by BFIF. As instructed in reftel, receipts and supporting documents will be faxed to Gale Gray. B [...] |
2007-10-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO ENIV ETRD ZI |
07HOCHIMINHCITY471 |
VIETNAM ECONOMIC FORUM 2007: VIETNAM?S NEIGHBORS TAKE THE [...] (U) A recent investment forum hosted by the GVN in Ho Chi Minh City highlighted the importance Vietnam places on regional investors. The Vietnam Economic Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), in conjunction with the Vietnam News Agency and Asia News Network, was held [...] |
2007-04-27 02:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD BTIO EINV VM |
07KHARTOUM59 |
Sudan: U.S. Business Facilitation and Commercial [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (SBU) Stringent U.S. economic sanctions against Sudan have drastically limited opportunities for U.S. firms to supply goods and services in this nation of more than 40 million consumers. Only U.S. firms licensed by OFAC are able to compete in t [...] |
2007-01-15 03:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO BMGT ETTC US SU |
07KHARTOUM89 |
Termination of Land Rover Operations Creating [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Land Rover has been ordered by Ford Motor Company to close down all commercial operations in Sudan. Representatives of Land Rover here believe this action was taken as a result of pressure from the U.S. Government. The shut down [...] |
2007-01-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ETTC ECON EAID PREL SU |
07KIGALI1016 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] IT Summit: Rwanda hosted the African Heads of State Connect Africa Summit October 29 and 30. Six African presidents and corporate executives attended. The summit's goal was to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Tour, Secretary General of the International [...] |
2007-11-06 07:20:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI1062 |
IT FOR AFRICA: RWANDA LEADS THE WAY [...] Summary. Rwanda hosted the Connect Africa Summit October 29-30. Six African presidents, 53 communications ministers, and 19 corporate executives attended the summit which was intended to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the Int [...] |
2007-11-16 05:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI1110 |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KIGALI: NEEDED BUT ELUSIVE [...] Summary. The housing industry in Rwanda is fragmented and in need of assistance. Individuals are currently allocated plots and build according to their convenience, taste and capacity, irrespective of the area. The results are environmentally, aesthetically, and logistically problematic for [...] |
2007-12-10 10:47:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI1114 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...] |
2007-12-10 15:12:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI1145 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Loans: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany's KfW Banking Group have signed a deal with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to invest USD12 million to rehabilitate, expand and finance a 30-year lease of the Kigali Serena and the Lake Kivu Serena hotels. "IFC [...] |
2007-12-27 09:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI1146 |
LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOW-INCOME RWANDANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Inflation in Rwanda is officially reported at under 10 percent but the reality behind the numbers is much more serious for low-income Rwandans, the majority of the population. Certain food prices have increased as much as 350 percent and virtually none less than 10 percent ov [...] |
2007-12-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI193 |
Methane Development: Commercial Dispute Roils Lake Kivu [...] SUMMARY. Hopes of resolving Rwanda's acute energy crisis through the development of methane gas in Lake Kivu continues to be frustrated; this time by disputes between the GOR and Dane Associates. Accusations fly from both sides, but the result is that a solution to the unreliable, inadequate, [...] |
2007-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG |
07KIGALI405 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against Dane Associates, dissolving the Board of Directors of Kibuye Power (KP1) Limited and preventing the company from being party to methane extraction activities at Lake Kivu. Dane has been embroiled in a breach of contract dispute wit [...] |
2007-05-02 06:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI493 |
RWANDA HOSTS EAST AFRICA BROADBAND CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY. The GOR, in conjunction with the U.S. government, hosted an East African Broadband workshop in Kigali from May 8-10 to produce a roadmap for expanding broadband connectivity in East Africa. 2. President Kagame opened a two-day East African Broadband workshop jointly hosted by the [...] |
2007-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ECPS PGOV EINV ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI546 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Global Fund has pledged USD 59 million over the next five years to fight HIV/AIDS. The project will emphasize prevention, expanded access to anti-retroviral treatment, improved care, support of orphans and people living with AIDS, and improved linkage between tuberculosis and HIV services. [...] |
2007-06-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI592 |
CHALLENGES IN THE RWANDAN COFFEE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. RwandEx, a coffee export company recently privatized to a group of Belgian investors who have been involved in the company since its inception in 1964, is having an increasingly confrontational relationship with the GOR. Coupled with the relatively low coffee harvest season, thes [...] |
2007-06-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV ETRD BTIO RW |
07KIGALI633 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI639 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The British Department for International Development (DFID) approved approximately USD 70 million for direct budget support to Rwanda for 2007. This is part of the British government's increased commitment to support the GOR in poverty reduction, maintaining peace, stability and improving fina [...] |
2007-07-10 11:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI700 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Japan promised Rwanda USD 1,509,150 to boost economic development and poverty eradication, most specifically directed towards the agricultural sector. The World Bank will administer both grants from the Japanese government under its Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD). The gran [...] |
2007-08-03 10:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI737 |
Methane Development Continues Despite Disputes [...] SUMMARY. Lake Kivu still contains hope for Rwanda to solve one of the biggest obstacles to its development - the unreliability and high cost of energy in the country. The GOR partnership and concession granted to Dane Associates has been dissolved, but several other companies have appeared to [...] |
2007-08-17 08:15:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG |
07KIGALI754 |
FOREIGN INVESTORS IN RWANDA: PERFORM OR GET OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Accepting an offer they claim they could not refuse, the largest American investors in Rwanda sold their telecommunications company to the Government of Rwanda (GOR) on August 1. This represents the fourth time in the past year that the GOR has either nationalized a private c [...] |
2007-08-22 14:08:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW |
07KIGALI796 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Mission, launched a USD 10 million extensive anti-malaria Indoor Residential Spraying (IRS) campaign for Kigali on August 10. The goal of the campaign is to reduce malaria-related mortality by 50 percent among those in most vulnerable categ [...] |
2007-09-10 05:30:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI933 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...] |
2007-10-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI934 |
RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...] |
2007-10-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KIGALI961 |
Rwanda Oil Pipeline: Feasible, Profitable, and Necessary [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9, Energy and Communications Minister of State Albert Butare opened a workshop to review the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA)-funded findings on the extension of an oil products pipeline from Kampala to Rwanda. The report clearly supports extension of [...] |
2007-10-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW |
07KOLKATA289 |
INDIAN CONGLOMERATE RELIANCE SUSPENDS ITS WEST BENGAL RETAIL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Faced with violence against its facilities and growing political opposition to expansion of retail in India, the Reliance Group on September 13 suspended its billion-dollar agricultural retail project in West Bengal. The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) and the W. B [...] |
2007-09-18 04:34:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV PGOV IN |
07LAPAZ1379 |
BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW [...] (U) Post used FY07 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) monies to support Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's principal forestry trade show. This cable provides outcome and expenditure information. End summary. --------------- EXPOFOREST 2007 --------------- 2. (U) BFIF funds supported [...] |
2007-05-18 10:55:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV BL |
07MANAMA169 |
BAHRAIN: BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Manama welcomes EB's offer to provide BFIF funding to enhance commercial advocacy efforts. In view of the August 2006 implementation of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Post emphasizes the importance of commercial training, providing commercial services to businesses se [...] |
2007-02-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BA |
07MANILA3160 |
U.S. BUSINESS PLAYING MAJOR ROLE IN DYNAMIC CLARK REGION [...] (U) Summary. During an August 16 visit to Clark Freeport Zone, the Charge d'Affaires focused public and corporate attention on the positive role of U.S. business in the Philippines. Joining Philippine President Arroyo, the Charge attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Texas Instruments new [...] |
2007-09-18 09:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP |
07MANILA3341 |
Ambassador's Visit Highlights U.S. Engagement in Northern [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Ilocos Norte, a relatively remote area in the far north of the Philippines, to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the region through donation of computer equipment to governmental and educational institutions by USAID and DHS. During the two-day trip, the [...] |
2007-10-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP |
07MANILA3419 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CEBU'S BRIGHT HORIZONS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's October 4 visit to Cebu highlighted the opportunity the vital role American businesses play in the commercial life of the Philippines' second city. Buttressed by a live television interview and a roundtable with print media business editors, the Ambassador opened an [...] |