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04PRETORIA4786 | MINISTER RADEBE ON OPEN SKIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Susan McDermott met with South Africa's Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe and Dr. Ian Phillips, Special Advisor to the Minister, on October 27, 2004 at the Minister's p [...] | 2004-10-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV ETRD ECON SF |
04PRETORIA4831 | SOUTH AFRICA: FOREIGN MINING COMPANIES FILE [...] (C) Summary. Four foreign mining companies filed notices on October 29 with the Department of Minerals and Energy stating their intent to pursue legal action for mineral rights potentially lost as a result of the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act on May 1, [...] | 2004-11-03 15:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SF |
04PRETORIA4833 | SOUTH AFRICA: NEW BANK ACCOUNT FOR LOW-INCOME [...] Summary. The big four South African banks launched a new low-cost bank account named 'Mzansi' on October 25. This bank account fulfills a part of the South African government's goal to increase low-income individuals' access to financial services, as expressed by the Black Economic Empowerme [...] | 2004-11-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON SF |
04PRETORIA4876 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Narrows; - Tourism Increases Although Si [...] | 2004-11-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA4879 | MID TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT [...] (U) Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presented the Mid Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS),supporting the South African government's three-year budgeting plans under the Mid Term Expenditure Framework. The MTBPS updates economic growth, revenue and expenditure forecasts and suggests pote [...] | 2004-11-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF |
04PRETORIA4936 | SBC TO SELL TELKOM SHARES, EXIT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. telecommunications firm SBC Communications and Telkom Malaysia announced November 8 that they would sell their remaining interest in Telkom SA and exit South Africa. An empowerment consortium led by senior ANC officials and influential empowerment figures (Andile Ngcaba, [...] | 2004-11-12 05:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF |
04PRETORIA4960 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Growth for Eighth Consecutive Month; [...] | 2004-11-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5007 | SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER SPELLS OUT [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel addressed Parliament on October 26 to table the Medium Term Policy Statement, an appropriations adjustment bill, and a tax amendment. He presented a detailed overview of the government's development priorities over the next three years and economic [...] | 2004-11-17 10:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF |
04PRETORIA5029 | SAG PENSION FUND PICKS UP SBC TELKOM SHARES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sale of a 15.1 percent stake in Telkom took a twist when the Public Investment Commissioners (PIC) announced November 16 that they had acquired the stake for R6.6 billion ($1.1 billion). PIC CEO Brian Molefe said the Commissioners purchased the shares on behalf of an empo [...] | 2004-11-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF |
04PRETORIA5043 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 19, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Exchange Reserves Target Published Next Year [...] | 2004-11-19 07:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5063 | DTI OFFICIAL CLARIFIES BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Director of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Jeffrey Ndumo met with representatives from U.S. firms at the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham). Ndumo said that DTI would release nine Codes of Good Practice in two phase [...] | 2004-11-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF |
04PRETORIA5105 | SOUTH AFRICA TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARD THE [...] (U) Summary. In his October Medium Term Budget Policy address to Parliament, Finance Minister Manuel took important steps in the gradual relaxation of foreign exchange controls that began in 1995. He removed foreign exchange controls on South African corporations and allowed foreign company [...] | 2004-11-24 09:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON SF |
04PRETORIA5158 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - October Consumer Prices Slightly Higher than Market [...] | 2004-11-29 11:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5244 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Gross Domestic Product Revised Upwards; - Octobe [...] | 2004-12-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5303 | Amcham Business Climate Survey - 2004 [...] (SBU) In the American Chamber of Commerce's (Amcham) 2004 Business Climate Survey, 62 percent of companies viewed the business climate as "Excellent" or "Good," up from 50 percent last year. Three times more companies have increased confidence in the government's ability to improve the busi [...] | 2004-12-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EINV SF |
04PRETORIA5316 | TRADE MINISTER RELEASES BEE CODES OF GOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa released three draft Codes of Good Practice providing long-awaited guidelines on the Black Economic Empowerment Framework, Equity Ownership, and Management. The Minister said these Codes come at a time of "incons [...] | 2004-12-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SF |
04PRETORIA5319 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2004-12-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
04PRETORIA5333 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No Change in Interest Rates; - IMF Seep Progress [...] | 2004-12-10 07:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5357 | SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER THINKS AHEAD [...] (U) Summary. Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel was the guest of honor at the 60th anniversary conference of the Bureau for Economic Research (BER),a well respected South African think tank. Manuel reflected on progress made since the Growth, Employment, and Reconstruction (GEAR) plan was lau [...] | 2004-12-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF |
04PRETORIA5407 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter Bulletin Released; - AmCham Survey [...] | 2004-12-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04PRETORIA5506 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Prices Increase Slightly Above Expectation [...] | 2004-12-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
04RANGOON1544 | FOREIGN-OWNED NEWSPAPER FEELS THE POST-KHIN NYUNT [...] (C) Summary: The Australian co-owner and editor of Burma's only non-GOB English-language newspaper, under serious pressure from the regime, has appealed to Rangoon-based ambassadors for statements of support should his publication "be closed down for any reason." Like many others who enjoyed [...] | 2004-12-07 07:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL BM |
04SANAA2785 | Services in Yemen: Legally Open For Investment [...] Summary and comment: Insurance, telecommunications and the banking industry are all possible fields for American investment in Yemen. The insurance industry is steadily growing and open to investment. With only 1.3 million fixed lines, potential exists for the telecommunications services to e [...] | 2004-11-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KMPI YM COM |
04SANTODOMINGO1703 | NEW DOMINICAN REGULATIONS ON BROADCASTING AND IPR [...] A special supplement March 12 in the HOY newspaper publishes for public comment (30 days) Resolution 029-04, a comprehensive set of regulations governing TV services and licensing of broadcasters. Most of the supplement is very technical, but of note is Chapter 1, Article 2.1: (unofficial tra [...] | 2004-03-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR EINV |
04SANTODOMINGO3312 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic per reftel. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 13 claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR),down from [...] | 2004-06-04 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON KIDE EINV |
04SANTODOMINGO3424 | DOMINICAN GRUPO M SHUTTING DOWN MANUFACTURING [...] SUMMARY. Dominican apparel company, GRUPO M, is close to shutting down their apparel plant in Ouanaminthe, Haiti due to "Workers' Struggle," a group of activist employees who have made the plant inefficient and ineffective. GRUPO M President, Fernando Capellan, stated that the company plans [...] | 2004-06-14 11:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO DR ELAB ETRD EINV HA |
04SANTODOMINGO3629 | ELECTRICITY SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's electricity sector has witnessed a steady decline in energy production over the last month, with blackouts in many areas reaching 15 to 20 hours daily. The situation is expected to intensify Tuesday, June 22, when AES' Andres plant goes off-line for lack of [...] | 2004-06-22 10:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON ENRG EINV |
04SANTODOMINGO4418 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...] | 2004-07-30 20:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV |
04SANTODOMINGO4501 | TRANSITION #10 - THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEONEL [...] (U) This is cable number 10 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments. President-elect Fernandez - Two weeks from power 2. (C) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez told the Ambassador in a private meeting on August 3, 2004, that his govern [...] | 2004-08-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG MCAP DR |
04SANTODOMINGO4531 | DOMINICAN TRANSITION 12-PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ NAMES [...] (U) This is number 12 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez adminstrations. President-elect Fernandez- Two weeks from power. 2. (U) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez on August 4 announced appointments to his administration, mainly in positions related to [...] | 2004-08-05 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG MCAP PGOV PINR PREL EINV DR |
04SANTODOMINGO5740 | DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY: THE LAZARUS EFFECT [...] Summary (SBU) The Dominican electrical sector is still in great difficulty. Generation is running consistently below peak demand. Blackouts occur regularly, although they are less prolonged than in the last days of the Mejia administration. The government is keeping the lights through the end [...] | 2004-10-20 11:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON ENRG PGOV EINV |
04SANTODOMINGO5757 | DOMINICAN TEXTILES - PROSPECTS FOR PRODUCTION AND [...] Embassy Santo Domingo provides the following information in response to reftel. 2. Nominal GDP in billions of USD FY 2002 21.6 FY 2003 16.8 Nominal Manufacturing GDP (industrial production) in billions of USD FY 2002 3.48 (16.1 percent of total GDP) FY 2003 2.57 (15.3 percent of t [...] | 2004-10-20 18:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX DR EINV |
04SANTODOMINGO596 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES UNHAPPY WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Executives from three Dominican telecommunications companies, all with majority U.S. investment, briefed emboffs January 27 on a recent presidential decree they said effectively imposes a 10 percent tax on telecommunications companies' gross revenues. They asked for USG advoca [...] | 2004-01-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN PREL EINV ECON DR |
04SANTODOMINGO6118 | IMF POLICY PAPER - DRAFT SUMMARY OF THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EINV DR |
04SANTODOMINGO6413 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Organization for Copyright Protection (ONDA) provided a preliminary copy of the late rep [...] | 2004-11-30 20:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
04SANTODOMINGO6415 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] Note proposed Embassy action, para 9. 2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Office for Copyright Protection (ONDA) prov [...] | 2004-11-30 21:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
04SANTODOMINGO6472 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...] | 2004-12-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE |
04SANTODOMINGO6656 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRC REPRESENTATIVE PUSHES [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call December 10, the head of the Santo Domingo Commercial Development Office of the People's Republic of China Cai Weiquan told Charge Kubiske that his purpose in the Dominican Republic is to encourage it to switch diplomatic recognition, recognizing Beijing instead o [...] | 2004-12-14 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV PINR CH TW DR |
04SANTODOMINGO685 | AES DOMINICANA TO SELL OFF ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AES Dominicana President Julian Nebreda and local generating facilities President Kevin Manning told DCM and Emboffs on February 3 that Virginia-based AES intends to sell its 50 percent share of Dominican distribution company EdeEste, which AES manages. Nebreda cited monthly [...] | 2004-02-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENRG EINV ECON DR |
04SANTODOMINGO797 | GODR COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ENERGY GENERATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GODR appointed a six-member commission that includes Police General Pedro de Jesus Candelier and Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Jose Miguel Soto SIPDIS Jimenez, and senior GODR officials to reconcile GODR debt, determine fuel company fuel stocks, and review a sec [...] | 2004-02-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
04SAOPAULO1795 | GOVERNOR ALCKMIN LAUDS RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin told the Ambassador during a December 14 courtesy call that he was confident the country was on good economic and political footing, and said he expected continued healthy growth in GDP and exports in both the state and Brazil during 2005. Al [...] | 2004-12-30 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD EINV BR |
04SAOPAULO843 | RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL: THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION [...] (U) Affirmative action measures aimed at improving the socioeconomic situation of Afro-Brazilians are fundamental to the "Movimento Negro," or Black Movement. Though affirmative action remains controversial, even among Afro- Brazilians, the controversy itself is drawing public attention to t [...] | 2004-06-04 19:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EINV SOCI BR TIP |
04TAIPEI3142 | Taiwan's Semiannual BOP Surplus Soaring [...] Taiwan's balance of payments (BOP) surplus in the first half of 2004 doubled from a year ago to US$24 billion, increasing Taiwan's foreign exchange (FOREX) reserves to US$234.6 billion. While this sharp increase is unusual, it is not likely to continue, and does not presage financial problem [...] | 2004-10-08 00:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3143 | Taiwan Economic Briefing for September 2004 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2004. Below is a brief table of contents: Para 2 -- Taiwan's economic expansion began to slow in the third quarter of 2004, but strong exports of iron, steel and petrochemicals will sustain healthy GDP growth and [...] | 2004-10-08 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3235 | Taiwan Economy Slows in Third Quarter [...] Taiwan's export and industrial production growth slowed in the third quarter, but economists still expect real GDP growth of nearly 6 percent this year, and above 4.5 percent next year. Overall, the economy should be a positive factor for the ruling party in the December legislative elections [...] | 2004-10-18 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3323 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER [...] During the third quarter of 2004, the PRC legalized tourism to Kinmen and Matsu for all Fujian residents. Taiwan legalized 81 product categories for import from the PRC. However, most are agricultural goods that will still be restricted for lack of cross-Strait sanitary and inspection agreem [...] | 2004-10-22 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW |
04TAIPEI3444 | Problem Bank for Sale [...] Summary. Taiwan authorities will auction off another problem bank currently in receivership at the beginning of December, part of their on-going effort to reduce the number of banks and thereby improve the health of Taiwan's financial sector. However, creditor banks will not receive payment [...] | 2004-11-02 00:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3495 | TAIWAN MINISTER OF FINANCE ON GOVERNMENT DEFICIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Lin Chuan discussed financial reform, taxation, and public finance during a courtesy call by AIT/T/DDIR Keegan and EAP/TC/DD Levy on October 28. Lin said that the government budget deficit was the most time-consuming of his responsibilities. He asked if ther [...] | 2004-11-04 23:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3605 | CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMITS - REDUCING TAIWAN'S [...] (U) Summary: A persistent complaint of multinational firms in Taiwan is the difficulty of bringing PRC employees to Taiwan for meetings, training, research, or other temporary assignment. Some firms have learned how to work the system and bring a relatively large number of Mainland employees [...] | 2004-11-15 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ELAB CH TW |
04TAIPEI3663 | Taiwan Economic Review for October 2004 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in October 2004. Below is a table of contents: - China's Interest Rate Hike - Central Government Budget - China Airlines Privatization - Cross-Strait Economic Normalization - Problem Financial Institutions Effect of China [...] | 2004-11-17 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3738 | TAIWAN CURRENCY APPRECIATION [...] (C) Summary: On November 22, Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) intervened in foreign exchange markets to slow the ongoing appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD) after the currency reached its highest levels in almost four years. Speculators are moving additional foreign capital to Ta [...] | 2004-11-23 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3748 | LUKEWARM RESPONSE FOR TAIWAN FIXED NETWORK LICENSES [...] (U) According to the Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT),applications for fixed network licenses closed October 28, 2004. DGT received no applications for comprehensive network service and only one for the local and long-distance land cable leased-circuit business from a cable t [...] | 2004-11-24 03:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3839 | CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMIT REFORMS STILL NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) recently announced a package of reforms that expands the range of firms that are permitted to apply for entry permits on behalf of their employees and loosens the restrictions on which employees qualify. However, while the reforms extend the length of stay i [...] | 2004-12-03 04:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB CH TW |
04TAIPEI3845 | TAIWAN DREAMS OF AN INDIAN CARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan dreams of parlaying closer economic, political, and educational ties with India into an economic and even strategic counterweight to China's regional dominance. India seeks Taiwan investment along with manufacturing and commercial expertise but rejects the idea of forming [...] | 2004-12-06 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL TW IN |
04TAIPEI3850 | CROSS-STRAIT AVIATION - THE GOLDEN LINK STILL OUT [...] (C) Direct air transportation is the last area where the "three-links" have not been realized in either name or substance. Direct air links would cut passenger travel time by up to an hour and a half; ticket prices by more than 25 percent; and airfreight costs by 20 percent or more. Taiwan's [...] | 2004-12-06 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW CH |
04TAIPEI3930 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT KEEPS GROWING [...] Taiwan investment in the PRC approved by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs during the first six months of 2004 was 68 percent higher than the same period last year. PRC data also shows a substantial increase in contracted investment but a modest drop in realized investment. High-tech firm [...] | 2004-12-10 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD TW CH |
04TAIPEI3991 | Taiwan Economic Review for November 2004 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2004: - S&P Rating - China-ASEAN FTA - Economic Performance - WTO - Cross-Strait Economic Normalization - Environment S&P Downgrades Taiwan's Debt Outlook ------------------------------------ 2. At the [...] | 2004-12-16 03:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI3992 | Taiwan Growth Slowing [...] Taiwan's economic growth is expected to drop from 7.3 percent in the first half of 2004 to 4.7 percent in the second half following declines in export growth, industrial production, and private investment. END SUMMARY. Economic Slowdown ----------------- 2. In late November 2004, the [...] | 2004-12-16 03:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
04TAIPEI4005 | CROSS-STRAIT TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Cross-Strait telecommunications thrive with over 50 million direct dial calls placed across the Strait every month that account for 35 percent of Taiwan's outgoing international calls. Many Taiwan telecom firms have partnered with PRC counterparts to provide special cross-Strait service [...] | 2004-12-17 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
04TAIPEI4050 | TAIWAN'S NEW FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has been very active since it was established in July 2004 to encourage market liberalization and reform. Although some foreign businesses have complained about difficulty in keeping up with the flurry of new regulations, the regulati [...] | 2004-12-22 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EINV EFIN ECON TW CH |
04TAIPEI4051 | LENOVO/IBM DEAL MEANS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR [...] (C) In the short term, Taiwan's information technology sector will not feel much impact from the Lenovo acquisition of IBM's PC division. However, over time Lenovo's increased bargaining power will increase competition among Taiwan's contract PC manufacturers and component suppliers. Some Ta [...] | 2004-12-22 22:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND CH TW |
04TEGUCIGALPA141 | AmCit-owned Cable TV Company Claims Harassment by [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S.-owned cable TV company, Mateo's Cable Vision, claims that it has been subject to an unusual number of audits and investigations from various GOH agencies over the past year. The owners of this company, Michael and Sally Mitrovic, see these investigations as acts of hara [...] | 2004-01-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BTIO KIPR CASC PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA1490 | Millennium Challenge Corporation Visit to Honduras [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),visiting Honduras from June 8- 16, held a productive set of meetings with Honduran government officials, members of civil society and the private sector, and representatives of other donor organizations and nation [...] | 2004-07-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA1508 | Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...] | 2004-07-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC |
04TEGUCIGALPA1526 | Honduran Economic Highlights: April-June 2004 [...] On April 14, Paris Club creditors and the GOH agreed to a restructuring of Honduras' public external debt, leading to the cancellation of approximately $147 million of Honduran debt, and the rescheduling of $214 million more (see reftel). Under the agreement reached between Paris Club partic [...] | 2004-07-09 18:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD EWWT KJUS PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA1577 | Honduras Poised to Become Leader in Port Security [...] SUMMARY: Following a June visit to the ports of Honduras, a United States Coast Guard delegation confirmed that Honduras was taking the appropriate measures to ready its ports for certification on July 1, and to successfully comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements an [...] | 2004-07-16 18:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EINV ETRD PBTS SNAR PTER BEXP ECON PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA1984 | HONDURAS' FINANCIAL REFORM LAWS: THREE DOWN, ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress has approved three of the four financial sector reform laws required under the IMF agreement. The three that have passed are the shortest and simplest of the laws, leaving the longest and most important for last. However the President of the Banking Commis [...] | 2004-09-03 19:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2093 | Honduras: President Gives Economic Overview [...] Summary: On September 9, at the opening of an event to promote DR-CAFTA, President Ricardo Maduro presented a sweeping overview of the state of the Honduran economy. As usual, President Maduro emphasized what he sees as the accomplishments of his administration - reining in government spendi [...] | 2004-09-20 20:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB EINV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2223 | HONDURAS: FAST-FOOD BOOM CONTINUES AS FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras, fast-food sector continues to flourish and, with new entrant &Quiznos Sub,8 remains dominated by U.S. franchises. Quiznos sees strong growth potential in Honduras, based on the strong market acceptance of U.S. brands and continuing economic growth. Quiznos did n [...] | 2004-10-05 19:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2267 | HONDURAS: UNDP PROCUREMENT DEBATE CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 27, the Honduran National Association of Industries (ANDI) issued a two-page open letter denouncing the United Nations Development Program,s (UNDP) handling of the ongoing bid process for container inspection systems at Puerto Cortes. Post has already received comp [...] | 2004-10-12 20:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV EWWT KJUS KMCA HO UNDP |
04TEGUCIGALPA2289 | HONDURAS: TAX MAN IS MOVED BACK INTO MINFIN [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress has decreed that the Executive Revenue Directorate (DEI) will no longer be a semi-autonomous tax agency and will instead be folded into the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The DEI is overstaffed and highly politicized, as alleged in the justification to [...] | 2004-10-13 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2312 | ACTION REQUEST: LUCENT SEEKS USG CONCURRENCE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On October 7, EconChief met with Carlos Aviles, Senior Manager for Lucent in Latin America, and Juan Carlos Galan, New Business Manager for Lucent, to discuss a pending Lucent proposal to donate CDMA-based switching technology to Hon [...] | 2004-10-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ECON HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2313 | "Cumple y Gana" Labor Project Advances CAFTA [...] Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor-funded "Cumple y Gana" project held two recent public outreach events in Honduras, aimed at informing the private sector as to the contents and implications of CAFTA-DR with regards to protection of labor rights and enforcement of labor laws. EconOffs par [...] | 2004-10-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA232 | HONDURAS IMF AGREEMENT FULL STEAM AHEAD -- PRIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran government has fully completed the prior conditions listed in the preliminary Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) agreed to with the IMF mission on November 25. In addition, the GOH has put to rest two new IMF [...] | 2004-01-30 21:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV EPET ELAB HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2426 | CORRECTED COPY: HONDURAS CASHIERS ITS TAX MAN; [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, it was reported that Mario Duarte, head of the Executive Revenue Directorate (DEI, the GOH equivalent of the USG,s Internal Revenue Service) will be moved out of his position effective November 1. Duarte will become the new Director of the National Ports Company. [...] | 2004-10-29 15:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2427 | HONDURAS TELECOMMS UPDATE OCTOBER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, EconChief met with Jose Renan Caballero, Chief Telecommunications Advisor on the President,s Modernization Commission, to discuss recent developments in the telecommunications sector. Caballero was candid regarding Alcatel, Communitel, Megatel, the new telecommuni [...] | 2004-10-29 17:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV ELAB KJUS KMCA HO UNDP |
04TEGUCIGALPA2435 | Honduras: 2003 Trade Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual trade overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. This cable contains information on imports, exports and the trade deficit; information on macroeconomic, monetary and financial d [...] | 2004-10-29 21:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2452 | Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...] | 2004-11-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2458 | Honduras: 2003 Monetary and Financial Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual monetary and financial overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Ref A contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit, and ref B contains information on economi [...] | 2004-11-02 20:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA2531 | HONDURAS HOMES HOUSING PROJECT [...] Reftel requests embassy comments and recommendations regarding the possibility of OPIC providing a $9.8 million direct loan to Honduras Homes, to construct 1,450 low-cost houses. ZIP Buffalo is a maquila (light-assembly) operation active in Honduras. Incohnsa Group and the Arguello family a [...] | 2004-11-09 16:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA325 | Honduran Econ Highlights: December 2003 - January [...] (U) On December 30, 2003, Congress passed the 2004 federal budget. The consideration of the budget, traditionally undertaken in a special December session of Congress, took on particular importance this year, as the government of Honduras worked under the constraint of meeting the prior condi [...] | 2004-02-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA401 | Port Security: Honduras on Track to Meet U.S. and IMO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Honduras (GOH) is well positioned to be in compliance with MTSA and IMO requirements by the July 1, 2004 deadline. The country's chief challenges in meeting the requirements set out in the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and in the Internati [...] | 2004-02-24 15:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP ECON ETRD PGOV HO |
04TEGUCIGALPA560 | Honduran Econ Highlights: February 2004 [...] (U) On February 2, the GOH signed a Letter of Intent for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF),which was then approved by the IMF Board in Washington on February 18. This marks the end of two long years of negotiations between the IMF and the Maduro government, but the re [...] | 2004-03-09 21:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV TSPA HO IMF |
04TEGUCIGALPA950 | INFORMATION ON FREE TRADE ZONES IN HONDURAS [...] This cable is a response to reftel and provides information about Honduran Free Trade Zone laws: a. Does the country have any type of customs free zone, free trade zone, foreign trade zone, export processing zone, freeport or manufacturing bonded warehouse? How many zones are there currentl [...] | 2004-04-26 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV HO |
04THEHAGUE1343 | 2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-02 07:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE NL |
04THEHAGUE2208 | DUTCH CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO IFC'S PRIVATE [...] ECONCOUNS and Econoff delivered September 2, 2004, reftel points to Gita Salden, Head of the International Economy and Financial Institutions Division within the Foreign Financial Relations Directorate of the Dutch Finance Ministry. (POLCOUNS delivered points separately on August 31 to Michiel [...] | 2004-09-03 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV NL |
04VILNIUS1445 | LITHUANIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISION FOR NEW TERM [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) re-elected Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas November 25. In a speech to the Seimas November 24, Brazauskas outlined a broad vision for his new term. He promised to utilize EU funds to promote development in priority areas, such as the use, and expor [...] | 2004-11-26 14:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV LH |
04VILNIUS1526 | IMF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROLONG THE [...] An IMF delegation, concluding an Article IV Consultation mission to Lithuania December 10, praised Lithuania's impressive structural improvements and the country's complete transition to a market economy. The IMF delivered an overall positive assessment of the country's economic prospects fo [...] | 2004-12-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON LH |
04WELLINGTON558 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ON NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-30 05:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC |
04WELLINGTON686 | NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BOTH RELAX AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Proposed changes to the New Zealand government's review of foreign investments would reduce the scope of business deals requiring its review while tightening the screening of land purchases by foreigners. The government [...] | 2004-08-11 01:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECIN ECON ETRD NZ |
04WELLINGTON727 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO APEC PROPOSALS ON CUSTOMS [...] Post delivered ref talking points August 24 to Adele Bryant, deputy director in the economic division of New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. On the proposal for permanently extending the customs duties moratorium on electronically transmitted products (ref B),Ms. Bryant [...] | 2004-08-25 21:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN ETTC EINV NZ APECO |
04YEREVAN1456 | ARMENIA SEEKS TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) In eleventh-hour negotiations to reach an agreement in the Armentel dispute, Minister of Justice David Harutiunian agreed to put off the June 30 deadline for reaching a settlement until September 28, 2004. Despite the extension, the government's threat still stands: If the sides do not [...] | 2004-06-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS KPRV EINV EFIN BEXP AM |
04YEREVAN1662 | ARMENIA TRIES TO SQUEEZE VALUE FROM DIAMONDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) While constituting only 5 percent of GDP, Armenia's rapidly expanding diamond cutting industry attracts both strong domestic attention and significant foreign investment. Precious and simple to [...] | 2004-07-28 12:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND AM RU |
04YEREVAN2470 | GOAM RESCUES N-K TELECOM OPERATOR IN BACK-ROOM DEAL TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (C) During the week of November 15 the GOAM is due to seal the deal it has made with Armentel, Armenia's incumbent monopoly telecommunications service provider. The Government of Armenia will end its protracted dispute with Armentel and license a second mobile telephone provider to compete wit [...] | 2004-11-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KPRV PREL AM BEXPPLM BEXP |
04YEREVAN2505 | GOAM TELECOM DEAL SUBSIDIZES N-K PHONE NETWORK [...] (C) On November 19 the Armenian Government published the details of a second mobile license that it granted to Karabakh-Telecom during a six hour tender process during the night of November 4 (Reftel). The government granted the license rights very cheaply, with no investment commitment insi [...] | 2004-11-19 11:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KPRV BEXP PREL AM |
04YEREVAN890 | DEMARCHE PRESENTED ON ARMENIA AND ILSA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 10:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG EPET EINV PREL AM IR |
05ABUDHABI1006 | POINTS FOR A/USTR NOVELLI'S FTA BILATS [...] (U) Summary. During your March 7-11th visit to the United Arab Emirates for the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, you will have a number of bilateral meetings with senior UAEG officials. We are providing short bios of your interlocutors and an overview of probable points of di [...] | 2005-03-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR NEA PI |
05ABUDHABI1272 | WOLFOWITZ NOMINATION FOR WORLD BANK: UAE RESPONSE [...] On March 20, EconChief delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Finance A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani. EconChief stressed our hope that the World Bank Executive Board could approve this nomination quickly. Al- Bustani promised to discuss our nomination with MinState Khirbas [...] | 2005-03-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL TC |
05ABUDHABI1438 | US/UAE FTA FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: The United States and the UAE held the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Abu Dhabi, March 8-10. UAEG leaders are enthusiastic about the prospect of an FTA with the United States. After a somewhat slow start the negotiators made significant progress, concluding [...] | 2005-04-02 02:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR TC FTA |
05ABUDHABI2968 | HIGH PROFILE UAE GOVERNMENT OUTREACH ON FTA [...] (U) The UAE government has been actively pursuing high-level outreach to the press and UAE business community on the benefits of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi and Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Moh [...] | 2005-07-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR TC |
05ABUDHABI4741 | ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: UAEG and Abu Dhabi government interlocutors told Secretary Bodman during his November 11-13 visit that the UAE is committed to expanding crude oil production (including condensates) to 4 mb/d over the next seven to ten years, with 200,000 b/d coming on line in early 2006. The UAE [...] | 2005-11-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PK AF SA IR IZ |
05ABUDHABI834 | EMIRATI BUSINESSMAN LOOKING TO INVEST IN WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Mohammed Al-Abbar, Chairman of Emaar, Dubai's largest publicly-traded real estate development company, called on DCM and Econ Chief to discuss his February 18 meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders regarding his development proposals for the Gaza settlements to be evacuated [...] | 2005-02-22 12:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL KPAL IS TC |
05ABUDHABI911 | UAE INVESTMENT IN PALESTINE: GOOD INTENTIONS, BAD [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told Ambassador that he had been briefed on Dubai real estate developer Mohammed Al-Abbar's visit to the Palestinian territories and proposed investments there in advance of Al-Abbar's trip, and had no objection to A [...] | 2005-02-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL KPAL IS TC |
05ABUDHABI992 | SCENESETTER FOR FIRST ROUND OF US-UAE FTA [...] (U) Summary: The UAE is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain, Fujairah, and Ras Al-Khaimah) founded in December 1971. Over the last 34 years, the UAE has developed into the third largest economy in the Arab world, with an estimated 2004 GDP of at [...] | 2005-03-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD PREL TC EINV USTR |
05ABUJA118 | TRADE AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, NIGERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 10:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NI |
05ABUJA1677 | NIGERIA: EXXON MOBIL CHIEF ON REFINING DEMANDS, [...] (C) Exxon Mobil Nigeria Chief John Chaplin told the Ambassador on September 6 that oil majors were in the midst of renegotiating their MOU with the Nigerian government (GON),which would allow them to keep a part of the revenue over $30 per barrel, all of which now goes to the GON. They also a [...] | 2005-09-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ETRD NI OIL |
05ABUJA1692 | NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ABOLISHES EXPORT INCENTIVES [...] (U) The federal government of Nigeria has withdrawn the Bona-fide Manufacturers Scheme, and Manufacturer-in-Bond Export Scheme - two incentives the government extended to local manufacturers to be more competitive due to their alleged abuse. The Bonafide Manufacturers Scheme allowed manufactur [...] | 2005-09-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN NI |
05ABUJA1846 | NIGERIA: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN RE PRC IN AFRICA [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria has had some contact with official Taiwanese in Nigeria. Deputy Chief of Economic Section recently met socially with the Deputy Director of the Taiwan Trade Delegation, Mr. CHANG Ming. Two recently arrived Missions members have transferred from Taiwan. 2. Post believe [...] | 2005-09-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL CH TW NI |
05ABUJA2006 | NIGERIA ECOWAS COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF UPDATE [...] Summary: Nigeria appears set to implement the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET),before the end of October 2005. The CET would harmonize Nigeria's tariffs with those of other ECOWAS member states, and make Nigeria's trade policies more predictable. Though Nigeria had earlier abolished impor [...] | 2005-10-19 08:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN EINV NI AGOA ECOWAS |
05ABUJA2142 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NIGERIAN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, Assistant Secretary Frazer and Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed Nigeria's completed Paris Club deal and Nigeria's efforts to improve its budget process and promote increased trade and investment. The Minister urged favorable U.S. action on [...] | 2005-11-07 15:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAIR ETRD EINV NI |
05ACCRA1110 | WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to avert the high cost of arbitration, Westel's Managing Director, Bill Taylor, and the GoG are working towards an agreement to end their seven-year-old dispute. According to Taylor, Westel submitted a terms sheet acceptable to the GoG in March, but Westel's Seatt [...] | 2005-06-03 11:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KMCA GH ECPS |
05ACCRA1389 | WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After three months of negotiations, Westel has broken off talks with the GoG and is once again pursuing international arbitration. With the June 30 arbitration filing date looming, Westel reached an agreement with the GoG that included the mobile spectrum it has sought since th [...] | 2005-07-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KMCA GH ECPS |
05ACCRA1391 | GHANA AND AGOA: RECENT SUCCESSES WITH A DIVERSE [...] (SBU) In 2004, Ghana increased its exports to the U.S. under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by over 85%, to over $74 million dollars -- accounting for over 50% of Ghana's total exports to the U.S. In 2005, USAID's West Africa Regional Program's Accra-based West Africa Trade Hub [...] | 2005-07-14 17:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KMCA GH |
05ACCRA1435 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS -- JUNE/JULY 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events in Ghana for June-July 2005. The issues covered are: -- Jeff Sachs Reiterates Call for Higher Aid flows -- Visit of State's Senior Advisor on Biotech -- Kufuor Hosts Ghana Investors Advisory Council ---------------------------------------- [...] | 2005-07-21 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID GH PGOV TBIO EINV UNGA |
05ACCRA1499 | POST COMMENT ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: [...] Post has consulted with various sources in Ghana and found no adverse information on Ghana Home Loans Co. Ltd., CAL Bank Ltd., or on any of the individuals mentioned Ref A. 2. Dominic Adu, the proposed Executive Chairman, is a Ghanaian trained in the U.K. as an accountant. Prior to workin [...] | 2005-07-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN GH OPIC |
05ACCRA181 | WESTEL UPDATE: GOG AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) The GoG has agreed to participate in the arbitration case filed against it by Westel parent Western Wireless International (WWI). This reversal of the GoG's previously stated position was announced in a letter to Westel Director Bill Taylor December 17. This decision followed AF/W Offic [...] | 2005-01-25 18:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV GH |
05ACCRA1868 | GOG BUYS WESTEL TO END SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Wireless International (WWI),the primary shareholder in Ghana's embattled second national operator Westel, has sold its interest in the company to the parastatel Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) for USD 10 million. WWI dropped its international arbitration case [...] | 2005-09-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH ECON KMCA ECPS EINV |
05ACCRA190 | VALCO REBORN: ALCOA SIGNS MOU WITH GHANA GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On January 26, Alcoa signed an MOU with the GOG giving it the exclusive right to assess the feasibility of creating an integrated aluminum industry in Ghana which could pave the way for a USD 600 million investment. If both parties agree on the economic feasibility of the project after [...] | 2005-01-27 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
05ACCRA2382 | GHANA CIVAIR UPDATE - POSITIVE CHANGES AND REAL [...] (U) Summary: Ghana's civil aviation sector has entered a period of rebuilding after a year which saw the demise of Ghana Airways, the crash of Ghana-based MK Airlines' 747 in Nova Scotia, and the subsequent downgrade of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA),which barred all Ghanaian carrie [...] | 2005-11-21 17:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAIR GH ECON |
05ACCRA2584 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GAS PIPELINE AND CMS ENERGY [...] Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater made a courtesy call on Minister of Energy Professor Mike Oquaye December 19. The Minister and Ambassador discussed Ghana's preparation for the completion of the West Africa Gas Pipeline, the status of CMS Energy's expansion project, alternative energy sources, [...] | 2005-12-20 17:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG GH |
05ACCRA407 | FAA COMPLETES REASSESSMENT OF GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: FAA has completed its reassessment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The FAA team was impressed with the progress made by the GCAA staff since the last visit in December 2004 (reftel). In the short term, however, Ghana will be downgraded to Category II status somet [...] | 2005-02-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV GH |
05ACCRA416 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2005 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period December 2004 to February 2005. The issues covered are: -- IAEA in Ghana -- UK Firm Negotiating Power Deal -- West African Agribusiness Conference -- Information Technology Conference -- World Bank Water [...] | 2005-02-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV ENRG ETRD GH |
05ACCRA471 | AMBASSADOR AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mary C. Yates, African Development Foundation (ADF) Board Chairman Edward Brehm, and ADF President Nathaniel Fields met with President Kufuor March 2 to discuss the current state and future of ADF's assistance to Ghanaian businesses. Minister for Private Sector Development [...] | 2005-03-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID EFIN ETRD GH |
05ACCRA505 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FAA REASSESSMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary C. Yates met with President Kufuor March 9, to discuss FAA's assessment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). National Security Advisor, Francis Poku, arranged the meeting. The Ambassador and EconOff explained FAA's decision to downgrade Ghana to Categor [...] | 2005-03-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
05ACCRA658 | GHANA'S PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT FOUR [...] (C) Post,s view of Ghana,s prospects over the next four years follows, and is in part based on the President's hour-long tour d'horizon with the Ambassador on March 9 and post-election conversations between Emboffs and key Ghanaian players. The political challenges ahead include increases in [...] | 2005-04-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN GH KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL EINV |
05ACCRA892 | AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANAIAN PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (U) This message has an action request (see para 18). 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Yates had a lengthy, private conversation with Ghanaian President Kufuor on Thursday evening, May 5. They discussed the current situation in Togo, his NPP party,s loss of the first bi-election of his second [...] | 2005-05-10 17:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GH PHUM ECON EAID TO EPET EINV |
05ADANA38 | SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-24 13:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA |
05ALGIERS1030 | POTENTIAL FOR GREATER U.S. ACTIVITY IN ALGERIA'S [...] (U) The first half of 2005 has witnessed a small boom in U.S. interest in the Algerian domestic energy supply sector, with one U.S. firm, General Electric, pressing for participation in a new power plant and two other firms looking for opportunities in the market. According to GOA officials, [...] | 2005-05-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET BEXP AG |
05ALGIERS1233 | NEW PRO-REFORM FINANCE MINISTER MOVING QUICKLY ON [...] Ambassador called on Finance Minister Mourad Medelci to extend congratulations and discuss the Minister's financial and economic vision for the country after his first five weeks in office. Medelci was bullish on the need for reform; announced the imminent privatization of three state-owned b [...] | 2005-06-15 18:26:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV AG |
05ALGIERS1289 | UTILITY PRICES RISING AS THE GOA BEGINS TO [...] Parliament passed June 16 a revised Water Code allowing public water and sanitation services to take on private partners and to adjust the sliding water tariff schedule, which will likely lead to more price increases. (Minimum per cubic meter water prices for typical consumers already increa [...] | 2005-06-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG |
05ALGIERS1302 | THE KHALIFA LEGACY: BAD HABITS PERSIST AS ALGERIA [...] (C) At least one bank in Algeria's public-dominated banking industry appears to have retained some of the bad habits that caused the collapse of the entire sector in 2003. Ambassador and Econoff learned May 24 from the president of a large western bank in Algeria that the specialized Algerian [...] | 2005-06-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AG |
05ALGIERS1328 | ALGERIA SIGNS ITS FIRST-EVER PROJECT FINANCE DEAL [...] (U) Hamma desalination plant negotiators signed contracts June 25 committing to a loan for the first reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Algeria, one of the largest such plants in the world. OPIC is loaning up to $200 million for the plant, which is expected to be completed in 2007, 24 mont [...] | 2005-07-02 08:45:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SENV AG OPIC |
05ALGIERS1593 | ALGERIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Air Algerie General Manager Tayeb Benouis has been summoned by the prosecutor in charge of the ongoing Khalifa Airways case. The prosecutor will question Benouis about the relationship between the state airline company and Khalifa Group CEO Abdelmoumen Khalifa. The Khalifa Group and various go [...] | 2005-08-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP PGOV AG |
05ALGIERS1652 | GOA MOVES TO STOP CORRUPTION [...] (C) A growing realization of the economic and development costs of pervasive corruption in Algeria, coupled with reported pressure from some key senior military figures, is prompting increased government efforts against corruption. Over the past several months, President Bouteflika has made a [...] | 2005-08-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV EPET AG |
05ALGIERS2145 | IMF Recommendations for Algeria [...] Summary: In an October 16 press conference following a two-week visit to Algeria, Mr. Erik De Vrijer, Division Chief for Middle East and Central Asia at the IMF declared that Algeria showed favorable economic development in 2005. De Vrijer highlighted the "significant" structural reforms under [...] | 2005-10-22 13:03:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG |
05ALGIERS2213 | Algeria Economic Highlights: [...] Spanish Group to Build Desalination Plant 2. $15 Billion Trade Balance Surplus 3. New Payment System Combats Money Laundering 4. Draft Law on Nuclear Energy 5. Sonatrach to Supply LNG to U.S. firm Sampra SPANISH GROUP GEIDA SELECTED FOR DESALINATION PLANT --------------------- [...] | 2005-10-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG |
05ALGIERS2228 | Algeria Economic Highlights [...] Oil Export Revenues expected to hit $40 Billion 2. French Interest in Bank Privatization 3. Booming Mobile Phone Sector 4. Spanish Aquatia Selected for Desalination Plant 5. Algeria Among Least Transparent Countries 6. $51 Billion Foreign Exchange Reserve 7. Algerian Purchasing Power Do [...] | 2005-11-02 15:27:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG |
05ALGIERS2293 | ALGERIA BANKING SECTOR SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Algerian banking system was recently hit by another scandal of fund embezzlement at the state- owned National Bank of Algeria (BNA). This comes at a time when the GoA is making a big push to privatize and reform the banking sector. According to media sources, between 2002 and [...] | 2005-11-14 16:09:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD EFIN AG |
05ALGIERS883 | TEMMAR: MUCH WORK REMAINS ON WTO ACCESSION; [...] (C) Ambassador called on Presidential Economic Advisor Temmar April 30 to conduct an informal discussion, based on guidance from USTR, on Algeria's WTO accession progress, as well as to follow up with the status of banking reform, GOA's internal IPR reform, and movement on the east-west highway [...] | 2005-05-03 18:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV AORC AG USTR WTRO WTO |
05ALMATY3876 | KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION REQUEST ON BARRIERS TO [...] The following information is provided in response to Reftel questions. Question 1(A) ------------ 2. By law, U.S. companies can purchase local oil companies. The January 2003 Law on Investments provides the legal framework for foreign investment in Kazakhstan, and does not differenti [...] | 2005-10-26 21:01:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
05AMMAN1351 | ARAB COUNTRIES LAUNCH GFD INITIATIVE; PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) At a February 6-7 conference in Jordan, representatives of Arab governments formally launched the "Governance for Development in the Arab Countries" (GFD) initiative under the auspices of King Abdullah. The GFD calls for partnerships between Arab states and OECD countries and the UNDP [...] | 2005-02-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KMPI ECON EINV JO |
05AMMAN2428 | IMF IRAQ CHIEF SEES NEED FOR REMEDIAL ACTION TO [...] (C) Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction Ambassador Robin Raphel met with IMF Iraq Resident Representative Ibrahim el-Tigani in Amman on March 17. In a frank discussion Tigani provided his assessment of the government of Iraq's performance to date in meeting the policy and information provisi [...] | 2005-03-24 04:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
05AMMAN4659 | SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: CISCO [...] Embassy Amman nominates Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California, for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Since the joint announcement of the Jordan Education Initiative at the World Economic Forum in 2003, Cisco Systems has shown a deep commitment to King Abdullah's vision fo [...] | 2005-06-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV KSEP JO |
05AMMAN4782 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post herewith updates the October 2004 "Report of U.S. Citizen Expropriation Claims and Certain Other Commercial and Investment Disputes" regarding an outstanding investment dispute by a "U.S. person" against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). Claimant A refers to Jacobs Eng [...] | 2005-06-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV JO |
05AMMAN5195 | WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud and his Senior Advisor Bill Behrens held meetings on the margins of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea (May 20-22) with numerous businessmen and Government of Jordan (GOJ) leaders who repeated posit [...] | 2005-06-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL JO |
05AMMAN531 | JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2005 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: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Since [...] | 2005-01-23 07:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR |
05AMMAN538 | FIRST NEW BANK LICENSES IN DECADE PROVOKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past two years have seen the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) perform an increasingly difficult, but so far successful, balancing act. On the one hand, CBJ has remained committed to consolidation of the fragmented Jordanian banking sector and resisted pressure from domestic mag [...] | 2005-01-23 12:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EINV ECPS KPRV JO |
05AMMAN6143 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: MIDDLE EAST FROZEN [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Embassy Amman provides the following information on H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Co. (HMBS): HMBS is active in Jordan and throughout the region. Mustafa Bunnia, who we understand will be running the frozen food operation being considered by OPIC, is based in Jor [...] | 2005-08-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV IZ JO |
05AMMAN6435 | FURTHER COMMENTS ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCING [...] (SBU) Ref (A) provided information relating to the history and commercial stature and activities of the firm of H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Company regional office in Jordan, and noted that the Embassy has no derogatory financial information on this company. The information was provided [...] | 2005-08-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EINV KTFN ETTC IZ JO |
05AMMAN6849 | JORDAN BROMINE INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLVED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jordan Bromine Company (JBC) is the largest U.S. investment in Jordan. The company's Dead Sea plant produces bromine and related products for export and has just reached profitability ahead of schedule. An investment dispute involving operational control over the company [...] | 2005-08-24 12:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EIND EMIN JO |
05AMMAN7084 | Jordan's TRIDE Participation Moving Slowly [...] Summary: Jordanian Ministry of Planning (MOP) Secretary General Maher Madadha told Econcouns and ESTHOff on August 31 that responsibility for the US/Israel/Jordan Trilateral Industrial Research and Development Fund (TRIDE) within the GoJ will eventually move from MOP to the Ministry of Indust [...] | 2005-09-05 12:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV PREL IS JO |
05AMMAN7327 | Jordan/TRIDE - Trade Ministry Ready to Engage, [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) says the United States and Israel can "count on" MOIT to provide "100% support" for the Trilateral Industrial Research and Development Fund (TRIDE). In MOIT's view, the next step is for TRIDE management to ask the MOIT in writing [...] | 2005-09-13 03:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV PREL IS JO |
05AMMAN7415 | DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S 2005 [...] (U) Embassy Amman's Country Team reaffirms our nomination of Cisco Systems for the Secretary's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence. Cisco clearly excels in adhering to its core value of corporate social responsibility, and we are glad to respond to your request for further due diligence on [...] | 2005-09-15 06:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV JO |
05AMMAN9052 | NEW COMPANY TO BOOST IRAQI INVESTMENT IN JORDAN [...] (U) After eight months of discussion and bureaucratic delay, the Rafidain Development Company, a new high-profile Iraqi investment company in Jordan was officially established in Amman on September 25. The company was organized following a February 2005 meeting between Jordan's King Abdullah [...] | 2005-11-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EINV IZ JO |
05ANKARA1300 | Update on Cargill and Sugar Industry Issues [...] (SBU) The GOT is considering legislation on Turkey's sugar and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) quota system which would provide an amnesty to companies, including Ulker's Cola Turka, rumored to have invested in unauthorized corn syrup production that violates the quota laws. Coca Cola and Pep [...] | 2005-03-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA1650 | POTENTIAL TURKISH CONTRIBUTION TO BMENA INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In recent months, Turkish government and private sector officials have shown an increasing interest in becoming more involved on the economic side of the BMENA initiative. This fits with Turkey's large and growing trade and investment with the region and its potential -- as a [...] | 2005-03-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV QA EG TU |
05ANKARA1665 | CEYHAN: ENERGY HUB OF TURKEY'S ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the newly white-washed BTC oil terminal at Ceyhan bustles with final construction activity in advance of hoped-for first oil in late 2005, the adjacent BOTAS oil terminal languishes for lack of oil from the pipeline from Iraq. Along with a new imported coal-fired power p [...] | 2005-03-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU IZ |
05ANKARA1728 | High Corporate Interest in Investor Advisory [...] (U) Foreign multinationals are showing considerable interest in Turkey's Investor Advisory Council, which will meet for the second time in April. Although Turkey has taken a number of concrete steps to improve the investment climate, and has enjoyed an increasingly positive macroeconomic situ [...] | 2005-03-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP EMIN CASC TU |
05ANKARA2072 | TURKEY'S TELECOM BOARD CHALLENGES - INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Telecom Regulatory Authority is planning a visit to the FCC as part of its efforts to increase capacity and expertise. While the state company Turk Telekom's privatization and the sector's liberalization slowly proceed, the Telecom Regulatory Authority struggles to [...] | 2005-04-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ECON TU |
05ANKARA2078 | PETKIM: PA GOES ON THE ROAD TO PROMOTE TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary. PETKIM (Petrokimya Holding A.S.),Turkey's state petrochemical company, is preparing for an IPO of 30 percent of its shares in late April. Turkey,s privatization officials, together with privatization consulting companies, left for the U.S. last week to attend an investor,s c [...] | 2005-04-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
05ANKARA2114 | TURKEY SETS PRIVATIZATION MODEL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Aiming to expedite delayed privatization of Turkey's electricity distribution network (in which at least one U.S. company has expressed strong interest),the GOT has decided to move forward based on a "transfer-of-operating-rights" (TOR) sale of shares model, rather than throug [...] | 2005-04-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA2159 | PA CONFIDENT ABOUT PRIVATIZATION DEALS, DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Privatization Administration (PA) President Metin Kilci's confidence in the PA,s ability to move forward with its ambitious privatization agenda for 2005 has been boosted by proposed changes to the GOT,s privatization law that should reduce legal challenges to PA transactions a [...] | 2005-04-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA2349 | Update on Van Hotel Case [...] (U) In February, a judge dismissed Amcit Victor Bedoian's civil case challenging the sale of his hotel in Van (reftel). The judge has since issued her reasoning in this case, which boils down to the finding that the hotel manager had written authorization from Bedoian, and was entitled to sel [...] | 2005-04-27 06:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV PHUM TU |
05ANKARA254 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-18 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
05ANKARA2667 | TURKEY'S BORON IS NOT BORING [...] SUMMARY: As the holder of the world's largest Boron reserves, Turkey is eager to derive economic value from this mineral. Among a variety of applications in industry, use of Boron for fuel cells and the potential hydrogen economy is most promising. Turkey's relatively new Boron Institute aim [...] | 2005-05-09 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG EINV TU |
05ANKARA269 | Turkey State Refinery Company TUPRAS [...] Summary: Following failure of an initial effort in 2004, the Government of Turkey plans to re-announce tenders (this time) for 51% of the state refinery company TUPRAS at the beginning of April 2005. Turkish officials are eager for U.S. participation. End Summary. 2. TUPRAS dominates th [...] | 2005-01-18 07:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV KTDB TU |
05ANKARA304 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...] | 2005-01-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
05ANKARA320 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...] | 2005-01-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
05ANKARA3223 | TURKEY: SLOW PROGRESS ON ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's privatization of its electricity distribution company is proceeding slowly. All parties anticipate some delays, most likely to at least this autumn, primarily due to delays in putting in place important legislation underpinning process and mechanisms, but everybody giv [...] | 2005-06-09 05:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV TU |
05ANKARA3258 | TURKEY'S TUPRAS REFINERY COMPANY PRIVATIZATION - [...] (U) Summary: There is significant foreign and domestic interest in the privatization of Turkish state refinery company (TUPRAS),reportedly including a U.S. company. The petroleum labor union, which successfully battled the last tender attempt (to Russian Tatneft),is gearing up a public camp [...] | 2005-06-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET EFIN TU |
05ANKARA3357 | GMAC/DILLINGHAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) On June 1, ECON/C raised GMAC/Dillingham's problems in completing the long-delayed Izmir Ring Road project with Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci, the head of the Turkish Treasury who reports directly to State Minister Ali Babacan. Canakci was familiar with the letter sent by OPIC VP Ro [...] | 2005-06-14 07:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN EINV TU OPIC |
05ANKARA3381 | Incentives in Turkey's Technology Development [...] (SBU) Summary: As a part of its efforts to attract foreign investment and promote high technology development, the GOT has given a variety of incentives to companies and individuals working in Technology Development Zones. These zones have had some success in attracting foreign entrepreneurs [...] | 2005-06-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EIND EFIN TSPL TU EUN |
05ANKARA3396 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES/EXPROPRIATION [...] Claimant data: Claimants A are U.S. citizens Victor and Kristy Bedoian. They filed a Privacy Act Waiver in 2001 allowing information to be shared with family, friends, members of Congress, the press, the general public and the following individuals: Sally or Pat Killoran, William Wolfe, Mic [...] | 2005-06-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE TU |
05ANKARA3412 | Euro-Investors Shopping, Not Buying [...] (SBU) Summary. European investors have flocked to Turkey since the December 17 EU decision to go ahead with accession negotiations, but U.S. companies are not joining them. Despite all the shopping, concrete investment decisions are not slow in coming as would-be investors, European and U. [...] | 2005-06-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV EFIN TU |
05ANKARA3845 | SAUDI-ITALIAN CONSORTIUM WINS TURK TELECOM BID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority took a major step in the privatization of 55 percent of Turk Telekom July 1, opening the four consortia,s bids and short-listing the two top bidders: Oger Telecoms-Telecom Italia and a consortium led by Etisalat of UAE. In a televised bargaining ses [...] | 2005-07-01 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP EFIN TU |
05ANKARA3870 | TURKISH REPLY TO OPIC LETTER ON IZMIR RING [...] (U) On July 5, Embassy received the following response to our June 3 diplomatic note that transmitted OPIC Acting CEO Connelly's letter to Deputy Prime Minister Sener. Begin Text. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honour to inform that the letter from Ross J. Connelly, Acting Presi [...] | 2005-07-06 08:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV TU OPIC |
05ANKARA395 | TURKEY'S TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The severing of a key fiber optic cable link with Europe shows continued weakness in Turkey's telecom infrastructure and connectivity. Turk Telekom's progress in building up alternative links appears to have lessened the impact of this outage, but the system remains vulnerable [...] | 2005-01-25 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV TU |
05ANKARA4141 | TURKEY'S LIBERALIZATION WOES: SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a modest but tangible political will to privatize, and efforts by the Privatization Administration, Competition Authority, and other sectoral regulatory bodies, Turkey's program of sectoral reform, liberalization, and privatization remains delayed and troubled. Across [...] | 2005-07-18 04:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ECPS PGOV TU ENGR |
05ANKARA4226 | PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY CONFIDENT ABOUT TURK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Privatization Authority (PA) is confident that the privatization of Turk Telekom will be finalized after Cabinet approval in the late fall, despite initial confusion and allegations following announcement of the Oger consortium winning the tender on July 1. The PA [...] | 2005-07-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP EFIN TU |
05ANKARA446 | "2005-YEAR OF PRIVATIZATIONS?" [...] (U) Summary: Vice President of the Privatization Administration (PA),Hasan Koktas, told us he is bullish on Turkey's privatization prospects for 2005 noting Turkey's favorable market conditions. Koktas is in charge of several of the GOT's largest pending privatizations: the tobacco division [...] | 2005-01-27 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
05ANKARA4480 | TURKEY AMENDMENTS MAY CURB INVESTOR APPETITE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Long awaited Government of Turkey (GOT) amendments to the Electricity Market Law, aimed to set the guidelines for the upcoming sale of the Turkish electricity distribution network, were delayed to October. The GOT made a last-minute move to pass particular articles of this amen [...] | 2005-08-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV TU |
05ANKARA4494 | FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS FIGHT WITHHOLDING TAX [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 08:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA4598 | MINISTER BABACAN ON EU, IMF [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Charge, Minister of Economy--and now EU negotiator--Babacan painted a typically rosy picture of the GOT's role, claiming the IMF program was really the Government's, and asserting the program was effectively on track despite the delays in key reform l [...] | 2005-08-05 09:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV PREL EINV EU TU |
05ANKARA4660 | CHARGE RAISES MOTOROLA DISPUTE WITH PM [...] (SBU) During her August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan (see septel),the Charge raised Motorola's more than $2 billion claim on the failed Turkish mobile phone company TELSIM. She urged that SDIF, the GOT bank guarantee fund that has taken control of TELSIM, reach an amicable [...] | 2005-08-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV TU |
05ANKARA4786 | COURT RULING THREATENS TO SUSPEND TURKISH POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise ruling in late July, the Council of State (Danistay) issued a suspension ruling for the Electricity Sales Agreement of Enka's Izmir power plant. Enka is optimistic that the court ruling will be overturned, given the power plant's significant share in Turkey's elect [...] | 2005-08-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU EXIM OPIC |
05ANKARA492 | TURKEY: AES INTERESTED IN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Arlington, Virginia - based power company AES is seriously interested in investing in Turkey's electricity distribution sector. The GOT has still not clearly established the privatization methodology. This is the second major expression of strong interest by a U.S. company in [...] | 2005-01-28 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA5080 | DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH TURKEY ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. DAS Bryza and Turkey's senior energy bureaucrat agreed that the imminent completion of the BTC pipeline set the stage for new areas of bilateral energy cooperation, including on Turkish Straits "bypass" pipelines, supplying gas to southern and southeastern Europe, and U.S. inv [...] | 2005-08-31 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU GG IZ AZ BTC |
05ANKARA5122 | TRADE MINISTER TUZMEN WASHINGTON MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Turkish State Minister Tuzmen does not appear to have a specific agenda for his September 8-9 meetings at USTR, Commerce and DHS. In addition to our agriculture and IPR issues, it would be helpful to remind the tin-eared Minister of the importance of communication and dialogue [...] | 2005-09-02 08:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA5220 | TURKEY NUCLEAR QUEST AND U.S. TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Turkish officials prefer U.S. technology to implement its decision to develop a civilian nuclear power capability, Westinghouse and GE reps, both with previous bad experiences in Turkey, are skeptical about Turkey's will, capacity, and commitment to a transparent, non-pol [...] | 2005-09-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA5298 | TURKISH STRAITS BYPASS - SLOW BUT SURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Turkish government officials continue to assert that Samsun-Ceyhan is the best route for a "Bosphorus bypass" pipeline, regional energy company reps say a commercial consensus is forming around Burgos-Alexandropolos, with Samsun-Ceyhan a possible second bypass, particular [...] | 2005-09-12 11:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU |
05ANKARA5352 | TURKEY'S REFINERY PRIVATIZATION: ANOTHER CROWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Privatization Authority seems to have taken another important step forward, with a Koc Holding - Shell consortium committing to pay a higher-than- expected $4.14 billion for a 51 percent stake in TUPRAS, Turkey's state-owned monopoly refiner. Given past court rulings a [...] | 2005-09-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV KTDB TU |
05ANKARA5533 | TURKEY AND BTC: WAITING FOR OIL AT THE GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and Georgia are competing to see which will be the limiting bottleneck for first oil in the BTC pipeline, each side pointing vigorously at the other. As the contest will have contractual ramifications for settling construction delays and cost overruns, it has led to som [...] | 2005-09-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM EINV TU BTC |
05ANKARA5536 | TURKEY AND TURK TELEKOM: EMBASSY ASSISTS AT&T [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy helped AT&T obtain GOT regulatory approval for its merger with SBC and with researching timely resolution of problems with downed leased lines in Turkey. The Turk Telekom privatization has been delayed due to some legal attacks launched by labor unions, but all parties ar [...] | 2005-09-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA6065 | MILITARY PENSION FUND WINS STEEL PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, the Turkish Privatization Authority held a tender auction for another "Crown Jewel," the state-owned steel company, Erdemir (Eregli Iron and Steel Industries of Turkey). The OYAK group, the military pension fund with diversified industrial holdings, won the auction [...] | 2005-10-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPRV EFIN ECON BEXP EIND EINV TU |
05ANKARA6190 | GOT SEES TIFA AS OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE IMPROVED [...] (U) During an October 11 meeting with visiting State EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman, Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Director General of Agreements Tevfik Mengu said that the upcoming November 30 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting provides an opportunity for Tu [...] | 2005-10-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV TU |
05ANKARA6294 | TURKEY AND BTC: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. As oil creeps through BTC toward the Turkish border, Turkish officials privately expect that a "first oil" ceremony will not be held in Ceyhan until March 2006. Meanwhile, a UK official looking at allegations of human rights abuses by BTC in Turkish villages, was generally [...] | 2005-10-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PHUM EINV TU GG BTC |
05ANKARA6310 | TURKEY-ISRAEL: NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY AND WATER LINKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and Israel announced ambitious plans for energy and water links, building on earlier announcements from both countries with Russia. This North- South energy corridor is intended to complement, not compete with, the East-West Energy Corridor. For Turkey, it is important [...] | 2005-10-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU IS RU |
05ANKARA649 | Turkey FDI: Rising Investor Interest, But [...] (SBU) Senior GOT officials are predicting a turnaround in FDI inflows to Turkey on the strength of the continuing recovery of the economy and the EU's decision to open accession talks late last year. There does seem to be increasing interest in Turkey on the part of foreign investors, in part [...] | 2005-02-04 08:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON TU |
05ANKARA6550 | MERMOUD IN ANKARA: INVESTMENT, TELECOM, NUKES [...] (SBU) Summary. In October 21 Ankara meetings, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud found improvements and opportunities in Turkey's telecom, energy, and other investment sectors. Turkey has made significant progress on improving its investment environmen [...] | 2005-11-02 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECPS EINV EFIN ENRG TU |
05ANKARA6701 | THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE - TURK TELEKOM [...] (U) Summary: In a major step forward for economic reform in Turkey, the $6.55 billion sale of a 55% share of Telekom (TT) deal was finalized on November 14. In a ceremony attended by the Ministers of Transport and Finance, the Saudi-owned Oger Group and TT signed the final concession contract [...] | 2005-11-14 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA6769 | TURKEY'S SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL PIPELINE - BIG STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's long-standing preference for Samsun-Ceyhan as a Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline has moved a big step closer to fruition with the announcement that Italian oil firm ENI will collaborate with Turkish firm Calik Enerji to develop the project. While still far from a done d [...] | 2005-11-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV TU RU BTC |
05ANKARA6770 | TURKEY COMMITTED TO SE EUROPE ENERGY PROCESS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey insists that it will continue to participate in the SE Europe energy integration process, but will not sign the Brussels treaty (recent ceremony in Brussels),because they will not foreclose on the option to negotiate longer transition time-frames to achieve energy and e [...] | 2005-11-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU |
05ANKARA6898 | ECONOMY MINISTER: TURKEY TO LAUNCH INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Minister Babacan says the GOT will create a foreign investment promotion office reporting to the Prime Minister and Babacan makes the case that foreign direct investors can now have confidence in the GOT's three-year track record of political stability and economic stabilization. [...] | 2005-11-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EFIN TU |
05ANKARA7067 | BTC OIL REACHES TURKEY - CEYHAN IN SPRING 2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BTC first oil crossed the Turkish border from Georgia on November 17. First tanker loading at Ceyhan is expected in spring 2006, which is also the expected timing for a first oil inauguration ceremony. BTC has addressed complaints filed in the formal OECD investment complaint [...] | 2005-12-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM EINV TU BTC |
05ANKARA7335 | VODAFONE WINS TURKISH MOBILE OPERATOR TELSIM [...] (SBU) Summary: In another demonstration of Turkey's growing attractiveness to foreign investors and a welcome injection of competition into the mobile phone market, British giant Vodafone won the competition for Turkey's second largest GSM operator Telsim with a $4.55 billion bid. The sale al [...] | 2005-12-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BEXP TU |
05ANKARA7342 | TURKEY FUMBLES BOTAS GAS CONTRACT TRANSFER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a complicated tale of intrigue and ineptitude, an apparent effort by the Turkish state-owned pipelines company BOTAS to demonstrate that the 2001 law requiring transfer of import contracts to the private sector was unworkable blew up in the company's face as the press level [...] | 2005-12-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
05ANKARA886 | Update on Turkey BOT Power Plants [...] (SBU) Summary. The importance for Turkey of honoring its "BOT" contracts with independent power projects despite their high cost has been on the U.S.- Turkey economic agenda since the beginning of this decade. Despite public blustering and pressure on the companies to reduce prices, the go [...] | 2005-02-16 09:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV TU |
05ANKARA94 | TURK TELEKOM: FROM MONOPOLY TO COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary. State telecommunications monopoly Turk Telekom (TT) has been taking steps to maintain its dominance in Turkey's newly liberalizing telecom market, including by making significant investment in new technology in order to strengthen its "natural monopoly" position in the market. [...] | 2005-01-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV TU |
05ASUNCION1047 | PARAGUAY: EXPROPRIATION CASE A SETBACK FOR [...] (U) In a blow to Paraguay,s business climate, the Senate passed a bill on August 4 calling for the expropriation of 52,000 hectares (130,000 acres) of land owned by Reverend Sun Myung Moon,s Korea-based Unification Church in Paraguay,s northern Chaco region. It now must get through the Chamber [...] | 2005-08-22 10:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL PA |
05ASUNCION417 | PARAGUAY: SENATE PASSES PUBLIC BANKING LAW [...] In a special session on March 8, the Paraguayan Senate passed the public banking law establishing a single second tier public bank, complying with a performance criterion and opening the way for the fourth review of Paraguay's International Monetary Fund program. The Senate debated for about [...] | 2005-03-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KMCA PGOV PREL PA |
05ASUNCION458 | PARAGUAY'S CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] Angel Gabriel Gonzalez Caceres, the President of the Central Bank of Paraguay, resigned on April 4 after coming under fire for a shooting incident at his home on March 30. Gonzalez faces a criminal investigation into the incident and although he said he doesn't fear the outcome, he also deem [...] | 2005-04-04 19:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR PA |
05ASUNCION597 | PARAGUAY'S VP ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND MWH CASE [...] (U) May 2 the Ambassador asked VP Castiglioni to push money laundering legislation presently before two Senate committees (legislation, and budget.) Noting that the draft meets international standards and addresses major GOP and USG priorities but has been in the Senate for almost a year, the [...] | 2005-05-03 20:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SNAR PA |
05ASUNCION926 | Putting It Together: Paraguay's Maquilas Provide [...] In operation since 2001, Paraguay's maquilas are designed to stimulate local manufacturing for export. Under preferences unique to Paraguay, only forty percent of the content of the products must originate within MERCOSUR for the products to enter other MERCOSUR countries tariff-free. The sec [...] | 2005-07-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BEXP PGOV KMCA PA |
05ATHENS1770 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Per ref A, the following are the investment dispute and expropriation claims that have come to attention of ConGen Thessaloniki and FCS and Consular and Economic sections Athens since post's last report in June 2004 (ref B). 2. Case 1: a) Claimant A b) June 1999 c) Claimant A is [...] | 2005-06-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC GR |
05ATHENS187 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
05ATHENS2031 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISSUES REGARDING CINERGY'S [...] (U) Ambassador called on Minister of Development Sioufas to discuss difficulties being experienced by U.S. company Cinergy in the development of the natural gas market in the Attica peninsula of Greece (including Athens). Cinergy, together with Shell and the Greek natural gas company DEPA, fo [...] | 2005-07-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV AMB |
05ATHENS263 | AMBASSADOR RIES CALLS ON GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries paid an introductory call on Greek Central Bank Governor Garganas on January 20 and thanked him for his efforts, and those of his staff, in combating terrorist financing. They discussed the January 17 ECOFIN meeting, which covered measures Greece must take to bring it [...] | 2005-01-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV GR AMB |
05ATHENS445 | TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ON [...] In a February 7 meeting, Transportation and Communications Minister Liapis informed the Ambassador about projects to expand broad band connections to the Greek regions and install optical fiber rings in 50 cities. He said that participation by U.S. firms in these projects would be welcome, a [...] | 2005-02-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV GR |
05BAGHDAD2839 | PROMOTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT (PART 1) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Development of the private sector through mobilization of domestic and foreign investment is crucial to Iraq's economic recovery and reconstruction, long-term growth, and generation of sustainable jobs. Economic growth and creation of jobs is also essential for political stabil [...] | 2005-07-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV IZ |
05BAGHDAD3111 | IRAQI DPM CHALABI SUPPORTS OUTREACH TO SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi says he supports outreach to the mass of the Sunni population, claims to desire Sunni inclusion in the political process and feels this will reduce tension in Iraq. There is now a plan before the Cabinet, he said, to provide pensions to senior former [...] | 2005-07-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PGOV KDEM EPET EINV IZ |
05BAGHDAD3132 | IRAQ TRADE MINISTER DECIDES NOT TO REQUIRE ARAB [...] (SBU) On July 28, acting ECON Counselor, accompanied by IRMO senior consultant and IRMO technical management consultant, expressed USG concerns over the Ministry of Trade's imposition of an Arab League Boycott declaration on foreign investors in Iraq. GOI Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim [...] | 2005-07-29 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV IZ BEXP BTIO ECON |
05BAGHDAD3411 | IRAQ TRADE MINISTER SEEKING SUPPORT OF OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 15, Acting Econ Min. Counselor and IRMO Senior Consultant met with the Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim to express the USG's continuing concern regarding enforcement of the Arab League Boycott (ALB) against foreign investors in Iraq (reftels). The Trade Minister [...] | 2005-08-18 20:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KBCT PGOV IZ |
05BAGHDAD3547 | UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'S IRAQ DIRECTOR LAYS OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paolo Lembo, Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq, met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard on August 14 to discuss UNDP priorities in Iraq after having recently opened its liaison office in Baghdad. He stressed UNDP's focus on building Iraq's weak g [...] | 2005-08-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS UN |
05BAGHDAD3760 | TETSURO SHARES JAPANESE PLANS TO FULFILL FUNDS [...] (SBU) On September 2 Amano Tetsuro (Minister- Counselor of the Embassy of Japan, Baghdad and Chief Liaison and Representative of Japan to Baghdad) met with IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard and Deputy Director David Harris to discuss Japan's fulfillment on the commitment of funds pledged to Iraq [...] | 2005-09-13 02:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD EINV EAID ELAB IZ KCRS |
05BAGHDAD4006 | (U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...] | 2005-09-27 12:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ |
05BAGHDAD4084 | JCRED - PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Significant progress has been made with Iraq in many economic policy areas since the July 10- 11 Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) in Amman, Jordan. The Iraqis have moved toward the approval of their 2006 budget and beginning negotiations on a [...] | 2005-10-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV EPET KBCT IZ ENRG ETRD |
05BAGHDAD4904 | OPIC INQUIRY RE: ERBIL HOUSING PROJECT [...] This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel re: OPIC interest in Erbil Housing Project. ------------------------------------- Scimitar, Bazian, and KRG Background ------------------------------------- 2. Iraqi contacts indicate that Scimitar Global Ventures acts as a broker [...] | 2005-12-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
05BAGHDAD5101 | OPIC INQUIRY RE: IMMDF LOAN PROPOSALS [...] This cable is in response to reftel A re: OPIC request for Embassy comments on potential Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation (IMMDF) loan proposals. 2. Post IRMO/Private Sector Development was closely involved in the referral process for projects A (Naseer Oxygen Gas),C (Hilal Al K [...] | 2005-12-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
05BANGKOK1026 | AMBASSADOR BOYCE CALLS ON THAI COMMERCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Boyce paid his first official call on Thai Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook on February 4, 2005. A beaming Watana predicted a landslide for the ruling party on February 6, saying it was vindication of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's hands-on "CEO style." Watana [...] | 2005-02-09 05:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ASCH ID TH |
05BANGKOK1072 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 3, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Finance Somkid Jatusripitak. The Ambassador discussed the ongoing Thai-US FTA negotiations, and stressed the need to work together to ensure the talk [...] | 2005-02-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL TH US FTA |
05BANGKOK3963 | BIG COMPROMISES PUSH JAPAN-THAI FTA INTO FINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As the negotiation of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) enters its final stages, Thai and Japanese negotiators have moderated some key demands to avoid a stalemate. A Japanese economic officia [...] | 2005-06-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EINV TH |
05BANGKOK5077 | The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-08 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH |
05BANGKOK5095 | DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON TREATY [...] (C) Reftel demarche was delivered on August 9 to Dr. Virachai Plasai, Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Economic Affairs. Virachai expressed appreciation for the "clear USG effort to consider the RTG's views and concerns on this matter" and [...] | 2005-08-09 08:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL TH |
05BANGKOK5317 | EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...] | 2005-08-18 07:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR |
05BANGKOK6761 | THAILAND: PRIVATIZING EGAT UNLIKELY TO REFORM THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shares of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are to be sold in an initial public offering in November 2005. Partial privatization of this high-profile state-owned enterprise (SOE) enables the Royal Thai Government (RTG) a way to maintain momentum in imple [...] | 2005-10-27 09:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
05BANGKOK6901 | THAI TELECOM SECTOR: NORWAY'S TELENOR BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 20, 2005, Norway's Telenor announced an indirect takeover of Thailand's UCOM and its mobile phone subsidiary Total Access Communications (TAC). The complex transaction paves the way for Telenor control of Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator. The National T [...] | 2005-11-03 08:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH |
05BANGKOK7033 | U.S.-THAILAND FTA: GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Round 6 FTA talks in London, prospects look good for making solid progress in most negotiating areas scheduled for discussion. There are signs that the mood here has shifted from passive resistance to a resigned, "let's get on with it" attitude. Even in financ [...] | 2005-11-10 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV TH |
05BANGKOK7043 | THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM:PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Royal Thai Government (RTG) plans to privatize the telecom operators TOT PCL (TOT) and CAT Telecom PCL (CAT) are finally moving forward. Several practical problems require resolution, however, before either enterprise will be able to effect an initial public offering (IPO) of s [...] | 2005-11-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH |
05BANGKOK7124 | THAILAND: COURT SUSPENDS PRIVATIZATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the Minister of Energy and EGAT Plc to suspend the initial public offering (IPO) of shares of the state-owned power producer,s stock scheduled for November 16-17, 2005. The Court,s decision represents an unexpected victory for [...] | 2005-11-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
05BOGOTA10993 | CHINA'S LIMITED TIES TO COLOMBIA [...] Summary. Ties between China and Colombia are based on a modest economic relationship with minimal interaction on political issues. The level of Chinese investment in Colombia has been very small compared to other countries, but 2005 will show a slight increase from past levels. China views [...] | 2005-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PGOV |
05BOGOTA11257 | Colombia's Capital Control Regime - Ineffective and [...] SUMMARY: Colombia's Central Bank has used capital controls to provide macroeconomic stability both before and after the liberalization of the economy since 1967. The latest controls were enacted in late 2004 in hopes of stemming the flow of speculative capital as a response to exporter complai [...] | 2005-12-05 17:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CO SIPDIS |
05BOGOTA164 | CHEVRONTEXACO'S OUTLOOK ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 22, Ambassador Wood met with ChevronTexaco's Chairman of the Board, David O'Reilly, and other ChevronTexaco executives to discuss oil and gas related issues in Colombia. O'Reilly was pleased with the relationship between Colombia and ChevronTexaco, and said his co [...] | 2005-01-06 20:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV CO |
05BOGOTA221 | COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY IN 2004 LOOKED STRONG, BUT... [...] (C) Summary: While the Colombian economy posted positive results in 2004, the sustainability of such performance is still in question. On the macroeconomic side, growth reached almost 4 percent; IMF targets for the budget deficit, inflation, and reserves were either met or exceeded; publi [...] | 2005-01-07 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2367 | COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...] | 2005-03-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA |
05BOGOTA5565 | CARTAGENA ENERGY CONFERENCE HUGE SUCCESS [...] Summary. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Clay Sell and Assistant Secretary for International Policy Karen Harbert led a delegation to Cartagena May 19-22 to attend an oil and gas investment conference to promote foreign investment and participation in Colombia's energy sector, primaril [...] | 2005-06-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ENRG PREL OVIP CO EINV |
05BOGOTA6340 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This is post,s response to reftel request for the 2005 report on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving the Government of Colombia. It is worth noting that the two cases in the 2005 report are being decided through normal judicial action or in transparent n [...] | 2005-07-05 22:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN PGOV CASC CO |
05BRASILIA1118 | BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...] | 2005-04-26 19:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
05BRASILIA1168 | BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...] | 2005-05-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
05BRASILIA119 | BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement. Introduction - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- 2. Openness to Foreign Investment. Brazil knows that achieving sustained, rapid growth depends on for [...] | 2005-01-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB BR OPIC USTR |
05BRASILIA1239 | BRAZIL: LATEST ENERGY AUCTION FURTHER REDUCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 2, Brazil held its second auction of long-term contracts to supply electric energy under its new energy model. The Minister of Mines and Energy once again hailed the auction of energy to be delivered beginning in 2008 and 2009 as a success because the prices represente [...] | 2005-05-10 17:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA1503 | BRAZIL: THE ENERGY MINISTRY'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 27 meeting, the Special Advisor to the Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Rubem Barbosa, spoke to Brasilia EconOffs regarding some of the issues on the ministry's international agenda. Barbosa voiced both concern and a "wait and see" attitude about the impact that [...] | 2005-06-03 16:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA1566 | VARIG FINANCIAL CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (U) This cable is based upon information gathered by the Econ and FCS Sections at AmEmbassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Summary. The financial situation of VARIG, Brazil's troubled flagship carrier, is worsening. Airline officials have told Deputy Senior Commercial Officer that in the absence of so [...] | 2005-06-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD BR |
05BRASILIA1608 | VARIG BOARD STRUGGLES TO SAVE AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, key members of the VARIG board outlined the predicament in which the airline finds itself. ILFC (International Leasing Finance Corporation),a subsidiary of of AIG and a key aircraft leasing company, has indicated that [...] | 2005-06-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV |
05BRASILIA1686 | BRAZIL'S SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUFFICIENT FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's electricity generation and transmission network continues to be strong and has been able to weather recent troubles stemming from both politics and nature. Despite a continuing drought in southern Brazil, the turmoil in Bolivia that threatens natural gas supplies to Bra [...] | 2005-06-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV |
05BRASILIA1696 | BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-24 20:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG EFIN OPIC |
05BRASILIA1839 | BRAZIL - NEXT STEPS FOR VARIG UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Boeing Sales Director for Brazil, Jose Sicilia, told Emboffs that Boeing is still trying to assess what the immediate future holds for Varig after the carrier's recent move to obtain bankruptcy protection. While under Brazilian law the company has until August to file a reorgan [...] | 2005-07-11 20:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV |
05BRASILIA1879 | BRAZIL: DISPUTES CAST SHADOW OVER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment disputes between U.S. investors and Brazil are currently concentrated in the country's energy sector. The majority of the disputes involve contracts for thermoelectric plants that were signed during a period of drought-induced energy shortage (2001- 2002) with guara [...] | 2005-07-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN KIDE OPIC |
05BRASILIA1929 | MP 252 - BRAZILIAN TAX BREAKS FOR EXPORTERS [...] As reported in reftel, on June 15 the Lula administration issued Provisional Measure (MP) 252, which enacts a series of changes in the tax system to benefit multiple sectors. Some Brazilian analysts have questioned the WTO-consistency of the tax benefits provided by the MP to exporters. Spe [...] | 2005-07-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR BEXP |
05BRASILIA2133 | BRAZIL - OPIC PROPOSED LOAN TO PORT SECURITY INTL [...] Post has no objection to OPIC's proposed loan to Port Security International, LLC (PSI) in support of the installation and operation by that firm of scanning equipment at three ports in Brazil (Itajai, Sao Francisco do Sul, and Paranagua). The Foreign Commercial Service Office in Brasilia doe [...] | 2005-08-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN EWWT OPIC |
05BRASILIA2237 | BRAZIL SCANDAL: NEW ALLEGATIONS TOUCH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Rogerio Buratti, a former advisor to Finance Minister Antonio Palocci during the latter's tenure as Mayor of the city of Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo State),told police during a deposition August 19 that Palocci was involved in a kickback scheme that sent Reals 50,000 per month to PT [...] | 2005-08-19 20:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON EINV |
05BRASILIA2367 | CHINESE ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN BRAZIL -- LARGELY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's involvement in Brazil's economy primarily is trade-driven. Despite the fanfare and the billion dollar-price-tag investment projects trumpeted during President Hu Jintao's November 11, 2004 visit to Brazil, Chinese investment remains a tiny fraction of FDI in Brazil. By [...] | 2005-09-08 18:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV EAGR PHUM |
05BRASILIA24 | BRAZIL ENACTS FIRST WAVE OF SWEEPING JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's justice system does not enjoy the confidence of society, being widely-perceived as slow, inefficient and accessible only to the wealthy and powerful. But the failures of the courts are increasingly viewed as an impediment to social and economic development. In December [...] | 2005-01-04 11:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI EINV BR |
05BRASILIA2658 | SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: NOT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The first summit meeting of the Community of South American Nations (CASA) provided a forum for Venezuelan President Chavez to blast the United States and call into question CASA's very nature, as well as for Brazilian President Lula to criticize his Argentine counterpart, but [...] | 2005-10-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV PHUM BR |
05BRASILIA2806 | BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN VARIG - TOO [...] (SBU) Summary. For months the Brazilian government has been urging a market solution to the debt-laden airline Varig, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2005. The new Varig management council has, nevertheless, continued to struggle to maintain adequate cash flow and pay its lessor [...] | 2005-10-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD |
05BRASILIA285 | BRAZIL AND THE OECD: CO-HABITATING FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH AMCONSULATES RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SAO PAULO. 2. (U) SUMMARY. WHILE PRESIDENT LULA AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EVENTUAL BRAZILIAN ACCESSION TO THE OECD, ENTRY INTO THAT ORGANIZATION IN THE SHORT-TERM IS NOT CURRENTLY ONE OF THE G [...] | 2005-01-31 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV BR OECD |
05BRASILIA317 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AGENDA WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In a private February 1 meeting with Finance Minister Palocci, Ambassador emphasized the need for the GOB to continue making progress on its micro-economic reform agenda. Discussion, in particular, focussed on the GOB's recently-enacted Public- Private Partner [...] | 2005-02-03 18:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV BEXP SENV BR |
05BRASILIA3278 | BRAZIL - ATSC DTV ADVOCACY AND SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge delivered reftel letter from Secretaries Rice and Gutierrez to Communications Minister SIPDIS Costa in a December 13 meeting. Costa stated his principal concern with the ATSC standard was the expense of repeater stations to enhance broadcast coverage. The letter w [...] | 2005-12-16 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINV BR |
05BRASILIA40 | FIRST TEST OF BRAZIL'S NEW ENERGY REGULATORY MODEL [...] (U) This cable reflects input from Consulates General Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GoB took a long-awaited first step towards implementing its new energy regulatory model with a December 7 auction of electricity supply futures. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME [...] | 2005-01-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA417 | BRAZIL - STRONG 2005 MACROECONOMIC SCENARIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil enters 2005 in a position of relative macroeconomic strength. GDP growth, debt ratios, the trade balance and external accounts are all favorable or moving favorably. In conversations with industry and government economists, all were hard pressed to name a single econ [...] | 2005-02-17 09:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA447 | BRAZIL MAKES REFORMING REGULATORY AGENCIES A PRIORITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Congress is considering a new law governing the functioning of Brazil's nine regulatory agencies. The legislation aims to bring greater social accountability, operational transparency, and financial oversight to their operations. The law includes, however, controver [...] | 2005-02-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECON BR |
05BRASILIA490 | BRAZIL - HOW MUCH SPENDING SEQUESTRATION IS ENOUGH? [...] (SBU) Summary. The GoB is preparing to issue on February 25 a decree sequestering Reals 5 to 10 billion (approximately USD 2 to 4 billion) of spending called for in the 2005 budget law passed by the Brazilian Congress December 29. This is part of an annual exercise in which the executive b [...] | 2005-02-24 18:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA521 | BRAZIL - THE MICROECONOMIC REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to Brazil's recent outstanding macroeconomic performance, its progress on the microeconomic and structural reforms necessary to sustain healthy growth levels has been mixed. The GoB has a well- articulated reform agenda and continues to push key measures through [...] | 2005-02-28 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA949 | BRAZIL: CHIPPING AWAY AT THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with the awkward prospect of enforcing the Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF) against former Sao Paulo mayor, friend of Lula and prominent Workers' Party (PT) figure Marta Suplicy (reftel),the GoB has been less than coherent. Finance Minister Palocci sent to Congress a let [...] | 2005-04-06 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BUCHAREST1158 | ROMANIA: INVESTMENT DISPUTE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Romania's piecemeal approach to privatizations resulted in discontent from a number of foreign investors concerned over inequitable or dubious privatization proceedings. The current government is aware of the damaging impact of investment disputes on Romania's image, but lacks the techn [...] | 2005-05-19 07:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV RO |
05BUCHAREST1461 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: DOMENIA CREDIT [...] This is the Embassy-USAID/Romania's response to OPIC Action Request dated June 16, 2005. 2. Summary: The Mission believes the addition of resources to expand mortgage lending in the country is essential for long- term sustainable growth in the industry. Currently, the legal framework for [...] | 2005-06-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA EINV EFIN RO |
05BUCHAREST742 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...] | 2005-03-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO |
05BUCHAREST986 | ROMANIA: PRIVATIZATIONS PROGRESSES, BUT MORE WORK [...] Romania made substantial progress in privatizing state- owned assets in 2004, a year which could be dubbed "the year of energy privatizations." Major priorities for 2005 include completion of energy privatizations, privatization of the Romanian Commercial Bank and National Savings House, and [...] | 2005-04-21 05:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EFIN ENRG EINV RO |
05CAIRO2662 | INTEL CEO MAKES A SPLASH IN CAIRO [...] In his first visit to Egypt, Intel Corporation CEO Craig Barrett last week delivered a slick, multimedia presentation resembling a primetime television show to assembled government and business leaders during an AmCham-sponsored luncheon on "Building the Digital Society in Egypt." The specta [...] | 2005-04-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO ECON ETRD EINT EINV PREL TINT KWWW EG |
05CAIRO3445 | IT'S THE REAL THING: U.S. SOFT DRINK COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Post contacted Tarek Kabil, Chairman and CEO of Pepsi Egypt, and Lobna El Dessouky, Chief Financial Officer for Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt, to confirm implementation of the recently lowered tax rate on locally produced soft drinks (reftel). Kabil said that Pepsi had been pleas [...] | 2005-05-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EG |
05CAIRO3624 | EGYPT ISSUES IPR COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, 2005, the Prime Minister issued decree 497/2005 which promulgated the final chapter of executive regulations of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Law 82 of 2002. Analysis of this chapter, which cover copyrights and neighboring rights, indicates potential defi [...] | 2005-05-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV EAID EG |
05CAIRO3889 | EGYPT MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT: MARCH AND APRIL 2005 [...] (U) In this edition: Banking and Finance: Parliament considers amendments to the Banking Law and the first foreign medical insurer enters Egypt's market. Telecom and IT: The Government of Egypt (GOE) announces plans for a public offering of shares in Telecom Egypt, while the Minister o [...] | 2005-05-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT SENV EG |
05CAIRO4374 | EGYPT'S FY2005/06 BUDGET: A MAKEOVER [...] (U) On June 7 the People's Assembly passed the budget for fiscal year (FY) 2005/2006. The new budget was drafted using the IMF Government Finance Statistics format, which allows for better use of fiscal tools and better assessment of the impact of fiscal policies on Egypt's economy. Total e [...] | 2005-06-12 11:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO4495 | GOE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DETAILS U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) On June 13, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel met with the Charge for consulations prior to the Minister's June 18-28 visit to the U.S. Minister Kamel reviewed for the Charge the trip schedule, highlighting technology agreements to be discussed and/ [...] | 2005-06-14 12:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINT EINV OVIP PREL KGIT EG |
05CAIRO4532 | EGYPT: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a) Claimant A b) 2001 c) In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters of claimant's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property. As a re [...] | 2005-06-15 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV EG OPIC |
05CAIRO4836 | EGYPT: MONETARY POLICY ON TRACK [...] (U) In early June, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) published the minutes of the first meeting of the Monetary Policy Coordinating Council on April 10 (reftel). According to Banking Law 88 of 2003, the CBE must implement a monetary policy that targets price stability as its main objective, im [...] | 2005-06-27 06:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO4972 | EGYPT AND ISRAEL SIGNED GAS DEAL [...] (C) Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer and Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi publicly signed June 30 in Cairo a memorandum of understanding for Egyptian gas sales to Israel. Negotiations on this agreement have dragged out over 10 years largely because of political concerns [...] | 2005-06-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EPET ETRD |
05CAIRO5083 | PDAS CHENEY'S MEETING WITH GOE MINISTER OF [...] (C) NEA PDAS Liz Cheney met with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin to discuss the Fund for the Future. The U.S. envisioned contributing $50 million to the Fund, Cheney explained, and would like Egypt to participate along with Morocco, which had already agreed in principle to [...] | 2005-07-06 16:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV EG |
05CAIRO5344 | EGYPT MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT: MAY-JUNE 2005 [...] In this edition: More Egyptian companies make it into international emerging market stock indices and the GOE signs an S&T agreement with the EU. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announces a third mobile phone license will be issued and minister Tarek Kamel visits th [...] | 2005-07-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
05CAIRO5350 | UPDATE ON EGYPT'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Since taking office in July 2004, Prime Minister Nazif's administration has reinvigorated the GOE's program to privatize state-owned industries. Under the leadership of the new Ministry of Investment, the revitalized program aims to speed up privatizations by making public enterprises m [...] | 2005-07-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO5484 | EGYPTIAN GAS PRODUCTION EXPANDING [...] (SBU) Egypt's ambition to become a major player in the gas sector is starting to be realized. With upstream and downstream production levels increasing and progressive policy makers thinking decades ahead, Egypt is on track to become a global gas producer, provided it sustains its explorati [...] | 2005-07-18 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO5935 | NEA SENIOR ADVISOR MALLORY MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) NEA Senior Advisor King Mallory and private sector consultant Ahmed Dabbous met on July 28 with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin. Mohieldin was accompanied by Mohamed Atallah, Vice Chairman of the General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI),and the Hani Sar [...] | 2005-08-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV EG |
05CAIRO5941 | EGYPT: BANK PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) In early July the Ministry of Investment (MOI) announced the choice of Citibank as the financial advisor for privatization of the Bank of Alexandria (BOA),the first of Egypt's "big four" public banks scheduled for privatization. Bids will be considered in September, with the goal of c [...] | 2005-08-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO6163 | EGYPT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR FACING MAJOR [...] (SBU) The Egyptian telecommunications sector is poised to undergo two major structural changes in the coming months: liberalization of the fixed-line market and the possible awarding of a third mobile phone operator license. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel is [...] | 2005-08-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD PREL KGIT EG |
05CAIRO6171 | EGYPT: BANKING SECTOR REFORM UPDATE [...] (SBU) As part of its banking sector reform program, the GOE has pushed legislation through parliament designed to strengthen the sector. As a result, banks now have more leeway in pursuing legal remedies and setting compensation for public bank staff. Requirements on foreign exchange bureau [...] | 2005-08-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EG USTR |
05CAIRO6419 | EGYPT'S NEW TAX LAW [...] (SBU) In June President Mubarak signed into law a new tax code that substantially reduces personal and corporate taxes. The law also includes provisions to settle outstanding tax debts and to encourage the informal sector of the economy to begin paying taxes. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) c [...] | 2005-08-21 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
05CAIRO6488 | ECONOMIC STUDY SEES BENEFITS TO FTA [...] (SBU) A U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be politically and economically beneficial for both Egypt and United States, according to a new study by the Washington- based Institute for International Economics (IIE). The authors assert that the timing is right for Egypt to conclude an [...] | 2005-08-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EIND EG USTR |
05CAIRO7147 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILES AND APPAREL EMPLOYMENT [...] The following data responds to ref A request for specific data and information on textiles and apparel production, trade and employment. --------------------------- Total Industrial production --------------------------- Figures are for Egyptian fiscal year (July-June); conversion base [...] | 2005-09-14 07:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD EINV EG USTR |
05CAIRO7548 | SURPRISES IN EGYPT'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) In a surprise move earlier this week, the GOE announced the merger of two of Egypt's state-owned banks, Banque du Caire and Banque Misr. The GOE also announced that the banks' management would be changed in anticipation of the merger. The banking sector reacted positively to the news; [...] | 2005-09-29 13:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
05CAIRO8161 | GOE PRIVATIZES "STRATEGIC" FIRMS, WITHIN LIMITS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Investment (MOI) has recently acted to extend the revitalized privatization program to cover petrochemical firms, which were previously considered untouchable "strategic" companies, theoretically important to Egypt's overall economic security. Nevertheless, there remain [...] | 2005-10-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
05CAIRO8661 | EGYPT: WSIS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Visiting EB/CBA Frank Mermoud and Econoff conveyed reftel demarche on November 14 to Dr. Khaled Ismail, Senior Adviser to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology. Dr. Ismail, who departed on November 15 to join the Egyptian delegation in Tunis, indicated that [...] | 2005-11-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ETRD EG |
05CAIRO9072 | INVESTOR INEXPERIENCE FUELS TELECOMS IPO BOOM [...] (U) On November 29, the GOE began its long-awaited divestiture of 20% of Telecom Egypt (TE),with an initial public offering of 10%, or 170 million shares, on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE) sold to individuals, and the additional 10% being sold to institutions. After several [...] | 2005-12-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KGIT EG |
05CAIRO9293 | EGYPT TELLS EB/CBA MERMOUD IT'S "OPEN FOR BUSINESS" [...] (SBU) During his meetings with a large sampling of Egypt's political and business leaders, EB/CBA Frank Mermoud heard that while Egypt is "open for business" due to positive policy reforms, significant challenges to business development remain. Expanding outreach to Egypt's ICT sector and enc [...] | 2005-12-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV CVIS EG |
05CAIRO9379 | TELECOM EGYPT: STABLE STOCK, GUARANTEED FUTURE? [...] (SBU) Following the privatization of 20% of Telecom Egypt (TE) (reftels),share prices have stabilized, diminishing fears of a quick sell-off. Sherif Karara, Managing Director of EFG Holdings, and TE Chairman Akil Beshir recently told Econoff that TE has taken measures to combat losses from t [...] | 2005-12-20 14:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KGIT EG |
05CAIRO9385 | ECONOMIC MONTHLY REPORT: October-November 2005 [...] (U) In this edition: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) narrows the overnight interest rate band, and issues new checking regulations. Planners from the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet with GOE officials to discuss the WEF meeting on the Middle East, to be held in Sharm el Sheikh in May 2006. [...] | 2005-12-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
05CALCUTTA330 | WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...] | 2005-09-16 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP |
05CALCUTTA418 | ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...] | 2005-11-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG |
05CANBERRA1471 | SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DEPTH [...] (C) Summary: Australian and Singaporean foreign, defense, and trade ministers exchanged views on security issues, counterterrorism, East Asian regional architecture, defense cooperation, and economic integration during the fifth biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC [...] | 2005-08-31 08:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD EINV EAIR MARR MOPS ECPS AS SN |
05CARACAS1139 | VENEZUELA: PLAN PETROLEUM SOVEREIGNTY ADVANCES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 20:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1230 | VENEZUELA: GOV PARTIALLY WALKS BACK ON OIL TAX [...] (C) GOV officials carefully walked back from President Chavez's April 15 announcement that a 50 percent tax would be levied on the four projects that upgrade extra-heavy crude. In fact, the tax increase will apply to the companies that operate in Venezuela under 32 Operating Service Agreements [...] | 2005-04-26 18:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1721 | OIL COMPANIES WITH OPERATING SERVICE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) The foreign oil companies holding Operating Service Agreements (OSAs) signed in three bid rounds in the Venezuelan oil liberalization of the 1990's (the "apertura") are now facing additional pressure from the GOV to migrate these contracts to mixed companies/joint ventures under the 2001 H [...] | 2005-06-07 22:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
05CARACAS1808 | U.S. INDEPENDENT OIL COMPANY IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL [...] (U) The following message is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains company confidential information and should be handled accordingly. ------ SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A senior executive of U.S. independent Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. says his company is in a fight for its surviva [...] | 2005-06-14 20:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET VE |
05CARACAS2667 | CNPC EXECUTIVE'S THOUGHTS ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Gong Xun Lu, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) America's President and General Manager of Sorifules Sonoven visited the Embassy on September 1 for a visa interview and a courtesy call with the Ambassador. During the wait for his visa interview, Lu told the Petroleum Attache (Pe [...] | 2005-09-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CH VE |
05CARACAS2807 | THE OIL AND GAS SECTORS: NEW DETAILS EMERGE [...] (C) The GOV announced the winning bids for Phase A of the Rafael Urdaneta offshore gas tender on September 8. Five out of a total of twenty-nine companies that purchased data packs bid on four blocks. An oil executive, who previously held senior positions in PDVSA, expressed surprise over th [...] | 2005-09-15 19:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
05CARACAS2934 | GOV HYDROCARBON POLICY: UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS [...] (C) GOV hydrocarbon policy is driven by ideology, oil prices, and, to a lesser extent, production levels. The basic contours of the GOV's hydrocarbon policy are the maximization of state control over reserves, the maximization of state revenues, and the use of oil as a significant tool in ad [...] | 2005-09-28 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
05CARACAS2944 | GOV HYDROCARBON POLICY OPTIONS [...] (C) Reftel A outlined Embassy's views that declining production stemming from inadequate maintenance and a decline in PDVSA's administrative and operational abilities could have a significant impact on GOV revenues. It is not clear at what point declining production will start to squeeze the [...] | 2005-09-30 11:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
05CARACAS3000 | THE TRANSITION TO JOINT VENTURES: BAD TO WORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez raised the pressure last week on foreign oil companies holding Operating Service Agreements (OSAs) to migrate their contracts to joint ventures under the 2001 Hydrocarbons Law when he publicly threatened to take over OSA fields if the companies did n [...] | 2005-10-06 12:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG VE |
05CARACAS3552 | SHELL'S VIEWS ON OSA MIGRATION AND TAXES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Venezuela President Sean Rooney (strictly protect) stated during a November 23 meeting with Petroleum Attach (Petatt) that he fully expects the GOV to follow through on threats to take over fields operated by foreign companies under operating service agreements (OSA) if the [...] | 2005-11-25 11:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG VE |
05CARACAS3558 | NEW FX REGULATION FOR THE HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: A new foreign exchange regulation states all foreign currency derived from oil and gas exports must be sold to the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV). However, PDVSA must only sell to the BCV the amount of foreign currency equal to its domestic operating expenses and tax obligations in V [...] | 2005-11-25 18:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
05CARACAS3560 | PETROCARIBE RECAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOV has begun negotiations with Haiti over its accession to Petrocaribe. If Haiti joins Petrocaribe, it will receive better financing terms than it currently receives under the Caracas Energy Accord, which it signed in 2000. International oil companies operating in Venezuel [...] | 2005-11-25 20:37:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV BH VE |
05CARACAS3594 | OVERVIEW OF PETROAMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Chavez administration's Petroamerica initiative envisions a Latin American energy integration model with Venezuela acting as the hub. The initiative is composed of three components: Petrocaribe (the Caribbean),Petroandina (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru),and Petrosur [...] | 2005-11-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV VE |
05CARACAS3654 | STATOIL'S VIEWS ON HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Statoil Venezuela President Thore Kristiansen (strictly protect) was upbeat on the migration of Operating Service Agreements to joint venture companies. He believes Energy Vice Minister Bernard Mommer has shown increased flexibility in the negotiations and understands the current [...] | 2005-12-05 17:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV NO VE |
05CARACAS3659 | PIPELINE EXPLOSIONS QUICKLY CONTROLLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As noted in reftel, an explosion, possibly caused by an explosive device, occured on the Ule-Amauy oil pipeline on Saturday evening. Authorities quickly controlled the explosion and it will not have an impact on production in western Venezuela. Another explosion occured on a nea [...] | 2005-12-05 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS3829 | EXXONMOBIL FEELING THE HEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil Venezuela (XM) President Tim Cutt (strictly protect) told the Ambassador on December 20 that his company is under increasing pressure from the GOV to sign a transitory agreement by December 31. The GOV has publicly stated that it will seize fields if the operators do n [...] | 2005-12-21 18:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
05COLOMBO1026 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2005 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 [...] | 2005-06-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC |
05COLOMBO1366 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
05COLOMBO1424 | WB/ADB report highlights constraints in Sri [...] Summary: According to a recent Asian Development Bank (ADB)/World Bank (WB) investment climate assessment, Sri Lankan firms have identified sharply deteriorated infrastructure (electricity and transport) and cost of finance as major constraints for doing business. Urban firms also cite econ [...] | 2005-08-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAID CE ECONOMICS |
05COLOMBO500 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - MALDIVES [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2005. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2005 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. Maldives is made up of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusi [...] | 2005-03-09 10:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ECON MV |
05COLOMBO875 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-12 07:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
05DAKAR3185 | SENEGAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT: GREAT HARVEST DOES NOT [...] SUMMARY: Quarterly Ministry of Finance statistics for the last trimester confirm that the strongest contributors to economic growth continue to be government capital investments and remittance-fueled consumer spending. The banking sector,s contribution to facilitating formal sector capital i [...] | 2005-12-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN EINV SG |
05DAKAR3213 | SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...] | 2005-12-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG |
05DAMASCUS5788 | SUBJECT: SYRIA,S ACHILLES, HEEL : ITS OIL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. The SARG hopes to attract new investment in its oil sector by hosting an international bidders, seminar next week. According to conventional wisdom, the Syrian economy is expected to face a potential crisis in three to five years when the country crosses over from being a net e [...] | 2005-11-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC SY |
05DAMASCUS5909 | DEPUTY PM DARDARI: REFORMER OR APOLOGIST? [...] (C) Summary. After a two-week absence, Deputy PM Dardari spoke out last week to reassure the Syrian public that their government has a plan to deal with any possible sanctions the international community may impose on the country. His recent pronouncements (ref A, B) seem to fit more with a [...] | 2005-11-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SY |
05DAMASCUS6015 | SARG ATTRACTS NEW INVESTMENT IN ITS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary. Last week, the SARG opened for bidding, nine new blocks for oil and gas exploration. Though interest has been high, most industry contacts discount the majority of potential bidders as speculators attracted by the current high selling price of oil. Multinational companies alrea [...] | 2005-11-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET SY |
05DAMASCUS6224 | REGIME INSIDERS ALREADY MOVED TO PROTECT ASSETS [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report that those who may be named in the UNIIIC report on December 15 already have protected their assets in anticipation of new sanctions. Regime insiders have spread their assets both at home and abroad under the names of family members, and avoid moving money through [...] | 2005-11-29 09:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PTER KTFN SY |
05DAMASCUS6280 | SARG EFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE NEW SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The SARG has benefited initially from Syrians' fears of new international economic sanctions, as the average Syrian,s instinct has been to rally around the flag when threatened from the outside. The SARG,s message has been that the country is well placed to withstand the consequ [...] | 2005-12-01 15:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETTC SY |
05DAMASCUS6389 | STATUS OF SYRIAN OIL AND GAS SECTOR (C-TN5-01284) [...] (C) SARG long-term plans, (five to ten years),for foreign upstream investment are to encourage outside investment in the exploration areas not held by the Syrian Petroluem Company (SPC). There are currently no plans to open up any of the areas held by SPC at any point in the future. As a r [...] | 2005-12-08 12:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET SY |
05DAMASCUS6439 | THE SARG PRESENTS ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV SY |
05DAMASCUS6544 | SARG STABILIZES ITS CURRENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-18 09:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
05DARESSALAAM116 | TANZANIA FY05 BUSINESS PROMOTION PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post requests Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) funding to support two projects: a Food Processing Fair and/or Catalog Show in May 2005 and a Trade USA Booth at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in June/July 2005. Post thanks EB for its continued support through th [...] | 2005-01-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1163 | AGOA FORUM OUTREACH [...] Per reftel, post confirms that it has invited and encouraged GOT participation at the 2005 AGOA Forum in Senegal next month. The Minister of Trade, Juma Ngasongwa, will lead a delegation of four trade officials to the Forum. The timing of the Forum makes it impossible for other ministers to a [...] | 2005-06-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL AMGT TZ |
05DARESSALAAM1268 | Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, Final Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the U.S. company Cargill Cotton confirmed that the company received the final payment from the Tanzanian government on 27 June 2005, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The companies involved, including Cargill, submitt [...] | 2005-06-29 07:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM146 | Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, First Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the US company Cargill Cotton confirmed the company received the first payment from the Tanzanian government on 30 December 2004, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The government confirmed that each of the creditor co [...] | 2005-01-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM234 | Up-Country Travels: Snapshots of Five Regions [...] (SBU) Summary: From January 7-23, when Embassy Dar es Salaam had the use of a Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation, mission personnel traveled to five of Tanzania's 26 regions: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mtwara, Mbeya and Ruvuma. These five regions form an arc through western and southern Tanz [...] | 2005-02-03 13:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV PGOV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM432 | INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA: TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Post submits input for the President's Report on AGOA, as requested reftel. Also, see additional comments in paragraph 6. Point of contact at post is Pol/Econ Officer Jefferson Smith, smithjd@state.gov. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade: Since e [...] | 2005-02-28 04:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB EINV TZ |
05DARESSALAAM738 | TANZANIA FY05 BFIF PROJECT REPORT [...] Department approved BFIF funding for post's participation in the Regional Commercial Training event held in Gabarone March 30 - 31, 2005 (see reftel A). Post sent commercial assistant FSN Rose Swai to attend the training. Per reftel, post submits its report on programmatic outcomes and a bre [...] | 2005-04-15 05:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ |
05DARESSALAAM77 | TANZANIA: 2005 Investment Climate Statement [...] Per reftel, post submits the 2005 Investment Climate Statement below. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package [...] | 2005-01-14 08:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR TZ |
05DARESSALAAM775 | TANZANIA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post is not aware of any new investment disputes or expropriation claims in 2005. 2. (U) Our 2004 submission reported on a long-standing claim of two United States companies, Cargill and Louis Dreyfuss, against the Government of Tanzania. This claim has since been settled. (Please see [...] | 2005-04-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC TZ OPIC |
05DARESSALAAM982 | Tanzania: AGOA Textile Update [...] Summary: Tanzania's small textile industry remains underdeveloped and faces new challenges since Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) quotas ended in December 2004. Only two textile companies in Tanzania (Star Apparel and Sunflag) export garments to the U.S. under AGOA, and they demonstrate two very d [...] | 2005-05-19 03:50:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EINV EAGR TZ |
05DHAKA130 | GAS WELL EXPLOSION [...] A gas field explosion in Sunamganj forced 10,000 people from their homes on January 8th, sparking widespread media and government speculation as to the cause and extent of the damages. Newspapers reported losses in millions of dollars and speculated that the fire would continue for 30 to 45 d [...] | 2005-01-10 11:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV BG |
05DHAKA1867 | TATA FINISHES UPBEAT FEASIBILITY STUDY [...] (C) Summary: Indian corporate giant, Tata Group has finished its feasibility study and presented a Status Update Report to the Board of Investment for projects to produce power, steel and fertilizer in Bangladesh. The BOI Executive Chairman expects formal negotiations to start as early as ne [...] | 2005-04-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3628 | CDA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON BOI EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN [...] (U) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman and Energy Ministry Advisor Mahmudur Rahman discussed his new role in the Ministry of Energy, Power and Natural Resources and his plans for reforms with CDA Chammas. He also discussed large investment deals that the BDG is currently negotiating with Indian [...] | 2005-07-28 07:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV BG |
05DHAKA3636 | US Sponsored IPR Conference Raises [...] Post organized a two-day IPR conference on July 20-21 to create public support for protection of intellectual property rights. The Conference, which centered on the visit of a USPTO attorney and IPR law professor, generated significant positive media attention and raised public awareness of [...] | 2005-07-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV BG |
05DHAKA4154 | Bangladesh Garment Exports Post-MFA [...] Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau reports that half yearly (January - June 2005) ready made garment (RMG) exports have increased by six percent (from $3,118 to $3,302 million) compared to the same period in 2004. These results reflect higher volumes at lower prices and mask variances among RM [...] | 2005-08-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BG |
05DHAKA4394 | UAE's Dhabi Group to Invest $1 Billion in [...] The Dhabi Group of the United Arab Emirates will invest about $1 billion in Bangladesh in several sectors including telecommunications, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure. Their commitment is contained in a memorandum of understanding with the Board of Investment (BOI),signed [...] | 2005-09-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP ECON ETRD BG |
05DHAKA51 | MDB LOAN REVIEW PROCEDURES -- POC FOR BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BG |
05DHAKA5329 | BANGLADESH'S TRADE PERFORMANCE IN FY 2005 [...] Summary: Bangladesh's imports during the FY 2005 (July 2004-June 2005) increased by 24% to $13.2 billion, compared to FY 2004 ($10.65 billion). Exports, on the other hand, rose to $8.7 billion, an increase of 15% over FY 2004 ($7.57 billion). The overall trade deficit widened from $3 billion [...] | 2005-10-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BG |
05DHAKA6145 | POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-15 06:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BG |
05DJIBOUTI472 | DECLARATION OF DROUGHT DISASTER IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Several years of continuous drought and the lack of social safety nets have eroded the livelihood and humanitarian conditions for pastoralists in rural Djibouti. On April 11, the Government of Djibouti declared that because of this drought, a humanitarian emergency existed in the southern [...] | 2005-05-16 13:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EINV DJ |
05DJIBOUTI559 | INDUSTRIAL PARK TO BE BUILT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: New American investment has come to Djibouti. Ali Toubeh, assistant to Saad Ahmed Cheikh - late owner of COMAD and a prominent figure in Djiboutian business - is carrying on Cheikh's last business venture. North Holding Investment Share Company was created as a subsidiary of the V [...] | 2005-06-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EINV EIND ETRD ECIN ELTN ECON DJ |
05DJIBOUTI995 | CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) The Republic of Djibouti and the People's Republic of China have had diplomatic relations for 26 of the 28 years Djibouti has been independent. Over those 26 years, China has given a substantial amount of aid to Djibouti in the form of loans, grants, building projects and cooperative trade [...] | 2005-10-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN EINV ENRG ETTC PHUM SENV AF CH DJ |
05DOHA1158 | MINISTER OF ENERGY ON GAS INVESTMENTS AND RESERVES [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Minister al-Attiyah welcomed a possible visit by Secretary Bodman in November, telling senior officials from the Department of Energy "we will plan a good trip for him." Attiya discussed Qatar's investment plans with the DOE delegation and noted that Qatar expects to supp [...] | 2005-06-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL QA |
05DOHA1809 | QATAR ECONOMY HEATS UP [...] Summary. Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has highlighted the country's bright economic prospects in interviews with local press and in a front- page story in the recent Middle East Economic Digest. The economy is expected to grow by 25 to 27 percent, [...] | 2005-11-02 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
05DOHA1823 | SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...] | 2005-11-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA |
05DOHA2038 | SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH AMIR OF [...] (U) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the course of a two-day visit to Qatar. Secretary Bodman also visited energy installations and met SIPDIS with resident U.S. business executives. The meeting wit [...] | 2005-12-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA |
05DOHA85 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: 3. The Government of Qatar, under the leadership of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa [...] | 2005-01-12 11:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR |
05DOHA934 | NATURAL GAS UPDATE: BAHRAIN PIPELINE, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Energy official told post that a natural gas pipeline to Bahrain announced in papers in Doha and Manama does not have much basis in reality. The official said that Venezuela had asked Qatar to participate in a project to supply LNG to the United States; the Qataris [...] | 2005-05-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PREL VE BA QA |
05DOHA993 | QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS [...] (U) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Convention. Several young sheiks have participated in these small parliaments, which have held several meetings. The views expressed in these parliaments have bee [...] | 2005-06-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KISL KDEM ELAB PHUM EINV QA INL |
05DUBAI126 | DUBAI'S PROPERTY MARKET PART THREE -- BOOM OR BUST? [...] (SBU) Summary: Dubai's property market has been growing too big, too fast, according to many observers. Others, concerned that currently skyrocketing property prices in Dubai are not good for business, look to the construction surge to assuage this demand. Since the 2002 advent of property sal [...] | 2005-01-09 13:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV EFIN TC |
05DUBAI92 | DUBAI'S "EXECUTIVE OFFICE" SPLITS INTO BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Dubai's "Executive Office," headed by Mohammed Gergawi, has long been a key player in "Dubai Inc," the term used to describe the various parastatal organizations that the Ruler's Office has set up to manage and oversee the development of Dubai. The Executive Office has recently be [...] | 2005-01-08 13:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ECON TC |
05DUBLIN1030 | IRELAND'S BROADBAND PARADOX [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Ireland boasts a world-class information technology (IT) sector and markets itself as an e-commerce hub, the country has one of the lowest broadband penetration rates in the EU, notwithstanding recent rapid increases in broadband use. Eircom, the national phone compan [...] | 2005-08-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TINT BTIO |
05DUBLIN107 | PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S TRIP TO CHINA NETS DEALS [...] (C) Summary: The January 17-21 visit to China of Ireland's largest ever trade delegation advanced the GOI's "Asia Strategy" of raising Ireland's commercial profile in the Pacific region, though the extent to which Prime Minister Ahern used the opportunity to press Beijing on human rights rema [...] | 2005-01-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL |
05DUBLIN1090 | CODEL BOUCHER WRAP-UP: IRELAND'S DEBATE ON [...] (C) Summary: The August 22-23 visit of Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA),which focused on information technology (IT) and energy, exposed conflicting views on the level of competition in Ireland's telecoms sector, as well as concerns about Ireland's ability to meet Kyoto commitments. Irish Go [...] | 2005-09-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TINT SENV TRGY EINV ENRG |
05DUBLIN1505 | GRANTS AND TAXES: THE RECENT IRISH FOCUS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government is determined to maintain its approach to grants and taxes for foreign firms, despite recent press coverage of U.S. companies that highlighted problems with these investment incentives. The coverage focused on three areas: EU obstruction of Irish grant aid t [...] | 2005-12-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON EI |
05DUBLIN1517 | BIG HELP FOR WORKING FAMILIES: IRELAND'S 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Finance Minister Brian Cowen unveiled the 2006 Government budget, a televised event that annually serves as Ireland's financial state-of-the-union address and a window on the governing Fianna Fail party's political strategy. With a robust economy and a euro four [...] | 2005-12-13 16:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL EI |
05DUBLIN47 | IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...] | 2005-01-14 16:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
05DUBLIN671 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been no substantive changes to last year's submission, as the case remains before the Irish High Court (ref B). (A) Claimant A (B) 1995 (C) The dispute involves t [...] | 2005-06-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN |
05FRANKFURT4005 | Frankfurt Worries About Its Economic Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments including the failure of the Frankfurt-based German Stock Exchange to take over its London counterpart have sparked concerns over the economic future of the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main area in comparison to other European metropoles. With slow growth in the area's [...] | 2005-05-25 14:55:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PINR GM |
05GABORONE1165 | PRIVATIZATION PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] SUMMARY. Privatization in Botswana is moving in the right direction - slowly. Mr. Joshua Galeforolwe, CEO of the Public Enterprise Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA),described to Charge and Emboffs the political, institutional, and economic challenges facing the privatization move [...] | 2005-08-16 11:44:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV BTIO BC |
05GABORONE532 | BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. This cable is an analysis of the Botswana telecommunications industry's efforts at greater liberalization and the potential consequences of political interference in the nation's regulatory framework. The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) held a stakeholders' workshop in [...] | 2005-04-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD OTRA BC KPRP |
05GUATEMALA1464 | NO CHEAP PETROLEUM FROM VENEZUELA; FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Minister of Energy and Mines Luis Ortiz and congressional Energy and Mines Committee chair Mynor Lopez the evening of June 7 for a readout on their recent trip to Venezuela (reftel). The two reported that there had been no surprises: Venezuela offered no special de [...] | 2005-06-09 20:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV EFIN KCOR EPET VE GT |
05GUATEMALA1751 | POLITICALLY DRIVEN LOCAL REFERENDUMS SEEK TO BLOCK [...] (C) Referendums organized by two municipalities in different parts of Guatemala attempted to demonstrate massive local rejection of a large gold mine and a hydroelectric project. Organizers then declared that the people had spoken and demanded that the projects be stopped. The process of c [...] | 2005-07-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EMIN PGOV EAID SENV SNAR PHUM ELAB GT |
05GUATEMALA2050 | CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN GUATEMALA [...] (S) Summary: Guatemala does not maintain substantial public or private sector ties with PRC China. Taiwanese influence in political and military affairs effectively blocks Chinese access. That influence has been maintained through direct assistance and bribes to government officials and is [...] | 2005-08-26 18:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN EMIN PINS PGOV KCOR CH TW GT ESENV |
05GUATEMALA218 | GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-31 13:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC |
05GUATEMALA2250 | Energy producers worried about energy sector [...] (SBU) Summary: In early September, a delegation of energy producers, including three US firms, complained to the Embassy that their contracts are under threat by the regulator, which claims their prices are too high. They fear legislation that would give the regulator a hand in setting prices [...] | 2005-09-23 17:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP ETRD SENV GT |
05GUATEMALA2469 | GUATEMALA'S CABLE SUBMISSION FOR THE 2005 REPORT TO [...] Below is Post's cable submission of the email version sent to USTR for the 2005 Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). STATISTICS Population statistics are drawn from the 2005 edition of the CIA World Fact Book. Per capita income figures [...] | 2005-10-27 21:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON GT |
05GUATEMALA2483 | Top economists' views on Guatemala [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemalan economists generally agree that to address the country's socio-economic problems institutions must become more effective. However, for this the government will need more revenue, and tax increases have been repeatedly blocked by special interest groups, including bu [...] | 2005-10-28 18:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
05GUATEMALA2495 | Visit of Secretary of Commerce to Guatemala [...] Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez visited Guatemala from October 16-18, 2005, leading a business delegation of 19 U.S. companies as well as an interagency group with top officials from OPIC, USTDA, EXIM, IDB/Treasury, SBA and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Sec [...] | 2005-11-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP PREL OVIP GT |
05GUATEMALA2693 | Views on CAFTA's "human" face [...] (SBU) Summary: Judging from a November 23 conference, views on the social and human aspects of CAFTA by top opinion makers are mixed. Concerns range from including the poor in CAFTA's benefits, to the asymmetries between Guatemala and the US and Guatemala's ability to compete. Supporters foc [...] | 2005-12-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV SOCI PGOV PREL GT CAFTA |
05GUATEMALA867 | LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (7) [...] (SBU) Three and a half weeks have passed since Guatemala's Congress ratified CAFTA, without much sign of the second wave of demonstrations promised by a number of NGO leaders. It could be that potential demonstrators joined the rest of Guatemala in taking Semana Santa (Easter week) off, as [...] | 2005-04-07 16:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EINV GT |
05HALIFAX101 | NOVA SCOTIA UPS FILM TAX CREDIT [...] SUMMARY: The government of Nova Scotia has recently revamped its film tax credit in an attempt to win back some of the production contracts that have been lost recently to competition from other provinces and the United States. However, although this tax credit increase will likely stave off [...] | 2005-04-18 20:21:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB PREL CA |
05HANOI102 | The Ambassador's January 13 Call on Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting officially for the first time January 13, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien spent 40 minutes discussing the overall bilateral relationship, Vietnam's WTO accession, religious freedom, the Central Highlands and construction of the new Embassy compound. [...] | 2005-01-14 07:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF PINR ECON ETRD EINV VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
05HANOI1044 | Vietnam: BTA Joint Committee Review [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DAUSTR Elena Bryan led the U.S. delegation and Nguyen Thu Do, Deputy Director, Office of the Government, led the GVN side at the expert- level meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi April 11-12. Other USG participants in the Jo [...] | 2005-05-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON VM BTA IPROP WTO |
05HANOI1074 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR HOSTS IPR ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. [...] (U) Summary. Borrowing a good idea from colleagues in Beijing, on April 28, the Ambassador hosted Mission Vietnam's first-ever Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues in Vietnam. In both formal presentations and during open discussion, U.S. companies and industry representati [...] | 2005-05-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV VM IPROP |
05HANOI1172 | VIETNAM: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On May 5, Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick met with Minister of Planning and SIPDIS Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The Deputy Secretary advocated in favor of broadening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. He identified HIV/AIDs and education as areas of good collabor [...] | 2005-05-19 03:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SENV TBIO VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO BTA ETMIN SOE |
05HANOI1239 | VIETNAM'S ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES: THE ROLLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam is facing a serious electrical shortage in the North this summer and the nation's power producer, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN),has begun instituting rolling blackouts in Northern Vietnam. With high summer temperatures and a prolonged drought that has nearly emptied man [...] | 2005-05-27 10:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV VM |
05HANOI1301 | VIETNAM: STOPPING SATELLITE SIGNAL PIRACY BY [...] (SBU) Summary. Industry representatives have now confirmed the long held suspicion that unauthorized television signals from major foreign right holders are being distributed in Vietnam and identified several of the culprits. Vietnam Electronic & Informational Corporation, apparently a state [...] | 2005-06-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV VM IPROP SOE |
05HANOI2515 | EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Assistant Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, the Ambassador and EAP/MLS Director Scot Marciel discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung on September 27. After praising the momentum and goodwill that the Vietnamese Prime [...] | 2005-09-29 09:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP AMGT ABLD VM HUMANR RELFREE TIP APEC ASEAN WTO |
05HANOI2546 | EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John's Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Foreign Minister Nguyen Zy Nien on September 27. After emphasizing the value of senior-level visits and exchanges and asking DAS John to help encourage more of them, FM Nien re [...] | 2005-09-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV AMGT ABLD VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS AFLU APEC TIP |
05HANOI2547 | EAP DAS Eric John Meets AmCham and MOT Vice Luong [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 27 luncheon with AmCham Board members and a separate meeting with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu, Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed Vietnam's WTO accession and BTA implementation. AmCham members expressed growing concern about the draft investm [...] | 2005-09-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO |
05HANOI2555 | VIETNAM'S EXTRA-BUDGETARY FINANCING [...] (U) Summary: The Development Assistance Fund (DAF) and the Vietnam Postal Savings Company (VPSC) are responsible for an increasingly large share of the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) policy lending efforts. The VPSC raises funds from ordinary citizens through its deposit and transfer [...] | 2005-10-03 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD VM SOE FINREF |
05HANOI2645 | AMB/VFM BANG: CAMBODIA, CPC, CHINH, TRUONG, SHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 7 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, the Ambassador raised the following subjects: 1) Sam Rainsy's return to Cambodia; 2) Hoang Minh Chinh's activities in the U.S.; 3) timing of the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation and International Reli [...] | 2005-10-12 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM CM APEC WTO RELFREE HUMANR |
05HANOI268 | The Ambassador's January 31 Call on Deputy Prime [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador met for 75 minutes January 31 with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Describing his satisfaction with the bilateral relationship's progress over the past ten years, DPM Dzung said his Government is willing to have a dialogue with the United Sta [...] | 2005-02-01 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF PINR ECON ETRD EINV VM ETMIN HUMANR WTO RELFREE HIV AIDS |
05HANOI2700 | AUSTR Weisel Visit to Hanoi: WTO Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with the Minister of Trade, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic and Budgetary Committee, and the Vice Chairman of the Office of Government, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel delivered the message that U.S. and Vietnamese WTO negoti [...] | 2005-10-17 05:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO ASEAN BTA IPROP SOE |
05HANOI2708 | APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S MEETINGS AT THE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 10 U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak met separately with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Minister Le Cong Phung and Vice General Director of the General Department of Customs (GDC) Vu Ngoc Anh to discuss b [...] | 2005-10-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM WTRO APEC WTO |
05HANOI2715 | APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S MEETING AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting between Deputy Director General at Multilateral Trade Policy Department of the Ministry of Trade (MOT) Tran Thi Thu Hang and U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak, the two frankly discussed upcoming opportunitie [...] | 2005-10-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM WTRO APEC AFLU WTO IPROP |
05HANOI2831 | AMB/QUANH NINH CMTE: PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Quang Ninh, the north easternmost province of Vietnam and a key gateway to China, has high levels of economic growth, thorny economic liberalization problems, some of the worst trafficking, smuggling and narcotics problems in the country, and substantial natural resources as wel [...] | 2005-10-26 07:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM SOE TIP CNARC HUMANR RELFREE WTO |
05HANOI2864 | AMB VISITS QUANH NINH HIV/AIDS, TIP, DISABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador recently inspected several successful U.S.-funded aid projects in Quang Ninh Province. While demonstrating what can be achieved with only a modest investment of aid money, the trip also brought to light serious problems for people living with HIV/AIDS, and for the [...] | 2005-10-28 04:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM HIV AIDS TIP |
05HANOI2894 | PORT DEVELOPMENT AND COAL MINING IN QUANG NINH [...] (SBU) Summary: On his recent trip to Quang Ninh Province, the Ambassador inspected Cai Lan Port and Cao Son coal mine in order to advocate on behalf of U.S. firms seeking business in the province. The transport and mining industries in Quang Ninh clearly believe that WTO accession will be hug [...] | 2005-11-01 07:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM WTO SOE BTA |
05HANOI292 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY. On February 1, the Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of Transportation Dao Dinh Binh. Minister Binh explained the timeline for legislative reforms designed to bring the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) up to international safety oversight standards. Th [...] | 2005-02-03 07:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD EINV VM WTO |
05HANOI308 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY. On February 3, the Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of Construction Nguyen Hong Quan. Minister Quan explained the role and functions of the Ministry of Construction (MOC),and he described MOC's vision for foreign involvement in the construction sector. The Ambassado [...] | 2005-02-07 08:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD EINV SOCI VM SOE |
05HANOI3092 | DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Influential Government of Vietnam (GVN) advisors offered their views on current economic and reform issues in a roundtable discussion with visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson on November 18. The roundtable focused on Vietnam's investment climate, intellectual property [...] | 2005-11-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV VM WTRO IPROP BTA SOE WTO |
05HANOI3342 | VIETNAM'S NEW COMMON INVESTMENT LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) passed fourteen pieces of legislation during its final 2005 session (October 18-November 29). Of the fourteen, none were as controversial as the Common Investment Law (CIL). Approved only in the final hours of this session, the official CIL is [...] | 2005-12-21 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM WTO |
05HANOI3385 | VIETNAM'S FISCAL POLICY: STILL MUCH ROOM FOR [...] (U) Summary: After two years of implementation, it id clear that the 2002 "Law on State Budget," which came into effect on January 1, 2005, has significantly improved Vietnam's budgetary fiscal transparency. Other new laws and regulations have helped modernize Vietnam's revenue collection and [...] | 2005-12-29 23:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD VM FINREF SOE |
05HANOI3392 | A DOLLAR HERE, A DOLLAR THERE: THE ECONOMIC COST OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The cost of Avian Influenza (AI) both in human and agriculture terms has been greater in Vietnam than in any other country. AI has killed 42 people in Vietnam and over 50 million poultry have been culled to prevent its spread since December 2003. The World Bank estimates that [...] | 2005-12-30 08:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU |
05HANOI423 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: In a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Hanoi City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Quoc Trieu described the city's many priorities and development plans and noted that the city will celebrate its 1000th anniversary in 2010. The Ambassador described lapses in intellectual [...] | 2005-02-23 09:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV KIPR PINR VM AFLU IPROP |
05HANOI468 | VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO |
05HANOI575 | VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN |
05HANOI753 | Vietnam: March 22-44 Consultations on Maritime [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Ministry of Transportation (MOTr) met March 22-24 in Hanoi to discuss the potential for conclusion of a bilateral maritime services agreement in the near future. The Vietnamese side provided a draft agreement, which served as the [...] | 2005-03-31 02:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV PREL VM |
05HANOI773 | VIETNAM: ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's power industry is struggling to meet electricity demand due to a prolonged drought and delays in the construction of new power plants. Despite increased electricity imports from China, Vietnam faces a serious energy crunch in the coming two years, according to an offi [...] | 2005-04-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV VM |
05HANOI993 | VIETNAM: DAUSTR BRYAN AND VICE MINISTER OF TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting April 11 with Deputy Assistant USTR, Elena Bryan, Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu highlighted efforts Vietnam has made to implement its obligations under the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA),suggested holding the BTA JC Chairman's meeting in [...] | 2005-04-29 01:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN VM WRTO BTA IPROP FINREF WTO |
05HARARE1126 | CALTEX HEAD ON FUEL SHORTAGES; GOZ POLICIES [...] (C) In an August 4 meeting with the CDA, Caltex Zimbabwe Chairman Simba Kambarami told the CDA that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had asked the major oil companies present in Zimbabwe to provide lines of credit for fuel imports to help with fuel shortages. He said the RBZ was also advoca [...] | 2005-08-11 08:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ELTN ZI |
05HARARE125 | BIG MANUFACTURER HALTS U.S. FURNITURE EXPORTS [...] (C) Once Zimbabwe's largest exporter to the U.S., local furniture manufacturer Wilson International's head recently told Econoff that he now considers his firm uncompetitive in the U.S. market. Due to an overvalued zimdollar and the GOZ,s revocation of export incentives, Wilson currently ships [...] | 2005-01-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI |
05HARARE128 | ZIMBABWE NOMINATES SIMBA MAKONI FOR ADB PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) The GOZ informed diplomatic representatives from African Development Bank (ADB) shareholder countries that it will nominate former Finance Minister Simba Makoni to succeed Moroccan Omar Kabbaj as ADB President. Foreign Minister Mudenge and acting Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa presente [...] | 2005-01-25 06:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EAID AORC ZI EINV |
05HARARE14 | WHITE FARMER GROUP SAYS SITUATION MIGHT IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Doug Taylor-Freeme, the head of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU),said the pace of fast track land reform had perceptibly slowed. He attributed this in part to the efforts of Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono to try to restore productivity to the agriculture sector. H [...] | 2005-01-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV |
05HARARE164 | EXCHANGE RATE CRIPPLES MIDLANDS INDUSTRY [...] (C) Industrialists in Central Zimbabwe,s manufacturing/mining hub have told Econoff that the overvalued zimdollar has decimated output since the late-1990s, with the sharpest drop having taken place during 2004. Cement production at Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company is off 67 percent, wire produc [...] | 2005-01-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EFIN ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE165 | WHITE FARMER GROUPS STILL AT ODDS [...] (C) A recent appeal by a branch of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) requesting financial assistance for a reception for Vice President Joyce Mujuru has divided white farmers. The CFU, which has defended the appeal, told us privately it was part of an effort to rebuild ties with the GOZ. Howe [...] | 2005-01-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE168 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] The Zimbabwean economy remains very weak, making it unlikely to attract or absorb signficiant foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005. In recent years, FDI has been less than US$10 million annually, down from US$300-500 million in the mid-1990s. As we note in the more extensive Country Comme [...] | 2005-02-02 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
05HARARE176 | RBZ: GOLD EXPORTERS GET DEVALUATION; FAST-TRACK [...] (C) The highlight of Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono,s January 26 address to the nation on the country,s economy was the announcement that he had devalued the zimdollar from Z$ 6,151 to 8,692:US$ for gold producers. However, he left in place the controlled exchange rate of Z$ 5900:US$ [...] | 2005-02-04 04:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE196 | BFIF PROJECT REPORT: EMBASSY TRADE FAIR PROMOTES [...] (SBU) An Embassy-hosted trade fair promoting U.S. information technology (IT) products on Feb. 3 drew an estimated 6,000-8,000 visitors and, according to a post-event survey, generated orders worth US$ 374,000. --------------------------------------------- - Visitors Both Browsed and Purchas [...] | 2005-02-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE202 | PARALLEL EXCHANGE RATE HITS Z$11,000:US$ [...] (C) Summary: Importers are now buying U.S. dollars at Z$10,500-11,000:US$, a zimdollar depreciation of 20 percent since Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono,s January 26 address to the nation, according to Zimbank Senior Economist Best Doroh. Unless Gono devalues official exchange rates, [...] | 2005-02-09 11:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE212 | U.S. SEED PRODUCER YEARNS FOR BETTER TIMES [...] (C) Summary: U.S seed-producer Pioneer Hi-Bred International expects a disappointing commercial maize harvest in Zimbabwe this year, Financial Controller Simon Nyanhete told Econoff on Feb. 8. Pioneer has enlisted hundreds of farmers resettled by the GOZ under fast-track land reform to grow [...] | 2005-02-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE261 | GOZ PORTRAYS IMF DECISION AS "REPRIEVE" [...] (U) In its lead story on February 18, the GOZ,s daily Herald newspaper characterized the International Monetary Fund (IMF),s postponement of a decision on Zimbabwe,s compulsory withdrawal as "reflect(ing) a vote of confidence in the country,s home-grown economic turnaround efforts." The Herald [...] | 2005-02-18 09:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE295 | TYCO TRUCK SALES OFF 90 PERCENT IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: The head of U.S. firm Tyco,s local subsidiary told Econoff on February 10 that truck sales plummeted 90 percent from 1999 to 2004. On a brighter note, Tyco now sells three times as many parts as in 1999, since transport firms are trying to lengthen the lifespan of each vehicle. [...] | 2005-02-22 06:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE301 | CURRENCY FALLS SHARPLY AND HIGH INFLATION RETURNS [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe,s inflation has begun to trend sharply upwards, following a sudden spike in the parallel market exchange rate. The Central Statistical Office (CSO) tracked January,s inflation at 14.1 percent, the highest monthly rate in over a year. The ruling ZANU-PF party will still [...] | 2005-02-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE312 | ZIMBABWE STILL AGOA INELIGIBLE [...] Zimbabwe remains ineligible for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits. We submit the following input for the President,s Section 106 report to Congress. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade: Since the late-1990s, the government has approached [...] | 2005-02-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE325 | COKE TO NEGOTIATE NEW PRICE [...] (C) Summary: Producing a price-controlled commodity, Coca-Cola's local subsidiary will now resume negotiations with the GOZ's Ministry of Trade and Industry over the cost of its hallmark drink. Coke country manager Togi Chinoda told Econoff on February 22 that the company now loses money on e [...] | 2005-02-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE326 | EXCHANGE RATE HAMPERS COTTON EXPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Cargill Managing Director John Battershell told Econoff on February 23 that ginners of cotton - the country's top foreign exchange earner in 2004 - have given the GOZ an ultimatum: either the GOZ heavily subsidizes the crop or it permits a more realistic exchange rate than the pr [...] | 2005-02-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV ECON EINV ZI |
05HARARE327 | CENTRAL BANK TO TOLERATE PARALLEL MARKET UNTIL [...] (C) Reserve Bank (RBZ) Exchange Control Chief O.C. Masiiwa told Econoff on February 22 that the Governor Gideon Gono has instructed him not to pursue high-profile parallel traders until after the March 31 parliamentary elections. Masiiwa said Gono fears many parallel traders are well-connected [...] | 2005-03-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ZI ECON EINV ZANU PF |
05HARARE457 | BUSINESSMEN WANT RAPID POST-ELECTION CHANGES [...] (C) Summary: Participants at the Embassy's March 17 business roundtable agreed that Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono had further damaged the economy since taking office on December 1, 2003 with his emphasis on state control of the economy. They disagreed whether more market-oriented [...] | 2005-03-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE491 | CURRENCY AUCTIONS BECOMING IRRELEVANT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign exchange demand at the Reserve Bank (RBZ),s 14-month-old currency auctions is now twelve-times greater than supply. Traders are migrating in droves to the illegal parallel market. After the March 31 parliamentary elections, the GOZ will either have to resolve the supply/ [...] | 2005-04-01 09:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE525 | GOZ THREATENS NEW PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ's daily Herald led its April 6 edition with an exhortation from Industry and Trade Minister Samuel Mumbengegwi to the private sector to rescind recent price hikes. The Herald, as well as GOZ-aligned Mirror, echoed these warnings in Thursday's editorials. A ZANU-PF offi [...] | 2005-04-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV |
05HARARE559 | LOWER QUALITY ZIMBABWEAN TOBACCO HITTING MARKET [...] (C) Summary: Mashonaland Tobacco Company Marketing Director Graham Dupree told Econoff on April 8 his company was paying about half as much per kilogram of tobacco this year as last. Dupree attributed the steep fall in price to both an increasing global supply and a poorer quality Zimbabwean [...] | 2005-04-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV |
05HARARE569 | FOREX DEMAND EXPLODES [...] (C) Summary: Importer demand for foreign exchange through official channels is setting new records. Traders continue to migrate to the parallel markets, where the zimdollar now trades at US$16,000:US$, down from Z$8,000:US$ in November. End Summary. 2. (C) Demand at the Reserve Bank (RBZ) [...] | 2005-04-12 09:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV |
05HARARE740 | ECONOMIC POLICY STATEMENT OFFERS LITTLE HOPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono's Monetary Policy Statement of May 19 set out a series of piecemeal prescriptions that most local economists and business people agree will be unable to stem Zimbabwe's continued economic decline, including soaring inflation, a deteriorating curr [...] | 2005-05-27 10:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI PHUM EINV ZI |
05HARARE773 | GOZ TELLS AMBASSADOR, WFP FOOD SITUATION UNDER [...] (C) In a June 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister for Social Welfare Nicholas Goche said Zimbabwe faced a shortfall of 1.2 million metric tons of maize, but that the GOZ had already locked in enough imports from South Africa to cover the shortfall. In that framework, the GOZ was prepared t [...] | 2005-06-03 09:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM ZT |
05HARARE847 | 2005 ZIMBABWE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The U.S. Government is aware of seven expropriation claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All seven claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. In the past year, the general pace of land reform has c [...] | 2005-06-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV KSPR ZI |
05HARARE871 | ZIMPLATS STILL INVESTING DESPITE UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Pvt.) Ltd. (ZimPlats) CEO G. Sebborn told PolOff on June 21 that the company was open to expanding its Zimbabwe operations despite ongoing political and economic turmoil. However, the additional investment would be conditioned upon GOZ guarantees regarding land te [...] | 2005-06-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EMIN ECON PGOV ZI |
05HARARE872 | OLIVINE STRUGGLING TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Olivine Managing Director Ian MacKenzie told PolOff on June 21 that his company was on the verge of shutting down large parts of its operations due to lack of foreign exchange and the country,s small soya and cotton crop. As the single largest provider of bakers, fats, a shut down could al [...] | 2005-06-23 13:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
05HARARE935 | CFU ON RESTORE ORDER AND OTHER EVENTS [...] (C) Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) President Douglas Taylor-Freeme told the CDA on July 6 that RBZ head Gideon Gono was interested in luring white farmers back to Zimbabwe and protecting those still here from further seizures. However, Gono,s influence had not been able to prevent the seizure [...] | 2005-07-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
05HARARE938 | COCA-COLA REPRESENTATIVE OFFERS A CANDID PERSONAL [...] (C) Coca-Cola Communications Director Sherree Gladys Shereni told the CDA on July 7 that Coca-Cola had resolved a payment dispute with its main Zimbabwe distributor and would continue providing Coke syrup to the country. Coca-Cola remained committed to the country long-term but she said she h [...] | 2005-07-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
05HARARE970 | ANOTHER CASH CRUNCH COMING? [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's largest denominated bill, Z$20,000 (US$2 at the official exchange rate, less than US$1 at the parallel market rate),appears to be growing scarcer, reportedly as a result of deliberate GOZ policy. It is being replaced with smaller bills that will prove cumbersome to use in com [...] | 2005-07-14 10:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV ZI |
05HARARE977 | BUSINESS LEADERS PLEAD FOR IMF LENIENCY [...] (C) At a meeting with the CDA on July 13, Congress of Zimbabwean Industries (CZI) President Patison Sithole, CZI immediate past president Kumbirayi Katsande, and Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe President Jack Murehwa urged that the USG not support IMF expulsion of Zimbabwe. They expressed concer [...] | 2005-07-15 07:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EINV ZI |
05HELSINKI1128 | BMENA FUND/FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE - FINLAND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PHUM EU DA |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1010 | HCMC NEIGHBOR PROVINCE TRANSITIONING FROM AGRICULTURE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Neighboring HCMC to the south, Long An has developed as a center of Mekong Delta agriculture. But its proximity to HCMC makes it a natural location for industrial development. Some businesses, including Nike, have already begun to capitalize on this geography, and provincial o [...] | 2005-09-23 03:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY104 | STATE TRADING IN VIETNAM - PETROVIETNAM A [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on industry perspectives in southern Vietnam on the role of the state in the economy. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU): Vietnam's oil and gas industry is completely controlled by the state-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation, known as PetroVietnam. [...] | 2005-01-27 03:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EPET ECON EINV PGOV VM SOE |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1043 | BINH DINH PROVINCE: GETTING IT RIGHT [...] (U): Binh Dinh Province, on Vietnam's central coast, is significantly out-performing its neighbors. Despite the poor resources and traditional poverty of the central region, Binh Dinh ranked 21st out of 61 provinces in the UNDP 2003 Vietnam Millennium Development Goals Index, and 12th out of [...] | 2005-10-04 06:16:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV SOCI ETRD PHUM SENV VM HIV AIDS SOE |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1091 | CENTRAL VIETNAM'S TALE OF TWO PROVINCES: POLITICS, [...] (SBU): The Consul General led a team to Danang and Quang Nam provinces October 4-7 to broaden U.S. engagement in central Vietnam and to promote U.S. economic, human rights and religious freedom interests. The style and substance of our interaction with the province's two Party Secretaries and [...] | 2005-10-20 10:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR RELFREE |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1092 | TOURISM SUCCESS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM TOWN OF HOI AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The historic coastal town Hoi An in central Quang Nam province is a model of private sector development. A thriving trading center 300 years ago, Hoi An in recent years has drawn on its tradition of entrepreneurship and has leveraged the progressive attitudes of provincial leader [...] | 2005-10-20 10:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV VM LABOR |
05HOCHIMINHCITY11 | DELTA FACES DIFFICULTIES ON THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting the Mekong Delta, the Ambassador found that considerable investment in infrastructure, education and government reform are needed to set conditions for rapid economic growth. The long, porous border with Cambodia is a challenge for local officials, who are struggling t [...] | 2005-01-06 08:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM VM KCRM SMIG SNAR LABOR HIV AIDS TIP CNARC |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1118 | CENTRAL VIETNAM'S CHU LAI OPEN ECONOMIC ZONE: STILL [...] (SBU): Quang Nam province in central Vietnam is preparing to develop as central Vietnam's industrial hub with a massive open economic zone (OEZ) in Chu Lai. The Chu Lai zone covers 30,000 hectares and includes a seaport, airport, tourism areas and an industrial zone. Quang Nam provincial lea [...] | 2005-10-27 10:55:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EAIR EWWT VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1151 | COMMUNIST PARTY REFORMERS PUSH FOR CHANGE [...] (SBU): Former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, senior statesman of the Party in southern Vietnam, has reportedly emerged in recent months as the de facto spokesman of the Party's reformist wing. According to a Party insider close to Kiet, his critique of the draft political report of the 10th party [...] | 2005-11-03 10:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV PREL SOCI VM DPOL |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1238 | FOREIGN BANKER EVALUATES VIETNAM'S FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Vietnam's financial markets are evolving, but the pace of evolution is slow and access to capital is limited for all except state-owned enterprises (SOEs),according to one of the leading foreign bankers in the country. At a recent investment conference hosted by the Ho Chi Minh Cit [...] | 2005-11-29 06:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA WTO SOE FINREF |
05HOCHIMINHCITY1295 | MEKONG DELTA DEVELOPMENT- RIPE FOR BIOTECH AND CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces will have difficulty meeting the GVN's goal of nearly doubling per capita GDP by 2010 without substantial reform and investment. A recent visit by the Consul General to two of the most prosperous Delta provinces revealed neither advances in produ [...] | 2005-12-16 09:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV SOCI EINV EAID EAGR VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY143 | VIETNAM TO GROW EVEN FASTER SAY HCMC LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ho Chi Minh City leaders reported to the Consular Corps that the Party Central Committee Plenum had endorsed the goal of raising Vietnam's GDP from LDC levels by 2010. Consul General observed that this implied a growth rate of about 15 percent (to raise per capita GDP from just u [...] | 2005-02-04 09:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY162 | DEVELOPMENT AND BORDER ISSUES IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent visit by the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and Vinh Long revealed that, like much of the rest of the Mekong Delta, these provinces rely heavily on agri- and aquaculture to fuel their economic growth. Plentiful harvests of rice [...] | 2005-02-16 13:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM EAGR SNAR VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY248 | AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON ETHNIC MINORITY AND RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in the Central Highlands provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Lak told the Ambassador that they are implementing Hanoi's policies to expand religious freedom and to improve the lives of ethnic minorities, but said they would not tolerate "Dega Protestants" using religion for [...] | 2005-03-11 10:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EINV PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
05HOCHIMINHCITY294 | STATE TRADING IN VIETNAM - U.S. BANKS WANT LEVEL PLAYING [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on industry perspectives in southern Vietnam on the role of the state in the economy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. banks in Ho Chi Minh City report that while they operate relatively freely in Vietnam, they often face tougher requirements and higher st [...] | 2005-03-21 06:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM FINREF |
05HOCHIMINHCITY329 | OIL/GAS INDUSTRY DRIVING GROWTH OF BA RIA - VUNG TAU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the headquarters for Vietnam's oil and gas industry, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province reaps significant economic benefits in terms of taxes, investment and infrastructure, including power, ports, and roads. A 16 percent growth rate and USD 3 billion in total foreign direct investment [...] | 2005-03-30 01:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ETRD BEXP EIND VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY366 | STATE TRADING IN VIETNAM -- LIMITS ON TRADING AND [...] (U) This is the fifth in a series of cables on industry perspectives in southern Vietnam on the role of the state in the economy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies based in Ho Chi Minh City chafe at GVN restrictions that prohibit them from directly importing and distributing their goods. T [...] | 2005-04-08 10:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM BTA |
05HOCHIMINHCITY428 | HCMC: WILL LAND LAW CURB SPECULATION? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's new land law is intended to stem rampant land speculation, which has been exacerbated by corruption and a lack of other investment alternatives. Domestic and foreign investors hope the new law and related decrees will make the market more transparent and stable, and m [...] | 2005-04-22 03:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV SENV VM |
05HOCHIMINHCITY528 | DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH HCMC ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion with HCMC entrepreneurs and government representatives, the Deputy Secretary discussed the current state of Vietnam's economy and future prospects, including accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). HCMC business representatives voiced con [...] | 2005-05-20 12:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM WTO IPROP BTA |
05HOCHIMINHCITY667 | PAROCHIALISM AND THE STATE SECTOR LIMIT HUE'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Party and local government leaders of the central Vietnam province of Thua Thien Hue extolled the economic potential of the province to Consul General May 23-24. The potential is clearly there -- Hue has the attributes to become a tourism and knowledge-based economy leader. Ho [...] | 2005-06-16 10:23:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM VM SOE |
05HOCHIMINHCITY944 | WTO ACCESSION CONCERNS STRESSED IN EB/CBA MERMOUD HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Representative J. Frank Mermoud discussed commercial issues, WTO accession, and Vietnam's business climate in Ho Chi Minh City September 1. Amcham governors expressed concern with GVN intransigence on WTO related issues. HCMC officials confirmed these fears and were unus [...] | 2005-09-07 06:06:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL TBIO VM WTO |
05ISTANBUL1127 | U.S. OIL COMPANY BLAZES TRAIL IN BLACK SEA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a project that company executives confidently predict will soon be a banner success for U.S. investment in Turkey, Torreador Energy Corporation (the former Madison Oil Company) is moving forward to full development of a natural gas field off of Akcakoca on Turkey's western Bl [...] | 2005-07-01 05:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ENRG EINV ECON TU |
05ISTANBUL1492 | GE CAPITAL ENTERS TURKISH BANKING SECTOR AS TURKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The August 24 announcement that GE Capital will acquire 25.5 percent of the shares of Garanti Bank, one of Turkey's four leading private banking institutions, is a welcome indication of U.S. interest in the Turkish financial sector, following a wave of European acquisitions over [...] | 2005-08-26 15:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN BEXP TU |
05ISTANBUL1577 | SDIF CHIEF REVIEWS A SUCCESSFUL BUT TURBULENT YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Ankara Econ Counselor and Istanbul P/E Chief, the Chairman of Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF),Ahmet Erturk, reviewed his organization's progress in recouping Turkey's losses from the 2001 banking crisis. Noting that th [...] | 2005-09-15 09:07:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CASC TU |
05ISTANBUL1716 | PLAYING POLITICS WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A political and media furore has swirled in recent days around the controversial 49-year lease for Istanbul's Galata port on a prime stretch of waterfront overlooking the old city. Critics point out that the winning bid, announced at USD 4.3 billion, actually has a real present [...] | 2005-10-04 13:58:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TU |
05ISTANBUL1729 | Steering Group for Middle East and North Africa [...] (SBU) Summary: The steering group of the MENA OECD program met on October 3-4 in Istanbul. Key developments included advancing work on a ministerial declaration, discussing individual national reform agendas that would be presented at the ministerial, reviewing funding needs for the program [...] | 2005-10-05 14:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV TU OECD |
05ISTANBUL1889 | MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...] | 2005-10-31 15:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECPS BEXP TU |
05ISTANBUL1916 | DUBAI OR NOT DUBAI: THAT IS ISTANBUL'S QUESTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul Municipality and Dubai Holding inked an agreement October 7 heralding Dubai International Properties' (DIP) intent to invest USD 5 billion in Turkey in the coming years. Istanbul will chip in USD 1 billion in property for a 20 percent share of the joint venture. A U [...] | 2005-11-08 16:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TU |
05ISTANBUL1941 | INVESTMENT CONFERENCE PRAISES TURKEY'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 8-9 investment conference organized by Turkey's Foreign Investors' Association (YASED) offered GOT policymakers a chance to highlight progress registered in recent years and to underline their readiness to accept foreign investment, whatever its source. Business part [...] | 2005-11-14 13:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN TU |
05ISTANBUL2003 | SINNED AGAINST OR SINNING? OWNERS OF FAILED [...] (C) Summary: In recent months, a number of owners of failed Turkish banks have begun to speak out to condemn the Turkish government for pursuing a "vendetta" against them-- including for political and even religious reasons-- and to warn that Turkish government actions to seize their assets ar [...] | 2005-11-23 14:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
05ISTANBUL218 | YAPI KREDI DEAL WILL VAULT KOC INTO BIG LEAGUES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 31 deal to purchase Yapi Kredi Bank from the embattled Cukurova Group will vault Koc Financial Services into the front rank of Turkish banking, fulfilling a long-standing goal of the Koc Group. More critically, it will remove a major cloud hanging over the Turkis [...] | 2005-02-11 06:44:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
05ISTANBUL267 | IZMIR VIEWS ON APP CLOSURE, OVACIK MINE RESTART, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings in Izmir February 2-4, Izmir liaison officer informed municipal, business and academic officials of the Congressional decision to close the Izmir American Presence Post and the U.S. plan to reopen a consular agency. Regarding U.S. efforts to reopen the Ovacik Gold [...] | 2005-02-17 13:15:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU PHUM EINV |
05ISTANBUL346 | SUZER PLAZA CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul's controversial Suzer Plaza skyscraper, which houses the Ritz Carlton Hotel and was partially financed by OPIC, has returned to the headlines in recent weeks. In early January, two restaurants at the building's base were targeted for partial demolition by city official [...] | 2005-03-02 07:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TU OPIC |
05ISTANBUL422 | TURKISH-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL PLANS AGRESSIVE PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish-U.S. Business Council (TUSBC) leaders outlined an agressive push to expand both their business promotion work and their public relations activities in support of the bilateral relationship in a March 14 breakfast with Consul General. Incoming President Yilmaz Arguden, [...] | 2005-03-17 14:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
05ISTANBUL692 | INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRAISES TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's second annual Investment Advisory Council Meeting on April 29 in Istanbul brought recognition of the economic and political strides Turkey has made over the past year, including most notably macroeconomic stability and a date for beginning of accession negotiations with [...] | 2005-05-06 15:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN TU |
05ISTANBUL758 | CLOSURE OF YAPI KREDI DEAL HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The announcement on Monday, May 9 that Koc Financial Services and the Cukurova Group had reached final agreement by which Koc and its Italian partner Unicredito will purchase Yapi Kredi Bank vaults Koc into the banking big leagues and removes the largest remaining cloud hangin [...] | 2005-05-13 14:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV BEXP TU |
05ISTANBUL97 | YAPI KREDI END GAME NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move that marked the first official step forward towards realization of its long-rumored desire to buy Yapi Kredi Bank, Unicredito-Koc Holding on January 17 announced that it had signed an agreement with the bank's dominant shareholder, the controversial Cukurova Group, for [...] | 2005-01-21 09:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON TU |
05KATHMANDU2547 | KING SHOULD SEIZE INITIATIVE AND CALL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) In separate meetings on November 21, the Ambassador suggested to Vice-Chairmen Kirti Nidhi Bista and Tulsi Giri that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) call for a cease-fire with international monitoring. If the Maoists accepted, Nepal would be closer to peace. If the Maoists refus [...] | 2005-11-22 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EINV NP |
05KATHMANDU2723 | WORLD BANK LOAN IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) has failed to meet four critical commitments on economic reform that it promised the World Bank by the end of November 2005, putting the status of the USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan in jeopardy. The four condit [...] | 2005-12-06 10:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID EINV ELAB NP |
05KATHMANDU2820 | FINANCE MINISTER WANTS TO ENSURE NEPAL QUALIFIES [...] (C) On December 14, newly-appointed Finance Minister Roop Jyoti agreed with the Ambassador that everyone should be worried about Nepal meeting its World Bank commitments to prevent Nepal's USD 100 million Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit II (PRSC II) loan from being jeopardized. He said that [...] | 2005-12-16 05:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EFIN EAID NP |
05KATHMANDU2897 | BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR [...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...] | 2005-12-22 09:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP |
05KINGSTON1100 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: APRIL 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Golding Wins By-Election in Peaceful Day of Voting -- Violence in West Kingston Follows Golding Election -- Phillips Steps Up Crime-Fighting Measures -- Tourism Industry Resists Government Price Hikes -- Unions Seek Increased Benefits for Sugar Workers -- Chinese Rai [...] | 2005-04-22 21:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JM KCOR KCRM EINV EAID ELAB |
05KINGSTON1197 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: APR 22 - MAY 6, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Police Under Attack from Kingston Gunmen -- Latest Crime Statistics -- Prime Minister Rolls Out the Goodies -- PNP Sources Report Concerns of a Party Divided -- Mexican President Fox Visits Jamaica -- Air Jamaica Settles Labor Dispute ----------------------------- [...] | 2005-05-06 20:58:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM SNAR KCOR KCRM ELAB |
05KINGSTON1257 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Kingston is aware of one investment dispute between a U.S. citizen/entity and the GOJ. This dispute was first described in ref B, was updated in refs C and D, and was included in the 2004 Report on Investment Disputes. 2. Post was last contacted by Claimant via his lawyer in June [...] | 2005-05-12 20:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON CASC EFIN PGOV JM OPIC |
05KINGSTON1534 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MAY 7 - JUNE 16, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- TIP: GOJ Responding to Threat of Sanctions -- Foreign Carriers Yield After Call Blocking Crisis -- Mayor of Spanish Town Resigns Following Arrest -- Seaga Offers Advice on his 75th Birthday -- Crime Statistics - Count Them Yourself -- Tax Laws to Fight Crime -- Prime [...] | 2005-06-17 19:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM SNAR KCOR KCRM ELAB CASC TIP |
05KINGSTON1652 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JUNE 17-30, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Poll Shows Davies Gaining Ground -- Six Closer to Extradition to U.S. -- JCF Recruits Abroad as Crime Soars -- Jamaica to Launch Copyright Campaign -- Trade Deficit Deteriorates -- Jamaica and China Sign Bauxite Agreement -- Thailand Views Jamaica As Possible Hub - [...] | 2005-07-05 11:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV JM KCRM CASC EAGR |
05KINGSTON1734 | USAID/OFDA Hurricane Dennis Situation Report 1 [...] Weather conditions are improving in most parts of Jamaica from the passage of Hurricane Dennis on July 7, 2005. The Government of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is compiling damage reports from community disaster committees in the Parishes. So far [...] | 2005-07-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | BF ECON EINV |
05KINGSTON1802 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Hurricanes Cause More Damage in Jamaica -- Government Leads Opposition in National Poll -- Police Raids Target Trafficking Victims -- Murder Leading Cause of Death in Males -- Jamaica Opens Embassy in Beijing -- President of Ghana Visits Jamaica -- Tranquility Bay Ru [...] | 2005-07-22 20:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM CASC JM UNGA TIP |
05KINGSTON188 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-21 20:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM |
05KINGSTON1919 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 22 - AUGUST 12, [...] This week's topics: -- U.S. Trafficking Report a Wake-Up Call, Says PM -- Two More Officers Charged in Crawle Case -- Six Police Officers Charged in Flankers Case -- Murder Rate Continues to Soar -- Jamaica to Miss Inflation Targets -- Tourism Bookings Tumble -- Hurricane Damage Near USD 3 [...] | 2005-08-12 18:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM PHUM JM TIP |
05KINGSTON2163 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...] | 2005-09-15 16:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV XL JM |
05KINGSTON2166 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...] | 2005-09-15 18:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV XL JM |
05KINGSTON2680 | PRC ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A Tasking. Post regrets the lateness of submission. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) It is not surprising that both economic and political calculations underlie the GOJ's efforts to enhance ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC),while Beijin [...] | 2005-12-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG PHUM CH JM |
05KINGSTON2682 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER [...] This week's topics: -- JLP Holds Annual Conference -- Poverty Cut in Half -- GOJ Increases Social Benefits -- Brazilians to Invest in Sugar Industry -- Chinese Government to Finance Mega Projects -- Tourist Arrivals to Surge -- Police Officers on Trial -- Crime Statistic [...] | 2005-12-09 19:08:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
05KINGSTON2720 | PROPOSED OPIC INVESTMENT GUARANTY: POST VIEWS FROM [...] (U) Post is responding to OPIC's request for comments and recommendations regarding the proposed OPIC investment guaranty to the National Housing Trust of Jamaica (NHT) in connection with the plan by NHT to finance mortgages and other costs associated with a low-income housing initiative for g [...] | 2005-12-16 20:19:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON JM OPIC |
05KINGSTON2784 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER [...] This week's topics: -- Police Officers on Trial for Murder -- Telecommunications Company Goes Belly-up -- Electricity Thieves Cost Power Company -- Cricket World Cup -- Bauxite Industry Labor Issues -- Weak Christmas Retail Season -- Egg Farmers Seek Duty Protection -- E [...] | 2005-12-23 19:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM |
05KINGSTON797 | KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: MAR 5-17, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Date Set for West Kingston By-Election -- A New Record? Crime Rate up 49% from 2004 -- Shooting at Funeral; Finance Minister Unharmed -- JLP Councillors Sue Government over Toll Bridge -- 11 Cubans Rescued Near Jamaica -- Jamaica Hosts African Diaspora Conference - [...] | 2005-03-18 21:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JM KCOR KCRM EINV EAID |
05KINGSTON895 | RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: GE [...] (U) Embassy Kingston understands that OPIC, per reftel, is interested in an assessment of the market for GE Mexico's products to replace hurricane-damaged or destroyed infrastructural equipment in Jamaica. At the present time, given the overall success of the post- hurricane rebuilding effort [...] | 2005-04-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV JM GJ BH BB |
05KINSHASA1067 | SIGNIFICANT TRADE BARRIERS REMAIN IN EASTERN CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Eastern Congo continues to face significant trade growth barriers. Infrastructure, security, access to credit, taxation, foreign competition, bureaucratic obstacles, insufficient information and internal politics are all serious obstacles that discourage and even reverse growt [...] | 2005-06-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV CG |
05KINSHASA1149 | CEEC PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS ON KIMBERLEY PROCESS [...] (U) Summary. July 8, the Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification (CEEC),the DRC's mining regulatory body, met with various embassies in Kinshasa to present recommendations on Kimberley Process implementation. Victor Kasongo, the CEO of CEEC, outlined the difficulties of implem [...] | 2005-07-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN EINV CG |
05KINSHASA1345 | CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...] | 2005-08-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF |
05KINSHASA148 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CONGO-KINSHASA [...] Summary: The Congolese Government (GDRC) has completed over one year of its transition from war to peace with only limited impact on the investment climate. The inclusion of former rebel groups in the GDRC has provided a modicum of political stability. Additionally, IMF and World Bank reform [...] | 2005-01-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB PGOV PREL CG OPIC |
05KINSHASA2021 | Congo/Brazzaville: Start-up of Magnesium [...] In its search for alternatives to dependency on the oil industry and efforts to diversify the economy, the government of the Republic of Congo has initiated development of the solid mining sector. On October 14, 2005, at the Mengo field near Pointe Noire, the Minister of Mines and Geology pr [...] | 2005-12-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EINV ECON CF |
05KINSHASA2033 | CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Post POC for Multilateral [...] In response to reftel, post is pleased to provide the following officer contact information for MDB project proposals: (a) ECON/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken celtel: (242) 528-7963 (Brazzaville) celtel: (243)(99) 800-9502 (Kinshasa) email: BakkenCMH@state.gov (Kinshasa) [...] | 2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL CF |
05KINSHASA2072 | TAX AUTHORITIES ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: The GDRC's tax authority is grappling with a high-level scandal that also implicates several large enterprises. In October, Congolese authorities arrested the director of the national tax authority, Direction Generale des Impots (DGI),plus other DGI officials and businesspersons [...] | 2005-12-21 11:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR EINV ECON PGOV CG |
05KINSHASA819 | CONGO/B: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In reply to Reftel A, Embassy Brazzaville reports the following investment disputes in Republic of Congo (Congo/B). 2. Claimant A Year When Dispute Arose: As early as 1999 Case History: Claimant purchased Congolese debt on secondary market and claims that Congo has defaulted on the debt. [...] | 2005-05-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV CF OPIC |
05KIRKUK270 | (C) WASHINGTON TRIP HELPS BOOST KURDISH SUPPORT FOR STAYING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. KRG (Erbil) PM Nechirvan Barzani lauded President Bush for hosting his uncle, KRG President Masud Barzani. PM Barzani said that -- while the U.S. had been careful on protocol -- he felt as if the U.S. had received President Barzani as a head of state. PM Barza [...] | 2005-12-08 14:01:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KISL EINV IZ IR SY KRG |
05KUWAIT1295 | U.S.-KUWAIT "MINI-TIFA" TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. On March 16-17, USTR's John Fennerty met with members of Kuwait's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) team (participant list in para 31) in a series of "mini-TIFA" meetings, to assess Kuwait's progress since the May 2004 inaugural TIFA Council meeting in [...] | 2005-03-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON EINV KU |
05KUWAIT1542 | KUWAITI DELEGATION DESCRIBES SUDAN AS "WORSE THAN [...] (SBU) During a 17 April meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah described the current situation in Sudan as worse than it was 20 years ago. Al-Jarallah, as part of a delegation led by Minister for Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, visite [...] | 2005-04-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON EINV PHUM SU KU |
05KUWAIT1712 | AMBASSADOR AND COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSS TIFA, [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Taweel and staff on April 25 to discuss the status of the U.S.-Kuwait Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),intellectual property rights (IPR),Project Kuwait, and the Pepsico tax dispute. The Am [...] | 2005-04-27 05:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EPET EINV BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT1878 | GULF INVESTMENT CORP: A GCC INVESTMENT POWERHOUSE [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met May 3 with executives of the Gulf Investment Corporation and heard how this GCC-funded institution is changing its focus from simply encouraging private enterprise in the Gulf to providing financial research, investment advice and consulting throughout the region. [...] | 2005-05-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PINR KU |
05KUWAIT1879 | KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY: DOING FINE BUT [...] (C) Summary: During a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Kuwait Investment Authority Managing Director Bader Al-Sa'ad said that KIA's assets had grown "substantially" over the previous year, but noted that recently KIA's U.S. investments had been a "drag on overall performance." He also said [...] | 2005-05-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PINR KU |
05KUWAIT2197 | KUWAIT'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES ADVANCING ON [...] (U) Summary and Key Findings: During May 2005, Ambassador met with the leading figures in the Kuwaiti private investment sector. The Ambassador encouraged continued investment in the U.S. and new investments in Iraq and in other countries of U.S. interest. The Ambassador encouraged the inve [...] | 2005-05-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV KU KGCC |
05KUWAIT2231 | KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2005 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] | 2005-05-25 04:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE KU OPIC |
05KUWAIT2251 | KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B),and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...] | 2005-05-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
05KUWAIT2486 | KUWAIT HOLDS SEMINAR ON POSSIBLE FTA WITH U.S. [...] (U) Summary. In a June 4 seminar sponsored by American-Kuwaiti Alliance (AKA),the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the American Business Council of Kuwait and the Kuwait Economic Society, Kuwaiti, American, Jordanian and Singaporean speakers discussed the benefits of U.S. free trade [...] | 2005-06-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP JO SN KU |
05KUWAIT2802 | DOE WILLIAMSON DELEGATION VISITS KUWAIT [...] (U) Summary. DOE officials Williamson and Brodman met on 21 June with Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmed and other senior GOK energy officials. The delegation delivered a letter from Secretary Bodman inviting Shaykh Ahmed to meet with him in Washington and expressing the Secretary's interest i [...] | 2005-06-23 05:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET KU PREL OIL SECTOR |
05KUWAIT3977 | POINTS DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT'S G-8 AFRICAN [...] (U) Begin Summary: On September 4, Econoff delivered reftel points to representatives from the Kuwait Fund For Arab Economic Development (a government entity) and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. While neither organization deals strictly in humanitarian projects associated [...] | 2005-09-07 12:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KU XA |
05KUWAIT4481 | KUWAIT RESPONSE: BARRIERS TO OIL INVESTMENT [...] Summary: The entire local oil industry in Kuwait is state-run and the Kuwait Constitution expressly forbids foreign companies from investing in the natural resources of the country. U.S. companies can neither purchase local oil companies nor obtain equity oil. There are some very limited o [...] | 2005-10-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET KU |
05KUWAIT4643 | GOK STILL GEARING UP FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem on October 26. Among other issues, they discussed the slow pace of Kuwait's economic reform and the stalled TIFA process. Al-Ebraheem acknowledged that the GOK carried as much responsibility as did the parliament [...] | 2005-10-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV BEXP KU |
05KUWAIT5031 | MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK [...] (SBU) In Kuwait for the first stop on a Gulf tour, President Pervez Musharraf thanked the GOK for its $100 million in earthquake aid and received assurances that Pakistan would receive concessional oil sales. The Pakistani Ambassador told us on December 6 that the visit, (which coincided wit [...] | 2005-12-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EINV KU PK |
05KUWAIT986 | OPENING OF MAJOR BOT WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND [...] AMBASSADOR AND FCS COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST ATTENDED THE CEREMONY ON MARCH 8, 2005 TO COMMISSION THE SULAIBIYA WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION PLANT. KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH SABAH AL AHMED AL JABER AL SABAH AND VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS ON HAND FOR THE FORMAL OPENING OF THIS HU [...] | 2005-03-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV SENV KU |
05LAGOS1063 | THE ONGOING NITEL - PENTASCOPE SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Privatization of the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. (NITEL) has faltered for the second time. Amid great controversy, the GON fired the Dutch management company, Pentascope, appointed to shepherd the process. Though the GON terminated the Pentascope contract in March 2005, the [...] | 2005-07-07 16:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINV NI |
05LAGOS1163 | CHEVRON'S SECURITY STRATEGY IN DELTA STATE [...] (U) Summary. Months after successfully containing an invasion of its facilities in Escravos, Delta State, Chevron Texaco (CT) characterized the relative quiet in the Niger Delta region as "the calm before the storm." CT has registered some small successes in the region, including involvi [...] | 2005-07-20 16:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS1289 | VIRGIN NIGERIA PLANS TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary. Virgin Nigeria (VN) soon plans to formally apply for a direct flight between Nigeria and the U.S. The airline sees New York, Chicago, and Houston, in that order, as the three most profitable routes. If approval is granted, VN hopes to begin operations by Christmas 2005. End Summar [...] | 2005-08-17 06:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1332 | SHELL AGBADA FLOW STATION SHUT DOWNS [...] (U) Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been forced to shut down two flow stations in Rivers State in the last six days. On August 16, SPDC shut its 14,200 barrels per/day Agbada 1 flow station, following protests by host communities in Mbodo-Aluu, Rivers State, over alleged nonpaym [...] | 2005-08-24 10:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1359 | ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: JACKDAN [...] Per action request in reftel, Post submits observations on the planned OPIC loan of USD 2.4 million to support the development of Jackdan Breweries Nigeria Limited, a microbrewery and water treatment and bottling project in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. 2. There is a significant consumer base for b [...] | 2005-08-30 15:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN NI |
05LAGOS1369 | NNPC HEAD TELLS OIL MAJORS - CONSTRUCT REFINERIES, [...] (C) ConocoPhillips Managing Director (MD) Todd Creeger briefed us on an August 25 meeting between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Managing Director (GMD) Kupolokun and the MDs of Nigeria's major energy companies. Kupolokun told the MDs he was under intense pressure, apparen [...] | 2005-08-31 18:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON NI |
05LAGOS1378 | CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES 2007 ELECTION AND GON [...] (S/NF) In a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Campbell, Chevron Nigeria Managing Director (MD) Jay Pryor expressed deep concern regarding "an underground PR campaign" by the GON against the petroleum industry. He specifically mentioned public attacks by Minister of Solid Minerals Ezek [...] | 2005-09-01 18:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PGOV EINV ECON NI |
05LAGOS1402 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, JULY/AUGUST 2005 [...] (U) Summary: While targeting a 1.6 trillion Naira budget for 2006, GON officials claim Budget 2005 cannot be fully implemented due to oil production shortage resulting from oil well closures in the Niger Delta. With oil production at only 2.4million barrels per day (bpd) instead of the budgete [...] | 2005-09-08 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1405 | BANKS SCRAMBLING TO MEET DECEMBER RECAPITALIZATION [...] (SBU) Banking experts predict 25 to 30 banks or newly merged bank groups will make the December 2005 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline to attain a 25 billion naira capital base. A large number of banks will be unable to meet the CBN's naira 25 billion (USD 192 million)recapitalization re [...] | 2005-09-08 15:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV NI |
05LAGOS1413 | MICROSOFT LOSING MILLIONS, CHINESE PIRATED [...] (C) Chinese copycat firms appear to be using Nigeria as base for producing and selling pirated computer software. Microsoft Nigeria executives complain the number of Chinese factories and Nigerian outlets selling pirated software products has increased the past year. Piracy likely will increa [...] | 2005-09-12 11:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR EINV CH NI |
05LAGOS1443 | FINANCE MINISTER ANNOUNCES INSURANCE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala recently unveiled Government of Nigeria's (GON) insurance industry reforms aimed at raising the capital base requirements for insurance companies by February 28, 2007. The goal is to consolidate and strengthen the insurance industry along the lin [...] | 2005-09-16 13:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV NI |
05LAGOS1450 | VIRGIN NIGERIA APPLIES FOR U.S. ROUTE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. Virgin Nigeria (VN) CEO, Simon Harford, and Head of Corporate Development, Yemi Osindero, recently told ConGen officers their application for a direct U.S. route was nearly completed, and requested Embassy officials submit the [...] | 2005-09-19 09:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1464 | 2005 NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. The bank recapitalization process continues to weaken the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as many investors prefer to channel their money toward bank Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) rather than daily stock market activities. The average returns on investment (ROI) for the 30 lar [...] | 2005-09-21 15:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1498 | NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION SUFFERS MINIMAL LOSSES [...] (SBU) Recent disturbances in Rivers States, arising from the London arrest of Bayelsa State Governor and the arrest of Ijaw militant leader Dokubu Asari, have had a minimal impact on Nigerian oil production thus far. Chevron is the only major oil producer whose production has been affected. [...] | 2005-09-26 16:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
05LAGOS1512 | VIRGIN NIGERIA RILES DOMESTIC COMPETITORS [...] (SBU) Summary. Many Nigerian airline executives continue to view Virgin Nigeria (VN) as a foreign carrier, which in its bid to look Nigerian, receives far too much government support. The other airlines contend that this alleged preferential treatment has made it difficult for them to compet [...] | 2005-09-29 08:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1531 | TELECOM SECTOR GROWS, CHINESE FIRMS EXPAND [...] (C) Summary. Telecom operators believe the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) unified licensing policy allowing existing fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide both services for voice, data and multimedia will reinforce the current dominance enjoyed by the key players already [...] | 2005-09-30 14:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV NI CH |
05LAGOS1543 | LAGOS ANTICORRUPTION UNIT REQUESTS USG TECHNICAL [...] Summary. (C) The Lagos branch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) met with the G8 Anticorruption/Transparency pilot team on September 23 to discuss its efforts to pursue financial crimes, institutional capacity to pursue such crimes, and areas in which it would like USG fund [...] | 2005-10-05 07:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR KCRM ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1570 | NIGERIA'S VERSION OF MCDONALD'S SAYS PROFITS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary. The increase in food and transportation prices had cut into the profit margins of Nigeria's equivalent to McDonald's -- Mr. Biggs. The company's executives told us food prices are rising because of weak infrastructure, inconsistent agricultural policies, and lack of local capa [...] | 2005-10-12 09:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1585 | BELLVIEW IS EXPLORING A POSSIBLE U.S. ROUTE WITH [...] (C) Summary. Bellview Airlines CEO Odukoya said World Airways executives called him October 4 to discuss establishing direct air service between Lagos and the U.S. Bellview expressed interest in partnering with World Airways to begin scheduled charter services between Lagos and New York and L [...] | 2005-10-13 12:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS171 | COMMUNITY STORMS CHEVRON ESCRAVOS FACILITY [...] (C) Chevron Texaco (CT) confirmed the storming and occupation of its Escravos facility by Itsekiri villagers from the Okurogo community, for several hours on 4 February. GON security forces re-gained control of the facility by late in the day. No AMCITs or third country nationals were injur [...] | 2005-02-07 11:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS1722 | AVIATION MINISTER SUPPORTS U.S.-NIGERIA DIRECT AIR [...] (C) Summary. The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on October 20 for a readout on the aviation industry and the issues the Minister will likely raise during his October 28 meeting with Transportation Secretary Mineta. (This meeting occurred before the October 22 Bellview air cras [...] | 2005-11-04 12:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1742 | AIRPORT AND SEAPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) met with the Contingency and Security Solutions International (CSSI) team October 17-18 to discuss efforts to improve maritime port a [...] | 2005-11-09 10:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1761 | NIGERIA: WATER AND WASTE-WATER MANAGEMENT, [...] Summary. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment named solid waste management as the state's most pressing environmental problem. Lagos, a state of an estimated 15 million people, produces approximately 10,000 metric tons of solid waste per day with virtually no capacity for its di [...] | 2005-11-16 15:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV SOCI PREL NI |
05LAGOS1784 | AVIATION MINISTER PUSHING FOR U.S. DIRECT ROUTE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on November 21 for a readout on the aviation industry and to discuss the Minister's tentative plans to visit the Department of Transportation December 5-9. His visit would focus on the same areas he planned to raise prior to t [...] | 2005-11-25 11:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1802 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The GON's single digit inflation target now seems a mirage as inflation figures for August rose to 28.2% from 26.1% in July. Experts expect September figures to be about 21%. In the official markets, the naira was stable at about N130/$1 as of late October, while parallel market [...] | 2005-11-28 15:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS1875 | NIGERIA LAUNCHES ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION [...] (U) Continuing its high profile campaign to reform the power sector, the GON inaugurated the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on October 31. The 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) mandates NERC promote quality and efficiency in the provision of electricity, and en [...] | 2005-12-12 15:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1877 | NIGERIA'S OANDO GROUP LISTS ON SA STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (U) Oando Group, an integrated energy firm and Nigeria's leading downstream petroleum marketer, was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on November 25, the first Nigerian firm approved to do so. Oando announced 4 percent of its shares would be listed on the JSE; Oando forecasts [...] | 2005-12-13 06:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS19 | SHELL, CHEVRON RE-STARTING PRODUCTION IN KULA AREA [...] Shell External Relations Director Don Boham confirmed to us on 5 January that Shell has reached an accord with the community in the Kula area to allow about 114,00 barrels/day of oil production, halted in early December 2004, to re- start. Shell remains in negotiations with the community con [...] | 2005-01-06 15:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV CASC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS1917 | NIGERIA ENTERS DEEPWATER ERA AS BONGA GOES ONSTREAM [...] (U) Nigeria entered the era of major league deepwater oil and gas production on November 28, as Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO),announced its Bonga oil field began production. Bonga will initially produce 225,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, for a total of [...] | 2005-12-20 07:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS1933 | TWO SHELL FLOWSTATIONS CLOSE AFTER SUSPICIOUS [...] (U) According to several credible sources, an unidentified group of armed men damaged a section of an oil pipeline in the Andoni local government area of Rivers State the evening of December 19. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) shut down two flowstations, producing 170,000 barrels [...] | 2005-12-21 14:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT NI |
05LAGOS1934 | DOMESTIC AIRLINES GROUNDED;LOW PUBLIC CONFIDENCE [...] (U) Summary. In a vote of no confidence in the domestic aviation sector, many would-be air travelers seem to be opting for road transportation following recent air mishaps. After the December 19 emergency landing of a Bellview flight in Accra, the GON temporarily suspended Bellview's operating [...] | 2005-12-21 16:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
05LAGOS1941 | SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, ANOTHER EXPLOSION [...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...] | 2005-12-22 15:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI |
05LAGOS1942 | SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, EXPLOSION IN EDO [...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...] | 2005-12-22 15:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI |
05LAGOS1956 | ANOTHER PIPELINE EXPLOSION, SABOTAGE SUSPECTED BUT [...] (U) As repairs continue on the pipelines ruptured in last week's attack reported ref B, a section of pipeline carrying refined product from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) refinery in Warri, Delta State to locations elsewhere in Nigeria suffered multiple explosions on December [...] | 2005-12-29 06:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT PINR NI |
05LAGOS1961 | AQUACULTURE EXPERTS STATE NIGERIAN FISHING [...] (U) Aquaculture experts report Nigeria has consistently underperformed in meeting targeted fish production quotas. They blame the low productivity on lack of available commercial vessels and able seafarers, environmental pollution, poor enforcement of fishing regulations, lack of defined water [...] | 2005-12-30 08:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS ETRD EINV PHSA SENV PGOV PREL CH NI |
05LAGOS362 | ALIKO DANGOTE AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM [...] (C) Summary. Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Dangote) is Nigeria's most well known businessperson and may be its wealthiest citizen. He has taken on the aura of an economic folk hero for some, villain for others. To supporters, he symbolizes that Nigeria can do more than barter and trade. It can suc [...] | 2005-03-07 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON NI PINR BEXP PGOV |
05LAGOS364 | ALIKO DANGOTE AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM [...] (C) Summary. Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Dangote) is Nigeria's most well known businessperson and may be its wealthiest citizen. He has taken on the aura of an economic folk hero for some, villain for others. To supporters, he symbolizes that Nigeria can do more than barter and trade. It can suc [...] | 2005-03-07 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON NI PINR BEXP PGOV |
05LAGOS422 | GOVERNMENT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH 2005 PETROLEUM [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department of Energy and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency: Please see paragraphs five and six. 2. (SBU) In a series of meetings on March 9 and 10 with a visiting Department of Energy official, Presidential Advisor for Petroleum and Energy Reso [...] | 2005-03-16 17:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
05LAGOS433 | CHEVRON LOOKS TO ETHNIC COUNCIL MODEL FOR DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Texaco is moving away from the 'host community' paradigm for implementing its community relations and development programs in the Delta region, and instead is embracing state-level 'ethnic councils.' These councils would disburse Chevron community development funds, and be respo [...] | 2005-03-18 06:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS434 | LNG UPDATE ON NIGERIA: CHEVRON, EXXON, ANNOUNCE [...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of two new proposals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Nigeria, as well as a status report on the expansion of an existing plant. In January Chevron Texaco (Chevron) announced a feasibility study on a potential 10 million metric ton liquefied [...] | 2005-03-18 06:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS474 | MEGA CORPORATION COULD HELP AND HURT NIGERIA AT [...] (C) Summary. On March 1, a cadre of Nigeria ,s business elite presented plans to the Government of Nigeria (GON) to establish the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN). Deemed a mega- corporation, TCN's initial capital would consist of naira 4.2 billion (USD 31.5 million) including naira [...] | 2005-03-29 08:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
05LAGOS494 | NIGERIA:AMCITS HELD ON VESSELS AS STRIKE MOVES [...] (C) Tidex, an American maritime firm, is involved in a labor dispute with two oil unions. Union members have taken control of twenty-two vessels in Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa states. Seventeen American citizens and approximately 45-50 expatriates in total are affected by the labor action. [...] | 2005-03-31 17:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS502 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES; MISSION RAMPS UP EFFORTS [...] (C) Striking Tidex employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members (approximately 45-50 expatriates),including thirteen AMCITs, from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. Tidex now states thirteen, not seventeen AMCITs, are aboard the detained vessels. T [...] | 2005-04-01 21:28:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS503 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES; TENSIONS INCREASE, BUT [...] (C) Striking Tidex employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members, including thirteen AMCITs, from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. The attempt by a Cameroonian-crewed ship to depart Onne on 1 April appears to have increased tensions. Strikers made t [...] | 2005-04-02 16:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS509 | TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES - THREE AMCITS RETURN TO [...] (C) Striking employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. However, the crews of two of the four vessels in Escravos returned to work. Three AMCITs were included in the two crews; ten AMCITs are still detained. [...] | 2005-04-04 18:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS521 | TIDEX MANAGEMENT IN ABUJA TO WORK ON RESOLVING [...] (C) Striking employees continue to hold Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members at Onne, Escravos and Brass ports. Ten Americans are detained in Onne. Management from Tidex and U.S. parent company Tidewater are meeting in Abuja with GON officials. Tidex management reports no substantiv [...] | 2005-04-06 16:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS531 | AMCITS RELEASED IN TIDEX STRIKE; STRIKE CONTINUES, [...] (C) Tidex reported all expatriates, including ten AMCITs, have safely left the vessels in Onne and Escravos ports. GON intervention with national union leadership seems have played a role convincing the strikers to allow the expatriates off the vessels. The strikers still control approximat [...] | 2005-04-07 18:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
05LAGOS537 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GON's privatization program may accelerate as a result of the power sector reform bill signed into law March 11, and the new Maersk operating concession of the Apapa (Lagos) port container terminal. The GON has also contracted the Italian firm, Grimaldi Group, to build a USD [...] | 2005-04-08 13:19:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ECPS EWWT EINV PINR NI |
05LAGOS542 | IMF HEARS OUT NIGERIAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. During the IMF Mission Team's Article IV consultations in Nigeria (ref A),U.S. private sector firm representatives told the IMF team the operating environment in Nigeria remains challenging. Port delays and improprieties, arbitrary political decisions, and currency payment issues [...] | 2005-04-11 09:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
05LAGOS61 | LAGOS BUSINESS EXECS GRIM ON NIGERIAN BUSINESS [...] (C) Commercial and Energy Officers recently met with group of senior business executives from American firms based in Lagos, who expressed substantial concern with the Nigerian business environment and import bans. They believe the GON is failing to develop the institutions and policies need [...] | 2005-01-14 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET PGOV NI |
05LAGOS747 | CBN'S NEW CAPITALIZATION DEADLINES CAUSE BANKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Eschewing prior consultation with the industry, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unexpectedly promulgated a new set of deadlines to spur banks to meet its recapitalization requirement: April 30 for pre-merger consent, August 31 for preliminary merger approval, and October 31 for [...] | 2005-05-19 08:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
05LAGOS749 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform -- Shipping Dinner Reveals Hands Behind Cabotage Act -- GON Introduces Presidential IPR Initiative: STRAP -- Nigeria Census 2005, Plan for the Worst and Hope for t [...] | 2005-05-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
05LAGOS89 | CONTINENTAL STEPS CLOSER TO DIRECT LAGOS- [...] (SBU) Introduction and summary. On December 2, 2004, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approved Continental Airlines' request to provide daily service between Newark and Lagos, possibly as early as this spring. That same day the NCAA informed Continental that its initiation of fli [...] | 2005-01-19 16:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV NI CVIS |
05LILONGWE1018 | MALAWI LAND REFORM STALLED [...] Malawi's informal system of land administration continues to hinder economic development. A land reform program adopted last year proposes across-the-board reforms, but resistance from local chiefs is stiff. There has been some progress putting a land bureaucracy in place, but the current GO [...] | 2005-12-05 09:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV MI |
05LILONGWE1043 | MALAWI TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIVATIZED AT LAST [...] (SBU) After a delay that started last August, Malawi's telecom provider has been sold to a consortium of local companies for $29 million. President Bingu wa Mutharika had stopped the deal out of concern that the privatized company might disconnect the two state-owned television broadcasters. [...] | 2005-12-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ECPS KCOR MI |
05LILONGWE107 | MALAWI REIGNING IN PARASTATALS, PUSHING [...] (SBU) President Bingu wa Mutharika has recently reactivated the GOM's privatization program with a public speech strongly endorsing the Privatization Commission's efforts to push ahead with selling parastatal corporations. He is also said to have ordered the halt of operations at the Malawi De [...] | 2005-02-03 12:17:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA KCOR PREL ECON EINV EAID MI |
05LILONGWE109 | MALAWI REPLACES RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR [...] (U) The GOM announced on Tuesday that Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Elias Ngalande is to be replaced at the end of his contract on February 28. He is to be replaced with the recently retired chief executive and current chairman of Stanbic Bank, Victor Mbewe. Stanbic is Malawi's secon [...] | 2005-02-04 06:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE128 | MALAWI CONSIDERS NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA [...] (SBU) As Malawi's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) reaches the end of its three-year life, the GOM has floated the idea of taking a new tack as it develops its next PRSP. The proposed new agenda would be based on the Malawi Economic Growth Strategy, essentially a plan for removing constr [...] | 2005-02-09 10:57:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV PREL KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE131 | MALAWI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT RATCHETS UP [...] (U) Malawi's president used Malawi's Anti-Corruption Day on February 5 as a platform to reaffirm his stance against corruption and to use the issue as a political lever against the ruling party. As he raises the profile of this issue still further, the main GOM agency responsible for prosecut [...] | 2005-02-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV KCOR PGOV KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE188 | NATIONAL ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Over the past year, Malawi has seen a remarkable reversal in the level of importance the GOM has placed on the role of the private sector in contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Now, more than ever, the US Mission is uniquely positioned to contribute significantly to [...] | 2005-03-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KMCA MI |
05LILONGWE282 | MALAWI PAUSES ON FOOD CRISIS ACTION [...] (SBU) Malawi's president has recently softened his public stand on this year's food crisis and the government's likely reaction to it. From earlier indications, the GOM appeared to be set on a course of massive government-funded importation of maize for the commercial market. After several m [...] | 2005-03-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV MI |
05LILONGWE283 | MALAWI KWACHA UNDER SPECULATIVE PRESSURE [...] (U) Malawi's banks are reporting a surge in demand for foreign currency. Experts attribute the surge to speculation that the GOM may devalue the currency as the tobacco auction starts on March 29 or shortly afterward. The governor of the central bank has given no clear signals, though it appe [...] | 2005-03-29 08:43:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE348 | IMF MALAWI PROGRAM DEPENDS ON FOOD SOLUTION [...] (U) As the IMF's team comes to negotiate a new program for Malawi, it is clear that the central issue is food. The poor crop is expected to lower GDP to 0-2 percent, and food-driven inflation is already rising. The need for humanitarian relief has become clear, and one of the main points to b [...] | 2005-04-22 11:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON MI |
05LILONGWE406 | IMF ON MALAWI: STRONG PERFORMANCE, BUT RISK AHEAD [...] (C) Following a recent visit from the IMF's country team, the Resident Representative confirms that fiscal performance was strong in the last quarter, despite much weaker than expected donor inflows. The IMF and GOM have reached a tentative agreement for a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Fac [...] | 2005-05-13 10:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON MI |
05LILONGWE448 | GOVERNMENT CLOSES FINANCE BANK OF MALAWI [...] (U) In a move that took the Malawian business community by surprise, the GOM revoked the license of Finance Bank of Malawi (FBM) and closed the bank without warning on May 19. In public statements, the GOM has said the bank was regularly violating the country's banking regulations. GOM sources [...] | 2005-05-26 09:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR KMCA EINV PREL MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE496 | MALAWI REOPENS FINANCE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Bank of Malawi was allowed to reopen under Reserve Bank curatorship. The bank is experiencing a mild run, as Reserve Bank imposed restrictions curb withdrawals for the moment. With Finance Bank's shady customer base, liquidation seems a more likely outcome than a recov [...] | 2005-06-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EINV ECON MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE507 | MALAWI ADOPTS U.S. TAX RECOMMENDATIONS IN BUDGET [...] (SBU) In presenting the draft budget to Parliament on 10 June, Malawi's finance minister proposed several tax reforms which follow recommendations made by U.S. Treasury experts. The changes include a higher floor and simpler structure for personal income tax, lower excise rates on most imports, [...] | 2005-06-16 06:43:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV EAID MI BUD FIN |
05LILONGWE696 | MALAWI TOBACCO SHUT DOWN OVER PRICES [...] Frustrated over low prices at Malawi's state-controlled auction floors, smallholder tobacco farmers have closed down the auctions for the sixth time this season. In the past two weeks, Malawi's president and parliament have joined the fray, accusing international buyers of price collusion and [...] | 2005-08-16 12:47:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EINV ECON MI |
05LILONGWE709 | MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD [...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...] | 2005-08-18 10:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI |
05LILONGWE924 | MODEST IMPROVEMENT TO MALAWI'S MICROLENDING FUND [...] (SBU) The GOM recently responded to concerns about its new microfinance program by announcing that it was offering something slightly closer to commercially viable interest rates. The program has been the subject of heated political debate, on the assumption that the loans will be political h [...] | 2005-10-25 05:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV MI |
05LILONGWE927 | MALAWI CONTINUES STRONG FISCAL PERFORMANCE [...] (U) The Reserve Bank of Malawi recently published its mid-year economic and fiscal report, showing strong performance across the board. Higher than projected domestic revenue and sharply lower expenditures compensated for lower revenues from external grants. Macroeconomic performance at the [...] | 2005-10-25 05:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN MI |
05LILONGWE930 | MALAWI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) In a recent conference with Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau, director Gustave Kaliwo described the status of his agency's new and ongoing prosecutions. Three new cases are significant: the upcoming deposition of former president Bakili Muluzi in an investigation against him, and the rece [...] | 2005-10-25 09:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR EINV KHLS MI |
05LILONGWE946 | SUBSIDIES WORSEN MALAWI'S FOOD SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) In a year marked by severe shortages of food and fertilizer, it is increasingly clear that the government's interventions in these commodities have considerably deepened the crisis. The current shortage of maize is in part a result of the GOM's insistence on selling subsidized maize thr [...] | 2005-11-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR EAID MI |
05LILONGWE994 | IMF MALAWI REVIEW: ANOTHER GOOD QUARTER [...] (SBU) The IMF's country team today delivered its first quarterly review of Malawi's new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Malawi has met substantially all of its targets, although it appears headed to miss its net asset target next month. The IMF is recommending a looser foreign [...] | 2005-11-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV MI |
05LIMA1190 | FORMER PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA TALKS POLITICS, TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with former President Alan Garcia on 2/28 at APRA Party Headquarters. Garcia stressed the importance to APRA of forming inter-party alliances for the 2006 presidential campaign, and said he expected to enter into negotiations on an alliance with former Preside [...] | 2005-03-09 22:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PE |
05LIMA1346 | Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report [...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...] | 2005-03-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR |
05LIMA1390 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 3-5 trip to Cajamarca in Northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss mining and economic development, toured the Newmont- operated Yanacocha mine, and visited with Peace Corps volunteers. Cajamarca has more factors in its favor than virt [...] | 2005-03-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EINV ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA1660 | MOVEMENT ON THE EXXON-MOBIL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Economic Commission of Congress is expected to deliberate on the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law in upcoming weeks. The amendment would grant Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three and half years. The Mining and Petroleum Society (SNMPE) [...] | 2005-04-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
05LIMA2017 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE OVER; LUZ DEL SUR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Good news on three commercial disputes. Arcadis signed its contract for an environmental remediation project, completely resolving that dispute. In the Luz del Sur case, The Tax Court has a new valuation of the U.S. company's assets (similar to the firm's initial appraisal) a [...] | 2005-05-02 22:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA2025 | CAN PERU IMPROVE COMPETITION IN TELECOMS INDUSTRY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Two recent developments in the telecommunications industry have GOP officials pointing to improved competition in the market. America Movil, a Mexican company owned by Carlos Slim, acquired the fourth mobile band on March 30 and should begin operations by early 2006. The Mi [...] | 2005-05-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE |
05LIMA2027 | USTR DISCUSSES MOBILE TERMINATION RATES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the ninth round of U.S.-Andean Free Trade negotiations, USTR lead telecommunications negotiator Ken Shagrin met with both the Ministry of Communications (MTC) and Osiptel (Peru's telecommunications regulator) to discuss the lack of competition in the telecommunications [...] | 2005-05-03 17:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE |
05LIMA2053 | WILL AEROCONTINENTE RESUME FLIGHTS? [...] (SBU) Summary. OFAC King Pin designate and owner of the now defunct AeroContinente airlines, Fernando Zevallos, recently announced plans to resume domestic service of his airline. On May 1, AeroContinente announced job openings for pilots who can fly F28s, B737s, and B727s - all planes in th [...] | 2005-05-04 21:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE |
05LIMA2115 | TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Conflicts between communities and mining companies are among the most serious problems that confront Peru. One company, however, stands out as an exception: BHP Billiton, an Australian firm with a copper mine in Tintaya, has succeeded in ameliorating once highly conflictive relations w [...] | 2005-05-10 19:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EMIN SOCI ETRD ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PHUM PE |
05LIMA2235 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREE TRADE IN PIURA [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 5-6 trip to Piura in northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss free trade and economic development, inaugurated a new AID-sponsored small business center, toured a local textile plant, and visited Peace Corps volunteers. Although the Wor [...] | 2005-05-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PE |
05LIMA2444 | PERU'S TROUBLED FOREST CONCESSION PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three years after Peru began implementing a modern forest concession system - to wide acclaim - concessions remain unconsolidated and problematic. Lack of concessionaire funds, delays in management plan approval, lack of GOP capacity to oversee concessions, and competing land c [...] | 2005-06-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EINV ECON PGOV SNAR PE |
05LIMA2509 | TELECOMS REGULATOR ISSUES TEMPORARY MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 26, Peruvian telecommunications regulator OSIPTEL issued a temporary mobile termination rate of $0.2053 for all carriers. According to OSIPTEL President Edwin San Roman, OSIPTEL is still working to establish a cost-based mobile termination rate, which should be publish [...] | 2005-06-06 18:58:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE |
05LIMA2600 | VISIT OF STAFFDEL WALKER TO PERU [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) During a busy two-day visit, Staffdel Walker raised pending U.S. company commercial disputes, trafficking of narcotics and persons, and the benefits of an U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in discussions with Members of Congress, high-ranking government officials, and pri [...] | 2005-06-10 14:49:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SNAR EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE |
05LIMA3366 | DGAC GRANTS AEROCONTINENTE FLIGHT PERMISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) in mid-June presented OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos documentation granting flight permissions to Zevallos' new airline, AeroContinente EIRL. AeroContinente, which plans to use five planes - two Fokkers and 3 Ai [...] | 2005-08-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE |
05LIMA3375 | CAMISEA GREENLIGHT: REPSOL TO EXPORT LNG [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hunt Oil's liquefied natural gas project cleared its last major hurdle to securing financing for its planned Peru plant. On August 1,Spanish firm Repsol agreed to buy the 4 million annual tons of LNG for 18.5 years. Hunt hopes to secure financing and begin construction of the LNG [...] | 2005-08-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EPET SOCI EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA3534 | AMERICA MOVIL BUYS PERU'S SECOND LARGEST MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. America Movil, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in South America, expanded its infant operations in Peru on August 11 with the $503 million purchase of TIM Peru. Although TIM, Peru's second largest mobile provider with 31 percent of the market, recently [...] | 2005-08-16 18:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE |
05LIMA3571 | MAJAZ ANTI-MINING VIOLENCE ON ECUADOR BORDER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN PGOV SNAR ASEC EINV ENRG PE |
05LIMA3609 | MINING COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and Canadian Ambassadors hosted a meeting on August 11 for representatives of international mining companies to review their operating difficulties in Peru and to coordinate efforts to improve the investment climate. Consensus among the companies is that radical forces [...] | 2005-08-19 18:20:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD SNAR PTER ECON EINV PGOV PE |
05LIMA3888 | THE TOLEDO-URIBE MEETING AND PERU'S GAME PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador the Ministers of Trade, Foreign Relations and Production described Toledo's one-day trip to Colombia as productive. The GOP believes Uribe was not previously aware of how much Colombia's FTA team is out of sync with Peru's. Peruvian bus [...] | 2005-09-08 20:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4033 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. According to GOP's Commercial Dispute Coordinator, Aurelio Loret de Mola, the Luz del Sur/PSEG dispute should be resolved shortly, pending SUNAT valuation of any back taxes owed by the company. The remaining ATPDEA cases -- Engelhard, Princeton Dover, and LeTourneau -- are st [...] | 2005-09-16 19:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA4070 | DGAC EXPLAINS ZEVALLOS' FLIGHT PERMISSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite pledges by the DGAC to ensure that OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos paid off previous debts of his former companies, AeroContinente and NuevoContinente, Zevallos received flight permissions for his new company, AeroContinente EIRL in June. The Director Gen [...] | 2005-09-19 19:42:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR PGOV EINV PE |
05LIMA4108 | GOP TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 20, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, published its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. After a 40-day public comment period, Osiptel will hold a public hearing, scheduled for September 26, where companies will have the opportunity to reac [...] | 2005-09-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE |
05LIMA4184 | PERU: UPDATED TEXTILE AND APPAREL INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Peru's textile and apparel sectors have grown rapidly in the past few years, due primarily to benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). While textile and apparel exports values increased from $823 million in 2003 to $1.09 billion in 2004, thi [...] | 2005-09-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE |
05LIMA4226 | PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PERU'S MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 26, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, hosted a public audience to hear comments on its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. Osiptel officials began the conference by explaining how the model was derived and justified the need for a thr [...] | 2005-09-28 20:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE |
05LIMA4228 | ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE RESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. The General Manager of Luz del Sur (owned by New Jersey-based PSEG and Californian Sempra Energy) informed us that the company's dispute with Peru's tax authority, SUNAT, is fully resolved. SUNAT determined that Luz del Sur owed 929,000 soles (approximately $282,000) in back ta [...] | 2005-09-28 20:23:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE |
05LIMA4273 | TRADE MINISTER FORESHADOWS FTA RED LINES [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Ferrero and Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator de la Flor highlighted two red lines for Peru in the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. They warned that Peru's Congress would not accept an FTA that permitted the importation of used clothing o [...] | 2005-09-30 20:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4278 | GOP JUSTIFIES USED CLOTHING LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting on September 27 with the DCM, Vice Minister of Industry Antonio Castillo cited three arguments to justify Peru's ban on the imports of used clothing imports, Law 28514. First, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes, to [...] | 2005-10-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE |
05LIMA4370 | CONGRESS PASSES EXXON-MOBIL TAX AMENDMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. After almost a year of anticipation, the Congressional Plenary voted on October 6 in favor of the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law, thereby granting Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian law, President Toledo must approve [...] | 2005-10-11 18:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
05LIMA4504 | TOLEDO AND URIBE ENCOURAGE PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT FTA [...] On October 17, we received a fax transmittal of a letter from President Toledo and President Uribe to President Bush regarding the subsequent conclusion of the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. Presidents Toledo and Uribe have instructed their negotiators to quickly conclude negotiations. As su [...] | 2005-10-18 21:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV EAGR PE |
05LIMA4538 | DGAC WELCOMES FAA IASA REASSESSMENT [...] As requested in Reftel, we met with Roberto Rodriguez, Director General of Civil Aviation, and Juan Crovetto, Director of Aviation Security, on October 20 to discuss the impending FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) and deliver the letter from James Ballough. Rodriguez noted t [...] | 2005-10-20 21:05:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE |
05LIMA4539 | CHINESE INVEST IN PERU,S ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Chinese investment in Peru in 2004 totaled $122 million and several Chinese companies have recently expressed their interest in increasing investment in Peru in the next year. Sapet Development Peru, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),recently inked a [...] | 2005-10-20 21:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EFIN PE |
05LIMA4629 | SUCCESSFUL IPR CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. Post, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, hosted a two-day conference October 24-25, highlighting the urgent need for Peru to better protect intellectual property rights. During the conference, 70 officials from Peruv [...] | 2005-10-27 21:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV ETRD PE |
05LIMA4732 | ECONOMIC EXPANSION BEGINNING TO REDUCE POVERTY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 21:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4777 | PERU'S CHIEF FTA NEGOTIATOR ON FINAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator Pablo de la Flor told the Ambassador that Peru is ready to conclude the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations by Thanksgiving, pending resolution of specific IPR and Agriculture concerns. De la Flor warned that Peru's Health Minister would resign -- creating [...] | 2005-11-08 21:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA4848 | LAUNCHING PHASE II OF THE DIGITAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and Peruvian Minister of Production David Lemor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 8 to launch Phase II of the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) as well as underscore the GOP's renewed interest in the program. Both the Minister and the Ambass [...] | 2005-11-15 18:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE |
05LIMA4867 | PERUVIAN CONGRESS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. After a month of delay and renewed Embassy advocacy, the Congressional Plenary voted on November 10 to reaffirm its support a law granting Exxon- Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian Congressional procedure, the law, which dealt with economic i [...] | 2005-11-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE |
05LIMA4962 | Peru's 2006 National Trade Estimate Report [...] The following is Post's submission of the National Trade Estimate, as requested in reftel. Trade Overview -------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Peru was $1.6 billion in 2004, an increase of $895 million from the 2003 trade deficit of $710 million. U.S. goods exported in 2004 t [...] | 2005-11-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA5073 | TELECOMS REGULATOR PUBLISHES IMPROVED MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian telecommunications regulator, OSIPTEL, published its new mobile termination rate on November 24. The new rate is based on cost factors including the value of a company's network investment and the spectrum value. Under the new plan, OSIPTEL will lower the mobile [...] | 2005-11-29 21:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE |
05LIMA5267 | REQUEST FOR STATUS ASSESSMENT OF LIMA AIRPORT [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government and its private airport Concession holder, Lima Airport Partners, continue to press the U.S. Embassy to pay its outstanding bill dating back to 2001 for landing, parking, and other user fees [...] | 2005-12-13 20:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PE |
05LIMA5287 | POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 15:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL PE |
05LIMA5333 | PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress vote on the agreement before the new Congress and President are inaugurated in July 2006. The current Congressional Members are familiar with and are favorab [...] | 2005-12-16 18:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL PE |
05LIMA5343 | PERU: 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation and prolonged prodding by Post, Peru's telecommunications regulator Osiptel issued resolution No. 70 on November 21, 2005, which establishes a new mobile termination rate for calls made from pay phones and mobile phones. Under the new regul [...] | 2005-12-19 17:45:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE |
05MADRID100 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...] | 2005-01-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR |
05MADRID186 | SPAIN WANTS TO KEEP FCN TREATY WITH U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-19 11:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ETRD KTIA EINV SP |
05MADRID2057 | SPAIN: 2ND SUBMISSION SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] U.S. Embassy Madrid has the honor of nominating Merck, Sharp and Dohme (MSD),Spain's division of Merck Pharmaceuticals, for the 2005 Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence. MSD is a recognized leader in the business world, serving as a market leader in the field of healthcare te [...] | 2005-06-01 07:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV SP |
05MADRID3266 | Due Diligence for the Secretary of State's 2005 [...] (SBU) I see no downside or embarrassment if GE Spain is selected as one of this year's awardees for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence. In fact, such recognition would highlight the contributions of a very responsible corporate citizen that contributes to both United St [...] | 2005-09-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV SP |
05MADRID3747 | BMENA: SPAIN AND FUND FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EINV SP |
05MANAMA103 | BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] The following is post's Investment Climate Statement submission for 2005. 2. Begin text: INVESTMENT CLIMATE OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The government of Bahrain has a generally liberal approach to foreign investment and is eager to improve Bahrain's attractiveness to internati [...] | 2005-01-25 04:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD BA |
05MANAMA429 | BAHRAIN: WOLFOWITZ NOMINATION FOR WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL BA TAGS |
05MANAMA455 | BAHRAIN: MENA-OECD INVESTMENT AND GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) Investment Program: Per reftel, Economic Development Board (EDB) Deputy Chairman Zakaria Hejres told the Ambassador March 23 that Bahrain established its Country Economic Team for the MENA-OECD Investment program in September 2004. The team includes representatives from the government [...] | 2005-03-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV BA |
05MANAMA564 | BAHRAIN: G8 BMENA/OECD MENA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PREL BA |
05MANAMA747 | ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS [...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...] | 2005-05-25 11:56:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA |
05MANAMA762 | BAHRAIN NOMINATES GULF CLOSURES FOR SECRETARY'S [...] Summary: Embassy Manama nominates small-to-medium size enterprise (SME) Gulf Closures W.L.L. for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence for its exemplary work in good corporate citizenship and provision of a safe and healthy workplace. Its efforts have resulted in 100 First Aid volu [...] | 2005-05-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV BA |
05MANAMA835 | ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG [...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...] | 2005-06-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA |
05MANILA1840 | Senate Passes Value Added Tax Bill [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Senate approved on April 13 proposed amendments to the value-added tax law. Bicameral conference committee hearings are deliberating over the House and Senate proposals, with a reconciled bill targeted for signing by President Macapagal-Arroyo on April 30. The ex [...] | 2005-04-22 02:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA2167 | Bill Gives President VAT Increase Authority [...] (U) Summary: Congress ratified final language this week that keeps the value added tax (VAT) rate at 10% but mandates the President to raise the VAT rate to 12% in 2006. President Arroyo will sign the legislation next week and promised to approve the VAT hike in January. The bill eliminat [...] | 2005-05-12 05:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA2670 | PHILIPPINES CORRUPTION: BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Influential members of the Manila business community increasingly express concerns about how corruption is undermining the RP's economic outlook. According to long-time Embassy contact Washington Sycip, who is widely respected as among the top economic observers in the country, corruption [...] | 2005-06-09 05:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV BEXP KCOR RP |
05MANILA2730 | FIRMS PERCEIVE PERVASIVE [...] Summary: A recently released "Social Weather Station" survey indicated that Filipino business executives perceive a "very high" and "steady" level of corruption in public agencies and a "serious" level of corruption in the private sector. The survey will probably erode confidence among po [...] | 2005-06-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV BEXP KCOR RP |
05MANILA3045 | LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT SO FAR FROM ARROYO'S WOES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peso broke the PhP56/$1 mark on June 29, but has marginally recovered. The stock market continued to slide lower on concerns about the President's future, but most local analysts said that the situation remains manageable. The Philippine business community appears to be [...] | 2005-07-01 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3156 | PHILIPPINE MARKET JITTERS HEIGHTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the Philippine Supreme Court's July 5 decision to move up the date of a hearing on the implementation of the recently-passed Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT),the country's currency, equities, and bond markets remain shaky. Markets are showing increasing signs of strain [...] | 2005-07-08 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3188 | MARKETS CAUTIOUS AS TRADING WEEK OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets opened the trading week on July 11 shaky on resurgent fears of protracted political controversies and escalating concern that the political turmoil will distract and/or paralyze President Arroyo's ability to move her Administration's reform agenda forward. Recent reac [...] | 2005-07-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3282 | ARROYO REBUILDING ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the exodus of key economic advisors, President Arroyo began reconstruction of her economic team on July 12 with the appointment of Margarito Teves as Secretary of Finance. On July 14, she announced other key appointments, including Peter Tavilia as Secretary of Tr [...] | 2005-07-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TBIO RP |
05MANILA3370 | CALMER WEEK ON POLITICAL FRONT PROVIDES RESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: A relatively calmer week on the political front and positive fiscal news gave currency, stock, and bond markets some breathing space to partially recoup lost gains. The peso traded above the 56 pesos/$1 level throughout the July 18-22 trading week, but ended the week down sl [...] | 2005-07-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3421 | PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL MARKETS POST-SONA [...] (U) Summary: Peso, stock, and bond markets have not reacted negatively to President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address on July 25. Her promise to forge ahead with economic and fiscal reforms, whatever the political cost, helped send a positive signal (Ref A). The stock market closed firm [...] | 2005-07-26 11:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3657 | JULY 27-AUGUST 5 UPDATE: PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her new economic team went on a media offensive shortly after the President's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to assure investors, creditors and other Philippine observers that the Administration remains focused on managing the economy and pursu [...] | 2005-08-08 10:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA3811 | USGS DISCUSSES JOINT MINERAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) In meetings in Manila with senior GRP officials, USGS Acting Director Leahy confirmed the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) intentions to develop a work plan with the GRP to conduct the first phase of a mineral resources assessment of the Philippines. Department of Environment and Natura [...] | 2005-08-18 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN SENV EINV ECON BEXP RP |
05MANILA3956 | POST-QUOTA ADAPTION OF GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...] Summary: The Philippine garment and textile industry has thus far withstood the end of the MFA quota regime, largely thanks to U.S. safeguards imposed on Chinese goods. Exports during the first half of 2005 are stable, though production is shifting toward higher-value products and natural fi [...] | 2005-08-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EINV PREL ECON RP |
05MANILA4109 | CHARGE CALLS ON KEY GRP FINANCIAL OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with the Charge, both Central Bank Governor Tetangco and the Finance Secretary Teves described what they see as good prospects for steady economic growth, financial stability, and continued progress on fiscal reforms. Tetangco, in particular, downplayed recent "po [...] | 2005-09-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP |
05MANILA4112 | Supreme Court Upholds Expanded VAT Law [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, the Philippine Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law but has yet to lift the temporary restraining order. The TRO that the Court issued on July 1 will remain in place for at least another fifteen days. During that interv [...] | 2005-09-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA4338 | GROWING FRENZY TO MITIGATE RISING OIL PRICE [...] (SBU) In its latest scramble to temper the impact of escalating oil prices (reftel),the Philippine Government has stepped up its campaign to conserve energy, promote bioethanol as a gasoline additive, and push passage of a renewable energy bill to reduce the country's dependence on imported [...] | 2005-09-14 09:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON RP |
05MANILA4421 | Aviation Safety Raised with Transport Secretary [...] (SBU) During the Charge's call, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Mendoza addressed concerns on aviation safety, pledged continued support for transportation security initiatives, and expressed commitment to infrastructure construction. Mendoza admitted that t [...] | 2005-09-20 01:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV EINV RP |
05MANILA4528 | Proposed 2006 Budget: A Taxing Proposition [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo's proposed 2006 budget call for a 30 percent increase in funds for infrastructure, health, and education while continuing to reduce the budget deficit for a fourth consecutive year. The 1.05-trillion peso ($18.8 billion) budget proposal represents 7.5% year-on [...] | 2005-09-25 09:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA4600 | SLUGGISH GROWTH IN ELECTRONICS HIGHLIGHTS POWER AND [...] Philippine semiconductor and electronics exports, 70% of total exports, are growing slightly in 2005 despite the closure of a major Toshiba laptop factory in late 2004. Growth in semiconductor exports offset a decline in other electronics categories caused by Toshiba's departure. The industry [...] | 2005-09-27 06:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL ECON RP |
05MANILA4639 | Prospering from the Remittance Gusher [...] Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittances grew by 22% for the first seven months of 2005, and should approach $10 billion for the year, equal to 10% of GDP. Two-thirds of remitters from the U.S. use the banking system while others go through informal channels. Surveys show recipients apply m [...] | 2005-09-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA4740 | MALACANANG-SENATE RELATIONS DETERIORATE [...] (C) Summary: After several highly contentious Senate sessions, a group of Opposition senators led by Senate President Franklin Drilon continues to press for more hearings into issues potentially embarrassing to President Arroyo. Malacanang has reacted angrily and is strictly controlling acc [...] | 2005-10-04 05:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ECON EINV PTER CH RP |
05MANILA4814 | Air Traffic Controller Staffing "Not Unsafe" [...] (SBU) Summary. Our most recent discussions and observations indicated no aviation safety threat at this time due to air traffic controller (ATC) staffing. In a meeting October 6 with DCM, econoffs, and a senior U.S. FAA rep, GRP officials acknowledged a staffing deficit but provided credibl [...] | 2005-10-11 01:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV EINV RP |
05MANILA4935 | Supreme Court Clears Expanded VAT Law [...] (SBU) The Philippine Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law, the key element in President Arroyo's revenue-enhancement agenda, boosting the credibility of her economic reform efforts. This measure could reduce debt accumulation and fund increases in soc [...] | 2005-10-18 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA5133 | Clark Firms Mull Closure with Huge Tax Burden [...] (SBU) Businesses in the Clark Special Economic Zone face huge new financial liabilities after a recent Supreme Court decision nullified their tax incentives. U.S. company executives complain that the ruling replaces their 5% gross income tax with the standard 32% corporate income tax and ot [...] | 2005-11-02 09:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV EFIN RP |
05MANILA5261 | CALL ON PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with President Arroyo on November 7, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Asia Near East Bureau (AA/ANE) James R. Kunder and US Embassy Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Paul W. Jones highlighted how the USG's development assistance program carried out by USAID supports Phi [...] | 2005-11-08 05:47:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KMCA EFIN EINV PREL PHUM RP |
05MANILA5276 | Philippine Airlines Eyes Boeing Purchase [...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to re-fleet to remain competitive and fulfill expansion plans. PAL is now considering the purchase of up to twelve wide-body Boeing 777s. The sticking point appears to be a $114 million deposit on aircraft that PAL forfeited when it canceled a Boeing p [...] | 2005-11-08 09:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ECON RP |
05MANILA5457 | USGS PREPARES WORK PLAN FOR SURVEY OF MINERALS [...] In meetings in Manila with the GRP's senior geologists, a team of experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) drafted a work plan for the first phase of a mineral resources assessment of the Philippines. Phase one involves gathering existing data in digital format for release to the publi [...] | 2005-11-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN SENV EINV ECON BEXP RP |
05MANILA5505 | FINANCE SECRETARY NONCOMMITAL ON DOHA ROUND; [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Teves acknowledged to Charge that the GRP needs to do more to address public skepticism over the benefits of lower tariffs and progress in the WTO Doha Round. Teves was grateful for U.S. assistance and advice on improving the efficiency of revenue collection, a key are [...] | 2005-11-28 09:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP |
05MANILA5519 | Turning Bad Loans into Good Assets [...] (SBU) The Philippine Central Bank (BSP) has cleaned up 19% of the non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking system through the Special Purposes Vehicle (SPV) law. Although the BSP target was 50%, it reduced the amount of NPAs to 9% of total bank assets. By forming an SPV, companies can bu [...] | 2005-11-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV RP |
05MANILA5799 | SENATOR BOND'S DECEMBER 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Senator Christopher S. Bond, accompanied by CDA Paul W. Jones, met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 9. President Arroyo pledged support for U.S. trade liberalization proposals at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong and for the U.S. efforts to encoura [...] | 2005-12-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD EINV RP BM CH KS |
05MANILA5847 | SENATOR BOND MEETS WITH GRP OFFICIALS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Senator Christopher S. Bond visited the Philippines December 7-10, meeting with Philippine government and military officials and local American business leaders. Senator Bond spoke with President Arroyo the possibility of developing regional structures along the lines of the Org [...] | 2005-12-15 10:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ASEC EINV MOPS RP APEC |
05MANILA5951 | Banking System More Stable But Still Vulnerable [...] (SBU) The Philippine Government is working to overcome the reputation of the banking sector as weak and inefficient with insufficient oversight. Although it remains fragmented, the central bank has successfully encouraged consolidation and has introduced many reforms to strengthen banks and [...] | 2005-12-23 08:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV RP |
05MANILA5983 | TELECOM UPDATE: GRP ENCOURAGES INTERNET TELEPHONY [...] The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued recent rulings lowering entry barriers to encourage the development of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The decisions should reduce international rates but will have less impact on lucrative cellular services, which have ecl [...] | 2005-12-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ETRD ECIN RP APEC |
05MAPUTO1 | MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------- BUSINESS -------- 2. (U) KPMG's annual ranking of the top 100 revenue- producing companies in Mozambique found Mozal, the Australian-owned aluminum smelter, again to be number one. Mozal's re [...] | 2005-01-03 11:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1010 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT [...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...] | 2005-08-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF |
05MAPUTO1059 | LAST AGOA GARMENT EXPORTER IN MOZAMBIQUE TO CLOSE [...] (U) Belita, the only remaining garment factory in Mozambique exporting to the U.S. under AGOA, has announced it will close its operations on September 17. The closure will result in the loss of nearly 600 jobs in the city of Beira, Sofala province. Palmar Group, Belita's parent company located [...] | 2005-08-22 14:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EINV MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO1062 | MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...] | 2005-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC |
05MAPUTO115 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC |
05MAPUTO1176 | MOZAMBIQUE - AUGUST ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] (U) The following is a brief summary of significant economic issues in Mozambique in August 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. 2. (U) Index: - Labor Arbitration Centers Planned by End of Year - Government Reorganizes Anti-Corruption Office - Audit of Alleged Crimin [...] | 2005-09-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KCOR ETRD SENV KHIV EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO1332 | U.S. - MOZAMBIQUE TIFA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 1 to October 5. During the visit, the delegation met with government officials to conduct bilateral consultative talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (T [...] | 2005-10-12 15:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAID MZ TIFA |
05MAPUTO1395 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. BROOKE WILLIAMS [...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Ms. Brooke Williams, Econ/Poloff, to visit Johannesburg and Gaborone over the period October 10 - November 4, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Williams' travel is to attend the USDA Trade and Investment conference in Johannesburg and conduct consultations [...] | 2005-10-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO1404 | MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...] | 2005-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ |
05MAPUTO1449 | PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...] | 2005-11-04 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PO MZ |
05MAPUTO145 | OPIC/NYATI BEACH DEVELOPMENTS - U.S. INVESTOR [...] (C) Summary: OPIC-supported American investor Dave Herbert was evicted from his Nyati Beach Lodge on January 6 based on a new provincial court order. Mozambique High Court has issued a dispatch suspending that order, but the provincial judge has refused to enforce the suspension. Mr. Herbert a [...] | 2005-01-31 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV MZ OPIC |
05MAPUTO1481 | MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES CONCESSION FOR US [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Mozambique's (GRM) recent decision to revoke a large tobacco concession held by a US company without transparency, documentation or the steps required by Mozambican law is causing considerable concern in Mozambique's business community and could damage Mozambique' [...] | 2005-11-10 11:56:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO1528 | MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...] | 2005-11-21 07:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO159 | THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] On February 1 Ambassador La Lime and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Leonardo Santos Simao signed the Protocol of Exchange for the instruments of ratification of the US-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty. The US-Mozambique BIT, formally known as the "Treaty Concernin [...] | 2005-02-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON BEXP MZ BIT |
05MAPUTO1594 | MOZAMBIQUE: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. Bank of Mozambique Denies Forced Conversion Rumors 3. Mozambique Moving Towards Tax Process Reform 4-5 [...] | 2005-12-13 05:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1609 | MOZAMBIQUE: POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 09:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL |
05MAPUTO1646 | PROCUREMENT REGULATION APPROVED WITH PREFERENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On December 13, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited procurement regulation, which is the result of work since 2002 by GRM officials, the donor community and the private sector. The approved language embodies compromises between many conflicting interests and is view [...] | 2005-12-22 11:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1650 | MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS [...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...] | 2005-12-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO248 | GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...] | 2005-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO25 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT GUEBUZA ON OPIC- [...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC-supported investor Dave Herbert continues to be under threat from a claimant to the land on which his Nyati Beach Lode is located. It appears that plans by the claimant to take possession of the lodge and evict guests on December 31 were frustrated when the Minister of Inte [...] | 2005-01-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ OPIC |
05MAPUTO262 | MOZAMBIQUE CONTACTS: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel request, Post recommends the following Mozambican private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Sergio Chitara Executive Director, Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA) Tel. (+258)-1-311-734/5 Fax. ( [...] | 2005-02-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD KTDB MZ OPIC USTR WTO |
05MAPUTO310 | MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...] | 2005-03-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC |
05MAPUTO321 | MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...] | 2005-03-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI |
05MAPUTO537 | SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES [...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...] | 2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF |
05MAPUTO552 | MOZAMBIQUE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TIFA WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON MZ TIFA |
05MAPUTO603 | POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS [...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...] | 2005-05-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO726 | MOZAMBIQUE - PETROLEUM EXPLORATION RIGHTS INTEREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GRM will open a bidding round in July for deepwater exploration rights off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Two American companies, Anadarko and Vanco, have indicated to the Embassy and the GRM that they believe the region may have oil, and plan to enter b [...] | 2005-06-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO771 | MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...] | 2005-06-17 12:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC |
05MASERU214 | LESOTHO FACES UP TO ITS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Lesotho and the country's private sector held a three-day World Bank-sponsored Private Sector Development Forum from April 6-8, 2005 to identify and map out modalities for eliminating infrastructure, training, administrative and legal impediments to private sector g [...] | 2005-04-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LT AGOA |
05MASERU526 | MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] | 2005-10-18 13:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
05MASERU527 | MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] | 2005-10-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
05MASERU571 | DONOR MEETING: MINISTER OF FINANCE'S PLAN FOR POVERTY [...] SUMMARY. At a recent meeting with donor and diplomatic community representatives, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Tim Thahane outlined his approach to boosting economic development and reducing poverty in Lesotho. The Minister advocated allocating more resources to productive secto [...] | 2005-11-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL LT MCC |
05MINSK1146 | Who's Taking over Djem Bank? [...] Summary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus admitted it misused the law to take control of the bank. It then revoked a number of Djem's licenses, demanding the bank return USD 16.5 million it loaned abroad to Belar [...] | 2005-09-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO |
05MINSK1177 | Largest Private Bank Offers Foreign Policy Advice [...] (SBU) Summary: The chairman of the Austrian holding company that owns Priorbank, the largest and most internationally recognized private bank in Belarus, recently stated his company has been seeking a change in EU policy vis-Q-vis Belarus. Dr. Herbert Stepic, the Chairman of Raiffeisen Inter [...] | 2005-09-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV BO |
05MINSK1383 | Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer the GOB invoked the Golden Share to take temporary control of several firms. The GOB then ordered these companies to issue large numbers of severely undervalued sh [...] | 2005-11-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO |
05MINSK1425 | GOB Forum Warns Against Investing in Belarus [...] Summary: On November 17 Econoff and Econasst attended an investment conference in Mogilev, eastern Belarus, hosted by local authorities. In traditional fashion, about half the speakers called for foreign and domestic investment to Mogilev. However, the rest of the speakers presented reasons n [...] | 2005-11-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV BO |
05MINSK1499 | Lukashenko to Rule Economy [...] (U) Summary: In recent months President Lukashenko has issued several presidential decrees that put vast powers over the economy into his hands. Most egregiously, Decree 520 specifically gives Lukashenko expansive authorities, and baldly states that any legislation that contradicts the decree [...] | 2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
05MINSK851 | THE BANKING SECTOR, BELARUSIAN STYLE [...] Summary: The banking system in Belarus is characterized by its underdevelopment, lack of foreign competition, and constant government interference. The Belarusian economy still relies primarily on cash as a settlement instrument. Cash outside the banking sector is the preferred method of paym [...] | 2005-07-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
05MUSCAT112 | OMAN: COMMENTS ON U.S. MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES [...] Per reftel instructions, this cable outlines the Embassy's assessment of market access priorities for U.S. service suppliers in Oman. 2. U.S. Market Access Priority by Sector (ranked from 1 to 5, with 1 as the highest priority and 5 as the lowest) and by informal ranking of relative market [...] | 2005-01-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV BEXP MU |
05MUSCAT1139 | INVESTORS POUR $1.2B INTO TELECOMS IPO [...] (SBU) More than 163,000 citizens contributed more than $1.2 billion to the oversubscribed and long-anticipated initial public offering of the state-owned Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel). The most popular IPO in Oman's history opened at $3.10 a share; prices are expected to surge whe [...] | 2005-07-19 08:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS KPRV ETRD ECON EINV EFIN MU |
05MUSCAT1141 | INSIGHTS INTO OMAN'S GENERAL RESERVE FUND [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information; please protect. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A royal official working for the State General Reserve Fund recently revealed to a private sector investment broker rare insights into the investment habits of the SGRF. A quart [...] | 2005-07-20 03:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EPET PGOV MU |
05MUSCAT1199 | TOURISM PROJECTS PROLIFERATE [...] (U) With Oman aggressively marketing itself as an environmentally conscious tourist destination, international investors are taking advantage of significant improvements in local infrastructure to develop ambitious new tourist projects. U.S. construction and financial firms are joining a slew [...] | 2005-07-30 08:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EIND MU |
05MUSCAT150 | FTA PREPARATION: MEPI-FUNDED SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE [...] (SBU/NF) A recent MEPI-funded seminar in Muscat on Trade in Services attracted over 75 participants from a dozen Omani government agencies as well as the private sector. The highly interactive two-day event revealed several areas of concern leading up to the March opening of free trade agreem [...] | 2005-01-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP KMPI EFIN EINV ECON PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1501 | OMAN PORT EXPANSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Oman's principal ports, Sohar and Salalah, are aggressively moving forward on expansion of their respective operations. The Sohar Industrial Port Company is holding a November conference to introduce itself to the region, while Salalah Port Services is pitching expansio [...] | 2005-10-05 13:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EWWT EINV MU |
05MUSCAT165 | ECONOMISTS' FTA FRUSTRATIONS, CONCERN FOR FUTURE [...] (C) Two Omani economics professors recently discussed with Econoff the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA),the state of the Omani economy, and prospects for Omani college graduates. The academics displayed a subtle but unmistakable sense of frustration and isolation in their university settin [...] | 2005-01-31 02:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB EPET EIND SOCI PINR MU |
05MUSCAT210 | COMMERCE U/S ON FTA, TRADE ISSUES (C-NE4-01168) [...] (SBU) In a February 5 introductory call by the Ambassador, new Ministry of Commerce and Industry Under Secretary Ahmed al-Dheeb offered an optimistic outlook on impending U.S.-Omani Free Trade Agreement talks. Noting that labor issues under the FTA will require some work, he likewise laid dow [...] | 2005-02-08 04:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR TBIO PINR MU |
05MUSCAT242 | EB SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD TALKS BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent meetings with senior State Department official Frank Mermoud, Omani government officials and members of the local and American business communities provided valuable insights into the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) talks and the issues facing American companie [...] | 2005-02-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD KTDB EINV CVIS ELAB MU |
05MUSCAT298 | BECHTEL SNAGS BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IN OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Bechtel's Regional Manager has informed the Ambassador that Bechtel won the construction contract for a large aluminum smelter in the city of Sohar. This $1.3 billion project, scheduled to be completed by 2008, will eventually employ around 2000 people and marks another milesto [...] | 2005-02-22 02:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EINV EIND EMIN ELAB MU |
05MUSCAT506 | SALALAH: PORT EXPANDS, FREE ZONE PENDING [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information - please protect. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a call on the Ambassador, former Salalah Port Services Co. CEO Jack Helton and his successor Tiemen Meester (please protect both) privately questioned the government's commitm [...] | 2005-03-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD ELAB EINV MU |
05MUSCAT669 | LABOR CONCERNS LOOM LARGE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) In a regional visit to Salalah April 15-17, PolOff met with officials at Salalah Port Services (SPS) and Dhofar Power Company (DPC) to discuss issues related to the labor chapter of the expected U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, as well as customs, training, and recruitment and retention c [...] | 2005-04-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ELAB EWWT KMPI EINV PREL ECON MU |
05MUSCAT68 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR OMAN [...] Following is the text of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for the Sultanate of Oman. 2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum, which accounted for about 66.9 percent of government revenue by October of FY 2004. Oman's proven recoverable oil reserves are e [...] | 2005-01-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KTDB MU |
05MUSCAT815 | SOHAR: BOOMTOWN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The city of Sohar on Oman's Batinah Coast near the UAE border is poised for dramatic growth as billions of investment dollars pour into a massive industrial port project. Representing Oman's most visible diversification effort, Sohar will be transformed over the next five years as [...] | 2005-05-18 10:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EWWT EIND ETRD EMIN MU |
05MUSCAT900 | SOHAR FIRE: BURNING INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) A major fire destroyed roughly half of a polypropylene factory in the rapidly industrializing port city of Sohar on May 29. Authorities needed more than eight hours to contain the blaze, drawing on fire-fighting resources from over 240 km away. The incident has raised a crescendo of cr [...] | 2005-06-05 03:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EWWT MU |
05MUSCAT987 | COMMERCE MINISTER TOUTS FTA IN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE [...] Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan addressed a roundtable forum on June 18 that was hosted by the Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publications and Advertising in which he urged the Omani private sector to take advantage of the opportunities to be presented by the U.S. [...] | 2005-06-19 11:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL OPRC MU |
05NAIROBI1668 | THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...] | 2005-04-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE |
05NAIROBI2471 | WHERE KENYA FITS INTO G-8 DEBT RELIEF PROPOSAL [...] Summary: News that the new G-8 debt forgiveness plan excludes Kenya as a recipient has been met with public dismay. Complaints about unfairness and concerns about a heavy external debt burden appear misplaced, however. The numbers indicate Kenya's existing stock of external debt is in fact [...] | 2005-06-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV KE |
05NAIROBI2691 | KENYA'S BUDGET: MORE SPENDING, BUT BETTER FOCUSED [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 foresees a 34% nominal increase in spending, but proposes to spend proportionally more money in areas deemed crucial to economic development and poverty reduction, namely healt [...] | 2005-06-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID KMCA KE |
05NAIROBI3072 | KENYA HOPES TO SAVE AGOA APPAREL GAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Apparel and garment exports to the United States under AGOA have been one of Kenya's few economic bright spots in recent years. However, faced with new competition stemming from the end of the Multi Fiber Agreement, an estimated 11,000-plus jobs have already been lost. The G [...] | 2005-08-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EINV ELAB PREL TBIO KE AGOA |
05NAIROBI3188 | Kenya's Energy Future [...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...] | 2005-08-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR |
05NAIROBI3600 | KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...] | 2005-09-05 05:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE |
05NAIROBI4421 | Export Processing Zone Faces Competitive Pressures [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Export Processing Zones (EPZ) face rising wage and energy costs, poor transportation infrastructure, and constraining government regulations that make it difficult to attract investors and compete with Asian exporters. Nevertheless, the EPZ Authority (EPZA) believes it [...] | 2005-10-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KE |
05NASSAU1601 | CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence in The Bahamas has been steadily expanding since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1997. The PRC and the GCOB have exchanged high-level delegations to discuss the full range of international political issues, explore economic opportunitie [...] | 2005-09-08 18:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH BF ESENV |
05NASSAU851 | DECISION ON LNG PROJECT STILL PENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from the U.S.-based AES Corporation visited the Ambassador on April 27 to discuss the status of their proposed $650 million Liquefied Natural Gas project. AES expressed its frustration at the inability to get a final decision from Prime Minster Perry G. Christie, [...] | 2005-05-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV BF |
05NEWDELHI4308 | INDIAN LABOR LEADERS OPPOSE UPA PLANS FOR PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Leftist labor unions and the UPA's communist allies have stepped up their opposition to the GOI's announced plans for a public offering of 10 percent of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),which will raise approximately $400 million dollars for the National Investment Fund ( [...] | 2005-06-08 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV IN |
05NEWDELHI5755 | JASWANT IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) Summary: A deeply embittered Jaswant Singh shared with us a scathing assessment of the Congress government, calling Manmohan Singh unfit to govern India and warning that the contradictions inherent in the UPA coalition made meaningful reform impossible. Jaswant disassociated himself from t [...] | 2005-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EINV PGOV IN |
05NEWDELHI5845 | TEA WITH AN INDIAN MARXIST: ARTICULATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and D/Polcouns met July 26 with Sitaram Yechury, a senior and more moderate member of the CPI/M, to understand better the Left's political calculus at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and also to make the pitch for better ties with the U.S. Yechury is the [...] | 2005-07-28 07:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ELAB IN |
05NEWDELHI5865 | LABOR PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT OUTSIDE DELHI [...] (C) Summary: A July 25 protest rally in support of workers of a Honda subsidiary turned into an all-out riot in Gurgaon, following apparent provocations by unions linked to India's Communist parties. Located 25 kilometers southwest of Delhi, Gurgaon is a major hub of multinational corporations [...] | 2005-07-28 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON EINV ASEC PHUM IN JA |
05NEWDELHI5879 | INDIAN PM BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON US TIES: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heralded his first state visit to the US as an unqualified success for India's foreign and economic policy in a speech to Parliament on July 29, and emphasized that India's relationship with the US was based on equality and reciprocity, sentim [...] | 2005-07-29 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP IN NSSP |
05NEWDELHI6181 | MUKHERJEE AGAIN UNDERLINES VALUE OF US-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an otherwise uneventful August 8 Parliamentary debate on the US-India Defense Framework, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee signaled strong support for burgeoning Indo-American military ties. Mukherjee responded to politically motivated BJP complaints and the usual litany o [...] | 2005-08-09 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP MASS IN |
05NEWDELHI627 | CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...] | 2005-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN |
05NEWDELHI6311 | PUNJAB WORRIED ABOUT DRUGS AND JOBS, NOT TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to media reports warning of a resurgence in Khalistani terrorism in Punjab and northern India, Poloff traveled to Chandigarh August 4-5 to interview government, business, police, civil society and political leaders. They were uniformly unperturbed by reports of mil [...] | 2005-08-12 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAGR SNAR ELAB EINV IN PK |
05NEWDELHI6637 | THE SORDID PATRONAGE POLITICS OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: On August 24, both Houses of Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill with little opposition by any political party. The Bill, which could theoretically cost the treasury as much as USD 70 billion over 5 years, will now go to President [...] | 2005-08-29 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ENRG PGOV IN |
05NEWDELHI6837 | CRICKET CONCERNS: GOI'S PROPOSED SATELLITE TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that US broadcasters' concern on proposed new GOI restrictions on satellite uplink policies (reftel) was misplaced, as New Delhi's only interest was in ensuring that India's rural poor would have acc [...] | 2005-09-06 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV PREL IN |
05NEWDELHI6846 | GOI MINISTER: NO THIRD FRONT, UPA TO PUSH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: GOI Minister and Congress leader Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that the US-India relationship was welcomed "across the political spectrum" in India, despite some insincere sniping from the opposition. While the Left Front has staked out opposition to some UPA efforts, it [...] | 2005-09-06 14:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EFIN ECON PREL ELAB IN |
05NEWDELHI6994 | INDIA-EU,UK SUMMITS: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY [...] (U) Summary: Tony Blair wrapped up two days of EU and UK summits on September 8, leaving behind an EU-India joint action plan, British and European support for Indian ITER participation, a framework agreement on Galileo, and UK assent to increased civil nuclear cooperation. Trade representatives [...] | 2005-09-09 14:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV KPKO KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM |
05NEWDELHI7197 | BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...] | 2005-09-15 09:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP |
05NEWDELHI7436 | RE-TOOLING THE HTCG: EMBASSY'S THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As we plan for the December 1-2 meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi, the Embassy HTCG working group -- Econ, Pol, Sci, FAS, ODC, FCS - met on September 20. The consensus of our group is that the focus of the HTCG in the post-NSSP era should u [...] | 2005-09-23 11:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC EINT EINV ETRD PREL EAGR IN HTCG |
05NEWDELHI7759 | CONGRESS MOVES TO CALM COALITION JITTERS [...] (C) Summary: The virulent criticism by the Left Front (LF) and the opposition BJP of India's anti-Iran vote in the IAEA and their efforts to politicize the debate on economic reform has caught many Congress leaders by surprise, and fed rumors that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governm [...] | 2005-10-05 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB KISL PREL PINR EINV IR IN |
05NEWDELHI8245 | BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...] | 2005-10-24 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US |
05NEWDELHI8394 | LEFT RAISES THE STAKES IN CONFRONTATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: On October 27, after a four month hiatus, the Left Front (LF) deigned to meet their Congress coalition partners again in their formal Coordination Committee, but instead of being cowed by their recent pummelling in the press, the Communists were even more combative and rigid, an [...] | 2005-10-28 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD PREL SCUL PINR EINV ELAB SOCI IN |
05OTTAWA1105 | CANADIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST THAT MINISTER LAPIERRE'S [...] (SBU) Emboffs met on April 6 with Chief of Staff to Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre, Leslie Swartman, and Lapierre's Senior Policy Advisor, Paul Stothart, to discuss the Government of Canada's (GOC) slow steps toward air liberalization discussions. When Lapierre and Secretary of Transport [...] | 2005-04-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECIN EINV CA |
05OTTAWA1197 | Canada and China conclude expanded air transport [...] On April 19 Canada's Transport Minister Jean Lapierre and International Trade Minister Jim Peterson announced the conclusion of a new and expanded bilateral air transport agreement with the People's Republic of China. The new entitlements include possibilities for all-cargo and code- sharing [...] | 2005-04-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECIN EINV CA CH |
05OTTAWA1374 | Members of Transport Committee appear hostile to [...] On May 4 Canada's Commissioner of Competition, Sheridan Scott, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport as part of that Committee's on-going examination into the liberalization of civil aviation in Canada. Emboff was surprised at the extent to which MPs on the committee [...] | 2005-05-06 18:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA1403 | Canada announces airport rent reductions with 5-year [...] On May 9 Canada's Minister of Transport, Jean Lapierre, announced a new rent policy for federally owned airports. The new policy is expected to result in close to C$8 billion in rent relief for Canada's airport authorities over the life of the airport leases, which are typically for 60 years. [...] | 2005-05-10 18:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA1773 | OTTAWA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 18:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC |
05OTTAWA1811 | OTTAWA: REVISION TO 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] The following information has been received from Robert Curtis, claimant G. His letter (below),requesting assistance in returning to Canada, is accompanied by two copies of a FOIA request (para 2). Post is forwarding the original to WHA/CAN for transmittal to the FOIA office and other offic [...] | 2005-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC FOI |
05OTTAWA229 | PATRIOT ACT: CANADA LOOKING FOR LOW-KEY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU)Summary and Action Request: As reported reftels, there is growing concern among certain consumer and union groups in Canada about the privacy effects of certain elements of the Patriot Act, primarily Section 215. While GoC experts believe that Patriot Act procedures are not incompatibl [...] | 2005-01-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV PINS CA FAC |
05OTTAWA2352 | BOMBARDIER AND THE WORLD AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES GAME [...] This report outlines a significant part of the backdrop to the WTO's current aircraft subsidies case: Canadian- based Bombardier Aerospace and the market for 100-seat- and-up "regional jets" - airliners at the small end of the product ranges offered by Boeing and Airbus. 2. Bombardier anno [...] | 2005-08-04 18:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV CA |
05OTTAWA2455 | LIBERTAD TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION: ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-15 15:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA CU CVIS ETTC ETRD PREL EINV |
05OTTAWA268 | PLACING A NEW NORTH AMERICAN INITIATIVE [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (SBU) An incremental and pragmatic package of tasks for a new North American Initiative (NAI) will likely gain the most support among Canadian policymakers. Our research leads us to conclude that [...] | 2005-01-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CA |
05OTTAWA3095 | BOMBARDIER AND THE WORLD AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES GAME [...] (U) SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (U) This report outlines an increasingly significant part of the backdrop to large aircraft subsidies issues: Canada-based Bombardier Aerospace and the future of the market for commercial jets carrying 100 t [...] | 2005-10-17 15:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EINV EAIR CA |
05OTTAWA324 | CANADA, DEBT, AND THE COMMISSION FOR AFRICA [...] (SBU/noforn) Summary: Canada strongly supports increasing aid to Africa but does not endorse financing proposals such as the International Finance Facility (IFF) advocated by the UK and others or the 0.7% of GDP resource volume target for ODA. Their position is especially delicate as Financ [...] | 2005-02-02 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV CA UNGA |
05OTTAWA3285 | Airlines confident of seeing complete Open Skies in [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - For Internal USG use only 2. (SBU) Summary: Conversations with the President of the Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC),and separately with Air Canada officials reveal that the Canadian civair industry is confident that Canada and the United States will [...] | 2005-11-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA3349 | ARCTIC GAS PIPELINES REACH KEY DECISION POINTS [...] (U) SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (U) Summary/Introduction: Both of North America's proposed major Arctic natural gas pipeline projects - Alaska and Mackenzie - are approaching key milestones: - On the Mackenzie project, Canada's National Ener [...] | 2005-11-09 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV CA |
05OTTAWA3362 | DETROIT TUNNEL OPERATOR COMPLAINS HAS BEEN SHUT OUT OF [...] (SBU) The President of the Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation (DCTC),Gordon Jarvis (a Canadian citizen),contends that despite many good faith attempts to negotiate an extension of their current lease arrangement for the tunnel with the City of Detroit, it appears that they are being shut [...] | 2005-11-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECIN EINV PREL CA |
05OTTAWA3372 | NAFTA CHAPTER 11: SUN BELT WATER REQUESTS [...] (SBU) Post has received the following letter regarding Sun Belt Water's Nafta Chapter 11 dispute with the government of Canada. Note: Sun Belt is Claimant C in the 527 Report to Congress on investment disputes. End note. The original letter and the accompanying CD, which we have not viewe [...] | 2005-11-10 20:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD CA NATO |
05OTTAWA3414 | OTTAWA RESPONSE: TITLE IV ADDITIONAL SHERRITT [...] (SBU) Econoff met yesterday with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada to inform them that six additional Sherritt International executives have been found subject to the provisions of Title IV of the Libertad Act (ref SECSTATE 208609). The Canadian officials re [...] | 2005-11-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA CU CVIS ETRD ETTC PREL EINV |
05OTTAWA3505 | MACKENZIE PIPELINE PROJECT MOVES TOWARD HEARINGS [...] (U) As anticipated (reftel),though with a week's delay, on November 23 Exxon-controlled Imperial Oil Resources informed Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) that the proponents of the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline project are ready to proceed to public hearings. 2. (U) The NEB will [...] | 2005-11-25 21:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV CA |
05OTTAWA382 | CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Economic relations with China were a key focus of Prime Minister Paul Martin's January tour of South and East Asia (which also touched on tsunami relief and a range of political issues - see ref A). China displaced Japan in the past decade as Canada's largest trading p [...] | 2005-02-08 17:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL CVIS KFRD CH CA |
05OTTAWA822 | AUTO AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT: [...] The GOC and the provincial government of Ontario will contribute hundreds of millions of dollars toward investments announced recently in central Canada's auto plants. The federal, Quebec and Ontario governments are also offering large new incentives to the aerospace industry. This marks a s [...] | 2005-03-18 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV CA |
05PANAMA1431 | PANAMA STRIKE LEADERS EXPLAIN OPPOSITION TO CSS [...] (SBU) Members of the anti-CSS-reform FRENADESSO coalition -- a mixed bag of ideological leftists and bread-and-butter trade unionists -- want the GOP to pay more and the people to pay less to reform Panama's CSS than the June 1 Law 17 stipulates. During recent meetings with PolOffs, leaders o [...] | 2005-07-06 19:32:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB PREL EINV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA2200 | AMBASSADOR EATON DISCUSSES PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION [...] (U) Ambassador William Eaton met with French Ambassador to Panama Christophe Philibert on October 31, 2005. The ambassadors discussed French interests in Panama, President Bush,s November 6-7 visit to Panama, and French ambitions for Panama Canal expansion. End Summary. French Economic Int [...] | 2005-11-04 17:49:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV CMGT PM FR POL CHIEF |
05PANAMA331 | SCENESETTER: CODEL TAYLOR'S FEBRUARY 20-22 VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on the upcoming February 20-22 visit of your delegation to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues in [...] | 2005-02-14 23:14:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL EINV AMGT ASEC PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PARIS328 | FRANCE: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH TOTAL CEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over lunch with the Ambassador January 13, Total CEO Thierry Desmarest provided a wide-ranging overview of developments in the world oil and gas sectors. Among the highlights were his description of Total's activities in Iran and Libya, and his view of China's aggressiveness in [...] | 2005-01-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETTC ENRG EINV PINR FR |
05PARIS349 | FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...] | 2005-01-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR |
05PARIS3654 | FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the first in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our Washington inter-agency audience. Contents: -- EDF brokers deal to control Italian power company (para 2) -- Industry Ministe [...] | 2005-05-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
05PARIS5010 | FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the second in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our Washington inter-agency audience. Contents: -- GDF share sale raises over four billion euros (para 2) -- Total concerned abou [...] | 2005-07-19 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
05PARIS5176 | OECD REPORT: WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY, HELD ON [...] On the June 14-16 meeting of the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB),the Tour de Table of recent enforcement developments (see Paras. 18-26) reconfirmed that the U.S. remains far and away the most aggressive enforcer of the foreign bribery offense. France was particularly disappointing, sho [...] | 2005-07-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR ECON ETRD EINV PREL UK OECD |
05PARIS5441 | ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM, ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE, AND [...] (C) As reported reftel, the GOF continues to enact elements of Parliamentarian Bernard Carayon's "economic intelligence" program, as prescribed in his 2003 report. An important next step will be debate and ultimately passage of legislation (inspired by the U.S. Exon-Florio laws) which would [...] | 2005-08-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EIND PGOV FR |
05PARIS5961 | GOF LEAKS STRATEGIC SECTORS TO BE PROTECTED FROM [...] (U) Summary. The French Government is slowly unveiling the contents of an upcoming decree listing the specific strategic sectors to be shielded from foreign takeover (per reftel). The State Council, France's highest administrative body, is currently reviewing the decree before its signature [...] | 2005-09-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON FR EUN |
05PARIS6570 | FRANCE TO IMPLEMENT EU TAKEOVER DIRECTIVE; DECREE [...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft bill implementing the EU Takeover Directive, which will allow targeted French companies to adopt anti-takeover defenses permitted in a potential bidder's own country. This bill comes on top of a draft decree to create a list of ten "sensitiv [...] | 2005-09-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON FR EUN |
05PARIS6660 | FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the third in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. Contents: -- Labor unrest threatens production at French refineries (para 2) -- GOF response to hi [...] | 2005-09-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
05PARIS6825 | AUSTRALIA MULLS OVER AMBASSADORIAL ACCREDITATION [...] (SBU) Australia is looking for signs of progress toward democracy since the August coup in Nouakchott in order to justify the accreditation of its ambassador in France to Mauritania, Second Secretary Tracey Haines informed Africa Watcher on October 4. Australian ambassador Penny Wensley, who [...] | 2005-10-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN EPET PINR AS MR FR |
05PARIS6995 | FOREIGN INVESTMENT & NATIONAL SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) A parliamentary conference on foreign investment and national security on October 10 has helped to inject some market sense into Prime Minister Villepin's "economic patriotism" agenda, although it also highlighted shortcomings in the French approach to protecting firms from foreign inve [...] | 2005-10-12 10:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON FR EUN |
05PARIS7275 | CONTINUED FRENCH OBJECTIONS TO FOUNDATION/FUND FOR [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 7. 2. (C) Summary: In response to ref a-b demarches, senior MFA and Elysee officials continue to voice objections to the Foundation and Fund for the Future, relying chiefly on G-8 institutional arguments put forth in the October 7 letter f [...] | 2005-10-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PHUM EU FR |
05PARIS7355 | OECD/EXPORT CREDIT: STRENGTHENED ANTI-BRIBERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) working group on export credits and credit guarantees (ECG) met October 10 and 11 in Paris to consider proposals to enhance the November 2000 Action Statement on Bribery and Officially Supported Export [...] | 2005-10-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD EXIM OECD |
05PARIS7373 | FRENCH ELECTRICITY UTILITY GIANT EDF GETS "GREEN [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of delays, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin confirmed on October 24 that France's state-owned power company Electricite de France (EDF) is to be partially privatized. To limit protests from trade unions, the GOF has pledged to maintain 85 percent owners [...] | 2005-10-27 17:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
05PARIS7561 | SET BACK FOR FRANCE'S NUCLEAR COMPANY AREVA [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Prime Minister de Villepin cancelled the planned partial privatization of French nuclear powerhouse AREVA, generating a flurry of journalistic commentary, mostly suggesting that the non-privatization will upset the company's planned expansion to take advantage of [...] | 2005-11-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA EINV PGOV FR |
05PARIS7704 | FRANCE: ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of occasional updates on the French energy sector. Feedback is welcome to help us make this product as useful as possible for our inter-agency USG audience. Contents: -- Total executive notes decision-making void in Iran (para 2) -- Individuals flocking [...] | 2005-11-10 14:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR |
05PARIS8311 | NEW FRENCH ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES ON THE WAY, [...] (SBU) French Interior Minister Sarkozy's anti-terrorism bill, approved by France's National Assembly on November 29, has moved to the Senate for final approval with surprising speed. The Bill will authorize video surveillance of more public places and give the government increased powers to [...] | 2005-12-07 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON KTFN FR |
05PARIS8374 | FRANCE - BUSINESS UPDATE [...] (U) This message contains a series of updates on French trade and business news. U.S. Investment in France is Up ---------------------------------- Â [...] | 2005-12-09 16:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL FR EUN |
05PORTAUPRINCE1212 | Jacmel Crafts Sector: Struggling to Come Back [...] SUMMARY: Once touted as a model for growth, Jacmel's handcrafts sector has been shrinking for over a decade, sharing in the nationwide decline in crafts sales from USD 20 million to 2 million a year. All sales channels are hurting: tourism is down, many U.S. wholesale buyers are sourcing e [...] | 2005-05-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1666 | Grupo M Update: Source of the Problem [...] Summary: As described in reftels, a long-standing labor dispute between Dominican manufacturer Grupo M and workers in Ouanaminthe was recently settled. According to Yannick Etienne, a labor representative, the fight has its origins in the closed-door negotiations that established the Free Tr [...] | 2005-06-15 19:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ECON EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1667 | HAITI: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (A) Claimant A (B) 1973 (C) According to information provided by Claimant A (a U.S. citizen who has not signed a Privacy Act Waiver),in 1970 Claimant signed a 99 year agreement with the GOH to establish a privately financed, privately administered free enterprise zone on the Haitian i [...] | 2005-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE HA OPIC POGV |
05PORTAUPRINCE1669 | Taiwan: Aid Gains Favor in Haiti [...] Summary. Taiwan is on schedule to spend USD 20.32 million in Haiti over FY2004 and 2005 on infrastructure development and disaster assistance. Taiwanese Counselor Sophie Lin said that it quickly disburses its money because it uses a quasi-governmental Taiwanese contractor and only subcontract [...] | 2005-06-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ECON EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3136 | Haiti: 2006 Investment Climate Statement [...] Per reftel, post submits the following 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Haiti. Openness to Foreign Investment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Officials at the highest level have affirmed the Government of Haiti's in [...] | 2005-12-28 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB EFIN ECON EINV ELAB PGOV HA OPIC USTR |
05PORTAUPRINCE684 | Haitian Energy Avoiding Political Shock [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Haitians view electricity production as a measure the government's effectiveness. Electricity de Haiti (EDH) and the Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) are having trouble providing power. EDH is beset with problems throughout its production, transmission and commercialization [...] | 2005-03-14 20:38:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV HA |
05PRAGUE1023 | CZECH PM IN CHINA FOCUSES ON BUSINESS, DODGES THE [...] (C) Summary. On July 7, ADCM met with Ivan Busniak, foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister, to discuss Czech PM Jiri Paroubek's recent visit to Japan and China. In Japan, discussions focused on increasing Japanese investment and UN Security Council Reform. In China, the dialogue was [...] | 2005-07-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ETRD CH EZ EUN JP |
05PRAGUE1139 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PRIVITAZATION OF AERO VODOCHODY [...] (U) Summary. At its cabinet meeting on July 20, the Czech government approved a privatization plan for Aero Vodochody (Aero),the aircraft company formerly partnered with Boeing until their 2003 split. Following the recommendations made by Deloitte & Touche, the government will sell Aero as [...] | 2005-08-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE117 | Czech Republic Response to EU Commission [...] Summary: The European Commission presented all EU member states with a questionnaire seeking their views on obstacles or barriers to trade and investment between the U.S. and EU and appropriate ways to remove them. The Czech MFA shared with us their responses to the questionnaire, which was [...] | 2005-01-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1191 | CZECH REPUBLIC: BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (U) During an August 10 introductory call on Vaclav Rombald, Deputy Director General and Head of the Legal Section of the Ministry of Finance International Finance Department, econoff inquired about the timing and expectations for th [...] | 2005-08-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE1295 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REACTION TO USG REPLY TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE1325 | CZECH REPUBLIC: IS RUNNING IN PLACE GOOD ENOUGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the GOCR,s June 2005 economic strategy, the Czech Republic hopes to reach the EU average GDP per capita by 2013 (from USD 19,700 to USD 30,000 using PPP). To this end, the Czech economy,s near term outlook remains strong. Real GDP growth reached 4.4 percent in 2 [...] | 2005-09-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EZ PGOV |
05PRAGUE1329 | CZECH CORRUPTION: BAD, AND UNLIKELY TO GET BETTER [...] SUMMARY. In light of several recent Czech corruption scandals, post offers the following snapshot of the issue. Internal statistics, as well as assessments from Transparency International and the World Bank show the number of cases is increasing, while the government's effectiveness in combati [...] | 2005-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR PGOV EINV KJUS EZ |
05PRAGUE1504 | CZECH PM APPOINTS NEW HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek today named David Rath, currently President of the Czech Medical Chamber, to replace Milada Emmerova as Minister of Health. With less than eight months before the next general election, the move is being seen as an interim appointment. One of Rath's main tasks w [...] | 2005-10-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE1602 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ANDREW WEISS/KOTVA INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ KIDE |
05PRAGUE1608 | CZECH RESPONSES TO OECD SECGEN SELECTION, ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoff met November 10 with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Pavel Klima to deliver reftel A and B demarches. Klima said that during the July 21 Polish state visit, the Prime Minister signaled GOCR support former Po [...] | 2005-11-10 18:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EZ EINV |
05PRAGUE197 | MAJOR EUROPEAN TELECOMS COMPANIES MAKE PRELIMINARY [...] Five entities made preliminary offers for the Czech Republic's leading telecoms company, Cesky Telecom (CT),by the January 31 deadline for doing so. They are the Spanish firm Telefonica, Belgium's Belgacom, Swisscom, and two financial groups, a consortium of the U.S. company Blackstone Grou [...] | 2005-02-10 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ETRD EZ |
05PRAGUE198 | CZECH LOWER HOUSE PASSES REFORM OF COMPANY [...] On February 9 the lower house of the Czech parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, passed a bill designed to speed up registration of companies in the so-called "commercial register", a sine qua non for doing business in the Czech Republic. Foreign and domestic businesses alike have long compla [...] | 2005-02-10 16:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE204 | FIRMS WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADD MORE VALUE, HAVE [...] Summary: Much of the Czech Republic's economic growth over the past several years has been attributable to significant flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) that have made the country the destination for more such investment per capita in recent years than any other country of central and [...] | 2005-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ |
05PRAGUE366 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION: [...] Summary. During his February 7-8 visit to Ostrava, regional governor Evzen Tosenovsky told the Ambassador the influence of the regions is growing, and that an accommodation between Prague and the regions must be worked out within his ODS party. The Ambassador visited Vitkovice Steel, which [...] | 2005-03-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ETRD MARR EZ IZ |
05PRAGUE478 | CZECH REPUBLIC AMCHAM REVIEWS ITS AGENDA WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic (AmCham) priorities for the coming year include the traditional ones of commercial register reform and a new bankruptcy code. The AmCham is [...] | 2005-04-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE500 | HIGH PRICE FOR CESKY TELECOM PLEASES CZECH [...] Summary: (U) The Spanish telcommunications firm Telefonica will pay $3.6 billion for Cesky Telecom (CT),much more than the government had expected to get for its share of the company at the outset of the privatization process. Telefonica will have to offer to buy out the minority shareholde [...] | 2005-04-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV EZ EUN |
05PRAGUE68 | CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...] | 2005-01-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR |
05PRAGUE827 | DEMARCHE ON ANDREW WEISS CASE DELIVERED, MFA [...] On May 26 we delivered the points transmitted reftel, regarding the case of Andrew Weiss, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Present at the meeting were Jan Maisler of the MFA's Americas Department, Milan Kuchta, head of the non-European Countries office of the Department of Bilateral Econo [...] | 2005-06-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EZ USTR |
05PRETORIA1054 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - February Manufacturing Trade Indicators Improve S [...] | 2005-03-11 13:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1099 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-03-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA113 | RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad from which sub [...] | 2005-01-11 11:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1160 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...] | 2005-03-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1166 | FINAL ICT CHARTER DELAYED [...] A March 16 Business Day article reported that the information and communications technology (ICT) charter steering committee was being reorganized to draw up a new empowerment charter for the industry. However, Department of Communications Director of Policy and chair of the current consulta [...] | 2005-03-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECPS ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1220 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Vehicle Exports Increase by 49.5% in February; [...] | 2005-03-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1304 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...] | 2005-04-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1394 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES SCIENCE PARK, "THE INNOVATION [...] Gauteng Province Premier Mbhazima Shilowa on April 5 opened Africa's first internationally accredited Science Park in Pretoria. The new park is known as the "Innovation Hub" and is one of eleven projects in the province's "Blue IQ" initiative for developing economic infrastructure to attract [...] | 2005-04-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KSCA SF |
05PRETORIA1413 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Unemployment Rates Drop; - Increase in Jobs and [...] | 2005-04-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1505 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Surprise Interest Rate Cut; - Manufacturing Grow [...] | 2005-04-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1506 | SOUTH AFRICA'S SURPRISE INTEREST RATE CUT [...] Summary. On April 14, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced a 50 basis point reduction in its repurchase rate (equivalent to the U.S. federal funds rate) much to the surprise of South African economic analysts. SARB's justifications for reducing rates include lower inflationar [...] | 2005-04-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1510 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-04-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1605 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - International Economic Conditions More Important th [...] | 2005-04-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1612 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-04-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA176 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Manufacturing Production Down; - Stats [...] | 2005-01-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1766 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Signs of Slowing Manufacturing Activity; - South [...] | 2005-05-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1887 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Barclays Deal Only Waits for Shareholder Approval; [...] | 2005-05-13 13:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1904 | MUCH IMPROVED ICT CHARTER DELIVERED TO SAG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The information and communications technology (ICT) Charter Steering Committee delivered its final draft of the ICT empowerment Charter to Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri May 5. This draft has been reduced from ninety to thirty pages and is a significant impr [...] | 2005-05-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1959 | SOUTH AFRICA: BARCLAYS' FINAL OFFER FOR ABSA [...] (U) Summary. UK bank Barclays made its final offer for South African bank ABSA on May 9. Barclays will pay R33 billion ($5.5 billion) in cash for a 60% stake. Barclays expects to receive ABSA shareholder approval on June 13 and to close on July 13. The South African Reserve Bank will absorb [...] | 2005-05-19 08:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON SF UK |
05PRETORIA1980 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER May 20 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - ANC to Discuss Relaxation in SA's Labor Market; - [...] | 2005-05-20 08:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1998 | SOUTH AFRICA: PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT, PART I OF [...] (U) Summary. In the late 1990s, South Africa launched its effort to develop public-private partnership (PPP) policies and supporting legislation to boost Black Economic Empowerment and increase services to the poor. PPPs have now evolved into one of the South African Government's primary ini [...] | 2005-05-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2090 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Increases Just Under Market Expectations; [...] | 2005-05-27 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2161 | SOUTH AFRICA: PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT, PART II OF II [...] (U) Summary. Faced with the dilemma of having so much capability vested in often-troubled SOEs and the slow decline of the nation's economic infrastructure, President Mbeki has set a new strategic course. The central element is to raise the level of public investment to improve the nation's [...] | 2005-06-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA2177 | SOUTH AFRICA ON ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Per reftel, Econoff delivered the USG non-paper to relevant South African government officials. Department of Transport (DOT) Chief Director of Air Transport Regulation Godfrey Selepe said South Africa supports a review of Council President and Secretary General roles at the Int [...] | 2005-06-03 05:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2194 | SOUTH AFRICA: CONFERENCE PROMOTES INVESTING IN [...] (U) Summary. South African-based Investec Asset Management hosted a May 4th conference in Johannesburg focused on improving the investment climate in South Africa and Africa. About 250 people attended the posh conference which touted such high profile speakers as Cyril Ramaphosa (former ANC [...] | 2005-06-03 15:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON PREL PINR XA SF |
05PRETORIA226 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA [...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...] | 2005-01-19 05:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2343 | ANC Document Presents Controversial Economic [...] (SBU) Summary. An ANC document proposes controversial policy changes to address poverty, unemployment and income inequality. Key suggestions include measures to promote a more competitive currency and liberalize labor market regulation. President Mbeki is likely behind the discussion docu [...] | 2005-06-17 10:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ELAB SF |
05PRETORIA2441 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dow Southern Africa for the Secretary of State's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence in SIPDIS recognition of its outstanding corporate citizenship and visionary employment practices in the face of South Africa's overwhelming HIV/AIDS health pandemic. 2. (U [...] | 2005-06-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV SF |
05PRETORIA2451 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...] | 2005-06-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2492 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Spark of Hope for Stalled U.S.-SACU Free Trade Ta [...] | 2005-06-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA270 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...] | 2005-01-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2701 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand, Oil Prices Offset Inflation Good News; - J [...] | 2005-07-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2754 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...] | 2005-07-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2783 | SOUTH AFRICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BENEFITING FROM AGOA [...] Summary. South African automotive exporters appreciate the benefits of duty-free access to the U.S. market under AGOA. Department of Trade and Industry statistics indicate that South African automotive exporters have saved R454.1 million on import duties between 2001 and 2004. BMW was the fi [...] | 2005-07-14 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV SF AGOA USTR |
05PRETORIA2942 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts 4.2% Economic Growth; - Weak Rand, [...] | 2005-07-26 04:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2971 | POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. While the government's macroeconomic and stabilization effort is largely complete, South Africa faces formidable medium and long-term challenges to reduce high unemployment and widespread poverty. More than a decade after apartheid, poverty and unemployment are still dramatica [...] | 2005-07-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV KMCA SF |
05PRETORIA2977 | SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEED AND PROSPECT FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Fiscal and budgetary reforms of the past decade have built a firm foundation upon which the South African economy can build, but life for many South Africans has not improved much since the transition to majority rule in 1994. Widespread unemployment, rapid urbanization, and di [...] | 2005-07-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KMCA EFIN EINV SF |
05PRETORIA3001 | SOUTH AFRICA: HIGH TELECOM PRICES, LITTLE RELIEF [...] (U) Summary. President Mbeki condemned South Africa's high fixed telephone line prices in his February 2005 State of the Nation address by stating that they cost ten times more than in developed countries. Mbeki's assertion was mainly directed at Telkom, the de facto monopoly for fixed line [...] | 2005-07-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ECPS EINV PREL XA SF |
05PRETORIA3014 | ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. When South Africa grows, so does Africa. A main challenge for South Africa is how it can use its engine of trade to benefit its own poor as well as the poor on the continent. The South African government regards trade and investment with the rest of Africa with increasing poli [...] | 2005-07-29 07:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAID KMCA SF USTR |
05PRETORIA3145 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recent Inflation Trends Bring Poor Economic Relief; [...] | 2005-08-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3175 | SOUTH AFRICA: OPIC LOAN TO AFRA AIR CARGO [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria welcomes the prospect of Afra Air Cargo entering the South African and sub-Saharan Africa air cargo market. The air cargo industry in southern Africa is biased toward Europe and slaps a hefty price tag on shipments to and from the United States. Additional competition f [...] | 2005-08-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAIR ECON ZU SF |
05PRETORIA3233 | SOUTH AFRICA: REGIONAL ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTOR [...] (U) On July 4, the government launched the country's first regional electricity distributor (RED) - known as RED ONE. For the moment, RED ONE encompasses only Cape Town and a few nearby municipalities in the Western Cape, but the plan is for up to 40 municipalities to voluntarily join. RED O [...] | 2005-08-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA3253 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - Gold Strike L [...] | 2005-08-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3298 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...] | 2005-08-17 08:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA3369 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Treasury Plans to Increase Public Debt; - Wester [...] | 2005-08-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3476 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Leads 2nd Quarter GDP Growth; - Oi [...] | 2005-08-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3528 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC GROWTH RATCHETS HIGHER [...] South Africa's economy grew faster in second quarter 2005, primarily because manufacturing grew 7.3 percent South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally annualized and adjusted basis increased by 4.8 percent in second quarter 2005 c [...] | 2005-08-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3588 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Money Supply and Credit Growth Discourage Future [...] | 2005-09-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3657 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Indicator Down in August; - August [...] | 2005-09-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3821 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...] | 2005-09-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3923 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Blacklist Review; - IMF Report on South [...] | 2005-09-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA394 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer and Producer Inflation Less than [...] | 2005-01-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3967 | SOUTH AFRICA: LOOKING AT A SINGLE SADC CURRENCY [...] Summary. In a series of public speeches and press interviews over the course of the last six months, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has advanced the prospect of a single currency for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2016. Mboweni sees South Africa and B [...] | 2005-09-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4003 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Price Inflation Close to Market Expectations; [...] | 2005-09-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4012 | ERWIN EMPHASIZES SOE ROLE IN ACHIEVING 6% GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 28th American Chamber of Commerce luncheon address, Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises Alec Erwin focused on the state-owned enterprises' (SOE) role in boosting the GDP growth rate to 6% and the SAG's rationale for not privatizing large SOE [...] | 2005-09-30 14:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EAIR ELTN EFIN ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA4076 | NEW NEPAD CHIEF EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Summary. In August 2005, Mozambican agricultural economist Firmino Mucavele was appointed the Chief Executive of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat. He replaced South Africa's Wiseman Nkuhlu, who continues to serve as South Africa's representative in the NE [...] | 2005-10-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECIN ECON EINV ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA4132 | South African Economic Growth Still Expanding [...] Summary. The September 2005 Quarterly Bulletin describes an expanding South African domestic economy, operating at close to its long-term potential. In the second quarter 2005, real GDP growth reached 4.8%, up from the first quarter's growth of 3.5%. Domestic demand's growth in the sec [...] | 2005-10-12 07:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4181 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - August Manufa [...] | 2005-10-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4215 | South Africa: SARB Leaves Interest Rates Alone [...] (U) Summary. Citing high oil prices, rising inflationary expectations, and higher global inflation as increasing the risk of inflation in South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to leave interest rates unchanged at its October 12-13 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee [...] | 2005-10-18 09:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA425 | DTI OFFICIAL DISCUSSES MNC EQUITY OWNERSHIP [...] (C) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Director of Black Economic Empowerment Jeffrey Ndumo explained to Econoff in a January 26 meeting that an imminent Statement on Ownership for Multinationals would not provide a blanket exemption to black economic empowerment equity requirements for [...] | 2005-01-31 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECIN ECON SF EFIN |
05PRETORIA4352 | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. In discussing the IMF's first ever Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF officials announced that the outlook for real GDP growth in SSA was good, with 2004 registering 5.3% growth and 2005 and 2006 expected to register growth of 4.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Risin [...] | 2005-10-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF XA |
05PRETORIA4358 | SOUTH AFRICA: SAG ENCOURAGES MORE COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's National Treasury conducted a review of U.S. assistance to ensure that all development assistance is South African-led and fully aligned with its development priorities. In checking its findings with U.S. agencies at post, National Treasury officials appreciated [...] | 2005-10-28 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV SNAR SF |
05PRETORIA4367 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Medium Term Budget: Infrastructure Spending to Spu [...] | 2005-10-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4411 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES APRM PROCESS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary. President Thabo Mbeki launched South Africa's African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process on September 28 by calling on his citizens to lead by example in Africa's transformation. Mbeki admitted [...] | 2005-11-01 14:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL SF |
05PRETORIA4450 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Credit Demand High but Below Expectations; [...] | 2005-11-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4479 | THE IBSA INITIATIVE: SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary. Discussing their joint research on IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) trade and investment cooperation, three panelists from each of the countries involved highlighted the lack of experience, trade barriers, the cost of doing business, and cultural differences as reasons for t [...] | 2005-11-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SF IN BR |
05PRETORIA4508 | MID TERM BUDGET STATEMENT PREPARES FOR 6% GROWTH [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel delivered his Mid Term Budget Policy statement (MTBPS) with the South African economy facing relatively high growth, low inflation, improving global markets, and low budget deficits. Manuel's emphasis was on doubling South Africa's current long-ter [...] | 2005-11-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4520 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Highlights Inflation Concerns; - Oc [...] | 2005-11-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4592 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER November 18 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - September Manufacturing Production Picks Up; - W [...] | 2005-11-18 11:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4601 | Hawkish South African Monetary Policy Forum Tone [...] (U) Summary. At the November Monetary Policy Forum, South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) officials re-emphasized their continuing focus on ensuring that inflation remains within the 3%-6% targeted range for the foreseeable future.. Since May, however, rising oil costs have fueled inflationary [...] | 2005-11-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4716 | SOUTH AFRICA CONTINUES FOREX CONTROL LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) Summary. In a recent address to Parliament, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced the liberalization of foreign exchange controls for banks and investment companies. This announcement, made during his October Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, was in line with South Africa's gradual [...] | 2005-11-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4743 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 2 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - 3rd Quarter Growth Slows, Economy Still Strong; - [...] | 2005-12-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4829 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 9 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - October Manuf [...] | 2005-12-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4854 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry released the final version of the first two Codes of Good Practice for Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) along with the "Framework for Measurement." The codes, once promulgated, will set forth the criteria and methodo [...] | 2005-12-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4855 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the final version of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Code on Ownership, i.e., Code 100. One of ten codes, Code 100 sets forth the criteria and methodology for scoring compliance with BEE objectiv [...] | 2005-12-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4856 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry released the final version of the Broad- based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Code on Management and Control, i.e., Code 200. One of ten codes, Code 200 sets forth the criteria and methodology for scoring a firm's contributio [...] | 2005-12-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4895 | Amcham Business Climate Survey - 2005 [...] (SBU) In the American Chamber of Commerce's (Amcham) 2005 Business Climate Survey, 75 percent of companies viewed the business climate as "excellent" or "good," up from 62 percent last year. Ninety-two percent of companies plan to invest more or the same and either to maintain or hire more [...] | 2005-12-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EINV SF |
05PRETORIA4907 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 16 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Consumer Inflation Comes in at Five-Month [...] | 2005-12-19 09:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4934 | SOUTH AFRICA TELECOMMUNCATIONS: SECOND [...] (SBU) December 9 the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) licensed the yet-to- be-named Second National Operator (SNO). The SNO will compete with monopoly fixed line telephone operator Telkom in a market plagued by extraordinarily high prices. Although the SNO has not [...] | 2005-12-20 09:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4936 | SOUTH AFRICA: VODAFONE IN SECOND LARGEST SOUTH [...] (U) Summary. British-based cellular group Vodafone announced plans to takeover investment firm Venfin in order to boost Vodafone's stake in South African cell phone provider Vodacom. The move makes Vodafone a 50% owner of Vodacom, and allows Vodacom to pursue African, Middle Eastern, and Euro [...] | 2005-12-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4937 | SOUTH AFRICA TELECOM REGULATOR CONSULTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three FCC advisors met with telecommunications regulator ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) to provide technical advice on competition and pricing during September 28-30. FCC presentations covered US regulations and policies regarding pricing and fo [...] | 2005-12-20 10:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4969 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 23 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Second Phase of BEE Codes Released; - Unemployme [...] | 2005-12-23 07:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA5009 | RAND SETTLES DOWN IN 2005 [...] Summary. In 2005 the South African rand has shown less volatility than in the previous three years, prompting speculation that the rand will settle around a relatively narrow range of R6.35-6.70 per dollar for 2006. Increased liquidity has helped, with the average daily turnover in the coun [...] | 2005-12-28 09:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA5034 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 30 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SNO Needs R9 Billion to Start; - Growth in 2006 [...] | 2005-12-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA515 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Background to the February 9 Monetary Policy Commit [...] | 2005-02-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA655 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; - S [...] | 2005-02-12 09:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA745 | SOUTH AFRICA: BIG GOLD AT SOUTH DEEP [...] (SBU) Summary. Placer Dome (Canada) and Western Areas (South Africa) officially commissioned their new ultra deep Twin Shaft Complex at South Deep on February 4. Deputy President Jacob Zuma attended the event on behalf of the government, and used the occasion to deliver a hard-hitting speech [...] | 2005-02-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EINV CA SF |
05PRETORIA816 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - I [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...] | 2005-02-24 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA817 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - I [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...] | 2005-02-24 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA84 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - IMF Report on South African Investment; - Govern [...] | 2005-01-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA849 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter `THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called `The Assay'. The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-02-25 12:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA864 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 18 newsletter include: - President Mbeki's State of the Nation address [...] | 2005-02-28 08:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA869 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - 2005 Budget aims to sustain faster growth - Pu [...] | 2005-02-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA922 | DTI DISCUSSES BEE WITH COMMERCE DAS VINEYARD [...] (SBU) Summary. At a meeting on February 18 with Ms. Polo Radebe, Director of Black Economic Empowerment in the Department of Trade and Industry, Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard expressed U.S. support for the goals of BEE but underlined the need for flexibility in implementing its provisions, par [...] | 2005-03-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN EMIN SF AGOA USTR |
05PRETORIA937 | AMCHAM COMMENTS ON CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham) submitted comments to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week on three draft Codes of Good Practice released by Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa in December 2004. AmCham's comments focus on c [...] | 2005-03-04 05:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF |
05PRETORIA94 | RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad [...] | 2005-01-10 10:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA949 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...] | 2005-03-04 10:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA992 | SOUTH AFRICA RAISES FUEL PRICES [...] (U) On March 2, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy implemented an across-the-board increase for gasoline and diesel fuel. This came after three successive price decreases in December, January, and February. Government attributes the price hike to a lower average value of the rand a [...] | 2005-03-09 07:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND SF |
05QUEBEC109 | CONSUL GENERAL ATTENDS ARCTIC NUNAVUT TRADE SHOW, MAY 10-12 [...] Summary: Quebec City Consul General Friedman, whose consular district includes the Canadian Arctic Territory of Nunavut, attended the annual Nunavut trade show in Iqaluit, May 10-12. Over the course of the trade show, she discussed with Nunavut businesses as well as GOC and GON officials inv [...] | 2005-06-28 18:09:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR ECON ETRD EINV EIND SENV PBTS CA |
05QUITO1047 | NEW TRADE MINISTER SOUNDS REASONABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador and AID, Ecuador's new Minister for Trade Oswaldo Molestina said he wanted an FTA with the USG, but was most concerned about the agricultural negotiations. He said that he intended to keep lead FTA negotiator Cristian Espinosa on board, [...] | 2005-05-06 19:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EINV ECON PINR EC |
05QUITO1096 | GOE REPLACES FTA NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (U) Summary. President Palacio issued an Executive Decree May 12 making wholesale changes to the GOE FTA negotiation team. Trade Minister Oswaldo Molestina has been named lead negotiator, though former lead negotiator Cristian Espinosa has been kept on as Under Secretary for Foreign Trade and [...] | 2005-05-12 21:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EINV PREL ECON EC |
05QUITO1218 | ENERGY MINISTER ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (SBU) Elder statesman and self-professed man of integrity, Energy Minister Fausto Cordovez may not be long in his job. Two weeks ago, he reportedly tendered his resignation to President Palacio when Palacio insisted on appointing Palacio confidant Robert Pinzon as the new president of state-run [...] | 2005-05-26 20:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EC |
05QUITO1269 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 16:07:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV EC |
05QUITO1629 | CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON TRADE [...] Summary: In meetings with Ecuadorian Members of Congress, Minister of Trade, AmCham members and President (reported reftel) Codel Thomas delivered a tough message on trade and the FTA, stating clearly that the current ATPDEA benefits will not be renewed, that the U.S. will have no qualms abo [...] | 2005-07-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC |
05QUITO1673 | LICENSING CONDITIONS IN ECUADOR'S TELECOMS SECTOR [...] Per reftel, Commercial Specialist and Econ Officer met with acting President of the National Telecommunications Council Antonio Arroyo on July 11 to discuss licensing conditions in the Ecuadorian telecommunications sector. The following information also reflects discussions with other teleco [...] | 2005-07-15 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON EC XR |
05QUITO2737 | ECUADOR - INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE A DOMESTIC [...] Summary. The blocking of international telephone traffic from the United States to Ecuador over the past 18 months has less to do with the negotiating tactics referred to in reftel than with local political and economic interests. In Ecuador, the blocking of circuits to impede the termination [...] | 2005-12-01 21:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV EC |
05QUITO2836 | ECUADOR RE-ENTERS BOND MARKET [...] Summary. Ecuador successfully placed about $650 million in bonds on December 7, marking its first return to the private international finance market since its 1999 default. According to Minister of Economy and Finance Magdalena Barreiro, Ecuador will use the proceeds to buy back higher price [...] | 2005-12-13 18:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV EC |
05QUITO2852 | ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-15 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA |
05QUITO2861 | A TALE OF TWO TELECOMS: ANDINATEL AND STEP-CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Established when the GOE broke up former state telecom Emetel in 1997, Pacifictel and Andinatel have taken divergent paths since their formation. While Andinatel has transformed itself into a profitable enterprise with a new corporate culture, an overstaffed and undeveloped Pa [...] | 2005-12-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EIND EINV EC XR |
05QUITO2907 | OPIC FINANCE INQUIRY RESPONSE ON MICROFINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON EC |
05QUITO601 | OXY - PROCURADOR RENEWS CONTRACT NULLIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador March 14 once again called for the nullification (caducity) of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) contract and seizure of Oxy's assets. We told GOE Presidential Advisor Carlos Larrea (as we had other GOE officials numerous times before) that the USG would react v [...] | 2005-03-15 22:32:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EPET ECON EC |
05QUITO611 | PROCURADOR BORJA PRONOUNCES ON OXY CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Procurador General Borja met with Embassy officers on March 16 and explained his position on Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). Borja stated that the caducity (contract nullification and nationalization of Oxy's assets) and arbitration issues should be treated separately. He did not [...] | 2005-03-16 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EPET ECON EC |
05QUITO667 | SOME PROGRESS ON OXY [...] (C) Summary The Procurador has, perhaps inadvertently, helped to create some momentum toward resolution of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) disputes with the GOE (reftel). Washington and Embassy efforts to move the parties to negotiate seem to also be paying some dividends. Still, PetroEcuador Pr [...] | 2005-03-25 22:05:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD EPET ECON EC |
05QUITO681 | OXY: PRESSING THE GOE TO NEGOTIATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met March 28 with President Gutierrez to urge him to allow time for the parties to negotiate a solution to Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) problems in Ecuador. The DCM phoned newly appointed commercial dispute czar with the same message. Econoffs also met with the Min [...] | 2005-03-28 21:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ETRD ECON EC |
05QUITO710 | ECUADOR'S WHITE GOODS POLICIES [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Emboffs met with newly appointed Vice Minister of Industries in the Ministry of Trade (MICIP) Jorge Illingworth and Ecuadorian Standards Institute (INEN) Director General Felipe Urresta to discuss white goods. Urresta had not, as he had offered to USTR, presen [...] | 2005-03-31 20:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EC |
05QUITO719 | ECUADOR UPDATE FOR ATPA REPORT [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information for the update to the ATPA report for Ecuador. A Microsoft word version of the information below has been sent separately via email to USTR. 2. Ecuador Population: 13,027,000 (2004 est.) National Product per capita: $1,447 (2004 e [...] | 2005-03-31 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EC |
05QUITO798 | OXY: SERIOUS DIALOGUE WITH GOE [...] (C) Summary. President Gutierrez's assignment of a close advisor to resolve commercial disputes seems to have energized GOE efforts. Ambassador and Embassy officials continue to encourage dialogue between the parties. Serious discussions and information trading represent the first real prog [...] | 2005-04-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD EPET ECON EC |
05QUITO943 | NEW MINISTER OF TRADE: "ECUADOR TO CONTINUE FTA [...] Summary: In our first meeting new Ecuadorian Minister of Trade Oswaldo Molestina stated that Ecuador would continue to pursue free trade negotiations with the U.S. He said that, given that the negotiating team was fundamentally technical rather than political in nature, he intended to make [...] | 2005-04-27 18:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC |
05RABAT1052 | WESTERN SAHARA: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The economy of Western Sahara is based almost entirely on fishing for export, which employs two-thirds of the local workforce, along with small bits of mining, agriculture and tourism. Existing infrastructure is good and cash flow is buoyed by a large military presence, tax brea [...] | 2005-05-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIS ETRD MO PGOV PINR PREL WS EINV PBTS |
05RABAT1152 | NEA SENIOR ADVISOR WALSH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] Summary: On May 27, NEA Senior Advisor and MEPI Women's Pillar Manager Elizabeth Erin Walsh visited Morocco to discuss MEPI Programs with Post and MEPI implementers. Contacts gave an overview of the women's movement in Morocco and recommendations for next steps, particularly the need to inclu [...] | 2005-06-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV KMPI PGOV MO |
05RABAT1204 | MOROCCO PRIVATIZATIONS CONTINUE, NEXT UP: SUGAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seventeen state-owned companies remain on the GOMs privatization list. The GOM will likely privatize six in 2005, according to Moroccan Department of Public Enterprises and Privatization (DEPP) officials. While nine companies are theoretically eligible, only six are considered [...] | 2005-06-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV MO |
05RABAT124 | MCC CEO APPLEGARTH MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth met with MFA Americas Director Salaheddine Tazi and Director for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani on January 12 to formally congratulate the Government of Morocco on its eligibility to apply for Millennium Challenge Account fun [...] | 2005-01-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID ECON PREL EINV MO |
05RABAT1693 | FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA: MOROCCO'S PLAN AZUR [...] Summary: The principal strategy for meeting the goal of Morocco's "Vision 2010" is the development of six beach resorts under the $5.2 billion Plan Azur. Vision 2010 was an agreement established in 2001 between the Government of Morocco (GOM) and the private sector to focus on tourism as a [...] | 2005-08-11 15:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV EAIR MO |
05RABAT197 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROYAL ADVISOR AZOULAY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20, the Ambassador spent over one hour exchanging views on economic development and promoting investment in Morocco with Royal Palace Advisor Andre Azoulay during a courtesy call to Azoulay's office. The typically subdued Azoulay was animated and energized during d [...] | 2005-01-25 17:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV MO KMCC |
05RABAT626 | PHOSPHATES: LIFEBLOOD OF MOROCCO, OR ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary: Phosphates and their derivatives account for three percent of Morocco's economy and 17 percent of its yearly exports. Morocco has virtually-limitless phosphate reserves and state-owned phosphates company OCP is the world's largest exporter of phosphate rock, phosphoric acid and fer [...] | 2005-03-29 17:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON ETRD EINV SENV MO |
05RANGOON1053 | BURMA: ASEAN PERSPECTIVES - PART I [...] (C) Summary: Charge's courtesy calls on four ASEAN Ambassadors revealed differing, but in the end negative, views on Burma's future. While the departing Malaysian and Bruneian ambassadors were blunt in their negative assessments of the current conditions, the relatively new Singaporean ambass [...] | 2005-09-14 09:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV BM RP SN MY BX |
05RANGOON1198 | ASEAN PERSPECTIVES ON BURMA: PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, like their ASEAN colleagues (ref A) encourage U.S. engagement with the Burmese regime, but share generally negative views on the current situation and prospects for progress in Burma. Of this group, only the Thai [...] | 2005-10-21 09:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TH LA CB ECON EINV BM ID VN |
05RANGOON43 | BURMA 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensation Dispute Settlement Performance Requirements and Incentives Right to Private Ownership and Establishment Protect [...] | 2005-01-11 04:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB BM OPIC USTR |
05RANGOON688 | A BANNER YEAR FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN BURMA? [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite no improvement to Burma's investment climate, approved FDI last year increased by the largest amount in five years. The new apparent mini-boom is largely due to Chinese interest in Burma's questionable onshore oil and gas reserves, though new Thai and Japanese investmen [...] | 2005-06-08 02:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV BM |
05RECIFE166 | LULA AND CHAVEZ, BONDING AT SITE OF FUTURE REFINERY [...] (U) Summary. Brazilian President Lula da Silva traveled to the northeastern state of Pernambuco with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to lay the cornerstone for an oil refinery and to reinforce their alliance December 16. The anti-American rhetoric of Chavez was no surprise, but the em [...] | 2005-12-17 14:57:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR |
05RIODEJANEIRO19 | Brazil - Bahia State Growing Faster but Interior [...] While the State of Bahia has the sixth largest GDP in Brazil and expected growth of 8.6% in 2004, the concentrated nature of Bahia's economy - both in terms of geography and industry - is a challenge for state authorities. In response, the State has developed several special programs designe [...] | 2005-01-04 17:17:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN BEXP BR |
05RIYADH9488 | FORMER ARAMCO EXECUTIVE OFFERS HIS VIEWS ON OIL [...] (C) Over lunch at the CG's residence on December 21, 2005, Sadad Al-Husseini, who retired from Aramco in 2004 after serving twelve years as Executive President for Exploration & Producing, shared his views on global oil supply and demand with CG, EconOff, and PAO. Al-Husseini, who is now a c [...] | 2005-12-26 06:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PREL SA OIL |
05ROME3598 | BMENA FUND FOR THE FUTURE: ITALY SAYS NO EIB [...] (SBU) Econ MinCouns discussed European Investment Bank (EIB) participation in the Fund for the Future (REF A) on October 25 with Ignazio Angeloni, Finance Ministry Director General for International Finance Relations, and Stefania Bazzoni, Office Director for EIB Affairs. Both thought that t [...] | 2005-10-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV EU IT PGOV PHUM PREL |
05ROME3857 | EMBASSY TOLD U.S. PARSONS WINS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT TO OVERSEE CONSTRUCTION OF 7 BILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE (BUT WILL IT BE BUILT?) [...] Parsons Corp., a California-based engineering and construction firm, told the Embassy that it has provisionally been awarded the 120 million euro project management contract to oversee construction of the bridge to connect mainland Italy and Sicily. Italian engineering firm Impregilo had prev [...] | 2005-11-22 17:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND IT BUY AMERICA |
05ROME3881 | ITALY JUDICIAL REFORM AND IPR, AN INITIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's criminal justice system will have a major impact on IPR enforcement. A recently adopted amendment limits the bill's impact on current cases and reduces the like [...] | 2005-11-23 18:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
05ROME4046 | IPR Public Education in Italy: Refining the [...] Uneven IPR enforcement by police remains a problem in Italy, but a lack of respect for intellectual property among the general public also represents a significant hurdle. Some 20 percent of Italian consumers, according to a recent poll, admit to buying fakes. The Embassy, in cooperation wit [...] | 2005-12-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV IT EUN |
05SANAA128 | BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT - YEMEN [...] Embassy Sanaa expanded its outreach to local businessmen and women in FY 2004 by sponsoring the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development and Management Workshop, held September 12 to 14, at the Sanaa Chamber of Commerce. This three-day training workshop focused on the basics of entrepren [...] | 2005-01-19 04:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ETRD EINV YM ECON COM |
05SANAA1282 | YEMEN HUNT LOOKING FOR DEAL ON BLOCK 18 EXTENSION, [...] (C) Summary. On May 7, Ambassador met with representatives of Yemen Hunt to discuss developments in the ongoing drama of the Block 18 extension (reftel). The ROYG officially confirmed the cancellation of its agreement with Hunt, endorsing Parliament's decision to explore a more profitable ar [...] | 2005-05-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EINV YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA1317 | SHAKEDOWN AT THE ADEN PORT: SHIPS DETAINED BY [...] (C) Summary. Commercial maritime traffic to the Port of Aden, already far below the port's potential, may decrease further due to exaggerated insurance claims and an unusual practice of detaining ships in Yemen. Several worldwide insurance clubs have met in the last month to discuss these pr [...] | 2005-05-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EWWT YM COM |
05SANAA1338 | ADEN CONTAINER TERMINAL TENDER: ROYG ANGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The tendering process for the Aden Container Terminal was delayed this month when the ROYG,s High Tendering Committee decided not to award the tender at the self-imposed deadline. The Committee believed that the proposals did not apportion a high enough share of ROYG revenue, an [...] | 2005-05-21 11:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT EINV YM COM |
05SANAA1361 | AGRICULTURAL BANK ABANDONS CORRUPT PAST, LOOKS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Yemen Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank (CACB) is moving away from a history of corruption and poor banking practices and positioning itself as a viable commercial bank. The MEPI-funded Financial Services Volunteer Corps worked with the bank May 14-18 to craft a pro [...] | 2005-05-24 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PGOV KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA1446 | DONORS ADDRESS THE KEY TO REFORM IN YEMEN: PUBLIC [...] Summary: The donor community sponsored a workshop in May on the critical but oft-neglected subject of public finance management (PFM). In an effort to develop a work plan for rationalizing the budgeting process, currently a source of extensive corruption and mismanagement, the Ministry of Fin [...] | 2005-05-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA1511 | SEARCH FOR BLOCK 18 SOLUTION: HUNT ASKS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 3 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. Tensions continue to mount over Block 18 and Yemen Hunt's future in Yemen. On May 24 Ambassador met a group of Hunt executives preparing to litigate in international court for ROYG breach of contract (ref A). [...] | 2005-06-05 08:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EINV YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA1875 | YEMENI RIYAL SHOWS SIGNS OF INSTABILITY [...] (U) Summary. The Yemeni Riyal has fluctuated dramatically in recent months, and the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) intervened on at least two occasions to combat devaluation. Despite these efforts, for the first time in three years a black market has emerged for buying foreign currency, and the [...] | 2005-07-11 09:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV YM COM |
05SANAA1877 | JEFFREY SACHS VISITS SANAA, WARNS OF ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Millennium Project, projected a bleak future for Yemen without dramatic policy changes and a significant increase in foreign assistance during a visit to Sanaa, July 1-4. In Sachs's view, poor economic performance, declining natural resources, a [...] | 2005-07-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET KMPI KMCA YM COM |
05SANAA1919 | SALEH PURSUES TRIBAL APPROACH TO ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Yemen's Parliament approved a general sales tax law in early July, which met with fierce protest from business leaders. After hearing their complaints regarding the potential for abuse and corruption, President Saleh locked business leaders in a room with ROYG officials and de [...] | 2005-07-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM |
05SANAA193 | DPM SOFAN PROMOTES DONOR HARMONIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 30, Ambassador joined key donors and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan in signing a declaration on their intent to enhance donor coordination in Yemen. In a follow-on meeting with Sofan, Ambassador raised Socotr [...] | 2005-02-02 10:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA ECON ETRD EAID EINV YM COM |
05SANAA1959 | SALEH AUTHORIZES ECONOMIC REFORMS: ROYG BRACES FOR [...] (C) Summary. On July 18, President Saleh approved long-delayed portions of the economic reform package. A reduction or elimination of the fuel subsidy is likely to accompany this decision, and some fear it will lead to civil unrest. Several reports indicate that the security forces will emp [...] | 2005-07-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI YM COM |
05SANAA196 | YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET [...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...] | 2005-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM |
05SANAA1976 | REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES SPARKS RAPID INFLATION, [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, Rioting and unrest had abated, following a weekend of explosive demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies. On July 23, the ROYG confirmed 22 people killed, but the number is reportedly closer to 40. Demonstrators lashed out against the ruling elite across [...] | 2005-07-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI YM COM ENERGY |
05SANAA2022 | MAREB ROAD TEMPORARILY CLEARED FOR FUEL DELIVERIES [...] (C) Summary. July 24 at 19:30, armed members of the Al-Jaden tribe clashed with ROYG security forces approximately 30 miles west of Mareb City. According to Hunt Oil Security Chief Ralph Gonzales there were several casualties. The show of military force convinced the tribesmen to lift their [...] | 2005-07-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR ECON ENRG EINV ASEC YM COM ENERGY DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2062 | SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES [...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...] | 2005-07-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA2426 | YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...] | 2005-08-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM |
05SANAA2464 | SALAMI TAKES HIGH ROAD ON GSM TENDER, CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, the tender for a new mobile phone operator in Yemen was at the top of the agenda when Ambassador met Minister of Finance Salami. Ambassador offered the merits of Millicom's bid, stressing the importance of American investment in Yemen, and raised questions about th [...] | 2005-08-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA2556 | PM BAJAMMAL ON GSM TENDER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY [...] (C) Summary. On September 5, Ambassador discussed the status of Yemen's GSM mobile phone tender with PM Bajammal. He emphasized the importance of a transparent tendering process for attracting American business and for the country's overall investment climate. Bajammal responded directly tha [...] | 2005-09-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI CH YM ECON COM |
05SANAA265 | YEMEN SUBMITS THRESHOLD PAPER: REACHING MCC A [...] Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Sofan presented Yemen's MCC-Threshold Concept Paper to USAID Director on Jan. 30. The paper was recommended for approval on Jan. 30 by letter to AID/PPC/MCA, signed by Ambassador and USAID Director. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) [...] | 2005-02-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
05SANAA2844 | SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER, [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...] | 2005-09-27 07:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM |
05SANAA2922 | MCC ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND REFORM IN YEMEN [...] (S) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation programs are crucial to Yemen's future and to U.S. national security interests. Yemen stands at an important crossroads in its path to development and reform. For Yemen's reformers, MCC offers an important way forward. If the United States walks [...] | 2005-10-11 06:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM |
05SANAA3185 | EXIT HUNT: YEMEN MOVES TO NATIONALIZE OIL [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, Yemen's Cabinet announced that it would not renew Hunt's contract for oil production in Block 18, and would instead award it to the Yemeni-owned Safer Company. Hunt intends to sue the ROYG for violation of contract, and will likely announce legal action to coincide [...] | 2005-11-01 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM |
05SANAA3256 | ROYG CLOSES DOWN HUNT OFFICES, AMERICANS TO LEAVE [...] (C) Summery: Early in the morning on November 15, representatives of the Ministry of Oil took over the Sanaa offices of Hunt Oil accompanied with security forces. Hunt responded by relocating employees from its Block 18 facility in Mareb to Sanaa, and is in the process of removing most of it [...] | 2005-11-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM |