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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05TELAVIV5892 | BOI FOLLOWS FED AND RAISES INTEREST RATE TO [...] (U) On September 25, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a .25 percent increase in interest rates, bringing the short-term rate to 3.75 percent. This was the first change since the Central Bank lowered rates by 0.2 percent to 3.5 percent at the end of January, 2005. In its September 25 press [...] | 2005-09-29 07:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV6133 | ISRAELI COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICIALS MEET WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA and NSC officials briefed staffers from the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the GOI's efforts against terrorism and terrorism finance. MFA officials stressed the importance of the U.S. role in urging European nations to designate Hizballah [...] | 2005-10-20 04:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM |
05TELAVIV6279 | VPM OLMERT PREDICTS HIS OWN POLITICAL FUTURE, AND [...] (C) Summary: During an October 31 introductory meeting Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (who also is acting Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor) told the Ambassador that the Israeli economy was performing well, and that his challenge was to figure out how to spend a r [...] | 2005-11-03 07:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN KIPR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV6626 | U.S. TREASURY DISCUSSES WITH GOI ESTABLISHMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli military intelligence officials headed by Brigidier-General Kuperwasser met with Treasury policy advisor Lebenson, Post's Defense Attach and econoff to discuss a U.S. Treasury initiative to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) or Financial Follow-up Unit (FFU),a [...] | 2005-11-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM |
05TELAVIV6762 | Bank Leumi Privatization a Great Success for [...] (U) On November 15, in a dramatic success for the GOI's three-year-long privatization drive, the Cerberus and Gabriel private investment groups (also known as Barnea Investments),headed by former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, won the tender and purchased 9.99 percent of Bank Leumi from the [...] | 2005-12-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV6763 | Fischer Takes Command: BOI Rate Hike Counters [...] (SBU) In an expected move, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a 0.5 increase in interest rates on November 28, bringing the base rate to 4.5 percent. This was the Central Bank's third consecutive monthly hike, and the most pronounced, following increases of 0.25 percent at the end of both Sep [...] | 2005-12-02 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV891 | SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH SHIMON [...] (C) Summary. Senator Allen and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Shimon Peres discussed their mutual interest in nanotechnology as well as ways to bolster the Palestinian economy. Peres stressed the importance of moving quickly on improving freedom of movement within Palestinian areas and [...] | 2005-02-15 09:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY |
05TELAVIV904 | NETANYAHU AS FINANCE MINISTER: CONFOUNDING THE [...] (C) Summary. Upon assuming office in 2003, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of far-reaching economic reforms aimed at overcoming Israel's economic crisis of 2001-2002, the worst in its history. Originally drafted under Netanyahu's predecessor Silvan Shalom, they encom [...] | 2005-02-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PREL EIND ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL |
05THEHAGUE2594 | DUTCH 2006 BUDGET: REFORM, GROWTH, AND UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With early indications of a long- awaited economic recovery as a backdrop, the Netherlands' center-right governing coalition presented a draft 2006 budget that seeks to ensure continued economic growth through additional structural reforms of the country's welfare system and [...] | 2005-09-26 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL |
05THEHAGUE2802 | NETHERLANDS/PKK: DUTCH DEMARCHED ON COMBATTING [...] (S) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche on reducing European support to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Pim Dumore, Director of the Dutch MFA's Political Affairs Department, on October 13. On October 14, POLCOUNS followed up with Fred Olthof, Director of the Dutch MFA's Office of New Thr [...] | 2005-10-17 15:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER PREL PINR EFIN KCRM TU NL |
05THEHAGUE3010 | NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO [...] On November 3 Econoff raised reftel points with Ms. Prachee Brandenburg, Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Transport. Brandenburg said the GONL had no immediate plans to ratify the convention or protocol. 2. Brandenburg explained that The Netherlands had participated in the negotiations [...] | 2005-11-04 13:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL |
05THEHAGUE3230 | THE NETHERLANDS AT A CROSSROADS, SAYS HEAD OF [...] The Netherlands is at a crucial point in its history, torn between its traditional openness and tolerance and a newer, more inward-looking anxiety based on fear. So said Herman Wijffels, chair of the Social-Economic Council (SER),who told the Charge that decades of overly generous social in [...] | 2005-12-02 13:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NL |
05THEHAGUE3338 | 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Karen Enstrom at enstromkl@state.gov. As requested reftel, Post will [...] | 2005-12-16 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER ETTC NL |
05THEHAGUE3342 | TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED PLACEMENT IN DUTCH PAPER [...] The Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands' equivalent to the Wall Street Journal) is interested in running the Op-Ed provided reftel. However, the paper's editors have suggested some changes to the text, which Post has forwarded to EB/ESC/TFS for approval. 2. ACTION REQUESTED: Post reque [...] | 2005-12-16 16:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NL EUN |
05THEHAGUE3406 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT -- DUTCH RESPONSE [...] (S) On December 23, Post delivered reftel points concerning the USG intention to amend its previous designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LET) to Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, Financial Integrity Department, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF will forward the information provided to the [...] | 2005-12-28 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS NL EUN |
05THEHAGUE423 | NETHERLANDS/HIZBALLAH - DUTCH SUPPORT DESIGNATION [...] (C) Jules Gerzon (MFA, Office of Political Affairs) confirmed that the Netherlands supports designating Hizballah as a terrorist organization at the February 16 meeting of the EU Clearinghouse. Dutch efforts to lobby EU Member States have had a mixed reaction, he added, noting that some stat [...] | 2005-02-14 12:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ETTC PTER EFIN NL EUN |
05TORONTO2634 | Canadian Financial Services Sector: U.S. [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...] | 2005-10-12 15:46:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN KTIA PREL CA US |
05TORONTO2638 | The Canadian Financial Services Sector: [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...] | 2005-10-12 15:52:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL CA US |
05TORONTO2697 | The Canadian Financial Sector: U.S. Life [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see paragraph 9. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtable [...] | 2005-10-14 11:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL KPAO CA US |
05TORONTO2705 | Canadian Financial Services Sector: Capital [...] (U) This cable contains a request for SEC guidance, see paragraph 14. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration issue perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance spon [...] | 2005-10-17 12:26:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL CA US |
05TUNIS1257 | EVE OF TIFA COUNCIL: WHERE DOES TUNISIA STAND ON [...] (C) Summary. Tunisia has taken the fundamental decision to liberalize its economy after decades of state-control, but progress has been deliberate and mostly limited to sectors that do not threaten the GOT's prerogative or ultimate "sovereignty". The GOT justifies its approach in terms of mi [...] | 2005-06-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA |
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 |
05TUNIS1495 | USTR NOVELLI ADVANCES US-TUNISIA TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant Trade Representative Catherine Novelli, in Tunis June 14-15 for the second TIFA Council meeting, firmly emphasized to Minister of Development and International Cooperation Jouini that the U.S. wants to expand our free trade community and is working at a modest pace, b [...] | 2005-07-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA |
05TUNIS898 | FREE TRADE WITH THE U.S.: ARE THE TUNISIANS READY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Booz Allen Hamilton's Emad Tinawi visited Tunis April 4 ) 8, to consult with U.S. Embassy and GOT officials, private sector representatives, and academics on U.S.-Tunisian trade and investment issues. Tinawi's visit, as a private sector consultant to the Department, aimed to a [...] | 2005-05-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TS |
05VATICAN494 | VATICAN BOOKS IN THE BLACK [...] (U) The Holy See ended 2004 with a budget surplus for the first time in four years, showing a profit of nearly $3.7 million. The budget covers all government departments and activities, as well as the Holy See's embassies and diplomatic offices around the world. During 2004, the Vatican [...] | 2005-07-12 07:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN VT |
05VIENNA1026 | Austro-Hungarian Stock Exchange Alliance [...] An Austrian consortium, led by the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE),has acquired a majority share in the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE). The VSE aims to form a broader "Central European Stock Exchange" alliance, including the VSE, BSE, and stock exchanges in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Ljubljana, [...] | 2005-03-30 14:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AU XH |
05VIENNA1028 | GOA VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF FOR HIPCS AND IRAQ, [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor and Econ Unit Chief met with Michael Linhart, Director of the Austrian Development Agency, on March 10 to discuss reftel points and background paper. Econ Unit Chief followed up on March 25 with Thomas Wieser, Director General in the MoF's Economic Policy and Financial [...] | 2005-03-31 06:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AU IZ |
05VIENNA1073 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE STABILITY PACT, LISBON [...] (C) The GoA understands the political necessity behind the recent Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) reform and believes the SGP can still be an effective mechanism to ensure sound fiscal policies. Nevertheless, the GoA fears the recent reforms will lead to more "exceptional" spending by Member [...] | 2005-04-04 09:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL AU EUN |
05VIENNA1075 | TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO.2: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) Following is keyed to information requested in reftel: A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373; the legal authority under which the action was taken; and what additional domestic actions have been taken against the d [...] | 2005-04-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS AU |
05VIENNA1097 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/06 GROWTH OUTLOOK - STILL LEAN [...] The two leading Austrian economic institutes now forecast real GDP growth of up to 2.1-2.2% in 2005 and 2.3-2.5% in 2006. The institutes stress that these figures represent upper limits. The recovery is still export-driven, as investment and private consumption remain weak. The continued s [...] | 2005-04-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA1187 | Austria's 2006 Budget - Analysis [...] (U) On April 7, Parliament adopted the GoA's 2006 Budget Bill. For 2006, the GoA predicts a federal budget deficit of 2.2% of projected GDP (EMU's Maastricht definition) and a corresponding consolidated public sector budget deficit of 1.7%. The government's second- highest deficit since 200 [...] | 2005-04-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN AU |
05VIENNA1221 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION - [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Bilal AL- HIYARI designation (List 69) demarche on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's offi [...] | 2005-04-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
05VIENNA1222 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, Post submitted LET submission to 1267 Committee on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's office. Post also s [...] | 2005-04-14 08:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
05VIENNA1359 | GOA: OECD MEMBERSHIP FOR RUSSIA PREMATURE [...] (C) During an April 22 meeting with Econ Unit Chief, Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Chancellery, stated the GoA agreed that it was premature to discuss Russian OECD membership. The GoA position, according to Magloth, tracked closely with USG views (reftel). [...] | 2005-04-25 10:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD AU OECD NATO |
05VIENNA138 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...] | 2005-01-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR |
05VIENNA1464 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] (C) On May 4, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Financi [...] | 2005-05-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM AU KFTN |
05VIENNA1470 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN DESIGNATION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On May 6, post conveyed reftel name, background paper, and talking points to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Financial Market A [...] | 2005-05-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU KFTN |
05VIENNA1635 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IJG PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] (S) On May 17, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel name, background paper, and talking points to Peter Maerschalk, Deputy Director of the Financial Markets Unit in the Ministry of Finance. Maerschalk promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Minist [...] | 2005-05-18 12:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU KFTN |
05VIENNA2126 | AUSTRIA'S GROWTH FORECAST OPTIMISTIC, BUT [...] According to a recent forecast from the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO),the Austrian economy should grow at an average annual real rate of 2.3% during 2005-20009. WIFO cautioned that further Euro appreciation would negatively affect this projection, and that sustained growth [...] | 2005-06-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA2336 | TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT PRENOTIFICATION [...] (S) On July 11, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and entity name to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, [...] | 2005-07-12 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
05VIENNA2337 | AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE DEAD SEA IRAQ [...] (SBU) On July 11, we raised ref (a) points with Lydia Saadat, the head of Planning and Program Activities for Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Mediterranean in the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Development Cooperation section. Saadat told us that the Austrian Ambassador to Jordan wou [...] | 2005-07-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON EFIN IZ JO AU |
05VIENNA2349 | DOWNWARD REVISION FOR AUSTRIA'S 2005/2006 GROWTH [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes have lowered economic growth forecasts for 2005 to 1.8-1.9%, and for 2006 to 1.9-2.3%. The institutes stress again that these figures represent upper limits. The recovery remains export-driven, but there is a possibility that investment and private [...] | 2005-07-13 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA2397 | OECD DEMARCHE ON WORKING PARTY FOR GOVERNANCE [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points on June 29 to Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Federal Chancellery. On July 14, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Magloth to discuss the USG proposal. The GoA, according to Magloth, supported OECD reform that would make t [...] | 2005-07-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD AMGT AU OECD |
05VIENNA2412 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA; List 70T) designation demarche on July 18 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Anelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrorism f [...] | 2005-07-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
05VIENNA2441 | AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR SCHUESSEL CALLS FOR AN EU [...] Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has proposed an EU-wide tax on financial cross-border transactions. Schuessel said he believes the tax would provide increased financial autonomy for the EU's budget and close the unresolved financing gap in the 2007-2013 financial framework. Despite ov [...] | 2005-07-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA2699 | AUSTRIA'S 2006 EU PRESIDENCY: CHANCELLOR [...] (C) Summary: Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel brings a formidable toolbox of political skills and savvy to his task of directing Austria's EU presidency in the first half of 2006. Ever conscious of the inherent limitations of stepping into the Presidency from one of the EU's sm [...] | 2005-08-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA2717 | AUSTRIANS SUPPORT EU MEMBERSHIP, BUT SKEPTICISM GROWING [...] According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Austrians support EU membership, roughly the same percentage resulting from the 1995 membership referendum. However, support for the EU is at the lowest level since 1997, confirming an increasingly skeptical attitude towards the EU and its institutions. [...] | 2005-08-12 11:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA2786 | GOA UNVEILS PACKAGE TO FIGHT RISING [...] The GoA recently announced a Euro 1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) stimulus package of employment and growth initiatives. The GoA also plans to introduce a combination-wage model to subsidize low-paid jobs. Economists view the GoA's package as positive, but note that only GDP growth in e [...] | 2005-08-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA2922 | HAITI ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On August 30, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel points to Klaus Koegler, Head of the MFA's European Union Development Policy Unit. Koegler pointed out that Austria currently had no bilateral assistance programs in Haiti and would not be able to help Haiti meet the anticipated financing [...] | 2005-08-31 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AU HA EUN |
05VIENNA3024 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (U) Econ Unit Chief delivered ref A and B talking points to Thomas Nader, Director (A/S-level) of the MFA's Multilateral Development Cooperation Division on September 6 and to Thomas Wieser, Director General (U/S-level) of the Ministry of Finance's Economic Policy and Financial Markets [...] | 2005-09-12 10:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EAIR EAID EFIN AU UNGA |
05VIENNA3025 | ALPBACH ECONOMIC FORUM - EUROPE NEEDS MORE [...] The August 18-September 3 European Forum Alpbach's Reform Symposium focused on the flagging Lisbon Agenda, moribund EU growth rates, labor market inflexibility, and Germany's bleak economic outlook. Politicians, academics, and subject experts called for more democracy and closer po [...] | 2005-09-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN ECIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA3085 | REDESIGNED U.S. $10 NOTES: EMBASSY VIENNA POC [...] Embassy Vienna point-of-contact for issues relating to the redesigned U.S. $10 notes is Econ Unit Chief Phillip Nelson; phone (43)-1-31339-2299; fax (43)-1-31339-2916; email nelsonpr@state.gov. Brown [...] | 2005-09-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA3098 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the addition of Al-Akhtar Trust International Movement to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list demarche on September 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl and Anelik [...] | 2005-09-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN |
05VIENNA3129 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (list 72T) demarche on September 20 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in [...] | 2005-09-21 10:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN |
05VIENNA3320 | EMBASSY VIENNA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: A) TFCO --Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips --(43)-1-31339-2201 --phillipsge@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO --Economic Unit Chief Phillip R. Nelson --(43)-1-31339-2299 --nelsonpr@state.gov C) Given the inter-agency dimension [...] | 2005-10-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL AU |
05VIENNA3495 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/2006 GROWTH OUTLOOK REVISED [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes again have lowered economic growth forecasts for 2005 slightly to 1.7-1.8%, and for 2006 to 1.8-2.1%. High energy prices necessitated the modest downward revision. The Austrian economy remains dependent on exports, as consumer spending and [...] | 2005-10-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA3614 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION [...] (SBU) Charge presented reftel points on November 10 to Ulrike Magloth, the Director for International Economic Affairs in the Chancellery (Prime Minister's office). Magloth has responsibility for OECD affairs in the Austrian government. 2. (C) Magloth said Jose Angel Gurria had vi [...] | 2005-11-10 15:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN AU OECD |
05VIENNA3615 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on November 9 to Thomas Wieser of the Austrian Finance Ministry, Rudolf Scholten of the Austrian Control Bank, and Ulrike Magloth of the Chancellery (Prime Minsiter's office). Charge followed up on November 10 with Magloth, whom the others identified as [...] | 2005-11-10 16:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PREL AU EXIM |
05VIENNA3702 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIAN [...] (S) On November 22, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, F [...] | 2005-11-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
05VIENNA3709 | CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: AUSTRIA TO WAIT FOR EU [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post discussed Cape Town Convention demarche with Helmut Tichy, Head of the MFA's International Law Unit, and with Martin Adensamer, Head of the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) International Civil Law Department. Tichy told us that the MFA would proceed with ratifi [...] | 2005-11-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA AU |
05VIENNA3766 | UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR POST TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN KCRM PTER AU |
05VIENNA3775 | CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: MORE FROM AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) On November 25, the Austrian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) followed-up ref A demarche with a letter, explaining that the EU and its members have decided to ratify the convention jointly, because of shared competencies. According to the MoJ, Spain is currently blocking joint ratification be [...] | 2005-12-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA AU |
05VIENNA3841 | AUSTRIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN AU |
05VIENNA3877 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS (LIST 73) [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, post advised Birgit Ertl from the Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division that the UN 1267 Committee approved December 5 the addition of three Abu Sayaf Group leaders to the list of individuals/entities subject to UNSC-mandated sanctions, including asset [...] | 2005-12-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
05VIENNA3898 | 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control [...] Following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Austria. Austria ------- Austria is not an important financial center, offshore tax haven, or banking center, but Austrian banking groups control signif [...] | 2005-12-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU |
05VIENNA3923 | Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...] | 2005-12-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA3975 | DON'T INVEST IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Acting A/S-equivalent for Bi- and Multilateral Economic Relations and International Financial Institutions Hans Kogler on December 23. We followed up with Kogler on December 29. Kogler told us he had only recently assumed his duties as Di [...] | 2005-12-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY AU EUN |
05VIENNA3978 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AMENDED DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) On December 23, Embassy Vienna delivered the prenotification regarding the amended designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba to include Jamaat-ul-Dawa (and its variants) on the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. We spoke to Finance Ministry official Angelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrori [...] | 2005-12-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PK PREL PTER AU |
05VIENNA437 | DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-14 14:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER IS LE AU EUN |
05VIENNA444 | Austrian Financial Markets - Reforms to Meet [...] SUMMARY: The GoA recently implemented important legal changes to upgrade Austrian financial markets, enhance financial market stability, and create a level playing field for foreign investment funds. An amendment to the Austrian Income Tax Act provides for equal tax treatment of income deri [...] | 2005-02-15 13:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV AU |
05VIENNA45 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/06 GROWTH OUTLOOK ?EAN [...] Austria's GDP grew 2.0% in 2004, driven by booming exports in response to strong world economic growth, according to two leading Austrian economic institutes. The institutes now forecast real GDP growth of 2.2-2.3% in 2005 and 2.2-2.4% in 2006. The strong Euro, high oil prices and the U.S. tw [...] | 2005-01-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA462 | TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION - DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Muhsin Fadhli designation (List 67) demarche on opening of business February 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also sent a copy to the Foreign Ministry's International Sec [...] | 2005-02-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
05VIENNA474 | TERRORISM FINANCE: IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Below are the answers to reftel questions regarding Austria's designation mechanisms and authorities. National Authority to Implement Sanctions ----------------------------------------- 2. UN Security Council resolutions are generally reflected in EU Council regulations, which in Austr [...] | 2005-02-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER AU EUN |
05VIENNA607 | AUSTRIA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HIZBALLAH DESIGNATION [...] (S) On March 1, Econ Unit Chief met with Johann Froehlich, Head of the MFA's Justice and Home Affairs Division, to deliver ref A talking points. Froehlich reiterated that Austria continues to support Clearinghouse designation of Lebanese Hizballah. "Austria," in Froehlich's words, "was not [...] | 2005-03-02 08:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC PTER EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA614 | GOA PRESENTS 2006 BUDGET TO PARLIAMENT [...] On March 2, Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser presented the 2006 budget bill to parliament. For 2006, the GoA forecasts federal budget revenues of Euro 60.4 billion (USD 78.5 billion at the current exchange rate of USD 1.30 for Euro 1.00),expenditures of Euro 66.2 billion (USD 86. [...] | 2005-03-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN AU |
05VIENNA810 | STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN [...] On March 10, Econ/Pol Counselor and Econ Unit Chief met with Michael Linhart, Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency, to encourage expeditious disbursement of GoA assistance to Iraq. Linhart confirmed data that post had recently obtained from Lydia Saadat, the MFA's Assistance [...] | 2005-03-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AU |
05VIENNA850 | HIZBALLAH DESIGNATION NON-PAPER: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PTER EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA981 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) On March 24, Econ Unit Chief and Canadian DCM Sheila Coutts jointly met with Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance to discuss the USG and GoC intention to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET). Ertl promised to distri [...] | 2005-03-25 08:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
05VIENNA983 | AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY, FIRST HALF OF 2006 - [...] (SBU) This message provides an informal, first outline of the GoA's planned work program and a calendar of events for Austria's EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. We developed this information from public sources and personal contacts. This outline reflects a preliminary phase of plan [...] | 2005-03-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN EFIN ETRD AU EUN |
05VILNIUS1049 | TERRORIST FINANCING: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS EU COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Head of the MFA's Threat Analysis Division told us on September 28 that Lithuania continues to support dialogue to ensure effective sanctions against terrorist financing. Stonys said that the GOL is pleased that the European Court of First Instance (ECI) decided the [...] | 2005-10-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER LH |
05VILNIUS1075 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER FOR [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Vilnius is DCM Tom Kelly, tel: 370-5-266-5535, e-mail: kellytp@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Scott Woodard, Economic Officer, tel: 370-5-266-5500, e-mail: woodards@state.gov. 2. (U) We believe it would be useful and conv [...] | 2005-10-07 15:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH |
05VILNIUS1341 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LITHUANIA RECEIVES LET [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER LH |
05VILNIUS144 | LITHUANIA'S FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES GOL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Algirdas Butkevicius, meeting with Ambassador Mull on February 9, delivered an optimistic prognosis for Lithuania's continued strong economic growth. While stressing that some politically difficult questions still lie ahead, Butkevicius discussed several areas [...] | 2005-02-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AFIN ECON EFIN LH PGOV PREL |
05VILNIUS200 | LITHUANIAN MINISTER USPASKICH'S VISIT SCENESETTER [...] (C) Your meeting with the Baltic Ministers of Economy will provide an opportunity to underscore to Lithuania's Minister Victor Uspaskich the need to do more to attract U.S. direct investment. Uspaskich, who came to office in December 2004, has publicly recognized that increasing foreign invest [...] | 2005-03-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH |
05VILNIUS28 | LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...] | 2005-01-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH |
05VILNIUS478 | LITHUANIA REJECTS UKRAINIAN MONEY LAUNDERING [...] The GOL dismissed recent allegations by Ukranian Minister of Interior Yuri Lutsenko that Lithuanian banks laundered USD 130 million to support the losing presidential campaign of Viktor Yanukovich. The Ukrainian Embassy confirmed that there is no evidence to support the charges. Lithuanian b [...] | 2005-05-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH |
05VILNIUS596 | GERMAN AND LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES SCRUTINIZE MONEY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RSO BRENT A. BARKER. REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) Summary. The Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigative Service recently disclosed to us that in 2004 it received an informal request from a German government agency regarding a financial transaction used to "purchase equipment in [...] | 2005-06-10 05:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP KSTC PARM PTER PINR EFIN KNNP ASEC IR LH |
05VILNIUS628 | LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS674 | SUBJECT: LITHUANIA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's new Finance Minister Zigmantas Balcytis told the Ambassador that his principal challenge will be to keep the fiscal deficit and inflation in check so that Lithuania can enter the euro zone as planned in 2007. During the Ambassador's June 23 call on Balcytis, the FinMin [...] | 2005-06-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL PINR AFIN ECON MARR LH |
05VILNIUS949 | VILNIUS COURT DECIDES TO EXTRADITE BANKER TO RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vilnius District Court decided on September 8 to extradite to Russia Igor Babenko, the manager of the Stavropol branch of Yukos-owned Menatep Bank. Lithuanian authorities had arrested Babenko on July 1 in response to Russia's extradition request. Russian prosecutors accuse B [...] | 2005-09-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS |
05WARSAW1057 | Poland Still Lobbying EU on Open Pension Fund [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland is concerned that it will not be able to meet the 2007 target date agreed with the EU for meeting the Maastricht criteria on the road to adopting the Euro if the EU does not change the way it counts pension fund assets. In 2004, the EU's statistical agency, Eurostat, dec [...] | 2005-02-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL EUN |
05WARSAW1205 | POLISH OPPOSITION LEADER LAYS OUT PROSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Jan Rokita, the head of Poland's leading opposition party (PO - Platforma Obywatelska/Civic Platform),and the man expected to be the country's next Prime Minister outlined the key planks of his economic policy at a March 1 meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce. Rokita said [...] | 2005-03-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PL |
05WARSAW1225 | FOREIGN JEWISH NGOS PROTEST LACK OF CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) In Warsaw on February 16-17, a World Jewish Restitution Organization delegation discussed private property restitution with the Ambassador, SLD party leader Jozef Oleksy, opposition leader Jan Maria Rokita, Treasury Minister Jacek Socha and Sejm Speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz. The dele [...] | 2005-03-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PHUM KNAR PL |
05WARSAW13 | Further Press Stories on Alleged Polish Bribery [...] (U) Summary: Polish papers continue to follow allegations that a shadowy Polish tycoon, Marek Dochnal, bribed a parliamentarian related to the privatization sale of a steel mill. There are also allegations that Dochnal was involved in the campaign by Russian companies to buy shares in Poland' [...] | 2005-01-03 14:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PARM PREL PL |
05WARSAW1320 | Poland Cautiously Optimistic EcoFin Will Loosen [...] (U) Polish papers widely reported that EU Finance Ministers came to no final conclusions at their March 8 EcoFin meeting on loosening the Stability and Growth Pact procedures for calculating deficits. For Poland, this means that EcoFin has yet to make a final decision on how to classify the [...] | 2005-03-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW1358 | POLISH DEPUTY PM HAUSNER SUBMITS OFFERS TO RESIGN, [...] (U) Polish Deputy PM and Minister of Economy and Labor Jerzy Hausner submitted his resignation to Polish PM Marek Belka on March 9. It is now up to Belka to decide if he will accept Hausner's resignation, and if so, when it will be effective. 2. (C) Sources in the PM's Chancery were unsur [...] | 2005-03-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV |
05WARSAW1371 | Poland: Debate on Film Act Heating Up [...] (SBU) Legislation being drafted by the Polish Parliament (Sejm) to impose a tax on foreign broadcasts into Poland is being hotly debated in the government. Sejm deputies want to use the collected revenue to subsidize the domestic film industry. Although the Ministry of Culture sees no prob [...] | 2005-03-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN KIPR PL |
05WARSAW1395 | Polish Finance Minister Requests Formal Agreement [...] (SBU) On March 10, the Embassy received a letter from Finance Minister Gronicki (dated March 1) expressing appreciation for U.S. acceptance in principle of Poland's offer to repay its outstanding Paris Club debt early. Per the Paris Club Secretariat's instructions to Poland to seek formal agr [...] | 2005-03-14 07:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PL |
05WARSAW1520 | POLAND SUBMITS DETAILS OF IRAQ'S DEBT [...] (C) The Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw provided us with a copy of a letter Finance Minister Gronicki sent to his Iraqi counterpart, Adil Abdul Mahdi, detailing Iraq's outstanding debt to Poland. According to the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Iraq owes Poland USDOLS 786,225,209.93 (including USDOLS 30 [...] | 2005-03-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL PL |
05WARSAW2061 | PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION BILL ADVANCES TO [...] (U) Following a sharp debate April 15, the Polish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority of 303 to 105 to send to committee a government bill that would provide cash compensation for property nationalized after the Second World War. Although in the debate, the opposition Civic Platform [...] | 2005-04-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL IS |
05WARSAW2252 | Polish Finance Ministry Releases Annual Report on [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Polish Ministry of Finance's Financial Intelligence Unit (the General Inspectorate for Financial Information, or GIIF),released an annual report in April on its activities in 2004 to combat money laundering and terrorism finance. The Polish Government has [...] | 2005-05-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW2265 | HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...] | 2005-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO |
05WARSAW2467 | Polish Finance Ministry Hopes Higher Taxes Excise [...] (U) On June 1, the Polish Ministry of Finance announced that it would increase the excise tax on imported heating oil and liquefied gas used for cars (autogas) by mid-June. Under the proposal, the excise tax on heating oil would be raised from 233 Zloty ($68.70) per 1000 liters to 1028 Zloty ( [...] | 2005-06-06 15:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN EPET ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW2496 | Poland Continues to Chip Away at its Budget Deficit [...] (U) In early June, the Ministry of Finance released its initial assumptions for the 2006 budget, officially kicking off the six month budget drafting season. The Ministry of Finance purposely proposed conservative estimates for growth (4%) and inflation (1.5%). Finance also set the budget de [...] | 2005-06-09 08:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PL |
05WARSAW26 | Polish Parliament Enacts 2005 Budget with Lower [...] (SBU) Summary: Just before Christmas, the Polish Government completed work on a 2005 budget which has a lower deficit for the first time in three years (forecast at 3.7% of GDP compared to 4.8% in 2004). In drafting the 2005 budget, the GOP built on its success in 2004 in revitalizing the pri [...] | 2005-01-05 06:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW2846 | POLAND: IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS AND PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Polish MFA's Iraq Task Team relayed that Poland's Embassy in Amman will most likely represent Poland at the upcoming Donors' Meeting at the Dead Sea, and that Poland is not planning on committing any funds to Iraq reconstruction in the immediate future, but is co [...] | 2005-07-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ JO PL |
05WARSAW3010 | PRESS REPORTS WRONG: POLAND AND IRAQ HAVE NOT [...] (SBU) On the heels of Prime Minister Marek Belka's July visit to Baghdad, several Polish press outlets reported that Belka promised the Iraqi government forgiveness of 80 percent of Iraqi debt, in line with the Paris Club's agreement. However, Poland's Iraq Task Team at the Ministry of Foreign [...] | 2005-08-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL IZ PL |
05WARSAW3151 | Economic Impact of EU Accession on Poland [...] (SUB) Sixteen months after Poland's EU accession, post surveyed a number of government officials and economic experts on the impact of accession. Despite some caveats, there appears to be consensus that Poland has adapted smoothly to the EU's common market. Dramatic export growth has fuele [...] | 2005-08-19 09:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PL EUN |
05WARSAW3270 | Polish Economy not yet Hurt by Rising Oil Prices [...] (SBU) Rapidly increasing oil prices have had a limited effect on the rate of inflation in Poland to date. Over the past 12 months, the average zloty price of oil has increased 12 percent, while the consumer price index rose only 1.3 percent and producer prices remained unchanged. Nevertheless [...] | 2005-09-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW3277 | POLAND DEFERS DECISION ON IRAQI DEBT TO NEXT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 4. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Polish Finance Ministry Under Secretary Wieslaw Szczuka told us September 1 that, despite press reports, the Polish Government still has taken no decision regarding a write-off of Iraqi debt. At [...] | 2005-09-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PL IZ |
05WARSAW3287 | Poland's Monetary Policy Council Continues [...] (SBU) Poland's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) cut interest rates for the fifth time in 2005, reducing all by 25 basis points (bp) except for the rediscount rate, which dropped by 50bp. As of September 1, basic Central Bank rates are: lombard rate 6.0 percent, rediscount rate 4.75 percent, r [...] | 2005-09-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW4050 | Lepper undergoes a transformation on economics [...] (SBU) In a recent interview for business daily "Puls Biznesu" Andrzej Lepper, the leader of Samoobrona (Self Defense) the third largest party in the Polish Parliament, presents himself as a social-liberal as opposed to his portrayal as a dedicated socialist during the election period. His vie [...] | 2005-12-15 09:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PL |
05WARSAW4065 | POLAND: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW [...] (U) Ambassador called on new Minister of Transport and Construction, Jerzy Polaczek, on December 9 to discuss the new government's plans for speeding up infrastructure development. Minister Polaczek commenting that his first priority was to ensure that he spent the government's resources wi [...] | 2005-12-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR ECPS ELTN PREL PL |
05WARSAW58 | Markets Show Increasing Appreciation for the [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zloty appreciated the most of any convertible currency against the Dollar, growing 20% in 2004. Most observers attribute this rise to a mix of factors, including greater political stability under the current technocratic government, Poland's entry into the EU in May, and t [...] | 2005-01-06 06:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW742 | Polish Government Appreciates USG Acceptance of [...] (U) On January 28, Econ Counselor delivered the news that the USG creditor agencies would participate in Poland's offer to prepay its Paris Club debt to Finance U/S Szczuka. Econoff subsequently followed up with MOF technical experts. During these conversations, we took the opportunity to expl [...] | 2005-02-08 15:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PL |
05WARSAW924 | Polish Government Declares Half a Loaf on Public [...] (U) On February 1, the Council of Ministers issued a communiqu claiming that provisions implemented to date of the government's fiscal reform plan (the "Hausner plan," named after its chief architect, Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner) would save 25.4 billion Zloty ($8.2 billion) between 2004-7. [...] | 2005-02-18 07:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW959 | Defeat of Health Care Bill Prompts Health Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: On 17 February, the Sejm rejected a long awaited bill on restructuring of public health care units. The bill, prepared as part of the government's public finance reform package, was designed to write off up to $3 billion in local hospital debts in exchange for reforms, including [...] | 2005-02-22 05:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB PREL PL |
05WARSAW966 | Polish Ministry of Finance Reorganizes Debt [...] (U) At the end of January, the Ministry of Finance reorganized its debt department, creating a unified department from two formerly separate units, one for foreign debt and one for domestic debt. Pawel Kowalewski, the new head of the unified department, explained to Econoffs that this unifica [...] | 2005-02-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
05WARSAW985 | BOEING CEO MEETS WITH POLISH MINISTER OF TREASURY [...] (SBU) Boeing CEO, Harry Stonecipher, met with the Polish Minister of State Treasury, Jacek Socha, on February 18, to discuss Boeing's activities in Poland. The meeting centered on LOT's tender for long-haul aircraft and also touched on Boeing's plans to cooperate with Polish companies for tool [...] | 2005-02-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD EFIN PREL PL |
05WELLINGTON160 | NEW ZEALAND AIMS TO STRENGTHEN ITS TERRORIST [...] (U) Summary: The New Zealand government continues to tighten provisions of an anti-terrorism law it enacted more than a year after September 11, 2001, and that it amended in 2003. The government recently introduced legislation that will delay the expiration date for New Zealand's designations [...] | 2005-02-23 04:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON244 | NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-23 04:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON334 | NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL FOR 2005 IPR TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-26 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON45 | NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-14 04:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC USTR |
05WELLINGTON450 | NEW ZEALAND: RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] Post on March 15 delivered reftel demarche to the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). Jane Coster of NZAID on June 9 reported that the New Zealand government has allocated NZ $2 million (US $1.4 million, NZD 1.00 = USD .7145) for Iraqi reconstruction for the fiscal year [...] | 2005-06-09 05:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ NZ |
05WELLINGTON504 | NEW ZEALAND TIGHTENS TERRORISM FINANCE LAW [...] New Zealand's Parliament has passed legislation strengthening the country's terrorism finance law. The legislation extends until 2007 the country's UN Security Council-related designations of terrorist organizations. It also makes illegal the intentional financing of non- designated organiza [...] | 2005-06-29 03:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON527 | WMD PROLIFERATORS' E.O. [...] (C) Pol/Econ Couns shared reftel information with Deborah Panckhurst, Deputy Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, stressing our desire that New Zealand adopt a similar policy. Panckhurst promised to review the E.O. closely and said that she would [...] | 2005-07-07 05:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC |
05WELLINGTON551 | NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT ATTEND DEAD SEA DONORS' [...] (SBU) Post shared reftel information regarding the Dead Sea Donor's meeting with Darryl Dunn, Director and Ruth Nuttall, Deputy Director, of the Middle East and Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On July 14, Nuttall informed Pol-Econ Couns that unfortunately [...] | 2005-07-15 01:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON619 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: The New Zealand government announced August 12 that a FATF evaluation confirmed the need for more regulation of the country's financial sector to safeguard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Post issued a news release welcoming that announcement, as part of our action [...] | 2005-08-15 03:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ |
05WELLINGTON674 | NEW ZEALAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE VOTE [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post on August 29 delivered reftel demarche to the New Zealand Agency for International Development, which handles issues related to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 3. (C) On September 2, a representative of New Zealan [...] | 2005-09-02 04:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ZI NZ IMF |
05WELLINGTON757 | NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) The following information is in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Embassy Wellington's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: David R. Burnett Charge d'Affaires Tel: 64-4-462-6101 e-mail: burnettDR@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's deputy TFCO is: Joy Yamamoto Economic Officer [...] | 2005-09-29 23:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
05WELLINGTON876 | NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON OECD SEC GEN SELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 23:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN NZ OECD |
05WELLINGTON913 | NEW ZEALAND TERRORISM REPORTING OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-28 22:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM NZ |
05WELLINGTON950 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Below is post's input on New Zealand for the money laundering section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). This input also will be sent via unclassified e-mail to Ed Rindler, INL/C/CP. 2. Begin submission: New Zealand is not a major regional or offsh [...] | 2005-12-12 01:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NZ |
05WELLINGTON957 | NEW ZEALAND: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Embassy Wellington's submission for the 2005 Country Terrorism Report on New Zealand: New Zealand New Zealand has a strong capacity to develop and implement counter-terrorism policies, and further strengthened its role in the global war on terror in 2005 through domestic [...] | 2005-12-13 00:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON962 | NEW ZEALAND POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 04:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON985 | NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 02:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR NZ |
05WELLINGTON987 | 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is post's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. We also note that the section on "Biotechnology Food Approval" should be consistent with the NTE on Australia. 3 [...] | 2005-12-21 04:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN NZ |
05YEREVAN1007 | ARMENIA'S STEADY GROWTH, STABLE ECONOMY CONTINUES [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's steady economic performance continues during 2005. First quarter data supports the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) forecast of 8 percent GDP growth in 2005, and th [...] | 2005-06-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
05YEREVAN1044 | REMITTANCES DRIVE UP ARMENIAN CURRENCY, HAMPER [...] (SBU) A recent upward trend in remittances and capital inflows into Armenia has led to significant real appreciation of the national currency, the Armenian dram, since July 2003. These cash inflows enable Armenians to finance higher consumption and investment, but the nominal appreciation of [...] | 2005-06-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
05YEREVAN139 | ARMENIA'S 2005 BUDGET: MORE BUTTER, STILL PLENTY [...] (C) The GOAM has billed the 2005 budget as having a social focus. Both tax receipts and social spending are set to rise ambitiously in line with the GOAM's Poverty Reduction Strategy. After much debate, official defense spending is set to rise too, although spending on education will exceed [...] | 2005-01-27 11:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN AM |
05YEREVAN1452 | IPR POLICE UNIT (FINALLY) PUT IN ACTION [...] (SBU) In its first major action since its creation in January 2005, Armenia's IPR police unit July 20 cracked down on three companies which together control roughly 70 percent of the pirated CDs, DVDs and tapes market. The police confiscated more than 50,000 illegal CDs, tapes and videotape [...] | 2005-08-12 10:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KIPR AM |
05YEREVAN1453 | ARMENIA TAX REVENUES CONTINUE TO RISE [...] (SBU) One of the GOAM's main stated goals remains to increase tax revenues in order to support social spending while making the business environment fairer and more inviting. During the first half of 2005, tax revenues grew by 21.1 percent compared to the same period of previous year and comp [...] | 2005-08-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
05YEREVAN1627 | CENTRAL BANK CLARIFIES NEW CURRENCY LAW, INVESTORS [...] (SBU) On July 26, the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) published clarifications of the new currency law (reftel). The clarifications state that the law is not retroactive and detail certain exceptions to the law's requirement that prices be quoted in Armenian drams. Edith Khachatourian, local at [...] | 2005-09-08 11:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN EAID KTDB AM |
05YEREVAN1705 | MACROECONOMIC NEWS: ARMENIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Based on raw data provided by the National Statistical Service, Armenia's economy grew by 10.2 percent in the first six months of 2005 (compared to the same period in 2004). The inflation rate during the same period was 2.3 percent. Budget revenues and expenditures increased by 25.4 an [...] | 2005-09-20 09:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
05YEREVAN1747 | STRONG INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION AT ARMENIAN [...] (U) More than 180 businesses participated in the 5th annual Armenian Expo in Yerevan on September 14-17. The conference organizer, LOGOS EXPO, designed the event to identify new markets for Armenian products, encourage foreign investment in Armenia, demonstrate the strength of the Armenian ec [...] | 2005-09-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KTDB BBSR BEXP AM |
05YEREVAN1960 | REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES UP IN DRAFT 2006 BUDGET [...] (SBU) The GOAM draft budget for 2006, currently under debate in the National Assembly, envisages significant increases in health and social security expenditures paid for by increased tax revenue and deficit spending. The budget is based on an exchange rate of AMD 420 to the dollar, a dram ap [...] | 2005-11-04 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
05YEREVAN2018 | 2006 BUDGET INCREASES SOCIAL SPENDING [...] (U) On November 11, the National Assembly approved the 2006 budget which includes a 22 percent increase in public spending funded by continued economic growth, improved tax collection and international donor support. The 2006 budget calls for AMD 482.2 billion (USD 1.15 billion at the project [...] | 2005-11-17 11:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV AM |
05YEREVAN235 | ARMENIA'S INFLATIONARY START TO 2005 [...] Armenia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.4 percent in the month of January, exceeding in one month the government's target for the entire year. Press reports cite a senior National Statistics Service official who claims that the rise in the CPI is due to an 8.4 percent rise in the prices [...] | 2005-02-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AM |
05YEREVAN309 | MALFEASANCE IN THE GOAM AUDIT OFFICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Armenian authorities arrested Levon Shahinian, the head of the Financial Control Department of the Ministry of Finance and Economy (the department charged with auditing GOAM budget expenditures) February 23. He had alrea [...] | 2005-02-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AM |
05YEREVAN626 | ARMENIA FINALLY TAXING THE RICH? [...] (SBU) Four months after President Kocharian called for reform of the state tax and customs services, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have applauded improvements in Armenia's tax collection. The government has increased overall tax collections by 19.3 percent over last [...] | 2005-04-08 12:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AM |
05YEREVAN637 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SPEAKS ON RUSSIAN INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) During his last press conference before the end of his posting, April 8, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Anatoliy Dryukov cited the large influx of Russian capital [...] | 2005-04-12 04:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL AM RU |
05ZAGREB1829 | IMF LIKELY TO EXTEND CROATIA STAND BY ARRANGEMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The IMF expects to extend its current $142.8 million Stand-By Arrangement for Croatia to the end of 2006. However, it considers the GOC's 2006 budget projections anticipating a deficit of 3.5 percent of GDP to be out of line with its commitments, and is also concerne [...] | 2005-11-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HR |
05ZAGREB190 | CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION: 14 STEPS FORWARD, UNKNOWN [...] (SBU) The Croatian Privatization Fund -- under energetic leadership and with the help of U.S.-funded advisors -- has fought an uphill battle the past seven months, and can take some pride in the privatization of 14 majority government-owned firms over that period. Privatization of subsidy-su [...] | 2005-02-07 14:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID HR |
05ZAGREB356 | CROATIAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE SKEPTICAL OF BOTH [...] Econoff passed reftel Fact Sheet to A/M of Finance, Ana Hrastovic, on February 28, and met to discuss the U.S. initiative March 3. Hrastovic expressed concerns about aspects of the U.S. proposal, saying that she believed that poor countries would ultimately get less money. They would also g [...] | 2005-03-07 09:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID HR |
05ZAGREB973 | IMF GIVES WAY IN CROATIA - AGAIN [...] (SBU) The IMF mission that departed Croatia June 6 hopes to assemble a package that will pass IMF Board muster in August, despite Croatia's serial failure to come close to its budget targets. The team is clinging to GOC commitments to structural reforms (not yet implemented) to justify the a [...] | 2005-06-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID HR |
06ABIDJAN1084 | COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES GO ON STRIKE [...] On September 27, the National Union of Employees of the Banking and Financial Establishments in Cote d'Ivoire (SYNABEFA-CI) went on strike for 72 hours, making good on a threat issued on July 25 (reftel A). To maximize the impact, the strike was evidently timed to coincide with the monthly d [...] | 2006-09-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN PGOV IV |
06ABIDJAN1099 | COTE D'IVOIRE: WORLD BANK'S CHIEF OF MISSION [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank's Chief of Mission Doffonsou told EconChief September 28 that the Ivorian Government has failed to make headway on its $348 million (m) in arrears to the Bank, and that without action, that sum continues to steadily mount. While the government has been offered the [...] | 2006-10-02 15:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON IV ASEC |
06ABIDJAN1113 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...] | 2006-10-04 17:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN1114 | ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL STOCK MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...] | 2006-10-05 08:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN1206 | PREPARATION OF 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit with Cote d,Ivoire was $1.1 billion in 2005, an increase of $477 million from $597 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $124 million, up 4.9 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Cote d,Ivoire were $1.2 billion, up 6 [...] | 2006-10-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN1253 | FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ADDRESSES COTE [...] (SBU) Econ Chief met with French Economic and Commercial Counselor Jean Dolle at the French Embassy on November 8. Dolle began by discussing French economic interests in Cote d'Ivoire, which, despite the political crisis and its resultant effects on the economy, remain strong. Economic act [...] | 2006-11-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IBRD IV PREL |
06ABIDJAN1255 | GOVERNMENT $144M IN ARREARS ON WAR BONUSES, [...] (SBU) While the payment of regular salaries is current for both civil servants and military personnel (which includes the FANCI, the Gendarmerie and the National Police) as of October 31, 2006, according to sources within the Ministry of Defense, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is 12 months o [...] | 2006-11-09 17:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN134 | COTE D,IVOIRE'S TRANSITION: STRUGGLING TO GET OFF [...] (C) Summary. The October 6 decision by the African Union (AU) that President Gbagbo should remain as head of state and a new Prime Minister be appointed to bring the country to disarmament and elections has failed to generate the hoped-for momentum among the Ivoirian actors. The peace proces [...] | 2006-02-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN1345 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...] | 2006-12-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF |
06ABIDJAN1346 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...] | 2006-12-07 07:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF |
06ABIDJAN1360 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 09:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06ABIDJAN1405 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FN LEADER SORO PUSHES FOR BANKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Forces Nouvelles leader Guillaume Soro took surprise advantage of a December 11 courtesy call by Econ Chief and Econ/Pol JO to FN HQ in Bouake to make a very public push to reopen the banking sector in FN-held territory. Soro also sharply criticized President Gbagbo for his un [...] | 2006-12-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN526 | PRELIMINARIES TO DISARMAMENT PROCESS TO BEGIN SOON [...] (SBU) The Chiefs-of-Staff of the New Forces (FAFN) and Ivoirian (FANCI) militaries agreed on May 17 to start assembling troops in preparation for a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. The NF will gather troops at two sites (at Botro, in the far northeast, and Bouna, [...] | 2006-05-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN549 | YOUNG PATRIOTS CONTINUE TO OCCUPY HIGH SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of Young Patriots (COJEP),the leading faction of the Young Patriots youth militia and headed by Ble Goude, continues to occupy the headquarters of the Secondary School Teacher,s Union (SYNESCI). Despite complaints to the Ivorian government, COJEP remains in place [...] | 2006-05-24 16:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN560 | UNION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS REMAIN ON STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: The National University Teachers' Union (Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs, CNEC) has been on strike since March 14, with the exception of a two-week truce from April 28 through May 12 while the union met with members of the Prime Minister's of [...] | 2006-05-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN589 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS CALL [...] (U) The coordination of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC),has called a two-week truce after meeting with Prime Minister Banny on May 29. While the Prime Minister was not able to promise a salary increase, which is CNE [...] | 2006-06-02 16:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN590 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNION OF PUBLIC SECTOR HEALTH [...] (U) On May 31, the union of senior public sector health personnel, Syndicat National des Cadres Superieurs de la Sante de Cote d,Ivoire (SYNACASS-CI),threatened to go on strike on June 15 if their demands regarding salary and rank within the civil service are not met. The SYNACASS-CI consis [...] | 2006-06-02 16:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN633 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS RESTART [...] (U) The group of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC) has again commenced an unlimited strike after a two-week truce in which it considered the options put forth by the Council of Ministers (ref A). On June 9, the members [...] | 2006-06-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN648 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On June 15, primary and secondary public school teachers began unlimited strikes to protest the lack of government response to their demands for a housing allowance and salary increases. The government did not respond to a three-day strike held from June 6 to June 8 by the Coll [...] | 2006-06-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN694 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...] | 2006-06-30 11:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN779 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MISSES DEADLINE TO CLEAR [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire missed a July 17 deadline to clear its arrears with the World Bank in time for the Bank to approve its USD 100 million contribution to the funding for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at its July 27 Board meeting. 2. (C) Cote d'Ivoire's arrears with the [...] | 2006-07-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IBRD KPKO ASEC IV |
06ABIDJAN812 | COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES REPORTEDLY POSTPONE [...] (C) On July 25, leaders of the union representing all bank employees in Cote d'Ivoire told us they had postponed a three-day strike that the union had threatened to start on July 26. This decision was reportedly made after the banking sector employers' association offered fresh talks. Union [...] | 2006-07-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EFIN PGOV ASEC KPKO IV |
06ABIDJAN854 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SECURITY AND MILITIA FORCES WAGE [...] (U) On the morning of Monday, July 31, national security forces of the Command Center for Security Operations (CECOS) fought a battle with members of the armed, pro-Gbagbo Patriotic Group for Peace (GPP) and Young Patriots militia in the busy downtown district of Plateau in Abidjan, after the [...] | 2006-08-01 17:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV ELAB EFIN IV |
06ABIDJAN911 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TENSIONS CONTINUE WITHIN MARITIME [...] (U) On August 8, Maritime Police officers announced in a press conference that on August 4 Minister of Transport Anaky Kobenan (leader of the MFA, an opposition party) had issued the payment of bonus arrears in the amount of USD 234,000 (CFAF 117 million) and suspended Director General for M [...] | 2006-08-11 18:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC ELAB EFIN |
06ABUDHABI108 | DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Pol Chief discussed ref A points with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16. Al-Hosani said the UAEG had not yet determined who will represent the UAE at the conference on Afghanistan, but that the UAEG will support Afghanistan and the objectives of the Af [...] | 2006-01-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF AE |
06ABUDHABI135 | UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC |
06ABUDHABI1437 | OECD PROGRAMS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: On April 9, Ambassador met with Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),to discuss the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development. The initiative, which began in February 2005, is a r [...] | 2006-04-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OECD ECON EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI1472 | TREASURY U/S QUARLES VISIT TO UAE [...] (C) Summary. During Treasury Under Secretary Quarles' March 22 meetings, his interlocutors stressed their belief that the U.S. - UAE relationship was strong and that government investors in the UAE would continue to invest in U.S. assets, despite DP World. Over ninety-eight percent of the Ce [...] | 2006-04-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI1610 | MESSAGE TO GULF DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PA; [...] (C) On April 19 DCM delivered ref A points on Gulf Donors with information on the new U.S. Palestinian Assistance Package to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, who was curious to know how our response to Qatar following its recent $50M donation to the PA had gone over. On April 22 DCM delivere [...] | 2006-04-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV AE |
06ABUDHABI1772 | UAEG FTA CONCERNS POST-DUBAI PORTS WORLD [...] (C) Summary. The UAEG views the upcoming investment chapter talks as crucial to the success of an FTA, especially in light of the recent Dubai Ports World episode. On April 22, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told visiting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security an [...] | 2006-05-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EPET EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI192 | READOUT ON WASHINGTON FTA INVESTMENT DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: We have reached out to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and Ministry of Finance and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority contacts to get their thoughts on the January 16-17 Washington discussions on the investment chapter of the FTA and to urge them to keep up forward momen [...] | 2006-01-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TC |
06ABUDHABI1927 | UAE STOCK MARKET DOWN [...] (U) Summary: The UAE's two stock markets, like others in the region, are experiencing a sharp drop from the high prices of 2005. GCC investors, especially Saudis, are reportedly withdrawing from the UAE market and investors are nervous about increasing Iranian-U.S. tensions. The U.S. stock [...] | 2006-05-10 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AE EINF |
06ABUDHABI2121 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR AL QUDS [...] (C) DCM discussed the Al Quds University request for assistance with UAEG presidential court interpreter Zeki Nusseibeh (Al Quds President Sari Nusseibeh's brother) who said that a letter requesting U.S. Dollars five (5) million had been left by his brother for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mo [...] | 2006-05-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KPAL KWBG AE |
06ABUDHABI2210 | UAE CONCERNS: US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, the following are key officers at the Emirates Banking Association: 1) Mr. Fathi Mahmood Saik, General Manager, (971)2-627-2541 (phone),(971)2-627-4155(fax),ebuau@emirates.net.ae and, 2) Mr. Awni Bushnaq, Financial and Administrative Manager, (971) 2-627-2541 [...] | 2006-05-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL AE |
06ABUDHABI235 | UAE MINSTATE FINANCE KHIRBASH ON JAN 30-FEB 1 FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash on January 25 to discuss the upcoming January 30-February 1 London FTA negotiating round. She stressed our interest in working with the UAE to conclude an FTA that addressed its concerns but was also consistent with the principle th [...] | 2006-01-25 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN CVIS AE |
06ABUDHABI2542 | NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE ADIA'S UAE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 13, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed established the Abu Dhabi Investment Council to take over the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's (ADIA) stake in UAE-based investments, such as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. ADIA will concentrate on its considerable overseas investm [...] | 2006-06-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2633 | AMBASSADOR KHALIZAD MEETS DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 15, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and urged the UAEG to engage the newly formed government in Iraq. He also outlined USG support for PM Maliki's goals of eliminating militias, and promoting national r [...] | 2006-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET AF PK SO IR AE |
06ABUDHABI2855 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...] | 2006-07-11 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI2913 | UAE STATEMENTS RE INCREASING RESERVES OF EUROS - [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank is unlikely to move 10 percent of UAE reserves from dollars to Euros in the near future, despite Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi's July 14 public comments to the Financial Times indicating the UAE would move 10 percent of its $29 billion foreign exchange reserves. Th [...] | 2006-07-17 09:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2927 | IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (S/NF) Embassy and Congen's best estimate is that the illicit fuel trade with Iraq (both black market and gray market) continues primarily in the northern emirates. The U.S. Navy continues to collect reports that the trade continues with boats reportedly selling gas oil off the coast of the U [...] | 2006-07-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EFIN KCOR IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI3097 | MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...] | 2006-07-31 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI3100 | KIMMITT/ZELIKOW MEETING IN ABU DHABI WITH ARAB [...] (C) Summary: An interagency delegation led by Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the Department of State Philip Zelikow briefed Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Chairman of the Board Jassim Al-Mannai on the International Compact for Iraq on July 23 in Abu Dhabi [...] | 2006-07-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI3127 | TFLE01: STATUS OF UAE INVESTMENT IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Prior to the most recent outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, UAE-based companies had an estimated US $2.3 billion invested in-country, largely in Beirut's real estate and luxury services sectors. While most UAE-owned properties have not been damaged by Israeli air strikes, inves [...] | 2006-08-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN LE AE |
06ABUDHABI3537 | ASSESSMENT OF UAE TERRORIST FINANCING ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy's country team provides the following assessment of the terrorist/insurgent finance operating environment in the UAE. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Legal Regime ------------ 2. (SBU) Question. What la [...] | 2006-09-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC IQ |
06ABUDHABI3629 | IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...] | 2006-09-14 07:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI3693 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE [...] (S) Embassy first raised reftel request for the UAEG to co-sponsor and support the nomination of the listed individuals in the UN 1267 Committee on August 30. To date the UAEG has not provided any substantive response. Econchief again raised the issue with the office of the Assistant Under Se [...] | 2006-09-19 12:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER AE |
06ABUDHABI3709 | UAEG WELCOMES CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI3782 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TALIBAN UAE STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on reftel strategy for disrupting external financing to the Taliban. We believe that the draft background paper covers the issue in a comprehensive fashion. In the UAE specifically, we would propose using the existing Joint Terror Financing [...] | 2006-09-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI3871 | DP WORLD VP ON STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 2, DP World Senior Vice President (Commercial) Michael Moore told Ambassador that the company planned to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO) though the time frame had not been finalized. He confirmed that the five short-listed candidates to buy its U.S. assets wer [...] | 2006-10-04 08:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT EINV PREL ETRD EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI3929 | UAE OFFICIALS ON GCC COMMON MARKET AND CURRENCY [...] (C/NF) Econchief briefly discussed the prospects for the GCC common market (scheduled to be established by 2007) and the GCC monetary union (scheduled for 2010) with MinEcon U/S Abdullah Al-Saleh and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi on October 8 and 9. In response to econchief's [...] | 2006-10-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL GCC AE |
06ABUDHABI3942 | AMF DIRECTOR GENERAL UNHAPPY AT IRAQ PREP GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On the margins of the Qatari National Day reception, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Jassem Al-Mannai expressed his disappointment to Econchief that the AMF had not been invited to participate in the Iraq Preparatory group [...] | 2006-10-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI4007 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...] | 2006-10-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI408 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETS WITH ADIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. On January 24, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials to discuss security of assets and tax issues in the context of ongoing U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations. ADIA of [...] | 2006-02-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI4260 | IRAQ COMPACT DEBT RELIEF - UAE VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG leadership has consistently told us that, although they support the idea of debt relief for Iraq "in principle," the ultimate decision must be a GCC-wide one. The UAE has shown no interest in taking on a GCC leadership role in providing Iraq with debt relief. For it [...] | 2006-11-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI4290 | US BUSINESS IN UAE HURT BY HIGH HOUSING COST AND U.S. TAX [...] U.S. businesses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have approached both the Embassy and Consulate General to express concern about the negative impact of recent changes in the U.S. tax code on the amount of housing assistance that can be excluded from taxable income. Under the revised regulations, U.S. re [...] | 2006-11-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD AE |
06ABUDHABI4415 | TERRORIST LISTS - UAE [...] (SBU) The UAE does not maintain a published list of banned terrorist entities. The Central Bank sends circulars with search and freeze orders to banks and other financial institutions based on the UNSC 1267 committee lists. SISON [...] | 2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER AE |
06ABUDHABI4479 | 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, [...] (U) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center in the Persian Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash-based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore [...] | 2006-12-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN AE |
06ABUDHABI4555 | UAE- MONETARY UNION AND REVALUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi said that the GCC would need "to talk about" the implications of Oman's decision not to join the GCC currency union as currently scheduled. So far, the UAE Central Bank appears to be resisting any changes to the dirham's peg to the dollar or [...] | 2006-12-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON GCC AE |
06ABUDHABI46 | UAE RETAINS CONTROL OF TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent decisions by the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) indicate the UAEG intends to maintain its control over the telecom market for the short and mid-term, despite the UAE's WTO obligations to liberalize. In December of 2005, TRA announced the name of the [...] | 2006-01-04 08:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TINT AE |
06ABUDHABI609 | UAE CENTRAL BANK ON CASH COURIERS, DRAFT FINCEN MOU [...] (C) On February 13 econoff met with Abdulrahim al-Awadi, Executive Director and In-Charge of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) to preview the points on cash couriers as provided in reftel. Al-Awadi said that the UAE had not sent a delegate to the FATF [...] | 2006-02-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE |
06ABUDHABI71 | A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and brother of UAE,s president, met visiting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison in Dubai January 6. They discussed the establishment of a jo [...] | 2006-01-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KTFN PREL AE |
06ABUDHABI72 | UAE TALKS FTA WITH A/S WAYNE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and Abu Dhabi ruling family member in Dubai January 6. They discussed the Free Trade Agreement negoti [...] | 2006-01-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN AE FTA |
06ABUDHABI73 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS UAE LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: On the occasion of a condolence call for the death of Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Maktoum, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne and Ambassador Sison met January 6 with several top UAE officials to discuss the Strategic [...] | 2006-01-08 09:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ IR IS SY LE AE PK |
06ABUDHABI75 | UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As the U.S. and the UAE prepare to launch the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC),Embassy is concerned that the only confirmed agency with Washington participation is the Department of Treasury. In order fo [...] | 2006-01-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE |
06ABUDHABI975 | UAE STOCK MARKETS' DOWN AS LIQUIDITY DRIES UP [...] (SBU) Both of the UAE's domestic stock markets have dropped in value sharply since the beginning of the year. Dubai's stock market dropped by five percent on March 13 to its lowest point in 11 months. Abu Dhabi's stock market dropped by about two and a half percent on the same day. Dubai's ma [...] | 2006-03-14 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AE |
06ABUJA1092 | RELEASE OF NEITI FINAL AUDIT REPORT [...] SUMMARY. On April 11-12, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) released it's final audit report on the Nigerian oil and gas industry. It found that the record keeping has a lot to be desired, with a wide disparity (over (US$224 million in 2002) between what compan [...] | 2006-05-11 09:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI OIL |
06ABUJA1232 | Nigeria Jan-April Petroleum Production [...] (SBU) According to figures gathered by the Central Bank of Nigeria and due to be released this week, in 2005 Nigeria's total crude oil production was 923.5 million barrels, averaging 2.5 million barrels per day (mbd). For the first months of 2006 production breaks down as follows: January 2 [...] | 2006-05-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN NI |
06ABUJA1560 | MINISTRY SHAKEUP PUTS NGOZI INTO FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The expected cabinet shakeup continued today with the appointment of several ministers to new portfolios. While it is difficult to interpret before all the portfolios have been announced, the cumulative effect of these changes appears to be neutral. The biggest news for the in [...] | 2006-06-21 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN NI |
06ABUJA1587 | C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001587 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-24 12:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV |
06ABUJA1632 | 12TH NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY. On June 7-9 2006, the NESG and NPC sponsored the 12th Nigerian Economic Summit, "Sustaining Reform and Unlocking Nigeria's Potential". President Obasanjo delivered the opening address and closing remarks. Nigeria has to improve on its ranking from the lowest quarter (88 out of 117) [...] | 2006-06-27 15:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV EPET NI |
06ABUJA2002 | FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (C) Upon returning from an overseas trip to the August 2 public announcement that she had been replaced as the head of the Economic Team, Foreign Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tendered her resignation on August 3. The official announcement said she was resigning for personal and family reasons. [...] | 2006-08-04 06:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV NI |
06ABUJA2006 | ALIYU MOHAMMED GUSAU ON NIGERIA'S CURRENT [...] (S) Summary: Aliyu Mohammed Gusau Q former National Security Advisor to President Obasanjo, now out of government Q believes that President Obasanjo and certain Villa denizens are actively working to stay in office until at least 2009. Aliyu Mohammed believes, however, that the prospect of a [...] | 2006-08-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EFIN NI |
06ABUJA2007 | SPECULATIONS REGARDING NGOZI'S RESIGNATION [...] (U) As reported reftel, Nigerian Foreign Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tendered her resignation on August 3. This follows her unexpected redeployment June 21 from the Ministry of Finance to Foreign Affairs and the surprise announcement August 2 that she would no longer head President Obasanjo' [...] | 2006-08-04 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL KCOR NI |
06ABUJA2103 | NIGERIAN FIU REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. After the recent training done by FINCEN through the Department of the Treasury, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has asked for assistance in information sharing. In June of this year, following a visit from the FATF, Nigeria was r [...] | 2006-08-15 12:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM CVIS SNAR NI |
06ABUJA213 | NIGERIA MAKES SOME PROGRESS ON U.S. AVIATION TIES [...] (U) The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation sent correspondence to Embassy Abuja dated January 12, 2006, stating that Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade "accepted the designation" of North American Airlines (NAA) to begin passenger, cargo, and mail service between New York City and Lagos, Niger [...] | 2006-01-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV EFIN ECON PREL NI |
06ABUJA2136 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ SPECIAL COUNSEL RUSCH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 06:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KJUS SNAR NI |
06ABUJA2172 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT ADVISOR SUSAN STRAWN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 09:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA KJUS SNAR NI |
06ABUJA2397 | THE SECOND IMF REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S PSI [...] Summary: On September 7, 2006, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review team debriefed the international community on the second review of Nigeria's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). They said the GON's commitment to the PSI was still very strong, but passage of key legislative and civil se [...] | 2006-09-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON PINR NI |
06ABUJA2485 | ECOWAS MINISTERIAL MEETINGS [...] SUMMARY. On August 28, 2006, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held ministerial consultations to focus on four issues, restructuring the Secretariat into a Commission, regionalization, the West Africa/European Union (WA/EU) negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement [...] | 2006-09-21 10:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL ECOWAS NI |
06ABUJA2524 | NIGERIA'S EFCC ) THE TEMPLE OF JANUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite initial skepticism due to little action at its inception with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act of 2002, under the leadership of Assistant Police Commissioner Nuhu Ribadu, the EFCC established itself as a potent actor in President Obasanjo's war on [...] | 2006-09-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCRM SNAR PHUM PINR NI |
06ABUJA260 | LEA TRIP TO LAGOS CONFIRMS FAILURES, REVEALS [...] SBU - Entire Text 2. SUMMARY: LEA Downey's Jan 20-28 trip to Lagos confirmed the failures of several INL-sponsored law enforcement projects but also revealed possibilities and opportunities for future programs. Joint and integrated projects, incorporating NGOs and private sector elemen [...] | 2006-02-03 10:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV EFIN PINR NI |
06ABUJA2644 | NIGERIA 2007 BUDGET FRAMEWORK [...] Summary: The GON plans to propose a budget of USD 17.79 billion (Naira 2.26 trillion) for 2007, an increase of 18.95 % over 2006. The budget will be presented to the National Assembly by President Obasanjo on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. The budget makes preliminary forecasts for 2008 and 200 [...] | 2006-10-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA2803 | NIGERIA: 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 National Trade Estimate. Trade Summary ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $22.6 billion in 2005, an increase of $7.9 billion from $14.7 billion in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $1.6 billion, up 3.9 pe [...] | 2006-10-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN NI |
06ABUJA2863 | PRESIDENT OBASANJO UNVEILS 2007 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 11 President Obasanjo presented a 2.3 trillion naira ($18 billion) 2007 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly (NA). The budget represents a 21 percent increase over the 1.9 trillion naira authorized in the 2006 budget. The unveiled 2007 budget is nearly [...] | 2006-10-31 15:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA2902 | ASSESSMENT OF NFIU FOR EGMONT GROUP ADMISSION [...] (U) Summary: A representative from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) unit conducted a positive assessment of Nigeria's Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) for membership in the Egmont Group at the next plenary session for 2007. The assessment went well and the U [...] | 2006-11-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ASEC KCRM PTER NI |
06ABUJA3069 | MACROECONOMIC SUCCESS HAS LIMITED GRASSROOTS IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's economic reform program, the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS),is only two years old, but has resulted in macroeconomic stability with the climax of a Paris Club debt write off of $18 billion in 2005/2006. Nigeria's economic monitoring prog [...] | 2006-11-29 07:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EPET NI |
06ABUJA3172 | PROGRESS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] Summary: During a recent visit of an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) team to Nigeria, government officials (GON) estimated that the housing deficit is between 14-16 million housing units, with an even larger financing gap of approximately 44 trillion naira. Nigeria's housing n [...] | 2006-12-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI |
06ABUJA3200 | THE WEST AFRICAN PEER EXCHANGE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING [...] Summary. At the West African Peer Exchange conference on Affordable Housing, Nigerian representatives discussed plans for increasing the number of affordable homes in Nigeria and presented an action plan. Most of the West African countries in attendance face similar problems on land tenure ti [...] | 2006-12-14 17:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID SOCI NI |
06ABUJA321 | FITCH RATINGS ASSIGNS NIGERIA BB MINUS RATING: [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Nigeria (GON) received a BB Minus rating, which is just below investment grade from the highly respected Fitch Ratings. The rating was in part based on the recent agreements reached with the Paris Club (PC),but at this time the GON has no intentions of seeking acce [...] | 2006-02-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA451 | Nigeria: Budget 2006 Is Passed Into Law [...] Summary: On February 22, President Obasanjo signed the 2006 Appropriation Act (the Budget) into law. The National Assembly (federal legislature) passed a U.S. dollar 14.72 billion (Naira 1.899 trillion) budget for 2006, a 1.23% increase over President Obasanjo's earlier budget submission of U. [...] | 2006-02-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA519 | THE FIRST IMF FINDINGS REVIEW OF NIGERIA PSI [...] Summary: On February 28, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review team debriefed the international community on their six-month assessment of Nigeria's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). They said the PSI was "on track", and that all benchmarks have been met, except for the late submission [...] | 2006-03-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA657 | DELTA EVENTS AND NIGERIA'S CREDIT RATINGS [...] (C) Summary: The conclusion of the debt forgiveness deal in December greatly improved Nigeria's debt burden numbers and was a major factor in Nigeria's recent credit ratings. Though the ratings were not investment grade, they indicated a significant level of confidence in Nigeria's ability and [...] | 2006-03-23 15:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EPET NI |
06ABUJA668 | A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES [...] (C) Summary: A walk through the statistics and discussion with the IMF,s resident representative in Nigeria has helped to clarify the dichotomy between Nigeria's recent dramatic improvements in macroeconomic stability and the economic stress felt by most Nigerians. Nigeria,s economic policy re [...] | 2006-03-24 18:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ECPS NI |
06ABUJA900 | LOCAL VIEWS ON NIGERIA'S FITCH AND S&P RATINGS [...] (U) Summary: Some Lagos business leaders, looking at the credit ratings as a broad indicator of Nigeria's economic prospects, consider the January 31, 2006 Fitch Ratings of BB minus and the February 6, 2006 Standard and Poor's (S&P) Ratings of BB minus for long-term foreign currency and BB ra [...] | 2006-04-25 07:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON NI |
06ABUJA962 | ECOWAS: STUMBLING TOWARD CONVERGENCE [...] Summary. After years of false starts, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is taking concrete steps toward a customs and monetary union. The former French colonies minus Guinea already have both, and the others are trying to follow suit. The customs union and common extern [...] | 2006-04-27 17:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN EFIN NI |
06ACCRA1952 | GHANA ON THE BRINK OF AN ENERGY CRISIS [...] (U) This message is an action request (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary: On August 22, President Kufuor met with the Ambassador to seek urgent USG assistance to prevent an energy crisis caused by record low levels of water at the large Akosombo Dam. He hoped we could provide USG-owned gene [...] | 2006-08-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG GH PGOV EINV |
06ACCRA217 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICHT,S VISIT TO GHANA, [...] (SBU) Introduction/Summary: Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just [...] | 2006-01-26 14:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH MAS PGOV PREL |
06ACCRA2693 | 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: GHANA [...] Ghana is a market-based economy with relatively few barriers to trade and investment. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $179 million in 2005, an increase of $15 million from $164 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $338 million, up 9.0 percent from the previous year. [...] | 2006-11-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN |
06ACCRA2763 | Ghana Pol/Econ Highlights, Fall 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic and political events and activities in Ghana for the period of August - October 2007. The issues covered are: -- Macro-economic performance -- 2007 Draft Budget To Be Published November 16 -- Halting Progress on Ghana Telecom Privatization -- Tema [...] | 2006-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EFIN GH |
06ACCRA2954 | GHANA: PRECIOUS MINERALS MARKETING COMPANY OUTLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: EconChief and EconOff met with Acting Managing Director Aristotle Kotey and Deputy Managing Director (Operations) George Asante of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd. (PMMC) on December 6, 2006, to discuss the actions Ghana has taken to ensure compliance with the minimum r [...] | 2006-12-11 17:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON EFIN AO GH |
06ACCRA3001 | Visit of HUD Secretary Jackson [...] Summary: Alphonso Jackson, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD),exchanged views on addressing Ghana's housing needs with President Kufuor and a range of government and private sector representatives while visiting Accra November 26-29. The Secretary highlighted the lack of s [...] | 2006-12-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GH |
06ACCRA3025 | Ghana: 2007 Budget Highlights [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Ghana (GoG) released its 2007 budget on November 16, 2006. The 2007 Budget outlines a target growth rate of at least 6.5 percent, single digit inflation, accumulation of internatioal reserves of at least 3 months import cover, ad an overall budget deficit of 3. [...] | 2006-12-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH |
06ACCRA303 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON GHANA'S SENIOR [...] (C) On January 24, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on GoG Senior Minister J.H. Mensah. Mensah said the GoG aimed beyond the basic poverty reduction framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with its new Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy. The goal is to increa [...] | 2006-02-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
06ACCRA335 | AMBASSADOR AND CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSS [...] (C) On January 30, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on Canadian High Commissioner Donald Bobiash. They agreed Ghana has been slow to seize the opportunities it has to become a middle-income country, and also agreed the U.S. and Canada appear to care more about corruption and p [...] | 2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
06ACCRA636 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES PRESIDENT KUFUOR TO SUPPORT CMS [...] (C) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 15 with President Kufuor to urge his support for CMS Energy's $200 million project to expand its thermal power plant in Ghana from 220 MW to 330 MW. CMS and the IFC-led lenders group have failed so far to convince Cabinet to approve the government guarante [...] | 2006-03-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EINV GH |
06ACCRA829 | USAID CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] USAID sponsored a conference and technology fair in Accra, March 30-31, 2006, to disseminate research highlighting the opportunities and issues for increased remittances and trade into and within West Africa. The conference goal was to discuss ways for the private sector to access more of the [...] | 2006-04-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN GH |
06ACCRA833 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 24 with Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu to press for action on a number of pending issues: 1) the Minister's participation in USAID's March 30 remittance conference; 2) terrorism finance prenotifications (Ref A); 3) status of the money laundering law [...] | 2006-04-11 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL ELAB ENRG KTFN GH |
06ACCRA96 | GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...] | 2006-01-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH |
06ADANA42 | TURKEY: SOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGING IN EASTERN MED ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The adaptability of the business community along Turkey's eastern Mediterranean coast to new opportunities created by the changes and growth in Turkey's economy contrasts with the rest of the region's traditional agricultural and industrial communities. These coastal businesses [...] | 2006-02-23 10:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU ADANA |
06ADDISABABA1464 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes at a critical time for Ethiopia as the country works to strengthen democracy, promote economic reforms, and reduce poverty. Ethiopia is a strong partner in the global war on terrorism. The USG is currently leading diplomatic efforts to implement the lon [...] | 2006-05-25 05:58:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV ET |
06ADDISABABA1970 | WORLD BANK PRESIDENT'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KHUM PGOV ET |
06ADDISABABA2073 | ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS GATHERING DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...] | 2006-07-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREF ET EAGR OPIC |
06ADDISABABA2663 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TOUR D'HORIZON ON TPLF [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a request from major donors, Prime Minister Meles met September 30 with the Ambassador's Donor Group (ADG) to review internal and external developments, as well as to review the decisions of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF),the core decision making body [...] | 2006-10-03 05:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MARR ET |
06ADDISABABA3313 | ETHIOPIA: NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO GIPA PROGRAM [...] The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office nominates two candidates for participation in USPTO's February 2007 Global Intellectual Property Academy for Advanced Patent Law and Procedure: -- Temesgen Maru, Patent Search and Examination Expert, and -- Mekonnen Haile Woldemariam, Patent Admini [...] | 2006-12-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC EFIN OTRA ET |
06ADDISABABA773 | ETHIOPIA TOUR D'HORIZON: PM MELES SAYS CITY HALL [...] (SBU) Summary and Action request: The Prime Minister appeared to enjoy the give and take of the conversation with the EU Troika (Austrian, Finish ambassadors and Pol Counselor for EC),French ambassador as head of the Ambassadors' Donor Group and U.S. Charge. Meles was up-beat on the oppositi [...] | 2006-03-20 05:59:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID EFIN ET |
06AITTAIPEI1154 | Economic Briefing for March 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2006: --Economy clouded by card debt, fuel costs --Capital outflows continue --Credit/cash card debt hurts banks profits --Tightened control of cross-Strait trade --Corning locates largest R&D center in Taiwan --DuPo [...] | 2006-04-03 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI2307 | MEGA CASE LEAVES FINANCIAL REFORM IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: In late June, the Taiwan authorities negotiated a deal with private investors to retain control of the board of directors of Mega Holdings Co. While Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen gained stature in the financial community and with the opposition by resolving the conflict, the contro [...] | 2006-07-06 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON TW |
06AITTAIPEI2363 | Taiwan Adopts FATF Recommendations [...] On July 11, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission Banking Bureau issued a regulation effective August 1 that requires all banking institutions to collect, verify and store information about any banking customer that makes any single cash or electronic remittance above NT$30,000 (US$923). [...] | 2006-07-12 21:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER KSEP TW |
06AITTAIPEI2590 | VAGUE CONSENSUS, MINORITY OPINIONS, POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAIWAN'S SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE CONCLUDED JULY 28 PRODUCING NUMEROUS VAGUE CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. MORE CONTENTIOUS AND CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELEGATED TO THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER OPINIONS," ON WHICH NO CONSENSUS WAS POSSIBLE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED [...] | 2006-08-02 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EINV PREL CH TW |
06AITTAIPEI2973 | RICH GAS HYDRATE FOUND OFF TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan confirmed the discovery of rich reserves of gas hydrate deposits off its southwestern waters. The current technology for gas hydrate extraction is not yet fully developed, but the new energy source could meet domestic consumption of natural gas for more than 60 years. Experts fr [...] | 2006-08-28 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG TW |
06AITTAIPEI3199 | Taiwan 2007 Budget Proposal [...] Taiwan's executive branch has proposed a 2007 central government budget with expenditure growth at an eight-year high, but with increased tax revenues reducing the deficit. While education, science and culture continue to occupy the largest share of the proposed budget, defense spending will [...] | 2006-09-15 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3276 | Taiwan to Set up Trade Representative Office [...] Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) will set up a Taiwan Trade Representative (TTR) Office, likely in December 2006. The TTR will be responsible for all trade negotiations and is modeled on USTR, according to Connie Chang, a special aide to former Economic Minister Morgan Huang. 2. The TTR will [...] | 2006-09-22 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD TW |
06AITTAIPEI3550 | New Taiwan Foreign Currency Bond Market [...] (SBU) Taiwan has established a foreign currency bond market and expects the first bond listings in October. The move is another in a series of measures designed to better utilize Taiwan's surplus capital. However, restrictions such as limits on PRC investment and the lack of incentives will [...] | 2006-10-17 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3595 | M&A by Foreign Financial Institutions [...] London-based Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently announced it will totally acquire Taiwan's Hsinchu International Bank (HIB) in October 2006 by purchasing equity shares in Taiwan's stock market. A dozen foreign investors have acquired significant equity in six Taiwan banking institutions th [...] | 2006-10-20 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3989 | NT Dollar Loans to Foreign Borrowers [...] (U) Taiwan's monetary authorities in November started permitting banking institutions to lend NT Dollars (NTD) to foreign borrowers in Taiwan which may be used to finance direct investment, securities trading, and real estate purchases. The new measure relaxes the conditions for using NTD loa [...] | 2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3990 | WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness [...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...] | 2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI4053 | Terrorist Lists [...] Taiwan does not have a public terrorist list similar to the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) list published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. YOUNG [...] | 2006-12-05 06:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER TW |
06AITTAIPEI4094 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TALKING POINTS AND Q & AS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
06AITTAIPEI647 | Economic Briefing for February 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2006: --Economic growth and expansion; --Cross-Strait links are expanding; --Listed companies repatriate earnings; --Foreign investors acquire financial institutions; --Duties assigned to ministers without portfoli [...] | 2006-03-01 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI711 | Freeing Taiwan's "Card Slaves" [...] (SBU) Summary: Overdue credit card debt and the absence of a personal bankruptcy law has led to a few high-profile cases where Taiwan "card slaves" chose suicide or crime as their only options to escape aggressive harassment from debt collection agencies. While the overall amount of delinquen [...] | 2006-03-07 23:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI852 | Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] | 2006-03-15 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI863 | Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] | 2006-03-16 03:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI901 | WHILE TAIWAN AND PRC PLAY FOR CHAD OIL, WORLD BANK [...] (C) Summary. The $30-million dollar Chad/Taiwan oil exploration agreement looks good for Taiwan on the surface, this is an energy poor island which needs oil to meet its energy needs has found a new source in Africa, and can use this latest project to assist cash-strapped Chad and maintain its [...] | 2006-03-17 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EMIN ENRG PREL CH CD TW |
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 |
06ALMATY1403 | KAZAKHSTAN: FM TOKAYEV ON VIP VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA is carefully reviewing a list of potential activities related to the upcoming VIP visit and will work to ensure implementation of the most feasible ideas, according to FM Tokayev. The MFA is also pursuing the idea of hosting a TIFA Council meeting as discussed with A/S [...] | 2006-04-18 05:07:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ |
06ALMATY1404 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Kelimbetov reports that the GOK has almost finished its review of the draft MOU on the Program for Economic Development; he will push for completion before the upcoming VIP visit to Astana. Kelimbetov said that the Kazakhstani government [...] | 2006-04-18 05:25:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ |
06ALMATY1444 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE; APRIL 2 - [...] 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. -- Samruk Board of Directors Formed -- New Environmental Protectio [...] | 2006-04-20 13:37:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ |
06ALMATY1450 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance officials committed to work with the Embassy to resolve the AIG dispute and conclude a Second Line of Defense (SLD) agreement before the upcoming VIP visit to Astana. They also expressed willingness to help resolve tax and customs issues related to assistan [...] | 2006-04-21 03:54:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KZ |
06ALMATY1810 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 30 - [...] 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. -- GOK to Cut Budget Spending -- Possible Imbalance in the Labor M [...] | 2006-05-19 12:58:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ |
06ALMATY2298 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 11 - [...] 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. -- Amendments to the 2006 Republican Budget -- Financial Violation [...] | 2006-06-28 08:40:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ |
06ALMATY2681 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 9 - [...] 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. -- Series of Economic Laws Adopted -- Trade Policy Promotion Cente [...] | 2006-07-26 07:47:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ |
06ALMATY2800 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 1 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of Agriculture Johanns' recent visit was very successful and highlighted the importance of agriculture and water issues in Kazakhstan, according to Deputy Prime Minister Masimov. Environmental issues and migration are also serious challenges, he added, noting that the [...] | 2006-08-04 11:16:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KZ |
06ALMATY2887 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 23 - [...] 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. -- Vneshtorgbank Targets Kazakhstan's Market -- KazZhelDorTrans Pl [...] | 2006-08-11 12:16:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ |
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 |
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 |
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 |
06AMMAN1027 | MEPI AND TREASURY FUNDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the week of January 22, Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) conducted a highly successful three-day public cash management workshop in Amman. The program successfully introduced finance managers from all of Jordan's 24 ministries, and the Budget D [...] | 2006-02-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON JO |
06AMMAN1118 | LOWER HOUSE CONSIDERS BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: Jordan?s draft Budget Law for 2006 in front of Parliament?s Chamber of Deputies this week estimates a deficit of USD 635 million, with gross public expenditures at USD 4.9 billion, revenues at USD 4.2 billion, and foreign aid at USD 333 million. In the budget submission, the Deputy [...] | 2006-02-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV JO |
06AMMAN1174 | LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT APPROVES BUDGET AMIDST [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies on February 15 approved the GOJ's budget for 2006 (reftel) with only minor modifications during a chaotic session marked by a walkout of MPs and a vote by a hurried show of hands. During the full week of debate prior to the vote, 72 out of 110 MPs insisted on ex [...] | 2006-02-16 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN JO |
06AMMAN1405 | ARAB BANK REQUESTS USG GUIDANCE ON HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The expectation of a Hamas led Palestinian government is raising a number of regulatory compliance questions for Jordanian banks, the major handlers of banking transactions in the Palestinian territories. Arab Bank, the third largest regional bank in the Middle East and largest i [...] | 2006-02-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
06AMMAN1599 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IMPLICATIONS FOR JORDAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) will continue to require Jordanian banks to apply terrorism-financing sanctions against all accounts held by Hamas individuals. According to CBJ Governor Umayya Toukan, deciding what to d [...] | 2006-03-06 11:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
06AMMAN1790 | ARAB BANK MOVES TO REDUCE RISK IN THE EVENT OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Arab Bank, Jordan's largest bank and the largest provider of banking services in the West Bank and Gaza, has been steadily lowering the amount of credit it offers the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the Hamas parliamentary victory. In anticipation of a worst-case scenario with [...] | 2006-03-09 16:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
06AMMAN1850 | JORDAN,S STOCK MARKET INDEX CORRECTION RAISES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the last two weeks, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) suffered a 25% net drop before leveling off, tracking similar declines in neighboring bourses. Described by most Amman-based analysts as a "much-needed correction," the decline exposed some vulnerability in the Exchange. With [...] | 2006-03-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON JO |
06AMMAN1986 | JORDAN ELIMINATES SOME OIL SUBSIDIES, REDUCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Bakhit's government is set to completely liberalize prices in three oil product categories, and raise fuel prices across five remaining subsidized products, effective April 1. The average weighted increase to fuel prices will be about 25 percent, but will include a [...] | 2006-03-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ENRG SOCI JO |
06AMMAN2047 | JORDAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On March 20, Ambassador received a letter dated March 7 from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ziad Fariz requesting USG assistance in concluding new agreements for debt swaps. Minister of Planning Suhair Al-Ali clarified to the Ambassador on March 20 that "this is just a fo [...] | 2006-03-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID JO |
06AMMAN2073 | JORDAN'S PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF PHOSPHATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's recent sale of a 37% stake in the Jordan Phosphate Mining Corporation (JPMC) to the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) for US$110 million met with public and parliamentary disapproval before the deal was concluded. Given BIA's overall size of over US$100 billion, the investme [...] | 2006-03-22 07:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPRV EMIN EIND ECON JO BX |
06AMMAN2388 | ARAB BANK GLOBAL HEAD OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Arab Bank, Global Head of Regulatory Compliance Michael Matossian requested USG guidance on Palestinian Authority (PA) accounts at Arab Bank, expressed his support for Jordan's draft Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) law, and provided additional [...] | 2006-04-04 11:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO |
06AMMAN239 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF JORDAN'S NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah II has tasked Jordan's new government with three broad goals: --boosting security (but maintaining civil rights) in the wake of the November 9 bombings, --restoring momentum to economic and especially political reforms, and --attending to poverty alleviation an [...] | 2006-01-16 07:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL EFIN KISL PINR JO |
06AMMAN2525 | JORDAN FUEL PRICE HIKES, "SAFETY NET" IMPLEMENTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Businesses, consumers, and government offices were moving rapidly April 9 to adjust to the fuel price hikes approved by the cabinet April 8 and implemented at midnight (see ref's). In addition to a JD 61.7 million ($87 million) "social safety net" program (Ref C) already in ef [...] | 2006-04-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV SOCI EPET JO |
06AMMAN2527 | CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN RESPONSE TO GUIDANCE ON [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points on the permissibility of commercial and financial relationships with private individuals and entities within the Palestinian territories to Central Bank of Jordan Governor Umayya Toukan on April 9. Toukan said that Arab Bank is moving to sever [...] | 2006-04-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO |
06AMMAN2750 | KING ASKS HIS GOVERNMENT TO AID THE POOR, WHILE PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a public letter addressed to Prime Minister Bakhit on April 13, King Abdullah urged the GOJ to ease the impact on the poor of the recent cut in fuel subsidies, and to make the rich shoulder more of the tax burden. Meanwhile, the Planning Minister confirmed that a more progre [...] | 2006-04-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON EFIN ENRG SOCI JO |
06AMMAN2767 | JORDAN: MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA FINANCIAL ACTION [...] (C) ECOUNS and TREASATT delivered reftel points to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf on April 17, 2006. When asked about Jordan's position on the MENA/FATF charities paper, Sharaf had no concerns about the current draft of the paper. He asserted, however, that "for politi [...] | 2006-04-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PERL PTER JO |
06AMMAN2813 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 04:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EU JO |
06AMMAN303 | JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...] | 2006-01-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR |
06AMMAN3800 | KING ABDULLAH'S MAY 25 SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's independence day speech included pointed references to unnamed foreign powers, a gesture to domestic critics who see him as too close to the U.S. The speech's theme of self-reliance also aimed at lowering expectations that Gulf governments will launch dramatic ne [...] | 2006-05-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN JO |
06AMMAN3855 | GOJ REQUESTS INCREASE IN "BASE-LINE" ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Jordanian Minister of Planning Suhair Al-Ali presented Ambassador May 18 with a paper, approved by Prime Minister Bakhit, conveying the GOJ's request that the USG increase economic support fund (ESF) assistance for Jordan to $450 million in each fiscal year 2007, 2008, and 2009. (Note: [...] | 2006-06-01 08:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV JO |
06AMMAN4063 | JORDAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR WCO CHAIRMANSHIP; [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry informed Embassy via diplomatic note June 4 that Jordan is nominating Customs Director General Ala'a Batayneh for the World Customs Organization chairmanship in the WCO election being held in Brussels at the end of the month. The GoJ seeks U.S. support for the nomi [...] | 2006-06-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AORC EFIN PINR JO |
06AMMAN521 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES UN CONVENTION FOR [...] In a January 8 session, the Jordanian Parliament ratified the UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. While the vote breakdown was not publicized, Post understands that it was by a wide margin. 2. The majority of objections were raised by Islamic Action Front (IAF) [...] | 2006-01-23 17:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV JO |
06AMMAN540 | PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION PUTS TAX REFORM OFF FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's anti-reform parliament dealt a significant, temporary blow to Jordan's economic reform agenda by rejecting a draft income tax law. Parliament was on strong constitutional grounds in doing so, as the bill had been enacted as a temporary law in the waning days of the Bad [...] | 2006-01-24 11:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV KMPI KTDB JO |
06AMMAN5953 | JORDAN'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL: RESPONSES TO JUDICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's senior Prosecutor General told emboffs that the GoJ will assist in all judicial cooperation cases requested by the U.S. related to terrorism and narcotics because of Jordan's commitments to international agreements. One case was complete, and will be relayed to the Mini [...] | 2006-08-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR PINR PREL JO |
06AMMAN612 | FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT'S FINANCE [...] (SBU) A dispute over the membership of a key committee brought the Chamber of Deputies' business to a crawl for over two weeks. The controversy froze all committee work and significantly delayed review of the government's annual budget. END SUMMARY. --------------------------- TIE VOTE S [...] | 2006-01-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN JO |
06AMMAN6167 | KING RECALLS PARLIAMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION [...] ( U ) King Abdullah issued a royal decree on August 10 to recall Parliament for an extraordinary session, a move Jordan's political class had been expecting and which GoJ contacts had confirmed was coming. The session, which begins August 13 and is expected to last up to two months, will con [...] | 2006-08-14 10:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC KTFN EFIN JO |
06AMMAN632 | JORDAN'S PACE OF PRIVATIZATION TO PICK UP SPEED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC) Chairman, Mohammed Abu Hammour, provided upbeat prospects for privatization efforts in 2006. He forecasted $1 billion USD in revenue generated for the first six months of 2006, with an incremental $200 million in the second hal [...] | 2006-01-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PGOV KPRV ECON JO |
06AMMAN6706 | FIRST TRANCHE OF JUDICIAL COOPERATION REQUESTS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al-Khatib informed the Ambassador the morning of August 30 that the first tranche of documents in response to pending Department of Justice requests for judicial cooperation was ready for delivery. 2. (C) ECOUNS and EXBS Advisor obtained custody of 14 binders [...] | 2006-08-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR JO |
06AMMAN6761 | USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Amman's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Jordan. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operating env [...] | 2006-08-31 12:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV PREL PTER JO IZ |
06AMMAN7737 | PRODUCTIVE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT [...] ( SBU ) Summary: Jordan's Parliament concluded its extraordinary session September 28, six weeks after King Abdullah recalled the legislators and handed them an ambitious 42-bill agenda (ref A). A potential crisis over two imprisoned Islamist MPs was averted when the Islamic Action Front ba [...] | 2006-10-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMCA KDEM KMPI KTFN EFIN JO |
06AMMAN7789 | JORDAN'S GROUP OF ELEVEN INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan joined ten other countries on the margin's of last month's UN General Assembly to launch a "Group of Eleven." Nine lower middle income countries joined Croatia and Pakistan to form a group dedicated to advance mutual interests in the global economic, investment and trade [...] | 2006-10-12 05:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD ECON EAID JO |
06AMMAN8241 | Market Liberalization in Jordan Will Not Meet 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of Jordan's Executive Privatization Committee (EPC),former Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour, offered an upbeat analysis of the government's privatization efforts and successes in 2006. The much-delayed but ongoing privatization of Jordan Telecom (JT) should c [...] | 2006-11-02 18:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV JO |
06AMMAN8363 | DEMARCHE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador delivered the points requested to the Foreign Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade on November 2 but received no substantive reply. Ambassador will also deliver the points to the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, who handles this issue but has been unavailable [...] | 2006-11-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ JO |
06AMMAN8429 | FOLLOW-UP ON DEMARCHE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ [...] (C) As reported in reftel, the Ambassador followed up earlier demarches on Iraqi debt relief in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz on November 13. According to Fariz, he had "gotten nowhere" in his discussions on the Jordanian claims on Iraq left over from th [...] | 2006-11-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ JO |
06AMMAN866 | JORDAN BATTLES GROWING DEFICITS; LESS THAN MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 31, global credit rating agency Moody's lowered its outlook for Jordan's sovereign rating - not the rating itself - from stable to negative. Utilizing 2003 as a benchmark, Moody's cited "ongoing deterioration" in the country's external balance of payments and fiscal [...] | 2006-02-06 20:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON ENRG EINV JO |
06ANKARA1105 | THE ALLEGED OVERVALUATION OF THE TURKISH LIRA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TU |
06ANKARA1114 | AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...] | 2006-03-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU |
06ANKARA1332 | ERDOGAN'S RISKY ECONOMIC DECISIONS COINCIDE WITH [...] (SBU) Under pressure from exporters, the GOT announced a Value-Added Tax rate cut for the textile sector without consulting the IMF and in violation of its agreement with the Fund. At the same time, the GOT has decided not to renew the mandate of the respected Central Bank Governor. These two [...] | 2006-03-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA1409 | Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Optimistic about [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA1460 | TURKEY'S LOWER 2006 TOURISM NUMBERS COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON THE HEELS OF 2005'S RECORD TOURISM NUMBERS, A "SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS" - THE AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK, THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY, AND RUMORS OF AN ALCOHOL BAN - HAS LED TO A SHARP DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF 2006 BOOKINGS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS IN TURKEY. WHILE THE ANTALYA'S M [...] | 2006-03-20 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA1528 | DISARRAY OVER CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SYMPTOMATIC OF [...] (C) Summary: The process of selecting a new Central Bank Governor moved from comedy to farce as President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan traded confusing statements about the state of play. The disarray over selection of a new Central Bank Governor reflects Erdogan,s pro-Islam ruling Jus [...] | 2006-03-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA1529 | TURKISH TREASURY TAKES LEAD ON IRAQ DEBT ISSUE [...] (SBU) A Turkish official confirmed that Turkish Treasury has now taken the interagency lead on the stalled Iraq debt issue. With Turkish officials receiving Iraq's debt advisors next week, Turkish officials are reviewing bilateral claims on Iraq and may report a higher figure than the $1.6 bill [...] | 2006-03-23 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU IZ |
06ANKARA1629 | IMF CRITICISM OF TURKEY COINCIDES WITH PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PBIO TU |
06ANKARA1630 | Terrorism Finance: Turkish FIU Still Waiting for [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER TU |
06ANKARA1746 | The Anatolian Tiger Roars: 7.4% GDP Growth in 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 05:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA1768 | Reports of Turkish Clash with IMF Overstated [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA1943 | KIRSEHIR: A CITY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kirsehir, two hours southeast of Ankara, is an Anatolian city of 88,000 plagued by a lack of business investment. Blessed with geothermal resources and included in the government investment incentive scheme for low-income provinces, Kirsehir hopes to generate a tourism market [...] | 2006-04-10 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS ECON EFIN EAGR TU |
06ANKARA2010 | TURKISH ECONOMY MINISTER ON EU PROCESS, CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Minister of Economy and EU Accession lead negotiator Babacan described to the Ambassador on April 7 a fast-paced EU screening process that he expects to be completed by October, at the same time recognizing the political difficulties inherent in actual chapter negotiations [...] | 2006-04-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN MASS PREL EUN TU |
06ANKARA2041 | TURKEY'S FINANCE MINISTER REITERATES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging April 11 conversation, Finance Minister Unakitan told Ambassador that Turkey's government remains committed to fiscal discipline, sound economic policies, and structural reforms, welcoming the fact that Ambassador had come to him rather than rely on distorted [...] | 2006-04-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN TU |
06ANKARA2049 | THIRD TIME'S A CHARM ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM? [...] (SBU) Summary: After two earlier aborted attempts, the Turkish Government seems to be on the verge of passing social security reform legislation. Under an expedited procedure to prevent opposition party delaying tactics, a bill merging the three social security institutions passed on April 13. [...] | 2006-04-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA206 | Tourism Key to Economic Impact of Avian [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the Avian Influenza outbreak continues to expand and stays in the headlines, the economic impact for the overall Turkish economy is likely to remain confined to the poultry sector and additional hardships for poor families with backyard flocks. The larger risk -- that t [...] | 2006-01-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR TU |
06ANKARA2183 | Central Bank Governor Appointed and Social Security [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 04:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA2269 | PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS TO TURKEY: ECONOMIC [...] (C) A downbeat Palestinian President Abbas told FM Gul that the economic situation in Palestine is dire, especially for Fatah members, and that he sees little chance that Hamas will change, according to MFA Middle East DG Bozkurt Aran. Abbas told Gul he will try to reorganize the Fatah movement [...] | 2006-04-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KPAL IS TU |
06ANKARA2327 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NANCY WENTZLER AND [...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Wentzler, Deputy Comptroller and Chief Economist and Teresa Rutledge, Senior International Advisor for travel to Turkey from May 11-13, 2006. Purpose for the visit is to meet with the BDDK, the Central Bank, US Banks and other Fina [...] | 2006-04-27 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA TU |
06ANKARA2332 | FULL STEAM AHEAD ON TURKISH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Administration (PA) has already realized USD 8 billion in cash proceeds from privatizations in 2006, with several profitable sales still in the pipeline for this year. Initial public offerings are planned for several state-owned enterprises and a new wave of p [...] | 2006-04-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN TU |
06ANKARA2417 | INTENSIFYING COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM AGAINST PKK [...] (S/NF) Summary: We should move now to extend the effort to disrupt criminal networks in Europe that support PKK terrorist activity beyond France and Germany to other European countries that host significant PKK support networks. Belgium is a prime candidate. The recent arrest in Switzerlan [...] | 2006-05-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER EFIN KTFN BE TU |
06ANKARA250 | Turkish Police Create Anti-Terror Finance Unit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish National Police (TNP) Intelligence Department recently established a terrorism finance division, to be housed under the Intelligence Department's organized crime group. Recep Guven, TNP Intelligence Department Chief of Section in the Organized Crime Division and a [...] | 2006-01-23 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN TU |
06ANKARA2539 | DEEPENING ANTI-PKK COOPERATION WITH GERMANY [...] (S) Summary: Following the productive launch of discussions with German authorities on combating illegal PKK support activities in Germany, we may wish to consider bringing Turkish services directly into the conversation with German counterparts in the trilateral exercise foreseen by ref A. [...] | 2006-05-09 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN PGOV TU GE |
06ANKARA2673 | MIXED PICTURE ON TOURISM NUMBERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an 11.5 percent year- on-year drop in first-quarter tourist arrivals, Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koc admitted that Turkey will not meet its goal of 26 million tourists in 2006. Tourism is both a key generator of jobs and a vital source of foreign exc [...] | 2006-05-12 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA2708 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] SUMMARY: Coming on the heels of the WHO/FAO hosted Avian Influenza (AI) conference in Ankara (supported by USAID),The World Bank gained Executive Board approval on April 24 for a $34.4 million loan to Turkey (out of a $54 million package) that will support Turkey's AI readiness and capacity [...] | 2006-05-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA2742 | SHARP SELL-OFF IN TURKISH MARKETS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA278 | TURKEY: INTERRUPTED FUEL SUPPLIES TO IRAQI SOMO [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),saying it wants to solve the payments issues as urgently as possible, has invited an Iraqi delegation to Turkey for technical talks. The FTU appears ready to discuss a staged repayment of arrears owed by SOMO to Turkish companies, [...] | 2006-01-25 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN PREL IZ TU |
06ANKARA2820 | TURKEY: NO DEAL YET WITH IMF [...] (C) Summary: The IMF has not yet agreed with Turkish officials on key fiscal measures to compensate for spending overruns that would allow the third review to go forward. The IMF's key message is that global and local risks are increasing, especially in the run-up to elections next year, and [...] | 2006-05-18 04:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA2854 | JUSTICE MINISTER DEFENDS DEFINITION OF TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a letter from the Ambassador to Justice Minister Cicek expressing concern over the retention of Turkey's narrow definition of terrorism in draft anti-terror legislation (ref),a Justice Ministry letter argues that provisions in current Turkish law allows Turkey to [...] | 2006-05-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN TU |
06ANKARA3005 | TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...] | 2006-05-25 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA3033 | TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...] | 2006-05-26 04:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA3075 | ISLAMIST CHARITY REACHES 350,000 OF TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: In its short history, Deniz Feneri, a non-governmental charity based out of Istanbul, has provided assistance to nearly 350,000 needy families, making it one of the country,s largest aid organizations. It is run like a well-oiled machine, with an extensive volunteer network, auto [...] | 2006-05-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN SOCI TU |
06ANKARA3104 | TOUGH TIMES AT TURKEY'S CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary. Experts agree that the challenge of bringing Turkey's inflation rate down from last year's 8% to normal OECD levels will be far harder than the success over the last four years reducing it from 70% to 8%. Thus, longtime central banker Dormus Yilmaz took the helm of Turkey's Ce [...] | 2006-05-26 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA323 | TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...] | 2006-01-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ |
06ANKARA325 | TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...] | 2006-01-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ |
06ANKARA3325 | FINANCIAL MONITORING OF TURKEY'S CHARITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are two types of private charitable organizations that are subject to different rules and official oversight. Charitable "foundations" have played a prominent role in Turkish society dating back to the Ottoman period, and non-profit "associations" have become increasingly [...] | 2006-06-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN TU |
06ANKARA3367 | DISPUTES THREATEN TO UNDERMINE TURKEY-EU MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GOT is concerned that French and Cypriot proposals being debated in the EU could undermine the Turkey-EU meetings scheduled for June 12 in Luxembourg. The French proposal could prevent Turkey from closing its first acquis chapter on June 12, while the Cypriot proposal would a [...] | 2006-06-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EU TU |
06ANKARA3370 | CENTRAL BANK STRENGTHENS CREDIBILITY WITH BOLD RATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 04:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA346 | TURKEY CENTRAL BANKER WORRIED ABOUT BACKSLIDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Central Bank Governor Serdengecti believes that while economic risks, such as from the current account deficit, are receding, the potential for political backsliding on reforms is the main threat to Turkey's economic recovery, along with potential instability in the r [...] | 2006-01-30 16:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA3644 | Treasury U/S Adams Visits Istanbul Amid Market Turbulence [...] (SBU) Summary: In a day in Istanbul June 13, Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams met with the Turkish Treasury Under SIPDIS Secretary, a Central Bank Vice-Governor and private sector analysts SIPDIS and bankers. Despite the sell-off in Turkish markets, neither the officials nor the ba [...] | 2006-06-21 05:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA3658 | BUSINESS OPTIMISM IN SMALL ANATOLIAN CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Afyon, three hours southwest of Ankara, is a central Anatolian city of 150,000, home to marble mines and Turkey's licit opium production. A recent visit to Afyon revealed a city with extensive commercial ties to the U.S. that is trying to build up its tourism industry. Business [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN TU |
06ANKARA367 | TURKEY'S MUCH-IMPROVED DEBT SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 19:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA3717 | Turkish Government Pulls Back Controversial Investor Tax [...] (SBU) Summary: In a bid to calm bearish financial markets, the Finance and Economy Ministers announced June 21 that the Government was eliminating the controversial 15% withholding tax on foreign investors' earnings from bonds and equities, while reducing the rate on domestic investors from 15% [...] | 2006-06-23 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP TU |
06ANKARA3896 | MANAGING TURKISH MARKETS AND MEETING WITH TREASURY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 05:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA3998 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Your visit to Ankara is an opportunity to send a message of confidence in Government and Central Bank stewardship of the economy while privately passing on U.S. investors' concerns. Coming right after FonMin Gul's visit to Washington, your Ankara stop helps us [...] | 2006-07-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL KTFN TU |
06ANKARA40 | WILL THE ALAN GREENSPAN OF TURKEY BE REPLACED? [...] (SBU) Summary: Many observers have worried that the AKP Government may replace Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti when his term expires in March. Our view -- supported by Serdengecti himself -- is that even if PM Erdogan decides not to reappoint the founding father of Turkey's indepe [...] | 2006-01-04 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PBIO TU |
06ANKARA4132 | TURKISH APPEAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) MFA U/S Tuygen used a meeting with Ambassador and visiting EB A/S Sullivan to urge that Turkey's exclusion from the upcoming Iraq compact preparatory meeting be reconsidered. He said it is clear that the compact will deal with issues beyond economic reform, stabilization and pledges/dono [...] | 2006-07-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN TU IZ |
06ANKARA4301 | A/S SULLIVAN MEETING WITH TURKISH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan on July 14, Deputy Prime Minister and FonMin Abdullah Gul discussed the Middle East situation (reported septel) and a range of economic issues. On the southern corridor for gas, Gul said U.S. support was necessary but that Tur [...] | 2006-07-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EFIN EINV TU |
06ANKARA4304 | A/S SULLIVAN MEETINGS WITH TURKISH ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Economy Minister Ali Babacan and Central Bank Governor July 14, Assistant Secretary Sullivan explored recent financial market volatility, Turkey,s macroeconomic progress and Iraq,s bilateral debt. Babacan and the Central Bank Governor both admitted there were Turk [...] | 2006-07-25 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV TU IZ |
06ANKARA4365 | Turkish Markets Unfazed by Middle East Crisis, but Tourism [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU LE IZ IR IS |
06ANKARA4406 | TURKEY AND IRAQ'S ILLICIT AND LICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Illegal fuel product trade in Turkey is significant and an issue of great concern to the Turkish Government, but we are not aware of any evidence that fuel smuggling in Turkey has any link with the insurgency in Iraq. Despite the challenges of the single bottleneck Habur Gate an [...] | 2006-08-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET KCOR TU IZ |
06ANKARA4488 | PRIVATIZATION AND PRICES REVIVE TURKEY'S COAL AND STEEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV TU |
06ANKARA4493 | TURKISH TOURISM DOWN ONLY SLIGHTLY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 05:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA464 | ENGAGING TURKEY ON FINANCIAL CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. is engaging the Government of Turkey on multiple fronts to continue strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and money laundering. Through diplomatic advocacy and a series of visits and workshops, the U.S. has highlighted Turkey's need for a domestic designat [...] | 2006-02-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER TU |
06ANKARA4998 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting, Koray Targay, MFA's Ambassador-level coordinator of Turkish assistance to Iraq, expressed deep concern that Turkey had not yet been invited to join the core preparatory group drafting the "Iraq Compact." He said that this was a priority of the Ministry and senio [...] | 2006-08-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN TU IZ |
06ANKARA5092 | TURKEY: LIMITED IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE HIKES [...] (SBU) Summary. In its August 24 meeting, Turkey's interest rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep Central Bank interest rates on hold at 17.5%. Since the global emerging market turmoil in May, however, the MPC has increased interest rates by a total of 4.25%, reversing [...] | 2006-09-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
06ANKARA5396 | Turkey: Meetings with Turkish Delegation in Singapore [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA5440 | PRIME MINISTER OVERRULES BUREAUCRACY IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) A distraught MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven (please protect) told us he understood that Turkish press reports were true that the Prime Ministry had applied -- on PM Erdogan's personal instructions -- to withdraw its earlier appeal of the July 20 Danistay (Council [...] | 2006-09-18 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
06ANKARA5612 | TURKEY: NO PROGRESS ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: More than a year after Treasury Under Secretary Levey's June 2005 visit, Turkey has made negligible SIPDIS progress strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and in some respects is backsliding. Although terrorism finance is now criminalized, the definition of terror [...] | 2006-09-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
06ANKARA5849 | TURKISH PRESIDENT'S STATISM SHOWS [...] (C) Summary: In addition to venting inflammatory rhetoric on social and political issues (refs),Turkish President Sezer used his October 1 opening speech to Parliament to reiterate the statist economic philosophy he shares with Turkey's opposition parties and other elements of the "deep sta [...] | 2006-10-06 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PINR TU |
06ANKARA592 | SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM DELAYS IMF REVIEW AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: For the third time in the past year, parliamentary passage of critical Social Security reforms are holding up an IMF review and this time, the IMF says it will not consider a waiver. GOT officials insist they support the reform, but seem to prefer wearing down the parliamentary [...] | 2006-02-09 16:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA5944 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TURKEY FINALLY PASSES LAW ON [...] (SBU) On October 11, the Turkish Parliament finally passed the "MASAK Law," long-awaited legislation which the Government views as the centerpiece of its efforts to strengthen Turkey's regime against money-laundering and terrorism finance. The law was intended to improve Turkey's compliance w [...] | 2006-10-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
06ANKARA5952 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On October 12, the Administrative Chamber of the Danistay (Council of State) rejected the Government's application to withdraw its appeal of the al-Qadi case. As explained reftel, the Government (Prime Ministry and MFA) had filed appeals of the Danistay's July 20 ruling that invalidated [...] | 2006-10-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
06ANKARA6052 | IMF MISSION RUNS INTO ELECTION-YEAR RESISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The IMF mission currently in Turkey has run into a difficult negotiating stance on the part of a Turkish Government focused on the coming election year. With the IMF now expecting an 8% current account deficit in 2006 and slower growth and market volatility in the coming year, the [...] | 2006-10-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA6150 | TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON AL-QADI, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Unakitan vowed rapid implementation of the law reforming Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, with an eye to better compliance with FATF recommendations. Unakitan was open to a USG workshop on listing and de-listing, and in general to [...] | 2006-10-30 06:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN TU IZ |
06ANKARA6227 | Turkish Central Bank Governor Steps Out [...] (SBU) In an hour-plus press conference aired live on Turkey's cable news channels, Turkish viewers were treated to the sight of a firm, self-confident, independent new Central Bank governor. Durmus Yilmaz, who took office in May, had initially been criticized by local and international inves [...] | 2006-11-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
06ANKARA630 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The World Bank is moving ahead with a flagship Avian Influenza (AI) package for Turkey that should be ready for Executive Board approval by the end of March. A U.S. contribution as part of this package could help fill local gaps in a country that remains highly vulnerable to [...] | 2006-02-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA6366 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ -- DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Despite our repeatedly making the case -- at all levels -- that it is in Turkey's interest to join the international community in providing debt relief to Iraq, Turkish officials have made it clear that they are not receptive to debt forgiveness, though they may be willing to consider resc [...] | 2006-11-07 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU IZ |
06ANKARA6380 | Turkey's Energy Bill Adds to Current Account Deficit [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey imports well over 90% of the crude oil and natural gas it consumes, and imported natural gas -- from Russia and Iran -- accounts for 45% of electricity production. In addition to the concern this raises about supply security, high energy prices are a main factor adding [...] | 2006-11-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG EPET TU |
06ANKARA6403 | TURKEY ELECTION YEAR ENERGY PRICE CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prices Turkish consumers pay for electricity and natural gas has become a hot political issue in the run-up to 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections. With state-owned oil and gas pipeline company BOTAS reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy and cold weather approac [...] | 2006-11-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EFIN TU |
06ANKARA6410 | IN A POLITICAL YEAR, TURKEY STICKS WITH IMF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish Government has re-committed to the IMF program despite having to swallow a fifth straight dose of fiscal austerity in advance of next year's elections. Before recommending that its Executive Board approve a new $928 million disbursement -- hopefully before the cru [...] | 2006-11-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU IZ |
06ANKARA6417 | USAID Grant Signing Ceremony and Summary of Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $1 million U.S.AID grant to Turkey (through the World Bank) to support Turkey's efforts against Avian Influenza (AI). Remarks by the Ambassador, the Minister of Agriculture Eker, and the Country Director of [...] | 2006-11-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU TU |
06ANKARA6435 | TURKEY: IRANIAN FINANCIAL FLOWS AND NETWORKS [...] (C) There is a very small Iranian bank presence in Turkey. Bank Mellat Turkey has a main branch in Istanbul and two small branches in Ankara with a total of 50 employees according to reports published by the Banks Association of Turkey. The bank's website (www.mellatbank.com) reports that [...] | 2006-11-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EFIN IR TU |
06ANKARA6494 | Fiscal Discipline in an Election Year [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's 2007 budget calls for total expenditures of $137 billion; 32% of projected 2007 GDP and 18% higher than in 2006. Despite the sharp election-year spending increase, the Government will maintain Turkey's austere 6.5% of GDP primary surplus target, if necessary by means o [...] | 2006-11-24 06:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
06ANKARA6503 | UPTICK IN NERVOUSNESS IN TURKISH MARKETS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-27 06:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA6513 | LABOR MARKET REFORMS COULD HELP TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has relatively low wage levels in relation to comparator countries yet strong growth has not made much of a dent in high unemployment. Rapid growth in the working-age population contributes to low employment rates, but so do labor market problems including high severance [...] | 2006-11-27 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
06ANKARA6555 | Turkey's Military Pension Fund: Powerful, but [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the many unique institutions with which outsiders often associate Turkey is its large and powerful military pension fund, which is often pointed to as a sign of undue military influence in politics and society. But, along with coups, squatter housing, leftist terror, a [...] | 2006-12-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PHUM TU |
06ANKARA6609 | TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECTOR DELAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish state pipeline company BOTAS announced a delay in completion of the Turkey-Greece (gas) Interconnector (TGI) until early summer 2007. Although BOTAS claims construction delays on both the Greek and Turkish sides, the head of Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) said Gree [...] | 2006-12-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET EFIN TU GR |
06ANKARA6622 | TURKEY EX-BANK GOVERNOR HOPES FOR AKP ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Highly-respected former Central Bank Governor Surreya Serdengecti is pessimistic about the short-term outlook for Turkey's economy, which he sees reflected in the stubborn failure of the inflation rate to fall below 10% and a return of dollarization. He does not believe the AK [...] | 2006-12-08 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TR |
06ANKARA6707 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION SETS BACK CRUCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Constitutional Court has struck down major portions of the Social Security Reform Law, the single most important structural reform in the IFI-supported economic reform program. The press and market analysts have focused on the court's requirement that civil servants be t [...] | 2006-12-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
06ANKARA775 | SOMO ARREARS RESCHEDULED, LOADINGS STILL ON HOLD [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a repayment plan for arrears due by SOMO to Turkish companies and a new letter of credit-based mechanism to secure payments on future deliveries. Before shipments to SOMO can resume, SOMO and the 33 individual Turkish trading compan [...] | 2006-02-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN EPET IZ TU |
06ANKARA861 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY DE-BRIEFS TURKEY MOH [...] SUMMARY. Embassy AI team de-briefed GOT MOH officials on the conclusions and observations of the interagency AI team that visited Turkey January 16-22 (Ref C). Given the apparent respite in new human AI cases, MOH said it is moving from crisis to risk management AI. World Bank negotiations [...] | 2006-02-23 05:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
06ANKARA998 | FDI TO TURKEY BREAKS RECORDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN BEXP TU |
06ANTANANARIVO1162 | MADAGASCAR AND IMF DISAGREE ON INVESTMENT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A September 20-October 4 Mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found Madagascar largely compliant with the terms of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and praised the Government of Madagascar (GOM) for appropriate use of its debt relief windfall. The [...] | 2006-10-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL IMF MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1333 | Central Bank Issues Monetary Policy Statement [...] The Central Bank ran a short public announcement in several newspapers November 25 outlining monetary policy for the third quarter of 2006 (informal translation in para 3). According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Pierre van den Boogaerde, the Central Bank's pres [...] | 2006-11-29 09:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV MA |
06ANTANANARIVO1413 | AIRBUS WOOS AIR MAD, BUT BOEING PITCH REQUESTED [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request for the Department in para 5. 2. (SBU) National carrier Air Madagascar, 80 percent owned by the Government of Madagascar and privately managed by Lufthansa Consulting, is considering a switch to Airbus equipment from Boeing when it renews its flee [...] | 2006-12-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA |
06ANTANANARIVO177 | Air Mad Privatization Delayed, Boeing Interest [...] (SBU) Air Madagascar Commercial Senior Vice President Andriamialisoa told EconOff February 14 that Air Madagascar, the national airline, would continue to be managed by Lufthansa Consulting for an additional two years. He confirmed a once-planned privatization date of May 2006 had been cance [...] | 2006-02-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA |
06ANTANANARIVO595 | IMF Insists GOM Cut Spending to Get New Program [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Government of Madagascar (GOM) are on the cusp of completing a new program IF spending cuts can be achieved to bring the 2006 Budget into balance. If approved, the IMF would provide USD 80 million over three years. Fund "seal of appr [...] | 2006-06-07 09:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MA |
06ASHGABAT161 | OIL EXPATS: GOTX OIL POLICY DYSFUNCTIONAL, BUT [...] (SBU) A half-dozen of Ashgabat,s long-time oil-patch and other expat observers gave us their views on Turkmenistan,s oil/government scene over lunch January 27. The emphatic consensus was that GOTX channels for getting oil business done have become more dysfunctional than ever, with nil pros [...] | 2006-02-02 11:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV TX |
06ASHGABAT365 | Turkmenistan's Voodoo Economics: Cash-to-Card [...] (SBU) On March 23, President Niyazov signed a decree directing monetary agencies to develop a national non- cash payment system. The GOTX published a tender on April 6 for the requisite software and hardware to establish the system of credit/debit cards for use at 10,000 point of sale (POS) [...] | 2006-04-10 12:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN TX |
06ASHGABAT366 | NIYAZOV CENTRALIZES CONTROL OVER OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) In mid-December 2005, President Niyazov announced a reorganization of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector, stripping operational freedom from state petroleum enterprises. The restructuring centralizes the president's control over the Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry ( [...] | 2006-04-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
06ASHGABAT432 | NIYAZOV IN THE OIL AND GAS WEEDS [...] (SBU) Shortcomings and proposed solutions in the oil and gas industry were raised by President Niyazov during an April 20 oil and gas industry meeting in Turkmenbashy city. Niyazov reviewed the oil and gas industry's performance and production targets for the year, and reprimanded experts for [...] | 2006-04-25 06:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TX PGOV |
06ASHGABAT450 | Turkmenistan Agrees to Energize Afghanistan [...] (U) The Afghan power delegation headed by Afghanistan Power and Water Resources Minister, the former Governor of Herat, Muhammad Ismail signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with President Niyazov for delivery of an additional 330 MW of electricity per year on April 24 in Ashgabat. The [...] | 2006-04-28 12:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
06ASHGABAT673 | GAZPROM'S SURPRISE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN YIELDS NO [...] (SBU) On June 19 President Niyazov invited Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller to Turkmenistan to discuss additional gas supplies for 2006 and gas deliveries for 2007 and 2008. Although no deal was struck, the Turkmenistani side offered increased volume to Gazprom, but did not accept the offer to [...] | 2006-06-26 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL TX RS UP |
06ASHGABAT716 | A Street Wisdom Primer on Corruption in [...] (SBU) Rampant corruption in Turkmenistan pervades all levels of society. Its root causes include high unemployment, a general lack of civic pride, an unresponsive and incompetent bureaucracy and long-standing societal acceptance of bribery as a way to get better service or advance personally [...] | 2006-07-07 05:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EFIN ENRG TX PGOV INV SOCI ZK |
06ASMARA176 | SRSG LEGWAILA DOWNPLAYS GSE DETENTION OF UNMEE [...] (SBU) SRSG Leqwaila and UNMEE staff members provided an update on detained staff on February 15. They report that 22 staff members (of a total local staff of approximately 200) had been detained but that 11 of those have already been released. Status of another 17 staff members continue to b [...] | 2006-02-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPKO MARR EFIN ET ER |
06ASMARA347 | ERITREA'S ECONOMY ON THE ROPES; DOES THE GSE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: With telephone outages the norm, electricity essentially rationed, and imports cut to next to nil, Eritrea faces an economic crisis. Since the end of the war with Ethiopia in 2000, Eritrea has maintained a heightened state of national security. For the Government of Eritrea (GSE) [...] | 2006-04-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID EFIN ET ER |
06ASMARA516 | Dire Economic Conditions Compel GSE to Court [...] (C) Summary: After two weeks of consultation, the IMF mission team presented a hopeful image for the future as GSE officials offered assurance of GSE interest and commitment to a staff monitored program(SMP) as the first step toward HIPC support for Eritrea. GSE interest is, of course, temper [...] | 2006-06-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PREL ER |
06ASTANA38 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AIG AND TIP WITH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva on April 18 in Astana. Baliyeva announced that she had signed the AIG settlement agreement that afternoon and the Ministry of Finance was expected to arrange payment shortly. The Ambassador raised concerns about stat [...] | 2006-04-24 03:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG KZ |
06ASTANA51 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified and contains business-sensitive information. Not for Internet distribution. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to Reftel request for input to the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. 3. (SBU) Po [...] | 2006-06-15 14:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE OPIC KZ |
06ASTANA591 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has beco [...] | 2006-11-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KTFN KZ |
06ASTANA901 | KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Included is Post's submission for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report for Kazakhstan, as well as point of contact information as requested in reftel. 2. Embassy point of contact is: Douglas Monk +7(3172) 70-24-79 monkd@state.gov 3. Note: Post requests that the term "Kazakhstani" not b [...] | 2006-12-21 01:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KRCM EFIN KHLS KPAO KZ |
06ASTANA927 | KAZAKHSTAN: SALE OF NATIONS ENERGY -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KZ |
06ASUNCION1066 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 14 [...] SUMMARY: -- Hunger on the Rise -- Cubas' Mother Appeals for President Bush Support -- Human Rights Court Says GOP Should Pay Victims -- Bank Profits Surge -- Capital Goods Imports Increase -- Defense Spending lowest in Region, Bolivian Concern HUNGER ON THE RISE 2. (U) The Food and A [...] | 2006-10-20 16:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MCAP MARR PINR |
06ASUNCION1151 | PARAGUAY: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil the Tri-border Area (TBA) facilitates much of the money laun [...] | 2006-11-15 19:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PA |
06ASUNCION1202 | PARAGUAY: PRENOTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC USG [...] (C) Key Paraguayan interlocutors November 30 welcomed being informed about the impending U.S. designation of nine individuals and two entities from the TBA associated with Hizballah and conveyed a readiness to explore what Paraguay may be able to do to "embargo" the assets of these individu [...] | 2006-12-01 21:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER PA |
06ASUNCION1203 | PARAGUAY: PRENOTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC USG [...] (C) Key Paraguayan interlocutors November 30 welcomed being informed about the impending U.S. designation of nine individuals and two entities from the TBA associated with Hizballah and conveyed a readiness to explore what Paraguay may be able to do to "embargo" the assets of these individu [...] | 2006-12-01 21:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER PA |
06ASUNCION258 | PARAGUAY: CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT TESTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) In the Ambassador's introductory call on March 3, Central Bank (BCP) President Monica Perez said that little had changed with respect to the dispute between Perez and the four other BCP Board members (reftels). She said she had accomplished all she could in the current hostile environmen [...] | 2006-03-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN PINR PA |
06ASUNCION495 | PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT DUARTE SUPPORTS CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) President Duarte has demonstrated with action his rhetoric supporting economic reform by forcing the resignation of three members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank (BCP),handing a major victory to Monica Perez, BCP President, in what had been a bitter struggle between her and [...] | 2006-05-10 18:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN PINR PA |
06ASUNCION731 | PARAGUAY: SENATOR CORNYN VISITS TRI-BORDER REGION [...] SUMMARY: Senator John Cornyn-R Texas visited the tri-border area of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina on July 1-3. In Brazil, Cornyn met with Brazilian Revenue officials to discuss their challenges in dealing with contraband and illicit goods transported over the Friendship Bridge that connects [...] | 2006-07-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN PA |
06ASUNCION743 | PARAGUAY: BCP PRESIDENT BLOCKING HSBC PURCHASE OF [...] (C) On July 13, Central Bank President Monica Perez sought a meeting with the Ambassador to explain why she was holding up the ongoing attempt by HSBC Group to purchase the local branch of Lloyds TSB. Perez is insisting that HSBC provide a home office guarantee of the local bank,s operations, [...] | 2006-07-18 20:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PA PINR PREL |
06ATHENS131 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
06ATHENS1480 | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND: [...] (U) Summary: A major inhibitor of foreign direct investment in Greece is the lack of a functional national land registry (NLR). To address this problem, the GoG recently submitted a new draft bill that once again attempts to create a working NLR. The political, legal, and economic issues that [...] | 2006-06-09 04:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EIDE CASC GR |
06ATHENS454 | GREECE'S LARGEST BALKAN INVESTOR: THE HELLENIC [...] (SBU) Summary. At a time when many Greeks tout their country's expanding economic influence in the Balkans, it is worthwhile trying to pin down exactly what this means. At the official level, the GoG has pledged USD 550 million for the Balkan Reconstruction Fund. As a subsequent message will [...] | 2006-02-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EFIN PREL GR |
06BAGHDAD101 | DPM CHALABI UPDATES ON ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ahmad Chalabi, serving at that time as acting Minister of Oil (MoO),hosted a status review on January 8 for the Steering Group for Infrastructure Integrity. According to data he presented, Chalabi claimed that Baghdad has 1.1 days of gasoli [...] | 2006-01-11 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PREL KCOR IZ |
06BAGHDAD106 | IRAQ'S ENERGY TIGHTROPE: ANOTHER PERFECT STORM AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Electricity has been in chronically short supply for months, and developments of recent weeks have exacerbated even the normally tight situation. Interdictions, low efficiencies caused by unscheduled maintenance, and use of inappropriate fuels have been the usual culprits behind [...] | 2006-01-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD1097 | BAGHDAD BUSINESSES TARGETED IN ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Businesses in Baghdad have been increasingly targeted as insurgents, criminals, and elements dressed as Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members concentrate on soft targets. These businesses have been targeted in two ways: small-scale but violent attacks on small entities such as bake [...] | 2006-04-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PNAT ECON EFIN KCRM KDEM IZ |
06BAGHDAD1197 | FORMER SOMO DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE IRAQI OIL [...] (C) Summary: Former Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Dr. Musab al-Dujayli said that the Fadhila party was focusing its efforts to siphon money from the Ministry of Oil (MoO) to enrich the party on crude oil export contracts, due to expire in June 2006. Dujayli c [...] | 2006-04-13 02:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD1216 | SOMO PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPORT EARNINGS [...] (C) Summary: The newly-appointed Director General of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) requested USG assistance in upgrading platforms in Basrah to allow increased exports of heavy fuel oil (HFO). According to al-Amiry's calculations, Iraq would increase revenue from the sale of HFO [...] | 2006-04-13 19:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD1287 | UNDERSTANDING RECENT INFLATION IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the December 2005 fuel price increases contributed to a one month, one-time inflation spike of 13.1 percent in February 2006. Although inflation is undesirable, a one-time inflation increase based on a badly-needed economic reform (see reftels for similar situatio [...] | 2006-04-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD1288 | PROGRESS ON TURKISH LETTERS OF CREDIT, GOI LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Deputy Director George Zayya George told us April 17 that TBI has signed off on approximately 60 of the 70 letters of credit (L/Cs) necessary to re-start Turkish fuel imports to Iraq. TBI also is processing amendments to L/Cs to which the Government of Tu [...] | 2006-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD1661 | MCNS - GOI FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),which for the first time included PM-designate Nuri Maliki, convened May 8 to address the significant electricity shortage in Iraq. PM Ja'afari called the meeting because, he said, electricity is among Maliki's [...] | 2006-05-19 03:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG IR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS |
06BAGHDAD2001 | DPM SALEH EAGER TO MOVE ON HOUSING AND FUEL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Saleh told us June 8 that he hopes to develop and implement comprehensive strategies on housing and fuel (combining subsidy reform and import liberalization) that can be implemented within three to six months. He says he is eager to "use rather th [...] | 2006-06-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2044 | FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM AND WTO ACCESSION GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Adnan J. Shareefi, Ministry of Trade Chief of Staff, told us June 14 that Trade Minister Al-Sudani would like to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) by distributing only the most critical food ration items and gradually monetizing the PDS, hopefully starting later this [...] | 2006-06-16 13:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PINR IZ |
06BAGHDAD210 | MINISTER OF FINANCE ALLAWI ADDRESSES FUEL IMPORT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: Minister of Finance (MoF) Ali Allawi said that he has a green light from the Council of Ministers to offer the Turks a plan by which Iraq will pay off its arrears over a 12-month period, at an interest rate of 3%-4%. He said Iraq will commit to keeping its 2006 impor [...] | 2006-01-25 20:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD212 | MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: At the urging of Ambassador, the members of the Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),joined by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) responsible for energy policy (Ahmed Chalabi) and Minister of Electricity Shallash, met on January 22 to discuss Iraq's [...] | 2006-01-26 03:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS EPET ECON ENRG EFIN MARR PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD219 | NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL PROPOSES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: The National Energy Council (NEC) agreed January 22 in principle to a plan put forward by Minister of Finance Ali Allawi to pay off Iraq's arrears to Turkish fuel suppliers over time. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi and MinFin Allawi were both adamant that the State Oil [...] | 2006-01-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2278 | FUEL PRICE PUBLIC AWARENESS: A STRUGGLE FOR [...] (C) Summary. Embassy efforts beginning in January to help the Iraqis produce public service messages on economic themes have exposed the irregularities inherent in routine commercial dealings here. Over five months, the public awareness campaign has encountered obstacles including a lack of [...] | 2006-06-29 06:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KCOR PINR PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2381 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's visit to Iraq provides an opportunity to press the GOI for action on economic reform that would fundamentally change the investment climate (particularly in the hydrocarbon sector),open the country to international trade, and dismantle the remna [...] | 2006-07-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD KBCT KCOR IZ |
06BAGHDAD241 | DPM CHALABI ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi said he intends to continue to push substantive reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS) while simultaneously reinvigorating Iraq's struggling agricultural sector in order to better meet domestic demand and re [...] | 2006-01-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2534 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visits to Iraq for the launch of the International Compact on July 20 provide an opportunity to fundamentally change Iraq's foreign relationships by helping it overcome the political divisions in the international community that arose prior to and during the war and have su [...] | 2006-07-17 02:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2667 | DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first meetings with Iraqi energy officials on July 18, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met with Minister for Electricity (MOE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan, Prime Minister (PM) Nuri al-Malaki, and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Saleh. Secretary Bodman said that [...] | 2006-07-25 16:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD2738 | CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVE'S ECONOMIC [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, Dr. Haider Al Abadi, Chairman of the Economic, Reconstruction and Investment Committee (ERIC),discussed the questions being raised in the CoR about the new Investment Law and the Fuel Import Liberalization Law. He note [...] | 2006-08-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG IZ POL |
06BAGHDAD2937 | IRAQ MINISTER OF FINANCE PLEDGES HELP ON BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 10:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
06BAGHDAD3061 | BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN: GOI EXPEDITES BUDGETARY [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih has instructed the Ministry of Finance and other GOI entities to begin implementing new measures, approved by the Economic Affairs Committee, to accelerate reconstruction spending to support the Baghdad Security Plan. Barham Salih believes these measures [...] | 2006-08-23 11:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD3172 | OBSTACLES TO IMPLEMENTING GOI PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two principal obstacles have prevented GOI-funded reconstruction projects from moving forward in the province of Baghdad. First, complex project selection, bidding, and funding mechanisms have left many projects in a bureaucratic quagmire. Second, Iraqi contractors have been he [...] | 2006-08-29 08:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EAID IZ |
06BAGHDAD3601 | PRICES RISE IN AUGUST BY 15.1 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Iraq's consumer price index (CPI) increased 15.1% in August, and the year-on-year increase reached 76.6%. The increase is largely driven by rising prices in the categories of Fuel/electricity (57.8%) and Transport/communication (20.8%). GOI's Central Office of Statistics and Information [...] | 2006-09-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD3655 | COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Chair of the Finance Committee at the Council of Representatives, Mr. Ayad Al-Samarai described committee priorities, interests, and training needs with Emboffs on September 26th 2006. Mr. Al-Samarai, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (Tawafuq),welcomes USG advice and [...] | 2006-09-30 05:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD375 | ECONOMIC-REFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION: PUSHING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The joint Economic-Reform Public Education Working Group (PWG) agreed February 5 that final messages and delivery strategies for a short-term public-education campaign on economic reform and anti-corruption efforts -- to include fuel price increases -- must be complete by Febr [...] | 2006-02-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD3774 | PLANS TO IMPROVE GOI BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) On October 7 the Ambassador discussed budget execution issues with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at the DPM's initiative. Barham Salih made clear that he is determined to improve not just budget implementation but the overall budgeting process and its [...] | 2006-10-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD403 | IRAQI MINISTRIES AGREE -- AD REF -- ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Media Development Officer attended a February 6 meeting convened by Mohammed al-Asadi, director of the Government Communications Directorate (GCD),to continue discussions of a public "message" for government reductions in fuel subsidies. (Note: Messages would eventually encom [...] | 2006-02-10 08:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN ECON KCOR KPAO OPRC IZ |
06BAGHDAD405 | POLITICAL POWER - AND REVENUE - GRAB AT OIL [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Dr. Musab al-Dujayli (strictly protect),Director General (DG) of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO),asked the U.S. and UK embassies February 8 to intervene with the Prime Minister to prevent new Minister of Oil Hashem al-Hashimi from abrogating SOMO's curren [...] | 2006-02-10 14:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KCOR PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD4211 | SEPTEMBER INFLATION DATA [...] (SBU) Iraq's consumer price index (CPI) decreased 12.8% in September, and the year-on-year increase dropped to 51.6%. The decrease is largely driven by price decreases in the categories of Fuel/electricity (41.2%) and Transport/communication (32.6%). GOI's Central Office of Statistics and Info [...] | 2006-11-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4536 | IRAQ COMPACT: DEC 10 BCG MEETING CREATES "A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 10, 2006 Iraq,s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki convened a session of the Baghdad Coordination Group (BCG) attended by several Ambassadors posted in Baghdad, including Ambassador Khalilzad. Deputy Prime Minister Salih and three key GOI Ministers including Planning, [...] | 2006-12-13 09:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4549 | IRAQ COMPACT: DEC 10 BCG MEETING CREATES "A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 10, 2006 Iraq,s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki convened a session of the Baghdad Coordination Group (BCG) attended by several Ambassadors posted in Baghdad, including Ambassador Khalilzad. Deputy Prime Minister Salih and three key GOI Ministers including Planning, [...] | 2006-12-14 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4560 | PRT WEEKLY SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD 1 - 7 DECEMBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: This summary of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) activities for December 1-7, 2006, as provided by PRTs to the National Coordination Team at Embassy Baghdad. This report also includes PRTs' observations, views and assessments of the political, economic, infrastructure, r [...] | 2006-12-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINS SOCI KJUS KDEM ECON EFIN |
06BAGHDAD4579 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR REPORTS ON LOAN PROJECT, LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Iraq, Hisao Yamaguchi, briefed Ambassador Khalilzad on Japanese government concessionary loans to various projects in Iraq, totaling approximately USD 1.6 billion. Japan will pledge additional funds to Iraq's reconstruction in the next meeting of the In [...] | 2006-12-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN JA IZ |
06BAGHDAD460 | MINISTRIES PURSUE AD HOC PRIVATIZATION (OR IS IT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary. Various Iraqi ministries are leading initiatives to privatize state-owned enterprises. Recently endorsed by a Council of Ministers order, these initiatives (of which the Ministry of Industry and Minerals' plan to sell two cement companies is the most-developed) are a [...] | 2006-02-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPRV PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD4616 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES THE OIL LAW AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih met with Charge d'Affairs Daniel Speckhard on December 18 and discussed the issues raised in Prime Minister Maliki's speech at the National Reconciliation Summit on December 16. Specific topics include the oil law, the 2007 GOI budget negotiatio [...] | 2006-12-19 10:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4727 | GOI HIGH INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON IRAQI [...] (SBU) Action request, see para 11. 2. (C) Summary. Dr. Dahill, one of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih's Senior Staff, told Emboff on December 19, 2006 that the GOI High Inter-Ministerial Committee on Iraqi Assets is reviewing all former regime assets in other countries that are f [...] | 2006-12-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV |
06BAGHDAD4728 | PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION PART I: [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) This is the first of three cables regarding the budget execution process in Salah ad Din province. 3. (C) SUMMARY. A dysfunctional budget execution process hampers democratic governance and economic development in Salah ad Din (SaD). [...] | 2006-12-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4729 | PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION PART II: [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) This is the second of three cables regarding budget execution in Salah ad Din province. 3. (C) SUMMARY. Budget execution in Salah ad Din (SaD) is neither timely nor equitable. Lacking the processes necessary to guarantee transparency [...] | 2006-12-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4734 | ACTIVITIES OF NORWEGIAN OIL COMPANY SUBSIDIARY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The General Manager of the oil company "DNO Iraq AS" told RRT Off that DNO Iraq AS completed a number of seismic studies in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region between May and October 2006. He forecast a robust first quarter of oil production and an ambitious plan to build 18 wells in 20 [...] | 2006-12-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EFIN IZ PINR |
06BAGHDAD4738 | PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION PART III: [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) This is the third of three cables regarding budget execution in Salah ad Din province (ref A and B). 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. PRT Salah ad Din is engaged with the provincial government on an almost daily basis in order to help create an effi [...] | 2006-12-28 13:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4745 | MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES THE 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr (Shia - SCIRI) told the Treasury Attache in a December 24 meeting that "all the Ministers are happy with the 2007 budget, because we gave them what they needed", including $10 billion in capital investment projects and over $7 billion for security m [...] | 2006-12-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD4746 | COR ECONOMIC COMMITTEE CHAIR ON 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: In a December 25 meeting with Acting Economic Minister-Counselor and Treasury Attache, the Chair of the Economic Committee at the Council of Representatives Dr. Haider Abadi (Shi'a - Da'wa) discussed the 2007 draft budget. The executive branch sent the budget to the Council of R [...] | 2006-12-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
06BAGHDAD475 | GOI, EMBASSY AND DFID EXPECTING BIDS FOR [...] (SBU) On February 12, Embassy ECON and PAS, together with the Iraqi Government Communications Directorate (GCD) and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID),met with two Iraqi production companies to present our request for proposals for TV and radio ads. All said they had t [...] | 2006-02-15 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN PGOV ECON KCOR KPAO OPRC IZ |
06BAGHDAD476 | FORMER OIL MINISTER GHADBAN ON OIL SECTOR'S FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamar Ghadban said on February 12 that he and others in the GOI have concerns over potential corruption and improper activities at the Ministry of Oil by Fadhila party members since they took over the Ministry [...] | 2006-02-15 18:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD48 | OIL SECTOR IN CENTER OF CONFLICT [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Chalabi, who is now the acting Minister of both Oil and Finance, hosted a status review January 4 of energy infrastructure protection. Fuel convoys were reported to be delivering fuel to Baghdad. The convoys had been attacked multiple times [...] | 2006-01-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV KCOR PINR EFIN IZ PO TU |
06BAGHDAD611 | IRAQ ENERGY UPDATE -- THE INADEQUACY OF MUDDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fuel supplies are very low across the country and are critically so in Baghdad. Imports of refined products and domestically produced fuels both dropped during the first two months of 2006. Turkey and Iraq have come to agreement on arrears payments and, in time, the resumption [...] | 2006-02-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD825 | ECONOMIC-REFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION UPDATE [...] From the $2 million recently allocated by the Department (reftel),we have hired two Iraqi media companies to produce television spots (one per company) on fuel-subsidy reform. These spots will briefly explain the reasoning behind the December price increases and tie higher fuel prices to inc [...] | 2006-03-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET KCOR KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD936 | FUEL CRISIS CONTINUES IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel supplies, especially LPG and gasoline, remain short across Iraq. Fuel imports entering Iraq from Turkey are negligible. Supplies continue to be imported from Kuwait by truck and from UAE and Iran by sea at Khor Zubayr. A ten-car train delivered LPG to Baghdad for the f [...] | 2006-03-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IR TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD955 | THE 2006 IRAQI BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's 2006 budget is a bold document that tackles subsidy reform, greater Iraqi burden-sharing in the security ministries, and sustainment. Unlike 2005, when Iraq had a budget surplus (largely through higher than anticipated oil revenues),so far this year Iraq is getting less [...] | 2006-03-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV EPET IZ |
06BAGHDAD972 | ENGAGING THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ (CBI) GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 12 the Ambassador complimented Central Bank Governor Dr. Sinan Shabibi for stabilizing Iraq's currency and helping Iraq get an IMF standby arrangement last year. The Ambassador also noted the importance of continuing to fight terrorist financing. Dr. Sina [...] | 2006-03-24 12:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KTFN KCRM IZ |
06BAKU1010 | EUR DAS MATT BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY ENVOY MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matthew J. Bryza and Turkish MFA Special Energy Envoy Ambassador Mithat Balkan met with Elshad Nasirov, Vice President (marketing) of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) on June 7 to discuss development of a new "Southern Corridor" to help Europe diversify gas supplies [...] | 2006-07-12 13:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET EFIN PREL KZ RU TR |
06BAKU1012 | EUR DAS MATT BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY ENVOY MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matthew J. Bryza and Turkish Special Energy Envoy Ambassador Mithat Balkan met with Rovnag Abdullayev, President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) on June 7 to discuss the southern gas corridor proposal. Abdullayev said Azerbaijan is grateful for U.S. support over [...] | 2006-07-12 13:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET EFIN AJ KZ RU TR |
06BAKU1042 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 11 introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO accession, the GOAJ's transparency and anticorruption efforts and the importance of non-oil sector development and effective management of oil revenues. She [...] | 2006-07-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET PREL AJ IR RU |
06BAKU1076 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador July 11 hosted a breakfast with representatives from the IMF, EBRD, ADB and World Bank to review recent developments on international assistance to Azerbaijan and the status of the economy. The Ambassador explained U.S. economic priorities, highlighting the importa [...] | 2006-07-21 07:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AJ |
06BAKU1147 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT NATIONAL BANK OF [...] SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's July 28 introductory call on National Baku of Azerbaijan (NBA) President Elman Rustamov, Rustamov said Azerbaijan's year-to-date growth hovered around 40%, while inflation over the last six months was nearly six percent. Rustamov reviewed the progress that A [...] | 2006-08-03 10:15:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPRT PREL AJ IR RU |
06BAKU1176 | AZERBAIJAN: RAISING THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE AND [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 12. 2. (C) It is strongly in the U.S. interest of securing Azerbaijan as a reliable regional and global partner on critical U.S. interests, including security, energy and human rights, to support economic reform as an essential part of our broad [...] | 2006-08-10 07:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID AJ IR RU |
06BAKU1247 | CHAIRMAN LUGAR AND ENERGY EXECUTIVES DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman Lugar held a breakfast roundtable with international energy executives August 21 to discuss Azerbaijan's growing role as an international energy provider, the challenges facing the country as oil revenues increase and the GOAJ grapples with sustainable development. The ex [...] | 2006-08-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG AJ IR RU KZ |
06BAKU1269 | AZERBAIJAN: SEPTEMBER 2007 BAKU CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Copenhagen Business School Professor and Director for the Copenhagen Consensus Center Bjorn Lomborg and UNDP Head Marco Borsotti briefed Ambassador Derse August 24 on the planned September 2007 Baku Consensus conference organized by Lomborg. The Baku Consensus will be modeled on the May [...] | 2006-08-28 04:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN ETRD AJ |
06BAKU1274 | BP QUIETLY LAUNCHES MACROECONOMIC MODELING UNIT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: BP has quietly launched an intensive effort to help the Government of Azerbaijan better manage its anticipated billions of dollars in energy revenue. After years of discussions, the GOAJ agreed to place a BP-funded macroeconomic modeling unit at the State Oil Fund (SOFAZ). BP hop [...] | 2006-08-29 04:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV PINR AJ |
06BAKU1295 | AID COUNTRY COORDINATOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT [...] (SBU) USAID COUNTRY COORDINATOR PAID AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OIL FUND (SOFAZ),SHAHMAR MOVSUMOV, AUGUST 7. MOVSUMOV OUTLINED THE PLANNED INTERNAL REORGANIZATION OF SOFAZ BASED ON A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID-FALL. HE ALSO DISCUSSED THE [...] | 2006-08-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET PREL AJ IR RU |
06BAKU1395 | AZERBAIJAN: TDA VISIT/PROGRESS ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund Shahmar Movsumov, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and the Chairman of the State Protection Fund over the course of his visit to Azerbaijan September 10-13, Trade and Development Agency Regional Director Dan Stein dis [...] | 2006-09-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PREL AJ |
06BAKU1405 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 14 Ambassador Derse hosted the Friends of Azerbaijan Revenue Management Group, a group consisting of representatives from the diplomatic community and international financial institutions. The group discussed the current macroeconomic environment, the challenges faci [...] | 2006-09-26 09:43:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PINR AJ |
06BAKU1473 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON STATE OIL FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her September 29 introductory call on State Oil Fund Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov, the Ambassador stressed the critical role the Oil Fund plays in maintaining macroeconomic stability and in providing a long-term savings vehicle for the Azerbaijani people. Movsumov br [...] | 2006-10-11 05:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PINR EAID AJ |
06BAKU1476 | AZERBAIJAN: DRAFT 2007 BUDGET PROJECTS 42 PERCENT [...] (SBU) After months of debate and anticipation, the Government of Azerbaijan is poised to submit its largest ever Consolidated State Budget to Parliament for final approval. After the huge increases in expenditures in the 2006 state budget (an 80 percent increase over the 2005 budget),all econ [...] | 2006-10-11 09:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL AJ |
06BAKU1531 | WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner October 15 with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, representatives from four international financial institutions agreed that economic reform was critical for Azerbaijan's future and that the WTO accession process could advance the [...] | 2006-10-20 06:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL AJ ETRD |
06BAKU1564 | WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 17 lunch meeting with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, key Members of Parliament (MPs) agreed that when considering potential WTO accession, the most important point to consider is that Azerbaijan possesses the political will [...] | 2006-10-30 06:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD AJ |
06BAKU1656 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON STATE SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund (SPF) Salim Muslumov briefed the Ambassador on Azerbaijan's reformed pension system and the SPF's efforts to provide greater pension benefits to citizens from Azerbaijan's new oil wealth, as [...] | 2006-11-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PREL AJ |
06BAKU1721 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV SEEKS BILATERAL "PERMANENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on November 23 (see septel for discussion of energy issues),President Aliyev, recalling his discussion with U.S. government officials in Istanbul last July about an intensified bilater [...] | 2006-11-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU1783 | AZERBAIJAN: SUBMISSION OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 08:31:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR AJ |
06BAKU1798 | AZERBAIJAN: IMF REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS REVENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The IMF Resident Representative provided an overview of Azerbaijan's macroeconomic environment at a November 30 meeting of the Friends of Azerbaijan Revenue Management Group. Azerbaijan's GDP is projected to grow by 32 percent in 2006, while the non-oil sector fiscal deficit has [...] | 2006-12-11 06:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AJ |
06BAKU1799 | GOAJ PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) Following up on her November 30 meeting with President Aliyev (REF A),Ambassador Derse met separately with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev to discuss the February 2007 inaugural U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission and to [...] | 2006-12-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR ETRD EINV AJ |
06BAKU1800 | 2007 STATE BUDGET FORESEES 60 PERCENT INCREASE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the 2007 State Budget on November 28. Compared to the 2006 budget, the 2007 budget plans for a 57 percent increase in revenues, a 60 percent increase in expenditures, and a small budget deficit. Government revenues are expected to total USD 6.1 [...] | 2006-12-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD AJ EINV |
06BAKU1842 | AZERBAIJAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Summary: Cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States on counterterrorism predates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in January 2002. Over the past five years, the GOAJ has continued to step up its efforts to combat terrorist fina [...] | 2006-12-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR AJ KAPO |
06BAKU1857 | TREASURY VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN - THE IRANIAN THREAT [...] (C) Summary: During a 16-18 November visit by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes, GOAJ officials from the National Bank, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Presidential Apparat reviewed Azerbaijan's anti-terrorism finance inf [...] | 2006-12-22 12:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN PTER IR AJ |
06BAKU205 | NEW MANAT SLIPS IN THE BACK DOOR AS INFLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the beginning of the new year, the Government of Azerbaijan is facing increasing macroeconomic challenges. The introduction of the newly designed manat and redenomination ultimately went smoothly, although the GOAJ decided to stagger the roll-out of all the notes over several [...] | 2006-02-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU218 | AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING CAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the World Bank mission, the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Azerbaijan will focus upon the goals and projects outlined in the April 2005 Poverty Reduction Support Credit agreement between the GOAJ and the World Bank. According to the Bank mission, the total [...] | 2006-02-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG EAID PREL PGOV ADB IBRD AJ |
06BAKU219 | AZERBAIJAN: IMF READOUT ON ECONOMY IN LATE 2005 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the IMF resident representative, the slowdown in inflation during the last quarter of 2005 was due primarily to a combination of nominal appreciation in the manat and a deceleration in money growth. In addition, it appears that many businesses did not raise prices [...] | 2006-02-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU407 | MANAGING AZERBAIJAN,S LOOMING ECONOMIC STORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan faces a massive economic challenge over the near-term. With oil revenue projected to reach USD 42 billion by 2010, Azerbaijan has the opportunity to transform from a cash-poor developing nation into an economically confident regional leader. While the GOAJ in theory h [...] | 2006-03-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU412 | EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR A/S Dan Fried and Ambassador Harnish discussed the importance of strengthening Azerbaijan,s economic and financial development with Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev on March 14. Babayev told Fried that his job is to make Azerbaijan stronger economically and that h [...] | 2006-03-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU473 | AZERBAIJAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. RICHARD [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Richard Sherwood to travel to Baku 17-28 April 2006, to work with the resident tax advisor and the Azerbaijani Ministry of Tax on the Tax Administration Project. Control officer will be Economic Officer David McCormick. Mr. Mc [...] | 2006-03-28 12:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA AJ |
06BAKU480 | AZERBAIJAN LEADS EITI EFFORTS; PROBLEMS STILL EXIST [...] (C) SUMMARY. We warmly welcome your April 4-6 visit for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative International Advisory Group meeting. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to engage the GOAJ on the importance of effectively managing its oil wealth, strengthening public investment p [...] | 2006-03-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EFIN ECON AJ |
06BAKU573 | AZERBAIJAN: SUCCESSFUL MINISTERIAL-LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Harnish hosted the first ever ministerial-level seminar on macroeconomic, budget and public investment planning strategies that brought together the Ministers of FinQce and Economic Development, National Bank Chairman and other high-level Government of Azerbaijan off [...] | 2006-04-14 09:36:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AJ |
06BAKU581 | AZERBAIJAN: S/P DIRECTOR AND EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting, S/P Director Stephen Krasner discussed macroeconomic development and prudent oil revenue management with Minister of Economic Development Babayev and Minister of Finance Alakbarov. Babayev and Alakbarov stressed to Krasner that the GOAJ was aware of the da [...] | 2006-04-17 04:27:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG PREL PGOV AJ KZ |
06BAKU602 | AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER REPLACED BY OIL FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev dismissed April 18 Finance Minister Avaz Alakbarov and appointed Oil Fund Executive Director Samir Sharifov as the new Finance Minister. A successor for Sharifov at the critically important Oil Fund was not announced, leaving a key institution w [...] | 2006-04-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR AJ |
06BAKU695 | EB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 4 the Department's Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud met with new Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov to discuss improving the business climate, working more closely with the private sector and managing fiscal and budgetary constraints [...] | 2006-05-11 07:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EPET EFIN EAID AJ |
06BAKU704 | ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT IN BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan descended on Baku for the Ninth Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit on May 5. Iranian President Ahmadinejad's participation in the summit attracted much a [...] | 2006-05-12 09:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ENRG EAID IR AJ |
06BAKU718 | AZERBAIJAN: SOCIAL PROTECTION FUND CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chairman of the Social Protection Fund Salim Musilmov discussed with Charge May 12 the Government of Azerbaijan's efforts to reform and modernize its pension system. The Social Protection Fund offers full pension benefits to men with 25 years of employment service at age 62 and [...] | 2006-05-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AJ |
06BAKU724 | AZERBAIJAN: NATIONAL BANK DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan announced May 15 the appointment of Shahmar Movsumov as Executive Director of the critically important State Oil Fund. Movsumov succeeds Samir Sharifov, who was named Minister of Finance on April 18. Movsumov, a close Embassy contact, speaks excellen [...] | 2006-05-18 03:16:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR AJ |
06BAKU731 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting DCM paid a courtesy call on Presidential Economic Counselor Vahid Akhundov May 15 to discuss economic and financial developments in Azerbaijan. Akhundov, in his current position since the early 1990s, discussed the Government of Azerbaijan's efforts to manage its oil revenu [...] | 2006-05-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR AJ |
06BAKU811 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S REPUBLIC DAY ADDRESS NOTES [...] (U) Summary: In his May 26 Republic Day address President Aliyev underscored that the booming economy would positively impact the life of ordinary citizens as the GOAJ forcefully addressed the country's socio-economic problems. Aliyev made similar remarks to the nation May 29 when oil from the [...] | 2006-06-02 06:54:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PREL PGOV PINR AJ |
06BAKU812 | AZERBAIJAN: BILATERAL TAX TREATY NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU989 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 7 introductory meeting with Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO membership, development of the non-oil sector, energy security and development of the banking sector. Babayev noted that he was not satisfied with [...] | 2006-07-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET AJ IR RU ABLD |
06BAKU996 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's introductory calls, executives from BP and other international energy companies operating in Azerbaijan painted a complex picture of fragmented leadership within Azerbaijan's energy sector, indecision within the GOAJ over whether to move forward on new energy p [...] | 2006-07-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG PREL PINR RU AJ |
06BAMAKO1198 | RPM FANS FEARS THAT TOURE PLANS PRESIDENCY FOR LIFE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML |
06BAMAKO1290 | SCENESETTER FOR ATT'S TRIP TO U.S. TO WITNESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 17:29:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN625 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel B points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Research Department Deputy Director Bustaman on December 7. Bustaman said that he would search GoB records but doubted whether any information would be turned up connecting these people to Brunei. SKODON [...] | 2006-12-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BX |
06BANGKOK1372 | CHINESE INVESTMENT IN THAILAND (C-AL5-01054) [...] (SBU) Summary: Well known as a destination of foreign investment, China is becoming a foreign investor in its own right and is seeking out investment opportunities in Thailand. Encouraged by a friendly business atmosphere and a stable environment for investment, Chinese investors see Thai [...] | 2006-03-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PINR CH TH |
06BANGKOK1549 | SHIN CORP DEAL IS LEGAL, SO WHAT? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 00:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TH |
06BANGKOK1665 | POLITICAL PROBLEMS EFFECT ON THAI ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. It has been less than two months since the news that the Prime Minister's publicly-listed holding company, Shin Corp, was to be bought by Temasek of Singapore. This event catalyzed opposition to Thaksin and has led to almost two months of political uncertainty. [...] | 2006-03-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2360 | THAI ECONOMY REACTS TO POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past few years, the Thai economy has weathered SARS, bird-flu, tsunami, increased competition from China and unrest in the country's south, all with only limited impact to growth. The ongoing political crisis that has gripped the country throughout this year, combined wi [...] | 2006-04-24 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK2747 | UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE MENDING BONES BUT BREAKING [...] Summary: Thailand's universal health care system introduced by caretaker PM Thaksin has earned broad popularity among the Thai public. However, it has faced heavy criticism for being chronically underfunded, forcing public hospitals to cut back on service and placing numerous hospitals into [...] | 2006-05-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK2978 | THAILAND: INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) On May 16, Econoff met with Mr. Vittaya Praisuwan, Senior Executive Advisor at the Thai Board of Investment (BOI). Most foreign investment in Thailand comes in under BOI auspices due to the various tax advantages and other benefits BOI-approved status confers. Vittaya confirmed that app [...] | 2006-05-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK3828 | CREDIT TIGHTENTING IN THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid will be visiting the US July 9-14 to fly the Thai flag for investment. The slowing of the Thai economy is being exacerbated in the short term by a reduction in credit availability and lack of liquidity in the stock exchange. Becaus [...] | 2006-06-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK53 | MFA DELIVERS INTERIM RESPONSE ON AER [...] On January 4, MFA DG Nongnuth Phetcharatana called in Charge to deliver a non-paper described as an "interim response" on the status of the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),and the RTG's declining to withdraw their notice of termination of the treaty as described in reftel. The t [...] | 2006-01-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5424 | FOREIGN INVESTORS LEERY AS SHIN INVESTIGATION WIDENS [...] Summary: The Ministry of Commerce is wrapping up an investigation into possible illegal foreign ownership structures arranged for the sale by Prime Minister Thaksin of telecommunications giant Shin Corporation, an investigation which at least in theory could have far-reaching effects on forei [...] | 2006-09-05 06:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5497 | COMMERCE UPDATES ON INVESTIGATION INTO NOMINEES [...] On September 7, Embassy Economic and Commercial Counselors met with Mr. Yanyong Phuangrach, the Commerce Ministry's Deputy Permanent Secretary for Internal Trade, to be briefed on that Ministry's ongoing investigation into the sale of telecom operator ShinCorp to Singapore's Temasek (reftel). [...] | 2006-09-07 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK551 | MEGAPROJECTS CONFERENCE PRODUCES MORE SMOKE THAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Led by Prime Minister Thaksin, the RTG hosted a conference to inform international companies and the Bangkok diplomatic corps about the "megaprojects" infrastructure development program. [...] | 2006-01-30 09:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK5797 | LIMITED ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM COUP [...] (SBU) There is near universal agreement among Thai and US businesspersons and RTG civil servants with whom we have spoken that any economic fallout from Thailand's military coup will be shallow and short-lived. Banks tell us that they have very few clients asking to exit baht-denominated portf [...] | 2006-09-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK7387 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES WITH JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Thai Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjjitta told the Ambassador he was unaware of a case in the works against the Lehman Brothers corporation; he was similarly unaware of the expropriation of a Phuket golf club in which U.S. pension funds have a large investment. The Ambassador raised bot [...] | 2006-12-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KJUS KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK7435 | "GRAVE CONCERN" ABOUT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) Amid pressure to take action in the face of a rapidly appreciating currency and tepid economic growth, on December 13 Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee met and decided to keep the Bank of Thailand (BoT) policy rate unchanged at 5 percent. Committee chair and BoT Assistant Governor Sucha [...] | 2006-12-15 06:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7484 | THAI CAPITAL MARKETS FALL HEAVILY IN WAKE OF BOT [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 18, the Bank of Thailand announced new capital control regulations in an effort to arrest the appreciation of the baht against the US$. Tear to date, the baht has appreciated about 15 percent. 2. (U) The new measures announce by the BoT require all foreign c [...] | 2006-12-19 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7504 | THAI EQUITIES BOUNCE BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (SBU) On the evening of December 19, Deputy PM Pridiyathorn announced that his government would immediately lift the obligation for a non-interest bearing reserve requirement on foreign investors seeking to invest in Thai equities. The requirement would be maintained, however, on foreigners wi [...] | 2006-12-20 08:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TH |
06BANGKOK7508 | POLITICAL REACTION TO THAI FINANCIAL DEBACLE [...] (C) Politicians from the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) and Democrat parties vehemently complained about the RTG's decision to impose capital controls on December 19 (ref A). Denouncing the decision to restrict foreign repatriation of funds, our contacts nevertheless believed that the debacle would not [...] | 2006-12-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN TH |
06BANGKOK7550 | THAI MARKETS UPDATE: CHINA CURRENCY POLICY AT [...] (SBU) While the Bank of Thailand has lifted the 30 percent reserve requirement on foreigners investing in Thai equities, the restriction remains in place for debt instruments. The President of the Thai Electronic Bond Exchange (a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand) told the press that [...] | 2006-12-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH TH |
06BANGKOK7577 | THAILAND CAPITAL CONTROLS: EQUITIES, CURRENCY [...] (SBU) The Stock Exchange of Thailand composite index rose close to 0.5 percent during the December 22 trading session. For the week, the SET is down about 6 percent. The Thai baht closed very slightly weaker against the dollar. Many traders think the worst of the market volatility (prompte [...] | 2006-12-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH TH |
06BANGKOK788 | THE GREAT THAKSIN ASSET SALE: TAX-FREE BUT WITH [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The sale of the Prime Minister's publicly-listed family holding company, Shin Corp, to Singapore's Temasek, has provoked widespread criticism for the byzantine nature of the transaction, the fact that [...] | 2006-02-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TH |
06BANGKOK944 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-16 05:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK969 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 01:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANJUL668 | THE GAMBIA: CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT IMF REPORT ON [...] (U) Following October Article IV Consultations here, the IMF "commended" the GOTG for achieving "macroeconomic stability" over the past two and a half years and expressed satisfaction over its performance under the October 2005-March 2006 Staff Monitored Program (SMP). However, the IMF also in [...] | 2006-10-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL IMF GA |
06BANJUL707 | THE GAMBIA: FY07 MCC SELECTION PROCESS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa that the Millenium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of Directors did not re-select The Gambia for Compact eligibility for FY07 as it was currently suspended. Ambassador urged the GOTG to address the areas of policy [...] | 2006-11-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN KMCA PREL PGOV GA |
06BANJUL717 | THE GAMBIA: GOTG DECLINES TO ENGAGE ON MCA [...] (U) Ref a reported Ambassador's notification to Foreign Minister that The Gambia's was not re-selected for MCA compact eligibility for FY07 due to its current suspension (ref b),but that the Embassy remained at the GOTG's disposal for consultation on steps that it could take in pursuit of rei [...] | 2006-11-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA EAID EFIN GA |
06BANJUL763 | THE GAMBIA: THE BUDGET, BACKLOG, AND BANK LOANS [...] The Department of Finance disclosed budget figures for 2006 and estimates for 2007 before the National Assembly on December 6, with poverty reduction and consolidation of fiscal policy as the key highlights for the coming fiscal year. Secretary of State for Finance, Musa Bala Gaye, admitted [...] | 2006-12-20 17:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA |
06BEIJING10971 | MOLSS Mulls Management of 31 Billion RMB in Rural [...] (U) Summary: China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) is working to establish a pension system for rural and migrant workers that will require low contributions, be portable and have broad coverage, according to the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Ministry's Rural Pensions [...] | 2006-06-02 03:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN KPAO PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11363 | FINATT MEETS CHINA EXIM PRESIDENT ON LENDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 1, FinAtt David Loevinger met with President Li Ruogu of the China Export-Import Bank (China Exim) to discuss export credit policy and China's lending to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs),particularly in Africa. FinAtt urged China to seek greater cooperation wi [...] | 2006-06-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EPET PREL CH SU XA |
06BEIJING11705 | State Council Researcher Says Local Officials' [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the State Council's leading macroeconomic researchers asserted that China's rapid GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2006 (reftel) primarily was due to exaggerated economic growth reports from newly- installed local government officials seeking to make a good impress [...] | 2006-06-09 07:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CH |
06BEIJING11761 | World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Yu Xiaoqing, Lead Social Protection Specialist and Team Leader for a World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment Project requested by the Chinese Government, asks whether USDOL would be able to participate in the World Bank team designing the project, perhaps th [...] | 2006-06-11 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING12181 | CHINA SHOCKED AT E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF FOUR [...] (S) The U.S. decision to designate four Chinese companies under E.O. 13382 demonstrates that dialogue with the United States is useless, a shocked and shaken MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan told DCM in response to ref demarche points delivered on June 13. News of th [...] | 2006-06-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN ETTC CH |
06BEIJING12273 | Legal Aid Attorneys Chronicle Advances, [...] (U) Summary: Labor Intern, accompanied by Labor Officer, met with the Director and Staff attorneys of the Peking University Women's Legal Aid Clinic June 9, 2006. The attorneys said that, in their opinion, China?s current legal system and labor law enforcement mechanisms are better than the [...] | 2006-06-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING13567 | AMBASSADOR SPELTZ'S MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi stressed to Ambassador Paul Speltz, U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank and former Treasury Special Envoy to China, the importance the Chinese Government attaches to upcoming visits to the United States by Zhou Yongkang, State Councillor [...] | 2006-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL CH |
06BEIJING13863 | US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Wei Benhua, Deputy Administrator of China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE),repeated to Chairman Larry Wortzel and Commissioner Patrick Mulloy of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission familiar arguments that China's currency now fo [...] | 2006-06-29 23:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
06BEIJING14787 | E.O. 13382 DESIGNATED CHINESE FIRM PROCLAIMS ITS [...] (U) The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),in a "solemn statement" posted on the firm's website, claimed that it was wrongly designated under Executive Order 13382. CGWIC "has never rendered assistance to any country for any weapons of mass destruction program," the company stated, [...] | 2006-07-14 07:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC EFIN PGOV IR CH |
06BEIJING15109 | EB/ESC DAS SIMONS MEETING WITH CHINA CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) On July 12, 2006, EB/ESC DAS Paul Simons and ECON MinCouns Robert Luke met with Director General Liu Liange of the Anti-Money Laundering Bureau at the People?s Bank of China (PBOC). The meeting focused on anti-money laundering (AML),counterterrorism financing (CTF),Financial Action T [...] | 2006-07-20 06:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN PTER ETTC CH |
06BEIJING17238 | RMB FLEXIBILITY: VIEWS OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING [...] (C) Summary: People's Bank of China (PBOC) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Fan Gang told Finatt and Econoff on August 3 that the Chinese government could reduce the RMB's modest undervaluation while stemming speculative inflows by signaling to financial markets that the RMB would appr [...] | 2006-08-21 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV |
06BEIJING18143 | CBRC ASSISTANT MINISTER'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, FinAtt and Econoff met China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chairman Wang Zhaoxing to discuss draft administrative rules on foreign banks, which would implement China's WTO accession obligations in this sector. While Wang noted the regulations are [...] | 2006-08-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
06BEIJING18200 | CBRC ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 25, FINATT AND ECONOFF MET CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION (CBRC) ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN WANG ZHAOXING TO DISCUSS DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ON FOREIGN BANKS, WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT CHINA'S WTO ACCESSION OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SECTOR. WHILE WANG NOTED THE REGULATIONS ARE [...] | 2006-08-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
06BEIJING18224 | MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] | 2006-08-29 23:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
06BEIJING18225 | MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] | 2006-08-29 23:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
06BEIJING18541 | GOVERNANCE ISSUES MEET FEVERISH INVESTMENT [...] (C) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE THAT EXCESSIVE INVESTMENT AND CREDIT GROWTH POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE ECONOMY, BUT OUR CONTACTS SUGGEST THAT FOUR GOVERNANCE ISSUES STAND IN THE WAY OF A BOLD RESPONSE. FIRST, PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S EMPHASIS ON FORGING INTERNAL CONSENSUS, EVEN AMONG [...] | 2006-09-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING19482 | CHINA ADOPTS NEW ENTERPRISE BANKRUPTCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 27, China passed a new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy which provides a vastly improved legal framework for corporate bankruptcy in both private and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The law will go into effect on June 1, 2007, and will enable the government to further e [...] | 2006-09-14 06:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH |
06BEIJING19483 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEIJING SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA IO Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao on September 14. Noting that Indonesia has no objection to the UN 1267 Committee's listing of the Indonesian branch of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO),Poloff passed a copy of r [...] | 2006-09-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PTER EFIN PREL IN CH |
06BEIJING19660 | CENTRAL PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS RURAL REFORM [...] (C) A researcher at the Central Party School said that a recent conference on rural reform has important implications for rural policy. The Central Government in recent years has pursued a micro approach to rural development, emphasizing the livelihoods of individual farmers. The announced th [...] | 2006-09-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH |
06BEIJING20796 | REASONS BEHIND THE LIMITED RESPONSE TO FEVERISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several contacts have pointed out reasons they believe that China will not or should not pursue bold action in the near term to deal with high rates of investment and credit growth. A private sector economist emphasized Premier Wen Jiabao's desire for officials -- including regul [...] | 2006-09-28 02:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING20974 | INTERAGENCY INSIGHTS FROM NDRC FINANCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The recently-promoted National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) Director General in charge of financial affairs (protect) offered candid and even critical comments about the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the People's Bank of China (PBOC),and the internal workings of the NDRC itself. He f [...] | 2006-09-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06BEIJING21160 | SED: PAULSON-BO XILAI MEETING [...] (SBU) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai on September 21 to outline U.S. goals and expectations for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Secretary Paulson emphasized the need for currency SIPDIS flexibility and asked for Chinese support in reinvigoratin [...] | 2006-10-06 03:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH |
06BEIJING21720 | DESIGNING A SYSTEM CREATING A BANKRUPTCY [...] Reftel reported on Embassy discussions with Professor Li Shuguang on September 6 about China's new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy. As Director of the Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring Research Center at the China University of Politics and Law, as well as a member of the National People's Congr [...] | 2006-10-13 09:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING21992 | STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED): MINSTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17 Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG of International Affairs Zhu Guangyao discussed arrangements for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and the upcoming preparatory trip by Treasury U/S Adams, DUSTR Bhatia, and Commerce U/S Lavin with Econmincouns, Finatt, FCS Trade Fa [...] | 2006-10-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL CH |
06BEIJING22125 | COMMENTS ON STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT FROM A HUNAN [...] (C) Hunan Province's economic "growth at all costs" approach to development threatens to undermine social stability in the province in the view of a provincial economic policymaker who focuses on rural issues. He cited water pollution, land seizures, and the state of public finances in the wa [...] | 2006-10-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB EFIN SOCI CH |
06BEIJING22239 | LOWER THIRD QUARTER GROWTH BUT MORE TIGHTENING [...] (SBU) China's year-on-year GDP growth rate, as measured on a quarterly basis, fell from 11.3 percent in the second quarter to 10.4 percent in the third quarter, a result in line with numerous private sector forecasts. The decline comes in the wake of numerous cooling measures undertaken by th [...] | 2006-10-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CH |
06BEIJING22413 | U.S. NGO: CHINESE GOVERNMENT MICROFINANCE PROJECTS [...] (C) Representatives of a U.S.-based NGO that provides business capital to entrepreneurs said that they are concerned China's current focus on microfinance may do more harm than good because government-sponsored projects threaten to undermine NGO activity. They predicted increased interest in [...] | 2006-10-24 01:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV CH |
06BEIJING22876 | LEADING CHINESE ECONOMIST ON CHINA'S CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) One of China's leading economists briefed China Mission Economic Officers on the country's economic challenges. Although he expressed concerns about income inequality, deflation, and the challenges of following through on economic reforms, his overall message was that the quality of lea [...] | 2006-10-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
06BEIJING23549 | CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA - URUMQI HIGH LEVEL FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the fourth session of the Central, West and South Asia Regional Economic Cooperation High- Level Forum held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 2, 2006, participants effused about the future of regional cooperation and economic integration. The Executive Director of the Sunbr [...] | 2006-11-06 23:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD PREL PTER EFIN CH ZK RS TU PK |
06BEIJING24029 | XINHUA TO PRESS AHEAD WITH RULES RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Xinhua News Agency plans to move ahead with State Council-mandated regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China, Xinhua Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director General Zhou Zongmin told Emboffs November 22. The Foreign Information Adm [...] | 2006-11-24 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO CH |
06BEIJING24418 | CHINA'S CENTRAL ECONOMIC WORK CONFERENCE CONCLUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: A National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Macroeconomic Policy expert told econoff December 8 that the concluding emphasis of the Central Economic Work Conference was on continued economic expansion that promotes stability while at the same time conserving resources an [...] | 2006-12-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV |
06BEIJING24654 | LABOR SECRETARY CHAO'S LUNCHEON WITH CHINESE LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) Minister Tian Chengping hosted Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for lunch on December 15. (Participants list in para. 9) Secretary Chao said the SED was a historic occasion and very important to both the United States and China. Tian [...] | 2006-12-20 00:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON PREL CH |
06BEIJING4557 | JAPANESE ECONOMIC OFFICERS ON MINISTER NIKAI [...] (C) Summary. EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Japanese Embassy Economic Counselor Nishimiya and First Secretary Ishikawa to discuss Trade Minister Nikai,s February 21-23 visit to Beijing (ref A) and other issues. Nikai met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Ministry of [...] | 2006-03-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO KIPR PREL EFIN CH JA |
06BEIJING5529 | PART 1 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) strongly urged near-term reform of China,s exchange rate policy as a key step to promote a successful April visit to the United States and to preclude Congressional action on [...] | 2006-03-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH |
06BEIJING5530 | PART 2 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH |
06BEIJING5699 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez emphasized to Premier Wen Jiabao in March 28 meeting that the next several weeks provide an opportunity for China to demonstrate that the U.S. policy of engagement can lead to tangible benefits to the peoples of both the United States and [...] | 2006-03-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH |
06BEIJING5967 | JCCT: COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) On March 28, 2006 Vice Premier Wu Yi and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez met to discuss the seventeenth SIPDIS meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) scheduled for April 11, 2006. While press representatives remained in the room, VP Wu Yi asked the Secretary wh [...] | 2006-03-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH |
06BEIJING696 | NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSSES PROMOTING [...] (SBU) Congressional U.S.-China Working Group Representatives Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney discussed bilateral relations, Taiwan and economic issues with National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo on January 10 at the Great Hall of the People. Representative Kirk outlined the Worki [...] | 2006-01-13 06:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EFIN KIPR CH |
06BEIJING7696 | NEW CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALIZATION MEASURES SET [...] (SBU) Summary. China's financial authorities recently announced a series of capital account liberalization measures and provisions for introducing the long-awaited qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) program. By allowing more forex to leave China and opening up the country's tig [...] | 2006-04-25 00:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING8109 | China Raises Interest Rates to Rein in Overheated [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced an increase in loan interest rates, with rates on the benchmark one-year lending rate rising by 27 basis points to 5.85 percent. Local observers interpret this move as a response to fears that the economy is overheating [...] | 2006-04-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING8331 | CHINA SECURITIES REGULATOR TELLS FED VISITORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of the Research Department at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) advised a group of analysts from the New York Federal Reserve Bank on April 17 that China's stock market reform process is moving forward, with a new listing process, successful conversion [...] | 2006-05-05 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8473 | Foreign Investors Lining Up to Invest In China [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on April 18, Xie Ping, CEO of China SAFE Investments (aka "Huijin"),told a group of New York Federal Reserve Bank analysts that he is seeing more and more international interest in investing in Chinese banks. The successful Hong Kong listings of Bank of Communic [...] | 2006-05-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8474 | Foreign Investors Lining Up to Invest In China [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on April 18, Xie Ping, CEO of China SAFE Investments (aka ?Huijin?),told a group of New York Federal Reserve Bank analysts that he is seeing more and more international interest in investing in Chinese banks. The successful Hong Kong listings of Bank of Communic [...] | 2006-05-09 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8476 | FOREIGN DIRECTORS OF CHINESE BANKS HELPING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch on April 19 lunch with analysts from the New York Federal Reserve Bank, three foreign directors of four Chinese banks (Minsheng Bank, China Everbright Bank, Bank of Beijing and Xi'an City Commercial Bank) shared their experiences. On the question of governance, [...] | 2006-05-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIRUT1086 | MGLE01: SPECIAL CABINET SESSION DISCUSSES [...] Summary: The GOL's economic reform agenda was presented before the full Cabinet for the first time during a special session on April 5. President Lahoud chaired the session where both Finance Minister Azour and Economy Minister Haddad made Power Point presentations outlining the GOL's reform [...] | 2006-04-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT1392 | MGLE01: JOINT AMBASSADORIAL-PHARMACEUTICAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, French Ambassador Emie, and European Commission Head of Delegation Renauld, together with a delegation that included members of the pharmaceutical industry, discussed the problems of the intellectual property rights (IPR) climate concerning pharmaceuticals in Leb [...] | 2006-05-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT1470 | MGLE01: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to discuss the health of the Lebanese economy and the prospects of PM Siniora's economic reform program. Salameh began the meeting by briefing the Ambassador on two recent reports by t [...] | 2006-05-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT1712 | MGLE01: FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ABOUT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 30, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Finance Minister Azour to discuss the status of GOL economic reform efforts. Azour was upbeat as a result of the Lebanese economy's encouraging macroeconomic indicators and what he described as the positive reception he [...] | 2006-05-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT1716 | MGLE01: FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ON LEBANON'S [...] (C) Damianos Kattar, Lebanese Finance Minister during the government of Najib Mikati in 2005, believes that the present government must restore crebibility before it can advance economic reform. He estimates that at least USD 15 billion of Lebanon's USD 38 billion national debt derives from [...] | 2006-05-31 15:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV LE |
06BEIRUT1748 | MGLE01: C/CT5/015376 -- STUDY SHOWS IRANIAN AID [...] (S/NF) On May 31, independent Shia politician Ahmad al-Asad told econoff that Hizballah has increased the number of paid employees, including civilian and military, by 23 percent since last year. This increase was financed by a 37 percent increase in Iranian funding since the Syrian withdra [...] | 2006-06-02 13:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IR LE PGOV PTER SY |
06BEIRUT1772 | MGLE01: FORMER UNIFIL OFFICIAL VIEWS RECENT [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with econoff, former UNIFIL spokesman Timur Goksel said he believed Hizballah was involved in the early morning Katyusha barrage that began the fighting in southern Lebanon on May 28 (reftel). For Goksel, the rocket strike was too accurate not to involve a Hizballah [...] | 2006-06-05 14:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IR IS LE MOPS PTER |
06BEIRUT2067 | MGLE01: FM AZOUR DISCUSSES REFORM MEASURES AND [...] (C) Summary. During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer, Finance Minister Azour discussed the GOL's recent economic reform work and a recent economic meeting among PM Siniora, Azour, Economy and Trade Minister Haddad, and Future Movement leader Sa'ad Hariri. A [...] | 2006-06-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT2072 | MGLE01: SOME SHIA LOOK FOR A WAY TO ESCAPE CLIENT [...] (C/NF) In a June 21 meeting with econoff and FSN political specialist, independent Shia intellectual Mohammad Obeid said he is trying to reform Nabih Berri's Amal movement from the inside. He wants to take advantage of growing discontent over Speaker Berri's perceived sell-out of the moveme [...] | 2006-06-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IR KISL LE PGOV PTER SY |
06BEIRUT2154 | MGLE01: JIHAD AL-BINAA WIDELY KNOWN AS A [...] (C/NF) In June, econoff spoke with the Embassy's best contacts on Hizballah to determine the role, activities, and status of Jihad al-Binaa. Complicating matters was the fact that the official Jihad al-Binaa Arabic website does not directly reveal its ties to Hizballah. All contacts reporte [...] | 2006-06-28 07:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IR LE PTER |
06BEIRUT2258 | MGLE01: MEA LIKELY TO CHOOSE AIRBUS BECAUSE OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Ambassador and econoff met with Middle East Airlines (MEA) President Mohammad Hout on June 28 and Edward Schachle, Sales Director for Boeing in the Middle e"QZz[t_Q/=^QtqOa+(5QQQ 2012, and MEA cannot afford short-term leases on its aircraft to "bridge the gap." In nine [...] | 2006-07-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BEXP LE |
06BEIRUT2412 | TFLE01: CENTRAL BANK REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) This message contains an action message for the Department -- see para 6. 2. (C) Finance Minister Jihad Azour alerted us this morning to a forthcoming request from the Lebanese Central Bank for assistance in transporting cash in US dollars from Cyprus to Beirut. The Central Bank planned to co [...] | 2006-07-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EFIN ASEC LE IS |
06BEIRUT2422 | TFLE01: LEBANESE ECONOMY DEVASTATED BY AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT2526 | TFLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY HEADS CALL FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading Lebanese business and industry associations have asked Embassy Beirut for the immediate establishment of safe commercial corridors for passage of imports and exports. Lebanese business leaders stressed the need for industry leaders to have "a sense that this war will never happen [...] | 2006-08-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL SY EFIN ECON ETRD EINV |
06BEIRUT2551 | TFLE01: LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR [...] (C) In an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and TDY poloff, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh said that the Lebanese financial situation had so far avoided disaster through some creative "financial engineering" and other confidence-building measures such as a $1 billion loa [...] | 2006-08-07 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV LE IS SY |
06BEIRUT2671 | LEBANON: NAYLA MOAWAD VOWS TO STAND FIRM [...] (C/NF) During an 8/16 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff in the Baabda apartment where she is staying, Zgharta MP and Minister for Social Affairs Nayla Moawad said that, though she is threatened by the recent speeches by Hassan Nasrallah and Bashar al-Asad accusing the March 14 movement [...] | 2006-08-16 15:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN PTER PREL SY ISLE |
06BEIRUT2703 | BRAINSTORMING WITH MARWAN AND NAYLA: HAVE KOFI [...] (S/NF) Meeting together with the Ambassador on 8/20, Marwan Hamadeh and Nayla Mouawad urged that Kofi Annan bring UN/OLA chief Nicolas Michel with him when the UNSYG travels to Beirut next week. Having Michel in town to finalize the draft on the Hariri tribunal will put the right spin on An [...] | 2006-08-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KCRM PTER EFIN LE SY IS |
06BEIRUT2838 | LEBANON: CUSTOMS PLANS A COMPLICATED FIGHT AGAINST [...] (S) Although our GOL senior and political interlocutors have spoken with less than a unified voice on arms smuggling into Lebanon, we have heard about both success stories and chronic problems about this issue from Lebanon's customs services. While positive developments have been hard to conf [...] | 2006-09-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV ECON EFIN LE SY IR IS |
06BEIRUT2886 | LEBANON: MP MOSBAH AHDAB AND ALLIES SEEK NEW [...] (SBU) Member of Parliament for Tripoli Mosbah Ahdab requested a meeting in the Ambassador's office on 9/7 to discuss an initiative to provide assistance to Lebanon's war-damaged private sector and a political initiative to provide an alternative to Lebanon's rigid confessional groupings. Ahda [...] | 2006-09-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LE PREL KDEM |
06BEIRUT2928 | ALLEGED FINANCIAL LINKS BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND [...] (U) This is an action cable -- see para 5 below. 2. (S) Media reports suggest that Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and Hizballah have a new area of cooperation: financing reconstruction for the south. Newspapers and media have carried stories and pictures that show FPM and [...] | 2006-09-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PTER KDEM EFIN LE SY IR IS |
06BEIRUT2947 | LEBANON: HADDAD AND AZOUR URGE DUAL [...] (C) Ambassador and poloff met separately on September 11 with Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad and Finance Minister Jihad Azour to discuss the recent conflict's impact on the Lebanese economic and financial situation. Both expressed some frustration at the lack of clarity of th [...] | 2006-09-12 15:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID LE |
06BEIRUT3008 | LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PUSHES REFORM [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salameh, who will attend the IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore next week, took some credit for shepherding the Lebanese financial system through the recent war with minimal damage. He warned, however, of fiscal difficulties ahead as Lebanon comes to grips with a c [...] | 2006-09-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LE PREL |
06BEIRUT3230 | LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER SEES DROP IN GROWTH AND [...] (C) Finance Minister Azour on October 5 summarized for the Ambassador, econoff, and S/CRS Coordinator his consultations with the IMF, scenarios for economic performance, and plans for economic reform and the Beirut I donor conference. While deeply concerned about a 2-3 percent negative GDP gro [...] | 2006-10-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PTER LE |
06BEIRUT3656 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WANTS CASH UP FRONT, [...] (S) Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador in a 11/16 meeting that the IMF team currently in Beirut confirmed that GDP would have 0 percent growth in 2006, down from the 6 percent growth projected in June but considerably better than the 5 percent decline pre [...] | 2006-11-18 16:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL LE |
06BEIRUT3726 | LEBANON: PARIS III AND ECONOMIC REFORM PLANNING [...] (C) A team at the Ministry of Finance is actively planning the GOL strategy for Paris III, designing an economic reform framework amidst a hostile political environment, and seeking to transform their plan into a sustainable economic policy structure. The reform plan should be final in early [...] | 2006-11-29 17:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
06BEIRUT3895 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS SEE PRO-SYRIANS, AOUN [...] (C) Fouad Siniora, Marwan Hamadeh, and Saad Hariri report that the March 8-Aoun opposition forces are hardening their positions and that street demonstrations, despite the holiday lull, are not going away. Despite Vladimir Putin's vocal support for Lebanon and apparent warnings to Bashar Asad, [...] | 2006-12-26 06:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT3902 | LEBANON: PARIS III STILL ON TRACK [...] (C) On December 27 Econoff and Econstaff met at the Ministry of Finance with the team working on Paris III and briefly with Minister Jihad Azour. The purpose of the meeting was to assess the progress towards the donor conference, still scheduled to be held in Paris on January 25, 2007. The [...] | 2006-12-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL LE |
06BEIRUT3914 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RAISES ALARM BELLS ON [...] (S) In contrast to his usual calm-within-a-storm posture, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh has sounded the alarm bells -- albeit private alarm bells -- on Lebanon's financial and fiscal position. In a 12/29 meeting with the Ambassador, Salameh spoke with unprecedented can [...] | 2006-12-29 16:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | EFIN ECON LE PGOV |
06BEIRUT414 | MGLE01: ECONOMY AND TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES GOL [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador and Econoff called on Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad to discuss GOL efforts to improve the intellectual property rights (IPR) climate in Lebanon and encourage the GOL to prepare a submission of recent IPR efforts and future plans [...] | 2006-02-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT421 | C/CT5/01536: HIZBALLAH'S CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) Post appreciates comments in ref A regarding Hizballah funding and in this cable provides initial answers to the follow-on questions. We will send additional information as it becomes available. According to a Shia journalist who covers Hizballah professionally, as well as other inform [...] | 2006-02-14 11:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IR KISL LE PTER SOCI |
06BEIRUT455 | MGLE01: GOL AND YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS LAUNCH [...] On February 10, Econoff attended a working dinner at the Grand Serail for the launching of "Bader" (literally the beginning of the day in Arabic, refers to a "start-up" company),a partnership between the private sector and the GOL to encourage entrepreneurship. In attendance were about fift [...] | 2006-02-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT527 | MGLE01: VEIWS OF A HIGH-LEVEL GOL SKEPTIC OF THE [...] (C) Summary and Background. On February 17, Econoff discussed the GOL's economic reform agenda with the Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Alain Bifani. Bifani was critical of the GOL's economic reform efforts since October 2005, saying that initial optimism and good will had dis [...] | 2006-02-22 11:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV LE |
06BEIRUT677 | MGLE01: SYRIAN ACCOUNTS COMFORTABLE IN LEBANESE [...] On March 6, the Daily Star, a Lebanese English daily, reported that Syrian newspapers have claimed in recent editions that USD 3 billion in bank deposits were withdrawn from Lebanese banks by Syrian depositors in recent weeks due to political tensions between Syria and Lebanon. On March 4, t [...] | 2006-03-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT728 | MGLE01: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO [...] On March 9, DCM delivered reftel demarche to Dr.Muhammad Baasiri, head of the Lebanese Central Bank's Special Investigation Commission. Baasiri will lead the Lebanese delegation to the Cairo plenary. 2. Baasiri, who recently completed his term as president of the MENA-FATF, was well-acqu [...] | 2006-03-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT736 | MGLE01: MARCH 14 PARLIAMENTARIANS DISCUSS [...] (C) On March 8, the DCM hosted a lunch attended by MP Samir Franjieh, MP Mosbah al-Ahdab, former MP Fares Suaid, visiting NEA/ELA Syria Desk Officer, econoff, and FSN political specialist. On the electoral law, al-Ahdab noted that Amal-Hizballah would not have monopolized the Shia vote had [...] | 2006-03-10 10:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IR KISL LE PGOV PTER SY |
06BEIRUT742 | MGLE01: EUROMENA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND LAUNCHED [...] On March 10, the Capital Trust Group, a private equity firm headquartered in London with offices in New York, launched the EuroMena Fund at an official signing ceremony in Beirut. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB),told the gathering that the [...] | 2006-03-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE |
06BEIRUT743 | MGLE01: LEBANESE VIEWS OF SYRIA AND IRAN [...] On March 6, the Iranian Bank Saderat public relations department announced that Bank Saderat and the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) are to establish a jointly-run bank. Currently, there are no further details as to how Bank Saderat's five branches in Lebanon and the two branches of the Commer [...] | 2006-03-10 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE SY |
06BEIRUT811 | MGLE01: A BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW OF LEBANESE-IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 15, Econoff met with Mohamed Maktabi, the owner of a chain of high-end Persian carpet stores in Lebanon and the Gulf and a frequent traveler to Tehran, to discuss Lebanese-Iranian commercial relations. Maktabi told us he had noticed "no changes on the ground" regarding [...] | 2006-03-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE IR |
06BEIRUT836 | MGLE01: GOL PRESENTS UPDATE ON ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 10, Prime Minister Siniora presided over the GOL's 90-minute presentation of "A Medium-Term Reform Program for Lebanon with International Support" to representatives from nineteen embassies and international organizations. Siniora, Finance Minister Azour, Central Bank [...] | 2006-03-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT847 | FINCEN NOTICE ON COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA [...] On March 9, Charge conveyed to Mohamed Baasiri, head of the Special Investigations Commission (SIC) of the Central Bank of Lebanon, reftel talking points and the text of a background paper provided by the Department. These materials were also provided to Walid Alameddine, head of Lebanon's B [...] | 2006-03-17 16:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER ECON SANC LE SY |
06BELGRADE1001 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...] | 2006-06-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
06BELGRADE1147 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JUNE 2006 [...] Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, the current members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),announced that they expect that Montenegro, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia, will join CEFTA by the end of the year. Draft Law on Optical Dis [...] | 2006-07-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELGRADE1258 | MOBI 63 SOLD FOR EUR 1.513 BILLION [...] On August 1, the largest Norwegian mobile operator Telenor signed the sales agreement with the Government of Serbia (GOS) to buy Serbian mobile operator Mobi 63 (former Mobtel) for EUR 1.513 billion. Telenor won the televised auction organized the day before, competing with Austrian Mobilkom [...] | 2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV BTIO KPRV SR |
06BELGRADE1285 | MOU TO GIVE GAZPROM STRATEGIC FOOTHOLD IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) The scheduled signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Serbia (GOS),state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom- Gazexport on August 8 was postponed by the Russians for technical reasons. This MOU, approved by the GOS on July 27, establishes [...] | 2006-08-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR |
06BELGRADE1466 | FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS MORE PARIS CLUB DEBT RELIEF [...] summary: Finance Minister Dinkic has proposed a major Paris Club debt reduction - unrelated to Kosovo - as one element of his so-called "packet plus," a supplement to the GOS action plan for cooperation with the Hague tribunal. This Dinkic initiative proposes bigger, meatier carrots for Serb [...] | 2006-09-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG SR |
06BELGRADE1877 | SERBIAN FISCAL EXPANSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serbia's macroeconomic outlook appears strong as the country moves toward elections. GDP was up 6.7 percent in the first half of 2006, inflation likely will reach only 9 percent, and strong export growth continues, at 27 percent. Record inflows of foreign direct investment, mainl [...] | 2006-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EIND PGOV SR |
06BELGRADE188 | GOS DECLARES IMF VICTORY, LOOKS TO PARIS CLUB [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOS economic team jointly declared victory in completing the final review of its IMF program on February 6 and invited Paris Club action on implementing the final tranche of debt reduction before the next payment falls due. Finance Minister Dinkic also announced an ambitious [...] | 2006-02-09 10:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SR MW |
06BELGRADE1899 | SERBIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - [...] As the result of a public referendum on May 21, 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) was dissolved and Montenegro became an independent country. The Government of the Republic of Serbia (GOS) became the legacy member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. As a result [...] | 2006-11-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SR MW |
06BELGRADE1934 | SERBIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON [...] (u) The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia on counter- terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border security, information sharing, antiterrorism finan [...] | 2006-11-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
06BELGRADE1971 | TERRORIST LISTS - SERBIA [...] In response to reftel, the Government of Serbia does not have its own national list of banned terrorist entities. It currently uses the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee Consolidated List when referencing banned terrorist entities. 2. However, a new draft law on anti-terrorism fina [...] | 2006-12-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06BELGRADE2062 | RUSSIA, SERBIA SIGN MOU ON PIPELINE [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government (GOS),state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom-Gazexport signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Moscow on December 20 that establishes a framework for future cooperation and a possible agreement with Gazprom on extension of the Blue Stream gas p [...] | 2006-12-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR |
06BELGRADE220 | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR |
06BELGRADE31 | SAM: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM V2 [...] (u) General Assessment/Cooperation: The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) on counter-terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border [...] | 2006-01-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
06BELGRADE321 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...] | 2006-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE401 | FINANCE MINISTER ON INVESTMENT ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Polt met with Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic on March 7 to raise several issues involving U.S. investors and economic policy. Dinkic pledged to be helpful in resolving issues related to U.S. Steel and the gas shortages that are affecting production at the company. H [...] | 2006-03-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECPS ENRG EINV KIPR SR MW |
06BELGRADE404 | NATURAL GAS CRISIS IN SERBIA HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMS [...] (U) The recent gas shortage in Serbia highlights both deficiencies in its infrastructure and the perils of relying solely on Russian gas delivered through the Ukrainian pipeline. Both domestic and foreign companies that rely on natural gas supplies were negatively affected, and continued reliab [...] | 2006-03-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR MW |
06BELGRADE568 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MARCH 2006 [...] (U) Public debt rose 4.5 percent in 2005, to Euros 704.4 million. As a share of GDP, public declined from 45.7 percent in 2004 to 42.7 percent. Seventy-seven percent of the debt was inherited from the former Yugoslavia. For 2006, the Finance Ministry plans to repay Euros 151.6 million of the [...] | 2006-04-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE581 | PIFWC ASSET FREEZE LAW PASSES [...] (U) On June 15, 2005 the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) introduced to the SAM parliament a draft law that would freeze the assets of persons indicted by The Hague Tribunal (PIFWCs) who are at large. Almost a year later, on April 7, 2006, the parliament finally adopted th [...] | 2006-04-14 08:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ICTY PREL EFIN SR |
06BELGRADE654 | CENTRAL BANK FIGHTS TO LIMIT CREDIT GROWTH [...] Summary: THE NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CONFLICTING GOALS: PREVENTING DINAR APPRECIATION, WHICH IT PURSUES BY SELLING DINAR TO BUY UP FOREIGN CURRENCY, AND CURBING THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE IT CREATES IN THE FIRST STEP. THIS BALANCING ACT HAS PROVED DIFFICULT, AS IT HAS [...] | 2006-04-26 14:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV SR MW |
06BELGRADE673 | SERBIAN TELECOMS REGULATOR OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] Two years after the passage of the Serbian Law on Telecommunications, the Republic Telecommunications Agency was established and finally became operational on December 19, 2005. Shortly after its inception, however, the Government of Serbia (GOS) suspended the Agency's license- monitoring fu [...] | 2006-05-03 08:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS PGOV EFIN BTIO KPRV KCOR SR MW |
06BELGRADE711 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: APRIL 2006 [...] Montenegro's public debt at the end of 2005 amounted to Euros 700 million or 43 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),which according to the Ministry of Finance is below the maximum allowed level in the EU. In 2002, public debt was 88 percent of GDP. According to Maastricht criteria, the to [...] | 2006-05-08 07:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE75 | SETTLEMENT REACHED IN VALEANT INVESTMENT DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On December 14, 2005, the GOS and U.S. company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc.) reached an agreement to settle on an outstanding investment dispute. The history of the case, which is an ownership dispute, is provided in Reftel A. The GOS agreed t [...] | 2006-01-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PGOV SR MW OPIC |
06BELGRADE768 | CENTRAL BANK TIGHTENS - AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA REACTED TO APRIL'S HIGHER INFLATION BY FURTHER TIGHTENING MONETARY POLICY. THE CENTRAL BANK NOT ONLY RAISED THE RESERVE REQUIREMENT ON OVERSEAS BORROWING BY BANKS, BUT IT ALSO FORMALLY IMPOSE LIMITS ON BANKS' RETAIL LENDING, TIED TO THEIR BA [...] | 2006-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV SR MW |
06BELGRADE904 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MAY 2006 [...] On June 3, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted a Declaration of Independence, following the May 21 referendum on independence from Serbia. The two economies were already distinct, stemming from Montenegro's adoption of the deutsche mark in 1999, and later the Euro. The distinction is reflecte [...] | 2006-06-07 08:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELIZE282 | BELIZE: ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST FORMER BELIZE CITY [...] (U) The recently replaced mayor of Belize City faces allegations of financial improprieties during his final days in office. Separately, the new mayor of Orange Walk Town has announced a financial audit to clean house. The allegations of corruption come as no surprise in the wake of recent [...] | 2006-03-27 20:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI EFIN BH |
06BELIZE341 | BELIZE: CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) In an effort to shore up his Government's diminished popularity, Prime Minister Said Musa has re-shuffled his Cabinet, reintegrating popular members of the ruling People's United Party (PUP). Whether Musa can restore the PUP's fortunes in time for the next national elections, which must [...] | 2006-04-20 20:17:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ECON EFIN EIND EPET BH |
06BELIZE844 | BELIZE JOINS CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK FOR ECONOMIC [...] On September 25, local media reported that the GoB - in an effort to access more capital from foreign sources - indicated its intent to join the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). With over $4.5 billion in assets and an additional $5 billion in cash available to its membe [...] | 2006-09-26 20:08:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BH |
06BELIZE937 | BELIZE: GOB CONSTRUCTING HOLDING TANKS FOR [...] On October 18, Econ FSN spoke with Zaid Flores, General Manager of the Belize Banana Grower's Association and one of three owners/directors of the Big Creek Port, who confirmed that the Government of Belize (GoB) has contracted the services of the Big Creek Port to handle all on-ground logisti [...] | 2006-10-25 22:05:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL SOCI BH |
06BELIZE971 | GLENN GODFREY MADE ME DO IT! [...] (U) Summary. On the first day of testimony at the resumed Developm Finance Corporation (DFC) investigative hearings, former general manage Roberto Bautista said that changes in policy left the Corporation vulne to significant losses. Lending policies were Qrelaxed,Q and the DFC Bo instructed [...] | 2006-11-01 21:06:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BH |
06BELIZE973 | GLENN GODFREY MADE ME DO IT! [...] (U) Summary. On the first day of testimony at the resumed Development Finance Corporation (DFC) investigative hearings, former general manager Roberto Bautista said that changes in policy left the Corporation vulnerable to significant losses. Lending policies were "relaxed," and the DFC Boar [...] | 2006-11-02 19:42:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BH |
06BELMOPAN56 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED TO [...] Per reftel, on December 7 poloff delivered domestic USG designations of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the Tri-Border Area to Ambassador Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Copies of the designations were also delivered to Geral [...] | 2006-12-07 19:45:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BH |
06BELMOPAN66 | BELIZE: PARLIAMENT APPROVES BROV LOAN AND "SUPER BOND" AS [...] Summary: The House of Representatives and the Senate met in emergency sessions on December 8 and 11, respectively, and approved a second USD 25 million loan from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BROV) (ref A) and the issuance of new bonds equivalent to USD 565 million. These two financi [...] | 2006-12-14 21:15:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL SOCI BH |
06BELMOPAN75 | CHAIRMAN OF DFC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DIES IN CUBA [...] On December 13, local media reported that David Price, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating the financial dealings of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC),died in Cuba. Price, who suffered from diabetes, flew by air ambulance to Cuba on November 13 to seek tr [...] | 2006-12-18 17:47:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BH |
06BERLIN1109 | GERMANY/PKK: ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Global Affairs Acting Counselor discussed the recent possibly PKK-linked demonstrations and the recent German arrest of an alleged PKK leader with Turkish Embassy Counselor Kemal Tuzun April 25. Turkish Embassy on Demonstrations --------------------------------- [...] | 2006-04-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN PINR PREL KCRM GM TU |
06BERLIN1342 | Merkel Previews German EU Presidency Agenda [...] SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel highlighted energy coordination, deregulation, and research investment as key priorities for Germany's EU Presidency next year in two Berlin speeches on May 9 and May 11. However, she described the politically sensitive issue of the EU Constitution as requiring "f [...] | 2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ENRG EFIN PGOV ECON PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1950 | Snapshot of German Economy - Growth Remains Modest [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany remains on track for a mild economic revival this year, with 0.4% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2006 and expectations of 1.8% for the year as a whole. Recent unemployment figures were better than expected after the disappointing start earlier in the year. Busines [...] | 2006-07-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM |
06BERLIN2060 | TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO: ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN GM |
06BERLIN2075 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MORE GERMAN INFORMATION ON [...] (C) On July 12, Germany prenotified the proposed addition of Ismail Abu Shaweesh to the UNSCR 1267 Committee's Consolidated List of Individuals and Entities Associated with Al Qaida, the Taliban, and Usama Bin Laden. Ismail Abu Shaweesh is in German custody and on trial for several alleged cr [...] | 2006-07-24 17:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV UN GM |
06BERLIN2269 | GERMANY DEBATES HEDGE FUND REFORM; BACKS [...] SUMMARY. Hedge funds are politically contentious in Germany. The two major political parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Grand Coalition" have staked out opposing positions on whether Germany should reform its hedge fund regulations. The three major German financial agencies -- the Bund [...] | 2006-08-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2344 | INDUSTRY IMPLICATIONS OF THE REITS DEBATE IN [...] SUMMARY: Germany's Finance Ministry is nearing the completion of a draft law to legalize Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The decision to legalize REITs, however, must first receive the approval of Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Coalition" Cabinet, which is deeply divided on the issue. Wh [...] | 2006-08-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2623 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UPCOMING IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS [...] (C) Noting his previous discussions with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, MFA's State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden told DCM that Germany planned to SIPDIS send a high-level representative from the MFA for the September 10 Iraq Compact meeting in Abu Dhabi. Boom [...] | 2006-09-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ EAID EFIN PREL |
06BERLIN2829 | TREASURY OFFICIALS UNDERSCORE BASIS, VALUE OF TFTP [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Department Deputy Assistant General Counsel James Freis and Senior Advisor Michael Jacobson underlined the legal basis and the value of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) in several meetings with German officials September 19. German officials, who are prepar [...] | 2006-09-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS ETTC EFIN KTFN PGOV GM EU |
06BERLIN2830 | EARLY GERMAN THOUGHTS ON U.S.-EU TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) German agencies preparing for the U.S.-EU terrorism finance workshop this week in Helsinki met Monday September 25, as foreshadowed ref B, to prepare for the meeting and to begin discussions about the next workshop, to take place under the 2007 German EU Presidency. Transatlantic Diplom [...] | 2006-09-25 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN GM |
06BERLIN2832 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ISLAMIC RESISTANCE SUPPORT [...] (C) Subsequent to the domestic designations in refs A and B, German MFA counterterrorism desk officer Holger Kraemer informed Global Affairs Officer that German agencies have performed their regular checks and determined that there are no assets under any of the subject's names in German finan [...] | 2006-09-26 09:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN ETTC EFIN PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3045 | IRAQ/US/UK JOINT DEMARCHE ON IRAQ COMPACT; [...] (C) Iraqi Embassy Counselor Qais Naif Abboud and Attache Bashar F. Al-Bander, UK Embassy Poloff Neil Holland, and Global Affairs Officer jointly delivered ref demarche October 16 to MFA Iraq Working Group Chief Ruediger Lotz and two of his staff including desk officer Christofer Burger. Abboud [...] | 2006-10-19 18:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3076 | GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...] | 2006-10-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR |
06BERLIN3135 | GERMAN RESPONSE: IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer discussed ref demarche with Ruediger Lotz, Chief of the MFA Iraq Working Group. He said he would lead the German delegation to the October 31 Iraq Compact Preparatory Group (PG) Meeting in Kuwait; an officer from the German Embassy in Kuwait would also be there. W [...] | 2006-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EAID EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3259 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND KOMID [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche November 6 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke. Global affairs officer subsequently delivered ref B demarche November 7 to MFA International Economic Policy Division Desk Officer Bernd Forster and MFA Nuclear Nonprolife [...] | 2006-11-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV DPRK KN CH GM |
06BERLIN3281 | NO GERMAN PLANS FOR FURTHER IRAQI DEBT RELIEF [...] (SBU) Johannes Kindler, Deputy Director General of the Federal Chancellery, and Rolf Wenzel, Deputy Director General for International Financial and Monetary Policies of the Ministry of Finance, told Embassy officers in separate meetings that Germany was unlikely to forgive further Iraqi debt [...] | 2006-11-09 17:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3478 | NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP -- GERMAN REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Germany is not contemplating any immediate action in response to the November 22 report of the EU's Article 29 Working Party that concluded that SWIFT violated the EU's Data Privacy Directive by exporting data to the U.S. Nevertheless, German officials believe SWIFT will come un [...] | 2006-12-11 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ECON GM |
06BERLIN3505 | GERMAN REQUEST CONCERNING KOMID FINANCIAL [...] (S) Global Affairs officer met Christian Mayer, deputy director of the German Finance Ministry's Division for Monetary Transactions and Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, November 24 to follow up ref B demarche and the Germans' interim reply (ref A). Mayer said relevant G [...] | 2006-12-14 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KNAR GM CH |
06BERLIN3518 | GERMANY HONING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Chancellor and other senior German officials continue to note Germany's economic agenda for its EU presidency includes promoting a more highly integrated transatlantic market place, while at the same time reiterating support for a successfully concluded Doha Development Agenda [...] | 2006-12-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL GM |
06BERLIN3520 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...] | 2006-12-15 17:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
06BERLIN393 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFO REQUEST RE: [...] (C) Global Affairs Officer conveyed reftel to Susanne Welter, MFA Acting Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation February 13. She said she would consult with other German agencies to determine whether Germany might be able to provide any additional information. Post wil [...] | 2006-02-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN GM |
06BERLIN889 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...] | 2006-03-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM |
06BERLIN988 | ADDITIONAL GERMAN ACTION AGAINST THE PKK [...] (C) Recent allegedly PKK-linked violence in Germany and one arrest in Berlin formed the backdrop for continued engagement with senior German officials pursuant to ref B. Demonstrations -------------- 2. (C) According to local press reports, on the evening of April 1, alleged PKK supporte [...] | 2006-04-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL GM |
06BERLIN993 | THE GERMAN ECONOMY: MORE GROWTH? [...] (U) SUMMARY: A rise in German business confidence indexes signaled a change of mood about Germany's economic prospects in early 2006. Many linked the boost to Chancellor Merkel's "honeymoon" effect as business groups put high hopes in the new government and a turnaround from Germany's wan 0.9% [...] | 2006-04-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
06BERN1218 | (S) SWISS AIMING TO PREVENT MEDIA TORNADO ON [...] (S) Charge d'Affairs a.i. Carol Urban met with Department of Finance (EFD),Director for Financial Markets, Rene Weber to deliver points in REF A mid-afternoon June 23, 2006. The Charge highlighted the legal safeguards and auditing that are in place in the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program an [...] | 2006-06-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | PTER EFIN SZ |
06BERN725 | IRANIAN OPPOSITION GROUP CLAIMS IRAN REPATRIATED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN KNNP IR SZ |
06BISHKEK1305 | TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC KG |
06BISHKEK1604 | KYRGYZSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL [...] (U) No report was published for Kyrgyzstan in last year's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. This is a new report for Kyrgyzstan. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@stat [...] | 2006-11-14 11:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN PGOV KG |
06BISHKEK1692 | KYRGYZ HIPC DEBATE BECOMES POLITICAL HOT POTATO [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival this week of a World Bank team to Bishkek for 2-3 weeks of technical consultations has focused political and media attention on the HIPC initiative. According to a World Bank insider, Kyrgyz object to energy reforms proposed under the HIPC program, specifically reg [...] | 2006-11-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1750 | KYRGYZ PLEDGE TO JOIN HIPC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: World Bank-led discussions with a Kyrgyz negotiating team headed by PM Kulov yielded an agreement December 9 on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the HIPC initiative. The Kyrgyz Government has yet to make any public announcement about the agreement, but the World Bank country manager bel [...] | 2006-12-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1775 | A KYRGYZ LINK TO RUSSIAN BANKER'S DEATH? [...] (C) In a conversation with emboff concerning Kyrgyz Central Bank operations (septel),former Kyrgyz Central Bank governor Ulan Sarbanov linked information he provided Russian Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov in September during a meeting in Poland to Kozlov,s subsequent murder [...] | 2006-12-19 04:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM KG |
06BOGOTA1148 | COLOMBIAN SOCIAL SPENDING BUDGET 2006 [...] Summary: The GOC plans to spend COP 46 trillion (approx. USD 20 billion) on social spending in 2006. Since 2002, the Uribe administration has on average increased social spending over 10 percent per year. Social spending accounts for nearly half of the total national budget and represents mor [...] | 2006-02-07 22:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CO |
06BOGOTA1383 | COLOMBIAN CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE REDUCES SPENDING [...] SUMMARY: The Colombian constitution requires that the central government transfer funds to departments, which are equivalent to states in the U.S. The transfers are the primary source of revenue for the departments, and fund key programs such as education and healthcare. In some departments, [...] | 2006-02-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CO |
06BOGOTA1584 | COLOMBIAN FIU (MONEY LAUNDERING PREVENTION UNIT): [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 14:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN CO |
06BOGOTA1870 | COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY: STILL DEFYING GRAVITY [...] (Summary) The Colombian economy demonstrated strong growth in 2005, despite the GOC's limited progress in addressing structural economic issues. GDP growth will be close to 5 percent and IMF targets for the budget, deficit, inflation and reserves were either met or exceeded. Public debt is l [...] | 2006-03-01 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CO |
06BOGOTA2804 | The Soft Side of Plan Colombia - Special Social [...] SUMMARY. Since the advent of Plan Colombia in 1999, the GOC has spent over USD one billion on special social and economic development programs to fight narcotrafficking, poverty and violence, and the Uribe administration has committed USD 470 million to these programs in the 2006 budget. A [...] | 2006-03-29 11:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA2897 | COLOMBIAN BANKING SECTOR: REVIEW AND PROSPECTS [...] (Summary) 2005 was a year of continued growth and consolidation for the Colombian banking sector, with banks registering a record 2.4 billion USD in profits, an increase of 46 percent over the previous year. Colombia's financial regulatory bodies were also consolidated in 2005 to improve gene [...] | 2006-03-31 17:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN |
06BOGOTA5177 | REMITTANCE FLOWS TO COLOMBIA [...] SUMMARY. Remittances to Colombia grew five percent in 2005 to USD 3.3 billion, with the majority coming from the U.S. and Spain. While rapid remittance growth assisted the economic recovery following the 1999 crisis, it has slowed considerably since 2003. Remittances equal 2.7 percent of G [...] | 2006-06-08 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA5588 | COLOMBIA: CAPITAL CONTROLS LIFTED [...] After markets closed on June 13, the Ministry of Finance announced the immediate elimination of Colombia's capital control on transitory investment (a tax on foreign capital resident less than one year in country),put in place in 2004 to counter a rapidly appreciating peso. The following day [...] | 2006-06-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CO |
06BRASILIA1008 | BRAZIL - FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIBERALIZATION AND MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Growing pressure from exporters for some sort of GoB action in the face of the Real's appreciated levels has forced Finance Minister Guido Mantega and Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles to state they will put forward a proposal to liberalize the country's foreign exchange [...] | 2006-05-25 16:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1016 | BRAZIL - SPECULATION ABOUT SPECULATIVE CURRENCY ATTACK [...] (U) Local financial press reported on May 25 that the Real's 4.5% depreciation of the previous day had been the product of a speculative attack by foreign hedge funds. According to leading financial daily Valor Economico and influential economic journalist Miriam Leitao, foreign hedge funds th [...] | 2006-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1036 | BRAZIL - A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 22 meeting, recently-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega told A/S Shannon and the Charge that Brazil's economy was "sound" and in good shape to weather the current volatility on world financial markets. Mantega and his International Secretary, Luiz Pere [...] | 2006-05-31 17:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET EINV PGOV PREL BR BL |
06BRASILIA1151 | BRAZIL'S SOCIAL SECURITY DEFICIT: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian pensioners recently have been subjected to a burdensome requirement to appear in person to reregister with the social security administration (INSS) in order to continue receiving their pension payments. The requirement, problematic for elderly and sometimes infirm re [...] | 2006-06-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1251 | BRAZIL: THE FINANCE MINISTRY'S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Guido Mantega named Sergio Gomes de Almeida to be his Secretary for Economic Policy on May 22. Almeida filled the last policy-level vacancy in the Finance Ministry team left after Mantega's late-March appointment. A PhD economist and former executive director of the Ins [...] | 2006-06-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PINR BR |
06BRASILIA1630 | BRAZIL: ECONOMY HELPING LULA'S REELECTION BID [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors are boosting President Lula's chances of winning reelection in October 2006. Solid expected GDP growth of about 4% this year combined with higher salaries, lower unemployment and inflation under control, mean that the economic "feel-good" factor going into the [...] | 2006-08-09 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1655 | MIXED SIGNALS ON LOCAL CURRENCY-DENOMINATED TRADE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the local press, on July 20 Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega met with Argentine Economy Minister Felisa Miceli on the margins of the Mercosul Summit meeting to discuss ways to conduct trade between the two countries in local currency (reais/pesos) instead o [...] | 2006-08-11 17:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA1702 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce Luiz Furlan. The wide-ranging session touched upon a variety of topics, including the upcoming Commercial Dialogue meeting in Washington during the fall between U [...] | 2006-08-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR EFIN SENV BR |
06BRASILIA1725 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles highlighted to the Ambassador during their August 9 introductory meeting the importance he places on achieving formal Central Bank independence, which he sees as a key part of consolidating Brazil's current success in fighting inflation. [...] | 2006-08-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1775 | BRAZIL: MOVEMENT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) The GoB is close to launching a much-delayed inter-agency review of its first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments. These projects would be reviewed by the Ministers of Planning and Budget (Paulo Bernardo),Finance (Guido Mantega) and the Presid [...] | 2006-08-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1865 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's August 18 initial call on Finance Minister Guido Mantega, the two discussed Brazil's economy, ethanol, and mechanisms for bilateral economic engagement, including the Treasury-Fazenda Group for Growth meetings. Mantega raised the USG's review of Generalized [...] | 2006-09-05 18:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1866 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Finance (Fazenda) International Secretary Luiz Pereira made the point that, with the macroeconomic framework for growth in place, it was time for Brazil to focus ever more on the microeconomic reforms and business environm [...] | 2006-09-05 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1971 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TAX AND CUSTOMS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Jorge Rachid, Secretary of Brazil's Receita Federal, the finance ministry agency which oversees both tax collection and customs, assured the Ambassador in a September 14 meeting of the GoB's continued intent to work closely with the USG on security and law enforcement, including through t [...] | 2006-09-18 17:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1973 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FURTHER DISCUSSES BIOFUELS WITH DILMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Special Assistant, met with President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, on September 12 to discuss biofuels issues. Rousseff said the U.S. and Brazil need to move quickly on biofuels, but first must work through their [...] | 2006-09-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1992 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND OTHER TOPICS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Commercial Counselor, met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 14 to discuss biofuels issues. The meeting quickly boiled over to cover a range of topics and poten [...] | 2006-09-19 18:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2099 | BRAZIL: SECOND QUARTER GDP GROWTH DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy expanded by a scant 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006, a result below most analysts' expectations, due primarily to poor results in industrial production and investment. According to Central Bank survey data, the market now expects 2006 GDP growth barely [...] | 2006-10-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2278 | BRAZIL: LULA REAFFIRMS MACROECONOMIC POLICY CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Only a day after winning reelection to a second four year term, President Lula was forced by an outburst from his Institutional Relations Minister and PT party stalwart, Tarso Genro, into reaffirming during a series of October 30 television interviews his commitment to his curre [...] | 2006-10-31 17:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2371 | BRAZIL: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Mission Brazil's Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer is Deputy Economic Counselor J. Andrew Plowman. He can be reached at phone number (55)(61) 3312-7470; IVG: 921-7470; email: plowmana@state.sgov.gov. Unclas email: plowmanja@state.gov. 2. (C) The Brazil-specific infor [...] | 2006-11-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BR |
06BRASILIA24 | BRAZIL ADOPTS WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE REGARDING [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with AmConsulate Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) Summary. In recent discussions with Embassy officials, Ministry of Mines and Energy officials told us that Brazil, for various reasons, is adopting a wait and see attitude on the Bolivian energy situation in the wake o [...] | 2006-01-04 19:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA2420 | BRAZIL - NEED FOR A STRATEGY ON THE TBA TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is a message for Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Reilly from Charge Phillip Chicola. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy understands that Treasury and other Washington agencies are moving forward with plans to designate on November 21, 2006 several individuals who operat [...] | 2006-11-17 17:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2449 | BRAZILIAN NGOS CALL GOB FOR TFCA TALK [...] A group of Brazilian NGOs invited the Ministry of the Environment and the Brazilian Treasury for a discussion about including Brazil in the debt conversion/reduction process under the TFCA (Tropical Forest Conservation Act). To date, no formal agreement has been made with the USG under the TFC [...] | 2006-11-21 15:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIN EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
06BRASILIA2465 | BRAZIL 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Following is Brazil's 2006 INCSR. As requested in reftel, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. The Brazilian Federal police (DPF) had a number of successes this past year against foreign narcotrafficking [...] | 2006-11-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KSEP BR |
06BRASILIA2466 | BRAZIL - TBA TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATIONS [...] (S/NF) This is a coordinated message from all law enforcement and intelligence agencies represented at post. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that Washington agencies are now planning to delay by one week, until November 29, the designation of nine individuals and two entities operating in the Tr [...] | 2006-11-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL ASEC BR |
06BRASILIA2490 | BRAZIL'S FISCAL GORDIAN KNOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from its reelection victory, the Lula Administration has begun to consider the elements of a plan to try to cut through its fiscal Gordian knot: a rigid budgetary system rife with constitutional earmarks and revenue sharing requirements, a large debt service burden, high [...] | 2006-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2533 | TERROR FINANCE - BRAZIL ASKS FOR DELAY, COORDINATION ON [...] (S) Per reftel, Emboffs, ORA, Legatt and DEA delivered the TBA designations pre-notification to the Foreign Ministry, financial intelligence unit, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) and law enforcement agency counterparts on November 30. 2. (S) In a follow-up meeting December 1, Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-12-01 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2542 | TERRORIST LISTS - BRAZIL DOES NOT MAINTAIN ANY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER BR |
06BRASILIA2556 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC OFFICIALS (BLOCK AND [...] Post grants country clearance for the December 8-22 visit of SEC officials Paul Block and Carlos Costa-Rodrigues to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia for information exchange with GoB officials pursuant to an investigation. Post understands no Embassy or Consulate assistance is requested, but reques [...] | 2006-12-06 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA BR |
06BRASILIA2562 | WHY BRAZIL'S ECONOMY WILL JUST KEEP MUDDLING THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: By many measures, Brazil's economy has better fundamentals today than it has had at any point over the last three decades. The 1994 "Plano Real" brought previously unknown macroeconomic stability to Brazil, defeating its traditional inflation nemesis. Fiscal management has pro [...] | 2006-12-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL SOCI BR |
06BRASILIA281 | BRAZIL: FINANCE MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO G-8 EMBASSIES [...] Action Request - paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 2, the Ministry of Finance's Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Luiz Pereira, called in Emboffs from the German, French, Italian, Canadian, Japanese, British, Canadian, and U.S. Embassies to brief on the themes that [...] | 2006-02-08 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA327 | CONGRESS, INDUSTRY SEEK TO SEIZE THE INITIATIVE ON REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 8, Senator Fernando Bezerra (PTB-Rio Grande do Norte),leader of the government in the Senate, and President of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-Alagoas) introduced a bill which, if passed, would liberalize the country's foreign exchange regime. The proposal was dev [...] | 2006-02-14 19:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA329 | BRAZIL AND DEBT-FOR-NATURE ... TWO STEPS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy told Econoff in a February 9 meeting he was surprised that the USG had begun formally to evaluate Brazil's eligibility to participate in debt reduction/swaps under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Before entering int [...] | 2006-02-15 12:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV EAID PREL BR |
06BRASILIA366 | BRAZIL - THE EVER-RISING REAL AND OTHER MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The torrent of dollars entering Brazil, fueled primarily by the trade surplus (over $44 billion in 2005) but also by FDI and portfolio investment flows, has created both opportunities and challenges for Brazilian macroeconomic policy management. GoB and private debtors are maki [...] | 2006-02-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA410 | NEVER MINED: ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING ARRESTS ROCK KIMBERLEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Six people, including one GoB official, were arrested February 10 in a sting operation to stop the trafficking of illegally certified diamonds in Brazil. The gang is accused of illegal mining, document fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and possible blood diamond trade. The Br [...] | 2006-02-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ETTC EMIN EFIN PTER BR |
06BRASILIA546 | ICE THINNING UNDER BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Bingo Houses, which is conducting hearings into allegations of corruption in the Lula government, heard testimony on March 16 from a gardener/handyman who said Palocci had frequently visited a Brasilia house where several of his [...] | 2006-03-17 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA579 | BRAZIL - TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON MONEY [...] (C) Summary: GoB interlocutors told Treasury A/S O'Brien during Brasilia meetings March 6 and 7 that the GoB has no evidence of terror cells or terrorist financiers operating in the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina Tri-border Area (TBA). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transnational Crimes Coordinator Ma [...] | 2006-03-22 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA604 | BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER'S FATE TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEK [...] (SBU) Press speculation about the possible resignation of Finance Minister Antonio Palocci resignation is at a fever pitch, with nearly identical story lines stating that Palocci's future as minister is to be decided March 27, reportedly at an planned meeting between Lula and Palocci. The oppo [...] | 2006-03-27 16:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA608 | BRAZIL - AN EARLY LOOK AT ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE 2006 [...] (C) Summary: In sharp contrast to Brazil's 2002 presidential election, in which Lula da Silva and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) emerged victorious, the 2006 presidential elections carry much less uncertainty about future economic policies. Lula has established a surprisingly strong record of [...] | 2006-03-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PGOV ETRD PREL EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA609 | BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER FIRED, REPLACED BY BNDES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula fired Finance Minister Palocci the night of March 27 after evidence came to light implicating Palocci personally in the leak from state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) of the confidential bank statements of handyman Francenildo da Costa. Costa's bank stat [...] | 2006-03-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA665 | BRAZIL - NEW FINANCE MINISTER'S EARLY CHOICES REASSURE [...] (SBU) Summary. New Finance Minister Guido Mantega has moved cautiously in his early days on the job, reassuring financial markets. His choices for Vice Minister and Treasury Secretary, Bernard Appy and Carlos Kawall, respectively, have been well received. On March 31, Mantega supported a mea [...] | 2006-04-05 18:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA790 | BRAZIL AT A FISCAL INFLECTION POINT? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lula administration heretofore has compiled an impressive record of fiscal rectitude, routinely posting primary budget surpluses well beyond its formal 4.25 percent of GDP target. This performance has allowed the GoB to reduce its net-debt-to-GDP ratio (from 57.2% in 2003 to [...] | 2006-04-24 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA835 | BRAZILIAN CAPITAL MARKETS - MORE INITIAL SHARE OFFERINGS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian companies, always interested in obtaining access to cheaper capital than that on offer by the banking sector, have been turning more and more to equity offerings on the Sao Paulo stock exchange (BOVESPA). One particular slice of the market, the BOVESPA's "Novo Mercado [...] | 2006-04-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON BR |
06BRASILIA902 | BRAZIL BUYS BACK BRADY BONDS [...] (U) Summary: The GOB exercised its option to buy back its Brady bonds on April 18. The operation involved bonds with a total face value of US$6.63 billion, and was part of Brazil's broader effort, taking advantage of the appreciated Real, to put behind it the legacy of its 1980's default. Bra [...] | 2006-05-10 12:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA952 | BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION WITH THE BANK OF RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Henrique Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB),traveled to Moscow May 10-11 to meet with local monetary authorities. During that visit, Meirelles planned to sign a cooperation agreement with the Bank of Russia (BOR) as officials there are reportedly intereste [...] | 2006-05-15 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA961 | BRAZIL - CENTRAL BANK RESOLUTE IN FACE OF INTEREST RATE [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend of May 6-7, newly-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega made statements to the press which appeared to condition positive relations between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank (BCB)on continued CB interest rate reductions. The Bank's Monetary Policy Dire [...] | 2006-05-17 16:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRATISLAVA121 | EARLY ELECTIONS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT ECONOMY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliament's unanimous approval to hold early elections June 17 (vice September) is not expected to have much impact on the economy. Outside of a slight depreciation of the Slovak Koruna following the Christian Democratic Movement's (KDH) defection from the ruling coalition, most [...] | 2006-02-13 15:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA214 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 17, 2006 [...] (SBU) At a March 13 seminar held by the new Smer-friendly ASA (Analysis, Strategy, Alternatives) think tank to provide input on the development of Smer's social policy programs, Slovakia's academics -- including the Rectors of two of Slovakia's most prestigious universities -- gathered to de [...] | 2006-03-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SMIG EFIN SOCI BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA331 | SLOVAK ECONOMY GROWING AT RECORD PACE [...] SUMMARY: In the last quarter of 2005, the Slovak economy reached an all time record for economic growth of 7.6 percent, the fastest rate among the four biggest economies that joined the EU on May 1, 2004. A high volume of investments and fast-growing household consumption were the key growth [...] | 2006-04-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO |
06BRATISLAVA490 | Tax Reform and the Election [...] Summary. The flat tax is the flagship of the reform agenda that helped the government of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda quickly turn Slovakia into one of Europe's most attractive destinations for global investment. While admired by investors, Slovakia's flat rates for income, corporate, and [...] | 2006-06-16 15:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA589 | SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - JULY 18, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Slovak korun has faced intense weakening pressure over the past two weeks due to investor uncertainties about the future direction of GOS economic policies. Prime Minister Robert Fico and Finance Minister-designate Jan Pociatek have clashed in public about economic and fiscal plans, [...] | 2006-07-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA621 | SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - JULY 28, 2006 [...] (U) The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: PM'S ADVISOR: REALITY WILL DIFFER FROM ELECTION PLEDGES --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (SBU) In anticipation of the GOS release of its economic plan on August 1, Emboff spoke this week with [...] | 2006-07-31 06:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA839 | SMER SURPRISES WITH MODERATE ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary - Prime Minister Robert Fico celebrated his first 100 days in office by getting cabinet approval for a budget that is in line with the Euro Maastrict criteria and does not alter the flat tax regime that was put in place by the last government. Fear of a significant drop in the S [...] | 2006-10-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA913 | NOVEMBER 16 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: SLOVAK ECONOMY EXPANDS AT HISTORIC PACE --------------------------------------- 2. The Slovak economy grew by a real annual rate of 9.8 percent in the third quarter, its fastest-ever expansion, up from 6.7 percent in the [...] | 2006-11-20 07:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA963 | SLOVAKIA AMONG WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES [...] SUMMARY: Slovakia's economy rose by a record 9.8 percent year-on-year during the third quarter, up from 6.7 percent in the previous three months, the Statistical Office reported. The growth at one of the fastest rates worldwide was driven mainly by consumer goods and investments. Robust econo [...] | 2006-12-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO |
06BRATISLAVA978 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On December 19, Emboff met with Martin Barto, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Slovakia for Banking Supervision, to discuss the SWIFT program. The meeting focused primarily on the Faull letter from the European Commission, since [...] | 2006-12-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ECON EU LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1057 | MOTTLEYNOMICS - THE RETURN OF THE STATE? [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently announced a plan for massive government investment in the ailing furniture and garment industries. She touted the idea as a way to reduce Barbados' persistent trade deficit and slow the outflow of foreign exchange. Her proposa [...] | 2006-06-16 20:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV EFIN PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1165 | ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...] | 2006-07-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW |
06BRIDGETOWN178 | BARBADOS BUDGET - PM PLEDGES TAX CUTS AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur presented his government's 2006 economic and financial policies in a January 16 speech to parliament. PM Arthur pledged to lower energy costs, cut taxes, boost pensions, and prop up manufacturing. Most of the budget seems practical and will [...] | 2006-01-27 18:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECPS SENV ENRG PINR BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1934 | DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...] | 2006-11-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN206 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN WARY OF CARICOM SINGLE MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The January 1 "start" of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and January 30 signing are purely ceremonial events because the CSME is a patchwork process that countries must implement through national legislation. Owing to fears of a mass influx of foreign labor, concerns [...] | 2006-01-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD ELAB EAID EIND EFIN PREL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2063 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordinat [...] | 2006-11-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2083 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] | 2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
06BRIDGETOWN2177 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation of Hizballah-related individuals in the Tri-Border Area" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1686, Barbados #1687, Dominica #1688, St. Kitts #1689, St. Lucia #1690, and St. Vincent #1 [...] | 2006-12-11 20:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2233 | BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' economy continues to grow at a steady pace and is projected to expand by 3.4 percent in 2006. However, a recent meeting with Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Senior Director for Research revealed the CBB's concerns over the economy's medium to long-term health. Barba [...] | 2006-12-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2235 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WESTFALL, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Treasury Tax Advisors Larry Westfall, James Kopidlansky, Richard Voskuil and Treasury Program Officer Stephanie Fugate, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from February 4-9, 2007, for the purpose of providing CARICOM/COTA regional management tr [...] | 2006-12-22 18:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EFIN AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN319 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The Barbados-based Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) announced that it is expanding its private sector outreach program, beginning in January with a dialogue that will bring together the private and public sectors in St. Kitts. The CRNM will also teach the private sector how [...] | 2006-02-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS SNAR EAID EAIR EFIN ELAB ENRG |
06BRIDGETOWN429 | GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...] | 2006-03-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN553 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN MOVES TOWARD ECONOMIC UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean's small island-states are creating an economic union that could lead to political integration. Under a draft plan, the heads of government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) would sit on a supranational body that has the authority to mak [...] | 2006-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EFIN PGOV PREL UK XL |
06BRIDGETOWN684 | BARBADOS - EMBASSY INPUT ON OPIC-SUPPORTED [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, Post concurs with the establishment of an OPIC-supported investment fund in the region that will target Barbados, among other countries. That said, the buyout strategy outlined in paragraph 4 of reftel may face local opposition. End Summary. ---------------- [...] | 2006-04-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN755 | CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbean S [...] | 2006-05-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN76 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) During a recent visit to the region, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Agustin Carstens expressed concern that Caribbean nations would take on more debt through the concessionary financing scheme offered by Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil initiative. Carstens spoke hi [...] | 2006-01-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS EAID EFIN TW XL |
06BRIDGETOWN788 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Leaders of the six independent nations in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reaffirmed in April their intention to delay officially signing on to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) until a Regional Development Fund (RDF) is established to help less developed sta [...] | 2006-05-08 20:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM PREL CH |
06BRIDGETOWN890 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HALLDORSON, BACHMAN, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Treasury Advisors Marvin Halldorson, Shirley Bachman, and Rickey Hector for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 4-30. Mr. Halldorson departs June 24. The Treasury Advisors will conduct a Gaming Course Phase I and Internet Gaming workshop [...] | 2006-05-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN968 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer traveled to Tokyo in May to meet Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other officials. Accompanied by Antigua Minister for Tourism Harold Lovell and the country's new Ambassador to Japan and representative to the International Wh [...] | 2006-06-07 19:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OFDP OVIP SENV JA XL |
06BRUSSELS1095 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 17, 2006 [...] (U) Although Belgium has one of the highest per capita income levels of the EU ($35,749 in 2005),Belgian households still struggle to balance their budgets, due to high prices for some basics. Electricity prices, for example, are near 30 percent above those of France. A recent survey compa [...] | 2006-03-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS1098 | TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH BELGIAN AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 14 meeting at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorism Financing Patrick O'Brien met SIPDIS with Belgian officials to explain the U.S. process to designate financiers of terrorists or terror groups. O'Brien's [...] | 2006-03-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PGOV BE EU |
06BRUSSELS1569 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: May 8, 2006 [...] Advice for Belgian Investors Facing Iran Uncertainty 2-3. Belgian firms Seek Profit Overseas 4-6. Belgian workers more productive, but more expensive 7. Turning the Black Economy White 8. Rich Belgium Still has Poverty 9. Flemish Trade Balance in the Red 10. Self Check-Out Arrive [...] | 2006-05-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS1876 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: June 6, 2006 [...] Introduction 2. Upbeat Forecast from Planning Office 3. Belgian Savings Rate Drops 4. Big Future for Walloon Airports 5. Antwerp Port Container Traffic Booming 6. Belgian Competitiveness Weakening 7-8. American Financial Router Expanding 9. WANTED: Pan-European Pension Fu [...] | 2006-06-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR TBIO BE |
06BRUSSELS2199 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: June 26, 2006 [...] (U) In May, EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding levied a general criticism at European countries for lagging behind on implementing fast new technologies. The commissioner lamented Europe's slow take-up of new high-speed communications technologies such as broadband internet, te [...] | 2006-06-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS2926 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: August 29, 2006 [...] (U) According to statistics issued in July by the Survey of Current Business, the value of the stock of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Belgium rose by over $6 billion in 2005. U.S. investment in Belgium reached $36.73 billion in value, ranking Belgium ninth within the EU-25. The increase [...] | 2006-08-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EWWT EIND BE |
06BRUSSELS3105 | BELGIUM PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES SHIFT ON PLANNED [...] (C) Summary: The Belgians may send additional air assets to Afghanistan, rather than ground troops, according to Prime Minister Verhofstadt. In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 11, Verhofstadt also said the Belgian contingent in Lebanon was working with a 1,000 person Chinese de-mi [...] | 2006-09-14 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS PGOV EFIN BE AF LE |
06BRUSSELS3196 | 883 Million Euro Hole in 2006 Belgian Budget [...] (U) Summary. Belgium faces a quick scrubbing of its FY 2006 budget late in the year after revenues did not keep pace with projections and a technical gaff resulted in a 883 million euro overestimate of tax revenues. Government critics are faulting the coalition government?s history of last [...] | 2006-09-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB BE |
06BRUSSELS3403 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: October 5, 2006 [...] (U) Progress on rebalancing Belgium?s 2006 budget and proposing an FY 2007 budget has been slowed by the municipal elections to be held October 8. The government claimed remarkably quick progress in filling the holes created by an accounting snafu and over-estimation of tax revenues (ref [...] | 2006-10-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
06BRUSSELS3715 | BELGIUM,S 2007 FEDERAL BUDGET: OLD TRICKS HARDER [...] (SBU) Belgium,s Federal Budget for FY2007 is a mosaic of political compromises, with social benefits for the political left and law and order spending and fiscal conservatism for the political right, funded with a mix of new revenue enhancements. To ensure balanced books, the budget projects [...] | 2006-11-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS3748 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: November 7, 2006 [...] Sustainable Development Week 2-3. NIKE Expands, Gets Green Approval Seal 4. GDP Growth Exceeds Forecast 5. Belgian "Peace Corps" Volunteers Chosen 6. World's Biggest Diamond sold in Antwerp 7. Northwest: New Brussels-Detroit Flight 8. By Their Snacks You Shall Know Them 9. Ri [...] | 2006-11-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
06BRUSSELS3799 | BELGIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY REASSESSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pressed by global energy concerns and climate change targets, Belgium is reassessing the country,s use of nuclear energy and its future energy policy options. Although current law commits Belgium to decommissioning its nuclear-powered generating installations from 2015-2025, med [...] | 2006-11-13 11:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN SENV BE |
06BRUSSELS4149 | Money Talks - Economic Factors in Belgium?s [...] (SBU) Summary. Belgium?s federal-regional negotiations in spring-summer 2007 on the division of political competencies will have major economic implications. If the federal government cedes responsibilities to the regions, regional demands for direct taxing authority and fiscal autonomy will [...] | 2006-12-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BE |
06BRUSSELS4187 | BELGIUM: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Post submits the following update on Belgium for the Department,s 2006 Patterns of Global Terrorism report (reftel). 2. (U) Patterns of Global Terrorism ) Belgium Update for 2006: ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 3. (U) The Belgian government continues [...] | 2006-12-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN PTER BE |
06BUCHAREST1707 | ROMANIA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (C) The following information is geared to reftel cable request: A) Contact information for TFCO: John Rodgers; Economic Section Chief; 4021 200-3440; rodgersjr@state.gov; rodgersj@state.sgov.gov; B) Contact information for deputy TFCO: Benjamin Rockwell; Deputy Economic Section Chie [...] | 2006-11-09 15:28:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC KVPR EFIN PTER PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST813 | ROMANIA RECEIVES CONDITIONAL GREEN LIGHT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission (EC) gave a conditional green light May 16 for Romania's accession to the EU on schedule on January 1, 2007. Although the EC did not specifically recommend a date in its monitoring report on Romania, local EU contacts and media observers note that the ove [...] | 2006-05-16 18:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN PHUM SOCI CASC KDEM |
06BUENOSAIRES1028 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.0 percent m-o-m in April, slightly above market expectations of 0.9 percent, following a 1.2 percent m- o-m increase in March. Last month's increase brought inflation to 3.9 percent in the first four months of the year, compared to a 4.5 percent inc [...] | 2006-05-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1088 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] In a press conference on May 9, Minister of Labor Carlos Tomada and Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli announced that the GOA will increase the minimum pension from ARP 390 per month to ARP 470, a 21 percent increase. This will be the Kirchner Administration's eighth increase in the minimum [...] | 2006-05-12 19:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1132 | APRIL 2006 INFLATION UPDATE AND PREDICTIONS [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.0 percent in April, bringing the 12-month inflation rate to 11.7 percent. Average nominal salaries increased 0.9 percent in March and the purchasing power of salaried workers in March was 5.3 percent higher than in March 2005. The poverty rate fell to [...] | 2006-05-17 18:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1154 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] On May 11, the GOA sold USD 239 million of Boden 2012 (a USD-denominated bond maturing in 2012),for a market value of USD 200 million, to the Government of Venezuela (GOV). The GOA sold the bonds at market prices that translate into a yield of 7.59 percent. With this purchase, the GOV will [...] | 2006-05-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES117 | MINISTER DEVIDO DISCUSSES BOLIVIA AND THE GOA'S [...] (C) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon on January 12. A/S Shannon and DeVido SIPDIS discussed recent developments in Bolivia and the need to engage with the new Evo Morales government. DeVido argued that it is important to help Morales consolidate h [...] | 2006-01-17 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EINV EFIN ETRD AR BO VE |
06BUENOSAIRES118 | MINISTER MICELI DISCUSSES ECONOMIC POLICY AND LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A/S SHANNON REF: 05 BUENOS AIRES 3122 Classified By: Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ------- Summary ------- [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon called on Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli during his visit to Buenos Aires on January 12. Miceli said she had worked for former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna for many years and that her presence is a continuation of what the GOA has been doing sin [...] | 2006-01-17 20:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EAGR AR BL |
06BUENOSAIRES119 | MINISTER DE VIDO DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received CODEL McConnell on January 11. DeVido noted that the GOA and the U.S. Embassy had a constant dialogue and that they worked together to monitor the status of U.S. companies in Argentina. DeVido said he was optimistic about the future of the Ar [...] | 2006-01-17 21:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AR BL VE |
06BUENOSAIRES1211 | ARGENTINA'S SHARE OF FDI INFLOWS HAS DECLINED [...] Argentina received 1.4 percent of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to developing countries in 2005, and 5.9 percent of FDI inflows to Latin America. Both of these shares are well below Argentina's average FDI share during 1992-2000. Even if FDI from the 1990s privatizations is exclude [...] | 2006-05-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOWAR |
06BUENOSAIRES1223 | BCRA Meets its Monetary Target, but Is Not [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The average M2 level during the first quarter was close to the lower end of the Central Bank's (BCRA's) Monetary Program target. Still, M2 increased 26 percent y-o-y, and would have increa [...] | 2006-06-01 19:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1279 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] After numerous delays, the GOA and GOB technical delegations reached a preliminary agreement on a gas price range of USD 4.5-5.5 per million cubic meters imported to Argentina. The presidents of both countries are scheduled to meet the second week of June to agree on the final price, which w [...] | 2006-06-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1312 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The presidents of Bolivia and Argentina are scheduled to meet next week to reach an agreement on the price of Bolivian gas exports to Argentina. No specific date was announced, however. There have been technical level negotiations between the two governments, but difficulties in reaching an [...] | 2006-06-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1353 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On June 9, the GOA sold USD 243 million of Boden 2012 (a USD-denominated bond maturing in 2012) sold to the Government of Venezuela (GOV). The bonds have a market value of USD 200 million. This is the GOV's sixth purchase this year of GOA bonds, and brings its total 2006 purchases to USD 1.7 [...] | 2006-06-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1362 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, updating Post,s 2004 Investment Disputes Report (reftel C) and its 2005 update (reftel B). Post is aware of 21 disputes involving 19 claimants against the GOA, of which 12 are active. Since [...] | 2006-06-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1424 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On June 29, the presidents of Bolivia and Argentina are scheduled to announce an agreement on natural gas exports, but several new issues have arisen. Bolivia is standing firm on its condition that Argentina cannot re-export gas to Chile (Bolivia refuses to sell gas to Chile, seeking to recov [...] | 2006-06-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1442 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS PROPOSED IDB LOAN TO ARGENTINA FOR REMOTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires supports the proposed USD 50 million IDB loan to Argentina for a remote sensing satellite as being in the US national interest and as being an appropriate loan for the IDB. Far from be [...] | 2006-06-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID TSPA AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1481 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On June 29, Argentina and Bolivia finally reached an agreement on Bolivian gas exports to Argentina. The agreement was signed by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian President Evo Morales, and provides for an increase in the volume of gas exported to Argentina. The price will inc [...] | 2006-07-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1550 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5 percent m-o-m in June, below market expectations of 0.7 percent, and follows an identical increase in May. The better-than-expected result is due mainly to reduced pressure on food prices, which represent almost one-third of the Index. Last month' [...] | 2006-07-12 20:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1571 | FISCAL SITUATION IN PROVINCES DETERIORATING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for reasons 1.4 b and d. 2. (C) Summary: Provincial finances are deterioriating, with the provincial contribution to the consolidated surplus this year projected to be zero. The worsening state of provincial finances is mainly the result of sp [...] | 2006-07-14 21:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1573 | JUNE 2006 INFLATION UPDATE AND PREDICTIONS [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 percent in June, bringing the 12-month inflation rate to 11 percent. Average nominal salaries increased 1.5 percent in May and the purchasing power of salaried workers in May 2006 was 5.2 percent higher than in May 2005. According to the BCRA's last s [...] | 2006-07-17 12:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1605 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] The new price agreement between the GOA and the Government of Bolivia will go into effect on July 15, increasing the price of natural gas from USD 3.20 to USD 5 per million cubic meters through the end of 2006. In this context, Chilean Energy and Mining Minister Karen Poniachik met with Argen [...] | 2006-07-19 19:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1624 | K,OMICS REVISITED: KIRCHNER,S ECONOMIC POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: During the first three years of his mandate, President Kirchner's rhetoric on economics was worse than his bite. Despite sometimes inflammatory, nationalist rhetoric, attacks on the IMF, oil companies, bondholders, various business sectors and orthodox economists, Kirchner did li [...] | 2006-07-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG ETRD EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1630 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] According to local media, the GOV will buy approximately USD 600 million of Boden 2012 bonds from the GOA through the end of the month. This will represent the largest purchase by the GOV in such a short period. Along with USD 1.4 billion deposited by the GOA in the Banco Nacion, it will be [...] | 2006-07-21 20:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES164 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso appreciated 0.3 percent versus the USD during the week to close at 3.05 ARP/USD, one cent below last Friday's close. This week's appreciation is mainly attributed to higher dollar sales by exporters, accompanied by the Central Bank's constant intervention in the FX market to prevent [...] | 2006-01-20 22:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1698 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On July 25, the GOA raised the gas export tax from 20 percent to 45 percent. The GOA decided to increase levies on exports to mitigate the effect of the price agreement reached with Bolivia, which increased the price of imported natural gas from USD 3.20 to USD 5 per million cubic meters thro [...] | 2006-07-31 20:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1769 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On July 28, the GOA published a resolution authorizing the issuance of USD 482 million worth of Boden 2012 bonds to Venezuela, although the bond placement was made secretly on July 17. With this new issuance, Boden 2012 stock has reached USD 15.1 billion, of which more than one-quarter was so [...] | 2006-08-07 20:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1835 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On August 8, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner reacted negatively to the announcement that Argentina could lose benefits from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The GSP grants duty-free treatment to US imports of goods from developing countries, including Argentina. Accor [...] | 2006-08-15 18:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1880 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] The GOA's monthly economic activity index, viewed as a reliable leading indicator of GDP, came out was up 8.2 percent y-o-y in June -- below the BCRA market survey forecast of 8.5 percent. Nonetheless, this continues the recovery since April, which showed the weakest growth rate (+6.3 percent) [...] | 2006-08-23 13:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1943 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] Argentina announced that it would expand its nuclear power program and reactivate a dormant uranium enrichment facility. The announcement described four pillars upon which Argentina's enhanced nuclear energy capabilities would rest: The GOA plans to finish construction of the approximately 70 [...] | 2006-08-29 18:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1993 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] On August 17 the BCRA announced it will work to encourage banks to boost mortgage lending and ease applicant paperwork in an effort to address rising rents. This initiative follows Secretary of Internal Trade Guillermo Moreno's proposal to "reactivate" the mortgage loan market through an "inc [...] | 2006-09-05 20:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2038 | U.S. NO VOTE ON IDB SATELLITE LOAN: EMBASSY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Ministry North America Director Ambassador Vicente Espeche Gil, to Ministry of Economy Director for International Organization Projects Gerardo Hita and to the Foreign Ministry's CONAE (NASA-equivalent) Executive Director Conrado Varotto. Pr [...] | 2006-09-08 10:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD AR |
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 |
06BUENOSAIRES2080 | FINANCE SECRERTARY SEEKS EARLY RESOLUTION WITH [...] (C) During a September 11 courtesy call, Argentine Finance Secretary Alfredo Mac Laughlin requested Charge's help in arranging a bilat with Treasury Secretary Paulson at the IMF/World Bank meeting in Singapore. The GOA will propose a small IMF quota increase for Mercosur members during the S [...] | 2006-09-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2120 | KIRCHNER PROMOTES INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA DURING [...] (SBU) President Kirchner travels to New York for the UNGA with the stated objective of enticing U.S. companies to invest in Argentina, even as local press plays up the chilly bilateral relationship. Kirchner has a limited official schedule -) including meetings with UNSG Kofi Annan and Italia [...] | 2006-09-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ENRG PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES213 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso depreciated 0.7 percent versus the USD this week, closing at 3.07 ARP/USD. This week's depreciation is mainly explained by higher dollar demand by banks as well as greater Central Bank (BCRA) intervention in the FX market, where it purchased USD 200 million and EUR 10 million in the [...] | 2006-01-30 10:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2139 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] The GOA announced that GDP grew 7.9 percent yoy in the second quarter of 2006 -- slightly above the central bank (BCRA) consensus forecast of 7.8 percent -- and 8.3 percent yoy in the first half of 2006. Growth derived primarily from strong domestic demand - primarily increased investment an [...] | 2006-09-19 22:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2191 | GOA PRICE CONTROLS STRATEGIES - EDUCATION AS EXEMPLAR [...] (SBU) Private school fees remain a politically sensitive barometer in greater Buenos Aires and GoA efforts to "manage" tuition expenses offer an instructive insight into the Kirchner administration's approach to controlling inflation. Private school tuition fees have already jumped 24 percent [...] | 2006-09-26 17:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2199 | OTA FIT: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES (FIT) [...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED -- PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) AS PART OF A USG/GOVERNMENT OF CHILE BILATERAL INITIATIVE, THE U.S. TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (OTA) IS OFFERING A ONE-WEEK FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TECHNIQUES (FIT) COURSE IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, OCTOBER 23 ) OCTOBER 27. IN ORDER TO M [...] | 2006-09-26 19:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KTFN AR BL PE |
06BUENOSAIRES22 | ARGENTINA PAYS OFF ITS IMF DEBT [...] President Nestor Kirchner announced on December 15 that the GOA would pay its remaining debt totalling nearly USD 10 billion to the International Monetary Fund shortly after the new year (reftel). Economy Minister Felisa Miceli and Central Bank President Martin Redrado announced on January 3 [...] | 2006-01-04 20:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL EINV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2240 | ECONOMY MINISTER MICELI'S VIEWS ON IDB, PARIS [...] (C) Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli told Charge September 27 that President Kirchner's visit to the U.S. showcased Argentina's rapid normalization and increasing opportunities for investors. She questioned the logic of recent U.S. votes in the IDB, but accepted Secretary Paulson's explanati [...] | 2006-10-02 17:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2386 | CORDOBA GOVERNOR DE LA SOTA: ARGENTINA'S FREE MARKET [...] (SBU) Cordoba Governor Jose Manuel de la Sota, in a dinner with the Charge, portrayed himself as a champion of free market orthodoxy standing up to a Kirchner administration riding roughshod over market disciplines and contractual sanctity. He questioned the values of a politically and sociall [...] | 2006-10-20 19:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2412 | ARGENTINA ON FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO REMOVE [...] (C) On October 24, Poloff delivered ref. A talking points and background paper to Minister Juan Ignacio Tobella of the Office of Terrorism and Other Related Crimes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella stated that he would pass the proposal to, and coordinate a response with, his colleag [...] | 2006-10-25 21:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2445 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL WEEKLY (OCTOBER [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review for the week ending October 27, 2006. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact EconOff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to b [...] | 2006-10-30 19:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2486 | ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT PLEAS FOR [...] (C) Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado urged patience with his sequencing of reforms during an October 20 meeting with Charge, claiming that a program of gradual monetary tightening was impacting inflation and some delay was warranted before Argentina returns to a fully flo [...] | 2006-11-03 21:57:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KTFN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2540 | LATEST ON ARGENTINA'S PLANS TO NEGOTIATE PARIS [...] (SBU) In advance of the Paris Club Tour d'Horizon on November 15, 2006, Post provides the following status report on Argentina's pursuit of a deal on its $7.2 billion debt to Paris Club creditors. GoA Finance Secretary Mac Laughlin wrote the President of the Paris Club November 9 officially c [...] | 2006-11-14 09:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2556 | PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO CALLS FOR CLOSER [...] (C) Argentina's powerful Planning Minister, Julio De Vido, urged the Ambassador November 14 to use their direct relationship as the means to resolve bilateral economic issues. De Vido emphasized the importance of U.S. investment and said he anticipates a number of large U.S. energy sector inv [...] | 2006-11-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2568 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] (s) Econoff conveyed reftel demarche and background information November 16 to Gustavo Urutia, Deputy Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Urutia said the normal procedure for handling U.S. prenotifications is for the MFA to hold the information until the day [...] | 2006-11-16 20:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2576 | ECONOMY MINISTER MICELI SEEKS SUPPORT ON GSP, [...] (C) During the Ambassador's November 14 courtesy call, Economic Minister Felisa Miceli welcomed the possibility to reengage on economic and trade issues and lobbied for Treasury Secretary Paulson to visit Argentina. In response to Miceli's request for support on maintaining Argentine GSP privi [...] | 2006-11-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2590 | POST SUPPORTS DELAY OF HEZBOLLAH TRI-BORDER AREA [...] (S/NF) Post understands that Treasury proposes the designation under E.O. 13224, on November 21, of nine individuals and two organizations operating in the tri-border region. Post does not object to the specific individuals and organizations that will be subject to the designation. However, P [...] | 2006-11-20 17:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET//NOFORN | KFTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2647 | ARGENTINA'S FINANCIAL SERVICE PLAYERS ON CAPITAL MARKETS, [...] (SBU) Senior Argentine financial sector representatives outlined to Ambassador their concerns about lagging development of domestic capital markets. While optimistic about Argentina's medium term growth prospects, they questioned whether existing channels of financial intermediation can sustai [...] | 2006-11-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2669 | ARGENTINA AT THE SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The Embassy made reftel points November 29 to GOA Undersecretary of Environment and delegation head Bruno Carpinetti and to MFA Counselor Ana Bianchi, another member of Argentina's delegation to the [...] | 2006-11-30 20:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV EFIN PHUM OAS USTR AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2683 | GROWING RESISTENCE TO GOA PRICE, EXPORT CONTROLS: AGRARIAN [...] (SBU) GoA price control czar Internal Commerce Secretary Guillermo Moreno is encountering increasing resistance to his efforts to tamp down headline consumer inflation rates via expanded export controls on beef, wheat and corn and via pressure on wholesalers and retailers to observe publicize [...] | 2006-12-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2726 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON MONETARY POLICY, GROWTH, TERROR [...] (SBU) Central Bank Governor Martin Redrado, in a December 5 lunch with the Ambassador, invited a dialogue with USG on GoA monetary policy which he called conservative, slightly contractionary and generally misunderstood. Now, five years after Argentina's economic crisis, Redrado said Argentina [...] | 2006-12-11 18:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES273 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso depreciated 0.3 percent versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD - one cent lower than last Friday's close. This week's depreciation is mainly attributed to higher dollar demand by banks and Central Bank (BCRA) intervention in the FX market, and comes in spite of higher USD [...] | 2006-02-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2730 | ARGENTINA DOES NOT MAINTAIN TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) The Government of Argentina does not maintain any list of terrorists such as the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) List (reftel). According to Acting Director of the MFA's Counter Terrorism Office, Gustavo Urrutia, the GoA instead relies on the UN 1267 Committee consolida [...] | 2006-12-11 20:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER ETTC PREL EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2767 | ARGENTINA 2006-2007 INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 16:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2790 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE MEETS WITH AMIA FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador met December 15 with representatives from "Familiares y Amigos de las Victimas" (Family and Friends of the Victims, or FAV),one of the three main organizations representing AMIA victims, and the first meeting between FAV and Ambassador Wayne. Both sides expressed t [...] | 2006-12-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AR IR LE |
06BUENOSAIRES2798 | A SURPLUS 2007 BUDGET DESIGNED TO BOLSTER KIRCHNER [...] (SBU) The Argentine Senate approved the 2007 National Budget December 13, 2006, in the face of opposition criticism over its growth and inflation assumptions, the continuation of "superpowers" that allow the GoA to make future fiscal decisions without Congressional authorization, and the lack [...] | 2006-12-20 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2806 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR [...] (C) Post provides the following response to reftel request for contact information on Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO. a) TFCO contact information: Michael A. Matera Deputy Chief of Mission 54-11-5777-4321 MateraMA@state.sgov.gov (class email) MateraMA@stat [...] | 2006-12-21 19:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AR |
06BUENOSAIRES300 | The 2006 Monetary Program Unlikely to Help [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado presented the BCRA's 2006 monetary program on December 29. It will maintain a moderately contractive monetary policy, with a small increase in [...] | 2006-02-08 16:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES33 | ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
06BUENOSAIRES333 | JANUARY 2006 INFLATION UPDATE AND PREDICTIONS [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3 percent in January. This brings the 12-month inflation rate to 12.1 percent. Average nominal salaries increased 1.2 percent in December and the purchasing power of salaried workers in December 2005 was 7.1 percent higher than in December 2004. Offici [...] | 2006-02-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOWAR |
06BUENOSAIRES34 | ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
06BUENOSAIRES340 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 93 million in the FX market on February 7 and 8. Then the BCRA dropped out of the FX market, allowing the [...] | 2006-02-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES387 | STATUS AND TEXT OF CENTRAL BANK'S PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: Post recieved a copy of the text of a Central Bank-drafted bill that would criminalize terrorism and the financing of terrorism in Argentina. A Central Bank (BCRA) director confirmed on February 15 that the BCRA board had reviewed the legislation and, after a final review, expe [...] | 2006-02-16 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES408 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 64 million in the FX market on February 14. Then the BCRA kept up its active intervention by purchasing a [...] | 2006-02-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES419 | NEW INSIGHTS INTO INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN [...] Third quarter INDEC figures show that the average per capita income of the ten percent of families with the highest incomes in Argentina was 34 times higher than that of the ten percent of families with the lowest incomes. That difference in average incomes is the highest since the 2002 cris [...] | 2006-02-22 20:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD AR |
06BUENOSAIRES459 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 92 million in the FX market on February 21. The BCRA then kept up its active intervention by purchasing a [...] | 2006-02-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES480 | DEMARCHE ON ARGENTINA IDB ABSTENTION [...] (SBU) Per Ref A instruction, I called on MFA Director for Political Affairs Ambassador Luis Cappagli (the number three official in the MFA) at 10:45 a.m. local time (8:45 a.m. Washington time) on March 1. Foreign Minister Taiana was at the Congress for President Kirchner,s speech at the openi [...] | 2006-03-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AR |
06BUENOSAIRES515 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. The peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD early in the week, after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 29 million in the FX market on February 27. By mid-week, strong investment inflows to purchase domestic stoc [...] | 2006-03-06 11:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES592 | FEBRUARY 2006 INFLATION UPDATE AND [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in February. This brings the 12-month inflation rate to 11.5 percent. Food and Beverages, and Medical and Health Care Services were the two CPI components with the highest monthly price rise in February, even though the GOA had launched price [...] | 2006-03-14 12:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOWAR |
06BUENOSAIRES601 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The peso depreciated versus the USD this week, closing at 3.10 ARP/USD, reaching its lowest value in three years. The peso's fall this week resulted from higher dollar demand by banks, who want to dollarize their portfolios in expectation of higher U.S. interest rates, and the Central Bank's [...] | 2006-03-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES626 | ARGENTINE MFA RAISES CONCERNS ON POSSIBLE IFC [...] (C) Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana requested a meeting with the Ambassador on March 15 to discuss GoA concerns regarding a proposal before the International Finance Corporation to provide funding for the controversial paper cellulose plants in Uruguay. In the absence of the Ambassad [...] | 2006-03-17 22:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EFIN SENV AR UY |
06BUENOSAIRES635 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] GDP increased 9.1 percent y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2005 - well above the BCRA consensus forecast of 8.4 percent - bringing annual GDP growth for 2005 to 9.2 percent. Growth was mainly driven by investment and strong consumer spending. Investment increased 27 percent y-o-y in the fourt [...] | 2006-03-20 17:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES706 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The GOA announced a primary fiscal surplus of ARP 1.9 billion in February, above market expectations of ARP 1.6 billion. This brings the accumulated fiscal surplus for the first two months of 2006 to ARP 3.5 billion. This better-than-expected February result is mainly the result of strong r [...] | 2006-03-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES758 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] On March 31, the GOA issued a resolution strengthening restrictions on beef export. The resolution includes exports of processed beef and cattle in the previous 180-day beef export ban. The aim of this measure is to increase local supply and avoid further increases in domestic beef prices. [...] | 2006-04-03 19:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES800 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.2 percent m-o-m in March, well above market expectations of 1 percent following a 0.4 percent m-o-m increase in February. Last month's increase brought inflation to 2.9 percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to a 4 percent increase in th [...] | 2006-04-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES852 | POVERTY DECLINING AT AN EVER-DECREASING RATE [...] According to a recent National Bureau of Statistics and Census (INDEC) report, the percentage of people living below the poverty line was 33.8 percent in the 28 most important urban areas of Argentina during the second half of 2005. The percentage of people living below the destitution line [...] | 2006-04-13 19:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOWAR |
06BUENOSAIRES859 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] Supermarket representatives warned this week that their agreements to keep prices unchanged on 200 basic goods may not be possible if their costs increase as a result of the wage negotiations with the commercial employees union. The union is asking for a 28 percent wage increase but reported [...] | 2006-04-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES862 | GOA Will Easily Cover its Financial Needs in [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The GOA will have no difficulty meeting its USD 11 billion in financing needs in 2006. Under a conservative set of assumptions, the GOA will have resources of USD 12.3 billion from its fiv [...] | 2006-04-17 15:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06BUENOSAIRES912 | MARCH 2006 INFLATION UPDATE AND PREDICTIONS [...] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.2 percent in March. This brings the 12-month inflation rate to 11.1 percent. Clothing, Education, and Food and Beverages were the three CPI components with the highest monthly price rises in March, increasing 9.5 percent, 6.1 percent and 1.5 percent, re [...] | 2006-04-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ETRD ALOWAR |
06BUENOSAIRES966 | Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for [...] In its second quarter inflation report, the BCRA increased its 2006 growth forecast from 6 percent to "above 7 percent" based on the strong economic performance during the first two months of the year and the statistical carry-over effect from 2005. According to the report, the continued stre [...] | 2006-04-28 20:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR |
06CAIRO1474 | EGYPTIAN RETAIL CHAIN PRIVATIZATION GENERATES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nazif administration,s proposed sale of the Omar Effendi Company - a major retail chain founded in 1856 - to a private investor is generating intense debate over the company,s proper valuation. Conditions the administration has set, especially for the purpose of avoiding [...] | 2006-03-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO1493 | PRIVATIZING SUGAR MAY BE BITTER IN THE SHORT TERM [...] (SBU) The Egyptian Ministry of Investment (MOI) recently announced plans to sell 36% of Delta Sugar, a joint venture company, in an initial public offering (IPO). Announcement of the sale follows an earlier announcement that another public sector sugar producer, El Nobareyah, would be put up [...] | 2006-03-11 12:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO1838 | GOE MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) The GOE made substantial progress in financial sector reform in 2005 and is nearing completion of many of the benchmarks in the DSP-II Financial Sector MOU, signed in March 2005. Post and the USAID Mission estimate the GOE will have met all of the benchmarks for the first three policy [...] | 2006-03-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO2165 | SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) State Department Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak visited Egypt the week of February 12-18 to speak at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),to advocate in favor of a supportive regulatory framework for agricultural bi [...] | 2006-04-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON EFIN EINV TBIO EG |
06CAIRO2435 | PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR TO CAIRO, NO [...] (C) During an April 23 meeting with Senator Dodd (D-CT) and the Ambassador, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit reviewed GOE thinking on regional and bilateral topics (septel),and acknowledged reports that he did not meet with visiting Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al Zahar dur [...] | 2006-04-23 16:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KPAL EG IS MEPN |
06CAIRO2966 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE INVITES USG PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Post received a note verbale (text below) from the Arab League May 17, inviting U.S. participation for the opening session of the "Iraqi National Accord Conference" slated to be convened June 21, 2006 in Baghdad. The League asks that the Embassy provide it with the name(s) of those repre [...] | 2006-05-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EG IQ |
06CAIRO2991 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW [...] (C) We look forward to welcoming you to Sharm El Sheikh. You come at a tense time for Egypt. The Mubarak regime has come under criticism for its heavy-handed response to demonstrations supporting jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour and judges who criticized corruption in the last election. Th [...] | 2006-05-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EG SU IS KPAL |
06CAIRO3139 | PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR MAKES BRIEF [...] (C) En route to East Asia for another regional fund-raising tour and participation in an Arab-China ministerial gathering in Beijing, Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmud al Zahar visited Cairo May 24 where he met Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa. MFA Palestinian Affai [...] | 2006-05-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS |
06CAIRO3155 | NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT MINISTERIAL FOCUSED MORE ON [...] (C) MFA UN Affairs Officer Karim Sherif told emboff May 25 that Egypt would not support the issuance of any statements at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial in Malaysia supportive of Iranian positions vis-a-vis its nuclear program. Egypt's positions toward Iran, he said, sho [...] | 2006-05-25 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA EFIN EG |
06CAIRO3349 | PALESTINIAN FUNDING MECHANISM: EGYPT AND ARAB [...] (C) On May 30, drawing from ref A talking points, post described USG thinking on creation of a temporary funding mechanism for assistance to the Palestinian people to MFA Palestinian Affairs Director Randa Labib and Arab League Cabinet Chief of Staff Hesham Youssef May 31. Both parties were [...] | 2006-06-01 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON EAID KPAL EG IS |
06CAIRO35 | THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY IN 2006 - CAN EGYPT SUSTAIN [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the Mubarak regime has clearly recognized the need for wholesale economic reform to avert a serious deterioration in employment prospects and living standards for Egypt's burgeoning population and to keep Egypt afloat in the global economy. Gamal Mubarak's Policy Secr [...] | 2006-01-03 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL EG |
06CAIRO3704 | EGYPT: MAY 2006 MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: The People's Assembly passes new economic legislation, and reform of tax administration continues. Public sector wages are increased, as the GOE opens a debate on petroleum subsidies and the future of the petroleum sector. The GOE gets closer to settlement of some non-perfo [...] | 2006-06-14 08:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT SENV EG |
06CAIRO3746 | NAZIF SLOWS DOWN EGYPT'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Stock market volatility, mounting political opposition, and sectoral sensitivities are obliging the Nazif administration to reconsider the rapid pace of privatization that has been its hallmark for almost two years. The GOE is attempting a variety of countermeasures to enable the contin [...] | 2006-06-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO3924 | IRAQ: EGYPT LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Egyptian MFA Assistant Minister for Arab Affairs, Hani Khallaf, told poloff that Tehran is pressing to host a meeting of Iraq's neighboring countries (and Egypt) on July 8-9, and thought Saudi Arabia was encouraging Arab participation. Khallaf confirmed reports that the League would host [...] | 2006-06-25 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MOPS EG IZ |
06CAIRO3966 | SOMALIA: ARAB LEAGUE BRINGS SOMALI TRANSITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Arab League contacts Samir Hosni and Talal Elamine briefed poloff June 25 on outcomes of the Khartoum meeting of the Arab League's Somalia Committee with key Somali political leaders. In addition to providing Arabic texts of the June 22 Khartoum Communique (translations [...] | 2006-06-26 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MOPS EG SM |
06CAIRO3975 | EGYPT AND EUROPEANS FAIL TO FINALIZE NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) According to Egyptian and European contacts, significant disagreement on human rights and non-proliferation language derailed efforts to negotiate a new EU-Egypt bilateral Framewo [...] | 2006-06-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN EG |
06CAIRO4168 | EGYPT PREPARING TO HOST IRAQI OFFICIALS; FORMAL [...] (C) During the July 4 Embassy reception, poloff discussed Iraqi-Egyptian relations with Iraqi Embassy diplomatic attache, Amir Abbas (protect). Asked about upcoming senior visits between Cairo and Baghdad, Abbas shared that he was working with contacts at the Egyptian General Intelligence Se [...] | 2006-07-05 14:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN ECON EG IZ |
06CAIRO4876 | EGYPT: GOE ANNOUNCES SHORT LIST OF BUYERS FOR BANK OF [...] (U) On August 2 the GOE announced a short-list of prospective buyers for the state-owned Bank of Alexandria (BOA). Final bids are due from the six short-listed entities by the end of September. GOE contacts have provided various estimates of when the BOA sale will be completed, but post esti [...] | 2006-08-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5001 | EGYPT: FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU UPDATE, PART I [...] (SBU) Since the last update on the status of the Financial Sector MOU (Ref A),the GOE has met all of the benchmarks for disbursement of USD 25 million in DSP-II funds tied to Policy Item 1 - Central Bank Management. The GOE has indicated that it expects to complete, by September 2006, all of [...] | 2006-08-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5169 | EGYPT: FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU UPDATE, PART II [...] (SBU) Reftel reported GOE progress in meeting benchmarks for the first three policy items of the Financial Sector MOU. Following is post's assessment of GOE progress on the remaining policy items in the MOU. In a boost to the GOE's overall real estate sector reform program (key benchmarks fo [...] | 2006-08-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5337 | CBE GOVERNOR EL OKDAH PROPOSES "AUDIT" SOLUTION [...] (U) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: See para 5. 2. (SBU) In an animated discussion with Central Bank Governor El Okdah, the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Ellis repeated the U.S. position, already conveyed in a letter from the Ambassador to the Minister of Finance, regarding use of the term [...] | 2006-08-24 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5392 | CBE GOVERNOR EL OKDAH UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON GOE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In addition to the request for a DVC reported in Ref. A, CBE Governor El Okdah provided the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Ellis an overview of the current status of GOE financial sector reform efforts during their August 23 meeting. EL Okdah noted that privatization of [...] | 2006-08-29 13:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5461 | EGYPT: CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK AGAINST PRESIDENT'S 2007 [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) The Senate version of the 2007 Foreign Operations Bill contains language restricting the President's budget request and discretion in using it. If left unchanged, these restrictions will make it difficult to meet the goal of negotiating an [...] | 2006-08-31 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EG |
06CAIRO5779 | EGYPT: QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: The Central Bank intervenes to raise interest rates, parliament decreases stamp taxes and considers a single Treasury account, while the GOE increases cooperation with China. Industry organizations sign a cooperative agreement with major banks to finance new factories. Egypt [...] | 2006-09-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO5942 | EGYPT: EIGHTH ANNUAL EUROMONEY CONFERENCE SEPT. 11-12 [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Nazif kicked off Egypt's eighth Euromoney conference September 11-12, highlighting improvements in Egypt's economy and laying out his government's plans for the coming five years. His upbeat assessment was echoed by the economic ministers in the Cabinet, who each [...] | 2006-09-21 11:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6022 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA: BIDS DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER 7 [...] (SBU) Egyptian press reported on September 24 that the deadline for submission of offers from the six short-listed bidders for Bank of Alexandria had been delayed from September 28 to October 7. During a meeting that same day, Minister of Investment Mohieldin told the Ambassador that the deadl [...] | 2006-09-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO6444 | ITALY'S SAN PAOLO WINS BANK OF ALEXANDRIA AUCTION [...] (U) The Italian Gruppo SanPaolo IMI, Italy's third largest bank, won the auction for Bank of Alexandria (BOA) for a total price of $1.6 billion. SanPaolo will purchase 80 percent of BOA's shares, with 5 percent reserved for BOA employees and the remaining 15 percent floated on the Cairo/Alexa [...] | 2006-10-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6501 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA DEAL TO BE SIGNED OCTOBER 31 [...] (SBU) GOE officials told econoff that the contract for sale of 80 percent of the shares of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to the Italian bank SanPaolo IMI would be signed on October 31. The terms of the contract require Sanpaolo to deposit the $1.6 billion cost of the purchase into an escrow accoun [...] | 2006-10-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6524 | EGYPT: MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) IN THIS EDITION: Ramadan begins, and consumer prices rise. Egypt's credit rating remains unchanged, but interest rates for farmers decrease. The Ministry of Investment drafts changes to the investment law, as on-line trading and a new stock index are launched. Egypt's Minister of Enviro [...] | 2006-10-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO6653 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA SALE CONTRACT SIGNED [...] (U) The contract for sale of 80 percent of the shares of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to the Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI was signed on October 31 by the Chairman of Sanpaolo, Enrico Salza, and Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali. Sanpaolo deposited the $1.6 billion cost of the purchase into a [...] | 2006-11-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6666 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QIZ, RAIL EQUIPMENT SALES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 30 call on Minister of Trade and Investment Rachid, Ambassador pressed for favorable GOE consideration of US-produced rail equipment and raised the issue of Egypt's continued ban on US poultry part exports. Rashid asked for an expansion of QIZs to Upper Egypt i [...] | 2006-11-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN EAID IS CH EG |
06CAIRO680 | CONTROVERSY OVER SALE OF EGYPTIAN AMERICAN BANK [...] (SBU) Calyon Bank of Egypt recently purchased all of the GOE's shares in Egyptian American Bank (EAB),taking a controlling interest in the small but profitable bank. Shareholders immediately protested the sale, claiming that it was not sufficiently transparent, and that the price per share p [...] | 2006-02-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO6800 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED BY EGYPT [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) EMBOFF RAISED REFTEL DEMARCHE WITH STAFF AT THE ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARIAT AND THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, STRESSING USG VIEWS TOWARD THE AL'S ISRAEL BOYCOTT. ACCORDING TO CONTACTS AT THE MFA, EGYPT IS AWARE THA [...] | 2006-11-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MEPN ARABL KPAL EG |
06CAIRO6824 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ -- DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL IZ EG |
06CAIRO6825 | IRAQ: ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL EGYPTIAN AND ARAB [...] (S) EGYPT'S ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ, BOTH BILATERALLY AND MULTILATERALLY, IS QUIET BUT CONSISTENT. PER REFTELS, EGYPT IS IN FREQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH IRAQI GOVERNMENT LEADERS, HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL IRAQI DELEGATIONS, AND WILL DEEPEN BILATERAL TIES AS THE SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ PERMITS. EGYPT MA [...] | 2006-11-09 16:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EFIN ECON EG IZ |
06CAIRO6859 | OPIC: DAMIETTA PORT PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Nancy Rivera, OPIC Director of Structured Finance, met with Minister of Transportation Mansour to discuss the Damietta port project. Rivera explained that in order for OPIC to help finance the project, the GOE would need to amend the concession contract. The contract [...] | 2006-11-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6888 | CBE GOVERNOR ON BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, USAID Mission Director Ken Ellis and econoff met recently with Central Bank Governor El Okdah, Deputy Governor Tarek Amer, Sub Governor Tarek Kandil and Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Aboul Naga. El Okdah touted the privatization of Bank of Alexandria (BOA),[...] | 2006-11-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6936 | CASH TO HAMAS CROSSES RAFAH BORDER [...] (C) LOCAL SOURCES TOLD EMBOFFS ON NOVEMBER 20 THAT TWO HAMAS MINISTERS HAD SUCCESSFULLY TRANSPORTED OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE GAZA STRIP VIA EGYPT'S RAFAH CROSSING DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK, DESPITE SENIOR-LEVEL GOE ASSERTIONS TO THE CONTRARY (REF A). EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF OMAR [...] | 2006-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MEPN EFIN ECON KPAL EG IS |
06CAIRO6980 | EGYPT: OMAR EFFENDI SALE SHOWS PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The successful sale of government-owned retail chain Omar Effendi is a triumph for the GoE privatization program, overcoming public opposition and accusations of undervaluing a national icon. However, opponents of privatization from across the political spectrum criticized the sa [...] | 2006-11-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO7009 | MUBARAK'S CHINA VISIT STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC, TRADE [...] (C SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak and a delegation including most of his economic ministers visited Moscow and Beijing in early November. While the visit played in the press as a rebuke to the US, the delegation did conduct some real business while visiting both countries, China in pa [...] | 2006-11-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN MNUC EPET AA CH RU EG |
06CAIRO7012 | ANOTHER HAMAS MINISTER HAND-CARRIES CASH TO GAZA [...] (C) EGYPTIAN SOURCES HAVE CONFIRMED PRESS REPORTING THAT PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHMOUD AL-ZAHAR HAND-CARRIED TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH ACROSS THE EGYPT-GAZA BORDER AT RAFAH ON NOVEMBER 28. AL-ZAHAR, WHO LEFT CAIRO FOR TEHRAN ON NOVEMBER 12 SHORTLY AFTER ARAB MINISTERS ANNOUNCED PLA [...] | 2006-11-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS |
06CAIRO7059 | FINAL BANK OF ALEXANDRIA SALE PENDING CBE APPROVAL [...] (U) Econoff met with Mahmoud Abdel Latif, Chairman of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to discuss the final steps in BOA's sale to Italy's Intesa-SanPaolo Group. Abdel Latif has already begun referring to BOA as "Alexandria-SanPaolo," which will likely become the bank's new name. If the name is not [...] | 2006-12-05 16:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EG |
06CAIRO7104 | EGYPT: NO OFFICIAL LIST OF TERRORIST ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER EG |
06CAIRO7122 | THWARTING HAMAS CASH TRANSFERS THROUGH RAFAH [...] (S) Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador on December 12 that Egypt "had taken a decision" and is striving to find a legal mechanism to stop Hamas officials from taking cash through Egypt into Gaza. Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali reportedly has "found one bank" in which th [...] | 2006-12-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAL EFIN IS EG |
06CAIRO7133 | OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REPORT [...] IN THIS EDITION: MACROECONOMIC: 2. INFLATION: Highest rate in two years 3. MONETARY POLICY: Interest rate increase 4. FDI: $7.5-8b by year-end? 5. FDI: One-stop Shops 6. CAPITAL MARKETS: Enhanced regulatory regime 7. UNEMPLOYMENT: Survey shows unemployment down 8. MO [...] | 2006-12-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO7150 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA (BOA): FINAL SALE EXECUTED [...] (U) BOA Vice Chair Fatma Lotfi confirmed to econoff that the final sale of the bank was executed on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE) on December 12. The CASE website indicated that 128 million shares traded on December 12 at LE 71.99/share ($12.60),for a total value of LE 9.2 b [...] | 2006-12-14 18:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO7206 | EGYPT PROPOSES STRENGTHENED TIES BETWEEN UN [...] (SBU) MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Massoum Marzouk, convoked the Charge on December 19 to describe Egypt's proposal to strengthen institutional linkages between the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The [...] | 2006-12-21 07:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNGA ECON EFIN EG |
06CAIRO835 | BANKING SECTOR UPDATE: U.S. INVESTMENT FIRM [...] (U) Ripplewood Holdings, a New York based investment company, recently led a group of investment firms in the purchase of all of the public shares in Commercial International Bank (CIB),the largest joint venture (JV) bank in Egypt. The Ripplewood-led consortium purchased 18.7% of CIB, which [...] | 2006-02-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID EG |
06CARACAS1215 | HOW VENEZUELANS OBTAIN FOREIGN CURRENCY IN THE [...] (SBU) Average Venezuelans have found a variety of ways, beyond the official Foreign Exchange Administration Commission (CADIVI),to convert Bolivars to foreign currency. Options include trading Bolivar-denominated bonds for foreign currency-denominated bonds, purchasing dollar-denominated BR [...] | 2006-05-05 19:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS1291 | BOLIVARIAN SPENDING UNSUSTAINABLE BELOW USD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Milton Guzman, the Vice President of Research with the Banco de Venezuela Santander Investment Group, said that if the Venezuelan oil basket price dropped to USD 40 per barrel (from the current USD 60.29 per barrel for April 2006),the current levels of BRV central government sp [...] | 2006-05-12 18:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS1426 | BCV'S ABILITY TO DEFEND BOLIVAR WEAKENED [...] (SBU) After delaying the issuance of its financial statements for a month, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) finally published its March 2006 financial statement showing cumulative 2006 first quarter losses of USD 136 million. These losses are mainly due to the increasing cost of BCV's effo [...] | 2006-05-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS1739 | CENTRAL BANK DIRECTOR'S VIEWS ON ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Central Bank (BCV) Director Armando Leon told EconOffs May 31 that, despite first quarter BCV cumulative operational losses of USD 136 million, the BCV would end May and June 2006 without losses, and was working with the Finance Ministry to mitigate anticipated BCV financial losses in July [...] | 2006-06-13 18:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS1898 | MEETING WITH OUSTED FX COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND [...] (C) Econoffs met with ousted Foreign Exchange Commission (CADIVI) President Mary Espinoza de Robles (protect) June 19. Espinoza said she "resigned" her position June 7 because the CADIVI Board continued to impose random requirements (not supported by law or regulation) on foreign currency req [...] | 2006-06-23 17:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS2067 | BRV PUBLIC CREDIT CHIEF'S VIEWS ON DEBT MANAGEMENT [...] (C) On July 6, econoffs met with Public Credit Chief Rudolf Romer to discuss the BRV's debt management strategy and upcoming bond issues, including the recently announced joint Venezuelan-Argentine "Bonds of the South." Noting Venezuela's debt profile had improved significantly in recent yea [...] | 2006-07-10 19:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV VE |
06CARACAS2322 | NEW CENTRAL BANK RESERVE REQUIREMENT FOR BANKS [...] (U) On July 18, 2006, in an effort to mitigate inflationary pressures, the Central Bank (BCV) raised the reserve requirement on deposits and money market funds for financial institutions from 15 to 30 percent for all funds accumulated beginning July 14, 2006 (BCV Resolution 06-07-01). The BC [...] | 2006-08-04 22:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV VE |
06CARACAS2622 | BANKING SECTOR UPDATE: SNAPSHOTS AND [...] (SBU) From December 2005 to June 2006, reported bank profits (return on equity) declined from 32.5 to 30.7 percent (17 percent real profit after adjusting for inflation, which is in line with bank returns in the region). During this period, the sector has faced increasing regulatory control [...] | 2006-08-30 20:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV VE |
06CARACAS2623 | BRV RELEASES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND FINANCIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The BRV,s National Development Fund (FONDEN) published a financial statement for the first time since its inception 11 months ago. Coupled with a recent presentation by Finance Minister Merentes, the documents show that Fonden has received USD 14.9 billion in combined Central Bank [...] | 2006-08-30 20:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS2708 | BRV SPENDING GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS SECRET [...] (U) From 1999 to 2006, BRV central government expenditures in dollar terms increased 95 percent and BRV central government spending as a percentage of GDP increased from 25 to 37 percent (including off-budget spending). In bolivar terms, BRV spending increased 700 percent from 1999 to 2006. [...] | 2006-09-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON VE |
06CARACAS2718 | BRV SPENDING GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS [...] (U) From 1999 to 2006, BRV central government expenditures in dollar terms increased 95 percent and BRV central government spending as a percentage of GDP increased from 25 to 37 percent (including off-budget spending). In bolivar terms, BRV spending increased 700 percent from 1999 to 2006. [...] | 2006-09-07 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON VE |
06CARACAS2831 | INFLATION GOING UP, UP, AND AWAY IN THE BRV [...] (SBU) Inflation rose 2.2 percent in August, reaching a total of 10.4 percent for 2006 and implying an annual rate exceeding 15 percent. The BRV is now incapable of meeting its inflation target for 2006 of 10 percent and recent statements by Chavez and senior BRV officials demonstrate that the [...] | 2006-09-15 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS3042 | VENEZUELAN IMPORTS SURGING AS ECONOMIC POLICIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With implicit BRV blessing, the Commission for the Administration of Foreign Exchange (CADIVI) has significantly increased foreign exchange authorizations in recent weeks, much of which have gone to fuel the on-going import binge in Venezuela. These purchases seem to contradi [...] | 2006-10-06 21:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
06CARACAS3316 | BRV RELEASES 2007 NATIONAL BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance delivered the proposed 2007 budget for Venezuela to the National Assembly (AN) on October 17, 2006. The budget calls for spending 115.2 trillion Bolivars (USD 53.6 billion) in 2007. The proposal assumes an exchange rate of 2150 Bs/USD, an average oil exp [...] | 2006-11-06 20:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3345 | THE VENEZUELA-IRAN ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) In the last two years, Venezuela and Iran have signed at least 61 agreements, respective presidents have visited each other at least four times, and trade between both countries has increased exponentially in percentage terms. However, the number of joint ventures in operation on the g [...] | 2006-11-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN VE IR |
06CARACAS3375 | BRV TO ISSUE BONOS DEL SUR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Finance (MF) announced the imminent issuance of the long-awaited "Bonos del Sur" on November 7. The bonds, issued jointly by Venezuela and Argentina, will be worth USD 1 billion and are expected to start trading the week of November 13. The bonds will likely be [...] | 2006-11-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3411 | SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY? BRV ACCUMULATES CASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy estimates are that the BRV currently has between USD 40 and 50 billion in available funds, apart from the USD 35 billion in foreign exchange reserves, distributed between the Central Bank (BCV) and private and public sector banks. These funds represent "excess" oil rev [...] | 2006-11-15 19:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3434 | PARALLEL RATE SPIKES AS DEMAND FOR DOLLARS GROWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The recently-issued Bonos del Sur (see reftel A) were being re-sold in Venezuela at a rate in excess of 3400Bs/USD this week as Venezuelans are increasingly demanding dollars. The demand is driven by continued excess liquidity, problems with the Commission for the Administration [...] | 2006-11-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3652 | CAF PRESIDENT DISCUSSES INSTITUTION'S GROWING ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President for the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) Enrique Garcia detailed recent successes and plans for the future at a meeting with Econoffs on December 13. Garcia noted the significant increase in CAF funding and its prominent development role in Latin America. Garcia [...] | 2006-12-19 20:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3653 | VENEZUELA: THE BEST IS YET TO COME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two days after the Presidential election, the BRV instituted several changes to customs and currency control regulations. The measures included a 15 percent luxury tariff, price controls on construction materials, and changes to the list of goods which qualify for foreign exch [...] | 2006-12-19 21:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS3667 | MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) At a November 29 meeting with EconCouns, Vice Minister of Finance and President of the Bank for Economic and Social Development (BANDES) Edgar Behrens outlined BANDES's operations in Venezuela and abroad and detailed future plans to fund the development of Venezuela through promoting coo [...] | 2006-12-21 18:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN VE |
06CARACAS485 | THE CENTRAL BANK: THE BRV'S ELEPHANT BRIGADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Bank (BCV) Director Domingo Felipe Maza Zavala told Econoffs February 15 that the BCV's primary role these days is to mitigate/accommodate the monetary affects of the BRV's "enormous" fiscal expenditures. The always understated and professorial Maza maintained that the [...] | 2006-02-22 19:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS512 | BRV CONTINUS TO FIGHT EXCESS LIQUIDITY [...] (SBU) The BRV continues to struggle with rapidly increasing money supply resulting from xpansionary fiscal policy, booming oil revenues, and foreign exchange restrictions. The money suply (M2) increased by 52.7 percent in 2005 and ha grown approximately 260 percent since the BRV iplemented [...] | 2006-02-24 15:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PINR VE |
06CARACAS632 | BRV DEBT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since Chavez assumed office in 1999, BRV debt stock increased 70 percent, to USD 46.6 billion at the end of 2005. In 2005, debt stock grew by USD 5.4 billion, despite an estimated 2005 total central government fiscal surplus of approximately USD 3 billion. Despite the increase [...] | 2006-03-08 20:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS659 | CORRUPTION IN BRV ARGENTINE BONDS TRANSACTIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On March 3, 2006, Nelson Ortiz, the Caracas Stock Exchange (BVC) President, outlined the BRV mechanism undertaken for the purchase and re-sale of Argentine bonds. The BRV has reportedly sold USD 1.1 billion, of a reported USD 2.8 billion in Argentine bonds originally purchase [...] | 2006-03-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
06CARACAS704 | VENEZUELA MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Venezuela,s strong economic growth performance will most certainly continue through 2006 given the continued high oil price scenario and profligate BRV spending this election year, which is fueling a consumption boom. We also expect the state to continue to consolidate its role in th [...] | 2006-03-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
06CASABLANCA1233 | MOROCCANS PROTEST HIGH PRICES WITH LOW TURN-OUT [...] (U) Summary: As Ramadan began in late September, so did protests in Casablanca and other major cities against the rise in prices of basic commodities. However, levels of participation were lower than organizers had hoped. This was due in part to the fact that the GOM gained union acceptance [...] | 2006-10-31 10:39:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KDEM MO |
06CASABLANCA1325 | MOROCCAN BANKS ON REGIONAL GROWTH, REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent series of meetings with Morocco's three national banks showed that while they have distinct personalities, they share a strong interest in expanding to francophone Africa and other countries in the Maghreb. They also agree that the economic climate in Morocco has improv [...] | 2006-12-20 08:54:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KDEM MO |
06CASABLANCA142 | MOROCCAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: OVERCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco's numerous professional associations have had limited effectiveness in lobbying for their collective interests and promoting social change and reform. Some observers cite conflict between so-called "old guard" associations holding back the reform efforts of newer groups [...] | 2006-02-02 17:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD MO |
06CASABLANCA236 | MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Official Government of Morocco (GOM) figures confirm positive yet low economic growth in 2005. GOM officials cite high energy prices, an adverse agricultural season and unfavorable developments in the textiles sector as contributing to restrained economic growth. Unexpectedly, [...] | 2006-03-03 11:46:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD MO |
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 |
06CASABLANCA418 | YNNA HOLDINGS: A MULTI-NATIONAL MANAGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ynna Holdings -- one of Morocco's largest and most successful privately owned industrial and financial groups -- is a family-owned multi-national with business practices strongly influenced by Islamic principles. Ynna-owned supermarkets and hotels sell neither alcohol nor tobac [...] | 2006-04-27 13:19:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND MO |
06CASABLANCA457 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FOUR JI [...] (SBU) Econoff met April 28 with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Mr Azouz Aboulkouroum to discuss terrorism finance-related issues and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiyah. 2. (SBU) Aboulkouroum was receptive to demar [...] | 2006-05-04 15:27:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
06CASABLANCA523 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AML, SME LENDING WITH THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Ambassador Riley met with the Chairmen of three of Casablanca's largest banks -- Moroccan-owned BMCE Bank Group, government controlled Banque Centrale Populaire and French-owned Soci,t, Generale -- on April 26th to discuss compliance with pending Government of [...] | 2006-05-19 09:27:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN MO |
06CASABLANCA576 | TERRORIST FINANCE: UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (S) Post has discussed reftel internally with relevant Mission elements. Post does not object to the proposed designations of Moroccan nationals Mohammed Moumou and Farid Lamrabet. Post does not anticipate any negative impact of reftel designations in Morocco. Post also believes GOM would [...] | 2006-05-26 17:12:00 | Consulate Casablanca | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN KTFN UN IT BE NR AG EG MO |
06CASABLANCA630 | MORROCO BANKING ASSOCIATION INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find below the contact information for the Moroccan banking association (Groupement Professionel des Banques du Maroc- GPBM). The current president of GPBM is Mr. Othman Benjelloun, the Chairman and CEO of BMCE bank. Post looks forward to participating in [...] | 2006-06-08 15:15:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL MO |
06CASABLANCA633 | Diplomatic Note Received: Morocco's Terrorism [...] (SBU) On June 7 , Embassy received diplomatic note BZ/1673/DG7 dated June 6, 2006, from the Government of Morocco (GOM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's (MFA's),Office of Bilateral relations. The note is in response to recent demarches (reftels) encouraging continued efforts on [...] | 2006-06-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF 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 |
06CASABLANCA676 | NO HAWALAS PLEASE, WE'RE MOROCCAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite government denials, it appears "hawalas" and other informal money-transfer mechanisms are alive and well in Morocco. (Hawala, meaning "trust", is an informal money transfer system characterized by low cost and lack of transparency.) Government of Morocco (GOM) offici [...] | 2006-06-20 09:57:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER MO |
06CASABLANCA850 | MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 2006 [...] Summary: The Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC),an independent Moroccan research center, forecasts a 7.1 percent growth rate for the Moroccan economy in 2006, up significantly from Government of Morocco (GOM) forecasts of 5.4 percent earlier this year. The increase is attributed to an espe [...] | 2006-07-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD EAGR MO |
06CASABLANCA851 | ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW TAKES SIGNIFICANT STEP [...] (U) On July 20th, the Ministerial Council presided over by King Mohammed VI approved Morocco's long-awaited draft Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation. The royally-approved draft law can now be presented to Parliament when it convenes in the second week of October. Both the upper and lo [...] | 2006-07-21 14:40:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KTFN PTER MO |
06CHENGDU1250 | FEDERAL RESERVE LOOKS AT SOUTHWEST CHINA DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Federal Reserve delegation visited Chengdu from November 28-30. According to local government leaders, the economies of Sichuan and Chengdu will continue to grow rapidly, although environmental protection is a concern. Representatives of smaller U.S. businesses operating in [...] | 2006-12-08 05:34:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SENV CH |
06CHENNAI1105 | PROPOSED VAT ON IMPORTS MAY SHRINK MARKET FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fruit dealers in south India expect U.S. apple imports to shrink by 30% to 50% if a proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports is levied. Commercial Tax Commissioners in southern states oppose the imposition of VAT on imports because they fear a loss of tax revenue and potential a [...] | 2006-05-30 10:56:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI1176 | CORRECTIONS TO CHENNAI 01105 - VAT ON IMPORTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has learned that trade sources quoted in Reftel were misinformed and that a VAT on imports of fresh fruits and vegetables, reported as a possibility in Reftel, is extremely unlikely. A Government of Karnataka tax official has confirmed that the imposition of a VAT on importe [...] | 2006-06-07 02:49:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI1660 | TAMIL NADU TO ADOPT VAT FROM JANUARY 2007 [...] (U) Summary: U.S. companies have welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's announcement that it will adopt Value Added Tax (VAT) from January 2007. The companies remain apprehensive of the rules that will govern implementation, however. State officials assert that rule formulation will be consultat [...] | 2006-07-27 08:01:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2564 | UPDATE ON U.S. POWER PRODUCERS' DISPUTES IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: This message provides an update on the long-standing disputes, often called "legacy issues," between three U.S. independent powers producers (IPPs) and the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN). In a letter to post received November 8, the GoTN asserted that it is awaiting a directive [...] | 2006-11-17 11:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IN |
06COLOMBO1032 | IMPENDING CHANGE IN GOVERNOR HOLDS PROSPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The unexpected resignation of Central Bank Governor Sunil Mendis, and the still unofficial announcement that he will be replaced by Senior Presidential Economic Advisor Nivard Cabraal, marks an opportunity for a weakened Central Bank to reassert its independence from Treasury Secr [...] | 2006-06-20 09:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1038 | A POSSIBLE WAY OUT OF THE FUEL CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 11, THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) RAISED THE PRICE OF FUEL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN EIGHT WEEKS AND ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LIBERALIZE FUEL PRICES. THE PRICE HIKE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE STATIONS IN SRI LANKA, RUN BY THE INDIAN OWNED LANKA INDIAN OIL C [...] | 2006-06-21 03:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG ECON CE |
06COLOMBO110 | SRI LANKA TO CONSIDER US REQUEST ON APG VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER KCRM CE |
06COLOMBO1142 | SRI LANKA SHUTS DOWN MAIN PAY TV OPERATORS [...] (U) Summary: A sudden clampdown on two of the biggest companies offering pay TV services in Sri Lanka has caused distress to investors and thousands of subscribers. The initial reason for the closure of the first operator was an alleged but still unproven connection to the Liberation Tigers [...] | 2006-07-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ECPS SCVL CE |
06COLOMBO1160 | NEW TAX ON FOREIGN BROADCASTING COULD CRIPPLE POPULAR [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan government (GSL) has imposed a hefty tax exclusively on foreign commercials, television programs, and movies distributed via television. Private TV stations say they will go out of business as a result. The two most prominent foreign media involve Hindi and Engli [...] | 2006-07-14 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD EFIN SCUL CE |
06COLOMBO1200 | PORT SLOWDOWN MAY FORCE GOVERNMENT TO RESIST UNION DEMANDS [...] (U) Summary: Work at the Port of Colombo has been disrupted due to a work slowdown as unions demand a salary hike. The partial strike has significantly slowed work at the government-run section of the Port of Colombo. Port officials say that the strike is politically instigated, making it d [...] | 2006-07-21 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EWWT EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO1515 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2006 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with [...] | 2006-09-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |