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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05SANAA328 | POWERFUL FINANCE MINISTER AL-SALAMI ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Time may be up for Finance Minister al-Salami. Rumors are spreading throughout Sanaa that President Saleh will remove the Minister from office in an upcoming cabinet shuffle. A number of small but significant political losses for Salami appear to give teeth to this rumor. Sal [...] | 2005-02-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM KBIO DOMESTIC POLITICS |
05SANAA3514 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. George Mullinax from o/a December 18, 2005 to o/a December 20, 2005 to provide assistance to the Central Bank of Yemen. Please make sure that Post has Mr. Mullinax's SSN and security clearance on file. 2. (SBU) Con [...] | 2005-12-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KMPI YM |
05SANAA3591 | UNITEL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR YEMEN'S THIRD GSM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After winning Yemen's third GSM license under a dubious tendering process with a staggering bid of USD 149 billion, Unitel has now failed to pay. Initially billed by the Ministry of Telecommunications as a Chinese company, Unitel now appears to have no Chinese investors at all. [...] | 2005-12-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI KMCA YM ECON COM |
05SANAA663 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...] | 2005-03-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM |
05SANAA853 | MINISTER SOFAN ON MCC THRESHOLD: WE'LL DO IT [...] USAID Director and Pol/Econoff met March 28 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmad Sofan. USAID Director conveyed that Yemen's MCC Threshold paper was very strong (reftel),and urged the ROYG to focus on specific reforms within the MCC categor [...] | 2005-04-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM TAGS |
05SANAA892 | EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM [...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...] | 2005-04-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT |
05SANAA893 | EB ICT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S MEETINGS WITH ROYG [...] (U) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross raised the prospect of an independent telecom regulator and advanced AID proposals for rural internet development with ROYG officials on March 26. His discussions with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOTIT) and the [...] | 2005-04-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PGOV PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT |
05SANAA950 | DEMARCHE ON G8 BMENA/OECD MENA INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PREL YM DEMARCHE ECON COM |
05SANJOSE1757 | TOURISM SNAPSHOT IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary. The tourism industry is king in Costa Rica, having been the nation's top revenue generator since 2001. The number of tourists coming to Costa Rica continues to increase, with hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, and Europeans flocking to the beaches, volcanoes, and adventu [...] | 2005-08-05 14:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND CASC EINV PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2020 | CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...] | 2005-08-26 22:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV |
05SANJOSE2731 | INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR)'s most recent (Jul.-Sept. 2005) quarterly survey says investor confidence has reached a new low. When asked "Is now a good time to invest in Costa Rica, only 4.2 percent said "yes", 75.0 percent said "no", and 20.8 percent were "unsure". En [...] | 2005-11-29 14:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2787 | COSTA RICA REPORTING ON OTHER FOREIGN BRIBERY [...] Summary. It has been a year since the story of scandal broke out and there is no sign yet of any criminal charges. On September 28, 2004, the influential daily, La Nacion disclosed the details of a `bonus' paid by the French telecommunications company Alcatel (see reftel A). According to the [...] | 2005-12-05 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCOR BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CS |
05SANJOSE2794 | CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN COSTA RICA REACHES NEW LOW [...] (U) Summary: According to the results of a November survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica's (UCR) School of Statistics, consumer confidence in Costa Rica has reached a new low. With a four point margin of error the study reveals that 75% of consumers think that the government is d [...] | 2005-12-07 19:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CS |
05SANSALVADOR2364 | SALVADORANS TO BAN ADVERTISING ON CABLE TV [...] (U) Summary: The Telecommunications and Electricity Superintendency (SIGET) is preparing a draft regulation for cable television that would ban advertising. Such a rule change will have a negative impact on the profitability of U.S.-owned AMNET, which dominates the sector. Post are concerned t [...] | 2005-08-24 17:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECPS ECON ES |
05SANSALVADOR2426 | CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...] | 2005-08-30 21:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV |
05SANSALVADOR2541 | CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...] | 2005-09-13 22:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA |
05SANSALVADOR2577 | OPIC LOAN TO BAJA SALT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-16 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV MX ES |
05SANSALVADOR2636 | AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...] | 2005-09-22 21:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL |
05SANSALVADOR2659 | DESIRES OUTWEIGH ACTION AT SALVADORAN PORT [...] (U) During econoff's August 30 introductory call with the Economic Counselor, Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) President Juan Jose Llort Choussy laid out his goals for CEPA infrastructure development. Llort's briefing indicated that there will be a number of potential opportuniti [...] | 2005-09-23 22:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EWWT ENRG ES |
05SANSALVADOR2689 | REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR [...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...] | 2005-09-28 20:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KMCA EINV ES |
05SANSALVADOR2818 | MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR BARCLAY TO SECRETARY [...] (U) I am looking forward to your visit to El Salvador. Your pivotal role in securing U.S. Congressional approval of CAFTA-DR gives your visit a special significance; the Embassy and the Government of El Salvador also recognize that your making Central America the destination of your first overs [...] | 2005-10-17 13:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL OVIP ES |
05SANSALVADOR2964 | AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...] | 2005-11-01 18:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES |
05SANSALVADOR3229 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN ON SUMMIT, [...] (C) On November 14, the Ambassador met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) at the Ambassador's request to discuss Summit of the Americas issues and Salvadoran domestic politics, inter alia. Regarding the Mar del Plata Summit, Lainez said that Saca had been very [...] | 2005-11-15 22:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ES |
05SANSALVADOR3508 | OPIC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MICROFINANCING [...] The microfinancing sector has grown significantly in recent years in El Salvador, and its expansion has helped satisfy micro entrepreneurs' demand for credit. In El Salvador, the traditional banking sector typically lends only under strict conditions, thereby excluding many potentially good [...] | 2005-12-16 21:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ES |
05SANSALVADOR3544 | APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...] | 2005-12-21 20:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV ECON ES |
05SANTIAGO1412 | CHILE: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND [...] This message transmits Post submission for the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. Embassy is not aware of any on-going investment dispute, involving U.S. citizens or corporations and the GOC, that meets the criteria outlined in Ref A. KELLY [...] | 2005-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC KIDE CI OPIC |
05SANTIAGO1794 | CHILE: INCREASING TIES WITH CHINA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Chile is trying to position itself as the business platform for Latin America. It is using China's interest in stable suppliers -- primarily for copper -- to increase ties with its second largest bilateral trading partner after the U.S. and with the Pacific Basin as a whole. Chile [...] | 2005-08-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL SENV CH |
05SANTIAGO2322 | CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong [...] | 2005-11-14 17:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CI |
05SANTIAGO2328 | CORRECTED COPY: CLASSIFICATION UPGRADE: CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong Chin [...] | 2005-11-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CI |
05SANTODOMINGO1366 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister Tan-Sun Chen visited the Dominican Republic February 24-25 to shore up bilateral relations in response to several recent visits by PRC officials. President Fernandez announced that he would visit Taiwan in April, signalling that he intends to maintain r [...] | 2005-03-09 20:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW HA |
05SANTODOMINGO1836 | DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...] | 2005-04-04 21:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR |
05SANTODOMINGO2448 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS DOWN TELEVISION STATION [...] On April 27 the District Attorney's Office raided the headquarters of Dominican television station Virus, located in Santiago, the country's second largest city. Officials confiscated four hard drives containing video material along with hardware necessary for the station to broadcast. Virus [...] | 2005-04-29 19:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO3161 | CUBA: REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the inauguration of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez last year, the Dominican Republic shifted its vote on the Cuba resolution at the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting from "yes" (with the United States) in 2004 to "abstain" in 2005. However [...] | 2005-06-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CU ETTC DR PREL SMIG EINV ETRD |
05SANTODOMINGO3582 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VIETNAM ESTABLISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic and Vietnam announced the establishment of diplomatic relations here on July 7, and a visiting Vietnamese delegation discussed possibilities for increased trade, investment, and cultural relations. The visitors scored a modest success on their first try, [...] | 2005-07-12 17:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV VM DR CH |
05SANTODOMINGO3930 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2005 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 18 claims (including 5 new ones for 2005) by U.S. persons/entities against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR). The [...] | 2005-08-08 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EFIN KIDE PGOV EINV |
05SANTODOMINGO4104 | SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH |
05SANTODOMINGO4211 | DOMINICAN COPYRIGHT OFFICE TALKS TOUGH [...] In April Embassy Santo Domingo reported a raid by the District Attorney's Office on the headquarters of the aptly named Dominican television station "Virus." Virus had been guilty of broadcasting pirated material and officials confiscated equipment from the station, leaving it temporarily una [...] | 2005-09-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO4481 | TWO CHINAS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 11:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR TW CH PREL ETRD EINV |
05SANTODOMINGO4778 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EL PASO SETTLES DISPUTE WITH [...] U.S. firm El Paso International recently resolved the dispute in which Dominican firm Carib Consult was petitioning the Dominican Supreme Court to ignore international arbitration rulings and to uphold a lower court judgement against El Paso. The Embassy has been actively involved in the case [...] | 2005-10-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN ENRG EINV BEXP |
05SANTODOMINGO559 | DOMINICANS RESPOND TO TELEVISION BROADCAST PIRACY [...] Summary: During the Embassy's January 31 demarche on television broadcast piracy (ref a),Under Secretary of Industry and Commerce Marcelo Puello told DCM that his Ministry took the requirement of stopping television broadcast piracy seriously and had sent the report to USTR on January 7 wit [...] | 2005-02-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
05SANTODOMINGO579 | PRC PRESSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE BEIJING [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Chinese Communist Party delegation met with members of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and other Dominican political parties from January 24-27, seeking to strengthen ties to the Dominican Republic and pressing for formal diplomatic recognition. The delegation call [...] | 2005-02-07 21:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW |
05SANTODOMINGO923 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT- DOMINICAN [...] Following is the Investment Climate Statement for the Dominican Republic, chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide. (begin text) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE UPDATE A.1. Openness to foreign investment The Dominican government welcomes foreign investment. However, some [...] | 2005-02-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR KTDB EINV ETRD |
05SANTODOMINGO970 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends maintaining the Dominican Republic on the Special 301 Watchlist. IPR infringement problems remain at levels similar to those of last year, with some call for optimism in the area of television broadcast piracy, a long-term problem. A broadcast piracy court [...] | 2005-02-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
05SAOPAULO624 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...] | 2005-05-23 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR |
05SAOPAULO875 | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...] | 2005-07-22 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP |
05SAOPAULO920 | SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...] | 2005-08-03 20:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR |
05SINGAPORE2077 | SINGAPORE AND INDIA SIGN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed June 29 in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong solidifies a growing trade relationship between India and Singapore. This is India's first free trade agreement t [...] | 2005-07-07 01:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTDB EAIR SN IN |
05SINGAPORE2536 | SINGAPORE TIGHTENS REGULATIONS FOR MONEY CHANGING [...] Singapore's parliament on August 15 approved changes to the Money-Changing and Remittance Business Act, last amended in 2002, designed to strengthen the government's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance-related activities in the money-changing and remittance sector. The r [...] | 2005-08-23 10:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EFIN ETTC ECON EINV ETRD KTFN SN |
05SINGAPORE2894 | ALL SMILES, LITTLE SUCCESS IN WU YI VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore's ties with China remain strained, despite the favorable press coverage of Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi's September 19-21 visit to Singapore. In a frankly negative read-out, the PRC Embassy told us many Chinese officials still do not trust Singapore and complained that [...] | 2005-09-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SN CH |
05SINGAPORE2906 | SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe that Indonesia's economic problems are not a harbinger of another Asian financial crisis, and that the risk of contagion is small given Indonesia's much stronger fundamentals compared to 1997-98. Although generally optimistic about Indon [...] | 2005-09-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL IN SN |
05SINGAPORE3324 | 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...] | 2005-11-21 08:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN |
05SINGAPORE370 | USTR CONCLUDES FIRST REVIEW OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first annual review of the U.S.- Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held February 2, representatives from the USG and GOS expressed general satisfaction with implementation of the FTA during its first year. AUSTR Barbara Weisel noted Singapore's recent efforts to e [...] | 2005-02-11 01:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN ECPS EINV KIPR EAGR SENV SN |
05SOFIA1207 | (U) BULGARIAN ORGANIZED CRIME (C-CN5-00054) [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref A request for information about organized crime in Bulgaria and the Balkans. Where direct sources are not cited, connections are largely based on information from operational contacts and open-source publications. ----------------------- OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES [...] | 2005-07-07 07:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KCRM PGOV EINV ECON KCOR BU |
05SOFIA1375 | BULGARIA?S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2005 REMAINS [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian economy showed encouraging growth of 6 percent in the first quarter of 2005, cementing experts? views that the economy will continue to grow in 2005 despite the political turmoil surrounding the formation of the new government. The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) issued [...] | 2005-08-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BU |
05SOFIA1477 | NEW BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin told Charge' August 22 that Bulgaria would not follow the "Spanish model" in its withdrawal from Iraq. Instead, the Bulgarian departure, planned to take place before the end of the year, will be done in close consultation with the U.S. and other Coa [...] | 2005-08-23 15:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EINV ETTC OVIP LY IZ BG |
05SOFIA1561 | SENATOR HAGEL MEETS NEW BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Hagel was the first Washington official to meet the new government after the June elections. He stressed energy and investment issues, Bulgaria's strategic importance as an ally in the region that extends eastward, and Bulgaria's need to improve its investment climate by [...] | 2005-09-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL OREP ENRG MARR EINV LY BU |
05SOFIA1597 | ECONOMY MINISTER: BULGARIA TO STAY THE MACRO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beyrle made an introductory call on Roumen Ovcharov, the new Minister of Economy and Energy, on September 12. He stressed USG support for Bulgaria's EU accession in January 2007, as well as continued close cooperation on economic and commercial issues. In the ensuing [...] | 2005-09-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KIPR ENRG EFIN ETTC PREL BU EUN |
05SOFIA1741 | BULGARIAN PRESIDENT'S AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 17 WHITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Beyrle met the evening of October 10 with President Purvanov at the President's request to discuss Purvanov's upcoming visit to Washington. Purvanov provided a non paper outlining "key points" for his meeting with President Bush (ref A and para 4 below). He confirmed [...] | 2005-10-12 11:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR MOPS EINV OVIP IZ LY BG |
05SOFIA1882 | BULGARIA'S CRACKDOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME: IS IT [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the high-profile killing of banker Emil Kyulev, Bulgarian authorities have begun a crackdown on organized crime, including the arrest of two notorious crime figures. It is not yet clear whether this is a genuine effort to deal with the problem of organized crime or [...] | 2005-11-02 15:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EINV ECON KCOR KCRM BU |
05SOFIA2120 | BULGARIA: ECONOMIC CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, BUT TOO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Having already risen above the 2005 forecast of 3.5 percent, Bulgaria's inflation rate is expected to jump dramatically to 8.4 percent in the first quarter of 2006 thanks to higher fuel prices and an increase in excise taxes to match EU minimum levels. However, inflation is exp [...] | 2005-12-29 16:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BU |
05TAIPEI1029 | Taiwan Markets Calm After China's Anti-secession [...] (SBU) Taiwan's financial markets shrugged off China's "Anti-Secession Law" on March 8. The NT Dollar (NTD) appreciated against the U.S. dollar (USD),while the stock market index declined slightly. Foreign portfolio investors increased net stock purchases. Local economic observers believe [...] | 2005-03-09 23:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI1080 | CROSS-STRAIT - UNILATERAL ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) In the positive atmosphere following the Lunar New Year charter flights, recent moves by the Taiwan government have suggested that it was on the verge of further liberalization across a range of cross-Strait economic policy areas. These include the creation of an offshore dollar-denominat [...] | 2005-03-14 04:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN TW CH |
05TAIPEI1152 | Taiwan's 2004 Balance of Payments [...] In 2004 Taiwan's balance of payments (BOP) posted a surplus of US$26.6 billion, resulting from its trade surplus, earnings from foreign exchange reserves, and capital inflows prompted by continued Taiwan Dollar (NTD) appreciation against the USD. The stronger NTD appears to be cutting into [...] | 2005-03-16 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1171 | MARKETS STEADY AS TAIWAN REACTS TO ANTI-SECESSION [...] (SBU) Taiwan's stock market showed a significant drop March 14 and 15 as the PRC passed the Anti-Secession Law and Taiwan's officials reacted. The NT dollar also lost value. However, it is unclear whether these declines were a result of the Anti-Secession Law or completely unrelated factors. [...] | 2005-03-17 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1191 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT SURGES 51.1 [...] Taiwan's investment in the PRC rose by 51.1 percent in 2004 accounting for 67 percent of overall outbound investment from the island according to statistics from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Both the number of investment projects and their average value increased. However, PRC d [...] | 2005-03-21 04:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN TW CH |
05TAIPEI1216 | TAIWAN INVESTMENT IN PRC - NOT JUST FOR EXPORT [...] (U) A survey of Taiwan enterprises in the PRC shows that 55 percent of their total output by value was sold within the PRC. More than half of those surveyed cited the expanding PRC domestic market as a primary reason for investing. In addition, the survey showed that 50 percent of inputs were [...] | 2005-03-22 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN TW CH |
05TAIPEI1343 | TAIWAN POLITICS AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] (SBU) The State NP EXBS (Export Control and Border Security) training on Export Control Laws and Regulations began on March 22 with 38 participants representing 16 different Taiwan Executive Branch agencies, one Legislative Yuan (LY) Member, and one LY staffer. After official opening remarks [...] | 2005-03-23 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI136 | STEEL AND CEMENT - DEEPENING CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Taiwan,s steel industry is exporting a large portion of its output to the PRC, accounting for as much as 50 percent of Taiwan,s steel exports. As is the case for many other Taiwan exports to the Mainland, Taiwan steel is mainly used to manufacture consumer goods for re-export to markets i [...] | 2005-01-14 01:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI1376 | CROSS-STRAIT LIBERALIZATION ON HOLD UNTIL MAY [...] (C) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Department of Economic Director Fu Don-cheng confirmed that cross-Strait economic liberalization and government-sponsored exchanges are on hold until at least May. He said that the recent goodwill measures offered by the PRC on passenger charter flights, agr [...] | 2005-03-25 04:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAIR ETTC EFIN CH TW |
05TAIPEI1402 | UMC ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH PRC'S HE JIAN [...] (C) Semiconductor manufacturer United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) announced a deal whereby it would receive 15 percent of He Jian Technology Co. It is not yet clear whether this deal will help UMC resolve accusations that it illegally provided assistance to the PRC competitor in violation of [...] | 2005-03-25 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC TW CH |
05TAIPEI1409 | Taiwan's Next Step in Chunghwa Telecom [...] Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh has revived Taiwan's stalled privatization plans by ordering the sale of another 17% of government equity in Chunghwa Telecom Company (CTC),Taiwan's largest telecomm firm. The planned transaction will reduce government ownership in CTC to below 50%. Revenue from t [...] | 2005-03-28 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1413 | Taiwan State-owned Bank for Sale [...] (U) In mid-March 2005, two foreign consortia bid on the Changhwa Commercial Bank (CCB),slated to become the first Taiwan state-owned bank sold to foreign investors. If the bid price is too low, Taiwan may reconsider the proposed sale. The sale of CCB to foreign investors is a key part of T [...] | 2005-03-28 07:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1511 | TAIWAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY ALREADY PREPARED FOR PRC [...] (C) Taiwan's business community agrees that Chi-mei's Hsu Wen-lung issued his pro-"one China" statement March 26 due entirely to PRC pressure. However, it also agrees that the statement will not affect the level or growth of Taiwan investment in the Mainland. Taiwan investors had already lea [...] | 2005-03-29 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TW CH |
05TAIPEI153 | Taiwan: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2004, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct [...] | 2005-01-14 06:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1560 | Taiwan's Growth Continues Slowing [...] The slowing trend of Taiwan's economic growth has continued from the second half of 2004 into the first two months of 2005. Export growth has declined steadily. Industrial production has gone from growth to decline, while unemployment has edged-up for the first time in the past seven months. [...] | 2005-03-31 01:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI1582 | Economic Briefing for March 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2005: --Taiwan's economic performance in Q1 of 2005 --Privatization of two large state-owned enterprises --Legal-regulatory workshop for export control --High-Speed Rail Continues Efforts to Raise Capital --Ta [...] | 2005-04-01 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI1594 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE - TAIWAN'S SURPLUS GROWS, [...] (C) Taiwan's exports to the PRC grew by 27.2 percent in 2004 as its imports from the Mainland grew even more rapidly at 52.2 percent. Components shipped to Taiwan firms assembling electronic consumer goods in the PRC dominated Taiwan's exports at 57 percent, but similar products also made up [...] | 2005-04-04 03:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV TW CH |
05TAIPEI1690 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE AND INVESTMENT TRENDS GIVE PRC [...] (C) In recent reporting, AIT/T has identified three important trends in cross-Strait trade and investment. First, even as the PRC becomes an ever more important trading partner for Taiwan, Taiwan's relative importance as a trading partner and source of investment for the PRC is diminishing. Se [...] | 2005-04-08 05:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC TW CH |
05TAIPEI1691 | MORE "EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT" COULD AFFECT [...] (C) After the April 5 meeting of senior Chen administration and DPP officials on cross-Strait relations, the Taiwan government has announced a new emphasis on the "effective management" portion of its "active opening, effective management policy" (ref B). "Difficult to manage" policies will b [...] | 2005-04-08 05:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TW CH |
05TAIPEI1890 | TAIWAN'S FIXED NETWORK LICENSING: AGAIN, NO BIDDERS [...] Summary: In two consecutive open seasons, Taiwan's Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) has received no interested applications for fixed network licenses. The 2005 spring open season for applications closed on March 31, 2005. Industry watchers are pessimistic about the prospect [...] | 2005-04-22 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TW |
05TAIPEI1919 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - FIRST QUARTER [...] (U) During the first quarter of 2004, EVA Air and China Airlines (CAL) both made progress in establishing air cargo ventures in Mainland China. The airlines also applied for permission to fly through PRC airspace on flights to Europe and other parts of Asia. Taiwan's Investment Commission fi [...] | 2005-04-26 07:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW |
05TAIPEI1923 | UMC CHAIRMAN FINED, INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE [...] (U) Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced on April 20 that it would fine United Microelectronics Co. (UMC) Chairman Robert Tsao NT$ 3 million (USD 95,000) for two separate violations of failure to disclose important information to stockholders. The information concerned UM [...] | 2005-04-26 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1924 | UMC CHAIRMAN FINED, INVESTIGATION CONTINUE [...] (U) Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced on April 20 that it would fine United Microelectronics Co. (UMC) Chairman Robert Tsao NT$ 3 million (USD 95,000) for two separate violations of failure to disclose important information to stockholders. The information concerned UM [...] | 2005-04-26 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI1975 | TAIWAN GOVERNMENT HEARS INDUSTRY'S VOICE OVER [...] Summary: Given the economic and consumer advantages offered by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP),the Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) announced April 15, 2005 that it would opt for a light-touch policy that will embrace innovation, competition and consumer interests. DGT ha [...] | 2005-05-02 06:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TW WTRO |
05TAIPEI2011 | (U) TAIWAN BUSINESSES OPERATING IN THE MAINLAND [...] (C) AIT/Taipei offers the following information in response to ref C regarding PRC pressure on Taiwan businesses operating in the Mainland. We have highlighted four examples of such pressure -- Chi Mei, Acer, Quanta, and Evergreen. We also note that many firms report the same kind of difficu [...] | 2005-05-03 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR EINV PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI2026 | Economic Briefing for April 2005 [...] (U) This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in April 2005: --Taiwan Stock Market Up on KMT Trip to China --New Insurance Director General --Changhwa Bank Privatization on Hold --More Funds for High Speed Rail -- Taiwan Flat Panel Production --A Flurry of [...] | 2005-05-05 01:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2085 | CHUNGHWA TELECOM PRIVATIZATION WITHIN SIGHT [...] (U) Summary: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced April 25 that it will accept applications until May 17, 2005 from firms interested in facilitating placement of government-owned shares in the New York Stock Exchange. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC),CHT,s biggest shareh [...] | 2005-05-10 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2289 | Mediocre Growth Returns to Taiwan [...] Taiwan's economy in Q1 2005 posted its worst performance since the middle of 2003, due mainly to a slowdown in export growth and the first decline in manufacturing production in the past three years. Nevertheless, a stronger local currency partly offset the impact of higher energy prices and [...] | 2005-05-25 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2290 | Taiwan Reacts to Treasury Department's FX Report [...] In response to the U.S. Treasury Department's "Report to the Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies" released on May 17, Taiwan Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan sent a letter to AIT/T Director Paal. Governor Perng said that Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) policy is no [...] | 2005-05-25 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2365 | Taiwan Economic Stimulus & New Bank Branches [...] Immediately following the release of weak economic data for the first quarter of 2005 (reftel),Premier Frank Hsieh announced a program to increase funding for home buyers and small & medium enterprises by NT$600 billion. Some NT$400 billion of the support comes from government agencies. How [...] | 2005-05-31 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2434 | Economic Briefing for May 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Lowest Growth since 2003 -- FRF Funds Increased, But Not Enough -- Plans to Relax Cross-Strait Investment Restrictions -- ICPI Discusses Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reform -- HIV/AIDS Infections Skyrocke [...] | 2005-06-06 00:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI244 | Taiwan Financial Reform Sinks in Political Mire [...] (SBU) It appears unlikely that Taiwan's legislature (LY) will provide supplemental funding for the Financial Reconstruction Fund (FRF) before the scheduled end of the current session on January 21, 2005. The failure to re-fund the program will cripple efforts to consolidate Taiwan's financia [...] | 2005-01-20 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2521 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - STILL WAITING FOR THE [...] (C) Taiwan government plans to liberalize regulations on investment in the Mainland continue to suffer delay. Despite the recent announcement that Taiwan would modestly relax investment capital ceilings, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Investment Commissi [...] | 2005-06-09 01:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL ETTC CH TW |
05TAIPEI2546 | TAIWAN: NOT ENOUGH FUNDS FOR BANK RESOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: On May 31, 2005, the Legislative Yuan (LY) provided additional funding to extend the life of the Financial Reconstruction Fund (FRF). Much of the additional funding is earmarked for specific uses, including a bailout of shareholders in a credit association favored by the opposit [...] | 2005-06-10 01:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI2555 | President Chen Tells Congressman Mark Kennedy He [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan. Kennedy praised Taiwan opening its beef market to U.S. imports and progress on the protection of intellectual property. He recommended relaxation of [...] | 2005-06-10 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI2556 | Congressman Mark Kennedy and Foreign Minister Chen [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen (Chen Tan-sun) June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan, covering many of the same issues he discussed with President Chen and Legislative Yuan Chairman Wang Jin-pyng (reported septels). Con [...] | 2005-06-10 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI2653 | AMCHAM WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON HUMAN RESOURCE AND [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei's (Amcham) 2005 White Paper focuses primarily on human resources and public health. It urges steps that would enable firms operating in Taiwan to hire more foreign employees, including PRC nationals - both to relieve manpower shortages and inte [...] | 2005-06-16 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV TW |
05TAIPEI2675 | RMB Appreciation No Help for Taiwan [...] (U) Because of Taiwan's massive investment in the PRC, the two economies cooperate more than compete in world export markets. Thus export orders to Taiwan firms will not benefit from a revaluation of the Renminbi (RMB). Although a revaluation could affect some investment decisions by Taiwan [...] | 2005-06-20 08:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI268 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - FOURTH QUARTER [...] Taiwan chipmakers PowerChip and ProMos submitted applications to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Investment Commission for permission to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the PRC. If approved these two plants together with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s ( [...] | 2005-01-21 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW |
05TAIPEI2741 | TAIWAN DISCOURAGES EXCHANGE RATE SPECULATION [...] (U) Summary. Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) is trying to discourage exchange rate speculation on the new Taiwan dollar (NTD) by administrative measures and a campaign suggesting that, based on economic fundamentals, the NTD should not appreciate against the US Dollar (USD). Some US$8 b [...] | 2005-06-23 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2743 | IC PACKAGING AND TESTING - PRESSURE BUILDING TO [...] (C) Integrated circuit (IC) packaging and testing is a key component in Taiwan's semiconductor economy with approximately USD 5 billion in revenue in 2004. Despite industry pressure, the Taiwan government still prohibits packaging and testing firms from investing in the PRC because it fears s [...] | 2005-06-24 01:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC CH TW |
05TAIPEI278 | ACTION REQUEST - U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Investment Commission Deputy Executive Secretary Emile Chang asked AIT to provide information on U.S. export regulations for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sold to entities in the PRC. [...] | 2005-01-24 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI2835 | Soft Business Performance Spills to Q2 of 2005 [...] Taiwan's soft economic performance from the first quarter of 2005 spilled over into the second quarter. Weak world demand for Taiwan products has driven y-o-y export growth in May 2005 to a new low and manufacturing posted its most significant contraction since SARS attacked Taiwan in early [...] | 2005-06-29 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2868 | Oil and Interest Rates Weaken Taiwan Dollar [...] Summary. The New Taiwan dollar (NTD),along with other East Asian currencies, depreciated significantly against the US dollar (USD) June 29. Analysts blame high oil prices and the market's expectation of higher US benchmark interest rates. There are probably also seasonal factors affecting [...] | 2005-07-01 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI2936 | Economic Briefing for June 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Soft Economy Continues in Q2 -- BenQ Acquires Siemens Cell Phone Unit -- EVA Air-Boeing Business Ties Remain Strong -- Taiwan Holds Energy Conference with Mixed Results -- EZPeer Not Guilty in P2P IPR C [...] | 2005-07-07 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH |
05TAIPEI2950 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - SECOND QUARTER [...] (U) During the second quarter of 2005, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturer United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC),which is under investigation for its affiliation with PRC semiconductor firm He Jian, called on the government to speed up its investigation into the case. The Taiwan Provincial [...] | 2005-07-08 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3048 | TAIWAN IT INDUSTRY DISCUSSES STANDARDS WITH PRC [...] (C) A delegation led by opposition politicians but composed mainly of Taiwan information technology (IT) manufacturing executives visited Beijing July 5-6 to discuss industry standards with PRC officials and executives. The discussions yielded few concrete results. However, Taiwan firms agree [...] | 2005-07-15 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ETRD PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI3100 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC INITIATIVES STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) Taiwan National Security Council Senior Advisor Chen Chung-shin told econoff July 20 that progress on cross- Strait economic initiatives was unlikely until late August or into the fall. On prospects for cross-Strait charter flight discussions, Chen said that Taiwan and PRC authorities had [...] | 2005-07-22 03:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV PREL TW CH |
05TAIPEI3118 | Effects of RMB Appreciation on Taiwan [...] SUMMARY. The renminbi's (RMB) appreciation of 2% against the US dollar (USD) on July 21 has caused the NTD and other Asian currencies to strengthen against the US dollar. However, market intervention by Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) has reduced the NTD appreciation to less than other [...] | 2005-07-22 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI3122 | TAIWAN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY EAGER TO GET [...] (C) Taiwan's petrochemical industry is increasingly focused on cross-Strait trade and investment, with exports to the PRC accounting for up to 50 percent of total output. However, Taiwan's prohibition against investment in the PRC in naptha crackers is holding back even more high-value upstre [...] | 2005-07-25 01:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EPET CH TW |
05TAIPEI3154 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT 1ST HALF OF 2005 - MOVING [...] (C) Taiwan government data on Taiwan investment in the PRC showed that the total value of investment for the first six months of 2005 fell by 22 percent. While investment fell substantially in the Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas and Fujian Province, which have been the destinations of the vast [...] | 2005-07-26 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TW CH |
05TAIPEI3309 | Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tries to [...] Summary: Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) (Mark) Chen Tan-sun led a delegation to Chad and Burkina Faso July 8-14 to reinforce Taiwan's interest in further developing diplomatic relations with Africa. Taiwanese businessmen have established small operations in the two African countr [...] | 2005-08-09 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI343 | SEMICONDUCTORS - TAIWAN FIRMS FACING CHINA,S [...] (C) With a market downturn expected to continue in 2005, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturers will be increasingly concerned about competing in the PRC chip market with local firms. Relatively new PRC firms like Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporations (SMIC) and Grace Semiconduct [...] | 2005-01-27 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ECON EINV ETRD CH TW |
05TAIPEI3574 | Taiwan's Q2 Balance of Payments [...] Taiwan's balance of payments (BOP) in Q2 of 2005 posted a surplus of US$6.45 billion, pushing foreign exchange (FX) reserves to US$253.62 billion. The BOP would have run a deficit if Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) had not increased its short-term liabilities through repurchase agreemen [...] | 2005-08-28 23:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI3606 | U.S. ORGANIC EXPORTERS HAVE A GROWING MARKET IN [...] (U) Summary: U.S. exporters of organic products will see a growing market in Taiwan. In the past, inadequate labeling rules have made it difficult for consumers to determine whether a product was truly organic. Three new changes could increase consumer confidence in organic products. First [...] | 2005-08-30 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PINR EINV TW |
05TAIPEI3623 | TAIWAN MINIMUM TAX: FICTION TRUER THAN FACT [...] (C) Summary: Corning, the largest U.S. investor in Taiwan, privately denied press reports that it would shift planned investment to South Korea over pending tax changes. Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) and Legislative Yuan (LY) DPP caucus held on August 29 reached a compromise on the tax bill t [...] | 2005-08-31 07:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3661 | NO REAL PROGRESS ON CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Unofficial exchanges continue between Taiwan and China over economic initiatives launched in the wake of China visits by KMT and PFP leaders in May. Progress, however, remains slow as Taiwan continues to hold out for discussions between officials from Taiwan and China to finaliz [...] | 2005-09-02 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV EAGR PREL TW CH |
05TAIPEI3667 | Economic Briefing for August 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in August 2005: --Poor economic performance 1H, mixed expectations 2H --The CBC's ensures BOP surplus in Q2 --Chunghwa Telecom privatized amid opposition --Taiwan attempts to cut budget deficit --GE first foreign compa [...] | 2005-09-06 02:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI3752 | TAIWAN FIRMS TO INVEST IN PRC [...] Summary: Three Taiwan transportation firms, China Airlines, Wan Hai Lines and Yang Ming Marine, will join together to buy a 37 percent stake in China-based Yangtze River Express (YRE),a logistics and transportation company. Together the firms will invest approximately USD 58 million. CAL [...] | 2005-09-09 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EINV TW CH |
05TAIPEI3772 | Taiwan FSC Road Shows in October 2005 [...] Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will conduct road shows in New York and London in October 2005 to attract foreign investors to Taiwan. Foreign investors will be encouraged to participate in merge & acquisition (M&A),and securities trading. The major theme of the road shows [...] | 2005-09-12 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI3799 | EVOLVING TAIWAN ROLE IN GREATER CHINA ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: A number of forward-looking Taiwan business people see that Taiwan's economy is in the midst of another major shift in its evolution from manufacturing toward a service and knowledge-based economy. While other Pacific Rim economies are becoming big players in venture capital in [...] | 2005-09-13 22:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR PREL TW CN |
05TAIPEI385 | US-CHINA TRADE IMBALANCE (C-AL5-00044) [...] (U) Taiwan export manufacturing firms have made massive investments in the PRC, with especially strong 50 percent growth in investment during 2004. In the key industries of electronics and information technology products manufacturing, a pattern of triangular trade has emerged. Taiwan firms e [...] | 2005-01-31 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON ETRD EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI3880 | PFP LEGISLATOR LIU YI-JU PUSHES CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: People's First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu (Yi-ju) is a harsh critic of the Chen Administration's economic policies and believes that better cross-Strait relations are an urgent economic priority for Taiwan. At the same time, although she belongs to the same party as p [...] | 2005-09-20 22:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR PREL TW CN |
05TAIPEI3931 | TAIWAN'S FREE TRADE ZONES - WAITING FOR TENANTS [...] (C) Since establishing its first free trade zone (FTZ) in Keelung Harbor in October 2004, Taiwan has added four more FTZs in the ports of Kaohsiung, Taichung and Taipei, as well as Taipei's Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport. Many businesses have expressed interest in the zones, but relativ [...] | 2005-09-23 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL CH CT |
05TAIPEI4029 | Economic Briefing for September 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2005: --Overview: Oil prices dampen growth --Strikes stymie Taiwan's financial reform --Avian flu alert --Cross-Strait exchanges increase --Taiwan attempts WTO consultations with China --RMB appreciation affects [...] | 2005-09-30 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4071 | TAIWAN'S SCIENCE PARKS - REACHING THE LIMITS OF [...] (C) With the continuing success of Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) and lack of available real estate for its further expansion, the Taiwan government's National Science Council, which oversees HSP, has built two completely new science parks and ten satellite campuses. The new science parks [...] | 2005-10-04 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN TW |
05TAIPEI4178 | Taiwan's Cash Cards [...] Cash card debt write-offs by Taiwan banks have increased sharply since June of this year mainly due to card-issuing banks trying hard to live up to a new, stricter non- performing loan (NPL) definition. Some observers worry that the sharp increase in cash card cancellations could create a cr [...] | 2005-10-14 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4207 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] The third quarter of 2005 saw several noteworthy developments in cross-Strait relations on the following topics: --Travel Agent Association of Taiwan to coordinate discussions on tourism. --Ministry of Economic Affairs recommended liberalization of export controls on semiconductor manufactu [...] | 2005-10-17 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EFIN ETTC PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4230 | TAIWAN RETAILERS FOCUSED ON PRC MARKET [...] (C) Taiwan's economic ties with the PRC increasingly extend beyond manufacturing, and Taiwan retail activity in the Mainland is growing rapidly. The members of Taiwan's Association for Chain Store and Franchise Promotion (ACFP) count 26,000 stores, restaurants, entertainment facilities and ot [...] | 2005-10-19 00:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI4418 | Economic Briefing for October 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in October 2005: --Economic performance in Q3 --Office Space --Capital outflow weakens NT Dollar --Renminbi exchange liberalization --PRC Tourists in Taiwan --Semiconductor facility utilization --Taiwan students consider Chi [...] | 2005-11-01 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4461 | Taiwan Stock Market Doomed? [...] On October 17, a prominent China Times article by a local political science professor described the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) as having no future. The article claimed that the growing number of de-listings and worsening performance indicated that TSE would cease to exist as a functioning m [...] | 2005-11-03 23:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4624 | RECHI CASE DRAWS ATTENTION TO LIMITS ON PRC [...] (C) Investigations of possible illegal investment transactions by Rechi Precision Co., Ltd., the world's third largest manufacturer of compressors for refrigerators and air conditioners, have attracted attention to Taiwan's regulations that limit investment in the PRC to a percentage of net wo [...] | 2005-11-18 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON CH TW |
05TAIPEI4627 | Taiwan Pension Reform [...] Summary: Taiwan's Examination Yuan on November 10 cut monthly government pensions to a maximum of 85-95% of pre- retirement pay. The change cost the ruling Party little in terms of political support because most retired civil servants belong to the opposition, but they will further polarize [...] | 2005-11-20 23:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4647 | Taiwan Economy: Swamp of Negativism [...] (SBU) Summary: As AIT/T has reported in recent cables (refs),public trust in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been seriously undermined by news of scandal, corruption, and mismanagement over the past several weeks. The erosion of trust in Taiwan institutions and of con [...] | 2005-11-21 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4719 | LAPTOP PCS - MADE IN TAIWAN NO LONGER [...] (SBU) Taiwan firms had a 72.4 percent share of global laptop manufacturing in 2004, but more than 90 percent of their laptop output was assembled in the PRC. The rapid transfer of laptop PC assembly from Taiwan to the Mainland has been driven by the movement of component suppliers and custome [...] | 2005-11-28 02:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
05TAIPEI4739 | Taiwan Insurance Firm Ordered Closed [...] Summary: Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has ordered Kuo Hua Insurance to cease operations due to insolvency and has requested the state-owned Taiwan Insurance Institute (TII) to liquidate Kuo Hua. Outstanding claims against Kuo Hua may exhaust Taiwan's Insurance Stabilizati [...] | 2005-11-29 03:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4779 | Economic Briefing for November 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2005: --New accounting system for national income statistics --Alternate Minimum Tax Bill --Foreign investor acquires local bank --Compulsory licensing for Tamiflu --National Communication Commission --Hong Kon [...] | 2005-12-02 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH |
05TAIPEI4851 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION - THE WAY [...] (C) Over the past two decades, Taiwan has gradually lifted many restrictions on cross-Strait economic relations resulting in the PRC becoming Taiwan's largest trade partner and top investment destination. However, many restrictions remain, and many liberalization proposals continue to languis [...] | 2005-12-12 22:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EWWT EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4873 | Taiwan Legislature meddles with interest rates [...] On December 6 Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) reached agreement to set a 10% cap on credit and cash card spreads, and increase monthly minimum payments to 20% of the balance from the current 3%. According to the agreement, the proposed cap was to have a "second" reading December 9 (without ev [...] | 2005-12-13 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4883 | BLUE DOMINATES TAIWAN'S NCC COMMISSIONER'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) Review Committee held public meetings to review all 18 NCC nominees from December 9-11 and then selected 13 NCC Commissioners who will take office before the end of December. Because the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and People's First [...] | 2005-12-15 00:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4898 | Taiwan Begins Tax Overhaul with an AMT System [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Taiwan passed a tax reform bill establishing an alternative minimum tax mechanism (AMT). The AMT will affect only about 0.9% of individual taxpayers and 0.3% of business firms, but will have a disproportionate impact on high-tech industries because of the tax in [...] | 2005-12-16 03:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI498 | Revenge of the Budget Cutters [...] (SBU) Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed the government's 2005 central budget during its final session. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Party and People First Party (PFP) used their legislative majority to slash funding for some government agencies. The deepest cuts seemed politically mot [...] | 2005-02-04 06:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI5045 | UMC CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary: United Mircoelectronics Corporation (UMC) Chariman Robert Tsao announced December 29 that he would resign in March 2006 after a public and shrill exchange of accusations with Taiwan authorities over UMC's revised earnings announcement earlier this month and alleged insider tradi [...] | 2005-12-30 06:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TW |
05TAIPEI51 | TFX001: Taiwan Economic Brief December 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected Taiwan economic events in December 2004. -- Taiwan becomes OECD trade committee observer -- Taiwan leads world in chip packaging and testing -- Taiwan worries about over-reliance on China -- Taiwan's 2004 and 2005 economic performance -- Taiwan aids t [...] | 2005-01-07 02:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI519 | Taiwan Economic Briefing for January 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in January 2005: - Taiwan-China cross-Strait charter flights - Taiwan's banking sector performance - Taiwan's 2005 central budget - New Free Trade Zones - Domestic investment slows - TSMC Chairman on Taiwan's econom [...] | 2005-02-04 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI875 | RAPID TAIWAN DOLLAR APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) The Taiwan dollar (NTD) in heavy trading on March 2 broke the NTD 31/USD 1 barrier for the first time since 2000, having appreciated by about 10 percent against the US Dollar (USD) since mid-2004. The NTD will face even more appreciation pressure as fund managers bring in capital in expe [...] | 2005-03-03 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI962 | Economic Briefing for February 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2005: --Cross-Strait charter flights for cargo --WTO and anti-dumping measures --Key economic indicators for January 2005 --NT dollar appreciation -- High-tech firms post huge sales growth --Boeing contr [...] | 2005-03-08 05:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TBILISI3200 | GEORGIA'S FINANCIAL POLICE: THE IRS WITH GUNS? [...] Summary. Recent business establishment closings by the Financial Police (FP) have prompted a renewed effort by local business and NGO leaders to encourage the Georgian Government to be transparent in their tax collection and enforcement efforts. Many in the business and NGO communities conten [...] | 2005-12-08 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV KCRM GG |
05TEGUCIGALPA1535 | USITC CARRIBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The positive role that the Caribbean Basin Initiative (C [...] | 2005-07-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1546 | One Maquila Improves Working Conditions in [...] Summary: In a June 22 press conference, the U.S. NGO National Labor Committee's (NLC's) Director Charles Kernaghan alleged mistreatment of workers in a Honduran maquila that supplies Reebok's NBA and NFL jerseys, a charge that the GOH and Honduran businesses quickly denied, pointing to union [...] | 2005-07-27 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1644 | DOLE FILES $137 MILLION SUIT AGAINST HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request for EB/IFD and L/CID -- please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Following the rejection of its two appeals of a recent $137 million tax judgment against it by the GOH revenue authority, Dole sees little choice but to challenge the administrative ruling in cou [...] | 2005-08-08 16:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN PGOV KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1694 | Honduran National Party Presidential Candidate Pepe [...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing the AmCham, Nationalist Party Presidential candidate Pepe Lobo offered few innovative or exciting nostrums for economic growth, but neither did he abandon the free-market, fiscally responsible path blazed by the incumbent administration. Clearly uncomfortable with e [...] | 2005-08-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1708 | HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY CONTINUES TO STYMIE [...] (C) Summary: Despite the professed GOH expectation that CAFTA will encourage increased U.S. investment into Honduras, the Ministry of Environment and Natural resources (SERNA) continues to make many such investments difficult or impossible. This is the first in a series of cables detailing th [...] | 2005-08-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1825 | HONDURAS CSI MOVING AHEAD [...] Following a week-long visit to review progress, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS/CBP) team reports that GOH support for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program remains strong and preparations at Puerto Cortes continue to move forward. Team leader Mark Reich and Jacob Aguilar bri [...] | 2005-09-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV PINS KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1832 | ANHEUSER BUSCH BEING SUED FOR USD 5.5 MILLION FOR [...] (C) Summary: Anheuser Busch (AB) is defending itself from a charge of breaching a distribution contract that they claim was canceled over a year ago. Despite cancellation of its contract, and under what AB lawyer consider suspicious circumstances, local brewer Cerveceria Hondurena got a lice [...] | 2005-09-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN PGOV KJUS BBSR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1842 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BONUS PAYMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In an attempt to mitigate the impact on Honduran workers of Friday's sharp increases in fuel and consumables prices, President Maduro has proposed that businesses with fewer than 20 employees pay bonuses of 1000 lempiras (about USD 53),with larger businesses to pay 2000 lempira [...] | 2005-09-08 16:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1843 | SHIPPERS HIKE HONDURAN PORT FEES, SPURRING [...] (C) On August 26, the private shippers' umbrella organization -- the Central America Discussion Agreement (CADA) -- informed Honduran importers and exporters that effective September 1, shippers would raise container handling fees by USD 5-15 per container. According to CADA, this price incre [...] | 2005-09-08 21:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KJUS ECON ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1851 | Honduras: Public Unrest Over Gasoline Price [...] Summary: Unusually effective strikes by taxi drivers hit major urban centers on September 6-7, following a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whether prompted by easing markets or political pressure, the GOH walked back nearly half of the increase on Sep [...] | 2005-09-08 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ELAB ECON PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1910 | Honduran "Notables" Report Recommends GOH Keep [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para 4. 2. (U) A special "notables" committee appointed to review how the GOH sets gasoline prices (reftel) issued a recommendation September 16 to continue the current price freeze in effect for the past 8 days. Commission head Cardinal Oscar Rod [...] | 2005-09-19 17:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1967 | U.S. Owned Firm Agregados Maya Claims Conspiracy [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing intransigence and possible misconduct by Government of Honduras municipal, mining, and environmental officials, Agregados Maya, a construction aggregates (sand and gravel) mining company owned by American citizen Kevin Ericsson Yohn, claims they have been unable to protec [...] | 2005-09-26 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2044 | Honduran Gasoline Price Freeze Extended; More [...] (U) Summary: The Honduran "notables" committee selected to review gas prices and investigate short and long term solutions has recommended continuing the current price freeze until October 16. What group will pay the estimated $250,000 USD per day differential is still in doubt. Pressure to f [...] | 2005-10-04 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV PBTS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2185 | OPIC-BACKED U.S. INVESTOR'S USD 11 MILLION HOUSIN [...] (C) Summary: The OPIC-supported Altos de Zambrano housing project has been stalled for nearly six months in SERNA. Post does not find Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources' (SERNA) justifications for the delay credible, and fears that political pressures and/or personal interests of [...] | 2005-10-26 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD SENV ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2195 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: During an October 19 meeting in San Pedro Sula, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Honduran Trade Minister Guerrero concurred that Honduras is well on its way towards CAFTA implementation, having passed several key laws and proposed others. IPR protections remain a source of concern fo [...] | 2005-10-27 18:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2217 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to attend the Summit of the Americas, and to quickly comply with any outstanding CAFTA requirements to expedite entry into force. Maduro welcomed the Secretary' [...] | 2005-10-31 22:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2223 | Honduras and Nicaragua Re-Open Borders For Cargo [...] Honduran truck drivers opened the Honduran - Nicaraguan border for cargo transport Friday, October 21, after blockading several key highways for approximately 48 hours. The blockage was in response to a similar move by Nicaraguan truckers a day earlier. Following a formal note of protest from [...] | 2005-10-31 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EINV ECON ETRD HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2237 | Honduras 2005 BFIF Program Summary [...] This is a summary on programmatic outcomes of Honduras' use of 2005 BFIF program funds. 2. Embassy Honduras would like to thank EB/CBA for continued financial support of our joint Commercial-Economic outreach initiatives. Post worked closely with the Honduran-American Chamber of Commerce ( [...] | 2005-11-01 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON HO BFIF |
05TEGUCIGALPA2424 | Honduras Welcomes Planned Central American [...] (U) SUMMARY: A senior Honduran Trade official reacted positively to a Central American Refinery proposed by Mexico, indicating that a northern Honduran port city would be an excellent selection for the site. The enthusiasm may change pending the definitive results of the November 27 Presidenti [...] | 2005-11-30 22:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2529 | Honduras In Strong Support of Energy Integration [...] (U) Honduras is very interested in the Energy Integration Project proposed by Mexico, according to Honduran Trade and Commerce Minister Irving Guerrero. Per reftel, Mexico has proposed the construction of a Central American energy initiative that includes a 230 thousand barrel per day (bpd) r [...] | 2005-12-19 21:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA284 | HONDURAS: IMF GENERALLY PLEASED [...] (C) Summary: The IMF Article IV mission currently visiting Honduras is pleased with the GOH's significant progress on fiscal discipline, monetary policy reforms, and compliance with all but one quantitative target of the current Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). One non-quantitat [...] | 2005-02-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA331 | HONDURAS: ONEROUS PORT FEES COULD THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: In December 2004, the GOH National Congress approved legislation obligating the government to pay a hefty per-container fee of USD 18 for empty containers and USD 37 for loaded containers for x-ray scanning. The law dictates that the Ministry of Finance pay these fees to the servi [...] | 2005-02-11 20:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA363 | HONDURAS: PORT FEES: THE HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOH has recently approved a USD 55 per container fee for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes (Ref A). This fee, if passed on to port users, would nearly double port costs, rendering the port uncompetitive and resulting in trade and investment diversion away from Honduras (Ref B). [...] | 2005-02-14 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA399 | HONDURAS: PORT FEE IMPLEMENTATION SUSPENDED [...] (U) Summary: A united private sector has succeeded in temporarily halting the entry into force of a contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, citing the potential economic damage that the contracted fee of USD 55 per container would do to Honduran competitiveness. The respite is temporar [...] | 2005-02-18 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA404 | HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-18 20:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA516 | EMBASSY REQUEST FOR 2005 BFIF FUNDS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa requests a total of USD 7,300 in BFIF funds for training and travel to promote US exports to Honduras. This request consists of the following three components: commercial training for economic/commercial officer; commercial outreach in major cities outside [...] | 2005-03-07 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA544 | HONDURAS: MINFIN HINTS AT PORT FEES COMPROMISE [...] (C) On the margins of another meeting on March 4, EconChief raised the port x-ray scanning fees question (ref A) with Minister of Finance William Chong Wong, Vice Minister of Finance for Revenues Donald Dubon, Director of the Tax Service (the DEI) Jose Manuel Carcamo, and Director of Customs A [...] | 2005-03-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA546 | HONDURAS: PORT FEE NOT SUSPENDED AFTER ALL; [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to alleged assurances made by President Maduro on February 11 that he would suspend publication and entry into force of the controversial new contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, the contract was published in the official Gaceta on February 15. The question of [...] | 2005-03-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA646 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS CSI FOR HONDURAS [...] Post strongly supports the Government of Honduras, request to be included in the next tranche of countries invited to join the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The GOH has shown an awareness of the importance of maritime security and demonstrated the political will to take the necessary s [...] | 2005-03-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA709 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO AND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) On March 29, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro announced that if it becomes necessary he is willing to impose price controls on basic consumer goods. He called on the private sector not to raise prices "abusively" on consumer goods based on rising fuel prices. Justifying his concerns, Ma [...] | 2005-04-04 13:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV EPET ELAB HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA769 | HONDURAN PORT FEE REDUCTION AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary: Following a public exchange of vitriol earlier this year over port fees -- in which accusations of fraud, deception, graft, tax evasion, smuggling, and unconstitutionality were repeatedly hurled (detailed reftels) -- the GOH and private sector sat down last month to work out a mu [...] | 2005-04-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA774 | HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ON MINING: SLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and USAIDOffs met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Patricia Panting, on April 6 to discuss mining issues, specifically a ban that has been in place since June 2004 on the granting of any new mining concessions in Honduras. Minister Panting defende [...] | 2005-04-12 18:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA866 | 2005 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: HONDURAS [...] (U) HONDURAS The United States Government (USG) is aware of thirteen (13) claims of United States businesses or nationals that may be outstanding against the Government of Honduras (GOH). The USG is also aware of numerous other investment disputes involving U.S. investors, the major [...] | 2005-04-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE KSPR HO |
05TELAVIV5515 | DISENGAGEMENT: GAZA BUSINESSMEN BOTH HOPEFUL AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, nine businessmen from the Gaza Strip stressed that freedom of movement for people and goods was essential to achieving economic prosperity after disengagement. They claimed that the GOI's proposal for a trilateral border crossing at Ke [...] | 2005-09-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPAL EINV EAID IS PTER GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
05THEHAGUE2594 | DUTCH 2006 BUDGET: REFORM, GROWTH, AND UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With early indications of a long- awaited economic recovery as a backdrop, the Netherlands' center-right governing coalition presented a draft 2006 budget that seeks to ensure continued economic growth through additional structural reforms of the country's welfare system and [...] | 2005-09-26 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL |
05THEHAGUE3055 | NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...] | 2005-11-09 19:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS |
05TORONTO2634 | Canadian Financial Services Sector: U.S. [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...] | 2005-10-12 15:46:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN KTIA PREL CA US |
05TORONTO2638 | The Canadian Financial Services Sector: [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...] | 2005-10-12 15:52:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL CA US |
05TORONTO2697 | The Canadian Financial Sector: U.S. Life [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see paragraph 9. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtable [...] | 2005-10-14 11:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL KPAO CA US |
05TORONTO2705 | Canadian Financial Services Sector: Capital [...] (U) This cable contains a request for SEC guidance, see paragraph 14. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration issue perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance spon [...] | 2005-10-17 12:26:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL CA US |
05TUNIS1048 | TUNISIA'S ENERGY CZAR EXPLAINS POSITION ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Econoff's meeting with the head of Tunisia's electricity monopoly reveals that a U.S. investor, EnerCiel, will likely need to seek relief through the court system or reach a compromise given the hardening of legal positions and the difficulties EnerCiel is facing with moving forwa [...] | 2005-05-19 06:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
05TUNIS1456 | AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO TUNISIA'S SECOND CITY - [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador and Econoff traveled June 27 to Sfax, Tunisia's second largest city and the economic hub, to deliver messages on USG economic and political reform policies, on our latest development under our trade and investment dialogue, and to survey USG assistance to Sfax's high-t [...] | 2005-07-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV EAID TS |
05TUNIS869 | TUNISIA'S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: THE GOT BEGINS TO [...] On April 15, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Ambassador's call on the Minister of Public Health on April 7 to discuss "data exclusivity" concerns under Special 301 review. 2. Post's unofficial translation of the note follows. [...] | 2005-04-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV TS |
05TUNIS898 | FREE TRADE WITH THE U.S.: ARE THE TUNISIANS READY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Booz Allen Hamilton's Emad Tinawi visited Tunis April 4 ) 8, to consult with U.S. Embassy and GOT officials, private sector representatives, and academics on U.S.-Tunisian trade and investment issues. Tinawi's visit, as a private sector consultant to the Department, aimed to a [...] | 2005-05-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TS |
05VIENNA138 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...] | 2005-01-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR |
05VIENNA7 | LACK OF COMPETITION IN AUSTRIA'S ELECTRICITY MARKET [...] (U) According to a recent report from Austria's Federal Competition Authority, the anticipated benefits from the liberalization of the electricity market in 2001 have not materialized because incumbent providers have successfully cooperated to maintain a de-facto oligopoly. The incumbents ha [...] | 2005-01-04 08:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV AU EUN |
05VILNIUS1007 | ADAMKUS UPSET ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS-LUKOIL BID ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and Lukoil's plan to submit a joint bid to buy a controlling share of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) has met with strong expressions of concern from some elements of the GOL, including President Adamkus. Representatives of the two firms visited Vilnius September 19 to pi [...] | 2005-09-23 10:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | EINV ECON PREL PGOV ENRG LH |
05VILNIUS1186 | CONOCOPHILLIPS SET TO REQUEST USG ADVOCACY ON BID [...] This cable contains confidential proprietary business information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador October 27 that CP will likely bid with the Russian oil giant Lukoil on a controlling share of Lithuania's Mazeikiu [...] | 2005-11-04 05:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EINV PREL PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS1224 | CONOCOPHILLIPS BACK IN TOWN TO PURSUE INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips (CP) President and CEO James Mulva, during a November 18 meeting with Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, reiterated CP's interest in buying the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in an equal partnership with the Russian oil firm Lukoil. A PM spokeswoman told us that Mulva [...] | 2005-11-18 15:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL LH |
05VILNIUS1244 | DUTCH COURT FREES SHARES OF LITHUANIAN OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dutch court lifted restrictions November 24 on Yukos-owned shares of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN). The decision appears to allow Yukos to proceed with the sale of its majority stake in MN. The larger legal battle over Yukos's holdings continues, however, and a [...] | 2005-11-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL LH |
05VILNIUS3 | LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...] | 2005-01-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH |
05VILNIUS306 | MINISTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOR LAYS OUT VISION FOR [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, Ambassador Mull met with Vilija Blinkeviciute, the Minster of Social Security and Labor, as part of his ongoing series of discussions with cabinet members of the new GOL (ref a). Ms. Blinkeviciute, a member of the Social Liberal party who came in fourth in the first rou [...] | 2005-03-23 08:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM LH |
05VILNIUS317 | LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...] | 2005-03-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS528 | LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY: WHY 2004 WAS SUCH A GOOD [...] Final 2004 figures confirm that Lithuania's economy remains on a roll. High growth, low inflation, and expanding foreign investment still characterize the economy. Surging domestic consumption fed Lithuania's growth, but also contributed to a growing current account deficit and upward pressur [...] | 2005-05-23 05:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LH |
05VILNIUS57 | EMBASSY VILNIUS WORK PLAN FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are systematically engaging Lithuania's month-old government, including an Ambassadorial meeting with each Cabinet member, on issues of interest to the United States. Our work plan concentrates on the following critical policy goals: 1) GOL Activism in the Global War on Terr [...] | 2005-01-18 14:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS OFDP EINV AMGT LH |
05VILNIUS628 | LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS65 | LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS TO ATTRACT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Economy Minister and Labor Party Chairman Viktor Uspaskich, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 18, stressed his commitment to attracting U.S. investment, improve the competitiveness of Lithuanian companies, and to work with the EU to help Lithuania diversify its oil supply a [...] | 2005-01-20 06:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG ECIN LH |
05VILNIUS859 | NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY EMPHASIZES FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Kestutis Dauksys, meeting with Ambassador on August 16, emphasized the need to attract foreign investment, to improve the capacity of Lithuanian companies, and to develop a sound energy policy that will guarantee fuel supplies and promote Lithuania's energy in [...] | 2005-08-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ENRG ECIN PREL LH |
05WARSAW1282 | POLISH PIPELINE COMPANY FINALIZING A BUSINESS PLAN [...] (C) As promised, PM Belka met with his Ukrainian counterpart PM Tymoshenko early in her tenure to discuss practical steps the two sides could take to deepen their bilateral ties. The two Prime Ministers agreed to form a bilateral committee to accelerate work on linking the Odessa-Brody oil pi [...] | 2005-03-08 11:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PL |
05WARSAW3249 | Poland: Economic Relations with Ukraine [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Ukraine is Poland's second largest CIS trade partner, after the Russian Federation (due mainly to energy imports). Improving trade statistics demonstrate the increasing significance of Ukraine to the Polish economy, with [...] | 2005-08-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EINV PL |
05WARSAW3286 | POLAND: FRENCH WANT MORE TELECOMS STOCK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 09:12:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PL ECCP |
05WELLINGTON45 | NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-14 04:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC USTR |
05WELLINGTON891 | UNINTENTIONALLY, NEW ZEALAND LAW IMPEDES SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand legislation intended to tighten the rules on foreign ownership of land is having the unintended effect of restricting sales of businesses and properties. U.S. sellers of two large investments in New Zealand -- a poultry-farm company and a stake in a forestry busines [...] | 2005-11-16 00:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECIN ECON NZ ETRC |
05WELLINGTON962 | NEW ZEALAND POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 04:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL NZ |
05WELLINGTON985 | NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 02:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR NZ |
05YEREVAN1229 | COMPETITION COMES TO ARMENIA'S TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) In the culmination of Armenia's years-long struggle to end Armentel's monopoly on telecommunications in Armenia, a second mobile telephone operator entered the market on July 1. Backed by Karabakh Telecom, the monopoly operator in Nagorno-Karabakh, VivaCell immediately undercut Armentel's [...] | 2005-07-12 02:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ECON EINV AM |
05YEREVAN1282 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAJARIAN INVESTMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered points to Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran Davtyan, who is responsible for monitoring Armenia's international obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties. Davtyan told [...] | 2005-07-18 12:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE AM |
05YEREVAN1627 | CENTRAL BANK CLARIFIES NEW CURRENCY LAW, INVESTORS [...] (SBU) On July 26, the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) published clarifications of the new currency law (reftel). The clarifications state that the law is not retroactive and detail certain exceptions to the law's requirement that prices be quoted in Armenian drams. Edith Khachatourian, local at [...] | 2005-09-08 11:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN EAID KTDB AM |
05YEREVAN1806 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO/DOHA TALKING POINTS [...] (SBU) On October 4 we delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran Davtyan. Davtyan said free trade is a GOAM priority and that the average tariff rate in Armenia is three percent. This average reflects the total amount collected under a streamlined tari [...] | 2005-10-06 15:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL AM WTRO |
06ABIDJAN1153 | EXXONMOBIL TELLS GOV'T IT INTENDS TO SELL [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Regional Director John A.C. Bell, along with Regional Manager Frederic Dauvergne and local Director General Manar Sall met with EconChief on October 10 to discuss the company's announcement to the government of Cote d'Ivoire that it intends to sell its stake in its Ivorian f [...] | 2006-10-13 15:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ASEC PREL IV ECON |
06ABIDJAN758 | LATEST ON CORA DE COMSTAR U.S. BUSINESS DISPUTE [...] (SBU) The Ivoirian Telecommunications Agency (ATCI) announced last week that it had revoked Cora de Comstar's cell phone license because of non-use of the license by Cora. The unexpected decision follows the signing of a draft, non-binding agreement in February 2006 between Western Wireless an [...] | 2006-07-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD IV EINV |
06ABIDJAN819 | CORA INVESTMENT DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION? [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation of representatives of Cora shareholders and the Ivoirian government expressed strong optimism to the Ambassador July 26 that the Cora dispute is very close to a final resolution. They will meet with the Prime Minister about this July 27. The Ambassador welc [...] | 2006-07-26 15:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL IV |
06ABUDHABI1219 | EXXON GETS 28% OF UPPER ZAKUM [...] (U) On March 27, Exxon Mobil signed agreements with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a 28% stake in the Upper Zakum field as of January 1, 2006. ADNOC's stake in the field drops from 88% to 60% and the Japan Oil Development [...] | 2006-03-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI135 | UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC |
06ABUDHABI1472 | TREASURY U/S QUARLES VISIT TO UAE [...] (C) Summary. During Treasury Under Secretary Quarles' March 22 meetings, his interlocutors stressed their belief that the U.S. - UAE relationship was strong and that government investors in the UAE would continue to invest in U.S. assets, despite DP World. Over ninety-eight percent of the Ce [...] | 2006-04-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI1772 | UAEG FTA CONCERNS POST-DUBAI PORTS WORLD [...] (C) Summary. The UAEG views the upcoming investment chapter talks as crucial to the success of an FTA, especially in light of the recent Dubai Ports World episode. On April 22, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told visiting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security an [...] | 2006-05-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EPET EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI2455 | UPDATE ON UAE AGENCY AND COMPANY LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE's Federal Supreme Council(rulers of the seven emirates)is reviewing amendments to the UAE's law on Commercial Agencies (Agency Law). These amendments include: (1)requiring mutual consent to renew an agency agreement, (2)limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period [...] | 2006-06-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2465 | UAE - SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION AND FORUM [...] (C) Summary: The UAE and Syria held a joint economic commission meeting on June 10 and the Second Syria-UAE Economic Forum from June 10-11, both in Damascus (ref a). On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador that the UAE held these joint economic commissions regu [...] | 2006-06-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY AE |
06ABUDHABI251 | MENA - OECD INVESTMENT MINISTERIAL FEB 13-14, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI2510 | UAE MINECON UPSET OVER NEGATIVE PORTRAYLS OF UAE [...] (C) In a June 17 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi expressed great frustration with the website www.portsforus.org that claims Dubai Ports World and the "Emir" of Dubai continue to execute control over U.S. ports from which it had agreed to divest itself. [...] | 2006-06-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD EINV PREL OVIP AE |
06ABUDHABI2542 | NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE ADIA'S UAE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 13, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed established the Abu Dhabi Investment Council to take over the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's (ADIA) stake in UAE-based investments, such as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. ADIA will concentrate on its considerable overseas investm [...] | 2006-06-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2561 | UAE AMENDS COMMERCIAL AGENCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Gulf News reported that UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan amended several provisions of the Commercial Agencies Law. These amendments include: (1) limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period, (2) requiring mutual consent to renew an agency [...] | 2006-06-21 11:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2913 | UAE STATEMENTS RE INCREASING RESERVES OF EUROS - [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank is unlikely to move 10 percent of UAE reserves from dollars to Euros in the near future, despite Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi's July 14 public comments to the Financial Times indicating the UAE would move 10 percent of its $29 billion foreign exchange reserves. Th [...] | 2006-07-17 09:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI2924 | Capital Partners - TECOM Commercial Dispute [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received several Congressional and USTR inquiries in recent weeks over U.S. firm Capital Partners' dispute with Dubai's TECOM Investments (a member of Dubai Holding) as well as inquiries from former Sec HHS Thompson. TECOM executive Chairman Ahmed bin Byat told Ambas [...] | 2006-07-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON AE |
06ABUDHABI3026 | ADNOC'S SOUR GAS DEVELOPMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Exxon Al-Khalij president Frank Kemnetz (protect) briefed Ambassador and Econchief on developments in Abu Dhabi's oil and gas sector including its proposal to develop its onshore non-associated gas fields near the Shah and Bab fields. Exxon and Occidental Petroleum are two of the [...] | 2006-07-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PINR AE |
06ABUDHABI3027 | SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...] | 2006-07-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE |
06ABUDHABI3127 | TFLE01: STATUS OF UAE INVESTMENT IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Prior to the most recent outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, UAE-based companies had an estimated US $2.3 billion invested in-country, largely in Beirut's real estate and luxury services sectors. While most UAE-owned properties have not been damaged by Israeli air strikes, inves [...] | 2006-08-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN LE AE |
06ABUDHABI3619 | DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN WITH [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) on September 10 to thank him for the UAE's hosting of the Iraq Compact Preparatory Group meeting. AbZ, who had just met with Iraqi Deputy PM Barham Salih, emphasized the [...] | 2006-09-13 06:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETTC MNUC PARM EINV IR IQ AE |
06ABUDHABI3685 | EB A/S SULLIVAN'S MEETINGS IN THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Sulivan held a series of bilateral meetings with AE officials and U.S. business representatives o September 11. ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair Bin Yousef xplained that Abu Dhabi was increasing its oil poduction capacity to 4 million barrels per day ovr the next five to seven years. [...] | 2006-09-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET EINV ELAB AE |
06ABUDHABI3709 | UAEG WELCOMES CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI3871 | DP WORLD VP ON STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 2, DP World Senior Vice President (Commercial) Michael Moore told Ambassador that the company planned to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO) though the time frame had not been finalized. He confirmed that the five short-listed candidates to buy its U.S. assets wer [...] | 2006-10-04 08:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT EINV PREL ETRD EFIN AE |
06ABUDHABI4007 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...] | 2006-10-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI4360 | STATUS OF ABU DHABI GENERATOR DONATION TO IRAQ [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On November 16, Econchief met with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) Director of Planning and Development Ahmed Saif Al-Darmaki to discuss the status of the two power stations that Abu Dh [...] | 2006-11-27 15:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI4397 | UAE OIL SECTOR - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE STILL VULNERABLE [...] (S) Summary: U.S. and UAE corporate officials told visiting PM officer Bruce Averill that the UAE has undertaken some improvements in protecting its critical infrastructure and some steps toward developing an integrated crisis management structure, but that progress has been glacially slow. Th [...] | 2006-12-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV PTER AE |
06ABUDHABI4414 | A/S BOHIGIAN HEARS ABOUT FTA, EXPORT CONTROLS AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, A/S Bohigian urged Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and ADIA officials to re-energize FTA negotiations. Sheikha Lubna said that she and MinState Finance Dr. Khirbash would be contacting AUSTR Donnelly about having him come to the UAE to try and move dis [...] | 2006-12-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KBCT EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI4510 | FTA WITH UAE ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, MinState Finance Kharbash and MinEcon Al-Qasimi told AUSTR Donnelly that given the time constraints imposed by the expiration of U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA),the UAE did not believe that an FTA with the United States could be completed before TPA expired. [...] | 2006-12-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV AE |
06ABUDHABI4555 | UAE- MONETARY UNION AND REVALUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi said that the GCC would need "to talk about" the implications of Oman's decision not to join the GCC currency union as currently scheduled. So far, the UAE Central Bank appears to be resisting any changes to the dirham's peg to the dollar or [...] | 2006-12-27 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON GCC AE |
06ABUDHABI578 | FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...] | 2006-02-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EAID AE |
06ABUDHABI650 | BAD US PRESS ABOUT DP WORLD RAISES UAE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Negative press and Congressional reaction to DP World's acquisition of P&O's U.S. port facilities continues to concern UAE interlocutors. Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi said she was concerned that this served as a warning of the likely response that bringing a U.S. [...] | 2006-02-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
06ABUDHABI933 | PRIME MINISTER MBR TELLS AMBASSADOR "DUBAI PORTS [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE Vice President/Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler, told Ambassador and CG Dubai March 11 that the recent furor related to Dubai Ports World "will not affect our relationship at all." The U.S.-UAE relationship was excellent in all fields -- military, bu [...] | 2006-03-11 17:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE |
06ABUJA1428 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRIKE IMPACT [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL continued on June 9 to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. The workers went on strike June 4 over salaries overdue since February. A union official said the strike would continue until all outstanding wages, totaling 4 [...] | 2006-06-09 14:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI |
06ABUJA1447 | NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE CONTINUES JUNE 12 [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL over unpaid wages continued on June 12, with no sign of an imminent resolution. The labor action also continued to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. Internet access remained almost impossible, and many local and inte [...] | 2006-06-13 06:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI |
06ABUJA1517 | NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE ENDS BRIEFLY, RESUMES [...] Summary. The strike shutting down NITEL ended the evening of June 13, then resumed the afternoon of June 14 as NITEL workers again walked off the job. A new union, the National Association of Telecommunications Employees, termed as inadequate the GON's offer of 1.7 billion naira (about $13.3 [...] | 2006-06-16 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI |
06ABUJA1632 | 12TH NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY. On June 7-9 2006, the NESG and NPC sponsored the 12th Nigerian Economic Summit, "Sustaining Reform and Unlocking Nigeria's Potential". President Obasanjo delivered the opening address and closing remarks. Nigeria has to improve on its ranking from the lowest quarter (88 out of 117) [...] | 2006-06-27 15:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV EPET NI |
06ABUJA1773 | NIGERIA'S SALE OF NITEL COMPLETES LARGEST PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. This is Nigeria's biggest privatization deal so [...] | 2006-07-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI |
06ABUJA1843 | NIGERIA TRANSCORP'S PURCHASE OF NITEL IN JEOPARDY [...] Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. Transcorp failed to meets its terms of purchase, inc [...] | 2006-07-18 13:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI |
06ABUJA213 | NIGERIA MAKES SOME PROGRESS ON U.S. AVIATION TIES [...] (U) The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation sent correspondence to Embassy Abuja dated January 12, 2006, stating that Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade "accepted the designation" of North American Airlines (NAA) to begin passenger, cargo, and mail service between New York City and Lagos, Niger [...] | 2006-01-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV EFIN ECON PREL NI |
06ABUJA2335 | THREATS TO BONNY LNG PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: The project managers have shut down the $1.2 billion train six construction of the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) Plus Project on Bonny Island twice in the last two months due to violence and sabotage. The project management, headed by a TSKJ, a subsidiary of Kellog, Brown and [...] | 2006-09-07 07:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV BEXP PGOV KCRM NI |
06ABUJA2547 | SHELL TELLS THE PRESIDENT DELTA REPAIRS WILL BE [...] (C) Summary: Shell has halted attempts to restore production in the Western Delta due to continued security considerations. In a September 25 meeting, President Obasanjo told Shell he was willing to acknowledge the importance of security up front. He otherwise appeared poorly briefed on Shell' [...] | 2006-09-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV ASEC NI |
06ABUJA3130 | ECOWAS DONORS' MEETING HIGHTLIGHTS PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: Development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met November 20-21 in Abuja for a progress report on the organization's initiatives. While peace and security issues remain central to ECOWAS's work, transforming the ECOWAS Secretariat into a Commissio [...] | 2006-12-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS |
06ABUJA3172 | PROGRESS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] Summary: During a recent visit of an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) team to Nigeria, government officials (GON) estimated that the housing deficit is between 14-16 million housing units, with an even larger financing gap of approximately 44 trillion naira. Nigeria's housing n [...] | 2006-12-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI |
06ABUJA3200 | THE WEST AFRICAN PEER EXCHANGE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING [...] Summary. At the West African Peer Exchange conference on Affordable Housing, Nigerian representatives discussed plans for increasing the number of affordable homes in Nigeria and presented an action plan. Most of the West African countries in attendance face similar problems on land tenure ti [...] | 2006-12-14 17:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID SOCI NI |
06ACCRA1236 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID ETRD EAIR EMIN GH |
06ACCRA1898 | NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT PROSPECTS IN GHANA [...] On August 11, A/Econ Chief and the Commercial Officer met with Ghanaian Minister of Energy Joseph Kofi Adda, at his request. The Cabinet had approved a new energy policy which identified the need to double the country's power generation in the next 5-7 years, he said. He hoped to expand acce [...] | 2006-08-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG GH EINV |
06ACCRA1899 | GHANA: TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] During a July 19-23 visit to Ghana, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florie Liser, Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Holly Vineyard and SIPDIS accompanying USG officials engaged with GOG officials and members of Ghana's private sector to discuss strategi [...] | 2006-08-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ETRD KMCA PGOV PREL GH |
06ACCRA1951 | NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT PROSPECTS IN GHANA [...] On August 11, A/Econ Chief and the Commercial Officer met with Ghanaian Minister of Energy Joseph Kofi Adda, at his request. The Cabinet had approved a new energy policy which identified the need to double the country's power generation in the next 5-7 years, he said. He hoped to expand acce [...] | 2006-08-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG GH EINV |
06ACCRA1952 | GHANA ON THE BRINK OF AN ENERGY CRISIS [...] (U) This message is an action request (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary: On August 22, President Kufuor met with the Ambassador to seek urgent USG assistance to prevent an energy crisis caused by record low levels of water at the large Akosombo Dam. He hoped we could provide USG-owned gene [...] | 2006-08-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG GH PGOV EINV |
06ACCRA2321 | Textile and Apparel Sector: Statistics and Projection of [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KTEX GH |
06ACCRA303 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON GHANA'S SENIOR [...] (C) On January 24, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on GoG Senior Minister J.H. Mensah. Mensah said the GoG aimed beyond the basic poverty reduction framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with its new Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy. The goal is to increa [...] | 2006-02-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
06ACCRA3064 | CHIEF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ON BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 12:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD EINV GH |
06ACCRA335 | AMBASSADOR AND CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSS [...] (C) On January 30, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on Canadian High Commissioner Donald Bobiash. They agreed Ghana has been slow to seize the opportunities it has to become a middle-income country, and also agreed the U.S. and Canada appear to care more about corruption and p [...] | 2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
06ACCRA362 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RUSSIAN ABASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV GH |
06ACCRA486 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH [...] (C) Summary. On February 21, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on South African High Commissioner Rapulalne Sydney Molekane. The broad-ranging discussion covered South African investment in Ghana, the current state of Ghanaian politics, Avian Influenza preparedness, civil aviation, [...] | 2006-02-27 17:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EAIR GH |
06ACCRA590 | GOG REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOT GHANAIAN CANDITATE [...] (U) Summary: Post has received a dipnote from the MFA asking for USG support of Ghana's candidate for Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunications SIPDIS Union (ITU). The full text of the note is included in para 2. Post reccomends against/against supporting this reque [...] | 2006-03-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ECPS GH |
06ACCRA636 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES PRESIDENT KUFUOR TO SUPPORT CMS [...] (C) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 15 with President Kufuor to urge his support for CMS Energy's $200 million project to expand its thermal power plant in Ghana from 220 MW to 330 MW. CMS and the IFC-led lenders group have failed so far to convince Cabinet to approve the government guarante [...] | 2006-03-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EINV GH |
06ACCRA829 | USAID CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] USAID sponsored a conference and technology fair in Accra, March 30-31, 2006, to disseminate research highlighting the opportunities and issues for increased remittances and trade into and within West Africa. The conference goal was to discuss ways for the private sector to access more of the [...] | 2006-04-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN GH |
06ACCRA834 | GOG SACKS GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES' CEO [...] (C) Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff Kwadwo Mpiani sacked Ghana International Airlines' (GIA) CEO Brian Presbury April 7. National Security officers closed GIA's offices later that evening. Two Amcit employees that were in the office when National Security arrived and were [...] | 2006-04-11 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
06ACCRA836 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...] | 2006-04-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH |
06ACCRA96 | GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...] | 2006-01-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH |
06ADDISABABA1483 | ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...] | 2006-05-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV ET |
06ADDISABABA2073 | ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS GATHERING DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...] | 2006-07-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREF ET EAGR OPIC |
06ADDISABABA3293 | ETHIOPIA: WTO ACCESSION LEAPS FORWARD WITH MFTR [...] Summary. Ethiopia reached a significant milestone in its bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the GOE submitted the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) to the WTO Secretariat on (date). From application to membership, WTO Accession comprises three major phases: fact fin [...] | 2006-12-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ET |
06ADDISABABA3387 | ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...] | 2006-12-26 11:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET |
06AITTAIPEI1140 | AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Dr. Hu Sheng-cheng painted a rosy picture of Taiwan's economy for AIT Director Young in a March 29 courtesy call. Concerns about hollowing out or becoming uncompetitive are unfounded, according to Hu. Taiw [...] | 2006-03-31 11:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW |
06AITTAIPEI1154 | Economic Briefing for March 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2006: --Economy clouded by card debt, fuel costs --Capital outflows continue --Credit/cash card debt hurts banks profits --Tightened control of cross-Strait trade --Corning locates largest R&D center in Taiwan --DuPo [...] | 2006-04-03 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI1905 | 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] AIT/Taipei is not aware of any claims or disputes that would be candidates for inclusion in the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. KEEGAN [...] | 2006-06-05 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW |
06AITTAIPEI2590 | VAGUE CONSENSUS, MINORITY OPINIONS, POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAIWAN'S SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE CONCLUDED JULY 28 PRODUCING NUMEROUS VAGUE CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. MORE CONTENTIOUS AND CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELEGATED TO THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER OPINIONS," ON WHICH NO CONSENSUS WAS POSSIBLE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED [...] | 2006-08-02 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EINV PREL CH TW |
06AITTAIPEI2678 | VP TSAI ON TRADE, CROSS-STRAIT, CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AIT DIRECTOR MET WITH TAIWAN VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC) SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN, AND THE NEWLY APPOINTED SIPDIS MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (MOEA) STEVE CHEN (RUEY-LONG) ON AUGUST 8 TO DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES IN PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT [...] | 2006-08-08 11:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
06AITTAIPEI2780 | ACER'S STAN SHIH LOOKS BEYOND POLITICAL CHAOS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AIT DIRECTOR MET WITH ACER GROUP FOUNDER STAN SHIH ON AUGUST 9. SHIH COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHAOTIC POLITICAL SITUATION IN TAIWAN, BUT DID NOT EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR A PARTICULAR PARTY OR CANDIDATE. HE CRITICIZED TECHNOLOGY-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENT IN THE PRC. IN ADDITIO [...] | 2006-08-16 05:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3199 | Taiwan 2007 Budget Proposal [...] Taiwan's executive branch has proposed a 2007 central government budget with expenditure growth at an eight-year high, but with increased tax revenues reducing the deficit. While education, science and culture continue to occupy the largest share of the proposed budget, defense spending will [...] | 2006-09-15 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3276 | Taiwan to Set up Trade Representative Office [...] Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) will set up a Taiwan Trade Representative (TTR) Office, likely in December 2006. The TTR will be responsible for all trade negotiations and is modeled on USTR, according to Connie Chang, a special aide to former Economic Minister Morgan Huang. 2. The TTR will [...] | 2006-09-22 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD TW |
06AITTAIPEI3550 | New Taiwan Foreign Currency Bond Market [...] (SBU) Taiwan has established a foreign currency bond market and expects the first bond listings in October. The move is another in a series of measures designed to better utilize Taiwan's surplus capital. However, restrictions such as limits on PRC investment and the lack of incentives will [...] | 2006-10-17 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3595 | M&A by Foreign Financial Institutions [...] London-based Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently announced it will totally acquire Taiwan's Hsinchu International Bank (HIB) in October 2006 by purchasing equity shares in Taiwan's stock market. A dozen foreign investors have acquired significant equity in six Taiwan banking institutions th [...] | 2006-10-20 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3989 | NT Dollar Loans to Foreign Borrowers [...] (U) Taiwan's monetary authorities in November started permitting banking institutions to lend NT Dollars (NTD) to foreign borrowers in Taiwan which may be used to finance direct investment, securities trading, and real estate purchases. The new measure relaxes the conditions for using NTD loa [...] | 2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI3990 | WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness [...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...] | 2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI647 | Economic Briefing for February 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2006: --Economic growth and expansion; --Cross-Strait links are expanding; --Listed companies repatriate earnings; --Foreign investors acquire financial institutions; --Duties assigned to ministers without portfoli [...] | 2006-03-01 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI711 | Freeing Taiwan's "Card Slaves" [...] (SBU) Summary: Overdue credit card debt and the absence of a personal bankruptcy law has led to a few high-profile cases where Taiwan "card slaves" chose suicide or crime as their only options to escape aggressive harassment from debt collection agencies. While the overall amount of delinquen [...] | 2006-03-07 23:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI852 | Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] | 2006-03-15 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06AITTAIPEI863 | Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] | 2006-03-16 03:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
06ALGIERS1112 | ALGERIA AMBIVALENT AS CHINESE LABOR AND GOODS, NOT [...] Chinese workers, who first flocked to Algeria in the late 1990s to meet the country's steep labor demand for construction projects, today number around eight thousand at any given time. While they are still most prevalent in the construction sector, many moonlight as traders of Chinese wares. [...] | 2006-06-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV CH AG |
06ALGIERS1769 | FORMER SONATRACH COUNSEL CRITIQUES CHANGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A former Sonatrach counsel provided us with a detailed briefing on the changes to Algeria's hydrocarbon legislation over the last 20 years and his views on the impact of the recent hydrocarbon amendments. He clarified that while the new amendments obligate the Algerian petrole [...] | 2006-10-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON TRGY AG |
06ALGIERS1828 | TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT REACHED TO PROMOTE PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: Tripartite discussions among representatives of Algerian government, labor, and employers have concluded with an unprecedented "pact" to promote economic development and diversification of Algeria's economy while "aiming to guarantee social stability." Parallel negotiations led to [...] | 2006-10-17 06:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINV AG |
06ALGIERS1844 | KHELIL ON PROGRESS IN ALGERIAN ENERGY SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Energy Chakib Khelil gave a public overview October 8 of the Algerian energy and mining sector's successes over the last five years. He probably underestimated the true long-term impact, given the long gestation period of energy exploration projects. According to K [...] | 2006-10-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TRGY AG |
06ALGIERS1912 | BOUTEFLIKA MAKES A SHOW OF FIRING GOVERNOR FOR [...] (U) In an October 28 communique read on national television and covered widely in the press, President Bouteflika fired Djillali Araar, the wali (governor) of El-Tarf province in northeastern Algeria. While the communique did not indicate the reason for Araar's dismissal, he was recently char [...] | 2006-10-30 16:08:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV AG |
06ALGIERS1961 | SKIKDA RAMPING UP REFINING, LNG CAPACITY WITH EYE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Skikda industrial zone, some 300 kilometers east of Algiers, boasts Africa's largest oil refinery and what was the country's second most important LNG terminal until half of it was destroyed in an industrial accident in 2004. Officials of the Algerian pertroleum parastatal S [...] | 2006-11-12 06:21:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV AG |
06ALGIERS2019 | SUB-MEDITERRANEAN GAS DEALS ARE UNDERCURRENT OF [...] (U) Speculation about the details of future energy cooperation between Algeria and Italy swirled in Algerian business circles following the November 14-15 visit to Algiers by Italian Prime Minister Romani Prodi. The state-owned French-language daily El Moudjahid focused on Prodi's discussions [...] | 2006-11-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL EINV IT AG |
06ALGIERS454 | NEA A/S WELCH AND PM OUYAHIA'S DISCUSSION OF WTO [...] (SBU) During a March 14 meeting with Prime Minister Ouyahia on other issues (septel),NEA A/S Welch affirmed U.S. support for Algeria's reform process and WTO accession bid. Ouyahia expressed appreciation for U.S. support of its economic modernization efforts, including U.S. technical support [...] | 2006-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV AG |
06ALGIERS498 | NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 DISCUSSION OF WESTERN [...] (C) In his March 14 meeting with NEA A/S David Welch, PM Ouyahia said principles mattered in the world, and Algeria looked to the UN to stick by its principles on the Western Sahara, whose situation was a result of decolonization. Welch said the U.S. did not want to discard the UN process, bu [...] | 2006-03-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EINV ETRD AG WI |
06ALGIERS570 | BECHTEL POISED TO PREVAIL IN BID PROCESS FOR [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. BIDS UNSEALED IN FULLY TRANSPARENT PROCESS ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In full view of the Algerian media, public and diplomats representing the home countries of firms bidding to build [...] | 2006-03-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP ELTN ETRD AG |
06ALGIERS629 | NEW LAW DENOTES ALGERIAN PROGRESS AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary: A new anti-corruption law, which took effect March 8, aims to bring Algeria in line with the U.N. Convention Against Corruption. The law is an important step in establishing an institutional framework to combat corruption and comes at a time the GoA has been actively pursuing cr [...] | 2006-04-06 06:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV AG |
06ALGIERS694 | PRESIDENT BOUTEFLIKA'S PUBLIC CRITICISM OF CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 30-stop visit to government-sponsored development projects around Algiers April 8 and 9, President Bouteflika publicly rebuked several of his ministers for Algeria's slow progress in infrastructure development, educational advancement, and openness to foreign investment. [...] | 2006-04-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ECON AG |
06ALMATY1153 | CORRUPTION, KAZAKHSTANI STYLE: "ROTTING FROM THE HEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is rife in Kazakhstan, affecting all sectors from education to health care. Kazakhstani perceptions of the impact and acceptability of the various forms of corruption are nuanced. While they are decidedly critical of the large- scale corruption found at the top levels [...] | 2006-04-03 01:43:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ |
06ALMATY1485 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Air Astana is considering buying several Boeing aircraft for its fleet, according to Transport Minister Mamin. He will travel to Seattle in June for discussions with Boeing, as well as to Toulouse to discuss the Airbus offer. Mamin confirmed that Kazakhstan also wants to host [...] | 2006-04-24 07:14:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EIND EINV PREL KZ |
06ALMATY256 | KAZAKHSTAN: COURT REFUSES TO ENFORCE BYELKAMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Kazakhstani court has refused to enforce the London Court of International Arbitration's award of legal fees to U.S. firm Byelocorp Scientific Inc. (BSI). BSI will contest the ruling, which asserted that enforcement of the LCIA award would be "detrimental to public order in [...] | 2006-01-24 07:50:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR KZ ECONOMIC |
06ALMATY2890 | KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ROADSIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to reduce low-level corruption, the Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced new controls on the activities of the notoriously bribe-happy traffic police. Post considers these measures, while not a cure-all, a clear step in the right direction. End summary. ----- [...] | 2006-08-12 03:33:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ |
06ALMATY3272 | KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER AND TAZHIN COVER AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan will send a survey team to Afghanistan in September to examine ways to support reconstruction, Security Council secretary Tazhin told Assistant Secretary Boucher during a September 8 meeting. Boucher welcomed the news and encouraged Kazakhstan to look at assistance p [...] | 2006-09-18 06:44:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EINV ENRG SNAR IQ KZ |
06ALMATY3274 | KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Masimov expressed concern regarding the pace of bilateral WTO negotiations with the U.S. during a September 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher and requested a sign of U.S. support for SIPDIS Kazakhstan's early accession during President Nazarbayev [...] | 2006-09-18 07:13:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON EINV ENRG AF KZ |
06ALMATY756 | KAZAKHSTAN: WHITHER IN 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship is broad and deep, built on a number of significant points of congruence. The GOK is a potential ally and partner on a whole range of issues that are critically important to the U.S., including diversifying Eurasian gas supplies and routes to w [...] | 2006-02-24 14:00:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV KDEM PHUM PARM KPAO KZ POLITICAL |
06AMMAN1479 | TRIDE Hits Its Stride [...] Summary: Senior management from the Trilateral Industrial Research and Development (TRIDE) Foundation met Jordanian and USG representatives in Amman on February 20 for a strategic planning session. The productive and upbeat meeting inaugurated the Ministry of Industry and Trade as the lead J [...] | 2006-03-01 12:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV ECIN PREL IS JO |
06AMMAN303 | JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...] | 2006-01-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR |
06AMMAN617 | REPORT ON MENA OECD MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Jordan Investment Board hosted a meeting January 23 and 24 to plan for the upcoming Ministerial on the MENA OECD Investment Program scheduled for February 13 and 14 at the Dead Sea. The UK, Japan and U.S. (as primary OECD donors) joined OECD and Jordan for the meeting. The Mi [...] | 2006-01-26 08:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV JO |
06AMMAN632 | JORDAN'S PACE OF PRIVATIZATION TO PICK UP SPEED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC) Chairman, Mohammed Abu Hammour, provided upbeat prospects for privatization efforts in 2006. He forecasted $1 billion USD in revenue generated for the first six months of 2006, with an incremental $200 million in the second hal [...] | 2006-01-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PGOV KPRV ECON JO |
06AMMAN866 | JORDAN BATTLES GROWING DEFICITS; LESS THAN MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 31, global credit rating agency Moody's lowered its outlook for Jordan's sovereign rating - not the rating itself - from stable to negative. Utilizing 2003 as a benchmark, Moody's cited "ongoing deterioration" in the country's external balance of payments and fiscal [...] | 2006-02-06 20:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON ENRG EINV JO |
06ANKARA100 | TURKEY: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] 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),areas [...] | 2006-01-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR |
06ANKARA1256 | TURKEY: TELECOM/IT SECTOR CLAMORING FOR MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the privatization last July of Turkey's fixed line telecom company Turk Telekom, operators are urging the Telecommunications Regulatory Board to move more quickly in licensing cable and new technologies and to augment competition. Still dominant Turk Telekom's new man [...] | 2006-03-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT EINV TU |
06ANKARA1478 | TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steve Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are a [...] | 2006-03-21 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
06ANKARA1527 | TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are [...] | 2006-03-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
06ANKARA1705 | TURKEY: BTC OIL ADVANCES - ERZURUM AS ENERGY CROSS- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With first oil at Pump Station 3, BTC is still on track for first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27. The project has achieved good "buy-in" from the local population from jobs and its community programs. Nearby major city Erzurum hopes to benefit more from development as an [...] | 2006-03-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU IR |
06ANKARA2009 | TURKEY: BTC AND BOTAS AT ODDS OVER COST OVERRUNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While construction of the BTC oil pipeline is still reportedly on track for a first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27 and a formal opening ceremony on July 13, BP and the Turkish pipeline construction company BOTAS, which has a lump sum, turnkey contract for construction of the [...] | 2006-04-13 04:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV TU AZ GG |
06ANKARA2143 | TURKEY - PRIVATE SECTOR NUCLEAR ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with Turkish energy companies, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler proposed a public-private partnership (PPP) model to be used in building Turkey's first nuclear power plant, with a pilot plant to be built in the Black Sea province of Sinop. Both Guler and State [...] | 2006-04-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
06ANKARA2332 | FULL STEAM AHEAD ON TURKISH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Administration (PA) has already realized USD 8 billion in cash proceeds from privatizations in 2006, with several profitable sales still in the pipeline for this year. Initial public offerings are planned for several state-owned enterprises and a new wave of p [...] | 2006-04-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN TU |
06ANKARA2510 | TURKEY PICKS CALIK TO BUILD SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT has chosen local firm Calik Enerji to build the Samsun-Ceyhan Turkish Straits oil bypass, awarding it a six-month conditional license, still subject to approval by the President. Many of our contacts question whether Calik, whose Chairman Ahmet Calik is close to AKP po [...] | 2006-05-08 05:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EWWT SENV EINV TU |
06ANKARA2583 | STATOIL TARGETS TURKEY FOR A SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Statoil Country Manager Per Myrvang said that Statoil was seriously looking at the Turkish market for commercializing Shah Deniz Phase II gas volumes when Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Phase II begins producing in 2011-12. While there are a nu [...] | 2006-05-09 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV BEXP TU AZ |
06ANKARA264 | TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: FM GUL SIGNS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority in early January and signed separate agreements with the PA in Ramallah and with Israel in Jerusalem, giving a Turkish consortium organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) [...] | 2006-01-24 08:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV IS TU |
06ANKARA2644 | TURKEY: SPECIAL BUSINESS REP MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following closely on the heels of the Secretary's visit to Turkey, which broached an enhanced SIPDIS bilateral strategic vision and dialogue on economic - as well as political and security issues, EB/CBA Special Representative Frank Mermoud conducted a series of meetings in [...] | 2006-05-11 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU ZK |
06ANKARA2798 | HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 04:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP EXIM OPIC TU |
06ANKARA2824 | HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...] | 2006-05-18 07:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP EXIM OPIC TU |
06ANKARA2877 | HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY' ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...] | 2006-05-22 06:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU EXIM OPIC |
06ANKARA2899 | CURRENT PLANNING FOR BTC OPENING CEREMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish government and BP are set on July 13 as the date for the official ceremony marking completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. The Turks are focusing on high level participation, including from the United States, but have not yet delivered invitations [...] | 2006-05-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
06ANKARA3100 | TURKEY: BTC FIRST OIL - ALMOST THERE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BTC has struck a deal with BOTAS to pay all of the disputed cost over-runs in exchange for three-year management control of the pipeline operating company BIL. A "cold tap" on the pipeline has delayed line fill and first tanker loading to the week of May 29. BP shares the Tu [...] | 2006-05-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV SENV TU |
06ANKARA3436 | TURKEY'S DISASTER MANAGEMENT - UNTESTED - SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the devastating 1999 Marmara earthquake in Turkey, the World Bank made recovery loans contingent on broad changes in Turkey's building codes and disaster management mechanisms. This included creation of a "Turkish Emergency Management Directorate" (TEMAD),which was esta [...] | 2006-06-10 19:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV EINV TU |
06ANKARA3942 | PARTICIPANTS POSITIVE ABOUT TURKEY'S POTENTIAL AT [...] Summary: At the third annual meeting of Turkey's Investment Advisory Council, participants were generally optimistic about Turkey's current investment climate and its future potential. Turkish PM Erdogan emphasized the GOT's commitment to making Turkey an attractive center for global investm [...] | 2006-07-06 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TU |
06ANKARA4301 | A/S SULLIVAN MEETING WITH TURKISH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan on July 14, Deputy Prime Minister and FonMin Abdullah Gul discussed the Middle East situation (reported septel) and a range of economic issues. On the southern corridor for gas, Gul said U.S. support was necessary but that Tur [...] | 2006-07-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EFIN EINV TU |
06ANKARA4304 | A/S SULLIVAN MEETINGS WITH TURKISH ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Economy Minister Ali Babacan and Central Bank Governor July 14, Assistant Secretary Sullivan explored recent financial market volatility, Turkey,s macroeconomic progress and Iraq,s bilateral debt. Babacan and the Central Bank Governor both admitted there were Turk [...] | 2006-07-25 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV TU IZ |
06ANKARA4379 | TURKEY'S LOOMING ELECTRICITY DEFICIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey before the end of the decade (Ref B),the Turkish government has announced plans to move forward more quickly on privatization and establishment of an electricity market for pricing and settlement. Meanwhile, long fi [...] | 2006-08-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET BEXP EXIM OPIC TU |
06ANKARA4481 | KILLING DETERS CHEVRON IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having long struggled to gain security permission for access to do a seismic survey on its petroleum exploration permit near Silopi on the Iraqi border, Chevron has overcome one obstacle after another, but the recent death from an improvised explosive device (IED) of one of its [...] | 2006-08-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ASEC EINV SENV EWWT TU IZ |
06ANKARA4488 | PRIVATIZATION AND PRICES REVIVE TURKEY'S COAL AND STEEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV TU |
06ANKARA455 | Turkish Council of State Rules Against Tupras [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2, the Council of State (Danistay) Administrative Court suspended the $4.1 billion sale of a 51% share of state-owned oil refiner Tupras to a Koc Holding-Shell consortium, dealing a potential blow to Turkey's privatization program. Because the formal transfer of owne [...] | 2006-02-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV KTDB TU |
06ANKARA5000 | TURKEY: DUELING REFINERIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At least three separate refinery projects in Turkey have recently been announced, emblematic of Turkey's energy hub vision and growing regional importance, as well as the progress if has made in its investment environment and economic growth. It is not clear if GOT will use st [...] | 2006-08-29 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET BEXP TU RU |
06ANKARA5455 | TURKEY ENERGY SECTOR - MAKE NO SMALL PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: On the heels of completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler announced ambitious plans for $130 billion in new energy projects in Turkey, calling on the private sector to take up these new opportunities. Turkey is committed to developin [...] | 2006-09-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV EXIM OPIC TU |
06ANKARA5611 | TURKEY: PUSHING EU ON SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy-organized luncheon on September 22 brought together local EU diplomats and Turkish Foreign Ministry officials to highlight Turkey's key role in European and global energy security. MFA Energy DDG Mithat Rende called for greater engagement and visible support from t [...] | 2006-09-26 11:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU RU IR |
06ANKARA5624 | TURKEY: SHELL JOINS SAMSUN-CEYHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a potentially significant development for Turkey's quest to build the Samsun-Ceyhan project as the first real "Bosphorus bypass" oil pipeline, Royal Dutch Shell announced September 26 that it signed a contract with Calik Energy and Italian ENI for participation in the develop [...] | 2006-09-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
06ANKARA5625 | CARGILL'S SWEETENER PLANT CONTINUES TO SOUR IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Cargill representatives will meet with Turkish PM Erdogan on September 30 in New York to once again ask for his intervention in continuing legal troubles regarding Cargill's sweetener plant near the city of Bursa in northwestern Turkey. In addition to the meeting with Erdogan, we underst [...] | 2006-09-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV BEXP TU |
06ANKARA5745 | TURKEY'S BOTAS WORRIED ABOUT SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials expressed strong support for the southern gas corridor, but voiced concerns about developable reserves in Azerbaijan, pressure from Russia on Azerbaijan and Georgia, and how Iran's significant reserves fit into pipeline possibilities. BO [...] | 2006-10-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU GG AZ RU |
06ANKARA5786 | TURKEY'S BOTAS BULLISH ON IRAQ GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials expressed support for Turkey's role as a transit country for bringing new sources of natural gas to European markets (Ref A). Echoing comments we have heard from the Ministry of Energy and the Turkish Oil Company (TPAO),BOTAS officials c [...] | 2006-10-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ |
06ANKARA6055 | TURKEY TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's telecom sector has achieved a number of important milestones: including creation of a semi-independent regulatory authority and privatization of Turk Telekom (and earlier termination of its monopoly in fixed line infrastructure and voice services). However, liberaliza [...] | 2006-10-20 05:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT EINV TU |
06ANKARA6056 | TURKEY'S NUCLEAR POWER QUEST AS BEAUTY CONTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy Ministry U/S Sami Demirbilek explained that due to legal and financial limitations, Turkey will rely on the private sector to realize its decision to add nuclear power to its energy mix. He told us that the government's role is limited to providing an electricity purchas [...] | 2006-10-20 05:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
06ANKARA6079 | TURKEY VIEWS ON GAS POTENTIAL FROM CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: Using the opportunity of Senior Energy Analyst Bud Coote's briefing to Energy Minister Hilmi Guler on Caspian oil and gas potential, Ambassador and S/P Energy Advisor Steve Hellman advanced southern gas corridor diplomacy. The Minister thanked Coote for clarifying what quantiti [...] | 2006-10-23 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
06ANKARA6609 | TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECTOR DELAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish state pipeline company BOTAS announced a delay in completion of the Turkey-Greece (gas) Interconnector (TGI) until early summer 2007. Although BOTAS claims construction delays on both the Greek and Turkish sides, the head of Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) said Gree [...] | 2006-12-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET EFIN TU GR |
06ANKARA6624 | TURKEY'S DISASTER MANAGEMENT - STILL UNTESTED - STILL IN [...] This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 2. Â [...] | 2006-12-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV EINV TU |
06ANKARA6697 | TURKISH COMPANIES AND SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has a lopsided trade relationship with Iran, with two-way trade consisting mostly of Turkish oil and gas imports. This situation leads Turkish officials to continue to push for more exports to Iran. Turkish Government officials show no signs of linking the issue of the Iran [...] | 2006-12-19 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ETTC ETRD EINV TU IR |
06ANKARA6734 | TURKEY FDI: GROWING BUT GREENFIELD LAGS [...] Summary: (SBU) Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey has increased dramatically in the last two years, but greenfield investment still lags far behind. Analysts cite the need for judicial reform, Turkey's large informal economy, high employment taxes and costs, the large indirect tax bur [...] | 2006-12-22 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV BEXP KIPR TU |
06ANKARA860 | TURKEY-EGYPT SIGN GAS DEAL: FLOW TARGETED TO START [...] (SBU) Turkey announced a new gas deal with Egypt, heralding its contribution for diversification of supply and ability to seed export of gas to Europe. In light of over- reliance on Russia, and recent disruptions from Iran, this deal is viewed as a small, but positive step. End summary. [...] | 2006-02-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
06ANKARA998 | FDI TO TURKEY BREAKS RECORDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN BEXP TU |
06ANTANANARIVO1162 | MADAGASCAR AND IMF DISAGREE ON INVESTMENT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A September 20-October 4 Mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found Madagascar largely compliant with the terms of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and praised the Government of Madagascar (GOM) for appropriate use of its debt relief windfall. The [...] | 2006-10-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL IMF MA |
06ASHGABAT1071 | LITTLE CHANGE IN COMPANY AND GRANT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES [...] A decree announced September 9 abolished the independent office charged with approving and registering foreign investment, grants and company listings, and transferred its functions to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. To date the shift has had little discernable impact on USAID or Public D [...] | 2006-10-12 06:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
06ASHGABAT263 | STARWOOD HOTEL MANAGEMENT PULLING OUT OF [...] Summary: Starwood General Manager Holger Wessel informed Ambassador today that Starwood, which manages the Sheraton Grand Turkmen and Four Points Ak Atlyn Hotels, will be pulling out of Turkmenistan by the end of the month. According to Wessel, the move has been a long time in coming. The S [...] | 2006-03-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON EINV PGOV PREL TX |
06ASHGABAT899 | SUBJECT: IT TAKES A TOUGH MAN'S SON TO MAKE A [...] (C) Turkmenistan continues to get curiouser and curiouser. The embattled but profitable German-Turkmenistan Joint Venture "Shohrat" chicken farm apparently is being slowly but surely expropriated, possibly to end up as a model enterprise for presidential son Murat Niyazov. The Turkmen partn [...] | 2006-08-24 03:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EINV KCOR PREL PGOV PHUM TX GM |
06ASHGABAT984 | U.S. Company Loses Heart over Dispute that Attracts Turkmen [...] (SBU) Amcom, a US company with a long-standing contract dispute with "Turkmendokun" State Company over carbon black (a pigment commonly used in automobile tires) supplies, advised embassy not to advocate on its behalf. As Turkmenistan President Niyazov reportedly was made aware of Amcom's con [...] | 2006-09-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX |
06ASTANA158 | KAZAKHSTANI SURVEY TEAM IDENTIFIES PRIORITIES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan will focus on humanitarian assistance, participation in investment projects, and broadening commercial ties with Afghanistan, according to the Deputy Foreign Minister who led the recent survey team to Kabul and two northern provinces. As a regional leader, Kazakhstan [...] | 2006-10-03 11:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EINV MARR NATO AF KZ |
06ASTANA29 | KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV OUTLINES PLAN TO MAKE KAZAKHSTAN ONE [...] (U) Summary: In his annual state of the nation address delivered on March 1, President Nazarbayev presented his "Strategy for Kazakhstan's being among - the world's 50 most competitive countries." In his introductory statement, he spoke of the key components of his vision: the market economy, [...] | 2006-04-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EINV ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE PINR |
06ASTANA51 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified and contains business-sensitive information. Not for Internet distribution. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to Reftel request for input to the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. 3. (SBU) Po [...] | 2006-06-15 14:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE OPIC KZ |
06ASTANA573 | KAZAKHSTANI PRESIDENT DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND [...] (C) Summary: In a 45-minute discussion following the dedication of the new embassy in Astana, President Nazarbayev expressed frustration with the misguided policies of Uzbek president Karimov, pledged Kazakhstani investment in Afghanistan, warned against any precipitous withdrawal of U.S. tro [...] | 2006-11-15 01:53:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV AF IZ KZ |
06ASUNCION732 | PARAGUAY - RAPID GROWTH OF MAQUILA SECTOR [...] Exports from Paraguayan maquilas (low-tax, export-oriented manufacturing or service businesses) are growing rapidly. From 2006 through 2007, the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) expects to receive over USD 40 million in additional foreign investment in the sector. Paraguay s [...] | 2006-07-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP KMCA PA |
06ASUNCION852 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 12 [...] (U) Summary -- Senate Passes TFCA -- SENAD Seizes Illegal Weapons -- President Signs Decree to Create New Customs Unit -- Supreme Court Rejects Case Against American Airlines -- Stroessner Goes Out on Top ---------------------- Senate Passes TFCA ------------------ 2. (U) On 8/17, [...] | 2006-08-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KMCA PTER KCRM PY |
06ATHENS131 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
06ATHENS1480 | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND: [...] (U) Summary: A major inhibitor of foreign direct investment in Greece is the lack of a functional national land registry (NLR). To address this problem, the GoG recently submitted a new draft bill that once again attempts to create a working NLR. The political, legal, and economic issues that [...] | 2006-06-09 04:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EIDE CASC GR |
06BAGHDAD1283 | OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES [...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...] | 2006-04-20 06:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ |
06BAGHDAD1514 | KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS APRIL 22-23, OFFICIALS FROM THE KURIDSH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT (KRG) PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, IRBIL OIL AND GAS ESTABLISHMENT (OGE) AND THE KRG MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMED THAT COOPERATION WITH BAGHDAD ON ENERGY WAS "GOOD" AND "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE (IRAQI) C [...] | 2006-05-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL TU IZ |
06BAGHDAD1568 | IRAQ: IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Department's request for information regarding Iraq's practices to harmonize implementation of U.S. laws (ref A),Post provides the following summary of previous reporting on the Arab League Boycott (ALB). Although Iraq's enforcement of the ALB is inconsisten [...] | 2006-05-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT EINV ECON PGOV PREL ABLD IZ |
06BAGHDAD1972 | AMBASSADOR MEETS ALI BABAN, NEW MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ali Baban, the new Minister of Planning, paid an introductory call to Ambassador on May 27. Baban discussed donor assistance, creating jobs through micro-finance and business development, and attracting foreign investment. He also introduced new ideas for an Office of Internatio [...] | 2006-06-11 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV ELAB PREL PGOV |
06BAGHDAD2350 | DESCRIPTION OF INTERNATIONAL COMPACT AGREED UPON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-04 19:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2368 | COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER LUKEWARM ON PRIVATIZATION; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Communications Minister Muhammad Allawi informed us that the current contracts for Iraq's mobile telephone service providers have been extended through the end of September, delaying the opening of the market to outside competitors. He said he supports privatization conceptu [...] | 2006-07-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV IZ |
06BAGHDAD2381 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's visit to Iraq provides an opportunity to press the GOI for action on economic reform that would fundamentally change the investment climate (particularly in the hydrocarbon sector),open the country to international trade, and dismantle the remna [...] | 2006-07-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD KBCT KCOR IZ |
06BAGHDAD2511 | IRAQ COMPACT LOGISTICS [...] This is an action cable, see paras 2-5. 2. (C) Action Request: Per reftelcon agreement, Embassy requests Department instruct U.S. missions in capitals of countries invited to send delegations to Baghdad for the July 20 preparatory meeting of the Iraq Compact to provide assurances of U.S. [...] | 2006-07-14 18:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2534 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visits to Iraq for the launch of the International Compact on July 20 provide an opportunity to fundamentally change Iraq's foreign relationships by helping it overcome the political divisions in the international community that arose prior to and during the war and have su [...] | 2006-07-17 02:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2667 | DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first meetings with Iraqi energy officials on July 18, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met with Minister for Electricity (MOE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan, Prime Minister (PM) Nuri al-Malaki, and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Saleh. Secretary Bodman said that [...] | 2006-07-25 16:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD2668 | GOI TELLS SECRETARY BODMAN THEY ARE PUSHING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of separate meetings July 18, Prime Minister Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and Minister of Oil (MoO) Shahristani stressed to visiting U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman that the GOI intends to adopt foreign investor-friendly hydrocarbon legislation by year's end. [...] | 2006-07-25 16:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2716 | MIM DEPUTY MINISTER LOOKS BACK TO THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 meeting Deputy Minister Sami Araji of the Ministry of Industry & Minerals (MIM) said that a new investment law should pass the Council of Representatives (CoR) in September or October of this year. He also said a draft privatization law is waiting for Council of Min [...] | 2006-07-31 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD KPRV POL PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD2738 | CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVE'S ECONOMIC [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, Dr. Haider Al Abadi, Chairman of the Economic, Reconstruction and Investment Committee (ERIC),discussed the questions being raised in the CoR about the new Investment Law and the Fuel Import Liberalization Law. He note [...] | 2006-08-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG IZ POL |
06BAGHDAD2744 | CORRECTED COPY - IRAQ: STAYING CLEAR OF THE MESS [...] (C) Summary: Econoff on July 17 accompanied a U.S. military team on visits to two Iraqi state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to assess the condition of the companies and determine how best to assist them to improve overall security conditions. The visits illustrated difficulties in dealing with sta [...] | 2006-08-01 11:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EINV KPRV IZ |
06BAGHDAD2958 | FAREWELL CALL ON MINISTER OF OIL SHAHRISTANI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 10 farewell call with Economic Minister Counselor, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani discussed hydrocarbon legislation, the Baghdad Security Plan, fuel import liberalization and import issues with Iran and Turkey, energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Jordan, [...] | 2006-08-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD3257 | DPM SALIH'S ENERGY RETREAT ADVANCES HYDROCARBON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 04:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD3465 | MEETING WITH LOCAL IRAQI BUSINESSMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-16 04:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EINV IZ |
06BAGHDAD3653 | SHAHRISTANI ON THE HYDROCARBON LAW - THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met September 28 with Oil Minister Shahristani to discuss the status of the Hydrocarbon Law. Shahristani confirmed that broad agreement has been reached on most elements, and felt that especially with U.S. help, the Kurds could be convinced to reach agreement on the rem [...] | 2006-09-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD3654 | AMBASSADDOR'S 9/27 MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH - [...] ( C) Summary: Ambassador met September 27 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih to discuss prospects for the hydrocarbon law. Barham expressed optimism that a compromise could be reached, confirming the main issue was regional vs. central control of contracting, with the DPM taking the posi [...] | 2006-09-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD3774 | PLANS TO IMPROVE GOI BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) On October 7 the Ambassador discussed budget execution issues with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at the DPM's initiative. Barham Salih made clear that he is determined to improve not just budget implementation but the overall budgeting process and its [...] | 2006-10-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD3797 | GOI PASSES INVESTMENT LAW [...] (C)) Summary. The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed the GOI investment law on October 10. Next steps include approval by the Presidency Council and publishing the law in the Official Gazette. Implementing regulations will also need to be drafted. The GOI investment law was debated v [...] | 2006-10-12 18:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL PGOV JO IZ |
06BAGHDAD3812 | PRIME MINISTER SEEKS ADVISOR'S HELP IN [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, Member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),has been asked by Prime Minister al Maliki to work on accelerating the pace of economic reform. Dr. Hafedh also discussed the investment law and the international compact, considering both good steps forward. End Su [...] | 2006-10-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PINR IZ |
06BAGHDAD3913 | GOI RELEASES FUEL IMPORT REGULATIONS [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ministry of Oil published regulations for the Fuel Import Liberalization Law (FILL) in Iraqi newspapers on October 12. The regulations, translated below, are unclear, self-contradictory, and unlikely to attract majo [...] | 2006-10-19 03:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD4252 | PRT/REO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP (OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 10, 2006) [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Baghdad has initiated a regular roundup cable of short political and economic items submitted by Provisional Reconstruction Teams and Regional Embassy Offices in Iraq. This is intended to complement other reporting and provide insight on events and developments across the [...] | 2006-11-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EINV ECON IZ KJUS |
06BAGHDAD4253 | IRAQI TRADE MINISTER ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 dinner with Ambassador Khalilzad, Iraqi Trade Minister Abd al-Falah al-Sudani set forth an unusually conciliatory view of Iraqi reconciliation encompassing Iraqi and regional actors. Al-Sudani has not developed details and or domestic allies for his ideas; th [...] | 2006-11-15 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV IZ PGOV PREL |
06BAGHDAD4301 | TELECOMS: CHAIRMAN ADBULLAH SALEH SAYS CMC TO KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairman Abdullah Saleh of the Essential Services Committee in the Council of Representatives reported that his committee has been actively developing three telecommunications laws. Under the proposed CMC Law, the agency would retain the responsibility for allocating and regulat [...] | 2006-11-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
06BAGHDAD4342 | KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS ON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. In a November 19 meeting with Economic Minister Counselor, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami presented their compromise proposal on contracting which denies signatory authority to the f [...] | 2006-11-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD4370 | APPARENT BREAKTHROUGH ON HYDROCARBON LAW AT [...] (S) Summary. Apparent breakthroughs on the issues of contracting, arbitration and arrangements for revenue sharing have raised a real prospect that agreement on a hydrocarbon law can be reached in time for a draft to be submitted to the Council of Representatives (CoR) before it adjourns for tw [...] | 2006-11-27 17:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD4391 | TEXT OF DPM SALIH'S ECONOMIC DOCUMENT FOR AMMAN [...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih provided post with a draft of the comments on economic issues he developed for the Prime Minister for the upcoming summit in Amman. In the wide-ranging document, Barham outlines a vision for the development of the petroleum sector, the centrality of the [...] | 2006-11-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EINV IZ PREL |
06BAGHDAD4512 | SHAHRISTANI UNLIKELY TO ADHERE TO SCHEDULE OF IMF [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: At the November 2-5 Government of Iraq (GOI) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Amman, Jordan, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani agreed to very ambitious targets for fuel price increases before the end of 2006. The price increases discussed in Amman are a [...] | 2006-12-11 06:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
06BAGHDAD460 | MINISTRIES PURSUE AD HOC PRIVATIZATION (OR IS IT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary. Various Iraqi ministries are leading initiatives to privatize state-owned enterprises. Recently endorsed by a Council of Ministers order, these initiatives (of which the Ministry of Industry and Minerals' plan to sell two cement companies is the most-developed) are a [...] | 2006-02-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPRV PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD4607 | GOI TRADE MINISTER ON TARIFFS, WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Trade Dr. Abdul Falah al-Soudani told Commercial Counselor and Emboffs on December 13 that while he is not in favor of high tariffs, he does not agree with maintaining one level of tariff rates for all products. He raised the idea that the GOI should provide incenti [...] | 2006-12-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD4690 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT AND IRAQ [...] (SBU) Action request, see para 11. 2. (C) Summary. Post has been working actively to engage the GOI on enforcement of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),since Iraq's status was changed to "under review" in June 2006. Post has discussed with the GOI the particular problems four U.S. companies ( [...] | 2006-12-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KBCT PGOV PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD476 | FORMER OIL MINISTER GHADBAN ON OIL SECTOR'S FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamar Ghadban said on February 12 that he and others in the GOI have concerns over potential corruption and improper activities at the Ministry of Oil by Fadhila party members since they took over the Ministry [...] | 2006-02-15 18:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL IZ |
06BAGHDAD724 | PST BAGHDAD: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] INTRODUCTION: This cable is the first of many cables that Provincial Support Team - Baghdad (PST-B) will produce during the remainder of 2006. Cables from PST-B will focus on economic, political, and rule of law issues concerning Baghdad Province. 2. INTRODUCTION CONT'D: Despite a largel [...] | 2006-03-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EAID IZ IR KS KU CH |
06BAGHDAD745 | MINISTRY OF OIL OFFICIAL -- LACK OF SECURITY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr Radwan Al-Sa'adi (Please protect),a Director General at the Ministry of Oil, confirmed that lack of security reduced both oil exports and investment. Lack of constitutional clarity also inhibited upstream investment. Nevertheless, he said Iraq has 12 draft contracts with f [...] | 2006-03-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET IZ KCOR PINR |
06BAKU1799 | GOAJ PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) Following up on her November 30 meeting with President Aliyev (REF A),Ambassador Derse met separately with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev to discuss the February 2007 inaugural U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission and to [...] | 2006-12-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR ETRD EINV AJ |
06BAKU1800 | 2007 STATE BUDGET FORESEES 60 PERCENT INCREASE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the 2007 State Budget on November 28. Compared to the 2006 budget, the 2007 budget plans for a 57 percent increase in revenues, a 60 percent increase in expenditures, and a small budget deficit. Government revenues are expected to total USD 6.1 [...] | 2006-12-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD AJ EINV |
06BAKU663 | CONOCO-PHILLIPS VIEWS OF THE KAZAKHSTAN-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips executives believe the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan IGA for trans-Caspian oil transport must be signed this year if the needed maritime infrastructure is to be ready by the time the oil flows, although they concede the deadline may be more flexible. Major issues for Conoc [...] | 2006-05-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ |
06BAKU722 | LATEST ROUND OF AZERBAIJAN-KAZAKHSTAN IGA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips Russia/Caspian Transportation Manager John Dabbar and executive Steven Beck briefed Energy Officer May 6 on the just-concluded round of negotiations over the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for trans-Caspian oil transport. While "double ta [...] | 2006-05-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ |
06BAKU742 | NEW KAZAKHSTAN DRAFT OF AZERBAIJAN-KAZAKHSTAN IGA [...] (C) On May 19, John Dabbar of ConocoPhillips informed Energy Officer of recentdevelopments in the negotiations over the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for cross-Caspian oil transport. Dabbar said that Kairgeldy Kabyldin of KazMunaiGaz has been removed from his positio [...] | 2006-05-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ |
06BAKU948 | BAKU ENERGY COMMUNITY CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Views in Baku of the Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on trans-Caspian oil recently signed in Almaty are positive if unenthusiastic. John Dabbar of ConocoPhillips considers the IGA to be "not that bad," as it includes "nothing hugely detrimental" to the project. A [...] | 2006-06-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL EWWT EINV AJ KZ |
06BAMAKO1417 | GRAMMY WINNER JOINS CALL FOR MALI TO DEFEND IPR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ML |
06BAMAKO443 | THE "FRERE GUIDE" QADHAFI CAUSES A STIR IN MALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Libyan leader Mouammar Qadhafi arrived to great fanfare in Mali on April 6 to celebrate the April 11 prophet Mohammed,s birthday (Mawloud). After a two-day stay in Bamako, Qadhafi and Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) headed on a 2-day road trip to Timbuktu. In a contr [...] | 2006-04-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV LY ML |
06BAMAKO521 | FALLOUT FROM QADHAFI'S VISIT CONTINUES AS TUAREGS [...] (C) Summary. The fallout from Qadhafi's tumultuous mid-April visit to Timbuktu (ref A) continued to spread as members of the National Assembly expressed concern over Libya's intentions and some Tuareg leaders requested autonomy for Kidal. On April 19 a group of National Assembly Deputies sug [...] | 2006-05-08 16:16:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV ASEC ML |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN553 | IMI: BRUNEI INVITATION FOR ITS AIRPORT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] The Department of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Communications is inviting all interested parties to participate in its Airport National Development Plan projects. This announcement was made at the Information Day briefing organized by the Department of Civil Aviation on October 17. [...] | 2006-10-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BX |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN560 | BRUNEI BFIF FY06 PROGRAM OUTCOMES REPORT [...] Per reftels, the following is the program outcomes report for Embassy's FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection - Monthly rental charges ------------------------------------------ The stand alone computer for the Partnership Pilot IT Connection was installed [...] | 2006-11-02 00:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN581 | BRUNEI FY06 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftels, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection ------------------------------------------ (E-speed installation and rental charges for one year May 2006 to April 2007) Budget: USD1,500 Expend [...] | 2006-11-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
06BANGKOK1119 | THAILAND'S FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and Iran in 2005 showcased a growing mutual engagement between the countries. The previous year saw several high-level exchanges, particularly visits to Iran by Thailand,s Energy Minister, Foreig [...] | 2006-02-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EINV ETRD TH IR |
06BANGKOK115 | THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM: NTC ISSUES LICENSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s telecom sector has long been defined by the co-existence of its state owned enterprises TOT and CAT, and several private companies doing business under concessions granted by the state owned enterprises (SOEs). While the concessions brought competition into the Thai [...] | 2006-01-06 12:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK1170 | THAI PM APPROVES "INTERIM" RESUMPTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. MFA informed the Ambassador that Thai PM Thaksin has agreed to resume AER-covered services investments in exchange for US willingness to renegotiate the language in the proposed State/MFA exchange of letters. The renegotiation aims to provide the RTG with greater "legal comf [...] | 2006-02-27 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD TH US FTA |
06BANGKOK1204 | FTA ON HOLD AS THAI PM ANNOUNCES SNAP ELECTION [...] (SBU) On February 27, Commerce Permanent Secretary and Chief FTA Negotiator Karun Kittisataporn informed us that, in view of the Prime Minister's February 24 announcement of the dissolution of Parliament and a snap election on April 2, the RTG would not be able to conduct most FTA-related wor [...] | 2006-02-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV TH |
06BANGKOK1391 | THAILAND RESUMES APPROVING AER-COVERED US SERVICES [...] On March 7 we were notified by Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Karun Kittisataporn that his Ministry has resumed issuing approvals of applications for services investments by US citizens, per the provisions of the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER). Karun said he took this ac [...] | 2006-03-07 05:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV TH |
06BANGKOK1776 | MANAGING OUR TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has resumed routinely issuing approvals for US investments under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),so US investors again enjoy preferential, better than MFN access to the Thai market. The extension of AER benefits is conditional, and its legal status is [...] | 2006-03-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK1861 | THAILAND: SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT QUASHES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 23, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled that the procedure by which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) privatized state power producer EGAT Plc was illegitimate. This ruling quashes plans for an initial public offering of shares anytime soon. One of the few institu [...] | 2006-03-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPWR ENRG KPRV TH |
06BANGKOK3079 | TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS (AER): [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 02:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK3219 | GREATER COMPETITION IN THAILAND'S ELECTRIC POWER [...] SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG)'s unsuccessful attempt to privatize the state-owned electric power producer EGAT Plc has unexpectedly revived hopes for greater competition in the electric power sector. In view of EGAT's reversion to its former status as a state-owned enterprise, as [...] | 2006-05-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV KPRV TH |
06BANGKOK3354 | DELAY IN FTA TALKS LIKELY TO HIT US EXPORTS [...] (C) Summary. There is a growing possibility that US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations will be indefinitely postponed. The sizable opportunity costs for US commerce of the FTA's failure have been documented in several econometric studies of the FTA's likely effects: foregone U [...] | 2006-06-05 00:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK4880 | CHINESE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: FAIR OR FOUL PLAY? [...] Summary: In its efforts to manage globalization and competition, Thailand has welcomed Chinese trade and investment. China in turn has responded with well-connected companies utilizing government incentives to invest. Both countries extend attractive policy measures to encourage this trend. [...] | 2006-08-10 03:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TH |
06BANGKOK492 | WITH TEMPORARY PATCH, THAILAND RESUMES APPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25 MFA PermSec KRIT told the Ambassador that, in exchange for the US willingness to consider new language that would provide "greater comfort" for Thailand in the event of a WTO challenge to its provision of better-than-MFN treatment of US services investors, Thail [...] | 2006-01-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV TH |
06BANGKOK5229 | THE GHOST OF DEALS PAST: THAKSIN DEFENDS AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Thaksin faces charges of perjury brought by a former American business partner, in connection with the establishment of the first cable TV venture in Thailand in 1989. The American has already won cases in civil court and been exonerated of embezzlement charges b [...] | 2006-08-26 03:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK538 | THAILAND'S DEAL OF THE CENTURY: TEMASEK BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006, Singapore,s Temasek Holdings announced the largest corporate takeover in Thailand,s history: the 73.3 billion baht (USD 3 billion) purchase of the 49.6 percent stake in Thailand,s Shin Corp Plc (Shin) held by members of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,s f [...] | 2006-01-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SN TH |
06BANGKOK5706 | WHAT IS THE "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY"? [...] (SBU) Summary: Much has been written about a "Sufficiency Economy" this year due to the King's championing the idea in his birthday speech last December and the perceived "capitalist excesses" of the Thaksin administration. The Sufficiency Economy's Buddhist-like principles, promoting hard wo [...] | 2006-09-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI SENV TH |
06BANGKOK5741 | EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...] | 2006-09-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV TH |
06BANGKOK5742 | EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...] | 2006-09-18 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS EINV TH |
06BANGKOK689 | WHY IS THIS FTA TAKING SO LONG? [...] (C) Summary: Our answer to the question of why this FTA is taking so long is four lacks: lack of adequate preparation in Thailand for the FTA talks; lack of experience among Thai negotiators in negotiating a comprehensive FTA with a major trading partner; lack of strong and effective leade [...] | 2006-02-06 03:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ELAB TH |
06BANGKOK7387 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES WITH JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Thai Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjjitta told the Ambassador he was unaware of a case in the works against the Lehman Brothers corporation; he was similarly unaware of the expropriation of a Phuket golf club in which U.S. pension funds have a large investment. The Ambassador raised bot [...] | 2006-12-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KJUS KCRM TH |
06BANGKOK747 | THAI GOVERNMENT PROMISES REINSTATEMENT OF AER [...] On February 8 Commerce Vice Minister Uttama Savanayana informed us that his ministry has accepted MFA's proposal for an interim solution to the Amity and Economic Relations (AER) issue. (As detailed in reftel, o/a January 1 the RTG stopped approving AER-covered services investment application [...] | 2006-02-08 06:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TH |
06BANGKOK7650 | NEW INVESTMENT REGULATIONS PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 28 a committee assigned by the Minister of Commerce to advise him about changes to the Foreign Business Act (FBA - the law which governs the ability of foreign firms to conduct business in Thailand's services and other sensitive sectors) submitted its report. Although [...] | 2006-12-29 09:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV TH |
06BANGKOK944 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-16 05:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANGKOK969 | THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 01:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH |
06BANJUL191 | GAMBIAN CIVAIR: AIRLINE NEGOTIATIONS AND A NEW DIRECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Gambian government continues its efforts to attract a commercial air carrier that will provide direct flights to the United States. Negotiations with North American Airlines (NAA),acquired by World Air Holdings in 2005, have progressed quickly and there is a possibility for a [...] | 2006-03-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTIA OPIC PINR ETRD EINV GA |
06BANJUL29 | FORMER CIVAIR DIR REPORTS GOTG WILL CHARGE [...] (C/NF) On January 9, former Director General of Civil Aviation Maimuna Taal reported to GSO that President Jammeh had instructed Justice Department officials to prosecute her for economic crimes committed while at the helm of the Gambian Civil Aviation Authority. In previous reporting (ref A) [...] | 2006-01-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR KTIA PIRN ETRD EINV XY GA |
06BANJUL31 | THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...] | 2006-01-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Banjul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL396 | THE GAMBIA: SCENE-SETTER FOR VCI PDAS FORD'S AND [...] (C) VCI PDAS Ford and AF DAS Thomas-Greenfield will visit The Gambia against the backdrop of the AU Summit -- for which the GOTG is feverishly preparing -- but also against the backdrop of markedly negative human rights trend in this country, as highlighted by abuses following the coup plot t [...] | 2006-06-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID MASS KMCA PTER PINS EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL620 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S RE-ELECTION AND OUR BILATERAL [...] (C) Following President Jammeh's re-election September 22, there are no indications as yet of any major policy or personnel changes in the offing, but he seemed as volatile and rough-hewn as ever in his post-election press conference. The shortcomings in the electoral process highlighted the [...] | 2006-10-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD |
06BANJUL668 | THE GAMBIA: CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT IMF REPORT ON [...] (U) Following October Article IV Consultations here, the IMF "commended" the GOTG for achieving "macroeconomic stability" over the past two and a half years and expressed satisfaction over its performance under the October 2005-March 2006 Staff Monitored Program (SMP). However, the IMF also in [...] | 2006-10-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL IMF GA |
06BANJUL68 | THE GAMBIA: U.S. FIRM'S INTEREST IN LEASING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD KTIA PIRN EINV GA GH |
06BASRAH118 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY INCREASES OUTPUT [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the South Oil Company (SOC),Jabbar al-Ueibi, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) on July 13 and reported that SOC's crude oil production has risen from 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of 2005 to slightly more than 2 million bpd at [...] | 2006-07-16 06:41:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH141 | BASRAH'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DECLINES BY ONE-THIRD [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Electric Committee of the Basrah Provincial Council, Ghazy Smari Jaafar told poloff on August 24 that the electricity supply has fallen from three hours on, three hours off to two hours on, four hours off in recent weeks. He pointed to soaring August temperatures [...] | 2006-08-30 05:46:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV IZ |
06BASRAH24 | INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SECURITY ARE CASUALTIES AS BADR AND [...] (C) Summary: On February 20, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Captain Hussain M. Abdallah, the Director General of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA). Captain Hussain described Umm Qasr port operations as being at full capacity. He acknowledge [...] | 2006-02-22 06:58:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID ETRD EINV IZ |
06BASRAH45 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY - TOO MANY RUMORS AND NOT ENOUGH [...] Summary: On March 29, Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff met with General Manager of South Oil Company (SOC) Jabbar Ali Husayn Al Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO). Al Lu'aybi refuted concerns of oil smuggling through the SOC terminal and questioned a report he had receive [...] | 2006-04-03 16:03:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG EINV IZ |
06BASRAH69 | SOUTH OIL COMPANY CHIEF PESSIMISTIC, BUT COMMITTED TO A [...] (C) On May 4, Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and Poloff met with South Oil Company (SOC) General Manager Jabbar Ali Husayn al-Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office (REO) as part of an ongoing dialogue. Looking visibly tired, Jabbar started the meeting on a positive note and confirmed re [...] | 2006-05-06 15:38:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH86 | BASRAH PC MEMBER: SECURITY PROBLEMS IN BASRAH IMPEDES [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the Basrah Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and Poloff met with Munathil Abd Khanjar, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and head of the Economic Committee. Munathil provided a bleak picture of economic development in Basrah, saying that deteriorating security por [...] | 2006-05-27 14:34:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
06BEIJING11706 | CHINA ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW ALMOST READY FOR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH |
06BEIJING12988 | VOIP IN CHINA - NOT UNTIL CHINA's TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Enthusiasm in China for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was evidenced by over 1,400 registered attendees at a June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing. While VoIP technology is mature and software like Skype is but a download away, China's VoIP companies are face [...] | 2006-06-20 03:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
06BEIJING13684 | VOIP: A CASE STUDY OF CHINA'S INTERNECINE PROFIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an informal interview during the June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing with Dr. Kan Kaili, Director of the Policy and Development Institute of Information Industries at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, he likened the profit wars between China's [...] | 2006-06-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
06BEIJING14062 | WHITE PAPER ON RFID TECHNOLOGY RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent release of the "White Paper on China's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Policy" has raised questions within both industry and government as to which path China will choose as it tries to develop yet another standard with world-wide trade implicati [...] | 2006-07-05 05:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
06BEIJING15110 | 3G: NO LICENCES IN SIGHT BUT PLENTY OF ENTHUSIAM [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conference in Beijing brought together an enthusiastic international group of academics and software and hardware vendors who agree that China is ready for 3G, although it is still unclear what the "killer application" will be. The key challenge the industry faces is [...] | 2006-07-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
06BEIJING15388 | July 13 Preparatory Meeting for Energy Ministerial [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 13, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) hosted a successful preparatory meeting to discuss a proposed five country Energy Ministerial Roundtable in Beijing later this fall. Reflecting input from the Japanese and Korean delegations, the [...] | 2006-07-25 23:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH JA KS IN |
06BEIJING15609 | CHINA/ENERGY: DAS FOR ENERGY AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 12 and 14, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Energy and Sanctions Paul Simons, held SIPDIS separate meetings respectively with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) President Fu Chengyu, and Sinopec Vice President Zhang Yaocang. CNOOC President Fu said i [...] | 2006-07-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ECON ENRG EINV EPET PREL IR CH |
06BEIJING17042 | WAL-MART ACCEPTS CHINESE LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since July 29, The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has established unions in at least five of Wal-Mart?s 60 Chinese stores (ref). ACTFU has been talking for several years about expanding its representation in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs),Wal- Mart in part [...] | 2006-08-20 23:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING17324 | COLONEL SANDERS CHANGES HIS WAYS, BUT LABOR LAWS [...] (U) On August 8, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced at a Beijing news conference that it would stop hiring employees through labor dispatch agencies (LDAs),and begin hiring directly. LDAs are labor contractors, who provide manpower to an employer for a fee. Under this arrangement, the w [...] | 2006-08-22 03:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING17509 | CHINA EXPERIMENTS WITH 'WAGE GUARANTEE [...] (U) Summary: Wage Guarantee Funds (WGFs - definition in para 5) are one of the tools Chinese local governments are using to tackle the problem of wage arrears, which is especially pervasive among migrant workers in the construction industry. Embassy visits to several locations in China in Ju [...] | 2006-08-23 02:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ECON PGOV CH |
06BEIJING17771 | WAL-MART ACCEPTS CHINESE LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since July 29, The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has established unions in at least five of Wal-Mart's 60 Chinese stores (ref). ACTFU has been talking for several years about expanding its representation in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs),Wal-Mart in partic [...] | 2006-08-25 00:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING17937 | CENTRAL-PROVINCIAL FRICTION OVER EFFORTS TO CURB [...] (C) Beijing has recently become more forceful in its efforts to control investment at the provincial level and went so far as to publicly reprimand officials in Inner Mongolia for pursuing unauthorized power projects. The Central Government separately announced in early August that it would d [...] | 2006-08-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING18143 | CBRC ASSISTANT MINISTER'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, FinAtt and Econoff met China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chairman Wang Zhaoxing to discuss draft administrative rules on foreign banks, which would implement China's WTO accession obligations in this sector. While Wang noted the regulations are [...] | 2006-08-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
06BEIJING18200 | CBRC ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 25, FINATT AND ECONOFF MET CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION (CBRC) ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN WANG ZHAOXING TO DISCUSS DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ON FOREIGN BANKS, WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT CHINA'S WTO ACCESSION OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SECTOR. WHILE WANG NOTED THE REGULATIONS ARE [...] | 2006-08-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
06BEIJING18224 | MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] | 2006-08-29 23:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
06BEIJING18225 | MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] | 2006-08-29 23:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
06BEIJING18541 | GOVERNANCE ISSUES MEET FEVERISH INVESTMENT [...] (C) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE THAT EXCESSIVE INVESTMENT AND CREDIT GROWTH POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE ECONOMY, BUT OUR CONTACTS SUGGEST THAT FOUR GOVERNANCE ISSUES STAND IN THE WAY OF A BOLD RESPONSE. FIRST, PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S EMPHASIS ON FORGING INTERNAL CONSENSUS, EVEN AMONG [...] | 2006-09-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING19278 | CHINA: NEW MERGER RULES SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released new regulations governing foreign acquisitions of domestic enterprises. Local observers were pleased that the regulations allow for equity swaps but are concerned with vague language that appears to give MOFCOM considerab [...] | 2006-09-13 00:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING19482 | CHINA ADOPTS NEW ENTERPRISE BANKRUPTCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 27, China passed a new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy which provides a vastly improved legal framework for corporate bankruptcy in both private and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The law will go into effect on June 1, 2007, and will enable the government to further e [...] | 2006-09-14 06:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH |
06BEIJING19662 | LAND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS FOR WATER PROJECTS [...] (C) EMBASSY CONTACTS QUESTION WHETHER REVISED REGULATIONS ON COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR LAND THAT IS EXPROPRIATED FOR DAM CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MEET THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A NATIONAL STANDARD. INSTEAD, OUR CONTACTS BELIEVE THAT PROVINCIAL [...] | 2006-09-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EINV ENRG PGOV CH |
06BEIJING20796 | REASONS BEHIND THE LIMITED RESPONSE TO FEVERISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several contacts have pointed out reasons they believe that China will not or should not pursue bold action in the near term to deal with high rates of investment and credit growth. A private sector economist emphasized Premier Wen Jiabao's desire for officials -- including regul [...] | 2006-09-28 02:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING20974 | INTERAGENCY INSIGHTS FROM NDRC FINANCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The recently-promoted National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) Director General in charge of financial affairs (protect) offered candid and even critical comments about the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the People's Bank of China (PBOC),and the internal workings of the NDRC itself. He f [...] | 2006-09-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06BEIJING21628 | HUBEI'S EXPERIMENT WITH "DIRECT UNION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) is experimenting in Hubei Province with direct elections of enterprise-level union leaders, but the rules ensure that Communist Party organizations and regional ACFTU offices control the selection of candidates and also give reg [...] | 2006-10-12 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING21720 | DESIGNING A SYSTEM CREATING A BANKRUPTCY [...] Reftel reported on Embassy discussions with Professor Li Shuguang on September 6 about China's new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy. As Director of the Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring Research Center at the China University of Politics and Law, as well as a member of the National People's Congr [...] | 2006-10-13 09:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING21851 | QUESTIONABLE PROGRESS ON SINO-TURKMENISTAN GAS [...] (SBU) An industry contact questions recent reports that China has approved construction of a pipeline to carry gas imported from Turkmenistan -- a decision, that if carried through, would carry forward a deal announced last April by the presidents of both counties for gas sales. Separately, t [...] | 2006-10-16 06:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH |
06BEIJING22277 | OFFICIAL TRADE UNION SEEKS TO ORGANIZE 60 PERCENT [...] (C) Summary: The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has announced that it has organized unions at all Wal-Marts in China and intends to double union presence in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) from 30 to 60 percent by the end of the year. ACFTU said it will focus on "Fortune 5 [...] | 2006-10-20 05:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING22299 | CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2006: RHETORIC BUT FEW RESULTS [...] (C) Central China Expo 2006, held in Changsha, Hunan Province in late September, officially launched the Central Government's Central China Rising initiative to balance geographical development by bolstering economic prospects in the region's six provinces. Although the Expo had high-level su [...] | 2006-10-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK |
06BEIJING23797 | WUHAN RIPE FOR GROWTH, SAY U.S. BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Wuhan's economy continues to grow rapidly, and the city's investment climate is increasingly attractive to foreign enterprises, according to Wuhan- based U.S. business representatives. Extensive infrastructure, a strong industrial base, low labor costs, and a helpful local government sp [...] | 2006-11-16 03:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
06BEIJING23905 | (C) GETTING RICH IN ZHENGZHOU: CPPCC MEMBER ON [...] (C) A member of the National Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who is also one of China's wealthiest businessmen, shared his personal perspective on economic development in Zhengzhou, Henan Province during Econoff's recent visit to the city. He noted th [...] | 2006-11-20 05:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV CH |
06BEIJING24304 | CRITICISM OF AMERICAN BUSINESS FOR [...] (SBU) Mission has recently become aware of criticism leveled at American businesses in China from western media and Congressional sources, particularly aimed at members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (Amcham),for responding in March 2006 to an invitation for public comment on [...] | 2006-12-05 09:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING24312 | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH CHINESE [...] (SBU) Laboff met with the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC),a quasi-government body, to discuss "CSC-9000T," the code of conduct CNTAC is trying to establish for China's textile and apparel industry. CSC-9000T is intended to cover the entire supply chain, not just export-o [...] | 2006-12-05 23:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING24779 | CHINA/ENERGY: EMBASSY OBJECTS TO CNOOC ON REPORTED [...] (SBU) Reuters reported on December 20 that the China National Overseas Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Iran reached agreement to develop Iran's northern Pars gas field and build liquefied natural gas. The Department asked us to confirm with CNOOC if the report was accurate (ref. B). While CNOOC, [...] | 2006-12-26 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETTC ENRG EPET PREL IR CH |
06BEIJING24780 | CHINA/ENERGY: SINOPEC SAYS NO IRAN DEAL FINALIZED, [...] (SBU) Summary: Sinopec Director-General for Foreign Affairs Tang Suxin stated that contrary to Iranian press reports, Sinopec,s business cooperation with Iran on the Yadavaran Oilfield is currently at the contract negotiation stage. Iran was making propaganda to suit its own purposes, he add [...] | 2006-12-26 11:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ECON ENRG EINV EPET PREL IR CH |
06BEIJING5079 | (C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND, [...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...] | 2006-03-17 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS |
06BEIJING7229 | WHA A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH BEIJING BASED LATIN [...] (C) Summary: During a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Randt for visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Beijing-based Ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru discussed their bilateral relations with China and its influence in Latin America. Most agreed China is primarily [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV CH XM VE CU TW |
06BEIJING7696 | NEW CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALIZATION MEASURES SET [...] (SBU) Summary. China's financial authorities recently announced a series of capital account liberalization measures and provisions for introducing the long-awaited qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) program. By allowing more forex to leave China and opening up the country's tig [...] | 2006-04-25 00:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING8109 | China Raises Interest Rates to Rein in Overheated [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced an increase in loan interest rates, with rates on the benchmark one-year lending rate rising by 27 basis points to 5.85 percent. Local observers interpret this move as a response to fears that the economy is overheating [...] | 2006-04-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
06BEIJING8331 | CHINA SECURITIES REGULATOR TELLS FED VISITORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of the Research Department at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) advised a group of analysts from the New York Federal Reserve Bank on April 17 that China's stock market reform process is moving forward, with a new listing process, successful conversion [...] | 2006-05-05 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8473 | Foreign Investors Lining Up to Invest In China [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on April 18, Xie Ping, CEO of China SAFE Investments (aka "Huijin"),told a group of New York Federal Reserve Bank analysts that he is seeing more and more international interest in investing in Chinese banks. The successful Hong Kong listings of Bank of Communic [...] | 2006-05-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8474 | Foreign Investors Lining Up to Invest In China [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on April 18, Xie Ping, CEO of China SAFE Investments (aka ?Huijin?),told a group of New York Federal Reserve Bank analysts that he is seeing more and more international interest in investing in Chinese banks. The successful Hong Kong listings of Bank of Communic [...] | 2006-05-09 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIJING8476 | FOREIGN DIRECTORS OF CHINESE BANKS HELPING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch on April 19 lunch with analysts from the New York Federal Reserve Bank, three foreign directors of four Chinese banks (Minsheng Bank, China Everbright Bank, Bank of Beijing and Xi'an City Commercial Bank) shared their experiences. On the question of governance, [...] | 2006-05-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
06BEIRUT1392 | MGLE01: JOINT AMBASSADORIAL-PHARMACEUTICAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, French Ambassador Emie, and European Commission Head of Delegation Renauld, together with a delegation that included members of the pharmaceutical industry, discussed the problems of the intellectual property rights (IPR) climate concerning pharmaceuticals in Leb [...] | 2006-05-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT1470 | MGLE01: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to discuss the health of the Lebanese economy and the prospects of PM Siniora's economic reform program. Salameh began the meeting by briefing the Ambassador on two recent reports by t [...] | 2006-05-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT1712 | MGLE01: FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ABOUT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 30, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Finance Minister Azour to discuss the status of GOL economic reform efforts. Azour was upbeat as a result of the Lebanese economy's encouraging macroeconomic indicators and what he described as the positive reception he [...] | 2006-05-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT2067 | MGLE01: FM AZOUR DISCUSSES REFORM MEASURES AND [...] (C) Summary. During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer, Finance Minister Azour discussed the GOL's recent economic reform work and a recent economic meeting among PM Siniora, Azour, Economy and Trade Minister Haddad, and Future Movement leader Sa'ad Hariri. A [...] | 2006-06-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT2091 | MGLE01: ECONOMY AND TRADE MINISTER HADDAD [...] (C) Summary. On June 20, the Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad to discuss trade and intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The Ambassador told Haddad that he would like to see a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) si [...] | 2006-06-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT2422 | TFLE01: LEBANESE ECONOMY DEVASTATED BY AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV LE |
06BEIRUT2487 | TFLE01: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING OIL [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. BACKGROUND: Lebanon is currently facing a humanitarian crisis with more than 700,000 Lebanese now displaced from their homes. Humanitarian supplies are arriving and negotiations are being made for a humanitarian corridor to help d [...] | 2006-07-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EPET LE SY |
06BEIRUT2526 | TFLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY HEADS CALL FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading Lebanese business and industry associations have asked Embassy Beirut for the immediate establishment of safe commercial corridors for passage of imports and exports. Lebanese business leaders stressed the need for industry leaders to have "a sense that this war will never happen [...] | 2006-08-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL SY EFIN ECON ETRD EINV |
06BEIRUT2551 | TFLE01: LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR [...] (C) In an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and TDY poloff, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh said that the Lebanese financial situation had so far avoided disaster through some creative "financial engineering" and other confidence-building measures such as a $1 billion loa [...] | 2006-08-07 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV LE IS SY |
06BEIRUT3311 | LEBANON: THREE LOCAL BANKS WORTHY CANDIDATES TO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel action request. The Embassy finds no reason to object to an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) proposed investment guaranty that would result in Citibank N.A. and OPIC together lending to three selected Lebanese banks: Byblos Bank, Bank Medit [...] | 2006-10-13 14:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | EINV PTER ECON LE |
06BEIRUT3408 | LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTER AZOUR SELLING A "NEW [...] (C) Minister of Finance Jihad Azour on October 20 updated visiting NEA DAS Danin, Charge, and econoff on GOL donor conference preparations and obstacles to economic reform. He hopes to overcome political apathy for reform -- particularly among the March 14 coalition -- by convincing politician [...] | 2006-10-21 08:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PTER ECON LE |
06BEIRUT414 | MGLE01: ECONOMY AND TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES GOL [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador and Econoff called on Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad to discuss GOL efforts to improve the intellectual property rights (IPR) climate in Lebanon and encourage the GOL to prepare a submission of recent IPR efforts and future plans [...] | 2006-02-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT455 | MGLE01: GOL AND YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS LAUNCH [...] On February 10, Econoff attended a working dinner at the Grand Serail for the launching of "Bader" (literally the beginning of the day in Arabic, refers to a "start-up" company),a partnership between the private sector and the GOL to encourage entrepreneurship. In attendance were about fift [...] | 2006-02-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN LE |
06BEIRUT527 | MGLE01: VEIWS OF A HIGH-LEVEL GOL SKEPTIC OF THE [...] (C) Summary and Background. On February 17, Econoff discussed the GOL's economic reform agenda with the Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Alain Bifani. Bifani was critical of the GOL's economic reform efforts since October 2005, saying that initial optimism and good will had dis [...] | 2006-02-22 11:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV LE |
06BEIRUT677 | MGLE01: SYRIAN ACCOUNTS COMFORTABLE IN LEBANESE [...] On March 6, the Daily Star, a Lebanese English daily, reported that Syrian newspapers have claimed in recent editions that USD 3 billion in bank deposits were withdrawn from Lebanese banks by Syrian depositors in recent weeks due to political tensions between Syria and Lebanon. On March 4, t [...] | 2006-03-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE |
06BEIRUT741 | MGLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY LAUNCHES PROMOTIONAL [...] On March 8, the Lebanese Industrialists Association (LIA) in conjunction with Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel launched a campaign to promote Lebanese industry. Bumper stickers, billboards and a clever ad campaign aimed at Lebanese youth will send this simple message to the Lebanese: "Love [...] | 2006-03-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV LE |
06BEIRUT742 | MGLE01: EUROMENA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND LAUNCHED [...] On March 10, the Capital Trust Group, a private equity firm headquartered in London with offices in New York, launched the EuroMena Fund at an official signing ceremony in Beirut. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB),told the gathering that the [...] | 2006-03-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE |
06BEIRUT743 | MGLE01: LEBANESE VIEWS OF SYRIA AND IRAN [...] On March 6, the Iranian Bank Saderat public relations department announced that Bank Saderat and the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) are to establish a jointly-run bank. Currently, there are no further details as to how Bank Saderat's five branches in Lebanon and the two branches of the Commer [...] | 2006-03-10 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE SY |
06BEIRUT811 | MGLE01: A BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW OF LEBANESE-IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 15, Econoff met with Mohamed Maktabi, the owner of a chain of high-end Persian carpet stores in Lebanon and the Gulf and a frequent traveler to Tehran, to discuss Lebanese-Iranian commercial relations. Maktabi told us he had noticed "no changes on the ground" regarding [...] | 2006-03-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE IR |
06BELGRADE1001 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...] | 2006-06-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
06BELGRADE1013 | GOS TO PURSUE PHASED PRIVATIZATION OF OIL COMPANY [...] The GOS will move forward on a draft privatization strategy for state-owned oil and gas company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) submitted by adviser Merrill Lynch, according to the head of the privatization steering group. In a recent meeting, Slobodan Sokolovic, Assistant Minister of Energy a [...] | 2006-06-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR |
06BELGRADE1147 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JUNE 2006 [...] Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, the current members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),announced that they expect that Montenegro, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia, will join CEFTA by the end of the year. Draft Law on Optical Dis [...] | 2006-07-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELGRADE1257 | GOS ADOPTS PRIVATIZATION STRATEGY FOR NIS [...] (U) On July 20, the Government of Serbia (GOS) approved the privatization strategy of state-owned oil company "Naftna Industrija Srbije" (NIS). The approved strategy was not the preferred option proposed by the privatization advisor consortium Merrill Lynch and Raiffeisen Investment. The appr [...] | 2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR |
06BELGRADE1765 | SERBIA OFFERS INCENTIVES TO FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (U) Attracting foreign direct investment is increasingly becoming a priority for the Serbian government. The GOS is developing a range of incentives for investors, including cash grants to investments resulting in significant job creation, as well as tax incentives in the form of credits and [...] | 2006-10-27 08:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EINV ECON SR |
06BELGRADE220 | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR |
06BELGRADE321 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...] | 2006-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE401 | FINANCE MINISTER ON INVESTMENT ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Polt met with Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic on March 7 to raise several issues involving U.S. investors and economic policy. Dinkic pledged to be helpful in resolving issues related to U.S. Steel and the gas shortages that are affecting production at the company. H [...] | 2006-03-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECPS ENRG EINV KIPR SR MW |
06BELGRADE568 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MARCH 2006 [...] (U) Public debt rose 4.5 percent in 2005, to Euros 704.4 million. As a share of GDP, public declined from 45.7 percent in 2004 to 42.7 percent. Seventy-seven percent of the debt was inherited from the former Yugoslavia. For 2006, the Finance Ministry plans to repay Euros 151.6 million of the [...] | 2006-04-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE654 | CENTRAL BANK FIGHTS TO LIMIT CREDIT GROWTH [...] Summary: THE NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CONFLICTING GOALS: PREVENTING DINAR APPRECIATION, WHICH IT PURSUES BY SELLING DINAR TO BUY UP FOREIGN CURRENCY, AND CURBING THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE IT CREATES IN THE FIRST STEP. THIS BALANCING ACT HAS PROVED DIFFICULT, AS IT HAS [...] | 2006-04-26 14:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV SR MW |
06BELGRADE711 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: APRIL 2006 [...] Montenegro's public debt at the end of 2005 amounted to Euros 700 million or 43 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),which according to the Ministry of Finance is below the maximum allowed level in the EU. In 2002, public debt was 88 percent of GDP. According to Maastricht criteria, the to [...] | 2006-05-08 07:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE745 | PRESIDENT TADIC COMPLAINS ABOUT, BUT HIDES BEHIND, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Polt met with Serbian President Boris Tadic on May 10 to gauge his mood on the political scene, prospects for Kosovo and the five issues offered one day earlier to the PM: (1) public statements calling for capture of Mladic, (2) sign our SOFA, (3) review the recently p [...] | 2006-05-12 11:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV PHUM KIRF PGOV AMGT YI SR |
06BELGRADE75 | SETTLEMENT REACHED IN VALEANT INVESTMENT DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On December 14, 2005, the GOS and U.S. company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc.) reached an agreement to settle on an outstanding investment dispute. The history of the case, which is an ownership dispute, is provided in Reftel A. The GOS agreed t [...] | 2006-01-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PGOV SR MW OPIC |
06BELGRADE768 | CENTRAL BANK TIGHTENS - AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA REACTED TO APRIL'S HIGHER INFLATION BY FURTHER TIGHTENING MONETARY POLICY. THE CENTRAL BANK NOT ONLY RAISED THE RESERVE REQUIREMENT ON OVERSEAS BORROWING BY BANKS, BUT IT ALSO FORMALLY IMPOSE LIMITS ON BANKS' RETAIL LENDING, TIED TO THEIR BA [...] | 2006-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV SR MW |
06BELGRADE904 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MAY 2006 [...] On June 3, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted a Declaration of Independence, following the May 21 referendum on independence from Serbia. The two economies were already distinct, stemming from Montenegro's adoption of the deutsche mark in 1999, and later the Euro. The distinction is reflecte [...] | 2006-06-07 08:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELMOPAN75 | CHAIRMAN OF DFC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DIES IN CUBA [...] On December 13, local media reported that David Price, Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating the financial dealings of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC),died in Cuba. Price, who suffered from diabetes, flew by air ambulance to Cuba on November 13 to seek tr [...] | 2006-12-18 17:47:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BH |
06BERLIN1132 | GERMANY'S GAS IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA: BACKGROUND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy issues will feature in Chancellor Merkel's agenda for April 26-27 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Siberia. Recent EU-Gazprom exchanges and German media have played up the emotional side of Russian gas deliveries to the EU. Economics Minister Glos and an al [...] | 2006-04-27 05:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL PGOV GM RU EUN |
06BERLIN1651 | GERMANY'S 2007 EU PRESIDENCY: THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany expects to coordinate an ambitious energy initiative for the country's 2007 EU Presidency in the first half of 2007. Germany's EU Presidency will include a kind of "Lisbon Agenda" action plan for EU energy efficiency, use of renewables, and internal market coordination. [...] | 2006-06-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PGOV SENV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1803 | Germany and the Airbus Management Squabble [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressures on Airbus to re-design its A350 and to resolve production problems with the jumbo A380 have focused German official and press attention on shortcomings in the current Franco-German management of Airbus. Inquiries into insider trading of Airbus shares have increased pre [...] | 2006-06-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN2269 | GERMANY DEBATES HEDGE FUND REFORM; BACKS [...] SUMMARY. Hedge funds are politically contentious in Germany. The two major political parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Grand Coalition" have staked out opposing positions on whether Germany should reform its hedge fund regulations. The three major German financial agencies -- the Bund [...] | 2006-08-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2344 | INDUSTRY IMPLICATIONS OF THE REITS DEBATE IN [...] SUMMARY: Germany's Finance Ministry is nearing the completion of a draft law to legalize Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The decision to legalize REITs, however, must first receive the approval of Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Coalition" Cabinet, which is deeply divided on the issue. Wh [...] | 2006-08-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3045 | IRAQ/US/UK JOINT DEMARCHE ON IRAQ COMPACT; [...] (C) Iraqi Embassy Counselor Qais Naif Abboud and Attache Bashar F. Al-Bander, UK Embassy Poloff Neil Holland, and Global Affairs Officer jointly delivered ref demarche October 16 to MFA Iraq Working Group Chief Ruediger Lotz and two of his staff including desk officer Christofer Burger. Abboud [...] | 2006-10-19 18:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3156 | GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER SCHMIDT TRAVELING TO U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Health Ulla Schmidt travels to New York and Washington October 29 - November 4 to meet with pharmaceutical companies, consumer groups, and attend a Commonwealth Fund symposium on health care policy. The trip is billed by the Ministry of Health as another opportuni [...] | 2006-10-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV PGOV SOCI GM ELAB |
06BISHKEK1196 | BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV: BOTH PLEDGING TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 11 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher, SIPDIS President Bakiyev turned straight to investment issues, urging U.S. involvement in major hydro-electric projects. Surprising everyone with an about-face, Bakiyev said that the [...] | 2006-08-16 06:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PREL ENRG EINV MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1383 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUTLINES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyz President Bakiyev presented his national development strategy to the assembled parliament, diplomatic corps and other dignitaries on September 28. Speaking in Kyrgyz, he stressed the need for all branches and levels of government to work together to attract foreign inv [...] | 2006-09-28 12:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV KG |
06BISHKEK1692 | KYRGYZ HIPC DEBATE BECOMES POLITICAL HOT POTATO [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival this week of a World Bank team to Bishkek for 2-3 weeks of technical consultations has focused political and media attention on the HIPC initiative. According to a World Bank insider, Kyrgyz object to energy reforms proposed under the HIPC program, specifically reg [...] | 2006-11-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1741 | A TALE OF CORRUPTION IN THE KYRGYZ PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Parliament Speaker Alymbekov revealed to Ambassador aspects of a murky privatization deal for the Kyrgyz tin and tungsten company "ShPU." According to Alymbekov, the government inexplicably selected the lower of two bids for "ShPU," rejecting a much higher bid from a U.S. [...] | 2006-12-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN KG |
06BISHKEK1750 | KYRGYZ PLEDGE TO JOIN HIPC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: World Bank-led discussions with a Kyrgyz negotiating team headed by PM Kulov yielded an agreement December 9 on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the HIPC initiative. The Kyrgyz Government has yet to make any public announcement about the agreement, but the World Bank country manager bel [...] | 2006-12-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1782 | KYRGYZ GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's IPR agency chief Roman Omorov recently claimed that the number of confiscations of pirated audio/video products in 2006 should nearly double the 20,000 pirated items confiscated in 2005. Based on analyses by Omorov's staff, nearly 80% of items seized by police for [...] | 2006-12-19 09:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV KG |
06BISHKEK457 | BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Ambassador Boucher, thank you for your willingness to come to Bishkek. Your visit comes as Kyrgyzstan still struggles to make sense of last year's Tulip Revolution. Although the government declared March 24 a national holiday ) "People's Revolution Day" ) and staged a Soviet-style milita [...] | 2006-04-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KCRM EINV KG |
06BOGOTA10197 | UPDATE ON DRUMMOND GAS DISCOVERY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 22:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV VE CO |
06BOGOTA5175 | GLENCORE SETTLES BUT DRUMMOND STILL ON STRIKE [...] (C) Production has resumed at the La Jagua Ibirico mine after striking workers and the Glencore Corp. reached agreement on a new labor contract late on June 7. Ever Causado, Secretary General of the coal miners' union involved in the strike, told Laboff the settlement included an 8 percent wa [...] | 2006-06-08 22:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EINV CO |
06BOGOTA5330 | COLOMBIA'S STOCK MARKET - BACK WHERE WE STARTED IN [...] Colombia's stock market index (IGBC) has fallen more than 30 percent between May 2 and June 12, 2006. On June 8, the index fell 9.47 percent, and on June 12 trading was halted 15 minutes before the closing bell because of a more than 10 percent loss in the value of the index. Overall, the ind [...] | 2006-06-13 22:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV CO |
06BOGOTA5384 | IMPASSE ON DRUMMOND COAL STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: Drummond has suspended talks with its coal workers, citing a lack of good faith negotiating on the part of union leaders. While both sides remain far apart on compensation issues (salary and benefits),negotiations appear to be stalled over a "just cause" provision, protecting wo [...] | 2006-06-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EMIN EINV CO |
06BOGOTA5395 | TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT AT DRUMMOND [...] (C) Early June 14, Drummond reached a tentative agreement with leaders of the miners' union to end the 23 day-long strike. Drummond's President of Coal Operations, Mike Tracy of Drummond, said the agreement would be put to a vote of the union rank and file members later in the day. 2. (C) A [...] | 2006-06-14 18:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EMIN ENRG EINV CO |
06BOGOTA5712 | DRUMMOND STRIKE ENDS [...] On June 22, the Drummond company and the union representing its workers, SINTRAMINENERGETICA, signed a new labor contract, ending a 32 day strike. Both Mike Tracy, Drummond Director for Mining Operations, and union representative Francisco Ramirez, separately told Emboffs they were "very hap [...] | 2006-06-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EMIN EINV ENRG CO |
06BOGOTA6759 | COLOMBIA'S COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of President Uribe,s decisive electoral victory, the GOC presented its comprehensive tax reform bill to Congress on July 20. The revenue neutral reform includes an overall reduction in the income tax (including reduced marginal rates),offset by a significant expans [...] | 2006-07-26 20:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CO |
06BOGOTA7485 | FARC ATTACK ON FUEL DISTRIBUTOR IN LA GUAJIRA [...] (C) On August 14, 2006 at approximately 0230 hours, the 59th Front of the FARC attacked a fuel distribution outlet in Guajira close to the Colombian/Venezuelan border. The attack was launched using gas cylinder bombs, destroying 85 fuel trucks and 15 other vehicles, and reportedly injuring 8 [...] | 2006-08-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PTER PGOV EINV ENRG VE CO |
06BOGOTA7497 | IS COLOMBIA READY FOR THE PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 22:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV EPET CO |
06BOGOTA7731 | 1.7 TRILLION CUBIC FEET METHANE GAS DISCOVERY AT [...] (C) U.S. based Drummond Corporation announced a 1.7 trillion cubic feet find of methane gas at their coal facility in La Loma, Cesar and at another block in La Guajira. The deposits increase by more than one-third Colombia's total reserves, presently estimated at 4.7 trillion cubic feet. The [...] | 2006-08-23 22:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EMIN VE CO |
06BOGOTA9454 | ECOGAS PRIVATIZATION -- A DRY RUN FOR ECOPETROL? [...] A pension fund consortium bidding for the ownership of Ecogas, Colombia's state-owned natural gas transportation company, failed to meet the minimum required purchase price for the company. Under Colombia's constitution, the failure of the "solidarity sector" (pension funds or unions) to meet [...] | 2006-10-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN EINV CO |
06BRASILIA1008 | BRAZIL - FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIBERALIZATION AND MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Growing pressure from exporters for some sort of GoB action in the face of the Real's appreciated levels has forced Finance Minister Guido Mantega and Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles to state they will put forward a proposal to liberalize the country's foreign exchange [...] | 2006-05-25 16:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1017 | BRAZIL'S PETROBRAS: NO INTENTION OF TAKING OVER OXY'S [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 23, visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon and the Charge delivered ref A points SIPDIS to President Lula's chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, as well as Foreign Ministry Under Secretaries Felicio and Patriota. A/S Shannon stated that Ecuador's dispute [...] | 2006-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PREL BR EC |
06BRASILIA1036 | BRAZIL - A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 22 meeting, recently-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega told A/S Shannon and the Charge that Brazil's economy was "sound" and in good shape to weather the current volatility on world financial markets. Mantega and his International Secretary, Luiz Pere [...] | 2006-05-31 17:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET EINV PGOV PREL BR BL |
06BRASILIA1061 | BRAZIL'S MANAUS FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (SBU) Charge, Econoff and Commercial Specialist met with a number of entities in the Manaus Free Zone May 14-16, including Whirlpool Brazil, the Manaus Free Zone Administration (SUFRAMA),the Amazon State Industries Federation (FIEAM) and the Center for Business Development (CIDE),all of which [...] | 2006-06-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR EINV ECON PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1089 | BRAZIL TO PRODUCE PAPER ON TECHNICAL BILATERAL [...] Science Counselor met on June 1 with Paulo Rogerio Goncalves, Director of International Relations for Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology. Goncalves said that Minister of Science and Technology Rezende had asked his scientists to quickly develop a non-paper to address how Brazil envisi [...] | 2006-06-02 19:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG KSCA EINV ETRD EAGR BR |
06BRASILIA1094 | PETROBRAS' CAREFUL STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 meeting Petrobras Director of International Affairs Nestor Cervero told the Charge, CG and econoff that three issues occupy most of the discussion in ongoing negotiations with Bolivia -- the degree to which the Bolivian government will increase well-head taxes, how t [...] | 2006-06-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR BO |
06BRASILIA1171 | PETROBRAS ACQUISITION OF PASADENA REFINING SYSTEMS - [...] (SBU) The Mission has received repeated assurances, most prominently during Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's June 7 meeting with President Lula's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff -- who also serves as President of Petrobras' Board of Directors -- that Petrobras has no interest in taking over Occi [...] | 2006-06-12 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ECON PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1178 | U.S. OIL EXPLORATION/PRODUCTION FIRMS FIND BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a series of June 5-6 meetings with U.S. firms involved in upstream petroleum sector operations, our interlocutors complained of Brazil's inadequate climae for foreign investment. In separate meetings,Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, and El Paso recounted talesof Brazil's dysfuncti [...] | 2006-06-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV ASEC BR |
06BRASILIA1193 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with government polic [...] | 2006-06-14 18:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV EPET KTFN BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA1231 | The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6 in Rio de Janeiro, Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Furlan launched the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue. The Dialogue was launched as a follow up on commitments made in the Joint Declaration issued on the occasion of Pre [...] | 2006-06-20 18:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA1240 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. During Secretary Gutierrez's June 4 - 8 policy visit to Brazil, the Secretary and his team - OPIC President Robert Mosbacher Jr., USDOC A/S David Bohigian, State DAS Patrick Duddy, US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Steve Pinkos, Charge Phil Chicola, TDA, Western Hem [...] | 2006-06-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA1245 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. During Secretary Gutierrez's June 4 - 8 policy visit to Brazil, the Secretary and his team - OPIC President Robert Mosbacher Jr., USDOC A/S David Bohigian, State DAS Patrick Duddy, US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Steve Pinkos, Charge Phil Chicola, TDA, Western Hem [...] | 2006-06-21 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA1251 | BRAZIL: THE FINANCE MINISTRY'S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Guido Mantega named Sergio Gomes de Almeida to be his Secretary for Economic Policy on May 22. Almeida filled the last policy-level vacancy in the Finance Ministry team left after Mantega's late-March appointment. A PhD economist and former executive director of the Ins [...] | 2006-06-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PINR BR |
06BRASILIA1366 | BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of two (2) claims of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...] | 2006-07-06 18:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA142 | PETROBRAS WILL PLAY BALL WITH BOLIVIA OR ELSE [...] (U) The information provided is industry sensitive. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Banco Pactual energy analyst Pedro Batista, commenting on the recent visit of Evo Morales to Brazil and what it means for Petrobras, told us that the partially privatized Brazilian petroleum [...] | 2006-01-23 19:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1630 | BRAZIL: ECONOMY HELPING LULA'S REELECTION BID [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors are boosting President Lula's chances of winning reelection in October 2006. Solid expected GDP growth of about 4% this year combined with higher salaries, lower unemployment and inflation under control, mean that the economic "feel-good" factor going into the [...] | 2006-08-09 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1725 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles highlighted to the Ambassador during their August 9 introductory meeting the importance he places on achieving formal Central Bank independence, which he sees as a key part of consolidating Brazil's current success in fighting inflation. [...] | 2006-08-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1775 | BRAZIL: MOVEMENT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) The GoB is close to launching a much-delayed inter-agency review of its first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments. These projects would be reviewed by the Ministers of Planning and Budget (Paulo Bernardo),Finance (Guido Mantega) and the Presid [...] | 2006-08-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1857 | Moving Forward the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue [...] Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On September 1, Marcela Carvalho, the Commercial Dialogue Coordinator for the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Commerce (MDIC),met with Econ Counselor to report on the Ministry's internal meeting on Dialogue issues earlier in the week. Carval [...] | 2006-09-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA1865 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's August 18 initial call on Finance Minister Guido Mantega, the two discussed Brazil's economy, ethanol, and mechanisms for bilateral economic engagement, including the Treasury-Fazenda Group for Growth meetings. Mantega raised the USG's review of Generalized [...] | 2006-09-05 18:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1866 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Finance (Fazenda) International Secretary Luiz Pereira made the point that, with the macroeconomic framework for growth in place, it was time for Brazil to focus ever more on the microeconomic reforms and business environm [...] | 2006-09-05 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1971 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TAX AND CUSTOMS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Jorge Rachid, Secretary of Brazil's Receita Federal, the finance ministry agency which oversees both tax collection and customs, assured the Ambassador in a September 14 meeting of the GoB's continued intent to work closely with the USG on security and law enforcement, including through t [...] | 2006-09-18 17:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1972 | BRAZIL RESPONDS TO BOLIVIA REFINERY SEIZURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian Minister of Energy Silas Rondeau told the press Thursday September 14 that the Bolivian effective seizure of Petrobras' refineries without compensation was "unacceptable" while President Lula rejected "unilateral" measures. Stating that it needed time to study the Bol [...] | 2006-09-18 18:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV PREL EINV ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1973 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FURTHER DISCUSSES BIOFUELS WITH DILMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Special Assistant, met with President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, on September 12 to discuss biofuels issues. Rousseff said the U.S. and Brazil need to move quickly on biofuels, but first must work through their [...] | 2006-09-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1992 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND OTHER TOPICS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Commercial Counselor, met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 14 to discuss biofuels issues. The meeting quickly boiled over to cover a range of topics and poten [...] | 2006-09-19 18:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2083 | BRAZIL: NEW ONLINE PATENT AND TRADEMARK REGISTRATION [...] Summary: The GoB's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has adopted an electronic system designed to reduce bureaucracy in the country's patent and trademark registration process. This new "e-marcas" system, launched on September 1, should enable patent and trademark requesters to [...] | 2006-09-29 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2099 | BRAZIL: SECOND QUARTER GDP GROWTH DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy expanded by a scant 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006, a result below most analysts' expectations, due primarily to poor results in industrial production and investment. According to Central Bank survey data, the market now expects 2006 GDP growth barely [...] | 2006-10-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2233 | THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SOBEL, ACCOMPANIED BY EMBASSY AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNSELORS, MET WITH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUIS CARLOS PINTO GUEDES ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO DISCUSS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BRAZIL'S RAPID RISE AS A WORLD AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POWER, U.S. [...] | 2006-10-25 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2314 | The October 17 Meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On October 17, a USG delegation met with the Brazilian interagency economic players in a session of the two countries' Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting. The wide-ranging agenda covered a variety of issues, including WTO matters (the Doha Round, [...] | 2006-11-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EINV ENRG WTRO BEXP BR |
06BRASILIA2588 | BRAZIL: BIOFUELS COOPERATION: 2ND PREPARATORY MEETING OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Second Preparatory Meeting of the Global Biofuels Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro on 27 and 28 November, achieved consensus on priorities and next steps for the group. Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator, and Lisa Kubiske, Dire [...] | 2006-12-11 17:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON BR |
06BRASILIA2626 | BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...] | 2006-12-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA324 | BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2006 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement. This document has already been forwarded to USDOC by e-mail. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. The Brazilian Co [...] | 2006-02-14 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BR |
06BRASILIA366 | BRAZIL - THE EVER-RISING REAL AND OTHER MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The torrent of dollars entering Brazil, fueled primarily by the trade surplus (over $44 billion in 2005) but also by FDI and portfolio investment flows, has created both opportunities and challenges for Brazilian macroeconomic policy management. GoB and private debtors are maki [...] | 2006-02-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA437 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: COMSAT INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Per reftel tasking, post submits the following regarding COMSAT and VICOM activities in Brazil. 2. (SBU) Begin Text. On January 28, 2005, the Ministry of Communication signed a contract with VICOM (which is owned by COMSAT) in the amount of R$114 million for the implementation of the [...] | 2006-03-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BR |
06BRASILIA631 | BRAZIL'S NEW AIR REGULATORY AGENCY FACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) was formally inaugurated in a March 20 ceremony in Brasilia. Emboffs met with ANAC officials March 16 to discuss the agency's plans for the airline industry. Settled are issues like where the agency will be headquartered -- Brasilia -- an [...] | 2006-03-31 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR |
06BRASILIA688 | BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2 and 5 for details. 2. (U) During an April 7 lunch with Emboffs, Directors Denise Abreu and Leur Lomanto of the newly created National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) asked that the FAA extend a formal invitation to ANAC representatives for Ma [...] | 2006-04-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR |
06BRASILIA754 | REINING IN PETROBRAS' PARADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' address at the opening ceremony of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) meeting in Belo Horizonte, along with the Bolivian IDB governor's speech, gave some discomfort to Petrobras' leadership, which is currently in the midst of increasingly tense contract negoti [...] | 2006-04-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR |
06BRASILIA773 | BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. In view of the President's State of the Union address calling for expanded U.S. use of ethanol and Brazil's desire for closer ties to the United States in this area, Mission would like to stage a bilateral conference with Brazilian government and industry on e [...] | 2006-04-20 17:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KSCA EAGR TRGY EINV ETRD BR |
06BRASILIA861 | BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...] | 2006-05-03 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA876 | BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...] | 2006-05-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA882 | BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON BOLIVIAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior Brazilian Government (GOB) officials told emboffs that they viewed the 4 May meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina as a "successful symbolic event" that demonstrated Presidents Lula, Morales, Chavez and Kirchner remain commited to regional cooperation and can talk productivel [...] | 2006-05-05 19:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA888 | BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS "NO CRISIS YET" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia agreed not to interrupt gas supplies to Brazil, and Brazil agreed to continue investing in Bolivia's hydrocarbon industry at the May 4 meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer. This understanding has deterre [...] | 2006-05-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EPET XM BR |
06BRATISLAVA331 | SLOVAK ECONOMY GROWING AT RECORD PACE [...] SUMMARY: In the last quarter of 2005, the Slovak economy reached an all time record for economic growth of 7.6 percent, the fastest rate among the four biggest economies that joined the EU on May 1, 2004. A high volume of investments and fast-growing household consumption were the key growth [...] | 2006-04-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO |
06BRATISLAVA963 | SLOVAKIA AMONG WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES [...] SUMMARY: Slovakia's economy rose by a record 9.8 percent year-on-year during the third quarter, up from 6.7 percent in the previous three months, the Statistical Office reported. The growth at one of the fastest rates worldwide was driven mainly by consumer goods and investments. Robust econo [...] | 2006-12-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1128 | BARBADOS 2005 ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: The Barbados economy performed well in 2005. GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment registered 4.1, 5.1, and 8.5 percent, respectively. Construction drove growth, making up for a drop in tourism. The fiscal deficit (2.9 percent of GDP) and the national debt (88 percent of GDP) ha [...] | 2006-06-30 16:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EIND EINV ELAB ETRD PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1139 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...] | 2006-07-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1165 | ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...] | 2006-07-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW |
06BRIDGETOWN1706 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] | 2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1743 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #26: ST. LUCIA PM'S OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Press Secretary to St. Lucia's Prime Minister confirmed press reports that St. Lucia and Venezuela will soon sign a bilateral Petrocaribe agreement and that Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) made a separate deal with Hess Oil to use its storage facilities on Saint Lucia for P [...] | 2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV ST VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1801 | LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUEL INITIATIVE: [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. [...] | 2006-10-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | BB EAGR ETRO PGOV PREL EAID EPET ENRG EINV |
06BRIDGETOWN1811 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] | 2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1832 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1833 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1852 | BIOFUELS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: UNCLASS/SBU [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. M [...] | 2006-10-20 00:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1931 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #27: EVERYTHING ON TRACK FOR [...] (C) The first Petrocaribe delivery is set for mid-November 2006 and is expected to include a variety of fuel products, including diesel and liquid petroleum gas. However, subtle signs point to possible delays in the shipment. On October 9, Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housin [...] | 2006-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV DO VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1934 | DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...] | 2006-11-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1941 | PETROCARIBE 28: SANTA IS FROM CARACAS [...] (C) Christmas came early for Barbados this year. From October 23-27, a high-level Venezuelan delegation dashed into Bridgetown to publicly rejuvenate Venezuela's relationship with Barbados, bearing gifts and agreements on tourism, satellites and cement, among others. The timing of this frien [...] | 2006-11-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
06BRIDGETOWN1961 | U.S. INTERESTS IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The most pertinent issues for the United States in the upcoming St. Lucian elections are foreign relations, crime, and the economy. The ruling St. Lucian Labor Party (SLP) is expected to hold on to power, and therefore, significant change in St. Lucia's policies is unlikely. Ho [...] | 2006-11-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI KCRM VE |
06BRIDGETOWN205 | CINGULAR WIRELESS - BARBADOS HOLDS UP SALE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Barbados has demanded all cellular phone companies adopt the Barbados specific Home Network Indicator (HNI) Code. By doing so prior to the approval of the pending sale of Cingular's Barbados business to Digicel, the government will force Cingular to comply by [...] | 2006-01-31 13:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BB |
06BRIDGETOWN2083 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] | 2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
06BRIDGETOWN2237 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #29: A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN [...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOff, Dr. Joseph Bannis, Permanent Secretary for Public Works and Public Utilities, grinned as he shared how humorous he found the myriad of logistical struggles surrounding Petrocaribe. According to Bannis, Petrocaribe is proving to be only a political prog [...] | 2006-12-22 19:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL VE DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN239 | CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...] | 2006-02-03 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN429 | GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...] | 2006-03-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN486 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX OUTSTANDI [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon 3. (C) Querard requested a face-to-face meeting with the DCM, saying s 4. (C) The status of her core expropriation case in the Privy Council --------------- Case Background [...] | 2006-03-17 18:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
06BRIDGETOWN487 | ANTIGUA HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB) holdings, updated the DCM February 16 on Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) attempts to expropriate the HMB resort. Querard also outlined her six active court cases, lev [...] | 2006-03-17 19:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
06BRIDGETOWN587 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN588 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN609 | ST. VINCENT PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN MYSTERY TOUR [...] (C) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves traveled to Southeast Asia in February and March for what was billed as an official mission to attract investment to his small Caribbean island-state. The Government of St. Vincent (GOSV) hyped the success of the PM's [...] | 2006-04-07 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EAIR OFDP OVIP PINR MY SN VC |
06BRIDGETOWN637 | BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...] | 2006-04-12 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA |
06BRIDGETOWN684 | BARBADOS - EMBASSY INPUT ON OPIC-SUPPORTED [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, Post concurs with the establishment of an OPIC-supported investment fund in the region that will target Barbados, among other countries. That said, the buyout strategy outlined in paragraph 4 of reftel may face local opposition. End Summary. ---------------- [...] | 2006-04-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN755 | CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbean S [...] | 2006-05-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN829 | MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...] | 2006-05-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN877 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #21 - CHAVEZ MAY ALLOW PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Director of Simpson Oil Limited (SOL) believes that Venezuela may work through SOL to import and distribute PetroCaribe fuel in the Eastern Caribbean. Such a move would contradict PetroCaribe's design as a government-only oil agreement. SOL used its participation [...] | 2006-05-19 21:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
06BRUSSELS1095 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 17, 2006 [...] (U) Although Belgium has one of the highest per capita income levels of the EU ($35,749 in 2005),Belgian households still struggle to balance their budgets, due to high prices for some basics. Electricity prices, for example, are near 30 percent above those of France. A recent survey compa [...] | 2006-03-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS1569 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: May 8, 2006 [...] Advice for Belgian Investors Facing Iran Uncertainty 2-3. Belgian firms Seek Profit Overseas 4-6. Belgian workers more productive, but more expensive 7. Turning the Black Economy White 8. Rich Belgium Still has Poverty 9. Flemish Trade Balance in the Red 10. Self Check-Out Arrive [...] | 2006-05-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS1637 | Belgium's Environmental Management: The [...] (U) Summary. In contrast with government rhetoric touting commitment to a clean environment, Belgium's environmental management ranks poorly among EU member states. The country's geography, linguistic divisions, and complex political structure contribute to a difficult environmental policym [...] | 2006-05-16 16:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS1876 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: June 6, 2006 [...] Introduction 2. Upbeat Forecast from Planning Office 3. Belgian Savings Rate Drops 4. Big Future for Walloon Airports 5. Antwerp Port Container Traffic Booming 6. Belgian Competitiveness Weakening 7-8. American Financial Router Expanding 9. WANTED: Pan-European Pension Fu [...] | 2006-06-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EWWT EAIR TBIO BE |
06BRUSSELS2199 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: June 26, 2006 [...] (U) In May, EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding levied a general criticism at European countries for lagging behind on implementing fast new technologies. The commissioner lamented Europe's slow take-up of new high-speed communications technologies such as broadband internet, te [...] | 2006-06-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID EWWT EAIR BE |
06BRUSSELS2926 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: August 29, 2006 [...] (U) According to statistics issued in July by the Survey of Current Business, the value of the stock of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Belgium rose by over $6 billion in 2005. U.S. investment in Belgium reached $36.73 billion in value, ranking Belgium ninth within the EU-25. The increase [...] | 2006-08-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EWWT EIND BE |
06BRUSSELS2988 | SN-BRUSSELS AIRLINES PLANS EXPANSION IN [...] (U) According to company representatives, SN Brusels Airlines (SNBA) is planning to expand it presence in Africa in the coming years. Eschwing larger airports such as Casablanca, Nairobi and Johannesburg, where other international airlines have a strong presence, SNBA intends to focus on West [...] | 2006-09-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV BE XY ZF |
06BRUSSELS3196 | 883 Million Euro Hole in 2006 Belgian Budget [...] (U) Summary. Belgium faces a quick scrubbing of its FY 2006 budget late in the year after revenues did not keep pace with projections and a technical gaff resulted in a 883 million euro overestimate of tax revenues. Government critics are faulting the coalition government?s history of last [...] | 2006-09-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB BE |
06BRUSSELS3403 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: October 5, 2006 [...] (U) Progress on rebalancing Belgium?s 2006 budget and proposing an FY 2007 budget has been slowed by the municipal elections to be held October 8. The government claimed remarkably quick progress in filling the holes created by an accounting snafu and over-estimation of tax revenues (ref [...] | 2006-10-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
06BRUSSELS3527 | New Belgian Carrier Notified to Embassy [...] (U) This is an action request: See para 4. 2. (U) On October 2, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry notifying it of a new Belgian airline company. This notification was made under provisions of the 23 October 1980 bilateral Air Transport Agreement (as amended) cu [...] | 2006-10-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS3531 | Airbus Turbulence Hits Belgian [...] (U) Summary. Belgian aviation contractors to Airbus expect a 10 to 15 percent reduction in sales this year, but claim that to date no supply contract has been cancelled despite the slowdown in Airbus A380 production. Protecting jobs is the principal objective for Belgian federal and regional [...] | 2006-10-18 04:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EIND EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS3578 | Belgian Chemicals Industry Faces Challenges [...] (U) Summary. Belgium's chemical industry is one of the country's most important economic sectors, representing 16 percent of national GDP. Many American chemical companies maintain a significant presence in Belgium. The industry faces challenges as high demand draws investment to the develo [...] | 2006-10-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS3715 | BELGIUM,S 2007 FEDERAL BUDGET: OLD TRICKS HARDER [...] (SBU) Belgium,s Federal Budget for FY2007 is a mosaic of political compromises, with social benefits for the political left and law and order spending and fiscal conservatism for the political right, funded with a mix of new revenue enhancements. To ensure balanced books, the budget projects [...] | 2006-11-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BE |
06BRUSSELS3748 | BELGIAN STEWPOT: November 7, 2006 [...] Sustainable Development Week 2-3. NIKE Expands, Gets Green Approval Seal 4. GDP Growth Exceeds Forecast 5. Belgian "Peace Corps" Volunteers Chosen 6. World's Biggest Diamond sold in Antwerp 7. Northwest: New Brussels-Detroit Flight 8. By Their Snacks You Shall Know Them 9. Ri [...] | 2006-11-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE |
06BRUSSELS3799 | BELGIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY REASSESSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pressed by global energy concerns and climate change targets, Belgium is reassessing the country,s use of nuclear energy and its future energy policy options. Although current law commits Belgium to decommissioning its nuclear-powered generating installations from 2015-2025, med [...] | 2006-11-13 11:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN SENV BE |
06BRUSSELS4130 | EU Faults Belgian Aerospace Subsidies [...] (U) Summary. The EU Commissioner for Competition has found Belgium's state aid program to aerospace firms working with Airbus to be incompatible with EU regulations. In an agreement with the Belgian government announced November 24, the assistance program will be halved in funding, and some [...] | 2006-12-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND EINV BE |
06BUCHAREST1872 | ROMANIA READY TO EXCHANGE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS AMENDING THE [...] Econoff met with Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of Community Law Ion Galea on December 5 to discuss formalizing the negotiated additional protocols to the bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Romania signed the additional protocol on September 22, 2003, and Romania's Parliam [...] | 2006-12-18 08:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTIA PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST359 | TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, FOURTH QUARTER [...] (U) Summary: This cable summarizes recent newsworthy regional and local controversies in the last quarter of 2005. Common themes during this period included local government corruption and stormy relations between members of the governing alliance at the local level, sometimes counterbalance [...] | 2006-03-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST411 | (C) ROMANIA'S ENERGY SECTOR - RUSSIAN DEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Romania, once a net exporter of energy products, now produces 40% of its domestic oil consumption and 60% of its gas needs, and the rates are decreasing each year. While gas imports are based on trades at the international gas boards, Romania imports nearly all gas from Gazprom [...] | 2006-03-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV RO |
06BUCHAREST436 | BASESCU PREDICTS CALM ETHNIC HUNGARIAN "AUTONOMY [...] (C) Summary. President Traian Basescu predicted to the Ambassador during a March 13 meeting that a planned March 15 "autonomy declaration" organized by a fringe ethnic Hungarian group would be a relatively low-key event. He characterized it as the product of a power struggle between the main [...] | 2006-03-14 17:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON ENRG EINV MARR HU RO |
06BUCHAREST638 | ROMANIA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET SHOWS INCREASING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Romania's small but growing market for renewable energy will provide new opportunities not only for U.S. exporters and investors, but for cooperation with Europe in the energy field. In conjunction with its European Union (EU) aspirations, Romania has set aggressive targets for [...] | 2006-04-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL TRGY EINV ETRD EAGR EU RO |
06BUENOSAIRES1091 | AMBASSADOR RAISES BUSINESS ADVOCACY ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) The Ambassador called on Minister of Planning Julio De Vido on May 9 to discuss business advocacy cases. The Ambassador began the meeting by thanking De Vido for his help in improving the relationship between the two governments, especially during the January visit of Assistant Secretar [...] | 2006-05-12 21:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG EAGR AR BL |
06BUENOSAIRES117 | MINISTER DEVIDO DISCUSSES BOLIVIA AND THE GOA'S [...] (C) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon on January 12. A/S Shannon and DeVido SIPDIS discussed recent developments in Bolivia and the need to engage with the new Evo Morales government. DeVido argued that it is important to help Morales consolidate h [...] | 2006-01-17 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EINV EFIN ETRD AR BO VE |
06BUENOSAIRES118 | MINISTER MICELI DISCUSSES ECONOMIC POLICY AND LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A/S SHANNON REF: 05 BUENOS AIRES 3122 Classified By: Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ------- Summary ------- [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon called on Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli during his visit to Buenos Aires on January 12. Miceli said she had worked for former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna for many years and that her presence is a continuation of what the GOA has been doing sin [...] | 2006-01-17 20:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EAGR AR BL |
06BUENOSAIRES119 | MINISTER DE VIDO DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received CODEL McConnell on January 11. DeVido noted that the GOA and the U.S. Embassy had a constant dialogue and that they worked together to monitor the status of U.S. companies in Argentina. DeVido said he was optimistic about the future of the Ar [...] | 2006-01-17 21:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AR BL VE |
06BUENOSAIRES1288 | MEETING READOUT WITH GOA ON TIG INSURANCE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (U) The DCM and Econoff (notetaker) met with Secretary of Economy for Legal and Administrative Affairs Estela Palomeque, and Advisors to the Secretary Carlos Arganaraz and Beatriz Pallares on June 7 to di [...] | 2006-06-07 20:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1362 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following report outlines new and ongoing investment disputes between the GOA and US investors, updating Post,s 2004 Investment Disputes Report (reftel C) and its 2005 update (reftel B). Post is aware of 21 disputes involving 19 claimants against the GOA, of which 12 are active. Since [...] | 2006-06-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV KIDE PREL OPIC AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1567 | U.S. CITIZEN'S LAND THREATENED WITH EXPROPRIATION [...] The senate in the Argentine province of Catamarca unanimously approved a bill July 13 expropriating 53,603 hectares of privately-held land, a large part of which is owned by U.S. citizen Peter McBride. The bill must still be approved by the provincial lower house and signed by governor Eduar [...] | 2006-07-14 20:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES161 | PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SUPPORTS URUGUAY'S RIGHT TO [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) President Nestor Kirchner made a statement to the press on January 19 during his state visit to Brasilia that he would not oppose Uruguay's negotiation of a free trade agreement with the U.S. "If Argent [...] | 2006-01-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PREL AR BL VE CI |
06BUENOSAIRES2120 | KIRCHNER PROMOTES INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA DURING [...] (SBU) President Kirchner travels to New York for the UNGA with the stated objective of enticing U.S. companies to invest in Argentina, even as local press plays up the chilly bilateral relationship. Kirchner has a limited official schedule -) including meetings with UNSG Kofi Annan and Italia [...] | 2006-09-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ENRG PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES22 | ARGENTINA PAYS OFF ITS IMF DEBT [...] President Nestor Kirchner announced on December 15 that the GOA would pay its remaining debt totalling nearly USD 10 billion to the International Monetary Fund shortly after the new year (reftel). Economy Minister Felisa Miceli and Central Bank President Martin Redrado announced on January 3 [...] | 2006-01-04 20:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL EINV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2445 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL WEEKLY (OCTOBER [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review for the week ending October 27, 2006. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact EconOff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to b [...] | 2006-10-30 19:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2556 | PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO CALLS FOR CLOSER [...] (C) Argentina's powerful Planning Minister, Julio De Vido, urged the Ambassador November 14 to use their direct relationship as the means to resolve bilateral economic issues. De Vido emphasized the importance of U.S. investment and said he anticipates a number of large U.S. energy sector inv [...] | 2006-11-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2576 | ECONOMY MINISTER MICELI SEEKS SUPPORT ON GSP, [...] (C) During the Ambassador's November 14 courtesy call, Economic Minister Felisa Miceli welcomed the possibility to reengage on economic and trade issues and lobbied for Treasury Secretary Paulson to visit Argentina. In response to Miceli's request for support on maintaining Argentine GSP privi [...] | 2006-11-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP AR |
06BUENOSAIRES258 | ARGENTINA REACHES SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Argentina and Brazil arrived at a bilateral safeguards agreement February 1. The widely publicized agreement is the result of over a year of negotiations, and is a political t [...] | 2006-02-03 15:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2798 | A SURPLUS 2007 BUDGET DESIGNED TO BOLSTER KIRCHNER [...] (SBU) The Argentine Senate approved the 2007 National Budget December 13, 2006, in the face of opposition criticism over its growth and inflation assumptions, the continuation of "superpowers" that allow the GoA to make future fiscal decisions without Congressional authorization, and the lack [...] | 2006-12-20 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES33 | ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
06BUENOSAIRES34 | ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
06BUENOSAIRES442 | ARGENTINA'S 2005 MINING REPORT [...] Secretary of Mining Jorge Mayoral paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to present an overview of mining activity in Argentina from the onset of the economic crisis of 2002 to the present. Mayoral highlighted the growth in the number of exploration projects and drew attention to investment [...] | 2006-02-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EINV ECON AR |
06BUENOSAIRES498 | MINISTRY OF ECONOMY'S SECRETARY OF TECHNICAL [...] (C) The DCM paid a courtesy call on new Ministry of Economy Secretary for Technical Coordination Carlos Salas on February 24, to ask about the GOA's economic policy plans for the coming year. Salas responded that he was not an economist, but expressed optimism that the economy would continue [...] | 2006-03-03 14:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG AR |
06BUENOSAIRES499 | PRESIDENT KIRCHNER DELIVERS STATE OF THE NATION [...] (SBU) Kirchner delivered a state of the nation speech to congress on March 1st. He began the speech by repeating many of the themes that he has mentioned in earlier speeches, such as Argentina's continuing struggle to emerge from "hell." He claimed that Argentina has now entered a process of [...] | 2006-03-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG AR |
06BUENOSAIRES626 | ARGENTINE MFA RAISES CONCERNS ON POSSIBLE IFC [...] (C) Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana requested a meeting with the Ambassador on March 15 to discuss GoA concerns regarding a proposal before the International Finance Corporation to provide funding for the controversial paper cellulose plants in Uruguay. In the absence of the Ambassad [...] | 2006-03-17 22:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EFIN SENV AR UY |
06BUENOSAIRES699 | GOA RESCINDS WATER CONCESSION FROM FRENCH FIRM AND [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) The GOA on March 21 announced that it was rescinding privately-owned Aguas Argentinas' thirty year concession to provide water and sewer services to Buenos Aires city and its surroundings in Buenos Air [...] | 2006-03-23 19:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES984 | ARGENTINA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR REACTION TO [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalized the country's oil and gas reserves by decree on May 1. The decree fulfilled one of Morales' most prominent campaign pledges, but the scope and speed of the decision came as a shock to Argentine officials and business representatives alike. GOA [...] | 2006-05-02 21:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON AR BL |
06CAIRO1288 | GOE OFFERS TENDER DOCUMENT FOR THIRD MOBILE [...] (SBU) The GOE's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on February 19 made available instructions for bidders on the proposed third mobile telephone licence (reftel). According to press reports, as of February 27, 17 companies had purchased the tender document, or the "Networ [...] | 2006-03-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KGIT |
06CAIRO1474 | EGYPTIAN RETAIL CHAIN PRIVATIZATION GENERATES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nazif administration,s proposed sale of the Omar Effendi Company - a major retail chain founded in 1856 - to a private investor is generating intense debate over the company,s proper valuation. Conditions the administration has set, especially for the purpose of avoiding [...] | 2006-03-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO1493 | PRIVATIZING SUGAR MAY BE BITTER IN THE SHORT TERM [...] (SBU) The Egyptian Ministry of Investment (MOI) recently announced plans to sell 36% of Delta Sugar, a joint venture company, in an initial public offering (IPO). Announcement of the sale follows an earlier announcement that another public sector sugar producer, El Nobareyah, would be put up [...] | 2006-03-11 12:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO1838 | GOE MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) The GOE made substantial progress in financial sector reform in 2005 and is nearing completion of many of the benchmarks in the DSP-II Financial Sector MOU, signed in March 2005. Post and the USAID Mission estimate the GOE will have met all of the benchmarks for the first three policy [...] | 2006-03-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO2165 | SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) State Department Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak visited Egypt the week of February 12-18 to speak at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),to advocate in favor of a supportive regulatory framework for agricultural bi [...] | 2006-04-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON EFIN EINV TBIO EG |
06CAIRO35 | THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY IN 2006 - CAN EGYPT SUSTAIN [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the Mubarak regime has clearly recognized the need for wholesale economic reform to avert a serious deterioration in employment prospects and living standards for Egypt's burgeoning population and to keep Egypt afloat in the global economy. Gamal Mubarak's Policy Secr [...] | 2006-01-03 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL EG |
06CAIRO3704 | EGYPT: MAY 2006 MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: The People's Assembly passes new economic legislation, and reform of tax administration continues. Public sector wages are increased, as the GOE opens a debate on petroleum subsidies and the future of the petroleum sector. The GOE gets closer to settlement of some non-perfo [...] | 2006-06-14 08:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT SENV EG |
06CAIRO3706 | EGYPT: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters from Claimant A'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 [...] | 2006-06-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EG |
06CAIRO3746 | NAZIF SLOWS DOWN EGYPT'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Stock market volatility, mounting political opposition, and sectoral sensitivities are obliging the Nazif administration to reconsider the rapid pace of privatization that has been its hallmark for almost two years. The GOE is attempting a variety of countermeasures to enable the contin [...] | 2006-06-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO4142 | EGYPT: ETISALAT CONSORTIUM WINS THIRD MOBILE [...] (U) Emirati telecommunications corporation Etisalat, in partnership with the Egyptian Post Office, the Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB),and the National Bank of Egypt, on July 4 won the auction for Egypt's third mobile license, pledging to pay a whopping LE 16.7 billion (USD 2.91 [...] | 2006-07-05 11:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KCOR KGIT |
06CAIRO4876 | EGYPT: GOE ANNOUNCES SHORT LIST OF BUYERS FOR BANK OF [...] (U) On August 2 the GOE announced a short-list of prospective buyers for the state-owned Bank of Alexandria (BOA). Final bids are due from the six short-listed entities by the end of September. GOE contacts have provided various estimates of when the BOA sale will be completed, but post esti [...] | 2006-08-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5001 | EGYPT: FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU UPDATE, PART I [...] (SBU) Since the last update on the status of the Financial Sector MOU (Ref A),the GOE has met all of the benchmarks for disbursement of USD 25 million in DSP-II funds tied to Policy Item 1 - Central Bank Management. The GOE has indicated that it expects to complete, by September 2006, all of [...] | 2006-08-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5169 | EGYPT: FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU UPDATE, PART II [...] (SBU) Reftel reported GOE progress in meeting benchmarks for the first three policy items of the Financial Sector MOU. Following is post's assessment of GOE progress on the remaining policy items in the MOU. In a boost to the GOE's overall real estate sector reform program (key benchmarks fo [...] | 2006-08-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5287 | EGYPT: THIRD MOBILE LICENSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (U) Summary: The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) recently signed a licensing agreement with Egyptian-Emirati consortium Etisalat for operation of Egypt's third mobile phone system. Etisalat paid LE 16.7 billion ($2.9 billion) for the license, a sum that will have a sig [...] | 2006-08-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KCOR KGIT |
06CAIRO5337 | CBE GOVERNOR EL OKDAH PROPOSES "AUDIT" SOLUTION [...] (U) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: See para 5. 2. (SBU) In an animated discussion with Central Bank Governor El Okdah, the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Ellis repeated the U.S. position, already conveyed in a letter from the Ambassador to the Minister of Finance, regarding use of the term [...] | 2006-08-24 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5392 | CBE GOVERNOR EL OKDAH UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON GOE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In addition to the request for a DVC reported in Ref. A, CBE Governor El Okdah provided the Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Ellis an overview of the current status of GOE financial sector reform efforts during their August 23 meeting. EL Okdah noted that privatization of [...] | 2006-08-29 13:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO5779 | EGYPT: QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: The Central Bank intervenes to raise interest rates, parliament decreases stamp taxes and considers a single Treasury account, while the GOE increases cooperation with China. Industry organizations sign a cooperative agreement with major banks to finance new factories. Egypt [...] | 2006-09-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO5942 | EGYPT: EIGHTH ANNUAL EUROMONEY CONFERENCE SEPT. 11-12 [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Nazif kicked off Egypt's eighth Euromoney conference September 11-12, highlighting improvements in Egypt's economy and laying out his government's plans for the coming five years. His upbeat assessment was echoed by the economic ministers in the Cabinet, who each [...] | 2006-09-21 11:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6022 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA: BIDS DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER 7 [...] (SBU) Egyptian press reported on September 24 that the deadline for submission of offers from the six short-listed bidders for Bank of Alexandria had been delayed from September 28 to October 7. During a meeting that same day, Minister of Investment Mohieldin told the Ambassador that the deadl [...] | 2006-09-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO6035 | GOOGLE'S VIEWS ON EGYPT'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Google,s Regional Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Sherif Iskander gave econoff an overview of Google,s business in the region and opined optimistically about the improvement of Egypt,s business environment and economy, though with some reservations [...] | 2006-09-26 08:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KCOR KGIT PHUM EG CH |
06CAIRO6373 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: DAMIETTA [...] (SBU) Post supports OPIC's plan to provide an investment guaranty of up to $150 million for the Damietta Port Project. OPIC's re-entry into Egypt's economy will be an important signal to the GOE and investors that OPIC is confident of Egypt's commitment to economic reform. Moreover, OPIC pa [...] | 2006-10-16 07:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EG |
06CAIRO6425 | FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM: INSURANCE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Mahmoud Abdallah, head of the new Egyptian Holding Company for Insurance, to discuss insurance sector reform. Although the Ministry of Investment (MOI) planned to privatize only one of the four public insurance companies, Abdallah convinced Minister of Investment Mohiel [...] | 2006-10-17 09:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EG |
06CAIRO6444 | ITALY'S SAN PAOLO WINS BANK OF ALEXANDRIA AUCTION [...] (U) The Italian Gruppo SanPaolo IMI, Italy's third largest bank, won the auction for Bank of Alexandria (BOA) for a total price of $1.6 billion. SanPaolo will purchase 80 percent of BOA's shares, with 5 percent reserved for BOA employees and the remaining 15 percent floated on the Cairo/Alexa [...] | 2006-10-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6501 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA DEAL TO BE SIGNED OCTOBER 31 [...] (SBU) GOE officials told econoff that the contract for sale of 80 percent of the shares of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to the Italian bank SanPaolo IMI would be signed on October 31. The terms of the contract require Sanpaolo to deposit the $1.6 billion cost of the purchase into an escrow accoun [...] | 2006-10-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6524 | EGYPT: MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) IN THIS EDITION: Ramadan begins, and consumer prices rise. Egypt's credit rating remains unchanged, but interest rates for farmers decrease. The Ministry of Investment drafts changes to the investment law, as on-line trading and a new stock index are launched. Egypt's Minister of Enviro [...] | 2006-10-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO6653 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA SALE CONTRACT SIGNED [...] (U) The contract for sale of 80 percent of the shares of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to the Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI was signed on October 31 by the Chairman of Sanpaolo, Enrico Salza, and Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali. Sanpaolo deposited the $1.6 billion cost of the purchase into a [...] | 2006-11-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV EFIN EG |
06CAIRO6666 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QIZ, RAIL EQUIPMENT SALES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 30 call on Minister of Trade and Investment Rachid, Ambassador pressed for favorable GOE consideration of US-produced rail equipment and raised the issue of Egypt's continued ban on US poultry part exports. Rashid asked for an expansion of QIZs to Upper Egypt i [...] | 2006-11-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN EAID IS CH EG |
06CAIRO680 | CONTROVERSY OVER SALE OF EGYPTIAN AMERICAN BANK [...] (SBU) Calyon Bank of Egypt recently purchased all of the GOE's shares in Egyptian American Bank (EAB),taking a controlling interest in the small but profitable bank. Shareholders immediately protested the sale, claiming that it was not sufficiently transparent, and that the price per share p [...] | 2006-02-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO6859 | OPIC: DAMIETTA PORT PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Nancy Rivera, OPIC Director of Structured Finance, met with Minister of Transportation Mansour to discuss the Damietta port project. Rivera explained that in order for OPIC to help finance the project, the GOE would need to amend the concession contract. The contract [...] | 2006-11-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6888 | CBE GOVERNOR ON BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, FINANCIAL SECTOR MOU [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, USAID Mission Director Ken Ellis and econoff met recently with Central Bank Governor El Okdah, Deputy Governor Tarek Amer, Sub Governor Tarek Kandil and Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Aboul Naga. El Okdah touted the privatization of Bank of Alexandria (BOA),[...] | 2006-11-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV EG |
06CAIRO6980 | EGYPT: OMAR EFFENDI SALE SHOWS PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The successful sale of government-owned retail chain Omar Effendi is a triumph for the GoE privatization program, overcoming public opposition and accusations of undervaluing a national icon. However, opponents of privatization from across the political spectrum criticized the sa [...] | 2006-11-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG |
06CAIRO7133 | OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REPORT [...] IN THIS EDITION: MACROECONOMIC: 2. INFLATION: Highest rate in two years 3. MONETARY POLICY: Interest rate increase 4. FDI: $7.5-8b by year-end? 5. FDI: One-stop Shops 6. CAPITAL MARKETS: Enhanced regulatory regime 7. UNEMPLOYMENT: Survey shows unemployment down 8. MO [...] | 2006-12-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG |
06CAIRO7150 | BANK OF ALEXANDRIA (BOA): FINAL SALE EXECUTED [...] (U) BOA Vice Chair Fatma Lotfi confirmed to econoff that the final sale of the bank was executed on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE) on December 12. The CASE website indicated that 128 million shares traded on December 12 at LE 71.99/share ($12.60),for a total value of LE 9.2 b [...] | 2006-12-14 18:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG |
06CAIRO776 | GOE ANNOUNCES ICT INITIATIVES, TIMELINE FOR MOBILE [...] (U) At the tenth annual Cairo Information and Communications Technology (ICT) trade fair on February 5, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel made several announcements of note: - The GOE would issue the long-awaited Request For Proposals (RFP) to license [...] | 2006-02-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KGIT |
06CALCUTTA201 | TREASURY U/S ADAMS MEETS WEST BENGAL FINANCE MINISTER AND [...] (U) Summary: May 2-3, 2006 U.S. Department of the Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Mr. Timothy D. Adams visited Calcutta as part of his trip to India for the Asian Development Bank's Annual meeting in Hyderabad. During his time in Calcutta, U/S Adams met with West Bengal F [...] | 2006-05-12 12:51:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV ECON SOCI ETRD IN |
06CALCUTTA211 | U.S. CORPORATIONS BEGIN EAST INDIA'S RURAL CONNECTIVITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To bridge the digital divide between the India's high-tech urban centers and its vast rural hinterland, Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) is working with the GOI and state governments to establish Internet Technology (IT) connectivity in 100,000 villages around the country. Pil [...] | 2006-05-18 12:37:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV SOCI PHUM IN |
06CALCUTTA244 | WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER BUDDHADEB BHATTACHARJEE FACES [...] (SBU) Summary: In the April-May West Bengal (WB) state assembly elections, the Left Front emerged victorious for the seventh consecutive time with an overwhelming 235 out of 294 seats. The Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) under the leadership of Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattach [...] | 2006-05-27 11:11:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV SOCI IN |
06CALCUTTA386 | CHARGE PYATT MEETS W. BENGAL COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, Charge met with Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirupama Sen to discuss Communist Party of India - Marxist's (CPM) views on economic development in the state and CPM policy perspectives at the state and national level. Sen was [...] | 2006-08-31 09:56:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD IN PREL EAGR EIND ECON |
06CALCUTTA411 | COMMUNIST WEST BENGAL OPENS FOR BUSINESS BUT A LAND BATTLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has received a vote of confidence from industry in recent months with the announcements of various large investments totaling several billion dollars. Foreign and domestic corporations have publicized plans to construct new fac [...] | 2006-09-13 07:13:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD IN ECON |
06CALCUTTA412 | COMMUNIST WEST BENGAL OPENS FOR BUSINESS BUT A LAND BATTLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has received a vote of confidence from industry in recent months with the announcements of various large investments totaling several billion dollars. Foreign and domestic corporations have publicized plans to construct new fac [...] | 2006-09-13 07:14:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD IN ECON |
06CALCUTTA423 | CPM POLITBURO PLANS MORE OPPOSITION TO ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: September 12-13, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) Politburo met in Calcutta to discuss its progress since the party`s 18th Congress in 2005 and aspects of the GOI`s economic reforms that the CPM intends to oppose. The CPM Politburo plans to force a change in the Spec [...] | 2006-09-18 12:48:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD IN |
06CALCUTTA425 | JHARKHAND SWEARS IN A NEW CHIEF MINISTER [...] (U) Summary. On September 18, an Independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Madhukar (Madhu) Koda was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Koda is Jharkhand's fifth Chief Minister since the state's creation in 2001. Three defectors from the previous government - Anos Ekka, [...] | 2006-09-19 13:31:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IN EINV |
06CALCUTTA453 | TATA MOTORS TO GET LAND IN WEST BENGAL COME WHAT MAY, SAYS [...] SUMMARY: On October 4, 2006, an all-party meeting convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya failed to reach a consensus on the land acquisition policy for the Tata Motors Car Factory in Singur. With the leading opposition All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) boycotting the [...] | 2006-10-09 08:12:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD IN ECON EIND |
06CALCUTTA454 | STATEWIDE STRIKE IN WEST BENGAL EXTENDS THE HOLIDAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 9, the All-India Trinamul Congress (AITC),the state's main opposition party, called a 12-hour general strike, forcing closed most business and government offices in West Bengal. The strike was called to protest the West Bengal's government's acquisition of fertile [...] | 2006-10-10 12:27:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV PGOV IN |
06CALCUTTA464 | INDIA'S LOOK EAST ECONOMIC POLICY - JUST LOOKING, NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India continues to adopt a contradictory attitude in its trade relations with its Eastern neighbors, claiming to seek more bilateral trade agreements but placing severe limits and barriers to those agreements to make them essentially meaningless. The opening on July 1 of Indo-C [...] | 2006-10-17 11:52:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV WTRO EIND IN NP BG |
06CALCUTTA540 | STRIKE CALLED IN WEST BENGAL AS OPPOSITION DESTROYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 1, West Bengal regional political party Trinamul Congress (TC) organized a12-hour general strike in the state, disrupting commercial activity and resulting in some violent incidents. One government official was killed and four people reportedly injured by crude bom [...] | 2006-12-01 13:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN EINV ECON ASEC |
06CALCUTTA558 | ANOTHER STRIKE HURTS WEST BENGAL [...] (U) Summary: On December 14 the 24-hour all India bandh (strike) called by the Center for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) against the economic policies of the Central government brought the entire state of West Bengal to a grinding halt. Flights and trains to and from Calcutta were cancelled and [...] | 2006-12-15 13:27:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EINV ETRD ASEC IN |
06CARACAS1238 | PDVSA: DIVERSIFICATION, CORRUPTION, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The politicization of PDVSA appears to have an increasingly negative impact on how it carries out its operations and conducts long term planning. As a result of Bolivarian ideology, PDVSA appears to be making a concerted effort to shed itself of long-term supply contracts as well [...] | 2006-05-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1363 | PDVSA PUSHES FOR MORE CONTACT WITH USG [...] (U) Action requested. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA Vice President Luis Vierma suggested that senior USG and PDVSA officials meet on a regular basis to discuss a wide variety of energy issues. He also offered to host a week long visit for Departments of State and Energy [...] | 2006-05-16 17:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1400 | SUDDEN DROP IN VENEZUELAN EXPORTS [...] (C) A senior ExxonMobil representative told Petroleum Attache on May 17 that Venezuelan crude exports have fallen by 300,000 barrels. (COMMENT: We believe, given the context of his remarks, that the representative meant per day. END COMMENT) The representative also stated ExxonMobil employee [...] | 2006-05-17 18:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1445 | TEMPERATURE RISES FOR STRATEGIC ASSOCIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly on May 16 approved amendments to the Organic Hydrocarbons Law (OHL) that raise income taxes on the strategic associations from 34 to 50 percent and introduced a 33.3 percent extraction tax. It appears that the six international oil companies (IOCs) that are [...] | 2006-05-19 16:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1616 | CHAVEZ OPENS OPEC 141ST EXTRAORDINARY MEETING [...] SUMMARY: President Chavez opened the 141st Extraordinary Meeting of OPEC mid-day June 1 with a speech of almost two hours that was long on attacks on U.S. imperialism and short on substance. After giving a rambling verion of Venezuelan and OPEC history, he proposed a 50 USD floor for oil pri [...] | 2006-06-01 20:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1709 | UPDATE ON PETROAMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Petroamerica, the Chavez administration's initiative for Latin American and Caribbean energy integration, is composed of three parts: Petrocaribe (Caribbean),Petroandina (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru),and Petrosur (Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay). In addition, the BRV h [...] | 2006-06-12 15:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1712 | UPDATE ON PETROCARIBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the past seven months, the BRV appears to have focused on building institutions such as joint venture companies to support the Petrocaribe initiative (Reftel A). Shipments of oil still appear to be relatively few in number. Although the lines between various BRV initiati [...] | 2006-06-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS1781 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S CORPORATE [...] (U) Embassy Caracas is pleased to nominate Citibank Venezuela for the Secretary's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence. American companies operating in Venezuela today face significant challenges, including threats to property rights and an uncertain judicial environment. Intense adversarial [...] | 2006-06-16 19:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ERTD SENV VE |
06CARACAS1791 | VENEZUELA,S PROPOSED MEGA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Venezuela's proposed mega natural gas pipeline for South America (GASUR) -- which could span 12,000 to 15,000 kilometers and cost $20 to $40 billion to construct -- is Chavez's most recent and audacious effort to use the country's hydrocarbon endowment to expand his influence in t [...] | 2006-06-19 19:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV EINV VE |
06CARACAS1849 | PDVSA'S TERMINAL WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a PDVSA sub-contractor, PDVSA terminals suffer from poor recordkeeping, staffing problems, and inadequate equipment. As a result, PDVSA has incurred millions of dollars in demurrage (payments for the delay in loading a vessel). PDVSA's books do not reflect many of [...] | 2006-06-20 19:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS2047 | THE BRV'S PROPOSED MINING SECTOR REFORM: CHAVEZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 20, 2006, the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mines (MIBAM) proposed legislation in the National Assembly to reform Venezuela's mining laws and thereby empower the BRV to increase its control over the mining sector. Modeled on its reform of the petroleum sector, the bill [...] | 2006-07-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN EINV EIND VE |
06CARACAS2065 | VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA AND PANAMA INAUGURATE [...] (U) On July 8, 2006, Presidents Alvaro Uribe of Colombia and Martin Torrijos of Panama joined President Chavez to inaugurate the "Trans-Caribbean" Natural Gas Pipeline. To be constructed by Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Ecopetrol, Colombia's state oil firm, with private-sector supervision [...] | 2006-07-10 18:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS2297 | PDVSA'S FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ROT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Repairs at the Amuay refinery appear to be dragging as investigators look for evidence of sabotage. Crude destined originally for Amuay is being shipped to China. Production of roofing flux has stopped as a result of the fire, which could have a significant impact on the U.S. co [...] | 2006-08-03 20:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS2431 | CITGO SELLS LYONDELL REFINERY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez announced that PDVSA's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Citgo was selling its interest in Houston's Lyondell-Citgo Refinery to partner Lyondell Chemical Company. The sale comes as no surprise and is the result of a long running dispute between the two [...] | 2006-08-15 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS2450 | 2006 SECTION 527 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 18:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
06CARACAS264 | DETAILS OF VENEZUELAN ENERGY COOPERATION AGREEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: On January 23 President Chavez signed two bilateral agreements with Bolivian President Evo Morales: the Broad Scope Energy Agreement and the Caracas Energy Accord. Both are aimed at expanding regional integration through the BRV's Petroamerica initiative and the consolidation of its [...] | 2006-02-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECIN EINV VE |
06CARACAS2667 | STRATEGIC ASSOCIATION MIGRATION: THE GAME'S AFOOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of speculation, the BRV has contacted international oil companies (IOCs) with stakes in the Faja strategic associations to begin negotiations on migrating the associations to joint ventures in which PDVSA holds a majority stake. Although the BRV has spoken with indi [...] | 2006-09-06 12:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS2825 | BITS AND PIECES FROM THE HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA's books continue to be in complete disarray due to problems with tax authorities and the state petrochemical company. The BRV is pressing PDVSA to act as a central bank. PDVSA's recent shabby treatment of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has come back to [...] | 2006-09-15 19:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS2881 | CNPC'S VIEWS ON THE VENEZUELAN HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC executives are frustrated with the migration of their former Operating Service Agreement (OSA) fields to joint ventures. They do not believe that CNPC is receiving any special treatment from the BRV and argued instead that they are in worse shape than a major American compa [...] | 2006-09-20 14:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS2980 | GOLF COURSE EXPROPRIATION UPDATE [...] (C) One month after Caracas Municipal Mayor Barreto's expropriation decree, the two golf courses affected are preparing to submit their legal defense. The directors of the Valle Arriba Golf Club and the Caracas Country Club are confident the BRV will not move on the decrees until after the e [...] | 2006-09-29 19:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV VE |
06CARACAS3041 | PDVSA RELEASES 2005 FINANCIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY: PDVSA released its 2005 financial results on October 3. According to a presentation by PDVSA President and Minister of Energy and Petroleum (MEP) Rafael Ramirez, PDVSA had worldwide revenues of USD 85.73 billion in 2005 and USD 6.483 billion in profits. These results shed a lit [...] | 2006-10-06 20:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3224 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips received a term sheet on the strategic association migration at roughly the same time as Exxon Mobil and Chevron. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP) has made it clear that it does not want state owned oil company PDVSA to operate the strategic associati [...] | 2006-10-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3311 | CHEVRON'S CRYSTAL BALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Counselor and Petroleum Attache (Petatt) met with Chevron Latin America President Ali Moshiri (strictly protect throughout) on October 31 to discuss a variety of issues in the hydrocarbon sector. Moshiri believes the BRV will face serious problems in 2008 as a result of a de [...] | 2006-11-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3374 | VENEZUELA LAUNCHES UNREALISTIC ETHANOL PLAN AGAIN [...] (SBU) On October 26, PDVSA unveiled their Ethanol Agro-Energy Development Project, designed to produce over 10 million barrels of ethanol per year by 2012. The plan differs very little from previous PDVSA ethanol plans in scope, but incorporates new social development models. The ethanol wi [...] | 2006-11-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3402 | SERVICE COMPANIES FACE A NEW GAME: JOINT VENTURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV and PDVSA have announced in very vague terms that it expects service companies to enter into joint ventures in order to provide goods and services to PDVSA. It appears that the joint ventures will be limited to individual downstream projects at this point, but service com [...] | 2006-11-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3529 | CHEVRON'S TAKE ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV is serious about maintaining OPEC production cuts. PDVSA owes Chevron USD 800 million in operating expenses for the Boscan field and seems incapable of paying operators of the joint ventures in a systematic way. Chevron has met with Rosales advisors and given advice on hy [...] | 2006-12-03 18:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3558 | WORKING FOR THE MAN IN MARACAIBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: International oil company (IOC) executives paint a uniformly dismal picture of life as a partner with PDVSA in western Venezuela. Production at joint venture fields appears to be falling as costs escalate rapidly, private companies refuse to invest due to a lack of reimbursemen [...] | 2006-12-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS3559 | MIXED BAG FOR SERVICE COMPANIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Service company representatives in western Venezuela present a mixed picture when it comes to dealing with PDVSA. Companies that provide services report payment problems and administrative arrangements straight from the pages of Kafka. However, equipment companies frequently be [...] | 2006-12-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE |
06CARACAS394 | CURRENT STATUS OF OSA MIGRATIONS: NOT VERY PRETTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Progress on negotiations on the migration from operating service agreement (OSA) to joint venture companies continues to be bogged down over basic issues such as block reserves certification and value assessment, the formula for valuing crude production, and royalty calculations [...] | 2006-02-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS784 | LOOMING OSA DEADLINE INCREASES UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has stated that companies with Operating Service Agreements (OSA) must sign MOUs which commit them to sign joint venture agreements by April 1. Key issues still remain unresolved and it appears companies would waive rights if they signed the MOU. The BRV has stated it [...] | 2006-03-24 21:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS905 | VENEZUELAN OIL PRODUCTION AND OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of private sector contacts believe that Venezuelan crude production has dropped to 2.3 million barrels per day. Conventional wisdom had placed production at 2.4 to 2.6 million barrels per day. PVDVSA has substantially increased its number of rigs but it does not appea [...] | 2006-04-03 18:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS909 | LOOMING OSA DEADLINE INCREASES UNCERTAINTY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 21:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS910 | OIL COMPANIES SIGN OSA CONVERSION MOU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from sixteen oil companies signed memorandums of understanding converting their operating service agreements (OSA) to joint ventures in a televised ceremony on March 31. ENI (Italy) and Total (France) did not sign a MOU and PDVSA has taken control of their fields. [...] | 2006-04-03 23:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CARACAS960 | OSA CONVERSION: DUST STILL SETTLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Companies are still negotiating significant provisions of their joint venture contracts. It is not clear if additional companies will drop out of the process. Negotiations on the signing of the conversion MOUs were down to the last minute. Vice Minister Mommer has stated his go [...] | 2006-04-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV VE |
06CASABLANCA631 | MOROCCO SUBMISSION FOR 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] (U) Post has discussed reftel internally with relevant Mission elements. We are not aware of any expropriation, other taking of property or contract repudiation by the Government of Morocco (GOM) in the past year. Please note post did not submit a report last year because only affirmative [...] | 2006-06-08 15:30:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC MO |
06CHENNAI1187 | IBM ANNOUNCES $6 BILLION INVESTMENT IN INDIA [...] (U) During a June 6 visit to Bangalore, India's IT hub, IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano announced the company's plan to invest $6 billion over a three year period in India. An IBM press release quotes the chairman as saying, "India and other emerging economies are an increasingly important [...] | 2006-06-08 04:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND IN |
06CHENNAI1192 | MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION FACTORY NEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 04:29:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI1200 | ST-CMS ENERGY PLANS TO PURSUE ARBITRATION IN ITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. company ST-CMS Energy plans to immediately begin arbitration proceedings to seek to resolve its dispute with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) over the final capital costs of its 250 megawatt power plant in Neyaveli, Tamil Nadu. This case is an unresolved legacy issu [...] | 2006-06-09 11:36:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI1418 | DIVIDED AND AMBIVALENT: KERALA'S NEW LEFTIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent visit to Kerala one month into the new CPI(M)-led government found Chief Minister Achuthanandan's cabinet divided, slow off the mark and ambivalent about new foreign investment. Nonetheless, the government enjoys a huge majority in the legislative assembly and is solid [...] | 2006-07-06 10:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EINV IN |
06CHENNAI1421 | HIGH COSTS HIT BANGALORE'S HIGH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Escalating labor and fixed costs have prompted two U.S. high technology companies, Apple Computer and Pervasive Software, to close their recently opened Bangalore operations. A shortage of qualified talent at a reasonable cost is cited as the principal reason for the closures. S [...] | 2006-07-07 12:19:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2554 | TAMIL NADU: ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT IRRITANTS REMAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The growing FDI inflow into Tamil Nadu, particularly in the manufacturing sector, the support the state receives from the Center due to the synergic political arrangement between the DMK and the Congress parties, the bipartisan support for economic development available in the st [...] | 2006-11-09 11:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON EINV ENRG IN |
06CHENNAI2564 | UPDATE ON U.S. POWER PRODUCERS' DISPUTES IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: This message provides an update on the long-standing disputes, often called "legacy issues," between three U.S. independent powers producers (IPPs) and the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN). In a letter to post received November 8, the GoTN asserted that it is awaiting a directive [...] | 2006-11-17 11:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2571 | IBM INVESTS BIG IN INDIA: HUMAN RESOURCES [...] (U) Summary: Riding the crest of a $6 billion investment, IBM India plans to expand its Bangalore research and development (R&D) operations and in doing so will unleash a new human capital thrust in already talent-hungry south India. The company anticipates its Indian workforce will triple i [...] | 2006-11-22 07:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EINT IN |
06CHENNAI2580 | D/USTR AMBASSADOR BHATIA VISIT TO CHENNAI [...] (SBU) Ambassador Karan Bhatia's visit to Chennai was a full morning to evening schedule on November 29. He spoke with Chennai-based business people and journalists on a range of topics. At the Ford Factory, the issue of excise tax concessions for small cars, piqued his interest. With members [...] | 2006-12-04 05:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI846 | BOOM TIMES FOR SOUTH INDIAN COTTON MILLS [...] SUMMARY: (U) The cotton textile industry in south India is in the midst of a boom as international demand continues to grow for all categories of Indian cotton products. The spurt in demand, attributed to low production costs, internationally acceptable levels of quality and the removal of qu [...] | 2006-05-02 10:20:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EIND IN |
06CHIANGMAI93 | GOLDEN TRIANGLE TO BECOME GOLDEN GATEWAY [...] Summary. Northern Thailand's physical proximity to southern China has led the eight provinces of upper northern Thailand to promote the region as the "Golden Gate of Trade to the World." Although the area is still better known as the "Golden Triangle" of opium fame, new river, air and land ro [...] | 2006-06-20 00:52:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC TH |
06COLOMBO1425 | GE KERAWALPITIYA POWER DEAL: MINISTRY OF POWER AND [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: CDA called Minster of Power and Energy Seneviratne on August 29 to express USG support for Lakdhanavi Private Limited's bid to build a 300 megawatt power plant at Kerawalapitiya using General Electric equipment. Seneviratne acknowledged that the Treasury Mini [...] | 2006-08-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1515 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2006 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with [...] | 2006-09-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1569 | SRI LANKA: FINANCE SECRETARY EXPECTS GROWTH AND STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Secretary PB Jayasundera, the government's economic mastermind, expects Sri Lanka's GDP to grow by 7 percent this year, fueled by strong performance in the service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, and by healthy export growth. The government is pushing hard to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1571 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Ambassador Blake informed Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Rohitha Bogollagama of developing plans for a U.S. trade mission to Sri Lanka in early December, possibly followed soon after by a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement [...] | 2006-09-26 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1589 | SRI LANKA: GE KERAWALAPITIYA POWER DEAL RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The proposal by Lakdhanavi Private Limited (Lakdhanavi) for a 300 megawatt power plant in Kerawalapitiya, described reftel, has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. This project will include significant US content through the sale of General Electric (GE) products and ser [...] | 2006-09-28 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1602 | SRI LANKA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DESCRIBES ECONOMY'S [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that Sri Lanka's economy was healthy and its business climate good. Cabraal was making a personal effort to tell multilateral development banks, credit rating agencies, and [...] | 2006-10-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1606 | SRI LANKA: TRADE MINISTER WANTS TIFA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Trade Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that he would welcome a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks. However, since Fernandopulle did not inspire confidence that he would be ready to act [...] | 2006-10-03 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1756 | Sri Lanka: 8 Percent Growth Drives Central Bank Governor's [...] Summary: Sri Lanka's Central Bank has reported 8 percent growth and other positive economic figures for the first half of 2006. Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal expects 2006 to finish with 7 percent GDP growth, reduced debt, lower inflation, and declining unemployment. The government belie [...] | 2006-10-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO186 | ENERGY INVESTOR WOES AS SRI LANKA DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka?s oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suppliers, including two foreign investors (neither American),are facing significant losses as the government has not allowed price increases or has not paid previously agreed subsidies in a timely manner despite increased wor [...] | 2006-02-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ENRG CE |
06COLOMBO1935 | SRI LANKA WANTS TWO SHIPS TO TRANSPORT AID TO JAFFNA FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Blake called on Minister Rohitha Bogollagama November 14 at the Minister's request to discuss the procurement of shipping services to Jaffna, Sri Lanka's northern city which is currently suffering a shortage of necessary supplies due to the closure of the A-9 highway. Bogolla [...] | 2006-11-20 02:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1993 | SRI LANKA: LACK OF DESIRE FOR PEACE MAY IMPEDE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of key financial sector institution heads on November 27. The meeting provided for a frank discussion on pressing issues faced by the sector and the country. While peace is essential for their business and for the economy, the group expressed g [...] | 2006-11-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2013 | SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR URGES PRESIDENT TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a meeting on November 30, asked Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia to help facilitate completion of a Millennium Challenge Compact for his country. Rajapaksa made it clear that Sri Lanka was prepared to drop controversial irr [...] | 2006-12-01 10:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO2114 | COLOMBO PORT TO EXPAND AS MUCH AS 300 PERCENT [...] On December 18, 2006, President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially inaugurated the commencement of the Colombo Port Expansion Project (CPEP) at an opening ceremony attended by the U.S. Ambassador. Cited as the largest development project undertaken by Sri Lanka to date, the Government of Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-12-22 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD EWWT EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2132 | DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MALDIVES [...] (U) Summary: The importance of creating a stable economy before Maldives' 2011 LDC graduation, diversification beyond the fisheries and tourist industries, and promoting environmental protectionism were the main topics of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia, [...] | 2006-12-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ENRG EWWT SENV EINV ETRD MV |
06COLOMBO218 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2006 2. Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. The local population is about 285,000, and ove [...] | 2006-02-10 05:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MV |
06COLOMBO271 | SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lankan Minister for Investment Promotion and Industries, is a colorful, aisle-crossing politician and lawyer whose bipartisan experience--as well as his involvement in a few sensational local scandals--may make him uniquely qualified for the delicate job of pres [...] | 2006-02-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV EINV CE |
06COLOMBO309 | SRI LANKA'S PREMIER BUSINESS CHAMBER CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka's first "Economic Summit," sponsored in January by Sri Lanka's premier business group, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, provided an opportunity for business leaders to discuss their role in vital issues confronting the country such as the peace process and economic deve [...] | 2006-02-28 03:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV XD XO CE |
06COLOMBO321 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV |
06COTONOU1167 | BENIN: 2006-2007 COTTON HARVEST IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late rains had compelled Benin's cotton experts to revise their 2006-2007 harvest estimates from 500,000 tons (the GOB's official target) to 350,000 tons, and the crop now faces damage by insects. Comment: A poor 2006-2007 cotton harvest will not necessarily lead to economic co [...] | 2006-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU1176 | COTTON CHAOS CLAIMS A VICTIM: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES HIS [...] SUMMARY: Mr. Roger Dovonou is Benin's new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishing, replacing Mr. Gaston Dossouhoui. Dossouhoui was dismissed on November 30, apparently for his failure to keep the President informed about continuing difficulties with this year's cotton season (REF [...] | 2006-12-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1187 | COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET [...] Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be 0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC). According to the national schedule for co [...] | 2006-12-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU937 | BENIN: UPDATE ON 2006-2007 COTTON SEASON [...] SUMMARY: On September 6-7, 2006, President Boni Yayi and his Minister of Agriculture toured cotton producing zones in northern Benin to assess the status of this year's cotton crop. Continued financial pressures in the sector and tardy rains have depressed forecasts for the harvest. Benin's C [...] | 2006-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU944 | BENIN U.S. COAST GUARD ISPS COMPLIANCE TEAM VISIT CONCERNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A four-man US Coast Guard delegation led by Mr. Peyton Coleman visited Benin August 27-30, 2006 to assess the Port of Cotonou's security and compliance with the International Shipping and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The team's unofficial findings are that the Port of Coto [...] | 2006-09-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV BN |
06DAKAR1845 | FRUSTRATED BY SLOW PACE OF MCA AND OTHER [...] (U) On July 27, President Abdoualye Wade held a press conference at which he confirmed his candidacy for the February 2007 presidential election, announced that he expects to sign the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact in Washington in September, and highlighted his frustration with W [...] | 2006-08-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV KMCA SG |
06DAKAR1846 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 28, the Ambassador, Senior Regional Commercial Officer and Agricultural Attache called on Minister of Commerce Decroix to discuss the Doha Round, AGOA, U.S. assistance to Senegal's cotton farmers, possible Sri Lankan investment in the textile industry, and franchising. [...] | 2006-08-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID EINV SG |
06DAKAR1970 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) has selected the textile and apparel sector as a strategic growth sector for its Accelerated Growth Strategy. Although Senegalese companies continue to have limited, domestic production of cloth and finished apparel, companies are making noticeable ef [...] | 2006-08-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON SG |
06DAKAR2114 | SENEGAL LIFTS SAFEGUARD MEASURE FOR WAEMU OIL IMPORTS, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to ongoing controversy surrounding Senegal's application of a safeguard measure in 2005, President Wade signed a revised law on July 21, 2006, applying a 25 percent provisional safeguard tax on refined and palm oils originating outside the West African Economic and Mon [...] | 2006-09-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EAID EINV IV MY SG |
06DAKAR2116 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2117 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2245 | SENEGAL'S ENERGY CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There seems to be no medium- or long-term strategy to Senegal's energy crisis. After a year of rancor, the relationship between GE/GTi Dakar and Senelec has further deteriorated, and both's debts are mounting. On September 16, GTi shut down because of a lack of fuel, and the [...] | 2006-09-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG |
06DAKAR2364 | SENEGAL'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ITS ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) As we enter the ninth month of Senegal's energy crisis, the GOS and energy parastatals have outlined a number of steps that they hope will stabilize the situation. With presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007, there is widespread agreement among sector analysts that th [...] | 2006-09-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG CH IR LY MO |
06DAKAR2367 | "THE WADE FORMULA" - PRESIDENT WADE'S PROPOSES GLOBAL OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 26, President Abdoulaye Wade convoked the Ambassador to discuss Senegal's MCC program and other large development plans and to present "The Wade Formula," the President's own vision of a new mechanism for fighting poverty in Africa by sharing a new global surcharge [...] | 2006-10-02 07:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EAID ECON ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR2418 | GUINEA-BISSAU: CASHEWS: INFORMATION FOR USITC STUDY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two-thirds of Bissau-Guineans depend upon cashews for their livelihood. Cashews constitute Guinea-Bissau's primary export, but only two or three percent of total production is processed in the country. Most of the remainder is sold to India for processing. USAID and OPIC had [...] | 2006-10-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PU US |
06DAKAR2431 | GUINEA-BISSAU: ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TOUR D'HORIZON ON [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau ranked 172 out of 177 countries on the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Index. This is a critical moment for Guinea-Bissau, which has only recently emerged from years of armed conflict and missed economic opportunities. With a government struggling to provide basic services [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV EPET EFIN SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2441 | GUINEA-BISSAU: WATER AND SANITATION [...] In general, Guinea-Bissau has little in terms of water drainage, sewage canalization or treatment, or waste management. Although there exists a bountiful water table, the country lacks adequate infrastructure to efficiently access it. When Bissau's Director of Urban Planning, Alfredo Antonio [...] | 2006-10-11 07:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAGR EINV SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2460 | WESTERN OIL COMPANIES REDUCE HOLDINGS IN SENEGAL AS OTHER [...] (SBU) Citing poor returns on investments, Exxon-Mobil officials have announced publicly the sale of its 300 service stations in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, and the island of Reunion to the Libyan firm Tamoil. At the same time, Royal Dutch Shell is quietly selling off the r [...] | 2006-10-13 06:15:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA CH IR LY MO SG |
06DAKAR2503 | SENEGAL: FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR USITC STUDY ON [...] SUMMARY: Senegal's financial sector is anchored by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO),based in Dakar. The commercial banking sector is active, and relatively efficient, with a number of international banks using Dakar as their regional headquarters. Senegal has one of Africa's m [...] | 2006-10-17 09:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV SG |
06DAKAR2571 | SENEGAL: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) In response to Ref A request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. This expands upon information provided in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Senegal's textile industry produces limited volumes of domestic cloth and finished apparel. Despite being highlig [...] | 2006-10-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EINV AGOA SG |
06DAKAR2614 | SENEGAL'S DONORS GIVE IMF MISSION AN EARFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, a visiting IMF Mission, on its first day in Senegal for Article 4 consultations, invited key donors to present their view of Senegal's economic situation and the policy performance of the Wade Government. The donors highlighted many issues of concern, a number of [...] | 2006-10-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR2887 | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL TO BUILD CIGARETTE PLANT IN [...] This is an action request for State Economic Bureau, Office of Trade Policy and Commerce, Office of Chief Counsel for International Commerce. See paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. Per Reftel, Post seeks guidance on Tobacco company Philip Morris International's (PMI) request for a letter o [...] | 2006-12-04 08:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR BEXP ETRD EINV AMGT SG |
06DAKAR553 | CENTRAL BANK REGULATIONS FORCING CITIBANK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citibank officials are struggling with West African Central Bank (BCEAO) regulatory issues that make it difficult to meet Citibank's universal standard of full compliance with local banking regulations. If these regulations cannot be modified, Citibank may be forced to shed impo [...] | 2006-03-03 17:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD SG |
06DAKAR558 | UPDATE ON ICS BANKING CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on local banks to take provisions against approximately USD 150 million in overdue loans to Senegal's failing phosphate mining concern, Industries Chimiques du Senegal (ICS). So far, Citibank appears to be the only foreign bank actively moving to write off bad l [...] | 2006-03-06 08:27:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD IN SG |
06DAKAR612 | IMI: THE SENEGALESE GOVERNMENT INVITES EXPRESSIONS [...] SUMMARY: President Wade,s dream project to build a new airport in Diass, a rural community located 45 kilometers (km) from Dakar, Senegal,s capital, is coming true. The Senegalese government, through Senegal,s Investment Promotion Agency (APIX),has set the stage first by creating &Aeroport [...] | 2006-03-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAIR EINV SG |
06DAKAR831 | GUINEA-BISSU,S ECONOMY IS GROWING DESPITE WEIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: American and British oil companies have drilled two exploraory oil wells in shallow Bissau-Guinean waters; wo more will be drilled by the end of 2006. If oi is found, it could transform Guinea-Bissau,s agiculturally based economy. The GOGB is optimistic, and President Vieira as [...] | 2006-04-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR EINV MARR PU |
06DAKAR876 | THE "LIBYAN GUIDE" GIVES PLENTY OF GUIDANCE TO [...] (C) President Wade celebrated Senegal's 46th anniversary of independence surrounded by five other African heads of state, but the presence of Mouammar Qadhafi drew the most fanfare. Foreign Minister Gadio told the Ambassador during her introductory call that there was no discussion of Sudan [...] | 2006-04-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV FR LY SU SG |
06DAKAR939 | AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER EXAMINES SENEGAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director of West African Affairs Phillip Carter visited Dakar, March 26 through 29, to assess the political and economic situation. He had informative exchanges with a variety of GOS officials, Islamic leaders and opposition politicians. Carter praised recent steps taken by the [...] | 2006-04-18 18:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PHUM KMCA SG |
06DAMASCUS1014 | IN THE FACE OF SECTION 311 SANCTIONS, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: As we move to impose sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311, it has become increasingly clear that the threat of sanctions succeeded in making it difficult for Syrian public financial institutions to conduct business with foreign bank [...] | 2006-03-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PTER SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS1157 | SARG SEEKS ALTERNATIVE IN ISLAMIC BANKING [...] (C) Summary: This week, the Ministry of Finance used a conference on Islamic banking to present these banks as a viable alternative to Western financial institutions. Conference participants agreed that potential demand for Islamic banking in Syria is high, and significant enough for Syrian pr [...] | 2006-03-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1217 | SARG PUBLICLY DISMISSES 311 SANCTIONS, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Through government media and public appearances, SARG officials are attempting to reassure their domestic audience that the USG's March 9 decision to impose USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) was purely political and that the government [...] | 2006-03-21 07:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1261 | SARG TRUMPETS BURGEONING ECONOMIC TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. The recent meeting of the Russian-Syrian joint ministerial committee is one in a series of recent events ostensibly reflecting the increasing economic activity between the two countries. Though Syria remains a difficult place for anyone to do business, the Russians are reportedl [...] | 2006-03-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1393 | FOUR SEASONS INAUGURATION SPEECH PROVIDES POSITIVE [...] (C) During the March 22 inauguration of the $100 million Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus, primary investor Saudi Prince al-Walid bin Talal used the occasion to praise Syria as a "defender of Arabism and Islam," as well as the strength of the Syrian-Saudi bilateral relationship. Chairman of West [...] | 2006-03-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1664 | PETROCANADA AND SHELL RECOMMIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. The SARG,s annual exhibition to promote its oil and gas sector met with modest success. The UK and Canadian embassies both officially participated in the exhibition and promoted their companies further involvement in Syria. Only one US company, IPR, participated in the exhibit [...] | 2006-04-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET SY |
06DAMASCUS1696 | SUBSIDIES CREATING HEAVY FISCAL BURDEN [...] (C) Summary: The SARG spends billions of dollars on subsidies and support for inefficient State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that are consuming a growing portion of state revenue. The subsidies are the largest fiscal pressure on the SARG budget with oil revenues declining, and their removal repre [...] | 2006-04-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS197 | SLOW REFORMS, POLITICAL UNEASE: BANKS SEEK TO [...] (C) Summary: Syria's private banking sector continues to expand modestly, with two new banks beginning operations and the established banks opening new branches. However, contacts report that the SARG's erratic pace of reform has caused private banks to adopt conservative business plans that [...] | 2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1979 | DARDARI ANNOUNCES SARG'S RECOMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) As the key-note speaker at the launching of a new economic NGO on April 29, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, announced the SARG,s intention to move forward soon on new economic reforms, including: reducing subsidies, reforming the public sector, and reforming m [...] | 2006-05-01 11:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS2063 | CBS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN UNDER SECTION 311 [...] (C) Summary: Financial sanctions under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 are beginning to weaken the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) as more financial institutions in Europe and the Gulf cease their business with the bank. The seriousness with which CBS management views the imposition of Section 311 [...] | 2006-05-04 09:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS2164 | THE SARG'S NEW ECONOMIC SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently enacted 10th Five-Year Plan presents a number of quantifiable targets for reaching seven percent annual GDP growth and represents an agenda for reform against which the SARG's progress can be measured. The plan assumes that broad-based reform will allow the SARG t [...] | 2006-05-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR ENRG SY |
06DAMASCUS2265 | DESPITE OBSTACLES, PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Following the success of Syria's new private banking sector, private insurance companies are expected to begin operations before the end of 2006. Companies anticipate high demand for retail products such as medical and life insurance in an under-insured market that has been domin [...] | 2006-05-16 10:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2439 | SYRIA'S RED HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET- A POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that Syria may be experiencing a real estate bubble, with property prices rising rapidly throughout the country, but especially in Damascus and the surrounding area. Speculators increasingly are active in the market, with some Syrians trying to take advantage of [...] | 2006-05-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS2504 | CENTRAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report a conflict for authority over the banking sector among the leaders of the Central Bank, Commercial Bank of Syria and the Ministry of Finance. The Central Bank is seeking to claim control of the banking sector and at the same time establish its own tools of monetar [...] | 2006-06-01 08:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2632 | NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN THE PUBLIC BANKS- ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's public banking sector is hamstrung due to the fact that its six public banks are carrying a large number of non-performing loans. Contacts suggest that many of the loans may be held by the SARG, which borrows from the banks to finance public spending, or lost to the co [...] | 2006-06-06 12:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2633 | GAFTA: MORE BURDEN THAN BENEFIT FOR SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary: Although the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA) was fully implemented on January 1, 2005, the benefits to Syria's economy have been limited. While trade exchange between Syria and the Gulf countries may have increased marginally, most Syrian business contacts and economis [...] | 2006-06-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS276 | SANCTIONS: REACTION TO THE SHAWKAT DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Department,s designation of President Asad,s brother-in-law, Asif Shawkat, received considerable regional press coverage and stirred some internal discussion in Damascus. The move was quietly welcomed by most groups, including the Sunni business community, though m [...] | 2006-01-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS2781 | SECOND SYRIAN-EMIRATI ECONOMIC FORUM DRAWS [...] (SBU) The SARG continues to try to attract Gulf foreign direct investment (FDI),as evidenced by the second Syrian-Emirati Economic Forum, entitled "Visions Beyond Investment," which opened in Damascus on June 10 and drew a crowd of approximately 2000 the first day. The forum opening featured [...] | 2006-06-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS3186 | SARG NEGOTIATES FOR RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT AS PART OF [...] (U) Syrian Minister of Transportation, Yarob Sulieman Bader, was in Moscow this past week negotiating with representatives from Ilyushin Finance and Voronezh Aircraft Construction Company on the purchase of seven new planes to update SyrianAir's fleet. Local, regional, and international press [...] | 2006-06-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS3261 | SOUTH AFRICA BUYS INTO 45% OF SYRIAN CELLULAR [...] (C) Local press reported that South African company MTN Group recently purchased Investcom, which owns Areeba, one of the two cellular companies in Syria. Deemed by the press to be a positive step for cellular services in Syria, the 5.5 Billion USD transaction, of which Areeba's share was 1 B [...] | 2006-07-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS3680 | SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT HITS HOME: ONE MAN'S STORY [...] (U) Summary. Sanctions imposed by the Syrian Accountability Act (SAA) are routinely circumvented in all business sectors, as many Syrian businessmen believe the benefits for doing so have outweighed the costs. Even when following the rules, the Syrian business community's perception is that [...] | 2006-07-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS3864 | PROPOSED SARG AVIATION DEALS TO AVOID US SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Despite Minister of Transport Yador Sulieman Bader,s public touting of the attractiveness of the January 2006 Russian offer (Ref B) to sell Syrian Arab Airlines (SyrianAir) five to seven Russian-built aircraft to replace their aging Airbus/Boeing fleet, no deal has yet been signed [...] | 2006-08-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS393 | NEW KFC IN SYRIA WITNESSES ITS FIRST ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Having opened only recently with generous media coverage, demonstrators associated with the Committee to Boycott U.S. Products staged a protest against the new KFC restaurant in Damascus this week. The organizers of the protest are not affiliated with the Central Boycott Office [...] | 2006-02-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS425 | SYRIA CONTINUES ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY LE |
06DAMASCUS5 | SARG TRUMPETS NEW GULF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: According to SARG announcements in local and international news, the Syrian economy attracted billions of dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Arab sources during 2005. The investors have yet to make major commitments, however, and the announcements are a continuation [...] | 2006-01-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON SY |
06DAMASCUS5061 | SARG HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMATIC STOCK MARKET TO [...] (C) Summary: The SARG is moving ahead on its efforts to open a Syrian stock market by formalizing the establishment of the new exchange. Some contacts assert that Syria could open the exchange in 2007 and that it will provide many benefits to the Syrian economy, including, stimulating capita [...] | 2006-10-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS514 | DANISH COMPANY ALRA FACES THREATS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the destruction to the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, many Syrians are encouraging non-violent protests of the Mohammad caricatures, including a general boycott of Danish products. The Syrian distributor for Alra Danish dairy products says that as a [...] | 2006-02-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS5285 | SYRIAN BANKING CONFERENCE HEAVY ON CHEERLEADING, [...] (C) Summary. A recent Syrian banking and financial services conference served as a showcase of self-congratulation for the SARG,s economic reforms, asserting Syria is an engaged member of the global economy. Various conference speakers bashed United States policy towards Syria and speculated [...] | 2006-11-08 16:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS5371 | ISLAMIC BANKING IN SYRIA: DESIRED, BUT VULNERABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clearly behind the rest of the region in allowing Islamic banking, the SARG is now prematurely rushing forward on opening the sector, as it has done with the stock market and other "economic reforms," to assert that just like its Arab neighbors, it too has joined the modern globa [...] | 2006-12-07 11:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS641 | SARG PROCLAIMS 2005 TO BE YEAR OF INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Though Syrian officials and the government-controlled press have dubbed 2005 the &year of investment in Syria,8 SARG investment figures are generally highly exaggerated and the profit-making potential of approved projects remain largely unrealized. Recent investment in Syria fa [...] | 2006-02-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS669 | PLACING CART BEFORE HORSE, AND THE REIGNS IN THE [...] (SBU) After almost eight months of inactivity since President Asad signed the Syrian Security and Exchange Commission (SSEC) law in June 2005, local press reported this week that a commission finally has been named by presidential decree to draft the law for the creation of the stock market it [...] | 2006-02-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS710 | IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETS TODAY AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Syrian-Iranian Higher Economic Commission meets today in Damascus, but few contacts believe the meeting will produce any immediate results in improving the investment climate or increasing the two countries' anemic trade volume. Although the Commission is expected to addres [...] | 2006-02-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV ETRD IR SY |
06DAMASCUS775 | READ OUT FROM IRAN-SYRIA ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) The annual meeting of the Iran-Syria Higher Economic Commission ended last week, meeting Syrians' already low expectations that it would lack economic significance (ref A). Government dailies trumpeted the signing of MOUs on a range of economic issues, from environmental protection to inv [...] | 2006-02-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SY IR |
06DAMASCUS844 | FACTS ON US BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) The following information is offered for EU posts, consideration and reference when discussing aligning EU and USG policy vis--vis the SARG (ref A). Two discrepancies between USG and EU economic policy are apparent from Damascus: EU missions continue to promote business investment in S [...] | 2006-03-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS959 | SARG CHOOSES CONFRONTATIONAL STANCE IN MEETINGS [...] (C) Diplomats at the EC mission in Damascus were quick to downplay the importance of the visit last week of EU parliamentarian and President of the Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Mashrek, Beatrice Patrie. SARG dailies reported that Patrie met with both Abdallah Dardari, Deputy [...] | 2006-03-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DARESSALAAM1175 | 2006 TRADE FAIR REFLECTS STRONGER U.S.-TANZANIAN [...] The 2006 Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) revealed the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) efforts to gradually transition away from a "shopping mall" atmosphere toward a genuine international trade show. While there remains a long road ahead before the DITF, which ran from June 29 t [...] | 2006-07-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGMT ECON EINV ETRD PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1397 | AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...] | 2006-08-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1409 | AGOA: TANZANIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR AND SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. With twelve active manufacturers employing over 12,000 people, Tanzania's textile and apparel sector is slowly on the rise after near collapse in the mid-1990s. Except for two vertically integrated firms, Tanzania's textile companies source most of their fabric from China, India [...] | 2006-08-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX TZ |
06DARESSALAAM1430 | TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...] | 2006-08-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ |
06DARESSALAAM146 | TANZANIA'S POC: MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN [...] Post has identified Econoff, Katharine Bernsohn, as the point of contact (POC) for reviewing the proposals of Multilateral Development Banks. Contact information: NAME: Katharine E. Bernsohn TELEPHONE: 255 22-266-8001 (ext.4521) EMAIL: BernsohnKE@state.gov DELLY [...] | 2006-01-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL TZ |
06DARESSALAAM63 | TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The Government of Tanzania has taken significant steps to encourage foreign investment by creating an attractive package of incentives for investors and easing bureaucratic requirements. As a result, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tanzania has increased steadily in the last five years. Tan [...] | 2006-01-18 03:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB TZ OPIC USTR PGOV |
06DHAKA273 | BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS FOR BANGLADESH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to submit the following request, totaling $11,000, for the FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Support from BFIF FY05 grants resulted in numerous achievements (ref B),and continues to position the Embassy's U.S. Trade Center to expand its a [...] | 2006-01-19 01:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO BG |
06DHAKA4994 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER, RICHARD [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for OPIC Officer, Richard Corrigan for your August 16-17 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Per reftel, no mission assistance ha [...] | 2006-08-08 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG EINV OTRA |
06DHAKA5452 | DEMONSTRATIONS AT COAL MINE TURN VIOLENT [...] Police and the Bangladesh Rifles opened fire August 26 on demonstrators in Phulbari (Northwest Bangladesh) protesting UK listed Asia Energy Corporation's plans to begin open cast coal mining in the area. At least seven protestors were killed and 60-300 people were injured, according to rep [...] | 2006-08-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PGOV EMIN BG |
06DHAKA769 | BOI NO LONGER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TATA INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman says the $2.5 billion Tata project is effectively dead, thanks in part to both the ruling BNP and the opposition AL have turning it into a political football. End Summary. 2. (SBU) EconOff met with Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Cha [...] | 2006-02-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON BG |
06DHAKA993 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER: LYNN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Lynn Nguyen's March 14 and 15 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (home) 885-5550, (cell) 011-804-344. 2. Per reftel, Embassy [...] | 2006-02-27 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG EINV OTRA |
06DJIBOUTI390 | DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED [...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...] | 2006-03-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ |
06DJIBOUTI392 | DJIBOUTI IS DRAFTING A SPECIAL LAW [...] SUMMARY. With the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),the Government of Djibouti (GoD) has initiated a project on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),including a special law on IPR and an implementing office. This endeavor is expected to boost confidence level [...] | 2006-03-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND EINV DJ |
06DJIBOUTI77 | DJIBOUTI AND FOOD SECURITY [...] REDSO/FFP OFFICER TRAVELED TO DJIBOUTI 3-8 NOVEMBER, MET WITH WFP, UNHCR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVELED TO DIKHIL AND TADJOURAH DISTRICTS TO ASSESS FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. 2. DUE TO SUCCESSIVE SCANTY RAINFALL SEASONS AND INCREASED MARKET PRICES, THE FOOD SECURITY [...] | 2006-01-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV EAGR DJ |
06DJIBOUTI783 | A SURGE OF FOREIGN BANKS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY. A branch of the Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) based in Yemen was inaugurated June 25, the first of three new banks to open its doors in Djibouti. The Central Bank of Djibouti has also approved establishment of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) of Malaysia and the International Bank [...] | 2006-07-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN DJ |
06DOHA1216 | QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...] SUMMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2.6 billion in assets in 2003 to $4.5 billion in 2005, attributing their success to ethical banking and due diligence. Islamic banking is in such demand that th [...] | 2006-08-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA |
06DOHA1244 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...] Summary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on the Doha Securities Market is that 90 percent of investors have no financial education. Other reasons given for the drop include high liquidity and a pack menta [...] | 2006-08-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
06DOHA3 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] Summary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has remained below the 12,000 trading range reached in the summer, it is up 85 percent from the beginning of the year. Speculation -- rather than value investing [...] | 2006-01-02 04:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
06DOHA456 | DOHA ROUNDUP [...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...] | 2006-03-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI |
06DOHA464 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...] (C) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic thinking on Iran and regional security and commended Qatar for choosing the path of reform, progress, and prosperity. At a brief meeting in the Finance Ministry [...] | 2006-03-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EAID EINV KPAL IZ XF QA |
06DOHA48 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...] | 2006-01-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA |
06DOHA51 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...] | 2006-01-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON |
06DUBAI1010 | DUBAI PORTS WORLD CHAIRMAN: DUBAI CONTROL, BUT NOT PURCHASE, [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) February 25 to seek clarification of DPW's February 24 announcement that it was willing to delay taking over P&O's U.S. operations. Did this mean that DPW's purchase of P&O would be delayed? SBS st [...] | 2006-02-25 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
06DUBAI1067 | STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-26 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD PREL TC |
06DUBAI1070 | DPW REQUESTS FULL 45-DAY CFIUS REVIEW; ANNOUNCES DELAY IN [...] (U) In a statement (text at para 3) issued February 26, Dubai Ports World (DPW) formally requested that CFIUS initiate "the full 45-day investigation authorized under U.S. law" of the acquisition of P&O Ports North America (POPNA) by DPW. In the statement, DPW announced that it would "voluntar [...] | 2006-02-27 08:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
06DUBAI1451 | DPW: ANNOUNCMENT ON "MEDIUM" FOR EFFECTING TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) March 14 to ask him to clarify statements he had made earlier (reftel) suggesting that DPW might be exploring a alternative "basis" (other than sale to an existing U.S. company) for divesting itself [...] | 2006-03-14 11:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE |
06DUBAI2076 | DUBAI RULER ISSUES NEW PROPERTY LAW [...] On March 15, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR),in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a new property law providing land ownership rights to expatriates and public joint stock companies. The law grants buyers indisputable legal title to property in D [...] | 2006-04-12 12:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV |
06DUBAI3808 | DUBAI ESTABLISHES BIOTECHNOLOGY FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 11:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ETTC SENV TNGD TSPL AE EINV |
06DUBAI4348 | AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 07:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE |
06DUBAI6054 | EMIRATES AND DPWORLD LEADERS OUTLINE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 12:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EINV PREL AE |
06DUBAI6928 | PHILIP MORRIS CONVEYS IPR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 14:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV KIPR PGOV PREL ETRD IZ AE |
06DUBAI6929 | DP WORLD SELLS U.S. PORT OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 16:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN EINV ETRD PINS TRSY EWWT AE |
06DUBLIN235 | SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...] | 2006-03-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM |
06DUBLIN559 | OPTIMISM ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES: DOT U/S SHANE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen and the Ambassador, U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Jeffrey Shane expressed optimism about concluding the U.S.-EU air services agreement this autumn. He believed that the U.S. Administration's efforts t [...] | 2006-05-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR EINV EI |
06DUBLIN60 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND [...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...] | 2006-01-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI |
06DUBLIN646 | 2006 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 updates to last year's submission,given developments in the case before the Irish High Court (ref B). 2. The United State Government is aware of one (1) claim of [...] | 2006-06-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN EI |
06DUSHANBE1013 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...] | 2006-05-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1067 | TURKISH EMBASSY WANTS BETTER INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Turkey supports U.S. efforts to develop Tajikistan's energy sector and other infrastructure projects, but Turkish Embassy Chargi d' Affaires Askin Cakmak suggested that for those projects to succeed, donor countries need to send the Tajik government a strong message to improve the investm [...] | 2006-06-07 07:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID TI TU |
06DUSHANBE1176 | TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA INTERESTED IN RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: "So the United States plans to invest a billion dollars in Tajik hydropower this year?" asked Zheng Wei, political officer at the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe. As a result of local press coverage of the U.S.-sponsored energy conference in Istanbul, Chinese and Russian diplomats [...] | 2006-06-26 06:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID RS CH TI |
06DUSHANBE1178 | RUSSIAN BUSINESSES IN TAJIKISTAN: "WE HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE [...] (C) According to Vasiliy Beldugin, the Russian Embassy's Economic Counselor in Dushanbe, Russian companies experience the same problems with corruption and bureaucracy that frustrate other foreign investors. "Some people assume that because of the strategic partnership, Russian companies coul [...] | 2006-06-26 06:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV EAID PREL TI RU |
06DUSHANBE1222 | RAO UES AND WORLD BANK PRESSING TAJIK ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (C) The World Bank is advocating that Russian energy giant RAO UES be the official sponsor of an international energy meeting in Dushanbe, but Tajik energy officials are unsure of the signal that will send to other investors, and hope to get a "more neutral" sponsor, such as the Asian Develop [...] | 2006-06-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE1294 | LET THEM EAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN CAKE! DUSHANBE'S MAYOR [...] (SBU) A letter from the French Ambassador asking the Dushanbe city government to halt street construction during an outdoor Bastille Day celebration has led to the temporary closure of a popular Dushanbe restaurant and highlighted just how risky it is to invest in Tajikistan, or even more dan [...] | 2006-07-12 08:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV EAID ECON TI |
06DUSHANBE1314 | TAJIK AIR STILL DOESN'T GET IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five months after taking the helm of Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA),Director Hakimsho Tilloyev declined to identify any improvements or changes under his leadership and instead complained about Turkish Air stealing TSA's passengers to Istanbul. He informed PolOff July 12 tha [...] | 2006-07-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAIR EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1420 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...] | 2006-07-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR |
06DUSHANBE1424 | TAJIK INDUSTRY MINISTER WANTS U.S. JOINT VENTURE TO FLY [...] (SBU) An antimony mining joint venture with New Jersey-based COMSUP has been so successful, according to Minister of Industry Zaid Saidov, the Tajik government would prefer the U.S. firm own one hundred percent of the operation, rather than 49%. In a July 18 meeting with PolOff, Saidov expl [...] | 2006-07-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1625 | TAJIKISTAN'S DONALD TRUMP: "NUR" MAY BECOME A LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An upstart local competitor to Tajik Air has reached an agreement to begin domestic and international flights using new Russian planes. "NUR" recently opened its airport terminal in Khujand, will invest $15 million to renovate the airport in Qurghon-Teppa in the south, and nego [...] | 2006-08-30 07:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAIR EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1641 | IMF TO TAJIKISTAN: LOOKING A BIT DEBT-HEAVY, AREN'T WE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concerns over Tajikistan's accepting $637 million in debt from China, but feels confident the Tajik government still supports economic reforms. During a donor briefing the IMF reported inflation in Tajikistan exceeded expectations due to [...] | 2006-09-05 06:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1667 | IT'S ALL RELATIVE: THE TAJIK TEXTILE BIZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two major textile manufacturers in Tajikistan have taken two different roads to success. Tajik Textiles uses its familial and political networks to succeed, while Giovani Manufacturing features a glitzy, Western-style approach. Although President Rahmonov's development program c [...] | 2006-09-08 10:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV EAGR EIND TI |
06DUSHANBE1711 | AMBASSADOR'S FIRST SUBSTANTIVE MEETING WITH TAJIK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a Letter of Agreement signing ceremony 9/13 (reftel a),Foreign Minister Nazarov invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting to discuss issues she had raised prior to presenting credentials 9/4 (reftel b). While Nazarov could not offer any concrete assistance on any o [...] | 2006-09-14 08:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1803 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO DUSHANBE [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher back to Tajikistan. This visit will be a good opportunity for you to build upon your May meetings in Dushanbe and give an extra push for better conduct one month before the presidential election. 2. (C) The U.S.-Tajikistan bilat [...] | 2006-09-29 11:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE1840 | FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS SOUTH FOR OPPORTUNITY AND NERVOUSLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 45-minute meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Foreign Minister Talbak SIPDIS Nazarov remarked that the United States and Tajikistan have a positive bilateral relationship because they have built an atmosphere of trust. He thanked Boucher for [...] | 2006-10-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE1841 | TAJIK PRESIDENT TELLS BOUCHER ELECTION SHOULD MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-hour meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Tajikistan's President SIPDIS Emomali Rahmonov stressed the positive bilateral relationship with the United States. Stating he wanted to deepen contacts at every level, Rahmonov thanked the United Stat [...] | 2006-10-07 08:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE1844 | VROOM! VROOM! CAR SHOPPING IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's automotive imports reached $177.4 million for the first eight months of 2006, a 300% jump from the previous year, according to GosKomStat. Despite high gasoline prices and massive shipping costs, Tajikistan's "nouveau riche" enjoys spending its wealth on high-priced [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN EINV EIND ELAB PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1845 | SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN: ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HELPS DUST OFF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Kulob recently celebrated the 2,700-year anniversary of its founding. Unfortunately, the nearly three millennia have not been kind to the city. Three hours southeast of Dushanbe, Kulob (known as Kulyab in Russian) is a town of 30,000-50,000 people. All across Tajikistan, [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1846 | SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN'S RUSTED BELT: INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Called Kurgan-Tube by the Soviets, Qurghon-Teppa is a depressed city of 80,000 people, sixty minutes south of Dushanbe in the Khatlon region. Remains of the city's crumbling industrial infrastructure line city streets. The mayor threatened to re-nationalize failing industr [...] | 2006-10-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE1908 | DON'T DRINK THE BOTTLED WATER, EITHER: THREE TAJIK [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: EmbOffs met October 13 with representatives of three companies in Hissor, located 25 minutes west of Dushanbe. On the railway line from Uzbekistan to Dushanbe, Hissor is a key wholesale trading area, with construction materials, gas, wheat flour, canned food, and water bo [...] | 2006-10-18 07:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE2017 | SUPERMARKET SWEEP - THE NEW LOOK OF GROCERIES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A TAJIK-DUTCH JOINT VENTURE HAS CREATED THE FIRST WESTERN-STYLE SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN TAJIKISTAN, "ORIMA," FEATURING HUNDREDS OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS AIMED AT THE LOCAL MARKET. UTILIZING A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION PAGE 2 RUEWMFS2017 UNCLAS DUSHANBE 002017 SIPDI [...] | 2006-11-02 17:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV EIND ETRD PGOV TI |
06DUSHANBE2243 | A MINOR MIRACLE? TAJIK SETTLEMENT WITH NORSK HYDRO COULD BE [...] (C) With the December 20 signing of a cooperation agreement between Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro and Tajikistan's state-owned aluminum factory TadAZ, Tajikistan resolved one of its stickiest investment cases. Moscow-based Norwegian Ambassador Oyvind Nordsletten called on Ambassador J [...] | 2006-12-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TI NO |
06DUSHANBE272 | TAJIKISTAN: MURKY BUSINESS AND GEO-POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with U.S. businessmen on February 9, a reliable CEO passed along the rumor that the largest cell-phone and Internet company in Tajikistan, Babilon-T, is founded on drug money and may sooner or later be bought by Moscow's Sistema-MTS. A less reliable U.S. interlo [...] | 2006-02-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SNAR RS TI |
06DUSHANBE301 | CHINA WANTS TO BE A GOOD, BUT DISCREET, NEIGHBOR TO [...] (SBU) China shares the United States' desire to see an economically stable Tajikistan, but is keeping its specific investment and trade priorities close hold. Chinese Trade Representative Wan Shungan told PolOff and BISNIS representative February 13 that China regards infrastructure and hydr [...] | 2006-02-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EINV |
06DUSHANBE402 | TAJIKISTAN: AGA KHAN SERENA HOTEL PROBABLY DOWN THE TUBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prince Amyn Aga Khan visited Dushanbe February 24 to break ground for the long-awaited Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Instead, President Rahmonov and Dushanbe Mayor Obaidulloyev, improbable allies for once, probably broke the project for good, on camera. Although this appears to be high [...] | 2006-03-01 09:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE403 | TAJIK PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERTAKES TO ANSWER U/S SHINER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev, the Ambassador asked when Under Secretary Shiner can expect a reply to her December 2005 letter to President Rahmonov advocating resolut [...] | 2006-03-01 10:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE419 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO TAJIKISTAN: "WHY NOT COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai said China shared many of the United States' priorities in Tajikistan, including economic growth, counter-terrorism and border stability. In a very frank and open 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Hoagland, Li suggested there was room f [...] | 2006-03-04 06:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EINV EAID ENRG TI CH |
06DUSHANBE443 | TAJIKISTAN: DISTORTED VIEWS FROM THE EDUCATED STREET [...] SUMMARY: Distorted views of U.S. policy and goals originate, in large part, in the Russian mass media, which dominate Tajikistan's information space. Reputable and independent international broadcasts in Russian, perhaps from a CNN Russian Service, would help to alleviate this problem. END [...] | 2006-03-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP EINV SNAR SOCI KPAO RS TI |
06DUSHANBE464 | U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...] | 2006-03-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV CH TI |
06DUSHANBE468 | U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...] | 2006-03-10 02:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV CH TI |
06DUSHANBE482 | TAJIKISTAN: IMF SEES ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tajikistan Country Director Carlos Pinerua gave an upbeat assessment of Tajikistan's economy but remained concerned about regulatory hurdles and lack of diversification for continued growth. Pinerua painted a positive picture [...] | 2006-03-13 13:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAGR ETRD ENRG TI |
06DUSHANBE583 | TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND [...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...] | 2006-03-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV TI |
06DUSHANBE607 | TAJIKISTAN'S SERENA HOTEL: "OH, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT YOUR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) At an Aga Khan lunch March 31 for Deputy Prime Minister Gulomov, Aga Khan Resident Representative Munir Merali told the Ambassador senior levels at Aga Khan offices in Geneva have reconsidered th [...] | 2006-04-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV RS TI |
06DUSHANBE668 | TAJIKISTAN'S HYDRO ENERGY PRICING DILEMMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan faces critical choices to increase its hydropower exports and streamline domestic consumption and production. However, as long as the government provides cheap-or free-electricity, reforming the existing system will prove extremely difficult. Some simple steps to redu [...] | 2006-04-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EENG EINV AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE673 | TAJIKISTAN'S TELECOM SECTOR: PROMISING, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mobile and Internet telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic and competitive sectors of the economy. The mobile sector could grow 10-20 percent monthly since only 5% of the market currently have cell phones. Internet growth also will increase with the [...] | 2006-04-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EINT SOCI CH IR TI |
06DUSHANBE698 | TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...] | 2006-04-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE703 | TAJIK GOVERNMENT ENACTS HOUSEHOLD EXCESS ELECTRICITY RATE [...] (U) According to media reports, the Tajik Anti-Monopoly Committee approved on April 11 an excess electricity consumption rate above 250 kWh per month for private households retroactive to the beginning of April. The base electricity rate remains the same at 0.5 cent. Per reftel, the 0.5 cent [...] | 2006-04-14 05:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI AF PK TI |
06DUSHANBE705 | TAJIKISTAN: WHY MOUNTING CORRUPTION MATTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mounting corruption exacerbates growing income inequalities and degrades the relatively high human capital left from Soviet times. Pervasive corruption limits local and international investment, distorts donor and government development strategies, and undermines ec [...] | 2006-04-14 07:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV KCOR SOCI TI |
06DUSHANBE711 | TAJIKISTAN: AES STILL IN TEH GAME FOR SANGTUDA-I? [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Bank Chairman Murodali Alimardonov remarked April 14 that AES might still have a role to play in Sangtuda I or Rogun hydropower stations. In an elegant two-hour private lunch at the new National Bank building, Alimardonov outlined next steps for Tajikistan to integrate [...] | 2006-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS AF TI |
06DUSHANBE752 | RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...] | 2006-04-24 09:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI |
06DUSHANBE978 | TAJIKISTAN AND AES FINALLY SIGN MOU [...] (C) AES Corporation President and CEO Paul Hanrahan and his team met with President Rahmonov for an hour on May 24. With the president were Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, Minister of Energy Yorov, Minister of Economy Soliyev, Chairman of Barqi Tojik (state electricity company Samiyev, Presid [...] | 2006-05-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG RS TI |
06DUSSELDORF49 | RUSSIAN INTEREST IN INVESTMENTS IN GERMANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian interest in buying into German/European companies, including Deutsche Telekom and energy companies has been a front page story. At the moment, in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and other parts of Germany, the level of actual transactions has not come close to equaling th [...] | 2006-12-20 17:11:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV RS GM |
06FREETOWN508 | SIERRA LEONE: NO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOSL FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 10:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE SL |
06FREETOWN646 | IMF REP ON SIERRA LEONE COMPLETION POINT: MAYBE BY [...] (C) The IMF Representative for Guinea and Sierra Leone told DCM on August 4 that Sierra Leone has hard work to do on increasing government revenues and controlling expenditures. With substantial effort, the HIPC completion point (put off several times) could be reached by late 2006. Collecting [...] | 2006-08-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV SL |
06FUKUOKA23 | STUDY SAYS GOJ AMENDMENTS TO URBAN PLANNING LAWS ARE THE [...] (SBU) A recent report by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) argues that the Government of Japan's (GOJ) proposed amendments to two of the three Urban Planning Laws ("Machizukuri Sanpo") will actually do little to revitalize urban centers in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region. The GOJ proposal [...] | 2006-04-05 08:57:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI JA |
06GEORGETOWN1058 | GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Jagdeo Pursues Debt Relief, Treasury Ties in Singapore 2. Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute: Legal Teams to begin Oral Arguments on December 7 3. Russian Firm Interested in Linden Bauxite Operations 4. Cambior/IAMGOLD Merger Could Affect Guyanese Mining Operation 5. Stone Supply Sh [...] | 2006-10-10 20:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PBTS EMIN ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG GY |
06GEORGETOWN107 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR GUYANA [...] The Government of Guyana encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily [...] | 2006-01-31 19:28:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB GY OPIC USTR |
06GEORGETOWN1182 | JAGDEO: CONSERVATION, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT [...] Speaking at his return from an investment promotion conference in London on November 4, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he intends to work with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others to explore the potential use of Guyana's rainforest to offset climate change. Jagdeo further stated tha [...] | 2006-11-08 20:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV SENV GY |
06GEORGETOWN196 | GUYANA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP--FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Domestic Economy: Cement Shortage Hampers Construction Industry 2. Inflation Watch: Upward movement in January CPI, domestic sugar prices rise 3. Trade: Rice producers hopeful as international prices rise 4. Investment: GO-INVEST reports heavy FDI in mining, forestry sectors 5. Bilatera [...] | 2006-03-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV SENV GY |
06GEORGETOWN219 | TELECOM UPDATE--WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN GT&T [...] SUMMARY: In a rare move to take his case straight to the media, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) CEO Major General (ret.) Joe Singh condemned the GOG's recent "propaganda blitz" as an effort to disparage the company and justify abrogating the firm's exclusive right agreement in landline t [...] | 2006-03-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECPS EINT PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN365 | Venezuela and the Caribbean [...] Following is text of the editorial in today's Stabroek News newspaper, Guyana's leading independent newspaper. The editorial is a good reflection of the Guyanese thinking man's view of Venezuela, Chavez, and the 160 year-old boundary dispute. 2. BEGIN TEXT: It was columnist Mr. Reggie D [...] | 2006-04-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS ECIN EINV EPET EAID XL VE GY |
06GEORGETOWN374 | OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION: [...] As requested in Reftel, Post has reviewed AIC International Investments Limited's proposal and offers the following feedback. 2. There is a need for capital in almost all sectors in Guyana. Commercial banks are the main source for capital funds. During 2005, the average lending rates at com [...] | 2006-04-24 19:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OTRA OPIC GY |
06GEORGETOWN530 | GOG BOND DEFAULT RATTLES FINANCE COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Media reports have revealed that the GOG is seeking better terms on US$20 million of government bonds after failing to pay on maturity. The default, as well as the flat-footed GOG response, has shocked the finance community and signals a next stage in the GOG's dogged pursuit of debt [...] | 2006-06-06 18:45:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON EMIN GY |
06GEORGETOWN547 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] In response to reftel, the following is Post's submission for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Post is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Guyana (GOG),all of which were detailed in the 2005 report [...] | 2006-06-09 19:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV GY |
06GEORGETOWN64 | GEORGETOWN FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown submits a proposal for USD $6,000 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to host a seminar on electronic commerce. Post proposes to coordinate this project with the regional Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Santo Domingo and the U.S. Agenc [...] | 2006-01-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD GY |
06GEORGETOWN910 | GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...] | 2006-09-12 20:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY |
06GUANGZHOU10088 | An Overview of the Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Guangdong, Hong Kong Consul General Cunningham met with officials and business leaders to discuss the rapid economic growth of southern Guangdong and its consequences for Hong Kong industry and the region's environment. The Consul General visited Guang [...] | 2006-04-04 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI EINV ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU10336 | Short March -- A Cold Shoulder in Shanwei [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Guangzhou's "Short March" to Eastern Guangdong cities (septel) got off to a non-rousing start when Shanwei officials found it "inconvenient" to meet with us. This probably because Shanwei contains the township of Dongzhou, the site of December 2005 land compensation [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10337 | Short March: Consulate Guangzhou Drives Deep into [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "short march" [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU10542 | Short March: Shantou Back in the Black [...] (SBU) Summary: Shantou officials say that the city's economy is back on track in a big way after negative growth in 2001 and slow growth in 2002. Long known as a center of smuggling and piracy, city officials state that Shantou plans to realize its role as the key city of Eastern Guangdong [...] | 2006-04-07 03:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10672 | Getting a Piece of the Action: Foreign Banks Try To [...] (U) Summary: Under a five-year transition period in its WTO accession agreement which ends December 11, 2006, the Chinese Government is gradually becoming more liberal in allowing foreign investment to enter China's banking industry. With the Chinese Government opening its RMB currency market [...] | 2006-04-07 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EFIN EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU10741 | THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN SHENZHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Much attention is being given to China's growing rural-urban gap. At the same time, the gap within urban areas, between established residents and migrants from rural areas, is becoming more marked. Shenzhen, as China's richest city, enjoys unparalleled prosperity, yet at the [...] | 2006-04-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM ECON EINV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10987 | Short March: Shantou In the Light On Innovation [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Shantou companies -- Guangdong Golden Glass and the Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments -- demonstrate that this eastern Guangdong city does have its share of innovative companies despite its reputation of being the "heart of the heart of darkness" in intellectual [...] | 2006-04-10 03:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11043 | Short March: Shantou -- Still in the Dark On IPR, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shantou officials state that despite its notoriety in the past as a haven for the production of counterfeit goods, the city has reformed dramatically in intellectual property rights (IPR). Through education, new laws, and law enforcement, Shantou is cracking down on producers [...] | 2006-04-10 05:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON SCUL EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11065 | Short March: Jaunt Through Jieyang -- Poor But [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the oldest and most densely populated municipalities in the province, Jieyang in eastern Guangdong has not been nearly as successful as its neighbors in economic development. Local officials admitted that they might not be up to the challenge of overcoming numerous prob [...] | 2006-04-11 03:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11352 | Short March: Chaozhou -- One of Guangdong's [...] (U) Summary: Displaced by Shantou after the Communist takeover as the key city of eastern Guangdong, Chaozhou is coming back strong basing its rise on its huge ceramic industry and strong representation in niche sectors such as wedding gown manufacturing, with strong business associations dev [...] | 2006-04-12 04:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU11568 | Short March: Innovation and IPR in Huizhou -- TCL [...] (SBU) Summary: TCL Communications -- part of embattled color television and cell phone giant TCL and one of the largest domestic manufacturers of fixed line phone equipment in China -- is itself struggling to find some greater room in a highly competitive environment for a relatively low tech [...] | 2006-04-13 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV KPAO ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11781 | Are Guangdong's Electrical and Electronics [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Moshe Kam of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),less than 10,000 of the Institute's 370,000 members world-wide are from China. With more and more electrical and electronic engineering projects being pursued through global partnerships an [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU13384 | The Long March: Driving Deep into the Hakka and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "long march" [...] | 2006-04-27 09:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU13385 | The Long March: From Fossils to Feathers: Heyuan's [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (septel),we traveled to Heyuan, an impoverished prefecture largely untouched by the recent rapid development in South China. Heyuan is bidding to draw further investment away from more [...] | 2006-04-27 09:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU13562 | The Long March: The Fourth Wall, Meizhou's Opening [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (reftels),we traveled to Meizhou, the traditional capital of the Hakka, a subset of China's majority Han ethnic group. The Hakka, or "guest people," currently find themselves faced with [...] | 2006-04-28 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14660 | Guangzhou Economic Officers Inter-Consulate Dinner [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Econoffs met with diplomats from other Guangzhou-based consulates to discuss a wide- range of South China economic issues. The meeting was the fourth meeting of the ongoing inter-consulate discussion group, which at best is held periodically; the last meeting was h [...] | 2006-05-16 09:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14707 | Long March: Country Roads Bring Tourists, Trade, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Longyan Prefecture in western Fujian Province is literally at a crossroads. Newly constructed highways and some still in the works are central to the area's plans to increase tourism, diversify agriculture, expand exports, and improve rural conditions. Leaders in the Prefectu [...] | 2006-05-16 09:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU14846 | XIAMEN'S ECONOMIC AND LABOR SITUATION: RISING WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen is Fujian's economic powerhouse, but like many highly developed coastal cities, it suffers from labor shortages in certain sectors. The manufacturing sector remains its principal job provider, but its service industry is quickly gaining ground. Average wages in the cit [...] | 2006-05-18 02:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV SOCI EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14848 | XIAMEN: CITY WITH A VISION [...] (U) Summary: The city of Xiamen, Fujian Province's vibrant economic driver in the southern part of the province, continues to impress with both its current execution and future vision to be one of China's leading cities. During an early April visit to the city, Xiamen Vice-Mayor Zhan Cangz [...] | 2006-05-18 03:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EWWT ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14936 | LONG MARCH: QUANZHOU - IT'S HARD TO BEAT XIAMEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Quanzhou, the wealthiest city in Fujian and itself a coastal city in the southern part of the province, strikes a contrast to Xiamen as the city neglects its vast potential as a tourist and economic hub through poor intellectual property rights protection and conservative plann [...] | 2006-05-21 23:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU15379 | Microsoft Opens Technology Center in Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of President Hu Jintao's meeting with Bill Gates in Seattle, Microsoft unveiled its first technology center in South China. The center is the result of an agreement between Microsoft and the Chinese government to set up at least 10 such centers throughout [...] | 2006-05-24 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EDUC TNGD CH |
06GUANGZHOU16392 | Shenzhen High-Tech Company SiBiono on the Cutting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-tech company SiBiono has received significant government support in its cutting-edge efforts to introduce new gene therapy medicines to treat serious diseases. The company's key product, the State Food and Drug Administration of China (SFDA)-approved anti-cancer drug Gend [...] | 2006-06-01 07:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU16394 | Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU17249 | SHENZHEN METRO'S EXPANSION PLANS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Shenzhentong, a smart card used to pay for public transportation much like Washington's SmarTrip, is proving quite popular with Shenzhen commuters, gaining 10,000 new cardholders each day. Already in use at all metro stations, Shenzhentong is now working to expand its abov [...] | 2006-06-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ETRD EINV CH HK |
06GUANGZHOU17358 | Higher Education in Shenzhen -- Training Their Own [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As has been widely reported in the Chinese press, this year's college graduates are facing an extremely tight domestic job market -- there are reportedly only jobs for 75% of the graduates. During Econoffs' informal survey of the general higher-education situation in Shenzhen, [...] | 2006-06-12 08:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU18102 | New Property Measures Should Have Little Immediate [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government recently announced six new measures to guide property development and the real estate market. The government hopes that measures on transparency, capital gains tax and increased low-income housing development will help slow down rising property prices. T [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU18103 | PAS Speaker Barth Relates U.S. Banking Experience [...] SUMMARY: Visiting speaker James Barth spoke to banking regulators, attorneys, and students in Guangzhou about the development of financial systems and similarities between the U.S. and China experience. He highlighted the role of governments in banking industry bailouts, foreign ownership of [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU18748 | WHERE LONELY PLANET DOES NOT GO: A VISIT TO XILIN [...] (SBU) Summary. A visit to Guangxi's Xilin County revealed one of the poorest and most remote areas in Guangzhou's consular district. Despite the area's overall poverty, there were marked distinctions between relatively prosperous Xilin Town and the county's backward countryside. The Zhuang m [...] | 2006-06-23 08:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU21192 | From Rural to Urban, Part 1: Industry Finds a New [...] (U) Summary. Qingyuan, Guangdong Province's largest and fastest-growing prefecture, is in the middle of an industrialization boom that will have far-reaching consequences for its urban and rural populations. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is no longer as cost-competitive as it once was due to a [...] | 2006-07-12 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU21212 | From Rural to Urban, Part 2: Qingyuan Villages Tap [...] (SBU) Summary: Qingyuan, Guangdong province's largest and fastest-growing prefecture, is riding a wave of industrialization that has brought rising incomes to its rural communities. Villages that used to live off their crops and government subsidies now rely on family members who work in citi [...] | 2006-07-13 06:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU25667 | SOUTH CHINA Q1 ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT REVIEWS THE 2006 FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC AND TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR SOUTH CHINA. ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR GUANGDONG, FUJIAN, AND HAINAN PROVINCES AS WELL AS FOR THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. EACH PROVINCE OR REGION RECORDED DOUBLE- DIGIT [...] | 2006-08-08 01:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU26903 | THE HEAT IS ON: GUANGDONG PROVINCE H1 ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. This report offers an overview of the economic performance in the first half of 2006 for Guangdong Province. The province continues to be an economic hot spot despite government control measures, murky bookkeeping, and natural disasters. The strong industrial and export sectors [...] | 2006-08-14 08:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU29114 | South China H1 Economic Report: Fujian, Guangxi, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first half of 2006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fujian Province, and Hainan Province recorded rapid growth rates despite government control measures and natural disasters. Strong industrial and export sectors fueled rapidly rising gross domestic product (GDP) figures [...] | 2006-08-30 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU30413 | Foreign Banks in South China Continue to Face Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank representatives based in Guangzhou reviewed with the Consul General at a lunch on September 18 barriers that continue to limit the expansion of their market share. These include lending caps, high capitalization requirements, RMB 1 million minimum deposit for RMB cu [...] | 2006-09-19 23:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30810 | Microsoft Growing Rapidly in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Microsoft representatives told the Consul General September 21 that with the company's rapid growth in Shenzhen and elsewhere, they expect sales in South China to surpass those in Hong Kong. Company representatives complained about weak copyright enforcement and asked the Consul [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIPR CH |
06GUANGZHOU30812 | Foreign Insurers in South China See Systemic Problems [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of AIU and Metlife and the Consul General reviewed the difficulties of operating in South China's "cutthroat" insurance industry at a luncheon on September 25. They cited unethical sales agents and the poaching of staff by competitors. Local regulators are still [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30986 | Chinese Authorities Ban AMCIT from Leaving China Pending [...] (SBU) Summary: PRC immigration authorities detained AMCIT Robert Jonathan Carr for 12 hours at the Zhongshan port of entry on October 3 and ordered him to remain in China until the resolution of a civil case brought against him by a manufacturing company in Changsha, Hunan. The Hunan company c [...] | 2006-10-05 05:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN ECON EINV KJUS CH |
06GUANGZHOU31579 | South China's White Collar Worker Shortage [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speakers at an October 16 conference on human resources organized by the American Chamber of Commerce - South China addressed the increasingly serious competition among foreign multinationals in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) for the limited number of skilled professionals [...] | 2006-10-20 08:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32265 | Enron Prosecutors Share Lessons Learned with Guangdong [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In two days of meetings and roundtables with Guangdong officials, legal experts, students, and media, Department of Justice prosecutors John Hueston and Robb Addison discussed their involvement in the Enron case and highlighted the differences between the U.S. and Chine [...] | 2006-11-13 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32315 | Guangdong Development Bank: A Benefit or a Burden? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank's Guangzhou branch manager said the Citibank-led bid for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) is a "done deal" and that Citibank will gain significant management control over GDB as a result. Bank of America and Deutsche Bank representatives said Citibank would benefit from [...] | 2006-11-22 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32317 | New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...] | 2006-11-22 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32384 | Hewitt Associates Survey on Expat Hiring: Number of Expats [...] (U) Summary: Among the recent conclusions of a Hewitt Associates study of Expatriate Hiring and Returnee Wages and Benefits released December 7 were: -- An expected increase in the number of expats from 150,000 to over 200,000 within a few years; as business opportunities for foreign firms gr [...] | 2006-12-08 08:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32394 | Guangdong Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province registered double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006 despite government control measures and an emphasis on increasing domestic consumption. Fixed asset investment did not grow as rapidly compared to the same period in 2 [...] | 2006-12-13 05:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU32401 | Huawei: The Human Resource Component of a Modern Chinese [...] (U) When you walk around the Huawei "campus," you are staring into China's future in more ways than one. Huawei, one of China's brightest lights in terms of telephone service (fixed, mobile, routers and connectors) and one of the country's most internationally-oriented firms, is also a pionee [...] | 2006-12-15 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32402 | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Q3 Economic [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangxi's gross domestic product (GDP) growth reached a record high 13.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006. The Statistics Bureau again characterized Guangxi's economic development as "fast and steady" despite government control measures. The secondary and tertiary sectors expe [...] | 2006-12-15 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU5377 | Journey to the West Heads South to the Guangxi [...] (SBU) Summary: In Guangxi, the three port cities of Pingxiang, Dongxing and Fangchenggang boast a relatively healthy trade with neighboring Vietnam, though Dongxing's and Fangchenggang's access to the sea demonstrate a clear economic advantage over land-locked Pingxiang. Budding signs of fore [...] | 2006-02-27 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU5379 | The Woes of Foreign Banks in Southern China [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign banking representatives in Guangdong province expressed continued frustration at breaking into domestic markets, while acknowledging the easing of restrictions on paper. The banking officials cited administrative hurdles and a lack of transparency in regulations and gui [...] | 2006-02-27 08:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU5696 | Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] | 2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5870 | Journey to the West -- Beihai: Pearls, [...] (SBU) Summary: Acknowledging that previous economic development planning has not panned out as expected, Guangxi's Beihai City officials see their economic future in developing labor-intensive light manufacturing and logistic industries based on outside investment -- particularly from over-h [...] | 2006-03-03 03:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5955 | Journey to the West: Guangdong's Maoming City [...] (U) Summary: In contrast to the "pie in the sky" wishful thinking we heard throughout our tour of Guangxi's top cities, officials in Guangdong's Maoming City professionally presented credible plans for further economic development based on heavy industry with some agriculture thrown in. City [...] | 2006-03-06 00:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU6994 | Hong Kong-Based Corporate Finance Officers To Try [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Financial Officers of several prominent Hong Kong-based international multinational companies along with a few of their mainland-based counterparts have established the "International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) Limited" (IACCT China) with th [...] | 2006-03-14 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SCUL PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU8541 | Consulate General Guangzhou Lending a Helping Hand [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of American insurance companies operating in Guangdong province commented that while the insurance environment in Guangdong has improved, many problems still need to be resolved as the industry expands in China. In particular, American companies are concerned a [...] | 2006-03-27 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EINV PGOV CH |
06GUATEMALA106 | AMBITIOUS BUT VAGUE AGENDA FOR REMAINDER OF BERGER [...] (SBU) At a press conference on January 10, Guatemalan President Berger and Vice President Stein presented their plan of government for 2006 through 2008. Berger and his economic team followed up with more details at a January 17 event hosted by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce (Am [...] | 2006-01-20 16:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA107 | DEBT DEAL WITH SPAIN CLEARS WAY FOR CREDIT UPGRADE [...] (U) The GOG and the Spanish government (GOS) signed an agreement on January 11 laying out the terms for forgiveness of the twenty-six year old debt that has hampered the bilateral relationship and complicated Guatemala's treatment in multilateral financial forums. The deal involved direct pa [...] | 2006-01-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA1087 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] CLAIMANT A - MARGARET ARGUDO: EMBASSY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CLAIMANT A ON THE STATUS OF EVICTING ILLEGAL SETTLERS FROM HER FARM. AS PER REF A, SHE HAD ALSO NOT RETURNED TELEPHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS IN 2005. THIS CASE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED OR INACTIVE. 2. CLAIMANT B - FERROVIAS GUATE [...] | 2006-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
06GUATEMALA1088 | ECONOMIC LEGISLATION STAGNATES IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF ORDINARY SESSIONS, CONGRESS PASSED ONLY 10 NEW LAWS, WITH 22 ECONOMIC BILLS (PLUS 54 FROM 2005) WAITING TO BE REVIEWED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES BEFORE THEY CAN BE DISCUSSED BY THE PLENARY. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS SUCH AS AMENDMENTS TO THE MINING [...] | 2006-06-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD GT |
06GUATEMALA252 | Guatemalan Response to Central American Energy [...] Econoff met with GOG officials to discuss the new Central American Energy Initiative (the Meso-American Energy Initiative). GOG officials indicated that much of the initiative has existed in various forms throughout the region over the years. They added that, while this initiative is a welc [...] | 2006-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET BEXP ETRD PREL GT |