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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 03ACCRA835 |
VALCO SHUTS DOWN LAST POTLINE [...] David Thomas, the Managing Director of Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO), contacted Econoff to announce VALCO will voluntarily curtail its one operating potline effective May 5. The company took the decision, according to Thomas, in light of the current 237.80 foot level of Volta Lake. Giv [...] |
2003-04-30 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG GH ENIV |
| 03THEHAGUE1844 |
AIRCRAFT NOISE: DUTCH PARLIAMENT RAISES NEW [...] Summary. The Dutch parliament is reviewing aircraft noise levels in response to pressure from communities in the area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Sleep disturbances have increased as the 5th runway has come on line. It remains to be seen whether or not the study will lead to a change [...] |
2003-07-21 17:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL ENIV |
| 03THEHAGUE2993 |
DUTCH "WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER" ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch Ministry of Transport/Waterways (with the support of Embassy The Hague) held a half-day roundtable event to introduce the White Water to Blue Water Initiative. The Dutch, who are on the steering committee, aimed to recruit new partners from civil society and acad [...] |
2003-12-02 14:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NL SENV ENIV EPA |
| 05BRUSSELS3444 |
IMPLICATIONS OF ECJ RULING FOR FIRST PILLAR [...] Summary. On September 12 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg annulled the European Council's Framework Decision on the protection of the environment through criminal offenses (dated January 2003) because the decision was adopted outside the Community legislative framework. The [...] |
2005-09-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS SNAR ENIV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05KINSHASA1365 |
CONGO/B: CHINESE PRESENCE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As was stated in Ref B, Chinese presence in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is on the rise. One corporation is constructing a hydroelectric dam, another is building low-income housing, another is bringing drinking water to low-income communities, and yet another is expanding televi [...] |
2005-08-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF CH ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ENRG ETTC PHUM PREL ETRD SENV CF ENIV |
| 05KUWAIT4905 |
IRAQI PLANNING MINISTER TELLS KUWAIT ITG IS READY [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador that the November 26 visit of Iraqi Planning Minister Barham Saleh to Kuwait resulted in a step forward on Kuwaiti-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq. The ITG su [...] |
2005-11-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID PHUM PGOV KDEM ENIV IZ KU |
| 05LIMA2720 |
VISIT OF PERUVIAN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS FTA [...] (C) Summary. Four Peruvian Ministers -- Trade, Finance, Agriculture, and Production -- will be traveling to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, USTR Portman, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, NSC Tom Shannon and several members of Congress, June 21-22. The Pe [...] |
2005-06-17 19:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EAGR PE ENIV |
| 05LIMA3594 |
INTRODUCING MINISTER OF FINANCE FERNANDO ZAVALA [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 16, President Toledo appointed former Vice Minister of Economy Fernando Zavala Lombardi to replace Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as the Minister of Economy and Finance. Zavala, prior to his position as Vice Minister, served as General Manager of Indecopi (Peru's IPR Administ [...] |
2005-08-18 22:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PE ENIV |
| 05LIMA3687 |
PERU BUYS BACK $1.5 BILLION IN PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] (U) Summary. The Peruvian Government on August 16 issued a $1.5 billion buyback of its Paris Club debt, sending checks to 13 Paris Club countries. The GOP expects the buyback to lighten the government's service burden over the next few years by an average of $360 million annually during the [...] |
2005-08-25 16:35:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PE ENIV |
| 05LIMA5360 |
POST RESPONSE TO MICROFINANCE INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 3. 2. Post received OPIC's request for Embassy comments regarding proposed OPIC financing for Microfinancing International Corporation (MFIC) and how recent events may impact the proposed project. After some internal investigation, neither FCS [...] |
2005-12-19 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PE ENIV OPIC |
| 05NDJAMENA1492 |
CHINA'S LIMITED INFLUENCE IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 1997, N'Djamena's official recognition of Taiwan has limited Chinese influence in Chad. Chinese firms, however, are interested in becoming involved in Chad's oil sector. Chad is not taking the People's Republic of China up on recent overtures. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...] |
2005-10-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON CD EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PREL SENV AF CH ENIV |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 05TUNIS1484 |
TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 7, 2005 [...] (U) During the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce's (TACC) recent conference on Free Trade, June 29-30, Tunisian Minister of Commerce Mondher Zenaidi, said that the GOT will continue integration with the world economy to support Tunisia's socio-economic development. Zenaidi noted that an F [...] |
2005-07-07 13:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR TS ENIV |
| 06ASMARA580 |
Eritrea: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE). Three of these claims were reported in previous reports and there is one new claim for 2006. 2. a) Claimant A b) 1998 c) On July 20 [...] |
2006-07-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
| 06BAGHDAD1387 |
PRT BAGHDAD: CHINESE GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTNG TO [...] (C) During a recent meeting with PRT members, Baghdad Business Center (BBC) Chairwoman Tamather Al-Janabi disclosed that the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (CMOC) is interested in opening a branch of the BBC in Shanghai. 2. (C) Tamather said the CMOC will identify and fund office space for th [...] |
2006-04-27 17:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID ENIV IZ CH |
| 06BUENOSAIRES204 |
NO DEBT RELIEF FOR CUBA YET [...] (C) Summary: Despite a GOA debt restructuring offer in 2003 and a partial rescheduling agreement announced in 2004, Cuba's USD 2 billion debt to Argentina has not been reduced, nor have the two governments reached any lasting agreement on how to treat it. Cuba's debt was transferred to the bo [...] |
2006-01-27 19:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV CU AR |
| 06CARACAS2227 |
REFINERY FIRE FUELS RUMORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fire broke out at the Amuay Refinery, part of the Paraguana Refining Complex, the world's largest refinery, on July 17. Experts state the fire will result in a gasoline production curtailment of 100 to 120 thousand barrels per day and that it will take four to five months to re [...] |
2006-07-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ENIV VE |
| 06CARACAS2268 |
PDVSA PUMMELS JBIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDVSA board scuttled a major gas project in March when it rejected project financing by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan's version of EXIM. The decision severely embarrassed JBIC and it is not clear if it will be willing to finance Venezuelan projects [...] |
2006-08-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ENIV VE |
| 06CASABLANCA367 |
TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CASABLANCA BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conversations with members of Casablanca's business community reveal an underlying discord between the economic priorities of the Government (and Palace) and the expectations of Casablanca's businessmen and entrepreneurs. While most business professionals we spoke with support t [...] |
2006-04-07 15:43:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ENIV PGOV MO |
| 06CASABLANCA637 |
THE PALACE AND MOROCCO'S BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: [...] (C) Summary: In demonstration of the palace's reach in business affairs, Morocco's oldest and largest professional business association will soon inaugurate a new president after an ostensibly free election. Since only one candidate, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, registered in time to run he is ass [...] |
2006-06-12 09:08:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENIV ETRD MO PGOV |
| 06COLOMBO1609 |
MALDIVES: US PAVILION AT MAJOR MALDIVES TRADE SHOW A [...] Summary: The US Pavilion at the Maldives Hotel and Trade Exhibition August 29-31, 2006 produced sales contracts, identification of local representatives, and increased awareness of products. Twelve US companies or their accredited partners exhibited under the US Pavilion at the Maldives' larg [...] |
2006-10-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
| 06COLOMBO1818 |
BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
| 06ISTANBUL2144 |
ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...] |
2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU |
| 06JAKARTA1185 |
FREEPORT PURSUES "NO TALL TREES" STRATEGY IN ARMY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior executive from the U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold told us on January 25 that his company will avoid the media spotlight while cooperating fully with GOI inquiries regarding the legality of the mining giant's payments to Indonesian security forces in [...] |
2006-01-31 23:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ENIV ID |
| 06JAKARTA2492 |
FREEPORT PAPUA MINE CLOSED BY ILLEGAL MINERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Approximately 400 illegal miners in Papua launched a picket of Freeport-McMoRan,s Grasberg Mine on February 21, forcing its temporary closure for the past 48 hours. As of COB February 23, the mine remained closed. In a separate but perhaps related incident, at approximately 04 [...] |
2006-02-23 23:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID |
| 06JAKARTA3690 |
FREEPORT SEES LOOSE-KNIT GROUP BEHIND PAPUA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Calm returned to the Indonesian province of Papua over the March 18-19 weekend following the deaths of four security officials during a March 16 rampage by anti-mining protestors. A disparate group of political and economic actors with varied agendas use anti-Freeport sentime [...] |
2006-03-22 00:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ASEC ID |
| 06JAKARTA5217 |
SBY OPPONENTS WAVE ECONOMIC NATIONALISM FLAG [...] (C) Summary: Former People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Amien Rais and retired General Wiranto continue to wave the flag of economic nationalism in hopes of strengthening their likely presidential bids in 2009 and stirring up trouble for President Yudhoyono in the meantime. In their latest [...] |
2006-04-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | ECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID |
| 06KUALALUMPUR857 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 01:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY |
| 06PRETORIA4353 |
SOUTH AFRICA PARTICIPATION IN USTDA IT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post confirms that it will support participation in the USTDA Information and Communications Technology Conference planned for spring 2007 in the U.S.. Points of contact at Post are: Economics Officer Dan King, kingdb2@state.gov, 27 12 431 4344 amd Mr. Douglas Shuster, USTDA [...] |
2006-10-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ENIV ETRD SF |
| 06SANAA884 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANJEEV AGGARWAL, [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Sanjeev Aggarwal, from o/a April 4 to o/a April 12, 2006. Posts requests Security Clearance for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Noah Siegel who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) [...] |
2006-03-29 11:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ENIV OPIC |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1941 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2006 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2006 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. The tracked changes version was sent via email on June 9, 2006 as directed. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of seventeen (17) claims (including five new ones fo [...] |
2006-06-09 20:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR ENIV KIDE PGOV OPIC |
| 06VIENTIANE674 |
TAKE ALL THE TREES, PUT 'EM IN TREE MUSEUM: [...] (U) Summary: Laos' hardwood forests are rapidly being depleted ravaged by timber interests from three adjacent economies, with Japan and China as the largest final destination markets. The GoL does not have the capability or the will to manage the country's natural resources responsibly. So-ca [...] |
2006-07-19 06:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENIV ETRD PGOV LA |
| 07ABIDJAN147 |
ABIDJAN'S STRUGGLE TO CONTROL GARBAGE SITUATION [...] (U) After more than four weeks, on January 25th, Prime Minister Banny brokered an agreement with community groups located near Abidjan's municipal dump at Akouedo, permitting the resumption of discharge of the city's waste stream. Prior to this breakthrough, the city had become increasingly f [...] |
2007-02-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL IV |
| 07ANKARA2614 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TURKEY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu. Previously, Eroglu served for four years as the Director General of State Hydraulic Works. He continues to be highly interested in water issues and hydro electri [...] |
2007-10-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG SENV TU |
| 07ASMARA640 |
ERITREA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of four claims by American citizens that may be outstanding against the Government of the State of Eritrea(GSE). All, four of these claims were reported in previous reports. Point of Contact for U.S. Embassy, Asmara, Eritrea is: Holly Holzer, Political a [...] |
2007-08-01 12:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ER |
| 07BANGKOK1634 |
PRIDIYATHORN REVEALS A CABINET IN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently-resigned government economic czar Pridiyathorn told the Ambassador that the current government is weakly led, faction-ridden, and under threat of being replaced. While mindful of the self-serving nature, and some contradictions, in his remarks, this is more evidence of [...] |
2007-03-20 01:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ETRD TH |
| 07BEIRUT1468 |
LEBANON: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: LEBANESE [...] (SBU) Post has no objection to the proposed $75 million guaranty for an investment in the Lebanese American University (LAU) proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in reftel. Post has previously investigated LAU with regard to OPIC insurance. 2. (U) As per reftel re [...] |
2007-09-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV LE |
| 07BEIRUT1510 |
LEBANON: IRANIAN GOLD FOR SALE? [...] (C) Iraqi businessman Dr. Sabah Hashem Allawi, brother of former Iraqi Prime Minister and current Iraqi MP Iyad Allawi, told DCM and Econoff on 9/11 that he had been asked to broker a sale of gold that he later learned was registered to Iran. Emboffs met Allawi at a lunch in Beirut arranged by [...] |
2007-09-28 13:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV PREL PTER IR LE |
| 07BEIRUT1544 |
LEBANON: LEBANESE BANKS IN PLAY? [...] (C) Recent Rumors of the sale of BLOM Bank, to either Arab Bank or Audi Bank, were persistent enough to cause BLOM to issue a disclaimer. However, both BLOM and Audi tacitly admit unconsummated deals. Some regional player, almost certainly the Arab Bank, also tried to make a deal with one of [...] |
2007-10-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1545 |
LEBANON: TELECOM SECTOR -- AS CONFUSING AS EVER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1546 |
LEBANON: TELECOM SECTOR -- AS CONFUSING AS EVER [...] (C) Both Telecom Minister Hamadeh and Transportation Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman Shehadi are optimistic about the launch of the mobile telecom sale, but Shehadi appears to be struggling to get the TRA up and running. In earlier meetings with USG officials, Hamadeh appeared to support [...] |
2007-10-04 08:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1582 |
LEBANON: CABINET APPROVES TELECOM SALE [...] (C) Summary: The GOL cabinet approved the sale of two mobile telephone licenses, with a call for bids this year and a final sale in early 2008. The cabinet also approved hiring of staff by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) with temporary exemption from GOL administrative proces [...] |
2007-10-10 14:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1703 |
LEBANON: TELECOM PRIVATIZATON LABOR WOES MAY [...] (C) Two well-placed telecom officials say the progress of the sale of the two initial mobile licenses is going well. Both view privatization of the fixed line company, Ogero, with dissatisfaction, due in large part to their negative feelings regarding the Ministry of Telecommunications's Direc [...] |
2007-10-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1713 |
LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS USD FOUR [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh is preparing for possible financial chaos, if the political situation deteriorates. He is prepared to run a "legitimate" bank from anywhere, and can support the Lebanese pound for the short term. In the event of political instability, he believes it is [...] |
2007-11-01 13:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT1717 |
LEBANON: A SHIA CRITIC OF TELECOM PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) Yassin Jabir, a Shia MP close to Speaker Berri, raised concerns about privatization of Lebanon's mobile telecom businesses, saying he is not opposed to privatization, only the GOL methodology. He advocates for a slower process, with more government control, to promote three objectives: le [...] |
2007-11-02 09:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 07BEIRUT624 |
LEBANON: HIGHER COUNCIL FOR PRIVATIZATION SYG [...] (SBU) SYG Ziad Hayek does not believe early progress will be made in the privatization of Lebanon's mobile sector. There are "technical" solutions, but according to Hayek, PM Siniora has said he would prefer a new law. Privatization of the telecommunications fixed sector is also delayed, pri [...] |
2007-05-03 09:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ECPS ENIV LE PGOV PREL SY |
| 07BRASILIA2176 |
BRAZIL: ACTING MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER HUBNER [...] (U) In a meeting with EconCouns, Acting Minister of Mines and Energy Jose Hubner Moreira described his agency's role in energy supply contracting, discussed mining concession processes, and touched on the challenges of environmental legislation and working with the states at the federal level. [...] |
2007-11-23 19:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ENIV BR |
| 07BRASILIA554 |
BRAZIL: MFA DISCUSSES UPCOMING LULA CAMP DAVID VISIT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Everton Vieira Vargas, met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, and the Charge d'Affaires of Haiti on March 29. DCM and EconOff were also invited to attend. Per reftel, the [...] |
2007-03-29 20:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG DR ES HA SC |
| 07BUCHAREST212 |
AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH TRANSPORTATION MINISTER REGARDING BECHTEL HIGHWAY CONTRACT: SAME OPERA, DIFFERENT SINGERS [...] (C) Summary: Bechtel's efforts to build a highway in Romania are still plagued by Romanian government obstructionism and inability (or unwillingness) to understand the basics of the contract. The Ambassador's most recent meeting with the Minister of Transportation revealed that some of the Romanian [...] |
2007-02-26 13:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV PREL RO |
| 07BUCHAREST300 |
PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU TELLS AMBASSADOR BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Tariceanu told the Ambassador at a March 13 meeting that he had decided to postpone European parliamentary elections until the fall because he feared that they could not be carried out in the current political turmoil in "a European manner." The PM appeared determi [...] |
2007-03-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENIV RO |
| 07CARACAS597 |
CHAVEZ' ETHANOL HYPOCRISY [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the ethanol cooperation agreement President Bush signed with Brazil on March 9, Chavez has labeled ethanol as "immoral," accusing the United States of turning "food into fuel." The BRV's reaction is indicative of its hypocrisy. It has actively pursued a domestic [...] |
2007-03-20 21:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG PREL VE CU |
| 07CARACAS669 |
CHINESE POLITBURO COMES TO TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: During Chinese Politburo Member Li Changchun's visit to Caracas March 25-27, Venezuela and China signed six new cooperative agreements in the petroleum sector and reaffirmed a USD 6 billion joint development fund. Chavez assured China that Venezuela would be a trustworthy oil s [...] |
2007-03-30 20:04:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV VE CH |
| 07COLOMBO1403 |
MALDIVES: SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN PAVILION AT MAJOR TRADE SHOW [...] Summary: Post is pleased to report that the American Pavilion at an international trade fair in the Maldives produced encouraging results for participating companies and strengthened U.S. economic ties with Maldives. Fifteen U.S. companies, or their local partners, exhibited as part of an Am [...] |
2007-10-11 03:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON MV |
| 07COLOMBO1627 |
BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD CE |
| 07HARARE964 |
FY07 BFIF DETAILED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES - ZIMBABWE [...] The following is a detailed accounting of actual expenditures for the "Just Business 2 Forum" and mini trade fair sponsored by the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ)and co-funded by BFIF. As instructed in reftel, receipts and supporting documents will be faxed to Gale Gray. B [...] |
2007-10-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO ENIV ETRD ZI |
| 07KUWAIT876 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Director Nancy Rivera to travel to Kuwait June 8-9 to attend meetings with client Kuwait Gulf Link regarding a port privatization project in Jordan. 2. (U) This clearanc [...] |
2007-06-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ENIV KU OTRA OPIC PREL |
| 07MEXICO4334 |
MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX [...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT), briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS), Feder [...] |
2007-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX |
| 07PANAMA1112 |
PANAMA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Embassy Panama's input for the Congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. Test is keyed to reftel. The United States is aware of one claim of United States citizens that may be [...] |
2007-07-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC |
| 07PRETORIA4026 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Becau [...] |
2007-11-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF |
| 07PRETORIA4027 |
SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE 2007 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election), the person who wins the ANC election in December [...] |
2007-11-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF |
| 07SANTODOMINGO1748 |
ENERGY SECTOR POWER PLAY THREATENS INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Dominican corporation of state electricity enterprises (CDEEE) is currently engaged in a political power play to recapture greater control of the electricity sector. CDEEE, which is the most powerful player in a fractured energy bureaucracy, has focused on both increasing the [...] |
2007-07-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG DR |
| 07SURABAYA66 |
EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: POLITICS AND RIVER CURRENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mud flow continues to play both a symbolic and tangible role in East Java's political and economic life. The beginning of the rainy season, the increasingly frequent breaches of existing earthen dams, the threats to vital infrastructure, the continuing distrust of t [...] |
2007-11-02 08:08:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
| 07SURABAYA67 |
EAST JAVA ELECTIONS COMMISSION: ELECTORAL POLITICS AND MUD [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 31, Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with East Java Provincial Election Commission (KPU) officials. They expressed concern that the mud flow disaster in Porong could affect election logistics for vast areas of East Java. The hi [...] |
2007-11-02 09:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID EAID |
| 07SURABAYA80 |
EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE -- VICTIMS LOSE LAWSUIT AND ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mudflow victims are planning to take their case against the government and Lapindo company to The Hague after the Jakarta District Court rejected their law suit. The judges ruled that, in spending Rp 1.63 trillion (USD 175 million), the government and Lapindo have "done what they [...] |
2007-11-29 07:18:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENIV ELAB ENRG PHUM PGOV ASEC ID |
| 07SURABAYA87 |
EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: OPERATIONAL FUNDS DISBURSED; [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) oversight body visited the site of the mudflow to access operations and set a deadline of 2008 for effective mitigation of the problems caused by the mud. The central government disbursed Rp 500 Qlion (USD 55 million) to the B [...] |
2007-12-07 08:41:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV EPET ELAP ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
| 07TAIPEI1370 |
TAIWAN BUSINESS TELLS AIT FOCUS IS ON CHINA MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted AIT Chairman Burghardt and USTR del to lunch on June 14 with Taiwan business representatives. As in the past, the businesses emphasized their need to be active in the China market in order to be globally competitive. They are concerned about the prosp [...] |
2007-06-18 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENIV ETRD PREL TW |
| 08ANKARA1687 |
TURKEY: EMBASSY SUPPORT OF GE REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. General Electric (GE) Turkey Managing Director Kursat Ozkan informed us September 4 that GE sent a formal request to GOT to postpone the deadline for bids for Turkey's first civilian nuclear power plant from September 24, 2008 to March 1, 2009 due to lack of project risk infor [...] |
2008-09-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ENIV ENRG TU |
| 08ANKARA1724 |
RUSSIANS ARE THE SOLE BIDDER ON TURKEY'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. Ignoring delay requests from a majority of potential bidders, the GOT stuck to the September 24 bid submission deadline for the nuclear power tender and received only one bid, from AtomStroyExport of Russia. The bid will be subjected to an approval process, but GOT officials se [...] |
2008-09-26 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG RS TU |
| 08ASHGABAT109 |
TURKMENISTAN'S HYDROCARBONS SECTOR: U.S. FIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. hydrocarbon firms have seen little progress since November (Ref. A) in terms of receiving responses from the Government of Turkmenistan to their offers. Looking to the future, Chevron has appointed an Amcit country manager and is opening an office in Turkmenistan. However [...] |
2008-01-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ENIV TX |
| 08BEIJING164 |
BOHAI FUND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HOME-GROWN STATUS [...] (SBU) The establishment of the new renminbi (RMB) 20 billion (USD 2.7 billion) Tianjin-based Bohai Industrial Investment Fund, the first of a series of home-grown RMB-denominated private equity (PE) funds backed by state-owned entities, represents an effort by Chinese authorities to expand non [...] |
2008-01-17 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD PGOV SOCI |
| 08BEIJING3363 |
CHINA'S INVESTMENT SECURITY REVIEW SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Recent publication of ministerial organizational plans reaffirms China's intent to establish a formal interagency national security review mechanism for foreign investments in China, with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the National Development and Reform Commissi [...] |
2008-08-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ENIV ETRD INRA |
| 08BEIJING3575 |
CHINA-IRAQ OIL CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS PRESSURES ON [...] (C) Summary. Iraq drove the terms of the oil service contract with China signed in August 2008, and China will probably move slowly in implementing the terms of the agreement, according to Chinese energy experts. CNPC signed a USD 3 billion oil service contract to develop the Al Ahdab oil fiel [...] |
2008-09-12 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ CN |
| 08BEIJING3733 |
CHINA'S CNPC MANAGER COMMENTS ON OIL SERVICE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-26 01:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ CN |
| 08BEIJING4097 |
CHINA'S SINOPEC SAYS NO PROGRESS ON ENERGY DEALS [...] (C) Summary. A China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (SINOPEC) official stated that SINOPEC has not made any progress in its oil projects in Iran and that it must comply with guidance from the Chinese government and UN sanctions against Iran. A Chinese academic at an MFA affiliated think t [...] |
2008-10-30 03:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CN ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG IZ |
| 08BEIJING895 |
GANSU ECONOMY GROWING, BUT MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED: [...] (C) Gansu Province has benefited from Central Government initiatives to balance development by boosting spending in western China, but it continues to face major challenges, including water and power shortages, low rates of foreign investment, lagging employment opportunities, and a decrease i [...] |
2008-03-11 23:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV SOCI |
| 08BEIRUT27 |
LEBANON: SINIORA PLEASED WITH ARAB LEAGUE; WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on Monday 1/7, Prime Minister Siniora appeared pleased with the Arab League's weekend effort to find a solution to the presidential impasse, and promised to "extend a hand" to the Hizballah-led opposition, although not agreeing to a "10-10-10" cabinet s [...] |
2008-01-07 17:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE |
| 08BEIRUT450 |
LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR HOPES CONTINUED REFORMS [...] (C) Finance Minister Azour told Charge that the reform agenda for Lebanon, successful so far but facing serious challenges in light of the paralyzed GOL, is the only way to maintain the credibility of the government in the face of Hizballah's political attacks. Keys to success of the reform p [...] |
2008-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV PGOV PREL PTER PINR MCAP PINS LE |
| 08BEIRUT581 |
LEBANON: BANKERS VALUE U.S. ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Senior officials from a cross-section of Lebanese banks told Charge that USG financial assistance, especially where it shows confidence in the banking system, is critical. OPIC loans, managed by Citibank, of $108 in early 2007 and $153 in 2008, are popular with the banks and the borrower [...] |
2008-04-30 11:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV SY SA LE |
| 08BUCHAREST431 |
ROMANIA: STATE COUNSELOR BRIEFS ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 19 meeting with EconOff, State Counselor to the Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Constantin Ciupagea shared the Romanian Government's current thinking on LNG, pipelines, and the proposal for a consolidated state energy company. Ciupagea reiterated Romania's support f [...] |
2008-06-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL RO |
| 08BUCHAREST450 |
ROMANIA: TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON LNG AND NABUCCO [...] (C) Summary. In a June 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador to Romania Ayse Sinrilioglu said that LNG transit through the Bosporus straits to service a proposed LNG plant in Constanta would be viewed negatively by the Turkish Government. She urged the U.S. to focus instead on l [...] |
2008-06-05 09:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL RO TU |
| 08COLOMBO746 |
MALDIVES: SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN PAVILION AT MAJOR HOTEL AND [...] This is an action request for EEB/CBA. Please see para six. 2. Summary: Post is pleased to report the successful conclusion of the embassy-organized American Pavilion at an international trade fair in Maldives July 15-17, 2008. The American Pavilion once again helped to increase U.S. ex [...] |
2008-08-07 12:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON MV |
| 08ISTANBUL140 |
BSEC SEEKS ADDITIONAL U.S. COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Environmental Working Group representatives greatly appreciated U.S. support of the September 2007 BSEC Environmental Symposium (reftel) and requested the U.S. government sponsor similar symposiums to be held in tandem with future BSEC Environmenta [...] |
2008-03-20 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU |
| 08ISTANBUL344 |
BSEC EXCUTIVE CALLS U.S. PROJECT AN EXEMPLAR, [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-25 11:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU |
| 08ISTANBUL373 |
TURKEY,S HOUSING MARKET BRACES FOR 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Attendees in Istanbul at the annual meeting of the Association of Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER) were pessimistic about the housing market in Turkey. Both external and internal problems have doused the red-hot Istanbul real estate market to a degree where even some opt [...] |
2008-07-11 08:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ENIV PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI |
| 08MADRID287 |
MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7 [...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...] |
2008-03-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP |
| 08MOSCOW496 |
RUSSIA'S RESERVES: A $500 BILLION QUESTION [...] (C) Russian government policy has been to use its windfall from oil and gas revenues to build large reserves, rather than to address the country's many domestic needs. The bulk of Russia's reserves, which are approaching $500 billion, are held in low-yield government bonds in foreign currencie [...] |
2008-02-22 15:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG PREL RS ETRD |
| 08NDJAMENA279 |
CHAD: AGOA DELEGATION INFORMATION [...] (U) According to the Chadian Ministry of Commerce, Chad's delegation to the AGOA forum is as follows: - Mr. Mahamat Abdoulaye Mahama, Minister of Commerce - Mr. Djimadoumbaye Madibaye, Director of Commerce - Mr. Daouda Tabanda, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce - Mr. Mahamat Saleh Al-Khali [...] |
2008-07-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV EFIN ETRD CD |
| 08OSLO608 |
NORWAY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] (U) Summary: Norway's political leadership enthusiastically welcomed Barack Obama's election victory and outlined some of the issues they would like the next administration to focus on. These include climate change, the financial crisis, fight against poverty, UN reform, and efforts to ensure [...] |
2008-11-07 15:28:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV PHUM PINR PREL NO |
| 08PANAMA534 |
PANAMA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Below is Embassy Panama's input for the congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. The United States is aware of one case in which United States citizens have an outstanding claim again [...] |
2008-07-01 16:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC |
| 08PANAMA896 |
SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RICE,S VISIT TO PANAMA FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-03 17:46:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ETRD OVIP PGOV PM PREL |
| 08PRISTINA54 |
KOSOVO 2008 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] (U) In response to EB's 2008 call for Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals, USOP requests funding for LES commercial training, to take place in July, and a series of intellectual property rights workshops to be hosted during the third or fourth quarter of the fiscal year. 2 [...] |
2008-02-01 17:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ENIV ETRD |
| 08ROME1184 |
SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (C/NF) The new Berlusconi government took office after winning a snap election in April 2008. Although it has a strong electoral mandate, the government needs to take decisive steps to revitalize the economy and reduce budget deficits. Over his first hundred days in office, Berlusconi deliv [...] |
2008-09-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG ETRD ETTC KNNP |
| 08SANJOSE56 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FY2007 CAFTA-TCB FUNDING [...] Ref A requested confirmation of Post action on this issue. Pol/C delivered Ref B demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on December 20, 2007. The MFA was to distribute the demarche to relevant government contacts on labor (and environmental) issues. In addition, Poloff sent the [...] |
2008-01-25 20:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENIV ETRD SENV |
| 08STATE1514 |
U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...] |
2008-01-07 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS |
| 08STATE20329 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...] |
2008-02-28 17:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA |
| 08SURABAYA85 |
EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SOME REFUGEES RESETTLED WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the mudflow disaster now entering its third year, legal and political controversy in Jakarta surrounding the causes of the mudflow has not abated, despite an increasingly sophisticated PR campaign by the holding company thought responsible for the disaster. On the ground [...] |
2008-07-17 11:21:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV EPET ENRG SENV PGOV ID |
| 08YAOUNDE103 |
CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT BIYA TELLS AMBASSADOR HE [...] (C) On January 31, Ambassador met for one-and-a-half hours with President Paul Biya, at our request. Biya outlined his plans to change the constitution in March to eliminate term limits. He hoped this would reduce internal friction within his government. He plans to create a Vice Presiden [...] |
2008-01-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ENIV MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 09ANTANANARIVO144 |
MADAGASCAR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: As politicians wrangle for power in Antananarivo, business owners, street vendors, consumers, and the Malagasy population in general are paying a heavy price for the feud. Although the medium and long-term impacts on the economy will depend on rapidity of crisis resolution, sho [...] |
2009-03-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV EPET MA |
| 09BRUSSELS811 |
SHIPPERS PROPOSE CLIMATE FUND TO AVOID CAP AND [...] In May 2009, the Danish Shipowners' Association (DSA) proposed a bunker levy on fuel as an alternative to inclusion of the maritime sector in emissions trading schemes (ETS). Under the proposal, suppliers of bunker fuel would be registered with the administrator of an international fund for gr [...] |
2009-06-11 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENIV EWWT KGHG KTDB |
| 09BUENOSAIRES976 |
ARGENTINE MINISTER OF ECONOMY SAYS GOA IS READY TO [...] (C) Summary: CDA met August 24 with Minister of Economy and Public Finances Amado Boudou and discussed the upcoming G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Argentina's re-engagement with the IMF, an agreement with Paris Club debtors and bond holdouts, as well as Argentina's fiscal and economic outlook. [...] |
2009-08-26 16:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD KSUM PREL AR |
| 09CAIRO2403 |
REPORTS OF CANADA-EGYPT FTA TALKS INACCURATE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EG ENIV ETRD PGOV |
| 09CARACAS902 |
VENZUELA TO CHANGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) is reportedly well along with plans to reform its principal industrial property law. According to press reports of remarks by Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman at a July 9 conference, however, this might only be the f [...] |
2009-07-16 17:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENIV ETRD ETTC KIDE |
| 09COLOMBO350 |
TIMEFRAME FOR NEXT TIFA TALKS AGREED [...] During a February 20 meeting U.S.-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) lead counterparts Minister for Export Development and International Trade G.L. Peiris and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Michael Delaney agreed in principle to hold 2009 TIFA talks in Colom [...] |
2009-03-27 07:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD USTR |
| 09COLOMBO353 |
BIOTECH OUTREACH EVENT [...] Post appreciates the support extended by BFIF to support the outreach event of the Science and Technology Advisor held on February 23, 2009. The visit was organized to increase awareness of the safety and benefits of biotechnology; dispel inaccurate beliefs concerning use of biotechnology and [...] |
2009-03-30 06:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON CE |
| 09COLOMBO974 |
MALDIVES: EMERGING COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOLLOWING BFIF [...] Summary: The embassy-organized American Pavilion at the Maldives International Trade Fair should help boost U.S. exports to the Maldives. Nine U.S. companies, or their local partners, rented 15 stalls within the U.S. Pavilion. Attendance and interest at the trade show was satisfactory, thou [...] |
2009-10-21 10:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD ECON MV |
| 09HONGKONG2167 |
MACAU'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU: GOOD [...] SUMMARY: Macau,s newly established Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) seeks to raise the profile of environmental issues and help Macau market itself to foreign investors and visitors as a "green city." Macau environmental officials have several initiatives to promote environmentally soun [...] |
2009-11-25 06:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV CH MC |
| 09ISTANBUL128 |
WORLD WATER FORUM PROVIDES A DRY-RUN FOR THE [...] (U) Summary and Comment: During March 16-22, 2009, over 25,000 people from more than 60 countries attended the Fifth Triennial World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul. The 71-member U.S. delegation was headed by Alonzo Fulghum, Acting Director of USAID, who gave the opening and closing Ministeria [...] |
2009-03-30 08:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD IMF PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL133 |
PREMIER WATER FORUM UNITES EXPERTS, LOCAL, AND [...] (U) Over 25,000 people, including more that 100 ministers and several heads-of-state, attended the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, March 16-22. The U.S. delegation to the Forum was led by USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and included 70 technical experts from more than 10 U.S. a [...] |
2009-04-01 16:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV ENRG PHUM PREL SENV TU UNDP UNEF |
| 09ISTANBUL63 |
CONTINUING U.S. ROLE IN ASSISTING BLACK SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the ad hoc working group of experts on electrical networks (AHWGEEN) of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) welcomed U.S. assistance in assessing the capability for BSEC nations to engage in regional electricity transmission. On January 29 USAID Senior Energy Ad [...] |
2009-02-10 08:46:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG AJ AM ENIV GG TU |
| 09JEDDAH300 |
SAUDI SUMMER CAPITAL OF TAIF EAGER TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Charge on August 8, the Governor and Mayor of Taif and the President of Taif University (the site of recent protests by rejected female applicants) invited U.S. participation and investment in their ambitious plans to develop tourism, technology, manufacturing, [...] |
2009-08-14 15:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ENIV KPAO OEXC PGOV SA SOCI |
| 09LUANDA11 |
ANGOLA HAS NO CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable is in response to Department requests for information on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy in reftel. 2. (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Angola has no existing civil nuclear industry, but GRA officials have stated a desire to pursue nuclear energy for power gene [...] |
2009-01-08 15:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
| 09LUANDA159 |
GRA SLASHES BUDGET AS MACRO OUTLOOK DETERIORATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following steep declines in the oil revenues that generate much of Angola's income, the GRA will cut spending on goods and services across all ministries by 36 percent and subsidies and social transfers by 40 percent from Angola's previously approved 2009 budget. Our contacts tel [...] |
2009-03-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV EPET PGOV |
| 09LUANDA160 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION DOES A ONE-EIGHTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto de Silva Tomas de-linked Delta's request to begin service in Angola (ref A) from a deal involving TAAG flights to the U.S., reversing his previous stance as communicated to Embassy and Delta officials. [...] |
2009-03-16 08:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV |
| 09LUANDA237 |
GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK TO BE SACKED FOR SPENDING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV |
| 09LUANDA250 |
GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK SACKED; NEW GOVERNOR HAS [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in ref (A), Angolan central bank Governor Amadeu de Jesus Mauricio was sacked by President Dos Santos on April 11. The press has been silent about the reasons for the dismissal, but it appears Mauricio was let go because he had failed to secure authorization from eith [...] |
2009-04-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV PINR |
| 09LUANDA38 |
(C) MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IN DENIAL OVER EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 13 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas showed himself to be in complete denial over the seriousness of the EU ban on Angolan airlines and his country's nonconformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sta [...] |
2009-01-14 18:27:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL |
| 09LUANDA48 |
ANGOLA'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY BUILDS CAPACITY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-22 06:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL |
| 09PANAMA481 |
PANAMA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Below is Embassy Panama's input for the congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. The United States is aware of one case in which United States citizens have an outstanding claim agai [...] |
2009-06-16 15:32:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC |
| 09PRETORIA1191 |
2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post confirms that there are no investment disputes or expropriation claims that would be candidates for inclusion in this report. 2. (U) Post point of contact is Trade and Investment Officer Ann Marie Chiappetta, chiappettaam@state.gov, 27-12-431-4343. LA LIME [...] |
2009-06-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENIV KIDE SF |
| 09SHENYANG168 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO DALIAN FOR THE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's message of mutual cooperation and mutual learning received a warm welcome in Dalian, Liaoning Province, against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos event. Local officials were eager to discuss increased economic and cultural exchange between [...] |
2009-09-18 01:08:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECIN ECON EIND EINT EMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV |
| 09STATE99343 |
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) This is an action cable - see para 7. 2. (C) Representatives of the Venezuelan government (GBRV) in recent weeks have reached out to USG officials in Caracas and Washington on several occasions about resuming a bilateral energy dialogue, including under the auspices of the 1997 Memorand [...] |
2009-09-24 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG EPET VE |
| 09TBILISI1854 |
GEORGIA: MFA PROPOSALS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria outlined to the Charge Georgian plans for upcoming Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group meetings in Tbilisi. In addition to discussing dates, he suggested possible participation and broad strokes for agenda items. Each of the four working [...] |
2009-10-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
| 09WARSAW1122 |
POLAND TO SIGN LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tusk's energy committee is expected to approve today, November 4, a new agreement with Russia on gas and transit through 2037. The deal will then go to the Council of Ministers for final approval, probably on Tuesday, November 10. The contract includes a reduce [...] |
2009-11-05 07:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG ETRD PGOV PL |
| 10ASHGABAT244 |
TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENERGY COMPANY SHOWS SAVVY IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Executives of recently-formed, Houston-based TX Oil, whose directors include a son of the 41st U.S. President, met with Turkmen government officials, including President Berdimuhamedov, on February 24-25. The purpos [...] |
2010-02-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV TX |
| 10CHENGDU43 |
SW CHINA CITY AIMS TO REACH NATIONAL COPENHAGEN EMISSIONS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, is advancing a pilot project in one of the city's northern districts that seeks by 2012 to reduce carbon dioxide emission inten [...] |
2010-02-23 03:25:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ENIV SENV CH |
| 10KUALALUMPUR103 |
MALAYSIA’S NEW ECONOMIC MODEL: ECONOMIC REFORM EFFORTS MAY MEET OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Najib Razak (Najib) introduced a first wave of limited economic reforms (refs A and B) shortly after taking office in April 2009 and has promised more substantial economic reforms designed to improve Malaysia's competitiveness (ref C). To accomplish this, Najib f [...] |
2010-02-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV EXIM MY PGOV |
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MALAYSIA: ISA UPDATE - PETRONAS MOVING AWAY FROM IRAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Post approached the three Malaysian companies listed in Ref A that are reportedly doing business or contemplating doing business in Iran. Petronas told us January 11 that it has no active investments in Iran, no commitment has been made to invest in South Pars Phase 11 and its c [...] |
2010-01-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY |
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MALAYSIA: SKS VENTURES EXPLAINS ITS IRAN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: SKS Ventures (SKS) CEO Abang Iskandar Muas (Iskandar) met with Econoff January 19 to discuss SKS plans to develop the Golshan and Ferdowsi gas fields (G&F) in Iran. Iskandar said that the GOM had initially negotiated the deal with the GOI and handed the project to SKS just prior [...] |
2010-01-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG EPET ETTC IR KNNP MY |
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REPRESENTATIVE SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed strong U.S. ties to pursue cross-Strait rapprochement, President Ma Ying-jeou told Representative James Sensenbrenner during their February 17 meeting. Sensenbrenner voiced support for a bilateral extradition agreement and urged Taiwan to improve the security of its [...] |
2010-02-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD MARR PREL TW |