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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02ROME5989 |
GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...] |
2002-12-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2563 |
PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 25-YEAR HONDURAN CELLULAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Two American cellular companies were among six who applied for pre-qualification to bid on the GOH's 25-year cellular service contract. The winner of the bid will be the only competition for Honduras' current cellular provider, Celtel (majority owned by Motorola). Conatel plan [...] |
2002-09-11 23:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV KPRV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2660 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002 [...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...] |
2002-09-20 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3151 |
CELLULAR PROVIDERS PRE-QUALIFIED [...] (SBU) Summary. Bellsouth was one of three firms found to prequalify to participate in the upcoming 25-year wireless telephone service concession on November 7, along with the Chilean company ENTEL and a Swiss-Honduran consortium. Digicel Honduras, a company with partial U.S. ownership, was di [...] |
2002-11-19 21:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV KPRV HO |
| 03ABUJA1853 |
FINANCE MINISTER ON REFORM: EITI ONLY A FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA met October 24 with Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to discuss the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and her upcoming trip to the U.S. Okonjo-Iweala stressed that the GON sees EITI as just one step of many that must be taken to bring about full GO [...] |
2003-10-27 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KPRV NI |
| 03ABUJA495 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP MARCH 13 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --GON Bans Import of Toothpicks, Water, Biscuits, Spaghetti, and Noodles --Obasanjo Sacks Author of Controversial Audit Report --Central Bank Warns of Excess Liquidity --Nigerian Customs Posts Banner Year --GON to Sell Steel Rollin [...] |
2003-03-13 15:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM EINV BEXP EFIN ETRD KPRV ECON NI |
| 03ANKARA6393 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...] |
2003-10-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6442 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...] |
2003-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1912 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...] |
2003-08-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2250 |
Big Bang, Motorola Wants Out - Honduras Telecom [...] (U) Summary. Within the next week, President Maduro is expected to make a "Big Bang" announcement on the opening of the telecommunications market to private carriers wishing to enter into joint ventures and begin servicing communities as sub-contractors of Hondutel. Two American companies alr [...] |
2003-09-22 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV KPRV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2612 |
Telecom Procurement Practices, Less Than Fair? [...] (U) Summary and action request. In an effort to promote transparency in its procurement practices, the Government of Honduras (GOH) decided to contract the UNDP to manage procurements for major infrastructure projects by the state owned telephone company, Hondutel. Unfortunately, in the firs [...] |
2003-11-05 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV KPRV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2942 |
UNDP Responds to Embassy Inquiries on Telecom [...] (SBU) Summary. Post thanks Washington agencies for a rapid response to reports of possible unfair procurement practices by UNDP Honduras. We have been able to discuss the Hondutel telecom tenders involving Harris Communications and Midwest Cable with UNDP General Coordinator for telecom bids [...] |
2003-12-18 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV KPRV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA546 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] |
2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
| 04AMMAN5100 |
RJ CEO SEES A GOOD YEAR BUT CHALLENGES IN 2004 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali briefed ECON/C and SCO on prospects for RJ over the near-to-medium term during a June 20 courtesy call at RJ headquarters. Majali believes that despite substantial challenges to the airline resulting from higher fuel prices and uncer [...] |
2004-06-23 07:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR BEXP KPRV JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN5403 |
MOBILE TELEPHONY COMPETITION EXPANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has granted a new mobile telephony license, on a preliminary basis, to a consortium of local Jordanian businessmen and Kuwaiti investors. The new entrant should further enhance the competitiveness of Jordan,s telecommunicati [...] |
2004-06-30 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EAID PGOV KPRV JO |
| 04AMMAN6441 |
SOCIAL SECURITY CHAIR WANTS TO SOLVE "PENSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The sustainability of the national pension fund is a source of concern to Social Security Corporation (SSC) chairman Khalid Al-Wazani - but he has a plan to address these problems. There is progress on the SSC,s proposed buyout of the stake held by the Arab Potash Company in J [...] |
2004-07-29 16:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KPRV PINR JO |
| 04AMMAN9311 |
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC REFORMS AFTER FIVE YEARS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past five years, the government of Jordan has carried out a broad range of economic reforms. These have opened Jordan to foreign trade and investment and made the economy run more efficiently. There is hardly an aspect of Jordan's economy that has not been changed, whe [...] |
2004-11-22 06:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KPRV KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN9312 |
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC REFORMS AFTER FIVE YEARS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the past five years, the government of Jordan has moved boldly to open up its economy to foreign trade and investment. Jordan has become a member of the World Trade Organization, negotiated a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, initialed an Association Agreement [...] |
2004-11-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID KPRV KMPI JO |
| 04KINSHASA1934 |
PARASTATALS: BEMBA SEEKS CONTROL, CIAT ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. In a high-stakes move to gain control of the DRC's parastatals, Vice President Bemba called for CIAT to arbitrate his longstanding dispute with the presidency. Bemba, who heads the transitional government's commission for economics and finance, maintains the power-sharing agreemen [...] |
2004-10-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON KPRV EIND CG |
| 04KUWAIT4513 |
FUTURE OF FALTERING KUWAIT AIRWAYS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Minister of Communications, Planning and State for Development of Administrative Affairs Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah al-Ahmed al-Sabah on December 27, 2004 and discussed the financial situation of Kuwait Airways and the recent announcement of a new airline opening in [...] |
2004-12-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR KPRV KU BEXP |
| 04ROME3832 |
ALITALIA: RESTRUCTURING PLAN CLOSE TO APPROVAL [...] (U) Summary: Alitalia, the Italian government, and labor unions are expected to sign a final agreement soon on the restructuring of Italy's flag carrier. The airline will be split into two companies, one to continue the core flight operations, the other to take over Alitalia's ground service [...] |
2004-10-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB EU IT KPRV PGOV FAA AVIATION |
| 04YEREVAN1456 |
ARMENIA SEEKS TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) In eleventh-hour negotiations to reach an agreement in the Armentel dispute, Minister of Justice David Harutiunian agreed to put off the June 30 deadline for reaching a settlement until September 28, 2004. Despite the extension, the government's threat still stands: If the sides do not [...] |
2004-06-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS KPRV EINV EFIN BEXP AM |
| 04YEREVAN2470 |
GOAM RESCUES N-K TELECOM OPERATOR IN BACK-ROOM DEAL TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (C) During the week of November 15 the GOAM is due to seal the deal it has made with Armentel, Armenia's incumbent monopoly telecommunications service provider. The Government of Armenia will end its protracted dispute with Armentel and license a second mobile telephone provider to compete wit [...] |
2004-11-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KPRV PREL AM BEXPPLM BEXP |
| 04YEREVAN2505 |
GOAM TELECOM DEAL SUBSIDIZES N-K PHONE NETWORK [...] (C) On November 19 the Armenian Government published the details of a second mobile license that it granted to Karabakh-Telecom during a six hour tender process during the night of November 4 (Reftel). The government granted the license rights very cheaply, with no investment commitment insi [...] |
2004-11-19 11:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KPRV BEXP PREL AM |
| 05ABUDHABI2067 |
UAE OPENS TELECOM SECTOR FOR COMPETITION [...] (U) The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced this week it has approved the establishment of a new telecommunications company that will compete with Etisalat, which up until now was the sole telecommunications entity in the UAE. According to a May 7 Gulf News report, TRA [...] |
2005-05-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD EFIN PGOV KPRV TC |
| 05AMMAN2295 |
ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Jordan remains dependent on foreign aid, its economic reform program is making substantial progress that has continued, undiminished in scope and urgency, since its "graduation" from an IMF program in summer 2004. The GOJ has succeeded in limiting the growth of current exp [...] |
2005-03-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KPRV EPET PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN2970 |
NEW FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS PARLOUS STATE OF GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Finance (and former Minister of Planning) Bassem Awadallah told Charge on April 12 that Jordan will likely face a $282-352 million shortfall as a result of higher-than-expected crude oil prices and lower-than-expected grant income. The Minist [...] |
2005-04-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL EPET KPRV JO |
| 05AMMAN5311 |
IMF ADVANCE REPORT PRESENTS STARK FISCAL PICTURE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to advance reports, a quarterly IMF review of Jordan,s economic situation shows a dramatic deterioration in the fiscal position of the GOJ, broadly in line with figures that we have seen from the Ministry of Finance, that stems from the rise of world crude prices and the [...] |
2005-07-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPRV JO |
| 05AMMAN538 |
FIRST NEW BANK LICENSES IN DECADE PROVOKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past two years have seen the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) perform an increasingly difficult, but so far successful, balancing act. On the one hand, CBJ has remained committed to consolidation of the fragmented Jordanian banking sector and resisted pressure from domestic mag [...] |
2005-01-23 12:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EINV ECPS KPRV JO |
| 05AMMAN5830 |
TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY OF MA'AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ drive to better integrate the restive southern city and region of Ma,an into King Abdullah,s vision of a reform-oriented Jordanian state and society is having perhaps its most visible impact in the economic sphere. The GOJ is making substantial, if cautious, efforts to at [...] |
2005-07-21 11:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID KPRV PREL JO |
| 05ANKARA6065 |
MILITARY PENSION FUND WINS STEEL PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, the Turkish Privatization Authority held a tender auction for another "Crown Jewel," the state-owned steel company, Erdemir (Eregli Iron and Steel Industries of Turkey). The OYAK group, the military pension fund with diversified industrial holdings, won the auction [...] |
2005-10-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPRV EFIN ECON BEXP EIND EINV TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3555 |
JCRED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq agricultural issues in Amman during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) July 11. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ali Hussein Al-Behadli presented his strategy to reduce poverty and increase food security. In add [...] |
2005-08-31 09:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EIND KPRV SOCI EAID IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4904 |
OPIC INQUIRY RE: ERBIL HOUSING PROJECT [...] This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel re: OPIC interest in Erbil Housing Project. ------------------------------------- Scimitar, Bazian, and KRG Background ------------------------------------- 2. Iraqi contacts indicate that Scimitar Global Ventures acts as a broker [...] |
2005-12-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5101 |
OPIC INQUIRY RE: IMMDF LOAN PROPOSALS [...] This cable is in response to reftel A re: OPIC request for Embassy comments on potential Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation (IMMDF) loan proposals. 2. Post IRMO/Private Sector Development was closely involved in the referral process for projects A (Naseer Oxygen Gas), C (Hilal Al K [...] |
2005-12-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
| 05BANGKOK5317 |
EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...] |
2005-08-18 07:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR |
| 05BANGKOK6761 |
THAILAND: PRIVATIZING EGAT UNLIKELY TO REFORM THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shares of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are to be sold in an initial public offering in November 2005. Partial privatization of this high-profile state-owned enterprise (SOE) enables the Royal Thai Government (RTG) a way to maintain momentum in imple [...] |
2005-10-27 09:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
| 05BANGKOK7124 |
THAILAND: COURT SUSPENDS PRIVATIZATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the Minister of Energy and EGAT Plc to suspend the initial public offering (IPO) of shares of the state-owned power producer,s stock scheduled for November 16-17, 2005. The Court,s decision represents an unexpected victory for [...] |
2005-11-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
| 05LILONGWE709 |
MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD [...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...] |
2005-08-18 10:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI |
| 05MUSCAT1139 |
INVESTORS POUR $1.2B INTO TELECOMS IPO [...] (SBU) More than 163,000 citizens contributed more than $1.2 billion to the oversubscribed and long-anticipated initial public offering of the state-owned Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel). The most popular IPO in Oman's history opened at $3.10 a share; prices are expected to surge whe [...] |
2005-07-19 08:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS KPRV ETRD ECON EINV EFIN MU |
| 05MUSCAT243 |
OMAN OFFICIAL ON PRIVATIZATION, FTA HOPES [...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 1, National Economy Under Secretary Abdul Malik al-Hinai outlined the Omani SIPDIS government's privatization strategy for a visiting USG official in the power, water, telecommunications and transport sectors. He predicted the sale of 30 percent of state-owne [...] |
2005-02-13 13:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPRV EIND ETRD ECPS KTEX PREL MU |
| 05MUSCAT257 |
OMAN GOES PUBLIC WITH FTA PLANS [...] This is an action request for USTR. Please see para 5. --------------------------------------------- ---- Commerce Minister Publicly Touts FTA Negotiations --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. On February 13, in an annual address to celebrate the achievements of Oman i [...] |
2005-02-16 03:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPRV EIND ETRD PREL OPRC KPAO MU |
| 05MUSCAT306 |
TELECOMS MOVEMENT IN OMAN [...] In the ref B digital video conference between USTR and Omani government telecommunications officials, Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (TRA) pledged that the award of an operating license to a competing mobile phone operator was "imminent." On February 19, Sultan Qaboos promulgated [...] |
2005-02-23 03:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KPRV ETRD MU |
| 05NAIROBI5102 |
Kenya and Uganda Privatize the Railroad [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and Uganda are at last moving to revive the storied 1,500 mile rail line from Mombasa to Kampala by concessioning the railroad on both sides of the border to a private sector consortium led by a South African firm. This form of privatization is a welcome attempt to fix a [...] |
2005-12-13 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPRV EAID ELAB ECON KE UG |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2305 |
HONDURAS FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW SURPRISINGLY POSITIVE [...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technical review of Honduras' civil aviation oversight authority (General Directorate of Civil Aviation, or DGAC) was "85 percent positive," opening up the possibility of Honduras moving to Category 1 in the FAA's International Safety Assessments (IASA) [...] |
2005-11-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV KPRV CASC HO FAA TSA |
| 06AMMAN2073 |
JORDAN'S PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF PHOSPHATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's recent sale of a 37% stake in the Jordan Phosphate Mining Corporation (JPMC) to the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) for US$110 million met with public and parliamentary disapproval before the deal was concluded. Given BIA's overall size of over US$100 billion, the investme [...] |
2006-03-22 07:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPRV EMIN EIND ECON JO BX |
| 06AMMAN4833 |
JPRC EXPANSION PLANS MOVING SLOWLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The future of Jordan Petroleum Refinery Corporation (JPRC) - operator of Jordan's sole refinery - remains unclear as its 25-year concession over production, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products draws to an end in 2008. JPRC, a semi-public corporation, hopes that it w [...] |
2006-06-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KPRV ECIN ECON JO |
| 06AMMAN632 |
JORDAN'S PACE OF PRIVATIZATION TO PICK UP SPEED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC) Chairman, Mohammed Abu Hammour, provided upbeat prospects for privatization efforts in 2006. He forecasted $1 billion USD in revenue generated for the first six months of 2006, with an incremental $200 million in the second hal [...] |
2006-01-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PGOV KPRV ECON JO |
| 06AMMAN8241 |
Market Liberalization in Jordan Will Not Meet 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of Jordan's Executive Privatization Committee (EPC), former Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour, offered an upbeat analysis of the government's privatization efforts and successes in 2006. The much-delayed but ongoing privatization of Jordan Telecom (JT) should c [...] |
2006-11-02 18:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV JO |
| 06BAGHDAD1244 |
BEGINNING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-17 11:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1283 |
OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES [...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...] |
2006-04-20 06:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1286 |
CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGS TO FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Evidence on the ground indicates that the GOI intends to reform -- and eventually eliminate -- its Public Distribution System (PDS), a $3 billion subsidy program that fails in its mission of ensuring food security for all Iraqis. The Embassy PDS Reform Team (chaired by Embassy [...] |
2006-04-20 10:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2716 |
MIM DEPUTY MINISTER LOOKS BACK TO THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 meeting Deputy Minister Sami Araji of the Ministry of Industry & Minerals (MIM) said that a new investment law should pass the Council of Representatives (CoR) in September or October of this year. He also said a draft privatization law is waiting for Council of Min [...] |
2006-07-31 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD KPRV POL PREL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2744 |
CORRECTED COPY - IRAQ: STAYING CLEAR OF THE MESS [...] (C) Summary: Econoff on July 17 accompanied a U.S. military team on visits to two Iraqi state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to assess the condition of the companies and determine how best to assist them to improve overall security conditions. The visits illustrated difficulties in dealing with sta [...] |
2006-08-01 11:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EINV KPRV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD460 |
MINISTRIES PURSUE AD HOC PRIVATIZATION (OR IS IT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary. Various Iraqi ministries are leading initiatives to privatize state-owned enterprises. Recently endorsed by a Council of Ministers order, these initiatives (of which the Ministry of Industry and Minerals' plan to sell two cement companies is the most-developed) are a [...] |
2006-02-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPRV PGOV PREL IZ |
| 06BANGKOK1861 |
THAILAND: SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT QUASHES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 23, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled that the procedure by which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) privatized state power producer EGAT Plc was illegitimate. This ruling quashes plans for an initial public offering of shares anytime soon. One of the few institu [...] |
2006-03-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPWR ENRG KPRV TH |
| 06BANGKOK3219 |
GREATER COMPETITION IN THAILAND'S ELECTRIC POWER [...] SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG)'s unsuccessful attempt to privatize the state-owned electric power producer EGAT Plc has unexpectedly revived hopes for greater competition in the electric power sector. In view of EGAT's reversion to its former status as a state-owned enterprise, as [...] |
2006-05-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV KPRV TH |
| 06BELGRADE1258 |
MOBI 63 SOLD FOR EUR 1.513 BILLION [...] On August 1, the largest Norwegian mobile operator Telenor signed the sales agreement with the Government of Serbia (GOS) to buy Serbian mobile operator Mobi 63 (former Mobtel) for EUR 1.513 billion. Telenor won the televised auction organized the day before, competing with Austrian Mobilkom [...] |
2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV BTIO KPRV SR |
| 06BELGRADE673 |
SERBIAN TELECOMS REGULATOR OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] Two years after the passage of the Serbian Law on Telecommunications, the Republic Telecommunications Agency was established and finally became operational on December 19, 2005. Shortly after its inception, however, the Government of Serbia (GOS) suspended the Agency's license- monitoring fu [...] |
2006-05-03 08:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS PGOV EFIN BTIO KPRV KCOR SR MW |
| 06HANOI2477 |
SIGNAL PIRACY AND COMPETITION PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM'S TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ/C met with Director General (DG) Quan Dzuy Ngan Ha of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) to deliver a strong message on USG concerns over signal piracy. DG Ha replied that MPT has urged the state-owned broadcaster, VTC, to discontinue its re-broadcasting of pirated [...] |
2006-09-28 02:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
| 06HANOI2602 |
MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...] |
2006-10-11 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
| 06HANOI3096 |
VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR SHOWS STRONG GROWTH; ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is the world's second fastest growing telecommunications market behind China. Mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam are reported to now stand at 17 million, a 70 percent increase over December 2005. Military-owned Viettel Mobile, with more than five million subscribers, i [...] |
2006-12-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON KPRV VM |
| 06HANOI566 |
A "FIVE-YEAR PLAN" FOR VIETNAM'S TELECOM AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN approved what amounts to a "five- year plan" for the ambitious development of its telecommunications and Internet sectors between now and 2010, with an estimated investment of USD 631 million to be financed by foreign and domestic private sources and overseas developmen [...] |
2006-03-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KPRV VM |
| 06JEDDAH195 |
JEDDAH JOURNAL 7: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO CANADA, [...] (C) Rumors have been swirling around the Jeddah Consular Community for some weeks that Dr. Abdulaziz Al Suwaigh, presently Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), will be appointed the new Saudi Ambassador to Canada. A contact at MFA repeated the rumor to a Consulate employe [...] |
2006-03-07 12:32:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KPRV PREL SA |
| 06JEDDAH396 |
SAUDIA PRIVATIZATION ACCELERATED TO QUIET JUMPY [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is one of a series of cables addressing developments in the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. In private conversations, the director of the medical staff of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) announced that the company had just received an order from the King to prepare [...] |
2006-05-30 14:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06JEDDAH614 |
AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON SAUDIA FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the Ambassador and Consulate General Jeddah, and FCS staff met the New Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and his senior staff. The Director General offered an optimistic assessment of the airline's future. Privatization is planned over the nex [...] |
2006-09-18 04:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06JEDDAH636 |
AMBASSADOR MET WITH GENERAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Oberwetter met with the President Eng. Abdullah M. Nour Rehaimi and several Vice Presidents of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah on August 18 to discuss GACA's plans for deregulation and expansion in Saudi Arabia. Both sides expressed an interest [...] |
2006-10-04 12:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BTIO EAIR ECON KISL KPRV SA |
| 06NIAMEY515 |
NIGER: THE LATEST ON PRIVATIZATION [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. Econoff Gage met with representatives of the Government of Niger (GON), companies and the World Bank (IBRD) to produce the following status report on privatization in Niger. GON privatization efforts have advanced since 1996, when Niger codified in law the desire to pri [...] |
2006-05-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV PGOV KPRV XA NG |
| 06PARAMARIBO253 |
IN SEARCH OF VIABILITY: RESTRUCTURING, EU MARKET [...] The European Union's (EU) development assistance package for Suriname's banana sector targeted improving productivity in the hopes of making Suriname's state owned banana company SBBS - attractive enough to potential buyers for the next round of privatization in June 2006. As an African, Cari [...] |
2006-05-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EAID ETRD EAGR KPRV HO NS |
| 06TEGUCIGALPA271 |
NEW HONDURAN TELECOM LAW PUT ON HOLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the face of rising opposition, a new draft telecommunications law designed to open the market to competition and meet CAFTA requirements was not introduced to Congress. A last-minute attempt to introduce competition specifically into international calling was also derailed. K [...] |
2006-02-13 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
| 06TEGUCIGALPA949 |
Honduras: Telecom Debates in Final Round [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para. 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The CAFTA-compliant telecommunications sector framework law (Ley Marco), recently revised and shortened, is now set to be introduced to Congress. A competing law by parastatal telecommunications company Hondutel has so [...] |
2006-05-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ELAB KPRV PGOV ECON HO |
| 06TUNIS2598 |
TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPT. 16 - OCT. 15 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Trade Balance Continues to Deteriorate B. Emirates Bukhatir to Build 5 Billion USD "Sports City" C. Emirati DIG Increases Stake in Karthago Airlines D. Legal Retirement Age to Be Rai [...] |
2006-10-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KPRV TS |
| 06ZAGREB1265 |
SHIPYARDS ALBATROSSES OF CROATIAN ECONOMY [...] Summary: Of Croatia's loss-making, unreformed industries, none is more politically sensitive or costs the country's taxpayers more than shipbuilding. With a total of six major shipyards on the Adriatic coast, shipbuilding is a key employer in many communities and an important component of Croa [...] |
2006-10-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPRV EWWT EIND HR |
| 07AMMAN3286 |
CHANGE IS IN THE AIR: JORDAN'S AVIATION PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Several privatization and restructuring efforts continue in Jordan's aviation sector with the support of the King and Parliament (ref A). The Cabinet approved privatization of 74% of Royal Jordanian's stock shares. A contract has been signed for the expansion and private manageme [...] |
2007-08-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO |
| 07AMMAN3812 |
PRIVATIZATION IN JORDAN: MOVING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: Having begun privatization of its significant assets in 1999, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) currently has projects underway in energy, grain storage, and water. The nature of these efforts has begun changing from privatization to "public-private partnerships (PPP)" due to a decli [...] |
2007-09-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV KPRV JO |
| 07AMMAN4072 |
DELTA AIR LINES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS TO AMMAN [...] (U) Summary: Delta Air Lines recently announced it plans to operate direct service between Amman's Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) and New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport beginning June 2008. This will be the only non-stop service to the United States operated by a U.S. carrier. [...] |
2007-10-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO |
| 07AMMAN4378 |
Jordan Completes First Privatization Deal in its Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) finalized the privatization sale of the Central Electric Generating Company (CEGCO) - the first in Jordan's energy sector as part of a privatization program underway since 1996 (ref A). No immediate lay-offs of CEGCO's 1,600 employe [...] |
2007-10-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV KPRV JO |
| 07AMMAN4426 |
ROYAL JORDANIAN IPO ON SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary: Royal Jordanian (RJ) Airlines president Samer Majali said that RJ's initial public offering is on schedule for completion in 2007. Majali expects that 60 percent of shares will be Jordanian-owned. RJ selected the GEnx engine for its previously-ordered Boeing 787s due in 2010. RJ [...] |
2007-11-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO |
| 07AMMAN483 |
GOJ OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON PRIVATIZATION, PESSIMISTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chairman of Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC), former Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour, painted an optimistic view of the progress of privatization in Jordan. After a record year for privatization in 2006, 2007 should also register major progress, inclu [...] |
2007-02-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV JO |
| 07ATHENS2375 |
GREEK PM IN MOSCOW: RHETORIC (APPARENTLY) [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 17-18 visit to Moscow, Greek PM Karamanlis signed with Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Parvanov an agreement establishing a company to construct the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline through Bulgaria and Greece. Press reports also indicate Puti [...] |
2007-12-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ENRG EPET GR KPRV PGOV PREL RS |
| 07ATHENS2386 |
KARAMANLIS IN MOSCOW: PAR@THENS 2375 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL KPRV GR |
| 07BAGHDAD591 |
PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN TV'S STAR IS RISING, BID [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. This cable has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82 BCT) and the Tactical PSYOP Detachment 1630, who have Salah ad Din in their area of operation. 2. (C) SUMMARY. With its exclusive coverage of Saddam's burial an [...] |
2007-02-19 13:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OIIP KPRV ECON SCUL IZ |
| 07BELGRADE1061 |
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SPENDING RAISES MEDIUM TERM RISK [...] (U) Adoption of the 2007 budget on June 23, along with issuance of a memorandum of economic policies for 2008-2010, makes it clear that fiscal tightening will take place, at best, only in the medium term. The GOS outlook assumes a further increase in wages, which will fuel the growing trade a [...] |
2007-07-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1144 |
PRIVATIZATION COMPLETION STRATEGY IN SERBIA [...] Mladjan Dinkic, Minister for Economy and Regional Development, and Vesna Dzinic, new director of the Agency for Privatization, on July 18 presented their strategy for completing privatization of socially-owned companies in Serbia. The current law on privatization required that privatization i [...] |
2007-08-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1323 |
ECONOMIC TRAIN NOT (YET) DERAILED BY KOSOVO [...] (U) During introductory meetings with Serbian government leaders and the U.S. business community the Ambassador heard positive messages that economic reform activity is moving forward. Despite the fact that economic issues are pushed off the front page by Kosovo, there are areas of progress a [...] |
2007-09-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1736 |
PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE RESTITUTION LAW [...] Serbia is the only country in Europe without a restitution law. A restitution law is a prerequisite for EU membership, but more importantly, it is vital to attracting badly needed foreign direct investment, establishing the right to private property, and revitalizing Serbia's market economy. [...] |
2007-12-28 09:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
| 07BELGRADE774 |
PROPERTY RESTITUTION: SERBIAN GOVERNMENT DRAFT [...] On May 10, the outgoing Serbian government approved a draft law that would restitute property seized by wartime Nazi occupation forces and Tito's subsequent communist regime. The law, if approved by the new government and adopted by the parliament, would establish a legal procedure for estab [...] |
2007-06-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE775 |
SERBIA BROADBAND OPERATING IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Only five years after the Southeastern Europe Equity Fund invested USD 10 million in this cable television and broadband start-up, Serbia Broadband (SBB) has become a significant market player in Serbia. Its successful growth places it squarely as a threat to state-owned Telekom Srbija. O [...] |
2007-06-01 16:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN BTIO PGOV KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE894 |
REVISED BUDGET SEEN AS EXPANSIONARY [...] (u) Serbia's new government on June 14 presented a 2007 budget proposal that would continue expansionary fiscal policy with an expenditure increase of 27.4 percent and a projected deficit of 0.6 percent of GDP. A chorus of criticism, from economists, the central bank, and the IMF, greeted the [...] |
2007-06-25 06:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE895 |
REVISED BUDGET SEEN AS EXPANSIONARY [...] (u) Serbia's new government on June 14 presented a 2007 budget proposal that would continue expansionary fiscal policy with an expenditure increase of 27.4 percent and a projected deficit of 0.6 percent of GDP. A chorus of criticism, from economists, the central bank, and the IMF, greeted the [...] |
2007-06-25 06:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE907 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rela [...] |
2007-06-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07BELGRADE914 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS ECONOMY MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with new Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic for the first time on June 20 to review the economic agenda for the new government. Dinkic, leader of the G17 party, said that he personally favors a partition of Kosovo but said that preserving momentum on Euro-Atlantic rel [...] |
2007-06-26 08:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KIDE KPRV SR |
| 07KABUL1934 |
AFGHANISTAN - AHADY CONSIDERS A/S SULLIVAN LETTER ON AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-11 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCOR KPRV EINV EAID ECON PREL PGOV AF |
| 07KABUL926 |
AFTEL'S PUZZLING EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) State-owned Afghan Telecom plans to quadruple the number of lines the company has by an aggressive build-out of wireless and copper networks, funded by the GoA and donors. The wireless plans will put AfTel into competition with mobile service providers, which could bring charges of anti- [...] |
2007-03-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN EINV ECON KPRV PGOV AF |
| 07LILONGWE799 |
AIR MALAWI PRIVATIZATION REDUX [...] Summary. Privatization for Air Malawi is again being discussed, this time through a liquidation and sale of assets to COMAIR of South Africa. Finance Minister Gondwe has supported the plan, but potential divestiture of the flag carrier has drawn fire from Air Malawi's board and from some op [...] |
2007-10-25 10:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KPRV MI |
| 07MILAN273 |
SAVING MALPENSA - THE AIRPORT AFTER ALITALIA [...] (SBU) Alitalia's cost-cutting rescue plan includes deep cuts in service to and from Milan's Malpensa airport, primarily decreasing intercontinental flights. The Lombardy Region (home to Malpensa airport) fears these cuts will change Malpensa from a European hub to regional airport, dooming a [...] |
2007-09-24 12:41:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT KPRV |
| 07MILAN329 |
ITALIAN INVESTORS READY TO FINANCE ITALO-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Roberto Formigoni, President of Lombardy Region, told the CG that Italian investors are on board to finance a new airline as a joint venture with an American carrier. He promised the Italians will put up the cash if the Americans put up the expertise. Formigoni is keen to replace Alita [...] |
2007-11-16 12:32:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD IT KPRV |
| 07PRISTINA405 |
KOSOVO: POOR POE BOARD NOMINATIONS RAISE CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-22 15:21:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPRV ENRG PGOV PREL YI |
| 07PRISTINA99 |
KOSOVO: CREATING GOOD GOVERNANCE OF PUBLICLY OWNED [...] (C) Summary. The final status package proposal presented to Kosovo on February 2 provides UNMIK the opportunity to establish corporate governance and oversight structures for publicly-owned enterprises (POEs) as they transition to Kosovar authority. Several UNMIK agencies and some PISG offic [...] |
2007-02-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPRV KCOR PGOV PREL YI |
| 07TEGUCIGALPA1077 |
HONDURAS: TELECOM LAW PROGRESS STALLED WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting pressure to agree upon a draft law to liberalize the telecommunications sector, the GOH and private industry representatives failed June 13 to come to an agreement. The action now moves to Congress where congressional leaders have promised passage of a previously [...] |
2007-06-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
| 07TEGUCIGALPA1232 |
HONDUTEL WARNING CABLE [...] Recent newspaper reports have identified serious corruption and fraud at state-run telephone company Hondutel. The charges, which include extortion, fraudulent signing of contracts and misuse of power, are currently under review by the Honduran Attorney General's office after the national Congr [...] |
2007-07-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR HO |
| 07TEGUCIGALPA579 |
I AM THE STATE: HONDUTEL MANAGER REMAINS MAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: While a new telecommunications law to liberalize the market remains stalled in the Honduran Congress, the battle to control the lucrative margins in international calling continues. Hondutel, the state telecoms operator, has aggressively pursued companies charged with pirating c [...] |
2007-04-03 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
| 07TEGUCIGALPA782 |
HONDURAS: FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES, HONDUTEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of surprise moves, Hondutel operations director Marcelo Chimirri was essentially stripped of authority at the state run telecommunications company and all his legal actions during his tenure were nullified. However, Chimirri was then promoted several days later as the [...] |
2007-05-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
| 07TEGUCIGALPA838 |
HONDUTEL UNDER FIRE AS NEGOTATIONS OVER NEW LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major actors in on-going effort to pass a new telecommunications law met May 11, and agreed to reconcile four key issues: license authorizations, naming of commissioners, taxes, and mobile licenses. While the group plans to meet again May 18, a related effort by Congress to [...] |
2007-05-16 00:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
| 07TELAVIV762 |
GOI APPROVES REFORM OF ELECTRIC COMPANY DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the cabinet approved a proposal by Minister of Finance Abraham Hirchson and Minister of National Infrastructure Benjamin Ben-Eliezer to reform Israel's electricity market. The reform plan is to be phased-in starting in 2008 and envisions dividing the Israel Ele [...] |
2007-03-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ELAB PGOV KPRV IS |
| 07TOKYO4658 |
GOING POSTAL: INTRODUCING THE WORLD'S LARGEST BANK [...] (SBU) Yucho, Japan,s postal bank, is the world,s largest bank, with total assets of 222 trillion yen ($1.9 trillion) and FY 2007 net income of 300 billion yen ($2.6 billion). As Yucho,s privatization began on October 1 (ref a), its sheer size and first steps into new banking businesses promise [...] |
2007-10-04 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPRV JA |
| 07TUNIS516 |
TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. IMF Urges Further Reform B. Qatar Telecom Invests In Tunisia C. Consumer Price Index Continues To Rise D. Trade Deficit Grows, Industrial Production Up E. GOT Sells Stake in Banque [...] |
2007-04-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ECPS EIND KTEX KPRV TS |
| 07ULAANBAATAR157 |
Mongolia and GSP: An undiscovered Country [...] SUMMARY: Less than half a percent of Mongolia's exports to the U.S. came in under GSP in 2006, partially because over 90% of Mongolian exports to the U.S. are textiles. However, in other cases, Mongolian goods eligible for GSP treatment simply don't take advantage of it. The Ministry of Indu [...] |
2007-03-08 03:53:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
| 07ULAANBAATAR164 |
Mongolia Customs [...] Summary: While there is a bilateral Customs agreement with the U.S., cooperation has waned since the end of the Multifiber Arrangement in 2005. Mongolia has a relatively liberal trade regime, with low tariffs and no quotas or onerous licensing requirements. Customs is widely viewed as corru [...] |
2007-03-10 03:55:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
| 07ULAANBAATAR86 |
Mongolia Privatizes 16 Industries in 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Of the 22 state-owned enterprises (SOE) put up for sale by the GOM last year, 16 were successfully privatized, while 6 failed to find qualified buyers. Sales brought in an estimated US$26 million. Th% tdjtdr"xocess paN02enitivnyQqmoth|9 i&QmgSt cc3Ea.Q Af|er`4`l`Bcmth` c4ih(p;Q:s;QkDQ [...] |
2007-02-07 22:39:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND PGOV KPRV EFIN PREL MG |
| 07ZAGREB133 |
GOC PLANS NEW PRIVATIZATIONS AFTER LONG HIATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: After being stalled for the past two years, the Croatian government is finally moving forward with the privatization of some of the most problematic assets in the government's still large portfolio. Privatization is unpopular with the Croatian public, which equates the process w [...] |
2007-02-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPRV ECON EINV HR PRIVATIZATION |
| 07ZAGREB643 |
CROATIAN STATE PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The June arrest of eight employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) on charges of corruption marks a significant improvement in both the political will and the capacity of the Croatian government to fight corruption. The Fund has long been viewed as a font of [...] |
2007-07-03 15:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPRV KCRM HR |
| 08ACCRA1522 |
GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2008 [...] SUMMARY: A. The Government of Ghana announced the privatization of its troubled state-owned aluminum company, along with accompanying foreign investments worth USD 4.5 billion. The purported international buyers announced that no such deals existed. B. Ghana has benefitted from increase [...] |
2008-12-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH |
| 08AMMAN78 |
JORDAN REAPS $232 MILLION FROM ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES IPO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan sold 71 percent of national air carrier Royal Jordanian's (RJ) shares in a recent IPO and raised $232 million. During the IPO road show, RJ President Samer Majali highlighted RJ's growth in a growing region and the profitability of its Iraq routes. Since [...] |
2008-01-09 08:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KPRV JO |
| 08BELGRADE51 |
SERBIA: CORPORATE SHARE GIVE AWAY - GOOD ECONOMICS? GOOD [...] On December 26, the Serbian Parliament approved a law on the free distribution of shares of privatized and soon to be privatized companies to Serbian citizens. The law was approved less than two months after Economy and Regional Development Minister Dinkic first proposed it. The law started [...] |
2008-01-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV SR |
| 08HANOI1298 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRILLS GVN ON SOES, SETS BUDGET AND VOWS [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly (NA), in its October 15 to November 15 session, came down hard on mismanagement in Vietnam's state-owned sector, approved a 2009 budget deficit of $5.1 billion, and reformed Vietnam's luxury tax regime, which will affect U.S. automakers adversely but create op [...] |
2008-11-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 08HANOI1403 |
BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VIETNAM'S PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (U) Summary: At the first meetings of the Market Economy Working Group, the United States and Vietnam discussed the latter's progress in transitioning to a market economy. The U.S. delegation, led by the Department of Commerce, emphasized that substantial work remains to be done to reduce the [...] |
2008-12-24 04:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB KPRV KTEX PGOV VM |
| 08HANOI573 |
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's telecommunication market continues its rapid development, underpinned by the strong performance of the mobile phone sector, which surpassed 35 million subscribers in 2007. New market entrants and more flexible government regulations helped to drive down costs and incre [...] |
2008-05-16 00:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON KPRV VM |
| 08HANOI654 |
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE REFORM KEY TO IMPROVING THE BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) got an earful of solicited advice from domestic and foreign businesses on how to improve its business climate at the GVN-sponsored Vietnam Business Forum on June 2. Commonly-cited prescriptions included redoubling efforts against corruption and red [...] |
2008-06-04 08:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 08HANOI746 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ECONOMIC AGENDA PURSUES TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's 12th National Assembly jumped right into the debate over how to improve the country's macroeconomic situation, grilling ministers and publicly grumbling about the country's economic management. In the end, the Assembly fell in line behind the Government's macroeconomic [...] |
2008-06-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 08MILAN15 |
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: [...] (SBU) Alitalia cuts at Milan's Malpensa go into full force as of April 1, 2008. Flight reductions of over 25 percent of Malpensa's traffic and more than one third of its intercontinental routes will have an immediate, significant impact on the region's economy starting with job cuts of at le [...] |
2008-02-01 17:39:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT KPRV |
| 08TRIPOLI679 |
SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI CALLS FOR FURTHER REFORM, THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy, much-anticipated speech at an annual youth forum gathering, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, implicitly criticized past decisions of his father's regime, called for dramatic changes to Libya's system of governance, claimed that much of his program of s [...] |
2008-08-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KPRV LY |
| 08TRIPOLI686 |
LIBYA FURTHER PRIVATIZES FUEL DISTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) The Chairman of the Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), Shukri Ghanem, launched the country's third privately-owned fuel distribution company, al-Rahila, in a low profile ceremony at a newly refurbished filling station last week. The al-Rahila Company is one of three companies est [...] |
2008-09-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG KPRV LY |
| 08TRIPOLI896 |
AL-QADHAFI AND THE REFORM "VISION THING" [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting broadcast on state-owned television, senior Government of Libya (GOL) officials disagreed with Muammar al-Qadhafi about plans to implement dramatic government restructuring and privatization he proposed last March. Al-Qadhafi blasted the officials, accusing them of wantin [...] |
2008-11-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KPRV KCOR LY |
| 09ACCRA279 |
GHANA MINING HIGHLIGHTS, MARCH 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. In large numbers, artisanal miners have begun to abandon diamond fields in favor of more lucrative gold mines in the Western Region as a result of depressed diamond exports due to the global financial crisis. Diamond exports are expected to drop 30 percent and prices in one dia [...] |
2009-03-31 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EIND EINV KPRV GH |
| 09ALGIERS273 |
FIND A PARTNER: ALGERIA'S NEW INVESTMENT RULES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria has implemented policies that require a majority stake be held by Algerian interests in all new investments in the country, and a minimum 30-percent stake in import businesses. The policies have taken shape through a series of written instructions and guidance sent from [...] |
2009-03-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KPRV EIND AG |
| 09ALGIERS352 |
ALGERIA'S ECONOMIC LIBERALS FADE TO THE LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many observers predict that, as the expected winner of the April 9 presidential election, President Bouteflika will reshuffle his cabinet again and either move or remove certain ministers that were associated with the economic liberalization of his first two terms. Bouteflika ra [...] |
2009-04-08 16:34:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KPRV AG |
| 09BAGHDAD2753 |
VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 Oct 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, ORA, CONS, MNFI (CJ9), OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON [...] |
2009-10-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2968 |
VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 November 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: RSO, ECON, POL/MIL, FBI, PAS, CONS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWI [...] |
2009-11-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3232 |
VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: December 6, 2009 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, CONS, MNFI (CJ9), OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS, PAS, RSO, MNF-I 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION [...] |
2009-12-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
| 09BELGRADE1144 |
SERBIA: RESTITUTION LAW PROMISED BY YEAR END AMID GROWING [...] (SBU) The Government of Serbia has promised that it will adopt a long-awaited restitution law for nationalized property by the end of the year. In preparation, the Government hosted a conference, co-sponsored by the Council of Europe and European Commission, to review restitution laws and "le [...] |
2009-10-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC EAID SR |
| 09BELGRADE1266 |
SERBIAN SOCCER FANS: HOOLIGANS OR GANGSTERS? [...] (SBU) The recent death of French national Brice Taton in Belgrade after being beaten by Serbian soccer hooligans has prompted Serbian authorities - and society - to reexamine the murky ties Serbia's two major soccer clubs (Partizan and Red Star) and their fan clubs have with organized crime. G [...] |
2009-10-29 14:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KCOR KCRM KPRV PINR SNAR SR |
| 09BELGRADE725 |
SERBIA: PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO IMPACT [...] (SBU) A draft law on Planning and Construction currently under debate in Parliament could significantly impact future restitution claims. Although there are several necessary positive elements in the legislation, including streamlining the construction permitting procedure and rationalizing th [...] |
2009-07-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
| 09BELGRADE799 |
SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...] |
2009-08-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
| 09BELGRADE801 |
SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...] |
2009-08-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR |
| 09BELGRADE996 |
SERBIA: PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW ENACTED [...] (SBU) On August 31, Serbia's parliament passed the Planning and Construction law, which will streamline construction permitting and clarify land ownership issues, but which has also been strongly opposed by domestic and international restitution claimants. Following the passage, Charge met with [...] |
2009-09-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIDE KPRV CASC EAID SR |
| 09HANOI121 |
VIETNAM'S PROVINCIAL COMPETIVENESS SLIPS IN 2008 [...] (U) Summary: The latest regional competitiveness survey showed a "systematic" deterioration in the business environment throughout Vietnam. According to the 2008 Provincial Competitive Index, a survey of thousands of Vietnamese businesses, provincial governments were less effective in 2008 in [...] |
2009-02-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI137 |
IMPORT LICENSING: A HALF-HEARTED DEFICIT-BUSTING SCHEME [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's import licensing regime was implemented in response to the unprecedented rise in imports that caused a record $18 billion trade deficit in 2008. Although potentially burdensome, the licensing scheme has not inhibited U.S. exports to date and its scope is much narrower t [...] |
2009-02-19 06:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 09HANOI320 |
VIETNAM AWARDS FOUR 3G WIRELESS LICENSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Ministry of Information & Communications (MIC) awarded long-awaited licenses for 3G mobile networks to four state-run carriers on April 2, 2009. The move provides an immediate benefit to two U.S. companies, Qualcomm and Motorola, which sell 3G wireless network hardware [...] |
2009-04-08 04:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON KPRV VM |
| 09HANOI467 |
VIETNAM COMPETITION COURT LANDS FIRST PUNCH ON SOE [...] (U) Summary: The first decision by Vietnam's new anti-trust court delivered a knock-down punch to a state-owned company, slapping the airline fuel monopoly with a $168,000 fine for refusing fuel service to a private airline. That the first decision by the newly-formed Vietnamese Competition C [...] |
2009-05-20 01:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM |
| 09NIAMEY132 |
NIGER EXPROPRIATES TELEPHONE UTILITY SONITEL [...] SUMMARY: On February 12, the Government of Niger (GON) unilaterally announced a decision to reduce the term of the operating license of the country's privatized telecoms provider SONITEL, effectively ending the management of Dataport LTD, the foreign-owned consortium that had purchased 51% own [...] |
2009-03-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECPS KPRV ELAB EINV KMCA NG |
| 09PODGORICA63 |
MONTENEGRO'S LARGEST EXPORTER CONTINUES TO FLOUNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Podgorica's aluminum plant, KAP, has been struggling since at least mid-2008 to survive the impact of ongoing economic crisis. The low trading price of aluminum and expensive production inputs, particularly electricity, have resulted in daily losses of up to 200,000 Euros. KAP [...] |
2009-03-16 19:08:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPRV ENRG EINV ECON MW |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN506 |
TIGHT RACE FOR BOEING IN CARIBBEAN AIRLINES DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Boeing's bid to sell ten 737-800 aircraft to Trinidad and Tobago's national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is reaching a watershed as an intra-governmental board is expected to decide on a vendor by early January. Boeing is competing against Airbus for a potential $790 millio [...] |
2009-12-28 16:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV PREL KPRV TD |
| 09TASHKENT209 |
UZBEKISTAN: EYE ON 21ST CENTURY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khakim Mukhitdinov, First Deputy General Director of the Information and Communication Agency of Uzbekistan, described for us the state of telecommunications in Uzbekistan, current projects, and future plans. According to him Uzbekistan is well connected to the world through fo [...] |
2009-02-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT SOCI KPRV UZ |
| 10BAGHDAD400 |
VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 07 Feb 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, USF-I (CJ9), DHS, USF-I (C2X), RSO, REF, PAS 3. Baghdad has no submissions for the mont [...] |
2010-02-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |
| 10BAGHDAD73 |
VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 03 Jan 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9), DHS, MNF-I (C2X) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE F [...] |
2010-01-12 05:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ |