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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01HANOI2634 | VIETNAM LABELLING: MADE IN WHEREVER -- RESPONSE [...]E RAISED OUR CONCERNS OVER RECENT REPORTS THAT VIETNAM HAD SUSPENDED THE APPLICATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS IN ITS[...] |
2001-10-11 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX VM |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1255 | TEXTILE ORDERS FOR VIETNAM: LOOKING TO THE BTA FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, NOT THE WORLD SECURITY SITUATION [...]UMMARY: VIETNAM'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A BOOST IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS RELUCTANT TO DO BUSINESS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS P[...] |
2001-11-08 00:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1345 | ON THE EVE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S VISIT: VINATEX HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE U.S. MARKET [...]UMMARY: THE VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PUSH TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01345 291026Z &#x[...] |
2001-11-29 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX PREL VM BTA |
| 02ABUJA3304 | NIGERIAN TEXTILE BAN: "WE'RE DOING THIS FOR AGOA" [...]) Standing the spirit of free trade on its head, a senior Nigerian Commerce Ministry official says the GON temporarily banned imports [...] |
2002-12-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BEXP KTEX ECON NI |
| 02AMMAN6469 | TEXTILE DIVERSIFICATION CHALLENGES IN JORDAN [...]) Embassy Econ staff and USAID Jordan have maintained an extensive and productive dialogue with Jordan's government and private sector[...] |
2002-11-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD EINV JO |
| 02COLOMBO1740 | SRI LANKA PREPARES FOR POST-QUOTA WORLD [...]ummary: Well aware of the potential impact of the expiration of the MFA on its number one export (apparel), Sri Lankan players are beg[...] |
2002-09-18 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EAID CE USTR ECONOMICS |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY934 | VIETNAMESE IPR ENFORCEMENT: HOW NIKE GOT ITS SWOOSH BACK [...][...] |
2002-09-16 10:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ETRD KIPR KTEX IPROP |
| 02KATHMANDU820 | NEPAL: RESPONSE TO WORLD TEXTILE TRADE WITHOUT [...]ummary: The impact of post-2004 quota elimination on the already depressed garment industry in Nepal is likely to be substantial, if [...] |
2002-04-26 09:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD NP |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2647 | HONDURAS AND TEXTILES - DIVERSIFICATION WILL NOT BE [...]ummary. Ref a requested that Post discuss the impact of the elimination of import quotas in 2005 on Honduras' textile and apparel ind[...] |
2002-09-19 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID KTEX HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2991 | FTAA: HONDURAS' EXPORT PRIORITY INFORMATION [...]s solicited in reftel, Post identifies the following export priorities for the Honduran government and private sector. The cable incl[...] |
2002-10-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR ELAB PREL KTEX HO FCS |
| 03ABUDHABI1025 | ABU DHABI NOTIFIES UAE MINISTRY OF TEXTILE [...] March 2, Post notified Office Director Mr. Ali Fayel of the UAE Ministry of Economy and Commerce of UAEG textile quota overshipments [...] |
2003-03-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4201 | UAEG RECEIVES TEXTILE FLEXIBILITY REQUEST [...][...] |
2003-09-15 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX TC |
| 03COLOMBO1883 | CONTENTIOUS LABOR DISPUTE RESOLVED IN EXPORT [...]ummary: A controversial labor dispute at an export processing zone (EPZ) garment factory producing for international labels, which dr[...] |
2003-11-03 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EAID EINV KTEX CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO2017 | IN VISIT, COMMERCE DAS WILLIAMSON EMPHASIZES [...]) Summary: During her visit, Commerce DAS Williamson heard updates on the current political environment and emphasized to public and p[...] |
2003-11-21 03:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP PREL KIPR KTEX CE ECONOMICS |
| 03HANOI1967 | Vietnam: GVN PLANS REDESIGN OF TEXTILE ALLOCATION [...]MMARY: An inter-ministerial GVN committee has begun a comprehensive verification of the capacity of all factories allocated quota to [...] |
2003-08-01 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX VM |
| 03HANOI3273 | VIETNAM: TEXTILE QUOTAS AND TRANSSHIPMENT [...]BU) I understand that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) may soon consider requesting textile consultat[...] |
2003-12-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL KTEX VM |
| 03HANOI489 | Vietnam: First Round of Bilateral Textile Talks [...]BU) Summary and Introduction: USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner led a 10 person USG delegation to Hanoi to begin negotiat[...] |
2003-02-28 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KTEX VM LABOR |
| 03HANOI688 | Vietnam: Second Annual BTA Joint Committee [...]U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DUSTR Jon Huntsman led &#[...] |
2003-03-21 00:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR KTEX PREL VM |
| 03HANOI823 | Vietnam: GVN textile quota counter proposal [...]) Sensitive but unclassified protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) Post received a letter addressed to David Spooner, USTR Specia[...] |
2003-04-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX VM |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY258 | VIETNAM IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS STORY: NIKE [...]n an IPR enforcement success story, the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Police have wrapped up a case against a major counterfeiter of Nike [...] |
2003-03-19 06:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KTEX VM IPROP |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY500 | VIETNAM ISSUES TEXTILE QUOTA ALLOCATION GUIDELINES [...]SBU) SUMMARY: The GVN has announced quota allocation criteria for textile and garment exports to the U.S. Sixty- five to seventy per[...] |
2003-06-06 18:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX VM |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY556 | VIETNAM: TEXTILE ALLOCATION BEGINS WITH CONFUSION [...]SBU) The textile quota allocation process, which began on June 11, has drawn widespread complaints from buyers and producers and has a[...] |
2003-06-18 10:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX VM |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY605 | QUANG NAM GARMENT FACTORY: TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE [...]uang Nam Province is the home of the Quang Nam Garment Company, a small state-owned enterprise with about 800 employees and revenues o[...] |
2003-07-03 11:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VM SOE |
| 03KATHMANDU2278 | WITHOUT RELIEF, NEPAL'S AILING GARMENT INDUSTRY [...]U) The Maoist insurgency has had a devastating effect on Nepal's economy, including upon its fledgling manufacturing sector. Despite [...] |
2003-11-21 07:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX NP |
| 03LAGOS87 | AGOA AND NIGERIA: CAN ITS TEXTILE FIRMS STILL [...]ummary. Textile provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) encourage millions of dollars in foreign investment, creat[...] |
2003-01-13 07:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON KTEX NI |
| 03RANGOON1425 | BURMA SANCTIONS: GARMENT MAKERS CLING TO LEAKY RAFT [...]) Summary: Burma's private garment manufacturers claim 100 closed factories and 50,000 jobless as of the end of October -- with anothe[...] |
2003-11-07 06:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX ELAB PHUM PGOV BM |
| 03RANGOON4 | BURMA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY SEAMS DOOMED [...]BU) Summary: The threat of sanctions, the ongoing consumer boycott, and the GOB's own inane trade and investment policies are decimat[...] |
2003-01-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD KTEX BM |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1686 | HONDURAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY DOWNTURN HIGHLIGHTS USITC [...]ost submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biennial report of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USI[...] |
2003-07-16 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA752 | U.S.-CAFTA: Honduran Textile Goals in the U.S.- [...]BU) Summary: Honduras can be expected to fight hard in the U.S.-CAFTA textile negotiations for rules of origin that allow use of fabri[...] |
2003-03-25 23:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX HO |
| 04ABUDHABI1823 | END OF TEXTILE QUOTAS - UAE REQUEST FOR [...]his is an action request. Please see para. 3. ¶2. Ministry of Economy and Commerce Office Director Ali Al- Fayel contacte[...] |
2004-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2205 | UAE PREPARES FOR TERMINATION OF TEXTILE QUOTAS [...]SBU) Summary and comment: Reftel letter was delivered July 4 to UAE Ministry of Economy Undersecretary Mohammed Jassim Al-Mizzaki, who[...] |
2004-07-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3401 | UAE TEXTILE QUOTA FLEXIBILITY REQUEST [...]) MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE OFFICE DIRECTOR ALI AL-FAYEL CONTACTED POST ON SEPTEMBER 26 REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CARRY[...] |
2004-09-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3427 | BASELINE UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL STATISTICS [...]U) Summary and comment: Baseline statistics are provided regarding the UAE textile and apparel industry in response to ref A. In adv[...] |
2004-09-29 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX TC |
| 04ADANA21 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISIT TO [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Edelman on February 10th made his initial visit to Adana. Ambassador met with incumbent Adana Mayor Aytac &#[...] |
2004-02-20 15:05:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KTEX TU ADANA |
| 04AMMAN686 | QIZ'S HAVE ANOTHER BANNER YEAR [...]BU) Exports to the United States from Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ's) jumped up the charts to USD 586.6 million in 2003,[...] |
2004-01-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX PREL IS JO |
| 04AMMAN8145 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...]SBU) SUMMARY: The textiles and apparel sector continues to increase its share of Jordan's GDP, due largely to the contribution of Qua[...] |
2004-09-30 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB JO |
| 04ANKARA1917 | Background for USTR Zoellick's Meeting with [...]BU) Turkish trade officials tell us that, in the April 5 meeting with USTR Robert Zoellick, State Minister Kursad Tuzmen plans to focu[...] |
2004-04-01 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA5661 | TURKISH TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION AND [...]) Ref A requested data on Turkish textile and apparel employment and production data for country beneficiaries of U.S. trade preferen[...] |
2004-10-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX TU |
| 04ANKARA7002 | GOT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT POST-2005 TEXTILE AND [...]BU) A Turkish Foreign Trade official expressed considerable pessimism about the likely losses of Turkey's textile industry post-2005, [...] |
2004-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX EFIN TU |
| 04COLOMBO1271 | Potential Fallout of MFA Expiration in 2005 [...]ummary: There is heightened anxiety in Sri Lanka's apparel sector, as expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement approaches in January[...] |
2004-07-30 06:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ELAB CE ECONOMICS |
| 04COLOMBO1299 | GORM AGREES TO ELVIS TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENT TEXT [...]is is an action request, please see para 3. ¶3. Per request reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and attachments on Jan[...] |
2004-08-06 04:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX MV |
| 04COLOMBO1605 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]er reftel, information for Maldives follows: Year 2002 2003 Total industrial production in USD MN 52 53 T[...] |
2004-09-28 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS |
| 04GUATEMALA2505 | GUATEMALAN TEXTILE AND APPAREL DATA [...][...] |
2004-10-01 19:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 04HANOI1181 | Vietnam: MOT Proposes Changes to Textile Quota [...]is is a joint Embassy Hanoi/Congen Ho Chi Minh City message. ¶2. Summary: The Ministry of Trade (MOT) recently proposed[...] |
2004-04-26 04:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD VN |
| 04HANOI2620 | Vietnam: Trade Officials Arrested for Taking [...]) SUMMARY: On September 15, a key Ministry of Trade (MOT) official responsible for allocation of Vietnam's textile quota for the U.S.[...] |
2004-09-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON VM |
| 04HANOI2719 | VIETNAM: TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE/APPREL [...] response to reftel, Post provides the FY 2002 and 2003 data on the following issues pertaining to Vietnam: Total Industrial [...] |
2004-10-01 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX VM WTO LABOR |
| 04HANOI2752 | Vietnam: Textile Quota Bribe Scandal - Part Two [...]mmary: The arrest of the son of a Vice Minister of Trade (who bears overall responsibility for textile quota allocation) added a new t[...] |
2004-10-06 09:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON VM |
| 04HANOI2797 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRADE [...]BU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilat[...] |
2004-10-13 10:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP |
| 04HANOI888 | Vietnam: Textile Consultations in Hanoi [...]SBU) Summary and Introduction: USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Ja[...] |
2004-03-29 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KTEX VM |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1246 | EB PDAS DONNELLY MEETS WITH HCMC TEXTILE [...]BU) SUMMARY: During his September 29 visit to Ho Chi Minh City, EB Bureau PDAS Donnelly met representatives of Vietnam's textile and [...] |
2004-10-07 04:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV KTEX VM WTO |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY226 | AMERICAN BUSINESS REPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY LOVE BTA, HATE [...]SBU) During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City on February 17-18, Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations Committee James Morhard met [...] |
2004-03-04 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON EPET ETRD KTEX OREP BTA |
| 04KIGALI1208 | EMBASSY KIGALI PARTICIPATION IN SEVENTH [...]mmary. Post sponsored a booth at the seventh annual Rwandan Trade Fair that showcased Rwandan exports to the United States and provid[...] |
2004-08-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EAGR KTEX EINV RW AGOA |
| 04LAGOS457 | NIGERIA: AGOA III: INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND [...]) Summary: Nigeria's textile and apparel industry is uncompetitive and in decline, and manufacturers are skeptical about the possibili[...] |
2004-03-02 08:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD EINV ECON PREL NI AGOA |
| 04LILONGWE1108 | GARMENT MAKERS NOT PANICKING ABOUT QUOTAS [...]BU) Despite the impending demise of quotas, Malawi's garment makers expect to see few changes in the U.S. market in the near future. [...] |
2004-12-02 09:17:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX MI |
| 04LILONGWE188 | AGOA III: INFORMATION ON MALAWIAN TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]HIS CABLE IS IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES IN AGOA-ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. [...] |
2004-03-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KTEX PREL MI AGOA |
| 04MANAMA1032 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERMINATION OF TEXTILE AND [...][...] |
2004-06-30 12:52:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX BA |
| 04MANAMA1122 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERMINATION OF TEXTILE AND [...][...] |
2004-07-17 09:18:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX BA |
| 04MANAMA1225 | (C/NF) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY TALKS SECURITY AND FTA [...][...] |
2004-08-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD KTEX ELAB BA KSEC KINR |
| 04MANAMA1494 | BAHRAIN: TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...]xpiration of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) will likely have a small negative impact on the Bahraini economy because[...] |
2004-09-29 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB BA |
| 04MANAMA726 | PERSPECTIVE OF SOME SHI'A WOMEN APPAREL INDUSTRY [...]U) SUMMARY. Bahrain anticipates that the WTO-mandated end of textile quotas at the beginning of 2005 will cause its garment manufact[...] |
2004-05-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX KMPI ETRD PREL KWMN BA |
| 04MANAMA799 | SOME BAHRAINIS RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PLAN FOR [...]UMMARY. Assistant USTR for Labor WIlliam Clatanoff, who visited Bahrain May 9-13, sounded a clarion call warning to Bahrainis that its[...] |
2004-05-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX PGOV PREL ETRD KWMN KMPI BA |
| 04MAPUTO294 | AGOA III: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]erview: Mozambique's once thriving and highly heterogeneous textile and garment industry experienced steady and significant decline th[...] |
2004-03-04 09:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EINV PREL MZ AGOA |
| 04MUSCAT2112 | AMBITION, VISION, AND FRUSTRATION: OMANI COMMERCE [...]R/B - please see biographic notes, para 9. ------- Summary ------- ¶2. (C) A rising mid-level Oma[...] |
2004-12-05 03:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX PINR EIND PREL KWMN SCUL PGOV MU |
| 04PRETORIA4527 | SOUTH AFRICAN APPAREL INDUSTRY -- STRUGGLING [...]Summary. The South African apparel industry is struggling because of increased imports, mostly from China, and a decrease in exports. [...] |
2004-10-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR |
| 04PRETORIA5040 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - A [...]mmary: The reality in southern Africa is that except for SACU, regional integration has predominantly not progressed much further than[...] |
2004-11-18 14:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR |
| 04PRETORIA5313 | SACU TO NEGOTIATE FREE TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA [...]ummary: The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and India will start free trade negotiations in the middle of ¶2005. The free tr[...] |
2004-12-09 08:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR |
| 04QUITO2943 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION IN [...]ummary. Reftel requests information on the textile and apparel sectors in Ecuador. Statistical information, particularly with respec[...] |
2004-11-09 20:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD EC |
| 04RANGOON1294 | BURMA'S GARMENT MAKERS FEAR 2005 [...]) Summary: After a few months of improved fortune for Burma's garment sector (reftel), things are turning gloomy as 2005 nears. Indus[...] |
2004-09-30 01:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KTEX BM |
| 04RANGOON138 | BURMA SANCTIONS: GARMENT INDUSTRY TAKES STOCK [...]) Summary: We are getting a slightly clearer picture of the impact of last year's U.S. import ban on the Burmese garment industry -- t[...] |
2004-02-02 09:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KTEX ETRD PHUM ECON PGOV BM |
| 04RANGOON768 | BURMESE USING THAIS TO VIOLATE U.S. IMPORT BAN [...]UMMARY: BURMESE GARMENT FACTORY OWNERS ADMITTED TO AN EMBASSY OFFICER THAT THEIR COMPANY IS CIRCUMVENTING THE U.S. IMPORT BAN ON BURME[...] |
2004-06-18 08:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CVIS KTEX TH BM |
| 04RANGOON912 | BURMA'S GARMENT SECTOR TAKES A TURN FOR THE BETTER [...]) Summary: New garment orders from Europe and Canada have put about 25,000 back to work around Rangoon. These orders are offering a m[...] |
2004-07-20 07:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KTEX BM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO5757 | DOMINICAN TEXTILES - PROSPECTS FOR PRODUCTION AND [...]bassy Santo Domingo provides the following information in response to reftel. ¶2. Nominal GDP in billions of USD [...] |
2004-10-20 18:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX DR EINV |
| 04TAIPEI3186 | TITAS 2004 Focuses on Facing 2005: [...]mmary. The Taipei International Textile & Apparel Show 2004 (TITAS 2004) kicked off on September 21. 280 domestic/foreign companies &[...] |
2004-10-13 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX TW |
| 04TAIPEI3509 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO TEXTILE TRANSSHIPMENT MOU [...]his is an Action Request. Please see Para 8. ¶2. Summary: AIT/T delivered reftel demarche to Taiwan's Board of Foreign T[...] |
2004-11-05 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND KTEX TW |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2276 | Honduras: Textile and Apparel Statistics; Both [...]ost provides the following information in response to reftel. ---------------------------- The Limits of the Statisti[...] |
2004-10-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB BEXP HO |
| 05ABUDHABI3925 | TROUBLED UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR PINNING [...]MMARY: The UAE textile industry is slowing down due to increased international competition sparked by the elimination of the worldwide[...] |
2005-09-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD TC |
| 05ACCRA2565 | GHANA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...]mmary: Ghana's textile and apparel sector is small and -- despite the extension of AGOA benefits -- continues to shrink. Labor proble[...] |
2005-12-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
| 05AMMAN13 | JORDAN, ISRAEL UPGRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TO CREATE [...]SBU) Jordan hosted the signing of an upgraded trade agreement with Israel December 23 to take aim at a Qualifying Industrial Zone (QI[...] |
2005-01-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL KTIA KTEX IS JO |
| 05AMMAN7495 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]U) Following is post's response to reftel request for data and answers to questions on Jordan's textiles and apparel sector. Post wi[...] |
2005-09-19 08:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON ETRD JO |
| 05AMMAN7793 | JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...]U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. ¶2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an [...] |
2005-10-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO |
| 05AMMAN7794 | JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...]U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. ¶2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an [...] |
2005-10-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO |
| 05AMMAN8228 | AMENDED JORDAN-ISRAEL QIZ AGREEMENT [...]C) Ministry of Industry and Trade official Baha'a Al-Armouti passed to Econoff October 17 the initialed amendments to the 1997 Israel-[...] |
2005-10-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO |
| 05ANKARA1109 | UPDATE ON TURKISH LIMITS ON CHINESE TEXTILE [...]BU) Shortly after imposing surveillance and protective measures against 42 categories of Chinese textile and apparel imports in connec[...] |
2005-03-03 10:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX TU CH |
| 05ANKARA129 | GOT TO LIMIT CHINESE TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]) Summary: On December 23, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) published a communique in the State Gazette announcing surveillan[...] |
2005-01-10 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX TU |
| 05ANKARA2294 | APPAREL EXECUTIVES ON CHINESE EXPORTS, TIFA, [...]) This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: In an April 8 lunch, textile and appare[...] |
2005-04-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX EFIN TU CH EUN |
| 05ANKARA730 | OUTREACH TO TURKISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL [...]ef A requested information on private sector organizations which might have an interest in a sectoral initiative within the non-agricu[...] |
2005-02-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX TU |
| 05BANGKOK6016 | THAI TEXTILES AND APPAREL: COPING WITH A [...]mmary: Thailand's textiles and apparel exports continue to grow following the expiration of the global quota system, albeit at a more [...] |
2005-09-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB |
| 05BOGOTA9143 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND PROJECTION OF [...]his is post's response to REFTEL request for information on Colombia's textile and apparel employment and production data, and project[...] |
2005-09-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX FTA |
| 05CAIRO7147 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILES AND APPAREL EMPLOYMENT [...]The following data responds to ref A request for specific data and information on textiles and apparel production, trade and employmen[...] |
2005-09-14 07:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD EINV EG USTR |
| 05CARACAS1851 | VENEZUELA'S REFERENCE PRICES FOR TEXTILES IMPORTS: [...]We will attempt to answer the questions posed by reftel providing the reasons for the measures and background information which might [...] |
2005-06-20 17:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VE |
| 05COLOMBO1644 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE: SRI [...]er ref (A), information for Sri Lanka follows: - 2004 2005 - [...] |
2005-09-19 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX ETRD EAID CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO1668 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE-MALDIVES [...]r ref (A), information for Maldives follows: ¶2. The apparel industry in Maldives has disappeared following the expiration[...] |
2005-09-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX ETRD EAID MV ECONOMICS |
| 05DARESSALAAM1185 | EAC CUSTOMS UNION: UPDATE ON TARIFFS [...]r reftel, econoff and commercial FSN spoke with the East African Community (EAC) Director of Customs, Peter Kiguta, and with Dr. Kaboy[...] |
2005-06-17 03:29:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ECIN KTEX TZ |
| 05DHAKA4643 | REPLY TO STATE 146213 [...]ummary: Post collected data on textile and apparel labor and production statistics of Bangladesh per ref ¶B. request. Information [...] |
2005-09-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
| 05DHAKA4652 | BANGLADESH TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATS AND [...]ummary: Post collected data on textile and apparel labor and production statistics of Bangladesh per ref ¶B. request. Information [...] |
2005-09-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
| 05HANOI1 | Vietnam: Textile Corruption and Allocation Update [...]) This is a Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City joint reporting cable. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: Since September, six Ministry of Trade �[...] |
2005-01-03 00:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON VM |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY1146 | VIETNAM TEXTILES: COMPETING IN A QUOTA-FREE WORLD [...]BU): Vietnam's apparel exports to the United States have boomed since the entry-into-force of the BTA. However, the Vietnamese garmen[...] |
2005-11-02 08:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX VM BTA WTO LABOR |
| 05ISTANBUL1619 | TURKISH TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: STATISTICS AND [...]BU) Summary: Total production in the textile and apparel sectors stands at over USD 30 billion, according to estimates by both industr[...] |
2005-09-21 15:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON ETRD TU |
| 05ISTANBUL1839 | TURKISH TEXTILE SECTOR RENEWS CALL FOR [...]BU) Summary: In meetings with General Scowcroft's visiting American Turkish Council Delegation (ATC), Turkish textile representatives[...] |
2005-10-21 14:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX TU |
| 05LIMA2523 | PERU'S TEXTILE EXPORTS INCREASE 13 PERCENT IN Q1 [...]) Summary. Peru's textile industry witnessed a 13 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2005 year-on-year, despite [...] |
2005-06-06 22:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
| 05LIMA3923 | THREE PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE INTEROCEANIC HIGHWAY [...]SBU) Summary. The Presidents of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil met in Madre de Dios, Peru on September 8, to inaugurate the $810 million In[...] |
2005-09-09 22:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
| 05LIMA4184 | PERU: UPDATED TEXTILE AND APPAREL INFORMATION [...]BU) Summary. Peru's textile and apparel sectors have grown rapidly in the past few years, due primarily to benefits under the Andean [...] |
2005-09-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE |
| 05LIMA4278 | GOP JUSTIFIES USED CLOTHING LAW [...]SBU) Summary. In a meeting on September 27 with the DCM, Vice Minister of Industry Antonio Castillo cited three arguments to justify [...] |
2005-10-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE |
| 05LIMA68 | Textile Industry Fears End of MultiFiber Agreement [...]BU) Summary. The Peruvian Government fears that the termination of the World Trade Organization's MultiFiber Agreement (MFA) on Janua[...] |
2005-01-05 20:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE |
| 05MANAMA1412 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]) Bahrain's textile and apparel industry is relatively small and represents a minimal contribution to GDP. Its contribution is furthe[...] |
2005-10-02 06:08:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KTEX ECON ETRD BA |
| 05MANILA3956 | POST-QUOTA ADAPTION OF GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...]ummary: The Philippine garment and textile industry has thus far withstood the end of the MFA quota regime, largely thanks to U.S. sa[...] |
2005-08-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EINV PREL ECON RP |
| 05MUSCAT1463 | OMAN PINS TEXTILE HOPES ON FTA [...]BU) Government statistics point to a continuing decline in Omani textile production in terms of value and employment. Manufacturers a[...] |
2005-10-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON ETRD MU |
| 05MUSCAT243 | OMAN OFFICIAL ON PRIVATIZATION, FTA HOPES [...]BU) In a meeting on February 1, National Economy Under Secretary Abdul Malik al-Hinai outlined the Omani SIPDIS gover[...] |
2005-02-13 13:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPRV EIND ETRD ECPS KTEX PREL MU |
| 05NAIROBI3826 | KENYA RESPONSE - TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...]In response to ref A), Embassy Nairobi offers the following baseline data on Kenya's textile and apparel production and employment. T[...] |
2005-09-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD KE AGOA |
| 05PRETORIA1365 | PROTECTION SOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...]ummary. While Chinese and Indian apparel and textile exports to the United States continued to surge in the first month after the end[...] |
2005-04-06 05:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA2238 | LABOR UNIONS TURN TO RETAILERS TO SAVE THE [...]ummary. According to South African industry representatives, China currently holds 86% of the apparel market for imports in South Afr[...] |
2005-06-09 04:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA3823 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]) This cable provides statistical data to the extent currently available and other information on South Africa's textile and apparel s[...] |
2005-09-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF |
| 05PRETORIA4752 | SOUTH AFRICA: NO SAFEGUARD PROTECTION [...]) Summary. While the South African textile and clothing industries complained about cheap imports from China, the South African gover[...] |
2005-12-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF |
| 05PRETORIA658 | SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE WITH CHINA [...]Summary. A report by a South African bank group describes the impact of China's growing importance as a trade partner w[...] |
2005-02-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA847 | DTI DISCUSSES DOHA WITH COMMERCE DAS VINEYARD [...]BU) Summary. Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard met with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials on February ¶18. There is more[...] |
2005-02-25 11:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KTEX SF USTR |
| 05RABAT2139 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...]hmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty [...] |
2005-10-13 16:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI |
| 05RANGOON190 | BURMA'S GARMENT SECTOR: SAVED BY THE TAX [...]BU) Summary: All but in the grave, Burma's garment sector has been kept alive -- barely -- by China's decision to impose an export tax[...] |
2005-02-14 04:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KTEX PREL BM |
| 05SANJOSE2158 | COSTA RICA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...]ummary: The textile industry in Costa Rica is regarded as efficient and productive. However, the low labor costs of China and the pr[...] |
2005-09-15 00:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX PGOV PREL CS |
| 05SANSALVADOR2572 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...]SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, wh[...] |
2005-09-16 22:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR2583 | CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...]SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, wh[...] |
2005-09-19 15:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1051 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT INAUGURATES U.S. PLANT, AGAIN [...]) At the February 21 ground-breaking for a large U.S.-owned textile mill, President Leonel Fernandez characterized the project as one [...] |
2005-02-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4479 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...]ummary: Textile and apparel production represents an important part of the Dominican Republic's economy. Half of all companies in th[...] |
2005-09-30 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD DR |
| 05TAIPEI1233 | TAIWAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY SEARCHES FOR [...][...] |
2005-03-23 05:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TW |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1535 | USITC CARRIBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...]ost submits the following report in response to reftel request for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Carib[...] |
2005-07-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1546 | One Maquila Improves Working Conditions in [...]ummary: In a June 22 press conference, the U.S. NGO National Labor Committee's (NLC's) Director Charles Kernaghan alleged mistreatmen[...] |
2005-07-27 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2195 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...]mmary: During an October 19 meeting in San Pedro Sula, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Honduran Trade Minister Guerrero concurred tha[...] |
2005-10-27 18:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2217 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...]ummary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to[...] |
2005-10-31 22:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA642 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TEXTILE DATA: HONDURAN [...]) Summary: The Honduran textile and apparel sector is increasingly concerned that it is about to lose out to China as a supplier to t[...] |
2005-03-22 19:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX ELAB PGOV HO |
| 06ABIDJAN1133 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]U) Per REF A request, Post provides the following information on Cote d'Ivoire's textile and apparel production sector. �[...] |
2006-10-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX IV |
| 06ABUDHABI2563 | TEXTILES INDUSTRY: PESSIMISTIC DESPITE RISING TRADE [...]MMARY: Officials from the UAE Ministry of Economy, two textile factories in the UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone (ATRACO Industrial and Carol[...] |
2006-06-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD TC |
| 06ABUDHABI3820 | UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SLOWDOWN DUE TO INCREASED [...]BU) Summary: The UAE textile industry continues to decline due to increased international competition brought on by the elimination of[...] |
2006-10-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD AE |
| 06ABUJA854 | NIGERIA'S IMPORT BAN ON TEXTILES: DEMARCHE [...]mmary. As requested reftel, Embassy Abuja presented demarche on textile bans and Milliken's potential order to the Ministries of Finan[...] |
2006-04-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX NI |
| 06ACCRA2321 | Textile and Apparel Sector: Statistics and Projection of [...][...] |
2006-10-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KTEX GH |
| 06AITTAIPEI2962 | TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW-UP: PROGRESS AND HIGH LEVEL [...]aiwan rolled out the red carpet for Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and the U.S. trade delegation visit to Tai[...] |
2006-08-25 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND EINT ETRD KTEX TW |
| 06AMMAN3257 | JORDAN LAUNCHES MAJOR ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN IN [...]C) SUMMARY: In response to a highly-publicized report criticizing the labor conditions of foreign workers in Jordan's garment industr[...] |
2006-05-08 12:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO |
| 06AMMAN3551 | JORDAN RELEASES INITIAL REPORT ON ALLEGED LABOR [...]SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem released the Ministry of Labor's (MOL) initial report of its actions regardin[...] |
2006-05-18 17:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO |
| 06AMMAN4653 | JORDAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN DOHA ROUND FOR MORE [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In a letter to the Ambassador received June 18, Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade sought U.S. government support [...] |
2006-06-22 16:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX PREL JO |
| 06AMMAN5566 | MINISTERS PROMISE ACTION ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...]BU) SUMMARY: Ambassador raised continuing USG concerns about the QIZ labor situation with the King's top aide and relevant ministers, [...] |
2006-07-25 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO |
| 06AMMAN5595 | UPDATE ON GOJ STEPS TO ADDRESS QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...]BU) SUMMARY: Jordan signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that in early 2007 should begin assisting w[...] |
2006-07-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO |
| 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 [...] |
2006-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD BTIO KTIA ELAB KTEX ECON ELTN PGOV JO |
| 06AMMAN6707 | UNANNOUNCED, PRIME MINISTER TOURS QIZ FACTORIES [...]BU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister (PM) Ma'ruf al-Bakhit made unannounced visits on August 23 to four Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) factor[...] |
2006-08-30 13:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO |
| 06AMMAN6886 | WHERE HAVE ALL THE BANGLADESHIS GONE? [...]BU) SUMMARY: In an attempt to stem labor violations in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), the Ministry of Labor (MoL) took a[...] |
2006-09-07 03:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO IN BG |
| 06AMMAN8318 | MINISTERS REMAIN ENGAGED ON LABOR PROBLEM; [...]) SUMMARY: Minister of Labor (MoL) Salem and Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Zu'bi offered the Ambassador varying interpretation[...] |
2006-11-07 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
| 06AMMAN8341 | QIZ MANAGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT GOJ LABOR CRACKDOWN [...]BU) SUMMARY: U.S. garment buyer representatives, QIZ estate owners, and factory operators have started to complain in recent weeks abo[...] |
2006-11-08 16:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG |
| 06AMMAN8656 | JORDAN'S MINISTER OF LABOR RE-APPOINTED AND [...]BU) SUMMARY: Minister of Labor Basem Salem was re-appointed in the cabinet re-shuffle announced November 22 (reftel). Salem intends[...] |
2006-12-03 05:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG |
| 06ANKARA5734 | TURKEY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY SMARTING FROM INCREASED [...]BU) Summary: While overall Turkish exports of textiles and apparel continue to increase slightly (3 percent to date in 2006 and 7.25 [...] |
2006-10-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU |
| 06ASMARA794 | ERITREA: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] response to reftel, post provides the short narrative below. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the econo[...] |
2006-10-03 04:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ER |
| 06ASTANA150 | KAZAKHSTAN'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]) The following data for Kazakhstan in 2005, provided by Lubov Khudova, representative of the Kazakhstani Association of Light Industr[...] |
2006-09-29 04:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX KZ |
| 06BRATISLAVA804 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SLOVAKIA [...]ased on data released by the Slovak Statistical Office, Slovakia's total industrial production reached Slovak Koruna (SKK) 1,345 billi[...] |
2006-10-04 06:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX LO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2588 | AMCHAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF AMBASSADOR [...]BU) SUMMARY: ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOSTED A LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF AMBASSADOR WAY[...] |
2006-11-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2792 | Ambassador Wayne Meets with President of OAS Private [...]mmary: On December 12, Ambassador Anthony Wayne met with the President of the OAS Private Sector of the Americas (PAS) group and a de[...] |
2006-12-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX AR |
| 06CASABLANCA235 | NUMBER OF STRIKES UP BUT DAYS LOST WAY DOWN [...]his cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶2. (U) Summary: The Government of Morocco reported[...] |
2006-03-02 15:09:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KTEX MO |
| 06COLOMBO1594 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...]ummary: Textile and apparel export growth has slowed following the expiration of the Multifiber Agreement (MFA). The decelerating gr[...] |
2006-09-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ELAB CE |
| 06COLOMBO357 | SUPPORT FOR TRADE MISSIONS TO SRI LANKA [...]ummary: Post, along with the American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (AmCham Sri Lanka) would welcome a trade mission described in ref[...] |
2006-03-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD KTEX ECON CE |
| 06COLOMBO533 | Sri Lanka Garment Sector Revises Revenue [...]SBU) Summary: Sluggish growth in apparel exports has prompted Sri Lanka to re-design its textile and garment industry strategy. Whil[...] |
2006-04-05 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
| 06COLOMBO537 | Garment Quota Expiration No Drastic Impact on Labor [...]SBU) Summary: While Sri Lankas apparel export growth slowed to 3% from an expected 12% (REFTEL), there has been no drastic impact on [...] |
2006-04-05 04:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
| 06DAKAR1970 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY [...]UMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) has selected the textile and apparel sector as a strategic growth sector for its Accelerated G[...] |
2006-08-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON SG |
| 06DAKAR2116 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...]uinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa [...] |
2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
| 06DAKAR2117 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...]uinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa [...] |
2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
| 06DAKAR2571 | SENEGAL: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]U) In response to Ref A request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. This expands upon[...] |
2006-10-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EINV AGOA SG |
| 06DARESSALAAM1397 | AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...]) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise[...] |
2006-08-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1409 | AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...]) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise[...] |
2006-08-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1638 | TANZANIA'S TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGE TO COMPETE [...]MMARY. Tanzania's textile industry faces not only increased global competition, but also critical domestic challenges including a lack[...] |
2006-10-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX TZ |
| 06DHAKA6328 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND COMPETITIVENESS [...]ummary: The Bangladesh textile and ready-made garment (RMG) industry has thrived following the end of quotas under the multi-fiber ar[...] |
2006-10-18 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX BG |
| 06GEORGETOWN1028 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...]MMARY: The textile and apparel sector in Guyana has approximately one large manufacturer and five small manufacturers. A steep decline[...] |
2006-10-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD GY |
| 06HANOI3071 | TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL [...]BU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and appar[...] |
2006-12-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM |
| 06HARARE1220 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...][...] |
2006-10-04 06:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1392 | U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest �[...] |
2006-12-13 11:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1396 | U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM [...]) CONGEN HCMC Requests that all addressees ZFR/delete AMCONGEN HCMC 001392, subject above. ¶2. (U) A corrected copy with n[...] |
2006-12-14 08:51:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1399 | GARMENT AND APPARAL EXPORT ISSUES [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest �[...] |
2006-12-14 10:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 06HONGKONG3914 | HONG KONG TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...]ummary and Analysis. Hong KongQs textile and apparel manufacturers demonstrated their nimbleness in responding to quota, market and t[...] |
2006-10-03 00:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX EAP |
| 06KATHMANDU2637 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...]) The following is post's response to information on textiles requested in reftel. DATA ON TEXTILES ---------------- [...] |
2006-09-30 09:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NP |
| 06KINSHASA1308 | AGOA: DRC'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES [...]) Post submits the following in response to reftel request for information on textile and apparel production capabilities in the DRC. [...] |
2006-08-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX AGOA CG |
| 06KUWAIT3557 | KUWAIT'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...]er Reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available concerning Kuwait's textile industry from various GOK sources. The in[...] |
2006-09-04 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX KU |
| 06LAPAZ2622 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL: CONTINUED RELIANCE ON ATPDEA [...]) Summary: While the expiration of global textile and apparel quotas may have adversely affected small Bolivian producers, large manuf[...] |
2006-09-28 18:49:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX BL |
| 06LIMA1825 | TEXTILE SECTOR GROWING AT DIMINISHED RATE [...]BU) Summary. Peru's textile and apparel industry witnessed a 2.6 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2006 year-on[...] |
2006-05-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PE |
| 06LISBON2201 | PORTUGAL'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] 2005, the textile/apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial sector, accounting for approx. 20% of industrial GDP and 2[...] |
2006-10-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 06MANAGUA344 | GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND UNIONS BATTLE FOR [...]BU) SUMMARY: Nicaragua's government, private sector, and unions all realize that the preferential Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for[...] |
2006-02-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD KTEX NU |
| 06MUSCAT1484 | OMAN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO SHRINK [...]) Oman's textile industry continues to whither away in terms of value and employment, as government statistics confirm a steep drop in[...] |
2006-10-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX MU |
| 06NAIROBI3582 | AGOA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]mmary: Kenya's AGOA garment exports to the U.S. fell 8.7% in the first six months of 2006 to $121.4 million, but still represented 73%[...] |
2006-08-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX AGOA ECON KE |
| 06NIAMEY866 | AGOA: INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]) The following responds to reftel's request for information on Niger's textile and apparel manufacturing capabilities. Niger counts t[...] |
2006-08-16 17:44:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX EINV ETRD NG |
| 06PANAMA2282 | PANAMA: TEXTILE & APPAREL STATISTICS [...]he following comes from the Comptroller General's Office of the Republic of Panama unless otherwise noted: - Total industrial[...] |
2006-11-29 16:11:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 06PHNOMPENH1048 | PROMISING CAMBODIAN UNION'S DECLINE HIGHLIGHTS [...]SBU) SUMMARY. The Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU), which was once one of the country's most respected[...] |
2006-06-02 09:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX PHUM CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1124 | CAMBODIAN GARMENT SECTOR WORRIED ABOUT DRAMATIC [...]SBU) SUMMARY. Following several months of increased garment sector strikes, the number of working days lost to strikes reached 87,000[...] |
2006-06-15 10:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX PGOV CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1169 | GARMENT SECTOR WORRIES TARNISH GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE [...]UMMARY. Business leaders and government officials touted recent accomplishments in promoting economic development during the Private [...] |
2006-06-23 08:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KTEX EAIR PHUM CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1174 | CAMBODIA: AMBASSADOR URGES RESTRAINT IN GARMENT [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting, the Ambassador praised the role of labor unions, but also urged eleven union leaders to exercise [...] |
2006-06-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KTEX ECON CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1176 | CAMBODIA: GARMENT MANUFACTURERS BLAME UNIONS FOR [...]SBU) SUMMARY. During a June 23 meeting, Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) leaders acknowledged that garment factor[...] |
2006-06-27 00:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KTEX ECON CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1185 | CAMBODIA: PROMISING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS FALTER, [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Promising negotiations between the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) and the Free Trade Union (FTU) [...] |
2006-06-27 12:47:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KTEX ECON CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1199 | CAMBODIA: GENERAL STRIKE COULD PROVE POLITICAL, [...]C) SUMMARY. The July 3 general strike threatened by the Free Trade Union (FTU) and the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (C[...] |
2006-06-28 13:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON KTEX PGOV CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1201 | CAMBODIA'S LABOR AND COMMERCE MINISTERS DOING [...]SBU) SUMMARY. During separate June 28 meetings with the Ministers of Commerce and Labor, the Ambassador relayed embassy efforts to en[...] |
2006-06-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV KTEX KIPR CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1202 | UNION LEADERS CALL OFF GENERAL STRIKE; THANK U.S. [...]U) SUMMARY. Union leader Chea Mony told the Ambassador today that he was calling off the general strike he had threatened to lead sta[...] |
2006-06-29 12:03:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX PGOV CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1693 | SLOW PROGRESS IN CAMBODIAN GARMENT SECTOR LABOR [...]SBU) SUMMARY. After two rounds of negotiations, unions and garment manufacturers have managed to reduce the gap between their propose[...] |
2006-09-18 10:25:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1827 | CAMBODIA: UNIONS THREATEN STRIKE AS GARMENT SECTOR [...]SBU) Summary. After more than three hours of discussion on September 30, the third round of negotiations between unions and garment [...] |
2006-10-06 09:12:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1893 | CAMBODIA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT WILL IT [...]SBU) Summary. Cambodia's garment industry grew impressively since the Multifiber Agreement (MFA) ended, expanding by 13% in 2005 and [...] |
2006-10-18 08:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1928 | GOVERNMENT PREEMPTS BILATERAL LABOR NEGOTIATIONS [...]SBU) Summary: After more than a month of slow progress, the government preempted the final round of negotiations between garment fact[...] |
2006-10-25 01:51:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH1975 | STAFFDEL GILLEY VISIT EVALUATES USG OBJECTIVES IN CAMBODIA [...]SBU) Summary. Kristen Gilley, Deputy Chief of Staff for the House Committee on International Relations and Jamie McCormick, Staff Dir[...] |
2006-11-02 07:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KTEX ETRD EAID CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2084 | RIVAL UNIONS ORDER GENERAL STRIKE, END TO [...]SBU) Summary. Pro-government union federation leader Chuon Mom Thol has told members of his federation to stop participating in bilat[...] |
2006-11-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2208 | CAMBODIA: LABOR UNREST TOPS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS [...]U) SUMMARY. Dramatic increases in labor unrest, government interference in union affairs, labor violence, and a nearly universal disr[...] |
2006-12-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2211 | CAMBODIAN UNIONS AND GARMENT FACTORIES AGREE ON [...]SBU) A coalition of seven garment unions dropped its threat to hold a general strike after they reached a tentative deal with the Gar[...] |
2006-12-21 01:20:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2240 | CAMBODIA: GARMENT BUYERS URGE IMPROVED [...]SBU) SUMMARY. Buyers of Cambodian-made garments urged the Better Factories Cambodia factory monitoring project to maintain credibilit[...] |
2006-12-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD KTEX PHUM |
| 06PHNOMPENH655 | CAMBODIA: GARMENT SECTOR STRIKES RISE SHARPLY [...]SBU) SUMMARY. More than twice as many workers (16,000) were involved in strikes in February and March of this year than in the two p[...] |
2006-04-07 03:40:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV KTEX CB |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1858 | HAITI'S TEXTILES: COMPETITIVE PROSPECTS FOR A [...]ummary: Haiti's textile sector has made a remarkable recovery following the steep decline after the political upheaval in February 2004.[...] |
2006-09-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 06PRETORIA2654 | SOUTH AFRICA SIGNS TEXTILE, NUCLEAR ENERGY AND COAL FUEL [...]) Summary. Leading a delegation of government officials and business leaders, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited South Africa June 21-[...] |
2006-06-29 09:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX SF CH |
| 06PRETORIA678 | SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA DISCUSS VOLUNTARY [...]) Summary. The South African Government has raised the problem of inexpensive textile and apparel imports with China. On January 19,[...] |
2006-02-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX SF CH |
| 06RABAT1801 | MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC [...]) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with other highlights of recent economic developments[...] |
2006-09-27 15:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS |
| 06RABAT2170 | MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC [...]) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with the following other economic highlights: [...] |
2006-11-24 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAIR ECON EIND ELAB ETRD KTEX MO |
| 06RABAT880 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...]conomic and commercial issues dominated Chinese President Hu Jiantao's April 23-25 visit to Morocco - his first stop on a three countr[...] |
2006-05-04 11:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EAGR KIPR KTEX MO |
| 06RANGOON1471 | BURMA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SMALL AND [...]mmary: Employment levels and company profits in the Burmese garment and textile sector decreased steadily over the past three years, [...] |
2006-10-04 07:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
| 06ROME3228 | ITALY: APPAREL AND TEXTILES STATISTICS AND [...]he textile and apparel industries are a small, but high-profile, part of Italy's industrial base. Although textiles and apparel accou[...] |
2006-12-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT |
| 06SANSALVADOR2419 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...]SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the countr[...] |
2006-10-10 21:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
| 06SANSALVADOR2475 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...]SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the countr[...] |
2006-10-10 21:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
| 06SANSALVADOR402 | UPS SIGNS MOU WITH SALVADORAN CUSTOMS TO EXPEDITE [...]SUMMARY: UPS and the GOES have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes simplified procedures that could be extended to a[...] |
2006-02-16 19:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
| 06SANSALVADOR656 | IMPLEMENTATION OF CAFTA-DR OFF TO ROUGH START FOR [...]C) Summary. Entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for El Salvador on March 1 has led to problems for the Salvadoran apparel industry. The[...] |
2006-03-13 14:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 06SANTIAGO2103 | CHILE - UPDATED STATISTICS FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...]er reftel, Post provides the following data for textile and apparel production in Chile in 2005. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION [...] |
2006-10-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CI |
| 06SANTODOMINGO3129 | DOMINICAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL - STATS AND [...]U) Summary. Textile and apparel production represents an important part of the Dominican Republic's economy. Half of all companies i[...] |
2006-10-03 17:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX DR |
| 06SANTODOMINGO3482 | AMBASSADORS HERTELL AND SANDERSON TOUR [...]) SUMMARY: On October 19 U.S. ambassadors to the Dominican Republic and to Haiti visited a "maquiladora" in the Haitian CODEVI Free Tr[...] |
2006-11-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV PREL ELAB KTEX ECON ETRD EINV HA |
| 06SINGAPORE1119 | FTA - JOINT COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SECOND ANNUAL REVIEW [...]SBU) Summary. Representatives from the USG and GOS (the "Joint Committee") met in Washington March 30 for the second annual review o[...] |
2006-04-06 08:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3073 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...]n response to Ref. A, Post provides the following updated information concerning SingaporeQs textile and apparel industry. &#[...] |
2006-09-25 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SN |
| 06SOFIA1464 | BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE [...]MMARY The abolition of import quotas for Asian producers from 1 January 2005 has had no adverse effect on Bulgaria's textiles and app[...] |
2006-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BU |
| 06THEHAGUE1940 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS [...]n response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry and a description o[...] |
2006-09-05 12:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NL |
| 06TUNIS2418 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 15 [...]) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: ¶A. Unemployment Hold[...] |
2006-09-21 12:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS |
| 06TUNIS2464 | TUNISIAN TEXTILE SECTOR ADAPTS TO POST-QUOTA [...]) Summary: This is the first of a two-part series on the Tunisian textile sector. Part one addresses the impact of the end of the Mul[...] |
2006-09-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD BEXP KTEX TS |
| 06TUNIS2465 | TUNISIAN TEXTILE WORKERS FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...]) Summary: This is the second of a two-part series on the Tunisian textile sector. This cable addresses the impact of the end of the [...] |
2006-09-29 14:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD BEXP KTEX TS |
| 06TUNIS2749 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Oct. 16 - Oct. 31 [...]) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: ¶A. GOT to Issue a Tr[...] |
2006-11-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EFIN SENV KTEX TS |
| 06VIENNA2918 | THE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR IN AUSTRIA [...]llowing is 2005 data for Austria (1 EUR = $1.24) keyed to reftel request: -- Total industrial production: $55.2 billion -- Tot[...] |
2006-09-28 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX AU |
| 06WARSAW1796 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR - POLAND [...]) In response to reftel, post provides the following information regarding the Polish textile and apparel sector, all data from end-ye[...] |
2006-08-25 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX PL |
| 06WELLINGTON767 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR NEW ZEALAND: UPDATED [...]w Zealand (NZ) is recognized as a global leader in the production of sheep wool. With the exception of wool, this country's textile re[...] |
2006-09-29 05:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
| 06ZAGREB1187 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA [...] response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry and a description of the Cr[...] |
2006-09-29 10:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX HR |
| 07ABIDJAN1017 | 2006 COTE D IVOIRE TEXTILE STATISTICS, ANALYSIS [...]U) Cote d Ivoire - 2005 statistics on textile sector, as of 2005 (the last year for which detailed statistics are available): [...] |
2007-10-03 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX IV |
| 07ABUJA2059 | NIGERIA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION 2006 DATA [...]he following are statistical data for 2006 on textile and apparel production in Nigeria. At this time, 2007 data are unavailable: &#x[...] |
2007-09-24 06:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX ELAB ENRG EPET NI |
| 07ACCRA2091 | Ghana: Information on Textiles and Apparel Production [...][...] |
2007-10-02 17:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX GH |
| 07ACCRA2146 | Ghana: Updated Information Apparel Industry [...]BU) Summary. This cable is SBU. Please treat accordingly; not for internet publication. This cable provides updated information on [...] |
2007-10-10 16:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX GH |
| 07ADDISABABA2960 | ETHIOPIA: STATISTICAL UPDATE ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...]r reftel, post is providing statistical information on textiles and apparel as follows. All data is from Ethiopia's FY2006/7 which ru[...] |
2007-10-03 07:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ET |
| 07ALGIERS1475 | ALGERIA WRITES OFF TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...]MMARY: An estimated 95 percent of apparel in Algeria is imported and the remaining few home-grown firms in this sector are nearing ex[...] |
2007-10-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX AG |
| 07AMMAN2211 | BANGLADESHI DEATH IN JORDAN'S QIZ UNDER [...]BU) SUMMARY: On May 8, a Bangladeshi worker in one of Jordan's QIZ factories died in his sleep after working a 22-hour shift. The cau[...] |
2007-05-24 08:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
| 07AMMAN2392 | LABOR MINISTRY CALLS LATEST NLC REPORT "OLD NEWS"; [...]BU) Summary: On June 1, the New York-based National Labor Committee (NLC) released a third report on labor violations at five factori[...] |
2007-06-05 15:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
| 07AMMAN4038 | Jordan's Textiles and Apparel Production: Still Competitive [...]BU) Summary: In response to Ref D, Post provides below updated statistics and information on the textile and apparel industry in Jord[...] |
2007-09-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX JO |
| 07AMMAN434 | GOJ COMMITED TO RESOLVING LABOR PROBLEM; [...]BU) SUMMARY: GoJ officials continue to pledge their commitment to resolving labor issues in Jordan. In response to Ambassador's warni[...] |
2007-02-01 10:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
| 07AMMAN4991 | Jordan Seeing More Illegal and Violent Strikes in QIZ [...]SBU) Jordan's garment factories in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ's) have been experiencing strikes five to six times a month, o[...] |
2007-12-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
| 07AMMAN4993 | Jordan's Garment Association Cites Shortage of Labor as [...]U) This contains an action request for USTR. See para 16. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: Jordanian garment exports to the U.S. fell 6.4% &#[...] |
2007-12-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
| 07AMMAN519 | GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR RESPOND POSITIVELY [...]BU) SUMMARY: USTR Middle East Director met with the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Justice, and Labor and with private-sector repres[...] |
2007-02-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
| 07ANKARA2442 | TURKEY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY GAINING IN EU, LOSING IN U.S. [...]BU) Summary: While overall Turkish exports of apparel increased 15.4% in 2006, government and industry officials are concerned about [...] |
2007-10-02 04:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU |
| 07ANKARA757 | DENIZLI: TEXTILES REIGN SUPREME NEAR TURKEY'S "COTTON [...]BU) Summary: Turkey's Denizli province, located just east of the Port of Izmir, is yet another example of how Turkey's economic recov[...] |
2007-04-03 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP KTEX TU |
| 07ANTANANARIVO920 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]ost provides responses to paragraph four of REF A, sourced from the Ministry of Trade, the National Statistical Agency (INSTAT), the A[...] |
2007-09-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX MA |
| 07ASMARA762 | ERITREA: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] response to reftel, post provides the short narrative below. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the econo[...] |
2007-09-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ER |
| 07ASTANA2728 | KAZAKHSTAN'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTION: UPDATED [...]U) The following data for Kazakhstan in 2007, provided by Lubov Khudova, representative of the Kazakhstani Association of Light Indust[...] |
2007-10-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX KZ |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN304 | BRUNEI TEXTILE BUST MAY BE LEVELING OFF [...]) Continuing the trend reported in ref B, Brunei's textile/apparel industry has declined significantly since the expiration of global [...] |
2007-10-12 01:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BX |
| 07BRASILIA2236 | BRAZIL: INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...]U) Post sends this cable in response to information requested in reftel. ¶2. (U) Total 2006 industrial production in Braz[...] |
2007-12-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BR |
| 07CAIRO2903 | EGYPTIAN TEXTILE PRODUCTION INCREASING DESPITE [...]U) SUMMARY: Despite increasing competition from China, the Egyptian textile and apparel industry is growing robustly thanks to Egypt's[...] |
2007-09-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX EG |
| 07CAIRO3305 | EGYPT, ISRAEL JOINTLY PRESS FOR QIZ EXPANSION [...]U) SUMMARY: Egyptian and Israeli trade negotiators and industrialists sought USG approval of their joint proposal to expand the Qualif[...] |
2007-11-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX EG IS |
| 07COLOMBO1355 | SRI LANKA TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATS AND [...]ummary: While growth in Sri Lanka's textile and apparel export market has slowed since expiration of the Multifiber Agreement, the se[...] |
2007-10-02 10:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX CE |
| 07DAKAR1957 | SENEGAL'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]) Per reftel request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. ¶2. (U) Senegal i[...] |
2007-10-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX ECON EINV AGOA SG |
| 07DAMASCUS1016 | UPDATE ON SYRIA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...]) Summary. As Syria's oil exports decline, its textile/apparel industry is assuming a larger share of total Syrian exports at 17 perc[...] |
2007-10-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD KTEX SY |
| 07DHAKA1590 | BANGLADESH TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]ummary: Bangladesh has performed well in the post-quota era, despite fears of competition from China and India. In 2006 it raised its[...] |
2007-10-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX BG |
| 07DHAKA1604 | BANGLADESH: LABOR-GSP PETITION -- STAKEHOLDER [...]) SUMMARY: Government, labor, and manufacturing representatives are preparing for a Washington review of Bangladesh,s labor rights re[...] |
2007-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD EFIS EIND EAID PREL SOCI KTEX KWMN |
| 07DOHA972 | QATARI TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]) Textiles and apparel production is not a significant part of Qatar's hydrocarbon-based economy. Until recently, there were a handfu[...] |
2007-10-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX QA |
| 07DUBLIN782 | IRELAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...][...] |
2007-10-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX EI |
| 07FREETOWN487 | SIERRA LEONE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILES [...] response to reftel request, there is no textile/apparel manufacturing industry in Sierra Leone. There is only limited local productio[...] |
2007-08-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SL |
| 07HANOI1057 | VIETNAM'S TRADE IN 2006: RAPID GROWTH IN LEAD UP TO WTO [...]BU) Summary: According to recently-released figures from the Government of Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam's 2006 t[...] |
2007-06-05 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX VM |
| 07HANOI1071 | VIETNAM BUSINESS FORUM: ENTERPRISES DIALOGUE WITH GVN ON [...]BU) Summary: During the May 30 Mid-Term Vietnam Business Forum, timed in connection with the June 1 Mid-Term Vietnam Consultative Grou[...] |
2007-06-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN KTEX VM |
| 07HANOI1731 | VIETNAM FRETS OVER ANTI-DUMPING POLITICS DESPITE CONFIDENCE [...]BU) Summary: The Vietnamese government (GVN) and apparel industry are confident that the data gathered by the Department of Commerce'[...] |
2007-10-02 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON EIND ETRD ETTC VM |
| 07HANOI1756 | NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHARES HIS PRIORITIES [...]BU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in para 14. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: New Minister of Industry and Tra[...] |
2007-10-05 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS KTEX ECON WTRO KIPR VM |
| 07HANOI1950 | VIETNAM "OPEN FOR BUSINESS": GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES [...]BU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez led a large-scale Department of Commerce Vietnam Business Development Mission to [...] |
2007-11-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR VM |
| 07HANOI1957 | MOIT EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERNS OVER APPAREL MONITORING [...]) The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) sent Post an October 31 Diplomatic Note addressed to the U.S. Department of Commerce, urgi[...] |
2007-11-19 06:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON EIND ETRD ETTC VM |
| 07HANOI197 | VIETNAM CONTINUES TO OPPOSE APPAREL MONITORING [...]SBU) The Ministry of Trade (MOT) has again registered its strong opposition to the Department of Commerce's proposed monitoring mechan[...] |
2007-01-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON PREL WTRO VM |
| 07HANOI1974 | BOEING INKS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM AIRLINES AND [...]BU) Summary: In a ceremony and press event on November 16 in Hanoi, the Boeing Company signed a definitive agreement for the purchase[...] |
2007-11-21 09:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR |
| 07HANOI2045 | OOG'S CHAIRMAN LAYS OUT HIS AGENDA IN THE U.S. IN MEETING [...]BU) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the Vietnamese delegation to the TIFA talks in Washington, Offi[...] |
2007-12-05 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV KTEX PHUM VM |
| 07HANOI233 | AUSTR BARBARA WEISEL DISCUSSES MOVING TRADE RELATIONS [...]BU) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Barbara Wei[...] |
2007-02-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX USTR VM |
| 07HANOI294 | Vietnamese Official Discusses MCA, TIFA Proposal, Apparel [...]BU) Summary: During a February 7 meeting with USTR, Commerce Department, and Embassy representatives, Office of the Government Interna[...] |
2007-02-15 03:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAID KTEX VM |
| 07HANOI772 | COMMERCE A/S DAVID SPOONER ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER APPAREL [...]BU) Summary: In a much anticipated April 19 visit, Department of Commerce (DOC) Assistant Secretary for Import Administration David S[...] |
2007-04-25 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 07HARARE911 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT IN [...]) The competitiveness of Zimbabwe's textile and apparel sector has been highly compromised by an unstable macroeconomic environment ch[...] |
2007-10-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX ZI |
| 07HELSINKI726 | FINLAND - TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]llowing is 2006 data for Finland (1 EUR=1.25 USD) keyed to ref request: --Total inustrial production: 159.9 billion USD �[...] |
2007-09-25 13:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX FI |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY1131 | HCMC WELCOMES SECRETARY GUTIERREZ WITH OPEN ARMS [...]SBU) Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez led the Department of Commerce Vietnam Business Development Mission to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on[...] |
2007-11-08 10:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY1144 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE HOANG [...]BU) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met the newly appointed Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Vu Huy Ho[...] |
2007-11-13 10:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY1196 | STRIKE REVEALS PRESSURES AND CHANGES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM'S [...]BU) The labor situation in Vietnam is changing. With 400 strikes in 2006 and roughly 300 so far this year, previously banned (and sti[...] |
2007-12-05 10:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELAB KTEX ETRD VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY208 | APPAREL INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO GVN EXPORT LICENSE PLAN [...]BU) Summary: Representatives of the apparel industry based in Ho Chi Minh City report that the GVN has agreed to implement a system o[...] |
2007-03-06 09:15:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY209 | APPAREL INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO GVN EXPORT LICENSE PLAN [...]BU) Summary: Representatives of the apparel industry based in Ho Chi Minh City report that the GVN has agreed to implement a system o[...] |
2007-03-06 10:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY268 | FORMER TRADE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN U.S. [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: A Ho Chi Minh City court March 23 [...] |
2007-03-23 10:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM |
| 07HOCHIMINHCITY995 | APPAREL IMPORT MONITORING LEADS TO SHIFTING TARGETS IN [...]BU) SUMMARY. Domestic and foreign invested garment manufacturers lined up to share tales of market "re-balancing" with USDOC Assistant[...] |
2007-09-26 10:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX VM |
| 07HONGKONG232 | CBP'S LABUDA URGES HKG TO IMPROVE TEXTILE ENFORCEMENT [...]BU) Summary: Janet Labuda, Director of Textile Enforcement and Operations Division, Office of International Trade at U.S. Customs and[...] |
2007-01-24 08:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX HK CH |
| 07ISLAMABAD4358 | PAKISTAN EXPORTERS SEEK TO IMPROVE LABOR CONDITIONS WHILE [...]ummary: While Pakistan has ratified 35 of the International Labor Organization's 185 Conventions on Labor Rights, including all eight[...] |
2007-10-09 11:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND ETRD PHUM KTEX SOCI PK |
| 07JAKARTA2759 | RESTRICTIONS ON CHINA BOOST TEXTILE EXPORTS [...]BU) Summary: Indonesia?s textile and apparel sector registered 10% export growth over the last year despite slow- moving progress on [...] |
2007-09-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX ETRD EINV ID |
| 07KATHMANDU1801 | NEPAL: TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] response to EEB's request, Post gathered the following 2007 data on textiles and apparel production in Nepal. Note that Nepal's fisca[...] |
2007-09-26 11:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX IN NP |
| 07KIGALI902 | RWANDA 2007 SUBMISSION FOR TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]ost provides the following responses to reftel request for information on textile and apparel production in Rwanda. ¶2. R[...] |
2007-10-05 06:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX RW |
| 07KUWAIT1293 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...][...] |
2007-08-27 05:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD KU |
| 07LISBON2571 | PORTUGAL: 2006 TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR OVERVIEW [...]MMARY: In 2006, the Textile/Apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial/manufacturing sector, accounting for 11.8% of ind[...] |
2007-10-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 07MANAGUA2212 | NICARAGUA: TEXTILE/APPAREL UPDATE [...]SBU) The textile and apparel sector continues to grow in Nicaragua as firms take advantage of CAFTA-DR market access, relatively low w[...] |
2007-09-26 23:18:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX PREL NU |
| 07MAPUTO1233 | INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]he information below is keyed to the questions in reftel, requesting information on textiles and apparel production and employment for[...] |
2007-10-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX MZ |
| 07MEXICO1484 | LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE [...]O Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations a[...] |
2007-03-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN |
| 07MEXICO2858 | MEXICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOSING JOBS TO CONTRABAND [...]UMMARY: According to representatives of the Mexican Textile and Clothing Industries, as well as leaders of various Textile Workers Uni[...] |
2007-06-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR ECON MX CH |
| 07MEXICO4246 | THE LABOR SITUATION OF THE MEXICAN TEXTILE AND [...]UMMARY: Beginning on July 31, the Mexico office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a German non-profit organization, an[...] |
2007-08-09 18:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR CH MX |
| 07MEXICO5240 | INFO ON MEXICAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...][...] |
2007-09-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX MX |
| 07MEXICO5323 | MEXICO REVIEWING ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON CHINA, [...]BU) Mexican trade officials have begun to review many of the anti-dumping (AD) duties currently in place versus Chinese imports, with [...] |
2007-10-04 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX WTO ELAB MX CH |
| 07MEXICO5639 | COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES, [...]UMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has[...] |
2007-10-29 20:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
| 07PANAMA1619 | PANAMA -TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION INFORMATION [...]) Total industrial production in USD value: $1,066,600,000 (2006; in 1996 USD); $277,400,000 (first quarter 2007; in 1996 USD). �[...] |
2007-10-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 07PHNOMPENH1081 | IS CAMBODIA'S REPUTATION AS A TRADE LIBERALIZER [...]SBU) Summary. Seen as a trade liberalization leader among least developed countries (LDCs) due to its WTO membership, pilot participa[...] |
2007-08-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KTEX EAGR ELAB CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH1156 | STEADY AS SHE GOES: CAMBODIA'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC [...]ummary. Business leaders and government officials gathered to tout economic reforms already made and highlight areas needing further [...] |
2007-09-11 09:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KTEX EAIR ELTN EAGR EFIN CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH1438 | SUCCESSFUL TRADE TALKS FEATURE TARIFF, INVESTMENT, IPR, [...](SBU) Summary: A strong bilateral partnership and Cambodia's commitment to economic reform were on display November 21 as U.S. Trade [...] |
2007-11-26 23:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX EINV ELAB EAGR CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH1463 | ECONOMICS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND GOVERNMENT REFORM TOP [...]SBU) Summary: Building the political and economic foundation for economic growth and development was the key theme of a November 25-2[...] |
2007-12-03 08:46:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ELAB KTEX PHUM KWMN CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH1540 | GARMENT FACTORIES AND TOP BUYER GIVE CAMBODIA'S [...]SBU) Summary: Recent conversations with a senior executive from The Gap--the top buyer of Cambodian garments--and the Secretary-Gener[...] |
2007-12-18 09:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KTEX ETRD ENRG CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH318 | A VIOLENT WEEKEND IN CAMBODIA: POPULAR SINGER [...]SBU) Summary. On February 23, popular singer Pov Panhapich was shot by an unidentified gunman and later evacuated to Vietnam for med[...] |
2007-02-27 01:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KJUS ELAB KTEX CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH377 | CAMBODIA'S ECONOMY BOOMS, BUT LEAVES MANY BEHIND [...]ummary. With 13.4% GDP growth in 2005 and 10.4% growth in 2006, Cambodia has managed to become one of the world's fastest growing eco[...] |
2007-03-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX EPET CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH42 | AMBASSADOR AND DPM SOK AN REVIEW BILATERAL RELATIONS [...]SBU) Summary. In a two-hour meeting on December 28, 2006, the Ambassador called on Deputy Prime Minister Sok An to review the advances[...] |
2007-01-11 09:46:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KTEX ETRD EAID CB |
| 07PHNOMPENH58 | CAMBODIA'S UNIONS STUMBLE TOWARD DEMOCRACY [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In the last week of 2006, three labor union federations, representing more than 120,000 garment, shoe, and rubber worke[...] |
2007-01-16 01:29:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE1277 | PM LAUNCHES HOPE COMMISSION [...]) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jacques-E[...] |
2007-07-26 17:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX BTIO BEXP ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
| 07PORTAUPRINCE2031 | HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007 [...]) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. ¶2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on v[...] |
2007-12-31 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX |
| 07RABAT304 | FTA SPURS MOROCCAN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...]) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶2. (U) Summary: A U.S. Customs and Border Pro[...] |
2007-02-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX PREL MO |
| 07RABAT423 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007 [...]) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: ¶2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: M[...] |
2007-03-05 16:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO |
| 07RANGOON871 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION IN BURMA [...]ummary. Burma's garment and textile sector faces many difficulties, including poor investment climate and crumbling infrastructure. [...] |
2007-09-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
| 07RANGOON878 | BURMA'S SHRINKING APPAREL INDUSTRY [...]SBU) Summary. Burma's textile and apparel industry, once a vibrant and thriving industry, continues to lose competitiveness on the wo[...] |
2007-09-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
| 07RIYADH1983 | SAUDI TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]er reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available regarding Saudi Arabia's textile and apparel industry: �[...] |
2007-09-26 06:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
| 07ROME2072 | 2006 ITALIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION DATA [...]U) Italy is the EU's largest manufacturer of textiles and apparel, accounting for almost a quarter of total EU textiles and apparel [...] |
2007-09-25 16:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT |
| 07SANAA1860 | YEMEN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS HANGING BY A THREAD [...]C) SUMMARY: Yemen's textile and apparels industry is small, comprising 5,000 employees. Exports are virtually non-existent. Foreig[...] |
2007-10-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX YM |
| 07SANAA465 | REQUEST FOR FUNDING TO ATTEND DRL CONFERENCE IN [...]is is an action request. ¶2. Embassy Sanaa is pleased to nominate Junior Officer Hala Rharrit, FO-05, to attend the Democr[...] |
2007-03-31 05:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KTEX OTRA PHUM PREL |
| 07SANJOSE1926 | COSTA RICA: SNAPSHOT OF TEXTILE SECTOR [...]UMMARY: The textile sector in Costa Rica is a relatively small yet productive industry, accounting for approximately 7.4 percent of ma[...] |
2007-10-31 13:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELAB KTEX CS |
| 07SANSALVADOR1423 | SALVADORAN FREE TRADE ZONE BENEFITS EXTENDED TO 2015 [...]MMARY: On July 17, President Saca announced that the WTO has extended the phase out period to 2015 for non compliant benefits granted [...] |
2007-07-24 22:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
| 07SANSALVADOR1834 | EL SALVADOR: IMPLEMENTING POCKETING AMENDMENT TO [...]BU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has just begun the implementation process for the CAFTA-DR pocketing amendment and must co[...] |
2007-09-12 15:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ES |
| 07SANSALVADOR1964 | CAFTA HELPING STABILIZE SALVADORAN MAQUILA SECTOR [...]MMARY: El Salvador's textile and apparel industry is showing signs of greater stability in 2007 after two years of decline following t[...] |
2007-10-01 12:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
| 07SANSALVADOR2385 | NEW SERVICES LAW PROVIDES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES [...]l Salvador's International Services Law, approved on October 11, will regulate the establishment and operations of service parks and c[...] |
2007-12-11 19:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ES |
| 07SANTIAGO1699 | CHILE - 2006 UPDATED STATISTICS FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...]r reftel, Post provides the following data for textile and apparel production in Chile in 2006. Please note that some of the final fi[...] |
2007-10-19 18:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CI |
| 07SINGAPORE1671 | SINGAPORE'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]ost provides the following updated responses to information requested ref A concerning Singapore's textile and apparel industry. �[...] |
2007-09-10 02:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SN |
| 07SINGAPORE996 | FTA AT YEAR THREE - ZEROING IN ON COMMITMENTS [...]SBU) Summary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel singled out Singapore's continued failure to fulfill it[...] |
2007-05-24 03:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ECON SN |
| 07SOFIA1184 | BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL INDUSTRY UPDATE [...]he following is an overview of the Bulgarian textiles and apparel industry, keyed to items listed in reftel. This information was gath[...] |
2007-10-03 06:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BU |
| 07TALLINN629 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION: ESTONIA [...]) In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Estonian textile and apparel producing industry in 2006: �[...] |
2007-09-26 05:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP KTEX EN |
| 07THEHAGUE1811 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS [...]n response to reftel, the following is main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry. All data is for 2006. [...] |
2007-09-28 13:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NL |
| 07TUNIS1073 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...]) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: ¶A. Trade Gap Narrows[...] |
2007-08-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTEX TS |
| 07TUNIS1299 | TUNISIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR BOUNCES BACK [...]) After experiencing job loss and a drop in exports in recent years, the Tunisian textile sector appears to be back in good health. F[...] |
2007-09-24 14:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX BEXP TS |
| 07TUNIS516 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...]) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: ¶A. IMF Urges Further[...] |
2007-04-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS EIND KTEX KPRV TS |
| 07WELLINGTON687 | NEW ZEALAND'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...]w Zealand (NZ) is recognized as a global leader in the production of sheep's wool. With the exception of wool, this country's textile/[...] |
2007-09-20 03:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NZ |
| 07ZAGREB907 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA [...] response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry. According to information f[...] |
2007-09-28 12:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX HR |
| 08AMMAN1063 | JORDAN APPROVES NEW RULES FOR QIZ GOLDEN LIST AND SLOWLY [...]SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) approved new regulations for employing foreign workers in the Qualifying Industrial Zon[...] |
2008-04-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
| 08AMMAN1736 | SATELLITE GARMENT FACTORIES BEING ESTABLISHED TO [...]U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has started a pilot project with garment companies already established in the Qualifying I[...] |
2008-06-10 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV JO |
| 08AMMAN2206 | LABOR LAW: WORKER PROTECTION IMPROVED, BUT FOREIGN [...]C) Summary: Four of six proposed amendments to Jordan's Labor Law - including one expanding its coverage to domestic and agricultural [...] |
2008-07-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV JO |
| 08AMMAN2600 | Workers Strike at Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry [...]SBU) Approximately 1,080 foreign workers at the Emirati Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifyin[...] |
2008-09-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 08AMMAN261 | Labor Ministry Closes Cotton Craft Factory Due to Repeated [...]U) On January 16, Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) shut down the "Cotton Craft" factory in al-Tajamouat Qualifying Industrial Zone (QI[...] |
2008-01-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX ECON JO |
| 08AMMAN3267 | Jordan Garment Factories Face Declining Sales and [...]SBU) Summary: Jordanian apparel exports fell 13.5% in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 and are expect[...] |
2008-12-08 12:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 08AMMAN3359 | Proposed QIZ Satellite Garment Factories Adhering to [...]U) As requested ref A, Emboffs have sought to verify that the ten proposed Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) satellite factories are cr[...] |
2008-12-23 03:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KTEX JO |
| 08AMMAN727 | Jordan Waives Overstay Fees for 6,000 Workers in QIZ [...]U) The Jordanian Cabinet approved February 27 a request by the Ministries of Labor and Interior to waive approximately JD 6 million (U[...] |
2008-03-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
| 08BEIJING4304 | CHINA CONCERNED OVER FUTURE TEXTILE PROTECTIONISM, [...][...] |
2008-11-24 23:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX EIND CH |
| 08CAIRO361 | QIZ EXPORT DROP REINFORCES EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI [...][...] |
2008-02-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX IS EG |
| 08CAIRO364 | QIZ EXPORT DROP REINFORCES EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI EXPANSION [...]SBU) SUMMARY: As we prepare for high-level visits to the region surrounding the 60th anniversary of Israel and the World Economic &#x[...] |
2008-02-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX IS EG |
| 08CASABLANCA50 | MOROCCAN APPAREL EXPERTS SPIN YARNS ABOUT TRADE WITH U.S. [...]BU) Summary: Experts in the Moroccan apparel sector say they have limited contact with U.S. clients as a result of stiff competition [...] |
2008-03-11 14:51:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX MO |
| 08COLOMBO92 | SRI LANKA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR CONCERNS FOR 2008: [...]U) Summary: Sri Lanka's garment sector remains healthy, but is concerned about the possible impact of a U.S. recession. An even more[...] |
2008-01-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX CE |
| 08DHAKA115 | EMBASSY CAUTIONS GOB AGAINST CASTING TOO WIDE A [...]) SUMMARY: In the wake of worker unrest in the vicinity of Dhaka in early January, the USG-funded American Center for International L[...] |
2008-01-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EAID PREL SOCI KTEX BG |
| 08DHAKA980 | WORKER UNREST IN BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR DURING [...]BU) Before and during the fasting month of Ramadan, workers in Bangladesh's highly-profitable apparel sector have staged demonstration[...] |
2008-09-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN KTEX BG |
| 08HANOI1403 | BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VIETNAM'S PROGRESS TOWARD [...]) Summary: At the first meetings of the Market Economy Working Group, the United States and Vietnam discussed the latter's progress i[...] |
2008-12-24 04:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB KPRV KTEX PGOV VM |
| 08HANOI243 | VIETNAM TRADE IN 2007: U.S. EXPORTS UP 73 PERCENT, TOTAL [...]mmary. Vietnam's total trade with the world broke the $100 billion mark in 2007, capping 16 consecutive years of expanding trade with[...] |
2008-02-29 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EFIN EFIS EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX VM |
| 08HANOI407 | A/S SPOONER ADDRESSES GVN CONCERNS ON APPAREL MONITORING [...]BU) Summary: Following a three-day technical exchange on trade remedies with the Vietnamese government (GVN), Import Administration As[...] |
2008-04-09 10:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ECON EIND ETRD ETTC VM |
| 08HOCHIMINHCITY583 | SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: A/S HERNANDEZ DELEGATION OPENS DOORS [...]SBU) Assistant Secretary of Commerce Hernandez led a trade delegation of 14 small- and medium-sized U.S. enterprises (SMEs) to HCMC on[...] |
2008-06-27 02:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP VM |
| 08ISTANBUL469 | TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...]ummary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel [...] |
2008-08-28 13:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU |
| 08LAPAZ1264 | BOLIVIA & ATP-DEA: EXPORTING FRUSTRATION [...]) SUMMARY. The Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA) was extended in February of 2008 for another ten months for[...] |
2008-06-05 15:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KTEX BL PINV PGOV PREL |
| 08LAPAZ1793 | BOLIVIA-US TRADE: THE FACTS [...]) SUMMARY. As the Bolivian government looks towards the December 2008 expiration date on their unilateral trade preferences with the U[...] |
2008-08-21 15:30:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KTEX BL |
| 08LAPAZ2442 | BOLIVIA BURNS MORE TRADE BRIDGES [...]) SUMMARY. On November 11, Bolivian Trade Representative Pablo Solon confirmed that Bolivia will no longer participate in the negotiat[...] |
2008-11-13 19:57:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL |
| 08MANAGUA1213 | NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT DECREES 18% WAGE HIKE [...]) Summary. On September 24, Labor Minister Jeannette Chavez ended the latest round of Nicaraguan minimum wage negotiations by decreei[...] |
2008-10-01 17:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD EINV PGOV KTEX NI |
| 08MAPUTO837 | USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...]his is a reply to reftel requesting assistance to USITC in its investigation of select industries in sub-Saharan Africa. Post notes t[...] |
2008-09-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV KTEX MZ |
| 08MEXICO1333 | MEXICO EAGER FOR TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON AGP AND [...]BU) Top Mexican trade officials are anxious to register concrete progress on the Alliance for Growth and Prosperity (AGP) and the Join[...] |
2008-05-02 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX |
| 08MEXICO1523 | MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON [...]) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of [...] |
2008-05-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX |
| 08MEXICO1810 | MEXICO AND CHINA AGREE ON PHASED LOWERING OF [...]) Mexico and China avoided a serious trade impasse by reaching an agreement on a transitioned approach to eliminating and/or reducing [...] |
2008-06-12 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KTEX PINS MX CH |
| 08MEXICO1907 | MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST [...]) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumu[...] |
2008-06-24 20:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH |
| 08MEXICO324 | CONTESTED ELECTION BETWEEN TEXTILE UNIONS WILL [...]UMMARY: In late 2007 the labor authorities in the central Mexican state of Puebla organized an election to determine which of three c[...] |
2008-02-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
| 08MUSCAT265 | OMAN TEXTILES INDUSTRY LOOKS TO FTA FOR REBOUND [...]) Oman's garment and textiles industry continues to shrink in the post-quota era, but the pending implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free[...] |
2008-04-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX MU |
| 08PHNOMPENH307 | HIGH INFLATION SPARKS CALLS FOR LARGE PROTEST, GARMENT [...]U) Summary: Dramatic increases in inflation have led the opposition Sam Rainsy Party to call for a large anti-inflation march to be h[...] |
2008-04-07 01:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PHUM PGOV ELAB EAGR KTEX CB |
| 08PHNOMPENH503 | WORKING CONDITIONS IMPROVED, BUT LABOR UNIONS STILL [...]ummary: Even as a recent report touted Cambodia's low labor costs, labor union leaders and employers report that working conditions a[...] |
2008-06-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON KTEX CB |
| 08PORTAUPRINCE161 | HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2008 [...]) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. ¶2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on v[...] |
2008-02-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX |
| 08QUITO924 | ECUADOR'S TEXTILE SECTOR: SURPRISING SIGNS OF STRENGTH [...]U) Summary: Ecuador's textile sector has had to deal with the bankruptcy of a large exporter and stagnant investment due to uncertaint[...] |
2008-09-25 22:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KTEX EC |
| 08SHANGHAI29 | YANGTZE RIVER DELTA TEXTILE MAKERS FEAR RMB APPRECIATION [...]BU) Summary: Chinese textile manufacturers in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) say that they face significant challenges that threaten th[...] |
2008-01-24 11:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV ELAB SENV CH |
| 08SINGAPORE1168 | FTA REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS, UNRESOLVED ISSUES [...]ummary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel praised the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during [...] |
2008-11-04 07:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR SN |
| 09AMMAN1177 | Jordan's QIZ Garment Factories Continue to Close or [...]U) Summary: Jordan's apparel sector has been hard hit by the recession in the U.S., where most of its exports are destined, and compet[...] |
2009-05-21 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN1179 | Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) in [...]SBU) Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI), an Emirati-owned garment factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ), [...] |
2009-05-21 11:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN136 | FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL [...]BU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international[...] |
2009-01-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN226 | Jordan's Garment Industry Hurting - High Production Costs [...]SBU) Summary: Jordanian exports from the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), which are predominantly apparel, fell almost 17% to $946 [...] |
2009-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN230 | Update on Labor Issues in Jordan [...]SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and [...] |
2009-01-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN392 | QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES: JORDANIAN-ISRAELI BUSINESS [...]SBU) Summary: Two garment factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) have continued to show strong business links to Isr[...] |
2009-02-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB PREL KTEX IS JO |
| 09AMMAN429 | Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law [...]U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorse[...] |
2009-02-18 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN472 | JORDANIAN ECONOMY WEAKENS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is starting to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, with real growth expected to drop from 6% in 2008 [...] |
2009-02-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAID KTEX EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN706 | LABOR MINISTER ASSURES FOCUS ON PROMOTING LABOR [...]SBU) Summary: Minister of Labor Ghazi Shbeikat promised a strong focus on promoting labor rights and combating trafficking in persons[...] |
2009-03-18 13:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN856 | DK Garment Factory Shuts Down After Strike and Financial [...]SBU) Summary: Approximately 93 Bangladeshi employees at DK Textiles Company in Al Hassan Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on str[...] |
2009-04-12 04:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09BEIJING326 | CHINA'S TEXTILE SUPPORT PLAN DISAPPOINTS [...]BU) SUMMARY. On Feb. 4, the State Council's Standing Committee announced a support plan for the textile and garment industry, one of [...] |
2009-02-10 07:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KTEX ETRD EIND CH |
| 09BEIJING870 | CHINA ASKED SOUTH AFRICA TO BAR DALAI LAMA FROM [...]) SUMMARY: China had appealed to South Africa to bar the Dalai Lama from attending a peace conference at "this particularly sensitive[...] |
2009-04-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KTEX ETRD CH SF SU ZI |
| 09COLOMBO1015 | LOSS OF EU GSP-PLUS TRADE BENEFITS WOULD BE A [...]) SUMMARY: The European Union granted Sri Lanka GSP-Plus trade benefits after the 2004 tsunami, and Sri Lanka has substantially increa[...] |
2009-11-05 05:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE |
| 09COLOMBO967 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONFIDENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Butenis, Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal describe[...] |
2009-10-21 06:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON EFIN ETRD KTEX PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO985 | Sri Lanka TIFA Talks Take Incremental Steps Toward [...]SBU) The United States and Sri Lanka held their seventh annual Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Colombo on Oct[...] |
2009-10-23 05:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ELAB KIPR KTEX CE |
| 09DHAKA240 | TEXTILES MINISTER HOPES TO REVIVE JUTE INDUSTRY [...]) The Minister of Textiles and Jute looks to private sector investment to revive Bangladesh's ailing jute industry and said the countr[...] |
2009-03-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD ECON PREL PTER KTEX KISL BG |
| 09HANOI205 | SUMMER IS SINK-OR-SWIM TIME FOR VIETNAM'S LEADING [...]BU) Summary: Orders for most of Vietnam's leading exports are down across the board, by about 25% or higher, according to industry re[...] |
2009-03-09 06:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EFIS ELAB ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI232 | VIETNAM WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REPEAT TRADE NUMBERS LIKE [...][...] |
2009-03-13 08:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI233 | VIETNAM WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REPEAT TRADE NUMBERS LIKE [...]) SUMMARY: Vietnam's trade was running at full speed when the global economic crisis hit in the second half of 2008, slowing what wou[...] |
2009-03-13 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI328 | VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...]) This is Post's response to Reftel A. RECENT REPORTS OF TEXTILE SUBSIDIES ----------------------------------- �[...] |
2009-04-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX VM |
| 09HANOI564 | VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS BEATING THE SUMMER CRUNCH [...]BU) Summary: Vietnam's most important export sectors are bouncing back after a tough, but much shorter than expected, period. None a[...] |
2009-06-18 09:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EFIS ELAB ECON KTDB KTEX PGOV VM |
| 09KATHMANDU4 | NEPAL: COMMERCE MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO HAVE [...]) On December 29, Minister of Commerce Rajendra Mahato of the small, Terai-based Sadbhavana Party told the Ambassador that it was esse[...] |
2009-01-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD EAID EAGR PHUM PTER KTEX NP |
| 09LAPAZ1146 | HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...]) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morale[...] |
2009-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR |
| 09LAPAZ126 | BOLIVIA POST-ATPDEA: WOOL COATS TO CARACAS? [...]) SUMMARY. As of December 15, Bolivian exporters can no longer use the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) to sen[...] |
2009-01-28 18:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB KTEX VN BR |
| 09LAPAZ934 | THE U.S.- BOLIVIA TRADE RELATIONSHIP [...]MMARY. This is the first of a three part series on Bolivia's economic and trade situation. In 2008, Bolivia was the United States 105t[...] |
2009-06-24 21:32:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL EAID KTIA KTDB PE |
| 09MANAGUA1055 | Nicaragua: The General's New Clothes [...]) Retired General Alvaro Baltodano, Nicaragua's Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, briefed the Ambassador on his recent t[...] |
2009-10-30 20:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX NU |
| 09SHANGHAI201 | STIMULUS PROVIDES LIFELINE TO CHINA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...]SBU) Summary: Government stimulus policies have saved thousands of apparel manufacturers in East China from shutting down production [...] |
2009-04-30 08:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ELAB KTEX CH |
| 09SINGAPORE1245 | SINGAPORE FTA REVIEW REVEALS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS, DEAD [...]SBU) Summary: Singapore and U.S. trade officials noted progress in resolving outstanding trade issues during an annual review of the [...] |
2009-12-28 06:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR SN |
| 09STATE57344 | 2009 DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR [...]his message contains action requests. See paragraphs 4-6. ¶2. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor ([...] |
2009-06-04 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OTRA KTEX ETRD ELAB ECON AMGT |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1167 | TFHO1: MAQUILA MANAGER ON MEDIOCRE MARKET [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Don Allen, the manager of American sewing contracting company Pinehurst Manufacturing, told EMBOFF that plant orders had[...] |
2009-11-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV KTEX KDEM BBSR HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA1211 | AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...]BU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH u[...] |
2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...]ummary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. [...] |
2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
| 10BOGOTA103 | COLOMBIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY: DYING OR JUST DOWNSIZING? [...]) SUMMARY. Long a cornerstone of Colombia's industrial base, the textile/apparel industry has declined in recent years. Industry exp[...] |
2010-01-28 21:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL EIND KTEX CO |
| 10COLOMBO3 | ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES IN SRI LANKA'S CENTRAL [...]MMARY: Sri Lanka's mountainous Central Province includes the country's second largest city, the majority of the tea-planting region, a[...] |
2010-01-04 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE |
| 10PORTAUPRINCE206 | APPAREL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS HAITI'S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND [...] (SBU) Within two weeks of the January 12 earthquake, Haiti's garment manufacturing sector resumed exports to the US, re-routing sh[...] |
2010-02-26 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR HA PGOV AID EAID ECON ETRD EINV KTEX |
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