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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04BRATISLAVA191 |
SUPERMARKET RAIDS SPUR GOS TO FOCUS ON ROMA NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Throughout February, Roma activists raised the alarm about coming changes in the welfare system and have called for national strikes. Beginning February 18, organized groups of Roma have raided grocery stores, primarily in South-Eastern Slovakia to steal alcohol, cigarettes, an [...] |
2004-02-26 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI LO ECONOMIC REFORM |
| 04PANAMA1883 |
PANAMA'S PENDING SOCIAL SECURITY CRISIS: A [...] Summary. Reforming Panama's actuarially bankrupt social security fund (CSS), which provides pensions, medical services, and workers' compensation to over 60 percent of Panama's population, will be one of the biggest and earliest challenges to face the incoming Torrijos administration. Plagued [...] |
2004-07-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA2137 |
PANAMA'S RELIANCE ON VENEZUALAN OIL [...] (U) Per instructions, paras 2 and 3 contain answers to reftel. 2. (U) While Panama imports over half of its oil from Venezuela, it does not do so under the terms of either the San Jose or Caracas Accords. Panama is a signatory to both Accords; however, it did not/not renew the Caracas Accords af [...] |
2004-08-20 19:18:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG XK PM CARIB ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA2231 |
EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SECURITY AND [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. While Panama's remote and economically-underdeveloped Darien Region remains vulnerable to incursions by paramilitary groups and drug traffickers from Colombia, the region's security under Panam [...] |
2004-09-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MASS MOPS SNAR EAID EAGR PREF PREL PINS PTER PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA2524 |
UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...] |
2004-10-12 18:14:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA2881 |
PANAMA: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] Military forces are constitutionally banned in Panama. The Central Government oversees Panama's civilian security forces. Panama presently appears to meet the standards set out in the legislation, described in reftel, for international financial institution funding. Per reftel A, the followi [...] |
2004-11-30 16:31:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA3009 |
PANAMA - 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.5 billion in 2003, an increase of $443 million from $1.1 billion in 2002. U.S. goods exports in 2003 were $1.8 billion, an increase of 31 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $301 million, rou [...] |
2004-12-17 17:06:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA3025 |
PANAMA: ECONOMIC TRENDS AND LOOMING CHALLENGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Introduction: Hoping to capitalize early on its campaign promises (anti-corruption, transparency, fiscal responsibility and economic growth), current popularity (70 percent), and control of the legislatu [...] |
2004-12-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA3038 |
OVERVIEW OF PANAMANIAN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reports from Embassy Panama's newly formed Illicit Finance Task Force (IFTF). The interagency IFTF was initiated in September 2004 to monitor terrorist financing and the laundering of narcotics and other criminal proceeds. The task force includes member [...] |
2004-12-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA441 |
PANAMA'S SCORECARD ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] Summary and Comment: Overall, Panama's intellectual property rights regime is headed in the right direction and has improved during the past year. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GoP has increased specialized IPR training and technic [...] |
2004-02-25 18:33:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA452 |
CODEL WELLER UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: Codel Weller,s February 19-22 visit to Panama underscored our strong friendship and high level of bilateral cooperation with GoP interlocutors, who included President Moscoso, FM Arias, National Security Advisor Jarvis, and VM for Foreign Trade Adames. Congressman Weller expres [...] |
2004-02-26 20:31:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA584 |
PANAMA (FTAA/TNC): STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE G-14 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Panamanian Vice Minister for Foreign Trade Romel Adames told Econ Chief on March 8 that Panama would strongly support the USG position within the G-14 and moving forward with agreement on procedures for p [...] |
2004-03-10 20:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA632 |
STATUS OF FORMER USG PROPERTIES IN THE PANAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Panama,s Interoceanic Region Authority (ARI) is responsible for converting former USG property in the Panama Canal area to private and commercial use. It has had a number of significant successes, and current and future investment in these "reverted" areas could total $2.5 bil [...] |
2004-03-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA633 |
SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS' VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) I warmly welcome your March 23-25 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG appreciation for the ongoing maritime security cooperation between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on this as well as aviation security (and increasingly cruise ship securi [...] |
2004-03-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA648 |
U.S.-PANAMA FTA NEGOTIATIONS - THOUGHTS ON TIMING [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce and Industry Joaquin Jacome and VM for Trade Romel Adames will be traveling to Washington next week for the March 23 TPSC Panama hearing at USTR and to press for moving forward expeditiously with FTA negotiations. The upcoming November U.S. elections and the [...] |
2004-03-19 17:49:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA669 |
PANAMA'S INPUT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, [...] Summary. Post has provided primarily financial support and equipment to Panama in support of promoting effective protection and enforcement of IP rights. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GOP has also increased specialized IPR training [...] |
2004-03-22 20:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA748 |
DHS AMBASSADOR ARCOS PRESSES MARITIME SECURITY [...] Summary: During a March 23-24 visit to Panama, Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Director for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pressed the USG agenda on maritime security. At a meeting with Panama's Minister of Government and Justice (MOGJ), Arnulfo Escalona, the [...] |
2004-04-01 15:28:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA798 |
PANAMA: KEY AGRICULTURAL ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: This cable provides an overview of Panama's agricultural sector and Post's assessment of key issues in preparation for the upcoming bilateral negotiations (Round One will be held April 26-30, 2004 in Panama [...] |
2004-04-05 16:46:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA861 |
PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...] |
2004-04-13 20:32:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA906 |
USG SUCCESS STORY: PANAMA REGAINS CATEGORY 1 FOR [...] Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Panama in 2001 for not complying with international air safety standards. Over the past 18 months, the Embassy has worked to focus the GoP's highest levels on making needed changes to its aviation authority to regain the status. [...] |
2004-04-20 19:33:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP CASC PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA929 |
SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE [...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...] |
2004-04-22 20:43:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05ALMATY1029 |
Status Update on U.S.-Kazakhstan Cost Sharing [...] (SBU) Summary: An official in Kazakhstan's Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning (MEBP), Maulen Utegulov, confirmed in a meeting with USAID the Government of Kazakhstan's commitment to finalizing a cost-sharing agreement with a budget allocation in 2006. While signing of the agreement mus [...] |
2005-03-17 07:28:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1059 |
KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE NO. 2 [...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to Ref A request, para. 10. 2. (SBU) A. Amount of assets frozen, forfeited, or seized (in U.S. dollars) by host governments pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislative, judicial, [...] |
2005-03-23 05:20:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KTFN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1203 |
KAZAKHSTANI OIL PATCH: KYRGYZ TULIPS WON'T GROW [...] (C) Summary: The Kazakhstani oil patch, both expats and locals, neither foresee nor seek a Kazakhstani repeat of the Kyrgyz "Tulip Revolution." They cite the following reasons: - Kazakhstani economy is dynamic and growing. Despite rural poverty, many average citizens have a seat at the table; [...] |
2005-03-31 06:37:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KR KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1433 |
KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Construction of the stalled Atasu-Alashankou oil pipeline is moving forward after a harsh winter and the late delivery of pipe, according to KMG contacts. However,the Kazakhstanis are unhappy with the Chinese over perceived lower netbacks and lack of control -- Beijing has respons [...] |
2005-04-12 11:51:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG CH KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1434 |
CHINESE DEMAND CASPIAN OFFSHORE BLOC FOR GAS [...] (C) Summary: The Director of the Kazakhstani Institute of Oil and Gas (KIOG), Serik Burkitbayev, reported that China is demanding an offshore Caspian bloc as quid-pro-quo for support of a natural gas pipeline to China. That pipeline, to be built in stages, will initially transport Turkmen and [...] |
2005-04-12 11:59:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG CH KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1435 |
ENVIRONMENTALISTS CHARGE OIL MAJORS WITH POLLUTING [...] (U) Summary: A coalition of Kazakhstani and U.S. environmental activists charge the Karachagank Petroleum Operating (KPO) with polluting the village of Berezovka, and demand its relocation. KPO rejects these accusations and points to extensive monitoring data. Local authorities support KPO and [...] |
2005-04-12 12:10:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1774 |
CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: The April 26th Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) shareholders meeting in Almaty ended in an impasse. Russian intransigence on forming a Russian board of directors (CPC-R), combined with a demand for a variable tariff on operating expenses (OPEX), created the logjam. In earlier [...] |
2005-05-06 09:58:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1855 |
KAZAKHSTANAN: ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted by readers as conveying positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan Supports Tight Control [...] |
2005-05-16 01:47:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1920 |
KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ATYRAU OBLAST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ordway met with a wide-range of civic groups, businessmen, local officials, and foreign investors during his March 13-16 trip to Kazakhstan's oil-rich Atyrau Oblast. The booming region faces skilled labor shortages while a large rural population idles in villages. Relat [...] |
2005-05-19 13:02:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1927 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. government. -- Mazhilis Committee Suggests Foreign Borrowing Limits -- Pipe Pl [...] |
2005-05-20 11:11:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1944 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of your planned meeting with President Nazarbayev in Baku, Embassy Almaty wanted to offer background on energy and non-proliferation issues in Kazakhstan, and suggest key issues where your engagement could be crucial. Kazakhstan's market-driven development of its oil se [...] |
2005-05-23 10:14:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG AJ GZ KZ WMD ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1973 |
KAZAKHSTAN'S SCENTIFIC SPENDING SPREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan has quintupled science- and technology-related spending in its most recent budget. The decision is in keeping with the GOK's long-stated goal of diversification of its economy and reduced dependence on oil revenues. The Industrial-Innovative Development Strategy for [...] |
2005-05-25 11:54:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2048 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE - MAY 2005 [...] U.S. Grant Finances Feasibility Study for Reconstruction of Gas Storage Units in Southern Kazakhstan 2. Nura River Fish Poisoned With Mercury 3. Danish Company Ready for De-mercurization Project in Temirtau 4. Kazakhstan Ranks Third Globally in Nuclear Fuel Production 5. Central Asian Co [...] |
2005-06-01 12:34:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2122 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Government Submitted Draft Amendments to Tax Code -- Pension As [...] |
2005-06-06 14:25:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2283 |
ASIA SOCIETY KAZAKHSTAN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Asia Society's Kazakhstan Business Conference in Almaty was a smashing success. Highlights included a strong exchange of views between George Soros and FM Tokayev; multiple appearances by opposition politicians including on panel presentations; a major restatement of Kazk [...] |
2005-06-17 06:29:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2308 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Joint Russian- Kazakh Space Venture -- Senate Approves Law [...] |
2005-06-21 02:57:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY24 |
KAZAKHSTAN: DEATH OF PROMINENT BANKER SPARKS RUMORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 19 death of Bank TuranAlem (BTA) president Erzhan Tatishev in a hunting accident has put the local rumor mill into high gear. Despite calming words from representatives of the bank, the second largest in Kazakhstan, the accident has received a great deal of media a [...] |
2005-01-04 07:46:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PHUM KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY2407 |
GOK ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF ALMATY POWER CONSOLIDATED [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 27, Prime Minister Akhmetov announced last-minute plans for the GOK to purchase Almaty Power Consolidated (APK) after a disputed bankruptcy auction, scheduled for the same day, was cancelled for unspecified reasons. A leading opposition figure, later joined by deputies [...] |
2005-06-28 10:55:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2589 |
KAZAKHSTAN: APPROVAL OF TAX- AND DUTY-EXEMPT DOE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ten months after the U.S. first requested confirmation of tax and customs exemptions for a DOE shipment to the Ulba Metallurgical Plant (Ref B), the MFA has forwarded a letter from the Tax Committee stating that the shipment will be exempt. End summary. 2. (SBU) On June 24, [...] |
2005-07-14 01:39:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2637 |
MARCHENKO BELIEVES ELECTIONS TO BE EARLY, CALLS [...] (C) Summary: At a July 11 meeting at the Almaty headquarters of the Halyk Savings Bank where he is Chairman of the Board, Grigoriy Marchenko had a wide-ranging discussion of the political and economic atmosphere in Kazakhstan with Econoff and the Embassy Moscow Treasury Attache. Inter alia, [...] |
2005-07-18 07:47:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PINR KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2688 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan Elected to WCO Political Commission -- Parliament Ap [...] |
2005-07-20 13:28:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2828 |
KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-INDIA STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered Reftel demarche to Olzhas Togyzbayev, head of the MFA Division on the OSCE and International Security Institutes, on July 29. 2. (SBU) Togyzbayev said that Kazakhstan is supportive of the normalization of civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and India. He ex [...] |
2005-08-03 01:50:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL KZ IN ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2850 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- National Bank Raises Refinancing Rate -- Commerzbank to Invest [...] |
2005-08-04 11:19:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2950 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Special Economic Zone in South Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan Cuts Po [...] |
2005-08-16 05:17:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY304 |
AMBASSADOR ORDWAY MEETS WITH DPM AND TRADE MINISTER [...] (U) Summary/Background: Ambassador Ordway called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Sauat Mynbayev January 25 in Astana. They discussed Kazakhstan's WTO accession, the Minister's prospective attendance at the inaugural TIFA Council meeting and his possible trip to Sa [...] |
2005-01-28 08:16:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3072 |
KAZAKHSTAN BANS JET FUEL EXPORTS THROUGH END OF [...] (U) On August 20, the government of Kazakhstan imposed another temporary ban on the export of aviation fuel, to last through December 31, 2005. According to the GOK decree, the ban on jet fuel was imposed "for the purpose of saving the required aviation fuel for economic needs of the republic [...] |
2005-08-22 14:39:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KZ MOPS PREL ENRG ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3075 |
PETROKAZAKHSTAN SOLD TO CHINESE CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (C) Summary: Canadian oil company PetroKazakhstan (PK) announced its sale to PetroChina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), on August 22, for $4.18 billion. Thomas Dvorak, president of one of two principal Kazakhstan-based PK operating companies, was o [...] |
2005-08-23 04:38:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET IN KZ CA CH ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3143 |
PETROKAZAKSTAN FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: PetroKazakhstan (PK) officials expect to finalize the company's sale (ref A) to "PetroChina" (a CNPC subsidiary) next week, and a company vice-president discounted press rumors that India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) might attempt to top PetroChina's bid. A well-plac [...] |
2005-08-26 11:31:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CA CH IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3172 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Changes in the Cabinet -- WTO Protocol with Turkey Signed -- [...] |
2005-09-01 09:06:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3232 |
KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of your planned meeting with Energy Minister Shkolnik, Embassy Almaty wanted to offer background on the most pressing issues in the US-Kazakhstani energy dialogue and suggest key issues where your engagement could be crucial. They include the following: Achieving a GO [...] |
2005-09-06 11:35:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG AJ GZ KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3296 |
KAZAKHSTAN OFFICIAL OUTLINES DISPOSITION OF [...] (C) Summary: A well-placed source in the state-owned oil company, KazMunaiGas (KMG), recently told Econoff that KMG would exercise its pre-emptive rights to purchase parts of PetroKazakhstan (PK) once the Canadian company's sale to the PetroChina was approved by PK shareholders (reftels). Acc [...] |
2005-09-13 02:50:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3449 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PARTIES INITIAL KCTS IGA DRAFT [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani and Azeri negotiators approved and initialed a draft of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) Inter-governmental Agreement (IGA) in Almaty on September 24. The delegations agreed upon a single text, though the GOK delegation insisted on highlighting a f [...] |
2005-09-27 11:29:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET AJ KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3476 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- WTO Protocol with China Signed -- E-Government Contract with Al [...] |
2005-10-05 04:46:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3479 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SHKOLNIK ASSURES AMBASSADOR ON BTC [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ordway, accompanied by OPIC Chief Economist Steven Everhart, met with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Vladimir Shkolnik on September 27 in Astana. Shkolnik assured the Ambassador and Everhart that Kazakhstan would sign off on the recently initialed Baku-Tbil [...] |
2005-10-05 04:47:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3486 |
AVIAN FLU PARTNERS MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered Ref A talking points and invitation to Almatbek Demeseinov of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 23. 2. On September 30, Demeseinov informed Econoff that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Askar Shakirov had signed [...] |
2005-10-05 04:52:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3706 |
KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSED [...] Reftel solicited the Embassy's comments on the foreign policy implications of NIH's proposed award of a research project entitled "Rapid Assessment of Drug Law and Policy in the FSU and CEE," which involves a Kazakhstani institution, the "Credo" organization in Karaganda. The Embassy recomme [...] |
2005-10-12 04:11:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3750 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH KAZAKHSANI CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: Participants in a civil society roundtable with A/S Fried cited corruption, inadequacies in legislation regulating business, an economy over-dependent on oil revenues, the weakness of independent media, and the lack of political involvement among young people as some of the cha [...] |
2005-10-13 13:24:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KDEM EAID EPET KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY378 |
GOOD COP, BAD COP ON KASHAGAN? [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of key negotiations, Kazakhstani PM Akhmetov stated that the government will seek to acquire more than a pre-agreed 50% of British Gas' 16.67% in the mammoth Kashagan AGIP-KCO project. This pronouncement, which contradicts earlier statements by Energy Minister Vladimir [...] |
2005-02-02 08:58:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3857 |
KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SUBSOIL AMENDMENTS BROADEN STATE'S [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, President Nazarbayev signed into law a series of amendments which expand the scope of the GOK's "preemptive rights" to cover the case of the sale of a company whose subsidiary conducts subsoil operations in Kazakhstan. The new amendments appear to have been tailor [...] |
2005-10-21 09:13:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG CH EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3876 |
KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION REQUEST ON BARRIERS TO [...] The following information is provided in response to Reftel questions. Question 1(A) ------------ 2. By law, U.S. companies can purchase local oil companies. The January 2003 Law on Investments provides the legal framework for foreign investment in Kazakhstan, and does not differenti [...] |
2005-10-26 21:01:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3902 |
KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (U) Summary/Background. Ambassador Ordway called on Kazakhstani Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Mamin on October 21 in Astana. The Ambassador and the Minister discussed the GOK's attempts to attract international air traffic to Astana, development of rail and road infrastructu [...] |
2005-10-28 07:04:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY4047 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Forecast Inflation Rate 2005 Not to Be Reconsidered -- Halyk Ba [...] |
2005-11-10 09:24:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4143 |
KAZAKHSTAN: HIGH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) POEC chief passed Ref A information on civil nuclear cooperation with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to Olzhas Togyzbayev, head of the MFA's Security Institutes Division, on November 4 in Astana. Togyzbayev commented that Kazakhstan is developing good, intensive relations with India [...] |
2005-11-22 05:25:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KZ IN ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY415 |
KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER SHKOLNIK'S RESPONSE ON BN-350 [...] (SBU) In response to the Ambassador's December 20 letter to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Shkolnik (ref), post received a reply under cover of a January 14 diplomatic note from the MFA. Informal embassy translation of letter follows: Letter no. 10-01-134 dated January 11, 2005 [...] |
2005-02-04 07:24:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP KZ PARM ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4160 |
2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE FOR KAZAKHSTAN [...] Per Reftel request, Embassy Almaty submits 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) below and separately via email to USTR. TRADE SUMMARY (UPDATED DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY USTR) Kazakhstan submitted its application for WTO membership on January 29, 1996 and the fact-finding phase of the accessi [...] |
2005-11-23 04:32:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KZ ECONOMIC USTR |
| 05ALMATY4196 |
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL TO KAZAKHSTAN: A CHOICE [...] (SBU) Summary: There may be some clear skies ahead following the recent turbulent environment facing international carriers serving Kazakhstan. For all intents and purposes, the GOK has abandoned its previous demand that all international air flights that now land in Almaty, instead, arrive [...] |
2005-11-28 21:15:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4256 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Early Repayment of Foreign Loans in 2005 -- WTO Protocol with J [...] |
2005-11-30 07:42:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4264 |
KAZAKHSTAN: TENGIZ CONSORTIUM SOLIDIFYING [...] (C) Summary. Tengizchevroil (TCO) recently finalized a series of contracts which pave the way for the temporary export of up to 5 million tons of TCO oil per year, beginning in 2007, through the Georgian port of Batumi. This "Southern export route" is one means (along with rail transport of [...] |
2005-12-01 05:25:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY427 |
Nazarbayev Opens New Astana International Airport [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nazarbayev presided with great fanfare at the February 2 opening ceremony of the new Astana international airport. The new facility, with a reported operational date of February 9, offers significantly more space than the current terminal. The balloons and band, howe [...] |
2005-02-07 01:19:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PGOV PREL KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY428 |
KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KENNEDY'S MEETING WITH DPM AND [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request for USTR, para. 10. 2. (U) Summary: EUR DAS Laura Kennedy and Ambassador Ordway called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Sauat Mynbayev February 3 in Astana. They discussed Jackson-Vanik, WTO accession, the Minister's pr [...] |
2005-02-07 01:21:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4347 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press, and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted by readers as conveying positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan and China to Increase Cooper [...] |
2005-12-09 02:06:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4426 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Republican Budget for 2006 Signed -- National Fund to be Modifi [...] |
2005-12-16 11:40:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4431 |
KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] (SBU) On December 8, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Yerlan Kubashev, Asia Department in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kubashev indicated that the GOK will look into the issue. He asked Poloff to bring any future related information to his attention. ORDWAY NNNN [...] |
2005-12-20 10:37:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4488 |
DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT [...] (SBU) Ambassador phoned Foreign Minister Tokayev late December 22 and told him that we would be making a force adjustment announcement, and that details would be provided to the Ministry the next day. Poloff then delivered reftel demarche in full on December 23 to Aidar Aitashev, First Secret [...] |
2005-12-23 10:42:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY4523 |
KAZAKHSTAN TO CONDUCT CENSUS IN 2009 [...] Summary: Kazakhstani authorities have announced that the second national population census will take place in February 2009. Preparation for the project will begin in 2006. The methodology of the census process will be changed in order to produce more accurate results than the previous ce [...] |
2005-12-28 12:35:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY607 |
COMMERCE DAS ERIC STEWART VISITS ASTANA, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Commerce DAS Eric Stewart (Market Access and Compliance-Europe) visited Astana February 8 and met with several key contacts in Kazakhstani ministries. DAS Stewart told the Kazakhstani officials that, on balance, the economic and trade relationship between the tw [...] |
2005-02-16 07:46:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY753 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301: [...] Summary: Since the release of the 2004 Special 301 report, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has worked actively and with notable success to modernize and strengthen its IPR regime. As WTO accession has increased in importance as a political goal, the GOK has fully accepted that a modern, f [...] |
2005-02-24 03:16:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY756 |
AMBASSADOR DECLARES COLD AND SNOW DISASTER IN [...] Summary and Action Request: Following severe storms that have led to a winter emergency in the south of Kazakhstan, Ambassador Ordway has declared a cold and snow disaster in three oblasts in Kazakhstan (Zhambyl Oblast, Karagandy Oblast and Southern Kazakhstan Oblast.) The Ambassador and Act [...] |
2005-02-24 05:17:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY900 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On March 3, Ambassador met with Presidential Administration (PA) Deputy Karim Masimov. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, PA Chief of the Center for Foreign Policy Nurlan Yermekbayev, Astana PO and Astana USAID officer were also present. In preparation for W [...] |
2005-03-04 07:33:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY933 |
AMBASSADOR ORDWAY'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Ambassador Ordway met with Kazakhstani Minister of Finance Arman Dunayev March 2 in Astana. The Ambassador pressed Dunayev for progress on ratification of the U.S.- Kazakhstan Bilateral Assistance Agreement and for prompt payment of the $10 million award to AIG by an international arbitra [...] |
2005-03-11 00:08:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY934 |
AMBASSADOR ORDWAY PURSUES PED, BILATERAL AGREEMENT [...] Ambassador Ordway met with Kazakhstani Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Kairat Kelimbetov on March 3 in Astana. The Ambassador urged Kelimbetov to take action to speed the ratification of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Bilateral Assistance Agreement and to ensure that the GOK commits to a cost-s [...] |
2005-03-11 00:08:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY953 |
AMB ORDWAY MEETS WITH SHKOLNIK AND KULIBAYEV; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ordway met with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Vladimir Shkolnik March 4 in Astana. They discussed developments in the negotiations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on the provision of Kazakhstani oil to the Baku-Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, expansion of [...] |
2005-03-11 08:11:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY956 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On March 3, Ambassador met with Presidential Administration (PA) Deputy Karim Masimov. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, PA Chief of the Center for Foreign Policy Nurlan Yermekbayev, Astana PO and Astana USAID officer were also present. Issues discussed incl [...] |
2005-03-14 00:52:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PHUM KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05PANAMA2004 |
GOP WINS BIG AGAINST CHINESE-OWNED PANAMA PORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOP and Panama Ports Company (PPC) agreed on September 8 to reverse a highly questioned move by the former Moscoso administration in 2002 that freed PPC from its contractual obligations to pay $22.2 million annually plus a variable annual payment of 10% of its gross annual in [...] |
2005-10-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECON PREL PM CH ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2139 |
NO EVIDENCE OF "WHIPSAWING" BY PANAMANIAN TELCOMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel points to Jose Galan, Director President of Panama's Public Utilities Regulatory Agency (Ente Regulador) on October 14th. Galan confirmed that circuit blockages by Panamanian telecommunications companies to place price pressure on i [...] |
2005-10-24 18:26:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD PGOV PREL XM PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2141 |
PANAMA'S BUSINESS LEADERS FRET THAT INEQUALITY MAY [...] (C) Summary: Worried that Panamanians can no longer "live in Switzerland and Haiti at the same time," local business leaders blame Venezuelan and Cuban-influenced agitators for stalling the GOP's reform agenda and for flirting with anarchy. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, these busin [...] |
2005-10-24 18:43:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2258 |
PANAMA - 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.50 billion in 2004, a decrease of $43 million from $1.55 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $1.8 billion, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $316 million, up 4.8 percent. P [...] |
2005-11-17 20:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2260 |
CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT [...] Per ref A, post has emailed the below text to USTR for inclusion in the Sixth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). As noted ref B, the CBERA and Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act have boosted Panama's exports to the U.S., particularly [...] |
2005-11-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2311 |
PANAMA'S READINESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC FLU [...] Summary: the GOP has nearly completed a National Avian Influenza (AI) Plan that details the institutions responsible for preparedness/communication, surveillance/detection, and response/containment. The GOP's inter-agency effort is led by the Ministry of Health and includes support from the P [...] |
2005-11-25 21:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAID EAGR ECON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2342 |
GOP AT ODDS WITH PETROLEUM INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EIND EPET ETRD PM ENIV ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2371 |
DIALOGUE FINDS CONSENSUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) According to Second Vice President Ruben Arosemena, Panama's National Dialogue on Social Security (Caja de Seguridad Social - "CSS") achieved consensus on reforms aimed at restoring t [...] |
2005-12-07 19:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2373 |
DIALOGUE FINDS CONSENSUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) According to Second Vice President Ruben Arosemena, Panama's National Dialogue on Social Security (Caja de Seguridad Social - "CSS") achieved consensus on reforms aimed at restoring t [...] |
2005-12-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05PANAMA2457 |
PANAMA FACES UNCERTAIN ENERGY FUTURE [...] SUMMARY (SBU). Major electricity generators estimate that Panama's demand for electricity will exceed supply by 2009. In the absence of investment in additional generating capacity, Panama could face energy shortages. Only plants using higher cost gas-generated electricity could be brought o [...] |
2005-12-19 22:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET ETRD PM ENIV ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 05RABAT1061 |
MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] A flurry of construction near key Morocco-Algeria border points is leading to speculation that the border will be opened as early as the end of May. Algerian Minister of Agriculture Said Barkat paid an official visit to Morocco last month, visiting Morocco's locust control center in Agadir a [...] |
2005-05-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PBTS EPET ENRG ELTN MO MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS |
| 06ALMATY1001 |
KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE ROUNDTABLE ON IMPLEMENTING THE ICCPR [...] (U) Summary: On February 13 the local NGO "Charter for Human Rights NGO" and the OSCE Center in Almaty hosted a roundtable discussion on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified by Kazakhstan on November 28, 2005. The roundtable included [...] |
2006-03-21 01:45:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL OSCE |
| 06ALMATY1210 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Refinancing Rate -- FSA to Toughen Requirements for Second- [...] |
2006-04-04 08:56:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY1372 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE MARCH 31, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan Bans Waterfowl Hunting For Fear Of B [...] |
2006-04-14 10:21:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY1646 |
A/S BOUCHER AND ADB REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, Craig Steffensen of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) briefed A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard on the projects the ADB is working on in Central and South Asia. One of the problems for regional development and integration, according to Steffensen, [...] |
2006-05-10 01:29:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY168 |
TIME TO MOVE KAZAKHSTAN OFF JACKSON-VANIK LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post believes the time is right to remove Kazakhstan from the Jackson-Vanik list, thus eliminating a legal obstacle to Kazakhstan's WTO accession. President Nazarbayev identified WTO accession as a top economic goal in his January 11 inauguration speech. We believe that the GO [...] |
2006-01-18 07:24:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KZ ETRD PREL WTO ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY171 |
SSD/CTR: WMD-PPI-K-035-05 (CCR) Exit cable on technical [...] (SBU) Summary: Project Manager, Mr. John Booker, and delegation participated in site visit and discussed programmatic issues for the Weapons of Mass Destruction Infrastructure Elimination (WMDIE-K-1) Project pursuant to referenced cables. End summary. 2. (SBU) Objectives/Agenda The purpos [...] |
2006-01-18 09:57:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PARM KZ ECONOMIC DTRO WMD |
| 06ALMATY1719 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE, APRIL [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Karagachaganak Petroleum Operation Fined for Gas Fl [...] |
2006-05-16 01:22:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY214 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 11 meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Johanns and his delegation, Halyk SIPDIS Bank CEO offered his opinion of the greatest challenges to the country's economic future: in the medium term, the choice of a new Prime Minister and the nature of reforms the ne [...] |
2006-01-23 09:36:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY215 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (U) Participants in Secretary Johanns' January 11 Meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mynbayev in Astana: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, and A [...] |
2006-01-23 09:36:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON ETRD KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY256 |
KAZAKHSTAN: COURT REFUSES TO ENFORCE BYELKAMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Kazakhstani court has refused to enforce the London Court of International Arbitration's award of legal fees to U.S. firm Byelocorp Scientific Inc. (BSI). BSI will contest the ruling, which asserted that enforcement of the LCIA award would be "detrimental to public order in [...] |
2006-01-24 07:50:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY282 |
2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department [...] |
2006-01-25 10:42:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTDB USTR ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY324 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Inter-State Bank in Russia and Kazakhstan -- EBRD is Among [...] |
2006-01-30 07:19:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY345 |
KAZAKHSTAN: BLUE LANTERN CASE GC-0825-05 [...] Per reftel instructions, on January 24 Econoff confirmed the existence of TOO CII "International Engineering" at 142, Boghenbai Batira Street, Office 625, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The company occupied a modest, yet apparently legitimate and functional, suite of rooms. 2. However, at the time o [...] |
2006-01-31 10:35:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KZ RS GM ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY4 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Parliament Approves Amendments to Comply with WTO Rules -- Fore [...] |
2006-01-02 07:45:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY557 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Law on Private Entrepreneurship Signed -- Kazakhstan to Invest [...] |
2006-02-11 10:41:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY560 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, JANUARY 31, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- GOK Appropriates over 60 Million Tenge for Bird [...] |
2006-02-12 04:23:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY6 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SHKOLNIK ON NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani Minister of Energy spoke publicly on December 21 about the need for Kazakhstan to develop a domestic nuclear power industry. He cited Kazakhstan's enormous uranium reserves and significant experience with nuclear technology as factors in the decision. Although [...] |
2006-01-03 05:31:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY629 |
A/S HARTY VISIT TO ALMATY: TACKLING TOUGH TOPICS [...] SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Maura Harty's visit to Kazakhstan served to underscore the importance of consular work to our multi-faceted bilateral relationship. In a series of high-profile events, A/S Harty discussed our consular commitment to the business community, the variety of education [...] |
2006-02-15 02:10:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY888 |
OSCE: PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] This cable responds to Ref A request for comments on OSCE project proposals. None of the proposals forwarded by USOSCE and the local OSCE Center duplicates activities in which Post is currently involved. Specifically, the proposal on creating a training center for defense lawyers would comp [...] |
2006-03-07 13:52:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AFIN ABUD EAID ECON KCRM PHUM KZ OSCE ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY897 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Quality of Economic Growth in Kazakhstan in 2005 -- Foreign Lab [...] |
2006-03-09 07:37:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY925 |
ALMATY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has re- convened to discuss and execute the "Preparedness Checklist" (Ref C). Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, PAS, RSO, Principal Offic [...] |
2006-03-13 05:09:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT AEMR AMED KPAO KFLU KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY960 |
SECRETARY BODMAN'S MARCH 14 MEETINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Bodman conducted a full day of meetings with Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) officials and energy sector representatives in Astana on March 14, on the eve of the Secretary's G8 energy meetings in Moscow. (Secretary Bodman's meeting with President Nazarbayev is reported [...] |
2006-03-16 01:43:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06ALMATY965 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE; FEBRUARY 28 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- New National Park Established in Southern Kazakh [...] |
2006-03-16 10:41:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06PANAMA10 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JANUARY 12-13 VISIT TO [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic/trade environment. [...] |
2006-01-04 20:46:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC ETRD PM CA GT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |